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Don’t give in to mosquitoes without a fight selves to some of your blood cells. The bad news is, they are likely to be around long after the Halloween displays have disappeared from stores. Vector Control Director Allen Penland said this week’s rain will keep his crews out of the fields. “That’s three days we are going to lose,” he said. “We can’t spray when it rainy or if it’s windy.” Penland said as soon as the weather improves, the department will return

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com How should you dress for Halloween this year? Maybe as a beekeeper. That would be one way to keep the mosquitoes off. Unfortunately, clouds of the pesky biting insects will be around for Halloween on Saturday. They probably won’t even say “Trick or treat,” before helping them-

to spraying “day and night.” Clemson Extension Agent David DeWitt said we can blame the weather. “With all the water standing around and more coming, that’s obviously perfect breeding grounds for mosquitoes,” he said. “We had all of that water sitting around where it hasn’t been before, and then it just sat there and we had warm weather that’s ideal for mosquitoes.” He said he was hoping the cooler weather would help get rid of the

pests, but all it did was “slow them down.” “They’ll likely be here until we get a good hard freeze,” he said. With the Halloween weekend approaching, numerous church groups and other community organizations have been planning outdoor events, but too many uninvited guests of the bloodsucking kind may frighten people away.

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Roger Davis and Dre Perry, above, talk about Davis’ 1934 Plymouth dragster during the Caffeine and Gasoline Care and Motorcycle Show on Saturday at Sumter Cut Rate Drug Store and Soda Fountain. Below, Sumter residents check out some of the more than 140 entries in the show. The event also featured live music, and proceeds benefitted the Blinking Buzzards Shrine Unit.

Car show raises money for transportation needs of sick kids BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com A minivan with a jet-powered engine created a ball of fire that lasted for a second as more than 400 spectators gathered to watch. That was just one of the highlights of the Fourth Annual Caffeine and Gasoline Car and Motorcycle Show held Saturday evening in downtown Sumter, said organizer Todd Touchberry. More than 140 cars, ranging from early 1920s models to modern day, were on display in a car show that raised money to help with sick children’s transportation costs to medical facilities. Sumter Cut Rate Drug Store and Soda Foundation presented the event, raising more than $2,000. The money, which benefited The Blinking Buzzards Shrine Unit, a local Shriner’s chapter, will be donated to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, a network of 22 nonprofit medical facilities across North America, Touchberry said. Shriners International is a fraternity “based on Masonic principles of brotherly love, relief and truth” with about 200 chapters in several countries, according to the organization’s website, www.shrinersinternational. org. Shriners Hospitals for Children is a nonprofit organization that provides care for children with orthopaedic conditions, burns, spinal cord injuries and cleft lip and palate, ac-

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cording to the website.“It’s rewarding to know that you’ve helped sick children who are in need,” Touchberry said. David Marcella, president of Sumter Cruisers, a car enthusiasts club of about 60 members, said the event was a success. Marcella displayed his 1953 Ford Customline at the event. “The show included a variety of vehicles, good entertainment and great food,” he said. Trophies were awarded in more than 20 categories. Local band Homegrown provided the entertainment. Sumter Cut Rate Drug Store and Soda Foundation stayed open during the evening for the first time in its 80-

year history, serving a limited menu. Touchberry said he was overwhelmed and grateful for the number of participants, which was more than double the amount from last year’s 61 entrants. “We weren’t expecting that many entries, but we’re not complaining,” he said. “We want to make this an even better event next year.” Touchberry organizes several car shows throughout the year in the Sumter area. The next show, the Second Annual Fall 2015 All Ford Show, will be held on Nov. 21, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 32 S. Main St. Proceeds will benefit several cancer and flood victims. For more information, contact Touchberry at (803) 983-5430.

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Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon said the county is working hard to handle the increase of mosquitoes in the area and is also moving toward permanent repairs following the recent flood. Mixon said the county is receiving multiple calls per day regarding mosquitoes, and the county is doing extra for mosquito control, despite the added cost to the budget. It’s something that needs to be done, he said. Mixon said the best times to spray for mosquitoes is right at sundown, but there are so many of the insects flying around that spraying during the day would also be effective. He said the county manages the vector control department, but both the city and county cover the expenses. Mixon hopes Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the county for the added expenses for vector control, but the state and Department of Health and Environmental Control are the entities that need to determine if spraying for mosquitoes will be added to FEMA-covered relief. He said mosquitoes are pretty much a statewide issue at the moment following the flood. Mixon said areas affected by mosquitoes should alert Sumter County Vector Control should at (803) 774-0044 or (803) 774-0045, he said. And, clogged ditches and drains should be alerted to Sumter County Stormwater Utility at (803) 774-3855. As far as overall recovery and repairs, Mixon said the city and county officials will meet with FEMA representatives Thursday morning to continue reviewing damages in the area. He said the county is applying temporary repairs to roads but could soon receive the green light from FEMA to begin procedures to put permanent repairs in place. Mixon said more than 8,000 county residents have registered for FEMA assistance and more than $8 million has been appropriated to residents. Also, Mixon said S.C. Department of Social Services will be in at the Civic Center at the beginning of November to provide assistance to families through

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Feds probing videotaped arrest of student COLUMBIA (AP) — The Justice Department opened a civil rights investigation Tuesday after a deputy flipped a student backward in her desk and tossed her across the floor for refusing to leave her math class. Federal help was sought by Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott, who called what happened at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, “very disturbing” and placed Senior Deputy Ben Fields on leave. The sheriff’s department said no one was hurt, but the confrontation prompted outrage after it was recorded and shared online. One student said it started when the girl

refused her math teacher’s request to hand over her cellphone during class. During the moments posted online, Fields warns the girl to stand up or be forcibly removed. The officer then wraps a forearm around her neck, flips her and the desk backward onto the floor, and tosses her toward the front of the classroom, where he handcuffs her. A second student was arrested for verbally objecting to the girl’s treatment. Both girls were charged with disturbing schools and released to their parents. Their names were not officially released. The second student, Niya Kenny, told WLTX-TV that she felt she

had to say something. Doris Kenny said she’s proud her daughter was “brave enough to speak out against what was going on.” Lt. Curtis Wilson confirmed that Fields is white and the students involved are black, but told The Associated Press in an email to “keep in mind this is not a race issue.” South Carolina’s NAACP president, Lonnie Randolph Jr., denied that, saying “race is indeed a factor.” “To be thrown out of her seat as she was thrown, and dumped on the floor ... I don’t ever recall a female student who is not of color (being treated this way).

It doesn’t affect white students,” Randolph said. Tony Robinson Jr., who recorded the final moments, said it all began when the teacher tried to confiscate a phone the girl took out during class. She refused, so he called an administrator, who summoned the officer. “The administrator tried to get her to move and pleaded with her to get out of her seat,” Robinson told WLTX. “She said she really hadn’t done anything wrong. She said she took her phone out, but it was only for a quick second, you know, please, she was begging, apologetic on what happened and everything.”

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The historic parochial school for black children located near Dabbs Crossroads will be the topic at Sunday’s meeting of the Sumter County Historical Society. Bill Remmes, president of the Goodwill Educational and Historical Society Inc., will be the guest speaker.

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Tom Timmons polishes his 2012 Mustang during the VFW and Head Turnerz car show on Saturday.

UniFirst sales representative wins Aldo Croatti Award for 3rd time FROM STAFF REPORTS William Hudson of UniFirst Corporation has received the Aldo Croatti Award as one of the company’s top route sales representatives in the U.S. and Canada, the company announced through a news release. Hudson is one of 11 employees to receive the award for 2015. Named after UniFirst’s founder, the Aldo Croatti Award is presented to those route sales representatives who exemplify unparalleled customer service while retaining 100 percent of their customers for an entire fiscal year. Hudson delivers work uniforms and facility service products to 105 businesses on a weekly basis throughout the greater Sumter area. He has been with UniFirst for 32 years. This marks the

third time Hudson has earned this distinction, having won the award in 2012 and 2013. Headquartered HUDSON in Wilmington, Massachussetts, UniFirst Corporation is a leading provider of customized work uniform programs, corporate attire and facility service products to businesses throughout the U.S. and Canada. Together with its subsidiaries, UniFirst also provides first aid and safety products, and manages specialized garment programs for the clean room and nuclear industries. “Everybody loves Will,” says UniFirst general manager Tim Parnell. “He is very dedicated to both his family and work and is an all-around good person. His customers love him and don’t want any-

one else but Will. His care for UniFirst and the customer is second to none. I am glad Will is a part of the Sumter region. He is very much appreciated.” Hudson attributed winning the award to his focus on communication. “Good communication is the key to success,” Hudson said. “If you go out of your way to communicate clearly with your customers, they will stay with you because they know you care. You also have to love what you do. “I am honored to work for a company with such integrity and proud to be an Aldo Croatti award recipient.” As part of his award, Hudson will receive an expensepaid trip for two to The RitzCarlton in Aruba in November, where he will be personally recognized by UniFirst president and CEO Ron Croatti and other company executives.

Bill Remmes will be the speaker for Sunday’s 3 p.m. meeting of the Sumter County Historical Society, which will be held at the Goodwill School on Brick Church Road (S.C. 527). Goodwill School is a historic parochial school for black children, one of the first in Sumter County. The building itself, built about 1890, is significant as a scarce and intact example of late 19th-century vernacular architecture. The school was sponsored by the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. until 1933. From then until 1960, it was supported by nearby Goodwill Presbyterian Church, at which time it was consolidated with the public schools. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997. Remmes will speak on the interesting history of the Goodwill School and will show a short video of former students remembering their years at Goodwill. The building is being restored by alumni and friends of the Goodwill School. The first floor has been restored and is in use as a meeting space and

cultural center. Remmes served in the U.S. Peace Corps as an auditor of Cocoa Marketing Cooperatives in Ghana from 1967 to 1969. He met and married Brenda Bevan (Remmes), daughter of Louise and Jack Bevan, and the two of them returned to Ghana, where he worked for Technoserve and developed small-scale sugar factories. After returning to the U.S., Remmes worked for 35 years in health care administration in the Carolinas. Now retired, he lives with Brenda at Dabbs Crossroads. He is active with several nonprofit groups, including Goodwill Educational and Historical Society Inc. The public is invited to attend Sunday’s meeting, to which admission is free. To get to Goodwill School, travel about 10 miles from Sumter on U.S. 378 East toward Turbeville. Turn left at Dabbs Crossroads — the intersection of U.S. 378 and S.C. 527 — onto Brick Church Road. Goodwill School is about a half mile on the right. For more information call Pat DuBose at (803) 775-1091.

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Officer will not face state charges in shooting death SENECA (AP) — No criminal charges will be filed in South Carolina against a police officer who fatally shot a 19-year-old during a drug sting, a state prosecutor announced Tuesday, but the U.S. Justice Department is still investigating and could bring federal charges later. Solicitor Chrissy Adams announced that after reviewing the case, she determined that Seneca police Lt. Mark Tiller won’t face state charges. She made the announcement after meeting with the family of Zachary Hammond, who was killed in the July 26 incident in a fast-food restaurant parking lot. Ronald Richter Jr., an attorney for the family, said they respect Adams’ work, but “we completely disagree with the decision not to go forward.” At the meeting, the family and attorneys for the first time saw the police cruiser video of the shooting, Richter said. “It was very painful for them to watch that, but for the first time they have a better understanding of what took place,” he told The Associated Press. Adams’ statement said she would not release additional information about the case until federal authorities decide whether to charge the officer. But the State Law Enforcement Division released video and documents Tuesday.

Media outlets had sued earlier seeking that material. The dashcam video, posted by several media outlets, shows the police cruiser speeding to the parking lot and pulling up behind a silver sedan. “Hands up! Put ‘em up!” Teller yells as he approaches the car. The car backs up and then starts pulling away. Teller grabs the left front fender of the car as it moves by at which point he fires at the driver. The car moves out of camera view, but the audio later picks up the sounds of crying and an officer telling someone to again put their hands up. Before the shooting, Hammond had taken a woman on a first date, during which they stopped at McDonald’s and then drove to Hardee’s so Hammond could get a hamburger, according to a federal lawsuit filed by his family. Seneca police said they were waiting at the Hardee’s after an undercover officer arranged a drug deal with the woman. As officers pulled up to Hammond’s car with lights flashing, he accelerated to leave, authorities said. The woman was not injured and later was charged with simple possession of marijuana. Tiller has said through his lawyer that he thought Hammond was trying to run him over and fired twice to protect himself.

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Singer Jonathan Thomas and drummer Doug Hodge from the indie band Crowns play for the crowd at the Sumter Opera House on Saturday night as part of Fall for the Arts.

Students take 100-plus required tests WASHINGTON (AP) — Students, parents and teachers have long lamented the hours that kids spend taking standardized tests, especially since the introduction of the Common Core academic standards. But just how much time each year is it? A. Between 10-15 hours. B. Between 20-25 hours. C. Between 30-35 hours. The correct answer is “B,” according to a comprehensive study of 66 of the nation’s big-city school districts by the Council of the Great City Schools. It said testing amounts to about 2.3 percent of classroom time for the average eighth-grader in public school. Between pre-K and

12th grade, students took about 112 mandatory standardized exams. The study analyzed the time spent actually taking the tests, but it did not include the hours devoted to preparation ahead of the testing required by the federal government, states or local districts. It also did not include regular day-to-day classroom quizzes and tests in reading, math, science, foreign languages and more. In connection with the study’s release Saturday, President Obama called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time. Even while acknowledging that the government

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Poll: GOP voters prefer fight over budget WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as Congress nears votes on a bipartisan deal that could yield two years of budget peace, an Associated Press-GfK poll has found that Republicans back home prefer a far more confrontational approach with President Obama. In a survey this month, 73 percent of Republicans said they think lawmakers should extend the government’s authority to borrow to pay bills only if Obama accepts substantial spending cuts. Virtually the same proportion of Republicans, 74 percent, say it would be worth a different confrontation — a federal shutdown — to force spending reductions. Top congressional Republicans have reached opposite conclusions on both fronts. They and top Democrats were urging rank-and-file lawmakers of both parties on Tuesday to support a pact, completed hours earlier, aimed at boosting the debt limit and financing federal agencies for the next two years. A House vote could come as early as Wednesday. The poll, taken before the agreement was announced, also shows little overall support for forcing a shutdown because of GOP goals like halting federal payments to Planned Parenthood, repealing Obama’s health care overhaul or blocking a nuclear deal with Iran. That public reluctance, plus a lack of votes to override Obama vetoes, helped handcuff Republicans from pursuing combative budget showdowns with the president. Failure to extend the government’s ability to borrow money by early November could spark a destabilizing, first-ever federal default. A partial government shutdown, which the agreement would avert, would begin if lawmakers don’t approve money by Dec. 11 to keep agencies running. With next year’s presidential and

Poll: Use debt fight to cut spending An AP-GfK poll finds support for linking the U.S. government’s ability to borrow money to broad federal spending cuts: Congress should only increase the debt ceiling if it makes significant spending cuts at the same time, even if that means there will be considerable reductions in government services and programs

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NOTE: Results based on survey of 1,027 U.S. adults interviewed Oct. 15-19; Margin of error is ±3.3 percentage points. SOURCE: GfK Public Affairs & Corporate Communications congressional elections creeping closer, Republican leaders want to avoid a headline-grabbing shutdown or lapse of federal borrowing authority for fear of labeling their party as unable to govern and alienating voters. The AP-GfK poll highlights that many GOP voters prefer a more aggressive stance, mirroring the complaints of the House Freedom Caucus and other hardline conservatives in Congress who helped force the resignation of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio. “Just borrowing and putting us further in debt is not helping future generations,” said Dale Hurlbut, 70, a retired administrative worker from Lincoln, California, who said in the poll that he’d condition raising the

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federal debt ceiling on spending cuts. “I think we’re going backward.” Fifty-eight percent of Democrats surveyed said Congress should increase the debt limit first and negotiate separately over spending. A surprisingly significant minority of Democrats, 44 percent, were willing to close government to force spending cuts. “There are consequences for shutting down the government; it affects people in an immediate sense, like their jobs,” said Serena Keiler, 38, a Democrat who works for an entertain-

ment company in Los Angeles, California, and opposes a shutdown. “It’s really an uncreative way of working toward a solution.” People overall backed conditioning a higher debt limit on spending cuts by 50 percent to 35 percent. Another 11 percent opposed boosting the ceiling under any circumstances. Since winning control of the House in 2011, Republicans have frequently insisted on spending cuts as the tradeoff for boosting the borrowing ceiling. But that year is the last time they won those demands in a debt limit showdown with Obama. Americans in the AP-GfK poll also said spending cuts would be worth a government shutdown by 56 percent to 40 percent. Roughly half of independents supported linking spending cuts to both a debt ceiling increase and to keeping the government open. Only 1 in 4 overall backed forcing a shutdown to block Planned Parenthood’s money, including fewer than half of Republicans. The GOP has unsuccessfully tried halting the group’s federal payments because of abortions and fetal tissue donations it performs. Only around a third of people would back a shutdown because of annulling Obama’s health law and about 4 in 10 would support the tactic to derail the nuclear pact with Iran. Those sentiments contrasted sharply with the more aggressive views of tea party supporters, whose opinions influence some congressional Republicans. Among that conservative group, support for a shutdown because of Planned Parenthood, the health care law, the Iran deal and cutting federal spending ran between 60 percent and 90 percent. Tea party backers represent about one-fifth of those in the APGfK poll.

