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BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com There are 13 contestants gearing up to compete during this November’s election for Sumter School District board of trustees.

Caleb Kershaw Jr. is one of those candidates, vying against four others to fill the Area 1 seat, which will be vacated by an outgoing board member. Unlike his counterparts, however, Kershaw is the lone contender in the hotly contested field of hopefuls who must grapple with a criminal past.

According to South Carolina court documents, at least one felony conviction shows up in Kershaw’s criminal background on a

range of cases. Among his convictions are drug distribution charges and weapons violations dating back more than a decade, records indicate.

Kershaw, a 34-year-old Rembert native, makes no excuses for his background and does not shy away from talking about his past, saying it’s one of the reasons he’s so passionate about serving youth.

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David Knox samples Jonathan Teseniar’s Williamsburg-style barbecue at The O’Donnell House on Friday. Despite Friday night’s rain, the 10th Annual Backyard Jamboree was well attended. The event hosted by Sumter Senior Services is the organization’s biggest fundraiser. Attendees enjoyed food, drinks and entertainment, all while supporting the group’s services to Sumter’s elderly — nutrition, essential transportation, senior centers, recreation and leisure activities, health and wellness programs, information and referral and more.

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South Carolina Realtors released its August market numbers Monday for the state, with the tri-county area of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee showing results that suggest a positive housing market for buyers and sellers alike. “The buyer and seller are both feeling a little less strained; now they’re loosening their purse strings a little bit,� said Darlene Hebert, executive director of the Sumter Board of Realtors. “They’re not as afraid to make a commitment.�

Hebert wagered that new industry moving into the area along

with a recent change of command at Shaw Air Force Base helped the area see an increase in sales.

In a time of the year where sales usually die down in anticipation of the school year starting, the sales boost indicates a different crowd entering the community. Hebert previously commented on the increased interest in the area. Now there are numbers to back up that initial interest. “If they were here last month (July) looking,� Hebert said of the newcomers, “now they’re closing this month (August).�

The tri-county region sold 139 residential homes, condos and villas in August 2014, up from 116 in August 2013. That increase of 19.8

percent is the second highest in the state behind only North Augusta, and the state as a whole saw just a 0.6 percent decrease from August 2013. In Sumter County alone, 680 homes have been sold since the first of the New Year.

The tricounty region also saw a major cut in average days on the market, another strong indicator for market health.

Sumter, Clarendon and Lee saw a decrease of about 26 percent in average days, the second-biggest drop in the state, going from 203 to 150. Average list price in August 2013 was $135,354, but the average

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Anti-violence group picks up steam Schools, organizations could help members clean neighborhoods, mentor youth

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The group, referring to itself as One Sumter, met Sunday evening at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church to give the community an update on its progress since it

started the anti-violence movement and to discuss the purpose of its efforts and what it needs to do next.

City councilman Calvin Hastie led the meeting, encouraging churches, schools, community leaders and local organizations to get involved in cleaning up their neighborhoods, volunteering and mentoring youth in Sumter.

Along with concerned community members and representatives from several organizations and neighborhood associations, state Rep. David

Weeks, state Sen. Kevin Johnson, vice chairman of Sumter County Council Eugene Baten, Sumter School District Superintendent Frank Baker and vice chairman of the Sumter School District board of trustees Patty Wilson were in attendance to show their support.

Hastie clarified that the meetings are held not only to hear complaints, but also to come together as a community to find a solution

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Pilot Club of Sumter celebrates 75 years Member honored for 50 years’ service

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com A Sumter service club marked its 75th anniversary this weekend.

The Pilot Club of Sumter also honored Jean Reames for her 50 years as a Pilot on Sunday at a private ceremony.

“I was shocked to death,” she said. “I was speechless.

I’ve just enjoyed my years with the Pilot Club, especially getting to know Sumter County and the needs of Sumter County. We’ve done many good things. I feel like I’m doing something for my community.”

Ramelle Coker, the club’s president, agreed.

“I just think that it is an awesome legacy,” she said.

“It’s just a wonderful organization, and that’s what made me stay so loyal to the club — they’re so devoted to doing things in the community. That and I’ve made wonderful, lifelong friends. In the more than 20 years I’ve been in it, I’ve known so many good, charming, resourceful women.

(They) were such wonderful role models because they were all about community service.”

With a background in social work, she said the organization’s focus on brain-related disorders really drew her to the club.

“Brain health is near and dear to my heart,” she said.

When Reames left the classroom and moved to what was then a countywide position of

attendance superviser, she was asked to join the Pilot Club. Since then, she has served as president of her local REAMES organization “several times” and was elected governor.

“It sounds fancier than it is,” she said. “I was governor over all the Pilot Clubs in the state, so I got to know everybody in South Carolina. You go to all the conventions all over the country and the world.”

In 1996, she won the Mildred Henry Davenport Award, which is given annually to the one South Carolina District member who most exemplifies what the club is all about.

One of the organization’s big projects was providing a lift for the Sumter Family YMCA to help people in wheelchairs get in and out of the pool.

“That’s been a blessing, I’ve been told,” Coker said.

The latest big purchase the organization took on was Project Lifesaver, a monitoring system for people who wander, that they provided to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The Sumter-Palmetto Rotary Club also provided $3,000 for the project, Reames said.

Other programs and services have included: • A loan closet for walkers, hospital beds, etc.; • Playground equipment and art supplies for Camp Burnt Gin, which provides summer programs for children, teens and young adults with special health care needs;

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Wateree drowning victim Reginald Jones, 39, of 305 identified as Sumter man

Foxworth St., was charged with second-degree assault Searchers pulled the body of Miand battery inofconnection with chael Adell Kolb, 47, Sumter out of an alleged at Grier the Wateree Riverattack on Monday after the Park, 209 E. Calhoun St., SumterTown man disappeared while swimafternoon. ming inlate theFriday river on Saturday afterSumter police arrested him noon. the scene after reports he Capt.at Robert McCullough of South hitDepartment a 48-year-oldofman over Rethe Carolina Natural a glass liquor bottle sourceshead said with the apparent drowning during a dispute, happened about 5:30 p.m.according Saturday,to a city police report. No. The1victim just below where Highway crosswas bleeding es the Wateree River.from the back of the head officers ar“It appears hewhen had been swimming, suspect police and hisrived. friendThe pulled up intold a boat and pushed the man, who got outhe of only the boat,” McCullough said. then andbeen hit his head “He saw the stumbled one who had swimon a tree. ming drifting down the river hanging Witnesses andWhen the victim on the side of the boat. they fiboth indicated Jones nally got to the boat, he was struck gone.” the manhim withMonday a bottle,morning records “They found showed. the alabout 10:30 or 11Police a.m.,”found he said.

McCullough said several agencies searched for the victim on Sunday for most of the day.

“We had the local sheriff’s office along with the local fire and rescue along with DNR,” he said. “I am sure the sheriff’s office will be doing an in-

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Members of the Sumter Pilot Club annually present their puppet show on taking care of your brain to students and others around Sumter. The service club is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. From left are Mary Sue Shealy, Martha Greenway, Ramelle Coker, Susan Chandler and Carolyn Bishop-McLeod. The Pilots also observe National Brain Safety Awareness Week each year by presenting their BrainMinder Puppet Show.

• Hosting an annual Valentine’s Day party for the clients at Carolina Place, a day program for patients with mental health concerns; • Sponsoring an Easter egg hunt for children with autism at a Sumter elementary school; and • Annually conducting a puppet show stressing the importance of brain health and being safe, such as wearing a helmet and riding in a car seat.

“The puppet show is one of our signature projects,” Coker said. “We do it all over the county. I enjoy it. It’s a lot

of fun.”

One of the group’s major fundraisers used to be selling lights on a floating Christmas tree at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens.

“We’d have a program that listed all the lights sold,” Reames said. “We’d get one of the children’s choirs to sing, and the Sumter High School band would play. It was a big affair at the gardens. The city sort of took it over and made it into the Fantasy of Lights, but we claim we got it started.”

The club’s big fundraisers now are its flower sales in the

fall and spring.

“We’ll be selling pansies soon, traditionally in October,” Coker said. “In the spring we have an assortment of flowers, but it’s just pansies in the fall. I’ve already had someone call, ‘when are the pansies coming in? When do I need to order?’ We tend to have a set group of customers that buy every year.”

The club meets at 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Sunset Country Club, 1005 Golfcrest Road, and attending a meeting is the best way to learn more, Coker said.

Florence man drowns vestigation.”

Center for treatment.

McCullough said his agency put after car goes into lake divers in the water, but there was such Man, woman accused of Sumter man drowns in Wateree River the body of a a wide search area Sunday they were Divers have recovered sexually Sheriff’s woman sexually assault victimassaulting woman unable toOffice: locate Man, the body.

61-year-old Florence man from a South Carolina lake after his car went into A Sumter man and woman were arrested this the water.

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1500 block of with incident. silt into the lake, making visibility difficounter. glassthe liquor bottle Bennett during a dispute, found him Monday morning about 10:30 Mason Road on Sept. to 8. The faces a count criminal cult.

According statements“They from the according to aofcity police doreport. The or 11 a.m.,” he said.Von Lutcken said the crash is being pair engaged sex mestic violence of a high Sumter CountyinSheriff’s Office, depuvictim was bleeding from and the back of allegedly said several agencies searched forHighacts withties thearrested victim and aggravated nature stemming investigated

by South Carolina both suspectsMcCullough Sunday. the head when officers arrived. The the victim for most of the day. to perform such way Patrol. from a separate encounter.

Arrest warrants allege Bennett andon Sunday suspect told police he only pushedforced the her “We had the local sheriff’s office along with the acts on them as they her According to statements Watford heldheld a 52-year-old woman man, who then stumbled and hit his fireRoad and rescue along with DNR,” he said. “I down in the 1500 block oflocal Mason head on a tree. am sure the sheriff’s office will be doing an inveson Sept. 8. The pair allegedly engaged Witnesses and the victim both inditigation.” and forced The headline “2 nabbed in drug raid cated Jones struck the man with a bot- in sex acts with the victim McCullough agency put divers in the her to perform such acts on them as said at his Rembert grocery store” that pubtle, records showed. Police found the water, but there was such wide search Sunstated. lished onaSaturday’s A2area of The Sumter alleged bottle broken into several piec- they held her down, reports day theyaggrawere unable locate the body.

Statements indicate Bennett’s Item to was referring to Dennis Grocery es on the ground at the scene. The vicvated battery charge stems from a Sat- Store, 5055 Ellerbee Mill Road, as it tim suffered several cuts to the head urday incident in the same home, durwas identified in the story. The headand could not stand up as he coming which he allegedly kicked and beat line does not refer to Rembert Groplained of dizziness. EMS transported the victim into unconsciousness. cery Store on Camden Highway. him to Tuomey Regional Medical

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Picking, digging and cutting are next

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Recent rains will be a boon to some farmers and will cause worry for others according to Clemson Extension Agronomist David DeWitt.

“For most people, cotton picking and peanut digging and soybean cutting is next on the agenda,” he said.

He said that with the ground wet from recent rains, however, farmers can’t get in the fields to do much right now.

“We are in the middle of what would be harvesting,” he said. “There some areas that have gotten over 8 ½ to 9 inches of rain and some areas that got 2 ½. From Kershaw County, Sumter toward Manning, that area where a lot of the row crop farming is done in the state, it varies a great deal.”

Corn harvesting is just finishing up, he said, with varying results.

“It’s been across the board. Some people who have had rain and irrigation have some pretty decent yields, and some pockets missed the rainfall and got some not-so-good yields.”

The market for corn is down from what it has been in the last few years, he said.

“A few years ago you could sell corn for $8.50 a bushel, and now we’re looking at $3 a bushel. It’s really

A softball player, above, prays at the beginning of the Ashlie Pipkin Softball Tournament on Saturday in Sumter. Pipkin, a skilled softball player and a fifth-grader at Laurence Manning Academy, died in late September 2009 from complications stemming from swine flu. The three-day tournament was organized to honor her memory.

Barnwell County’s Skylar Hooper, right, gets set to swing.

hurting those with belowaverage yields,” DeWitt said.

DeWitt said the peanut crop is almost done, and the rain is going to help them finish out.

“Most people will start digging (peanuts) in the next 10 days to two weeks,” he said. “The hard dirt without the rainfall would have made that difficult because you actually have to get the nuts out of the ground and flip them over.

If that ground is hard you can have some nut loss.”

He said late-planted crops such as soybean and grain sorghum needed the rain, especially soybeans.

“They were getting desperate to finish ’cause now is the time the late soybeans are really filling out the pods that have formed, and they are making the actual soybean seed now,” he said.

DeWitt said the cotton crop is about done.

“Too much rainfall at this point is worrisome because after the cotton is defoliated, that cotton lint is exposed, and if you get a lot of water on it you can have some problems with the quality,” he said.

A few people defoliated a week ago, and others defoliated toward the end of this week.

“Most of those are just starting to drop the leaves so they should be OK,” he said.

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Hurdles for health law in 2nd sign-up season WASHINGTON (AP) — Potential complications await consumers as President Obama’s health care law approaches its second open enrollment season, just two months away.

