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CONCEALED WEAPONS PERMITS IN S.C. BY THE NUMBERS In the last six years, South Carolina has seen a 134 percent increase in the number of residents with an active concealed weapons permit, rising from 127,657 in 2010 to 298,653 permits as of Oct. 21. The increase in no way can be attributed to population growth alone because from 2010 to 2015 (latest available data), the state’s population rose by 5.9 percent, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. In the tri-county area, active permit holders have risen by 131 percent from 4,262 in 2010 to 9,081 as of Oct. 21. Population trends for the three counties from 2010 to 2015 have been flat, according to the Census Bureau.

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ness owners welcome employees and patrons to carry weapons while others prohibit them. In today’s edition, The Sumter Item examines the changing demographics of people carrying con-

cealed weapons, the legalities and limitations of carrying weapons and how the law enforcement community feels about the growing number. We also discuss the issue with a local judge who was instrumental in passing current legislation.

More business owners welcome CWP holders BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Given the increased number of gun owners — both with permits and without — are more business owners al-

lowing their employees to carry concealed weapons if they have a permit? Dr. G.E. Rabon, owner of Restorative Arts Dental in Sumter and himself a state constable licensed to carry a

weapon, has a simple answer for his perspective: “I believe the best way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” Rabon said. He thinks more business

owners — especially small businesses with 10 to 15 employees — are allowing their employees to carry concealed weapons if they are permit

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TOTAL INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEAR

2010 127,657

2011 148,316 +20,659

2012 186,901 +38,585

2013 229,689 +42,788

2014 251,589 +21,900

2015 276,084 +24,495

2016 298,653 +22,569* * Totals as of Oct. 21

BREAKDOWN OF CURRENT ACTIVE PERMITS By Gender Male: 206,242 Female: 92,411

By Race White: 267,941 Black: 27,508 Asian: 1,607 Indian: 336 Other: 1,261

TRI-COUNTY PERMIT TRENDS Total Increase from 2010 to 2016 Sumter County 2010 3,033 (2,229 males, 804 females) 2016 6,415 (4,444 males, 1,971 females)* +3,382

Clarendon County 2010 845 (627 males, 218 females) 2016 1,884 (1,238 males, 646 females)* +1,039

Lee County 2010 384 (266 males, 118 females) 2016 782 (518 males, 264 females)* +398 * Totals as of Oct. 21

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The number of concealed weapons permits in South Carolina rose 134 percent between 2010 and this year, to 298,653 permits as of Oct. 21.

THE HISTORY

THE LAWS

THE REQUIREMENTS

Young reflects on how S.C.’s act was born

Limits and use of deadly force

Most people can get CWP

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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

Former South Carolina Rep. Jeff Young, R-Sumter, who now serves as a South Carolina Third Circuit judge in Sumter, introduced the concealed weapons permit act about 20 years ago. The act, known as the Law Abiding Citizens Self-Defense Act of 1996, gave many South

A concealed weapons permit is just what it says it is. It does not grant permit holders a blank check to go anywhere with their weapons. There are specific requirements that Concealed Weapons Permit holders must abide by. It’s up to the permit holder to know and abide by those laws. The South Carolina Code of Laws stipulates a number of places the permit

According to South Carolina law, any resident or property owner in the state who is at least 21 and can see well enough to hit the broad side of a barn can become qualified to receive a concealed weapons permit — as long as he or she is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a weapon. To receive a permit, a person must sign and submit a completed

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Law enforcement stresses safety What is a permit class really like? BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

With more than 6,000 of Sumter’s residents possessing concealed weapons permits, local law enforcement agencies stress safety for gun owners and their families more than anything else. Most people in Sumter have the permits for their own protection, said Maj. Allen Dailey with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. From time to time, officers will come across a person who has a concealed weapons permit at a checkpoint, but that individual already knows to tell the officer he or she has a permit and where the firearm is located inside the vehicle, he said. That gives the officer some comfort because he will be more aware of the

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The police department offers the following tips for storing firearms: • At home, firearms for personal protection or hunting should always be locked, unloaded and out of the reach of children when stored. Ammunition should be stored in a separate location from the firearm. Electronic lock boxes, which require a code to open, or gun safes are other options for secure storage; • Without a Concealed Weapons Permit, a handgun can be stored in a closed glovebox, console or in the trunk of a vehicle; • A firearm can be stored in a closed container behind the back seat, where it is not visible, in vehicles without a trunk; • Also, never leave a firearm in a vehicle overnight or for long periods of time; and • When traveling, research gun laws because they can differ from state to state.

situation, he said. Dailey said he recently encountered a person with a permit at a checkpoint, and the ID check went without a hiccup. Ultimately, anyone stopped by officers should follow the officer’s instructions, even if he thinks he

did nothing wrong, he said. An officer will not know the details of the situation, so it is important for everyone involved to comply with the officer as he gets the scene under control, he said. Dailey said the majority

of people in Sumter County arrested for firearm crimes do not have a concealed weapons permit, but a few permit holders have also been arrested. He said South Carolina Law Enforcement Division can revoke a person’s permit depending on the charges against him if he is arrested. A person would not lose his or her license for something like littering, but the sheriff’s office would report violent crimes to SLED for review, he said. Regardless of whether a person has a permit, safety should always be a priority, said Sumter Police Department Public Information Officer Tonyia McGirt. If someone feels it is necessary to have a firearm, he or she should put safety first, she said.

BUSINESSES FROM PAGE A1 holders because they know their employees personally. For larger corporate businesses, Rabon thinks that’s probably not the case because the employer very likely doesn’t know the employees well. There are several ins and outs in the South Carolina state law concerning whether a concealed weapons permit holder can carry into a business. Generally, though, with medical facilities to include hospitals and doctors’ offices, the answer is no — unless expressly authorized by the employer. Rabon is one such employer. He carries a concealed weapon, and three of his seven employees have their permits and carry weapons. “I do allow my employees to carry if they have a concealed weapons permit,” Rabon said. “I have taken my employees to the range several times, and I know them well.” He also allows any patients who are law enforcement or permit holders to carry concealed weapons into his dental office, unless they are having a procedure requiring anesthesia. He has also recently posted a sign in his waiting room saying so. “I posted the sign because there was an incident recently in a dental office in the U.S. where a patient was under anesthesia, and he thought his cellphone was ringing. He reached to grab his phone but pulled out his gun instead and fired a shot,” Rabon said. For retailers and restaurants, the opposite is true: There are no prohibitions in the state law against a permit holder carrying a concealed weapon — unless the business owner has made the decision to prohibit it at his establishment. In these instances, the law may not prohibit you to carry a weapon if you have a permit, but the employer can prohibit it, according to Dale Atkinson, a retired judge in Sumter County and local concealed weapons permit instructor. “If a business owner chooses to decide they don’t want CWPs, they must put up a sign that reads ‘NO

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Signage at Brandy Evans’ Kurvie Little Lines Boutique in Sumter reads “CWP Holders Are Welcome Here.” CONCEALABLE WEAPONS ALLOWED,’” Atkinson said. “The sign must be at every entrance and the required proper size of 8 inches by 12 inches, according to SLED (State Law Enforcement Division) specifics.” He also thinks most every business owner does know about the law because it’s been in place for about 20 years in the state, and owners are aware of what they are required to do if they want to prohibit a permit holder from carrying a firearm. Like Rabon, Atkinson thinks a lot of larger employers do not allow their employees who are permit holders to carry concealed weapons. “A lot of the larger plants in the industrial parks do not allow employees to carry at the workplace as part of a company-wide policy and have signs,” Atkinson said. Medical facilities, courthouses, government-owned facilities and others where permit holders are generally prohibited to carry by law are

not required to have signs. For Brandy Evans — owner of Kurvie Little Lines Boutique on Bultman Drive and co-owner of CWP Sumter that offers independent firearms courses — she additionally thinks more business owners are allowing their employees with permits to carry. At her business, she also actually has signage on the front door that reads “CWP Holders Are Welcome Here.” “I would think more business owners are allowing it with their employees, especially when the boss is not there,” Evans said. “If our employees are old enough to carry and they are carrying, that’s good. I would rather know that they are here and safe and have some way to defend themselves if someone came in to do wrong, given the days and times. “The majority of people carrying without permits are using their guns for negative purposes to hurt others,” Evans said.

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Before receiving a concealed weapon permit, a person must complete the classroom and firing range portion of a one-day training course. Jenny Dailey, retired lieutenant with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, said the eight-hour course starts with a class reviewing state laws, gun safety and mechanics, how to clean the firearm, the proper hand grip and weapon retention to prevent someone from taking it. Dailey, who has been teaching a concealed weapons course for about eight years, holds her classes at the sheriff’s office. She said the classes are not in conjunction with the law enforcement agency, and she began teaching while off duty before retiring. When it comes to using a firearm at home, Dailey said a person can only use deadly force, or fire the weapon at a person, if a potentially fatal threat is imminent. If you come home through the front door and a suspect is leaving out the back door, you do not have the right to shoot because the threat is fleeing, she said. Maj. Allen Dailey with the sheriff’s office said a person does not have a duty to retreat from his home if he is threatened there under the Castle Doctrine, a law that allows a person to use deadly force to protect himself in his home or other property. Jenny Dailey said the doctrine also applies to vehicles and a person’s own business. After the classroom portion of training, the group goes to the law enforcement firing range on U.S. 521, which is not open to the public, to qualify for the permit. On the range, the class is taught to stop a threat by firing at center mass, or the abdomen, she said. She said that area is the most likely to stop a suspect. She said students have to fire 50 rounds, hit within the black silhouette of the target and score at least a 188 out of 250 in order to pass the course. Dailey provides protective eye and ear wear, but students have to bring their own firearms and ammunition. She said 80 to 85 percent of the people who take her course are women, and about 50 percent of her students have never fired a gun before taking the course. Dailey encourages people who have never fired a gun to avoid learning from other people to reduce the possibility of picking up bad habits. Wait until you come to the range to learn, she said. Also, the time at the range should not be the only time you shoot, she said. People should practice shooting as well as regularly clean their firearms, she said. Once a person passes the course, he or she is given the concealed weapon permit application to fill out and mail to South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, along with a $50 application fee. SLED will then conduct a criminal background check and send information about the applicant to local law enforcement agencies to also review criminal history and possibly recommend that the request be rejected, she said. Dailey said it takes approximately 90 days to receive a permit. For more information about the concealed weapons course, contact Jenny Dailey by phone at (803) 506-2034 or by email at alljen00@ftc-i.net.

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Mayor forum set for opera house The Sumter Item will join forces with Community Broadcasters to air a live Mayor’s Forum on Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 a.m. in Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. The media organizations invite the public to attend the free event. Mayor candidates William “Dutch” Holland, Charlie Jones and Joe McElveen have been invited to participate. It will be broadcast live on the Good Morning Sumter Show on WDXY 1240 AM and 105.9 FM. Item Editor and Publisher Jack Osteen and Good Morning Sumter host Derek Burress will be asking the candidates questions related to the community. The forum format differs from a debate format in that a debate usually includes a format and time limits for each candidate to answer questions and counter an opponent. The forum format allows more of a general discussion about the topics that allows voters to get to know each candidate.

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Good time for all at Bark in the Park BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com A local volunteer organization hosted a fundraiser Saturday at Dillon Park, and it proved to be a dog-gone good time for all and for a good cause. Carolina Helping Paws Rescue held its first major fundraiser at the park with hopes of getting the local community more involved in its pet rescue organization. Janet Derrick, president of Sumter nonprofit group, invited anyone to bring their dogs out Saturday to the park to participate in several activities, including a best costume contest, best tail wagger and nail grooming. Anyone interested in her organization was also invited to attend. Vendors were on hand selling all items dog-related — treats, bandanas and — of course — hot dogs and other concessions for the children and adults in attendance. Derrick said she founded the dog rescue about two years ago with her daughter, Angel King. The rescue accepts dogs, even litters, from anyone who wants to surrender them or has found them and wants to turn them in. If the dog or dogs are lost, her first goal is to reunite them with the owner, if possible. If she can’t, then the rescue vets them and tries to put them up for adoption. Saturday’s daylong event had many purposes. First, the rescue is always trying to recruit more foster families and adopters for dogs. “We currently have about 15 fosters, who have a total of at least 60 dogs,” Derrick said Saturday. “We have fosters in Sumter, Summerton, Columbia and Camden; so, we reach out to all surrounding areas. Increasing the number of fosters is very important because we don’t have a facility, and we are completely volunteer. We have to turn people away every day, and it breaks my heart. But there is no place for them to go.”

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Anh Glassburn gets her dog Scholar’s nails clipped by Charlie Sipe during the Bark in the Park fundraiser for Carolina Helping Paws Rescue on Saturday at Dillon Park. Also, the vetting process for the rescue is very expensive to include spaying, neutering, vaccinations and even surgeries; so, all proceeds from Saturday’s event went directly to benefiting the pets. After Saturday’s event, Derrick said the fundraiser brought in about $2,000. “A lot of dogs that come to

us have extensive injuries,” Derrick said. “A knee and hip replacement can cost between $1,500 and $1,600. We also receive a lot of heart worm-positive dogs. We have treated 15 to 20 of these, and it’s very expensive and time consuming to treat.” Jeannette Rodriguez, of Sumter, has been volunteer-

ing with Carolina Helping Paws Rescue for about six months and came out to the park Saturday with Lily, her third foster dog. Rodriguez and Lily, a dachshund-boxer mix, took home the best costume trophy from the contest. As might be expected, Lily was dressed as a hot dog and Rodriguez as a hot dog vendor, complete with ketchup and mustard. “I have been a pet owner all my life,” said Rodriguez, who has five dogs of her own. “A lot of caring people volunteer with the rescue.” Derrick said the rescue got a new foster from Saturday’s event. She also had three inquiries from people wanting to be adopters. The rescue doesn’t do sameday adoptions. The process involves careful home screenings before adopting out a pet. For more information on Carolina Helping Paws Rescue, you can visit the group’s Facebook page or its website, www.carolinahelpingpawsrescue.org. Individuals can make donations on the website. Contact information for Derrick and her organization are listed on the site.

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REQUIREMENTS FROM PAGE A1 application as well as a photocopy of a driver’s license or photographic identification card. Nonresidents must show proof of ownership of real property. Proof of actual or corrected vision must also be supplied. Applicants are charged a $50 fee, but the fee is waived for disabled veterans and retired law enforcement personnel. Applicants must provide a complete set of fingerprints or a statement from a doctor specifying the reason why fingerprints may not be taken. A law enforcement agency may charge a fee of as much as $5 for fingerprinting an applicant. If all other qualifications are met, the chief of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division may waive the fingerprint requirement. If the person seeking the license passes a background check and the required courses, a permit will be issued. Any denial of a permit must be explained in writing by SLED and may be appealed. A permit is valid for five years statewide unless revoked, and once a permit is revoked, it must be surrendered to law enforcement.

LAWS FROM PAGE A1 holder may not take his or her weapon, including anywhere prohibited by federal law. According to the Code of Laws, among the places off limits for concealed weapons are: • Law enforcement, correctional or detention facilities; • Courthouses or courtrooms; • Polling places on election days; • County, municipal, school district or specialpurpose district meetings; • School or college athletic events not related to firearms; • Daycare or preschool facilities; • Churches, or other established religious sanctuaries, are excluded, unless express permission is given by the appropriate church official or governing body; • Unless expressly authorized, medical facilities, such as a hospital, medical clinic, doctor’s office or any other place where medical services or procedures are performed, are off-limits to concealed weapons; and • Any place clearly marked with a sign prohibiting the carrying of a concealable weapon on the premises. However, that prohibition does not include a property owner or an agent acting on his behalf. The property owner may give written permission to individuals of his choosing to enter onto the property with their weapons. The law does not limit the right of a public or private employer to prohibit a permit holder from carrying a concealable weapon upon the premises of the business or workplace or while using any machinery, vehicle or equipment owned or operated by the business. Private property owners or persons in legal possession or control of private property retain the right to allow or prohibit the carrying of a concealable weapon upon the premises. The posting of a sign stating “No Concealable Weapons Allowed” is notice to a person holding a permit that the employer, owner or person in legal possession or control of that property requests that concealable weapons not be brought upon the premises. No person who holds a permit may carry a concealable weapon into the residence or dwelling place of another person without the expressed permission of the owner or person in legal control or possession, as appropriate. A permit does allow the holder to carry a concealable weapon from a vehicle to a room or other accommodation he has rented and upon which an accommodations tax has been paid. The law anticipates that

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BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Once you’ve got your concealed weapons permit, you’ll want to keep up your safe-shooting skills. In Sumter County, there’s only one sanctioned, outdoor shooting range, and it’s open only every other weekend. The Manchester State Forest Rifle and Pistol Range near Pinewood is supervised by range officers, at least one of whom is National Rifle Association certified. Owned and managed by the South Carolina Forestry Commission, the Manchester range is available to the public. Linda Mungia of the Manchester State Forest staff said the range officers are there to ensure that everyone follows range protocol. Those who visit the range must provide their own paper targets and required eye and ear protection. Range officers reserve the right to examine or inspect all weapons.

the weapon will be “hidden from public view in normal wear of clothing except when needed for self-defense, defense of others and the protection of real or personal property.” A person may legally use a lethal weapon against another in cases of self-defense, defense of others or in cases covered by the “castle doctrine,” in their homes. The castle doctrine, ac-

A comprehensive list of the range rules and a map are found at www.state. sc.us./forest/mrifle.htm. The rifle range is 100 yards with target placement available at 25-yard intervals. Facilities include 10 shooting benches and five standing positions on the rifle range. The pistol range is 50 yards with 12 shooting positions. Mungia said the fees are $5 for one day or $25 for an annual permit. She added that the Indigo Shooting

cording to an article posted on the South University website, (www.southuniversity. edu), “gives citizens in their homes — and in some states — cars or workplaces the right to protect themselves, other people and their property by force — in some instances even deadly force.” South Carolina uses a strong Castle Doctrine, the article says, which means homeowners do not need to

Club on U.S. 378 at Eastover, recently purchased by S.C. Department of Natural Resources, also plans to open a shooting range. For now, however, those wishing to shoot at a local range can view the calendar at www.state.sc.us/forest/ mrifle.htm and make plans for practice. The range is open today from 1 to 5 p.m. — regular Sunday hours — and will be open again on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 12 and 13. Saturday hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,

first try to retreat before using deadly force. The stand your ground law in South Carolina says: “A person who is not engaged in an unlawful activity and who is attacked in another place where he has a right to be … has no duty to retreat and has the right to stand his ground and meet force with force, including deadly force, if he reasonably believes it is necessary to pre-

then every other week after that, except holidays. Even with the website calendar, Mungia said, “It’s still advisable to call ahead to be sure we’re open.” Call Manchester State Forest, 6740 Headquarters Road, Wedgefield, at (803) 494-8196; reach its Rifle and Pistol Range at (803) 494-4885. To get to Manchester Rifle and Pistol Range, take Liberty Street west to the intersection of Pinewood and Wedgefield roads; turn right onto Wedgefield Road and proceed about 8 miles; turn left onto South King’s Highway (S.C.261) and drive a little more than 5 miles; turn right onto Headquarters Road, about .7 miles past Campbell Creek Road. The range is on the left just past Big Bay Road. Visit the website at https://www.state.sc.us/ forest/mrifle.htm. For a list of shooting ranges in South Carolina, visit the website http:// rangelistings.com/shooting-ranges/SC.html.

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uesday, April 19, 2016, is seared in my mind. That spring day started typically enough. How it ended has changed my family’s life forever. The state had mandated that all South Carolina high schools administer the ACT to its juniors. We spent most of the school day testing. My brother was a sophomore and decided to stay home. By the time my mom picked me up from Lakewood High School that afternoon, I had already made considerable progress toward turning my attention elsewhere. Wednesday was supposed to be the first day I could drive myself to school. Prom was days away. I was a member of the planning committee and anticipated spending most of the weekend focusing on my duties. My mother and I enjoyed our regular car discussions. Prior to picking me up, my mom had stopped at the grocery store and bought some sodas. When we got home, my mother left the trunk open because there was a 12-pack of soda that we wanted my younger brother to carry in. I called out to him as we walked through the door. There was no answer. Anyone familiar with a teenager knows that a lack of a response is hardly ever an indication something is wrong. In fact, it usually means all is well. Concern set in when we went in his room and he wasn’t there. His cellphone was still on his bed, and his computer still had a video game running. His bedroom light was on, and a cartoon was blaring from the TV. We initially thought it was just one of his jokes. He was probably hiding and waiting to jump out and scare us as he oftentimes does. It was not a prank. Out of rooms to search, my mother and I walked back outside. She was first to get to the privacy gate that led to the backyard and screamed my name. I saw the gun and my baby brother on the ground. James Austin Compton had died by suicide. He was 15. Like many others, James did not leave a note or explanation of his decision. He smiled and joked with us, shielding us from the war that his inner demons were waging beneath the surface of his façade. That’s the kind of person he was — he never wanted to hurt anybody. I find myself grieving at times when I least expect it and hurting in ways I never imagined. My family has done a good job of sticking together, but we face obstacles

COMMENTARY that sometimes seem impossible to overcome. I share my story because before I was affected by the issue personChristian ally, I never Compton could have imagined the frequency of suicide or the profoundly difficult effects that it has on those left behind. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention reports that in this country, there were 42,773 deaths by suicide in 2014, or an average of 117 a day. South Carolina ranked 23rd in the nation for its number of suicides. In our state, 753 people died by suicide. One person dies by suicide about every 11.5 hours, and the rate of deaths by suicide is double the rate of homicides. What’s more troubling is that this epidemic affects children as young as 10. In South Carolina, suicide is the leading cause of death for children ages 10 to 14. It is the third-leading cause of death among ages 15 to 24. For years, suicide prevention and education have been a platform of Lakewood’s chapter of the National Honor Society. Even before the death of my brother nearly seven months ago, NHS participated in the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s Out of the Darkness Walk and other charity events intended to create more awareness about this painful issue and address the stigma. I was in Myrtle Beach for the Oct. 23 Out of the Darkness Walk as a member of a high school organization and as a family member of someone who was gone too soon — a group I unwillingly joined for life April 19. Reach out to those who exhibit signs. Reassure those who don’t that you are there for them and that they are loved. Most of all, do not be afraid to talk about the issue. The first step toward addressing the problem is breaking the stigma that surrounds this epidemic. If you are struggling, you are not alone. Help is available. 1-800-273-8255 is the National Suicide Prevention Hotline. Christian Compton is a senior at Lakewood High School. He is editor-in-chief of the school yearbook as well as the student body president.