Challenges abound for U.S. kids who have had a parent in prison BY DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer Three years ago, the little girl would hide under a table when confronted with reminders that both her parents were in prison. Now almost 10, she’s a confident, popular student and ace recruiter for the program that helped her, says Daniel Howell, a case manager for New Hope Oklahoma. It offers afterschool programs, weekend retreats and summer camps for about 500 Oklahoma children annually who have parents behind bars. Nationwide, there are few comparable programs, despite a vast pool of children who might benefit. Child Trends, a research organization, released a report Tuesday estimating that 5 million U.S. children have had at least one parent imprisoned — about one in every 14 children under 18. For black children, the rate was one in nine, the report said. The report was based on data from the 2011-12 National Survey of Children’s Health — a phone survey sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that collected input from parents and other caregivers. Experts who study these children, or work with them, say parental incarceration is distinguished from other childhood woes by a mix of shame, stigma and trauma. Research indicates that many of the children face increased risk of problems with behavior, academics, self-esteem and substance abuse — in some cases resulting in criminality passed from one generation to the next. Echoing recommendations by other groups, Child Trends said prison systems, schools and communities could do more to support these children. Suggestions include improving communications between parent and child, making prison visits less stressful and educating school teachers on how they can help affected children overcome stigma. “Progress has been slow,” said Child Trends researcher David Murphey, the report’s lead author. “This is a vulnerable group of kids that is often hidden from public view. We need to pay more attention.” In some places, that’s happening. Washington state has won plaudits for establishing child-friendly visiting areas in all its prisons; so has a pro-

gram in southeast Michigan that facilitates playful, 2-hour visits between imprisoned parents and their kids. As for New Hope Oklahoma, it has grown steadily during two decades while relying entirely on private donations, and there’s now a waiting list for its programs. Oklahoma has one of the nation’s highest incarceration rates; a task force calculated that on any given day, 26,000 Oklahoma children have a parent in prison. “These children face ostracism among their peers because of it — despite the fact that the child is totally not at fault,” said New Hope’s executive director, Clayton Smith. “They don’t speak about it. They don’t want anyone to know.” The program seeks to foster a camaraderie among the children that encourages them to share experiences and emotions. Daniel Howell, the case manager who works with afterschool programs in Tulsa, recalled his encounters with some of the children, whom he could not identify because of privacy policies. “I really want to live with my mom,” one boy told him sadly, “and I can’t right now.” Then there was the girl who entered the program as a 7-year-old and would hide when discomfited. “We’d have to go sit under the table with her to talk to her,” Howell said.“Now, she’s able to identify her feelings, talk about it really openly with other students. She’s been a top recruiter, telling friends about New Hope and what we do.” While New Hope works with children at a distance from prison facilities, Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency’s program in Michigan unites children with their incarcerated fathers in jails in Oakland and Wayne counties, plus three state prisons. Visiting areas are decorated and stocked with playthings, and music is provided for twicemonthly, play-oriented visits for perhaps a half-dozen families at a time. Linda VanderWaal, the agency’s associate director for family re-entry, noted that some jails in Michigan don’t allow contact visits, while other facilities insist that child visitors remain seated. “We move the chairs back so there’s room to throw a ball,” VanderWaal said. “It’s fine if a dad wants to toss his kid in the air or wrestle on the floor. It’s a

true play date.” When the program started 12 years ago, some corrections officials were hesitant, she said, but the wariness dissipated as they saw how participating parents adjusted more positive-

ly after they were released. According to federal statistics, only about 42 percent of incarcerated parents with children under 18 get visits from those children. Long distances are a deterrent: A new report

by the Prison Policy Initiative calculates that 63 percent of state prison inmates are confined more than 100 miles from their families, often requiring a full day just to make a brief visit.

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China warns U.S. Navy after ship sails by artificial island BEIJING (AP) — A U.S. Navy warship sailed past one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea on Tuesday in a challenge to Chinese sovereignty claims that drew an angry protest from Beijing, which said the move damaged U.S.-China relations and regional peace. China’s Foreign Ministry said authorities monitored and warned the USS Lassen as it entered what China claims as a 12-mile territorial limit around Subi Reef in the Spratly Islands archipelago, a group of reefs, islets, and atolls where the Philippines has competing claims. “The actions of the U.S. warship have threatened China’s sovereignty and security interests, jeopardized the safety of personnel and facilities on the reefs and damaged regional peace and stability,” the ministry said on its website. “The Chinese side expresses its strong dissatisfaction and resolute opposition,” the statement said. The sail-past fits a U.S. policy of pushing back against China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. U.S. ally the Philippines welcomed the move as a way of helping maintain “a balance of power.” Since 2013, China has accelerated the creation of new outposts by piling sand atop reefs and atolls then adding buildings, ports and airstrips big enough to handle bombers and fighter jets — activities seen as an attempt to change the territorial status quo by changing the geography. Navy officials had said the sail-past was necessary to assert the U.S. position that China’s man-made islands cannot be considered sovereign territory with the right to surrounding territorial waters. International law permits military vessels the right of “innocent passage” in transiting other country’s seas without notification. China’s Foreign Ministry, though, labeled the ship’s actions as illegal. The U.S. says it doesn’t take a position on sovereignty of the South China Sea but insists on freedom of navigation and overflight. About 30 percent of global trade passes through the South China Sea, which also has rich fishing grounds

and a potential wealth of undersea mineral deposits. China says it respects the right of navigation but has never specified the exact legal status of its maritime claims. China says virtually all of the South China Sea belongs to it, while Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam claim either parts or all of it. Beijing’s response closely mirrored its actions in May when a navy dispatcher warned off a U.S. Navy P8-A Poseidon surveillance aircraft as it flew over Fiery Cross Reef, where China has conducted extensive reclamation work. A Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the Lassen’s movements, said the patrol was completed without incident. A Pentagon spokesman, Navy Cmdr. Bill Urban, declined to comment. Speaking to foreign correspondents in Manila, Philippine President Benigno Aquino III said he supported the U.S. naval maneuvers as an assertion of freedom of navigation and as a means to balance power in the region. “I think expressing support for established norms of international behavior should not be a negative for a country,” he said. “I think everybody would welcome a balance of power anywhere in the world.” Without identifying China by name, he said “one regional power” has been making “controversial pronouncements” that must not be left unchallenged. The Obama administration has long said it will exercise a right to freedom of navigation in any international waters. “Make no mistake, the United States will fly, sail and operate wherever international law allows, as we do around the world, and the South China Sea is not and will not be an exception,” Defense Secretary Ash Carter said earlier this month. The Chinese Foreign Ministry statement said China adhered to international law regarding freedom of navigation and flight, but “resolutely opposes the damaging of China’s sovereignty and security interests in the name of free navigation and flight.”

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A male lion cub, one of a few remaining in Nigeria’s Yankari National Park, is seen. New research published Monday shows sharp declines since 1990 in nearly all lion populations in West and Central Africa, and that both regions risk losing half their lions within the next two decades.

Lions, pride of Africa, vanishing in West Africa LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Lions, that symbol of Africa’s wild beauty, power and freedom, no longer roam in Mali. Or in Ivory Coast or Ghana or warshattered eastern Congo. Or most of the rest of West Africa. Three years of searching and no sight of a lion for Philipp Henschel, lion survey coordinator for the New York-based Panthera conservation group. Then he saw it, his first lion in West Africa. And in of all places, Nigeria. “It came as a big surprise because Nigeria has by far the biggest human population on the continent, and the national parks are fairly small compared to others in West Africa that already have lost their lions,” Henschel told The Associated Press. “Everyone was excited, including rangers from Nigeria’s National Park Service — it was the first time they had seen one too.” That was in 2009. The count was depressing: 25 to 30 lions left in Kainji Lake National Park in west-central Nigeria and only about five in the east-central Yankari National Park. Three years earlier, Nigerian conservationists had reported lions present in six protected areas, but they had

apparently disappeared in four of them, Henschel said. Henschel has gone on to survey all 21 protected areas believed to harbor lions in West Africa. He has seen only nine lions in four reserves, including Senegal’s Niokolo-Koba National Park and the trans-frontier Pendjari and Arli National Parks of Benin and Burkina Faso. His research, published last year, reported that lions no longer exist in 99 percent of their historic range in West Africa — a finding that prompted the International Union for Conservation of Nature to put the lions of West Africa on its Red List as critically endangered. The situation is dire in much of Africa. New research published Monday shows sharp declines since 1990 in nearly all lion populations in West and Central Africa, and that both regions risk losing half their lions within the next two decades. East Africa stands a 37 percent chance of halving its lion population during the same period, according to the survey published in the Proceedings of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and written by researchers including Henschel.

TOKYO (AP) — Two years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made women’s advancement a top policy priority, statistics suggest Japan’s male-dominated workplaces have evolved slightly, but they also highlight the deep-seated societal forces keeping the gender gap alive. The central government exceeded its 30 percent target for hiring of women for career-track positions, raising the rate to 34 percent this year from 24 percent last year, according to the latest Cabinet Office data. In the private sector, women make up a slightly higher percentage of managers and presidents than they did two years ago, though men still make up more than 90 percent of both categories. Japan lags behind most other industrial countries in women’s participation and advancement in business, academics and politics. Abe’s “womenomics” policy aims to put more women to work to counter a chronically low birthrate and shrinking workforce, but a business culture in which long hours are routine makes it more difficult for women to get ahead. That’s because women often have not only the bulk of child-care duties but also the responsibility for providing care for elderly parents.

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othing new there. Nothing to see here. Time to move on for good. That was the attitude of most in the mainstream media to the eleven-hour questioning of Hillary Clinton by the House Select Committee on Benghazi. It was not the prevailing attitude, as I remember, toward the hearings of the Senate Watergate Committee or the impeachment debate at the House Judiciary Committee (on whose staff Clinton served) 40-something years ago. Of course there were different motivations at work. In 1973 and 1974, many in the media wanted to see Richard Nixon disgraced and removed from office. In 2015, many in the media don’t want to see the only plausible candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination disgraced and rendered unelectable. This year, all the committee’s Democrats decried the hearing as a waste of time and a squandering of taxpayer money. Four decades ago many — but by no means all — Republicans made similar complaints about the Watergate and impeachment hearings. In both cases, the purpose of the inquiry was legitimate. But in both cases, the focus of the inquiry, on a president or might-well-be-president, inevitably had a political dimension.

COMMENTARY And in both cases, despite claims of partisan witch hunts, the committees unearthed legitimately revealing material that the target sought to keep secret. The Watergate committee discovered the Nixon tapes. The Benghazi committee discovered Hillary Clinton’s home-brew email system. Which is not to say Michael that the committees Barone did not go down some blind alleys. Republicans peppered Clinton with questions about why Ambassador Christopher Stevens’ pleas for more security in Libya were denied. But it’s plausible that such pleas might not reach the secretary of state. And the decisions, obviously wrong in hindsight, were the sort of mistakes that, alas, government officials make all the time. Thus in retrospect, Bill Clinton surely wished he had ordered an attack on Osama bin Laden when he was spotted on camera. And George W. Bush surely wished he had taken actions that might have prevented the 9/11 attacks in 2001. Bush and almost all Republicans wisely refused to heap blame on Clinton, and

almost all politicians — except Donald Trump — have not heaped blame on Bush. Contrary to media narrative, the Benghazi committee did produce some news. As Representative Jim Jordan noted, on September 11, 2012, the night of the Benghazi attacks, Clinton emailed her daughter that “two of our officers were killed in Benghazi by an al-Qaida-like group.” That’s also what she told the Libyan president that evening and the Egyptian president Sept. 12. But in a public statement on Sept. 11, she blamed a spontaneous protest of an anti-Islam video. She blamed the video again on Sept. 12 and Sept. 13. The father of one Benghazi victim relays how Clinton told him that the administration would arrest “the filmmaker who was responsible for the death of your son.” She made no public protest when Susan Rice, then ambassador to the United Nations, blamed the video for the attacks on five Sunday interview shows Sept. 16. Nor did she demur when President Obama was still decrying the video in his speech to the United Nations on Sept. 25. On the night of the attacks, Clinton remained at home and did not contact Defense Secretary Leon Panetta or the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

About 10 p.m., she did call Obama, who remained in the White House that night and flew off the next morning to Las Vegas for a campaign event. Did they agree to blame the attack on a spontaneous protest of an anti-Islam video? We don’t know and probably never will. But it’s certainly possible. Last week, Clinton had no plausible answer to Jordan’s question about the discrepancy between what she said privately and publicly except to unconvincingly cite “confusion.” Certainly there was a political motive for the video lie. Obama was seeking re-election on a platform of, in Joe Biden’s words, “Osama bin Laden is dead, and General Motors is alive.” The Benghazi attack undercut the narrative that al-Qaeda was on the run. The video lie tended to sustain it at a crucial moment. Nothing is free in politics, but there is some question as to when you’ll pay the price. Obama paid no price in 2012: He was re-elected. But Hillary Clinton, rated dishonest and untrustworthy by most voters after the Benghazi committee unveiled her private emails and spotlighted her video lie, is paying a price now. Michael Barone is senior political analyst for the Washington Examiner. © 2015, creators.com

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hether we like it or not, easily observed physical characteristics — such as race, sex, height and age — convey information. That’s because there is often a correlation between those characteristics and other characteristics not so easily observed. Say that you’re a Walter police commander faced Williams with the task of finding vandals responsible for slashing car tires and smashing windows. How much of the city’s resources would you expend investigating 60- to 70-year-old Chinese men? You probably wouldn’t spend resources on any men in that age group. So who is responsible for your decision not to investigate 60- to 70-year-old Chinese men and other men of the same age? If you said it’s the behavioral reputation of that demographic as a group, you’d be absolutely right. When I had nearly completed my doctorate at UCLA, Mrs. Williams and I purchased a home in Chevy Chase, Maryland, a high-end, exclusive suburb of Washington. Our house was on the corner, and motorists often tossed debris on our lawn adjacent to the street. A Saturday chore was to pick up the trash. One Saturday, an elderly white man offered, “When you’re finished working here, can you come to work at my place?” I responded that I’d be busy putting the finishing touches on my doctoral dissertation and would not have the time. The man was embarrassed and apologized profusely. The man took for granted, with a high degree of probability, that if one saw a black man picking up trash in Chevy Chase in 1971, he was a hired hand. The man’s action may have been annoying, but it would be an error to classify it as racism. When I was awarded a national fellowship at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in 1975, we moved to Palo