Don’t expect a repeat of last year’s website meltdown, but the new signup period could expose underlying problems with the law itself that are less easily fixed than a computer system.

Getting those who signed up this year enrolled again for 2015 won’t be as easy as it might seem. And the law’s interaction between insurance and taxes looks like a sure-fire formu-

la for confusion.

For example: • For the roughly 8 million people who signed up this year, the administration has set up automatic renewal.

But consumers who go that route may regret it. They risk sticker shock by missing out on lower-premium options. And they could get stuck with an outdated and possibly incorrect government subsidy. Automatic renewal should be a last resort, consumer advocates say.

• An additional 5 million people or so will be signing up for the first time on HealthCare.gov and state exchange

websites. But the Nov. 15-Feb. 15 open enrollment season will be half as long the 2013-14 sign-up period, and it overlaps with the holiday season.

• Of those enrolled this year, the overwhelming majority received tax credits to help pay their premiums.

Because those subsidies are tied to income, those 6.7 million consumers will have to file new forms with their 2014 tax returns to prove they got the right amount. Too much subsidy, and their tax refunds will be reduced. Too little, and the government owes them.

• Tens of millions of people who re-

mained uninsured this year face tax penalties for the first time, unless they can secure an exemption.

“It’s the second open enrollment but the first renewal and the first tax season where the requirements of the Affordable Care Act are in place,” said Judy Solomon, vice president for health policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, which advocates for low-income people and supports the law.

“The fact that it is all going to be occurring within an overlapping and relatively short time frame ... means that there will be many issues,” she added.

U.S. steps up Ebola aid, but is it enough?

WASHINGTON (AP) — The American strategy on Ebola is two-pronged: Step up desperately needed aid to West Africa and, in an unusual step, train U.S. doctors and nurses for volunteer duty in the outbreak zone. At home, the goal is to speed up medical research and put hospitals on alert should an infected traveler arrive.

With growing criticism that the world still is not acting fast enough against the surging Ebola epidemic, President Obama has called the outbreak a national security priority.

Obama is to travel to Atlanta today to address the Ebola crisis during a visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House said. During his visit, Obama is to be briefed about the outbreak and discuss the U.S. response with officials.

The administration hasn’t said how big a role the military ultimately will play — and it’s not clear how quickly additional promised help will arrive in West Africa.

Supplies aren’t the greatest need: “Trained health professionals for these Ebola treatment units is a critical shortage,” said Dr. Steve Monroe of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC. Aiming to spur them, the CDC is beginning to train volunteer health workers headed for West Africa on how to stay safe, Monroe said. CDC sent its own staff to learn from Doctors Without Borders, which has the most experience in Ebola outbreaks. CDC will offer the course at a facil-

in case an Ebola patient crosses the border into that country.

Q: WHAT ARE THE U.S. MILITARY’S PLANS? A: The Defense Department has provided more than 10,000 Ebola test kits to the region and plans to set up a 25-bed field hospital in the Liberian capital for infected health care workers.

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby suggested Friday that more could be coming.

ity in Anniston, Alabama, for the next few months, teaching infection control and self protection and letting volunteers — expected to be mostly from nongovernment aid groups — practice patient triage.

Q: WHAT IS THE U.S. CONTRIBUTING?

Q: WILL EBOLA COME HERE?

A: The U.S. government has spent more than $100 million so far, said Ned Price of the National Security Council.

Last week, the U.S. Agency for International Development announced it would spend up to $75 million more to provide 1,000 treatment beds in Liberia, the worst-hit country, and 130,000 protective suits for health workers.

The Obama administration has asked Congress for an additional $88 million to send additional supplies and public health experts and to develop potential Ebola medications and vaccines.

Also, the State Department has signed a six-month contract, estimated at up to $4.9 million, for a Georgia-based air ambulance to be on call to evacuate any Ebola-infected government employees and other U.S. aid workers

A: U.S. health officials are preparing in case an individual traveler arrives unknowingly infected but say they’re confident there won’t be an outbreak here.

People boarding planes in the outbreak zone are checked for fever, but symptoms can begin up to 21 days after exposure. Ebola isn’t contagious until symptoms begin, and it takes close contact with bodily fluids to spread.

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Valor Christian High School sophomore and volunteer Paige Kula loads a pallet inside the warehouse of Project C.U.R.E. in Centennial, Colorado, on Sept. 9 with medical supplies bound for Sierra Leone to combat Ebola. when possible.

Q: BEYOND DELIVERING SUPPLIES, WHAT’S HAPPENING ON THE GROUND? A: The CDC currently has 103 staffers in West Africa working on outbreak control and plans to send about 50 more. They help to track contacts of Ebola patients, train local health workers in infection control and help airport authorities screen whether anyone at high risk of Ebola is attempting to leave.

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In Vermont, a milestone in green-energy efforts

BY WILSON RING The Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100 percent of its electricity now comes from renewable sources such as wind, water and biomass.

With little fanfare, the Burlington Electric Department crossed the threshold this month with the purchase of the 7.4-megawatt Winooski 1 hydroelectric project on the Winooski River at the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s edge.

When it did, Burlington joined the Washington Electric Co-operative, which has about 11,000 customers across central and northern Vermont, which reached 100 percent earlier this year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shows that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to do it, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re able to do it cost effectively in a way that makes Vermonters really positioned well for the future,â&#x20AC;? said Christopher Recchia, the commissioner of the Vermont Department of Public Service.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s part of a broader movement that includes a statewide goal of getting 90 percent of Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s energy from renewable resources by 2050, including electricity, heating and transportation.

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monters are urging their electric utilities to provide them with renewable sources of power, and the utilities are listening, Recchia said.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a growing movement across the country, as governments and businesses seek to liberate themselves from using power produced by environmentally harmful fossil fuels.

Diane Moss, the founding director of the Southern California-based Renewables 100 Policy Institute, said that she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sure if any other communities as large as Burlington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a city of 42,000 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have reached 100 percent but that many are working on it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s these front-runners that are showing that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible,â&#x20AC;? Moss said.

Nearly 1,000 businesses both large and small and many communities have also committed to 100 percent, she said.

Greensburg, Kansas, almost wiped out by a 2007 tornado, rebuilt with energy efficiency in mind. A 12.5-megawatt wind farm went online in 2009, producing electricity in excess of that consumed by the community of 850, said Administrator Ed Truelove. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to be as sustainable a community as we can be,â&#x20AC;? Truelove said.

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Wealth gap puts squeeze on revenue WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Income inequality is taking a toll on state governments.

The widening gap between the wealthiest Americans and everyone else has been matched by a slowdown in state tax revenue, according to a report released Monday by Standard & Poorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

Even as income for the affluent has accelerated, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s barely kept pace with inflation for most other people. That trend can mean a doublewhammy for states: The wealthy often manage to shield much of their income from taxes. And they tend to spend a lower percentage of it than others do, thereby limiting sales tax revenue.

As the growth of tax reve-

nue has slowed, states have faced tensions about whether to raise taxes or cut spending to balance their budgets as required by law. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rising income inequality is not just a social issue,â&#x20AC;? said Gabriel Petek, the S&P credit analyst who wrote the report. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It presents a very significant set of challenges for the policymakers.â&#x20AC;?

Stagnant pay for most people has compounded the pressure on states to preserve funding for education, highways and social programs such as Medicaid. Their investments in education and infrastructure have also fueled economic growth. Yet theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at risk without a strong flow of tax revenue.

The prospect of having to raise taxes to balance a state budget is a politically delicate one. The allure of low taxes has been used by states to spur job creation, by attracting factories, businesses and corporate headquarters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got political pressure to spend more money and pressure against raising taxes, then youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in a pickle,â&#x20AC;? said David Brunori, a public policy professor at George Washington University.

Income inequality isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the only factor slowing state tax revenue. Online retailers account for a rising chunk of consumer spending. Yet they often manage to avoid sales taxes.

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Holocaust experts work to preserve WWII-era items

BY ARON HELLER Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM — With survivors dying in growing numbers and their live testimonies soon to be a thing of the past, Holocaust commemoration efforts are increasingly focused around preserving the belongings that contain their stories.

This week Israel’s Yad Vashem memorial held a first of its kind workshop devoted to the physical and digital preservation of documents.

Over three days, visiting international experts discussed the ethical and technical challenges of both conserving originals for history’s sake while creating a vast digital archive to make them more accessible and user friendly.

“The two approaches are not mutually exclusive,” said Doris A. Hamburg, director of preservation projects at the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration. “Accessibility is a major goal for so many institutions, and conservation helps to facilitate that.”

In the underground Yad Vashem archive containing stacks upon stacks of original documents, books and microfilm, its director Haim Gertner carefully slipped on a pair of white gloves before sifting through a pile of cracked, yellowing pages from a diary rescued from a burning synagogue on Kristallnacht — the notorious Night of Broken Glass in November 1938 when Nazi-incited riots marked the start of a campaign to destroy European Jewry.

The brittle pages were falling apart; their corners still had traces of soot. From it he read the following meticulously handwritten phrase: “Memory is the only heaven from which you cannot be expelled.”

It’s the central challenge for Yad Vashem and other Holocaust museums around the world — keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive after its last survivors pass away.

The German Nazis and their collaborators murdered 6 million Jews during World

War II, wiping out a third of world Jewry. In addition to rounding up Jews and shipping them to death camps, the Nazis also confiscated their possessions and stole their valuables, leaving little behind. Those who survived often had just a small item or two they managed to keep.

Many have clung to the sentimental objects ever since.

In recent years, Yad Vashem has embarked on a last-ditch effort to collect as many items as possible from Israel’s aging population of less than 200,000 survivors and their relatives.

The goal of the “Gathering the Fragments” project is to collect as many artifacts as possible before the survivors — and their stories — are gone forever.

The diary in Gertner’s hands was just one such item to be recently acquired. But for such a relic to survive, the museum can’t allow every visitor to get his or her hands on it.

Upon arrival at Yad Vashem, the items go through a sorting process. They are then disinfected and scanned for posterity before it is decided whether they are in good enough condition to go on display in the museum or whether they should be stored in the archives.

The institute’s paper conversion laboratory is often referred to as the “hospital” for fragile documents and items, where they are treated and preserved with an attempt to maintain their original feel.

Then they go to the digital services department where they are scanned, photographed and filed.

The scanning provides a secure copy in case the original deteriorates and allows the documents to be posted online for those unable to visit the museum.

Gertner said Yad Vashem scans nearly 20 million documents a year and has accumulated 350,000 hours of audio and video testimony.

Within four to five years, all of Yad Vashem will be digitized, he said.

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Yad Vashem Archive Director Haim Gertner shows a musical score with German lyrics at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial archives in Jerusalem. With survivors dying in growing numbers and their live testimonies soon to be a thing of the past, Holocaust commemoration efforts are increasingly focused around preserving the belongings that contain their stories.

But for many wanting to connect emotionally, the virtual experience is not enough, said Jane E. Klinger, the chief conservator at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.

“In a typical digitization program, the focus is to capture information on a page without necessarily capturing the context of that information and the context of the page,” she said.

“If digitization were enough, why is it that, at least in the United States, in this digital age, museum attendance is increasing overall?” she asked.

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Historic Belk Building site of Main Street Awards

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Long before there were Walmart or shopping malls, there was Alderman’s 20 Stores in One, the brainchild of timber magnate George Alderman who developed Alcolu. To house his creation, Alderman built what is now known as the Belk Building at 34 N. Brooks Street in downtown Manning.

Area residents will get to see the restoration work done on the Belk Building from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 23, as Main Street Manning honors women in business at its annual meeting.

“This is an evening honoring women who own businesses in Man-

ning,” said Carrie Trebil, director of tourism and community development for the City of Manning.

“Women business owners in Manning have been asked to come to the Belk Building to set up kiosks to display what they sell and what they do.”

Trebil said she expects at least 40 vendors to set up displays.

“We chose the Belk Building because we were looking for someplace big enough to hold the event,” she said. “We needed a space big enough to hold the women vendors who are setting up displays.”

She said they also wanted to show off the work owner Bobby Wilson has been doing to the historic building.

“We wanted to show historic pres-

ervation in action as well as the women of Main Street,” Trebil said.

Trebil said the theme for the event is “Manning Women Mean Business.”

“We were surprised when we were researching this event by how many of the new little boutique type businesses that have come to the downtown area are run by women,” she said. “We realized that women are a major force driving Manning’s development.”

During the meeting, Main Street Manning will announce the winner of its annual Best of Main Street Awards: Most Hospitable Business, Best Window Display and Best Building Renovation. Admission is free,

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Bobby Wilson Sr. bought the historic Belk Building and has been working to restore it.

Manning remembers heroes

Firemen and law enforcement gathered with Manning residents to remember the victims of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, Thursday morning at Manning City Park.

Michael Murdoch, pastor of the Grace Christian Fellowship church read from scripture and led the attendees in prayer.

James Dingle of the Manning Fire Department addresses the group.

Manning Mayor Julia Nelson speaks to the gathering.

Attendees at the 911 ceremony recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

The Manning High School Honor Guard, left, presents the colors.