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he late, great Lewis Grizzard would have turned 70 this past week. We dedicated plenty of ink to him on our Sumter Item Opinion pages where his remarkable daily column ran for many years. He left us in 1994 at the age of just 47. In case you missed it, check out Hubert Osteen’s excellent remembrance here: http://bit. ly/2eGGAPO. I also came across a 1990 New York Times story about Grizzard that’s definitely worth reading: http://nyti. ms/2fqTwur. That story contains my personal favorite Grizzard saying, which has to do with writing a newspaper column. He said: ‘’Someone once said writing a daily column is like being married to a nymphomaniac. The first two weeks is fun.’’ Another great Grizzard quote also had to do with marriage. He said, “I don’t think I’ll get married again. I’ll just find a woman I don’t like and give her a house.” I remembered that comment recently when reading an interview with Clint Eastwood in Esquire magazine. The Esquire reporter remarked, “Collecting wives is an expensive hobby.” To which Eastwood said, “Yeah, cut out the middleman. Just find somebody you hate and buy ‘em a house.” Mr. Eastwood failed to attribute the quote to Grizzard, but we Southerners know

Last year, the community sent more than 3,760 dozen about everyone. home-baked cookies and MCELVEEN CONCERNED I am pleased to support 5,100-plus cards out to Shaw. ABOUT ALL OF SUMTER Joe McElveen for mayor. His A batch of homemade cookies many years of leadership or candy from the good cooks Confucious once stated, “A of Sumter County will once superior man is modest in his has proven his capability, willingness, and ability to again spread holiday cheer to speech, but exceeds in his accontinue the process of lead- this special group. The handtions.” While reflecting upon ing the City of Sumter as made cards and letters from this quote, Mayor Joe one of the most desirable our students and children are McElveen comes to mind. places to live. appreciated immensely. ReMayor McElveen has served Let’s keep Sumter moving member to bake an extra the City of Sumter for 16 forward by re-electing Joe batch for our Third Army years and has demonstrated McElveen as our Mayor! folks! superior leadership, dependREV. JAMES BLASSINGAME Your cookies and cards can ability, accessibility and integSumter be delivered to Swan Lake rity while in office. Visitors Center by 3 p.m. on His leadership has enabled the City of Sumter to be HELP SUMTER VOLUNTEERS Wednesday, Dec. 7. Cookies need to be homemade, packed viewed by many as a city of SHOWER SHAW WITH LOVE in disposable containers and togetherness. Mayor It’s that special time of the numbered by dozens on the McElveen has demonstrated year for a favorite project of outside. (Boxes and tins work numerous times his support better than plastic bags.) Call for all citizens of Sumter. His Sumter Volunteers. It’s time to “Shower Shaw With Cook(803) 775-7423 if you will bake willingness to work with city for us. The earlier you can and county councils, state and ies” for the 24th Christmas. This annual project, begun get them in, the better. Shaw federal officials on providing in 1993, gives the Sumter com- will pick them up the same solutions to issues and conmunity an opportunity to day. cerns of the citizens has enshow our gratitude for all Let’s continue to let Shaw abled us to experience a Shaw does for us all year long. know how much we apprecimayor who is concerned

who said it first. Lewis may be gone, but he’ll never be forgotten. ••• As we reported thoroughly in the past couple of days, the final Saturday print edition was on your doorstep or in your bushes yesterday. We’re officially printing five days a week now, and have a wide range of plans for expanding our growing digital services division. For starters, we’ll be rolling out a variety of targeted email newsletters starting Saturday, so sign up at www.theitem. com/newsletter.html. We’ll also be getting more heavily into local video storytelling, which we know readers will enjoy regularly on our website. We’ll have more information about that project in the coming weeks, so stay tuned. We’ll also be moving into our new building during the next few weeks. The “new” Sumter Item will be at 36 West Liberty St. — the corner of West Liberty and Sumter streets, in the building known affectionately by any local worth his or her salt as the Osteen-Davis Building. ••• Yesterday morning I woke up, fixed some coffee and fed my somewhat famous dogs — Baby and Millie. I then turned on ESPN College Game Day, just like I always do on crisp Saturday mornings in the fall. That’s when I saw a college kid holding up a true sign of the

times. It read: “Hillary Deleted My Other Sign.” Very clever indeed, and proof that a college eduGraham cation has Osteen some real value. Hard to believe this political craziness may be coming to an end. Or is it? As Sumter Item reporter Bruce Mills reported in Saturday’s edition, Sumter County election officials are planning for a big turnout — http://bit. ly/2elZGb0. So remember to vote early and often. ••• There was sweet news on the economic development and jobs front in Sumter recently. As we reported, “Mount Franklin Foods announced that it had purchased the former Au’some candy plant in Live Oak Industrial Park. The El Paso, Texas-based company said it plans to invest $10 million in the 100,000-square-foot building that will include upgrades to get the building up to its production standards.” Welcome to Sumter, candy people. ••• Graham Osteen is Editor-AtLarge of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@ theitem.com. Follow him on Twitter @GrahamOsteen, or visit www.grahamosteen.com.

ate them. Baking cookies and making cards, these simple acts of kindness will warm the holidays for these special folks who have been a very important part of our community for 75 years. Sumter, let’s shower Shaw with cookies and cards! JO ANNE MORRIS Director, Sumter Volunteers

investigator M. McCauley. The correctional center kept me updated on bond hearings and release. The court system notified me of preliminary hearings. Investigator Wesley Gardner kept me informed of the case. This Department is one of the best in the state. Sheriff Dennis has made a lot of positive changes with technology, special vehicles, weapons and SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT COMMENDED FOR RESPONSE most important training so you use weapons as a last resort. I I would like to commend the believe former Sheriff Tommy Mims was instrumental in Sumter County Sheriff’s Destarting the new concepts that partment for an outstanding has made the sheriff’s departjob of catching the people ment evolve into such a profesbreaking into my vehicles resional organization. Sheriff cently, not only once but they Mims saw the leadership capatried twice in the same night. Cpl. Russell Elmore along with bilities of Anthony Dennis 20 years ago and put him into deputy S. Ward checked our roles that later led to his beproperty and about 2 hours coming sheriff. Sheriff Dennis later subjects returned. Their has worked hard and his prioriquick response led to the arrest of 3 people by Cpl. Elmore ty is making people safe in along with deputy Jordan and Sumter County. CARL SMITH deputy Fulwood. The next day Sumter my vehicles were processed by

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Brothers Brad and Curtis Rempel, who perform as High Valley, will be in concert Thursday at the Sumter Opera House.

Country music duo makes Sumter stop High Valley’s only Southeast show will be at Sumter Opera House FROM STAFF REPORTS

igh Valley makes its only stop in the Southeast at the Sumter Opera House on Thursday, just weeks before the release of its upcoming

album, Dear Life. It features the debut single “Make You Mine” that hit no. 26 and is still climbing the Country Billboard charts. The duo’s vocal personality pleases classic country fans, while their good looks and country boy attitude attract a broad range of music lovers. There are no marriage-gonebad or bad boy tunes for Brad and Curtis Rempel, who grew up on a farm in Alberta. That’s somewhat of a departure for country music singers. “We wanted a mixture of feel good tunes, and we wanted faith-based songs as well,” Brad said about the choices for the CD. “We wanted to stay clear of any negative songs about families being torn apart. We wanted to record songs that would be great for the whole family.” Music and family are at the center of the brothers’ lives.

Brad said, “We grew up singing harmony as a family and in church. There was always harmony and an acoustic instrument around, so our live show features a mandolin, an acoustic guitar, a bass guitar and harmony.” The Rempel family relocated to Canada in a rather unusual fashion when the siblings’ paternal grandfather loaded his family onto a truck and drove them from Mexico to Canada. “Our parents were both born in Mexico in a Mennonite colony where they rode horse and buggy and had no electricity,” Brad said. “Then our

grandfather bought an old gray truck, and as a result, he got kicked out of the colony because that was against the rules to have a vehicle. So, he packed up the family and immigrated to Canada with the family in the back of this truck.” Life on their farm was dominated by faith, family, hard work and lots of country music. “We always heard Diamond Rio and Ricky Skaggs growing up,” Curtis said. “I love Blackhawk, and I always liked listening to the Everly Brothers on the record player. George Jones was played a lot, too.” When Brad and Curtis developed their own style, the name for the duo came easily — Brad had done mock radio shows as a young boy, and he called his fantasy band High Valley. “So when we started our band, we just kind of naturally called it High Valley because that’s what I called every band in my little radio show,” he explained.

The “real” band originally started with Brad, only 12, and Bryan, who was 9 at the time. Curtis was even younger, so he didn’t join the group until later. The brothers began performing at church camps and then slowly graduated to opening for major country acts, among them Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, LeAnn Rimes and Reba McEntire, and have been on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. At present, they’re on tour with Martina McBride. They have earned the solid reputation as a must-see live act, which enables them to tour on their own as well. Their hard work is paying off. They have multiple Canadian Country Music Awards, including their most recent win as Group of the Year at the September 2016 awards show, three studio albums with a fourth hitting stores mid-November, and five Top 10 hits in Canada. Their current single “Make You Mine” has started to catch the ears of music critics in America. In addition to being featured

in Spotify’s Spotlight on 2016, an annual list of the brightest future country stars poised to have a huge year on Spotify and beyond, High Valley has been named an “Artist to Watch” by Taste of Country. The duo has already earned more than 2.5 million streams and 3 million YouTube views. “It’s not every day you get to witness stars in the making, but that’s exactly what patrons will experience when they see their show,” said Sumter Cultural Manager Seth Reimer. “Months and even years from now, we can say that we saw them here at this historic venue.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. Thursday High Valley concert, as well as for the full season, can be purchased online at the website www.SumterOperaHouse.com or by visiting the box ffice located inside the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. Tickets are $30, $27 and $25. Group discounts are also available. Call (803) 4362616 or visit www.SumterOperaHouse.com.

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Since 2006, when it was first published, the South Carolina Encyclopedia has sold more than 18,000 copies. It is now available online, with additional multimedia resources.

An online version of the South Carolina Encyclopedia launched on Wednesday, Oct. 26. A joint initiative of South Carolina Humanities, the USC University Libraries, the Institute of Museum and Library Services, the South Carolina State Library, the USC Press, the USC Center for Digital Humanities and Southern Studies, the Digital South Carolina Encyclopedia builds on the 2006 print version edited by Dr. Walter Edgar. Edgar retired in 2012 from the history department of the University of South Carolina, where he was the Claude Henry Neuffer Professor of Southern Studies and the George Washington Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina. He has two programs on S.C. Public Radio, “Walter Edgar’s Journal” and “South Carolina from A to Z.” He has also written many books about the state and the South, in addition to editing the S.C. Encyclopedia. With more than 1,800 entries — now

enhanced with images, documents and videos from various repositories around the state — the digital encyclopedia will serve as a one-stop resource for schoolchildren, teachers, members of the general public and academic researchers. Wednesday’s special launch event was held in the Thomas Cooper Library’s Hollings Program Room. The 1,120-page print South Carolina Encyclopedia was a joint project of South Carolina Humanities, USC Press and the Institute for Southern Studies. Since its publication in 2006, the 1,120-page encyclopedia has sold more than 18,000 copies. The encyclopedia covers topics ranging from war and politics to the arts, recreation, agriculture, industry, popular culture and ethnicity. The digital version of the encyclopedia includes all of the original material from the print edition integrated with new multimedia resources. “We are thrilled to support the Digital S.C. Encyclopedia project, and the broader Digital U.S. South initiative,”

said Colin Wilder at the university’s Center for Digital Humanities. “These efforts have great cultural significance for South Carolinians, as well as helping spread the work of scholars at USC and beyond to the broader public. “This is a great example of what people call ‘public digital humanities,’ and is exactly what the Center exists to support.” The mission of SC Humanities is to enrich the cultural and intellectual lives of all South Carolinians. Established in 1973, this 501(c) 3 organization is governed by a volunteer 22-member Board of Directors comprised of community leaders from throughout the state. It presents and/or supports literary initiatives, lectures, exhibits, festivals, publications, oral history projects, videos and other humanities-based experiences that directly or indirectly reach more than 250,000 citizens annually. For more information, visit the website of South Carolina Humanities at http://bit.ly/2eLnrKT.

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American Gothic soap opera celebrates 50th anniversary BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks When “Dark Shadows” first aired on daytime television on June 27, 1966, Kathryn Leigh Scott was among the original cast of the landmark soap opera. Five years and 1,225 episodes later, Scott had left the series, but Lara Parker was on hand for the final episode. Scott and Parker joined the “Dark Shadows 50th Anniversary Halloween in Hollywood” reunion at the Woman’s Club of Hollywood on Oct. 29 (see www.darkshadowsfestival.com). “This year is special and a huge milestone for the show, which is still so fondly remembered,” said Scott from Los Angeles. “We have a reunion every year,” said Parker, also from L.A. “Around 1,000 fans showed up at the end of June for a convention in New York, and it’s amazing the following that the show still generates.” In their twenties and with only stage experience when hired, both actresses were in front of a camera when they acted in “Dark Shadows.” Each went on to play multiple characters in the series, which eventually expanded its Gothic romance themes to include time travel and parallel universe plots, while incorporating supernatural characters such as witches, ghosts, werewolves and vampires. Shot at ABC’s East Coast Manhattan studio and set in the fictional town of Collinsport, Maine, the show was initially slow to gain an audience. “That’s when writer Dan Curtis said ‘What the hell, let’s add a vampire,’ and the show became a cult hit,” explained Scott, who initially played diner waitress Maggie Evans and still

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Lara Parker, left, as Angelique and Kathryn Leigh Scott as Josette are shown in a publicity picture from “Dark Shadows,” TV’s first American Gothic soap opera. The vampire Barnabas Collins, played by Jonathan Frid, is in the portrait at right rear. recalls the first episode. “I was petrified,” she said, laughing. While Parker and Scott faced the camera as rookies, one veteran Hollywood actress was present throughout the series. “Joan Bennett was our movie star,” said Parker. “She brought a lot of attention to the show.” “She was so beautiful and with four daughters treated us very motherly,” added Scott. “She really understood camera acting, and I picked up a lot of technical things from her.” Scott left “Dark Shadows” in 1970, a few months before the show ended, but overlapped for much of the series with Parker, who arrived in late 1967. “I remember our first episode to-

gether because we were speaking French,” recalled Scott. “I played Josette, a countess during the flashback sequence to 1795. Lara played my maid, Angélique, who was actually a witch. Both characters loved Barnabas Collins, the vampire character played by Jonathan Frid, and that gave rise to much of the series drama.” “I remember being catatonic with fear on my first day on the set,” said Parker. “But I soon settled down as there was a tight schedule to produce a daily show and a lot to remember.” When the final day of shooting arrived as the series ended, Parker said the cast was naturally sad. “But some of us were heading off

the following week to film ‘Night of Dark Shadows,’ the second movie based on the series. So it didn’t really feel like it was over.” After “Dark Shadows,” Scott and Parker continued in film, television and theater. Both also became successful authors, writing about the show. “My fourth book, ‘Heiress of Collinwood,’ is coming out on Nov. 8,” said Parker (see www.laraparker.com). Scott has written companion guides to the show and published other topics through her publishing house, Pomegranate Press. “‘Dark Shadows: Return to Collinwood’ is my guide to five decades of the show written with Jim Pierson and contains behind the scenes stories, photos and an episode guide,” said Scott (see kathrynleighscott.com). As the show continues to draw new fans, Scott and Parker believe “Dark Shadows” had an enduring influence on later popular culture. “The supernatural element that Dan Curtis introduced was new to daytime TV,” said Scott. “It’s the granddaddy of all the contemporary TV series dealing with the paranormal, vampires and horror.” “The horror of Gothic romance takes place in the anticipation and imagination of the audience, and we gave ours plenty,” added Parker. “Sure, they were over-the-top theatrical stories, but we played them with total believability and our fans, old and new, still appreciate that.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. See www.tinseltowntalks.com.

CLUB DIGEST NU MASTER CHAPTER OF BETA SIGMA PHI The Sept. 1 meeting was held at the home of Toni Burkhart. Her program was on the history of the meat product Spam. A list of the years socials was presented, with the next being

a bonfire cookout at the home of Rick Espelien on Halloween. Barbara Smith hosted the Sept. 15 meeting and presented a program on All About Your Childhood. Betty Vannoy hosted the Oct. 6 meeting, giving a program on the history of Columbus Day.

EDUCATION NEWS Wilson Hall DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARDS Wade Kolb and Dr. Montgomery Williams received the 24th-annual Distinguished Alumni Awards at a presentation on Spencer Field during halftime of the varsity football game. Fred Moulton, headmaster; William Croft, chairman of the board of trustees; and Mrs. John S. Wilson presented the awards on Oct. 21. Kolb, a 1996 graduate, is an attorney with Wyche Law Firm in Greenville and specializes in commercial litigation for national and international corporations. He graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts in history and religious studies from the University of South Carolina Honors College, and he received a juris doctor from Duke University School of Law. A published author, he also studied English and theology at Oxford University. Williams is an assistant professor of pharmacy practice at Belmont University College of Pharmacy in Nashville. A board certified pharmacotherapy specialist, she has established an internal medicine practice site at Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tennessee. She serves as the faculty adviser for the Student Society of Health Systems Pharmacists, and her research has been published six times in professional journals. Williams graduated magna cum laude with a doctor of pharmacy from the University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, and she completed her residency at Mission Hospitals in Asheville.

FIFTH GRADE VISITS WASHINGTON Filling two chartered buses, the 55 fifth-grade students and their chaperones, led by the trip’s coordinator, Charles Smith, departed for the 35th-annual Washington, D.C., area trip on Oct. 15. The group spent two full days sightseeing in the city and the surrounding area, visiting such points of interest as the Capitol, White House, Library of Congress, Arlington National Cemetery and National Cathedral, as well as the Holocaust Museum, Embassy Row, Kennedy Center for Performing Arts and National Archives. They also visited the Smithsonian’s Air and Space, Natural History and American History Museums. An evening tour of the city included the illuminated Lincoln, Jefferson and Roosevelt Memorials, as well as the Iwo Jima, Korean War and Vietnam War memorials. They also toured Mt. Vernon and its educational center. The group spent a day at Colonial Williamsburg in Virginia and visited Jamestown

A business meeting was held at the home of Grace Mangum, and Bobbie Sullivan gave a program on Oktoberfest. A contribution will be made to the Salvation Army, and Sumter United Ministires continues to be one of the club’s service projects. Libby Singletary will host

Festival Park before returning home on Oct. 20. As an assignment in conjunction with their U.S. History unit of their social studies class taught by Frances James, the students will give a PowerPoint presentation about their trip to their parents.

FOURTH-GRADE SERVICE As part of the My Community and Me program, fourth-grade students and their teachers, Tammie Amick, Laura Brogdon and Louise Dixon, visited five Sumter community organizations on Oct. 21. During the visits, students also delivered donated items to these agencies that help others who are in need. The students donated canned food to Christian Charities, Emmanuel Soup Kitchen and United Ministries, clothing to The Crisis Closet and toiletry items to Samaritan House.

FIELD TRIPS The seniors in the Advanced Placement physics class, taught by Micki Harritt, participated in Midway Physics Day at the S.C. State Fair on Oct. 18. Sponsored by the University of South Carolina Department of Physics and Astronomy, the program was created to provide a fun lesson in physics for high school students from across the state. High schools are invited to spend a day with the USC physics faculty and ride the midway rides, discussing the physics of the forces involved. The professors volunteer their time to help explain the physics of the amusement park rides and answer questions, and members of the Society of Physics Students act as "physics mentors" to the high school students as they perform measurements of the amusement rides. The 4-year-old preschool classes visited the City of Sumter Fire Department Headquarters on Oct. 19. The first grade classes traveled on Oct. 21 to Willard Farms in Gable, where they picked pumpkins, went on a hayride and walked through a corn maze. — Sean Hoskins

Lee County School District BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Bishopville Primary School held its first Parent University on Sept. 30. Parents and grandparents enjoyed a hearty breakfast and fellowship followed by a presentation by Principal Lamont Moore. Moore reviewed information regarding expectations for the school and parents and solicited parent involvement in the PTO and School Improvement Council. Congratulations to Bishopville Prima-

the next meeting.

SUMTER DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Winners for October are: Oct. 5 - 1st – Kenneth Hamilton and Gary Harbath 2nd - Marie Mills and Hugh Cook

ry School fourth-grade teacher Diane Kent for receiving a Donor's Choose project funded for her fourth-grade team. Kent submitted a proposal titled "Water, Weather, and Climate are Everywhere!" The proposal focused on acquiring equipment needed to implement hands-on instruction focused on the water cycle. Thanks to donors from across the country, students at BPS will receive equipment to measure wind, rain and climate.

LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL On Oct. 1, Jamie Mack, Lee County Career and Technology Center automotive instructor and SkillsUSA adviser, sponsored a car show at the center and invited local car clubs to participate. Automotive students are active members of SkillsUSA. SkillsUSA is a partnership of students, teachers and industry working together to ensure America has a skilled workforce. During this event, Automotive I and II students parked and cleaned cars, using various cleaning supplies to add an extra shine to participants’ vehicles. The three “Best Show” cars were awarded with a SkillsUSA trophy. The Lee County Career and Technology Center FFA attended the Chapter Opportunity Workshop held at Crestwood High School on Sept. 21. The workshop provided chapter officers and Greenhands with classes that would help them develop premier leadership. Greenhands are first-year FFA members. Lee County FFA Greenhands were able to learn more about the FFA and what it has to offer its members. Greenhands were given information on how they could get more involved in the FFA, and they were encouraged to strive for premier leadership, personal growth and career success. FFA members D’Angelo McQuillar (chapter president), Nikolas Walton (chapter vice president), Tyra Capehart, Sha’Jhonel Antrum, Donquez Hickmon, Karon Commander and Whitney Dixon were able to participate in leadership activities with other chapters across the Pee Dee. The members were guided in leadership and team building exercises by state vice president Brook Feder, Kaylynn Simmons, Haley Nealy and Audrey Cutlip. Lee County Career and Technology Center FFA members D’Angelo McQuillar and Nikolas Walton competed in several livestock shows held at the Eastern Carolina Agriculture Fair during fair week, Oct. 11-15. The week kicked off with Nikolas competing in the Market Goat Show. Nikolas showed his goat Mellow. Together they placed third in showmanship, third in weight gain, fourth in

Oct. 12 - 1st – Jimmie Ann Anderson and Larry Baum 2nd - Winnie Field and John Mills Oct. 19 - 1st – Marie Mills and Hugh Cook 2nd - Jimmie Ann Anderson and Barbara James Oct. 26 - NO GAME

carcass and fourth in costume. Nikolas also placed second in record book. As the week continued, D’Angelo and Nikolas competed in the Pullet Show. D’Angelo took first place in cage judging, second place in interview and was grand champion for the Pullet Show. Nikolas took first place in interview, second in cage judging and fifth for overall showmanship. The shows wrapped up with Nikolas competing in the Rabbit Show. He took second place in record book, second place in costume and third place in interview. During the SC FFA Recognition Day at the South Carolina State Fair, FFA chapters were recognized for their hard work and dedication in promoting agriculture in their communities. Lee County Career and Technology Center FFA Adviser Beth Tolson accepted the “From Field to Fair Ambassadors of Agriculture Award” on behalf of the Lee County Career and Technology Center FFA. From appreciating foreign languages to photography and central stage theater, Lee Central High School students enjoyed the opportunity to explore new areas of interest at the School Club Fair on Oct. 3. The fair featured 34 clubs. Congratulations to Lee Central High School senior running back Michael Weston for being voted the WIS-TV 10 Player of the Week for week six. Thanks to all who helped in the #VoteMike campaign.

DISTRICT WIDE Lee County School District Board member Queenie Boyd and West Lee Elementary School teacher Jennifer Whipple Whiddon attended The Dick and Tunky Riley WhatWorksSC Award for Excellence Luncheon at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center on Oct. 14. They enjoyed meeting with stakeholders from across S.C. to discuss educational concerns. The focus of the luncheon was “Closing the Achievement Gap.”— Kara Fowler

Central Carolina Technical College LEADERS CONFERENCE HELD Central Carolina Technical College hosted the 2016 Emerging Leaders Student Leadership Conference at the Health Sciences Center in downtown Sumter. Approximately 100 students from across the state participated in a day of break-out sessions focusing on leadership style, effective communication, college experience and tips for

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Skinner-Bibb WESTMINSTER — Victoria Nicole Skinner and William Tyler Bibb, both of Seneca, were united in marriage at 6 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, at The Old Barrett House. The bride is the daughter of Ray Skinner of Buford, Georgia, and Wanda Baker of Sumter, and the granddaughter of Peggy Skinner and the late Jack Skinner and James Albert and Helen Prescott, all of Sumter. She graduated from Wilson Hall and attended Clemson University. She is the owner of Victoria Skinner Photography. The bridegroom is the son of Mike and Sheryl Bibb of Townville, and the grandson of Michael and Darlene Bibb and the late Delcie Bibb, all of Seneca, and the late James and Bobbie Prater of Townville. He graduated from West Oak High School and Clemson University with a bachelor of science in marketing. He is employed as the youth coordinator at LifePoint Church. Blake Pitts, lead pastor of LifePoint Church, officiated at

the ceremony. Music was provided by Jacob Kesler, guitarist, and Arielle Conklin, vocalist. Escorted by her father, the bride wore an all-lace gown designed by Rosa Clara with a soft fit and flair featuring a halter neckline and open back with a chapel-length train and carried a bouquet of dahlias, lisianthus, garden roses, spray roses and eucalyptus. Morgan Taylor served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Amy Bibb, sister-in-law of the bridegroom; Emma Wynn Brown; Kyndal McDonald and Hannah Baker, sisters of the bride; Heather McCoy; Darden Kelly; and Margaret Briggs Kelly. Flower girls were Cadence Bibb, Ava Greene and Ella Rose McDonald. Beau Bibb, brother of the bridegroom, served as best man. Groomsmen were Jay Rochester, Zach Alexander, Kevin Sutton, Evan Chastain, Ben Webb, Ryan Andrews and Alex Grubbs. McKinley Kelly and Pierson Kelly served as

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ring bearers. The reception was given by the bride's parents at The Old Barrett House. The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom's parents at The Buttermilk Biscuit House in Fairplay. Following a wedding trip to Cancun, Mexico, the couple will reside in Seneca. ••• The couple is registered at Belk, www.belk.com; Bed, Bath and Beyond, bedbathandbeyond.com; and Target, www. target.com.

EDUCATION NEWS FROM PAGE A13 landing a job after graduation. CCTC President Tim Hardee was on hand to welcome students, and Inky Johnson, the keynote speaker, gave an inspiring speech. The Emerging Leaders Student Leadership Conference is held every year and hosted by a different college in the S.C. Technical College System.

PHI THETA KAPPA INDUCTS MEMBERS On Oct. 20, Central Carolina Technical College’s Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society, Beta Eta Pi Chapter, inducted 40 new members. Phi Theta Kappa seeks to recognize and encourage scholarship among associate degree students. Membership in the CCTC chapter of Phi Theta Kappa is limited to associate degree and certificate students who have attained a GPA of 3.25 after completion of 12 or more credit hours. Congratulations to all the new members. — Becky H. Rickenbaker

Morris College SPRING REGISTRATION Morris College is now accepting applications for spring registration for the 2017 semester. Contact the Office of Admissions and Records at (866) 8531345 and the Office of Financial Aid at (803) 934-3419 for more information. Classes begin Jan. 5, 2017.

NAACP ASSEMBLY The Morris College chapter of the NAACP will hold its annual assembly on Thursday. The event will be open to the public and begin at 10 a.m. in the Neal-Jones Auditorium. — Anika Cobb

Sumter School District MOUNT FRANKLIN FOODS MAKES DONATION When the Sumter Economic Development Board recently announced Mount Franklin Foods was coming to Sumter and bringing 225 new jobs, Sumter School District benefitted as well. During the announcement at the Sumter Opera House, the corporation’s Chief Operating Officer Jay David presented the district with a $5,000 check. Chairman of the board of trustees the Rev. Daryl McGhaney accepted the generous gift for the district. The funds will be deposited into a special account to be used for student needs such as medical needs, personal hygiene items or clothing. The donation will have a significant effect toward meeting student needs.

