September 11, 2015 by The Sumter Item

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Sumter remembers Fire Department will host service honoring victims of 9/11 attack

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Many people remember exactly where they were on Sept. 11, 2001, and the events that took place, but it may not be as easy to remember to think of those who lost their lives that day. Sumter Fire Department has taken steps to make sure the community never forgets those people by creating two monuments, each showcasing a piece of steel from the World Trade Center complex. One monument is displayed in front of the downtown fire department building at 129 E. Hampton Ave., and the other is displayed at Sumter Fire Department Training Facility at 470 McCrays Mill Road. The monuments each display one 75-pound steel beam and were unveiled in 2011 during the 10-year anniversary of the terror attacks. The beams serve as a reminder to the Sumter community of the civilians and first responders who died that day. The fire department received the steel from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which oversees requests for artifacts recovered from the debris of the collapse of the north and south towers. Of the 200,000 tons of steel used to construct the World Trade Center complex in the late 1960s, 840 pieces of steel were recovered, most of which can now be found in memorials or museums in all 50 U.S. states and several countries: Canada, the United Kingdom, China, Ireland, Germany, Brazil, Afghanistan and South Korea. Today, fewer than 30 pieces of steel remain, with requests still pending. Fire Chief Karl Ford said the department sent a picture of the monuments to

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One of two monuments placed by Sumter Fire Department, each including a section of bent steel beam from the site of the 9/11 attack on New York’s World Trade Center, is seen. The public is invited to a memorial service today at 8:30 a.m. at the downtown fire station at 129 E. Hampton Ave. the port authority after the structures were created. He said the monuments are a reminder of the sacrifices made by the first responders that day 14 years ago. “We’re very honored to have it,” Ford said about the monument outside of the downtown building. Sumter Fire Department Battalion Chief Joey Duggan said the monuments allow the public to observe a

piece of history that serves as a reminder of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11. “It shows how precious life really is,” he said. Duggan encourages the public to spend about 30 minutes of their morning with members of the fire department during a 9/11 memorial service that will be held at 8:30 a.m. today at the downtown fire department building.

MANNING MARKS 9/11 A Patriot’s Day Ceremony to honor 9/11 victims will be held at 10 a.m. today at Manning Municipal Park Gazebo on the corner of North Church and East Rigby streets, next to the Manning farmers market area. Retired U.S. Army Col. Alexander Conyers will be the speaker.

Local leaders say they are working on a solution to the problem of pedestrians crossing the U.S. 76/378 bypass, a situation that led to the death of Terrica Butler on Sept. 5, but local residents say leaders of the city, county and legislative delegation need to make it a priority. “Everybody is passing the buck,” said Barney Gadson in a call to The Sumter Item on Thursday. “If this is something the city and the county wanted done, they could get it done. They could have put it on the priority list. We elect those officials to be our representatives and to lead the public in those areas.” Funeral services for Butler will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St. The Sumter High School senior’s death has led to calls for action to end the circumstances which led to the incident. Residents who live in the neighborhoods north of the bypass say they have little recourse but to cross the busy highway — often on a daily basis — to reach services on the other side, and then walk back across six lanes of traffic to get home. State Rep. David Weeks, DSumter, said the local legislative delegation has asked South Carolina Department of Transportation to come up with recommendations to solve the problem, which has repeatedly led to tragic results. “Our delegation has been in touch with SCDOT, and we have asked them to do an assessment of all the crossings on the freeway,” he said. “They are in the process of doing that per our request.” He said officials with the department have told him they will begin an assessment focusing on areas where pedestrians have been crossing that road to see what recommendations they can make.

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Poinsett Electronic Combat Range hosts joint training BY SENIOR AIRMAN JENSEN STIDHAM 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Special to The Sumter Item The 20th Operations Support Squadron Poinsett Electronic Combat Range hosted the U.S. Army Special Operations Command during joint terminal attack controller training in Wedgefield from Aug. 31 through Sept. 3. The training was conducted by USASOC JTAC’s with help from the 20th Fighter Wing to conduct close air support controls in a joint ArU.S. AIR FORCE SENIOR AIRMAN JENSEN STIDHAM / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM my-Air Force environment. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Damian Tolfree, 1st Special Forc“It’s very important to do traines Command, 3rd Special Forces Group joint terminal ing like this,” said Sgt. 1st Class aircraft controller, prepares a small handheld satellite Peter Quarleno, 1st Special Forces communication antenna at Poinsett Electronic Com- Command, 3rd Special Forces bat Range near Wedgefield on Sept. 1. Group JTAC. “The more you get

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out and get on the radio and control aircraft, the more comfortable and better you get at it. When we are in a static training environment like this and not getting shot at, it’s a lot easier to get better at this job.” Poinsett was used as one of three strike locations for the training because of its ability to receive live munitions. “It works here because we have an air-to-ground range just a few flying minutes from Shaw where local Air Force F-16s can drop and shoot inert ordnance, along with several observation points that the JTACs can use to conduct live type 1 and 2 controls,” said Onelio Renedo, 20th OSS range operations officer. “The short distance to the range allows about 45 minutes of range time for the aircrews and

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controllers, making the most of the training time.” Because of the close proximity, the 55th Fighter Squadron was selected to participate in the exercise to fulfill training requirements. “The 55th FS is being used because they are currently working on six weeks of close air support training,” said Capt. Joseph Winglemire, 20th Fighter Wing ground liaison officer. “What I do for them is coordinate all of the JTACs and scenarios, which I create based on real world locations, and then I brief all of the pilots participating in the exercise.” Along with training requirements, the JTACs called in both live and dry runs, consisting of the

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Fate of Pinewood Road McDonald’s unclear Board of Zoning Appeals defers action on request to demolish, rebuild restaurant During its regular meeting on Wednesday, Sumter Board of Zoning Appeals deferred action on a request to demolish and rebuild the McDonald’s restaurant at 360 Pinewood Road because the applicant’s revised site plan had not been advertised to the public before the meeting. In other actions, the board: • Denied a request to approve a

to less than 1,000 square feet in order to meet county zoning and development standards; and • Approved a variance request to reduce the building separation requirement so that a detached carport can be constructed in the rear yard of a house on Black Oak Court. The board approved the variance because of the irregular shape of the residential lot and the location of the on-site septic system, which limits the placement of the carport.

the Allstate Insurance building at 389 Rast St. There is a 36-square-foot sign on the front of the building, and according to a staff report from Sumter Planning Department, the city’s sign ordinance restricts the combined square footage of both signs; • Approved a variance request to reduce the building separation requirement between a detached storage building and a house on September Drive. The applicant plans to decrease the size of the storage building

drinking place at 4225 Queen Chapel Road because the site does not meet the minimum 300-foot separation requirement from residential structures. A staff report mentions a request, currently under review by Sumter County Council, to rezone approximately 223 acres of land east of the proposed site to develop a subdivision; • Denied a request to allow for an additional 48-square-foot wall sign at

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4th-graders create planet memory bracelets Sheriff ’s office seeks ‘dangerous’ suspect

The fourth-grade scientists at Wilder Elementary School are learning about the planets. As part of the Astronomy unit, the students learned many new facts about the solar system. The fourth-graders also enjoyed creating their memory planet bracelets to help them recall the order of the planets.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has placed 42-year-old Kevin Charles Kellenbenz, of 19 Simmons St., on its Most Wanted list and is seeking information about the suspect’s whereabouts. KELLENBENZ Kellenbenz is wanted on multiple warrants, including armed robbery, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, two counts of pointing and presenting a firearm, sale or delivery of a firearm and contempt of circuit court, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Among other incidents, Kellenbenz is reportedly wanted in connection with an Amanda Circle-area armed robbery last month in which victims reported the suspect entered a home and stole an estimated $1,000 at gunpoint. Kellenbenz was last seen early Thursday morning fleeing on foot from a traffic stop near the intersection of Pinewood and Wedgefield roads. Kellenbenz is described as a 6-foot-1-inch white male weighing approximately 185 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes and a long brown-and-white goatee. Kellenbenz should be considered potentially dangerous. Anyone with information about Kellenbenz’s whereabouts is asked to contact Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718.

CORRECTION In Thursday’s edition of The Sumter Item, Continental Tires the Americas plans to increase its unit production by 2021 was incorrect. The correct unit production increase is 4 million to 8 million tires by 2021.

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Defensive driving class offers a number of benefits BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Deborah Richardson, Allied Health program manager at Central Carolina Technical College, says she has a passion for teaching the defensive driving course at the school. “I had a nephew that was killed by a drunk driver,” she said. “If it could happen to my family, it could happen to anybody’s family.” Richardson said that during her introduction, she explains that driving defensively is students’ choice. Enrollees who complete the one-day course at Central Carolina receive a certificate from the National Safety Council, she said, which allows drivers who have accumulated points against their driver’s licenses to have four points removed, or it can earn drivers a discount on their automobile insurance. Drivers accumulate points for traffic violations. A driver who accumulates 12 points or more will have their license suspended. “This is a class we literally get calls about every day,” said Elizabeth Williams, director of Workforce Development at the college. “We provide brochures to each county, so when someone is mandated by the court to take

a class or they realize they are going to have points put against their license, the information is right there for them.” Williams said drivers can be mandated by the RICHARDSON courts to take the class, but most enrollees take it voluntarily to have points taken off their licenses. Drivers can only earn the points deduction for taking the class once every three years, she said. “I’ve had students whose employer required them to take it if they drive a company vehicle, and then there are others who take it voluntarily for a discount on their insurance,” Richardson said. The program follows the curriculum of the National Safety Council so it is recognized by insurance companies and traffic courts, Williams said. “It’s kind of a broad class; there are so many different reasons to take it,” she said. “I think an older person would definitely get a lot out of it as would a young person who has just started driving. It is pretty broad in the material it covers.” Richardson said it is all classroom instruction and includes video presentations.

“The class focuses on defensive driving; plus we have dialogue on driving to save time, lives and money,” she said. “We talk a lot about recognizing hazards; we address WILLIAMS driving violations, and we have a lot of dialogue about changing bad driving habits.” She said they also discuss collisions and how to avoid them. “There is a test when it is over, but it is not graded, we just go over it at the end of the training,” she said. Richardson said students tell her they begin to change their driving style after the first half of the day. “When we break for lunch, they come back and talk about what they learned before the break,” she said. “They can tell the difference from what they did before.” The one-day course is from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and it is usually offered once a month. Upcoming dates include: • Saturday, Sept. 19; • Thursday, Oct. 8; • Saturday, Nov. 21, and • Monday, Dec. 14. The cost of the class is $85. For more information, call (803)778-6656 or email training@cctech.edu.