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POLICE BLOTTER CLARENDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE VANDALISM 9:30 p.m. Sept. 4: A deputy was dispatched to Ingram Road in response to a report of vandalism. The owner of a 1997 Honda left the vehicle by the road after experiencing

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8 a.m. Sept. 11: A deputy responded to a complaint of vandalism in the 1100 block of Fleming Circle. Complain-

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Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2014-CP-14-128

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Tarlika Patel v. JAMIVA, LLC, et al., the undersigned Special Referee for Clarendon County, South Carolina, will sell on October 6, 2014 at 11:00 a.m., at the Clarendon County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, with buildings and improvements located thereon, lying, being and situate East of I-95 frontage road and SC Highway S-14-102 in the Town of Summerton, School District 1, Clarendon County, South Carolina, containing 1.15 acres, more or less, and bounding and measuring as follows: On the North by an easement of right of way and measuring thereon 32.02 feet and by lands now or formerly of Thomasine C. Harvin, et al and measuring thereon 167.84 feet; on the East by lands now or formerly of Thomasine C. Harvin, et al and measuring thereon 250.10 feet; on the South by lands now or formerly of Thomasine C. Harvin, et al and measuring thereon 199.68 feet; on the West by the right of way of I-95 frontage road and measuring thereon 250.14 feet.

ALSO, an Easement for purposes of constructing and maintaining a sign in an area located North of the above-described property and situate where the above-described property adjoins the right of way of the northbound lane of US Interstate 95.

Said Easement for the maintenance of a sign (or construction of a replacement thereof) not to exceed 32 feet in width with support columns placed in the ground 15 feet apart (or on center) with the further right to place such crossbar sufficiently deep into the ground so as to give such support as necessary. This Easement is for the maintenance of one (1) sign (and construction of any replacement thereof) and, except for the Easement for said purpose, saving and serving unto H & H Associates, a predecessor in title, its Successors and Assigns, full use of the property for other uses inclusive of other signs not inconsistent with the Easement herein granted or the use of the Easement for the Grantee's sign.

For a more particular description of said lot reference may be had to a plat made by DuValle W. Elliott, RPLS, dated 20 July, 1998, recorded in the Office of the RMC for Clarendon County in Plat Book A-42 at Page 06.

Subject to an easement of right of way of the Town of Summerton for the purpose of maintaining a sewer line across said premises above described extending from the northeastern property line of said lot in a southwesterly direction as reflected on a plat made by H. F. Oliver and Associates dated September 18, 1972, recorded in the Office of the RMC for Clarendon County in Plat Book 18 at Page 159.

This property was conveyed to Jamiva, LLC by deed of S & S, LLC, dated December 19, 2008 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Clarendon County in Deed Book A721 at Page 181 on December 23, 2008.

Physical Address: 501 Bluff Boulevard, Summerton, SC 29148 TMP #: 077-12-02-002-00 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master-in-Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied on the purchase price in case of compliance with the bid, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder, or his assignee, fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days after the date of sale, then the Master-in-Equity may re-advertise the premises for sale on the next, or some other subsequent sales day, at the risk of the former highest bidder, and from time to time thereafter until a full compliance shall be secured.

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No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser is to pay for deed recording fees and documentary stamps.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum.

The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record, and any other senior encumbrances.

In the event the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the mortgaged property, the within property shall be withdrawn from the sale; and in the event that the sale is nevertheless conducted, then such sale will be null, void and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next or some subsequent sale date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Order and Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set forth in a supplemental order.

NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date.

William H. Johnson, Esquire Special Referee for Clarendon County Manning, South Carolina Ricci Land Welch, Esquire Land, Parker & Welch, P.A. Post Office Box 138 Manning, South Carolina 29102 Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-14-185 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -vsRichard Todd Avant, Teresa A. Seitz n/k/a Teresa A. Avant a/k/a Teresa Avant, Household Finance Corporation II, John McDavid, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LLC dba ditech, and The South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Green Tree Servicing LLC vs.

Richard Todd Avant, Teresa A. Seitz n/k/a Teresa A. Avant a/k/a Teresa

Notice of Sale

Avant, Household Finance Corporation II, John McDavid, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LLC dba ditech, and The South Carolina Department of Revenue, I, Frances Ricci Land Welch, as Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on October 6, 2014, at 11:00 am, at the Clarendon County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC 29102, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CLARENDON COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 434, PAGE 243, ID# 160-14-01-31, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 OF CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, CONTAINING 1.66 ACRE ACCORDING TO A PLAT THEREOF PREPARED BY DUVALLE W. ELLIOTT, RLS, ON MARCH 25, 1998; SAID PLAT BEING FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CLARENDON COUNTY IN PLAT CABINET A, SLIDE 38 AS PLAT NUMBER 3 AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976 (AS AMENDED) KNOWN AS 2572 PATRIOT ROAD FORMERLY KNOW AS 1071 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD, MANNING. This being the same property conveyed to Richard Todd Avant and Teresa A. Seitz by Deed from Larry B. Minton and Dona A. Minton dated March 15, 2001 and recorded March 15, 2001 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina in Book A434 at Page 243.

TMS #: 160-14-01-031-00

being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.0% per annum.

Frances Ricci Land Welch Special Referee for Clarendon County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Gregory Witherspoon #2014ES1400177 Personal Representative: Kendra R. Parker 211 Dickson Street, Apt. 2L Manning, SC 29102 Attorney: William Ceth Land P.O. Box 138 Manning, SC 29102 09/16/14 - 09/30/14

SUBJECT TO CLARENDON COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment

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The 2014 Manning High School Homecoming Parade will be Friday at 6 p.m. in downtown Manning.

Participants are asked to line up from 5:15 to 5:50 at Weldon Auditorium and proceed down Brooks Street to Boyce Street.

The parade will turn right on Brooks and then right on Mills Street at Manning City Hall, ending on Mills Street by Citi Trends.

Anyone interested is invited to join the parade with a car, truck or float. Participants may not throw anything from their floats or vehicles.

The Manning Monarchs football team will host C.E. Murray High School from Greeleyville at 7:30 p.m at Ramsey Stadium.

For more information, call Carolyn Reed or Elizabeth Mills at(803) 435-4417, or email creed@csd2.org or emills@csd2. org.

Hunter education classes will be held at the Santee National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center on Saturday, Sept. 27. The South Carolina Hunter Education Class is recommended for motivated students 12 years of age and older with good reading and comprehension skills who have some firearm and hunting knowledge or experience. Course materials are on a sixth-grade reading level.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Persons needing reasonable accommodations should contact the Refuge Manager at 803-478-2217 or marc_epstein@fws.gov at least two weeks prior to the event.

For additional more information or to register, please contact the SCDNR at 1-800-8302268 or visit http://www.register-ed.com/programs

KID’S DAY

WALKER-GAMBLE REUNION

Kid’s Day of Clarendon County will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Manning High School’s Ramsey Stadium. The free annual event is presented

by Clarendon School District Two and Character Development of Clarendon County.

Highlighting numerous fun and healthy activities for children are face painting, inflatable bounce houses, a fire truck and fire safety exhibit and a balloon artist. Attendees can enjoy hot dogs, snow cones, popcorn and ice cream. Kids can receive dental screenings and learn about the Clarendon Public Library. In addition, Miss Clarendon Hannah Henshaw and Miss Clarendon Outstanding Teen Haley Erickson will make special appearances at the event.

Children in kindergarten through fifth grade must be accompanied by a parent.

For more information, call Clarendon School District 2 at (803) 435-4435.

The Walker Gamble High School Alumni Association Inc. reunion committee will hold a reunion weekend Sept. 26-28 at Walker Gamble Elementary School, New Zion. For further details, write to WGHS Alumni Assoc. Inc., P.O. Box 335, New Zion, SC 29111.

A litter pick up in City Council District 4 will begin at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Sep. 20, at Memorial Street Park. Bags and gloves will be provided. For more information, call 435-8477.

MANNING YOUTH COUNCIL The Manning Youth Council is now accepting applications.

Applicants must be Clarendon County residents attending Laurence Manning Academy or Manning High School, or home-schooled students in grades nine through 12. The Youth Council will serve Manning by planning and implementing social, educational, recreational and other activities for the youth and community. Students will also learn about the city government in a fun environment.

For more information and to obtain an application contact City Hall at 435-8477.

HIT THE PAVEMENT WALK End the Silence on Domestic Violence with a 3-mile walk, “Somebody’s Listening,” hosted by Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center - Haven of Rest Domestic Violence Crisis Women Center. The event on Saturday, Oct. 4, begins and ends at the gazebo across from John Land Courtyard on Keitt Street in Manning.

Pre-registration will be held at Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 6. Fee is $20, which includes a T-shirt. For more information call: Deborah Delong, (803) 410-7724, or Ann Driggers (803) 460-5572.

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MENTORING PROGRAM Rural Leadership InstituteClarendon is beginning a mentoring program, called Operation Generation, for at-risk youths in Clarendon County School District 1. Initially, the program will focus on students at Summerton Early Childhood Center and St. Paul Elementary.

The board members of Rural Leadership Institute Clarendon are asking adult members of the Clarendon community to volunteer to become mentors.

For more information, call Bea Rivers at (803) 485-8164, Lesley Dykes at (803) 707-4901 or email rliclarendoncounty@ gmail.com.

Farleys grateful to community On behalf of my son Robert, I would like to say thank you to all those kind and wonderful friends, neighbors and some we didn’t evn know, for the many telephone calls and monetary contributions to assist Bob during his hospitalization and recovery period.

We are so very happy to report that Bob had a kidney transplant at the Medical University of South Carolina Wednesday, Aug.

27 and is doing very well, as reported by him and his doctors. He received his new kidney from a living donor in Cleveland, Ohio.

God bless him!

And to the newspapers, a big thank you for the great editorials and stories about Bobby.

Your assistance was so very helpful.

Again, to all. Thank you so very much.

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This picture of the upstairs portion of the Belk Building gives an idea of the size of the huge structure.

BUILDING, FROM PAGEA7 and food and drink will be available.

The Belk Building, the only standalone building in Manning listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was deteriorating badly when Wilson stepped in to save the facility.

“Two years ago, the rain pushed part of the roof down and popped a pipe in the sprinkler system,” Wilson said.

As the building sat empty, the leaks ended up causing a portion of the roof to collapse, he said.

“I was concerned it was sitting there deteriorating,” he said.

One of the first things Wilson had to do after purchasing the building was to keep the weather out.

“We have it dry now,” he said.

When the 34,000-squarefoot building was actually built remains a bit of a mystery, Wilson said.

“We know it was here in 1919, so they had to begin working on it several years before that,” he said. “We think they probably started

in the 1900s.”

Wilson said he is looking for someone to lease or purchase the building once he gets it back in shape.

“I really don’t want to run another business,” he said.

Meanwhile, he is trying to preserve as much of the history as he can, using timbers from the restoration to build furniture.

“I think it is important to preserve the lumber,” he said For more information contact City Hall at 4358477.

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Main Street Manning is honoring women in business at their Annual Meeting Sept. 23, at the former Belk Building, 34 N Brooks St. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. The winners of the Best of Main Street Manning Awards will be announced at that time. For more information, call 435-8477.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

NOTICE OF ELECTION STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA CLARENDON COUNTY The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The ballot will feature candidates for Federal, State, County, and other local offices, and Constitutional Amendment Questions and local referendums. Any person wishing to vote in this election must register no later than Saturday, October 4.

Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs when voting in person: • S.C. Driver’s License • ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles • S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo • Federal Military ID • U.S. Passport If you have one of these Photo IDs, you are ready to vote. Voters should remember to bring one of these Photo IDs with them to the polling place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or their county voter registration and elections office. Voters who cannot get a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration card without a photo with them to their polling place. These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their reason for not being able to get a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES.org or contact your county voter registration and elections office.

At 9:00 a.m. on election day, the county board of voter registration and elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at Clarendon County Voter Registration & Elections Office, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC, 29102, 803-435-8215.

On Friday, November 7, at 10:00am the county board of canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election. This hearing will be held at Clarendon County Election Central Building, 20 West Keitt Street, Manning, SC 29102 The following Constitutional Amendment Questions will be placed on the ballot: Amendment 1 Must Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that a raffle is not a lottery prohibited by this section, if the raffle is conducted by a nonprofit organization for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, and the general law defines the type of organization authorized to operate and conduct the raffles, provides standards for the operation and conduct of the raffles, provides for the use of proceeds for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, provides penalties for violations, and provides for other laws necessary to ensure the proper functioning, honesty, and integrity of the raffles, but in the absence of any general law, then the raffle remains a prohibited lottery?

Explanation A ‘Yes’ vote will allow certain nonprofit organizations to conduct raffles and use the proceeds for charitable, religious, or educational purposes.

A ‘No’ vote maintains the current law that considers a raffle to be a lottery and is prohibited.