HIGH SCHOOL NATION VISITS High School Nation, a music festival tour featuring artists from TV and YouTube, visited Sumter High School on Tuesday for an interactive music and arts assembly. The first part of the program featured a question-and-answer session with some of the performers and was attended by the school’s fine arts students. The second part was a two-hour interactive outdoor concert event with the entire student body in attendance. The purpose of the event was to support and promote the arts in the nation’s public schools. HSN taught students how to play instruments, paint, use green screen and cameras, design and print shirts, DJ, interview artists and design jackets and hats. In addition to a strong showcase for music appreciation, the interactive zones highlighted journalism, film, fine arts, performing arts, fashion, photography and stage production. All of the activities were free, and anything the students made was theirs to keep.

Only 50 public high schools are chosen annually to host the interactive music and arts assemblies. As one of the chosen schools, Sumter High received a donation package of more than $10,000 in new musical equipment and art supplies.

BATES JOINS TRANSFORMSC TransformSC has accepted Bates Middle School into its statewide network of innovative schools. Bates is the first Sumter School District school to be accepted into this network. To be accepted into the TransformSC network, Bates submitted a three-year innovation plan that was evaluated and approved by TransformSC’s Action Team chairs and staff. Bates committed to creating a culture of innovation and implementing a combination of the innovative practices of STEAM, Project Based Learning and blended learning to transform learning and teaching for every student and every teacher in every classroom every day. TransformSC, an education initiative of the South Carolina Council on Competitiveness, is a collaboration of business leaders, educators, students, parents and policymakers transforming the public education system so that every student graduates prepared for careers, college and citizenship. TransformSC schools and districts are designing, launching, promoting and proving transformative practices in the classroom. There are 55 schools from 23 districts, as well as five entire districts in the TransformSC network.

LEMIRA PARTICIPATES IN READING PROGRAM Lemira Elementary School is participating in Jumpstart’s Read for the Record Day 2016 and celebrated on Friday. The students in grades pre-k through five read “The Bear Ate Your Sandwich” and later enjoyed sandwiches provided by the Sumter Ruby Tuesday restaurant. Jumpstart is a national early education organization, and along with Lemira, it is highlighting the importance of a high quality education for all children. Jumpstart’s Read for the Record, now in its 11th year, is a national campaign that helps address the educational inequities that leave many children unprepared for kindergarten. Jumpstart holds the world reading record for the most people reading the same book on the same day. — Mary B. Sheridan

Thomas Sumter Academy NATIONAL JUNIOR HONOR SOCIETY The Thomas Sumter Academy chapter of the National Junior Honor Society inducted 15 new members on Oct. 25. The new inductees are: Madeleine Britton, Stephanie Carges, Kort Claus, Nathan Corns, Jacob Crowe, Lindsay Daniel, Landon DeLavan, HaileeRhodes Eargle, Libby Gore, Sammy Kessinger, Sydney Kindsvater, Ally Moses, James Parrish, Ansh Patel, Logan Scruggs and Alex Vincent.

COLLEGE FAIR Thomas Sumter Academy hosted its College Fair for upper school students in the Mitch Edens III Memorial Gymnasium. Forty-nine colleges throughout the Southeast were represented at the fair.

FIRST QUARTER HEAD OF SCHOOL HONORS Head of School Honors recognizes those students in grades 1 through 12 who have an A average in all classes. Lower School: First grade — Emily Arnold, Jackson

The deadline for weddings and engagements to publish in the Nov. 27 edition of The Sumter Item is noon on Nov. 17. The deadline for the Dec. 25 edition is noon on Dec. 15. Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The normal deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Engagement and wedding forms may be obtained at The Sumter Item or downloaded from www.theitem.com. Please type or print all information, paying particular attention to names. Do not print in all capital letters. Photographs must be vertical and of reproduction quality. To have your photo returned, provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Photos may also be e-mailed to rhonda@theitem.com. All photographs must be received by the deadline. It is not The Sumter Item’s responsibility to make sure a photograph is e-mailed by your photographer. For additional information, call (803) 774-1264. ANNOUNCEMENT FEES: $95: Standard wedding announcement with photo $90: Standard wedding announcement without photo $75: Standard engagement announcement with photo $70: Standard engagement announcement without photo If you would like your announcement to include information that is not on The Sumter Item’s form, there will be an additional $50 charge.

Boykin, Abby Hodge, Brody Jayroe, Arabella Jones, Sadie Long, Ashlynn Singleton, Riley Carnes, Kason Carter, Kira Davis, Wyatt Newman, Jaydon Ray, Skylar Spilker and Juli Tupper Second grade: Lillian Chmiel, Wini Eades, Paisley Hill, Emma Jackson, Jack McGary and Claudia Rhodus Third grade: Anna Bell, Mikayla Razor, Payton Sosbee, Annabelle Broman and Isaiah Bright Fourth grade: Reese Distelzweig, Reed Dollard, Brynna Nedderman, Trenton Spilker and Diya Patel Fifth grade: Connor Claus, Matthew Cross, Olivia Diller, Isabella Grudzinski and Asher Park Middle School: Sixth grade: Abby Cox, Jenene Grover, Annie Kessinger, Lillian Lindler and Thomas Parrish Seventh grade: Lindsay Daniel, Libby Gore, Sammy Kessinger, Ally Moses, Logan Scruggs and Alex Vincent Eighth grade: Sydney Kindsvater and Ethan Lisenby High School: Ninth grade: Ava Claus, Graham Campbell, Cameron Dixon, Alyssa Law, Callum O’Rouke and Maci Willetts 10th grade: Isabella Crowe, Riley DeLavan, Ed Lee, Kenzie MacQueen, Brianna Rudd and Aubrey Stoddard 11th grade: David Crotts, Jana Marie Faircloth, Zachary Fugate, Payton Houser, Allie Lindler, Marley McCormick, Connor Mouzon, Carmen Silvester, Mason Studer and Josie Reed 12th grade: Josh Barnett, Chris Bermodes, Ross Campbell, Devon Clemmons, Mason Crowson, Hannah Denithorne, Caroline Dollard, Haley Marie Fike, Makayla Font, Baileigh Harrelson, Devin Harwell, Samantha Kindsvater, Eric Lisenby, Nathan Martin, Logan Morris, Christopher Poythress, Tabitha Scruggs and Emily Stacey — BJ Reed

Clarendon School District 1 SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Summerton Rotary Club hosted Literacy Night at Summerton Early Childhood Center. It was a huge success with parents and community enjoying all the literacy activities of each grade level. Strategies were shared by teachers that parents can use to help their child/children with reading. The fall festival was held Thursday. All parents and community members were invited. The Awards Day has been changed to Friday. The Arts Showcase will be held on Thursday. Please come and see your child/children’s art work. The Scholastic Book Fair will be held Monday through Thursday.

ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Eating doughnuts and sharing conversation allowed St. Paul Elementary School students to spend some quality time with their dads and father figures on Oct. 19. The purpose of the event is to increase parental involvement in the lives of students.

SCOTT’S BRANCH MIDDLE / HIGH SCHOOL It’s a global movement, and Jamaican teachers at Scott’s Branch Middle/ High School are proud and excited to be a part of it. Nikiesha Smith and Theodene Grey-Davis accept this challenge to teach students the fundamentals of coding. The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week, and Code.org reaches students in more than 180 countries through a one-hour introduction to

computer science and computer programming. Coding lessons consist of creating games using Minecraft and discovering coding language among several other technological strategies. — Beverly Spry

USC Sumter FRENCH FILM SERIES WRAPS UP The Tournées French Film Festival series will conclude on Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. in Nettles Auditorium at USC Sumter. Both films are free and open to the public, and each screening will begin with a short introduction followed by audience discussion. The Tournées Film Festival is made possible with the support of the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the U.S., the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, the French American Cultural Fund, Florence Gould Foundation and Highbrow Entertainment. • Tuesday — Saint Laurent (2014) Director Bertrand Bonello brings the “dark years” of Yves Saint Laurent to lush, extraordinary life in his biopic Saint Laurent. With Gaspard Ulliel as the titular fashion designer, the film portrays Saint Laurent at the height of his creative output and influence, with his personal life crumbling about him. Bonello treats his main character as a mystery to be solved, finding story fragments in scenes in lieu of plot points. An ambitious look at a complex man, Saint Laurent constructs his routine out of the many extraordinary moments that made up his life. • Nov. 15: Francofonia (2015) Francofonia — not quite a true documentary, not quite a work of fiction — is Russian filmmaker Alexander Sokurov’s meditation on European history, art and culture, centering on the Louvre museum in Paris. The film uses several narratives to expose the relationship between art and power in 1900s Europe, including the relationship between the curator of the Louvre and the Nazis’ head of artistic appropriation, historical and fictional French figures exploring the museum’s curated artistic collections and contrasting the fate of the Louvre in 1940s France with the fate of the Hermitage Museum in 1940s Leningrad. — Misty Hatfield

Sumter Christian School SENIOR SPOTLIGHT The October Sumter Christian School senior spotlight is on Abbey Johnson. Having attended Sumter Christian School since kindergarten, she continues to bring laughter and joy to her teachers and fellow students. She enjoys horseback riding, fishing and hunting and has also been actively involved in volleyball and softball throughout her middle school and high school years. Her favorite school subject is math, and her favorite teacher is Bob Robinett. After graduation, she plans to attend college to pursue a career as a physical therapist assistant. Her favorite Bible verse is Romans 3:23, and she considers her sister, Ashleigh, to be her mentor because she has taught her how to grow in life.

PARENT-TEACHER FELLOWSHIP Sumter Christian School held the first Parent-Teacher Fellowship of the school year on Oct. 20. In addition to the American Christian Honor Society Induction, each of the three band levels performed. Also as a highlight, the lower elementary students (grades 1-3) recited the Pledge of Allegiance and “The American’s Creed” and sang “I Love America.” After the program, parents were invited to spend some time talking to teachers. — Miriam Marritt

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Boyfriend arrested in connection with woman’s murder in Beaufort BEAUFORT (AP) — The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested in connection with his girlfriend’s murder. The Beaufort Gazette reports the sheriff’s office said 44-year-old Jamie Robinson was arrested Saturday after emergency personnel received a tip regarding his whereabouts. According to a news release from the sheriff’s office, Robinson provided accounts in an interview that were contradictory to evi-

dence found at the scene and statements from other witnesses. He was arrested after the interview. Deputies responding to a call about a shooting victim late Friday night found 47-year-old Eulia Moon with an apparent gunshot wound. Moon was transported to the Medical University of South Carolina, where she died. A report from the sheriff’s office says Robinson’s bond hasn’t been set. It’s not known if he has an attorney.

OBITUARIES JAMES E. WILLIAMS James Ervin Williams, 79, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. Born Nov. 13, 1936, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Joe and Mary E. Williams. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home, LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton. (803) 485-3755.

JASPER “JOE” CRIM Jasper “Joe” Crim, 80, husband of Minnie Mayrant Crim, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at his home in Rembert. Born March 1, 1936, in Sumter County, he was the son of Nelly Crim. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of Stella Mack, 6110 Catawba Lane, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home, Inc.

CALESIA SPANN Ms. Calesia Spann, 56, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter on Dec. 13, 1959, she was the daughter of the late Ernest and Annie Tomlin Spann. She was a member of Mt. Zion MBC. She was employed by Defender Cleaning Co. Survivors include three children, Adrian Spann, Marcus (Bridgette) Spann and Taneka Spann (Donald); four brothers, Raymond Spann (Linda), Ernest Spann, Jr. (Savannah), Randolph Spann (Rose), and Robert Spann (Shauna); five sisters, Dianne Tiller, Loretta Spann, Cheryl Williams (Bernard), Vanessa Spann, and Sara Spann; six grandchildren; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be

Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. James Blassingame, Pastor. Burial will follow at Mulberry Church Cemetery. Public viewing will be today from 3:30 to 6 p.m. at the church. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 407 Wilkie St., Sumter. JP Holley Funeral Home of Columbia is in charge of these arrangements.

JAMES “ALVY” WELCH TURBEVILLE — Mr. James “Alvy” Welch, 82, passed away Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016, at Carolinas Hospital after an illness. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, at Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church with burial in church cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home. The family will greet friends Sunday, Oct. 30, 2016. at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. Born in Florence County, he was a son of the late George Dargan Welch and Katherine Langston Welch. He was the owner and operator of Alvy’s Auto Electric, a member of the Sons of the Confederacy, a Gideon, a U.S. Navy Veteran, and a member of Horse Branch Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Josephine Dawson, two brothers, Larry “Morrell” Welch and George “Dickie” Welch. Survivors include his wife, Corine Beard Welch, of the home; a daughter, Dr. Priscilla Welch, of Manning; a son, Stephen Welch (Dianne), of Florence; three brothers, Garreth Welch, of Pensacola, Florida, Robert James “RJ” Welch, of Jedburg, and Francis Welch, of Scranton; two grandchildren, Lacey Daniels (Wes), of

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Sheriff ’s office arrest man in shooting incident FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting incident that took place Saturday afternoon. Between 1 and 1:30 p.m., two men and a woman went to a home in the 1800 block of Kolb Road to drop off flowers to the woman’s parents, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Eric Canty, 46, of 18 Monte Carlo Court, reportedly arrived at the scene and began arguing with one of the men. Later, the two men and woman got into their car to leave, and Canty reportedly began shooting into their vehicle.

Hartsville, and Logan Edens Hendrix, of Florence; and one great-grandchild, James Wilson Daniels, of Hartsville. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73123, or the Horse Branch Educational Building Fund, 5037 Turbeville Highway, Turbeville, SC 29162. Please visit www.floydfuneral.com for online condolences.

ISAAC RHABB JR. Isaac Rhabb Jr., widower of Carolyn Wilson Rhabb, and son of the late Isaac Rhabb Sr. and Bessie Canty Rhabb, was born on Feb. 22, 1936, in Rembert. He departed this life on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. He leaves to cherish his memories and legacy seven children; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held on Monday, Oct. 31, 2016, from 2 to 6 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Rhabb will be placed in the Union Baptist Church (Family Life Center) at noon on Tuesday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Union Baptist Church (Family Life Center) 5890 Springhill Road, Rembert, Pastor Walter Robertson III and Rev. Dr. Willie Dennis, Eulogist. Interment will follow in Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Family will be receiving friends at the home, 160 McLeod Chapel Road, Rembert, SC 29128 Job’s Mortuary Inc. is in charge of arrangements, 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

BETTY R. PRITCHARD Betty Ruth Evans Pritchard, wife of 52 years to the late

One man was struck three times with shots, and the others in the car drove him to the Palmetto Health Tuomey Emergency Room. He was later transferred to a Columbia hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to the news release, the victim is 43 years old. No one else in the car was hit. CANTY Canty was arrested on the scene and is being charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Richard Furman Pritchard, Jr., went to join him forever on Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, surrounded by her loving family at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born July 20, 1938, in Sumter County, she was the daughter of the late John Edward Evans and Martha Elizabeth Walker Evans. She graduated from Edmunds High School and followed her aspirations to teach with a Masters’ Degree in Education from the University of South Carolina. She retired after teaching for 32 years in Sumter area schools, including Thomas Sumter Academy and Sumter School District. Her career as an English and Reading teacher continued after retirement with positions as an ESOL teacher in the Sumter School District, and as a mentor teacher with the Teacher Education Program at USC Sumter. She was a longtime member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church. In addition, she was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma Society — Alpha Kappa Chapter of women educators, and was a former member of the Evening Garden Club where she held positions as an officer and president. Survivors include a son, Richard Furman Pritchard, III, of Sumter; a daughter, ElizaBeth Pritchard Reeves, and her spouse, Jerry Lee Reeves, of Heath Springs; a granddaughter, Brittany Reeves Looper, and precious great-grandsons, Jonathan Ga-

briel Looper and Jackson Grey Looper, of Columbia. She is also survived by a very special sister and brother-in-law, Nelle and Butch Tomlinson of Alcolu; special nieces and nephews, Harvey and Linda Warren, Danny and Dianne Warren, Steve and Raynee Warren, Eddie and Janet Tomlinson, and many other nieces and nephews; and special family friends Linda Graham and her son, Tim. Her parents; four brothers, John, Dee, David, and Edgar Evans; two sisters, Elizabeth Warren and Ethel Hammer; and niece, Lois Warren-Daniels preceded her in death. A memorial service and celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2016, at 2 p.m. at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holley, Rev. Jim Johnson, and Rev. Neal Sweet officiating. Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be the ladies of her travel group, former students and colleagues. The family will receive friends from 1 until 2 p.m. Tuesday in the church sanctuary and other times at the home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Northside Memorial Baptist Church Building Fund. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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FYI Deadline for entry is Friday, The Lincoln High School PresNov. 11. ervation Alumni Association Will you need a ride to the polls on will provide transportation to Connected Warriors Inc. offers Election Day? the polls for voting. This will yoga therapy to service meminclude transportation for bers, veterans and their famiearly voting and on Election lies at no cost to participants Day, Nov. 8. To make arfrom noon to 1 p.m. on Monrangements, call (803) 968days at Southern Bliss Yoga, 4173, (803) 883-9251 or (803) 600 Bultman Drive, number 458-2101. 4. Call Melissa at (803) 4681658 or email southernblisIf your school, civic club, syoga@yahoo.com for dechurch or business would like tails. to participate in the annual Sumter Christmas Parade, the The Furman High School Class Evening Optimist Club is ac- of 1976 will celebrate their cepting applications. The 40th class reunion on Saturparade will be held on Sunday, Nov. 26. For more inforday, Dec. 4. Contact Gail mation, call Hans Swygert Hyatt at (803) 983-3916 or at (803) 481-0293 or Barbara via email at gailhyatt@sc. Jones at (803) 481-0293. rr.com for an application.

PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

TOWN OF LYNCHBURG PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 4 p.m., town hall

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Sumter 86/58

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 85/52

ON THE COAST ARIES (March 21-April 19): An EUGENIA LAST unexpected financial gain will boost your morale. Don’t let temptation get the best of you. Someone will offer you misleading information. Get your facts straight before you take action. Personal improvements are favored.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Engage in playful activities with the people you enjoy spending time with. A day trip or family get-together will put some of the professional, financial or medical issues you are trying to resolve in perspective. Choose peace over arguing. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Check out the online job market, but don’t give up what you already have out of boredom. Keep your current position secure and look at other options as a recreational pastime that can bring in extra cash. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Have fun and do something different. Get involved in a cultural event. Get together with the people who make you happy and challenge you to think outside the box. Express your feelings and honor your promises. Self-improvements are favored. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Emotions are best kept contained. Sit back and take in everything that is going on around you. Consider some of the more obscure options rather than doing something predictable. The element of surprise will work in your favor. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get out of the house and stay away from negative situations. Do things you enjoy or spend time with someone who is sympathetic to your situation. They will help you get

back on track and prepared to address whatever troubles you. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keeping up with others will be on your mind. Before you set the bar too high, consider who you are in competition with and why. The only person you have to compete with is you. Rethink your strategy and move forward. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The ball is in your court. It’s up to you to make things happen. Whether it’s at home or at work, try to bring up the unique and creative ideas you have and work to turn them into a reality. Follow your heart and don’t look back. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): There will be a lot of underlying talks and developments happening today. Stay in the loop, ask questions and offer solutions. Participation will be the name of the game, and can put you in a leadership position. Romance is encouraged. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can grow into new territory. Take the skills you use most and change things up a bit, and you will come up with a trendy new idea that will find plenty of demand. Market what you have to offer. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Be wary of groups, organizations and individuals who are trying to get you to donate or talk you out of your hard-earned cash. False information will lead to temptation, but finding out the facts firsthand will help you avoid being exploited. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Wheel and deal. You can buy and sell personal assets and come out on top. Investments and contractual agreements will turn in your favor. A gift or windfall from an unexpected source will surprise you.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD A&E NETWORK: A double-feature program By S.N. ACROSS 1 Title holder 6 Thick carpet 10 One-to-one instructor 15 Dagwood’s young neighbor 19 Strudel specialist 20 Marching band instrument 21 Overplay a part 22 Dark film genre 23 John Wayne and Lady Gaga 25 Black-andyellow dessert 27 Stage scenery 28 Faux pas 30 Gets around 31 Motive introducer

35 Subsists (on) 36 Iconic lithographer 37 Frightens 38 Madrid mister 39 “Seems to me . . .” 43 Wild time 44 Conservation officers 46 Gun owners’ org. 47 Parting comment 48 Grad 49 Park bench part 50 Poker opener, perhaps 51 Language suffix 52 Sci-fi staple 56 Simulated 57 Tearful tale 59 Plucked strings 60 Soft touch 61 Longest French river 62 Letterhead art 63 Invigorating drink

64 Rosé alternative 66 Netanyahu predecessor 67 Chinese home-decor philosophy 70 Tries to find 71 Dignified doyennes 73 __ Arbor, MI 74 Ancient Andean 75 Western sound effects 76 Castigates 77 Armand’s arm 78 Old-school cheer 79 Mark on après 83 Immense 84 Early sample 86 Banquet ritual 87 Happened to 88 World Series prelude: Abbr. 89 At __ for words 90 Slip away 91 Kid’s cookie shape

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Today: Partly sunny; humid in southern parts. High 80 to 84. Monday: Plenty of sunshine; pleasant. High 80 to 86.

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preceded Benjamin Netanyahu as Prime Minister of Israel in the former’s second tenure of 19951996. JUMBO (83 Across) as a synonym for “large” was popularized in the 1880s as the name of an elephant exhibited by P.T. Barnum. “Mauna KEA” (101 Down) means “white mountain” in Hawaiian, referring to its seasonal snowcap.

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Bentley’s 2 TDs, King’s 2 INTs help Gamecocks come away with 24-21 victory over Volunteers RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

Brewer Brunson (3), Garrett Black (21), Ryan Touchberry (38) and the rest of the Laurence Manning Academy Swampcats will open the SCISA 3A playoffs at home next Friday in a rematch against Pinewood Prep. Ryan Morris (24) and the Wilson Hall Barons will be on the road in another rematch against Ben Lippen in Columbia.

Many rematches as SCISA playoff field finally set BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com The SCISA playoffs pairings are finally set, and just two area teams will be at home for the opening round next Friday — but there will be plenty of rematches. Laurence Manning Academy, by virtue of its 35-0 win over rival Wilson Hall this past Friday, earned the No. 4 seed in 3A and will face a familiar opponent in Pinewood Prep. The Swampcats, who are 6-3 overall, defeated the fifth-seeded Panthers 28-8 in Summerville. Pinewood is 6-4 on the year. Also earning a home game was Robert E. Lee Academy. The Cavaliers won the 1A state championship last season and moved up to 2A this year. They responded with a 9-2 campaign and won the Region II-2A title with a 6-0 record. REL will host Northwood Academy, the fourth seed from Region I. The Chargers are 4-6 this season. The remaining three local teams will hit the road, starting with Wilson Hall. The Barons went 5-4 and captured the sixth and final playoff spot in 3A. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley (4) celebrates a touchdown during the first half of the Gamecocks’ 24-21 upset victory against No. 18 Tennessee on Saturday.

FROM STAFF REPORTS COLUMBIA — The Jake Bentley era at South Carolina has its first signature win. Despite being sacked six times, the true freshman quarterback completed 15 of 20 passes for 167 yards and two touchdowns as the Gamecocks took ad-

vantage of three Tennessee turnovers to upset the 18th-ranked Volunteers 24-21 on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium. USC improved to 4-4 overall and 2-4 in the Southeastern Conference while the Vols fell to 5-3 and 2-3. The victory snapped a 3-game losing streak against UT for Car-

olina. Fellow freshman Rico Dowdle also had a big game for the Gamecocks, rushing 27 times for 127 yards -- both career highs -- and a touchdown. Defensive back Jamarcus King had the big night on defense as he picked off Vols quarterback Joshua Dobbs twice, in-

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Wilson Hall boys finish third at state BY WORTHY EVANS Special To The Sumter Item COLUMBIA — The Wilson Hall boys cross country team wasn’t really looking to repeat as 3A state champions as they entered the state meet on Saturday at Heathwood Hall in Columbia. “We lost a lot of runners from last year,” Barons junior Drew Reynolds said. “But we pulled through. We got a lot of young runners to step up and we had REYNOLDS some seniors who didn’t run last year come and give us a great race.” Even so, Wilson Hall had another solid showing. Reynolds led the way for the Barons’ third-place finish with a sixth-place time of 17 minutes, 35.68 seconds in the 3.1mile distance. “I started off very fast,” he said. “I was worried about that for a little bit, but it turned out to be a great race.” Junior Bryce Lyles finished 12th

with a time of 18:08.41 and was the second finisher for Wilson Hall, which finished behind state champion Heathwood Hall and runnerup Cardinal Newman. Senior Patrick Bell (15th), junior Layton Creech (17th), and senior Brad Russell (37th) rounded out the top five finishers for the Barons. On the girls side, Wilson Hall finished in sixth place with 129 points. Ashley Hall (47) finished as state champs followed by Porter-Gaud (55) and Ben Lippen (85). Molly Moss paced the Lady Barons with a ninth-place overall finish and a time of 21:00.14, Emily Reynolds (20th), Natalie Ardis (28th), Kristen Fisher (29th) and Margaret Briggs Kelley (48th) rounded out the top five for WH. In the 2A girls race, Thomas Sumter finished fifth behind champion Spartanburg Christian, runner-up Shannon Forest, Calhoun Academy and Spartanburg Day. The two Spartanburg schools dominated the top-10 finishers.