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University of South Carolina Sumter has two new exhibitions on view through the middle of October in its Umpteenth and Upstairs galleries. Dave Robbins’ “If Only It Were A Dream” hangs in the Upstairs Gallery in the university’s administration building, and David Sanders’ “Wood and Color Creations” can be seen in the Umpteenth Gallery in the Arts and Letters Building. Both artists are South Carolina natives who have had their works exhibited in many solo and group shows. Robbins, a Columbia resident, is a landscape designer and horticulturist whose love of nature is evident in his paintings, which can be described as “minimal and slightly abstract.” He works primarily in cool tones and black and white. Of his work, Robbins said, “My art represents what I see in nature and how I translate it onto a canvas. Much like life, my art tends to continually evolve. I just hope to enjoy the ride. This series of paintings represents our sense of the unnatural in the nat-

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Dave Robbins’ exhibition titled “If Only It Were a Dream” can be viewed in the University of South Carolina Sumter’s Upstairs Gallery through Oct. 15. ural landscape. The more we try to rationalize the dark beauty of nature, the more rich, complex and elusive it becomes. Hopefully, this primitive feeling of the unnatural, in which a scene feels both familiar and unknowable, forces us to slow down and consider the elements of our own ‘reading’ of the natural world.” Sanders, a Sumter resident, compares his act of creating art to religion. “Both are faith based and driven by ritual,” he said. “The recognition of the aesthetic beauty, the joy and sadness, the triumphs and failures inherent in everyday life as well as my own experiences, informs my art and affirms my passionate space on the planet. Color/line, light/dark, abstraction/realism; I explore and manipulate these components to create order from disorder. Sometimes these efforts result in a ‘harmonious’ composition, although this is less important to me than a certain freedom from the

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known, which opens me up to exploring the ‘unknown,’ where that will lead and what it will reveal.” Sanders’ material includes acrylic, wood, metal, found objects and African artifacts. “Each of these elements are signifiers that simultaneously speak to the future on a personal and global level, and honor the past and present of my community of South Sumter as well as my African heritage,” he said. “Each element I work with lends itself to my ability to envision it in another form. The wood, metal and other materials become soft and pliable to place here or there, to bend, shape or carve. My works are fluid and continuous and are transformed daily into another entity and yet another entity.” The public is invited to view both exhibitions. Admission is free. The Umpteenth Gallery is located in the Arts and Letters Building on the USC Sumter Campus. The exhibit is available Monday through Friday, 8:30

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More coastal flooding forecast for coming months WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal scientists said Wednesday they expect nuisance flooding to increase in many places along the nation’s coasts in coming months. A combination of sea level rise from human caused global warming and the giant El Niño will likely combine to increase the type of minor street flooding that causes much inconvenience but no major damage, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In 10 of the 27 coastal communities that NOAA examined, scientists predict the number of nuisance flood days to increase 33 to 125 percent with the new large El Niño. And it’s likely to be the worst in the Mid-Atlantic region where nuisance floods could happen about once a week from New Jersey to North Carolina. The nuisance flood season runs mostly from fall to early spring. NOAA oceanographer William Sweet examined data going back to 1920 in some cases and found the flooding is not only increasing with climate change and rising seas, but “some of these areas you can get it with no rain at all — high-tide flooding.” These “sunny day flooding” events are becoming more common. For example, Wilmington, North Carolina, used to average one day of nuisance flooding a year in 1960, but between May 2014 and April 2015, that city had 71 such flood days, according to NOAA data. Annapolis, Maryland, went from four to 41 flood days, and Sandy Hook, New Jersey, jumped from two to 21. El Niño — a general warming of parts of the Pacific that

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changes weather worldwide — brings nuisance flooding to a new level. That’s because in the Pacific, the ocean is warmer and warm water expands, Sweet said. In the Atlantic, the phenomenon brings more coastalhugging storms and winds. “Expect that sea level rise will progress like steps of a kitten, punctured by swipes of a lion,” said Donald Boesch, president of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, who wasn’t part of the report. Sweet is forecasting that with El Niño, Norfolk, Virginia, will go from about eight flood days to 18 this fall, winter and spring. Washington is forecast to jump from 33 to 53 nuisance flood days. Sandy Hook should get about 40 such days, and Baltimore is likely to jump from two weeks of nuisance flooding to three weeks. Sweet looked at increased nuisance flooding in Boston; Providence, Rhode Island; New London, Connecticut;

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Gordon Felt, center, whose brother Edward Felt was one of 40 passenger and crew on United Airlines Flight 93, stands in front of a wall of photos of the 40 crew and passengers who perished in the crash while leading a media tour of the Flight 93 National Memorial visitors center in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday. The visitors center was formally dedicated and opened to the public on Thursday.

Flight 93 visitor center ‘tells incredible story of heroism’ SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Gordon Felt knew his brother was sitting directly in front of two of the terrorists who hijacked United Airlines Flight 93. But it “never really hit me,” Felt said, until he walked through the new, immersive visitor center at the Flight 93 National Memorial. There it was, the seating chart with his sibling’s name on it: Edward Felt, first class, second row. “It kind of came crashing back,” said Felt, whose brother took part in a passenger revolt that brought the plane down in a southwestern Pennsylvania field. “Those feelings that were always there — the emotion, the anger, the sense of loss — really are drawn back to the surface.” Sitting on a hill overlooking the crash site near Shanksville, the $26 million

visitor center complex was dedicated and opened to the public on Thursday, one day before the annual 9/11 observances in Pennsylvania, New York and Washington. Victims’ family members got a private tour on Wednesday. Fourteen years in the making, the center uses photos, video, artifacts and interactive displays to tell the story of Flight 93, the only jetliner among the four commandeered by terrorists that failed to reach its intended target on Sept. 11, 2001. Two planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers in New York and one slammed into the Pentagon outside Washington. More than 3,000 people died. The center’s 10 exhibits are laid out chronologically, with visitors learning how the 33 passengers and seven crew members — at least some of

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CROSSING FROM PAGE A1 “They are going to begin a traffic assessment of the bypass, pulling an accident history near Miller Road and the entire six-mile corridor from Broad Street to Myrtle Beach Highway,” Weeks said. State Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, said he is in agreement with his father, Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen, who told The Sumter Item that SCDOT needs to address the issue. “I have spoken to officials with the DOT, and since this is turning into an area that has multiple instances of fatalities; they need to do a traffic study, sooner than later, and start coming up with some recom-

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mendations for how that area can be improved and made more safe for pedestrians,” Sen. McElveen said. Weeks said that he, Sen. McElveen and Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, have been working together since Butler’s death to get SCDOT involved. “That area is growing pretty fast with all of those housing projects that have been put over there,” Weeks said. “It is something that needs to be urgently done so some solutions can be worked out.” Weeks suggested that a crosswalk may be the most practical solution, but he and Sen. McElveen said SCDOT has the expertise to find a solution. “They have the engineers and the contractors that can

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“We can do everything we want to do in this city when they say we don’t have the funds, but they find a way to do it. Recreation and tourism and bringing dollars in, I am all for that, but I don’t think people need to needlessly die crossing six lanes of traffic. It bothers me that this child had to die crossing the highway.”

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“Tonight,” but Fallon’s treatment of Trump should be interesting. After all, Fallon has become the face of NBC, the very network that fired Trump from his “Apprentice” perch after his racist and xenophobic comments about Mexico. Since then, Trump has spent the summer stirring up the hornet’s nest of the American psyche with an onslaught of grade-school taunts and insults, behaving like a dreadful brat who appeals to the worst in people. How does a comedian and a professional “nice guy” like Fallon treat a guest like that? The answer to that question may prove to be very significant for Fallon, his network and his audience. • Fourteen years after the terror attack on New York and Washington, D.C., “Inside 9/11: War on America” (7 p.m., National Geographic, r, TV-PG) lays out a chronological history of the events leading up to Sept. 11, 2001, tracing the formation of al-Qaeda and Osama Bin Laden’s path from wealthy heir to terrorist plotter. “Inside 9/11: Zero Hour” (9 p.m., National Geographic, r) recalls the events of the terrible day as they unfolded. On a related note, the American Heroes Channel presents repeats of “9/11: The Towers and the Pentagon” (8 p.m.); “The 9/11 Tapes: Chaos in the Sky” (9 p.m.) and “9/11: After the Towers Fell” (10 p.m.).

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CULT CHOICE An architect discovers that passion brings out the beast in his wife (Simone Simon) in the 1942 shocker “Cat People” (11:15 a.m., TCM), produced by Val Lewton and directed by Jacques Tourneur.

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JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

SUDOKU HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

By Patti Varol

ACROSS 1 Some UPS deliveries 5 First Homeland Security secretary 10 Help badly? 14 Scott Turow title 15 "I don't give __" 16 It may be hard to resist 17 One in una escuela primaria 18 Like two Tim Lincecum games 19 Senate garment 20 See 69-Across 23 Country song 24 __ generis 25 Word with band or toy 28 "Peace out" 29 Struggling with a choice 32 Hardly friendly looks 34 See 69-Across 36 Idaho motto word 39 Theater funding gp. 40 "... like __ not" 41 See 69-Across 46 Doctor with an island of Beast Folk 47 Idée source

9/11/15 48 Butcher's units: Abbr. 51 Progressive __ 52 Gives birth to 54 Enjoy the bistro 56 See 69-Across 60 Home to many Indians 62 Indianapolis pros 63 Wrap alternative 64 Staff at sea 65 Food inspector's concern 66 Showing wear 67 And 68 "Hamlet" prop 69 Clue for four puzzle answers DOWN 1 Informal chat 2 Like some dips 3 Symbolize 4 Critter that sleeps upside down 5 Went berserk 6 Screen VIP 7 "Fantastic Mr. Fox" author 8 Breakfast side 9 Speak with passion 10 Start to focus? 11 Bully 12 Frittata base 13 Leaves in a bag 21 Interim software phase

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The Iran charade on Capitol Hill C

ongress is finally having its say on the Iran deal. It will be an elaborate charade, however, because, having first gone to the U.N., President Obama has largely drained congressional action of relevance. At the Security Council, he pushed through a resolution ratifying the deal, thus officially committing the United States as a nation to its implementation — in advance of any congressional action. The resolution abolishes the entire legal framework, built over a decade, underlying the international sanctions against Iran. A few months from now, they will be gone. The script is already written: The International Atomic Energy Agency, relying on Iran’s self-inspection of its most sensitive nuclear facility, will declare Iran in compliance. The agreement then goes into effect and Iran’s nuclear program is officially deemed peaceful. Sanctions are lifted. The mullahs receive $100 billion of frozen assets as a signing bonus. Iran begins reaping the economic bonanza, tripling its oil exports and welcoming a stampede of foreign companies back into the country. It is all precooked. Last month, Britain’s foreign secretary traveled to Tehran with an impressive delegation of British companies ready to deal. He was late, however. The Italian and

COMMENTARY French foreign ministers had already been there, accompanied by their own hungry businessmen and oil companies. Iran is back in business. As a matter of constitutional decency, the president should have submitted the deal to Congress first. And submitted it as a treaty. Which it obviously is. No international agreement in a generation matches this one in strategic significance and geopolitical gravity. Obama did not subCharles mit it as a treaty beKrauthammer cause he knew he could never get the constitutionally required votes for ratification. He’s not close to getting two-thirds of the Senate. He’s not close to getting a simple majority. No wonder: in the latest Pew Research Center poll, the American people oppose the deal by a staggering 28-point margin. To get around the Constitution, Obama negotiated a swindle that requires him to garner a mere one-third of one house of Congress. Indeed, on Thursday, with just 42 Senate supporters — remember, a treaty requires 67 — the Democrats filibustered and prevented, at least for now, the Senate

from voting on the deal at all. But Obama two months ago enshrined the deal as international law at the U.N. Why should we care about the congressional vote? In order to highlight the illegitimacy of Obama’s constitutional runaround and thus make it easier for a future president to overturn the deal, especially if Iran is found to be cheating. As of now, however, it is done. Iran will be both unleashed — sanctions lifted, economy booming, with no treaty provisions regarding its growing regional aggression and support for terrorists — and welcomed as a good international citizen possessing a peaceful nuclear program. An astonishing trick. Iran’s legitimation will not have to wait a decade, after which, as the Iranian foreign minister boasts, the U.N. file on the Iranian nuclear program will be closed, all restrictions will be dropped and, as Obama himself has admitted, the breakout time to an Iranian bomb will become essentially zero. On the contrary. The legitimation happens now. Early next year, Iran will be officially recognized as a peaceful nuclear nation. This is a revolution in Iran’s international standing, yet its consequences have been largely overlooked. The deal goes beyond merely leaving Iran’s nuclear infrastructure intact. Because the deal legitimizes that nuclear program

as peaceful (unless proven otherwise — don’t hold your breath), it is entitled to international assistance. Hence the astonishing provision buried in Annex III, Section 10 committing Western experts to offering the Iranian program our nuclear expertise. Specifically “training courses and workshops.” On what? Among other things, on how to protect against “sabotage.” Imagine: We are now to protect Iran against, say, the very Stuxnet virus, developed by the NSA and Israel’s Unit 8200, that for years disrupted and delayed an Iranian bomb. Secretary of State John Kerry has darkly warned Israel to not even think about a military strike on the nuclear facilities of a regime whose leader said just Wednesday that Israel will be wiped out within 25 years. The Israelis are now being told additionally — Annex III, Section 10 — that if they attempt just a defensive, nonmilitary cyberattack (a Stuxnet II), the West will help Iran foil it. Ask those 42 senators if they even know about this provision. And how they can sign on to such a deal without shame and revulsion. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. ©2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

