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Rivalry game means Hope 4 Hoge Event to help teen’s family cover costs after May accident BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Hope 4 Hoge, a fundraising event for a former Thomas Sumter Academy student who was seriously injured in a diving accident in May, will be held on Friday when the Generals take on

with spinal cord injuries. When the Generals take on the Barons at Friday night’s game at Thomas Sumter, both teams will be fundraising for Hoge’s medical expenses. Hope 4 Hoge T-shirts, bracelets and car stickers will be sold. There will also be a blanket money toss, Chick-fil-A sandwiches, chicken bog and barbecue sold. Galloway & Moseley jewelers will auction off a bracelet. The goal is to raise at least $5,000, said Thomas Sumter Headmaster Debbie Nix. An anonymous donor has pledged as much as $5,000 to match the amount raised, she said.

longtime Sumter rival the Wilson Hall Barons. Michal Hoge, a student athlete who graduated from the school in 2014, was involved in a May 17 swimming pool accident HOGE that left him with three broken vertebrae in his neck. Two of his vertebrae were completely repaired, whereas another was rebuilt. Hoge is undergoing rehabilitation at Shepherd Center, a facility in Atlanta that specializes in medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people

“Even though we’ve always been rivals on the field, we thought this may be a good night to put our rivalries aside and to honor and support Michal as he goes through a challenging time in his life,” Nix said. Nix described Hoge as an excellent student athlete. “Michal is a fighter. He was very strong and very competitive on the field but at the same time a true Southern gentleman,” she said. “He made friends easily.” Wilson Hall Headmaster Fred

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Senator calls for action on crossings

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Student, 17, was 3rd pedestrian to die on freeway since 2010 BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

same issues. She said another added bonus about Palmetto Laundry Soap is that less product is needed per load of laundry. Carolyn Brunson Hodge, co-owner of Savor the Flavor, a gourmet rice and grits company based in Sumter, said her family’s products can be found in The Farm Store, Bradley’s Market on North Main Street and online at www. savortheflavor.com. Savor the Flavor was founded by Hodge’s grandmother, the late Betty Lee Brunson, about 25 years ago. The company sells 10 flavors of rice and two flavors of grits. The various flavors include Edisto Herb Rice, Litchfield Lemon Dill, Charleston Red Rice and the most popular product, Southern Garlic Cheese Grits. Hodge said the company also sells its

A recent fatality on Robert E. Graham Freeway has prompted members of the Sumter County delegation of the state Legislature to ask the South Carolina Department of Transportation to look into the problem of frequent pedestrian incidents on the freeway. Sen. Thomas McElveen, DSumter, sent a letter Friday requesting it “take immediate action” concerning the problem. McElveen’s letter came less than a week after 17-year-old Terrica Butler, a Sumter High School senior, was struck and killed while crossing the freeway. People who live in neighborhoods north of the freeway say they have few options for crossing the highway to access needed services or employment, with the nearest legal crossing more than a mile away from some neighborhoods. “Based on my conversations with constituents and others, I have been advised that there have been multiple fatalities in this area over the last five years,” McElveen said. “Time to take action to correct this dangerous situation is now,” McElveen said in the letter.

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Mike Dellinger gives a cooking demonstration during the Downtown Sumter Farmers Market Taste of the South event on Saturday on Liberty Street. Dellinger arranged the special event featuring products from businesses of the South Carolina Specialty Food Association.

Taste of South successful despite rain BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com The Downtown Sumter Farmers Market saw a good turnout Saturday despite the gloomy start to the morning. And the folks who decided to take a chance on the cloudy sky were able to sample foods from across the state during the market’s first Taste of the South event. The event featured homemade and locally grown products sold by membership businesses of the South Carolina Specialty Food Association. Mike Dellinger, farmers market coordinator and co-owner of The Farm Store, said all of the products that were on display Saturday are sold in the store at 584 Bultman Drive. While all of the products that were on display were homemade and organ-

ic, not everything was edible, such as the products from Palmetto Laundry Soap of Florence. Alex and Nathan Falco, owners of Palmetto Laundry Soap, started making the soap about two years ago as a way to alleviate Alex’s allergy to perfumes added to popular soap brands and to help with her daughter’s eczema. The laundry soap is free of harsh chemicals, parabens, perfumes and other fillers, Alex Falco said. Palmetto Laundry Soap has three kinds of soap: one to help brighten clothes, a stain fighter and one for delicates. Falco said the laundry soap for delicates is gentle enough for baby clothes. Falco said her family used the product at home for about two years and decided to share it with other families that may have been experiencing the

You can learn to teach yoga classes BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Southern Bliss Yoga will host a 200-hour teacher-training program for yoga practitioners who are ready to share their passion with others. Melissa McIntosh, owner of Southern Bliss Yoga, 600 Bult-

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tivities in the yoga community. She said the program will work for people with open or packed schedules. “Our participants can give total focus to their practice while having a full-time job, family and busy life,” she said.

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Mississippi professor dead, suspect at large Another Delta State University employee sought as alleged shooter, police chief says and that Lamb is the suspect in her death. “We’re working right now under the assumption that both events are related,” Hoggatt said. “We hope that they are not. But at this point in time, information indicates that they probably are linked in some way, shape or form.” Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Johnny Poulos said investigators are searching for a black 2011 Dodge Avenger that they think Lamb is driving. The 3,500-student university in Cleveland, in Mississippi’s Delta region near the Arkansas-Mississippi state line, was first put on lockdown

thought to be on campus anymore. Lamb received a doctorate in education from Delta State University in the spring 2015, according to a copy of his resume posted on the university’s website. He started working there in 2009 and taught geography and education classes and volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, according to the resume. Lamb also has been linked to a slaying in Gautier, about 300 miles away in south Mississippi, though authorities have not provided many details about that slaying. Gautier police spokesman Matthew Hoggatt told The Sun Herald that a woman was found dead in her home

CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — A professor was killed in his office at Delta State University in Mississippi, forcing terrified students and teachers to hunker down in classrooms as investigators searched for another school employee in connection with the killing, officials said Monday. Investigators are searching for Shannon Lamb, who was initially identified as a person of interest and is now considered a suspect, Cleveland Police Chief Charles “Buster” Bingham said. Police do not yet know a motive in the slaying of Ethan Schmidt, a history professor at Delta State. Bingham said Lamb is considered armed and dangerous but is not

about 10:45 a.m. amid reports of an active shooter. Everyone on campus was told to take shelter, away from windows. Charlie King was in a history class down the hall from where the shooting occurred. “A few minutes into the class, we heard these popping noises, and we all went completely silent,” he said. Some people thought that it might be a desk or door closing or firecrackers, but King said he thought it sounded like gunshots. A few minutes later a police officer — gun drawn — burst into the windowless room and ordered everyone to get against the wall away from the door.

Civil Air Patrol now included in ‘total force’

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23-year-old added to ‘Most Wanted’ list Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has placed 23-year-old Devante Ricardo Sanders, aka “Rico,” of 117 Lincoln Ave., on its Most Wanted list and is actively seeking information into the suspect’s whereabouts. SANDERS Sanders is wanted in connection with a Sept. 4, 2015, incident in the 200 block of Murphy Street in which a woman was allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted. In addition, Sanders has multiple bench warrants for contempt of magistrate court and is on probation for drug possession charges. Sanders is described as a black male standing 5-feet-5 inches tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds with black, dread locked hair and brown eyes. Anyone with information about Sanders’ whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff’s office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 4362718.

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BY SENIOR AIRMAN JONATHAN BASS 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Special to The Sumter Item One week before the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, a group of civilian aviators joined together to fly, fight and win, in defense of the United States, beginning what is now known as the Civil Air Patrol. Recently, the Air Force expanded the definition of total force to include CAP. “As a strategic partner, these unpaid professionals have boldly served our nation saving the Air Force almost 40 times the cost of using military assets for each hour served,” said Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James. “Inclusion in the total force reflects the continuing key contributions of this highly trained and equipped organization.” CAP is an all-volunteer civilian force that is funded by member dues and department of the Air Force funding. It operates on a rank structure similar to the Air Force and is led by CAP Maj. Gen. Robert Vazquez. For 20th Fighter Wing Airmen, this expansion means the local CAP squadron, the Sumter Composite Squadron SC-075, assists in the wing’s mission, to provide combat-

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ready airpower and airmen to meet any challenge, any time, anywhere. “Essentially, whatever we can do for the 20th FW, we will do it,” said Staff Sgt. Aaron Miller, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron security manager and CAP captain. CAP focuses on three missions to alleviate pressure on the rest of the total force: aerospace education, cadet programs and emergency services. “We are grateful for the addition of the CAP,” Miller said. “Their inclusion provides the 20th FW with more options for programs geared

toward the local community. With their educational and cadet programs, the local youth can learn about how we achieve our mission. “Their emergency services mission is incredibly beneficial to every life they save, and if the worst should happen, you should feel safe knowing they’re looking for you.” One way Sumter CAP can assist the 20th Fighter Wing is with its emergency services mission. CAP flies search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian services, Air Force support and counter drug missions. As seen with the recent

mid-air collision, no wing is immune from aircraft accidents. Maj. Aaron Johnson, 55th Fighter Squadron fighter pilot, was involved in a midair collision over the skies of Charleston. While Johnson was unharmed and able to communicate with first responders, in a situation where an airman is not able to assist in their own recovery, having CAP perform search and rescue can be a valuable asset. “We save approximately 100 people every year,” Miller said. “We take great pride in our ability to bring people back safely to their loved ones.” CAP airmen are important because of their ability to succeed and save the Air Force time and money by taking on responsibilities that would deter the Air Force’s overall mission, said Staff Sgt. Jacob McDonald, 20th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics back shop team leader and CAP senior member. Having flown in defense of the United States for 74 years, these intrepid individuals support non-combat missions on behalf of the Air Force, making the inclusion of CAP into the total force a benefit for both the Air Force and the nation.

Pee Dee Tribe history topic at genealogical society BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Robyn Deerchaser will be the guest speaker at the 7:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, membership meeting of the Sumter County Genealogical Society at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, 912 Haynsworth St. Deerchaser, a member of the Pee Dee Indian Tribe of South Carolina, will share methods of conducting Native American research and how to locate information. She will also give some East Coast, North American tribal history. “I am speaking on ‘My Adventures

of Genealogy,’” Deerchaser said. “I am one of our family’s researchers and ... will be talking about my lifelong search of our family history, which started when I was 12 years old.” She said her research involved searching “... all the libraries, archives, land deeds, tax records, census records (and) family books, and (I) listened to stories from the older people in our family. I grew more and more fascinated at what I found out about my family and other families along the way.” In addition, Deerchaser said, “I

have been studying tribes and their migrations along the East Coast and the hardships my family endured.” She said she hopes her presentation will help others in their research. The Sumter County Genealogical Society meets monthly from September through May. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend. Admission is free to the public, and refreshments will be served after the presentation. For more information, call the Society’s Research Center at (803) 7743901.