Amendment 2 Must Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution of this State relating to state constitutional officers and Section 4, Article XIII relating to the Adjutant General and his staff officers be amended so as to update references to his title; to provide that the position of Adjutant General is recognized as holding the rank of Major General, as opposed to Brigadier General; to provide that upon the expiration of the term of the Adjutant General serving in office on the date of the ratification of this provision, the Adjutant General must be appointed by the Governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate; to provide that the appointed Adjutant General serve for a term not coterminous with the Governor and may be removed only for cause; and to require the General Assembly to provide by law for the term, duties, compensation, and qualifications for office, the procedures by which the appointment is made, and the procedures by which the Adjutant General may be removed from office?

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Explanation A ‘Yes’ vote will require, beginning in 2018, the Adjutant General be appointed by the Governor with consent of the Senate. The General Assembly will set the term, duties, compensation and qualifications for office and procedures by which appointment is made and how an Adjutant General can be removed from office.

A ‘No’ vote maintains the current method of electing an Adjutant General.

The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.:

Precincts Alcolu Barrineau Barrows Mill Bloomville Calvary Davis Station Harmony Hicks Jordan Manning I Manning II Manning III Manning IV Manning V New Zion Oakdale Panola Paxville Sardinia/Gable Summerton I Summerton II Summerton III Turbeville Wilson-Foreston

Polling Places Elementary School, 1423 Hotel St., Alcolu.

Barrineau Fire Station, 3802 St. James Road, Lake City.

Friendship Presbyterian Church USA, 10123 BlackriverRd., New Zion Liberty Fire Station, 5119 Brewer Road, Manning.

Panola Fire Station, 1984 Elliot Road, Pinewood.

Davis Station Fire Station, 2694 M.W. Rickenbaker Road, Manning.

Harmony Presbyterian Church fellowship hall, 8629 U.S. 301, Alcolu.

Pinedale Pentecostal Holiness Church, 4456 Turbeville Highway, Turbeville.

Wyboo Fire Station, 1101 Herring Drive, Manning.

Weldon Auditorium lobby, North Brooks Street, Manning.

Cypress Center hospital complex, 50 E. Hospital St., Manning.

Woodman of the World building, 419 Rudy Road, Manning.

Manning Fire Station, 42 W. Boyce St., Manning.

Manning United Methodist Church, 17 Rigby St., Manning.

Clarendon County EMS building, 15677 U.S. 301, New Zion.

Friendship Presbyterian Church USA, 10123 BlackriverRd., New Zion Mt. Pleasant RUME Church, 14076 Panola Road, Pinewood.

Paxville Town Hall, S.C. 261 and U.S. 15, Paxville.

Sardinia-Gable Fire Station, 12878 U.S. 301, Gable.

St. Mathias Episcopal Church, 9 North Dukes St., Summerton.

District 1 office, 1 Larry King Highway, Summerton.

District 1 Resource Center Gym, 1154 BO Butler St (4th St.), Summerton.

Turbeville Town Hall, 1292 Green St., Turbeville.

Wilson-Foreston Fire Station, 1015 N. Brewington Road, Manning

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Skin shocks used at school draw FDA look JENNIFER C. KERR AND LAURAN NEERGAARD The Associated Press CANTON, Mass. — Some cut themselves. Others slam their heads against walls or desks — so hard that one girl detached both retinas and a young man triggered a stroke.

Another pulled out all his teeth.

Self-injury is one of the most difficult behaviors associated with autism and other developmental or intellectual disabilities, and a private facility outside Boston that takes on some of the hardest-to-treat cases is embroiled in a major debate: Should it use electrical skin shocks to try to keep patients from harming themselves or others?

The Food and Drug Administration is considering whether to ban devices used by the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Massachusetts, the only place in the country known to use skin shocks as aversive conditioning for aggressive patients.

It’s a rare move by the FDA, following years of complaints from disability rights’ groups and even a U.N. report that the shocks are tantamount to torture.

FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says the shock therapy has raised a lot of questions.

“We really wanted to take a much more focused and rigorous look at it,” Hamburg said in an interview with The Associated Press. “There’s a lot of concern about the downside of this approach and the harm and the risk to the patients receiving it.”

Rotenberg must get a court’s approval to begin administering skin shocks to a student.

The center uses a graduated electronic decelerator, or GED, that is attached to the arms or

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LEFT: Louisa Goldberg hugs her son Andrew during a visit at the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center in Canton, Massachusetts.

Andrew, who was born with a developmental disorder, wears an electrical shocking device to control violent episodes.

ABOVE: A female student wears a shocking device on her leg at the center.

legs. If the student acts aggressively — head-banging, throwing furniture, attacking someone — then a center worker can press a button to activate the electrode, delivering a twosecond shock to the skin.

Some patients compared the shocks to a hard pinch or bee sting. Others say it’s far more painful; one said it was like being stung by a thousand bees.

At an FDA advisory committee hearing this year, most of the neurology and ethics experts concluded the device poses an unreasonable and substantial risk, while acknowledging that other therapies don’t work for everyone.

“I think that what has happened is that this has gone on for this long because this is a population who cannot ade-

quately speak for themselves,” Dr. Karen Weigle, a clinical psychologist affiliated with the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability, told fellow committee members.

Dr. Steven Miles, a bioethicist at the University of Minnesota, was one of several advisers concerned about the lack of scientific studies showing the shock therapy works.

That only one treatment facility uses them, he said, makes it “unreasonable to conclude that these devices are part of the standard of care for this class of patients.”

But Louisa Goldberg of Newton, Massachusetts, says the skin shocks are the only treatment that has worked for her son, Andrew, who suffered brain damage at birth and be-

came dangerously aggressive as he got older.

Andrew Goldberg spent years at a New Hampshire facility, where his mother says he bit, hit and kicked staff members. When restraints did not work, workers tried medications to calm him. “He was a zombie,” Louisa Goldberg said.

He was kicked out at age 19 and taken to Rotenberg, which weaned him from some medications and began the skin shocks. Now, at 33, Goldberg still gets a shock or two every month, but his mom says his life is better.

“Andrew is awake. He’s alert. He’s happy and he’s functioning to the best of his abilities,” Louisa Goldberg said in an interview. “We have our son back.”

Rotenberg’s executive director, Glenda Crookes, calls the shocks a last resort coupled with positive behavior programs, such as rewarding students with time at JRC’s Internet café or the teen lounge with its arcade games. The idea is that the two-second shock is quick but painful enough to jar the patient out of the harmful episode.

Of the 235 patients at the center, 55 are being treated with skin shocks. Most are in their 30s; five are between age 17 and 21.

The FDA first cleared the GED device for use in 1994.

But Rotenberg started using a more powerful version, about 2.5 times stronger, that was developed after one student built up a tolerance to the shocks.

In 2000, the FDA said the newer device didn’t need approval, but the agency changed its position in 2011 and said approval was required, eventually leading to April’s hearing on whether to ban it altogether.

The center insists it is safe.

Some former students say otherwise.

“It’s not safe. It doesn’t feel safe. I ended up having nightmares,” Jennifer Msumba testified via video at the FDA’s hearing. The 38-year-old said the GED left burn marks and was prone to misfires, unintended shocks.

Msumba’s mother is suing JRC. Her attorney says Jennifer Msumba, who has autism, was given more than 230 electrical shock treatments since 2002 and not permitted to take psychiatric medications.

Msumba said she is less anxious at a new treatment facility in Florida.

“They help figure out what makes me want to do things that could be harmful so I can learn how I feel before it happens,” Msumba told the AP.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THANK YOU FOR THRIVING HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER

SOUTHERN WITH A GULF COAST ACCENT

Southern belles, the humidity threatens our crowning glory

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here are three things Southern women take very seriously: God, family and their hair, and we all know God and our families want us to have pretty hair. I seem to recall a Bible verse that said, “The bigger the hair, the closer to God,” or is it something about a “crowning glory?”

So, my theological conundrum is this — if God loves Southerners enough to give us okra, grits and college football and tells the ladies that our hair is our crowning glory, then why on His green Earth Leslie Anne would God send Harrison the South so much humidity?

Although we love to have big, poufy hair, á la Miss Watermelon Queen 1989, we also want it to be sleek, smooth and shiny. But the same humidity that people swear is the secret to our dewy, glowing skin is also a major enemy to the perfectly coiffed look.

Muggy air produces frizz, and frizz is the wrong kind of big.

To add insult to injury, just when we think we’ve found the perfect products from Bee-Bee’s Beauty Barn that promise to battle the humidity, age jumps into the game and wrecks our “dos.” In all the books I found slid under my childhood door about our “changing bodies,” none of them mentioned the horror of having my hair’s texture transform as I grew older. Combined with humidity, my “maturing” hair doesn’t stand a chance.

When my beach vacation was interrupted with three days of steamy, tropical rain, I discovered my hair was reverting to my three-year-old little girl style and crimped to the point of being curly. So now, it’s easier to have curls in the hot months than my desired sleek look of the South.

COMMENTARY It’s more of a “wild woman” look than “proper Southern lady,” and although I’m not a big fan of the curls, for some reason my husband loves it.

When the season arrives for us to put away the seersucker and pull out the team jersey, we know the soggy days of humidity are on their way out. Ladies who have been hiding beneath hats, ponytails and a croaker sack full of barrettes, headbands and pins are suddenly freed from oppression and are able to once again sport the smooth, flowing, poufy hair belles were meant to have. Barbie dolls have nothing on us when it comes to a crisp autumn day. By mid-October, Southern belles finally get to “let their hair down” in the truest sense.

Maybe God gives the Southern states so much humidity so we won’t take pretty hair for granted. People in other areas of the country don’t seem to put nearly as much effort into how their hair looks and often wear what they call “practical” styles (whatever that means).

I learned dry air is our hair’s best friend when I was on a trip to Arizona and had my all-time best hair day ever. The Grand Canyon crowd was very impressed with my big, Southern hairdo. A battery-powered curling iron was helpful for touchups after rafting, and I could tell by their stares that visitors from other parts of the country appreciated my Southern efforts to look put together while on the trails.

Come to think of it, you would think there would be more Miss Americas from the Midwest, seeing how they have the non-humidity advantage.

If you will recall, the best Miss America ever, Alabama’s own Heather Whitestone, almost always had to wear her hair pulled back. Even our home-grown roy-

By mid-October, Southern belles finally get to ‘let their hair down’ in the truest sense.

Maybe God gives the Southern states so much humidity so we won’t take pretty hair for granted.

Just wanted to take a moment to thank you for The Sumter Item newspaper. Over the past few years I have truly come to appreciate the benefit of having a “hometown” newspaper. Having grown up in a military family and then marrying into one, it was not until we moved to Sumter and retired that I lived anywhere long enough to become part of any group outside the military.

Now that we call Sumter home, it is The Item that I turn to in order to learn what is going on in Sumter and the communities around Sumter, in the state and in the nation; but most important to me is what is going on in Sumter.

Without a hometown newspaper, I would not have known about the wonderful people who have served Sumter so well, like Joey Duggan and Drs. Brenda and Joseph Williams. We would not have a way to know what is going on in our local churches, what new businesses are opening, what other events are happening here (positive and negative), as well as anyone’s opinion about what is going on (there are even “regulars” I can count on to voice their opinions).

I can guarantee I will smile reading the articles by Cliff McCollum and be reminded of the power of my faith reading Jamie Wilson’s “Faith Matters” articles. I also want to take this opportunity to thank Jade Reynolds and Rhonda Barrick for the wonderful article Ms. Reynolds wrote in the religion section for our church’s Fall Shopping Extravaganza fundraiser.

In an age when some newspapers are disappearing, it seems The Sumter Item has found that keeping readers’ interests first keeps The Item thriving.

VALERIE WILLIAMS Sumter

OPINION PAGE SHOULD REFLECT CURRENT EVENTS What has happened to the opinion page? Where is Kathleen Parker?

With all the troubling activities going on in our world today, is it really important that we talk about our grandmother’s purse and its contents?

Ms. Harrison writes well, but her columns are more suitable for a women’s magazine than the opinion page of a current newspaper.

EDITH W. TAYLOR Sumter Editor’s note: Kathleen Parker is recovering from a severe fall. Her column is expected to resume when her recuperation is complete.

EDITORIAL PAGE POLICIES EDITORIALS represent the views of the owners of this newspaper.

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Miss America 2015, Kira Kazantsev of New York, poses for photographers during the traditional toe dip in the Atlantic Ocean on Monday, the morning after she was crowned, in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Southern belles such as Alabama’s Miss America, Heather Whitestone, have their work cut out for them with humidity ruining their hairdos. alty wasn’t exempt from the menacing muggy air, but clever Heather discovered that firmly securing her hair with a sparkling crown is the best solution of all and like many other belles took it to heart that hair is truly our “crowning” glory.

Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for The Sumter Item and Gulf Coast Newspapers — www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com. She also has a popular website — Fairhope Supply Co. — which can be found at www.fairhopesupply. com. She can be reached at la@ fairhopesupply.com.

COLUMNS AND COMMENTARY are the personal opinion of the writer whose byline appears. Columns from readers should be typed, double-spaced and no more than 850 words. Send them to The Sumter Item, Opinion Pages, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, or email to hubert@theitem.com or graham@ theitem.com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are written by readers of the newspaper. They should be no more than 350 words and sent via e-mail to letters@theitem.com, dropped off at The Sumter Item office, 20 N. Magnolia St. or mailed to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, along with the full name of the writer, plus an address and telephone number for verification purposes only. Letters that exceed 350 words will be cut accordingly in the print edition, but available in their entirety at www. theitem.com/opinion/letters_to_editor.