The State Sept. 2

SPEND STATE’S END-YEAR SURPLUS ON ROAD REPAIRS South Carolina’s $87 million surplus for the year that ended June 30 is good news not simply — or even primarily — because it gives state legislators more money to spend on state needs. It’s good news primarily because it indicates that our economy is doing better than state prognosticators believed as recently as May; in all, the state collected about $130 million more than expected back in January, resulting in state revenue growth of 7 percent over the previous year. Of course, the extra cash doesn’t hurt. Check that: It doesn’t hurt if it’s spent smartly. Unfortunately, we are still not too far removed from a time when legislators routinely spent surplus funds recklessly, using one-time money to create new programs and fill new positions, with no reason to think the state would end up with a similar windfall the following year to continue paying those new bills. Fortunately, there’s an obvious way to spend the extra money this year, a way that nearly everyone in government and business and the public in general seems to agree on: to repair our pockmarked roads and deteriorating bridges. And to be clear, that’s not to build new highways. It’s to fix the ones we have. Certainly the state has other needs. Our school buses continue to fall apart because the state is years behind in replacing them. Colleges and armories, and the Mental Health Department and practically every other crevice of government have rolled up backlogs of deferred maintenance since the recession. For that matter, some will argue that the money should be used to help the Department of Social Services hire more case workers. Gracious knows it needs them, after the way lawmakers bled that agency for years. But it doesn’t do much good

to hire a case worker, spend half a year training her and then have to let her go because the one-time money that paid her salary has dried up. What DSS needs — what the public schools and so many other agencies need — is stable, recurring funding. By definition, year-end surplus money is not that.

The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg Sept. 3

GRAHAM FACES LONG ROAD, EVEN IN NATIVE S.C. It appears the future of South Carolina U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham’s presidential campaign will hinge on what happens in South Carolina. The Palmetto State’s senior senator is not striking a chord nationally in a crowded GOP race in which the field will likely be thinned between now and the start of primary season, and certainly by early in 2016 when the voting starts. Candidates can argue that polling numbers do not accurately reflect potential and unfairly characterize some as also-rans, but in the 2016 GOP race, they are crucial. As with the first Republican debate, the candidates with the highest polling numbers get on the big stage. Those in single digits, such as Graham, get little or no exposure in debates and otherwise. Even Graham’s celebrated verbal sparring with GOP frontrunner Donald Trump has failed to raise his national standing. More disturbing for the S.C. senator is the campaign emphasis on foreign policy failing to lift him, as expertise in such matters is his bread and butter. Graham must circle the wagons in South Carolina, which is among the first four states to hold primaries and which has the first primary in the South. While one might assume Graham is a sure-fire winner here as a favorite son, other candidates are not going to accept that as a given. And they should not. Winning or doing well in South Carolina has been and likely will be crucial to a Republican candidate’s success in driving toward the nomination.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR I APPLAUD YOU, MR. BURNS When I started reading the letter from Mr. Ferdinand Burns this morning, my first thought was, “Here we go again, the usual litany of how all the racists and police are killing black men.” To say that the balance of his letter was very much a surprise would be an understatement. Kudos to you, sir. It is time that a prominent person in the black community realizes where much of the problem lies and speaks out about it. And to think the letter from Mr. Burns is in the same issue of the paper as the opinion piece by Walter Williams — what a blessing this issue is. He is right that the parents and grandparents need to do more. However, how do you propose to change the lives of youngsters who have not been taught how to take the path to a successful life? I think that the preachers in Sumter County should step up and mentor these young people. There are so many preachers in Sumter County that it should not be too much of a hardship for them to get together and work out a schedule to mentor the young men to

help them get their lives on the right track. If they would do so, we could, hopefully, really see a major difference in these young people. And so many of the young girls also need to be set on the path to success in life. Walter Williams has been my “Rock Star” for many years. I was thrilled when he came to Columbia, and I got to talk to him and shake his hand. He gives some excellent advice if people would just follow it. Many in the white community are also in need of his advice, in my opinion. I do take exception to the statement that sentencing in this country is not fair “especially in the south.” There is the old saying that if you can’t do the time, don’t do the crime. I want to end on a positive note so again, Mr. Burns, I applaud you. F. D. SCHMIDT Sumter

ENFORCE THE LAW AND SAVE A LIFE Unfortunately I find myself again writing about a subject I wrote in regard to several times before. Again a family has lost a member on the 378 by-pass and a driver has been traumatized by a motor vehicle

versus pedestrian accident. Previously the DOT responded to my complaint and posted the international “No Pedestrian” signs adjacent to the paths people have made while crossing the limited access highway. Crossing that highway from N. Pike W. to N. Pike E. is prohibited and a violation of state law. Our law enforcement is to protect our citizens and the motoring public that pass through this county every day. They continue to fail to act in regard to the many violations done there daily. The cars from each enforcement agency continue to pass these violators daily without taking any action. If it takes a task force to put an end to this, so be it; get out there and save a life by enforcing the law. Any outcry for an overhead walkway is frivolous; the people would still walk the direct route. So again, I will ask that the troopers, deputies and police officers to enforce the law. Stop the pedestrians and issue them a citation. Their actions are endangering themselves and the motoring public. JIM AUSTIN Sumter

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

FYI American Cancer Society. The Single Parent Institute Transportation to treatment, meets from 5:45 to 6:45 p.m. help for appearance related on the second Monday of Are you looking side effects to of get treatment, nueach month at the Birnie for opportunities or volunteer? trition help, one-on-one HOPEinvolved Center. Meetings are breast cancer support, free open to teenage single parhousing away from home ents, custodial and non-custodial single parents. You are during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone to welcome to bring your chiltalk to — all free from your dren as the Single Parent InAmerican Cancer Society. stitute is for the entire famiCall (800) 227-2345. ly. Contact Dr. L. Quaneck Walkes at (803) 223-9408 or The Rembert Area Community lqwalkes@sctechthisout. Coalition (RACC) offers a senior com. citizens program 10 a.m.-noon each Monday and WednesThe Rembert Area Community day at 6785 Bradley St. (beCoalition offers an after school hind community car wash), program for students from Rembert, SC 29128. Transporkindergarten to sixth grade tation is available. For deat the youth center in Remtails, call (803) 432-2001. bert. Children receive assistance with homework, Are you a breast cancer survischool projects, etc. A nutrivor? Maggie L. Richardson is tious snack is served daily. seeking other survivors to There is a small monthly fee. form a music group and give Registrations are accepted 9 back to the community. If a.m.-4 p.m. at 8455 Camden you are interested in joining, Highway, U.S. 521, Rembert, contact her at mlrminin front of the car wash. Con- stry2012@gmail.com or (803) tact Dr. Juanita Britton at 236-9086. (803) 432-2001. The Second (Indianhead) DiviMake-A-Wish South Carolina is sion Association is searching seeking volunteers to help for anyone/everyone who make wishes come true for served in the 2nd Infantry Dichildren across the state. Bi- vision. Visit the website at lingual volunteers are espewww.2ida.org or contact cially needed. Interest webiMike Davino at MDavino@ nars are offered at 6:30 p.m. yahoo.com or (919) 498-1910. on the second Wednesday of Zumba classes will be held at each month. Preregistration 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and is required. Contact Brennan Wednesdays at the Parks Brown at bbrown@sc.wish. and Recreation building on org or (864) 250-0702 extenHaynsworth Street. Classes sion 112 to register for the are $5 each and no registrawebinar or begin the applition is required. Contact cation process. Deanne Lewis at zumThe 101st Airborne Division Viet- badeanne@gmail.com. nam Veterans Organization will The Palmetto Singles Club holds hold its 21st annual reunion a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on Sept. 24-27 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Membership is open to the first and third Fridays of each month at the VFW on anyone who served in VietGion Street. Call Sarah Shortnam with the 101st Division. er at (803) 847-3288. The reunion is open to anyone who supports those who Sumter Area Toastmasters meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesserved and membership is day at the Sumter Mall comnot a requirement to attend. munity room, 1057 Broad St. Visit www.101namvet.com. Contact Dave Nesbitt at (803) The group helps in developing speaking and leadership 506-3120 for details. skills. Call Douglas Wilson at The USS Long Beach CGN-9 As(803) 778-0197 or Rebecca sociation will hold a reunion Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271. Sept. 14-20 at the Wyndham Navy and Marine Corps shipJacksonville Riverwalk, 1515 mates who served on the USS Prudential Drive, JacksonColumbus CA-74/CG-12 from ville, Florida 32207. Room 1944 through 1976 and the rate is $96 including taxes. Call (904) 396-5100 to make a USS Columbus (SSN-762) past and present, to share reservation and be sure to memories and camaraderie identify yourself as a memwith old friends and make ber of the USS Long Beach new ones, contact Allen R. CGN-9 Reunion. Contact Don Shade at (866) 352-2469, (716) Hope, president, 3828 Hob569-2314 or lbcgn9@aol.com. son Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221 8 Visit the website at www. a.m.-5 p.m.; fax (260) 492usslongbeach-assoc.org. 9771; or email at hope4391@ The Sumter Combat Veterans Group holds weekly peer to peer verizon.net. Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is meetings at 11 a.m. every in need of volunteers in Sumter Tuesday at the South HOPE and surrounding counties. Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Opportunities available for Drive. These meetings are designed for veterans to help you to use your time and talents to be of assistance inother veterans with PTSD, clude reading, musical talcoping skills, claims and ents, companionship, light benefits. Open to all area housekeeping, etc. Contact veterans. Joyce Blanding at (803) 883Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. Free help for 5606 or hospicecareofsumter@yahoo.com. cancer patients from the

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Thundershower

Cloudy, a t-storm; humid

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

Partly sunny; nice, less humid

Mostly sunny and pleasant

Nice with clouds and sun

90°

71°

85° / 63°

80° / 56°

79° / 56°

83° / 61°

Chance of rain: 55%

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Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

W 6-12 mph

SW 4-8 mph

SW 8-16 mph

WNW 7-14 mph

NE 4-8 mph

ENE 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 85/64 Spartanburg 86/66

Greenville 87/66

Columbia 91/71

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 90/71

Aiken 88/68

ON THE COAST

Charleston 89/73

Today: A shower or thunderstorm. High 86 to 90. Saturday: A shower or thunderstorm. High 82 to 86.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 85/68/pc 65/50/sh 91/65/t 64/51/sh 83/70/t 95/74/pc 81/73/t 80/70/pc 91/75/t 83/67/pc 103/83/pc 80/61/s 85/67/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.88 72.54 74.42 97.16

24-hr chg +0.04 -0.06 +1.94 +0.01

Sunrise 7:02 a.m. Moonrise 5:31 a.m.