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Clemson instructor, economist helps shape communities BY COLIN RIDDLE The Index-Journal GREENWOOD — Wilder Ferreira is writing a new song, a hobby he picked up about 15 years ago when he learned to play guitar. Each new resource he offers — each lyric — becomes part of the melody that can guide Abbeville and McCormick counties and the StarrIva area. In concert with the Freshwater Coast Community Foundation, Ferreira, an economist and instructor for the Clemson University Extension program, is working on the foundation’s first program, which is also a first for Clemson, nurturing entrepreneurs to help rural communities flourish. Ferreira, a native of Brazil, has been using his enthusiasm and passion for agriculture, small business and technology to build bridges — not burn them — in communities that have been longing for better channels of communication. “He’s been just a great boost of energy to the community. He’s excellent at generating relationships and trying to get all the resources connected,” said Matt Wiggins, an area manager and business consultant for Clemson at the Greenwood Area Small Business Development Center at Lander University. Known as Wild Man Will in the community, Ferreira, 47, worked 15 years in Brazil as a small business consultant for the family business, sharing information technology and computer systems to rural areas, before moving to the U.S. “He’s always been the class clown, if you will, the one always bringing a lot of fun and enthusiasm to the group, so that’s kind of a fitting title,” Michael Mahaffey, a childhood friend, said. After moving to the U.S. and receiving more education at Auburn University, he took his job at Clemson, eventually moving into the extension program in what he calls a natural move because of his background, although Ferreira still keeps education at the core. “I’m an educator. Everything I do is geared toward education,” Ferreira said. “I truly believe we can only change society through education of all ages.” Ferreira’s belief is evident in events he has already organized in the community, including a growers’ night, in which area farmers and growers come together to discuss the profession and hear instruction from Ferreira.

Ferreira also puts together free information sessions, in which he highlights useful skills to help facilitate future leaders. “He’s just got an infectious enthusiasm, balanced with the knowledge of what can be achieved if we all work together creatively,” said Lee Logan, foundation board member and president of the West Carolina Rural Telephone Cooperative board, which helped fund the foundation through a grant. Logan, who also serves as the chairman of the advisory committee for Ferreira’s program, said the approach, as a supplement of rural economic development, is fast becoming a model for the entire state. “Part of the mission of what he’s doing is to inspire growth from the inside out,” Wiggins said. With the help of interns, Ferreira focuses on feasibility and market studies to help facilitate a more entrepreneurial-minded community, while also helping local entrepreneurs with drafting business plans and proposals. “It’s his can-do spirit that is tremendously encouraging, especially for people who are starting a new business or wanting to expand their current business,” Logan said. Ferreira said the most important thing for small communities is dialogue and involvement. He hit some roadblocks arriving to the area with people telling him it was not possible to organize such a program. “If you want to get me involved in something, tell me it’s not possible. I love that,” Ferreira said. Next, he realized people in the community had a lot to share and wanted to connect them with the resources necessary to make their ideas happen when they were previously hesitant to speak out. In Due West, he helped create a community enrichment night dedicated to bringing the community together to voice the town’s needs and interests, which is scheduled next month. In McCormick County at Savannah Lakes Village, he is creating market studies for different amenities residents want to see in their community that will help guide new businesses into those markets. “Wilder’s always been a person who has other people’s interests at heart,” Mahaffey said. “It’s not any surprise he’s enjoying the work with the communities that he’s doing.”

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Thomas Sumter Academy fifth-grader Maria Wilson carefully cuts out her wooden puzzle piece for a giant puzzle mural. Students in Tammy Soles’ class designed their own piece of the puzzle and created a one-of-a-kind mural. “Each piece is a reflection of the person that created it,” Maria said. Thomas Sumter Academy second-grader Annabelle Broman waits for her delicious synonym roll to cool down. Annabelle and her classmates helped teacher Tori Johnson bake fresh cinnamon rolls while they learned about synonyms.

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Teacher cuts taking toll on nation’s schools Districts having trouble attracting educators LOS ANGELES (AP) — When a new school year began at the Sierra Sands Unified district 150 miles north of Los Angeles in August, students in four classes were greeted by a substitute. The small district’s human resources department had worked aggressively through the summer to attract new teachers. Staff members made out-of-state recruiting trips, highlighting their area’s low cost of living and proximity to Los Angeles. The district revamped its website and asked residents to tap their families and friends for job candidates. “We were leaving no stone unturned,” said Dave Ostash, assistant superintendent of human resources of the 5,000-student district. Still, when the bell rang on the first day of class, they fell four teachers short. After years of recession-related layoffs and hiring freezes, school systems in pockets across the United States are in urgent need of more qualified teachers. Shortages have surfaced in big cities such as Tampa, Florida, and Las Vegas, where billboards calling for new teachers dot the highways, as well as in states such as Georgia, Indiana and North Dakota that have long struggled to compete for education graduates. “When you are 1,000 teachers short, you have to think about how that affects our children,” said Oklahoma’s superintendent of public instruction Joy Hofmeister. The Republican has lobbied state lawmakers to raise salaries and reduce testing in a bid to make

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Tia Martin teaches a third-grade class at Ulis Elementary School in Henderson, Nevada. Martin is a long-term substitute teacher who is taking an alternative route to licensure program to get a regular teaching license. After years of recession-related layoffs and hiring freezes, school systems in pockets across the United States are in urgent need of more qualified teachers, and students, instead of meeting their new teacher on their first day of class, are finding a substitute. the profession more attractive. “We are talking about 25,000 to 30,000 kids without a permanent teacher.” In California, which educates more children than any state, the number of teaching certificates issued has dropped by half in the past decade. The state’s school districts estimate they will need 21,000 new teachers annually during the next five years. “There was a point where we were, frankly, overproducing teachers. Now, if you look at the most recent year, we are not producing enough,” said Joshua Speaks, a legislative representative at the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. School administrators and academic researchers point to a variety of reasons for the

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Compounding the problem, she said, veteran teachers are being taken out of the classroom and moved to specialized roles as districts work to put in place changes associated with the Common Core academic standards and a new school funding formula that directs more money to schools with the most disadvantaged students. Debate about testing, accountability and revamping the nation’s lowest performing schools has invariably circled back to teachers. “People go to higher paying jobs, jobs that are more respected, and employment that doesn’t go up and down like a yoyo,” said Randi Weingarten, president of American Federation of Teachers. Elena Avila, 24, a first-time kindergarten teacher at Union

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Renewed border checks increase refugee debate

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Amina Asmani, right, with her baby and husband, travels on a train taking them toward Serbia near the southern Macedonian town of Demir Kapija on Aug. 19. Her son was born on a Greek island during her journey.

Refugee women give birth on way to Europe WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The baby names carry the mark of struggle and gratitude. A Nigerian migrant mother called her baby girl “Gift” after a difficult delivery on an Italian navy ship that rescued her in the Mediterranean. A woman from Ghana named her baby Angela Merkel Ade in admiration for the German chancellor. Other migrant women who have delivered babies during risky journeys to Europe lately have been giving their newborns names such as “Lucky” and “Hope.” Among the surging number of migrants headed to Europe are pregnant women who are giving birth — whether it’s in Libya as they wait to cross the sea, on rescue ships or at Budapest’s Keleti train station. Just this weekend, a 5-day-old baby and two women who were nine months pregnant were among 284 rescued from a fishing boat in distress in the Strait of Sicily, the Italian Navy said Monday. “It is dangerous, but these people are desperate,” said Meron Estefanos, director of the Eritrean Initiative on Refugee Rights. “They think that either you die with your unborn child, or, if you are lucky, you will make it.” Many of the surviving newborns now appear to indeed face futures filled with the promise that some of their names convey, especially because Germany agreed this month to take in hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers from Syria and other conflictridden countries. But there are many heart-

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Syrian refugee family Reem Habashieh, second from right, and her brothers Yaman Habashieh, right, and Mohammed Habashieh, center, sit in a train Wednesday and read the day’s edition of the local newspaper BZ with special pages in Arabic for refugees. They were on their way from their temporary accommodation facility to the central registration center for refugees and asylum seekers in Berlin. At far left are their mother, Khawla Kreem, with her youngest daughter, Raghad Habashieh.

Mother, children among 37K now in Germany BERLIN (AP) — The Syrian family asks with wonder why they didn’t die like thousands of others like them: killed by bombs in their native Damascus, drowned by the rough waves of the Mediterranean or suffocated in overcrowded trucks speeding them through Europe. “Sometimes I wake up, and I feel like, thank God, I’m alive,” says 19-year-old Reem Habashieh, who with her loved ones survived a harrowing 16-day flight from Syria to arrive two weeks ago in Berlin — amazed they all made it. “I’m lucky; I’m a blessed person.” Habashieh, her mother and three younger siblings are five of the 37,000 who have flooded into Germany this month. Now they’re embarking on another unknown journey, trying to start a new life in a country full of strange people, cold rain, unfamiliar smells and voices they don’t understand. Fear still fills Habashieh’s big greenbrown eyes when she recounts their epic trek across Europe last month. “We had to hide between the trees, run through sunflower and cornfields and walk all night,” Habashieh says,

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tucking in a loose tail of her gray woolen hijab. “There were scary animals, people were mean, we had to sleep under the sky — it was very dangerous.” But excitement and youthful curiosity shine through as she describes her family’s arrival in Berlin — how she led her family on buses, subways and commuter trains through the capital and organized essential first steps such as registering to apply for asylum. Raghad, Reem’s 11-year-old sister, a skinny girl with long brown hair and a big cheeky smile, got so tired along the way that Mohammed, her burly 17-year-old brother, sometimes had to carry her for hours. Yaman, a lanky 15-year-old, dragged his feet on his own. He doesn’t talk much, seemingly still processing the experiences of the past weeks. Khawla Kareem, their 44-year-old mother, says she’s still exhausted from

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Above and below, fourth-grade students from Russia and North Korea study together Wednesday in a classroom at a school in Khabarovsk, Russia’s Far East. The class, with seven students from North Korea, is taking part in a new program in the city of Khabarovsk that aims to promote cultural understanding between the neighboring countries.

North Korean kids join Russian class to become friends KHABAROVSK, Russia (AP) — Inside a fourthgrade classroom in Russia’s Far East, there is something unusual among the standard collection of posters, books and backpacks: Portraits of two former North Korean leaders hang side by side with a picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The Russian school, with seven students from North Korea, is taking part in a new program in the city of Khabarovsk that aims to promote cultural understanding between the neighboring countries. Along with Putin, there are pictures on the classroom wall of Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung, the father and grandfather of North Korea’s current leader, Kim Jong-un. Underneath the pictures are large placards with information about Russia and North Korea. “The main purpose of this program is friendship” between the students, said Eduard Perepechai, the director of School No. 5. “When the children become older and more difficult situations arise, they will remember their childhood friendships and decide questions via diplomatic discussions and not take up arms.” Korean language study is not included in the curriculum, but the Korean students all can speak Russian. In July, many of the 20 Russian students in the class went on a trip to a North Korean summer camp along with other students from Tanzania and Vietnam, according to their teacher, Yelena Ovodenko, who accompanied them. Ovodenko said she was impressed with North Korea’s beauty and hospitality.