SEE WILSON, PAGE B3

cluding with 3:42 left in the game and USC up by three. That allowed the Gamecocks to bleed the clock down to under a minute before punting the ball back to Tennessee with no timeouts left. Dobbs got UT to the Carolina 40,

SEE SCISA, PAGE B6

SCISA PLAYOFFS Friday 3A (5) Pinewood Prep at (4) Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m. (6) Wilson Hall at (3) Ben Lippen, 7:30 p.m. 2A (4) Northwood at (1) Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. (3) Thomas Sumter at (2) St. Andrew’s 8-MAN DIVISION II (3) Clarendon Hall at (2) Richard Winn

SEE USC, PAGE B6

Down to the wire in Tallahassee

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Clemson wide receiver Mike Williams (7) looks for running room during the first half of the Tigers’ game against Florida State on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla. The Seminoles held a 28-26 lead on Clemson early in the fourth quarter. For a complete recap, visit us at www.theitem.com

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Cleveland shortstop Francisco Lindor, right, and center fielder Rajai Davis celebrate after the Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Friday in Game 3 of the World Series in Chicago to take a 2-1 series lead.

Indians slip by Cubs 1-0 for 2-1 World Series lead CHICAGO — Cody Allen, Andrew Miller and the Cleveland Indians crashed a Wrigley Field party 71 years in the making. Leave it to that sensational bullpen to silence the Chicago Cubs and their revved-up fans. Allen escaped a ninth-inning jam and the Indians set a major league record with their fifth shutout this postseason, holding off the Cubs 1-0 Friday night for a 2-1 lead in the World Series. Pinch-hitter Coco Crisp delivered an RBI single in the seventh off Carl Edwards Jr. And that was all Cleveland needed to win the first Series game at Wrigley since 1945. The crowd began forming beyond the ivy-covered walls in the early morning, all pumped for the big day. And fans, some who paid thousands of dollars to pack the seats and nearby rooftops, were roaring after a two-out error by first baseman Mike Napoli helped Chicago put runners on second and third in the ninth. Allen quieted the neighborhood ballpark, striking out co-NL Championship Series MVP Javier Baez to end it. “We know we’re going to have our hands full to beat these guys, and tonight was a good example,” Indians manager Terry Francona said. “I mean, that was as close a ballgame as you’re ever going to find, and we found a way to manage to win that game.” The Cubs have been blanked four times in the last eight games this postseason.

WORLD SERIES (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) All games televised by Fox Cleveland 2, Chicago 1 Tuesday, Oct. 25: Cleveland 6, Chicago 0 Wednesday, Oct. 26: Chicago 5, Cleveland 1 Friday, Oct. 28: Cleveland 1, Chicago 0 Saturday, Oct. 29: Cleveland (Kluber 18-9) at Chicago (Lackey 11-8), 8:08 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 30: Cleveland (Bauer 12-8) at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. x-Tuesday, Nov. 1: Chicago at Cleveland, 8:08 p.m. x-Wednesday, Nov. 2: Chicago at Cleveland, 8:08 p.m.

FERNANDEZ HAD COCAINE, ALCOHOL IN SYSTEM MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez had cocaine and alcohol in his system when his boat crashed into a Miami Beach jetty, according to toxicology reports released Saturday. It’s not clear whether Fernandez was driving when the boat crashed Sept. 25, killing the 24-year-old baseball star and two of his friends. But Fernandez had a blood-alcohol content level of 0.147, well above Florida’s legal limit of 0.08, according to autopsy reports released by the Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office. Associate Medical Examiner Kenneth Hutchins listed the cause of death as “boat crash” for Fernandez, 27-year-old Emilio Jesus Macias and 25-year-old Eduardo Rivero.

MATSUYAMA KEEPS 3-SHOT LEAD AT HSBC SHANGHAI — Hideki Matsuyama picked up three of his birdies on the par 5s and rarely got out of position at Sheshan Internation-

al. Bogey-free for the first time all week, he was more than satisfied with a 4-under 68 to keep his threeshot lead going into the final round of the HSBC Champions. Defending champion Russell Knox shot a 68 to stay three shots behind. Daniel Berger was another shot behind. Matsuyama was at 17under 199.

FENG HOLDS LEAD AT DELAYED SIME DARBY KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Shanshan Feng birdied four of her final six holes after a long lightning delay Saturday to top the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia leaderboard when darkness suspended play. The 27-year-old Chinese player had a one-stroke lead over fellow major champion Anna Nordqvist of Sweden. Feng was 7 under for the day and 13 under overall on the 18th tee when play was stopped at TPC Kuala Lumpur. Nordqvist was on the par-5 16th. Amy Yang was third at 11 under with three holes left.

VARSITY FOOTBALL MANNING 28 LAKE MARION 0 SANTEE — Manning’s Alex Coleman rushed for two touchdowns in the Monarchs’ 28-0 victory over Lake Marion on Friday. Jack Owens threw for two touchdowns for MHS, who improved to 7-2 overall and 3-0 in Region VII-3A. The Monarchs will travel to Timberland on Nov. 11.

From staff, wire reports

PRO BASKETBALL

Bradley, Thomas lift Celtics past Hornets CHARLOTTE — Avery Bradley had 31 points on a career-high eight 3-pointers, and the Boston Celtics defeated the Charlotte Hornets 104-98 Saturday night. Bradley was 8 of 11 from beyond the arc and pulled down 11 rebounds as the Celtics shot 75 percent from the field in the fourth quarter. Isaiah Thomas had 24 points and seven assists and Al Horford added 14 points for the Celtics, who trailed by one entering the fourth quarter. Boston finished 15 of 31 from 3-point range, while the Hornets were just 9 of 32. Kemba Walker led the Hornets in their home opener with 29 points, while Frank Kaminsky had 11 points and four rebounds in his first regular season action. Nicolas Batum added 12 points.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boston’s Isaiah Thomas (4) drives past Charlotte’s Marco Belinelli during the Celtics’ 104-98 win on Saturday in Charlotte. HAWKS 104

76ERS 72 PHILADELPHIA — Even with Dwight Howard having an off game, Atlanta won easily.

Paul Millsap scored 17 points to lead five Hawks in double figures and Atlanta toppled the Philadelphia 76ers 104-72 on Saturday. And coach Mike Budenholzer said that’s a good sign for the Hawks. Kyle Korver added 15 points and Mike Muscala added 14 for Atlanta. The Hawks barely needed top offseason acquisition Howard. The big man had just two points and seven rebounds in his second game for his hometown team after signing a threeyear, $70 million free-agent contract this summer. “The great thing about adding Dwight to our group and something that Dwight is embracing and cherishing is that we play as a team,” Budenholzer said. Joel Embiid and Sergio Rodriguez had 14 points apiece for the 76ers. From wire reports

6 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia Third Round from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (GOLF). 7:30 a.m. – Women’s Professional Tennis: WTA Finals Singles Final Match from Kallang, Singapore (ESPN2). 7:30 a.m. – Professional Tennis: WTA Finals Matches, ATP Basel Matches and ATP Vienna Matches (TENNIS). 9:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Everton vs. West Ham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 a.m. – NFL Football: Washington vs. Cincinnati from London (WACH 57). 10:20 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Hertha Berlin vs. Hoffenheim (FOX SPORTS 2). Noon – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Chelsea vs. Southampton (WIS 10). Noon – Women’s College Volleyball: Louisiana State at Florida (SEC NETWORK). 12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Hamburg vs. Cologne (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: New England at Buffalo (WLTX 19). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Arizona at Carolina (WACH 57, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Goody’s Fast Relief 500 from Ridgeway, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WEGX-FM 92.9). 1:45 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Tijuana vs. Toluca (UNIVISION). 2 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Georgia at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: Sanderson Farms Championship Final Round from Jackson, Miss. (GOLF). 3 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Conference Playoffs Semifinal Leg 1 Match (ESPN). 3 p.m. – Formula One Racing: Mexican Grand Prix from Mexico City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, UNIVISION). 4 p.m. – NFL Football: Green Bay at Atlanta (WACH 57). 4 p.m. – NASL Soccer: Tampa Bay at Jacksonville (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Texas A&M at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK). 5 p.m. – Figure Skating: ISU Grand Prix Skate Canada (WIS 10). 5 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Conference Playoffs Semifinal Leg 1 Match (ESPN). 5 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 5:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Charles Schwab Cup Playoffs from Thousand Oaks, Calif. – PowerShares QQQ Championship Final Round (GOLF). 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Conference Playoffs Semifinal Leg 1 Match (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – Exhibition College Basketball: Clarion at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). 7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Leon vs. Puebla (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: World Series Game Five – Cleveland at Chicago Cubs (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Washington at Memphis (NBA TV). 8:20 p.m. – NFL Football: Philadelphia at Dallas (WIS 10, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). 9:30 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Conference Playoffs Semifinal Leg 1 Match (FOX SPORTS 1).

MONDAY

Noon – Professional Tennis: BNP Parisbas Masters Early-Round Matches from Paris (TENNIS). 3 p.m. – College Golf: East Lake Cup from Atlanta (GOLF). 3:55 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Swansea vs. Stoke City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Match (SEC NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Southeastern Conference Tournament Match (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Chicago at Brooklyn (NBA TV). 8:15 p.m. – NFL Football: Minnesota at Chicago (ESPN, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5).

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

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

W L T Pct PF PA 6 1 0 .857 176 107 4 3 0 .571 187 131 3 4 0 .429 146 159 2 5 0 .286 119 180 W L T Pct PF PA 4 3 0 .571 117 154 4 4 0 .500 182 183 3 4 0 .429 194 200 2 5 0 .286 139 196 W L T Pct PF PA 4 3 0 .571 170 150 3 4 0 .429 133 139 3 4 0 .429 140 162 0 7 0 .000 130 207 W L T Pct PF PA 5 2 0 .714 185 179 5 2 0 .714 167 117 4 2 0 .667 136 123 3 4 0 .429 206 185

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST W L T Pct PF PA Dallas 5 1 0 .833 159 107 Philadelphia 4 2 0 .667 156 88 Washington 4 3 0 .571 159 162 N.Y. Giants 4 3 0 .571 133 141 SOUTH W L T Pct PF PA Atlanta 4 3 0 .571 229 199 Tampa Bay 3 3 0 .500 128 159 New Orleans 2 4 0 .333 176 195 Carolina 1 5 0 .167 161 176 NORTH W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 5 1 0 .833 129 84 Green Bay 4 2 0 .667 140 123 Detroit 4 3 0 .571 170 170 Chicago 1 6 0 .143 111 169 WEST W L T Pct PF PA Seattle 4 1 1 .750 111 84 Arizona 3 3 1 .500 159 110 Los Angeles 3 4 0 .429 120 154 San Francisco 1 6 0 .143 144 219

THURSDAY’S GAME

Tennessee 36, Jacksonville 22

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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

MONDAY’S GAME

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Boston 1 Toronto 1 Brooklyn 1 New York 0 Philadelphia 0 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Atlanta 2 Charlotte 2 Miami 1 Washington 0 Orlando 0 CENTRAL DIVISION W Cleveland 2 Chicago 1 Detroit 1 Indiana 1 Milwaukee 0 WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W San Antonio 2 Memphis 1 Houston 1 New Orleans 0 Dallas 0 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Oklahoma City 2 Denver 1 Portland 1 Utah 1 Minnesota 0 PACIFIC DIVISION W L.A. Clippers 1 Sacramento 1 L.A. Lakers 1 Golden State 1 Phoenix 0

L Pct GB 1 .500 — 1 .500 — 1 .500 — 1 .000 ½ 2 .000 1 L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 — 1 .500 1 1 .000 1½ 2 .000 2 L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 ½ 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 1 .000 1½ L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 ½ 1 .500 1 2 .000 2 2 .000 2 L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 ½ 1 .500 1 1 .500 1 1 .000 1½ L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 1 .500 ½ 1 .500 ½ 1 .500 ½ 2 .000 1½

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 94, Toronto 91 Brooklyn 103, Indiana 94 Detroit 108, Orlando 82 Charlotte 97, Miami 91 Oklahoma City 113, Phoenix 110, OT Houston 106, Dallas 98 Utah 96, L.A. Lakers 89 Golden State 122, New Orleans 114

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 104, Philadelphia 72 Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Memphis at New York, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Portland at Denver, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Utah at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Miami, 6 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. Washington at Memphis, 8 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 8 7 0 1 15 29 13 Detroit 8 6 2 0 12 26 18 Tampa Bay 7 5 2 0 10 25 20 Ottawa 7 4 3 0 8 23 25 Toronto 7 2 2 3 7 24 28 Florida 8 3 4 1 7 20 21 Boston 7 3 4 0 6 17 23 Buffalo 7 2 3 2 6 17 20 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 8 5 2 1 11 20 23 N.Y. Rangers 8 5 3 0 10 29 21 New Jersey 7 3 2 2 8 15 15 Washington 6 3 2 1 7 14 14 Columbus 7 3 3 1 7 18 17 Philadelphia 8 3 4 1 7 28 30 Carolina 7 2 3 2 6 21 26 N.Y. Islanders 8 3 5 0 6 22 24

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 8 5 2 1 11 28 19 St. Louis 8 4 2 2 10 21 21 Chicago 8 4 3 1 9 28 27 Winnipeg 8 4 4 0 8 21 23 Dallas 7 3 3 1 7 18 22 Colorado 6 3 3 0 6 16 17 Nashville 7 2 4 1 5 18 24 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 8 7 1 0 14 29 17 San Jose 8 5 3 0 10 19 20 Vancouver 8 4 3 1 9 15 19 Calgary 9 4 4 1 9 30 32 Los Angeles 7 4 3 0 8 20 22 Anaheim 9 3 4 2 8 21 23 Arizona 7 2 5 0 4 22 30 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Carolina 3, N.Y. Rangers 2 Chicago 3, New Jersey 2, OT Winnipeg 1, Colorado 0 Calgary 5, Ottawa 2 Edmonton 2, Vancouver 0 Columbus 4, Anaheim 0

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Buffalo 3, Florida 0 Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m. Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9 p.m. Washington at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Buffalo at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at Carolina, 5 p.m. Florida at Detroit, 5 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Chicago, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Edmonton, 9 p.m. Washington at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

GOLF SCORES By The Associated Press

HSBC CHAMPIONS

Saturday At Sheshan International Golf Club Shanghai Purse: $9.5 million Yardage: 7,261; Par: 72 Third Round Hideki Matsuyama 66-65-68—199 -17 Russell Knox 66-68-68—202 -14 Daniel Berger 66-70-67—203 -13 Francesco Molinari 67-69-68—204 -12 Bill Haas 67-67-70—204 -12 Rickie Fowler 65-73-68—206 -10 Ross Fisher 69-68-69—206 -10 Shane Lowry 74-68-65—207 -9 Thomas Pieters 71-70-66—207 -9 Henrik Stenson 69-71-67—207 -9 Matt Kuchar 73-66-68—207 -9 Xinjun Zhang 68-69-70—207 -9 Rory McIlroy 71-66-70—207 -9 Ryan Moore 71-72-66—209 -7 Sergio Garcia 68-72-69—209 -7 Chris Wood 69-70-70—209 -7 Paul Casey 67-70-72—209 -7 Jason Kokrak 70-73-67—210 -6 Alex Noren 68-72-70—210 -6 Emiliano Grillo 72-67-71—210 -6

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Logano aware of mistakes from last year JENNA FRYER The Associated Press MARTINSVILLE, Va. — Joey Logano was initially unrepentant, insistent he had done nothing wrong in a feud with Matt Kenseth that ultimately cost Logano a chance to win his first Cup championship. A year later, Logano has a new perspective about the soap opera that fueled the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. He returns to Martinsville Speedway on Sunday with a maturity about him that could put Logano in position to win that elusive title. “I learned some valuable lessons last year,” Logano said. “I learned a whole new level I didn’t even know I had. Now I know how to reach that level mentally inside a racecar to make things happen and be a great leader for my team.” Logano was en route to NASCAR’s championship race last year as perhaps the driver to beat for the title. He’d swept the three-race segment of the second round of the Chase, and was dominating at Martinsville, headed toward a win that would have advanced him to the season finale. Then Kenseth intentionally wrecked Logano as payback for a spat that started during the second round of the playoffs. Logano had already won at Charlotte to secure his spot in the third round, and Kenseth was closing in on a mustwin victory at Kansas that would have extended his playoffs. But Logano, who only had a trophy on the line that day at Kansas, raced Kenseth hard in the closing laps and spun his rival. Kenseth was livid at how hard Logano had raced him. Logano didn’t care.

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Aubrey Stoddard took forth with a time of 20:10.15. Teammate Bella Crowe was right behind her with a time of 20:22.98. “I started off not feeling my best, but at the end I gave everything I had because it was the last race of the season,” Stoddard said. “It was a really

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Driver Joey Logano prepares for practice for today’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 at Martinsville Speedway in Martinsville, Va., on Saturday. Logano will start second behind pole-sitter Martin Truex Jr. The hard feelings simmered for two more weeks, then with Kenseth out of the playoffs, he exacted his revenge. Looking back, Logano knows now his shouldershrug attitude toward Kenseth flamed the fire. Had he picked up the phone, called Kenseth or sent him a text, it might have changed the entire season. Kenseth might have let it go, Logano would have won at Martinsville, maybe would already have a Cup championship. That’s all in the past as the third round of the playoffs begins Sunday at Martinsville, and Logano and Kenseth are both still in play. Logano scored a must-win victory last week at Talladega to advance , while Kenseth used consistency and a play-it-safe strategy at Talladega to ensure Joe

Gibbs Racing got all four of its Toyotas into the round of eight. Logano is the only Ford driver still in the playoffs. He’s got to face the entire JGR organization — the team he raced for before they let him go and he was scooped up by Roger Penske — as well as six-time champion Jimmie Johnson, who leads 2014 winner Kevin Harvick and a trio of Chevrolets. Penske believes Sunday is a critical race, for his driver and his team, in this Chase. “It’s a level playing field. We’re satisfied where we are,” he said. “I think we need to get through what happened last year at Martinsville and get some good success there so we can move on hopefully to the next round.” Logano, who starts second

Sunday, very much wants this do-over. He had a bull’s-eye on his back last year, in part because of that three-race sweep in the playoffs, in part because of his supreme confidence. But he had to deliver last week to get to this round, and he’s not yet stamped himself as a favorite in this Chase. “I think we’re a little bit more under the radar than we were last year,” he said. “We’ve just got to go out there and fight, do what we know how to do. Don’t need to change anything. We’ve just got to keep the intensity up, keep realizing we like the pressure; I think we’re better under pressure. That’s kind of our motto this year. I look forward to those moments. I looked forward to this weekend.”

good race for us because we have such a young team.” This year, Stoddard and Crowe bonded while they were competing with each other. “We’ve kind of become best friends through this,” Crowe said. “It’s always nice that we can push each other but we still are friends.” Tabitha Scruggs (30th), Contessa Davis (34th) and Addison Thorton (48th) rounded

out the top finishers for the Lady Generals. The TSA boys finished in sixth place with an overall score of 155. Spartanburg Christian (44) won the title followed by Spartanburg Day School (67), Shannon Forest (100), Trinity-Byrnes (122) and Greenwood Christian (141). Josh Fugate led the way for the Generals with a 17th-place finish and a time of 18:32.66.

Jackson Gaulke (28th) was next followed by Daniel Lasica (34th), David Crotts (37th) and Chris Parrish (39th). Thomas Sumter, in the boys and girls races, weren’t looking for a championship either, but instead were using the race to improve on personal best times. “We’re always trying to get better every week. I’m pleased the way it’s gone and the way

After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Martinsville Speedway Martinsville, Va. Lap length: 0.526 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 98.206 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 98.165. 3. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 97.840. 4. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 97.729. 5. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 97.699. 6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 97.684. 7. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 97.613. 8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 97.518. 9. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 97.508. 10. (88) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 97.427. 11. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 96.904. 12. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 96.830. 13. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 97.422. 14. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 97.372. 15. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 97.292. 16. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 97.292. 17. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 97.222. 18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 97.172. 19. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 97.073. 20. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 97.048. 21. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 97.048. 22. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 97.008. 23. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 96.968. 24. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 96.914. 25. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 97.058. 26. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 97.008. 27. (93) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 97.008. 28. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 96.820. 29. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 96.666. 30. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 96.657. 31. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 96.573. 32. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 96.533. 33. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 95.694. 34. (55) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 95.381. 35. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 95.295. 36. (30) Gray Gaulding, Chevrolet, 95.146. 37. (83) Dylan Lupton, Toyota, 94.794. 38. (32) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 94.548. 39. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 92.997. 40. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 0.000.

they’ve worked to get this far,” Thomas Sumter head coach Rob Coursey said. “I couldn’t be more happy with Aubrey and Bella. Those girls have worked the hardest I’ve ever seen. To finish the way they did today was a reflection on the way they handled themselves this year.” Sumter Item sports writer Justin Driggers contributed to this report

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Coastal Carolina rips Presbyterian CONWAY — Jah-Maine Martin ran for 120 yards and two scores on 12 carries, and Kenneth Daniels added two rushing TDs and 100 yards on 15 carries to lift Coastal Carolina past Presbyterian 48-17 on Saturday. Tyler Keane added two passing scores through the air for Coastal Carolina (6-2). Keane threw a 38-yarder to Ky’Jon Tyler on the Chanticleers’ opening drive and the two-point conversion made it 8-0. Presbyterian (2-6) coughed it up on its first offensive play when Jabarai Bothwell forced Darrell Bridges into a fumble. Keane promptly threw a 20-yard score to Laquay Brown to make it 15-0 with 12:36 still to play in the first quarter. THE CITADEL 45 ETSU 10

CHARLESTON — Cam Jackson rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns, Dominique Allen threw for a score and The Citadel beat East Tennessee State 45-10 to set a program record for consecutive wins in a single season. The Citadel (8-0, 6-0 Southern) outgained ETSU 427-87 on the ground and had a 504-253 advantage overall. ETSU fell to 3-5, 1-5. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 49 BUCKNELL 28

CHARLESTON — Shane Bucenell threw three touchdown passes, London Johnson threw another and ran for two more scores and Charleston Southern beat Bucknell 49-28. Bucenell led the Buccaneers (5-2) to a 21-14 halftime lead with TD strikes of 59 yards to Saire Davis and 27 and 13 yards to Kameron Brown. The Buccaneers held Bucknell (3-5) to 71 yards rushing. HAMPTON 28 S.C. STATE 26

HAMPTON, Va. — Jaylian Williamson threw for 271 yards and three touchdowns, including a 57-yarder to Twarn Mixson in the fourth quarter of Hampton’s 28-26 win over South Carolina State. Williamson found Mixson with 7:04 remaining to give Hampton (4-4, 4-2 MEAC) a 28-20 lead. Caleb York threw a 23-yard TD pass to Kanome Mcintosh and a 13-yarder to Bishop York for S.C. State (3-4, 3-1). WOFFORD 31 MERCER 21

SPARTANBURG — David Howerton blocked a punt and recovered it in the end zone for a score to give Wofford enough of a margin to top Mercer 31-21. Lorenzo Long rushed for 108 yards and two TDs for Wofford (5-3, 3-2 Southern Conference) against Mercer (4-4, 2-3). FURMAN 24 VMI 10

LEXINGTON, Va. — Reese Hannon completed 18 of 27 passes for 291 yards and two TDs as Furman beat VMI 24-10. Thomas Gordon caught four passes for 142 yards for Furman (2-6, 2-3 Southern). VMI fell to 3-5, 1-4. From wire reports

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Florida defensive back Marcus Maye (20) and defensive lineman Joey Ivie (91) tackle Georgia running back Nick Chubb (27) during the first half of Saturday’s 24-10 victory in Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida stuffs Georgia 24-10 for 3rd straight win over ’Dogs JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jordan Scarlett scored for the sixth consecutive game, Antonio Callaway had the first rushing touchdown of his career and No. 14 Florida used a dominant defensive effort to beat Georgia 24-10 on Saturday. Playing just their second game in four weeks, the Gators won their third straight in the “World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party.” It was Florida’s 21st victory against the Bulldogs in the last 27 years. Coach Jim McElwain should raise a glass to his defense after the latest one. The Gators (6-1, 4-1 Southeastern Conference) pressured freshman quarterback Jacob Eason early and often and stuffed Nick Chubb on just about every carry. The unit stopped two fourth-down plays on Georgia’s final two drives. The biggest mismatch was up front, with Florida’s defense controlling the line of scrimmage. That’s nothing new for Georgia (4-4, 2-4), whose O-line has been a target for criticism all season. The Bulldogs lost for the fourth time in their last five games, and first-year coach Kirby Smart fell to 1-6 in the series as a player and coach.

