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that same year, she was transferred to Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, her only duty station. While at Pope, Jesa protected six handlers, served during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom, deployed to Iraq three times and completed missions in Fallujah and Ramadi.

The South Carolina real estate market is improving, according to the South Carolina Realtors’ August housing market reports, but the Sumter and Clarendon county market lagged behind the statewide number. Statewide, new listings were up 3.9 percent to 9,172, pending sales increased 3.2 percent to 5,991 and inventory shrank 5.8 percent to 39,091 units. Prices moved higher as the median sales price was up 6 percent to $174,900, and days on Market decreased 11 percent to 97 days, the report said. Months supply of inventory was down 18.8 percent to 6.5 months, the report said. “Everything is up throughout the state,” said Sumter Board of Realtors Executive Director Darlene Hebert. “But not in our area.” While the Sumter/Clarendon market experienced a 10 percent jump in the median price, average days on the market increased 5.3 percent from 150 to 158 days, and the number of homes and condos sold was down 16.8 percent from August 2014. “Median price is way up from last year at this time,” Hebert said. “It doesn’t take but one sale over $400,000 to make the money askew.” Hebert said there may be several factors that are draining the market in the two-county area. “Right now, the lake level is down considerably,” she said. “I think that is going to hurt our lake activity.” She said the low lake level can make buyers hesitant. “Even on good water, if the dock doesn’t go

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Tech Sgt. Kevin Davis and his wife, Samantha, are presented with a folded American Flag by a member of the Shaw Air Force Base Honor Guard during the memorial service for Jesa H-184, a retired military working dog, during the service at Bullock Funeral Home on Friday.

Family remembers military working dog, Jesa H-184 BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com A friend is a friend, no matter if she walks on two legs or four. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kevin Davis and his wife, Samantha, can attest to that. On Sept. 12, the Davis family lost one of their good friends, 12-year-old retired U.S. Air Force Military Working Dog Jesa H-184.

The sable colored German Shepherd was born on Aug. 2, 2002 and would later go on to accomplish several missions alongside Air Force JESA personnel. Jesa began her military career in July 2004 as a detection and patrol dog at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. In December

Sumter Economic Development brings in new managerial staff BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Sumter Economic Development President and CEO Jay Schwedler has announced the hire of two new staff members and the promotion of a third. The organization includes the Sumter Development Board, the Sumter Smarter Growth Initiative and LinkSC, which is a regional economic alli-

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ance of Lee and Sumter counties. Schwedler said O. Kip Dillihay II and Erika D. Williams have already assumed their duties with Sumter Economic DILLIHAY Development. Dillihay will be manager of economic development, and Williams will be manager of communications and strategic initiatives, he said.

Eliza Buxton, who has been on staff for five years, has been promoted to manager of operations, where she will coordinate daily operations and provide support to WILLIAMS the team as it continues to grow and foster economic development activities in Sumter and Lee counties, Schwedler said. Dillihay, a Columbia and Hopkins

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native, is a University of South Carolina alumnus and holds a juris doctorate from the Charleston School of Law. Schwedler said Dillihay will focus on the retention and expansion of existing industry, lead research efforts and support project management. He has worked previously as an international business consultant

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Jamaican teachers reunite at local middle school BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Nyree McDonald and Joan Mellard first met as rookie teachers at an elite public school in their home country of Jamaica. As fate would have it, more than 10 years later they would meet again, this time at Furman Middle School, teaching the same grade, the same subject, on the same hall. The dynamic teaching duo has been called everything from the Jamaican connection to twins by faculty and staff at the middle school they’ve come to call a second home. McDonald and Mellard are two of 54 international teachers in Sumter School District who come from countries such as Jamaica, Senegal, Romania, India, Uganda and several others. “The atmosphere at Furman Middle School actually reminds me of the school we taught at in Jamaica,” Mellard said. “The faculty and staff make us feel at home.” McDonald and Mellard are both from Saint Andrew Parish, near Kingston, the capital of the island country. They are both graduates of The University of West Indies with bachelor’s degrees in literature and English. They first met while teaching at Ardenne High School in Saint Andrew Parish, one of the country’s elite coeducational schools, McDonald said. “We were colleagues then in

the same department, but not close friends; we lost touch for many years,” said McDonald. “Who would have known we’d meet again?” Today the two educators teach eighth grade English and language arts at Furman. The two teachers came through either Educational Partners International or Visiting International Faculty, exchange programs for international educators who want to teach in the United States. The programs allow teachers to work in the U.S. for as many as five years. Both said they have an adventurous spirit and wanted an opportunity to teach abroad. “It’s a program of cultural exchange; we introduce the students to a bit of our culture and in return learn about the culture here,” Mellard said. Mellard said there are differences in teaching styles in Jamaica and the U.S. “In the U.S., it seems there is more hands-on learning, whereas in Jamaica it’s primarily lecture,” Mellard said. “We could have a lecture of up to 45 minutes to an hour in Jamaica, and that’s just the differences in between cultures. In Jamaica, students expect the teacher to show what he or she knows; in the U.S., the students learn by doing.” The way students are tested is also different, McDonald said. In Jamaica, students are primarily tested with long

essay exams while in the U.S. most of the testing, including standardized testing, is multiple choice, McDonald said. School facilities are also different. Most schools in Jamaica are several buildings that could be located across the street from one another or several blocks apart, compared to one large building in the U.S., Mellard said. Many Jamaican school buildings don’t have air conditioning and use fans and windows, she said. Class curriculum and the way classes are structured also differs. High school is typically grades 7 to 12 in Jamaica, and students can take as many as 14 different classes per week throughout the school year with the classes alternating on different days of the week. In Jamaica, the teachers are typically the ones to change classes instead of the students. Also, religion is openly practiced in Jamaican schools, McDonald said. Mellard said what she enjoys the most about teaching in the U.S. is the students. “They can be the biggest challenge but also the biggest reward,” Mellard said. Coming from a capital city of nearly 940,000 people in Jamaica, both McDonald and Mellard said they enjoy the quiet and tranquility of the Sumter area. “The people here are very welcoming and really make us feel at home,” McDonald said.

Deputies arrest 19 on drug charges FROM STAFF REPORTS Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office narcotics division arrested 19 people during the past week as part of a six-month undercover investigation into illegal drug activity in the county. The undercover operation led investigators to serve five separate search warrants at locations throughout Sumter County. In addition to seizing cocaine, crack cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine, officers also seized four vehicles, two handguns, an assault rifle and more than $17,000 in cash. Arrests were made after undercover officers made drug purchases from some of the suspects, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Officers from the Sumter Police Department and the South Carolina Probation, Parole and Pardon Service assisted the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in the operation, the release stated. The arrests come three months after a separate undercover investigation, which was run concurrently by the department, resulted in 19 people being arrested on various drug charges. All of the people arrested were transported to the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center to await hearings. Those arrested, their addresses and charges follow: Jeremy Jemal Ballard, 33, 825 Point Drive, Wedgefield, distribution of crack cocaine; Rayshawn Clark, 21, 270 Country Springs Road, distribution of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana; Ricardo Mortez Dargan, 29, 1281 Devonshire

Drive, distribution of crack cocaine; Stephen Andrew Dellinger, 36, 2911 Dutch Branch Road, distribution of heroin; Matthew Jordan Gainey, 25, 455 Country Springs Road, possession of methamphetamine; Celestino Anthony Gonzalez, 22, 4400 Rosewood Drive, distribution of crack cocaine; Darnell Lashon Green, 40, 1230 S. Pike East, Lot 112, distribution of cocaine; Larry Earl Hunt, 39, 4 Ashley St., distribution of cocaine, trafficking cocaine, trafficking crack cocaine, PWID heroin and possession of a stolen firearm; Quinton Antron Hodge, 39, 2675 Burnt Gin Road, Wedgefield, distribution of a controlled substance and distribution of crack cocaine; Ashley Rhea Johnson, 30, 2069 Greenville Circle, distribution of marijuana; Dennis Ray Mclaurin, 40, 415 Silver St., distribution of cocaine; Reinaldo Luis Mercado, 31, 2035 Bear Ridge Road, Baltimore, Maryland, PWID cocaine; Woodrow Wilson Middleton, 66, 830 S. Main St., distribution of heroin; Richard Erby Patrick, 33, 4201 Granada Drive, distribution of crack cocaine; Corey Loneal Prioleau, 38, 2430 Hummingbird Road, Dalzell, distribution of crack cocaine and resisting arrest; Stephan Gerard Robinson, 31, 1370 Mooneyham Road, distribution of cocaine and PWID cocaine; Rasean Devontae Singletary-White, 22, 405 Hobson St., distribution of marijuana; William Lee Sprately Jr, 66, 310 W. Bartlette, St., distribution of heroin; and Joseph Edward Vipperman, 30, 2290 Waterwheel Drive, distribution of heroin.

Nyree McDonald, above, guides a discussion of “Fahrenheit 451” during her eighth grade English class at Furman Middle School on Friday. Joan Mellard, left, leads her eighth grade English class at Furman Middle School on Friday. Mellard is an exchange teacher from Jamaica. PHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

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County council to consider subdivision Sumter County Public Works and Solid Waste Committee will meet Tuesday at 5:15 p.m. in County Council Conference Room, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St., to discuss a streetlight request for the intersection of Old 521 and Maidenhair Lane and updates on streetlight projects through out the county. Sumter County Forfeited Land Commission will meet Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. in County Council Conference Room to consider six contractual matters pertaining to forfeited property in the county. Sumter County Council then will meet Tuesday at 6 p.m. in County Council Chambers to consider: • Second reading of a request to rezone approximately 223 acres of land on the south side of Queen Chapel Road between Cannery Road and Westbury Mill Road from agricultural conservation to residential-15. The applicant intends to

develop a single-family subdivision on the land once it is rezoned. A public hearing will be held before council takes action on the matter; and • Second reading of an ordinance authorizing permanent easements to the city of Sumter and Black River Electric Cooperative on North Wise Drive. A public hearing will be held on Oct. 13. A tribute to St. Mark 4-B Missionary Baptist Church Mass Choir will be presented during the meeting.

Historic preservation committee will meet Sumter Historic Preservation Design Review Committee will meet Thursday at 3:30 p.m. in Sumter City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider: • A request for exterior renovations to include new awnings, lighting, signage, metal fascia paint and a roll-up on an existing office building at 36 W. Liberty St.; and • A request to restore the façade back of a building at 154 S. Main St. back to its original design which includes painting

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Sumter gallery announces full slate of fall art classes FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter County Gallery of Art has announced its schedule of art classes for adults and youth for fall.

ADULT CLASSES • Adult pottery with Laura Cardello For ages 18 and older, this class will meet from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays, Oct. 20 through Nov. 24; $120 for gallery members, $135 for non-members, supplies included. • Oil and acrylic painting with Mary Ann Reames For students 18 and older, this introduction to painting meets from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays, Sept. 22 through Oct. 27. $120 members, $135 non-members, supplies included. • Color pencil drawing with Sylvester Hickmon

For students ages 18 and older who are serious about learning to draw, from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 21 through Oct. 19. $105 members, $120 nonmembers, art supplies included. • Watercolor painting with Carole Carberry Two sessions for 18 and older students — 10:30 a.m. to noon on Thursdays, Oct. 1 through Nov. 1 and 4 to 6 p.m. Thursdays, Nov. 12 through Dec. 17., $105 members, $120 non-members, art supplies included.

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Ages 8 through 17, meets from 4 to 6 p.m. Mondays, Sept. 28 through Oct. 26. $105 members, $120 non-members, supplies included. • Print, Stitch & Dye with Amanda Cox Ages 8 through 17 will meet from 4:30 to 6 p.m. on Fridays from Sept. 25 through Oct. 23. $95 members, $110 nonmembers, supplies included. • Color pencil fundamentals with Sylvester Hickmon Ages 9 through 17 will meet from 4:30 through 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays, Nov. 3 through Dec. 8 to learn the basics of drawing. $105 members, $120 non-members, supplies included. For more information, call (803) 775-0543 or visit the Sumter County Gallery of Art at 200 Hasel St. in the Sumter County Cultural Center. Visit the websites sumtergallery.org or facebook.com/sumtergallery.

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he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that every year about one in three adults over the age of 65 suffers from a fall-related injury. Approximately 30 percent of those falls are severe enough that it affects their daily living activities, decreasing their ability to live independently and possibly increasing their risk of early death. Among older adults, falls are the leading cause of both fatal and nonfatal injuries. Common injuries from a fall include injuries to the spine, hip, forearm, leg, ankle, pelvis, upper arm and hand. Yet the most severe fracture is the hip. Hip fractures are serious fall injuries that often result in long-term functional impairment. More than 95 percent of hip fractures are caused by falling sideways onto

the hip. Osteoporosis, lack of exercise, smoking or medical conditions that cause dizziness can increase your risk of breaking a hip. For those with severe osteoporosis, it is possiMissy ble for the hip to Corrigan break without falling. Unintentional falls can also result in a decreased quality of life or even loss of life. One in three adults who lived independently before a hip fracture remains in a nursing home for at least a year after the injury. One in five adults die within the year of breaking a hip because of complications associated with the hip fracture.

Fractures are both the most common and most costly nonfatal injuries. In 2013, approximately $34 billion was associated with direct medical costs, with the hospitalization costs accounting for 44 percent and emergency department costs accounting for 20 percent of the total costs. With the population aging, we are expecting to see the amount of falls increase as well as the costs that are associated with them. Luckily, falls for the most part are preventable. As you age, bones naturally lose strength and are more likely to break, even from a minor fall. The CDC suggests getting regular exercise that focuses on increasing leg strength and balance, such as tai chi programs. Regular eye exams and screenings

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This season’s flu vaccine should be more effective BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Give flu vaccine another chance: This year’s version got a recipe change that should make it more effective after last winter’s misery from a nasty surprise strain of virus. Don’t let a fear of needles stop you. Beyond the traditional shots, the squeamish for the first time could try a needle-free injection or choose the nasal spray or tiny skin-deep needles that have been around for a while. All told, at least 171 million doses of flu vaccine are expected this year. “It doesn’t matter which flu vaccine you get; just get one,” Dr. Tom Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said Thursday before rolling up his own sleeve for a regular shot. Last fall and winter marked “a bad year for flu,” Frieden acknowledged, as a mutated strain of Type A flu began spreading widely after the vaccine doses already were brewed. The H3N2 flu subtype always is harsh, especially for older adults, and the vaccine was only 13 percent effective against the mutated version that caused most of last year’s illnesses, he said. Typically, flu vaccine is 50 percent to 60

percent effective. Flu-related hospitalizations of seniors last year were the highest recorded in the decade that CDC has counted. That same H3N2 strain still is circulating in other countries and even in low levels in the U.S., Frieden said. “So far, the strains in this year’s vaccine seem likely to match,” Frieden said in an interview Thursday, stressing that CDC is closely monitoring genetic fluctuations to see if that changes.