Alto, California. I was determined to lose weight and shape up during my year at Hoover. I visited Stanford’s basketball court. White guys argued with one another to have me on their team, but that was the last time. I could barely run up and down the court, much less do anything constructive upon arrival. They appeared angry with me. No doubt their displeasure was, “How dare you be a 6-foot-5-inch black guy and bad at basketball?!” So who is responsible for such an expectation held by whites? If blacks didn’t have a reputation for basketball excellence, I wouldn’t have suffered the scorn. By the way, 10 months later and about 15 pounds lighter, I returned to the basketball court with my former excellence, dignity and racial pride. So what are we to make of Clinton’s observation? Who is responsible for “a lot of wellmeaning, open-minded white people” experiencing a “twinge of fear” at “the sight of a young black man in a hoodie”? Before coming up with your answer, know that in cities such as New York, Chicago and Washington, black taxi drivers often avoid picking up young black males. A black female commissioner in Washington once warned cabdrivers against picking up “dangerous-looking” characters — for example, a “young black guy ... with (his) shirttail hanging down longer than his coat, baggy pants, (and) unlaced tennis shoes.” A black and Hispanic president of the New York State Federation of Taxi Drivers told his drivers to “profile” their passengers. “The God’s honest truth is that 99 percent of the people that are robbing, stealing, killing these drivers are blacks and Hispanics,” he said. So we have black taxi drivers who get the same “twinge of fear” as Hillary Clinton’s liberal white people. Who is responsible for creating that fear? I hope you won’t say black taxi drivers and wellmeaning white people. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2015, creators.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TEACH CHILDREN TO COMPLY WITH AUTHORITY The incident at Spring Valley High School in Columbia has sparked uproar in the entire country. I have read all the stories, seen the videos, and all it has done to me is make me wonder why kids today don’t understand the word “compliance.” It’s a simple word. In a nutshell, it means ‘do what you are told’. That being said, when a person in charge tells you to give up the phone, and you refuse, you are in ‘non compliance’ and will face consequences. I don’t know what happened prior to the start of the video and reserve the right of my opinion until after the conclusion of the investigation. I blame parents for teaching their kids to be defiant. Or maybe I should say “parent.” (Here’s where people will throw their tantrum and label me a racist.) The main-stream media has already claimed this a “white on black crime,” which is all they seem to care about these days. I am sick to death of seeing all the “black lives matter” propaganda. All lives matter. And until parent(s) start teaching their kids the simple, basic knowledge they should be learning (instead of learning it in the streets), we are in for much more of the same. I support our law enforcement personnel for everything they do. And if this officer in question did wrong, I hope they throw the book at him. And if he followed proper proto-

col, I will fully support what he did. In the meantime, you parents: Please teach your kids how to comply with authority instead of defying it. DENNIS VICKERS Wedgefield

STAFF MAKE LEE SUMMER SCHOOL A SUCCESS The Lee County school system has had one of the most successful summer sessions in years, and I want to commend the Trustee Board, Dr. Wanda Andrews, Dr. Mary Hallums, the professional staff and the support staff for their continuing effort and desire to make our school system the best of the best. More than 1000 students, which were more than 50 percent of the school system population, attended programs such Project Lead II, improve reading classes for our primary students and a two week STEM camp. Our children’s minds were challenged and they were exposed ways to improve how to process the information they are taught, retain that knowledge and then apply that knowledge to navigate the process to become a successful student. But those students were also exposed to the arts and to music. They provided breakfast, lunch and transportation to the students. At the end of the summer session Dr. Andrews and Dr. Hallums held a threeday professional-development conference for teachers and teacher aides to improve on their abilities and

help them to become excellent in dissimilating the information our students need to get a quality education. All these wonderful projects were done with monies from private, state and federal grants so that our scarce local dollars could be used elsewhere in our school system. Unlike Lee County Council, which refused to provide any funds to our school system, there are others who believe in the education and success of our children. But I also want to inform you that Dr. Andrews and Dr. Hallums were able to get additional grants totaling $2.8 million dollars for after-school programs, atrisk student prevention and math and science training for staff development by Francis Marion University professors. These grants also help the community by bringing jobs and providing additional compensation to school staff which in turn help our economy. There are those of you who feel that our school system is not heading in the right direction, and you criticize and speak negative of the staff and programs they trying to implement. FRANK BRENT MILLICAN JR. Woodrow Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www. theitem.com.

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MOSQUITOES FROM PAGE A1 Penland said groups planning outdoor events can call Vector Control and ask for the area to be sprayed, but he couldn’t guarantee the department could fit them in given their already heavy schedule. Groups can call Vector Control at (803) 774-0044 or (803) 774-0045, he said. The good news is, nobody has to give in to the annoying little critters without a fight. A visit to the Simpson’s Hardware on Liberty Street offered a glimpse of the arsenal of repellents and insecticides available to battle the bloodthirsty hordes. Patricia and John Turner, who live on Lisa Drive off Nazarene Church Road, were in the store Tuesday looking for a refill for their tiki torch. “My sister could not even get out of her house,” Patricia Turner said. “We’ve got cats that feed on our porch,” John Turner said. “There will be 40 or 50 mosquitoes flying around each one of them.” John Turner said the spray truck hasn’t come on their dirt road. “They need to spray from airplanes,” he suggested. Products available at local hardware stores range from spray-on repellants to foggers that will clear an entire yard.

Mike Brown, a Simpson’s employee, said the Black Flag propane foggers have been popular. “That’s what most people have been looking for,” Brown said. “I’m buying one today.” The foggers are heated by a propane bottle and reportedly can clear a large area for several hours. Other smaller foggers are also available but won’t last as long, Brown said. He said people really started coming into Simpson’s last Saturday looking for mosquito repellents and sprays. The hardware store’s mosquito fighting displays completely sold out, but are mostly restocked now, Brown said. Other repellants can attach to a water hose, he said. Options available also include refills for citronella torches and donuts that can go in ponds and fountains to kill the mosquito larvae. DeWitt said a lot of people use malathion spray. “If it gets wet or gets rained on it’s not effective,” he said. Bob Ard called The Sumter Item and offered his own idea for controlling mosquitoes. “Add about an ounce of malathion to the gas in your lawn mower,” he said. “That will make it smoke and that will kill mosquitoes.”

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COUNCIL FROM PAGE A1 its Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program In other news, council: • Approved second reading of an ordinance acknowledging and supporting the issuance of a qualified energy conservation bond, not to exceed $5.26 million, by South Carolina Jobs-Economic Development Authority. The funds would be used to make energy saving renovations to certain county buildings. Vice Chairwoman Vivan Fleming-McGhaney said the county is closely reading through the documentation about the energy conservation project

Which mosquito repellents work best? CDC recommends the use of products containing active ingredients which have been registered with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for use as repellents applied to skin and clothing. Of the products registered with the EPA, those containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 and some oil of lemon eucalyptus and paramenthane-diol products provide longer-lasting protection. EPA registration means that EPA does not expect the product to cause adverse effects to human health or the environment when used according to the label. How often should repellent be reapplied? Repellents containing a higher percentage of the active ingredient typically provide longer-lasting protection. Regardless of what product you use, if you start to get mosquito bites, reapply the repellent according to the label instructions. What precautions should I follow when using repellents? Always follow the recommendations appearing on the product label. EPA recommends the following when using insect repellents: • Apply repellents only to exposed skin and/or clothing (as directed on the product label). Do not apply repellents under your clothing. • Never use repellents over cuts, wounds or irritated skin. • Do not apply to eyes or mouth, and apply sparingly around ears. When using repellent sprays, do not spray directly on your face — spray on your hands first and then apply to your face. • Do not allow children to handle or spray the product. When using on children, apply to your own hands

first and then put it on the child. • Avoid applying repellent to children’s hands because children frequently put their hands in their eyes and mouths. • Use just enough repellent to cover exposed skin and/or clothing. Heavy application does not give you better or longer lasting protection. • After returning indoors, wash treated skin with soap and water or bathe. This is particularly important when repellents are used repeatedly in a day or on consecutive days. • If you (or your child) get a rash or other reaction from a repellent, stop using the repellent, wash the repellent off with mild soap and water and call a local poison control center for further guidance. If you go to a doctor, it might be helpful to take the repellent with you. Can insect repellents be used on children? Yes. Most products can be used on children. Products containing oil of lemon eucalyptus should not to be used on children under the age of 3. EPA does not recommend any additional precautions for using registered repellents on children other than those listed above. Can insect repellents be used by pregnant or nursing women? Yes. EPA does not recommend any additional precautions for repellent use by pregnant or nursing women. Can I use an insect repellent and a product containing sunscreen at the same time? Yes. People can, and should, use both a sunscreen and an insect repellent when they are outdoors. Follow the instructions on the package for proper application of each product. In general, the recommendation is to apply sunscreen first, followed by repellent.

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852. AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494-5180. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441. AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 4358085. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 3166763. Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121

E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 8472377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620. Great Goodness the Grief Support Group — Third Thursday, 6-8 p.m., “AYS” Home Care, 1250 Wilson Hall Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc.

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call Donna Parker at (803) 481-7521.

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

THURSDAY

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Partly cloudy, warm and humid

Less humid with periods of sun

Pleasant with plenty of sun

Sunny and nice

Cloudy, a shower in the p.m.

79°

60°

79° / 55°

71° / 46°

69° / 53°

73° / 59°

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 55%

S 8-16 mph

SW 4-8 mph

WSW 7-14 mph

NE 6-12 mph

E 4-8 mph

SW 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 70/54 Spartanburg 69/54

Greenville 72/53

Columbia 80/59

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

Sumter 79/60

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 75/57

ON THE COAST

Charleston 80/63

Today: Warmer with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 76 to 81. Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun; humid in northern parts. High 76 to 80.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

61° 53° 71° 47° 86° in 2014 29° in 1962

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

Myrtle Beach 78/64

Manning 80/63

Today: Showers and a storm, mainly early. Winds south 6-12 mph. Thursday: Pleasant with clouds and sun. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 80/62

Bishopville 77/61

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.09 75.37 75.03 97.24

24-hr chg -0.07 -0.15 -0.17 +0.09

Sunrise 7:37 a.m. Moonrise 7:50 p.m.

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

0.41" 21.23" 3.08" 51.88" 31.34" 40.32"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Thu. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 73/59/c 72/51/pc Chicago 57/37/r 52/37/c Dallas 76/51/s 77/56/pc Detroit 64/42/r 52/39/sh Houston 83/55/s 80/60/pc Los Angeles 82/63/c 81/62/pc New Orleans 80/65/pc 81/63/pc New York 66/63/r 74/49/pc Orlando 85/69/t 85/64/pc Philadelphia 70/62/r 75/48/pc Phoenix 86/67/s 80/61/pc San Francisco 68/56/c 71/57/s Wash., DC 70/61/r 74/48/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 69/50/c 73/55/c 78/56/c 81/62/c 75/67/t 80/63/t 74/54/t 71/56/t 80/59/t 77/62/t 75/63/t 75/63/t 77/61/t

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

6:33 p.m. 8:42 a.m.

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 8.85 -0.21 19 4.31 +0.16 14 4.45 -0.14 14 3.20 +0.30 80 76.80 -0.22 24 4.70 -0.46

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 69/40/c 73/47/pc 80/51/pc 79/60/pc 74/59/pc 80/59/pc 76/46/pc 74/47/pc 79/53/pc 77/53/pc 78/52/pc 77/54/pc 78/52/pc

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Today Thu.

Today Hi/Lo/W 80/62/t 85/63/c 71/55/t 75/63/t 80/64/t 73/55/t 72/53/t 71/52/t 77/65/c 86/62/c 74/58/c 78/54/c 72/56/c

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 79/56/pc 83/58/pc 74/44/pc 78/53/pc 80/59/pc 73/45/pc 74/47/pc 73/45/pc 76/63/pc 83/60/pc 74/49/pc 79/51/pc 71/46/pc

High 10:12 a.m. 10:40 p.m. 11:04 a.m. 11:32 p.m.

Ht. 4.0 3.5 4.0 3.4

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

Low 4:35 a.m. 5:15 p.m. 5:25 a.m. 6:07 p.m.

Today Hi/Lo/W 67/50/t 78/65/t 78/64/t 79/60/t 79/64/c 74/60/t 71/56/t 75/59/t 82/62/c 69/54/t 79/63/t 77/63/t 72/54/t

Ht. -0.7 -0.4 -0.6 -0.2

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 69/40/pc 79/61/pc 78/59/pc 79/54/pc 78/61/pc 77/47/pc 74/46/pc 76/48/pc 81/60/pc 73/45/pc 79/58/pc 78/57/pc 73/45/pc

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USC FOOTBALL

Elliott interviewing daily for Gamecocks job BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Interim coach Shawn Elliott has yet to meet formally with athletic director Ray Tanner to discuss replacing Steve Spurrier as South Carolina’s permanent coach. Then again, Elliott believes

he’s part of on-the-job interview process, in which he has the chance each practice, game and interaction with the players to prove he is the man for the job. “I mean, every single day, I’m being interviewed,’’ Elliott said Tuesday. Elliott took a necessary first step two weeks ago, capping

the chaotic week of Spurrier’s resignation with a satisfying home win over Vanderbilt. The Gamecocks (3-4, 1-4 ELLIOTT Southeastern Conference) hope to give Elliott more fodder for his resume when they face stumbling

Texas A&M (5-2, 2-2). While he knows fans might have their wish lists of coaches, Elliott also understands he’s in prime position to make a big impression on Tanner. The Gamecocks had last week off after defeating Vanderbilt, to heal bumps and bruises — and wounded psyches following Spurrier’s

sudden departure. Elliott and his staff went off recruiting and found the reception gratifying. The former offensive line coach said people at high school games continually came up to shake his hand and wish him well, something

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PREP FOOTBALL

Passing grade

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Tigers not afraid of offensive diversity BY MANDRALLIUS ROBINSON Greenville News

game plan that we had,” said Greene, who led the Knights to their first win of the season. “I had faith that it would come through for us.” For his efforts, Greene has been selected as The Sumter Item Offensive Player of the Week. Greene’s teammates, Christopher Simon and Colby Becker, were selected as the Offensive Lineman and Special Teams top

CLEMSON — Artavis Scott has turned double coverage into busted coverage. He has turned backfield flip passes into 60-yard touchdowns. He has turned tacklers into chasers. Scott has developed into the Clemson University football program’s “goSCOTT to” receiver. Yet, he still is not a “haveto” receiver. As explosive and efficient as Scott is, Clemson is not obligated to force the ball to him. Clemson has enough capable and reliable playmakers around him to propel the offense. Scott notched 39 receptions through Clemson’s first six games, 21 more than the next leading receiver. Scott also led Clemson with 73.8 yards per game. Nevertheless, in the 58-0 drubbing of Miami on Saturday, Clemson compiled 567 yards of offense on 88 plays. Scott touched the ball on two of those plays and accounted for 10 of those yards. “But nobody was happier than him,” said Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney, who asserted that the culture in the program values victories over individual accolades. “It’s just really love and family here. A lot of guys on the team don’t really care how many catches or yards or touchdowns they have,” quarterback Deshaun Watson said. “All we care about is that result in the end and just having that ‘W’ by the name.” According to co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott, Clemson’s diverse group of playmakers and their unselfish attitudes facilitate rhythm for the play-callers. “It is refreshing to know that you don’t have to change up your thought process depending upon who is in the game,” Elliott said. “That’s just the challenge that we give these guys every week.

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SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4

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Crestwood High School quarterback Tylas Greene (3) completed 34 of 44 passes for 336 yards and six touchdowns in the Knights’ 49-28 victory over Manning on Friday to earn Offensive Player of the Week.

Greene’s record-setting offensive night earns week’s best honor along with Tisdale, Simon & Becker BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The forward pass has never been relevant in the Crestwood High School football program. After going 0-11 in its first two years of existence, Keith Crolley became the Crestwood head coach, installed the rundominated Wing-T offense and ran it until he resigned after 15 years at the school. On Friday, it was the passing game that won a game for the Knights.