Florida did nothing spectacular offensively, managing 231 yards. Luke Del Rio, coming off a threeinterception performance against Missouri, completed 15 of 25 passes for 131 yards and a touchdown. Florida’s defense smothered Georgia on a warm, sun-soaked afternoon. The Bulldogs finished with 164 yards, including 21 rushing. Chubb had 20 yards on nine carries. KENTUCKY 35 MISSOURI 21

COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kentucky running backs Benny Snell and Boom Williams were just infants in 1999 when the Wildcats won three consecutive SEC games. Saturday, their performance helped Kentucky accomplish that feat for the first time in 17 years. Snell rushed 38 times for 192 yards and two touchdowns, and Williams added 19 carries for 182 yards and a TD as the Wildcats defeated Missouri 35-21. It’s the first time in school history two running backs have rushed for at least 175 yards apiece in a conference game. Stephen Johnson completed 14 of 23 pass attempts for 208 yards, two

touchdowns and an interception as the Wildcats (5-3, 4-2 SEC) piled up 582 yards of offense, their highest conference output since Nov. 11, 2006, when they had 597 yards in a 38-26 win against Vanderbilt. Missouri (2-6, 0-4) has allowed 500 or more yards of offense in four consecutive games. MISSISSIPPI STATE 56 SAMFORD 41

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Nick Fitzgerald tied a Mississippi State record with seven total touchdowns and led the Bulldogs to a 56-41 win over Samford on Saturday. The win snapped Mississippi State’s three-game losing streak and the Bulldogs (3-5) had 669 yards of total offense. Fitzgerald was 20 of 35 for 417 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions. He also rushed for 117 yards and two more touchdowns. Donald Gray caught three of Fitzgerald’s touchdown passes and totaled a career-high 207 yards receiving. Devlin Hodges had 468 yards and four TDs passing for Samford (6-2). From wire reports

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Jackson rescues fifth-ranked Louisville against Virginia 32-25 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — When he trotted back onto the field with just over 2 minutes to play and No, 5 Louisville suddenly trailing Virginia 25-24 on Saturday, Lamar Jackson was well aware of what was at stake. “Everything,” he said. “Our whole season. We just knew what we had to do.” Jackson, as has been the case all season, did the most, engineering a 75-yard drive and capping it by floating a perfectly placed 29-yard touchdown pass to Jaylen Smith with 13 seconds remaining as the Cardinals survived, 32-25. It was Jackson’s fourth touchdown pass and kept the Cardinals (7-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the College Football Playoff picture. Virginia (2-6, 1-3) had scored with 1:57 remaining and used a 2-point conversion to take a 25-24 lead. Jackson finished 24 of 41 for 361 yards. He ran 18 times for another 90 yards, and boosted his TD count to 38. NOTRE DAME 30 MIAMI 27

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Justin Yoon kicked a 23-field goal Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson, front, scrambles during the first with 30 seconds left to give half of Saturday’s 32-25 come-from-behind victory over Virginia in Notre Dame a 30-27 victory Charlottesville, Va. over Miami on Saturday as THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

the Fighting Irish survived squandering a 20-point lead to end a three-game home losing streak. The Irish (3-5), who had lost all five games by single digits, were on the brink of losing again when Miami’s Michael Jackson recovered a botched punt in the end zone for the go-ahead touchdown with 6:49 left. But the Irish tied it up less than a minute later when on third-and-1 Josh Adams bounced out of the pile and raced in for a 41-yard TD. It was the fourth straight loss for Miami (4-4), which fell to 1-9 at Notre Dame Stadium. DeShone Kizer completed 25 of 38 passes for 263 yards and one TD for Notre Dame. BOSTON COLLEGE 21 N.C. STATE 14

RALEIGH, N.C. — Running back Davon Jones threw a 14yard touchdown pass to Tommy Sweeney on a trick play with 4:43 left, and Boston College earned its first ACC victory since 2014 by beating North Carolina State 21-14. Receiver Jeff Smith rushed 60 yards for a touchdown for BC’s first touchdown and Patrick Towles was 18 of 33 for 204 yards to help the Eagles (4-4, 1-4) snap a 12-game league losing streak. N.C. State (4-4, 1-3), which

has lost three straight. GEORGIA TECH 38 DUKE 35

ATLANTA — Justin Thomas weaved through the Duke defense on a 50-yard run, finally clinching a Georgia Tech win with less than 2 minutes remaining. Thomas ran for a careerhigh 195 yards with two touchdowns and threw for 264 yards to beat Duke 38-35. Georgia Tech (5-3, 2-3 ACC) snapped a streak of two straight losses to Duke (3-5, 0-4). ARMY 21 WAKE FOREST 13

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Ahmad Bradshaw scored on an 11-yard keeper with 11:45 left to help Army beat Wake Forest 21-13 on Saturday, inching the Black Knights closer to bowl eligibility. Army (5-3) had fallen behind 10-7 early in the third and trailed until Bradshaw’s keeper around the left side. By that point, Army had gradually taken control of the game, with its defense taking the Demon Deacons (5-3) out of rhythm while its offense finally ran with its wear-youdown, clock-melting style. From wire reports

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE STATE SATURDAY (3) Clemson at (12) Florida State (late) South Carolina 24, (18) Tennessee 21 Citadel 45, East Tennessee State 10 Wofford 31, Mercer 21 Furman 24, VMI 10 Charleston Southern 49, Bucknell 28 Coastal Carolina 48, Presbyterian 17 Hampton 28, South Carolina State 26 Newberry 53, Lenoir-Rhyne 14 North Greenville 34, Wingate 30 Albany State 34, Benedict 7 Carson-Newman 39, Limestone 25

ACC THURSDAY (25) Virginia Tech 39, Pittsburgh 36 SATURDAY (5) Louisville 32, Virginia 25 Georgia Tech 38, Duke 35 Boston College 21, North Carolina State 14

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Army 21, Wake Forest 13 Notre Dame 30, Miami 27

SEC SATURDAY (9) Texas A&M 52, New Mexico State 10 (14) Florida 24, Georgia 10 (15) Auburn at Mississippi (late) Kentucky 35, Missouri 21 Mississippi State 56, Samford 41

TOP 25 FRIDAY South Florida 52, (22) Navy 45 SATURDAY (2) Michigan 32, Michigan State 23 (4) Washington 31, (17) Utah 24 (6) Ohio State 24, Northwestern 20 (7) Nebraska at (11) Wisconsin (late) Texas 35, (8) Baylor 34 Oklahoma State 37, (10) West Virginia 20 (13) Boise State at Wyoming (late) Kansas at (16) Oklahoma (late) (24) Penn State 62, Purdue 24

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Carolina quarterback Cam Newton only ran twice against the Saints in his first game back from a concussion last week, but said he won’t let the head injury affect how he approaches the game moving forward as the Panthers look to snap a four-game losing skid against Arizona today.

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Washington punt returner Dante Pettis (8) scores a touchdown against Utah in the second half of Saturday’s 31-24 victory in Salt Lake City.

No. 4 Washington edges 17th-ranked Utah 31-24 SALT LAKE CITY — Punter Mitch Wishnowsky had pushed No. 4 Washington in a back-and-forth showdown with No. 17 Utah. But then Wishnowsky outkicked his coverage, somewhat, late in the fourth quarter and gave Washington an opening. Dante Pettis returned the punt 58 yards for a touchdown with 3:25 left and Washington held off Utah 31-24 on Saturday to remain undefeated. After Utah tied it at 24 with 9:07 left, Washington (8-0, 5-0 Pac-12) pinned the Utes on their own 1 on quarterback Jake Browning’s pooch punt. The Utes (7-2, 4-2) went three-and-out and punted to Pettis, who ran parallel toward the far sideline, broke a tackle and outran everyone. Browning threw for 186 yards and two touchdowns, and Myles Gaskin ran for 151 and a touchdown. (2) MICHIGAN 32 MICHIGAN STATE 23

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Amara Darboh caught eight passes for a career-high 165 yards, and De’Veon Smith ran for two TDs to help Michigan beat Michigan State. The Wolverines (8-0, 5-0 Big Ten) scored every time they had the ball in the first half, beating the Spartans (2-6, 0-5) for only the second time in the last nine meetings. Michigan avenged last year’s loss in which the Spartans scored the winning touchdown on the final play when the Wolverines botched a punt. (6) OHIO STATE 24 NORTHWESTERN 20

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Curtis Samuel had a 3-yard touchdown run with 9:43 left to give Ohio State the lead, and J.T. Barrett converted two key third downs on a game-sealing drive. After being upset by Penn State last week, the Buckeyes struggled against another multi-touchdown underdog. The Buckeyes (7-1, 4-1 Big Ten) punted on five straight drives in one stretch, but responded to Northwestern (4-4, 3-2) tying it at 17 with a TD drive, capped by Samuel. TEXAS 35 (8) BAYLOR 34

AUSTIN, Texas — Trent Domingue kicked a 39-yard field goal with 46 seconds left and Texas upset Baylor to hand the Bears their first loss. For the second straight season, coach Charlie Strong and the Longhorns (4-4, 2-4 Big 12) beat Baylor (6-1, 3-1). D’Onta Foreman rushed for a career-best 250 yards and two touchdowns for the Longhorns. OKLAHOMA STATE 37 (10) WEST VIRGINIA 20

STILLWATER, Okla. — Mason Rudolph threw three TD passes and ran for a score for Oklahoma State. Rudolph completed 26 of 36 passes for 273 yards. James Washington had six catches for 117 yards, Chris Lacy caught two touchdown passes, and Jalen McCleskey had 11 receptions for the Cowboys (6-2, 4-1 Big 12). Skyler Howard passed for 212 yards, but he threw two interceptions and lost a fumble for West Virginia (6-1, 3-1). NO. 24 PENN STATE 62 PURDUE 24

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Saquon Barkley ran for 207 yards and two touchdowns, Trace McSorley threw three scoring passes, and Penn State (6-2, 4-1 Big Ten) routed Purdue (3-5, 1-4). SOUTH FLORIDA 52 (22) NAVY 45

TAMPA, Fla. — Quinton Flowers ran for 176 yards and two touchdowns to help South Florida (7-2, 4-1) get back on track in the American Athletic Conference with a 52-45 victory over No. 22 Navy (5-2, 4-1) on Friday. From wire reports

Newton, Panthers desperate to snap 4-game skid vs. Cards STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers were at the pinnacle of their game the last time they faced the Arizona Cardinals in January. Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as the Panthers walloped the Cardinals 49-15 in the NFC championship to advance to the franchise’s second Super Bowl. But things have gone downhill since for Carolina (1-5), which enters Sunday’s rematch against Arizona (3-3-1) in dire need of a victory and looking to snap a four-game losing streak. “We don’t need no messages. We out of messages. We out of things that need to be said. We out of big, rah-rah speeches and everybody saying believe,” Newton said. “Man, listen, we gotta win. That’s it.” Carolina’s offense, which led the league in scoring last season, showed signs of life in a 41-38 loss to the Saints before the bye week in Newton’s first game back from a concussion. But the Panthers will face a defense that has been outstanding in recent weeks, limiting the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks to a combined nine points in the last nine quarters. Arians said Arizona’s biggest problem in the NFC championship game is it got behind early and began to press under pressure — something the Cardinals can’t afford to do on Sunday. “The big thing is you can’t let them get a big lead or any kind of lead because they’re really good when they have a lead,” Arians said. Here are some things to watch in the Cardinals-Panthers game:

JONES’ IMPACT Arians called his defense’s performance against Seattle the best he’s seen since he took over as Cardinals coach in 2013. A big reason for Arizona’s improved play is the addition of Chandler Jones, who had a strip sack of Russell Wilson. He draws so much attention that young Markus Golden has had chances to make big plays, too. Golden leads the team with six sacks; Jones has five. “He can do some things that we weren’t able to do in the past,” Peterson said of Jones. “(We can) play a little bit more coverage and let him and Markus get after the quarterback, which they have been doing such a phenomenal job for us throughout the season.”

RUNNING WILD The Cardinals have undergone something of a personality change. They haven’t been able to connect for big passing plays, and have become more reliant on running back David Johnson. The versatile third-round pick out of Northern Iowa leads the NFL in yards from scrimmage with 1,004. He had 113 yards rushing and 58 receiving against Seattle and

came within inches of scoring the winning TD in overtime. He has at least 100 yards from scrimmage in all seven games this season. “The biggest thing for young guys is opportunity,” Arians said of Johnson. “He got opportunities last year through injuries and made the best of them. He’s continued to progress this year.”

CAROLINA’S SECONDARY Carolina’s secondary could be just what Carson Palmer needs to get on track. Carolina has allowed 13 touchdowns through the air and eight passing plays of 40 yards or more. Carolina will get cornerbacks James Bradberry and Robert McClain back from injuries , but the Panthers were struggling on defense even before they got hurt. Coach Ron Rivera said if everything stays the same Worley and McClain would start against the Cardinals. “You didn’t see the deep balls completed on them last year and it’s happened on the tapes this year,” Arians said. “Young guys get hit with double moves, and veterans too, but young guys are pressing so hard that communication can get a little screwed up.”

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NEWTON RUNNING Newton only ran twice against the Saints in his first game back from a concussion, but said this week he won’t let the head injury affect how he approaches the game moving forward. The Cardinals expect a full dose of Newton. “Having that freak of nature running down between the hashes and down the sidelines, that’s not supposed to happen,” Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson said. “It would definitely be a blessing to not prepare for Cam Newton as a runner, but we know that’s not reality. That is his game. You can tell that gets him into the game. That gets him fired up.”

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If Americans’ Halloween costumes reflect their financial outlooks, there will be a lot of bats out there this year, according to a SunTrust financial confidence poll. Twenty-seven percent of people would be a bat because they’d rather sleep than think about their finances; 19% would be a vampire because bills are sucking them dry; and 8% would be a skeleton because spending habits “are killing me.”

THIS WEEK

ON THE MOVE

29.99% interest? Beware of store cards

STOCK STORIES OF THE WEEK B/E AEROSPACE The aircraft interiors manufacturer on Monday agreed to be bought by aerospace company Rockwell Collins for $6.4 billion. The deal, expected to close in spring 2017, sent shares soaring to a 2016 high.

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ou’re being hounded. You thought that debt was gone for good, but collectors are closing in and demanding payment. You may be facing zombie debt. A zombie debt might be a dormant bill resurrected by debt collectors — or it could be something you never owed at all. Be careful: Making even a single payment on an old debt can bring it back from the grave. But don’t hide and hope it’ll go away, either. Fight back.

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HOW ZOMBIE DEBT STRIKES

Creditors regularly remove old debt from their books and sell it to third-party collectors for cents on the dollar. Collectors proﬁt even if they collect only a portion of the original debt, so that gives them the incentive to resurrect old bills years after the debts were incurred. Common sources of zombie debt: uDebts you forgot about. uDebts you already settled with a creditor. uFraudulent charges from identity theft. uDebts wiped out in bankruptcy. uDebts beyond the statute of limitations for when you can be sued for payment.

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Zombie debt is old. “That in itself can pose a danger to consumers, especially when high-pressure collection tactics are being used, because it’s hard to verify if the old debt is legitimate,” says Colin Hector, staff attorney at the Federal Trade Commission. As debts are sold and resold, information can decay, leading collectors to seek payment on erroneous debt. And making a payment on old debt can reset the statute of limitations, leaving you vulnerable to a lawsuit.

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Debt collection is the largest source of consumer complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with more than 85,000 complaints ﬁled in 2015. The leading reason: being hounded for debts that consumers didn’t owe. SLAY THAT UNDEAD DEBT

“Get as much information as possible before making a decision,” says April Kuehnhoff, staff attorney with the National Consumer Law Center. “Even if you’re feeling pressure during a phone call, don’t agree to make even a $20 payment.” First, request a validation letter. It outlines details, including the original creditor, the amount of the debt and how you can

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challenge it. This will help you verify that it is your debt and it hasn’t already been paid. Second, determine if the debt is past the statute of limitations by asking the debt collector or researching your state’s laws on time-barred debt. You cannot legally be sued for debt that’s past the statute of limitations, though collectors may still try. uIf you already paid the debt: Write a letter to the collections agency demanding it cease contact. The Fair Debt Collections Practices Act forces it to do so. uIf it’s not your debt or is otherwise invalid: Write a letter challenging the debt within 30 days of ﬁrst contact. uIf you do owe the debt and can pay: Resolving an unpaid account can get it out of your life and perhaps help your credit score. Get any agreement in writing before sending money. uIf you do owe it and can’t pay: Pursue debt relief through credit counseling or bankruptcy. No matter what, be proactive: Don’t ignore anything you receive in the mail from debt collectors, and get it all in writing.

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Sports fans love football seaA son. Entertainment lovers can’t wait for Oscar season. But earnings season matters most to people who care about money and the corporate world. Every three months companies that sold stock to the public must tell the world how they’re doing ﬁnancially. Regulations are strict

about this. Investors often pay the most attention to how much proﬁt companies hauled in during the quarter after paying expenses. Stocks can move violently up or down after proﬁts are announced if investors are surprised by what they hear. If earnings are better than expected, the stock can soar. But if the earnings miss forecasts, watch out. Earnings season is often much more just sizing up the company’s bottom line during the quarter. Investors look for other key measures, such as the amount of business the company booked, which is called revenue. Some companies even tell you what they

Keep a balance on a storebranded credit card at your own peril. Store cards charge an average interest rate of 23.84%, compared with the 15.18% national average for all other credit cards, CreditCards.com found. Some store cards charge even more, such as Big Lots (29.99%), Zales (29.24%) and Staples (28.24%). To put that in perspective, if a consumer put $2,000 on an average store card and paid $100 a month, they’d pay an extra $574.37 in interest over 26 months — compared with $321.53 over 24 months for an average, general-purpose card, said Matt Schulz, senior industry analyst for CreditCards.com.

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expect their business to look like in the future. This glimpse into the future can be even more telling than past results. You don’t have to be a Wall Street maven to care about earnings. Investors looking for good investments, employees curious how safe their jobs are, job seekers, managers and even competitors can use earnings season to see how companies are doing. Earnings season is one of the rare times companies have to fess up and tell you how things are really going. To submit a question, e-mail Matt Krantz at mkrantz@usatoday.com or on Twitter @mattkrantz.

What’s more, the bonuses retailers use to entice people often are lackluster. The CreditCards .com survey found that half of the 100 biggest stores offer sign-up bonuses, but only 13 offered more than $25 for a $200 purchase. “For the most part, these cards can’t match up with what general-purpose credit cards offer,” Schulz said. “The interest rates are far higher, the rewards are less lucrative.” Store-branded credit cards do have their uses, as long as they’re used with care, said Mike Sullivan, personal finance consultant with non-profit credit counselor Take Charge America. Store cards are easier to get for people trying to establish or repair their credit; the high interest rates make the issuers less choosy, Sullivan said. Store cards also become attractive if their sign-up bonus is calculated as a percentage and the consumer uses the card to make a large purchase. But in all cases, Sullivan said, the advantages are only for people who immediately pay their balances in full. “I don’t recommend month-tomonth use out of any of these cards,” Sullivan said. “Never carry them in your billfold.” Schulz cautioned buyers to resist pressure at the checkout counter to sign up for cards they don’t really want. Instead, take a brochure, read the details and apply the next time you return to the store, if you still want it. Sullivan recommended a close eye on store cards’ interest rates and any fees. Annual fees should be deal breakers for people eager for a one-off deal or a chance to rebuild their credit, he said. Cards managed by large, established financial institutions may mean less headaches for consumers.

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PETE THE PLANNER

Shrewd college kids think like smart car shoppers Do your research before stepping on the lot — or get stuck with tens of thousands in debt

Special for USA TODAY

No matter how complicated your life is now, you simply cannot adopt the “we’ll figure it out when we get there” methodology of financial planning. I’m cursed/blessed with the affliction of preplanning. This makes me the most annoying person on the planet to go on a date with. I can’t leave the house without checking traffic on at least three apps. I can’t select a destination without having a parking place in mind and a backup space to boot. And I can’t go out to eat without scouting the menu online a week in advance. Some people — meaning my wife — may label this as crazy. But I want to know as much as I can to make an informed decision. Maybe I go overboard planning for a night out, but most people don’t go nearly far enough planning for life’s most expensive ordeals — like financing college. DON’T BUY TOO MUCH CAR

College shopping is like car shopping at the world’s weirdest dealer. You can buy a $35,000 car or $150,000 car. It’s your choice. Peter Dunn is an author, speaker and radio host, and he has a free podcast: Million Dollar Plan. Have a question about money for Pete the Planner? Email him at AskPete@pete theplanner.com

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CUTTING THE CORD

To put how crucial planning for college is into perspective, let’s compare your decision-making process to that of buying a new car. You’ll quickly see why research matters. This isn’t just any car lot. It’s the weirdest dealership on the planet. You can buy any car you like, whether it’s $35,000 or $150,000. It’s your choice. Inside the dealership is a huge slot machine. You get to pull the handle to see if you win any rebates or special ﬁnancing. Then you head into the ﬁnance office. This makes you nervous. While you did a ton of research on the car, you didn’t do much on the cost or how to pay for it. You’re hoping this goes quickly, because all you want to do is drive the car off the lot. Besides, you’re feeling lucky — the giant slot machine

just gave you a $2,500 discount. The finance manager is awesome. She’s doing her best to help you get into the car of your dreams. The lender, well, he’s a bore. It feels like he’s trying to crush your dreams. He mentions something about only being able to lend you a certain amount of money. Unfortunately, the new car smell has distracted you. The good news is that you’re borrowing at a relatively low rate: 4% or so. You’re trying to make the purchase over a four-year period, and based on the cost of the car, the loans may only carry you to the end of year two. Then you’ll have to find alternate financing. You don’t care, because you don’t have to start repaying the loan until the four years are up. You’ll figure it out when you get there. “I’ll take that one!” you say, pointing to a $135,000 car. You roll out in your sweet new ride. UH, OH: NOW WHAT?

The first two years fly by. Before you know it, you’ve reached the limit you’re allowed to borrow. Now you’re faced with a dilemma: uYou can abandon the car in the alley, leaving you with tens of thousands of dollars in debt and no car. One of your friends recently did that. He’s living with his parents rent-free. uYou could go to a secondary lending market and borrow at more than a 10% interest rate. uYour parents could step in and borrow at a 6% rate. You choose the 6% or 10% loan ... you don’t remember which because you attained your goal. You now own the car, and you still haven’t made one payment. Even better, you won’t have to make a payment for six months. Including interest, your car will now cost you well over $215,000. The payments are brutal. You’re starting to think the $40,000 car would have made more sense. You wonder why your parents didn’t talk you into the more practical car. Then you learn they’re on the hook for your car, too. They’re wishing you’d chosen the more practical car too. Who’s at fault? The finance manager? The lender? Or the person who could have discovered all of this prior to selecting their car by digging into the details? You better put that car to good use. You’ve got student loans to repay.

THE WEEK AHEAD

Vudu has a deal for you: Free movies, TV Mike Snider @mikesnider USA TODAY

Vudu wants to become a streaming service for Everyman. Although it may not be as well known as streaming services such as Netflix and Hulu, Vudu does have a well-recognized parent company: Walmart. Just as Walmart prides itself on being a value destination for shoppers, it wants Vudu to become the same. So earlier this month, the service made thousands of movies, such as School of Rock and True Grit and first episodes of The Walking Dead, free to stream in high definition with limited commercials. “We think there’s no better value than free,” said Jeremy Verba, Vudu’s vice president and general manager. For free, I got to watch True Grit — not the 1969 John Wayne version but the 2010 film starring Jeff Bridges as Rooster Cogburn — after viewing a trio of 30-second commercials on my tablet. Three more popped up about one-third of the way through. To many, that would be a small price to pay to check out a movie or TV episode. More than half of Walmart customers are willing to watch ads for free or discounted movies and TV, Verba says. When Walmart acquired Vudu in 2010, the Santa Clara, Calif.based streaming service focused on the rental and sale of high-definition movies on demand. Since then, Vudu has added a disc-todigital service in which you pay $2-$5 to convert a DVD or Bluray Disc into a digital movie. You can also easily add digital copies of purchased Disney movies and discs that support the UltraViolet online storage format to your Vudu account. And Walmart’s InstaWatch feature automatically adds digital copies of DVDs and Blu-rays bought in Walmart stores or on Walmart.com to your Vudu library. Digital movies sold in Walmart before the physical disc

Streamers have several thousand options to choose from if they don’t mind a few ads

versions come to retail can be added automatically, too, by scanning a QR code. Once in your Vudu account, movies and episodes can be viewed on mobile devices (Android and iOS), computers and smart TVs. You can also use Vudu via apps on smart TVs, Net TV devices such as Google Chromecast and Roku, video game systems such as PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and Blu-ray Disc players. Vudu plans to add new releases to its Movies On Us selections regularly. The free service could serve as a gateway to Vudu’s higher-end options, too.

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The Vudu app displays some of the many movie titles that are free to watch with limited ads.

“Cutting the Cord” is a regular column covering Net TV and ways to get it. If you have suggestions or questions, contact Mike Snider at msnider@usa today.com. And follow him on Twitter: @MikeSnider.

Beyond HD, many Vudu movies come in the HD enhanced HDX format and — even better — 4K Ultra HD, which has more than four times the resolution of standard HD. Some 4K movies sport high dynamic range (HDR) with improved contrast, detail and color. And a growing number of ﬁlms come with multidimensional Dolby Atmos surround sound. (For more information on compatible TVs and products go to Vudu.com.) Several million consumers already buy, rent and watch content on Vudu, Verba says. “We want to grow that,” he said, “and we think advertisers will be very attracted as well to reaching these customers in the living room in an on-demand environment.”

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Friday’s jobs report will be key to Fed’s rate hike plans Paul Davidson @Pdavidsonusat USA TODAY

The monthly jobs report will get even more attention this week as the Federal Reserve nears an expected interest rate hike in December. The October jobs survey highlights a ﬂood of economic news that also includes reports on consumer spending, manufacturing and service-sector activity. Consumers took a break in August after splurging in previous months, leaving consumption ﬂat. But retail sales picked up sharply last month on strong vehicle purchases. And brisk activity at restaurants and bars likely offset sluggish demand for utilities, says Nomura economist Lewis Alexander. Economists estimate the Commerce Department will report Monday that consumer spending grew a healthy 0.4% in September. On Tuesday, the Institute for Supply Management releases its index of manufacturing activity. Factories have struggled since 2014 as a strong dollar made U.S. shipments pricey for overseas buyers and the oil downturn hammered drilling-related investment. With oil prices partly rebounding and the dollar leveling off, manufacturers have stabilized. In September, factory activity bounced back with a modest pickup after a slight contraction the previous month.

The September jobs report highlights a busy week of economic news.

Janet Yellen has said that the “economy has a little more room to run,” and she doesn’t want to put up a roadblock just yet.