WHO SHOULD BE VACCINATED Everybody starting at 6 months of age should be vaccinated, the CDC says. Flu is especially dangerous for people over age 65, young children, pregnant women and people with chronic health conditions such as asthma or heart disease. But healthy young people can get seriously ill, too, as well as spread the disease. CDC said last year at least 145 children died of flu, above the yearly average of 100, a number Frieden called an underestimate. Only about half of children who die from flu have underlying health problems, noted Dr. Wendy Sue Swanson of Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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Anderson couple talk navigating 51 years together BY CHARMAINE SMITH-MILES Anderson Independent Mail ANDERSON (AP) — Now, 51 years after they first said “I do” to each other, Al and Judy Swanson laugh when they remember that Al forgot one of his lines in their wedding vows. “We memorized our lines and afterward, we realized that he forgot the ‘in sickness and in health’ part,” Judy said. They laugh because it is a funny memory, considering what they have been through together. They laugh because regardless of whether Al said it, he has lived it. So has she. “I never thought about leaving Judy,” Al said. “Because marriage is forever, and I love her.” A simple statement from a spouse whose marriage — like many — has been anything but simple. The Swansons raised two children, one of whom they nearly lost days after he was born. Judy dealt with a debilitating digestive illness at one time that kept her hospitalized off and on for about eight years. For the last decade, Al has been battling the progressive effects of Alzheimer’s. Since he was diagnosed, doctors have also discovered that he has Parkinson’s disease. Alzheimer’s affects one’s memory, usually a person’s short-term memory. Parkinson’s is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects a person’s movement and posture. Al and Judy were part of a gathering Saturday at Carolina Wren Park in downtown Anderson. They joined the Walk to End Alzheimer’s, to raise awareness about the disease and to raise money for more research. They held hands through

Judy Swanson, above, talks about the Walk to End Alzheimer’s as her husband, Al, stands nearby at NHC Anderson where Al is a resident coping with Alzheimer’s. He planned to participate in the walk in downtown Anderson with a large group of family and friends dubbed Al’s Army. Left, the Swansons hold hands as they walk around NHC Anderson. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

most of the walk. “We lean on each other,” Judy said. “We’ve made it through all of this by faith. We cherish each moment.” The Swansons live in Anderson but are both natives of the small town of Niles, Michigan. They went to high

school together and started dating after a good friend of theirs set them up on a blind date to go to the county fair. By the end of that night, they had already planned their next date. They would go to see a football game. At the time, Judy was still in high school (but nearly finished), and Al was in college. When she was 19 and he was 21, they married. It was 1964. Al was an accountant. He has always worked with numbers, and he studied business and accounting for his bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

In the 1980s, the Swansons moved to the South because of his job. For a while, when they lived near Myrtle Beach, Judy would worked at a nursing home and with the state’s Alzheimer’s association. “We had no idea that someday this same disease would be part of our future,” Judy said. “Then, Al would go with me to see patients. He would see people who were bedridden.” When Al began forgetting things and repeating questions or statements, the Swan-

sons’ son-in-law alerted them that he needed to see a doctor. “It was disappointing to hear the diagnosis,” Al said. “Because I knew there wasn’t any cure out there.” It helped that Al was diagnosed early. But what they already knew about the affects of Alzheimer’s made his diagnosis more frightening, in some ways, Judy said. She said Al’s father also had Alzheimer’s. “Sometimes, ignorance is bliss,” Judy said. “It is a dreadful disease. The hard part is we know what is down the line.” Al learned he had Alzheimer’s at the age of 62. He is now 72. Two years ago, they had to make one of the hardest decisions of their marriage, Judy said. For the first time in 51 years, they would be living in two different places. Al went to live at the NHC facility in Anderson. “I remember the first day I put him in here,” Judy said. “I cried all day. I know that God holds tomorrow, but that didn’t mean I wasn’t broken. We had been together so long. I never dreamed that one day we would be separated this way.” As she tells this part of their story, Al does not let go of her hand. It took a while, she said, to get used to the idea that he was not going to be there at home with her in the evenings. She said the empty bed was one of the hardest things to adjust to. Every day, she is at NHC. Sometimes he goes home. And they watch his favorite movies — almost all starring John Wayne. His favorite John Wayne film: “McLintock!” “And I love watching John Wayne,” Al said, a smile widening on his face. “He was a great American. He stood for something.”

Plan approved to shorten rail line from Raleigh to Richmond RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Federal officials and North Carolina and Virginia representatives have approved a final environmental study on plans for a shorter rail line known as the Southeast Corridor, linking Raleigh and Richmond. The documents signed Thursday are part of the effort to allow faster trains from Atlanta to the District of Columbia, The News & Observer of Raleigh reported.

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Research that makes you go ‘huh’ wins Ig Nobels BOSTON (AP) — A Cornell University graduate student who allowed honeybees to sting him in 25 places and a group of scientists who concluded it’s possible for one man to father 888 children are among the winners of this year’s Ig Nobels, which honor humorous scientific achievement. Michael Smith estimates he was stung about 200 times during his 2012 honeybee study. His conclusion: The three most painful places to get stung are the nostril, the upper lip and the male sex organ. “A sting to the nostril is so painful it’s like a whole body experience,” he said. Other winners being honored Thursday night at the 25th annual ceremony at Harvard University include a trio of linguists who discovered that almost every language in the world uses the word “huh” for clarification in a conversation and researchers who found that corporate CEOs take less professional risk if directly affected by natural disasters as children. Real Nobel laureates hand out the prizes, and each winner receives a cash award: a Zimbabwean 10 trillion-dollar bill, the equivalent of a couple of U.S. dollars. Smith shared the Ig Nobel for physiology and entomology with Justin Schmidt, an adjunct professor at the University of Arizona who devised a pain scale for insect stings. His advice: Do not get stung by the tarantula hawk, a nasty looking wasp found in the Southwestern U.S. with a stinger about a quarter-inch long. “The sting is entirely nontoxic but hurts like the bejesus,” Schmidt said. Mark Dingemanse and two colleagues at the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, Netherlands, won the Ig Nobel for literature for determining that the word “huh” is used in lan-

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Audience members, above, launch paper airplanes during a performance at the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony at Harvard University on Thursday. Michael Smith, left, accepts his trophy from Dudley Herschbach, the 1986 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, while being honored during the event. The Ig Nobel prize is an award handed out by the Annals of Improbable Research magazine at Harvard University for silly sounding scientific discoveries that often have surprisingly practical applications.

guages around the world, including some of the most obscure. “A system for fixing misunderstandings is clearly a crucial part of language,” he said. “’Huh?’ is one element of this system: It’s the basic error signal people fall back on if all else fails.” Elisabeth Oberzaucher and a colleague at the University of Vienna in Austria won the mathematics prize for figuring out whether it was possible for Moroccan Emperor Moulay Ismael to have sired 888 children — and that’s the

conservative estimate. Ismael fathered the children during a roughly 30-year reign that ended in 1727. It sounds exhausting, but the bottom line is, yes, it is possible to father that many children if he had sex daily. The study also found that it could be done with as few as 65 women, not the 500 in his harem. Raghu Rau, professor of finance at the University of Cambridge, and his colleagues won for their study that found business leaders more directly affected by natural disas-

ters as children took less risk during their careers. Rau uses Apple as an example. Late CEO Steve Jobs, who lived through a deadly landslide near his home in San Francisco as a child, ran the company conservatively. His successor, Tim Cook, witnessed few fatalities despite regular tornadoes while growing up in Alabama and has

made more risky business decisions. “Think of yourself as a member of a board of directors: When you try to hire a CEO, do you want a risk taker or not?” Rau said. As usual, the winners were thrilled with the honor. “Sometimes these crazy things provide a lot of insight,” Schmidt said.

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market slowed down a little during the summer. “We have been doing pretty good at Mungo,” she said. “We have five subdivisions here in Sumter with all price ranges, from $100,000 to $400,000.” “We were busy up to June, but once it got really hot it slowed down; really in August it slowed down,” she said. Recently, she said there has been some growth in sales in the $100,000 to $180,000 range. She said the new-home market is

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‘Zoo’ delivers with curiosity, intrigue

o many television shows have failed to live up to their hype that my personal viewing habits have devolved (some would argue “evolved”) into only watching movies, news and sports. But I took the bait, the promotion offered for the series “Zoo” on CBS, and watched the first episode. I’ve been hooked ever since. The storyline centers around strange aniRick mal activity Carpenter that throughout the series becomes more prominent. It starts with a few species appearing to communicate throughout the world. And the animals have decided to turn the tables on humans, from being the hunted to the aggressor; the animal kingdom decides to test the biblical proclamation that man should have dominion over the world. Even household pets leave their homes for secret rendezvous. The first few episodes show how what appears to be a government official pulling together five people from diverse backgrounds to identify what is happening, why it’s happening and what to do about it. The team includes an animal behavior expert, a journalist, a safari guide, a French foreign intelligence officer and a veterinarian pathologist. Only two of the team members knew each other ahead of time. Their search for answers leads them all over the world and focuses their efforts on the research of one member of the team’s father who was discredited by other researchers when he predicted the creation of such a development. Not only does each episode force you to sit at the edge of your seat, each scene sends you to commercial break wondering what’s next. The plot includes the introduction of a bacteria into animal food products made by conglomerate Reiden and a possible cure through what the cast calls “the mother cell.”

As the bacteria spreads throughout the animal kingdom, animals force mankind indoors as species of animals unite with their natural animal enemies to create global panic among humans. Worldwide governments unite to solve the animal takeover by possibly killing every animal on earth. Each episode connects to the next one. You’ll know if you’re interested after the first one. I won’t spoil the ending because we don’t know it. The final episode only makes you wonder what’s next. Of course, the scenario appears fictitious. You may be thinking, “Hey, mankind can’t even communicate mentally across the room, much less worldwide. How can animals do it?” Let me remind you of Napoleon Hill. Andrew Carnegie commissioned Hill in 1908 to interview 500 successful men to determine what common traits they had that made them successful. The culmination of his work, “The Law of Success,” was published in 1928. Hill’s most successful book, “Think and Grow Rich,” based on the same research, was published in 1937 and had sold more than 20 million copies when Hill died in 1970. Both were considered the first books in the personal success genre. In Hill’s “The Law of Success,” he mentions several times how many of the great minds of the time — such as Carnegie, Henry Ford, Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, to name a few — possessed the ability to transfer knowledge and communicate mentally with each other across great distances. Today, we might call it “channeling.” Just recalling Hill’s research piques my curiosity about the animal kingdom’s ability to mentally communicate. In Zoo, mankind — at least the five main characters — uses cellphones to communicate. Which makes me wonder; perhaps we’re all devolving. Rick Carpenter is Managing Editor at The Sumter Item. Reach him at rick@theitem. com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD ANSWER FISCAL QUESTIONS I personally delivered a letter to the members of the Sumter School Board on Aug. 20, 2015, asking important questions. The letter was in The Sumter Item soon after I delivered it to the board. To this date, I have received no reply at all from the board. No one from the district has contacted me to tell me what to do or how to do it. No response at all from the Sumter School District, period. The board is known for telling citizens they will look into matters and never giving a substantive response. Ever. What is going on? Why won’t the board respond? More important, why hasn’t The Sumter Item made this a top issue, “how can the board simply refuse to answer a citizen’s very reasonable and important questions?” And tell the public

the answer to the questions! I asked two basic questions: How much did the district get for the Bultman Drive property and what did they do with it? And how many people got no-bid contracts to do work at district schools this year, for how much and why? Oh, and how often have no-bid contracts happened since the new district began and who got the most money? Oh yes, and who is giving approval for all these contracts? Regardless of your political party, don’t you want to know what’s going on? I am asking you to write to the board chairman, board members and The Sumter Item asking for answers. And while you’re at it, ask who is advising the board to stonewall the citizens of Sumter regarding how they are spending millions of our dollars. LOYD YOUNG Sumter

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Money quotes from GOP contenders W

ASHINGTON — Sometimes what seems the least consequential detail tells the most about a person’s character — or at least his or her intentions. Such was the case at the end of Wednesday’s debate, the second for the GOP field of presidential candidates, with the “light” and irrelevant question of which woman’s face they’d like to see on the $10 bill. In case Kathleen you’re one Parker of those people who couldn’t care less whose face is on paper money or any other legal tender (my hand is raised), the query probably was a cue to find the remote. Why not ask what kind of dog they’d like to be? Come to think of it, that would be informative. (Suggestions @ kathleenparker.) But light notes are nearly required as epilogues to insult matches, otherwise fantastically referred to as “debates.” Anyone amusing himself with the notion that CNN’s extraordinary ratings (an average of 23 million over three hours) reflect the nation’s fascination with substantive discourse on foreign policy ignores history. Hint: the Colosseum. If all eyes were on Donald Trump during the first debate, they were riveted on Carly Fiorina this time, not least because of what many hoped might transpire between these two as they faced off in the wake of Trump’s despicable insult in a Rolling Stone interview about Fiorina’s looks. “Look at that face!” he said. “Would anyone vote for that?” Viewers were denied a bloodletting but were richly rewarded if they prefer a cutting comment to a knife fight. To the inevitable question about Trump’s affront, Fiorina replied: “I think women all over this country heard very clearly what Mr. Trump said.” Brava.

Economy of words is one of Fiorina’s strengths, and she was equally concise on the money question. Pandering to no one, she said she wouldn’t put any woman on the bill. “I don’t think it helps to change our history,” she said. “We ought to recognize that women are not a special interest group.” Despite the relative insignificance of the changing faces on our currency — by the way, who knew $20bill poster boy Andrew Jackson pioneered the hairstyle popularized by Vanity Fair’s Graydon Carter? — the candidates’ answers were revealing. It would have been simpler if moderator Jake Tapper had just asked, “To whom would you wish to pander this evening?” but the 10-dollar question seemed more fun. Alas, some candidates weren’t playful and eliminated themselves from consideration for the title of “Worst Panderer.” These were Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee and Donald Trump, all of whom named a family member. Sweet but unsporting and lacking in imagination. Trump did amend his choice by seconding Rosa Parks, whom Marco Rubio had picked as “an everyday American that changed the course of history.” Even though Parks is certainly a legitimate choice, it isn’t entirely cynical to infer that Rubio and Trump need some cred among African-American voters. Libertarian Rand Paul, who has a hard time convincing people that he’s on board with social issues, picked suffragette Susan B. Anthony, who is a popular symbol for the pro-life movement. Check. Jeb Bush chose Margaret Thatcher because Ronald

Reagan is a man — and Thatcher is as close as you can get to Reagan. Acknowledging that putting her on the $10 bill was “probably illegal, but what the heck,” a Republican candidate can never overassociate himself with Reagan. Chris Christie, perhaps burnishing his intellectual bona fides, suggested the tough and brilliant Abigail Adams, the nation’s second first lady. Also, Golda Meir was off-limits. Ted Cruz, ever the maverick and edging out the rest of the pack, said he’d leave Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill and replace Andrew Jackson with Parks. Read: Black woman unseats the seventh president, who owned hundreds of slaves. Got it. Saving the best, which is to say the worst, for last, we come to John Kasich, who probably figured you can’t ever lose by bringing up Mother Teresa. Except, sir, for this time. Who ever would think of putting the face of this woman, whose singular purpose was helping the poorest with the currency of God’s grace, on a $10 bill? Perhaps only a man who thinks he has been chosen by God, as Kasich has expressed in so many words, and who routinely bullies his opposition by suggesting that they’re not Christian enough. If Kasich was angling for a photo op with the pope or a handle on the Catholic vote, he badly missed the mark. See? Following the money really does get you where you need to go.

‘Anyone amusing himself with the notion that CNN’s extraordinary ratings … reflect the nation’s fascination with substantive discourse on foreign policy ignores history.