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

GREENE

TISDALE

OFFENSIVE PLAYER

DEFENSIVE PLAYER

Quarterback Tylas Greene completed 34 of 44 passes for 336 yards and six

BECKER

SIMON OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

SPECIAL TEAMS

touchdowns in Crestwood’s 49-28 victory over Manning. “I just went with the

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Panthers’ Delaire, Texans’ Clowney take much different paths to NFL BY TOM O’HARE Special to The Sumter Item CHARLOTTE — When you first take a glance at Carolina Panthers rookie Ryan Delaire, you might have an immediate question for him. “Aren’t you Jadeveon Clowney?”

The physical similarities of the two defensive ends are striking. Delaire stands 6-feet4-inches tall; Clowney is 6-5. Delaire is listed at 265 pounds; Clowney 266. Delaire is 23; Clowney 22. When you add the fact that both sport dreadlocks

to their similar facial features, it is natural to wonder if the two might be twins. But they are not. The two have never met. It is a good bet to state that while Delaire and the entire football universe know who

SEE DLAIRE, PAGE B3

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Though similar in appearance, Carolina Panthers defensive end Ryan Delaire (91) took a much different path to the NFL than top overall pick and former University of South Carolina standout Jadeveon Clowney did.

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2015

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SCOREBOARD

WORLD SERIES

Seattle San Francisco

Mets, Royals personalize their WS good-luck gloves BY BEN WALKER The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Royals reliever Ryan Madson was in a real jam. Standing on the mound, he realized he had the wrong glove. He meant to wear a mitt with son Luke’s name stitched on the thumb. Instead, this one said “Sean’’ — the boy’s younger brother. “It threw me,’’ he said. “I didn’t know what to do.’’ Then a funny thing happened. “Luke is stubborn, in an I-can-get-this-done way. I pitch like that,’’ Madson said. “Sean is happy-go-lucky, a loverboy. Seeing Sean’s name put me in a different mindset. It relaxed me. I did well, got a couple of strikeouts.’’ Now that’s good glovework, right there. Be it a TV character, Bible verse or remembrance of a family member, several mitts at this World Series between the New York Mets and Kansas City will carry a message. Noah Syndergaard has plenty, all by himself. The young Mets ace has catchy names for all six of his gloves. He pitched live batting practice Monday with a

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Tuesday: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City (late) Today: N.Y. Mets (deGrom 14-8) at Kansas City (Cueto 4-7), 8:07 p.m. Friday: Kansas City (Ventura 13-8) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 9-7), 8:07 p.m. Saturday: Kansas City (Young 11-6) at N.Y. Mets (Matz 4-0), 8:07 p.m. x-Sunday: Kansas City at N.Y. Mets, 8:15 p.m. x-Nov. 3: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m. x-Nov. 4: N.Y. Mets at Kansas City, 8:07 p.m.

brown mitt that had “Thor’’ embroidered in gold. At 6-foot-6 with flowing blond locks and a 100 mph fastball, Syndergaard is nicknamed for the hammer-swinging Norse god of thunder and lightning. There’s also his “Tyrion’’ model from “Games of Thrones’’ and “Drago’’ from “Rocky IV’’ and “Heisenberg’’ from “Breaking Bad,’’ among others. “Characters I like,’’ Syndergaard said. Kansas City pitcher Chris Young wears a black Rawlings glove with the names of kids Cate, Scott and Grant monogrammed near the

pocket. “When I think of them, they make me happy,’’ he said. Likewise, Mets outfielder Juan Lagares has J. Lagares Jr 12 on his good-luck glove. That represents his son and jersey number. “I look at it every inning when I’m out there,’’ he said. Fellow Mets outfielder Kirk Nieuwenhuis has two gloves, both with inscriptions of Bible verses. Other players have done the same — all-time saves leader Mariano Rivera of the Yankees had a verse stitched into his mitt for many seasons. Mets veteran Michael Cuddyer has noticed personalized leather becoming more popular over the years. He said former Minnesota teammate Torii Hunter was the first player he saw with one, back in the early 2000s. Cuddyer doesn’t tag his gloves, but said “it’s pretty common now.’’ Before every game in this World Series, Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas will mark his mitt. His mother, Connie, recently died and Moustakas pays tribute to her each time he takes the field. “It’s just my mom’s initials, just Sharpie-d in,’’ he said.

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Bates, Alice Drive advance to Sumter Middle School Conference title game The football teams from Bates and Alice Drive middle schools advanced to the Sumter Middle School Conference championship game with semifinal wins on Tuesday. Bates played host to Furman and won by the score of 42-0, while Alice Drive was at home against Mayewood and came away with a 14-12 victory. Bates and AD will face off in the championship game on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium. Admission to the game is $3. In the Bantams’ victory, Tony McCall rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown and caught a 66yard touchdown pass from Carson Bean. Fred Spann ran for a touchdown and returned an interception for a score. Justin Mack also returned an interception for a TD. Donte Coleman rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown and ran for a 2-point conversion.

Marc Genis also had a 2-point conversion. Tylee Craft added an interception. Nyquan James rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown to go along with a conversion run. Jordan McGee scored a touchdown and Justice Wells rushed for 75 yards. Blane Aycock led the defense with eight tackles and two quarterback sacks. Wells had seven tackles.

proved to 5-4 overall and 4-3 in SCISA 8-man Region II. Matthew Corbett rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns on 11 carries and had three 2-point conversions. Bobby Ashba scored a touchdown. Allan and Jarod Schearer led the defense with eight tackles. Lance Browder and Al Hobbs both had two quarterback sacks.

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TEXANS RELEASE QB MALLETT

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HOUSTON — Ryan Mallett finally ran out of chances in Houston and was released by the Texans on Tuesday. The Texans released the quarterback after he missed the team’s charter flight to Florida this past weekend. The 27-year-old Mallett said he missed the flight because of traffic and he took a commercial flight to meet the team in Miami.

NEWBERRY 12 NEWBERRY — Gavin Allan rushed for 279 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Clarendon Hall to a 48-12 victory over Newberry Academy on Monday at Newberry College’s Setzler Field. The game had been postponed because of the flood. Allan had 20 carries and scored on runs of 14, 39, 28 and 12 yards for the Saints, who im-

From staff, wire reports

MLS PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press KNOCKOUT ROUND

Eastern Conference Today: New England (5) at D.C. United (4), 7:30 p.m. Thursday: Toronto (6) at Montreal (3), 7 p.m. Western Conference Today: LA Galaxy (5) at Seattle (4), 10 p.m. Thursday: Sporting Kansas City (6) at Portland (3), 10 p.m.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Eastern Conference New York Red Bulls (1) vs. lowest-seeded KO round winner Leg 1 -- Sunday, Nov. 1: New York Red Bulls at TBD, TBA Leg 2 -- Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at New York Red Bulls, TBA Columbus (2) vs. other KO round winnerLeg 1 -- Sunday, Nov. 1: Columbus at TBD, TBA Leg 2 -- Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at Columbus, TBA Western Conference FC Dallas (1) vs. lowest-seeded KO round winner Leg 1 -- Sunday, Nov. 1: FC Dallas at TBD, TBA Leg 2 -- Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at FC Dallas, TBA Vancouver (2) vs. other KO round winnerLeg 1 -- Sunday, Nov. 1: Vancouver at TBD, TBA Leg 2 -- Sunday, Nov. 8: TBD at Vancouver, TBA

NASCAR By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Oct. 25 Points 1, Joey Logano, 4,000. 2, Carl Edwards, 4,000. 3, Jeff Gordon, 4,000. 4, Kurt Busch, 4,000. 5, Brad Keselowski, 4,000. 6, Martin Truex Jr., 4,000. 7, Kevin Harvick, 4,000. 8, Kyle Busch, 4,000. 9, Denny Hamlin, 2,209. 10, Ryan Newman, 2,194. 11, Matt Kenseth, 2,191. 12, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,181. 13, Jimmie Johnson, 2,161. 14, Jamie McMurray, 2,159. 15, Paul Menard, 2,148. 16, Clint Bowyer, 2,123. 17, Aric Almirola, 849. 18, Kasey Kahne, 837. 19, Greg Biffle, 778. 20, Kyle Larson, 777. Money 1, Kevin Harvick, $8,059,276. 2, Joey Logano, $7,761,441. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $6,339,383. 4, Denny Hamlin, $6,079,156. 5, Matt Kenseth, $5,721,337. 6, Brad Keselowski, $5,601,227. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,515,615. 8, Jeff Gordon, $5,353,242. 9, Martin Truex Jr., $4,889,181. 10, Clint Bowyer, $4,793,666. 11, Ryan Newman, $4,774,493. 12, Greg Biffle, $4,686,445. 13, Aric Almirola, $4,642,247. 14, Jamie McMurray, $4,588,247. 15, Austin Dillon, $4,456,440. 16, Trevor Bayne, $4,446,585. 17, Kurt Busch, $4,191,176. 18, AJ Allmendinger, $4,184,637. 19, Kyle Larson, $4,177,828. 20, Carl Edwards, $4,149,268.

NBA SCHEDULE TUESDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Miami at New England, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 1

Detroit vs. Kansas City at London, 9:30 a.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Arizona at Cleveland, 1 p.m. San Diego at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Seattle at Dallas, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Denver, 8:30 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington

MONDAY, NOV. 2

Indianapolis at Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Montreal 9 9 Tampa Bay 9 5 Florida 8 4 Detroit 8 4 Ottawa 8 3 Boston 7 3 Toronto 8 1 Buffalo 8 2 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W N.Y. Rangers 10 6 N.Y. Islanders 9 6 Washington 7 6 Philadelphia 7 4 New Jersey 8 4 Pittsburgh 8 4 Carolina 8 2 Columbus 9 1

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MONDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders 4, Calgary 0 Arizona 4, Toronto 3 Chicago 1, Anaheim 0, OT

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Arizona at Boston, 7 p.m. Columbus at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Carolina at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Colorado at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Edmonton at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Montreal at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Calgary at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Chicago at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Montreal at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS _ Signed S Charles Godfrey. Signed RB Gus Johnson and WR Devon Wylie to the practice squad. Released RB Allen Bradford, LB Derek Akunne and RB Juhwan Edwards from the practice squad. BALTIMORE RAVENS _ Waived RB Terrence Magee. Signed WR Jeremy Butler from the practice squad. HOUSTON TEXANS _ Released QB Ryan Mallett. Placed RB Arian Foster on injured reserve. MINNESOTA VIKINGS _ Signed LB Brando Watts from the practice squad. Placed CB Jabari Price on injured reserve. Signed FB Blake Renaud and LB Terrance Plummer on the practice squad. Released WR Donte Foster from the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS _ Waived DB Sammy Seamster. SAN DIEGO CHARGERS _ Waived CB Chris Davis. ST. LOUIS RAMS _ Placed LB Alec Ogletree on injured reserve-return. Signed DE Gerald Rivers and LB-DE Zack Hodges to the practice squad. TENNESSEE TITANS _ Re-signed WR Rico Richardson to the practice squad.

HOCKEY

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Arizona St. Louis

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FOOTBALL

EAST

Green Bay Minnesota Chicago Detroit WEST

Arizona 26, Baltimore 18

BASKETBALL

AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay NORTH

MONDAY’S GAME

National Basketball Association Development League NBADL _ Announced the Charlotte Hornets acquired the right to own an NBA D-League team and will play in Greensboro, N.C.

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

N.Y. Giants Washington Philadelphia Dallas SOUTH

Jacksonville 34, Buffalo 31 Atlanta 10, Tennessee 7 Kansas City 23, Pittsburgh 13 St. Louis 24, Cleveland 6 Washington 31, Tampa Bay 30 Minnesota 28, Detroit 19 Miami 44, Houston 26 New Orleans 27, Indianapolis 21 New England 30, N.Y. Jets 23 Oakland 37, San Diego 29 N.Y. Giants 27, Dallas 20 Carolina 27, Philadelphia 16 Open: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

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American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS _ Selected the contract of INF Raul Mondesi Jr. from Northwest Arkansas (TL). Designated RHP Joba Chamberlain for assignment. National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES _ Agreed to terms with bench coach Larry Bowa and third base coach Juan Samuel. PITTSBURGH PIRATES _ Claimed RHP Jorge Rondon off waivers from Baltimore. Announced a four-year player development contract extension with Indianapolis (IL).

Memphis at Indiana, 7 p.m. Atlanta at New York, 8 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland Baltimore WEST

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By The Associated Press

Washington at Orlando, 7 p.m. Indiana at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m. New York at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Memphis, 8 p.m. Denver at Houston, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Dallas at Phoenix, 10 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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11 a.m. – Professional Golf: Asaian Tour Venetian Macau Open Final Round from Macao, China (GOLF). 3:55 p.m. – International Soccer: FIFA U-17 World Cup Round-of-16 Match – Chile vs. Mexico (FOX SPORTS 1). 3:55 p.m. – International Soccer: FIFA U-17 World Cup Round-of-16 Match – Brazil vs. New Zealand (FOX SPORTS 2). 5 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Penn State at Ohio State (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:55 p.m. – International Soccer: FIFA U-17 World Cup Round-of-16 Match – Nigeria vs. Australia (FOX SPORTS 2). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Kansas at Iowa State (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Miami (FOX SPORTSOUTHEAST). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: World Series Game Two – New York Mets at Kansas City (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Oklahoma City (ESPN). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at Washington (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Alabama at Missouri (SEC NETWORK). 8:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Toluca vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Mississippi at Georgia (ESPNU). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Minnesota at Los Angeles Lakers (ESPN). 10:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: CIMB Classic First Round from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (GOLF). 10:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Nashville at San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Atlas vs. Leon (UNIVISION). 2:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Blue Bay LPGA First Round from Hainan Island, China (GOLF). 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Turkish Arilines Open First Round from Antalya, Turkey (GOLF).

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New York Mets pitcher Noah Syndergaard, left, has his nickname“Thor” monogrammed on his glove while Kansas City’s Chris Young has his kids’ names monogrammed on the thumb of his.

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National Hockey League CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS _ Called up F Tanner Kero from Rockford (AHL). Reassigned F Vince Hinostroza to Rockford. NEW JERSEY DEVILS _ Placed F Tuomo Ruutu on injured reserve, retroactive to Oct. 16. American Hockey League AHL _ Suspended Binghamton RW Zack Stortini two games after receiving a match penalty for boarding during an Oct. 25 game at Albany. Suspended Wilkes-Barre/Scranton LW Scott Wilson one game for a checking-from-behind incident during an Oct. 24 game against Springfield.

SOCCER

U.S. NATIONAL TEAM _ Abby Wambach announced her retirement.

COLLEGE

EAST CAROLINA _ Named Charles Welch assistant director of athletics media relations. MONTANA STATE _ Named John Stockton women’s assistant basketball coach.