Economists reckon ISM will record similar growth for October. The Fed meets Wednesday, but with the election just six days later, no one’s expecting a rate hike. A divided Fed voted to hold its key rate steady last month and indicated it intends to lift it by year’s end for the ﬁrst time in 2016. Yet a surprise rate increase this week could drive down stocks, affecting Americans’ view of the economy and of the candidates. Plus, with the 5% unemployment rate and rising wages, Fed Chair Janet Yellen said the “economy has a little more room to run,” and she doesn’t want to put up a roadblock just yet. Look for signals in the Fed’s post-meeting statement that a rate hike is coming in December. The service sector has been humming. ISM’s activity index posted the fastest pace of growth in nearly a year last month. Economists expect ISM on Thursday to announce just a modest pullback in October’s expansion. Owing to the vibrant service sector, job growth has been solid this year. Last month, employers added 156,000 jobs. Layoffs by manufacturers and oil companies are partly to blame. But the 5% unemployment rate also has left fewer available workers, making it harder for employers to ﬁnd job candidates. Economists estimate the Labor Department will report Friday the economy added 165,000 jobs in October, while the unemployment rate fell to 4.9%.

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USA TODAY PERSONAL FINANCE over must be completed as soon as practicable, and a written letter of certiﬁcation must be provided to the receiving company.

Robert Powell Special to USA TODAY

Jeffrey Levine, chief retirement strategist with Ed Slott & Co.

First, what is a 60-day rollover?

QA: It’s a process that allows a person to move money indirectly from one retirement account to another, something you might do when switching jobs or retiring, for example. In a typical 60-day rollover, a person will take a distribution from one of their retirement accounts via a check made payable to them personally. Then, within 60 days, they deposit it into another retirement account. What was the old guidance?

QA: Prior to Revenue Procedure 2016-47, ﬁxing a rollover that wasn’t completed in time usually required a private letter ruling (PLR) from the IRS. These rulings — almost like mini court cases with the IRS as judge and jury — were always time consuming and expensive, but they became even more so in February when the IRS increased its fee to $10,000. Tack on professional fees to prepare the ruling, which could easily run another $10,000, and the total cost to try and ﬁx the problem could easily run $20,000 or more. What changes under the new guidance?

QA: The PLR process will largely be replaced by a self-certiﬁcation process that will allow people to complete a late 60-day rollover immediately and at no cost. What are the conditions that must be met?

A: Most people need to be concerned with three rules: The late rollover must be due to one of 11 IRS-provided “excuses,” the roll-

What else do IRA account owners need to know?

11 ‘EXCUSES’ THAT THE IRS WILL ACCEPT

QA: The IRS has indicated that

Your delay must be attributable to one of the following:

they will be adjusting reporting requirements to be alerted when a late 60-day rollover is made. That could draw unwanted scrutiny to a person’s tax return.

1. Financial institution error. 2. You misplaced your rollover check and it was never cashed.

3. You deposited your distribution into an account you thought was a retirement account and it remained there until you completed your rollover.

4. Your principal residence was severely damaged.

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5. There was a death in your family.

IRA rollover mistakes get easier to ﬁx

olling over an IRA is a financial maneuver fraught with peril. One wrong step and you could be on the hook for a massive tax bill. Miss the 60-day deadline, and you could face a complicated appeals process that could easily cost $20,000 — that is, until now. On Aug. 24 the IRS changed its appeals process for those who miss the 60-day deadline. Now, with one of 11 excuses — a postal error, for example — and some “self-certification” legwork, you can fix the problem yourself for free. In one fell swoop, this new guidance will save thousands of IRAs from the harsh bite of needless and accelerated taxation, according to Jeffrey Levine, chief retirement strategist with Ed Slott & Co. Levine answered our questions about the new guidance by email, edited for length and clarity.

How much of your health care costs the plans are designed to cover:

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There’s a 60-day deadline for an IRA rollover. What’s missing from the new guidance?

QA: What about relief for people who are given poor advice by a trusted adviser, but not through a ﬁnancial institution? What if, for instance, a CPA read the tax code upside-down and told someone that they had 90 days to complete the rollover instead of 60? Based on the language in the guidance, it appears this person would not meet any of the 11 IRS-provided acceptable excuses. This seems unfair. Is there a way to avoid rollover problems altogether?

A: Yes. Moving money directly from one retirement account to another reduces the potential for error. This can be accomplished by having retirement money sent right from one account to another without ever handling the funds, or by having the distributing company make the check payable to the new retirement account.

members was seriously ill.

7. You were incarcerated. 8. Restrictions were imposed upon you by a foreign country.

9. A postal error occurred. 10. Your distribution was made on account of an IRS levy and the proceeds of the levy have been returned.

11. The distributing company did not provide information required by the receiving company. SOURCE IRAHELP.COM

In one fell swoop, this new guidance will save thousands of IRAs from the harsh bite of needless and accelerated taxation. Robert Powell is editor of Retirement Weekly. Got questions about money? Email Bob at rpowell@allthingsretirement.com.

PLATINUM PLANS:90% GOLD PLANS: 80% BRONZE PLANS: 60%

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SILVER, GOLD, BRONZE:

WHICH HEALTH INSURANCE TIER IS RIGHT FOR YOU? Lacie Glover @LacieWrites NerdWallet

If you buy health insurance on a state or federal marketplace, the arrival of fall means it’s almost time to pick a health plan. The Affordable Care Act, also called Obamacare, requires most Americans to buy health insurance. This year’s open enrollment period lasts from Nov. 1 to Jan. 31 for anyone buying health insurance on their own. (If you get your health plan through work, your open enrollment time will be decided by your employer.) Health plans sold through the marketplaces are sorted into tiers — bronze, silver, gold or platinum — based on how much they will help pay your medical bills, on average. Here’s how to decide which tier is right for you. TIERS GIVE AN ESTIMATE OF HOW MUCH A PLAN WILL PAY

Each tier is meant to estimate the percentage of medical costs the plans will cover, based on an average across all buyers of plans within the tier: uBronze plans: 60% uSilver plans: 70%

uGold plans: 80% uPlatinum plans: 90% Health plans within every tier must pay for “10 essential health beneﬁts,” which are deﬁned by federal law — things such as trips to the emergency room, pediatric care, prescription drugs and preventive care such as physicals and immunizations. Plans can also pay for treatment beyond these 10 fundamentals, and the overall estimated payments for services determine the tier. The percentage you pay for each tier (such as 40% for a bronze plan) includes your deductible, co-payments and co-insurance. These amounts also will vary by plan, even within the same tier. There is a cap on how much you pay in one year that also varies by health plan; the maximum in 2017 is $7,150 for an individual or $14,300 for a family. This year, “Simple Choice” plans will be available on the exchanges for some consumers. Deductibles, co-payments and co-insurance are the same within each metal tier in these plans to make them easier to compare. SILVER AND GOLD ARE A GOOD MIDDLE GROUND

For many people, silver plans

seem to strike a good balance between out-of-pocket costs and premiums. Of consumers enrolled in state or federal exchanges as of March 2016, 70% choose a silver plan, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Philip Lee, a health insurance broker in Lafayette, Calif., says most of his clients choose silver plans. However, people with more medical needs often upgrade to gold plans because lower costs at the doctor’s office or pharmacy offset their higher monthly premiums. BRONZE AND PLATINUM PLANS MIGHT NOT PAY OFF

After silver plans, bronze plans are the next most popular, with 22% of consumers choosing them in 2016 — perhaps because the premiums are often the lowest available. The trade-off with a bronze plan is higher out-of-pocket costs when you’re sick and need to see a doctor or ﬁll a prescription. “So if you’re really healthy and will hardly ever be using the plan at all, OK, maybe bronze is a good choice,” Lee says. On the ﬂip side, Lee almost never recommends a platinum

70% of people enroll in silver plans, 22% in bronze, 6% in gold and just 2% in platinum. plan to clients because the added beneﬁts typically aren’t worth the high premiums. Only 2% of consumers chose such plans. “Don’t get a plan you think you might not be able to afford,” says Adria Gross, a patient advocate and author of Solved! Curing Your Medical Insurance Problems. If you can’t pay your premiums, the insurer will cancel your plan. THERE’S MORE TO A PLAN THAN ITS METAL TIER

The metal tier is just one of many things to keep in mind when choosing a health plan. “If any plan doesn’t cover your doctors, hospitals and your drugs, it won’t work for you,” Gross says. When making your choice, you should: uLook at the summary of beneﬁts for any plan you’re seriously considering. This document tells you what medical services

the plan pays for and, perhaps more important, those it does not pay for. uMake sure you like the plan type. For example, a health maintenance organization, or HMO, will require you to have a primary care doctor and get referrals for any specialists you want to see. A preferred provider organization, or PPO, will give you more leeway in choosing doctors. uCheck the plan’s provider network directory to make sure your primary care doctor is listed, if you want to keep that doctor. You can also call your doctor’s office and ask whether they accept the specific plan you’re considering. Check the plan’s drug formulary, which is the list of covered drugs, to make sure any prescription medications you take are included. If you don’t find this information online, call the insurer’s customer service line and ask any questions you have before you buy. Lacie Glover is a staff writer at NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Email: lacie@nerdwallet.com. NerdWallet is a USA TODAY content partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from around the web. Its content is produced independently of USA TODAY.

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While hackers might take over your computer with the aim of selling your financial account numbers to criminals, they more typically are looking for a quick payment in the form of a ransom, said Levin, the author of Swiped, a book on ID theft. Specifically, he said, hackers encrypt your files and won’t provide a key to unlock them until you pay up. Once you pay, often using an untraceable method such as bitcoins or prepaid debit cards, the hackers send you instructions for regaining access. “It’s disheartening and scary as heck for people,” Levin said. But if there’s one silver lining, it’s that ransom prices have been falling. Hackers don’t demand so much money that consumers are unable or unwilling to pay. Rather, they’re looking for maybe a few hundred dollars from each victim. “They’ll set (the ransom) at a reasonable number,” Levin said. “Some even have customer service (telephone) numbers that you can call if you need help.” Another speaker, cybersecurity journalist Bob Sullivan, said $300 seems to be a typical ransom these days. “People are paying ransoms more because criminals

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Software

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Business services Month: -1.7% Quarter: -5.5%

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RANSOMWARE ATTACKS ARE UP. You turn on your computer and get the dreaded blue screen, or a skull stares back with a ticking clock. It could be a sign that your computer has been infected by hackers seeking a ransom. Among the ever-growing range of identity theft and cybersecurity risks facing consumers and businesses, ransomware has become the crime du jour. “Ransomware is a much bigger problem than before,” said Adam Levin, chairman of IDT911. “It’s the weapon of choice for many hackers because it’s fast money.” IDT911 recently held a cybersecurity conference. Several speakers identiﬁed ransomware as a rising threat. One that underscores how dependent many of us have become on our computers — and the information they contain.

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have gotten smart and lowered their prices.” Once you pay and regain access to your computer, your ordeal isn’t necessarily over. You will then want to go through the usual remediation steps, Levin said. Change all your passwords, check your credit reports and install malware-detection software. You also might want to order a credit freeze — contact each of the three main credit bureaus — Equifax at 800-349-9960, Experian at 888-397-3742 and TransUnion at 888-909-8872 — to prevent unauthorized new loans from being taken out in your name. Also, check your health insurance statements to make sure nobody has received medical care in your name, Levin added. SELF-DEFENSE STEPS

To avoid falling victim in the ﬁrst place, it helps to exercise vigilance and common sense when surﬁng the Internet. In particular, visit only those websites that you know are legitimate and refrain from clicking on email links unless you’re certain they are from legitimate sources, Levin said. Also, get into the habit of backing up your data on different computers or with hard copies because denying you access to your own information, and making you pay to get it back, is what ransomware is all about.

uFake donation scams. Many Americans will be happy when the rancorous presidential race ends. Here’s another reason to await Nov. 8 — election scams should subside. Voters right now are receiving loads of calls or emails seeking donations to support candidates, parties or causes. The problem is that some of these solicitations aren’t legitimate. Rather, crooks are looking to make a quick buck from people who think they’re donating for a valid political reason. If in doubt, contact the candidate or party on your own and make your donation to them directly. uOther political ruses. Levin said his company also has noticed other politically focused scams. One aims to convince people who aren’t registered to vote that they can do so over the phone. Crooks are hoping either to generate payments or lure consumers into revealing sensitive information. “They’re phishing for your personal information,” he said. Another scam is tied to fake election polls. The crooks typically offer a prize to consumers who participate in a survey — and who are willing to give out their credit card number to process handling of the supposed prize. It’s a ruse, of course. “No legitimate polling company says you’ll get a prize to participate,” Levin said.

“They’ll set (the ransom) at a reasonable number. Some even have customer service numbers that you can call.” Adam Levin, chairman of IDT911

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103 Jasmine 2BR, 1BA 911sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120562

104 Jasmine St. 2BR, 1BA 820sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120564

108 Jasmine St. 2BR, 1BA 902sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120565

114 Jasmine St. 3BR, 1BA 926sqft $59,900 MLS/ID:120436

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1635 Jefferson Road 3 BR, 2 BA 1901 sqft $125,000 MLS/ID: 129546

841/843 Jessamine Trail 4BR, 2.5BA 2398sqft $129,500 MLS/ID:123945

3100 Joyce Street 3BR, 2.5BA 1590sqft $131,500 MLS/ID:130198

3070 Lacosta Court 4 BR, 3.5 BA 2581 sqft $229,000 MLS/ID: 129372

1380 Lake Shore Drive 3BR, 2BA 1990sqft $309,000 MLS/ID:130498

3205 Lauderdale Lane 4BR, 2.5BA 2752 $229,000 MLS/ID:130536

1081 Alice Drive Sumter, SC 29150

803-775-1201

John M. Brabham, Jr. GRI, Broker-In-Charge

www.WeSellSumter.com

Frank O. Edwa Broker, Gen. Partner

EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN 2014

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14 Lawton Circle 2BR, 1BA 859sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120720

301 Lee Street 3BR, 1.5BA 1262sqft $69,900 MLS/ID:128109

1200 Lemon Avenue 3BR,1BA 976sqft $224,000 MLS/ID:130032

1 Lewis Circle 5BR, 4.5BA 5576sqft $494,900 MLS/ID:127943

3 Lewis Circle 5BR, 3.5BA 4880sqft $499,900 MLS/ID:128321

5010 Live Oak 3BR, 1BA 1313sqft $60,000 MLS/ID:108027

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2245 Lloyd Dr. 3BR, 3BA 2327sqft $257,000 MLS/ID:124118

72 Masters Dr. 3 BR, 2 BA 1696 sqft $150,000 MLS/ID: 129562

602 Mattison Avenue 3 BR, 2 BA 1386 sqft $110,000 MLS/ID: 130149

2570 Merganser Point 5BR, 3BA 3110sqft $289,000 MLS/ID:130405

40 Mill Run 5 BR, 3.5 BA 4885 sqft $525,000 MLS/ID: 129872

2730 Mohican Dr. 5 BR, 4.5 BA 5000 sqft $625,000 MLS/ID: 129031

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60 Mona Ct. 3 BR, 2 BA 1957 sqft $174,500 MLS/ID: 129903

1297 Mooneyham Road 3BR, 2BA 2581sqft $205,000 MLS/ID:130298

2720 Navigator Circle 3 BR, 2 BA 1634 sqft $139,000 MLS/ID: 129658

235 North Brooks St. 4BR, 4.5BA 4348sqft $399,500 MLS/ID:129820

5574 Oakcrest Road 3 BR, 1 BA 989 sqft $65,900 MLS/ID: 129228

4790 Patriot Pky 3BR, 1BA 1454sqft $95,000 MLS/ID:128180

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9 Pear Street 2BR, 1BA 1075sqft $19,900 MLS/ID:130388

1840 Photina Street 3BR, 2BA 1915sqft $174,900 MLS/ID: 130353

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2671 Pintail Drive 4BR, 2.5BA 2409sqft $229,000 MLS/ID:130502

2780 Pintail Drive 4BR, 2.5BA 2531sqft $255,000 MLS/ID:126694

831 Pitts Road 3BR, 2BA 1305sqft $99,900 MLS/ID:128850

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1010 Porter Street 3BR, 1BA 1404sqft $34,900 MLS/ID:130447

2261 Preot 2BR, 2BA 1256sqft $86,000 MLS/ID:126585

1335 Raccoon Rd 4BR, 2.5BA 2725sqft $192,000 MLS/ID:129064

64 Radcliff 3BR, 2.5BA 2018sqft $130,000 MLS/ID:126581

689 Red Bud Park 4 BR, 3 BA 2469 sqft $184,900 MLS/ID: 127350

2801 Sequoia Drive 3BR, 2BA 1545sqft $123,000 MLS/ID:128734

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2127 Shallowford Road 3 BR, 2 BA 2084 sqft $128,900 MLS/ID: 129088

20 Snowden Street 4BR, 3BA 2247sqft $164,500 MLS/ID:130453

3255 Tamarah Way 3 BR, 2 BA 2230 sqft $184,900 MLS/ID: 130157

1 Tucson Drive 3BR, 3BA 3412sqft $185,000 MLS/ID:128350

513 W. Calhoun 3BR, 2BA 1951sqft $129,500 MLS/ID:129042

7 Warren Court 3 BR, 1 BA 1592 sqft $110,000 MLS/ID: 129839

455 N. Guignard Dr. Retail, 2597sqft Great potential, many options $250,000 MLS/ID:110685

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13 Warren Court 3 BR, 2.5 BA 1681 sqft $84,900 MLS/ID: 129523

2961 Waverly Drive 3BR, 2BA 2250 $295,000 MLS/ID:13037

109 Wise Dr. 3BR, 1BA 1134sqft $79,000 MLS/ID:126891

2367 Beckwood Rd Suitable Use: Residential, Timber, 14.18 Acres $60,000, MLS/ID:12866

Land

6040 Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential to build that custom dream home 1.38 Acres $35,000 MLS/ID: 128941

Albertha Rd Rembert, SC Suitable Use: Residential, Vacation/Recreation 18.33 Acres $20,163 MLS/ID: 129302

0 Benchwood Road Suitable Use: Residentials, Investment 14.2 Acres $28,500 MLS/ID: 129366

1077 Alice Drive Suitable Use: Commercial/ Business/Office, 0.9 Acres $325,000 , MLS/ID: 97041

3730 Black River Rd Suitable Use: Residential Lot 5 Acres In Young Subdivision $50,000 MLS/ID:97157

1600 Alice Drive 521 North Suitable Use: Residential, Multi-Family, 70 Acres $3,494,876, MLS/ID:126751

3600 Black River Rd. Suitable Use: Residential Lot 10 Acres Subdivision: Young $80,000 MLS/ID:97160

2851 Brownfield Way Suitable Use: Residential $140,000 MLS/ID: 129850

709 & 711 Bailey St. Suitable Use: Residential Will Entertail Separate Lot Offers, 0.34 Acres $10,000 MLS/ID:126806

600 Bowen Dr. Suitable Use: SWMH, DWMH City water & Sewer avail 0.41 Acres $11,500 MLS/ID: 127846

530 Brushwood Suitable Use: Commercial/ Business 1.49 Acres Corner lot $139,876 MLS/ID: 126880

3715 Bannister Lane Suitable Use: Residential Lot 5 Acres In Young Subdivision $50,000 Each MLS/ID: 97161

631 Bowen Dr. Suitable Use: SWMH, DWMH City water & Sewer avail 0.44 Acres $11,500 MLS/ID: 127845

0 Calhoun Street Suitable Use: Multi-Family 29 Acres, $150,000 MLS/ID: 129589

3675 Bannister Lane Suitable Use: Residential Lot 5 Acres In Young Subdivision $50,000 MLS/ID:97162

0 Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential to build that custom dream home 1.38 Acres $35,000 MLS/ID: 128942

0 Calhoun Street Suitable Use: Multi-Family, Commercial/Business 63 Acres, $540,000 MLS/ID: 129588

0 Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential to build that custom dream home 1.38 Acres $35,000 MLS/ID: 128943 5970 Brookland Dr. Suitable Use: Residential to build that custom dream home 1.38 Acres $35,000 MLS/ID: 128944

0 Council St. Suitable Use: Residential 0.25 Acres $6,950 MLS:127324 0 Council Street Suitable Use: Residential 2 Acres $40,000 MLS/ID: 111588 10410 Douglas Swamp Rd Suitable Use: Residential 1 Acre $6,500 MLS:127923 1160 E. Brewington Suitable Use: Residential Well and Septic on Lot 0.5 Acres $6,900 MLS/ID: 127922

0 Alice Dr/Lang Jennings Office, Professional Service 1.6ac 2 lots $395,000 MLS/ID: 120723

1410 Hwy 15 South Retail, Automotive Service 6.03 $175,000 MLS/ID: 128052

2715 Antelope Dr. Wholesale, Automotive Service 6 inch chain fence w/ 3ac $145,000 MLS/ID: 125612

0 Hwy 441 & Hwy 521 Retail, High Visibility 3 Acres, $250,000, MLS/ID: 128601 8 Law Range Office, Progessional Service Historic building across from Sumterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historic Court House $160,950 MLS/ID: 128708

1016 Broad St. Retail, Theater, 210 parking spaces 3.3acres $950,000 MLS/ID:115596 2515 Broad St. Oasis Car Wash, will remove car wash equipment if desired 1.17 acres, $665,000 MLS/ID: 129892 19&20 Harvin St N Office, 5320sqft Building is divided 1 stories $240,000 MLS/ID: 119370 0 Edwin Mole Rd Suitable Use: Residential, Vacation/Recreation 26 Acres, $59,000 MLS/ID: 129369

0 E. Brewington Road Residential, Farming 32.35 Acres $97,000 MLS/ID: 108691

0 Electric Dr. Suitable Use: Industiral, Warehouse 36.37 Acres $529,000 , MLS:125497

400 E. Church St. Multi-Family, Commercial/ Business, Service/Retail 13.1 Acres, $327,500 MLS/ID: 129975

0 Fishing Lane SUITABLE USE: Residential 1 Acre Subdivision: Foxboro $31,900 MLS/ID: 130011

810 E. Glouchester Dr. Residential InTown, $25,900 MLS/ID: 130006

0 Foxworth Mill Rd. Suitable Use: Residential 5.83 Acres $40,000 MLS/ID: 127212

0 Edgehill Rd Suitable Use: Residential, Timber, Wooded and Private 23 Acres $75,561 MLS/ID:126803

3548 Greenview Pkwy Suitable Use: Residential Subdivision: Lakewood 0.46 Acres $28,000 MLS/ID:125337

238 N. Main St. Bishopville Retail, Professional Service Historic, Renovated 2 Story 3BR, Offices $230,000 MLS/ID:120186

675 Liberty St. Retail high Visibility Additional land behind building can be bought separately $220,000 MLS/ID: 120446

138 N. Main, 144 Retail, 4401sqft Corner of Main St. & Canal St. 2Bldgs 28+ Parking Space $320,000 MLS/ID:120077 351 Neeley St. Wholesale Two Parcels consisting of 4.47 AC $155,000 MLS/ID:127707

425 S. Guignard 6.1 Acres, Retail, Wholesale Highly Visible Commercial Land, will take offers starting at $224,900 $254,876 MLS/ID:123558 667 W. Liberty Retail, Wholesale one of the most travel corners in the city limits. $275,000 MLS/ID:129047 2630 Warehouse Blvd Retail, Wholesale Nice warehouse in excellent condition. $194,876 MLS/ID:119715

2585 Peach Orchard Rd. Income/ Commercial Combo Investment Opportunity. Income producing $130,000 MLS/ID:105901

1560 Gristmill Circle Suitable Use: Residential 9 Acres, $275,000 MLS/ID: 129705

895 Maplecreek Drive Suitable Use: Residential Subdivision: Westbrook Acres: 9.5 $185,000 MLS/ID:124584

1990 Highway 261 South Suitable Use: Residential 0.5 Acres, $10,000

0 Mooneyham Road Suitable Use: Residential, Timber 52 Acres, $156,000 MLS/ID: 118500

480 Lee St SUITABLE USE: Commercial/ Business 0.5 Acres $15,000 MLS/ID:128035

0 Mooneyham Road Suitable Use: Industrial 27 Acres, $216,000 MLS/ID: 118502

470 Lee st. SUITABLE USE: Commercial/ Business 0.66 Acres $20,000 MLS/ID:128111

1880 Morhill Estate Dr. Suitable Use: Residential .46 Acres, $23,000 MLS/ID: 129345 100 Nautical Residential Lots in the Cove 0.38 Acres $55,000 MLS/ID:103564

370 Manning Ave Suitable Use: Commercial/ Business/Office 0.75 Acres $22,500 MLS/ID:125809

0 Nazarene Church Rd SUITABLE USE: Residential, DWMH, 19 Acres $142,500 MLS/ID:103564 0 Odom Lane SUITABLE USE: Residential 4 Acres $14,000 MLS/ID:128101 0 Peach Orchard Suitable Use: Multi-Family, Office, 3.67 Acres, $36,000 MLS/ID: 129337 1054 Plowden Mill Road Suitable Use: Residential Nice Wooded 2 Acre Corner Lot 3560 Red Lane Rd Suitable Use: Residential Lot 5 Acres Subdivision: Young MLS/ID:97155 $50,000