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HOGE FROM PAGE A1 Moulton said Hoge was friends with the school’s students. “Something like this crosses boundaries,” he said. Hoge’s mother, Laura Hoge, said her family has been overwhelmed with support from people in the community.

“We really appreciate all of the help and encouragement we’ve received from friends and people who we didn’t know before,” she said. In June, $8,200 was raised at a benefit baseball game between Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 American Legion Baseball Team and Post 175 alumni. Andrew Wrenn, Hoge’s best friend and baseball teammate, saved his life

YOGA FROM PAGE A1 McIntosh said the goal of the teacher training is to allow participants to deepen their practice and share their passion with others. She said the ninemonth course will give her and the instructor an opportunity to build strong connections with the participants. The benefits of the yoga study are not limited to teaching, McIntosh said. She said the lessons learned in the class can also benefit those in the medical, health care and fitness fields, any company looking to create a healthy work environment as well as serve as a refresher course for experienced yoga teachers. Mara Healy, the yoga course teacher and practitioner of 13 years, said the class will be a bit like a university course. “If they don’t practice, they don’t graduate. If they don’t read and study, they don’t graduate,” she said. She said yoga involves much more than stretching the body into different poses.

ACTION FROM PAGE A1 The senator said that his understanding is SCDOT will begin an assessment immediately, including an incident history of the entire six-mile corridor from Broad Street to Myrtle Beach Highway. McElveen addressed the letter to SCDOT Engineering District One Administrator Bryan Jones. Jones said Monday an inquiry into pedestrian accidents on the freeway showed three pedestrian-related incidents on the highway with two fatalities and one severe injury between January

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Melissa McIntosh strikes a pose in front of her business recently. “The most important benefits of yoga have to deal with the internally oriented systems of the body,” she said. Healy will be the main teacher for the course, but she will also seek the assistance of Dr. Nevin Markel, an anatomy specialist who works with professional athletes in Charlotte. Healy said she developed the materi-

2010 and May 2015, a period which would not include Butler’s death Sept. 5. “All three were at night,” Jones said. “In two of the three accidents, the investigating officer said they had on dark clothing as well.” Jones said there were two other pedestrian accidents near Miller Road, but the pedestrians were not actually crossing the bypass. “We are trying to make an assessment of all the options,” Jones said. “Nothing has been finalized.” Jones said there are spots where people tend to cross the bypass, and all of those areas have been posted with “do not cross” signs. “It is a controlled-access facility,” he said. “It is ille-

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by performing CPR after the accident. Wrenn, who learned CPR in a class as a student at Thomas Sumter, continued CPR until medical personnel arrived and took Hoge to Tuomey Regional Medical Center and then to Palmetto Health in Columbia. Hoge had just completed his freshman year at University of South Carolina at the time of the incident.

als for the course and will work closely with Markel during the anatomy portion of the training. She expects between seven and 10 students to sign up for the course. She said she rarely accepts more than 10 students per course because she wants to be fully available to each student. By the end of the course, Healy wants the participants to understand the boundless benefits of yoga for their everyday life. Dawn Versluys, a prospective student who has been practicing yoga for 16 years, said she is ready to take the course because she wants to bring the gift of yoga to people who have never experienced it. “Yoga is such a powerful healing tool,” she said. Versluys has already completed a workshop with Healy and is excited to see what else Healy’s teachings will add to her life. For more information about the 200hour teacher training and Southern Bliss Yoga, go to www.southernblissyoga.com. Questions can be emailed to southernblissyoga@yahoo.com.

Hoge will be in attendance at Friday night’s game. The kickoff is at 7:30 p.m., and tailgating starts at 6:30 p.m. at Thomas Sumter Academy, 5265 Camden Highway in Rembert. Donations for Hoge can be sent to Thomas Sumter Academy, Attn: Development/Hope4Hoge, 5265 Camden Highway, Rembert, SC 29128.

TASTE FROM PAGE A1 products wholesale to gourmet gift shops and seafood restaurants, mainly in Charleston. Other products on display included goat cheese spreads and goat milk products from Split Creek Farm LLC of Anderson, flavored peanuts from Gillespie’s Peanuts of Hartsville and various pickled vegetables from DMF Farm, the Dellinger family farm, of Sumter. Visitors to the event also watched food demonstrations featuring local produce and products that can all be found at the Farm Store. Dellinger plans for the Downtown Sumter Farmers Market to feature the Taste of the South once a year and plans to invite more specialty food association vendors in the future.

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‘Bees! Bees in the car! Bees everywhere!’

t was supposed to be a pleasant morning. College football was back on our television screens, and I was heading out to spend the day tailgating and cheering on the Auburn Tigers with my lovely girlfriend and her family. As I stopped at the intersection of 98 and 59 in Foley, I sang along to the dulcet tones of Karen Carpenter. Like her, I was on Cliff top of the world, McCollum looking down on creation. Until it happened. I heard my foe before I ever saw him, as a harsh buzzing noise whooshed past my right ear. “What was…” was as far as my brain got toward processing that noise before I felt something land on my arm. I looked down, figuring it to be a

“I immediately slammed my car into park, threw the car door open and started screaming and flailing about like I was Tippi Hedren in the final attack scene of ‘The Birds.’” common housefly I could quickly shoo away or deal with when I got to the Piggly Wiggly. Instead, my eyes saw hues of black and yellow — the war colors of the dreaded yellow jacket that had picked my arm as his next landing space. If I had had the presence of mind to think through what was happening, I might have tried to calmly and slowly open my car door (as my

windows don’t currently have a working roll-down feature), step outside and lightly tap the tiny blight off. What I actually did was far different. I immediately slammed my car into park, threw the car door open and started screaming and flailing about like I was Tippi Hedren in the final attack scene of “The Birds.” I didn’t know whether the yellow jacket had left my arm or not, but the dominant, panicked thought running through my mind was “Maybe the sheer force of waving my arms around like a crazy person will remove the insect.” This continued for another good 10 to 15 seconds, when I finally calmed down, remembered to breathe and actually checked my sleeve, which was now bee-free. I dove quickly back into my car, praying the yellow jacket hadn’t made its way back in there. The light turned green, and I went back along my way, heading to

the grocery store. I hereby apologize to anyone who might have been at that intersection who saw me. I was not drunk, nor was I on drugs — I simply detest being stung by any sort of insect, bees especially. And with the sheer horror of having one stuck in the car with me, panic took over, and you ended up with a scene from “Tommy Boy,” with a poor man’s Chris Farley at a major intersection screaming something like: “Bees! Bees! Bees in the car! Bees everywhere! God, they’re huge! They’re ripping my flesh off ! Your firearms are useless against them! Save yourself !” Sorry for the inconvenience, fellow drivers. What was dire peril for me was hopefully mildly entertaining to you. Cliff McCollum can be reached at cmccollum@gulfcoastmedia.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ‘FREE STUFF’ ACTUALLY COMES FROM TAXPAYERS Once again Mr. Baten shows divining powers with his latest letter of misinformation. He says that I am a “Republican woman.” He needs a new crystal ball! Once upon a time I could have accurately been called a Democratic woman. Over the years, the Democrats have become a party which encourages dependence upon government rather than on oneself. My parents were both poor Democrats. I am certain that, because of the principles they believed in and raised me to believe in, they would have left the present day Democratic party. The two parties are much the same. One difference, and therefore a reason for voting Republican rather than Democratic, is that more Republicans do not sanction the killing of babies in abortion clinics such as Planned Parenthood. Unfortunately, there are also some Republicans who join with the Democrats to fund these abortion mills. There are better methods of birth control available than to kill a life which has begun. I can not understand how a supposedly civilized and supposedly moral person can embrace such barbarity. I am to “stop stereotyping poor and minority citizens.” I hardly do so since I come from a poor family. Although I was raised by poor parents, we were only poor in material things. My parents worked hard to provide their family with the necessities of food, clothing and a roof over our heads, and also provided us with something just as important to a child’s well being. They gave us their love, a moral grounding, and encouraged us to do well in school and to work hard to achieve a better life than they had. Mr. Baten quotes statistics which he believes show how

well the government takes care of us. I don’t buy into that because we could do better than the government if we could keep our money. It is ignorance to think that government gives “free stuff.” The “free stuff ” comes from all tax payers in more and higher taxes to pay for it all. We have mostly lost the American spirit of individualism to the “Nanny State.” F. D. SCHMIDT Sumter

WHY ARE WE PAYING MORE FOR FEWER SERVICES? I read and re-read Mr. Baten’s letter from Sept. 13, “Government’s money cloud benefits most of us.” I can not make up my mind if he really does not understand the federal government does not have a “money cloud” or if he is so naive as to believe we the taxpayers do not understand who is footing the bill. When I moved here in 1994 the state and county kept the roads mowed. The base and city worked together to

put on a fireworks show for the 4th of July. Here we are 21 years later: 2015. The base nor the city put on a fireworks display this year. The roads are no longer kept mowed. My street which used to be mowed several times each summer by the county has been mowed twice this year. The first time by a elderly gentlemen on his personal lawnmower because the grass was so tall he could not see over it when driving around corners. The county eventually did mow when it was getting tall a second time. The money cloud has dried up due to government created tax drought (overspending). But here is what does not make sense to me. When I moved here Sumter was a small city. The tax base was much smaller. Today instead of trailer lots on every corner I now see housing communities popping up all over the county. The taxes on those $150$300K homes is surely more

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than on a mobile home. Businesses are also moving to the county. When I first got here the spot where Walmart is was a field, and there was almost nothing all the way back to Shaw Air Force Base. Today there are restaurants and small businesses dotted all the way back to Shaw. My taxes and yours have not gone down in that 21 years. In fact taxes have gone up. But though we have fed the “money cloud” the services we are getting back from it have gone down. So I would like to ask not just Mr. Baten but all members of the County Council to please explain why we are paying more, the county is taking in more in revenue, but the services provided to those of us paying for it have gone down? JOHN GAYDOS Wedgefield Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