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

0.00" 1.14" 1.33" 28.21" 29.15" 34.72"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

91° 75° 85° 64° 95° in 1983 45° in 1956

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Sat. Hi/Lo/W 77/58/t 62/47/c 84/62/pc 65/48/c 86/61/pc 90/72/s 83/66/t 82/67/pc 88/73/t 84/64/t 105/83/s 74/60/s 82/61/t

Myrtle Beach 87/74

Manning 91/73

Today: A shower or storm, mainly later. Winds light and variable. Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 88/71

Bishopville 89/71

Sunset Moonset

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AT MYRTLE BEACH

High 8:30 a.m. 8:47 p.m. 9:13 a.m. 9:25 p.m.

Today Sat.

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Low 3:04 a.m. 3:13 p.m. 3:44 a.m. 3:56 p.m.

Ht. 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.3

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Today Hi/Lo/W 82/61/t 87/67/pc 90/67/t 90/73/t 84/74/t 89/73/t 88/67/t 88/68/t 91/71/t 88/69/t 84/71/t 86/70/t 86/70/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 74/53/t 78/57/t 82/59/t 85/66/t 83/72/t 86/66/t 82/60/t 81/58/t 85/62/t 86/62/t 86/68/t 85/65/t 85/64/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 88/71/t Gainesville 87/71/t Gastonia 88/66/t Goldsboro 85/70/t Goose Creek 89/73/t Greensboro 85/67/t Greenville 87/66/t Hickory 86/64/t Hilton Head 86/74/t Jacksonville, FL 88/71/t La Grange 89/70/pc Macon 88/68/t Marietta 84/66/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/62/t 88/74/t 87/74/t 90/69/t 88/74/t 84/68/t 89/66/t 87/67/t 87/73/t 86/66/t 89/72/t 85/72/t 84/65/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 76/55/t 84/67/t 86/68/t 84/62/t 83/67/t 83/62/t 83/59/t 84/59/t 84/64/t 80/59/t 84/65/t 86/68/t 79/58/t

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Get together EUGENIA LAST with the people who are able to contribute to your goal. Put your best foot forward and show off your skills. The impressions you leave will lead to positive changes in the way others treat you. Love is in the stars.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Your goal should be to finish what you start. Don’t let a personal matter interfere with your responsibilities. Organization and preparation along with keeping things as simple as possible will help you excel and send a message to anyone who doubts your abilities. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick close to home. As soon as you venture out, you will have a tendency to overspend, overdo or overreact. Cut your losses by focusing on what you can do within the confines of your own space. Romance is a favorable option. CANCER (June 21-July 22): The more you do for yourself and the less you rely on others, the better. Accept the inevitable and don’t get mixed up in other people’s melodramas. Engage in projects that make good use of your time and bring you satisfaction. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let instability cause you to falter. Believe in your abilities and trust that everything will turn in your favor. The way you execute your plans will win over even your most difficult skeptic. Personal improvements will boost your confidence. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): An unusual relationship will develop with someone you meet at an event or while socializing. Before you share too much information,

consider any ulterior motives that may be behind this person’s interest. Get background information before you proceed. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Participate in events that make you feel useful and bring you satisfaction. A change in position or status due to the contributions you make will pose some questions from friends or family members. Be honest as well as true to your desires. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take precautions when engaging in physical activity. It’s important not to overdo it or to let anger take over if someone competes with you. A positive change at home will come about through an unusual set of circumstances.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

5-9-29-34-35 PowerUp: 4

19-20-36-41-46 Megaball: 7; Megaplier: 3

44-45-47-50-51 Powerball: 8; Powerplay: 2

PICK 3 THURSDAY

PICK 4 THURSDAY

LUCKY FOR LIFE MONDAY

8-3-5 and 5-6-9

3-6-5-3 and 0-9-4-7

16-17-21-32-36; Lucky Ball: 7

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You will face opposition if you are too bold or self-indulgent. Make personal changes that will add to your appeal or enhance your living situation. Physical exercise will be a good way to blow off steam. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take time to observe what is going on around you. If you take what someone says as fact, you are likely to be disappointed. Stay in control and do what you do best and you will come out a winner. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Make changes to your livelihood and to the relationships that you want to nurture. Working from home or finding a way to work alongside someone you love will bring high returns. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider what you enjoy doing and look for a way to turn that passion into an income. Taking pleasure in what you do will ensure that you do a stellar job. Opportunities are within your reach if you consider taking on a partner.

Zander, a sweet 1-year-old brown male Chihuahua mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is friendly, active and affectionate. He gets along great with other dogs. Zander loves to be held and cuddled and would make an excellent lap buddy! The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

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

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Tigers deal with thinning roster, depth issues BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

lineup. Clemson has lost at least five expected first-teamers since June to injuries, suspensions or their own choice to leave, a talent drain that’s thinned the Tigers depth chart — along with the patience of head coach Dabo Swinney. “Hopefully, we’ll be able to grow some guys up,’’ he said. And a lot of areas where it’s

CLEMSON — Next man up is more than just coach speak at Clemson, it’s the 12thranked Tigers way of life so far this season. Wide receiver Mike Williams is out indefinitely with a fractured bone in his neck, the latest starter out of the

necessary. Things started in June with kicker Ammon Lakip’s drug arrest. Swinney WILLIAMS suspended Lakip for fall camp and the first three games of the season. Soon after, senior left tackle Isaiah Battle entered the NFL supplemental draft.

The Tigers lost experienced linebacker/safety Korrin Wiggins to a torn ACL in August before starting defensive tackle D.J. Reader took an indefinite leave of absence to deal with personal issues. Add in Williams’ loss and Clemson’s projected team from spring practice is not the one on the field facing Appalachian State (1-0) on Satur-

day. It has not been easy for coaches or players to watch front-line players disappear from the lineup. When pressed on Reader’s situation last month, the usually friendly Swinney grew testy. “All those others guys that

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PREP FOOTBALL

Showing signs of progress After following up loss to York with 2 strong efforts, Gamecocks look to continue improvement against LHS BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Mark Barnes admits it. He didn’t see a 38-0 victory over Stratford High School coming for his Sumter football team last week. “I thought we had gotten better, that the players were buying in to what we wanted them to do even more, but I didn’t expect what we did,” said Barnes, the first-year Gamecock head coach whose team has won its last two games after dropping its season opener. “Preparation-wise and in our ability to execute, we really stepped it up. “Perhaps Stratford isn’t as good as they have been, but they’re still a good football team. I’m proud of the guys for the way they played and how physical they were on both sides of the football.” The Gamecocks limited Stratford to 76

Varsity Football Lakewood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Timberland, 7:30 p.m. Lake City at Manning, 7:30 p.m. Lee Central at Fairfield Central, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at McBee, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 7:30 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Calhoun, 7:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Holly Hill, 7:30 p.m. Laurens Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity Cross Country Lakewood, Thomas Sumter in Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic (in Columbia), 8:30 a.m. Varsity Swimming Sumter in Myrtle Beach/ Pepper Geddings Meet, TBA Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Christian Invitational (at Hilton Head Aquatics Center), TBA Varsity Volleyball Sumter in Lady Gamecock Spike-Off, TBA Crestwood in Ashley Ridge Tournament, TBA

yards of total offense after it had scored 47 points in a seasonopening victory over

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SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Sumter running back Quentin Anderson (25) and the rest of the Gamecocks look to continue to improve under first-year head coach Mark Barnes today when they host Lakewood at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

Gators eye turnaround vs. Sumter Winless Lakewood looks for upset victory against SHS in rivalry matchup

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com The Sumter County championship starts tonight, according to Lakewood High School quarterback Terry Singleton. And the winless Gators football team hopes to be 1-0 against Sumter School District rivals after today when it takes on Sumter at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field beginning at 7:30 p.m. “We’re coming to play hard and coming to shock Sumter County,” Singleton said. “Just like Coach (Brian Jackson) said, the Sumter County Championship starts Friday.” Singleton made the change from wide receiver to quarterback this season, and Jackson, the first-year head coach, said the more he plays the more the team needs the ball in his hands in some form or fashion. “Whether he’s a wildcat quar-

Knights hope to snap 6-game losing streak

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Lakewood quarterback Terry Singleton, right, takes a handoff during Wednesday’s practice in preparation for today’s county rivalry matchup against Sumter at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium. terback, he can play receiver; we have a young sophomore quarterback that can throw the ball to him and he’s been a big force for us as a wingback,”

Jackson said. “With the speed he brings to the table, he’s really stepped up for us as the leader

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Crestwood High School sophomore cornerback Sheddrick Ervin needs help. Ervin performed one of three plays up for WIS-TV;s Football Friday Plays of the Week. His play, an interception in a 39-15 loss to Fairfield Central last week, is third in the voting with eight percent as of early Thursday afternoon. While he needs your help to win the honor, Ervin would much rather his team be performing well as a unit so it can collect its first victory of the season. “I’ll take the wins over the play of the week right now,” Ervin said. “We’ve got to believe. We’ve got the tal-

ent and the power and the skill to do it, but we just have to believe in ERVIN ourselves.” Today the Knights look to snap a 6-game losing streak that dates back to last season against defending 2A Division II state champion Timberland today in St. Stephen. “The past can’t be changed,” Crestwood junior wide receiver Julius Pearson said. “You can make a difference, but the past can’t be changed. Sometimes it’s better to look in the past because you’ll realize what and how it feels to lose, but over a period of time you’re going to have to win sometime.”

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SPORTS

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

AREA ROUNDUP

Lakewood volleyball edges Lee Central 3-2 BISHOPVILLE—The Lakewood High School varsity volleyball team defeated Lee Central 3-2 on Thursday at the Lee Central gymnasium. The Lady Gators won by the scores of 13-25, 25-14, 2426, 25-15, 15-12. Peyton Mickens led the team with five aces and nine kills. Shanekia Jackson had four aces, nine kills and two blocks. Idalia Martinez had four kills, while Taja Randolph had an ace and a block and Daria Lee and Brianna Hicks both collected a kill. On Wednesday in Sumter, Lake City defeated Lakewood 3-1 winning by the scores of 25-22, 21-25, 25-15, 25-15. Mickens led the team with five aces and five kills, and Jackson added an ace, four kills and three blocks. WILSON HALL 3 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 0

Wilson Hall improved to 10-1 on the season with a 3-0 victory over Florence Christian School on Thursday at Nash Student Center. The Lady Barons won by the scores of 25-16, 25-22, 25-22. Catherine Clark had seven kills and an ace for WH. Lauren Hill had 12 digs, Courtney Clark had 14 assists and 10 kills, Becka Noyes had five kills and two blocks and Danielle deHoll had

nine assists, six kills and two digs.

JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 2 WILSON HALL 0 Wilson Hall fell to 3-3 on the season with a 2-0 loss to Florence Christian School on Thursday at Nash Student Center. FCS won by the scores of 25-20, 2522. Abbie Glaser led WH with eight points and four aces. Cameron Duffy added five kills, four points and an ace.

JUNIOR VARSITY FOOTBALL WILSON HALL-BEN LIPPEN POSTPONED

Wilson Hall’s game against Ben Lippen scheduled for Thursday at Spencer Field was postponed due to lightning. The game will be made up on a date to be determined.

CORRECTION The Thomas Sumter Academy varsity girls cross country team won its match against Covenant Classical Christian School on Tuesday at the Crestwood High School course with 23 points compared to 43 for CCCS. The score was incorrectly reported in Wednesday’s edition of The Sumter Item.