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DELAIRE FROM PAGE B1 Clowney is, Clowney has probably never heard of Delaire. As much as the two may have in common, their paths to the National Football League are polar opposites. “I did not even play football until my senior DELAIRE year in high school,” said Delaire, who was all smiles in the Panthers locker room after helping Carolina go to 6-0 on the seaCLOWNEY son with a 27-16 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Bank of America Stadium. “I grew up in Connecticut. The only scholarship offer I got was from UMass (the University of Massachusetts, a Football Bowl Subdivision school in the Mid-American Conference) and that was a week before I graduated. I was all set to go to prep school hoping I might get a scholarship offer after that. Nobody thought I was good enough to play college football.” Clowney, by contrast, could have gone to any college in the nation that plays football. When he was set to graduate from South Pointe High School in Rock Hill in 2011, he was the consensus top recruit in the nation, by many the best recruit to come out of high school in many years. On National Signing Day, he chose South Carolina over Alabama. While Delaire was sizing up prep schools, Clowney was breaking Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban’s heart. When his college football career ended in 2014 though, Delaire had done enough at UMass and Towson University, a Football Championship Subdivision school in Baltimore, where he played his junior and senior seasons, to catch some scouts’ eyes. He finished his career at Towson with 22 1/2 quarterback sacks and 32 tackles for loss. After running the 40-yard dash in 4.97 seconds at the NFL combine, he was not drafted, but invited to training camp by Tampa Bay. He did not survive the final round of cuts by the Buccaneers, but was picked up the Washington Redskins, who placed Delaire on their practice squad. When injuries

and suspensions left the Panthers looking for help at defensive end earlier this season, Carolina worked out a deal with the Redskins that brought Delaire to Carolina. “I was not surprised when I got cut, but I was shocked when I got traded to Carolina,” said Delaire. “Then to come here and all of a sudden be on the active roster, it was hard to believe at first.” Clowney, by contrast, was so good his sophomore season that many suggested he simply skip his junior year, to avoid risking an injury that would jeopardize the millions of dollars that awaited him. Clowney played, did not get injured, and despite a junior season in which he did not come close to matching the expectations his sophomore year provoked, Houston surprised no one by making Clowney the first player taken in the 2014 draft. Clowney signed a 4-year, $22.2 million contract that included a $14.5 million signing bonus. Delaire, with the Panthers, makes the rookie minimum of $435,000 a year. However, as strange as it may seem, while Clowney came into the league a year before Delaire, Delaire’s first career sack came four weeks before Clowney picked up his first. “I did?” laughed Delaire, when told he had two sacks in the NFL before Clowney got his first. “That’s crazy.” Making his first start against the team that cut him, Tampa Bay, earlier this season, Delaire sacked Jameis Winston twice and had five solo tackles. The next week, Delaire had five quarterback pressures of Seattle’s Russell Wilson. Clowney, who was plagued by a knee injury his rookie season, did not record his first sack until this past Sunday against Miami during a 44-26 loss to the Dolphins. “Clowney is a great player who will eventually get it done,” Delaire said. “He’s like any player that has to deal with injuries. He is too great a player to expect great things will come.” As for his future, Delaire is driven by one simple fact. “I have to prove myself every day, to my teammates and my coaches,” said Delaire. “As long as I do that and take advantage of my speed getting to the quarterback, I can have a good career too.”

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Johnson, Cards roll past Ravens BY BOB BAUM The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Chris Johnson rolled to victory. His Arizona Cardinals had to hold on to win. Johnson rushed for 122 yards, 62 on a play where he rolled over the belly of a big defender and kept on running to set up a field goal, and the Cardinals held on to beat the luckless Baltimore Ravens 26-18 on Monday night. Baltimore (1-6) drove to the 4 in the final seconds before Tony Jefferson’s interception deep in the end zone clinched the victory for NFC West-leading Arizona (5-2). “A lot of things happened during the game,’’ Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said. “Good, bad and one ugly one, but we finished and made a great play at the end.’’ Arizona led 26-10 before Asa Jackson’s blocked a punt to set up Joe Flacco’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Juszczyk. The 2-point conversion pass to Nick Boyle made it an eight-point game with 4:26 to play. Baltimore got the ball back and Flacco quickly moved the team downfield before the final ill-fated throw. “The punt block and all of a sudden you let them in,’’ Arizona’s Carson Palmer said, “but that’s what you want on `Monday Night Football.’ We made it a game at the end.’’ Coach John Harbaugh said the Ravens had trouble

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Arizona wide receiver John Brown (12) scores a touchdown as Baltimore cornerback Jimmy Smith (22) defends during the Cardinals’ 26-18 victory on Monday in Glendale, Ariz. with the communications system throughout the game, particularly in the final drive. “The phones were going out so he couldn’t hear (offensive coordinator) Marc (Trestman),’’ Harbaugh said. “I don’t know why the phones were going out on that drive but they went out on that drive. Mark had to yell, we couldn’t get the personnel groups, all those things are really challenging when the phones are out.’’ Baltimore moved the ball just fine despite those issues, just not enough. The eight-point loss was the most one-sided of the season for the Ravens. “Any time you lose it hits you in the gut,’’ Baltimore’s Justin Forsett said. “But we’ve been fighting. We just

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A&M opens QB competition BY KRISTIE RIEKEN The Associated Press COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M is looking to solve its problems on offense by opening up the quarterback competition. Head coach Kevin Sumlin said he told Kyle Allen, who has started each game this season, freshman Kyler Murray and Jake Hubenak that they’d compete for the job this week and he’d name a starter on Friday for Saturday’s game against South Carolina. He shared some of what he told the three players in a meeting on Monday morning. “Looking for consistency across the board at quarterback,’’ he said. “Cutting down on turnovers. This week you’ll be evaluated not only based on practice, percentage in drills and everything else, but also evaluated in your leadership skills, communication with teammates and the coaching staff and general overall play and demeanor.’’ The Aggies opened the season 5-0 before consecutive lopsided losses to Alabama and Mississippi. Allen threw 13 touchdown passes with two interceptions in the first five games but has thrown only one touchdown pass with four interceptions in the last two games. In the 41-23 loss to Alabama, all three of his interceptions were returned for scores. Sumlin was asked why he didn’t bench Allen until the fourth quarter on Saturday night considering how much he was struggling. “(It’s) hard to play that position looking over your shoulder all the time,’’ he said Tuesday. “A lot of other positions you can yank guys in and out. But without confidence it’s hard to play quarterback. You kind of want a guy to play himself out of it, but it wasn’t happening and we made the change.’’ Allen completed a careerlow 35.3 percent of his passes on Saturday for just 88 yards. The performance came after he had two games earlier this season where he completed 75 percent or more of

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 You’ve got to be prepared because the system has answers built in, but it comes down to execution. The way the guys are executing makes it easier on all of us.” Senior Charone Peake led Clemson on Saturday with five receptions for a meager 44 yards. Clemson passed for 420 yards in the previous week against Boston College. Clemson passed for 151

HONOR FROM PAGE B1 performers, respectively, and C.E. Murray defensive back Johama Tisdale is the defensive selection. The quartet will be honored on Friday at the weekly breakfast meeting of the Sumter Touchdown Club beginning at 7:15 a.m. at The Quality Inn at 2355 Broad Street. Former Clemson and National Football League standout running back Terry Allen will be the guest speaker. Crestwood’s victory snapped a 12-game losing streak and kept alive its hopes of making the 3A state playoffs. Knights head coach Roosevelt Nelson said Greene just put everything together against the Monarchs. “He has that type of ability,” Nelson said of Greene, who picked up his first career victory as a starter for the 1-8 Knights. “He didn’t force any bad throws. He made good decisions and he took what they gave him.” Manning stacked the line of scrimmage to stop the

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Texas A&M quarterback Jake Hubenak (7) will compete for the starting job this week after head coach Kevin Sumlin told incumbent starter Kyle Allen he was opening up the competition again. his passes. Offensive coordinator Jake Spavital talked about what they’ll need to see from Allen this week for him to keep his job. “Has to show more consistency. Take care of the ball,’’ Spavital said. “I’m really focusing in on timing, precision, communication, leadership. Not qualities of execution. Just all the `it’ factors in what we’re looking for.’’ Murray has appeared in five games this season and Hubenak threw for 4,052 yards and 47 touchdowns at Blinn Junior College last season. Hubenak took over for Allen late in Saturday’s game and was 6 of 11 for 46 yards. It was the first extended action of the season for Hubenak, who started his career at Oklahoma State be-

fore transferring to Blinn. He had thrown just one pass in the first six games of the season. Spavital raved about Hubenak. “Has done a great job for us ever since he stepped foot on campus,’’ Spavital said. “Can operate offense effectively. Can communicate. Can throw the football around. Went out and showed great poise Saturday and executed it cleanly. Thought he did great job for us at Ole Miss.’’ Murray, a dual-threat player, has shown some promising flashes this season. But he had to work his way back into the good graces of the coaching staff after getting into a heated sideline exchange with Spavital during the Alabama game two

weeks ago. Sumlin discussed the incident on Tuesday without addressing specific details of what happened. “Kyler has done the things necessary that we’ve asked him to do based on what happened on the sideline,’’ Sumlin said. “Hopefully that’s been a learning experience for him. Since that time ... he has come back has practiced and is doing the right things. That’s why he was part of discussion (Monday) in this competition.’’ Murray came to A&M after going 43-0 in leading his high school in Allen, Texas, to three state titles. Murray is the son of Kevin Murray, who played quarterback for the Aggies from 1983-86 and was inducted into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.

against Miami. That is primarily because Clemson dominated on the ground. Clemson rushed on 71.6 percent of its snaps and gained 416 yards. One of Scott’s two touches was a 3-yard touchdown run. “We’re going to take what the defense gives us,” Swinney said, “and if we get the running game going, we’re going to run it. But hopefully, we can continue to have the type of balance that we’ve been able to have.” Clemson is one of only 17

teams ranked in the Top 50 in the Division I Bowl Subdivision in both passing (250.4 yards per game) and rushing (215.4 per game) offense. Forty-seven teams have averaged more than 250 passing yards per game. Clemson is one of six that has done so without at least one player ranked in the Top 75 in receiving yards. Six Clemson players have caught at least 11 passes this season. Clemson leads the Atlantic Coast Conference in passing yards, al-

though Scott is the only Tiger who has averaged more than 45 receiving yards per game. “That’s when we’re at our best, when we have a lot of people who are worthy of touching the ball,” Swinney said. “You don’t really have to force things. You can just let the game flow.” “We don’t have any selfish guys on the team,” Watson said. “We all try to get the win. It doesn’t matter who gets in the end zone. We’re all going to celebrate.”

Knights’ running game, thus the reason for so many passes. “They were giving us the keys,” Greene said. “They were there so I took them. I can’t even explain how it feels; it just felt so good to win.” Simon won the offensive lineman award for the second straight week, grading out at 90 percent with nine knockdown blocks. The sophomore is still in the process of learning how to play on the offensive line. “This is just his fourth game on the offensive line,” Nelson said. “He missed two games due to injury and before that he was on the defensive line. He’s still learning so he really has a lot of potential at this.” Becker simply did his job for the Knights, maintaining the momentum brought on by the touchdowns by connecting on all seven of his extra point attempts. “That was just a great job by that entire team,” Nelson said of the point-after offensive unit. “We’d struggled the last couple of games with bad snaps, blocked kicks. Every-

one did a great job last week.” In C.E. Murray’s 13-8 victory over Timmonsville on Friday, Tisdale had 10 tackles, one tackle for loss, an interception and broke up two passes. The victory was the Eagles’ second of the week. Because

of the flood, they played Hannah-Pamplico on Tuesday and won 65-10. The game against Timmonsville was not nearly as easy, according to head coach Brian Smith. “Our guys were still pretty tired on Friday, playing two

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ELLIOTT FROM PAGE B1 he did not anticipate. “I don’t know how this interim thing works, but I can imagine in a lot of places the interim coach doesn’t get treated like that,’’ Elliott said. “It’s just kind of like, just waiting for this guy to get out of here and kind of get the next coach (in). But I never got a feeling like that was the case.’’ South Carolina’s first trip to Texas A&M won’t be an easy one. The Aggies were ranked No. 9 in the country two games ago off a 5-0 start. Back to back losses to Alabama and Mississippi dropped Texas A&M out of the rankings and, probably, from the SEC Western Division race. “We’ve got a lot of things to fix,’’ Aggies coach Kevin Sumlin said. “In order to do that we’ve got to give them the right plan. We’ve got to show some leadership. We’ve got to get our guys pointed in the right direction.’’ Texas A&M certainly found that a year ago against South Carolina, knocking off the then-ninth ranked Gamecocks 52-28 in a dominating road performance. Elliott said the Aggies had exceptional speed across the board, something his team will again see this weekend. What disappointed South Carolina coaches a year ago, Elliott said, was how lackluster the Gamecocks were after getting struck by Texas A&M. “We took that one shot and our guys had that shell shocked look on their face, and it went downhill from there,’’ Elliott said. He wants to ensure the Gamecocks won’t cave in this time. The past two weeks were about rallying the players to each other and the coaches following Spurrier’s farewell. This week, Elliott is focused on revamping game plans and play-calling to give his team the tools to succeed. One might be using multiple quarterbacks. Elliott said the Gamecocks will open with former walkon Perry Orth, but expected season starter Connor Mitch and freshman Lorenzo Nunez to see some action, too. Mitch started the season’s first two games before he was sidelined by shoulder and hip problems. Nunez started games against UCF and Missouri until he, too, hurt his shoulder. Elliott is willing to throw everything he’s got at opponents the next few weeks as he builds a case for him to stick around past November. When the time comes, Elliott will put on a suit and tie and formally meet with Tanner to discuss his future. “And when it does happen,’’ Elliott said, “what we’ve done last week, this week, moving forward, will say a lot as well.’’

games in four days,” Smith said. “Our defense played a great game against Timmonsville and Tisdale was a big reason for that. He leads the state in interceptions with five and he’s been a big part of our success.”

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Virginia DB among recruits contacted by USC staff U niversity of South Carolina defensive back commitment JJ Givens of Mechanicsville, Va., met with Gamecock recruiter Deke Adams last week to discuss the football program’s future in the wake of head coach Steve Spurrier’s departure. Like a number of other USC commitments, Givens has plenty of questions about the future and Adams did his best to answer to what he could. “Basically all we talked about pretty much, he kind of let me know the whole rundown of what’s happening within the staff, within the football program,” Givens said of the 30-minute conversation. “So, you know, I feel confident. He said he knows of a few potential head coach candidates. He’s really pushing for (interim head) Coach (Shawn) Elliott to be the head coach, which I would definitely love because I love the energy that Coach Elliott brings. He’s just a powerhouse on and off the field. If Coach Elliott became the head coach that would be a huge plus.” Givens said he’s still committed to USC and things with him are still the same. “I feel as though a commitment, you’re committed to a university,” Givens said. “Don’t get me wrong, having a coach there is a huge part. Like I said, I’m still going to go through the process. I’m still waiting it out, but as of now I’m still committed.” Givens has an official visit with USC set for Nov. 28. He hopes to set other visits by the end of this week and is looking at Clemson, Mississippi and Arizona State for his other official visits. Shrine Bowl linebacker TJ Brunson of Richland Northeast High School in Columbia was at USC for the Vanderbilt game and talked with co-defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward. “Telling me how much they wanted me to be there, and I was by (USC commitments) Bryan Edwards and CJ Freeman and they were telling me how it would be good for us to be there in the 2016 class and stuff,” Brunson said. And like all USC recruiting targets, Brunson is having to weigh the impact of Spurrier’s departure on his decision. “It depends on who comes in and what happens, but if the staff leaves it would change a lot of things because they’ve been coming after me since the offer.” Brunson has been committed to Louisville and he might take an unofficial visit there this weekend. He has not yet scheduled any official visits. Though he’s firmly committed to Louisville, Brunson still wants to see who else comes after him following the season. USC remains in touch with defensive end Jordan Giberti of Gainesville, Fla., and he’s planning to be in Columbia for USC’s game against Florida. Giberti said he talked with USC recruiter Steve Spurrier Jr. last week and there continues to be solid interest from USC at this point. “Definitely we’re staying in contact and I plan on going up for the Florida game (for an unofficial visit.) For him

(Spurrier Jr.) to keep in contact with me as much as he has over the past couple of months, and when I went up there for the junior day, they really wanted me to commit then. They definitely still want me. I want to wait until after my season to do that. I don’t know if I’ll be able to do that, but I’m just taking my time.” Giberti has not scheduled any official visits at this point and he’s looking at December and January of ’16 for those trips. Among the other schools he’s looking at are Western Kentucky, Army, South Alabama, Florida Internationaand others. This season Giberti has 43 tackles, 11 tackles for loss, 4 1/2 quarterback sacks, six QB hurries, three pass deflections and one interception. As a tight end he has 12 catches for 195 yards and on touchdown. LB Michael Pinckney of Jacksonville, Fla., has been committed to Miami since the summer, but he will take official visits to other schools and USC is down for one of those in January. He’s also considering Louisville, Tennessee and possibly Georgia Tech for official visits along with Miami. Pinckney was supposed to visit USC unofficially for the Louisiana State game in Columbia, but, of course, that got nixed by the flood. He said he last talked with Spurrier Jr. shortly before the LSU weekend. Pinckney said he was very solid with Miami, having already signed his financial aid agreement. However, he said that before head coach Al Golden was fired on Monday after Miami’s 58-0 loss to Clemson. Wider receiver Dre Massey of Holmes Junior College in Mississippi has been getting strong interest from USC the last few weeks, but his coaches asked him to refrain from doing much with recruiting last week because of their game against Northeast Mississippi JC. “I’ve got news from South Carolina and others,” Massey said. It’s possible that news from USC is an offer. DE Javon Kinlaw of Goose Creek High had a good bit of ground to make up this year to have a chance to be eligible. He said he’s done that regarding his core courses and now he’s working to get that qualifying ACT score. Last year and earlier this year several major programs indicated offers to Kinlaw, but they’ve had to slow-play him because of his academic situation. He was in touch with USC’s Spurrier Jr. recently about coming in for a game but he hasn’t been able to make one. He said USC and Louisville are the only schools he’s been talking with and those would be his top two. USC commitment WR Bryan Edwards of Conway High suffered a non-contact knee injury on Friday and was to have an MRI on Monday. His early report was the injury was not serious. LB Plevon Pryor, a ’16 recruite from Dunbar High in Baltimore, visited USC for the Vandy game.