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ONE SUMTER FROM PAGE A1 in cleaning up neighborhoods and mentoring youth.

“This is a positive movement.

It isn’t about black vs. white or any of that. It’s about us doing our part. Our goal is to have no murders and no domestic violence, and we will not be satisfied until the number is zero,” he said.

As a part of the movement, One Sumter has been selling “Stop the Violence” signs for advocates and members of the community to display. Hastie said some people are concerned that the signs could make Sumter look bad to visitors and could hurt possible economic development. However, Hastie said the group wants to do more to improve Sumter and to help decrease crime in the county.

“We’re not pointing at one particular area or one particular crime. We have challenges and problems involving murders and domestic violence,” Hastie said. “Sumter Police Department came to us asking for help in addressing crime. A lot of movements started in the church, not at the schoolhouse or on the basketball courts. So pastors, we need your help also.”

The group has formed a finance committee as well as a public relations team and a mentoring committee and is meeting regularly to discuss strategies to reach out to youth in the county and get them more involved in caring for their neighborhoods.

Mark Shaw with the mentoring committee said the committee is in the process of coming up with a strategy for the mentoring aspect of the movement, and it is looking for mentors as it moves forward. Shaw said the first task is to identify mentoring programs in the county that are already established.

Hastie said the South Sumter Resource Center will now be used as the clearinghouse, and any mentoring and youth volunteer groups interested in being a part of the movement or lending a hand for upcoming meetings can contact Valencia Gray-Williams at (803) 436-2277.

“When we build up our youth, that’s what’s going to help change our communities,” Shaw said.

Besides crime, community members are also concerned with the appearance of their neighborhoods. A number of clean-up events will take place in the coming months in various areas. Hastie and Baker have spoken about getting the schools involved in volunteer and service projects in which students can lend a hand to

help clean up the streets.

“Maybe we could partner with some school groups, especially the high schools because they have service organizations where they have to do a certain amount of hours of service,” Baker said Sunday evening.

“I’ll be happy to pursue that so our kids can give back to our communities.”

Hastie said One Sumter is also calling on the assistance of any other community service and volunteer organizations already established in the county that may be interested in helping out with cleanup.

Johnson, who has attended every meeting for the movement, said he has been listening to the issues and Sumter’s state legislators are aware of the community’s concerns and will do what they can at the state level. Baten said he has also talked to his colleagues about what they can do regarding crime in Sumter and the appearance of neighborhoods.

“The main reason I’m here is to let you know I’m here, and at some point we may be able to do something at the state level,” Johnson said.

Weeks said he, state Sen. Thomas McElveen and state Rep. Murrell Smith are aware of community members’ concerns and have even taken a look at what Charleston senators and representatives are doing at the state level to help efforts at the local level when it comes to crime in their city.

“I want neighborhood associations to know the delegation has taken note of some of you mentioning problems you’re having with roads, and we’ll do what we can on the state level to go on helping things at the local level,” Weeks said.

Hastie said this is not only about marching, but also about reaching out to youth in Sumter and getting them more involved and working together to better the community. The group hopes to work toward providing a number of resources for tutoring, mentoring, volunteering and assisting with domestic violence issues as well.

One Sumter will now meet every second Sunday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 W. Fulton St., where the Rev. James Blassingame is pastor. The Rev. Joshua Dupree with the finance committee said the organization has increased the price of the Stop the Violence signs from $5 to $7 so they can make up the cost of having the signs printed.

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KERSHAW FROM PAGE A1 “I was a boy, and now I’m a man,” he said Monday. “I just want to be a living story that you don’t have to be that way. You can be successful just by putting in hard work and effort. And that’s the point I want to get across. I tell anybody I talk to, I don’t hide the fact that I got in trouble before. We all were young. A lot of people did things that they shouldn’t have done, and they just never got caught. It just so happens I got caught doing it.”

Kershaw filed to run in the election in July. He is currently a challenger in a fivepony race to fill Larry Addison’s post as the Area 1 board member. Area 1 is one of the district’s four areas, covering schools in the northwest region of the county — all the way up into Rembert. Addison announced in May that he would not seek re-election to a second term. That set off a lightning rod of interest, as the field to replace him includes Kershaw, Phillip Marlowe, Brian Alston, Linda Alston and Daniel Cook. The quintet is expected to square off — as will candidates in the three other areas — during the Nov. 4 general election.

Kershaw, a father of five, has indicated his desire to create an “across-the-board” school system that gives every child a fair chance to succeed. The St. Leo University graduate works at the S.C. Department of

HOMES FROM PAGE A1 list price for August 2014 is $109,985.

While the median price of homes sold took a significant hit, dropping from $143,850 to $116,500, further research shows that stat to be more of a hiccup than a continuing trend.

Last month, 17 of the 139 total homes purchased went for less than $30,000. The blip was a noticeable one, though, as the tricounty area’s 19 percent dip in median price was the biggest in the state. In quarter-toquarter and year-to-date comparisons, though, the region is still up 1.1 and 0.1 percent, respectfully.

Statewide numbers in all three statistical categories (number sold, median price, days

Employment and Workforce in Sumter and is involved in volunteer work in Rembert.

It’s a life he worked his way up to following brushes with the law in his adolescence and early adulthood, according to Sumter County public index court records. Among them is an April 2006 hearing, during which he pleaded guilty to charges of unlawful carrying of a pistol and trafficking in ice, crank or crack. Court records show Kershaw was sentenced to Shock incarceration — a boot-camp style, non-traditional program for young, nonviolent offenders — for those convictions.

Kershaw said he’s turned his life around since then and noted his drug and weapons convictions were pardoned in 2011. He indicated he’s earned his bachelor’s degree in business, operates a small photography and graphic design firm and continues to work full time at the DEW workforce offices in Sumter.

“I take care of my kids and just live a regular citizen’s life, really,” he said. “In the Rembert community, there’s a lot of things going on. So I was there to tell them I’m living proof that you can change. You don’t have to do the things that everyone’s doing around you. A lot of kids get the wrong idea about things — TV and different influences in the neighborhoods, drug dealers and whatnot or people just doing the wrong things. But they don’t have to do those things.”

on the market) show steady growth since the beginning of 2014. Year-to-date numbers show a 2.1 percent jump in sales, a 3.2 percent increase in median price and a decrease of 5.8 percent in days on the market.

Another key factor in the optimistic numbers, Hebert thinks, is a change in the mortgage loan department that promotes a more buyer-friendly look at debt and credit scores.

Certain things that may have hurt a potential buyer’s credit in the past, such as medical bills, are ignored now to allow for more people to get loans and become homeowners.

“I wouldn’t call it a buyer’s market or a seller’s market, because with interest rates down, it’s still a good buyer’s market,” Hebert said. “It’s just a good time to buy or sell.”

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Two Fox comedies return tonight with their futures in some doubt. “New Girl” (9 p.m., TV-14) and “The Mindy Project” (9:30 p.m.) were well-received by critics when they debuted.

But neither has exactly exploded. Along with “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” entering its sophomore season tucked into Fox’s Sunday animation block, these sitcoms seem stuck in the “modest success” category, a status that would have earned them cancellation if Fox didn’t have so many slots to fill.

Both sitcoms feature strong and altogether lovable female characters played by accomplished comedians, Zooey Deschanel and Mindy Kaling.

Ideally, both appeal to women viewers while at the same time exuding a certain “one of the guys” charm. But tonight’s season openers demonstrate how the male half of this equation has taken over in ways lacking in subtlety, charm and originality.

On “New Girl,” Jess and the guys attend a wedding and form a pact to each make a sexual conquest before the end of the evening. I guess this is the perfunctory “Wedding Crashers” episode.

On “Mindy,” the exuberant doctor can’t help but brag about her new boyfriend’s lovemaking techniques, a bout of frankness he finds both undignified and emasculating. View-

ers may find parallels with an episode from the first season of “The Sopranos” involving Uncle Junior and his chatty paramour.

Derivative, unoriginal scripts are hardly new to sitcoms, but bragging about sex and turning seduction into an elaborate comparative game seem more like the antics of immature young men than the behavior of strong female characters (not to mention viewers). The writing staffs for “Mindy” and “Girl” need to get out of the frat house more often if they want these shows to endure.

• Time was, you tuned into HGTV to watch real people make or repair real things or spruce up real homes. Then, the network’s series became extended product placements for big-box hardware chains.

Why fix or make things when you can buy them from the show’s advertisers and underwriters? “How to” was relegated to the DIY Network.

After that, occupational reality series became cheap variations on sitcoms, emphasizing high jinks at the expense of actual “work.” We’ve now arrived at a time when former TV stars are cast in these ersatz comedies. That explains “The Jennie Garth Project” (9 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., HGTV), “starring” the former “Beverly Hills, 90210” actress as herself as she spends 10 episodes renovating her Hollywood home.

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While attending the last wedding of the summer, Jess (Zooey Deschanel), right, competes with Kat (guest star Jessica Biel) for the attention of the best man in the season premiere of “New Girl” airing at 9 p.m. today on FOX. learn how to caulk tile or a use a miter saw can just watch demonstrations on YouTube.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • World War I finds T.R. on the sidelines as F.D.R. serves as Assistant Secretary of the Navy on “The Roosevelts: An Intimate History” (8 p.m., PBS, part three of seven).

• The six finalists perform for the last time on “America’s Got Talent” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• SAMCRO calls in outside help on “Sons of Anarchy” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

Results night on “Dancing With the Stars” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Slade attacks on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A smuggling scheme involves a submarine on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * It’s war on “Marvel’s Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14).

Kevin Nealon, Dr. Jennifer Berman and Nick Griffin appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Unlocking the Truth is on “The Colbert Report” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele, David Muir and Fall Out Boy appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Octavia Spencer and James Ellroy visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Terry Bradshaw and Joel Stein on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

CULT CHOICE Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Lauren Bacall and Henry Fonda star in the 1964 adaptation of Helen Gurley Brown’s best-seller “Sex and the Single Girl” (4 p.m., TCM). Silly and dated before it even hit the screen.

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Chance of rain: 10%

Winds: N 3-6 mph

Winds: ESE 3-6 mph

Winds: E 4-8 mph

Winds: ENE 6-12 mph

Winds: ENE 7-14 mph

Winds: ENE 8-16 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 84/64 Spartanburg 86/65

Greenville 84/64

Columbia 88/67

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 86/67

Aiken 87/65

ON THE COAST

Charleston 87/72

Today: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 83 to 87.

Wednesday: A couple of thunderstorms.

High 82 to 88.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/66/pc 64/46/s 89/72/t 65/45/pc 87/72/t 96/74/s 86/74/t 73/57/r 90/72/t 74/56/r 98/74/t 74/60/pc 80/62/pc

7 a.m. yest.

356.97 75.21 75.10 97.53

24-hr chg +0.03 +0.16 +0.19 +0.24

Sunrise 7:06 a.m.

Moonrise 12:26 a.m.

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

0.27" 4.30" 2.00" 29.96" 38.72" 35.39"

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

SUN AND MOON

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

76° 67° 84° 63° 98° in 1980 45° in 1985

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 80/61/pc 67/49/s 87/74/pc 67/50/s 86/72/t 94/71/pc 90/74/t 73/58/s 83/70/t 75/58/s 89/76/t 74/62/pc 76/63/s

Myrtle Beach 85/71

Manning 87/66

Today: A thunderstorm. Winds northnortheast 3-6 mph.

Wednesday: Not as warm with a shower in spots. Winds northeast 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 86/67

Bishopville 86/66

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 2.44 19 6.03 14 9.60 14 2.54 80 76.22 24 4.25

Sunset Moonset

7:27 p.m.

2:37 p.m.

New

First

Full

Last

Sep. 24

Oct. 1

Oct. 8

Oct. 15

TIDES

24-hr chg +0.65 +2.51 +4.50 +0.23 +0.13 -1.33

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Wed.

High 3:27 a.m.

3:58 p.m.

4:23 a.m.

4:53 p.m.

Ht. 2.9 3.2 2.8 3.1

Low 10:10 a.m.

11:02 p.m.

11:06 a.m.

11:58 p.m.