JUSTICE SYSTEM IS SO BROKEN IT’S UNFIXABLE In today’s society/world, why would any man or woman go out to defend this country? Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful they do because we really need them. We continually see policemen being shot and killed within a very short period of time. It is very disturbing. It is equally disturbing to hear what the news media came

up with as a reason why the killer did what he or she did, “mental issues.” Are you telling us that no one noticed this person had a serious mental problem? How did he get a gun? I think it’s all about money. Does anyone out there think we have a justice system? As far as I’m concerned, it’s so broken it can never be fixed. If we start getting someone to watch how things are really being handled, like a legal efficiency expert in each department, it could be a working system again. Another thing that has really bothered me. When those nine God-fearing people were gunned down, did or will any of their relatives or friends say this justice system of ours does not work? He killed our loved ones, and now we must support him the rest of his life. We Americans just skirt the justice system for a few dollars, and we all eventually pay the price. Another disturbing issue: This president wants to bring prisoners from Gitmo and spend millions of dollars on a new place for them here in our backyard. Sen. Tim Scott said that this morning on FOX. When, in fact, Guantanamo Bay is a fine facility and can still be used. And I ask why he would want to bring them here. Oh, that’s what he promised to do when he was elected. I think there is something sneaky going on here. This whole thing stinks and defies logic. LILLI KALIE Sumter

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FX goes medieval with grim ‘Bastard Executioner’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Disclosure: I’m probably the last guy who should be reviewing a show like “The Bastard Executioner” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). Why? Because when I even start thinking about a drama involving a medieval warrior fated to wield his mighty sword in search of justice and guided by a mystic healer, well, I just start to snicker. Is this a mashup of shows and movies like “Braveheart,” “The 300,” “Game of Thrones” and “Vikings”? Or a parody? It’s definitely not a spoof. There’s nary a moment of intentional mirth to be found — unless you count the scene of the evil tax-collecting tyrant grunting away on his dark-age privy, or the joyless sex talk of an angry nobleman complaining about his barren wife’s heirless womb. Taken without irony, it’s pretty grim stuff. It all starts in 14th-century Wales. Wilkin Brattle (Lee Jones) has violent dreams filled with portents. A vision of a Tinker Bell-like figure bereft of pants gives way to the hisses of an angry dragon. One, or both, hints at his bloody destiny in a battlefield filled with videogame-like violence. Just in case Brattle’s confused, his wife’s midwife and all-around witchy woman Annora (Katey Sagal) is there to explain it to him. I’m not completely allergic to ultra-violent medieval hacking and whacking. “Vikings” is a guilty pleasure of mine. This

just seems, well, silly. It doesn’t help that a lot of the old-timey English/Welsh dialogue is incomprehensible. Subtitles might help, and they would give this “Bastard” some gravitas. But like I explained, I’m not the best judge of this crowded genre. Help yourself. • The advent of streaming television and viewers’ ability to watch any show at any time has inspired networks to counter-program with live events, like football games or fresh adaptations of “The Sound of Music.” Add to that list the new variety series “Best Time Ever With Neil Patrick Harris” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-PG), premiering tonight. The multi-talented and effervescent host is a natural for live variety. Let’s just chalk up his subpar Oscars experience to bad writing. “Best Time” will feature appearances by celebrities as well as skits, songs, sketches, mini-game-shows, hidden camera pranks and audience giveaways. It sounds like a cross between daytime TV (“Ellen” “Oprah”) and Jay Leno’s prime-time talk show experiment. Tonight’s guest is Reese Witherspoon. • Speaking of streaming TV, the fourth season of “The Mindy Project” begins on Hulu today. • Disney becomes an avuncular figure to the baby boom generation with both animated and live-action movies, and on TV with “The Mickey Mouse

with his cranky neighbor (Bill Murray) in the 2014 comedy “St. Vincent” (10 p.m., Sho 2).

SERIES NOTES On two episodes of “Fresh Off the Boat” (ABC, r, TV-PG), a new start (8 p.m.), lost roots (8:30 p.m.) * On two helpings of “The Flash” (CW, r, TV-14), a mimic (8 p.m.), help arrives (9 p.m.).

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Lee Jones stars as Wilkin Brattle in the new FX series “The Bastard Executioner” premiering at 10 p.m. today. Club” and “Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color.” He also becomes the symbol and host of destination theme parks on both coasts as the “American Experience” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) profile “Walt Disney” concludes. • Not all of the tough guys are stuck in the Middle Ages. The off-the-grid docudrama “Live Free or Die” (9 p.m., National Geographic, TV-PG) enters its second season as “Yukon Men” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-14) enters its fourth.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• The search for a cure hits a roadblock on the season finale of “Zoo” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • An uneasy double date on “Public Morals” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE An adolescent boy bonds

Jake Gyllenhaal and Run the Jewels with TV on the Radio are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Robert De Niro, Ariana Grande and Duran Duran on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Josh Brolin, Gov. Martin O’Malley, Judd Winick and Abe Laboriel Jr. visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

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AROUND TOWN HOPE Center, 1125 S. LafayVFW Post 10813 will meet at ette Drive. All area veterans 6:30 p.m. today at 610 Manare invited. ning Ave. Comrades and laVFWattend. Post 10813 to meet today dies, please The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will The Carolina Coin Club will hold a dinner fundraiser from 11 meet at 7 p.m. today at the a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. Parks & Recreation Depart18, at the Lincoln High School ment building, 155 Hayncafeteria, 22 Council St. Cost sworth St. The club meets on is $8 per dinner and menu will the third Tuesday of each consist of barbecue chicken, month and visitors are always welcome. Call (803) 775- seasoned rice, green beans, roll, dessert and a drink. Dine 8840 for more information. in or take out. Call James L. Clarendon School District One Green at (803) 968-4173. will conduct free vision, hearing, Lincoln High School Class of 1968 speech and developmental will meet at 3 p.m. on Friday, screenings as part of a child Sept. 18, at the Lincoln High find effort to identify stuSchool cafeteria, 22 Council dents with special needs. Screenings will be held from 9 St. Call (803) 968-4173 or (803) 775-8228. a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Childhood Center, 8 The Ladies of St. Peter Claver at South St., Summerton, on the St. Jude Church will host the secfollowing Thursdays: Oct. 8; ond annual fall shopping extravNov. 12; Dec. 10; Jan. 14, 2016; aganza from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 11, 2016; March 10, 2016; on Saturday, Sept. 19, at 611 April 14, 2016; and May 12, W. Oakland Ave. Vendors, 2016. Call Sadie Williams at yard sale items, craft booths, (803) 485-2325, extension 116. food and drinks all under one Lincoln High School Class of 1963 roof. Cost to reserve a space is $20. Contact Vernessa will meet at 2 p.m. on ThursBaker at (803) 883-9251 or day, Sept. 17, at the South Blessvee@yahoo.com or ValSumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. At this meeting, erie Williams at (803) 775-0478 or vwilliams003@sc.rr.com. plans will be made for the 54th class reunion. Call FerdiManning High School Class of nand Burns at (803) 968-4464 1971 will meet for an afterfor details. noon of fellowship at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the The Pinedale Neighborhood AsManning Restaurant, Brook sociation will meet at 4 p.m. Street, Manning. Call Loretta on Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Cantey Conyers at (803) 528South HOPE Center, 1125 S. 8183 or Bertha McCray Scott Lafayette Drive. Call Ferdiat (803) 473-5163 for details. nand Burns at (803) 968-4464 for details. Sumter High School Class of 1973 will hold a planning meeting The newly formed “Great Goodat 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. ness the Grief” Support Group 19, at Willie Sue’s Food & Spirwill hold its first meeting its, 3355 Patriot Parkway. You from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at “AYS” Home Care, may call the recorded message line at (206) 600-0595. 1250 Wilson Hall Road. This support group is for those The Lincoln High School Preserwho are caring for loved ones vation Alumni Association will or have lost loved ones with meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, chronic, long-term diseases. Sept. 20, at the Lincoln High Call Cheryl Fluharty, RN at School cafeteria, 22 Council (803) 905-7720 for details. St. Lincolnites, friends and community members are inThe General George L. Mabry Jr. vited. Call James L. Green at Chapter 817, Military Order of the Purple Heart, will meet at 6 (803) 968-4173. p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 17, at The Sumter County Educator’s the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. LiberAssociation — Retired will meet ty St. All Purple Heart recipiat noon on Wednesday, Sept. ents and those interested in 23, at the North HOPE Center, associate membership are in- 904 N. main St. All members vited. Call (803) 506-3120. are encouraged to attend. Call Brenda Bethune at (803) The Sumter Combat Veterans 469-6588. Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 18, at the South

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Protect your position by offering to take on more responsibility. The effort you make will bring you the biggest return. A day trip, sending out your resume or going in for an interview is favored. Assess your situation and make changes. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Someone will ask for proof or detailed facts and figures. Simple and easy-to-follow instructions will help you get the assistance you need. There are gains to be made, but only if you deliver what you promise. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Follow your instincts. Someone with more experience than you will offer advice. Don’t hesitate to change your direction or your position if it helps you emotionally, mentally or financially. Improve your appearance and you will boost your confidence. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Strut your stuff. Engage in talks and you will dazzle everyone with your knowledge and insight. A business trip or visiting someone you’d like to work with is favored. Schedule a romantic evening to improve your personal life. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Tidy up unfinished business. Put your efforts into getting ahead. Embrace a challenge and give it your best shot. Your determination and insightful approach to problems will draw positive attention. A

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Gaﬀney 80/52 Spartanburg 81/55

Greenville 81/57

Columbia 85/60

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Charleston 83/66

Today: Beautiful with clouds and sunshine. High 79 to 83. Wednesday: Partly sunny; a shower or thunderstorm. High 78 to 82.

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

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 79/49/s Mt. Pleasant 81/69/pc Myrtle Beach 80/66/pc Orangeburg 83/62/pc Port Royal 81/70/pc Raleigh 81/55/s Rock Hill 83/53/s Rockingham 82/52/s Savannah 83/69/pc Spartanburg 81/55/s Summerville 82/64/pc Wilmington 81/63/pc Winston-Salem 81/54/s

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USC SUMTER BASEBALL

Recipe for success Fire Ants to honor World Series team with special fundraising dinner on Friday at Nettles Gym BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The University of South Carolina Sumter will celebrate its Junior College World Series baseball team on Friday with a World Series Recognition Dinner and Fundraiser. The barbecue dinner will be held at USC Sumter’s Nettles Gymnasium beginning at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 per person and the event is open to the public. Tickets can be purchased at the door on the day of the event, but they are also available for purchase ahead of time at the USC Sumter Bookstore and the Fire Ant Café as well as from players and coaches.

USC SUMTER BASEBALL WHAT: World Series Recognition Dinner and Fundraiser WHEN: Friday, 2 p.m. WHERE: USC Sumter’s Nettles Gymnasium TICKETS: $10 per person Tickets will be available at the door on the day of the event and can be purchased ahead of time at the USC Sumter Bookstore and Fire Ant Café as well as from players and coaches.