Serving Sumter and Shaw Community for over 60 years! Buddy Gulledge

Jo Anne Littleton

Laurie Townes

Katharine Rauch

Charles Edens

Susan Osteen

Sam Edmunds

Claudette Dixon

Wayne Dennis

Gail Dennis

Millie Welch

Denise Weeks

Phil Richardson

Michele McDaniel

Charles Moses

Realtor/ Land and Commercial Spe p cialist Specialist

ABR, Realtor

Realtor

Broker

Realtor, ABR

Realtor

Ronnie Grooms Realtor

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THE SUMTER ITEM MARRIAGE LICENSES • Kevin V. Miller and Operdella Elonda Choice • Christopher Nelson Kirk and Katherine Rebecca Rump • Stephen Michael Graham of Greer and Patricia Grace Franklin Johns of Dalzell • Juan Carlos Junior Chavarria and Carie Gotay • Dustin Moses Pivaral and Krystal Nicole Perillo • Corbin Randall Cosson and Christian Brooke Reynolds • Xavier-Terence Terell Richardson and Taylor Shea Tidwell • James Watson Morris and Angellica Ariel Lilly • Bobby Leavern Mickens Jr. and Gwendolyn J. Blackmon • James Williams Jr. and Jacqueline W. Wright • Joseph Domingo Little and Lauren Ashley Ryan • James Malcom Nance Jr. and Stacy Renee Wright • Jesse Everett Ballard and Rachel Christine Chavey, both of Honolulu, Hawaii • Anthony Travoughn Jackson of Manning and Gloria Ann Johnson • Jared Devond Holloway and Miranda Renee Hill • Johnathan Michael Wright and Javondra Faith Jennings • Noah Woods Knechtel of Columbia and Savannah Lynnette Thompson • Roberto Carlos Abete and April Marie Rupprecht of Dalzell • Tyler Lee Dubose and Brynn Nichole Blackley • Rusty Wade Galloway and Ashley Yu Jou Pauly • Mark Randall Brown and Tina Atkinson Turner • Jason Lee Hice and Abigail Rachel Ramos • Eric Doley Small and Latoya Marie Briggs • Terry Wayne Burrell Sr. and Willie Mae Bradley • Detrone Dartanial Jenkins of Wedgefield and Stephanie Rene Boyd • Bernard English and Michelle Denise Herrington • Zachary Pittman Rivers and Kenzie Lakyn Richburg • Jeremiah Wonjuni Zimmer of Shaw Air Force Base and Alyssa Rae Arrieta of Tampa, Florida

BUILDING PERMITS • Julia Dennis, owner, Michael Partin dba Partin Construction, contractor, 16 Franklin St., $3,200 (reroof, residential). • John L. and Lelia M. Yates, owners, Loyd Webb, contractor, 8 Delaine St., $4,950 (roofing, residential). • Joshua P. Lee, owner, Jason Josey dba Josey Builders, contractor, 306 N. Salem Ave., $4,000 (repair porch boards, siding and crown molding, residential). • James G. Choat, owner, Sam Avins Construction, contractor, 613 Baldwin Drive, $10,825 (install vinyl and gutters, residential). • J. Thomas Cubbage, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 3350 Black River Road (mobile home, residential). • Thompson Holdings LLC, owner, Thompson Construction Group Inc., contractor, 35 N. Main St., $200,000 (demolition of existing walls and footings / new construction La Piazza). • Deborah Engermann, owner and contractor, 6365 Legendary Lane, Wedgefield, $1,000 (residential demolition — mobile home, residential). • Gunnar Palm Jr., owner, Southern Reflections Building & Remodeling, contractor, 2025 Horatio-Hagood Road (2045), Rembert, 896 heated square feet and 270 unheated square feet, $40,000 (detached pool house, residential). • Hillcrest Masonic Lodge 397, owner, Hardee Construction Co. Inc., contractor, 2795 Frierson Road, $60,000 (repairs from auto damage — car went into building, commercial). • Palmetto Properties of Sumter, owner, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 898 Kolb Road, $6,000 (reroof, residential). • Sriya Hotels Group Inc., owner, CNA Construction Inc., contractor, 2607 Broad St. (land disturbance, commercial). • Eric Steve Fazekas, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 2610 Trufield Drive, $6,000 (install new roof, residential). • John R. McElhaney, owner, Ronnie V. Gainey dba Ronnie Gainey Roofing, contractor, 2895 Oswego Highway, $7,800 (roofing, residential). • Jessie Lee and Loraine Moses, owners, Jessie Lee Moses, contractor, 2130 Avenue C, Mayesville, 144 heated square feet, $2,500 (add living room, residential). • John W. and Mary F. Huff, owners, James Robert Byrd Jr., contractor, 2595 Autumn Terrace, Dalzell, 144 unheated square feet, $4,700 (attached deck, residential). • J.D. Mixon and Jeanette Sims, owners, W Wheeler dba WW Repairs & Renovations, contractor, 1600 Mims Road, $8,000 (reroof, residential). • Deborah Engermann, owner, Thomas Murray, contractor, 6365 Legendary Lane, Wedgefield (mobile home, residential). • Joseph M. and Buapun C. Sullivan, owners, Fence Masters, contractor, 3325 Deer Track Circle, Dalzell, $4,050 (five foot chain link fence, residential). • Jason Hardee, owner, JJ Hardee Construction and Design, contractor, 2610 Emil Road, Wedgefield, 1,800 heated square feet, $50,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Gainey Construction Co. LLC, owner and contractor, 3885 Delaware Drive, Dalzell, 1,380 heated square feet, $80,040 (new dwelling, residential); Gainey Construction Co. LLC, owner and con-

PUBLIC RECORD tractor, 1355 Glastonbury Road, 1,356 heated square feet and 434 unheated square feet, $87,762 (new dwelling, residential); Gainey Construction Co. LLC, owner and contractor, 1349 Glastonbury Road, 1,385 heated square feet and 459 unheated square feet, $89,969 (new dwelling, residential). • Bob Franklin Pringle, owner and contractor, 1003 Bass St., $25,000 (remodel / roof / drywall / electrical / HVAC / replace pipes in bathroom, residential). • Robert H. and Marilyn Edyt Player, owners, Herbert C. Griffin, contractor, 2601 Hilldale Drive, 208 unheated square feet, $3,800 (attached deck and pergola, residential). • Debbie E. Tutton, owner, Ram Jack of South Carolina Inc., contractor, 1122 Pinewood Road, $3,825 (foundation repair, residential). • City of Sumter, owner, Thompson Construction Group Inc., contractor, 14 N. Main St. (land disturbance commercial). • Frierson Mobile Home Park LLC, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 10 Wentworth Court, Dalzell, $425 (replace front deck and steps, residential). • James F. Shuler Jr., owner, William Lee dba Lee’s Roofing Co., contractor, 2010 Hideaway Drive, $6,000 (reroof, residential). • Sumter Casket Co., owner, Flippen Contractors Inc., contractor, 209 S. Magnolia St., $50,000 (commercial demolition — Sumter Casket Co., commercial). • Penny R. Reeser, owner and contractor, 752 Mattison Ave., $10,000 (remodel bathroom, kitchen and laundry room, residential). • Randy A. Cranford, owner, Ronnie V. Gainey dba Ronnie Gainey Roofing, contractor, 1255 Furman Drive, $3,500 (reroof house only, residential). • Richard A. and Debra H. Timmons, owners, Danny Marshall, contractor, 2617 McCrays Mill Road, $5,400 (13 replacement windows — same size and styles, residential). • John Ardis, owner, Larry Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, contractor, 3740 Ramsey Road (3760), $4,300 (install metal roof, residential). • Howie J. Owens / Julia S. Owens, owners, James Robert Byrd Jr., contractor, 1245 Dewees St., $2,300 (six foot vinyl fence, residential). • Gina Haylow, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 2630 Ben Sanders Road, Dalzell (mobile home, residential). • Richard C. and Dorothy I. Nettles, owners, Cherokee Builders LLC, contractor, 495 Timmerman St., 160 unheated square feet, $2,310 (detached storage building, residential). • 852 West Liberty LLC, owner, JJ Hardee Construction and Design, contractor, 852 W. Liberty St. (848), $5,000 (freestanding sign — Sumter Family Dental, commercial). • Ethel Keller, owner, Jason Josey dba Josey Builders, contractor, 3625 Furman Road, $7,350 (new roof, residential). • Gladys James (lifetime estate), owner, Michael Porcher, contractor, 56 Saratoga St., $6,000 (replace shingles, residential). • Winfred W. and Lisa R. Merritt, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 426 Dorn St., $4,800 (reroof, residential). • Mary Colclough, owner, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, contractor, 4305 Rosewood Drive, $2,739 (install and wrap nine windows, residential). • South State Bank, owner, Signart, contractor, 1141 Broad St., $9,125 (walls signs — South State Bank, commercial). • Shandel R. Porter, owner, Michael Partin dba Partin Construction, contractor, 6637 Young St., Rembert, $7,500 (repairs / floors / cabinets / p-tac unit, residential). • Theresa M. Essen, owner, Cherokee Builders LLC, contractor, 2200 Nettles Road, 6,400 unheated square feet, $43,000 (agricultural building for storage, commercial). • Latisha Law, owner, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 465 New Castle St. (mobile home, residential). • Terry Wilson, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 3414 Theodore Circle (mobile home, residential). • Frank T. and Mary A. Kohler, owners, Charpy’s Pool Service, contractor, 1465 Morris Way Drive, $22,000 (swimming pool, residential). • Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 2190 Watersong Run, 4,044 heated square feet and 848 unheated square feet, $309,000 (new dwelling, residential); Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 3873 Moseley Drive, 2,474 heated square feet and 592 unheated square feet, $188,000 (new dwelling, residential); Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 3857 Moseley Drive, 2,473 heated square feet and 725 unheated square feet, $196,000 (new dwelling, residential); Mungo Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1740 Glenmorangie Drive, 2,295 heated square feet and 670 unheated square feet, $167,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Robert L. and Delores Hardin, owners, Larry Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, contractor, 4061 Ramsey Road, $1,950 (install metal roof, residential). • OMK LLC, owner, Hawkins and Kolb Construction Co., contractor, 300 W. Wesmark Blvd. (304), $52,000 (remodel offices, commercial). • Mary and Amy and Sarah J. Gibson, owners, James Boykin, contractor, 121 N. Purdy St., $8,500 (roof over deck, residential). • Deschamps Trust LLC, owner, Maris Deschamps, contractor, 20 West Ave. South, Pinewood, $1,000 (residential demolition — house, residential). • George L. Willis, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 11 Providence St., $4,200 (install new roof, residential). • Vernessa P. Baker, owner, Crescent Construction LLC, contractor, 123 Green

Swamp Road, $20,000 (roof mount solar system, residential). • JMJ Homes LLC, owner, Johnny M. James, contractor, 1285 Dewees St., 2,046 heated square feet and 694 unheated square feet, $115,000 (new dwelling, residential); JMJ Homes LLC, owner, Johnny M. James, contractor, 1295 Dewees St., 1,820 heated square feet and 671 unheated square feet, $110,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Greater St. Paul Nondenominational Church, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 3735 Congruity Road, $5,725 (reroof, residential). • John W. and Ollie A. James, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 390 Lakewood Drive, $13,430 (reroof, residential0. • Cephus Gregg Jr. and Quentina W. Gregg, owners, William Hansen dba Hansen’s Construction, contractor, 514 W. Oakland Ave., $2,450 (new roof, residential). • Allen G. Bradshaw, owner, Jason Josey dba Josey Builders, contractor, 3045 Joyce St., $6,200 (new roof, residential). • William D. and Jennifer E. Powell, owners, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 30 Antrim Court, $3,800 (replace front and back steps / replace shingles, residential). • Travies Davis, owner, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 1980 Emil Road, Wedgefield (mobile home, residential). • Betty Council, owner, Randolph Wells dba Wells Builders, contractor, 101 Carolina Ave., 120 unheated square feet, $900 (detached storage shed, residential). • Mary Tomlin (lifetime estate), owner, Michael Partin dba Partin Construction, contractor, 27 Webb Ave. (25), $8,000 (metal roof; redeck; tile floor, residential). • Timothy I. Wright, owner, Ryan Hilliard, contractor, 3960 Cottage Path, $8,500 (roof replacement, residential). • Becton Dickinson & Co., owner, Flagship Sign Designs Inc., contractor, 1575 Airport Road, $800 (change face of wall sign — BD, commercial); Becton Dickinson & Co., owner, Flagship Sign Designs Inc., contractor, 1575 Airport Road, $1,400 (change face of freestanding sign — BD, commercial); Becton Dickinson & Co., owner, Flagship Sign Designs Inc., contractor, 1575 Airport Road, $6,500 (directional sign — BD, commercial). • Santee Lynches Regional, owner, Hobbs Sutton, contractor, 16 S. Blanding St., $10,000 (residential demolition of single family dwelling, residential); Santee Lynches Regional, owner, Hobbs Sutton, contractor, 19 Cleveland St., $10,000 (residential demolition of single family dwelling, residential); Santee Lynches Regional, owner, Hobbs Sutton, contractor, 46 Robinson St., $10,000 (residential demolition of single family dwelling, residential). • James B. and Kathy S. Cole, owners, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 611 E. Liberty St. No. 14, $350 (rebuild front porch, residential). • Neveta W. Blocker, owner, Randolph Wells dba Wells Builders, contractor, 924 S. Main St., $4,400 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Jonathan Brent Waynick, owner, Sun Pools & Spas of Sumter, contractor, 3515 Preserve Court, $28,950 (swimming pool, residential). • Damier M. Laws, owner, Cephus Gregg dba Designer Thoughts, contractor, 395 Country Springs Drive, $5,000 (brick underpinning, residential). • Shirley E. Wooten, owner, David Windham Roofing & Remodeling, contractor, 1020 Bordeaux Ave., $4,500 (roofing, residential). • Erica L. Bradley, owner, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 34 Loring Drive, $6,169 (reroof, residential). • Deborah G. Price, owner, Cwall Lyons dba C&L Co. Corp., contractor, 2 Green Lane, $3,800 (roofing, residential). • George Hodge or Angela Gedding, owners, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 730 Pearson Road (mobile home, residential). • Vernessa P. Baker, owner, Crescent Construction LLC, contractor, 123 Green Swamp Road, $2,880 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Justin Jon and Lindsay Saleski, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 1121 Antlers Court, $17,454.12 (reroof, residential). • Theola E. McFadden, owner, Shelwood China dba China Home Improvement, contractor, 18 W. Moore St., $4,000 (reroof only, residential). • Terry L. Newman Jr. and Leigh R. Newman, owners, James Robert Byrd Jr., contractor, 1001 Rockdale Blvd., $3,000 (six foot wood fence, residential). • Zachary M. Rogers Jr. and Corpuz Rogers, owners, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 4425 Maxie St., Dalzell, $5,000 (install new roof, residential). • Hillcrest Masonic Lodge 397, owner, Welch’s Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contractor, 2795 Frierson Road, Shaw Air Force Base, $13,535 (reshingle roof, commercial). • John R. and Emily J. Lee, owners, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 1405 Eagle Road Lot No. 22, $2,200 (replace plywood soffit / front steps / replace shingles, residential). • Jesse McLeod / Vestco, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 1109 Waynick Drive (11111115), $750 (replace two sheets of plywood in floor / two windows in bedroom, residential). • Robert C. and Iris A. Dubose, owners, Brinson Fence Co., contractor, 705 W. Emerald Lake Drive, $1,200 (four foot black chain link fence, residential). • Mike McCall, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 491 Havenwood Drive (mobile home, residential). • Sumter Mortgage Co., owner, Ronnie V. Gainey dba Ronnie Gainey Roofing,

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Artillery Drive (reshingle ticket booth number two, commercial); Sumter Post No. 15 American Legion, owner, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 31 S. Artillery Drive (reshingle ticket booth number three, commercial). • Lamb Investments LLC, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 2134 Tudor St., $3,500 (install new roof, residential). • Darrell and Cynthia Vanstrien, owners, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 2130 Tudor St., $3,500 (install new roof, residential). • D. 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appled sunlight sparkled down through the towering canopy onto the trail ahead. The air was very cool and clear. A perfect morning for walking. We had not thought to bring along bug spray, but none was needed. The trail was on an old roadbed, slightly elevated above the surrounding floodplain. The surface — a mix of sand and gravel, strewn with a light covering of leaves and marked with many footprints. We Dan were on Sims Geddings Trail in Congaree National Park. My wife, Ginger, and I had started out on the boardwalk from Harry Hampton Visitor Center. The visitor’s center is nestled in among the trees at the edge of the old-growth hardwood forest. It houses exhibits, a gift shop and an auditorium. The elevated boardwalk is wheelchair and stroller accessible and leads down into the natural beauty of South Carolina’s only national park. Unfortunately Hurricane Matthew had brought down trees and damaged the boardwalk, and it was closed for repairs after a short distance. We returned to the visitor’s center and took Bluff Trail. Bluff Trail leads away from the visitor’s center on a narrow path that runs along the gentle slope of the bluff above this vast bottomland. The park covers more than 26,000 acres and contains the largest remaining tract of oldgrowth bottomland hardwood forest in North America. There are many state record and world record trees in the park. The largest is a worldrecord loblolly pine that towers up to 167 feet above the forest floor. That’s more than twice as tall as the tallest building in Sumter, at 115 N. Harvin St. The white building beside the library. Just try to imagine a tree that is twice as tall as that building. Back on the trail, we no-

Biologists: Don’t get close to that elk! Reintroduced species finding its way back into South Carolina BY S.C. DNR

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Congaree National Park is only a short drive west of Sumter and is a natural wonderland with miles of trails to explore and a rich abundance of wildlife. ticed that Bluff Trail was also closed just ahead and took Sims Trail where it branched off and headed down a wide path into the towering woodlands. Sims Trail was easy walking, with slight twists and turns that revealed giant pines and huge hardwoods along the way. The woods were open with uneven aged trees that ranged in size from saplings to the giants. Dead trees stood out as reminders of the natural order of a forest. We stopped often to take pictures. There were a few people, too. Just like us, they marveled at this natural wonder, everyone speaking quietly and almost reverently. Small groups walked along, pointing into the canopy or at some unexpected delight along the path. There were individuals and couples, some with small children. Many had their dogs on a leash. We crossed a low wooden bridge over a shallow blackwater slough studded with cypress knees and encountered the boardwalk where it looped around toward Weston Lake. It was closed in both directions. A sign was posted there marking the boundary of the park’s wilderness area. Visitors are reminded to take nothing but pictures and to leave no trace of their visit into a rare wild place, where one can retreat in solitude from civilization. I noticed that we were now

more than an hour out from the visitor’s center and decided to head back. Along the way, we decided to make another trip later in the year, when the leaves have fallen and the forest is different. Congaree is a gem, and there is nothing else like it. I have been before, and I will go again. The park is open 24/7, and the visitor’s center is generally open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week, but times can vary, so check the website at nps.gov/cong for the current schedule. To get to the park from Sumter, take U.S. 378 toward Columbia. After crossing the Wateree River, turn left on Highway 263 toward Eastover. At the intersection with Highway 601, turn left and stay on 601 to its intersection with Bluff Road (Highway 48). Turn right onto Bluff Road, and follow it through Gadsden. Take a left on South Cedar Creek Road and a right on Old Bluff Road. The entrance to the park will be on your left. Back at the visitor’s center, as we were leaving, we encountered a small group of Girl Scouts coming in from the parking area. I overheard one of the little girls point out to her friend a single leaf suspended in midair by an unseen spider web. I wondered silently what else could I have missed? Dan Geddings is a weekly columnist for The Sumter Item. Email Dan at cdgeddings@gmail.com.

FISHING REPORTS September 30, 2016 Freshwater Fishing Trends & Saltwater Fishing Trends Information on fishing trends provided courtesy of www.AnglersHeadquarters.com, South Carolina’s premier fishing report source. Customers of the Angler’s Headquarters online tackle store have access to daily updates and full-length reports on its site. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www. scdhec.gov/environment/water/fish. Freshwater Fishing Report: Santee Cooper - Sept. 20 Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Steve English (843729-4044) reports that crappie fishing is picking up over mid-depth brush. Minnows and jigs are both catching fish. Bass: Fair. Steve Harmon reports that we are coming into a period when bass fishing can be really good, as fish move out of their deeper haunts and towards the banks. Frogs, spinnerbaits and plastic worms fished around shallow cover should all catch fish. Bream: Slow to fair. English reports that bluegill are starting to stack up on brush piles where they will take crickets and worms. Catfish: Slow to fair. The catfish bite has been a little tough recently. Try prospecting both shallow and deep with cut bait or dip baits for channel catfish. Midlands Area Lake Wateree - Sept. 23 Crappie: Good. Will Hinson advises that fish are still in brush along the main river channel. Minnows will catch fish but Fish Stalker Jigs have been working very well. Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Rodger Taylor (803517-7828) reports that the best pattern is drifting along the main channel in the mid-lake area with cut white perch or shad. Some fish can also be caught early and late anchoring in the shallows, and the heat of the day is generally a slow – and uncomfortable – time to fish. Bass: Slow. Dearal Rodgers reports that recent tournament weights have been very low, and there

just isn’t very much happening on the bass fishing front. Limits are hard to come by and fishermen are really struggling to get bites. A deep bite continues to be pretty much non-existent, and the fish are being caught around shallow cover on jigs, spinnerbaits or soft plastics. Lake Greenwood - Sept. 22 Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-9922352) reports that the catfish bite has improved on Lake Greenwood. Channel catfish are being caught drifting with cut herring and shad, and flatheads are being caught anchoring with live bream and perch. Bass: Slow to fair. Stan Gunter reports that bass fishing remains pretty tough, and fish are still holding out in fairly deep water. Fishing a buzzbait early or flipping docks with jigs or worms is as good a pattern as any. Bass fishing should improve once temperatures cool. Lake Monticello - Sept. 21 Catfish: Fair. Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that the big fish bite is improving, although it’s still not where it will be soon. Anchoring on humps and fishing cut bait on the bottom is the best technique. Fish can still be caught free-line drifting with small pieces of herring or shrimp. Bass: Slow. Andy Wicker reports that bass fishing is still very tough on Lake Monticello, and unfortunately fishing shouldn’t improve for few more weeks. Some fish can still be picked up around deeper humps and points on spoons and crankbaits, but there is no known hot pattern right now. Lake Murray - Sept. 21 Striped bass: Good. Captain Brad Taylor (803-3311354) reports that as temperatures have dropped the fishing has really picked up, and striper are being caught 30-40 feet deep on down-lined herring. Catfish: Fair. Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that fishing is starting to pick up, and drifting cut herring on flats is the best way to catch fish right now. Crappie: Slow to fair. Taylor reports that crappie are being caught on minnows fished over brush up the lake along the main river channel.

Wildlife biologists are warning Upstate residents and visitors not to closely approach a young bull elk that has wandered into South Carolina from North Carolina. The first official sighting of an elk in South Carolina was made on Oct. 21 at Camp McCall, a South Carolina Baptist Convention camp on U.S. 178 in northern Pickens County. On Oct. 22, the elk was seen at the Sunset Post Office on S.C. 11 and on Oct. 23 it was observed in the Nine Times Community, also in northern Pickens County. Numerous social media postings have been made with photos of the elk, some with people feeding the animal. “People get a false sense of security, because elk don’t mind being approached,” said Justin McVey, a wildlife biologist with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. “But they are still wild animals and can be very dangerous. All it would take is for that elk to swing its antlers, and it could really hurt somebody.” Elk once roamed the southern Appalachian mountains and elsewhere in the eastern United States.

They were eliminated from the region by over-hunting and loss of habitat. The last elk in North Carolina was believed to have been killed in the late 1700s. Reintroduction of elk into Great Smoky Mountains National Park began in 2001. The population around the Great Smoky Mountains is estimated at 150 elk, and there have been numerous unconfirmed sightings in the Upstate of South Carolina in recent years. Tammy Wactor, a wildlife biologist with S.C. Department of Natural Resources, said legislation that was passed five years ago by S.C. General Assembly protects elk in the Palmetto State, so they cannot be harmed. Wactor said the young bull elk, which may weigh upwards of 700 pounds, was likely pushed out of its territory in Heywood County, North Carolina, by bigger bulls. Once the young elk realizes there are no female elk in South Carolina, it will likely return to North Carolina. In the meantime, Wactor advised motorists to use caution when driving on Upstate roads where the elk might be roaming, especially at sunrise and sunset.

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A young bull elk grazes in a yard near Sunset in northern Pickens County. The elk, one of a herd of about 150 in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in North Carolina, was first seen in South Carolina on Oct. 21. Biologists expect the elk to eventually return to the North Carolina herd.