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JESA FROM PAGE A1 Jesa and Kevin Davis became partners in 2006 and completed missions together in Tikrit and Baghdad. The pair also completed four secret service missions together, providing security for former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney and President Obama. Jesa and Davis spent three-and-ahalf years working alongside each other, which Davis said was much longer than her other handlers. Handlers are lucky if they can work with the same dog for more than two years, he said. Jesa started living a civilian dog’s life with the Davis family after she retired from the Air Force on Feb. 15, 2011, when Pope consolidated with Fort Bragg U.S. Army installation in North Carolina, and became Pope Field under Base Realignment and Closure, a process used by U.S. Department of

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 Members of the Shaw Air Force Base Honor Guard fold the American Flag to present to the Davis family during the memorial service for Jesa H-184 on Friday. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Defense to reorganize military bases. During that time, Samantha said Kevin was in charge of finding homes for military working dogs at the base. The Davis’ gladly adopted Jesa. Later in 2011, Jesa and her new family moved from North Carolina to Sumter, and Kevin is now stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. Kevin said Jesa made an easy transition into retirement and life with four

other canines, Lady, Kairi, Lucky and JoJo. “She had her own couch and more toys than she probably wanted,” he said. He was happy to see Jesa in a more relaxing environment compared to the on-base kennel when she was activeduty. “She craved attention,” he said. Jesa would lay her head in people’s

laps when she wanted to be petted but did not get the attention she desired. Because of BRAC, Samantha said Jesa did not have a retirement ceremony like other military working dogs, and Friday’s service served as that ceremony. During the memorial service, Kevin recited a poem titled “Guardians of the Night” by an unknown author, describing the partnership between handlers and working dogs. The poem began, “Trust in me, my friend, for I am your comrade...” Later in the evening, when friends and family stood on the front porch of Bullock Funeral Home, the American Flag was folded by two members of Shaw’s honor guard and presented to Kevin. Taps was played by a bugler as the procession stood in remembrance. Kevin said it has been difficult adjusting after Jesa’s passing because he had known her for nearly nine years. “She was a great pup,” he said. “We loved her dearly.”

OBITUARIES DOROTHY M. SMITH Dorothy Muka Smith, 81, widow of Charles B. (Smitty) Smith, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at her home. Born in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Andrew Michael Muka and Veronica Pietraska Muka. Mrs. Smith was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church where she served on the Women’s Guild. Surviving are one son, Charles Michael Smith of Dalzell; one daughter, Susan Veronica Smith of Sumter; two grandchildren, Savannah Nicole Smith and Danielle Wathen; and one great-grandchild, Annabelle Wathen. She was predeceased by a son, James Patrick Smith. Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Anne Catholic Church with the Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of the arrangements. 803-775-9386.

DWIGHT C. HANNIFORD SR. Dwight C. Hanniford Sr., 75, husband of JoAnne Prosser Hanniford, died Saturday, Sept. 19, 2015, at his home. Born in Williamsburg County, he was a son of the late Letha Hanniford. He was a member of Green Acres Assembly of God and was a retired HVAC technician. Survivors include his wife; three children, Dwight Coleman Hanniford Jr., Sarah Louise Honeycutt (Antoine Patterson) and Joseph Lynn Hanniford (Betty), all of Sumter; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; a brother, Jesse Smith of Hephzibah of Georgia; and a sister, Loraine Suite of Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Green Acres Assembly of God

with the Rev. Clyde Chan and the Rev. Michael Bowman officiating. Burial will be in the Green Acres Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday and following the service at Green Acres Assembly of God and other times at the home, 2186 Santee Drive. Memorials may be made to Green Acres Assembly of God, 537 Lewis Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MARY L. MCDOWELL Mary Louise Green McDowell, 68, widow of Duffie McDowell, made her departure on Monday, Sept. 14, 2015. Born in Sumter County Dec. 25, 1946, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Johnson Green, and the stepdaughter of the late Katie Green. Mary, affectionately called “Earthy,” was reared first by her grandmother, the late Edna Frierson Johnson Coker, until she was six. After the passing of her grandmother, she was reared by her uncle and aunt, the late Solomon and Mary Gadson Johnson. She received her formal education in the public schools of Sumter County. Mary’s spiritual nurturing began at St. James Holiness Church under the leadership of the late Pastor Susanna Taylor followed by the late Pastor Samuel Eaddy. Later in life she became a member of Upper Room Pentecostal Holiness Temple under the leadership of Pastor Delma Smith, attending faithfully for more than 20 years. She loved God, singing His praises and giving Him glory. She leaves to cherish her memories : three sons, Joe (Alice) Green of Korea and Louis and Ricky McDowell of the home; one daughter, Marilyn McDowell of the home; two step-daughters, Mattie Ruth (Raleigh) Myers of Columbia and Mary Ann McDowell of Sumter; five grandchildren, Alexandria LaRose, Christopher LaRose, Alfrika Green, Jamal Green and Tamika Greene; two brothers, Henry Louis Green of Newport News, Virginia, and John Wesley (Loretta) Green of Sumter; seven sisters, Sadie Evans of Baltimore, Maryland, Jeanette Green of Newport News, Virginia, and Estelle Wells, Alfreda Williams, Nora (Louis) Prince, Rita Mae

Rose and Katie Mae Green, all of Sumter; a cousin reared as a sister, Fannie Rumph of Columbia; four cousins reared with her, Pastor Alfreda Johnson, Verlyn (Shirley) Johnson, Solomon Jr. (Genise) Johnson and Arnold (Gwendolyn) Johnson, all of Sumter; a special cousin, Ada Mae Wells of Sumter; a sister-in-law, Rosa Sigler McDowell; an aunt, Elizabeth “Bessie” Johnson of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews, other cousins, relatives and friends. Celebration of life services will be held 3 p.m. today at the St. James Holiness Church, 3655 Myrtle Beach Highway, Sumter, with Pastor Alfreda Johnson, pastor, presiding, Pastor Delma Smith, eulogist, assisted by Minister Vermell Brown. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her cousin, Pastor Alfreda Johnson, 20 Boots Branch Road, Sumter The remains will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. The funeral procession will leave from the home at 2:30 p. m. Floral bearers and pall bearers will be cousins and friends of the family Burial will be in the St. James Holiness Church Yard Cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web – www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

CYNTHIA ANN L. WILSON Cynthia Ann Lowery Wilson, daughter of the late Willie and Elloree Lowery, was born Dec. 20, 1961, in Sumter County. She departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland. She attended Mayewood High School. At an early age she accepted Christ and joined Westminster U.P. Church. She was employed by Glenn Manufacturing for a number of years and later at Chestnut Oaks Middle School for more than 10 years before her health declined. She leaves to cherish her precious memories: two daughters, Kenya Wilson of Sumter and Laquandra Gass of the home; one son, T’Andra Gass, also of the home; four sisters, Thelma (Ruben) Billie of Gable, Dianne Kelly, Ivory

McCoy (Earnest) Rose of Alcolu and Rose Oatman of New Jersey; one brother, Richard (Shirley) Lowery of Alcolu; one aunt, Gloria Harrison of Baltimore, Maryland; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Monday at Job’s Mortuary. Ms. Wilson will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral Service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Samuel Sparks, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Johnathan Anderson, Dr. Gloria Williams, the Rev. Emanuel Davis and Dr. Ella Busby, eulogist. Interment will follow in Wells Cemetery. Family will be receiving friends at the home, 4060 Relief Road, Alcolu. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

LEROY WASHINGTON COLUMBIA — Funeral services for Mr. Leroy Washington, 67, will be held 1 p.m. (viewing at 11 a.m.) Tuesday at Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 South Kings Highway, Wedgefield, with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Washington will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at McCollomMyers Mortuary & Cremation Services, 5003 Rhett St., Columbia. Surviving are his wife of 13 years, Geraldine G. Washington; one daughter, Kailay Washington; seven sons, Thomas McKnight, Kevin (Lanetta) Washington, Patrick Washington, Matthew Washington, William Joyner Jr., Kenneth (Teresa) Joyner Sr. and Anthwan Joyner; four brothers, James (Queen)

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JARRETT JACKSON SUMMERTON — Jarrett Jackson, 88, husband of Mary Jackson, died Sept. 19, 2015, at Lake Marion Nursing Home in Summerton. Born April 27, 1927, in Clarendon County, he was the son of the late Henry Jackson and Molly Mae Stukes Jackson. The family will receive friends at the home of his wife, 1104 Roosevelt Drive, Summerton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 South Duke St., Summerton. (803) 485-3755.

ADDIE B. RUSH Addie Butler Rush, 103, widow of Harmon Rush and daughter of the late Richard and Adelaide Wilder Butler, was born Oct. 22, 1911 in Sumter. She departed this life Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at 40 Cumberland Way, in Sumter. Family will be receiving friends at the home 972 Saltwood Road, Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

JIMMIE WILSON Jimmie Wilson, 88, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Facility, Sumter. Born Aug. 27, 1927, in North Carolina, he was the son of Warren Green. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Williams Funeral Home Inc.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): A trip or EUGENIA LAST conference will lead to new possibilities and connections. Romance is featured, so put aside some time to share with that special someone, or to meet someone new and exciting. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): An unexpected change in a friendship or romantic relationship will disappoint you. Embrace the future with optimism and never doubt that you can do better. A contract you’ve been considering will spark new interest if you reread what’s being offered. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Plan to have friends or relatives over for a get-together, or make personal changes to your living quarters or arrangements. Romance is highlighted along with personal improvements and greater security. Take control and be the one to initiate change. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Stay focused on the choices you’ve and the changes you can make to improve your quality of life. Consider unusual alternatives to the way you’ve been living. Don’t feel challenged by the changes going on around you. Enjoy life. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Spend time with the people you love. Make plans to do something you’ve never done before. Challenge yourself and play to win. Your enthusiasm will attract the people you want by your side and will help you succeed. Romance is favored. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t believe everything you hear. Emotions will be unstable, and misunderstandings are likely to leave you feeling confused. Don’t make assumptions — ask questions until you feel satisfied that you understand the pros and cons of any

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ACROSS 1 Orange soda brand 6 Ice cream flavor, for short 10 Thin cookie 15 Back to the Future bully 19 Best possible 20 It means “both” 21 Nasal appraisal 22 Fencing weapon 23 First female Olympics marathon winner 25 Ted Kennedy’s Senate successor 27 Netanyahu’s constituents 28 Chase away 30 Farm implement 31 Abrasive material 32 “I pass” 33 Initially 37 Ledger column 40 Dutch South Africans

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t give in or give up. Take action and follow through with your plans. Day trips and interacting with friends and neighbors will lead to new possibilities and positive changes in your relationship with someone special. Say what’s on your mind. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take care of unfinished business. Emotional matters are likely to cause some uncertainty. Don’t give up on someone who is going through a rough time. Your unique contributions will make a difference. Express your thoughts and feelings. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your emotions will lead you into all sorts of predicaments. Get the facts before you react to any situations you are facing. The improvements you make to your appearance or attitude will attract compliments and could spark romance. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Gather information, but do your own fact-checking. Knowledge is power and will help you avoid being taken advantage of by someone unscrupulous. Don’t travel to unsafe destinations or get into debates with people prone to temper tantrums. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve got everything going for you, so don’t lose sight of your goals. Personal improvements will result in favorable responses and an unexpected alternative. Love is on the rise. Sharing your time with someone special will enhance your life.

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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An afternoon t-storm in spots

A thunderstorm in spots

Mostly cloudy

Pleasant with clouds and sun

92°

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87° / 65°

81° / 63°

82° / 61°

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Chance of rain: 10%

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E 4-8 mph

SE 7-14 mph

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41 Business card nos. 42 Eleanor Roosevelt, __ Roosevelt 43 Salmon roe, in sushi 44 Former Family Feud host 46 Veto 47 Mozart’s Coronation __ 48 Neighborhood shop 49 Dissenting votes 50 Fox’s X-Files partner 51 Sched. entry 52 Mental-health reformer 56 Small souvenir 57 Cub Scout group 58 Sets as a price 59 Brown shades 60 Common toast 61 Makes better 63 Cabinet department 64 Bereft of fleece 65 Does penance 67 “Pardon me,” in Parma 68 Goose cousin 69 Tooth filler’s

Gaﬀney 87/64 Spartanburg 88/66

Greenville 89/66

Columbia 93/69

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 92/68

Aiken 91/65

ON THE COAST

LOCAL ALMANAC

Charleston 91/70

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

91° 65° 83° 61° 94° in 1970 46° in 1981

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 356.57 72.11 71.99 97.01

24-hr chg -0.04 -0.04 -0.07 -0.06

Sunrise 7:08 a.m. Moonrise 1:32 p.m.

RIVER STAGES

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

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

0.00" 1.33" 2.50" 28.40" 30.09" 35.89"

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REGIONAL CITIES

Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 87/67/pc Chicago 70/50/pc Dallas 90/73/t Detroit 70/53/s Houston 97/71/pc Los Angeles 95/73/s New Orleans 93/76/s New York 79/58/s Orlando 91/72/pc Philadelphia 79/59/s Phoenix 101/80/s San Francisco 86/59/s Wash., DC 78/61/s

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

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 83/65/c 71/51/s 95/74/s 73/52/s 92/71/s 86/69/c 88/73/pc 75/60/pc 90/72/s 75/60/c 89/75/c 81/57/pc 72/61/sh

Today Hi/Lo/W 82/61/c 89/66/pc 93/63/s 92/71/s 82/71/s 91/70/s 88/66/s 88/68/pc 93/69/s 91/68/s 83/69/s 89/66/s 90/67/s

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 73/57/c 81/64/t 87/64/c 87/69/pc 80/70/c 87/68/c 76/61/t 78/65/t 86/66/t 83/65/t 79/68/c 83/66/c 83/65/c

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 2.02 -0.13 19 2.27 -0.34 14 1.37 -0.03 14 1.53 +0.01 80 72.98 -0.07 24 6.59 +0.28

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 92/69/s Gainesville 91/68/pc Gastonia 88/66/s Goldsboro 88/66/s Goose Creek 91/69/s Greensboro 84/62/s Greenville 89/66/pc Hickory 85/63/s Hilton Head 87/73/s Jacksonville, FL 91/68/s La Grange 90/67/s Macon 91/66/s Marietta 88/65/pc

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 86/66/c 90/70/s 74/62/t 82/64/c 86/69/c 70/59/c 76/62/t 70/59/t 82/72/pc 88/70/s 85/64/c 87/63/t 82/63/t

High 1:45 a.m. 2:28 p.m. 2:38 a.m. 3:27 p.m.

Ht. 2.8 3.1 2.8 3.2

Low 8:39 a.m. 9:36 p.m. 9:34 a.m. 10:35 p.m.

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 82/61/pc Mt. Pleasant 90/71/s Myrtle Beach 88/70/s Orangeburg 92/68/s Port Royal 90/71/s Raleigh 86/64/s Rock Hill 90/66/s Rockingham 90/66/s Savannah 92/68/s Spartanburg 88/66/pc Summerville 91/69/s Wilmington 89/67/s Winston-Salem 82/61/s

Ht. 0.8 1.0 0.7 1.0

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 70/59/t 84/69/c 83/68/c 86/66/t 84/70/pc 76/61/t 77/61/t 80/63/c 88/69/pc 75/62/t 85/68/c 83/67/c 68/59/c

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Myrtle Beach 88/70

Manning 95/71

Today: Partly sunny. Winds north becoming west-southwest 3-6 mph. Monday: A thunderstorm around. Winds northeast 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 92/69

Bishopville 94/70

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

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep your life simple and your ideas down to earth. Don’t be lured into a venture that you know little about. Take pride in doing your own thing and avoiding any sort of emotional blackmail.

degree 72 Flies the coop 73 Giant of horror fiction 75 Grammy category 76 Recital performance 77 Hippie event 78 Superlative suffix 79 Marching band instrument 80 Prefix for lateral 81 Dancing With the Stars host 85 Winter drink 86 __ Tin Tin 87 Roostershaped device 88 Wicked ways 89 IOU 90 Regard with scorn 92 Sled stoppers 93 Girl from Glasgow 94 Batteries for remotes 95 Make a new hole 96 “Ditto” 100 St. Elmo’s Fire actor 104 Alice star 106 Rubáiyát poet 107 Math compar-

Today: Mostly sunny; humid in southern parts. High 87 to 92. Monday: Mostly cloudy and humid. High 83 to 87.