“We wanted to give these guys some recognition,” said Fire Ants head coach Tim Medlin. “We hope this will help us in the fundraising too.” Sumter went 43-21

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The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team, seen here celebrating the program’s first Eastern District championship and berth in the Junior College World Series, will hold a special recognition and fundraising dinner on Friday at 2 p.m. in the Nettles Gymnasium.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Tigers expect tougher test against Cardinals BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson’s Carlos Watkins (94) and the rest of the No. 11 Tigers are bracing for a much tougher challenge on Thursday when they travel to face Louisville.

CLEMSON — This was a new one for No. 11 Clemson, practicing on a Sunday a day after its blowout victory over Appalachian State. Despite the unusual timing, left guard Eric Mac Lain saw no drop off in intensity as the Tigers prepped for their toughest task challenge this season at Louisville on Thursday night. Clemson (2-0) had little trouble with FCS opponent Wofford (a 49-10 victory) in its opener and new FBS member Appalachian State

(41-10) last week. Mac Lain said players understand there’s more at stake when they open Atlantic Coast Conference play against the Cardinals (0-2). “At first, I thought kind of playing a game the day before, I thought guys would be tired and a little bit lazy out there,’’ Mac Lain said Monday. “But guys were flying around. It was very exciting to see such a young team respond.’’ Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney also was pleased with the attitude he saw when the guys showed up for meetings on a Sunday they

would’ve much rather have lounged around watching the NFL. “I like the mindset of the guys in how they showed up,’’ Swinney said. Perhaps a bigger challenge for the Clemson coaching staff is getting the Tigers to focus on the Cardinals and not their sorry start after losses to Auburn and Houston. Co-offensive coordinator Tony Elliott shared the message to Clemson’s players: “A wounded animal is a dangerous animal.’’

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U.S. OPEN

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

With latest win, Djokovic in Grand Slam driver’s seat

USC’s Mitch added to long list of injured QBs

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

BY STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press

NEW YORK — Novak Djokovic could not find his keys. Alone in a parking lot outside Arthur Ashe Stadium at about 2 a.m. Monday, a handful of hours after beating Roger Federer in the U.S. Open final for his third major title of 2015 and 10th overall, there stood Djokovic, unable to unlock the car he’d been using to drive himself between the tournament site in Queens and the hotel near Central Park where he stayed with his wife and their 10-month-old son the past two weeks.

Turned out, he said, a member of his entourage accidentally grabbed the keys while gathering Djokovic’s bags. So Djokovic reluctantly accepted a ride from a U.S. Open courtesy car, which is how most players get around. It’s just that this 28-year-old from Serbia prefers to be in the driver’s seat, an apt metaphor for his Grand Slam status these days. “It gives me a little bit of time for myself, to relax. Listening to music, going through my thoughts. I love driving here, because I don’t get a lot of chances to do that throughout the year,’’

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Novak Djokovic holds up the championship trophy after defeating Roger Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday in the men’s championship match of the U.S. Open in New York.

College football’s early-season injury bug is wreaking havoc with quarterbacks. Notre Dame’s Malik Zaire fractured his right ankle and South Carolina’s Connor Mitch separated his right shoulder Saturday, joining a growing fraternity of quarterbacks with significant injuries. Zaire will sit out the rest of the season. Mitch, who also has a bruised hip, is out four to six weeks. Virginia Tech’s Mi-

chael Brewer, Kansas State’s Jesse Ertz, BYU’s MITCH Taysom Hill and Syracuse’s Terrel Hunt had gotten hurt in the season’s opening week. Hill, Hunt and Ertz are expected to miss the remainder of the season. Brewer will miss four to eight weeks with a broken collarbone. At least in the short

SEE QBS, PAGE B4

SPORTS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

SCOREBOARD

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TV, RADIO

TODAY’S GAMES

TODAY

12:20 p.m. – International Basketball: EuroBasket Quarterfinal Game (NBA TV). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Malmo vs. Paris Saint-Germain (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Manchester United vs. PSV Eindhoven (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Juventus vs. Manchester City (FOX SPORTS 2). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2:50 p.m. – International Basketball: EuroBasket Quarterfinal Game (NBA TV). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh or New York Yankees at Tampa Bay (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Toronto at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – High School Football: Lake City at Manning (FTC NOW). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Houston at Texas (ESPN). 8 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – Arabe Unido vs. D.C. United (FOX SPORTS 2, UNIVISION). 9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Sammy Vasquez vs. Jose Lopez in a Welterweight Bout and Thomas Williams Jr. vs. Umberto Savigne in a Light Heavyweight Bout from California, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1). 9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Monarcas vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION).

GOLF The Associated Press HOTEL FITNESS SCORES

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 0 Boston 2, Tampa Bay 0, 13 innings Cleveland 7, Detroit 2, 1st game Minnesota 7, Chicago White Sox 0 Texas 12, Oakland 4 Houston 5, L.A. Angels 3 Colorado 3, Seattle 2 Detroit 9, Cleveland 2, 2nd game Baltimore 8, Kansas City 2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAME

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.

MONDAY, SEP. 21

N.Y. Jets at Indianapolis, 8:30 p.m.

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

WNBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

TODAY’S GAMES

New York vs. Washington Friday: Washington at New York, 7 p.m. Sunday: New York at Washington, 1 p.m. x-Sept. 22: Washington at New York, TBD Chicago vs. Indiana Thursday: Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m. Saturday: Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. x-Sept. 21: Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Boston (J.Kelly 10-6) at Baltimore (U.Jimenez 11-9), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Medlen 3-1) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Warren 6-6) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 7-8), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 14-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 10-7), 7:10 p.m. Houston (McHugh 16-7) at Texas (M.Perez 2-5), 8:05 p.m. Detroit (Simon 12-9) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 10-8), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Brooks 1-3) at Chicago White Sox (Samardzija 9-12), 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-2) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 17-8), 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Oakland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-3) (x-if necessary)

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Minnesota vs. Los Angeles Friday: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 9 p.m. Sunday: Minnesota at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. x-Sept. 22: Los Angeles at Minnesota, TBD Phoenix vs. Tulsa Thursday: Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Saturday: Phoenix at Tulsa, 9 p.m. x-Sept. 21: Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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MONDAY’S GAMES

NORFOLK, Va. — Moses Malone, a 3-time NBA MVP and one of basketball’s most ferocious rebounders, died Sunday. He was 60. Det. Jeffrey Scott of the police department in Norfolk, Virginia, confirmed that Malone died in MALONE a Norfolk hotel room. Malone’s body was discovered when he failed to report to a celebrity golf tournament in which he was scheduled to play. The Virginia medical examiner’s office said Monday that Malone died of natural causes. Malone was part of the 76ers’ 1983 NBA championship team, and the club said he will “forever be remembered as a genuine icon and pillar of the most storied era in the history of Philadelphia 76ers basketball.’’ A 6-foot-10 center who made the leap right from high school to the pros, the “Chairman of the Boards’’ is the NBA’s career leader in offensive rebounds and

led the league in rebounds per game for five straight seasons from 1980-85. Malone was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001 and attended the induction ceremonies for the year’s class this weekend in Springfield, Massachusetts, before returning to his native Virginia. His staggering statistics across 21 seasons and 1,455 professional games included 20.3 points and 12.3 rebounds per game in his combined ABA and NBA careers. He holds NBA records for offensive rebounds in a career (6,731), season (587) and game (21).

KO YOUNGEST LPGA CHAMP IN TOUR HISTORY EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — Lydia Ko won the Evian Championship on Sunday to become the youngest major champion in LPGA Tour history. The South Korean-born New Zealander closed with an 8-under 63 for a 6-stroke victory over Lexi Thompson at the final major of the season.

Ko is 18 years, 4 months, 20 days. She broke the record set by American Morgan Pressel at 18 years, 10 months, 9 days in the 2007 Kraft Nabisco Championship.

NORLANDER WINS WEB.COM TOUR FINALS OPENER FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Sweden’s Henrik Norlander won the Web.com Tour Finals-opening Hotel Fitness Championship to wrap up a PGA Tour card. Norlander shot a course-record 10-under 62 at Sycamore Hills to beat Michael Thompson and third-round leader D.H. Lee by three strokes. The 28-year-old former Augusta State player finished at 19-under 269 and earned $180,000 after finishing 47th on the Web.com Tour’s regular-season money list. Thompson closed with a 65, and Lee had a 71. Bishopville native Tommy Gainey shot a final-round 74 to finish at 285. He earned $2,727. From wire reports

AREA ROUNDUP

Sumter girls swim team finishes 4th CONWAY — The Sumter High School girls team finished fourth out of 13 teams in the Socastee Invitational Swim Meet on Saturday at Coastal Carolina University. Sumter finished with 116 points. Myrtle Beach won with 155 followed by West Florence with 133 and Carolina Forest with 127. The Lady Gamecocks’ Abby Hoshour won the 200yard freestyle in an automatic state cut time. She was fourth in the 100 free. The 200 free relay team of Hoshour, Hayden Kirkhard, Elise Pyon and Haley Stewart won as well. Stewart was second in both the 50 free and the 100 free, getting an automatic state cut time in the 100. Kirkhart was second in the 500-yard freestyle and was eighth in the 50 free. Tabitha Simonson was fourth in the 100 breaststroke and eighth in the 200 individual medley and the medley relay team of Kirkhart, Stewart, Hoshour and Pyon was fifth. In the boys meet, Sumter finished 10th out of 13 teams with 24 points. Will Stallings finished fourth in the 200 IM and sixth in the 100 brackstroke, while Woods White was fifth in the 500 free.

JV FOOTBALL WILSON HALL 26 BEN LIPPEN 0 Wilson Hall’s junior varsity football team improved to 2-1 on the season with a 26-0 victory over Ben Lippen on Monday at Spencer Field. The game was originally

scheduled for Thursday, but was postponed due to lightning. Landon VanPatten had touchdown runs of 67 yards and one yard and also had a passing score. Grey Holler and Harrison Hudson led the defense with nine tackles each. Palmer Richburg had a 44-yard interception return for a score. Jordan Burgess also had an interception.

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BEN LIPPEN 22 WILSON HALL 14 Landon Graham scored two touchdowns and caught a 2-point conversion in a losing effort as Wilson Hall lost to Ben Lippen 22-14 on Monday at Spencer Field. The game was concluded on Monday after having started on Thursday. It was postponed due to lightning.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL ROBERT E. LEE 3 CAROLINA ACADEMY 0 LAKE CITY — Whitney Hopkins had four aces and three assists to lead Robert E. Lee Academy to a 3-0 victory over Carolina Academy on Monday in their SCISA Region II-2A opener at the CA gymnasium. REL won by the scores of 25-12, 25-9, 25-19. Ivy Watts had an ace, two kills and an assist for the Lady Cavaliers, who improved to 13-3 overall. Madison Copeland had three kills and a block. Lauren Campbell added four blocks.