CLEMSON LB Tre Lamar of Roswell,

Ga., has been a solid Clemson commitment since picking the Tigers in mid-July over Auburn, Phil Kornblut Alabama, Florida and RECRUITING Florida State. CORNER However, Auburn has not stopped recruiting him, and while Lamar said he’s still 100 percent committed to Clemson, he is listening to what those Tigers from the plains have to say. “My commitment to Clemson is pretty solid and I haven’t wavered any lately, but Auburn has been coming after me pretty hard as of late so I’ve just been listening to what (Auburn DC) Coach (Will) Muschamp has to say to me,” Lamar said. “They’re just saying they have a lot of outgoing linebackers and they need some people to come in and fill those spots, and I would be a good fit for one of those spots. I definitely think their depth chart is a good situation for me if I was to come in. I think what he’s telling me is pretty true.” Lamar also has studied Clemson’s LB depth chart for ‘16 and beyond and believes it’s comparable to what Auburn has to show him. “Maybe Auburn might be a little bit better, but to my eyes it’s pretty even,” he said. Auburn and UF are the only other schools recruiting him hard at this point. He’s only been to Clemson for games this season and was there for the Wofford, Notre Dame and Georgia Tech games. He plans to return for FSU. He said he currently has no plans to go to Auburn for a game and said right now he doesn’t think he’ll take an official visit there. Lamar is on track to graduate early and has signed his financial aid papers with Clemson. Clemson recruiter Brent Venables is doing his best to keep him in line with the Upstate Tigers. “He’s telling me it’s a good spot for me to come in because the people and the atmosphere there will fit me right, and their depth chart and their situation at linebacker will be beneficial to me too,” Lamar said. “The defense has been playing great even though they lost so many starters from last year. I’ve heard they are ranked top 10 for a lot of different categories, and the atmosphere there when I went to the Notre Dame game was crazy despite the weather. Georgia Tech, it rained too, but the atmosphere was still crazy. Even when I went to the Wofford game, which was a small game, the atmosphere was still exciting and the stands filled.” Defensive back Nick McCloud of South Pointe High in Rock Hill is having a strong senior season and, as a result, more of the bigger programs are starting to take notice, including Clemson. He was there for the ND game and said he’s been talking a lot with the Tigers. “I know they’re still on defensive back prospects and he (DB coach Mike Reed) says he’s holding on to one spot so

we’re going to see how that goes,” McCloud said. “He said he likes me a lot and if he had more spots he probably would have got me, but he said he has only one spot. They said to keep doing what I’m doing because they like what they’ve seen on film. “ McCloud said the Tigers like him as a boundary cornerback. McCloud was at Vandyt over the weekend and has also been to North Carolina, Georgia and East Carolina for games. He also wants to visit West Virginia, North Carolina State and Northwestern this season. He’s not hearing anything at this point from USC. McCloud picked up recent offers from Vandy, WVU, NCSU and Massachusetts. He also has offers from Kansas State, Northwestern, Appalachian State, Miami (Ohio), James Madison, Charlotte, Eastern Michigan, South Caorlina State and Marshall. He does not claim a favorite. Offensive lineman Cade Stewart of Daniel High in Central was at Clemson for the ND and Boston College games. He’s getting a lot of looks from the Tigers because his teammate is Venables’ son, so he gets to be seen by the Clemson DC every game. The Tigers haven’t offered, but he’s being considered for one by them. Coastal Carolina is his most recent offer. He also has offers from The Citadel, Charlotte, Furman and Presbyterian. Athlete Kendall Coles, a ’16 recruit from Huntersville, N.C., was at Clemson for the BC game. He doesn’t have a Clemson offer at this point, but thinks one is possible. Coles has been recruited more for basketball, but said his focus for college will be football. DE Wale Ogundeyi of Asheville, N.C., was at Clemson for the BC game. Clemson offered ‘17 OL Matt Bockhorst of Cincinnati. TE Logan Rudolph, a ’17 recruit from Northwestern High in Rock Hill, made an unofficial visit to Michigan for the Michigan State game. His offers include NCSU, Michigan, Kentucky, Oklahoma State, UNC, Vandy and Duke. “I’m wide open to anyone at this point,” Rudolph said. “I’m hearing a lot from Clemson. They are pretty interested and stay in contact with me regularly. And I plan on visiting Clemson and a number of other schools this fall. I haven’t heard much from USC.”

OTHERS OL Ashton Julious of Lackawanna Junior College in Pennsylvania and Florence made an official visit to Oklahoma over the weekend. He has also been to Baylor for an official visit and plans to take official visits to Arizona State and UF. Julious has been in touch with USC’s Elliott. “He was just asking if I had interest in them and I still have interest in them,” Julious said. “They’re the home team so I’m always going to have interest.” Julious said he has talked with Elliott about an official visit, but hasn’t set one yet. Julious said he wants to make his decision by the end of November and he doesn’t have a favorite.

Greer High DB Troy Pride made a recent official visit to ND. Pride said he’s still committed to Virginia Tech. He went to Clemson for the ND game, but said he’s not hearing much from the Tigers right now. Running back Stephen Davis Jr. of Dutch Fork High in Irmo, had his anterior cruciate ligament surgery last Wednesday. He suffered the injury in his third game of the season. ATH Derion Kendrick, an ’18 recruit from South Pointe High, was offered by UGA. Former Georgia DB and WR Tramel Terry has been in touch with USC and GT as he begins the process of finding a new school. The former Mr. Football winner from Goose Creek High is working to graduate this June and that will allow him to play right away with two years of eligibility. OL Branton Autry of Coffeyville JC in Kansas decommitted from UF last week. USC was one of his offers at the time of his commitment.

BASKETBALL Seventh Woods, a 6-foot-1inch guard from Hammond School in Columbia, visited UNC on Friday for the “Late Night with Roy” presentation. He’s down to USC, UNC and Georgetown and will announce on Nov. 11, the first day of the early signing period. Dewan Huell, a 6-10 recruit from Miami, made his official visit to USC two weekends ago and that was the last of three official visits. The others were to Miami and FSU. “It was cool, had a lot of fun with the coaches and spent a lot of time with them talking one on one,” Huell said. He got a good look at the campus and the basketball facilities. He also watched the Gamecocks work out and saw things he liked there, too. “They play fast and have a lot of possessions,” he said. “He (head coach Frank Martin) handles it just like my high school coach.” Huell said he’ll make a decision when he’s “100 percent comfortable,” adding that all three schools are still in it. He said he talks with USC recruiter Lamont Evans every day and he doesn’t have a favorite. Huell also is uncertain if he will sign in November or wait until the spring. USC target 6-9 Sedee Keita of Philadelphia took an official visit to Penn State over the weekend. He’s also been to USC, Providence and Temple. A decision from him is expected soon. Jordan Bruner, a 6-9 player from Spring Valley High in Columbia, continues to work on his decision between Clemson and Yale, according to his head coach Perry Dozier. “He’s getting closer, but he will wait on his announcement until National Signing Day,” Dozier said. Clemson offered 6-10 ’17 recruit Nicholas Claxton of Legacy Charter in Greenville on Friday. USC also has offered.

BASEBALL Clemson picked up a ‘16 commitment from right-handed pitcher Christian Cain from the USC Lancaster.

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Harvick: “I don’t need to defend myself ” after Talladega controversy BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Reigning NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick shrugged off his critics Tuesday and insisted he did not intentionally cause a wreck near the end of the race at Talladega Superspeedway to preserve his spot in the playoffs and keep his bid for a repeat alive. Harvick was accused by at least four other drivers of triggering an 11-car accident at the end of Sunday’s race to avoid being eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup

championship field. NASCAR said Tuesday a review of the incident failed to show Harvick did anything intentional, and he also dismissed the claims. “They can look at it 100 different ways, but you can’t quit. You can’t roll over and be done with it and say, `We tried our best,’’’ Harvick said. “I don’t need to defend myself.’’ Harvick had an ailing engine and knew his Chevrolet would struggle to accelerate on a restart at the end of the race. Harvick maintained his position in line, and when Trevor Bayne darted around his slow

car, Harvick ended up hooking the back of Bayne’s car, triggering the crash. Among those HARVICK who accused Harvick of intentionally starting the wreck were Denny Hamlin and Matt Kenseth, who were both eliminated from the playoffs. “From their perspective, I can understand their frustration of not being in the Chase,’’ Harvick said. “I am not going to throw stones because I don’t believe that’s the right thing to do. I did the best I could on the

restarts to get going, I got out of the way, and I never even saw (Bayne) until he was by me. You can’t stop. You have to try to let it play out.’’ Harvick said pulling out of line because of his ailing engine was not an option because of the stakes involved. He said the last time he quit something was his wrestling season his senior year of high school, and he’s vowed to always play things out since then. “I quit once in my life and I’ll never quit again,’’ Harvick said of skipping a regional wrestling match his final year of high school because it fell

on the opening weekend of racing. He said he felt at the time he was making the correct decision, but eventually realized how much he let his team down and failed to finish out his high school career. Harvick acknowledged that the pressure of the Chase dictated his strategy in the closing laps Sunday. Had it been a regular season race, Harvick acknowledged he’d have likely headed to pit road when his engine began to fail. “If you are at the cutoff race at Talladega, you have to play the restart out. You have to try,’’ he said.

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OKC’s Donovan prepares for debut vs. Spurs BY CLIFF BRUNT The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — Gregg Popovich 1,022, Billy Donovan 0. That’s the difference in the number of NBA regularseason coaching victories for Popovich, a five-time NBA champion with the San Antonio Spurs, and Donovan, who will make his NBA coaching debut for the Oklahoma City Thunder today. Welcome to the league, rookie. Donovan said he’s excited about the game and respects Popovich, but he is focused on the process more than anything. He said he won’t have any trouble sleeping the night before the opener. “Eighty-two games is a lot

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With the addition of players like Jeremy Lin and Frank Kaminsky, center, the Charlotte Hornets expect to be a much better offensive team in 2015-16, but will have to rely on team defense.

Hornets could have more offensive punch BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — If the NBA preseason is any indication, the Charlotte Hornets are going to be a vastly improved offensive team. The concern will be how well they can defend. The Hornets made an effort to upgrade their offense this past offseason by adding Nicolas Batum, Jeremy Lin, Jeremy Lamb and Spencer Hawes, along with first-round draft pick Frank Kaminsky. But none are particularly known as defensive stalwarts and with top defender Michael Kidd-Gilchrist sidelined for six months with a shoulder injury, thirdyear coach Steve Clifford will be relying on team defense. “Potentially we could be a very good offensive team, but if we want to go where we want to go we are going to need to be a good defensive team also,” Clifford said. The Hornets scored more than 100 points three times and started the preseason 4-0, showing unselfishness, solid chemistry and ball movement for a roster that includes seven new players. “The ball is moving and when guys are open the ball is in their hands,” Clifford said. The Hornets were the worst 3-point shooting team in the league last season, but are shooting 40.2 percent from long

distance during the preseason. “The big thing is what we addressed in terms of more skill, more shooting and ways to create more range shooting — and that is evident so far,” Clifford said.

JEFFERSON’S DURABILITY Al Jefferson is only 30 years old but he has plenty of tread on his tires having played in 780 career games during his 11 seasons in the league. Jefferson began to show wear and tear on his knees and feet last season, forcing him to miss games. He has dropped 25 pounds in the offseason hoping to lessen the pressure on his lower body.

POWER FORWARD BATTLE Kaminsky, a 4-year player at Wisconsion, may have to bide his time as he looks to find his way into the Hornets rotation. Charlotte is jammed with bigs that include Jefferson, Cody Zeller, Spencer Hawes and Tyler Hansborough. Kaminsky came into the league with an NBA-ready game and has already shown he plays well off the pick and roll. There were plenty of critics who berated the Hornets for passing on Duke’s Justise Winslow with the ninth pick, but the team fully believes they made the right decision by taking a power forward in the first round for the third straight year.

of games,’’ Donovan said Tuesday. “Every game, at that moment in time, is going to DONOVAN be big. Right now, we’re in October, it’s the first game of the year.’’ Donovan’s resume at the University of Florida shows why he isn’t nervous heading into the opener. His teams won two national championships and went to four Final Fours and seven Elite Eights in 19 seasons. Clearly, big games don’t bother Donovan. “It’s obviously against a great team,’’ he said. “For us right now, going into the game — how do we play, where do we need to im-

prove, where do we need to get better — and then we have to move on to the next one.’’ Donovan is replacing Scott Brooks, who went 338207 (.620) in seven seasons with the Thunder and was the 2009-10 NBA coach of the year. The Thunder have gone to the Western Conference finals three times and the NBA Finals once since moving to Oklahoma City in 2008-09, but they haven’t won it all. Now, Donovan leads a team with 2013-14 MVP Kevin Durant and 2014-15 scoring champion Russell Westbrook. Durant can become a free agent after next season, leaving precious little time to build a relationship. It’s off to a good start.

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Abby Wambach, the leading career scorer, male or female, in international soccer, announced her retirement from soccer on Tuesday shortly after the U.S. national team celebrated its Women’s World Cup victory at the White House.

Wambach retires after White House celebration BY ANNE M. PETERSON The Associated Press Abby Wambach is leaving her game just the way she wanted to — as a champion. The leading career scorer — male or female — in international soccer, Wambach announced her retirement on Tuesday shortly after the U.S. national team celebrated its Women’s World Cup victory at the White House. Wambach, 35, said before the World Cup this summer in Canada that she wanted to cap her 15-year career with the game’s most prestigious championship. She got her wish. The United States claimed its third overall World Cup title, and first since 1999, with a 5-2 victory over Japan. The prolific scorer, named the 2012 FIFA Player of the Year, has 184 goals in 252 international matches. She will play the final four matches of the national team’s 10-game victory tour before stepping down. Her final match will be Dec. 16 against China in New Orleans. “After much deliberation and talking with my friends, family, teammates and our coaching staff, I’ve decided to finally bring my soccer career to an end,’’ Wambach said in a statement. “While we still have more work to do for women’s soccer, after bringing the

World Cup back to the United States this summer, I’m feeling extremely optimistic about the future of our sport. It’s been an amazing, wonderful ride and I can’t wait to see what the next chapter of my life brings.’’ Wambach appeared in four World Cups with the national team. She also has a pair of Olympic gold medals from the 2004 Games in Athens and the 2012 Games in London. She did not compete in the Beijing Games because of a broken leg. Perhaps one of her most famous goals came in the quarterfinals of the 2011 World Cup in Germany, when she scored the equalizer against Brazil in the 122nd minute. She finishes as the all-time leading U.S. scorer in both Olympic and World Cup games. She played 25 total World Cup matches with 14 goals, second only to Brazil’s Marta. She played in 10 Olympic matches with nine goals. Overall, she’s also the leader in multiple-goal games with 45, including two four-goal games and a 5-goal game. She joins Mia Hamm as the only Americans to win FIFA’s player of the year honors. Before she announced her retirement, Wambach and her teammates were feted by President Barack Obama at the White House.