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60 Protestors’ chorus 62 Golden Rule word 63 Extended operatic solo 64 Bern-born 65 Laughable 66 Canadian coin 67 Goosebumps author 68 Presents unfairly 70 Actor Willem 71 Primitive weapon 73 Water near the Sorbonne 74 Physicist Bohr 77 Early period in automaking 79 “Tsk, tsk!” 81 Perrier competitor 82 Can refuse to 83 Nero’s 507 84 Curly lock 85 Body of precedents

89 Family nickname 91 Military chaplain 92 Stop more squeaks 93 Stew server 95 Alphabetic quartet 96 High-hatter 97 Fairly matched 98 Marmalade ingredient 99 Discontinues 100 Book before Psalms 101 Actress Thurman 102 “Dapper” dresser 103 Boy from Glasgow 105 Hosp. area Before hosting Family Feud, JOHN O’HURLEY (44 Across) had

the role of J. Peterman on Seinfeld. ALBERTA (5 Down) is named for the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, as is Lake Louise. The BRASS ERA (77

Down) of auto manufacturing, from about 1900 through the mid 1910s, was so named for the prominent brass fittings used in the cars of that period.

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Dawg pounding Lambert, Chubb lead No. 7 Georgia to 52-20 thrashing of Carolina BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ATHENS, Ga. — Greyson Lambert answered his skeptics with a near-perfect performance, throwing for 330 yards, three touchdowns and setting an NCAA record by completing all but one of his 25 passes to lead the No. 7 Bulldogs to a 52-20 rout of South Carolina on Saturday night. Nick Chubb eclipsed 100 yards rushing for the 11th game in a row, carrying 21 times for 159 yards and two scores. Sony Michel ran for a TD and had two more receiving. Georgia (3-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference) seized control with a touchdown in the final seconds of the first half and two more in the first 2 1-2 minutes of the third quarter, taking advantage of an interception by South Carolina’s new starting quarterback, former walk-on Perry Orth. South Carolina (1-2, 0-2) has lost its first two conference games for the first time since 2008. It was the most points a Steve-Spurrier coached team has ever given up to Georgia. Lambert posted the highest percentage (96.0) in FBS history for a minimum of 20 completions, breaking the mark of 95.8 (23 of 24) shared by Tennessee’s Tee Martin and West

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Georgia running back Nick Chubb (27) tries to break free from South Carolina linebacker Skai Moore (10) during the Bulldogs’ 52-20 victory SEE POUNDING, PAGE B4 over the Gamecocks on Saturday in Athens, Ga.

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English: It “was just time” to leave SHS Former coach cites transition at school as factor in decision BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Jo Jo English said “it was just time” for him to step down as the boys basketball head coach at Sumter High School just a couple of months ahead of the start of his third season and defending the school’s 4A state title. “Things have changed and there has been a lot of transition at Sumter High,”

English said on Saturday, a day after turning in his resignation. “To me it was just time.” ENGLISH And it was that transition that led to his decision, English admitted. “When there is change, there is change,” English said. “There are different philosophies, different approaches. I came in with Coach (Reggie) Kennedy (as athletic director) and Mr. (Dana) Fall was the

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Members of the 2015 USC Sumter baseball team that earned the program’s first berth in the Junior College World Series are presented a City of Sumter coin by city councilman Bob Galiano during a fundraising and celebration banquet on Friday at Nettles Gymnasium.

Fire Ants celebrate, reflect on journey to World Series Team recognized by city during fundraising dinner at Nettles Gym BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com A normally reserved University of South Carolina Sumter head baseball coach Tim Medlin couldn’t hide his emotions on Friday. Not with everything that transpired. “(San Francisco 49ers Hall

of Famer) Ronnie Lott said it best: ‘You will never achieve greatness alone,”’ Medlin said. “You have to be able to share it and that’s what this was about.” Friday was all about sharing – sharing in the accomplishments of the 2015 Fire Ants’ Junior College World Series run and the impact felt by the coaches, their families, the USC Sumter faculty and the city itself. Newly hung banners across the top wall of the entrance at Nettles Gymnasium provided

the backdrop for the fundraising dinner and a day of reflection and celebration as USCS gathered to remember its historic season one last time before turning the page. “This really means a lot to us,” shortstop Justin Hawkins said afterward. “For us to be recognized by (the city of) Sumter is a huge deal for us. We were very proud to represent Sumter in Grand Junction (Colo.) and we couldn’t ask for a better

SEE FIRE ANTS, PAGE B6

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

Maryland great Branch to speak to local schools BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com Adrian Branch, a former University of Maryland standout and former National Basketball Association player, will be speaking at several schools in the Sumter community on Monday and Tuesday. Branch will speak on behalf of Sports World, Inc., a Christian faith-based organization, about the message of faith and the importance of decision making in our lives. “All of the speakers (of Sports World, Inc.) can ad-

just their message to the audience not to be offensive if someone has a different BRANCH faith,” Men of Impact coordinator Keith Harvin said. “It’s all a positive and encouragement talk. They go to high school and middle schools in regards to talking about making the right choices.” On Monday, Branch will be at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church at 803

SEE BRANCH, PAGE B2

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Carolina has spent the week preparing for new Houston quarterback Ryan Mallett (15), who will be the Texans starter today when the two teams face off in Charlotte.

Panthers readying for new Texans QB Mallett BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Coach Bill O’Brien claimed the Houston Texans’ quarterback battle was close in the preseason. Perhaps it was closer than many expected. Only one week into the season O’Brien has made a change, turning to Ryan Mallett to start Sunday against Carolina after Brian Hoyer struggled in a 27-20 season opening loss to Kansas City. Hoyer had won the starting job in training camp, but was benched in the fourth quarter after committing two

turnovers. Mallett led Houston on two scoring drives in the final six minutes, although it wasn’t enough to win. “I learned at a young age in this league, you got to prepare as the starter regardless of whether you’re two or three,’’ on the depth chart, Mallett said. “It can change with one play. Something can happen and you’ve got to be ready to go.’’ Mallett is 1-1 as a starter since coming into the league in 2011. The Panthers say they are prepared for both quarterbacks — the strong-armed Mallett and the more mobile Hoyer.

“We don’t really worry about who is going to start,’’ Panthers safety Roman Harper said. “We have to continue to do what works best for our defense, go out and start fast, do the little things and get some turnovers and keep the momentum going.’’ The Panthers’ defense forced three turnovers, made five sacks and scored a touchdown in a 20-9 win over Jacksonville last week. However, the Panthers may be without star middle linebacker Luke Kuechly after he suffered a concussion in Week 1. Kuechly remained in the league’s concussion protocol.

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Steady Day takes 6-stroke lead into final round of BMW Championship LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Jason Day shot a 2-under 69 at the BMW Championship, good enough to take a 6-stroke lead into the final round. Instead of running away from the field, as he had in the first two rounds after shooting 61 and 63, Day spent most of Saturday running in place. He made his first DAY bogey in 20 holes at the sixth, then piled on three more to offset a half-dozen birdies. Scott Piercy moved up four spots from sixth into second place alongside rookie Daniel Berger. World No.1 Rory McIlroy climbed from ninth to claim fourth place by himself.

EUROPE LEADS U.S. 8-5 AT SOLHEIM CUP IN GERMANY ST. LEON-ROT, Germany — Lexi Thompson and Cristie Kerr earned a point for the United States to trail Europe 8-5 in the Solheim Cup before the other fourball matches were suspended Saturday due to bad light. The American duo defeated Spanish pair Carlota Ciganda and Azahara Munoz 3 and 2 to reduce the Europeans’ lead after a good morning for the home team. The U.S. held a slight advantage in the three remaining fourball matches to be resumed today at St. Leon-Rot Golf Club.

MLB

CHICAGO — Jorge Soler and Kris Bryant hit back-to-back homers to start the fifth inning, and the Chicago Cubs bullpen pitched 6 1-3 innings and held off a late rally to beat Michael Wacha and the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 for their fifth straight win.

South Harvin Street from 7 to 8 p.m. The event is open to the public and is free of charge. On Tuesday, Branch will speak to a Men of Impact meeting at Alice Drive Baptist

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TORONTO — David Ortiz singled home the go-ahead run in a five-run ninth inning and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Toronto Blue Jays 7-6. ANGELS 4 TWINS 3

MINNEAPOLIS — Kole Calhoun’s liner eluded shortstop Eduardo Escobar’s glove in the 12th inning, allowing Dan Robertson to score the goahead run from third, and the Los Angeles Angels held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 to gain ground in the AL wild-card race. NATIONALS 5 MARLINS 2

WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper tied the game with a sacrifice fly, then added insurance with his 41st homer — a 2-run shot into the second deck in right field — and the Washington Nationals came back to beat the Miami Marlins 5-2.

SAN FRANCISCO — Patrick Corbin pitched seven sharp innings and helped his own cause with an RBI single, and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the San Francisco Giants 6-0. From wire reports

Church at 1305 Loring Mill Road beginning at 7 a.m. This event is also open to the public and free of charge. Branch will also speak at Wilson Hall and Sumter High School, both of which are closed to the public. His message will be centered around the theme “You’re not born a

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6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDZY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Toronto or Baltimore at Washington (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at New York Mets (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Game Three – Indiana at Chicago (NBA TV). 8:15 p.m. – NFL Football: New York Jets at Indianapolis (ESPN, WNKT-FM 107.5). 10 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Game Three – Tulsa at Phoenix (NBA TV).

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Toronto New York Baltimore Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland Chicago Detroit WEST DIVISION Texas Houston Los Angeles Seattle Oakland

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FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs 8, St. Louis 3 Washington 5, Miami 4, 10 innings N.Y. Mets 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 3 Colorado 7, San Diego 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Pittsburgh 2 Arizona 2, San Francisco 0

SATURDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 0 Chicago Cubs 5, St. Louis 4 Arizona 6, San Francisco 0 Washington 5, Miami 2 Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Miami (Nicolino 3-3) at Washington (Strasburg 9-7), 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Nola 6-2) at Atlanta (Teheran 10-7), 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati (DeSclafani 9-10) at Milwaukee (A.Pena 1-0), 2:10 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 13-7) at Chicago Cubs (Lester 10-10), 2:20 p.m. Arizona (Hellickson 9-9) at San Francisco (T.Hudson 7-8), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (G.Cole 16-8) at L.A. Dodgers (Bolsinger 6-3), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Shields 12-6) at Colorado (K.Kendrick 6-12), 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 12-7), 8:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

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

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THURSDAY’S GAME

Denver 31, Kansas City 24

TODAY’S GAMES

Toronto 6, Boston 1 Detroit 5, Kansas City 4, 12 innings Tampa Bay 8, Baltimore 6 Cleveland 12, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. Mets 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Seattle 3, Texas 1 Oakland 4, Houston 3 L.A. Angels at Minnesota, ppd., rain

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

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BLUE JAYS 6

GIANTS 0

CARDINALS 4

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METS 0 NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran hit a 3-run, second-deck home run on a 100 mph fastball from Noah Syndergaard in the first inning, Michael Pineda pitched his best game in two months and the New York Yankees beat the Mets 5-0 to rebound from an opening loss in the weekend Subway Series.

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4:30 a.m. – Women’s International Golf: Solheim Cup Final Day Matches from St. LeonRot, Germany (GOLF). 7:30 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Singapore Grand Prix from Singapore (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Crystal Palace vs. Tottenham (USA). 9:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Schalke 04 vs. Stuttgart (FOX SPORTS 1). 10:30 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Norwich vs. Liverpool (USA). 10:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Manchester United vs. Southampton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11:20 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Bayern Leverkusen vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX SPORTS 2). Noon – PGA Golf: BMW Championship Final Round from Lake Forest, Ill. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Houston at Carolina (WLTX 19, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Atlanta at New York Giants (WACH 57). 1 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Game Two – New York at Washington (ESPN). 1 p.m. – International Basketball: EuroBasket Championship Game from Lille, France (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Mississippi State at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Philadelphia at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1:45 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Jaguares vs. Toluca (UNIVISION). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: BMW Championship Final Round from Lake Forest, Ill. (WIS 10). 2 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Small Business Connection Championship Final Round from Davidson, N.C. (GOLF). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (TBS). 3 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Game Two – Minnesota at Los Angeles (ESPN). 3 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: United States vs. Haiti from Birmingham, Ala. (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: South Carolina at Missouri (ESPNU). 3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series MYAFIBSTORY.COM 400 from Joliet, Ill. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK, WEGX-FM 92.9). 3 p.m. – Women’s College Soccer: Auburn at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK). 4 p.m. – NFL Football: Dallas at Philadelphia (WACH 57). 4 p.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Italian Open Final Round from Monza, Italy (GOLF). 5 p.m. – Major League Soccer: New York at Portland (ESPN). 5 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Florida State at Florida (SEC NETWORK). 5:50 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Queretaro vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION). 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Houston at Philadelphia (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at New York Mets (ESPN). 8:20 p.m. – NFL Football: Seattle at Green Bay (WIS 10, WNKT-FM 107.5).

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N.Y. Yankees 5, N.Y. Mets 0 L.A. Angels 4, Minnesota 3, 12 innings, 1st game Boston 7, Toronto 6 Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m., 2nd game Oakland at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Boston (R.Hill 0-0) at Toronto (Buehrle 14-7), 1:07 p.m. Kansas City (Medlen 4-1) at Detroit (Simon 13-9), 1:08 p.m. Baltimore (Gausman 3-6) at Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 8-8), 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 7-12) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-2), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 7-9) at Minnesota (Duffey 3-1), 2:10 p.m. Oakland (Brooks 2-3) at Houston (McHugh 16-7), 2:10 p.m. Seattle (F.Hernandez 17-9) at Texas (D.Holland 3-2), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 4-9) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 12-7), 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:08 p.m., 1st game Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:08 p.m., 2nd game Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

winner or a loser, you’re born a chooser.” Branch will speak with third and fifth-grade students from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and to middle and high school students from 1:45 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. He will speak at Sumter High from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Branch, was a shooting

Washington at N.Y. Giants, 8:25 p.m.

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

WNBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

(x-if necessary) (Best-of-3) CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Washington 1, New York 0 Friday: Washington 86, New York 83, 2OT Today: New York at Washington, 1 p.m. x-Tuesday: Washington at New York, TBA Chicago 1, Indiana 0 Thursday: Chicago 77, Indiana 72 Saturday: Chicago at Indiana (late) x-Monday: Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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MONDAY’S GAMES

New York Washington Miami Atlanta Philadelphia

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

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Minnesota 1, Los Angeles 0 Friday: Minnesota 67, Los Angeles 65 Today: Minnesota at Los Angeles, 3 p.m. x-Tuesday: Los Angeles at Minnesota, TBA Phoenix 1, Tulsa 0 Thursday: Phoenix 88, Tulsa 55 Saturday: Phoenix at Tulsa (late) x-Monday: Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

guard for the Terrapins from 1981-85, where he finished as the school’s third all-time leading scorer. He was selected in the second round of the 1985 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He went on to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trail Blazers and in a reserve role with the

1987 world champion Los Angeles Lakers. He later played overseas before becoming a television color analyst for Charlotte Bobcats in 2004. In 2007, he joined ESPN as a college basketball analyst and often times serves as both an analyst and play-byplay announcer.