JV VOLLEYBALL ROBERT E. LEE 2 CAROLINA ACADEMY 0 LAKE CITY— Robert E. Lee improved to 7-1 overall with a 2-0 victory over Caro-

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THOMAS SUMTER 1 Thomas Sumter Academy lost to Trinity-Byrnes 7-1 on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center. Maddie Townsend was the lone winner for TSA. On Wednesday in Sumter, the Lady Generals defeated Orangeburg Prep 6-3. Winners for Thomas Sumter were Kyle Kistler, Beka St. Cyr, Kathleen Vise, Connor Mouzon and Townsend won singles matches and Maura Twohig and Payton Houser won a doubles match.

JV TENNIS THOMAS SUMTER 6 CAROLINA ACADEMY 3 LAKE CITY — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Carolina Academy 6-2 on Monday at the CA courts. SINGLES 1 – Sopia Askins (CA) defeated Peyton Arrants 8-3. 2 – Riley DeLavan (TSA) defeated Ava Palmer 8-1. 3 -- Contessa Davis (TSA) defeated Emma Hunt 8-4. 4 -- Abigail Wiltshire (TSA) defeated Meg McDaniel 8-3. 5 -- Michael Hudson (TSA) defeated Madison Eranks 8-1. 6 – Maggie Long (CA) defeated Mary Lenior Hoge 7-3. DOUBLES 1 – Arrants/Delavan defeated Askins/Palmer 7-1. 2—Davis/Wiltshire (TSA) defeated Hunt/McDaniel 8-3. 3 – Long/Palmer (CA) defeated Hudson/Hoge 8-3.

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Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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Sunday At Sycamore Hills Golf Club Fort Wayne, Ind. Purse: $1 million Yardage: 7,319; Par 72 Final Henrik Norlander, $180,000 69-69-69-62—269 D.H. Lee, $88,000 67-68-66-71—272 Michael Thompson, $88,000 69-69-69-65—272 Hiroshi Iwata, $44,000 73-64-71-66—274 Sam Saunders, $44,000 68-72-65-69—274 ALSO Tommy Gainey, $2,727 66-72-73-74—285

Sunday At Evian Resort Golf Club Evian-les-Bains, France Purse: $3.25 million Yardage: 6,470; Par: 71 Final Lydia Ko, $487,500 69-69-67-63—268 Lexi Thompson, $298,698 66-72-66-70—274 Shanshan Feng, $216,684 68-68-70-70—276 Ilhee Lee, $151,270 71-67-69-70—277 Mi Hyang Lee, $151,270 66-67-70-74—277

Chicago Cubs (Hammel 8-6) at Pittsburgh (G.Cole 16-8), 1:35 p.m., 1st game Chicago Cubs (Lester 9-10) at Pittsburgh (Happ 5-1), 7:05 p.m., 2nd game Washington (Strasburg 8-7) at Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 2-8), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Koehler 9-13) at N.Y. Mets (deGrom 13-7), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Buehrle 14-7) at Atlanta (Teheran 10-7), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 13-7) at Milwaukee (A.Pena 1-0), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 10-10) at Arizona (Chacin 0-1), 9:40 p.m. Colorado (Rusin 5-8) at L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 9-8), 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Jo.Lamb 1-3) at San Francisco (Heston 11-10), 10:15 p.m.

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Jacksonville quarterback Blake Bortles (5) is sacked by Carolina defensive back Charles Tillman (31) and defensive tackle Kyle Love, left, during the Panthers’ 20-9 victory on Sunday in Jacksonville, Fla.

Panthers lose Kuechly, still beat Jaguars 20-9 in opener BY MARK LONG The Associated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Just before star linebacker Luke Kuechly was helped to the locker room with a concussion, he delivered a few words to his Carolina Panthers teammates. The message was loud and clear: don’t let up. The Panthers responded probably as well as anyone, including Kuechly, could have imagined. Carolina dominated Jacksonville in the second half of their season opener Sunday, winning 20-9 while making the Jaguars look a lot like the same offensively challenged team that finished 3-13 in 2014. “Any time you lose a guy like Kuechly, that’s really tough,’’ Panthers cornerback Josh Norman said. “He’s an animal in the middle. He plays with ferocious violence. We had to pick up our play at that point. I was glad to do what I could.’’

Norman delivered the play of the game, returning an interception 30 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter. Norman pointed at Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles as he strolled toward the end zone, then waved bye-bye before he crossed the goal line. Indeed, Norman was gone — and so was Jacksonville’s chance of knocking off the two-time defending NFC South champion. “Said goodbye to him on the way,’’ said Norman, who also forced and recovered a fumble in the second quarter. “I wanted to give the defense some energy to get going.’’ It worked as Carolina held Jacksonville to 75 yards in the second half, intercepted two passes and got four of its five sacks. “With (Norman) getting that pick-six to start the second half, that really sparked us,’’ veteran cornerback Charles Tillman said. Norman stepped in front of a pass intended for running

back T.J. Yeldon and went untouched down the sideline. The play of the game also provided a much-needed boost for an offense that managed just 263 yards as it continued to search for someone to replace No. 1 receiver Kelvin Benjamin. “A lot of good things happen when you win the takeaway battle,’’ Carolina head coach Ron Rivera said.

SLOPPY JAGUARS Allen Hurns, Allen Robinson and rookie Rashad Greene dropped passes for Jacksonville. Hurns also fumbled. And rookie kicker Jason Myers missed a 44-yard field goal and an extra point.

CAM CONTROL Playing in his first game since signing a five-year, $104 million contract, Cam Newton completed 18 of 31 passes for 175 yards and a touchdown. He was sacked twice but escaped several other close calls and finished with 35 yards rushing.

Cowboys beat Giants 27-26 on late TD BY SCHUYLER DIXON The Associated Press ARLINGTON, Texas — Tony Romo found Jason Witten for the winning touchdown after a series of Dallas mistakes put the New York Giants in position to beat the Cowboys in an opener for the first time. Now the Dallas quarterback has to figure out how to make the comeback turn into more victories without All-Pro receiver Dez Bryant, who will miss four to six weeks with a broken right foot. “We’ll try to reassess that and figure out where to put guys,’’ Romo said after his 11yard scoring toss to Witten with 7 seconds left gave the Cowboys a 27-26 win over the Giants. “No one can replace Dez Bryant, but it’s my job to help that whole situation.’’ The Cowboys drove 72 yards in 1:27 after stopping New York at the 1 and forcing Josh Brown’s fourth field goal when a touchdown would have sealed the Giants’ first victory in an opener against Dallas. The defending NFC East champion Cowboys are 8-0 against their division rival in openers, and have beaten them five straight times. Dominique RodgersCromartie returned a fumble 57 yards for a touchdown, and the Giants had to go just a yard for their other TD after Trumaine McBride’s interception. The Giants tried to throw on third down from the Dallas

RICHMOND, Va. — Joe Gibbs Racing had a dominant run on Saturday at Richmond International Speedway — none more so than Matt Kenseth. Leading 352 of 400 laps in a race he owned from the outset, KENSETH Kenseth pulled away from Kyle Busch after a restart with 18 laps left and won the Federated Auto Parts 400 by .951 seconds over his teammate. Kenseth’s fourth victory of the season, tying him for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series lead with Jimmie Johnson and JGR teammate Kyle Busch, meant the 16 drivers who started the race in playoff-eligible positions stayed there. Jamie McMurray (13thplace finisher), Jeff Gordon (seventh), Ryan Newman (20th), Clint Bowyer (10th) and Paul Menard (26th) all earned berths in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup based on position in the standings — without a victory between them. Joey Logano ran third on Saturday night, followed by Aric Almirola, whose gallant bid to crack the Chase grid fell 17 points short of the final position claimed by Menard. Dale Earnhardt Jr. came home fifth. The victory was Kenseth’s second at Richmond and the 35th of his career. Joe Gibbs Racing has won

seven of the last nine NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, with Logano the only other driver to score a win during that stretch. “Man, these guys gave me a great car,” Kenseth said. “Thanks to (crew chief) Jason (Ratcliff) and all these guys standing behind me. They had the pit stops we needed, held serve every time and kept us out in front. “We were really superb in the long run. I had to work for it pretty hard in the short run. I was disappointed to see that last caution (called for debris on the backstretch on Lap 375). I knew it was going to be tough, but we were able to get the jump to get out front.” Emblematic of JGR’s dominance at Richmond was a restart on Lap 126. Hamlin surged from fourth to first on the restart lap, pulling his three teammates with him. The four Gibbs cars quickly separated from fifth-place Kyle Larson, establishing a gap of two seconds back to the No. 42. It was akin to watching Prototypes streak away from GT Class cars at the Rolex 24 Hours sports car race at Daytona. Kenseth overtook Hamlin for the top spot on Lap 139, but for 60 straight laps the JGR teammates ran 1-2-3-4, until McMurray (who had qualified for the Chase simply by taking the green flag to start the race) passed Carl Edwards for the fourth position on Lap 186.

FEDERATED AUTO PARTS 400 RESULTS By The Associated Press Saturday At Richmond International Raceway Richmond, Va. Lap length: .75 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (2) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400 laps, 149.7 rating, 48 points, $262,451. 2. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 122.6, 43, $203,716. 3. (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 119.8, 42, $179,483. 4. (24) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 94.1, 40, $158,236. 5. (29) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 400, 92.4, 39, $130,950. 6. (25) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 400, 114.1, 39, $116,915. 7. (23) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 400, 95.4, 37, $138,801. 8. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 107.6, 36, $135,331. 9. (9) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 400, 104.2, 35, $133,601. 10. (26) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 400, 81.2, 34, $123,523. 11. (7) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 400, 97.6, 33, $88,840. 12. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 400, 93.1, 32, $114,898. 13. (31) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 399, 87.6, 31, $115,806. 14. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 399, 92.5, 30, $133,315. 15. (8) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 399, 94, 29, $98,465. 16. (19) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 399, 69.7, 28, $91,215. 17. (5) David Ragan, Toyota, 398, 77.2, 27, $110,129. 18. (20) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 398, 74.4, 26, $96,765. 19. (14) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 397, 61.1, 25, $90,440. 20. (13) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 397, 70.7, 24, $114,790. 21. (15) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 397, 73.3, 23, $108,123. 22. (17) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 397, 63, 0, $102,823. 23. (28) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 397, 56.7, 21, $122,565. 24. (21) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 397, 66.3, 20, $109,998. 25. (18) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 397, 59.2, 19, $100,748. 26. (22) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 397, 53.8, 18, $88,840. 27. (12) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 397, 70.5, 17, $117,526. 28. (32) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 397, 68.9, 16, $106,698. 29. (10) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 396, 56.8, 15, $107,104. 30. (35) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 396, 49.8, 0, $81,265. 31. (38) Greg Biffle, Ford, 396, 45.7, 13, $110,173. 32. (16) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 394, 54.6, 12, $102,835. 33. (30) David Gilliland, Ford, 393, 42.7, 11, $93,912. 34. (43) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 392, 35.2, 0, $76,240. 35. (37) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 391, 34.8, 9, $77,590. 36. (33) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 390, 35.5, 8, $75,935. 37. (36) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 390, 37.3, 7, $75,788. 38. (34) Cole Whitt, Ford, 389, 35.3, 6, $70,777. 39. (41) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 387, 28.5, 5, $66,705. 40. (42) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Ford, 387, 26.3, 0, $62,705. 41. (40) Reed Sorenson, Ford, 335, 28.5, 3, $58,705. 42. (39) Michael McDowell, Ford, accident, 287, 31.5, 2, $54,705. 43. (27) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, accident, 145, 35.2, 1, $51,205.