“This team taught all America’s children that playing like a girl means you’re a badass,’’ Obama said, to applause in the White House East Room. “Perhaps I shouldn’t have used that phrase. Playing like a girl means being the best.’’ Following the ceremony, Wambach took a selfie with Obama and her teammates. The United States dominated Japan in the World Cup title game after a monthlong tournament that crisscrossed Canada. Carli Lloyd was named the tournament’s MVP after scoring three goals in the span of 16 minutes in the final match. Wambach saw her role with the team change during the World Cup. She came in off the bench in several matches, sacrificing a starting role for the good of the team. “I just have this belief system, and I’ve talked about it my whole career, that it takes a whole team. It’s not about one person. It will never be about one person in a team sport,’’ she said before the final match. Wambach made it her mission throughout her career to help grow the women’s game, and to fight for equal rights for female athletes. She led a group of players in protesting FIFA’s decision to play the 2015 World Cup on artificial turf.

The University of South Carolina Sumter softball program will hold its 8th Annual 100-Inning Game on Saturday beginning at 10 a.m. at Bobby Richardson Sports Complex. The fundraiser is played against teams from throughout the community. Fire Ant softball players seek donations from family members, friends and local businesses to sponsor them on a per-inning basis. People in the community can donate by going to www.ussumterfireants.com/sports and going to the softball page. Money raised from this event will help the program with travel costs, paying officials, purchasing uniforms and upgrading equipment.

BASKETBALL REC DEPARTMENT REGISTRATION

The Sumter County Recreation Department is currently taking registration for its youth basketball leagues. There are leagues for children ages 5-17 and registration runs through Nov. 12. The cost is $40 for children ages 5-6 and $45 for children ages 7-17 as of Sept. 1, 2015. A coaches meeting will be held on Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. at the recreation department located at 155 Haynsworth Street. Team sponsorships are available for $150. For more information, call the recreation department at (803) 436-2248 or visit www.sumtercountysc.org. TEAM PERSEVERANCE FUNDRAISER

Team Peserverance Basketball will hold its 2015 Grand Finale Fundraiser on Saturday Nov. 7, at the Sumter High School gymnasium located at 2580 McCrays Mill Road. Former National Basketball Association player Eric Floyd, former Women’s National Basketball Association player Andrea Stinson and business owner Muriel Howell will be the featured speakers. The event is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students. Tickets are $10 for adults bought in advance and $20 if bought at the door. To purchase tickets, call

Junko Allen at (803) 795-5513 or go to www.gofundme. com/wn5r67tw.

FOOTBALL TOUCHDOWN CLUB FUNDRAISER

The Sumter Touchdown Club is having a fundraiser in conjunction with Buffalo Wild Wings at 2625 Broad Street. Ten percent of any bill presented with a Home Team Advantage teammate card will be donated to the touchdown club from now through Nov. 21. The card is available for print at www.sumtertdclub. com and www.facebook.com/ sumtertdclub.

TENNIS RALLY FOR THE CURE

Palmetto Tennis Center is hosting The Mayor’s Rally for the Cure on Saturday . The grass roots program helps educate women about breast cancer and give reminders to get annual screenings. To register online, go to www.southcarolina.usta.com and go to adult tournaments link to search the code 700135314 or click on http:// tennislink.usta.com/tournaments/TournamentHome/ Tournament.aspx?T=177685.

ROAD RACING TURKEY TROT

Registration is being taken for the 33rd Annual Turkey Trot to be held on Thursday, Nov. 26. Early registration will run through Nov. 23. The fee is $20 per person age 18 or older and $15 for those 17 or younger. Late registration will run through the morning of the race at the cost of $30 for those 18 or older and $25 for those 17 or younger. There will be a Gobbler Dash that is free to children ages 4-9 as well as the Turkey Trot. Check-in will begin at 8 a.m. with the race starting at 9 a.m. For more information, contact the YMCA of Sumter at (803) 773-1404.

GOLF 9-HOLE SCRAMBLE

The 9-hole Scramble event hosted by The Links at Lakewood will be held every Thursday beginning at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes prizes and dinner. The cost is $12 for those attending just the dinner. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

OBITUARIES JOHN H. GILLISON The Rev. Dr. John Harold Gillison, son of the Rev. George Washington Gillison and Myrtis Robinson GillisonBodison, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, at his residence GILLISON in Columbia. Born on Oct. 26, 1938, in Hendersonville, he was the youngest of eight siblings. The Rev. Gillison received his bachelor’s degree from Allen University and his master of divinity degree from Turner Theological Seminary at the Interdenominational Theological Center in Atlanta. He also studied at Emory University and University of South Carolina. Allen University honored him with the doctorate of divinity degree in 1975. From 1996 to 2014, he served as presiding elder of the Edisto district of the AME Church. The Rev. Gillison served four congregations: St. Paul and Piney Grove Circuit in Dixiana, Chappelle Memorial in Columbia, Mt. Pisgah in Sumter and Mother Emanuel in Charleston. He served as presiding elder of the Edisto district for 18 years. He then retired after 56 years of active ministry. To cherish precious memories, the Rev. John Harold Gillison leaves his wife of 46

years; two daughters; one sonin-law; two grandsons; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; and a host of Bodison step-siblings and friends. Public viewing will begin at noon and end at 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. in Columbia. An Alpha Phi Alpha funeral rites ceremony will also be held at 6 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 10 a.m. at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Interment will take place at Zion AME Church cemetery in Hendersonville.

DONNA K. PLAYER Donna Kay Yates Player, 71, wife of Mac Player, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at her home. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

Oct. 26, 2015, at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was the daughter of the late Gussie Ann Johnson, born Nov. 17, 1952, in Sumter County. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her sister, Joyce Woods, 780 S. Brand St. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

MAGLINE SINGLETON Magline Singleton died at her residence on Tuesday,

Oct. 27, 2015. The family is receiving friends at the home, 2550 Trinity Road in Lynchburg. Final arrangements will be announced by Jefferson Funeral Home Service Inc.

DANIEL L. AVINS Daniel L. “Roy” Avins, 68, husband of Mae P. Avins, died Monday, Oct. 26, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

KATHLEEN M. AFFRONTE Kathleen Michele Affronte, 72, beloved wife of 51 years to Michael Affronte, died on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015, at Sumter Valley Health and Rehab. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

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DAVID JOHNSON A funeral service for Mr. David Johnson, 79, of 813 18th St., Camden, will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at St. Stephens Baptist Church, 1917 Boykin Road in Rembert, with burial in the church cemetery. Collins Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

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Laughs, rhythm-and-blues, Patsy Cline Sumter Opera House announces spring season BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

he Sumter Opera House has just announced its lineup

for the second half of its 2015-16 concert season. Comedy and music comprise the eight acts booked for the downtown series. “Considering this is only the second performance season in the Sumter Opera House, I couldn’t be more excited about where we are headed as an emerging part of South Carolina’s arts community,” said Seth Reimer, who also begins his second year as the city of Sumter’s Cultural Manager. “The spring line-up continues with a list of impressive artists that will offer patrons a rich variety of performance experiences in our intimate Opera House.” The season begins on New Year’s Eve with comedy from two well-known comedy stars Dan Mengini and Steve Mingolla. In addition to the comedy show, patrons will have the option to purchase a ticket to a New Years’ Eve celebration afterwards, which includes a champagne toast at midnight and a balloon drop with cash and prizes. Comedian Rocky LaPorte will take the stage on Jan. 23, bringing his 26 years of experience to Sumter for the first time. He’s well known for his

stand-up and for appearances on TV and radio. His performance in the 2014 season of “Last Comic Standing” got him a Top 5 finish and a spot in the associated nationwide tour. One of country and popular music’s greatest stars will be celebrated in the Feb. 5 musical, “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline.” The lead singer/ actress of the show will perform 22 of Cline’s greatest hits, accompanied by a large band of musicians and backup singers. Among those hits are “Crazy,” written by Willie Nelson but forever associated with Cline, “Walking After Midnight” and “I Go to Pieces.” “Just a Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” tells the story of Cline’s life, career and tragic death. “The show won the Best New Show Award when it premiered in Branson, Missouri in 1995 and has hundreds of sell-out performances across North America during tours.” Reimer said. Leading up to Valentine’s Day, he said, are a rhythmand-blues band out of England and comedian James Gregory, a favorite of Sumter audiences who like a good laugh on the premier romantic holiday. Up first, on Feb. 12, is The James Hunter Six, whose lead singer counts Van Morrison as his mentor. Hunter has also performed with Willie Nelson, Etta James and Aretha Franklin. The following evening, Gregory, known as the “Fun-

A tribute to one of music’s most enduring stars, “A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” will be presented on the Opera House stage on Feb. 5. niest Man in America,” will regale his audience with good, clean, but ultra funny, homespun humor. His Valentine’s Day shows at the Opera House have traditionally sold out and have gotten

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The James Hunter Six, a rhythm-and-blues band from England, will take the Sumter Opera House stage on Feb. 12.

rave reviews from audience members. Los Lonely Boys, the Texican rock ‘n’ rollers also known as brothers Henry, JoJo, and Ringo Garza, are Grammy winners for their single “Heaven,” which was a Top 20 hit. Their fifth album, “Revelation,” released in 2014 is still charting well. They’ll be on stage on March 11. Southern comedian, author and Emmy-nominated actor Chonda Pierce will bring her “relatable” humor to the Sumter audience on April 27. She’s a Grand Ole Opry regular whose latest book, “Laughing in the Dark,” was made into a movie. Country music favorite Shenandoah will close out the season on April 29. Among the group’s hits are “Two Dozen Roses,” “Church on Cumberland Road” and “Next to You, Next to Me.”

Individual tickets for the spring lineup will go on sale on Monday, Nov. 9 and can be purchased by calling the Box Office at (803) 436-2616 or by visiting www.SumterOperaHouse.com. Tickets can also be purchased by going to the Box Office of the Sumter Opera House, 21 North Main St. in downtown Sumter.

SUMTER OPERA HOUSE SCHEDULE • New Year’s Eve Comedy event – Dec. 31 • Comedian Rocky LaPorte – Jan. 23 • A Closer Walk with Patsy Cline – Feb. 5 • The James Hunter Six – Feb. 12 • Comedian James Gregory – Feb. 13 • Los Lonely Boys – March 11 • Comedian Chonda Pierce – April 21

Learn the facts of her life from Charlotte Rae’s memoir BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks

lthough she originally planned to concentrate on dramatic acting, Charlotte Rae’s career soon deviated down the path to comedy at college, eventually leading to a prominent role in the popular ‘80s TV series “The Facts of Life.” “I grew up in Wisconsin and couldn’t wait to get to drama school at Northwestern University,” said Rae, whose autobiography “The Facts of My Life” will be released by BearManor on Nov. 1. “All I ever wanted was to do the classics like Shakespeare, Chekhov, and Eugene O’Neill.” But a friendship with a fellow Northwestern student and future comedic star set Charlotte’s comedy career in motion. “Paul Lynde encouraged me to try out for the Woman’s Athletic Association and Men’s Union annual musical production,” recalled Rae. “So I ended up doing these musical, dance and comedy sketches, which were so much fun.” After Rae fine-tuned her talents at college, she worked on radio and early TV in Chicago. An excellent singer, she also appeared as a nightclub per-

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Charlotte Rae, center, best known for her role as Mrs. Garrett on the 1980s series.“The Facts of Life,” is shown with, from left, Meryl Streep, Kevin Kline and Larry Strauss during filming of “Rikki and the Flash.” former and did stand-up comedy. She found success on Broadway in the 1950s and had numerous TV guest roles. Her first regular series was the New York-based “Car 54, Where Are You?” in the early 1960s with future “Munsters” stars Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis. Commercial work also helped pay the bills. “The ad agency would tell me the product theme, like ‘This girdle is killing me,’ and to make up my own script and

improvise,” said Rae, who remembers a rather delightful shower scene for a heating oil commercial in the ‘60s (available on YouTube). “I really studied for that one and did it in one take. It’s quite cute when I drop the soap and disappear for a few seconds. When I finished, all the crew applauded me!” TV audiences also quickly warmed to Rae’s housekeeper character, Edna Garrett, on “Diff’rent Strokes” in 1978.

When the opportunity arose after one season to take the character to a new series, Rae didn’t hesitate and transformed Mrs. Garrett from housekeeper to housemother at a private boarding school in “The Facts of Life.” Rae’s popularity soared as she dispensed motherly advice on social issues to four girls under her charge. “Young girls who watched the show got a lot out of it because many were going through the same problems as

the characters, so it made me happy that we were there for them,” she said. After seven years on “The Facts of Life” Rae decided it was time to move on, handing over the role of Mrs. Garrett to her old college friend, Cloris Leachman. Rae continued in film and TV roles, and still appeared on stage. She says performing in a 1990 Samuel Beckett play was among her favorite professional experiences. “For many male actors, the pinnacle career role is Hamlet,” Rae said pointedly. “For women, many feel it’s playing ‘Winnie’ in Beckett’s ‘Happy Days’ because it’s very challenging.” Rae, who turns 90 next year, continues to work. “I had a small role this year in ‘Ricki and the Flash’ with Meryl Streep and Kevin Kline, and it was great fun.” Rae will be attending a book signing on Nov. 3 at New York’s Sardi’s Restaurant and at the Los Angeles Barnes & Noble at The Grove on Nov. 11. She says her book, co-written with her son Larry Strauss, contains some surprises. “There are some heavy-duty facts about my life but also some fun stuff,” she said. “I’m a survivor which I hope will inspire readers.”

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Brussels sprouts with bacon can be healthier BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press When did Brussels sprouts go from healthy food our moms couldn’t get us to choke down to trendy gastropub fare? Answer — the instant someone realized that the tender little sprouts could be fried in bacon grease. While the Brussels sprout is incredibly nutritious — as one might expect from the world’s cutest little cabbage — letting it float around in bubbling smoky-salty bacon fat until frizzled and crispy may offset some of the nutritional elan of the veggie. But what would fall be without some tasty Brussels and bacon on the table, especially at Thanksgiving? So I’ve created a lightened version

of the favorite that got my kids (and husband) excited about the vegetable in the first place. And they loved it. And I’m calling this one a true victory, because they are not an easy Brussels sprouts crowd. The secret is three-fold. First, to get a crispy texture without frying, I roast the sprouts at high heat. I also heat the baking sheet before putting the sprouts on it so they sizzle when they touch it. That’s where the great texture is coming from. The second secret is to cook the bacon separately, turning it into a tangy vinaigrettetype sauce that you toss the sprouts in after roasting. The bacon tastes stronger that way. Finally, I use a hefty dose of smoked paprika, which ups the bacon-y smoky goodness with nary a calorie to add.

LIGHTENED UP BRUSSELS SPROUTS WITH BACON Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 6 1 pound Brussels sprouts 2 teaspoons olive oil 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, divided Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 slices bacon, cut into small strips or cubes 2 large shallots, thinly sliced 1 Granny Smith apple, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch cubes 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Heat the oven to 425 F. Set a rimmed baking sheet in the oven to heat. Cut the sprouts into quarters, then place them in a medium bowl. Toss with the oil, half of the smoked paprika and generous pinches of salt and pepper. Remove the hot baking sheet from oven and line with kitchen parchment (be careful). Scatter the sprouts on hot pan, then roast until tender on the inside and crispy dark golden brown on the outside, 13 to 15 minutes, turning halfway through. Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, cook the bacon until it turns crispy. Add the shallots, apple and remaining smoked paprika, then cook for another 5 minutes or until soft. If the bacon has not given off enough fat to saute with, you may need to add a teaspoon of olive oil. Increase the heat to high, then add the vinegar and 1 tablespoon of water. Stir to deglaze the pan (don’t have your face too close to the pan or you will inhale quite an intense whiff of vinegar). Add the roasted Brussels sprouts to the skillet and stir to coat. Transfer to a serving dish. Nutrition information per serving: 120 calories; 50 calories from fat (42 percent of total calories); 6 g fat (1.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 160 mg sodium; 15 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 4 g protein.