SPORTS ITEMS

Gainey, Grillo share lead in Web.com Tour Finals opener FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Bishopville native Tommy Gainey and Argentina’s Emiliano Grillo shared the first-round lead at 6-under 66 on Thursday in the Web.com Tour Finals-opening Hotel Fitness Championship. Gainey had an eagle, six birdies and two bogeys at Sycamore Hills. He’s coming off a thirdplace finish in the regular-season finale in Portland, Oregon. GAINEY “I made a lot of putts today,’’ Gainey said. “I’ve been hitting it good for a while now, but was able to make some putts on the last day in Portland and carried it over to today.’’ Grillo had six birdies in a bogey-free round. The four-event series features the top 75 players from the Web.com Tour money list and Nos. 126-200 in the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup standings. The top 25 players on Web.com regular-season money list earned 2015-16 PGA Tour cards. They are competing against each other for PGA Tour priority, with regular-season earnings counting in their totals and the final leader getting a spot in The Players Championship. The other players are fighting for another 25 cards based on their earnings in the series. Gainey was 35th on the Web.com Tour money list. He won the PGA Tour’s 2012 McGladrey Classic. Jamie Lovemark, D.H. Lee, Ricky Barnes, Brice Garnett, Adam Long, Ryan Armour and Brett Stegmaier were tied for second at 67. Lovemark and Lee have secured PGA Tour cards with top-25 finishes on the Web.com Tour money list. Lovemark was 12th. Lee, from South Korea, was 15th.

SERENA’S SLAM BID DELAYED; U.S. OPEN SEMIS POSTPONED NEW YORK — Serena Williams will have to wait to try to continue her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam: Her U.S. Open semifinal was postponed because of rain in the forecast. The top-seeded Williams was supposed to face 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci of Italy on Thursday night at Flushing Meadows, but nearly four hours before that match would The other women’s semifinal moved to today is No. 2 Simona Halep of Romania against No. 26 Flavia Pennetta of Italy. It will create a high-profile and packed schedule, when the men’s semifinals already were slotted. In those matches, No. 1 Novak Djokovic meets defending champion Marin Cilic, and No. 2 Roger Federer plays his Swiss Olympic and Davis Cup teammate, No. 5 Stan Wawrinka. Now the first women’s semifinal will begin at 11 a.m., when the forecast is much more promising. After that, the other women’s match will be held. The men’s semifinals will be played afterward, beginning at 5 p.m., instead of the originally scheduled 3 p.m.

EX-WNBA PLAYER JOHNSON NAMED NEW COKER WOMEN’S COACH HARTSVILLE — Former WNBA allstar and Olympic gold medalist Shannon Johnson was named head women’s basketball coach at Coker College. Johnson returns to her hometown to lead the NCAA Division II program after four seasons as assistant at Northwestern State. Johnson played 10 seasons in the WNBA, the last in 2009 with the Seattle Storm. She also competed in the ABL for three seasons, helping Columbus to league titles in 1997 and 1998. Johnson was on the United States’ gold-medal winning team in the 2004 Olympic Games.

THOMPSON, LEE SHARE LEAD AT EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Lexi Thompson picked up five shots in four holes in a 5-under 66 to claim a share of the lead with Mi Hyang Lee in the opening round of the Evian Championship on Thursday. She and the up-and-coming South Korean Lee have a one-shot lead over a group of three players: Former U.S. Open champion Eun-Hee Ji, Gerina Piller of the U.S., and Pornanong Phatlum of Thailand.

MLB PHILLIES FIRE GM AMARO JR. PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Phillies have fired general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. President-in-waiting Andy MacPhail made the announcement Thursday. Assistant General Manager Scott Proefrock replaces Amaro as interim general manager. The Phillies have the worst record in the majors at 54-86 and will miss the postseason for the fourth straight year after winning five consecutive NL East titles. MARINERS 5 RANGERS 0

SEATTLE — Nelson Cruz reached 40 home runs for the second straight season, Felix Hernandez pitched three-hit ball for eight innings and the Seattle Mariners downed the Texas Rangers 5-0 Thursday. Hernandez (17-8) struck out eight and walked four. He tied Houston’s Dallas Keuchel for the most victories in the AL. ROCKIES 4 PADRES 3

SAN DIEGO — Nolan Arenado hit his NL-leading 38th home run and Colorado center fielder Charlie Blackmon made a leaping catch Thursday to help preserve the Rockies’ 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Blackmon reached above the wall to rob pinch hitter Brett Wallace of a tying home run with one out. From wire reports

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5 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Evian Championship Second Round Evian-les-Bains, France (GOLF). 9:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Evian Championship Second Round Evian-les-Bains, France (GOLF). 10 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Practice from Richmond, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Practice from Richmond, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Borussia Monchengladbach Borussia vs. Hamburg (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s Semifinal Match from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). 3 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Hotel Fitness Championship Second Round from Fort Wayne, Ind. (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Virginia529 College Savings 250 Pole Qualifying from Richmond, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 5:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pole Qualifying from Richmond, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Men’s Semifinal Match from Flushing, N.Y. (ESPN). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Toronto at New York Yankees or Kansas City at Baltimore (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Kentucky at Mississippi (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – International Basketball: Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony from Springfield, Mass. (NBA TV). 7:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Virginia529 College Savings 250 from Richmond, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WEGXFM 92.9). 7:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Indiana at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Columbia at A.C. Flora (TIME WARNER 1250). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lakewood at Sumter (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Lake City at Manning (WWFN-FM 100.1). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: West Florence at Lugoff-Elgin (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: Irmo at Ridge View (WNKT-FM 107.5). 8 p.m. – High School Football: Brownsburg (Ind.) vs. Avon (Ind.) from Avon, Ind. (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – College Football: Miami at Florida Atlantic (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. – College Football: Utah State at Utah (ESPN2). 10 p.m. – High School Football: Friday Night Prep Zone Scoreboard Show (WIBZ-FM 95.5). 11 p.m. – High School Football: St. John Bosco (Calif.) vs. Central Cathloic (Ore.) from Hillsboro, Ore. (ESPNU).

GOLF LPGA THE EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES The Associated Press Thursday At Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $3.25 million Yardage: 6,470; Par: 71 (35-36) Frist Round a-amateur Mi Hyang Lee 32-34—66 Lexi Thompson 35-31—66 Gerina Piller 32-35—67 Eun-Hee Ji 30-37—67 Pornanong Phatlum 32-35—67 Min Lee 33-35—68 Shanshan Feng 34-34—68 Sei Young Kim 32-36—68 Beth Allen 34-34—68 Nicole Broch Larsen 32-36—68 Minjee Lee 33-35—68 Jin Young Ko 35-34—69 Morgan Pressel 33-36—69 Caroline Hedwall 33-36—69 Lydia Ko 34-35—69 Jenny Shin 35-34—69 Haru Nomura 32-38—70 Jennifer Song 35-35—70 Charley Hull 35-35—70 Alison Lee 34-36—70 Brooke M. Henderson 36-34—70 Mariajo Uribe 35-35—70 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 34-36—70 Pernilla Lindberg 35-35—70 Brittany Lincicome 31-39—70

W 79 77 68 67 66

L 60 61 71 72 73

Pct .568 .558 .489 .482 .475

GB – 1 1/2 11 12 13

W 83 72 68 66 64

L 56 67 70 72 75

Pct .597 .518 .493 .478 .460

GB – 11 14 1/2 16 1/2 19

W 76 73 70 68 60

L 64 66 69 73 80

Pct .543 .525 .504 .482 .429

GB – 2 1/2 5 1/2 8 1/2 16

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 8, Detroit 0 Boston 10, Toronto 4 Cleveland 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Minnesota 3, Kansas City 2, 12 innings Houston 11, Oakland 5 L.A. Angels 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Seattle 6, Texas 0

THURSDAY’S GAMES

W 88 83 80 61 57

L 51 55 58 78 81

Pct .633 .601 .580 .439 .413

GB – 4 1/2 7 1/2 27 30 1/2

W 80 72 67 67 58

L 59 68 73 74 82

Pct .576 .514 .479 .475 .414

GB – 8 1/2 13 1/2 14 22 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Atlanta 8, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Mets 5, Washington 3 Miami 5, Milwaukee 2 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 4 San Diego 11, Colorado 4 Arizona 2, San Francisco 1 L.A. Angels 3, L.A. Dodgers 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Colorado 4, San Diego 3 Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 6-6) at Philadelphia (Asher 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 11-11) at Pittsburgh (Morton 8-7), 7:05 p.m. St. Louis (Lackey 11-9) at Cincinnati (Lorenzen 4-8), 7:10 p.m. Washington (G.Gonzalez 10-7) at Miami (Cosart 1-4), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Matz 2-0) at Atlanta (Wisler 5-6), 7:35 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (A.Wood 10-9) at Arizona (Ray 3-11), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 6-5) at Seattle (Iwakuma 7-3), 10:10 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 5-14) at San Francisco (Peavy 5-6), 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m. Colorado at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Washington at Miami, 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Colorado at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

NFL SCHEDULE THURSDAY’S GAME

Pittsburgh at New England, 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Green Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m. Seattle at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Miami at Washington, 1 p.m. Carolina at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Detroit at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Oakland, 4:25 p.m. Baltimore at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Tennessee at Tampa Bay, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.

THURSDAY, SEP. 17

Denver at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m.

SUNDAY, SEP. 20

Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Arizona at Chicago, 1 p.m. Houston at Carolina, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 1 p.m. Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Jacksonville, 4:05 p.m. Dallas at Philadelphia, 4:25 p.m. Seattle at Green Bay, 8:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City (D.Duffy 7-7) at Baltimore (M. Wright 2-4), 7:05 p.m. Toronto (Estrada 12-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 6-7), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Miley 11-10) at Tampa Bay (Archer 12-11), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Verlander 3-7) at Cleveland (Co. Anderson 3-3), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Chavez 7-14) at Texas (Lewis 148), 8:05 p.m. Minnesota (E.Santana 4-4) at Chicago White Sox (E.Johnson 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 17-6) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 6-10), 10:05 p.m. Colorado (Bettis 6-5) at Seattle (Iwakuma 7-3), 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Kansas City at Baltimore, 1:05 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m., 1st game Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 4:35 p.m., 2nd game Boston at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. Colorado at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Boston at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Detroit at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Houston at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Colorado at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION L

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BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association BROOKLYN NETS _ Signed G/F Dahntay Jones. NEW YORK KNICKS _ Signed F Darion Atkins and G-F Wesley Saunders.

FOOTBALL

National Football League ARIZONA CARDINALS _ Placed TE Ifeanyi Momah on injured reserve. Signed TE Joseph Fauria. Placed OT Rob Crisp on the practice squad/injured list. Re-signed G Anthony Steen to the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS _ Signed DT Marcell Dareus to a six-year contract extension. Signed TE Nick O’Leary to the practice squad. Released DE Cedric Reed from the practice squad. CAROLINA PANTHERS _ Agreed to trems with LB Luke Kuechly to a five-year contract extension. CLEVELAND BROWNS _ Claimed RB Robert Turbin off waivers from Seattle. Waived WR Terrelle Pryor. MINNESOTA VIKINGS _ Placed C John Sullivan on injured reserve-return. Signed WR Jarius Wright to a contract extension. NEW YORK GIANTS _ Signed WR Myles White to the practice squad. Released LB Cole Farrand from the practice squad.

COLLEGE

Seattle 5, Texas 0 Toronto at New York, ppd., rain Detroit at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

– 7 19 1/2 22 1/2 24 1/2

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE

Houston Texas Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

.561 .511 .421 .400 .386

National League PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES _ Fired general manager Ruben Amaro Jr.. Named assistant general manager Scott Proefrock interim general manager.