Ht. 0.6 1.0 0.7 1.1

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 79/59/t 86/64/pc 87/65/t 87/71/t 81/70/t 87/72/t 85/63/pc 86/66/pc 88/67/t 86/66/t 82/66/t 84/67/t 86/67/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 73/55/pc 83/61/t 85/62/t 88/69/t 79/69/t 87/69/t 76/59/pc 79/63/pc 84/64/t 82/63/t 78/66/t 81/64/t 81/64/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 86/67/t Gainesville 83/69/t Gastonia 84/63/pc Goldsboro 85/67/t Goose Creek 87/70/t Greensboro 83/63/pc Greenville 84/64/pc Hickory 81/61/t Hilton Head 85/71/t Jacksonville, FL 84/69/t La Grange 89/66/pc Macon 87/65/t Marietta 83/64/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 82/65/t 85/68/t 76/59/pc 80/64/t 87/68/t 72/58/pc 76/60/pc 74/58/pc 86/69/t 87/67/t 87/58/pc 87/60/pc 79/59/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 82/60/t Mt. Pleasant 87/71/t Myrtle Beach 85/71/t Orangeburg 86/67/t Port Royal 86/70/t Raleigh 84/65/pc Rock Hill 84/63/pc Rockingham 86/65/t Savannah 86/70/t Spartanburg 86/65/pc Summerville 85/72/t Wilmington 83/68/t Winston-Salem 83/62/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 75/55/pc 86/69/t 84/67/t 83/64/t 87/70/t 76/61/t 77/60/t 79/62/t 88/68/t 77/61/pc 86/70/t 82/65/t 73/58/pc

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Today, 6 p.m., planning commission office, Manning

Reduce

CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 Today, 6:30 p.m., district office

DUCT LEAKAGE

CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Thursday, 7 p.m., district office, Turbeville

UP P TO

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Jump into EUGENIA LAST action to settle differences regarding a financial and emotional issue. You will be surprised how much you can resolve if you are open and honest.

Compromise is easy if you look at both sides of a situation.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Finish what you start. The less contact you have with others, the easier it will be to move forward with your personal plans. Learn to say no to someone constantly putting demands on you. Do what’s best for you.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your interests will mount regarding people from different backgrounds or beliefs. Take part in community events and you will benefit from the encounters you have and the knowledge you gain. Reach out to reconnect with someone you miss.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Making improvements to your surroundings will benefit you regarding a personal business venture. An unusual investment will bring additional interest if you share your thoughts and intentions. Keep your costs down and your plans simple and enticing.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Fill your day with activity and lots of chatter and socializing. Make quick decisions and organize precisely in order to fit in everything you want to do. You will learn something fascinating if you interact with people from different backgrounds.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll stand out in the crowd, so be on your best behavior if you want to attract positive attention. Let your wit and intelligence be your guide, not your brawn and bravado. Anything is possible if you have a positive, congenial attitude.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Work in solitude to avoid people who upset you. Don’t count on anything going according to plan. Unexpected change will take place, so prepare to deal with the inevitable. Don’t count on anything or anyone and you won’t be disappointed.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let the past hold you back.

Revenge is a waste of time and stands between you and being successful. Don’t worry about what others do or say. Focus on your assets and utilize your talents to rise above controversy.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do what you can to make a difference. Listen to the concerns that other people feel are important. Your insight and knowledge will help you supply solutions and in turn, boost your reputation and put you in a great position for advancement.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Think about your future and how you can make the most of the knowledge you have gained along the way. It’s up to you to recognize and take advantage of any opportunity that allows you to follow your dreams.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Refuse to let the little things get to you.

Take time to reflect on the past, but refrain from being self-critical regarding the choices you’ve made.

Learn from the experience you have gained and head into a new beginning with awareness and

90%

confidence.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Focus on partnerships, contracts and finding interesting ways to combine business with pleasure.

Positive alterations at home will encourage you to expand your family interests and make improvements to your community.

Love and romance are on the rise.

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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Sumter Master Gardener Ruth Ann Bigger shares these photos of a pineapple lily, left, and curcuma lily in her garden.

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NASCAR

Keselowski wins opening round of Chase at Chicagoland

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. — Brad Keselowski saw one shot in front of him to steal the win in the opening race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship.

He had twice picked his way through the field Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway, and found himself watching a spirited, side-by-side battle for

the lead between Kevin Harvick and rookie Kyle Larson.

As everyone else held their breath watching the Harvick and Larson duel, Keselowski saw his opening and pounced.

He used a daring three-wide drive through the middle to grab the lead for good.

“I just saw a hole and I went for it,’’ he said. “I didn’t know if my car would stick or not, but I knew I’d regret it if I

didn’t try it.’’

The win in the first race of the 10-race Chase automatically advances Keselowski, the top seed in KESELOWSKI the 16-driver field, into the second round. NASCAR this year has debuted an elimination format and four drivers will be knocked out after every

third race.

As Team Penske celebrated in Victory Lane, Keselowski moved his name on a brackettype Chase grid into the next round.

“I guess you couldn’t ask for a better way to start the Chase,’’ he said. “Today was about as much of a statement as you can make.’’

Keselowski opened the 2012 Chase with a win at Chicago

and went on to his first Sprint Cup title. He failed to make the Chase last year and was ineligible to defend his title, but has raced this entire year as if he’s on a mission to win a second championship.

Now he can race for fun the next two weeks as he awaits the Chase reset following the Sept. 28 race at Dover — all

SEE KESELOWSKI, PAGE B2

PREP VOLLEYBALL

PRO FOOTBALL

Region readiness

Panthers unsure if DE Hardy will play vs. Steelers

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press

“We just have to get better so we can take that next step. We have to be better, so we can be more competitive.”

Sumter is led by five seniors who all play important roles on the squad.

They are Courtney Price, Rayven Pringle, Holly Richardson, Rebecca Twitty and

CHARLOTTE — Panthers coach Ron Rivera isn’t sure if Greg Hardy will play Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers and that the team hasn’t considered releasing the Pro Bowl defensive end who is involved in a domestic violence case.

Rivera said Monday that Hardy will continue to practice and attend team meetings, but he won’t make a decision on if he plays until later this week.

The Panthers plan to continue to gather information in what Rivera said is “a very fluid situation.’’

Hardy was convicted July 15 of assault on a female and communicating threats, after the victim claimed he threw her down on a bed of guns and tossed her into the shower. He is appealing the ruling.

Hardy played in Week 1 but Rivera deactivated him just hours before Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions, and two days after the coach said Hardy would play.

Hardy arrived at the stadium Monday in his white Bentley shortly after noon wearing white shorts and a hooded white sweatshirt and sunglasses. He didn’t acknowledge media questions as he strolled into the stadium.

Rivera said general manager Dave Gettleman and his staff are “doing their due diligence in terms of looking at what are options are.’’

Rivera indicated those options included whether to activate or deactivate Hardy on Sunday. He said the team has not considered releasing Hardy and his $13,1 million salary.

The coach said the decision that was made Sunday was a difficult one.

“If you play him and you win, then you don’t have a conscience; and if you play him and

SEE READINESS, PAGE B4

SEE HARDY, PAGE B6

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Sumter’s Rayven Pringle (12) and Courtney Price (5) are two of the seniors leading the Lady Gamecocks volleyball team as it opens Region VI-4A play today on the road against Socastee.

Sumter squad set to take on Socastee, Carolina Forest this week

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Sumter High School varsity volleyball head coach Warren Coker likes where his team is at as it heads into Region VI-4A play. That doesn’t mean though that the Lady Gamecocks are where he wants them to be.

“We’re starting to get to the point where we’re gell-

ing,” Coker said of his squad, which is 7-1 in regular-season matches. “There are still things that we have to work at to get better, to do well.”

SHS will be making two trips to Myrtle Beach this week to begin region play. It will play at region newcomer Socastee today and head back to the Grand Strand on Thursday to face defending

region champion Carolina Forest.

“I feel like we’re going to be competitive in the region,” said Coker, whose team finished third in the region last season, but made the playoffs after a 2-year absence. “I feel like we’ll be right in there fighting for the top spot. Carolina Forest and Socastee are both pretty strong teams.

USC FOOTBALL

Season-saving victories a recent trend for Carolina Gamecocks have bounced back in 3 of last 4 years

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Back Steve Spurrier and No. 14 South Carolina into a corner and you probably won’t like the result.

The Gamecocks (2-1, 1-1 Southeastern ConferMATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM ence) showed again how dangerous they can be South Carolina wide receiver Nick Jones (3) makes a sideline catch and is pushed out of bounds by Georgia defensive backs Quincy Mauger (20) and Damian Swann during with their season on the line, avoiding an 0-2 SEC the Gamecocks’ 38-35 victory on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

start and regaining their footing in the Eastern Division with a 38-35 victory over No. 13 Georgia on Saturday night.

Such wins aren’t unique to Spurrier’s Gamecocks in recent seasons. When rumblings began in 2010 that an aging Spurrier had lost his edge, his players responded with a victory over then-No. 1 Alabama that jump-started a run to the SEC Eastern Division.

In 2012, when consecutive mid-season road defeats to LSU and Florida

derailed a 6-0 start, the Gamecocks won their final five games for a second straight 11-win season.

And last year when South Carolina was reeling after a stunning loss to Tennessee, Spurrier’s team pulled off a just-assurprising double overtime win at Missouri that started a six-game win streak to finish 11-2.

For Spurrier, such bounce backs are no mystery, just a belief in the players recruited and

SEE USC, PAGE B3

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

SPORTS ITEMS

Lady Barons tennis tops rival LMA 7-2 week sometime today.

NFL Players Association spokesman George Atallah told The Associated Press on Monday “we are expecting to appeal before the deadline on Tuesday night.’’ That deadline is 11:59 p.m.

Rice originally was suspended two games under the NFL’s personal conduct policy for striking his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator. When videotape of that incident was made public and showed Rice punching his now-wife Janay, knocking her unconscious, the Baltimore Ravens released the running back.

Wilson Hall’s varsity girls tennis team defeated Laurence Manning Academy 7-2 on Monday at Palmetto Tennis Center to improve to 5-1 on the season.

The Lady Barons will host Thomas Sumter Academy at 4 p.m. today at PTC. SINGLES 1 — Beasley (WH) def. Newman 6-1, 6-2.

2 — Segars (WH) def. Ridgill 6-0, 6-0.

3 — Lecher (WH) def. Ham 6-0, 6-0.

4 — Spencer (WH) def. K. Johnson 6-0, 6-1.

5 — Munn (WH) def. M. Hamm 6-0, 6-0.

6 — Clifton (WH) def. A. Johnson 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES 1 — Munn/Brunson (WH) def. Newman/K. Johnson 8-4.

2 — Ridgill/Ham (LMA) def. Bell/Prescott 8-1.

3 — M. Ham/A. Johnson (LMA) def. Barnes/ Jackson 8-3.

HORSCHEL WINS FEDEX CUP

THOMAS SUMTER 8 ROBERT E. LEE 1

Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Robert E. Lee 8-1 on Monday at Palmetto Tennis Center, sweeping all six singles matches en route to the victory.

SINGLES 1 — H. Jenkins (TSA) def. White 6-1, 6-1.

2 — B. Jenkins (TSA) def. Craven 6-1, 6-2.

3 — Townsend (TSA) def. Kirven 6-0, 6-0.

4 — Decker (TSA) def. Reynolds 6-0, 6-0.

5 — Houde (TSA) def. Estep 6-0, 6-0.

6 — Chappell (TSA) def. Kelly 6-0, 6-0.

DOUBLES 1 — White/Craven (REL) def. St Cyre/Kistler 8-6.

2 — Vise/Filipiak (TSA) def. Reynolds/Estep 8-4.

3 — Font/Twohig (TSA) def. Kelly/Muldrow 8-1.

UNION TO FILE RICE APPEAL TODAY

NEW YORK — The players’ union plans to appeal the indefinite suspension the NFL handed to Ray Rice last

ATLANTA — Billy Horschel capped off the best three weeks of his career with the biggest payoff in golf.

Horschel pulled away from a selfdestructing Rory McIlroy early, and then holed two clutch putts that felt like $10 million to hold off Jim Furyk on the back nine at East Lake. He closed with a 2-under 68 for a threeshot victory in the Tour Championship to capture the FedEx Cup. KIM BEATS WEBB AT EVIAN CHAMPIONSHIP

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France — South Korean teenager Hyo-Joo Kim beat Australian veteran Karrie Webb by one shot on Sunday to win the Evian Championship and become the third youngest major winner at 19 years, 2 months.

From staff, wire reports

MYAFIBSTORY.COM 400 RESULTS The Associated Press Sunday At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (25) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267 laps, 123.2 rating, 47 points, $364,473.

2. (8) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 129.5, 43, $263,641.

3. (10) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 110.1, 42, $219,750.

4. (28) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 94.6, 40, $182,346.

5. (12) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 127.5, 41, $180,538.

6. (24) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267, 93.9, 38, $131,045.

7. (1) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 111.8, 38, $172,611.

8. (14) Kurt Busch, Chevy, 267, 89.1, 36, $114,070.

9. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 267, 113.5, 36, $144,284.

10. (5) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 98.9, 34, $155,681.

11. (13) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 104.9, 33, $116,685.

12. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 101.6, 32, $156,721.

13. (19) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 77.4, 31, $120,685.

14. (27) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 69.5, 30, $132,818.

15. (2) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 91.7, 29, $113,510.

16. (15) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 267, 77, 28, $148,046.

17. (4) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 81.5, 27, $139,135.

18. (22) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 267, 67.1, 26, $136,268.

19. (18) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 267, 69.2, 25, $109,310.

20. (3) Carl Edwards, Ford, 266, 75.4, 24, $117,110.

21. (9) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 266, 68.3, 23, $127,224.

22. (17) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 265, 63.2, 22, $117,468.