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Ohio State survives NIU scare 20-13 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Darron Lee returned an interception 41 yards for a touchdown and the Ohio State defense bailed out its struggling, twoquarterback offense as the top-ranked Buckeyes beat Northern Illinois 20-13 on Saturday. Cardale Jones started for the Buckeyes (3-0) and J.T. Barrett finished, but for the second straight week neither was particularly effective against an opponent Ohio State was expected to blow out. Jones threw two interceptions and went to the bench in the second quarter. Barrett threw a touchdown pass and a pick. Ohio State had five turnovers in all but still managed to extend the nation’s longest winning streak to 16 games. (4) MICHIGAN STATE 35 AIR FORCE 21

EAST LANSING, Mich. — Connor Cook threw three touchdown passes in the first half — including one hauled in by Aaron Burbridge with a spectacular catch in the end zone — and No. 4 Michigan State beat Air Force 35-21. Cook ended up throwing for 247 yards and four touchdowns, and Burbridge caught eight passes for 156 yards and three TDs. The highlight was Burbridge’s 28-yard scoring reception in the second quarter, when he leaped to make the catch and, as his body stretched parallel to the ground, touched his left foot down in bounds. (12) OREGON 61 GEORGIA ST. 28

EUGENE, Ore. — Jeff Lockie made his first start for No. 12 Oregon a winning one, throwing for 228 yards and two touchdowns in a 61-28 victory over Georgia State. Royce Freeman ran for 101

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Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett throws a pass during the Buckeyes’ 20-13 victory over Northern Illinois on Saturday in Columbus, Ohio. yards and a touchdown for the Ducks (2-1), who rebounded from last weekend’s loss at Michigan State. Aidan Schneider added four field goals, all in the first half as Oregon built a 33-7 lead. (16) OKLAHOMA 52 TULSA 38

NORMAN, Okla. — Baker Mayfield threw for 487 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another 85 yards and two scores to power No. 16 Okla-

homa over Tulsa 52-38 in a game that totaled nearly 1,400 yards of offense. Mayfield set a school record with 572 total yards. Samaje Perine ran for 152 yards, Sterling Shepard caught eight passes for 144 yards and Mark Andrews caught two TD passes for the Sooners (3-0). (24) WISCONSIN 28

one of Wisconsin’s three touchdown runs in a game where two Badgers defenders were ejected for targeting and play was delayed briefly in the fourth quarter because of an errant fire alarm. Dare Ogunbowale and quarterback Joel Stave also ran for scores for Wisconsin (2-1).

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MADISON, Wis. — Two-way player Tanner McEvoy had

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Devante Averette scored on a 6-yard fumble return only 45 seconds in, and Oklahoma State forced seven turnovers —all of them leading to points. Mason Rudolph completed 17 of 23 passes for 280 yards and two touchdowns, and Chris Carson rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries for Oklahoma State (3-0). From wire reports

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(7) Georgia 52, South Carolina 20 Idaho 41, Wofford 38 Furman 16, Central Florida 15 Georgia Southern 48, Citadel 13 Coastal Carolina 34, Western Illinois 27 Campbell at Presbyterian (late) Newberry 31, North Greenville 6 Mars Hill 36, Limestone 26 Central State at Benedict (late)

ACC FRIDAY

(9) Florida St. 14, Boston College 0

TODAY

(8) Notre Dame 30, (14) Georgia Tech 22 (23) Northwestern 19, Duke 10 North Carolina 48, Illinois 14 Wake Forest 17, Army 14 Syracuse 30, Central Michigan 27 Miami 33, Nebraska 30 (OT) Virginia 35, William & Mary 29 Virginia Tech 51, Purdue 24 N.C. State at Old Dominion (late) Pittsburgh at Iowa (late)

TODAY

(2) Alabama vs. (15) Mississippi (late) (13) LSU 45, (18) Auburn 21 (17) Texas A&M 44, Nevada 27 (22) Missouri 9, Connecticut 6 Mississippi State 62, Northwestern State 13 Vanderbilt 47, Austin Peay 7 Texas Tech at Arkansas (late) Western Carolina at Tennessee (late) Florida at Kentucky (late)

TOP 25 TODAY

(1) Ohio St. 20, Northern Illinois 13 (3) TCU vs. SMU (late) (4) Michigan St. 35, Air Force 21 (6) Southern Cal vs. Stanford (late) (10) UCLA vs.(19) BYU (late) (12) Oregon 61, Georgia State 28 (16) Oklahoma 52, Tulsa 28 (20) Arizona vs. Northern Arizona (late) (21) Utah at Fresno State (late) (24) Wisconsin 28, Troy 3 (25) Oklahoma State 69, UTSA 14

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Notre Dame wide receiver Chris Brown (2) dives for a first down as he is tackled by Georgia Tech defensive back Jamal Golden (4) during the Fighting Irish’s 30-22 victory on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.

Irish shut down Georgia Tech 30-22 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — C.J. Prosise ran for 198 yards and three touchdowns, including one for 91 yards, and No. 8 Notre Dame shut down Georgia Tech’s high-powered offense in a 30-22 win over the 14th-ranked Yellow Jackets on Saturday. Patrick Skov scored on a 24yard run and a 15-yard catch in the final minute after the Yellow Jackets recovered an onside kick, but Notre Dame’s Torii Hunter Jr. recovered a second onside kick with 21 seconds left to clinch the victory. (23) NORTHWESTERN 19 DUKE 10

DURHAM, N.C. — Warren Long ran 55 yards for a touchdown and recovered a fumbled punt return late to help No. 23 Northwestern beat Duke 19-10. MIAMI 36 NEBRASKA 33

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Michael Badgley kicked a 28yard field goal in overtime aster the Hurricanes inter-

cepted Nebraska in overtime as Miami beat the Cornhuskers 36-33 despite wasting a 23point fourth-quarter lead.

Wake Forest rallied past Army 17-14.

NORTH CAROLINA 48

PURDUE 24

ILLINOIS 14

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Quarterback Brenden Motley threw for two scores and ran for another to help Virginia Tech get past Purdue 51-24.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Marquise Williams threw three touchdown passes and also ran for 105 yards to help North Carolina beat Illinois 48-14.

SYRACUSE 30 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 27 SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jordan Fredericks rushed for 73 yards on 11 carries, including the game winning 4-yard TD run in overtime, to help Syracuse escape with a 30-27 victory over Central Michigan.

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VIRGINIA 35 WILLIAM & MARY 29 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Matt Johns threw three touchdown passes and Virginia survived a huge fourthquarter scare and beat William & Mary 35-29.

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(9) FLORIDA STATE 14

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WEST POINT, N.Y. — Freshman quarterback Kendall Hinton scored two touchdowns in the second half, Mike Weaver kicked a 47-yard field goal as time expired, and

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BOSTON — Cornerback Jalen Ramsey returned a fumble 36 yards for a touchdown to help No. 9 Florida State beat Boston College 14-0. From wire reports

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LSU running back Leonard Fournette (7) eludes Auburn defensive back Blake Countess (24) on a 40-yard touchdown run during the Tigers’ 45-21 victory on Saturday in Baton Rouge, La. Fournette rushed for 228 yards and three scores.

Fournette, LSU roll past Auburn Tigers RB has 3 TDs, 228 yards on ground BATON ROUGE, La. — Leonard Fournette ran for a career-high 228 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 13 LSU steamrolled 18th-ranked Auburn 45-21 on Saturday. Fournette gained 71 yards on LSU’s first play from scrimmage and had 169 yards by halftime, then was rested for much of the second half — perhaps the only thing preventing him from breaking Alley Broussard’s single-game LSU rushing record of 250 yards, set against Mississippi in 2004. LSU (2-0, 2-0 Southeastern Conference), finished with 417 yards on the ground. Quarterback Brandon Harris added 66 yards and two touchdowns. Auburn (2-1, 0-1), which needed overtime to avoid

an upset by Jacksonville State a week earlier, trailed 24-0 at halftime and never threatened thereafter. Jeremy Johnson passed for 100 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw his sixth interception this season and set up an LSU TD when he fumbled deep in Auburn territory. He was also sacked five times. (17) TEXAS A&M 44 NEVADA 27

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Kyle Allen threw four touchdown passes and ran for another as No. 17 Texas A&M and pulled away for a 44-27 win over Nevada on Saturday. The Aggies were up by four early in the second quarter before scoring 17 straight points, with two touchdown catches by Josh Reynolds, to make it 31-10 early in the third. The second one came soon

after an interception by Donovan Wilson on the first play of the second half. (22) MISSOURI 9 UCONN 6

COLUMBIA, Mo. — A last-minute interception by safety Anthony Sherrils allowed No. 22 Missouri to hold on for a 9-6 victory over Connecticut in a game that featured four turnovers, two missed field goals and a blocked extra point. With just a under a minute left, Sherrils picked off a pass by Huskies backup quarterback Tim Boyle on a fourth-down, fake field goal attempt to seal the win. MISSISSIPPI ST. 62 NORTHWESTERN ST. 13

STARKVILLE, Miss. — Dak Prescott threw for 227 yards and two touchdowns, Gabe Myles caught a touchdown pass and ran

for another score and Mississippi State easily beat Northwestern State 62-13 on Saturday. Mississippi State (2-1) was in control the entire afternoon, jumping out to a 34-6 lead by halftime. The Bulldogs’ 647 total yards set a school record. VANDERBILT 47 AUSTIN PEAY 7

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Trent Sherfield set a Vanderbilt single-game record for receiving yards Saturday as the Commodores broke away from visiting Austin Peay for a 47-7 win. Sherfield had 13 receptions for 240 yards — besting Earl Bennett, who had 223 yards against Richmond in 2007 — and a 26yard third-quarter touchdown as Vanderbilt (1-2) built on a 19-7 halftime lead. From wire reports

POUNDING FROM PAGE B1 Virginia’s Geno Smith. Lambert also completed his final 20 passes, breaking the previous school record of 19 straight completions by Mike Bobo in the 1998 Outback Bowl. Georgia cleared the last major hurdle before its Oct. 3 showdown with No. 2 Alabama. The Bulldogs face FCS school Southern University next Saturday. Not even Spurrier could do anything about this one. The Georgia nemesis, who had won four of his last five games against the Bulldogs and was 16-6 in his career going back to his Florida days, could only watch from the sideline with arms folded as his team was blown out between the hedges. Lambert transferred to Georgia after losing the starting job at Virginia during spring practice. He was named the Bulldogs’ starter less than a week before the opener, but there were plenty of doubts about his ability to hold on to the job. The critics perked up again when Lambert completed only 11 of 21 passes for 115 yards in an ugly victory over Vanderbilt last week. But coach Mark Richt stuck with his starter — and that faith was rewarded. Lambert’s only incompletion in 25 passes was an overthrow in the back of the end zone late in the first quarter, forcing the Bulldogs to settle for a field goal. He was unstop-

ORLANDO, Fla. — Jon Croft Hollingsworth’s school-record 55-yard field goal propelled Furman University to a stunning 16-15 win over the University of Central Florida. Hollingsworth’s kick, the longest successful field goal in Bright House Networks Stadium history, gave the Paladins (1-2) their first victory of the season and first over an FBS team since a 1999 win over North Carolina. UCF (0-3), which unsuccessfully mixed three quarterbacks in the lineup to replace injured started Justin Holman, lost to a FCS team for the first time since the Knights moved up to FBS in 1996. Furman’s Reese Hannon completed 15 of 29 passes for 188 yards and one touchdown, a 61-yard bomb to Andrej Suttles that gave Furman its first lead of the game early in the third quarter. Trey Robinson iced the win with an interception with 49 seconds remaining. COASTAL CAROLINA 34 WESTERN ILLINOIS 27

CONWAY— De’Angelo Henderson ran for 165 yards and two touchdowns and Coastal Carolina won its home opener 34-27 over Western Illinois. The Chanticleers (3-0) took the lead for good on Henderson’s second TD run, a 3-yarder that capped the scoring with 7:55 left in the fourth quarter. Western Illinois (1-2) pushed into Coastal Carolina territory on the game’s final drive, but the Chanticleers defense knocked down Trenton Norvell’s pass on the final play to secure the win. The Leathernecks took the lead four times, the last on Norvell’s 5-yard TD pass to Stacey Smith Jr. to make it 27-26 with 9:08 left. Norvell finished 31 of 48 for 370 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions and Nikko Watson added 156 yards and two TDs on the ground. Alex Ross passed for 153 yards for Coastal Carolina, which won despite committing the game’s only turnover and getting outgained 546-349. IDAHO 41 WOFFORD 38

MOSCOW, Idaho — Aaron Duckworth ran for three touchdowns and Matt Linehan threw for 334 yards and ran for 50 to lead Idaho past Wofford 41-38. Duckworth’s 10-yard touchdown with 11:19 left were game’s final points. The winning score was set up by Linehan’s 34-yard dash on fourth and seven from Wofford’s 44. Duckworth also had a 10 yard TD in the second quarter for the Vandals (1-2) and an 8-yard run late in the third. Lorenzo Long had three touchdowns for the Terriers, including two in the third quarter. The last was a 51-yarder that put Wofford up 31-27. Chase Nelson had a 27-yard TD to open the fourth quarter as Wofford regained the lead 38-34 before Linehan directed an eight-play, 75-yard drive for the win. Wofford’s Nick Colvin had a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Long had 10 carries for 86 yards. NEWBERRY 31 NORTH GREENVILLE 6

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South Carolina quarterback Perry Orth (10) gets past Georgia linebacker Leonard Floyd (84) to score a touchdown during the Gamecocks’ 52-20 loss on Saturday in Athens, Ga. pable after that, burning the Gamecocks with short passes all over the field. Leading 24-13 at the half after scoring a touchdown with 17 seconds left, Georgia tacked on two more quick TDs less than a minute apart to start the third quarter, finishing off the Gamecocks. The Bulldogs took the second-half kickoff and needed only five plays to go 75 yards. Chubb broke off runs of 31 and 13 yards, while Lambert completed three more passes, the last of them an 11-yarder to Michel, who caught it in the left flats, faked out a would-be tackler at the 5, and zipped

into the end zone. Just three plays later, Orth badly overthrew his receiver, Dominick Sanders picked it off, and the 33yard return gave Georgia another first down at the South Carolina 11. Lambert went to Michel again, only this time with a swing pass to the right side that the speedy receiver took in for a 38-13 lead. South Carolina put together a couple of solid drives in the first half behind Orth, starting his first college game after Connor Mitch went down with a sprained shoulder the previous week in a loss to Kentucky. Orth brought the Gamecocks to 17-10

with a 4-yard bootleg run for a touchdown with just over 2 minutes left in the first half. But Georgia dominated from there, zipping 78 yards for Lambert’s 5-yard touchdown pass to Malcolm Mitchell. Elliott Fry kicked a 51-yard field goal on the final play of the half, set up by Shon Carson’s 51-yard return and a facemask penalty, but that was South Carolina’s last hurrah. Orth was just 6 of 17 for 66 yards. Freshman Lorenzo Nunez also played extensively, used largely as a runner, and he could be in line to move up after this dismal performance.

NEWBERRY — The Newberry Wolves defense did not allow a first down until the final drive of the first half and put together a balanced offensive effort on the way to a 31-6 win over the North Greenville Crusaders at Setzler Field on Saturday afternoon. Newberry moved to 2-1 overall with the win while North Greenville fell to 1-2. The Crusaders avoided the shut out with a 7-play, 42-yard drive capped by a 2-yard Nelson Hughes touchdown carry that was set up by a 58-yard kickoff return. GEORGIA SOUTHERN 48 THE CITADEL 13

STATESBORO, Ga.— The Citadel suffered its first defeat of the season, a 48-13 loss to Georgia Southern on Saturday at Allen E. Paulson Stadium, despite 163 rushing yards and a score on 18 carries from Evan McField. Kevin Ellison led the Eagles with 80 yards passing on 10 of 17 passing. Ryan Longoria led Georgia Southern with five catches and 43 yards. Both teams are now 2-1 on the year. GS opened up a 31-0 halftime lead and never looked back as The Bulldogs did all their scoring in the second half with seven points in the third quarter and six in the final stanza. From staff, wire reports

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AUTO RACING

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

PREP FOOTBALL

Late score helps Bruins slip past Knights 42-35 BY SCOTT CHANCEY Morning News

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Unlike most of the other drives in the Chase playoffs, Jamie McMurray has no experience in NASCAR’s new championship format, but said he doesn’t plan to change his racing strategy.