EAST DIVISION

Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit WEST DIVISION

Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

61 68 81 84 86

MONDAY’S GAMES

-5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press Toronto New York Tampa Bay Baltimore Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Milwaukee Cincinnati WEST DIVISION

78 71 59 56 54

NCAA _ Promoted David Schnase to vice president of academic and membership affairs. COKER _ Named Shannon Johnson women’s basketball coach. MICHIGAN _ Dismissed sophomore OL Logan Tuley-Tillman for conduct unacceptable for a Michigan student athlete.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE z-New York x-Chicago x-Indiana x-Washington Atlanta Connecticut

W 23 20 18 17 14 14

L 9 12 14 15 18 19

WESTERN CONFERENCE

W z-Minnesota 22 x-Phoenix 19 x-Tulsa 17 x-Los Angeles 14 Seattle 9 San Antonio 7 x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

L 11 13 15 19 23 26

Pct .719 .625 .563 .531 .438 .424

GB – 3 5 6 9 9 1/2

Pct .667 .594 .531 .424 .281 .212

GB – 2 1/2 4 1/2 8 12 1/2 15

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 90, Los Angeles 60 New York 74, Connecticut 64

THURSDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TODAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Washington at New York, 7:30 p.m. Tulsa at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 10 p.m. Los Angeles at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

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Moore finds comfort zone in Hoke’s scheme BY WILLIE T. SMITH III Greenville News COLUMBIA — It probably comes as no surprise but, after making two interceptions in South Carolina’s season-opening football game, Skai Moore is feeling very comfortable in co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke’s scheme. “I feel good about it,” the junior Mike linebacker said. “I’m confident at that spot. Coach Hoke has prepared us as far as all the keys we have to read. I feel good there.” Moore has gotten off to a quick start. In addition to the two interceptions — both in the end zone — he led the Gamecocks in tackles against North Carolina with 10. With nine career interceptions, Moore is five away from the career record of 14 set by cornerback Bo Davies during the 1969-71 seasons. Whether or not he obtains it, he has impressed USC head coach Steve Spurrier with his ability to locate the football. “Skai’s got a knack for finding the ball, making interceptions,” said Spurrier. “Some

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 aren’t here, that’s not who were focused on,’’ he said. Quarterback Deshaun Watson acknowledged the struggle in losing teammates. “There are times where you can get frustrated with it, but next man step up,’’ Watson said. “Coach Swinney’s motto is that and that’s what we’ve got to do.’’ Watson is especially impacted by the losses on offense. Battle’s departure — he was taken by the St. Louis Rams in the summer, was cut and then re-signed to their practice squad — meant Mitch Hyatt became the program’s first true freshman to start at offensive tackle since 1944. Swinney said Hyatt graded out strongly in the 49-10 win over FCS opponent Wofford last week. The coach is confident the 6-foot-5, 295-pound guard can hold up protecting Watson’s blind side. Clemson has recruited strongly as the receiver spot with highly regarded newcomers like Ray-Ray McCloud and Deon Cain joining sophomore Artavis Scott, who led the team with eight touchdown receptions as a freshman last year. Williams, though, was the downfield security blanket for Watson. The junior receiver caught 57 passes a year ago for 1,030 yards and six touchdowns. Co-offensive coordinator and receivers coach Jeff Scott told his wideouts this week “there’s not anybody in the country that’s going to be feeling sorry for the Clemson wide receivers,’’ he said. “We’ve got plenty of guys. There’s no excuses.’’ The losses have not been restricted to starters. Backup defensive end Ebenezer Ogundeko was dismissed from the team in May because of his arrest for financial transactional fraud. Rising redshirt freshman Korie Rogers, who Swinney said would play a lot at linebacker this fall, left the team in August despite the coaching staff’s strong efforts to change his mind. While the roster shrinkage shouldn’t cost Clemson early on, things will get tougher for the preseason Atlantic Coast Conference favorites. The Tigers start league play at Louisville on Sept. 17 before facing No. 9 Notre Dame and No. 15 Georgia Tech their next two games. The only guaranteed returnee is Lakip, whose suspension ends after the Louisville game. Williams will have his fracture re-evaluated in midseason, yet Swinney said there is no certainty he’ll heal enough to play this fall. Clemson will do what all teams do: Play on with who they’ve got. “We’ve got plenty of guys who can play,’’ Tigers center Jay Guillermo said. “So I’m not worried about that.’’

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South Carolina linebacker Skai Moore (10) has found room to roam and make plays in new USC co-defensive coordinator Jon Hoke’s scheme.

players can do it; some sort of get lost. But he gets in his area and watches the quarterback.” Spurrier also praised the way Hoke and co-coordinator

Lorenzo Ward mixed man-toman and zone, giving UNC quarterback Marquise Williams varied coverages to read. “We were in a zone in both

those interceptions,” Spurrier said. That works well for Moore, who said he thrives in zone coverage.

Volunteers know defense must improve against No. 19 Sooners BY STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee players don’t believe they performed up to their defensive standards in the Volunteers’ opener, and vow to be better with the stakes higher. But defensive end/ linebacker Curt Maggitt said no big speeches were necessary after the defense staggered through the 59-30 victory over Bowling Green. Everyone already understood a repeat performance won’t be nearly good enough to beat No. 19 Oklahoma. “Last week wasn’t the `Orange Swarm’ defense,’’ said Maggitt, who serves as the vocal leader of Tennessee’s defense. “We didn’t play to that standard. This week will be different.’’ The 23rd-ranked Volunteers allowed 433 yards passing and 557 total yards against Bowling Green, which stayed within striking distance before giving up the game’s final 17 points. Bowling Green quarterback Matt Johnson wasn’t intercepted all day and continually burned Tennessee’s young defensive backs.

“I just work off my guy, whichever formation they’re in,” Moore said. “From that point, I get the right amount of depth, read the quarterback’s eyes and then just break on the ball when I can.” In addition to roaming the field looking for interceptions, Moore is the leader of the defense. “Getting everybody lined up and communicating is definitely the main thing,” Moore said. “Making sure the (defensive) line hears the calls that are in or any checks that I make and making sure the secondary hears it as well. Communication is definitely the biggest thing.” While reading the quarterback’s eyes may seem like an easy thing, there is more to it. If that was all there was to it, everybody would succeed. “You have to have a good feel of (the opponent’s passing) routes,” said Moore. “Going over film, you have a good feeling of what kind of route combos you’re going to get and then just get a certain depth off those combos and reading (the quarterback’s) eyes.”

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Saturday (12) Clemson vs. Appalachian State, 12:30 p.m. (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) Kentucky at South Carolina, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) Furman at Virginia Tech, 3:30 p.m. Western Carolina at Citadel, 6 p.m. (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240) Tennessee Tech at Wofford, 7 p.m. Presbyterian at Charlotte, noon Coastal Carolina at South Carolina State, 6 p.m. (WWFN-FM 100.1) Charleston Southern at Troy, 7 p.m. Jacksonville at Newberry, 1 p.m. Lenoir-Rhyne at North Greenville, 7 p.m. Elizabeth City State at Benedict, 6 p.m. Kentucky Wesleyan at Limestone, 1 p.m.

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Tennessee defensive back Cameron Sutton (7) and the rest of the Volunteers defense know they have to play a much cleaner game this week against No. 19 Oklahoma than they did against Bowling Green. That’s not an encouraging sign for a Tennessee defense that now faces a tougher test. Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield threw for 388 yards and three touchdowns without an interception in a 41-3 rout of Akron last week. Sterling Shepard caught five passes for 109 yards in a 34-10 triumph over Tennessee last year. Samaje Perine and Joe Mixon give Oklahoma a formidable tandem at running back. “They’re very skilled at every position — running back, quarterback and receiver,’’ Tennessee

safety Brian Randolph said. “They have a lot of weapons they can go to. We’ve got to be prepared to stop them all.’’ Tennessee has reason to believe its defense will get better. The Vols played much of their season opener without safety Todd Kelly Jr., who spent last week in the hospital having an abscess removed after feeling pain his throat. Tennessee head coach Butch Jones said Kelly brought “a calming effect’’ to the defense when he was in the game.

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Today Miami at Florida Atlantic, 8 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) Saturday (9) Notre Dame at Virginia, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (11) Florida State at South Florida, 11:30 a.m. (ESPN) (15) Georgia Tech vs. Tulane, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Houston at Louisville, noon (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Wake Forest at Syracuse, 12:30 p.m. (WACH 57) Howard at Boston College, 1 p.m. North Carolina Central at Duke, 6 p.m. Eastern Kentucky at North Carolina State, 6 p.m. North Carolina A&T at North Carolina, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Akron, 6 p.m.

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Saturday (2) Alabama vs. Middle Tennessee, 4 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) (6) Auburn vs. Jacksonville State, noon (SEC NETWORK) (10) Georgia at Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (14) LSU at (25) Mississippi State, 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) (16) Texas A&M vs. Ball State, 7 p.m. (ESPNU) (17) Mississippi vs. Fresno State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) (18) Arkansas vs. Toledo, 4 p.m. (19) Oklahoma at (23) Tennessee, 6 p.m. (ESPN) (21) Missouri at Arkansas State, 7 p.m. East Carolina at Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Today (24) Utah vs. Utah State, 9 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday (1) Ohio State vs. Hawaii, 3:30 p.m. (3) TCU vs. Stephen F. Austin, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (4) Baylor vs. Lamar, 7:30 p.m. (SPORTSOUTH) (5) Michigan St. vs. No. (7) Oregon, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25) (8) Southern Cal vs. Idaho, 8 p.m. (13) UCLA at UNLV, 10:30 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) (20) Boise State at BYU, 10:15 p.m. (ESPN2) (22) Arizona at Nevada, 7 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK)

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

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Crestwood running back Tiric Gadson (5) and the rest of the Knights look to snap a 6-game losing streak that dates back to last season when they travel to St. Stephen today to face defending 2A Division II state champion Timberland.

PROGRESS FROM PAGE B1 Berkeley. Sophomore linebacker Kenjae Rose said the defense has definitely changed from the first week of the season when Sumter lost to York 35-9. “We’ve had some new guys in new positions and I think we had to adjust a little bit,” Rose said. “I feel like the whole team, from the defensive line to the linebackers to the defensive backs, came up very physical, hitting hard

and running to the ball every play.” Now that Sumter has tasted some success under Barnes, he’s interested to see how his players respond in a game situation. The Gamecocks play host to winless Lakewood today at 7:30 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium’s Freddie Solomon Field. “Every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (of practice) should be the same for us, no matter who the opponent is ,” Barnes said. “What we can do each week is prepare ourselves, and I’ve been pleased

GATORS FROM PAGE B1 on the team, talking to other guys, helping them out. “(Terry) has different ideas about what’s going on in the game,” the LHS coach said. “He, along with our other seniors on offense, have been a real blessing, to get that kind of voice you’ve hardly known for five or six months.” The 0-3 Gators have their work cut out for them against a 2-1 Gamecock team that allowed just 76 total yards of offense to Stratford in a 38-0 victory last week. “I think we’ll have to be more physical and prepare for their footwork and just watch the ball and make no mistakes,” said Lakewood junior defensive end Tyreek Johnson, who had 10 tackles, two tackles for loss, two quarterback sacks and two forced fumbles in last week’s 28-22 loss to 2A Johnsonville. “They’re probably taking us lightly, but a lot of things can change in two plays.” In a Wing-T offense where

harmony is important, Singleton said the biggest thing holding the Gators back has been execution and discipline. “I’d say the missing piece is one person can do one wrong thing and can mess everything up in one play,” the LHS quarterback said. “We’re there; we can’t put it together into one piece yet, but the hard work and effort is there. One player can do one thing wrong and that can mess the whole play up, but if all 11 are clicking this offense can be dangerous.” LHS almost got a win last week. Placekicker Blake Carraher connected on a 34-yard field goal to tie the game at 22-22 with about five minutes to play Jackson said the Gators blocked a punt on fourth down with 12 yards to go, but the Flashes recovered the ball and gained a first down. Several plays later, they scored the winning touchdown on a long run with about 50 seconds remaining in the game. Running back Malyk McGee

with the way we’ve practiced this week.” Sumter will be trying for a sweep of its fellow Sumter School District schools today. The Gamecocks beat Crestwood 49-20 two weeks ago for their first victory under Barnes. “We want to be the best team in the county every year,” Barnes said. “If we win this game that means we’re the best team in Sumter County, and that’s not to be taken lightly in a county like this where the schools are so close to one another.”

led the Gators’ rushing attack with 14 carries for 94 yards, including a 12-yard TD run. Singleton had a 43-yard TD run and ran the ball 12 times for 85 yards as Lakewood finished with 276 yards of total offense. Sumter is riding a wave of momentum, having won its last two games. One of those was a 49-20 victory over Crestwood, the other Sumter School District school. The Gamecocks had 390 yards of total offense against Stratford. “Sumter uses a ton of formations and they like to grind the ball like we do, just with their formations they also have a larger opportunity to pass the ball,” Jackson said. “We’ll pass the ball, but it won’t be as often and it won’t come from the spread look. “They have awesome team speed and they have awesome team size,” he explained. “They have a lot of people on the roster to choose from so we just have to buckle down, get ourselves in gear and play football. It all comes down to man-on-man now.”