23. (20) Greg Biffle, Ford, 265, 59.8, 21, $139,660.

24. (16) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 265, 70.3, 20, $130,060.

25. (21) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 265, 57.2, 19, $124,230.

26. (29) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 264, 52.1, 18, $120,718.

27. (26) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 264, 54, 17, $118,018.

28. (38) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 263, 41.7, 0, $95,160.

29. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 262, 47, 15, $106,518.

30. (33) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 262, 47.7, 14, $96,110.

31. (39) David Ragan, Ford, 262, 40.1, 13, $111,457.

32. (32) Michael McDowell, Ford, 262, 40, 12, $91,210.

33. (34) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 262, 40.6, 11, $91,010.

34. (30) David Gilliland, Ford, 261, 34.3, 10, $98,810.

35. (37) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 261, 42.9, 9, $90,575.

36. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 258, 29.5, 0, $98,385.

37. (43) Joey Gase, Ford, 257, 27.4, 0, $90,156.

38. (42) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 256, 30, 6, $84,465.

39. (6) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, accident, 244, 73.5, 5, $115,456.

40. (35) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 233, 47.1, 4, $76,465.

41. (23) Aric Almirola, Ford, engine, 230, 66.2, 4, $109,401.

42. (31) Ryan Truex, Toyota, brakes, 184, 30.4, 2, $68,465.

43. (40) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, vibration, 13, 28.3, 0, $64,965.

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO

Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Detroit at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

TODAY

TODAY’S GAMES

Boston (Ranaudo 3-2) at Pittsburgh (Morton 5-12), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 10-11) at Baltimore (U. Jimenez 4-9), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-4) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 10-12), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Bassitt 0-1) at Kansas City (D.Duffy 8-11), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 15-9) at Houston (Tropeano 1-0), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (Porcello 15-11) at Minnesota (Nolasco 5-11), 8:10 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 10-12) at L.A. Angels (Cor.Rasmus 3-1), 10:05 p.m.

Texas (Tepesch 4-10) at Oakland (Kazmir 148), 10:05 p.m.

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Borussia Dortmund vs.

Arsenal (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Real Madrid vs. Basel (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. -- Minor League Baseball: Triple-A Championship Game from Charlotte -- Pawtucket vs. Omaha(NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Washington at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. -- High School Football: Lakewood at Sumter (FTC NOW 26).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at St. Louis (ESPN).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs (WGN).

10 p.m. -- International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match -- Olimpia vs. Portland (FOX SPORTS 1).

10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Seattle at Los Angeles Angels or Texas at Oakland (MLB NETWORK).

3 a.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match -- Liverpool vs. Ludogorets (FOX SPORTS 1).

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati Chicago WEST DIVISION

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Cross Country West Florence, South Florence, Conway, Carolina Forest, Socastee at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Manning at Crestwood, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football Mayewood at Alice Drive, 5 p.m.

Bates at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

Ebenezer at Furman, 5 p.m.

C.E. Murray at Manning, 6 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis East Clarendon at Sumter, TBA Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Emmanuel Christian at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Darlington at Manning, 5 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at St. Francis Xavier (at Birnie Hope Center). 5 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Socastee, 6 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Marlboro Academy at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Maranatha Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

FROM PAGE B1 because he went for broke on Sunday.

“The first thing we wanted to do was get a win for one of our cars so we’re automatically in the next round,’’ team owner Roger Penske said. “With Brad being able to split in between (Larson) and (Harvick), it was the winning move.’’

The gamble with 15 laps remaining put Keselowski solidly out front, and he easily pulled away from the field while Harvick and Larson had their hands full trying to hold off Jeff Gordon.

Then contact between Danica Patrick and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. set up one final restart with six laps to go, but Keselowski again surged to the front for his second consecutive victory and Sprint Cup Series-leading fifth of the year.

It was a huge turnaround from Friday’s opening practice, when he and Penske teammate Joey Logano struggled to find speed. Keselowski started 25th, but worked his way up to second, only to give it all up following a questionable pit stop under yellow. The rear tire changer fretted he

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AP TOP 25 1. Florida St. (37) 2. Oregon (17) 3. Alabama (1) 4. Oklahoma (2) 5. Auburn 6. Texas A&M (3) 7. Baylor 8. LSU 9. Notre Dame 10. Mississippi 11. Michigan St. 12. UCLA 13. Georgia 14. South Carolina 15. Arizona St. 16. Stanford 17. Southern Cal 18. Missouri 19. Wisconsin 20. Kansas St. 21. BYU 22. Clemson 23. Ohio St. 24. Nebraska 25. Oklahoma St.

in getting better week after week.

“Our teams try and improve as the season goes along,’’ Spurrier said Sunday. “I think we have done that.’’

The Gamecocks certainly have early this season. They were routed at home 52-28 by No. 6 Texas A&M as the prime attraction on the recently launched SEC Network two games ago. Their defense allowed a programworst 680 yards to the Aggies as their rebuilt defensive line looked feeble and overmatched.

Georgia figured to present just as big a test, led by Heisman Trophy favorite Todd Gurley in the backfield. Gurley got his yards, but South Carolina’s defense made the stops when it counted most.

The Gamecocks forced the Bulldogs to field goal tries on three first-half series after Georgia drove inside South Carolina’s 30.

The biggest stop came with under six minutes left. After Damian Swann’s interception set the Bulldogs up with a first-and-goal on the Gamecocks’ 4, Georgia ended up with no points. Marshall Morgan missed what would’ve been a tying 28yard field goal.

The head-scratching moment came on first down when, instead of handing the ball to Gurley, Georgia tried to pass and Hutson Mason was hit with intentional grounding trying to avoid a sack.

“I think we all were surprised’’ when Gurley’s number wasn’t called, Spurrier said. He was stopped for a

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Others receiving votes: North Carolina 82, Duke 55, Mississippi St. 55, Virginia Tech 54, Penn St. 51, East Carolina 44, TCU 42, Pittsburgh 40, Florida 31, Marshall 28, Boston College 22, Washington 14, West Virginia 14, Cincinnati 10, Virginia 6, Arizona 3, Arkansas 3, N. Dakota St. 3, Louisville 2.

AMWAY TOP 25 POLL 1. Florida State (50) 2. Alabama (1) 3. Oregon (6) 4. Oklahoma (4) 5. Auburn 6. Baylor 7. Texas A&M 8. Louisiana State 9. Notre Dame 10. UCLA 11. Michigan State 12. Mississippi 13. Arizona State 14. Georgia 15. Stanford 16. South Carolina 17. Wisconsin 18. Ohio State 19. Missouri 20. Kansas State 21. Southern Cal 22. Nebraska 23. Brigham Young 24. Clemson 25. North Carolina

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South Carolina safety T.J. Gurley (20) celebrates during the Gamecocks’ 38-35 victory over Georgia on Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia.

3-yard gain on second and goal from the 14 and defensive tackle J.T. Surratt tipped Mason’s incomplete pass before Morgan’s miss.

“There was some very good fortune for us,’’ Spurrier said.

Good fortune seems to have followed Spurrier and the Gamecocks in recent years. Instead of picking up the pieces of a crumbling season, South Carolina can push full speed into the SEC East race with the edge over rival Georgia.

“Our goals are still set,’’ South Carolina tailback Mike Davis said. “One loss

does not define a team.’’

Georgia coach Mark Richt hopes that’s true and pointed to the Gamecocks as the example to follow.

After the Texas A&M loss, South Carolina regrouped to beat East Carolina — a win that looks better given the Pirates victory over then 17th-ranked Virginia Tech on Saturday. And now the Gamecocks beat Georgia.

The Gamecocks “beat us and I think we’re a pretty good team,’’ Richt said.

“They didn’t get down to the point they couldn’t fight back and that’s what we have

to do, fight back.’’

Spurrier’s win moved him into a tie for second place all time with Georgia great Vince Dooley with 201 victories as an SEC coach. Spurrier also broke a tie with Auburn’s Shug Jordan to become the career leader with 16 victories against Georgia.

But Spurrier’s putting the brakes on the bandwagon that’s filled with fans once again believing an SEC title is ahead. “We’ve only played three, it’s early. It’s early for everyone,’’ he says. “And we’ve just got to keep pushing.’’

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BY JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Star running back Adrian Peterson returned to the Minnesota Vikings on Monday, insisting he is not a child abuser and wanting “everyone to understand how sorry I feel about the hurt I have brought to my child’’ after he was charged with a felony in Texas for using a wooden switch to spank his 4-year-old son.

The Vikings had benched Peterson for Sunday’s 30-7 home loss to the New England and he had not commented publicly since news broke Friday that he

had lashed the boy with the switch earlier this summer, causing an unspecified injuries.

“I am not a perfect son. I am not a perfect husband. I am not a perfect parent, but I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser,’’ Peterson said in a nearly 500-word statement issued through his agency. “I am someone that disciplined his child and did not intend to cause him any injury.

“No one can understand the hurt that I feel for my son and for the harm I caused him. My goal is always to teach my son right from wrong and that’s what I tried to do that day.’’

Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf said they had decided to

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Price leads the team with 16 aces and has 14 kills, while Pringle has 12 kills. Richardson has 11 aces and a team high 21 digs, Twitty has 16 kills and Gentele has 21 kills and nine aces.

The Lady Gamecocks also have a strong group of underclassmen in juniors Zuri Smith, Aubrey Rickard, Kiana Colclough, Ars’Breana Tyler, McLean Achziger and Annisa Brayboy and sophomore Hannah Bettencourt.

bring back Peterson for practices and Sunday’s game at New Orleans “after significant thought, discussion and consideration.’’

The Wilfs said they want to let the legal process play out before making any more definitive decisions on Peterson’s future with the only NFL team he has ever played for.

“To be clear, we take very seriously any matter that involves the welfare of a child,’’ they said.

“At this time, however, we believe this is a matter of due process and we should allow the legal system to proceed so we can come to the most effective conclusions and then determine the appropriate course of action.’’

The 6-foot-1-inch Smith leads SHS around the net. She has 44 kills and 12 blocks, both team highs. Rickard leads the team in assists with 83 and has 15 aces, Colclough is second on the team with 38 assists.

“We’ve got a good nucleus of girls who are back from last year,” Coker said. “We just need to continue to improve and pick up our game, find the weaknesses of the other teams and make sure we take advantage of them.”

OBITUARIES LEROY SMITH SR. Leroy Smith Sr. or “Smitty,” as he was affectionately called by many, retired educator, administrator, husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born on Aug. SMITH 13, 1928, in Sumter, he was the oldest of two children of the late Dewey and Rebecca Jackson Smith. His father worked in the steel mills and his mother took in clothes to wash. At an early age, they encouraged him to learn how to read the newspaper. Leroy enjoyed the benefits of reading. He quickly realized that to be successful in life, it was important to get a solid foundation that only education could provide. He wanted the same for his children. Leroy’s elementary and secondary training was in the public schools of Sumter. In 1945, he graduated from Lincoln High School.

He attended Morris College and received his bachelor of arts degree in biology in 1949.

Upon graduation, Leroy became employed in the Lee County School district as a teacher and principal at Sandy Bluff Elementary School. He sincerely loved being an integral part of the Lee County community, working with the boys and girls, as well as developing what became lifelong friendships. In 1951, the new Ebenezer Elementary School opened and he became the principal.

In 1954, after four successful years of employment in Lee County, Mr. Smith married a marvelous teacher named Nannie Duren Smith. In 1962, Mr. Smith returned to school and completed graduate work and obtained his master’s of education degree at North Carolina College at Durham, in Durham, North Carolina.

Continuing his career, in 1966 he became the director of the Lee County Summer Head Start Program; from 1970 to 1983, he was assistant Title I Chapter 1 coordinator and media coordinator; and, in 1983, he served as the attendance supervisor. Mr. Smith did additional studies at the University of Indiana and the University of South Carolina.

After 41 years of service in education and contributions to the development of children and to the community of the Lee County Department of Education, Mr. Smith retired.

However, his service to others continued.

Since the age of six, Mr. Smith was a dedicated member and leader at Emmanuel United Methodist Church. He served in numerous capacities in the church. He was president of the United Methodist Young Adult Fellowship; chairman of the commission on stewardship and finance; chairman of the pastor parish relationship committee; board of trustees; the United Methodist Men; administrative board; the Sunday school superintendent; teacher and Sunday school. For many years, Mr. Smith was responsible for the ongoing coordinating and continuous membership of the Emmanuel United Methodist Church Boy Scout Troop No. 136. Most of all, he enjoyed teaching his adult Sunday school class.

Mr. Smith contributed to social, civic and cultural welfare of the Sumter community.

Some professional, civic and social affiliations included membership in the National Education Association; South Carolina Education Association; Lee County Education Association; Association of Education Communication and Technology; Political Action Committee; the S.C. Retired Teachers Association; S.C. Association of Attendance Supervisors; Lee County Media Specialists; PTA; North Main Community Club; NAACP; and Democratic Party member and poll manager. He was a volunteer leader — Education Division of the United Way; leader — Education Division American Cancer SocietyLee County; and a member of

the Morris College Alumni Association. More than 60 years ago, Mr. Smith joined St. Paul Masonic Lodge and served as a senior warden.