Chase newcomers won’t change their approaches BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press JOLIET, Ill. — When the green flag drops on the opening round of NASCAR’s playoffs, Jamie McMurray and Paul Menard will be racing for a Chase for the Sprint Cup championship for the first time in their careers. Unlike the other 14 drivers in the Chase, they have no experience in racing for the title. They don’t know what strategies will get them through to the second round, and haven’t seen firsthand how the intensity will pick up starting today at Chicagoland Speedway. It may not be the worst thing. “I’ve never been in this position before, so I’m just taking it like I take every week,’’ said Menard. “I feel good about how we’re approach-

ing it. We’re just going to put our heads down and go as far in this deal as we can.’’ The elimination format was implemented last year, and drivers used varying approaches to navigate their way through the three rounds that lead to the finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway. A win in any of the first three segments guarantees a driver a spot in the next round; four drivers are eliminated every three races. Consistency can push a driver into the final round, as Ryan Newman proved last year by using solid finishes in a winless season to have a shot at the title. Both McMurray and Menard are winless this year, and both used consistency to make it into the 16-driver field. McMurray thinks that’ll be good enough to get him out of the first round,

which is comprised of Chicago, New Hampshire and Dover. “When I look at our strategy going in, we would love to win the first round. But mostly, we don’t want a bad race,’’ McMurray said. “I don’t know if anyone selected (Newman) for getting to the final round. If we can do what he did, getting to Homestead would be a realistic goal.’’ McMurray and Menard have to pick up their performance, though, to make it through the first three weeks. McMurray has just two top-five finishes this year, has led only 14 laps and only has seven top-10 finishes. Menard also has two top-five finishes, but only four top10s and has led just one lap. His average finish is 16.7 through the first 26 races.

MYAFIBRISK.COM 400 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race today At Chicagoland Speedway Joliet, Ill. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, owner points. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, owner points. 3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, owner points. 4. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, owner points. 5. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, owner points. 6. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, owner points. 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, owner points. 8. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, owner points. 9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, owner points. 10. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, owner points. 11. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, owner points. 12. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, owner points. 13. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, owner points. 14. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, owner points. 15. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, owner points. 16. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, owner points. 17. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, owner points. 18. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, owner points. 19. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, owner points. 20. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, owner points. 21. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, attempts.

22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43.

(9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, owner points. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, owner points. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, owner points. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, owner points. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, owner points. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, owner points. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, owner points. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, owner points. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, owner points. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, owner points. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, owner points. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, owner points. (26) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, attempts. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, owner points. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, owner points. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, attempts. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, owner points. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, owner points. (32) Josh Wise, Ford, attempts. (23) Jeb Burton, Toyota, attempts. (98) Reed Sorenson, Ford, attempts. (62) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, attempts.

Failed to Qualify 44. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford. 45. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford. 46. (30) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet.

AREA ROUNDUP

ECHS football picks up 1st win of season TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon High School’s varsity football team picked up its first victory of the season with a 15-12 win over Camden Military on Friday at Shad Hall Field. The Wolverines improved to 1-3, while Camden Military dropped to 2-1.

JV FOOTBALL NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN 44 CLARENDON HALL 24 SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall lost to Northside Christian 44-24 on Thursday at Lonnie Robinson Field. Wells Robinson rushed for 121 yards on 15 carries, in-

ENGLISH FROM PAGE B1 principal. “The athletic department took on more of a hands-on approach to scheduling and who was coaching at the lower levels. Everyone is entitled to do it like they want it done, but I just thought it was best that I removed myself from the situation.” While English said he had

cluding a 41-yard touchdown run. Justin James had scoring runs of 14 and 22 yards and rushed for 108 yards on 12 carries. James had two 2-point conversions and Robinson had the other.

JV GIRLS TENNIS HAMMOND 7 WILSON HALL 2 Wilson Hall lost to Hammond 7-2 on Thursday at Palmetto Tennis Center. SINGLES 1 -- Claire Lewis (H) defeated Carly Allred 6-4, 7-5, 11-9. 2 -- Susanna Wallinger (H) defeated Ellie Spencer 7-6, 6-3. 3 -- Lucy Matthews (WH) defeated Madeline Lencke 3-6, 6-0, 10-6.

some job offers on both the high school and college level and will interview for a college position in the next week or so, he said he doesn’t have a definitive job lined up at this time. English was the Gamecock head coach for two years, posting a 37-12 record. After going 17-6 in his first season and leading SHS to the lower state championship game, English guided SHS to a 20-6 record and its first state crown since the

4 -- Anna Weaver (H) defeated Bella Land 7-5, 6-2. 5 -- Ananna Hall (H) defeated Andi Grae Wingate 6-2, 6-1. 6 -- Lottie Folline (H) defeated Gracen Dowling 6-2, 6-2. DOUBLES 1 -- Lewis/Wallinger (H) defeated Spencer/Osteen 8-3. 2 -- Coker/Wingate (WH) defeated Lencke/Weaver 8-5. 3 -- Hall/Folline (H) defeated Lucy McIver/ Haleigh Stone 8-1.

JV VOLLEYBALL ORANGEBURG PREP 2 LAURENCE MANNING 0 MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy lost to Orangeburg Prep 2-0 on Thursday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. OP won by the scores of 25-11, 25-13.

1984-85 season. English said he is thankful for the opportunity given to him by Sumter School District. “I want to thank Sumter School District, (superintendent) Dr. (Frank) Baker, Mr. Fall and the Sumter High staff to give me the opportunity,” English said of his first head coaching job. “They believed in me when no one else did. I’m indebted to them for the chance they gave me.”

FLORENCE — David Prince’s drained, postgame expression said it all. He enjoys his South Florence High School football team’s victories but wishes they were more comfortable. After having to pull away late from Southeast Raleigh on Aug. 29, the Bruins fell behind three different NELSON times Friday against a Crestwood team which had lost seven games in a row. But as it happened against Southeast Raleigh, Bruins quarterback Lindsey Robinson’s arm saved the day. On Friday, with the game tied at 35, Robinson found Ty King for an 18-yard pass with 1:19 left in the game for a 42-35 win at Memorial Stadium. Robinson finished Friday’s game with 410 passing yards and four touchdowns. Hykeem White and Michael Grimsley added rushing scores. Grimsley finished with 101 rushing yards. Of Robinson’s four scoring throws, though, none mattered more than the one to King. “I just give it all up to Lindsey and the (offensive) line,” said King, who finished Friday with five catches for 88 yards, including a 17-yard score he caught in the first quarter. Although teammate David Vereen caught 13 passes for 175 yards and two scores, Prince thought it made sense to try one to King for the winning TD. “Well, they decided to play Ty one-on-one all night, so we knew we had to take advantage of that as the game went on,” said Prince, whose team improved to 3-1 on the season. “We just picked our times to hit it. And (Crestwood) tried to smother everybody else, so we decided to go with Ty.” It worked after that series went 75 yards on 10 plays. But it was a roller-coaster of a game before that. After South Florence led 21-20 at halftime, the Knights took their final lead in the

third quarter when Tiric Gadson caught a 24-yard TD pass from Tylas Greene to make it 27-21. A Robinson-toVereen score and Grimsley TD then put the Bruins out front 35-27. With a spread rushing attack, Crestwood once again got back in the game with a 3-yard TD by Josh Simon. After a two-point pass from Greene to Gadson, the game was tied at 35 with 5:09 left. During South Florence’s winning drive, Vereen caught four catches for 57 yards. That only set King up for the game-winning catch. Friday’s game did not start as smooth, though, for South Florence as Robinson’s first pass attempt was deflected and intercepted by the Knights’ Chris Rembert. Crestwood turned that into a 7-0 lead after Julius Pearson scored on a 20-yard run. A 48-yard kick return by Deshawn Williams set the Bruins up, leading to Robinson’s first touchdown pass: a 21-yard strike to Vereen to tie the game. But Crestwood responded with a 75-yard kick return for a score by none other than Pearson to put the Knights back on top 14-7. The Bruins, however, appeared to be more settled when they drove 80 yards and Robinson completed four consecutive passes totaling 54 yards. That fourth -- a 3-yarder to Vereen -- set up an 8-yard scoring run by White to tie it at 14. A juggling catch by Vereen and 30-yard reception by teammate Jaylen Quick set up a 17-yard scoring pass from Robinson to King for the Bruins’ first lead at 21-14. The Bruins had another impressive drive early in the third quarter, driving to the Crestwood 13 before turning it over on downs. Crestwood, which continued the ensuing series because of a 15-yard Bruins penalty on what would have set up fourth down, then converted a 19yards pass from Tylas Greene to Carl Benjamin to set up a 7-yard score by Tiric Gadson. The extra-point kick was blocked by the Bruins to secure a 21-20 South Florence lead at the half. Tyquan Albert rushed for 103 yards on 20 carries. Greene complete 9 of 16 passes for 115 yards.

PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY

Varsity Girls Golf Sumter in Lady Patriot Tournament (at Wescott Plantation in Summerville), TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at East Clarendon, 4:30 p.m. Cardinal Newman at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Carolina, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Carolina at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Lee Central at Kingstree, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Carvers Bay at East Clarendon, 5 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Colleton Prep, 4 p.m.

TUESDAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter, Lakewood at South Florence (at Freedom Florence), 5:30 p.m. Middle School Football Alice Drive at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. Hillcrest at Furman, 5 p.m. Bates at Mayewood, 5 p.m. Chestnut Oaks at Manning, 5 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at West Florence, 5 p.m. Hartsville at Manning, 5 p.m. Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Marlboro County, 6 p.m. Scott’s Branch at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at West Florence, 5:30 p.m. Darlington at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Calhoun at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Laurence Manning at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Dorchester, 4 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Varsity Cross Country Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep (at Santee State Park), 5 p.m. Middle School Football Lee Central at Hannah-Pamplico, 6 p.m. East Clarendon at Kingstree, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Swimming Sumter at Hartsville, TBA Varsity Girls Tennis Manning at Georgetown, 5 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 3:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Girls Tennis Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Williamsburg at Rober E. Lee, 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Johnsonville at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Volleyball Lakewood at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

Junior Varsity Football Sumter at Dutch Fork, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Lake City, 6 p.m. Camden at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Beaufort at Manning, 6:30 p.m. Timmonsville at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Laurence Manning at Cardinal Newman, 6 p.m. B Team Football Sumter at Dutch Fork, 6 p.m. Dillon Christian at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Middle School Football Trinity-Byrnes at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m. Jefferson Davis at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Golf Wilson Hall at Pinewood Prep, 4 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at Conway, 5 p.m. Holly Hill at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Hartsville at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Marlboro County, 5:30 p.m. Trinity-Byrnes at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Laurence Manning at Calhoun, 4 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. Jefferson Davis at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

FRIDAY

Varsity Football Dutch Fork at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Lake City, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Camden, 7:30 p.m. Manning at Beaufort, 7:30 p.m. Lee Central at Timmonsville, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Latta, 7:30 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Military Magnet, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Augusta Christian, 7:30 p.m. Cardinal Newman at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Trinity-Byrnes, 7:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Dillon Christian, 7:30 p.m. Wardlaw at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity Cross Country Thomas Sumter in Low Country Invitational (at Johns Island), TBA Varsity Swimming Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter in Wilson Hall Invitational (at City of Sumter Aquatics Center), TBA

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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

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KEEPING UP

Klapthor making name for himself in world of rugby BY BARBARA BOXLEITNER Special To The Sumter Item

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USC Sumter head baseball coach Tim Medlin tears up while speaking during a fundraising and celebration banquet for the 2015 Fire Ants on Friday at Nettles Gymnasium.

FIRE ANTS FROM PAGE B1 place to represent.” The city felt the same way as Friday was declared “USC Sumter Fire Ants Day” in a proclamation signed by Mayor Joe McElveen and presented by city councilman Bob Galiano. Galiano also gave special city coins to each of the members of the 2015 Fire Ants who were able to come to the ceremony. “That’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by the mayor for your accomplishments,” first baseman and former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Tee Dubose said. “We were just a good group of hard-working guys that went out and played hard every day. “I’ll always be a member of that 2015 Fire Ants team, and that’s just a great thing to be a part of.” That special bond between the players that led to the Fire Ants’ historic accomplishment is something Medlin emphasized during his speech. “There is nothing more special

than the relationships you build with your teammates and your players,” Medlin said afterward. “That’s what it’s all about. We had a great group of kids last year. “It’s those guys that get me out of bed every day ready to go.” However, it wasn’t until speaking about assistant coach Josh Eachues and his wife, Claudia – with whom he was celebrating his 33rd wedding anniversary on Friday as well – that the emotions of the day finally overwhelmed him. “Josh’s dad (Tom) is my oldest and dearest friend on this planet,” Medlin said afterward. “I’ve watched him grow up and become who he is today. And I definitely wouldn’t be here without my wife. She’s the greatest person in the world. “...They make days like this really special.” The JUCO World Series berth was the first in program history and a remarkable accomplishment for Medlin and his staff in just their second year of play, USC Sumter Dean Dr. Michael Sonntag said. “I don’t think you could ask any more from Coach Medlin in get-

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ting this far in just his second year,” Sonntag said. “We have good academic programs, good athletic programs and some of the best coaches I’ve ever met and worked with. “I think their accomplishments and their commitment to all the work they do in the community adds to the vitality of life here and in Sumter.” Sonntag wasn’t able to make it to Grand Junction this year, but plans on going if the Fire Ants earn another trip next season, he said. And that’s exactly what they intend to do. “With all the guys coming back, I think we expect to go back,” Dubose said. “We know what to expect now so hopefully this year we can go back and win some games. I’m ready for the season to start.” Still, Hawkins doesn’t believe there’s any pressure to repeat. “I don’t think it puts any more pressure on us,” he said. “We had a great group of guys last year and a lot of them are coming back. We’ve got some new guys too, so we’ll see how it all comes together. “But we’re not worried. We believe we’ll be pretty good.”

Gibson Klapthor’s one year of rugby has gone a long way. The Wilson Hall High School graduate played for the Furman University rugby club last year after being on the football team two years. The former tight end said he gave up a partial academic scholarship to switch to rugby. He had never played rugby, but his friends on the club encouraged KLAPTHOR him to try it. “As far as a skills set, it’s pretty similar to football,” the August graduate said. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 240 pounds on the 2013 Furman football roster, Klapthor was a wing in rugby. “That was fun, just to get a chance to make some runs and score some tries,” he said. He emerged as a legitimate scorer. “I was skeptical if we could get him up to skill level,” Furman rugby coach John Roberts said. “He was one of our top two scorers last year. He certainly surprised everyone.” He said he put Klapthor at wing because that’s where new players are less likely to commit costly penalties. “He was probably one of the fastest guys we had on our team,” Roberts said. “His job was just to score. He will either outrun the other guy or run him over.” The coach said Klapthor received the team’s Rookie of the Year Award and was named to the all-Southern Rugby Conference second team. “The things that were really impressive about Gibson were his athleticism, his vertical leap, his speed and just his attitude,” he said. Klapthor attended the USA Rugby National Tracking Camp in June at Life University, one of nine such camps throughout the country to “identify athletes new to the national team pool,” according to the USA Rugby online site. Based on his showing at the one-day showcase, Klapthor was among 67 chosen from the camps to attend the USA Rugby Men’s Junior and Collegiate Stars and Stripes Camp during mid-July in Vallejo, Calif. The camp enabled the nation’s top young players to work with the sport’s elite coaches. “It’s set up as a feeder for the national team,” Klapthor said. Finally, in late July, USA Rugby cited him as an honorable mention All-American. Klapthor is considering his rugby options while he applies for medical school. “It’s sort of open-ended,” he said about his plans. He is trying to connect with a men’s semipro team in the U.S. He said the season begins in late January. “Most of the good teams are out West,” he said, noting San Francisco Golden Gate and Glendale (Colo.) teams as possibilities. “Most of the clubs are willing to give you a tryout.” Send updates about area athletes to Barbara Boxleitner at BKLE3@aol.com.