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The Wolves, who are 2-1 on the season, are averaging 31 points offensively while allowing just 14.7. Conversely, Crestwood is allowing 44 points while averaging just 17.5 in its 0-2 start. “They run the ball probably as one of the most efficient teams in the state of South Carolina,” second-year Crestwood head coach Roosevelt Nelson said of Timberland. “They’re a Wing-T/flexbone offense with three running backs and the quarterback all capable of running the football at any given time. We have to play outstanding defense to have a chance in the game.” Pearson and Ervin have been leaders for Crestwood thus far on each side of the ball. Offensively, Pearson leads the team with eight catches for 175 yards and two touchdowns. Quarterback Tylas Greene has 230 yards passing through two games. Tailback Tiric Gadson has 15 carries for 120 yards and a score, a 44-yard touchdown run last week. Defensively, Ervin has 10 tackles, three pass breakups and two interceptions, including one for a touchdown against Sumter. Linebacker Christopher Rembert

“You want to win a game like this,” said long snapper Bradley Watkins. “It’s very important to win against the county teams so you can say you’re the best team in the county.” While the Gators are 0-3 on the season, Barnes is impressed with what he’s seen. “They are a very talented 0-3 football team,” Barnes said. “They certainly have some good players who are still adjusting to things (under first-year head coach Brian Jackson).” Lakewood works primarily

leads the team with 40 tackles, while Saiquan Osborne has two sacks. According to Nelson, it’s been a lack of execution preventing the Knights from picking up their first W. “(We’re) not taking care of the little things,” Nelson said. “Not looking the ball all the way, trying to make the run before you have the football; not communicating the coverages and then a couple of penalties, a hold on a long run or a block in the back on a long run or costly interceptions. “The small things are aggravating because you know the kids can do it and we’ve seen it before, but we just need to put a complete game together, and hopefully we can punch one up this week,” he said. Things don’t get any easier schedule-wise for the Knights. After the faceoff with the Wolves, Crestwood travels to face 4A South Florence then 3A Lake City. “It’s brutal,” Nelson said. “I probably play the toughest 3A schedule in the state of South Carolina, I’m pretty sure I do.”: Those interested can vote for Ervin’s play of the week by going to www.wistv.com then click on Football Friday Plays of the Week.

out of the Wing-T offense, but Barnes said the Gators use different alignments and formations. Still, what Lakewood does is based on a power type of offense and Barnes said that will be a good test. “It’s good for our defense to go against an offense like that,” he said. “It will give us a chance to see where we are.” Rose said he and the 2-1 Gamecocks won’t be looking past the Gators. “Our goal is to come out focused on one team each week,” he said. “Our goal is to get the win.”

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The 10th Annual Forrest Ray 5K will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19. The race will begin at the Sumter County Library at 111 North Harvin Street. Proceeds from the race will go support the Sumter County Library. Race day registration will begin at 7 a.m. with the race starting at 8. The registration cost prior to the race is $20 while race day registration is $25. Runners can visit www.strictlyrunning.com, the Sumter Family YMCA or any Sumter County Library location to register. For more information, call (803) 7737273 or visit www.sumtercountylibrary. com.

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Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly (59) has agreed to a 5-year $62 million contract extension with the Panthers, according to a unidentified source. The deal will make him the highest paid middle linebacker in the NFL.

Panthers, linebacker Kuechly agree to 5-year, $62M extension BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Thomas Davis wasn’t surprised to learn teammate Luke Kuechly had become the NFL’s highest-paid middle linebacker on Thursday. Davis said Kuechly is to the Panthers what quarterback Tom Brady is the New England Patriots. “He deserves to be the highestpaid defensive player in this league based on what he’s done, what he’s capable of doing and what I expect him to do,’’ said Davis, the team’s outside linebacker and longest tenured player. Kuechly agreed to a 5-year, $62 million contract extension with

the Panthers, a person familiar with the situation said Thursday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the move hasn’t been announced. Kuechly has an NFL-best 473 tackles since coming into the league as a first-round draft pick in 2012. He’s one of only three players to win NFL Defensive Player of the Year honors within his first two years, earning that accolade in 2013. He also won NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2012. Kuechly’s $12.4 million annual salary tops Seattle’s Bobby Wagner, who received a 4-year extension worth $10.75 million a year in August.

ETC. TRISUMTER TRIATHLON

The TriSumter Triathlon will be held on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the City of Sumter Aquatics Center located at 1115 South Lafayette Drive beginning at 8:30 a.m. The event will include a 300-yard pool swim, a 16-mile bicycle ride and a 5K run. It will begin and end at the aquatics center. There will be several age groups beginning with 12-15. There is a special military rate, $30 for individuals and $60 for a team. For all others, it is $45 for individuals and $75 for teams. Early registration runs

through Oct. 1 and those who do so will receive a long sleeve dryfit shirt. The cost is $60 for an individual and $90 for a team that registers between Oct. 2-16. The cost is $90 for an individual and $120 for a team that registers on race day. Online registration is available at www.TriSumter.com.

BASKETBALL BIDDY BASKETBALL

The YMCA of Sumter is taking registration for its Biddy Basketball League for children ages 3-4. The cost is $25 for members and $40 for non-members. Registration will run through Sept. 27. Late registrants will be put on a waiting list. If space is available, a $10 late fee will be charged. For more information, call the YMCA at (803) 773-1404.

TURKEY TROT

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

FOOTBALL SUMTER TOUCHDOWN CLUB

The Sumter Touchdown club presented by FTC is still accepting members for its weekly breakfast meetings on Friday. The club will meet for 12 weeks through Friday, Nov. 29. Meetings will be held each Friday from 7:15 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at The Quality Inn on Broad Street. Each meeting will feature a buffet breakfast, the recognition of The Sumter Item Players of the Week, a weekly devotional, a Pick ‘Em Contest, the Coaches Corner and a guest speaker. Membership is $100 and sponsorship levels start at $200. For more information, go to www. sumtertdclub.com or call Lee Glaze at (803) 968-0773 or Talmadge Tobias at (803) 491-4573 for more

GOLF 9-HOLE SCRAMBLE

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

OBITUARIES ESTELL W. SIMON PINEWOOD — Estell Washington Simon was born on April 18, 1930, in Silver, to the late Purdy Washington Sr. and Eunice Thomas Washington Harvin. She entered into eternal rest on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at TuomSIMON ey Regional Medical Center. Those left to cherish her legacy of love are her children, Leroy (Jo) Simon, Roney (Margaree) Simon, Gail Jefferson, Nancy (Darnell) Simon, Antonio I. (Michelle) Simon and Yolanda Simon; a stepdaughter, Margaree Pertee; four sisters, Agnes James, Gwendolyn Traynham, Mary Anderson and Dorothy Islam; 12 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a host of close relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Friendship AME Church, Silver community, Pinewood, with the Rev. Albert L. Thompson, pastor, officiating. Final resting place will be the church cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals. Mrs. Simon will be placed in the church at noon. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com.

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SAMUEL MURRAY SR. MANNING — Samuel Murray Sr., 72, husband of Virgeree Bradley Murray, died on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015. He was a son of Illa Hilton Murray and the late Joseph Murray. Funeral services will be MURRAY held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with Elder Kenneth Murray officiating and the Rev. Franklin McCants, Eldress Linda Hilton and Pastor Louis Hilton assisting. Burial will follow in Junky Yard Cemetery, Foreston community of Manning. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2009 Baggett Road, Wilson community, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JARVIS O’NEAL VANCE Jarvis O’Neal Vance, husband of DeVona Williams Vance, reached his sunset on Friday, Sept. 4, 2015, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born to Stella Lawson Mid-

dleton and Gayle Vance, he was raised in a home with Christian values by Develyn Lawson-Greene and the late Willie Edward Lawson Jr. He attended the public schools of Sumter County, where he graduated from CrestVANCE wood High School Class of 2000, and then joined the United States Navy. Jarvis was stationed in Virginia, where he later met and married his wife, DeVona. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, DeVona Vance; his mother, Stella (George) Middleton; his mom, Develyn (Alfonso) Greene; four daughters, Alaysia Daniels, Jaden Vance, Eden Williams and Lauryn Vance; one son, Aden Kent; two brothers, James Andre Lawson and Edward Malik Lawson; four sisters, Stacy Vance, Tracy Vance, Brittany Lawson and Tara Wilson; his granddaddy, James Mayrant Sr.; seven aunts; five uncles; a host of other aunts and uncles; nieces, nephews, cousins, classmates and friends. Celebration of Life services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, with the Rev. Anthony Taylor Sr., pastor, presiding, and Pastor Willie Dyers, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his mother, Stella Middleton, 6115 Mayrant Road, Rembert. The remains will be placed in the church at noon. The funeral procession will leave at 12:30 p.m. from the home of his mother. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be classmates from the Class of 2000, Crestwood High School. Burial will be in the Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Churchyard cemetery. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

University of South Carolina hospital in Charleston. He was born on June 12, 1950, in Sumter County, a son of the late Mingo and Sadie Wilson Toney. The family will be receiving at the home, 341 Mooneyham Road, Sumter, SC29153. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

GEORGE E. GOODMAN Master Sgt. George Eugene Goodman, 80, beloved husband of 56 years to Emma Gertrude Foerster Goodman, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at National Healthcare of Sumter. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

MATTHEW LEE TONEY Matthew Lee Toney, 65, departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2015, at the Medical

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MARGARET H. BENNETT COLUMBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Margaret Hulon Bennett, 75, of Columbia, died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Born in Columbia, she was a daughter of the late Phillip â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sandyâ&#x20AC;? Sanborn and Ola Grace Day SanBENNETT born. She was the widow of Bobbie Lee â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bonesâ&#x20AC;? Bennett and a member of Dentsville Baptist Church. Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Judy Bennett of Summerton; granddaughters, Dana Stoner and her husband, Travis, of Lumberton, Marlee Wells and husband, Walker, of Summeton; three great-grandchildren; a sister, Fran Demates of Elgin; and sister-inlaw, Agnes Bennett of West Virginia. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Bill Hulon. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, 7600 Trenholm Road Ext., Columbia. Interment will follow in Crescent Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 5 until 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the SCOA Cares Foundation, 166 Stoneridge Drive, Columbia, SC 29210. The family would like to extend a special word of thanks to Mrs. Bennettâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s caregiver, Elaine Bailey, for her love and devoted care. Memories and condolences may be shared at ShivesFuneralHome.com.