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FROM PAGE B1 That was certainly the case last year when these teams met at Death Valley. The Tigers lost rising quarterback to a hand injury early on and struggled to score points against a Louisville defense that came in ranked No. 1 in the country. But behind backup passer Cole Stoudt and a defense that would supplant the Cardinals as tops in the FBS by season’s end, Clemson pulled out a 23-17 victory as part of a 10-3 season. Eliott said Louisville has not forgotten what happened a year ago and will be looking to rattle the Tigers hopes of an ACC championship and Watson’s chances for the Heisman Trophy. Swinney believes there’s little doubt why his team has to lift their games another level this week with Louisville. “They’re just more talented’’ than Clemson’s early opponents, the coach said. “It’s as simple as that.’’ Louisville followed a close lose to highly regarded Auburn with a 34-31 defeat at home to Houston. The Cardinals put in sophomore Kyle Bolin late in the contest to spark the attack. Bolin is expected to start against the Tigers and won’t worry about what came before. “You just have to put the game in the past, just think about how bad it feels tonight, and when you wake up tomorrow it is a new day and we have a new opponent ahead of us,’’ he said. Clemson guard Mac Lain said his team can’t get caught up in Louisville’s struggles and must instead look to build on a pair of strong performances. Watson led five touchdown drives in the opener against Wofford. He led the offense to four

DJOKOVIC FROM PAGE B1 Djokovic said Monday. “I actually was very much looking forward to that champion’s drive from the tennis court to the hotel,’’ he added with a laugh, “but it wasn’t meant to be, I guess.’’ Djokovic is gaining on Federer’s record of 17 Slam championships. He won their past three major final meetings; reverse those results, and Federer’s lead would be 20-7. As it is, Djokovic stands tied for the seventh-most major titles in history; Pete Sampras (14), Rafael Nadal (14), Roy Emerson (12), Bjorn Borg (11) and Rod Laver (11) are the only others ahead of him. “I would lie if I said that I am not aiming to maybe at least match or surpass some guys like Pete or Nadal, even if Nadal is still playing, obviously, so he still has a chance to increase his number,’’ said Djokovic, who clinched the year-end No. 1 ranking for the

Record 1. Ohio St. (59) 2-0 2. Alabama 2-0 3. TCU 2-0 4. Michigan St. (2) 2-0 5. Baylor 2-0 6. Southern Cal 2-0 7. Georgia 2-0 8. Notre Dame 2-0 9. Florida St. 2-0 10. UCLA 2-0 11. Clemson 2-0 12. Oregon 1-1 13. LSU 1-0 14. Georgia Tech 2-0 15. Mississippi 2-0 16. Oklahoma 2-0 17. Texas A&M 2-0 18. Auburn 2-0 19. BYU 2-0 20. Arizona 2-0 21. Utah 2-0 22. Missouri 2-0 23. Northwestern 2-0 24. Wisconsin 1-1 25. Oklahoma St. 2-0

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Others receiving votes: Temple 38, West Virginia 37, Mississippi St. 32, Tennessee 30, Toledo 29, Kansas St. 26, Arizona St. 20, Boise St. 16, Houston 16, NC State 14, Florida 12, Minnesota 9, Arkansas 6, California 5, Iowa 5, Miami 3, Stanford 3, Virginia Tech 2, W. Kentucky 2, Duke 1.

more TDs against Appalachian State, the Tigers piling up 925 yards combined in the two victories. Watson said he’s not thinking payback against Louisville for the injury last year that kept him from playing three following games. He believes Clemson has bigger goals to chase than revenge. “I know that those guys are going to be very prepared and excited to be playing against us,’’ he said. “ Watson has thrown for 442 yards and five touchdowns, playing one series into the third quarter before spending the rest of the two games on the sidelines. The slender, 6-foot-2 sophomore understands Louisville will be another step up in competition for the Tigers along with the chance to display his skills to a larger audience as the showcase game Thursday night. “This is what I came to Clemson for,’’ Watson said. “I think I’m ready for the moment.’’

fourth time. “I want to keep on going, and hopefully have longevity in my career, because if I continue doing what I’m doing ... I have a fair chance to win a couple more.’’ After watching Djokovic beat No. 2 Federer 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 on Sunday night, Mats Wilander, who won three major tournaments in 1988, made the point that Djokovic can succeed on any surface, against any style of play and against any specific opponent. Federer offered a similar assessment. “He’s just really consistent. Seems like there are not many guys that can hang with him. ... He’s perfected his game on the hard courts, no doubt about it. He was always a great clay-court player. And because he moves as well as he does, he’s solid and consistent now on the grass,’’ Federer said. “To say the least, it’s very impressive.’’ Djokovic joined Federer (2004, 2006, 2007) and Laver (who won a true Grand Slam in 1969) as the only men in the

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QBS FROM PAGE B1 term, some of these teams have found a way to succeed without their starting quarterbacks. Notre Dame’s DeShone Kizer and BYU’s Tanner Mangum have provided some of the biggest highlights of the young season since replacing their teams’ injured starters. Notre Dame trailed Virginia 27-26 before Kizer threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Will Fuller with 12 seconds remaining in the Irish’s 34-27 victory. “He just has a confident air about him, and he believes he can go in there and win,’’ Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly said. “You love that about a kid that can go in there and get the job done.’’ Mangum beat Nebraska with a 42-yard Hail Mary pass to Mitch Mathews in BYU’s opener and followed that up by connecting with Mitchell Juergens for a 35-yard touchdown on a fourth-down play that put the Cougars ahead for good in a 35-24 victory over Boise State, which was ranked 20th at the time. “We have absolute faith in him,’’ BYU running back Adam Hine said. Here’s a rundown of some other teams dealing with injured starting quarterbacks:

AIR FORCE Nate Romine was helped off the field after getting hit in the right knee while scrambling in a 37-16 victory over San Jose State. There was no immediate update on Romine, who had rushed for 116 yards against San Jose State. Senior Karson Roberts, who made three starts in 2013, replaced Romine.

KANSAS STATE With Ertz sidelined by a knee injury, the Wildcats handed the offense to junior Joe Hubener, a former walk-on. Hubener has rushed for a team-high 96 yards and has completed 51.2 percent of his passes for 390 yards and a touchdown while helping Kansas State beat South Dakota and Texas-San Antonio.

SOUTH CAROLINA Mitch has been hospitalized after bruising his hip in a season-opening

Open era, which dates to 1968, to reach all four major finals in a year. Djokovic went 27-1 at Grand Slam tournaments this season, the lone loss against Stan Wawrinka in the French Open final. “I really feel like everything happens for a reason,’’ Djokovic said. “If I won that match, God knows if I would be able to win Wimbledon. Maybe I would be satisfied.’’ He paid attention to what Serena Williams went through, arriving at the U.S. Open in pursuit of a calendaryear Grand Slam before falling two victories shy. Djokovic, yet to win the French Open, has never made it halfway to the Grand Slam. “There was immense pressure on her ... and you could sense that in her semifinal match,’’ Djokovic said. “But that proves that she is also only human and that it can happen, even to her, one of the most dominant athletes in the history of sports.’’

1. Ohio State (62) 2. Alabama (1) 3. TCU 4. Michigan State 5. Baylor 6. Florida State 7. Southern Cal. 8. Georgia 9. Clemson 10. Notre Dame 11. Mississippi 12. UCLA 13. Oregon 14. LSU 15. Auburn 16. Georgia Tech 17. Oklahoma 18. Texas A&M 19. Arizona 20. Missouri 21. Utah 22. Brigham Young 23. Wisconsin 24. Northwestern 25. Oklahoma State

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SYRACUSE Hunt injured his right Achilles tendon in a season-opening victory over Rhode Island. Syracuse has handed the quarterback job to freshman Eric Dungey, who threw for 221 yards and two touchdowns without an interception Saturday in a 30-17 triumph over Wake Forest.

UTAH Travis Wilson injured his non-throwing shoulder at the end of a 38-yard run in a 24-14 victory Friday over Utah State. Utah coach Kyle Whittingham said after the game that Wilson’s injury wouldn’t knock him out for the remainder of the season. Whittingham didn’t indicate how much time Wilson might miss.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful By Suzanne Holmes, Retired Clemson Agent Keeping the Kitchen Beautiful “I got ants in my pants and I want to dance.” That is what happened to my Aunt Pat when she visited me last week. Somehow ants had crawled into her bedroom and hid away in her clothes. She also found them in her glass of water on the night stand. Many kinds of ants can invade our houses: Argentine, acrobat, little black ants, odorous house ants. You have to understand their lifestyle in order to control them. Ants are social creatures and live in colonies. Kinda like my upcountry family--there were always aunts, uncles, and cousins around. The queen ant(s) produce eggs, which are cared for by the workers. That is another similarity to my family--they love to take care of the babies. Ants enter our sanctuaries in search for food. They like the same foods we do. Some are like Walker and prefer the greasier foods, and others are like me and prefer the sweet treats.The workers go out in search of food and when they find it, they lay down a chemical signal called a pheromone for other workers to follow to the food source. This is why you see a trail of ants--they’re following the pheromone trail.

cle bin, and not leaving your pet food out. Other ant-proofing actions are caulking cracks around doors and windows and getting rid of water leaks. Indoor ant baits and sprays can be used for ant control. The baits are in a “station” and the worker ants feed on the insecticide and take it back to share with the rest of the family. Because the baits are slow-acting and don’t kill immediately, the ants have time to feed the others before they die. The ant baits are usually inexpensive and can be found in grocery, discount, and hardware stores. Spraying entire floors, counters, and walls with pesticides is not a good idea and can harm your family. Always make sure the product you use is labeled for indoor use. Destroying the outdoor nest is the most effective way to rid your home of ants, but locating the nest may be easier said than done. Check under rocks, firewood, landscape timbers, flower pots, and under the mulch around your plants. You can also track ants by placing a half empty soft drinks cans around the house and following the ant trails back to the nest (Watch out for yellow jackets!). Once you find the nest, use sprays labeled for ants or one of the outdoor ant baits. If all these measures fail, it might be time to call in the professionals--the pest control people--as they have access to professional products and equipment. Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.