Bass: Slow. Wicker reports that catching fish is very tough right now, and limits have been very rare in recent tournaments. Some bass are being picked up on topwater lures. Piedmont Area Lake Russell - Sept. 22 Bass: Fair to good. Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) reports that he is catching good numbers of small to medium-sized spotted bass fishing a drop shot around deeper timber. To target largemouth anglers should head to the backs of the creeks. Schooling activity is also starting to get underway. Striped Bass: Fair to good. Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports striper fishing has slowed down a bit but they are still catching some nice fish down-lining with live herring in 25-35 feet of water. Crappie: Fair to good. Wilson reports that some very nice crappie are being slow-trolling minnows around timber. Catfish: Fair to good. Wilson reports that channel catfish can be caught off deeper points on cut herring. Lake Thurmond - Sept. 20 Striper and Hybrids: Very good. Captain William Sasser (864-333-2000) reports that his boat continues to catch nice fish in about 50 feet of water with down-lined live herring. Schooling activity is still only sporadic. Crappie: Fair to good. Sasser reports that some nice crappie are being caught in about 25 feet of water around brush. Bass: Fair to good. Cody Byers reports that schooling activity is starting to get underway, and while sporadic fish can be seen on top all day long. Flukes are a good lure choice for schooling fish, and buzzbaits and Shad Raps will also catch fish. Lake Wylie - Sept. 23 Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Rodger Taylor (803517-7828) reports that some nice catches of catfish have been taking place. The best pattern has been drifting fairly deep water along the main river channel with cut bait. The anchored bite has been pretty slow, particularly when there is no current. Bass: Slow to fair. Guide and FLW Angler Bryan New (704-421-5868) reports that fishing is still tough, but

for the second week in a row the fishing is improving. Sporadic schooling activity can be found scattered all across the lake, and small topwater lures are a good bet for these fish. Charlie’s Worms Finesse Master worms fished on a drop shot rig or shakey head in the same areas where fish are schooling are also effective. Mountains Area Lake Jocassee - Sept. 23 Trout: Slow to fair. Guide Sam Jones (864-2809056) reports that trout fishing is still a little slow, although some fish continue to be caught. Fish are about 80-100 feet deep, and both spoons and live bait are catching fish. Some nice spotted bass have been picked up as a by-catch. Lake Keowee - Sept. 22 Bass: Fair. Guide Brad Fowler reports that fishing has picked up in the last week or two, and weights in the BFL tournament last weekend were better than expected. A number of patterns are catching fish right now, with anglers fishing everything from deep water with drop shot rigs and shakey heads to buzzbaits in the shallows. Schooling activity is increasing. Lake Hartwell - Sept. 21 Bass: Fair. Fowler reports that bass fishing has finally started to pick up, and fish are starting to eat topwater lures like Spooks and flukes. There has also been some schooling activity. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Slow to fair. Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) report that striper fishing is still a little off but should pick up soon. Fish can be found along the river channel, and while live herring will catch some fish trolling lead core line, jigging spoons and power reeling techniques have been more effective at times. Catfish: Slow to fair. Plumley reports that channel catfish are scattered out in fairly deep water and particularly at night they will eat dip baits, cut bait, worms and more. Crappie: Slow. Plumley reports that crappie fishing is slow but the best bet is fishing around deep brush or at night around lighted bridges. South Carolina freshwater recreational fishing regulations: (Pdf file): www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/ freshfishing.pdf

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State Farm Company,

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANT

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street (29201), Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina

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Plaintiff, v. Jonathan Thomas, Deidre Floyd and Quentin Floyd Defendant. NOTICE that the Complaint, Declaratory Judgment, Non-Jury in the above captioned matter was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on the 29th day of August, 2016.

SUMMONS TO THE DEFENDANT HEREIN: Jonathan Thomas, Quentin Floyd, and Deidre Floyd: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned attorneys at their office, 2725 Devine Street, Columbia, South Caolina, 29205, with thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this matter, a copy of which is herewith served upon your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber at his office, Land, Parker & Welch, P.A.,, Post Office Box 138, Manning, South Carolina 29102, within THIRTY (30) days from the service thereof, exclusive of the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Public Hearing NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the City of Sumter Zoning Ordinance on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 N. Main St.). The following requests are scheduled for consideration: OA-16-07, Off-Site Directional Signs (City) Amend relevant portions Article 8, Section 8.h.6. Temporary Signs of the City of Sumter Development Standards Ordinance to allow off-premise real estate signs in all zoning districts, model home signs, and pennants and fluttering devices for real estate sales offices/model homes. PD-03-04 (Rev.4), 173 Hoyt St./612 Maney St. (City) Request to amend an existing Planned Development located at 612 Maney St. to add the specific use of Catering. The property is represented by Tax Map # 227-13-01-003. Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

DuBOSE-ROBINSON, PC Jonathan M. Robinson SC Bar No. 68285 DuBose-Robinson, PC 2725 Devine Street Columbia, South Carolina 29205 (803) 254.5445 jon@duboselaw.com

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEASE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NO: 2016-CP-43-01511

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs. JAY A. STOKER, Defendant.

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SUMMONS (Jury Trial Requested)

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Marcus Marsh, Plaintiff vs. Tiffany Brown, Defendant TO THE DEFENDANT, TIFFANY N. BROWN, ABOVE-NAMED: You will please take notice that the

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Clarendon County Council will conduct a public hearing relating to "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING (1) THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FEE IN LIEU OF TAX AND INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA ("COUNTY") AND ONE OR MORE INVESTORS IDENTIFIED FOR THE TIME BEING AS PROJECT GORDON I OPERATING COMPANY AND PROJECT GORDON I LANDOWNER, EACH ACTING FOR ITSELF, ONE OR MORE CURRENT OR FUTURE AFFILIATES, AND OTHER PROJECT SPONSORS, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE COUNTY SHALL COVENANT TO

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ACCEPT CERTAIN NEGOTIATED FEES IN LIEU OF AD VALOREM TAXES WITH RESPECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FACILITIES IN THE COUNTY ("PROJECT"); (2) CERTAIN SPECIAL SOURCE REVENUE CREDITS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECT; (3) THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL OR BUSINESS PARK TO INCLUDE THEREIN CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROJECT; AND (4) OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO."

prior to the meeting at which the hearing will be held, which time shall not be less than 15 days prior to the publication of this notice.

County Council no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on November 7, 2016.

Individuals who may need auxiliary aids effective participation and communication concerning the above public hearing should contact Thomas Harvin, the ADA Compliance Coordinator, at (803) 433-3223 or via email at tlharvin @clarendoncounty.org no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.

The hearing will be held in the Clarendon School District 1 Board Room, located at 12 South Church Street, Summerton, South Carolina 29148, beginning at or after 6:00 p.m. on November 14, 2016, or at such other place and time as may be communicated by Clarendon County to the public no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting at which the hearing will be held, which time shall not be less than 15 days prior to the publication of this notice.

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At the time and place fixed for this public hearing, all taxpayers, residents or other interested persons who appear will be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the matters contemplated by the Ordinance above-referenced. Any persons wishing to submit written comments may submit them to the Clerk to County Council no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on November 7, 2016. Individuals who may need auxiliary aids effective participation and communication concerning the above public hearing should contact Thomas Harvin, the ADA Compliance Coordinator, at (803) 433-3223 or via email at tlharvin @clarendoncounty.org no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Clarendon County Council will conduct a public hearing relating to "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING (1) THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FEE IN LIEU OF TAX AND INCENTIVE AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA ("COUNTY") AND ONE OR MORE INVESTORS IDENTIFIED FOR THE TIME BEING AS PROJECT GORDON II OPERATING COMPANY AND PROJECT GORDON II LANDOWNER, EACH ACTING FOR ITSELF, ONE OR MORE CURRENT OR FUTURE AFFILIATES, AND OTHER PROJECT SPONSORS, PURSUANT TO WHICH THE COUNTY SHALL COVENANT TO ACCEPT CERTAIN NEGOTIATED FEES IN LIEU OF AD VALOREM TAXES WITH RESPECT TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN FACILITIES IN THE COUNTY ("PROJECT"); (2) CERTAIN SPECIAL SOURCE REVENUE CREDITS WITH RESPECT TO THE PROJECT; (3) THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE BOUNDARIES OF AN EXISTING MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL OR BUSINESS PARK TO INCLUDE THEREIN CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PROPERTY IN CONNECTION WITH THE PROJECT; AND (4) OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO." The hearing will be held in the Clarendon School District 1 Board Room, located at 12 South Church Street, Summerton, South Carolina 29148, beginning at or after 6:00 p.m. on November 14, 2016, or at such other place and time as may be communicated by Clarendon County to the public no later than 24 hours

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Clarendon County Council will conduct a public hearing relating to "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER AGREEMENT G O V E R N I N G T H E CLARENDON-SUMTER I N D U S T R I A L P A R K ; AUTHORIZING THE CREATION OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ("FUND") TO BE FUNDED BY A PORTION OF CERTAIN FEE-IN-LIEU OF TAX REVENUES; AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY TO USE THE FUND FOR GENERAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE COUNTY; AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS." The hearing will be held in the Clarendon School District 1 Board Room, located at 12 South Church Street, Summerton, South Carolina 29148, beginning at or after 6:00 p.m. on November 14, 2016, or at such other place and time as may be communicated by Clarendon County to the public no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting at which the hearing will be held, which time shall not be less than 15 days prior to the publication of this notice. At the time and place fixed for this public hearing, all taxpayers, residents or other interested persons who appear will be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the matters contemplated by the Ordinance above-referenced. Any persons wishing to submit written comments may submit them to the Clerk to

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Clarendon County Council will conduct a public hearing relating to "AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY TO FINANCE AND ACQUIRE PUBLIC SAFETY VEHICLES AND RELATED EQUIPMENT IN AN AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $250,000; TO EXECUTE AND DELIVER ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE FINANCING AND ACQUISITION; AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS." The hearing will be held in the Clarendon School District 1 Board Room, located at 12 South Church Street, Summerton, South Carolina 29148, beginning at or after 6:00 p.m. on November 14, 2016, or at such other place and time as may be communicated by Clarendon County to the public no later than 24 hours prior to the meeting at which the hearing will be held, which time shall not be less than 15 days prior to the publication of this notice. At the time and place fixed for this public hearing, all taxpayers, residents or other interested persons who appear will be given an opportunity to express their views for or against the matters contemplated by the Ordinance above-referenced. Any persons wishing to submit written comments may submit them to the Clerk to County Council no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on November 7, 2016. Individuals who may need auxiliary aids effective participation and communication concerning the above public hearing should contact Thomas Harvin, the ADA Compliance Coordinator, at (803) 433-3223 or via email at tlharvin @clarendoncounty.org no later than 24 hours prior to the scheduled hearing.

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Revisiting the extinct town of

Manchester Manchester’s Day Has Ended, Its Eternity Has Begun!

ne of Sumter County’s mysteries is the vanished community of Manchester. This has baffled historians and inspired numerous conjectures on the demise of this once-flourishing town. Manchester was located approximately four miles south of Wedgefield, and the remains of this onceflourishing community reputedly can be viewed from the air. “The beginSammy Way nings of the REFLECTIONS village are uncertain as there is no exact record of its laying out or construction. One early mention of the town is made in 1799, when Anthony Butler, attorney at law, was married there to ‘the amiable and truly accomplished Miss Mary Ann James Moore, daughter of Isham Moore, esq.’” According to research the town was laid out in lots with a regular plan for its streets. History notes that the only street names on record are King, Queen and Main streets; however, there were undoubtedly others. Edwin Scott was a resident of Manchester from 1806 to 1811 when the town was at its peak. His father was noted as having operated the town tavern. Research states that the town featured a shoe shop, a tailor shop, a school house and other establishments required for human comfort. The town as previously noted was laid out by “wealthy planters for health and amusement … Its founders at first spent most of their time taking care of their river estates, coming into town to relax and enjoy society. They raised cotton on the red hills bordering the Wateree and

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This marker was the first in a series designating points of historical significance in Sumter County. It was erected at the site of the extinct town of Manchester, between Manchester Forest and Wedgefield. It was put up by the Sumter County Historical Commission. grew rice in the swamp. Livestock added to the planters’ incomes and the swamps provided cane brakes for cattle and stores of berries, nuts, acorns and roots for hogs to feed upon. Before the first settlements were made in the district herdsmen had raised cattle in the area, moving about in search of pasturage.” One of the factors that contributed to the development of the town was the proximity of the “Kings Highway.” This road, also known as the “Lesser Catawba Indian” path, was heavily used by wagons moving cargo to various settlement sites. “The four-horse heavy wagons were canvas-covered and served the driver as a mobile home during his slow trip to the coast. Often the teamster sold his produce along the way and took on a Charlestonbound load of cotton at Manchester. In the spring, he

would bring back a load of freight.” The Wateree River also played an important role in the development of the Manchester community. “The boats were propelled by long poles with a metal point and a hook two inches from the end. Pilots used the hook and the point on stumps, logs and overhanging limbs to pull themselves along. The water route led up the Santee to Beech Creek, and up the creek to a landing at old Sandbed Lake, later the location of Sumter Junction. Wharves, docks and a large warehouse were built to handle freight. Freight for the little town of Sumterville was brought up the river to Manchester and then taken by wagon to Sumterville.” The primary contributor to the growth of Manchester arrived in 1846 with the coming of the Wilmington Railroad

Mr. H.L. Osteen cleans Manchester graveyard. making the transport of freight to Charleston cheaper and faster. Manchester grew at such a rate that it soon became the 10th largest town in South Carolina. On Jan. 25, 1855, a disastrous fire erupted in the town and did extensive damage; however, it did not halt the growth of the community. The residents and those living near the town continued to enjoy varied “dances, balls, cock-fighting, gambling, games and especially card playing. Horse racing soon became the most celebrated activity in Manchester. “A race track was smoothed out at Raccoon Savannah in the sand hills. The savannah, level and almost a perfect circle, was an ideal place for a track. Many of the residents were not opposed to drinking and “almost every store in the Sumter District had a tavern

— a place where people could buy drinks — per Robert Mills’ book on Statistics.” As the town grew the taverns gradually transitioned to saloons, and carousing and brawling became more common behavior. “No preacher ever established permanent residence in the town during the 70 years it existed.” There were occasional attempts by various ministers to establish footholds in the town; however, they experienced only moderate success.

THE END COMES Research notes that in 1871 the railroad became known as the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta railroad and became a part of the Atlantic Coast Line. This new railroad system shifted to the north to Wedgefield, thus bypassing Manchester. The effects on Manchester were dramatic and “its dwellings were quickly abandoned as the occupants began to leave in large numbers. The community known infamously as the Sodom and Gomorrah of Sumter County reverted back to being cotton fields.” Information used in preparing this article was obtained from a publication titled “Random Recollections of A Long Life, 1806-1876,” by Edwin Scott; a paper by Ralph J. Ramsey Jr. of Brevard, North Carolina, “History of Sumter County,” by Anne King Gregorie and from Sumter Item archives. Portions of this article were initially published in August of 1970 in a supplement to The Sumter Daily Item during South Carolina’s celebration of its Tricentennial, 1670-1970. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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USO club opens; safe crackers hit Oswego post office 75 YEARS AGO – 1942 March 17 – 23 Lt. William S. McCollum, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Warren McCollum of Kingstree, formerly of Sumter, has landed safely in the South Pacific, according to a message from the war department. A graduate of Sumter High School, he taught in the schools here for several years after he finished The Yesteryear Citadel. He in Sumter also taught in SAMMY WAY Bishopville and from 1936 until he was called to active service in January, 1941, he was head of the English Department in the high school at Waycross, Georgia. • The nation’s first draft lottery of the war, a step toward classification of about 9,000 men for possible military service, ended at 7:10 a.m. Eastern time, a little more than 13 hours after it started. Only 6,998 numbers, two less than was planned, were drawn from the historic draft goldfish bowl. Selective service officials immediately went into conference to determine whether additional capsules would be drawn to bring the number up to 7, 000. Albert Carter, a sailor from Albany, Georgia, plucked the last one. • 1st Lt. Harold Moise II is now stationed at Shaw Field, Air Corps Basic Flying School, as a student in Class 42 F. Moise, the Sumter boy to receive flight training in the Southeast Air Corps Training center as a student-officer, is the third local boy to come back home for basic flight training at Shaw Field. • The opening of the new USO Club in Sumter Sunday was an occasion to remember. In spite of the inclement weather a crowd of several hundred visited the new quarters and participated in opening ceremonies. Through the cooperation of station WFIG and the S.C. Continental Telephone Co. the ceremonies were broadcast. The director, Charles A. Murphy, introduced Mrs. Leland Moore, who presided. Mayor Fulton B. Creech delivered a stirring address stressing the necessity of cooperation in an all-out determination to achieve victory in the total war presently raging in Europe and in the Pacific. • Thirty-four states and the District of Columbia are represented by the aviation cadets and student officers now receiving basic flight training at Shaw Field. Eleven of the cadets and five of the student officers are from South Carolina. • Seventy-nine thousand sugar ration books for distribution in Sumter County have arrived at the office in the courthouse of Robert T. Brown, clerk of the County Board of Commissioners, who is custodian of food supplies on the Sumter County council for defense. Rationing of sugar will be in the direct charge of Brown but will be under the general supervision of the local rationing board. S.L. Roddey is chairman of the rationing board.

next five years. • Jumbled thoughts and a little fear raced through the mind of 16-year-old Lucius Brooker as he started down for a landing on his solo flight in a single propeller plane. Veteran pilots consider the take-off more dangerous, but the Sumter youth was more concerned about a safe landing. The Edmunds High School junior breathed a sigh of relief when the ship touched down and rolled smoothly down the runway. •Sumter’s gross postal receipts, which are considered a yardstick for measuring community growth, jumped to $794,817 in 1966. Postmaster Loring Lee said last year’s figure exceeded 1956 by nearly $100,000. • Edmunds High School was one of 20 schools in the United States selected to offer the Junior R.O.T.C. program. This program, under the direction of retired Col. James McCrary, U.S.A.F. and retired Master Sgt. G.C. Tracy U.S.A.F. involves Aerospace Education and basic military training. • Mayor Robert E. Graham, who was the first president of the Sumter Jaycees, has proclaimed this week, Jan. 15-21, as Jaycee Week in Sumter. He said the purpose of the week is to focus attention on young men and the work they are doing, and emphasized that the Sumter Jaycees have done an outstanding job in the fields of youth work, community development and leadership training. • J.M. MaDan’s fabulous HO scale model railroad has been under construction 17 years and will never be completed. The 56-year-old Sumter man’s scale model railroad is a unique combination of tracks, trestles, bridges, tunnels, yards, terminals, towns and miniature people. It covers a major portion of the attic in his home. “A railroad of my size is never completed,” said MaDan. • Col. Cole Blease Shorter Jr. of the Sumter Police Department will attend the 79th Session of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) National Academy in Washington, D.C., 50 YEARS AGO – 1991 Assistant Chief of Police L. W. Jan. 16 - 22 A painting of the Church of Griffin announced today. The the Holy Cross at Stateburg as invitation to attend the 12it looked 27 years ago was pre- week school was sent by FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. sented to the Sumter County • Sen. Ernest F. Hollings, D.Historical Society for display in its museum. Making the do- S.C., revealed today the Air Force will activate a tactical nation was Mrs. Elizabeth air support squadron at Shaw Dabbs Thompson, whose late AFB sometime this spring. Achusband, Walter W. Thompcording to a spokesman for the son, painted the historic junior senator from South church in 1940. Carolina, the squadron will be • The Lincoln High School equipped with five helicopters Bulldogs captured victory no. and will comprise around 160 6 Friday night at Holly Hill as officers and airmen. they took a 63-43 victory from • A native of New Jersey the Roberts High School Tiwho took a liking to the South gers. Phenis Brockington’s 34 has been named by the Sumter points paced the Bulldogs to Jaycees as Sumter’s Outstandtheir fourth conference win ing Young Farmer for 1966-67. against one loop loss. He is Robert George Gibbs, a • The City Planning Comdairy farmer who has been livmission adopted a $5,451,000 ing in the Pinewood area since capital improvements prohe and his wife, Jarrard, gram that runs through the moved from New Jersey in Deyear 1972 and envisions the cember 1963. construction of municipal • Safe crackers struck for buildings, parks and recreation areas, the expansion of the second time in less than a utilities and other major im- month in the Oswego area provements. The commission when the post office was victimized. Clayton Lowder’s Red voted to send the planned and White Store, a short disprogram to City Council tance from the Oswego Post with the recommendation Office, suffered a cash loss in that it be used as a guide in excess of $8,000 when safe developing the city over the • The first formal dance in the new USO club was held on St. Patrick’s evening and was termed a huge success. The dance also marked the first broadcast of a social event from the stage of the club. Station WFIG broadcast a description of the event with the music of the orchestra and a solo by Pvt. Lee Amber, “The Singing Soldier.” The announcer for the occasion was Pvt. John Wyatt who will handle all broadcasts from the club. The new floor was approved by the dancers and the music under the direction of Doug Youngblood, featured many Irish melodies. • Future automobile license plates will be “small date tabs” not more than 4 inches square attached to present license plates to bring them up to date, under a War Production Board order. The board prohibited the states from issuing more than 10 per cent by weight of the usual number of plates and these only for new licenses and to replace plates lost or destroyed. • Charles H. Chewning, principal of the elementary schools in Sumter, has been chosen one of seven delegates to represent South Carolina at the National Education Association convention in Denver in July. • Three small stills were raided in the county by Sheriff Mabry, Rural Officers Bradshaw and Brogdon and Federal Officers Pace, Callahan and Bolt. One two barrel was found in the Providence section of the county and the other two were located in the Borden section. One of these had two barrels, the other had three. Assorted jars and buckets were captured along with the stills. • In order that the people of Sumter may know more about Shaw Field and what goes on at the air base, a radio program, “Looking at Shaw Field,” will be broadcast from the post Monday through Friday afternoon at 2:30 for the next few weeks. They can be heard over station WFIG in Sumter.

of the Year competition, Ellen Arl, associate professor of English has been named as one of seven finalists in the statewide contest. “This recognition by my peers provides me with a wonderful opportunity to serve my students and the university in a special 25 YEARS AGO – 1991 way,” Arl commented. Oct. 17–23 • Working to alleviate a proAn apparently widespread jected budget deficit of rumor brought more than 100 $275,000, Sumter School Dishorse enthusiasts to Dillon trict 2 plans to sell a tract of Park Tuesday night to show land to private investors. The their support for what they land, part of the original parthought was a soon-to-becel purchased for the district’s closed horse ring. The rumor headquarters on Wilson Hall began when a member of the Manchester Trail Riders over- Road, is being sold to Sumter’s Coldwell Banker Comminsheard a Sumter County offiMoses real estate firm and a cial say that the county needs group of investors for an unmore ballparks and tennis courts, club secretary Beth In- disclosed amount of money. • Area outdoor enthusiasts gram said. A tight county budhave long known that Sumter get and the fact that the ring was used sparingly during the County is a prime location for hunting, fishing and other outhot, summer months promptdoors-related activities. Now if ed some club members to believe the ring might be closed, Rebecca Ceron Temples’ plan comes to fruition, hunters and Ingram said. • Sumter High School’s foot- anglers from across the nation will soon be made aware of ball team is just where it planned to be seven weeks into Sumter County’s rich outdoors heritage. Six writers afthe 1991 football season. The filiated with the Southeastern defending 4-A Division 1 state Outdoor Press Association, champs stand at 7-0, ranked who had just attended the no. 1 in the state and 12th in USA Today’s national poll. Led group’s annual conference in Rock Hill, visited Sumter as a by Martin Burns and Kelton complimentary, post-conferDunnican, operating behind ence trip. Temples, director of an undersized but powerful defensive line, the Gamecocks the Sumter Conventions and Visitors Bureau, made sure are averaging 250 rushing that their stay was a pleasant yards per game. one and one she hopes the • Sumter and Manning National Guardsmen will be com- writers will want to describe peting in a joint artillery exer- to their readers. • A prospective industry to cise with the 18th Airborne Artillery at Fort Bragg in Fay- Clarendon County: If you etteville, N.C. Dragonfire III is build it, we will come. An inan annual exercise that brings dustry plans to locate a plant in Clarendon County if the together active and reserve county will construct a buildcomponent artillery units. • Clarendon County officials ing for it to lease, according to believe a new road leading into members of the Clarendon County Development Board. the county’s industrial park The Development board is still on U.S. 301 South will help negotiating with the industry, bring new jobs to the area. County council gave initial ap- which is looking to locate in the Clarendon County Indusproval to an ordinance that trial Park. will allow the county to build • Workers at Craig Industhe road, which Council Chairtries plants will vote on whethwoman Betty Roper said will er to become members of the help lure industries. • Every Sunday for nearly 65 International Ladies Garment Workers Union. Founded in years Susan Rich has been in Lamar 10 years ago, Craig Inthe same place – well, practidustries employs over 300 emcally the same place. The ployees at three plants. One of churches may have changed, but her post has remained the the plants is located in Dalzell, and the clothing manufacturer same. For more than half a has two facilities in Lamar. century, Rich has been pumpLarry Crolley, the owner of ing out a variety of organ Craig Industries, said in a music for congregations to statement that this employees sing along with. A native of should vote against joining the Clarendon County and now a union. He said apparel manuresident of Sumter, Rich facturers are experiencing difbegan her organ-playing for a church full-time when she was ficult times and that employees and management should just 12 years old. work together to solve prob• Running backs Michael Edens and Barrett Smith each lems. • The absence of two Sumter rushed for more than 100 County Council members and yards, and quarterback Jason residents’ requests for changes Bradley passed for 109 yards in proposed zoning and subdias Hammond’s Skyhawks vision ordinances led council soared to a 41-0 win over to postpone voting on the regThomas Sumter at General ulations. Councilmen Louis Field. Fleming and the Rev. Otis • Kyle Brown Osteen has joined The Item as advertising Scott weren’t present while several dozen residents attenddirector. His responsibilities ed the meeting to request modwill include directing all adifications to make the ordivertising sales and marketing in retail, classified and nation- nances more consistent to a rural lifestyle. The area of the al, plus creative graphics. He county approximately three is a son of Hubert D. Osteen miles around the city of SumJr., editor and publisher of ter is at the heart of these regThe Item, and a brother of Graham Osteen, managing ed- ulations. itor of The Item. Reach Sumter Item Archivist • Chosen by her colleagues Sammy Way at waysammy@ to represent USC Sumter in yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294. the 1991 Governor’s Professor crackers hit that business over Christmas weekend. The safe crackers made away with $28.80 in cash, $654.85 in stamps, and 65 money orders and other valuables in the post office break-in.

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