TERRICA M. BUTLER Funeral services for Terrica Monaeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Butler will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with the Rev. Larry C. Weston, pastor. Marie Sanders, pastor of Anointed Word BUTLER Christian Worship Center will officiate. The public may view from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. Terrica will be placed in the church on Saturday from 1 p.m. until the hour of service. Interment will follow at Bethel AME Church, Wedgefield. The family will receive friends at 657 Sierra St., Sumter. Terrica, 17, departed this earthly life on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at the roadway of U.S. 378 East highway bypass in Sumter. Born and raised in Sumter, she was a daughter of Connie E. Smith Butler and Eric â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cubbyâ&#x20AC;? Butler. Terricaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Christian experience began at Bethel AME Church, Wedgefield. and later at Anointed Word Christian Worship Center. She was a graduating senior at Sumter High School, Class of 2016. She worked part-time at Zaxbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on McCrayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill Road, Sumter. Survivors include her parents of Sumter; sisters, Erica Butler of Dalzell and Courtney Butler of Sumter; a brother, Rodney Butler of Sumter; paternal grandparents, Colel Choice and Hattie M. Butler of Sumter; maternal grandparents, Betty Jean Smith Bethel of Sumter and Ronald (Linda) Hitchcock of Buna, Texas; her best friend, Raynathan Pearson; and a host of other relatives and friends. Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel. com. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of the arrangements.

JESSIE JACKSON BISHOPVILLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jessie Jackson, 87, husband of Ruth Jackson, passed on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center, Bishopville. Born in Lee County, he was a son of Lisbon and Essie Wilson Jackson.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Mt. Lisbon Presbyterian Church (USA), 205 Mount Lisbon Church Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Othan Franklin, pastor/officiant, and the Rev. Dr. Frank Colclough, eulogist. Interment will follow in St. John Cemetery, Pinchum Sly Road, Bishopville. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 412 Woodward St., Bishopville. Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville, is in charge of these arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to esquaredealfun@sc.rr. com.

CINDY H. TIMMONS Cynthia â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cindyâ&#x20AC;? Jean Hodge Timmons, 58, died on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, she was the only child of Benny and Jean DuBose Hodge. Cindy was an active member of Crosswell Baptist Church. She was a 1975 graduate of Thomas Sumter Academy and she received her bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from the University of South Carolina in 2002. In 2010, Cindy retired from the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control after more than 32 years of service. She was a former member of the S.C. Public Health Association and the S.C. State Employees Association. She is also survived by her sons, Rich of Sumter and Will and his wife, Margaret, of Alexandria, Virginia. Other family members include uncles and aunts, Bobby and Iris DuBose, Mary Griffin, Dean Morgan, Lowell and Rita Weaner; as well as many cousins who were special in her life. While her immediate family was small, she stayed in close touch with many friends and extended family members. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday at Crosswell Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles Owens officiating. The family invites friends to visit in the church fellowship hall following the celebration service and other times at the home of her parents. In lieu of flowers and in praise of her life, memorials may be made to Crosswell Baptist Church, 604 Mathis St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to S.C. Oncology Associates (SCOA) Cares Foundation, 166 Stoneridge Drive, Columbia, SC 29210. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

MARGARET TAYLOR Mother Margaret Taylor was born on Feb. 26, 1941, in Eutawville, to the late John David and Mary Lee Palmer Fuller. She was the oldest daughter out of 10 children. She departed life on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was educated in the public schools of Orangeburg County, where she graduated from Roberts High School, Holly Hill, in 1959. She loved school, and she wanted to become a nurse. Although Mother Taylor did not go to college, her occupation was a homemaker and loving mother. She enjoyed caring and cooking for her family. Mother Taylor was baptized at an early age at First Baptist Church in Vance. She later became a member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church in 1959 upon moving to Sumter. She also attended Bethlehem Baptist Church after marrying the late Roosevelt Taylor. They were both saved and Holy Ghost filled, and joined the Church of God by Faith, Sumter, in 1966. Mother Taylor worshipped and served in the Church of God by Faith for the past 49 years. Mother Margaret Taylor was married in holy matrimony to the late Roosevelt Taylor on June 11, 1960, and to this union three beautiful daughters were born. Mother Taylor served God with all of her being. She wanted everyone whom she came in contact with to receive the spirit of the Holy Ghost just as she did. Affectionately known as Mother Taylor, she served faithfully at Church of God By Faith. She was a faithful servant as the choir leader of the gospel and senior choir, a soloist, a missionary and church mother. She leaves to cherish her memories: her loving children, Myrna Taylor and Angela Taylor of Sumter, and Betty Milton of Clementon, New Jersey; four grandchildren, Amoriâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Taylor of Sumter, Angelica Taylor of Columbia, the Rev. Tamekia Milton of Newport News, Virginia, and Deacon Anton (Sheronne) Milton of Clementon; three great-grandchildren, Auri and Alaiya of Columbia, and Emmery of Clementon; four brothers, Henry (Brenda) Fuller of Eutawville, Joseph (Margie) Fuller of Orangeburg, Michael (Patricia) Fuller of Summerville and the Rev. Wallace (Ronda) Fuller of North Charleston; three sisters, Dorothy (Vernon) Vaughan of Ladson, Carrie (Nathaniel) White of Randallstown, Maryland, and Catherine Felder of Elizabeth, New Jersey; four sisters-in-law, Georgia Mae Taylor, Julia Taylor and Mary Taylor, all of Bayonne, New Jersey, and Peggy Fuller of Tucson, Arizona; a host of uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews and friends; two special godchildren, Kaydance Richardson of Sumter and Kalifa Lawrance Colum-

THE SUMTER ITEM bia; Senior Lewis of Florida; and three dedicated caregivers, Flossie Edwards, Tymeshia Simon and Melody Magazine. Public viewing will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. today at Church of God by Faith, 609 Atlantic St., Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, Sumter, with Pastor Marion H. Newton, Pastor Andreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; G. McBride, officiating, the Rev. Tamekia Milton, eulogist, and assisted by Elder James Lucas, pastor of Church of God by Faith, Sumter. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 49 Larkin St., Sumter. Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

The procession will leave at 1:15 p.m. from the family home. Floral bearers will be sisters of the church. Pallbearers will be brothers of the church. Burial will be in the Church of Christ Church cemetery, Cypress. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

THOMAS BRACEY Eternal life came for Thomas Bracey on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2015, at the Hospice Care Center, Paterson, New Jersey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Buttonâ&#x20AC;? or â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coffee,â&#x20AC;? as he was affectionately known, was born on April 5, 1948, in Bishopville, a son of the late James Edward Pouge Sr. and Evelyn Bracey Peterson. Thomas was educated in the public schools of Lee County. He was formerly employed at Wilson Grain Co. of Bishopville for more than 20 years. Button leaves to cherish his memories: three brothers, Willie (Teresa) Bracey of Sumter, Mack D. Bracey of Temple, Texas, and James E. Pouge Jr. of Bishopville; four sisters, Martha Simon, Mary Hinton and Janie Addison of Paterson and Rosa Lee Rivers of Bishopville; a special niece who was reared in the home, Gloria Bracey Rubin of Bishopville; a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Homegoing celebration services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church, 1407 Jamestown Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Julia V. Sanders, pastor, eulogist, assisted by Pastor Leroy McBride. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his brother, Willie Bracey, 1429 Crowndale Drive, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. The funeral procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Davis Cemetery, Bishopville. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

HERBERT LEE SHANNON Herbert Lee Shannon, 45, disrobed his mortal body and exchanged sickness and time for immortality and peace on Tuesday morning, Sept. 8, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Aug. 8, 1970, in Sumter County, he was a son of Elder Willie J. Shannon and Mother Hattie L. Howard Shannon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miney,â&#x20AC;? as he was affectionately called, was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and attended Sumter High School. Being reared in a faith-based home, Herbert believed on Jesus Christ and was baptized at an early age into the body of Christ at the Church of Christ, Lamar. Left to cherish the life and time of Herbert are his parents, Elder Willie J. Shannon and Mother Hattie L. Shannon; six siblings, Barbara J. Gass (Johnnie), Helen Shannon, Willie J. Shannon, Stanley Shannon, Earnest Shannon and Larry Shannon (Pamela); two uncles; eight aunts; a special grandniece, Saâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nai Jatori Shannon; five nephews; four nieces; 10 great-nieces and nephews; a host of other relatives and friends. Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Church of Christ Church, 680 Sandy Grove Church Road, Lamar, with Minister Sylvester McCray, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the family home, 13 Byrd St., Sumter.

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Jimmy’s

ACE PARKER TIRE

Heating and Air LLC

We have always been just around the corner.

As lifelong residents of Clarendon County, you know who we are and that c we are committed to provide you with all the comforts of home.

OVER 32 YEARS EXPERIENCE

FREE DELIVERY AND FREE SETUP!*

LICENSED, BONDED & INSURED 803-460-5420 OR 803-478-5957

*within a 50 mile ra radius

930 N. LAFAYETTE DR. • SUMTER • 803-775-1277 • ACEPARKER@FTC-I.NET SERVING SUMTER & THE SURROUNDING AREAS FOR 34 YEARS!

SALES & SERVICE ON ALL BRANDS

Chris Mathis

Jimmy Mathis

J&T’s Local Moving and More, LLC

Owner / Notary Public

“Saving time & money with no worries” Over 20 years of experience

H.L. Boone, Contractor All Types of Improvements

1 Monte Carlo Court Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9904

905-3473

Remodeling, Painting, Carports, Decks, Blow Ceilings, Ect.

64 Wilder Street Sumter, SC 29150 803-236-4008 or 803-773-3934

Jamie Singleton Owner

*Free Estimates *Moving (Home & Ofﬁce) www.jtslocalmovingmore.com

OPEN YEAR ROUND 61 W. Wesmark Blvd. Sumter, SC 29150 www.jacksonhewitt.com

Tel: (803) 469-8899 Fax: (803) 469-8890 Hours: M-F 10am-6pm

LIFESTYLES

LAWN SERVICE Grass • Edging • Trimming • Leaf Removal Year Round Services Insured • Dependable • Courteous • Professional

Erik Ford

(803) 968-8655

one Right! Cleaning D

Carpet & Upholstery Cleaning Water & Fire Damage • Smoke/Odor Removal Mold Sampling and Remitiation 24/7 Emergency Service Hiram Spittle 1500 Airport Road 803-938-5441 Sumter, SC 29153 www.spittlescleaning.com

M& S

Central Surveillance Security

Your Security, Our Solution

With crime rate at an all time high, rely on Central Surveillance for 24 hr protection for your home or business

“Free Estimates” Contact

DISTRIBUTORS

Ask about the new HD systems available Plus remote view on phones, tablets and laptops from anywhere

Eddie Rogers (803) 565-0986

centralsurveillance@yahoo.com

Your Local Authorized Xerox Sales Agency

18 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-2330 Xerox® is a Trademark of Xerox Corporation

Goodman HVAC is back in Sumter For a local Goodman Dealer call Butch Davis 803-905-1155

Louisiana Lass Piano Studio

LAWN CARE

Bronwyn Rabon

803-847-3324

Yard Work of all Types Dethatching/Aeration Shrub/Tree Work Fall & Spring Clean Up Straw/Mulch Pressure Washing

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907 Lamorak Street Sumter, SC 29154 803-236-1425 $10 per 30 minute lesson weekly plus cost of music books