Drink like a pilgrim and indulge in a cider BY MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press Puzzled over which wine pairs well with brined turkey, candied yams, garlic mashed potatoes, challah stuffing, cranberry sauce and, possibly, tofu turkey? Why not take another bite at the apple, and think cider instead? A cold glass of hard cider has been the hot beverage for a while now, with sales growing exponentially. And while many U.S.-produced ciders have leaned toward catering to the American sweet tooth, drier styles are emerging that provide a good underpinning for the rich — and often oddly contrasting — excesses of the traditional Thanksgiving. “I always think about Thanksgiving as an endurance meal and cider works really well,” says Dan Pucci, cider director of Wassail, a New York City restaurant specializing in cider pairings. Cider typically is lower in alcohol than wine, averaging 5 to 7 percent, but has enough acid and tannins to do the job of a Thanksgiving beverage. Meaning, it can cleanse and refresh your palate to get you ready for the next bite. Bonus point: You’re drinking like the Pilgrims, who were avid hard cider fans. Picking ciders poses a few challenges. Since the cider surge is relatively new, labeling rules and regulations still are being worked out, so you don’t have as much information to work with as you find on U.S. wine labels. Some labels will tell you if a cider is made from eating apples or traditional cider apples, known as bitter sweets or bitter sharps, or a blend of both. There are exceptions, of course, but generally speaking ciders made with cider fruit tend to have more structure, presence and palate, says Pucci. They also develop more secondary flavors and are earthier. Ciders made from eating

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at 18.5 percent alcohol, so should be served in smaller glasses. The third way to drink apples is calvados, the apple brandy from the Normandy region of France. This can be incorporated directly into the meal. “I’ll put a splash in whipped cream or creme anglaise,” says Janet Fletcher, publisher of the e-newsletter Planet Cheese and auTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS thor of “Cheese & Wine.” Another Strongbow’s hard cider is one of the many ciders now on the market. Cider typically is thought from Fletcher — parsnips and lower in alcohol than wine, averaging 5 to 7 percent. carrots braised in butter and apple cider with a dash of calvados at the end. And apples are going to generally have a Another choice is Dragon Head Kings- “how about a steamed persimmon pudmore primary fruit profile and are easi- ton Black, which comes from apple-rich ding or pumpkin pie with calvados whipped cream?” er drinking. Washington state, home to a thriving If you’re serving calvados straight, A good choice for an aperitif is a cider industry. use a rocks glass or sherry glass and not Downeast Cider House Original Blend, For a mainstream, easy-to-find pick the traditional large snifter, says Alex made from Red Delicious, McIntosh, you could try Strongbow Gold Apple Day, a principle in Proprietors LLC, Cortland and Gala apples. Based in Bos- from the United Kingdom. The website which owns several bars in Los Angeles ton, Downeast strikes a balance between has a handy page where you can enter and New York, including Death & Co. in super sweet and bone dry and is “a good your ZIP code to get the closest store. New York. The big glass will “concensipper by itself,” says Pucci. Looking at U.S. producers, Pucci rectrate the aroma on your nose and do a For the main course, look for someommends Farnum Hill from New disservice to the flavor of the calvados.” thing with body and richness to match Hampshire. “Very dry, it’s got a lot of And if you want to drink like the Nortexture to it, a lot of acid. It’s widely the intensity of the various dishes. Posmans, you can follow the tradition of “le available in most of the country.” And, sibilities include Vermont’s Eden Sparmost importantly, “it’s pretty delicious.” trou Normand,” the Norman hole, in kling Dry Cider, made with traditional which diners take a nip of calvados in Dessert calls for sweeter wines and heirloom apples and cider varieties. between courses of a long meal. “It’s eshere you might veer off into an apple Half of the blend is Kingston Black, a sentially just a way of prolonging eatwine. From Washington state there’s British cider variety. Eden Sparkling ing,” says Day. Dry is 8.5 percent alcohol by volume and Finnriver’s Spirited Apple Wine, which And what could pair better with has an in-bottle secondary fermentation is fortified with apple brandy and aged Thanksgiving than that? with oak. This is stronger than a cider, similar to Champagne.

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reamy, comforting, earthy, warming, silky and gorgeous.

Butternut squash — and many other winter squashes — cozy right up to traditional Indian flavors. And this soup is one of those dishes that will make any-

10 to 15 minutes or until the vegetables are very soft. Working in batches, puree the soup in a blender or food processor (alternately, you can run the mixture through a food mill, which offers a great kind of nubby texture, or puree with an immersion blender). Return the pureed soup to the pot. Add the cream, and heat just until warmed through. Season with salt and pepper. Nutrition information per serving: 190 calories; 100 calories from fat (53 percent of total calories); 12 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 40 mg cholesterol; 260 mg sodium; 19 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 4 g protein.

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one entering your house say, “What in the world smells so amazing?” It’s the combination of all the warm spices, the hit of fresh ginger and the sweetness of this easy-to-find, inexpensive winter squash. If you use vegetable broth, the soup is vegetarian. And if there is a dairy intolerance in your household, swap the butter out for olive oil and skip the cream. You’ll have a lighter, lactose-free, vegan soup. If you like fresh cilantro, think about sprinkling some of the chopped herb on top just before serving. This is a lovely opener to a fall dinner, but with a big chopped salad it can very well be the main event. It also is a great do ahead soup. It can be prepped up to four days in advance. If you plan to make it ahead, stop before the cream is added and refrigerate the soup. Just before serving, reheat the soup and add the cream. If you reheat it with the cream already added in, make sure you only bring it to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat so it doesn’t curdle.

INDIAN BUTTERNUT SQUASH-CARROT SOUP Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 6 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 large yellow onion, chopped 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced 1 large (about 2 1/2 pounds) butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed (4 to 5 cups) 6 cups low-sodium chicken or vegetable broth 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger 1 teaspoon ground coriander 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Pinch turmeric Pinch ground cloves 1/2 cup heavy cream Kosher salt and ground black pepper In a large stockpot over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the onion, carrots and squash, then saute for 5 minutes or until the onion starts to soften. Add the broth and bring to a simmer. Simmer, partially covered, for 15 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, cayenne, turmeric and cloves, then simmer for another

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ABC devotes tonight’s sitcoms entirely to Halloween BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH As we’ve seen on comedies good and bad, from “blackish” to “Truth Be Told,” American sitcom writers are unafraid to have characters talk about race. And TV characters never shut up about sex. But class remains a subject that everyone ignores, or approaches gingerly. But every young trick-ortreater knows that Halloween is fraught with class distinctions. They are evident in Halloween decoration — in its excess or its absence; in the generosity of candy dispensed or withheld. Are you a half-candy bar house or a full-candy bar house? Trickor-treaters know. And word spreads. More than any other holiday, Halloween allows young people to go from house to house and to see, smell and touch what goes on behind closed doors. And to compare their neighbors’ homes — and candy — with their own. These experiences make for great stories and good comedy. So it’s no surprise that ABC turns its comedy block over to Halloween. “The Middle” (8 p.m., TV-PG) pays homage to “The Twilight Zone” with vignettes from the point of view of every member of the Heck family. Look for Brooke Shields to return to her recurring role as Rita, the

Hecks’ trashy neighbor. The theme of neighborhood comparisons continues on “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., TV14). Dre takes pride in the fact that his family has been able to move to a “good-candy neighborhood,” so he has mixed feelings when his nephews and nieces arrive with their trick-or-treat bags. On one hand, Dre knows that his children are slightly terrified of their less-affluent cousins, while on the other, he thinks they could use a little toughening up. Michael Strahan gueststars as Dre’s cousin, June Bug. Elsewhere in the 1980s, on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m.), Beverly hectors Adam on the dangers of the spooky holiday. On “Modern Family” (9 p.m., TV-PG), the Dunphys continue their tradition of trying to top their last frontyard Halloween extravaganza. While this always puts the comedy focus on Claire’s type-A perfectionism, it’s also an example of the effortless affluence of TV characters who can drop thousands of dollars on Halloween decorations year after year. • For the second week, “Nature” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) uses advanced photography, X-rays and old-fashioned doggy cams to plumb the mysteries of animal behavior.

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Pet videos of a very different nature appear on a “NOVA” exploration of “Animal Mummies” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). Scientists using cutting-edge imaging devices show the surprisingly large presence that mummified animals played in ancient Egyptian burial rites. They discover an ancient menagerie of sorts, including mummified baboons, crocodiles and even a cow. • Folks used to say that nobody pays attention to elections until the World Series ends. Tonight, viewers can choose between another Republican presidential debate (8 p.m., CNBC) and Game 2 of the World Series (8 p.m., Fox). But there will be yet another World Series before this election is finally over. Does anybody think all this early exposure is a good idea?

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Ruzek’s competency is questioned on a two-hour helping of “Chicago P.D.” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Neal clashes with his father about elder care on “Code Black” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A video of Juliette punching a fan goes viral on “Nashville” (10 p.m., ABC,

TV-PG). Now that’s more like it!

Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * If cars could talk on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE The tradition of using Alist Hollywood stars adding voices to popular cartoon features did not start with “Toy Story.” Bing Crosby and Basil Rathbone narrate the 1949 Disney feature “The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad” (8:45 p.m., TCM), adapted from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “The Wind in the Willows.”

SERIES NOTES A contestant leaves on family business on “Survivor” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * A gym rat is found steamed to death in his sauna on “The Mysteries of Laura” (8 p.m., NBC, TVPG) * Lance has a surprise for Oliver on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * A street artist incorporates murder victims into his tableaux on “Criminal

LATE NIGHT Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal and Kenny Smith are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Julianna Margulies, Jonathan Franzen and Alabama Shakes are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Sandra Bullock and Rod Stewart on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Steven Wright, Lauren Groff and Jeremy Gara visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Billy Bob Thornton, Brie Larson, Josh Groban and Aston Merrygold are on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

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Take mystery out of Thanksgiving math BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor

hanksgiving math actually isn’t all that hard. You just need to use basic equations.

For example, to estimate the amount of wine you’ll need, begin by multiplying the number of in-laws you are expecting by the estimated number of offensive jokes your uncle is likely to tell (remember to round up). Take the product of that and multiply it by the number of children likely to overhear the offensive jokes. Buy that many bottles of wine. Or perhaps you need to know how many pies to serve. Tally the total number of guests, then add another eight guests to that number to account for your niece’s heartthrob of the moment (who may or may not come, but if he does will eat an entire pie himself). Now

subtract 12 from your total to account for the guests who without warning will diagnose themselves as gluten-sensitive, fruit-free, paleo-centric or anti-sugar. Buy that many pies. How big a turkey should you get? This one is more complicated. Start by making a list of everyone coming to dinner. Rate each guest on an annoyance scale of 1 to 10. Bump up the rating by 2 points for any guest likely to spend the day standing in the kitchen distracting you. Tally all of the ratings, then divide by the total number of guests. If the final score is 5 or more, don’t waste your money on any turkey. You’ll probably overcook it while being annoyed and distracted by guests. For more help navigating the Thanksgiving math minefield, we’ve assembled a cheat sheet to the most common culinary calculations. And because this is Thanksgiving, all estimates are generous to allow for plenty of seconds and leftovers.

All about the turkey HOW BIG? For turkeys less than 16 pounds, estimate 1 pound per serving (this accounts for bone weight). For larger birds, a bit less is fine; they have a higher meat-tobone ratio. But if your goal is to have very ample leftovers, aim for 1 1/2 pounds per person no matter how big the turkey is. • For 8 people, buy a 12pound turkey • For 10 people, buy a 15-pound turkey • For 12 people, buy an 18-pound turkey • For 14 people, buy a 20-pound turkey

THE BIG THAW The safest way to thaw a frozen turkey is in the refrigerator. You’ll need about 24 hours per 4 to 5 pounds of turkey. For speedier thawing, put the turkey (still in its wrapper) in a sink of cold water. Change the water every 30 minutes, and plan for about 30 minutes per pound.

THE BRINE A good brine uses kosher salt and sugar in a 1-to-1 ratio, and usually no more than 1 cup of each. Feel free to add any other seasonings. Brines typically are made by heating the salt, sugar and seasonings with a bit of water until dissolved. This mixture then is diluted with additional cold water (volume will vary depending on the size of your bird) and ice. Be certain the brine is completely cooled before using it. Turkeys should be brined for at least 8 to 10 hours, but can go as long as 72 hours. A good rule of thumb is, the longer the brine, the weaker the brine. So for a 10-hour soak, use 1 cup each of salt and sugar. For a longer one, consider backing down to 3/4 cup each. Always keep the bird refrigerated during brining. If the turkey is too big, an ice-filled cooler stored outside works, too. Don’t have the time or patience to brine? Try salting instead. In fact, plenty of folks say salting a turkey produces meat with far better flavor than brining. To

do it, set the turkey on a platter, then rub a generous amount of kosher salt on all surfaces. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight. When you’re ready to roast, rinse the salt from the turkey, pat it dry and pop it in the oven.

THE ROAST Roasting temperatures vary widely by recipe. Some go at a slow and steady 325 F. Others crank the heat to 400 F or 425 F for the first hour, then drop it down for the rest of the time. However you roast, use an instant thermometer inserted at the innermost part of the thigh (without touching bone) to determine when your turkey is done. The meat needs to hit 165 F for safe eating, though some people say thigh meat tastes better at 170 F. If the outside of the bird gets too dark before the center reaches the proper temperature, cover it with foil. The following roasting time estimates are based on a stuffed turkey cooked at 325 F. Reduce cooking time by 20 to 40 minutes for turkeys that are not stuffed (estimate total roasting times at 15 minutes per pound for unstuffed birds). And remember, a crowded oven cooks more slowly, so plan ahead if your bird needs to share the space. Using a convection oven? They are great at browning, but require heating or timing adjustments. Either cut the temperature by about 25 F from what is called for by the recipe and cook for the time directed, or roast at the suggested temperature, but reduce the cooking time by about 25 percent. The following times are for a standard oven: • 12-pound turkey: 3 to 4 hours at 325 F • 15-pound turkey: 4 to 4 1/2 hours at 325 F • 18-pound turkey: 4 1/2 to 5 hours at 325 F • 20-pound turkey: 5 to 6 hours at 325 F

THE BASTE Basting the bird with its juices helps crisp the skin and flavor the meat. Do it every 30 minutes, but no more. Opening the oven door too frequently lets heat escape and can significantly slow the cooking.

THE REST The turkey never should go directly from the oven to the table. Like most meat, it needs to rest before serving for the juices to redistribute. Cover the turkey with foil and a few bath towels layered over that (to keep it warm), then let it rest for 20 to 30 minutes before carving.

THE SIDES • Carrots: a 1-pound bag makes 4 to 5 servings • Cranberry sauce: a 12-ounce package of fresh cranberries makes about 2 1/4 cups of sauce; a 16-ounce can has 6 servings • Gravy: plan for 1/3 cup of gravy per person • Green beans: 1 1/2 pounds of beans makes 6 to 8 servings • Mashed potatoes: a 5-pound bag of potatoes makes 10 servings • Stuffing: a 14-ounce bag makes about 11 servings

THE DESSERTS • Pie: a 9-inch pie can be cut into 8 modest slices. • Whipped cream: Dolloping whipped cream on those 8 modest slices will require 1 cup of heavy cream beaten with 2 tablespoons powdered sugar (a splash of vanilla extract is nice, too) • Ice cream: a la mode doesn’t require much — 1 pint per pie should suffice

THE LEFTOVERS For food safety reasons, leftovers should be cleared from the table and refrigerated within two hours of being served. Once refrigerated, they should be consumed within three to four days. Leftovers can be frozen for three to four months. Though safe to consume after four months, they will start to taste off.

DOUBLE OVEN TROUBLE? Are you lucky enough to be blessed with two ovens? Your Thanksgiving prep just got easier. Here’s how to make the most of the extra roasting space. • Dedicate one oven (if one is larger, use the larger) to the turkey. Place one rack on the oven’s lowest shelf and remove all others. When the bird goes in the oven, it goes on that bottom rack. Now see if you have room to add another rack over it. If so, this is the ideal place to cook your stuffing (assuming it isn’t in the bird), au gratin potatoes and green bean casseroles, which can cook at the same temperature at the bird.