He was a warm, generous person who never met a stranger. He believed in family.

He was very organized, and a stickler for following the rules and details. He was athletic, played checkers and believed in good healthy habits, such as no smoking. For several years, he walked three days a week with the Mall Walkers Club.

He did his own yard work and house repairs. Also, he loved fishing, but most of all he loved hunting. For many years, until recently, Mr. Smith was an avid hunter and member of two hunt clubs, where he was the secretary and financial manger. Mr.

Smith LOVED his children and LIFE! In addition to his parents and wife of 53 years, Nannie D. Smith, he was preceded in death by a son, Arthur Girard Tips Smith; two grandchildren, Jackson Clayton and Alexis Danielle Smith; and a sister, Mary Smith Turner.

Surviving are two daughters, Doris Carolyn (Moses) Rice of Los Angeles, California, and Janet Smith Clayton of Sumter; one son, Leroy Smith Jr. of Columbia; seven grandchildren; and six greatgrandchildren. He also enjoyed a host of wonderful and special nieces, nephews, relatives and two special friends, Anne H. Connors and Pearline Boyd. He especially loved his godchildren, Sonjan Johnson, Deanna Fountain-Breelan and

Walter “Chuck” Wilson.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., Sumter. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.

The public may view from 1 to 8 p.m. today.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter, and other times at 311 Stark St., Sumter.

Mr. Smith will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. until the hour of service for final viewing.

The family requests that memorials and condolences be made on their memorial tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com.

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made the call to bench him.

The coach also said the team had some input from the league.

Rivera said Hardy was disappointed when informed he wouldn’t play. Rivera said he allowed Hardy to leave the stadium and return home after notifying him of the move.

“I said, ‘Greg are you OK with this?’ and he said, ‘Coach, I understand,’’’ Rivera said.

Carolina’s defense didn’t miss a beat without Hardy, forcing three turnovers and registering four sacks in a 24-7 victory.

Hardy, who tied a franchiserecord with 15 sacks last season, had four tackles and a sack in the team’s regular season opener at Tampa Bay.

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Carolina head coach Ron Rivera is unsure if defensive end Greg Hardy (76) will play on Sunday against Pittsburgh.

Hardy was deactivated for the game against Detroit but will practice with the team this week.

Hardy has been convicted on two counts of domestic violence, but has filed an appeal.

FROM PAGE B1 you lose, he’s a distraction,’’ Rivera said.

Rivera’s decision to bench Hardy came after the Minnesota Vikings deactivated Adrian Peterson following his indictment for injuring a child.

The Vikings released a statement Monday saying that Peterson will play Sunday against New Orleans.

Rivera said the Panthers have to be careful not to be reactionary.

“We do. That is why we have to sit down and talk about these things,’’ Rivera said. And we did the same thing (on Sunday). We talked

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about a lot of things and at the end of the day I had to make a decision that I believe

was in the best interest of our football team and for Greg.’’

Rivera said Panthers owner

Jerry Richardson was involved in the Hardy discussion, but that he ultimately

church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Travis Geddings, Ken Wixey, Lee Monahan, Kevin DuBose, Jason DuBose and J.B. Hodge.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dargan Hodge, Lynwood Hodge, Dr. E.M. DuBose, Douglas Hodge and Dr. James Cahill.

The family received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Providence Baptist Church Building Fund, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 7759386.

MICHAEL A. KOLB

ERSELL B. HUDSON

Michael Adell “Mike” Kolb, 47, died on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, as a result of a boating accident.

Services will be announced

by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

Ersell Blackwell Hudson, 100, widow of Thomas Edward Hudson Sr., died on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at her home.

Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Elby Elliott Blackwell and Agnes Louise Shorter Blackwell. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church.

Survivors include four daughters, Lillie Bea Benenhaley of Sumter, Betty H. Black (Marshall) of Manning, Brenda H. Lashley (Dwight) of Sumter and Miriam H. Collins of Sumter; a son, Thomas Edward “Ed” Hudson Jr. (Carolyn) of Sumter; 15 grandchildren; 38 greatgrandchildren; 40 great-greatgrandchildren; two greatgreat-great-grandchildren; and two nieces.

She was preceded in death by two sisters, Virgie Spigner and Agnes Pollock; two sons-in-law, Frank Benenhaley and the Rev. Donne E. Collins Sr.; and a grandson, Donnie E. Collins Jr. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Stuart Mizelle and the Rev. Michael Bowman officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1035 Chesterfield Drive.

Memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150; Green Acres Assembly of God, 537 Lewis Road, Sumter, SC 29154; or Agape Hospice, 13 Caldwell St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www. ecsfuneralhome.com

OBITUARIES THELMA L. MOTES WEDGEFIELD — Thelma Louise Motes, age 74, died on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

QUEEN E. ROSE NEW ZION — Queen Elizabeth Gamble Boulware Rose, 82, widow of Hazel Rose, died on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at Williamsburg Regional Hospital, Kingstree.

She was born on June 26, 1932, in New Zion, a daughter of the late Alex and Helen Flemming Gamble.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Deloris Mickens, 1549 527 Subdivision Road, New Zion.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JAMES F. KENNEDY James “Mr. Bo” Foster Kennedy, 85, husband of Annie Mae Goodman, departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Regency Hospital, Florence.

He was born on April 4, 1929, in Lynchburg, a son of the late Jimmie and Ruth Kennedy.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of his son, 731 E. Charlotte Ave., Sumter, SC 29150.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

BERTHA MAE BRISBON Funeral services for Bertha Mae Brisbon, who passed away on Sept. 10, 2014, will be held at 3 p.m. today at Spring Hill United Methodist Church.

Internment will follow in the church cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at 78 Sand Trail Lane.

Services entrusted to New Life Funeral Services of Bishopville.

HELEN H. DUBOSE Helen Herndon DuBose, 88, widow of Leonard C. DuBose, died on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at the Agape Hospice House in Columbia.

Born on March 13, 1926, in Walterboro, she was a daughter of the late John K. and Idella Hiott Herndon. Mrs. DuBose was of the Baptist faith and was a member of Providence Baptist Church. She retired after 18 years as a supervisor from Sunbeam/Aircap Industries.

Surviving are three sons, David DuBose and wife, Cindy, Daryl DuBose and wife, Marie, and Randal DuBose, all of Sumter; one daughter, Melanie Moss and husband, Roy, of West Columbia; a sister, Doris Dickey of North Charleston; numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen Geddings; and a brother, John K. Herndon Jr. of St. Petersburg, Florida.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Graham Bochman officiating.

Burial will follow in the

SAMUEL CARTER BISHOPVILLE — Samuel Carter entered eternal rest on Sept. 13, 2014, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center, Bishopville.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his son, Michael Carter, 118 Baskin Ave., Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home of Bishopville.

WILLIE L. DUPREE The Rev. Willie L. Dupree, 72, husband of Doris Jones Dupree, departed this life on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014, at his residence.

He was born on Sept. 10, 1942, in Sumter, a son of Susan Burn Dupree and the late Joshua Dupree Sr. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 224 Wildwood Ave., Sumter, SC 29154.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

CAROLYN BROWN Carolyn Janet Mauer Brown, 79, wife of Joseph V. Brown, died on Saturday, Sept.

13, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Plainfield, Illinois, she was a daughter of the late Edward A. and Hazel Hassig Mauer. She attended First Baptist Church and was a member of the Shepherd’s Center and American Legion Post 15 Auxiliary.

Survivors include her husband of 59 years; four children, Linda Sue Bostanche (Dave) of Yorkville, Illinois, Edward A. Brown of Alexandria, Virginia, John E. Brown of Plainfield and Ronald J. Brown of St. Louis, Missouri; a granddaughter, Cassie Jolly (Chaz) of Naperville, Illinois; a sister, Sharon McClanahan of Plano, Illinois; and a number of other extended family members.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dan Barber and the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating.

Burial will be in Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home 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

Regional Medical Center.

She was born on June 15, 1949.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Leroy Harrison, 409 N. Main St., Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

LINDA MCFADDEN Linda “Nan” McFadden, 60, wife of Curtis McFadden, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born on Nov. 8, 1953, in Sumter, to Martha Wright and the late Charles Rose. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County. She was a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church.

She was employed by Pilgrims Pride for 18 years.

Survivors are her husband; daughter, Tonya (Sherman) Tomlin; son, Gregory Wright Sr. (Gwendolyn); a godson reared in the home, Laquavion Phillip; an adopted daughter, Natasha Jackson; her mother, Martha Wright; seven grandchildren; two sisters, Lou Ella Hannibal and Carrie Rosenburg; two aunts, Wessie Johnson and Anna Bell (Thomas) Smith; mother-in-law, Bernice McFadden; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 2:30 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Willie A. Wright Jr., assisted

by Minister Calvin Hastie, the Rev. Ruth Pugh and the Rev. Leroy Blanding. Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 510 Pioneer Drive, Sumter.

Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

LINDA FORD Linda Ford, 65, died on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, at Tuomey

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OR

ETS NC

Professional Pr Boarding, Grooming & Gr Clipping

35 Years Boarding Experience 33 Years Grooming Experience Lori Cook Briggs Groomer & Stylist

Graduate of Academy of Dog Grooming

Hours: 9am - 5:30pm Closed Wednesday & Sunday

2007

Pet Supplies & “Life is Good” Dealer

773-2501

PLEASE ADOPT A FRIEND! 2565 Lindo Ct. • Sumter, SC 29150

Heather

My name is SOPHIE and I’m a 10 month old blond female Hound/Husky mix.

My name is HEATHER and I’m a 2 year old blond female purebred Chihuahua.

Longfellow

Blanca

My name is LONGFELLOW and I’m a 12 week old brown tabby male American Shorthair.

My name is BLANCA and I’m a 1 year old white female American Shorthair.

Momma Kitty

803-905-5280

Sophie

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SUNDANCE KIT and I’m a 6 week old orange tabby male American Shorthair.

OARDING NN

www.sumtertransport.com 170 S. Lafayette Drive Sumter, SC 29150 EOE

Catherine M. Zyback, D.M.D.

Luna

MY BUDDY B I F P I .

CONTACT Pat Joyner at 803-775-1002 Ext. 107 OR visit our website to download a job application and fax to (954) 653-1195

The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, aka SPCA SPCA,, has an abundance of friendly pets looking for nice, warm homes with lots of love to share. Shown are just a few of the adoptable pets now available at the shelter.

Huckleberry

Ripley

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Reconditioned batteries $35. Also have lawn mower, truck, 4 wheeler, golf cart & marine batteries, starters & alternators. Car dealers/garages ask about special prices. Auto Electric Co. 803-773-4381

MINS WALMART/SHAW AC +/- SEPTIC, WATER $12,900. 888-774-5720

Near Shaw: 2br/1ba w/ large porch $400/mo Lot # 28 fenced yard 840-3371, 494-8603, 494-3573 16X80 on .075 acre lot in Wedgefield; very clean and roomy, 2BR 2BA, refridge, dw, & stove. fenced in backyard, front & back porches, $500 Dep $500 Mo. No sec 8 Call Brad 983-9065

Miscellaneous

American Auto Sales 803-775-2344 We have church buses and Crown Victorias

DALZELL 16.57 ACRES WATER, PAVED ROAD $2250/ACRE 888-774-5720

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Autos For Sale

1996 Ford Ranger exten. cab Runs great $2700 OBO Call 803-447-5453

3BR 1BA on 1 acre of land $52,000 Call 803-775-5638

Land & Lots for Sale

2/3BR MH. All appliances, C/H/A, Section 8 OK 803-469-6978 or 803-499-1500

Autos For Sale

Call

Mobile Home Rentals

STATEBURG COURTYARD

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

For Lease or Sale* 205 W Oakland Ave 3BR 2BA Newly Renovated..

803-938-5524 for details.

3BR 2BA With Range, dishwasher, microwave, Convenient To Shaw & Sumter. Like new inside. $900 Mo. Call 803-840-7633

$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

RENTALS

Homes for Sale

Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

STC offers competitive salary and benefits EOE and Drug Free Workplace Contact - Pat Joyner 803-775-1002 x107

REAL ESTATE

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

My name is STERLING and I’m a 10 week old grey and white male American Shorthair.

My name is MOMMA KITTY and I’m a 2 year old black female American Shorthair.

Icee

My name is ICEE and I’m a 7 month old black and white female American Shorthair. n e m r Ca My name is CARMEN and I’m a 1 year old orange tabby and white female American Shorthair.

Katthena

My name is KATTHENA and I’m a 1 year old calico female American Shorthair.

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: $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

1140 S. GUIGNARD DR.

BE A SPONSOR ON THIS PAGE AND HELP THE SPCA TODAY!

Happy Pets “Home Away From Home” For 35 Years

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.

SALES - SERVICE - PARTS

469-9030

Broad Street Ext. • Sumter www.sumterchryslerjeepdodge.com SALES HOURS: SERVICE HOURS: 9AM-8PM MON-FRI 7:30AM-5:30PM MON-FRI 9AM-6PM SAT 7:30AM-1PM SAT

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