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USCS FROM PAGE B1 and won the Eastern District title for the first time in program history. USC Sumter was playing in its third Eastern District tournament in its 8-year history, winning this time in Uniondale, N.Y. The Fire Ants went 0-2 in the JUCO World Series played in Grand Junction, Colo. Getting there was a grand achievement though, one that Medlin said is helping him in one area, but not in another. “It’s helping us in our recruiting, but it’s not helping us in our fundraising though,” said Medlin, who has been the USC Sumter head coach for two years. “There are still a lot of people who don’t know anything about us. We’re the best kept secret in town.” USC Sumter is currently holding its fall practice. While Sumter had several players move on to 4-year schools — including starter pitchers Colie Bowers to the University of South Carolina, Victor Gonzalez to East Tennessee State and Will Smith to Presbyterian — Medlin likes the team he has coming back. “We’ve got a chance to be pretty good,” the veteran coach said. “We’ve got a lot of talent on this team. It’s just a matter of seeing how it comes together.”

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JAMES ARTHUR CAMPBELL JR. CHARLOTTE — James Campbell, 63, of Charlotte, lost his battle to cancer on Sept. 9, 2015, at Novant Health Huntersville Medical Center. Born on June 9, 1952, in Belleville, Illinois, CAMPBELL he was a son of the late James Arthur Campbell and Artesia Howell Campbell of Dalzell. James retired as a technical sergeant from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of honorable service. He was employed as a high voltage specialist at the University of North Carolina — Charlotte. The memorial service to celebrate the life of James Arthur Campbell Jr. will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at McEwen Funeral Service — Derita Chapel. The family will receive friends immediately following the service. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. in Gethsemane Memorial Gardens. Survivors include his wife, Belynda King Campbell; son, James Alan Campbell and wife, Jennifer, of Harrisburg; daughter, Melissa Stevenson and husband, Michael, of Belmont; two sisters, Wonzell Dellaposta and husband, Gabriel, of Dalzell and Catherine McLaughlin of Dalzell; brother, Robert Campbell of Dalzell; and four grandchildren, Vivian and Colton Campbell and Nathaniel and Benjamin Stevenson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. Arrangements by McEwen Funeral Service — Derita Chapel, 6300 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC 28262, (704) 596-3291. Condolences may be offered at www.mcewenderitachapel.com.

JOAN BARWICK Joan Frances Noone Barwick, 78, wife of Connie H. Barwick, died on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Essex County, New Jersey, she was a BARWICK daughter of the late Patrick Joseph and Madaline Featherstone Noone. She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband of Sumter; five children, Sharon B. Kelly of Sumter, Tommy M. Barwick of Bishopville, Maureen White of Texas, Richard Quinn (Terry) of Arizona and Patricia K. Quinn of Florence; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Carrie Quinn. Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Noly Berjuega C.R.M. officiating. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JANIE B. JEFFERSON Janie B. Jefferson, widow of Sumpter Jefferson, peacefully entered into her eternal home on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, at Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on Nov. JEFFERSON 22, 1915, in Sum-

ter County, she was a daughter of the late Warren and Carrie Loney Butler. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. At an early age, she accepted Christ and joined Hopewell Baptist Church. After uniting in holy matrimony, she joined her husband at Joshua Baptist Church, where she remained a faithful member, until her health failed. She worked with her husband on the family farm her entire married life and continued to do so after his passing. “Aunt Sweet,” as she was affectionately called, was known for touching the lives of many and was quick to share items from her farm with those in her community. Loving and fond memories will be cherished and remembered by her beloved niece, Annie F. (Robert) Carter, who provided care for her; one son-in-law; nine grandchildren; a host of great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph, Henry and Warren Butler; and four sisters, Sarah Crumpton, Susanne Campbell, Eva Fleming and Mary Pinckney. The family expresses heartfelt appreciation to the Joshua Baptist Church family, the staff of Beacon Hospice, Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center, and community members who visited and provided additional care to Aunt Sweet. Celebration of Life services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene G. Dennis, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Alvin E. Webb, the Rev. R.L. Williams and the Rev. William Jefferson. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her niece, 1881 Stamey Livestock Road, 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 of her niece. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in Joshua 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.

MORGAN D. BREWER JR. Morgan Duke Brewer Jr., 77, widower of Dolores Ann Domino Brewer, died on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center in Bishopville. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Cremato-

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ELLA HOWARD Ella Howard, 94, widow of Leroy Howard Sr., died on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at her home. Born on Aug. 23, 1921, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Benjamin and Emma Bradley. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 3725 Ella Lane, Dalzell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

ADA MAE B. MULDROW Ada Mae Burgess Muldrow, 92, widow of Melvin Muldrow, died on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at her residence, 1265 S. Brick Church Road. She was born in Olanta, a daughter of the late John David and Annie Bessie Jones Burgess. The family is receiving friends at the residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

MARTHA V. GORDON Martha Virginia Gordon, 64, widow of Albert Gordon Sr., died on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at her residence in Sumter. Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Julia Tomlin Dukes and Wallace Dukes. The family will receive friends at 1430 Woods St., Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

HATTIE WINDHAM LEE NAGS HEAD, North Carolina — Hattie W. Lee, 89, a longtime resident of the Outer Banks, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2015, at Peak Resources-Outer Banks, after a short illness. Her parents were the late Dock and Chessie Windham of Lynchburg, where she was born. She had 44 cousins in this farming community. Hattie was first married to Eloy H. Trujillo, with whom she had five children. She lived on the Outer Banks since 1974, and was the former operator of Snug Harbor, a Nags Head tourist home. She is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, James “Jim” Lee; two children, Pattie Ann Tarpenning (William) and John Eloy Trujillo (Cynthia); five grandchildren, Hannah Trujillo, John E. Trujillo Jr., Honor Tarpenning, Peter Tarpenning and Christopher Trujillo (Michelle); and two greatgrandchildren, Aaron and Ashton Trujillo. She was preceded in death by three children, Marcus Jon Trujillo (Bucky), Roy Christopher Trujillo (Kit) and Joel F. Trujillo. As an Air Force wife, Hattie lived in Occupied Japan, Texas, Taiwan, Arizona, Ala-

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2015 bama, Mississippi, Virginia and New York. After moving to Nags Head in 1974, she later married James. E “Jim” Lee, and was co-owner of Jim’s Camera House, where she worked until 1987. A stroke forced her retirement. Until her stroke, Hattie was an avid surf fisherman, serving a term as the “head hag” of the North Carolina Sea Hags, a woman’s fishing club. She also served on the board of directors of the Outer Banks Current, a small newspaper. Interment of the urn in South Carolina will take place at a future date. Condolences to the family may be expressed via the online register at www.gallopfuneralservices.com. Gallop Funeral Services Inc. is entrusted with arrangements.

CARRIE MAE MCLEAN Carrie Mae McLean, 87, departed this life on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. She was born Oct. 11, 1927, in Gresham, a daughter of the late Major Campbell Sr. and Amanda White Campbell. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 711 Joyce Lane, Florence. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

RAYMOND GLOVER Raymond Glover, 44, died on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015, in Atlanta. Born on Feb. 16, 1971, in Sumter County, he was a son of Horace Glover and Carolyn James. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of Carolyn Green, 201 Herbert Wilson Road, Dalzell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

LORIE BLYTHER Lorie Blyther entered eternal rest on Sept. 13, 2015, at Springdale Healthcare Center, Camden. Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Gumspring Baptist Church No. 2, Camden, with the pastor, the Rev. Joseph Murphy, officiating. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

JOHN MARCH The Rev. John March, husband of Lucille March, entered eternal rest on Sept. 12, 2015, at the McLeod Loris Hospital, Loris. The family is receiving friends at Ivy Terrace Apartments, No. 9-B, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home of Bishopville.

TILLMAN E. CUTTINO JR. Tillman Edwards Cuttino Jr., 61, beloved husband of Beth Brown Cuttino, died on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Carolyn Kennedy Cuttino and the late Tillman Edwards Cuttino Sr. Mr. Cuttino was an active member of First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, Sunday school teacher and in numerous committee positions. He was a volunteer Bible teacher at Covenant Place. A 1976 graduate of Clemson University, he received a bachelor of science in building construction. He was president of T.E. Cuttino Construction Co. Mr. Cuttino served on the board of trustees at Wilson Hall and was a member and past president of the Sumter Lions Club. He enjoyed membership in Cain’s Mill Club and Sumter Touchdown Club. He was associated with the Professional Construction Estimators Association of America and the Associated General Contractors of America. He was an avid Clemson fan. He and Beth enjoyed travel and adventure, especially spending time sailing, kayaking and imparting their love of nature with their grandsons. Survivors include his wife of 39 years; his mother of Sumter; one son, Tillman Edwards Cuttino III (Lindsay) of Simpsonville; one daughter, Elizabeth Lee Cuttino, DVM, of Hopkins; two grandsons, Caleb Tillman Cuttino and Gabriel Thomas Cuttino; one sister, Ginger Cuttino Jones (John Jr.) of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday at First Baptist Church with the Revs. Dan Barber, Charles Clanton and Dr. Robert Cuttino officiating. Private burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends at a reception immediately following the service in the fellowship hall of First Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www. ecsfuneralhome.com

MOSES JOHNSON Moses Johnson, 95, departed this life on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, at National Healthcare. He was born on April 28, 1920, in Sumter, a son of the late Isaiah and Ida Moses Johnson. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 474 Allen Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

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

Harris

Itty

My name is ANGELICA My name is HARRIS My name is ITTY and I’m a 3 year old and I’m an 11 week and I’m a 5 month old gray tabby gray tabby and white old black female and white male female American American Shorthair. American Shorthair. Longhair.

Vincent My name is VINCENT and I’m a 2 year old gray tabby and white male American Longhair.

Mr. Kat

Sammy

My name is MR. KAT and I’m a 2 year old gray tabby male American Shorthair.

My name is SAMMY and I’m a 13 week old white and black male American Shorthair/ Siamese mix.

Other things you can do to help! Though not everyone can take a pet home, the SPCA is always accepting donations. Monetary Donations • Collars • Animal Food • Leashes Cat Litter • Treats • Beds • Clean Newspapers Blankets • Trash Bags • Towels • Paper Towels Adoption Fee: Dogs - $125.00 • Cats - $100.00 This includes the ﬁrst vaccinations, ﬁrst deworming and a voucher towards the spaying or neutering of the animal. Hours of Operation: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm Closed Wednesday and Sunday BE A SPONSOR ON THIS PAGE AND HELP THE SPCA TODAY!

Please Contact The Classified Dept. at

803-774-1200 or classified@theitem.com

2 Locations to serve you! 1091 Broad Street 2022 McCrays Mill Rd.

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469-9030

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