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Improv can take the actors in any direction, as Matt Wilt and Storm Smith demonstrate. The Sumter Little Theatre will present an evening of improv comedy on Saturday.

‘SLT IMPROV JAM!’ Community theater introduces short-form comedy genre BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

question the cast of Sumter Little Theatre’s Improv

Jam gets often is: “How do you rehearse for improv?” Charlotte Gallagher, the sole female member of the four-person cast, said, “The important thing is getting comfortable with the group.” There was no doubt last Friday night that the cast has already reached that point: Gallagher, Kelly Melton, Storm Smith and Matt Wilt pretty much turned an interview about the show into an Improv Jam. They’re fast on their feet, smart and quick to pick up cues and run with them, despite the fact that some of them “just met two weeks ago,” Gallagher said. “What we’re doing (during rehearsals) is ‘practicing games,’” she said. The “games” are a list of situations SLT Board Chairman Todd Warrick gives the cast at each rehearsal. None of them has seen them before. For an hour or two, the cast works through the games. A prime tenet of improvisation performances is that you “never say no,” Smith said. In fact, an actual guiding premise of the genre is “Yes, and ... .” “You can’t put pressure on yourself,” Melton said. “If you try too hard, you fail.” “Nothing is scripted,” Gallagher said. “You learn what not to do. We’re like sailors on a ship ... .” “I’m great at sinking ships,”

Melton interjected. All agreed that support and respect for their castmates is essential. “You can’t always be what you are going into a scene,” Gallagher said. “In improv, sometimes you have to save each other’s butts.” Wilt added, “We’ll be taking suggestions from the audience. The show will be very interactive.” It will also be what’s called “short form,” in that the individual scenes will be unrelated and last no longer than “about three minutes,” said Warrick, who will also serve as emcee. “We’ll ask audience members to pick a topic — a relationship or a situation,” Wilt said. Smith added, “The tone of the show will depend on the audience. It’s likely to be a little politically incorrect at times.” “That’s why we chose a 9 ‘clock curtain, to push the boundaries a little,” Warrick said. “It will be what the audience wants it to be. If they get a little rowdy or risqué, we’ll run with it.” He said the first Improv Jam will be “testing the waters.” “Eric (Bultman, SLT’s executive director) and I want to continue to come up with special events in between regular season shows,” he said. “So far, they’re one night only events, like the recent ‘Cabaret Night’ and ‘Eric and Friends.’ The theater has been full for both of those. We want to have them to keep the theater from going dark for six or eight weeks between shows. Right now, we’re work-

ing on a Christmas-themed Cabaret Night -- with an edge. We plan to do it on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving.” Warrick said he sees people from Sumter every time he goes to a similar event at Columbia’s Trustus theater. “I think Sumter will be very open to improv,” Gallagher said. Interestingly, the cast members are all schoolteachers. Gallagher teaches special needs preschoolers, Melton is drama teacher at Sumter High School, where Wilt teaches social studies and is assistant drama coach, and Smith teaches drama at Wilson Hall. Before relocating to Sumter, Smith worked on stage and in TV, including appearances on “Army Wives” and “Reckless,” and was in the film, “Redemption of the Commons.” Gallagher is an alumna of the Upright Citizens Brigade in Los Angeles and appeared at SLT most recently in “Steel Magnolias.” Melton appeared as many characters in SLT’s opening show, “Tuna Does Vegas,” and his drama classes at Sumter High have won numerous awards. Wilt was also in “Tuna Does Vegas” and is a regular at SLT. Melton’s day job keeps him busy, but he said he finds time for SLT, “doing shows that I can contribute something to, like ‘(The Complete Works of) Shakespeare Abridged.’ I don’t have a lot of time, but if it’s the right part of the school year and the SLT season ... .”

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Charlotte Gallagher and Kelly Melton work on an improv routine during a recent rehearsal at the Sumter LIttle Theatre. SLT will present its first Improv Jam on Saturday.

Sumter High cagers still undefeated; Lemira Elementary wins national award 75 YEARS AGO – 1941

Feb. 9-15 ourt of general sessions opened at the county courthouse with Judge G. Dewey Oxner of Greenville presiding. A resolution which was compiled by the Sumter County bar association at their last Yesteryear meeting in Sumter honoring SAMMY WAY Charles M. Hurst, the oldest member of the bar and former sheriff of Sumter County was read. The resolution thanked him for his dedicated service to the community. • Saturday afternoon the Cannoneers from Kannapolis came to Sumter and gave the Sumter Y Midget and Junior

Dragons a real scare before their guns were finally silenced and the Sumter Carolinas’ champions emerged victors in the Midget game, 24-14 and the Junior game, 26-18. • The Sumter National Guard armory is federal property, and trespassing is forbidden. The armory was broken into several nights ago, it was learned today, and some damage done. Trespassers, if caught, are liable to prosecution by federal authorities. • Kennedy Coulter, State Health Champion for 4-H Boys in 1940 from Sumter County, handed a Better Farm Living Certificate to one of Sumter County’s most industrious farmers, Joe A. Frierson. Joe was one of the 232 farmers receiving this award in Sumter County. • Possibly the oldest man in the state to receive the recent Extension Service live-at-home award is 81-year-old J.G. Hodge of the Providence section of

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This group will be seen in “Rollin’ Rhythm,” the musical comedy sponsored by the Junior Welfare League, in the Edmunds High School auditorium next Wednesday. From left, they are Harry Fowler, Mary Wright, Mary Graham, Mabel Claire Brown, Mikki Gregory and Gussie Williams. Sumter County. Hodge was one of the Sumter County farmers enrolled in the Better Farm Living Program in 1910. The award is presented to farmers

who are able to produce 76 percent or more of their farm needs of foods and feeds. He states he started out when he was 14 and for four years

plowed an ox named “Snip.” He share-cropped three years and then went out on his own. • Sumter High’s powerful basketball five won their 10th consecutive victory last night when they lashed Hartsville High, 40 to 13, in a wild tilt played before 300 noisy fans. The Hartsville crowd turned out in hopes of seeing their boys topple the unbeaten Gamecocks, but once Tex Trembley and Foots James started dropping points in the basket, the Red Foxes fell behind and were never able to start much of a rally. • Clarence Brunson Jr., young Sumter County 4–H farmer, sold 13 hogs that weighed 2,850 pounds. These were farrowed in late May and June. According to Assistant County Agent T.O. Bowen, many of the 4-H boys are really producing livestock, and not

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Moses-Johnson

Hawkinses celebrate 70 years

COLUMBIA — Margaret Elizabeth Moses and Guy Earl Johnson Jr. were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, 2015, at the Millstone at Adam’s Pond. The Rev. Benjamin Scott Dinkins officiated. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harby Moses, and the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Moïse and the late Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moses Jr., all of Sumter. She is employed as the office manager of the Law Offices of Marion M. Moses, LLC. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Ernest Bright of Columbia, and Mr. Guy Earl Johnson of Ridge Spring, and the grandson of Mrs. Carol Joan Thompson and the late Mr. Henry Olin Thompson of Parsons, West Virginia, and Mrs. Susan Laura Johnson and the late Mr. Earl Arnie Johnson Jr. of

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is employed as a sales representative of Giant Cement Co. of Harleyville. The bride was escorted by her father. Ruth Vanstory Horger served as maid of honor, with Anna Martin Tucker as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Helen Ansley Coker, Maïté Therese Daguerre, Elizabeth Turner Mardre, Ashlee Carmichael Moses, Taylor LeeAnn Moses and Tracy Stinnett Moses. Headon Bynum Stokes served as best man with Guy Earl Johnson, father of the bridegroom, as honorary best man. Groomsmen were David Gene Gabrielli II, Adam Patrick Foy, Michael Harold Johnson Jr., and Frank Harby Moses Jr. and Marion Moïse Moses, brothers of the bride. Greeters were Jane Elliott

EDUCATION NEWS Thomas Sumter Academy NEW STUDENT PARTY HELD Thomas Sumter Academy Student Council hosted its annual New Student Party on Aug. 16. The party is held on the TSA campus the Sunday afternoon before the first day of school so that all new information given to students will be fresh in their minds when starting the following day. All TSA student council members from sixth to 12th grade attend the event and are supervised by the executive student council officers and the executive sponsors. In the past several years, the New Student Party has been held in the gym. However, this year the gym floor was being redone. The event began in the auditorium where new students first met with officers and other new students. The executive officers opened the meeting with devotion and proceeded to briefly explain traditions and guidelines of TSA including homecoming, dress code, daily schedule, chapels, etc. After the information was given out, student council members and new students of each grade were asked to individually state their name, where they were born, their favorite movie and what they wanted to be when they grew up. This exercise acted as an ice breaker between the student council members and the new students. Following the ice breaker, a Disney trivia game was played because the theme for this year at TSA is Disney. Each grade, including student council officers and new students, was an individual team. There were three rounds of trivia, and there was a winner from the middle and high school. The winning teams received challenge points that will carry throughout the year and end in May with a winner of middle school and high school. After the students had become fairly acquainted with each other, the party moved to TSA’s cafeteria. Each student council member from every grade was responsible for providing refreshments. Upon arriving in the cafeteria the students were allowed to relax, talk amongst themselves and enjoy refreshments. Also at this time, new students were shown the student council T-shirts that each student council member would be wearing the following day at school if any student needed any assistance. Finally, each new student was taken to each of his or her classrooms according to their schedule by a student council officer. This allowed for each new student to know exactly where to go on the first day of school. Following the tour, all students were dismissed and another successful New Student Party was concluded. — Emma Gaulke

Lee County School District BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL On Sept. 24 at 6 p.m., the BPS K-3 campus and the BPS-A 4-5 campus will come together to welcome parents to a new school year by holding a joint PTO and Title I meeting at the Bishopville Primary School Annex building. The principals hope that by having the PTO and Title I meeting together, more parents will be able to attend. Parents, grandparents and community members are invited to attend the Bishopville Primary School Parent University session on Sept. 25 at 8:30 a.m. Parent University will be held on the fourth Friday of each month at 8:30 a.m. Sessions will cover computer skills, ways to assist your child to be successful in school and a variety of other topics throughout the school year.

BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY ANNEX “Wisdom Wednesdays” will be held through May 25 at Bishopville Primary Annex. The Lee County School District, Santee-Lynches Regional Council of

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Spencer and David Gene Gabrielli III. The rehearsal dinner was held at Hay Hill Garden Market in Columbia. The reception was held at the Millstone at Adam’s Pond. After a wedding trip to Asheville, North Carolina, and a later trip to the British Virgin Islands, the couple will reside in Columbia.

Governments, S.C. Department of Commerce and Lee County Council on Aging have partnered to pilot an intergenerational program during the 201516 school year. This pilot program will take place at Bishopville Primary School Annex under the direction of Principal Karen Long and fifth-grade teacher Nena Matthews. Fifth-grade students will be matched with older adult mentors in the community once a week.

LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL On Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. parents will have the opportunity to visit their child’s classroom and meet the teachers during Lower Lee Elementary’s Annual Title One Open House.

LEE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL The first away football game for Lee Central Middle School will be on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Hannah-Pamplico. Parents, friends and community members are invited to come and support the LCMS Stallion Football Team.

LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL On Sept. 8, Lee Central High School held an Annual Title One Open House. The administrative staff and teachers were introduced to the parents. Parents were also given the opportunity to follow their child’s schedule and to meet with teachers. LCHS also held a Transition Drop-In in the Media Center. Parents of students with disabilities were able to receive valuable information about available services from agencies such as Lee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board, Able-SC, Family Connects and Santee-Wateree Regional Transportation Authority. College Application Day was held on Sept. 9 at Lee Central High School. More than a dozen college admission counselors, GEAR UP coordinators and the administrative staff came to Lee Central High School to assist seniors applying for college entrance online.

DISTRICT WIDE The Lee County School District congratulates James Price on becoming the 2015-16 District Teacher of the Year. Price is a sixth-grade math teacher at Lee Central Middle School. Congratulations Mr. Price. The district appreciates Price’s commitment to the students in Lee County. State of the district meetings will be held in the auditorium at Lee Central High School on Friday at 9 a.m. and Sept. 29 at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend a session. — Kara Fowler

USC Sumter START HERE, FINISH HERE Students can find out more about USC Sumter’s on-campus bachelor’s degree programs at the monthly “Start Here, Finish Here” program that kicks off Tuesday and Wednesday in the USC Sumter Student Union Building from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open to all students, this program is designed for those who may want to finish their degrees locally or come back and finish a degree they started in previous years. USC Sumter offers: bachelor of arts degree with majors in elementary education and early childhood education through USC Upstate; bachelor of arts in liberal studies; bachelor of arts in organizational leadership; and bachelor of science in business administration through USC Aiken.

SEMINAR SERIES BEGINS AGAIN Associate Professor of Chemistry at Lander University and USC Sumter alumnae Dr. Lisa Brodhacker will discuss “Spinning the Way to a Perfect Telescope Mirror” on Friday in the Schwartz building, Room 127, at noon. The Seminar Series is a monthly event led by USC Sumter and guest faculty who are experts in their respective fields. This free event is open to all stu-

RETIRED LT. COL. AND MRS. PAUL V. HAWKINS

Retired Lt. Col. and Mrs. Paul V. Hawkins of Somerby of Mount Pleasant celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary on June 21, 2015. The couple’s four children and their spouses are: Dr. Paul and Judith Hawkins of Claxton, Georgia; Geanne and Gene Behr of Holly Hill; Linda and Rocky Schofield of Rock Hill; and Drs. Cathy and Jeff Seymore of Tega Cay. The couple has 12 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Hawkins is the former Alene Brown of Sumter.

dents, faculty, staff and the community. Light refreshments will be served after. Visit www.uscsumter.edu for more details. — Misty Hatfield

Wilson Hall NATIONAL MERIT SEMIFINALISTS Seniors Brayden Fidler, Anna Lyles and Duncan Rupe, as well as former student John Ballard, have been selected as National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. Fidler, Lyles and Rupe are the only students who attend school in Sumter County to receive this recognition, according to the National Merit Scholarship Program publication. Semifinalists show exceptional academic ability and potential for success in rigorous college studies. More than 1.4 million students in nearly 22,000 high schools entered the 2016 National Merit Program by taking the 2014 Preliminary SAT which served as an initial screen of program entrants. The 16,000 semifinalists are the highest-scoring entrants in each state and represent less than one percent of each state’s high school seniors. These students have the opportunity to continue in the competition for one of 8,000 Merit Scholarships that will be offered in the spring.

SIXTH-GRADE TRIP Through activities such as white water rafting on the Nantahala River to an overnight camp out in the mountains, the 64 students in the sixth grade experienced an educational and enjoyable trip to Camp Kanuga in Hendersonville, North Carolina, Sept. 8-11. The annual trip, organized by middle school principal Stacey Reaves, gives the students the opportunity to participate in four classes taught by the Mountain Trail Outdoor School: a cooperation and low ropes course, a hands-on course in rappelling, an orienteering and wilderness survival course, and a course in forest ecology. — Sean Hoskins

Clarendon School District 1 SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER Sept. 11 was set aside to honor grandparents of students at Summerton Early Childhood Center. The cafeteria and multi-purpose room overflowed with grandparents who altered their morning schedules to start the day right with a well-balanced, delicious breakfast while spending precious moments with their “grandbabies.” The Pre-K Department presented an outstanding performance for the grandparents while they enjoyed their breakfast. Following breakfast, grandparents visited the photo booth to pose for snapshots with their grandchildren. These unforgettable moments will always be cherished. Before departing the school, students enjoyed grandparents joining them during “Take Time to Read” to share stories with them. Grandparents, thanks for your show of love and dedication. SECC announces the August Employee of the Month: Francena Brown.

ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Students are getting engaged with the NY Engage curriculum. They are learning how to read closely and appreciate other cultures. Students took a pre-assessment benchmark to show all that they learned last year. Third-graders did an awesome job getting acquainted with testing procedures. The fourth- and fifth-grade students will participate in the Future Scholars Financial Literacy Program. This interactive web-based course is designed to introduce financial literacy skills at the elementary school level. The curriculum aligns with both state and national standards. Students will earn certification upon completion of the program. The sixth-graders are off to an awesome start. The students are incorporating AVID methodologies as well as plan-

ning projects via the Problem-Based Learning Model. Each student has received an AVID binder along with all instructional materials necessary for success. Additionally, a team-teaching approach has been incorporated into the curriculum with several sixth-graders receiving math and science instruction from one teacher and English/Language Arts and Social Studies from another teacher. In the past, the sixthgrade students were self-contained. Dr. Deanna Taylor, Dr. Meredith Koestner, Dr. Bert Ely and Jeannie Hartley are welcomed as instructional support personnel through the Community Block Environmental Grant and the University of South Carolina.

SCOTT’S BRANCH MIDDLE/HIGH At Scott’s Branch High School, there is a new style of learning and assessing that is taking students to another level. Students love it, and it seems to bring out the best in overall student performance. Teachers believe that a new program called Kahoot.it allows students a greater degree of comfort while also increasing their confidence in taking educated guesses based upon the knowledge they have acquired in the classroom. Sharon Mellette, U.S. History teacher, and Miguel Fleitas regularly use Kahoot.it. Mellette describes Kahoot.it as a strategy similar to the Socratic Method. Socratic teaching is the oldest, most powerful teaching tactic for fostering critical thinking as it focuses on giving students questions, not answers. The students must use reasoning, probing and inquiry skills. Most of the students created online accounts using their cellphones by going to www.kahoot.it and inputting a PIN number. All their devices need is an internet browser. Once the class joins Kahoot.it, the fun….oops the quizzes begin. Questions continually pop up on the whiteboard for everyone to see and from here on, it is anybody’s game. Like the Socratic Method, Kahoot.it increases students focus on learning, keeps students intellectually responsible, stimulates discussion through probing questions and draws numerous students into the lesson. If you hear that Scott’s Branch students have gone Kahoot.it, that is absolutely right. — Beverly Spry

Sumter Christian School SCHOOL IS OFF TO A SMOOTH START Classes at SCS are continuing to progress smoothly with each class working hard and learning new skills. While students in Sharon Robinett’s first-grade class are learning to count to 1,000, second-grade students have enjoyed making crafts and learning about earthworms. One of the highlights of the first few weeks for second-grade student Kelcy Padgett was crafting a mouth using apples, peanut butter and marshmallows. Having rehearsed since the first week of school, Laurance Kannon’s fifthgrade class performed their first Bible skit of David and Goliath in the elementary chapel on Sept. 9. They are working to learn their parts for their next chapel skit coming up in October. Students in sixth through eighth grade are continuing to adjust to a more adventurous schedule by having separate teachers for their many subjects and changing classrooms regularly. The school-wide fundraiser has continued to progress well. While several students have won smaller prizes for selling World’s Finest Chocolate, and most have sold enough to attend Dan the Animal Man’s Creatures of Creation Show, third-grade student Benjamin Knight won the $50 golden ticket. For the last few years, students have been allowed to doff their standard polo to wear a class T-shirt, but this year the students are even more excited because they are also allowed to wear jeans with their school shirts on Fridays. — Miriam Marritt

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‘The Way We Were’: A look at Sumter intersections

ast week, Reflections took a look at some of Sumter’s street

corners, where many merchants, churches and even schools chose to locate, knowing that the increased traffic

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give them more visibility. While street corners also qualify as intersections, that was not the real focus. Today we look at the intersections themselves as they were years or decades ago. Webster defines intersections as “the point or line where two lines or surfaces meet or cross also the place

where two or more roads meet.” As the Sumter community continued to grow and expand the intersection of various streets took on an added significance. These tracts or plots of land became sought after by various commercial interests — frequently gas stations— and often became the residence of iconic reference points; e.g., Convenience Corner at Sumter and West Liberty streets or “The Green T,” a service station on the corner of Church and Broad streets where many students “hung out” after a day at Edmunds High or McLaurin Junior High, which were within easy walking distance. The intent of this article is to revisit these sites and allow The intersection of Miller Road and Broad Street is shown in 1971. Note the Dolphin Car Wash at center. our readers to see how our city has changed and grown. Because of the increased volume of traffic many of the crossroads on this page also became areas of concern for law enforcement. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@yahoo. com or (803) 774-1294.

A car waits to cross the intersection of Church and Calhoun streets.

A car turns right onto Broad Street from Church Street in 1971, possibly after stopping at the former Hess gas station (now Speedway). The Green T, a Texaco station where students to stop in for sodas and snacks is on the southeast corner of the two streets.

Note the jet at right in this photo of the intersection of Miller Road and Bultman Drive. Central Carolina Technical College is behind the automobile, and the Shrimp Boat, known by many for its fried chicken as well as its seafood, is at left. The intersection of Hampton Avenue and Lafayette Boulevard in 1971 shows the B.L. Montague Company in the background. The local bus station was on the southeast corner (now Taco Bell), and now Wendy’s stands on the southwest corner.

The intersection of Broad and Church streets, looking east toward Washington Street is shown. Note the Green T on the right.

A Winn Dixie grocery store is shown on the northeast corner of Calhoun Street, where it intersects with North Magnolia.

At the intersection of West Liberty Street and Guignard Drive in 1971, Van Hobbs’ Gulf Station was on the northwest corner, and Sidney Smith’s Package Store was on the northeast corner.

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JAM FROM PAGE C1 He noted that last Friday night brought Sumter High’s annual “Improv Olympics,” which serves not just as entertainment, but as a fundraiser for the drama department. “Four is kind of a small number for improv,” Melton said. “At Improv Olympics, we have 40 or 50 actors participating, and the audience rewards us with applause or money.” Melton has been teaching and doing improv with his SHS students for nearly two decades. Now is his chance to venture off on his own. “Be gentle,” he says. He has been working with SLT for 18 years in shows ranging from “Moon Over Buffalo” to “Shakespeare Abridged.” He said he enjoys “disc golf, ballroom dancing and searching for albino cockroaches.” Smith’s theatrical background spans an array of film, stage and television; most recently, he was seen on stage in SLT’s production of “Tuna Does Vegas.” He’s portrayed Raleigh in “Last Train to Nibroc,” MacHeath in “The Beggars Opera,” Branwell Bronte in “Parhelia,” Aladdin in “Aladdin,” Robin Hood in “Robin Hood,” Mitch in “A Streetcar Named Desire,” and has had acted in several ensemble pieces” Wiilt actually got his start in Sumter High’s Improv Olympics.

YESTERYEAR FROM PAGE C1 just growing one or two for show purposes. • With Tex Trembley hooking in shot after shot over his shoulder, Sumter High’s powerful basketball crew salvaged their 11th consecutive victory in Charleston when they trimmed the Bantams, 39 to 34, in an exciting battle played in the College of Charleston gym. • Twelve members of the board of Sumter Chapter of Bundles for Britain met recently. Mrs. Leverett Saltonstall Tuckerman, aunt of Mrs. Wales Latham, national president and organizer of Bundles for Britain, was present. Mrs. Tuckerman gave a talk on the beginning of Bundles for Britain. There are 700 chapters in this organization. • Mayor F.B. Creech registered for possible future national defense service under the program sponsored nationally by the American Legion to register all Legionnaires and World War veterans. Creech, a veteran of the World War and a member of Sumter Post 15, was the first veteran to fill out a questionnaire in Sumter. 50 YEARS AGO — 1965 Dec. 13-19 Robbie Baird and Mitch Harrington, who started on the Edmunds High School football team this fall, have signed athletic grants-in-aid at the University of South Carolina. They will both attend the University on full four-year scholarships, it was learned today from their coach at Edmunds,

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“I had always been a pretty shy person, but my senior year at Sumter High School, I decided to put myself out there,” he said. “I entered Improv Olympics on a whim, and from the moment the lights came up, I was hooked. ... having to rely on instinct and quick thinking in front of an audience was exhilarating to me! There is no greater sense of nerves than those you get before an improv show starts – and there’s no greater high than the one you experience after a successful show. It’s the ultimate challenge, the most rewarding aspect of theater.” On Saturday night, cast members will share a goal — to entertain the audience and have fun themselves. In preparation, beyond their rehearsals, the actors have different goals and methods. “I’ve been scouring NPR like crazy,” Smith said, laughing. “You have to be quick and know what’s going on in the world. You can’t let your energy drop.” Wilt hopes the show “will get a younger crowd into it,” and Gallagher said she wants the Improv Jam to “get the whole community open to new things” at SLT. “I’m just there as eye candy,” Melton said. Sumter Little Theatre presents ImPHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE/THE SUMTER ITEM prov Jam for one night only, 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26. Admission is $10. Members of the improv group at Sumter Little Theatre are, from top, Storm Smith, Matt Wilt, Call SLT at (803) 775-2150 for tickets Kelly Melton and Charlotte Gallagher. All four have been in SLT scripted plays, but Saturday’s Imor more information. prov Jam will be their first of that genre on that stage; it’s not their first work in improvisation.

Steve Satterfield. • Karen Edmunds Thomy has been chosen to represent Veterans Foreign Wars, Post 3034, in the 19th Annual Voice of Democracy Contest. She was chosen on the basis of a speech recorded at Radio Station WSSC. The speech was judged as the best of 14 entries on originality, content and delivery. The panel of three judges selected Miss Thomy and two other students as winners. John Ray Lee received first runner-up honors, and Patricia V. Wilson was second runnerup. All are students at Edmunds High School. • Morris College has received a grant of more than $53,000 from the National Science Foundation for support of a “Cooperative College-School Science Program.” The grant is under the direction of James L. Solomon Jr., of the Department of Mathematics. This program will provide 60 elementary school teachers of Sumter School District 17 with a background in the basic concepts of set theory, the structure and basic properties of the real number system and geometry suitable for elementary grades. • The Chevalier degree of Demolay was conferred on Wesley Blanding, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leon M. Blanding, at the Masonic Temple. The degree is one of the highest awards which a Demolay can receive. To be selected for the Chevalier degree, a Demolay must have rendered exceptional service in behalf of the order and his chapter in particular. • Saturday night in Jacksonville, four local fighters made a good showing for Charles-

coached by Vladimir Kondrashin, who led the Soviets to a controversial Olympic gold medal in 1972 and to a bronze medal in 1976.

1965 -- A firefighter is assisted by two men in carrying out a sofa from Hurst-Sexton Furniture Co. store on Broad Street as smoke pours out behind them. Damage was estimated in excess of $100,000 at the relatively new brick building. ton, winning 3 and losing 1 on a split decision. Ed Hudson, fighting under The Charleston Boxing Club Banner, kept his undefeated record alive winning his 9th fight in a row. • Damp weather notwithstanding, the Gamecock Field Trials began its 39th running with the Derby Stake. Field trailers from throughout the Southeast, most of them on horseback, followed the first brace of Grouse Ridge Buddy, owned by Dr. Tom Flanagan, and handled by George Hodge of Sumter. • Two South Carolina college seniors were chosen today in Columbia to compete for Rhodes scholarships to

Oxford University in England. They are Larry Estridge, a Furman University student from Rock Hill and John Dawson Jr. of Sumter, a student at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tenn. Both are history majors. 25 YEARS AGO – 1990 Sept. 14-20 Sumter native Vince Wilson, a former standout performer on Virginia Commonwealth University’s basketball team, is set to become the first American basketball player ever to play in the Soviet Union’s National Championships, VCU officials announced Thursday. Wilson will play as a member of the Leningrad Spartak Club Team,

CLUB DIGEST SUMTER’S HOME CHAPTER, DAR

On Aug. 6 at the new teachers’ orientation for the Sumter School District, Sumter’s Home Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) presented 10 new teachers two $25 gift certificates and an historical novel written and autographed by Shelia Ingle. Ingle is a South Carolina author whose books help to educate young people about the many contributions made by women during the American Revolution. DAR is a women’s service organization established 125 years ago, dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education and patriotism and to honoring the patriots of the Revolutionary War. By supporting local teachers, Sumter’s Home Chapter demonstrates its love and support for classroom teachers, who are often the first to instill knowledge and love of country in students. Members of Sumter’s Home Chapter’s Literacy Committee are Maggie Gurtcheff, Bonnie Disney and Marie Hill. Teacher incentives have become an annual project of the local DAR Chapter and

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Bonnie Disney, far left, of Sumter’s Home Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, presented gift certificates and a historical novel to 10 Sumter School District teachers on Aug. 6. are intended to emphasize the importance of literacy in the teaching of history. SUMTER DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Winners: July 1: - 1st- TIE – Hugh Cook and Marie Mills Lila Cobb and Sue Pitts July 8: 1st – TIE - Winnie Field and John Mills Jimmie Ann Anderson and Gary Harbath Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin

July 15: 1st - Winnie Field and Larry Baum 2nd - Kenneth Hamilton and Gary Harbath July 22: 1st – Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin 2nd - Sue Pitts and Gary Harbath July 29: NO GAME Aug. 5: 1st - Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin 2nd – Jimmie Ann Anderson and Barbara James Aug. 12: 1st - Hugh Cook and Marie Mills

2nd - Jimmie Ann Anderson and Barbara James Aug. 19: 1st - Stan Kohli and Hugh Cook 2nd – Lila Cobb and Sue Pitts Aug. 26: 1st - Stan Kohli and Kenneth Hamilton 2nd – Lila Cobb and Sue Pitts 3rd – Winnie Field and John Mills

• Gas prices rose only slightly in Sumter County this week, while they rose by an average of about 2 cents a gallon nationally. The average price of regular unleaded gasoline rose nationally from $1.273 a gallon last week to $1.24 a gallon this week, according to the AAA Motor Club. Locally, the average price per gallon rose from $1.234 last week to $1.239, according to a survey by the ITEM Friday. • Karen Rebecca Perotta believes every child not only has the right to an education but a good one, and it is this devotion that has promoted her to the title of District 17 Teacher of the Year. The district title isn’t new to Perotta, who was selected as the Sumter School District 2 Teacher of the Year for the 1986-87 school year. She succeeds Sammy Way of Sumter High School and will represent the district in the state competition. • New guidelines devised by Sumter School District 2’s board of trustees for the superintendent’s annual evaluation will eliminate personal opinions and focus on what is important: performance. The previous evaluation format was ineffective and focused on less important issues, such as how the superintendent dresses for work, said Trustee Elizabeth Kilgore. • Lemira Elementary School representatives are returning from Washington, D.C., today after accepting the schools’ 1990 National School of Excellence Award from the U.S. Department of Education.

SUMTER ART ASSOCIATION Floride McKoy presided at the first meeting of the Sumter Art Association for the 2015-16 year on Sept. 15 in the parish house at the Church of the Holy Comforter. She welcomed 48 members and three guests and extended a special welcome to new members Nancy King and Debra Thomas. Gene Smith led the afternoon’s devotional meditation, basing her thoughts on Psalm 139.During the brief business meeting, Floride presented Barbara Burchstead with a gift from the association as a token of thanks for her work on the current year’s club handbook. Jane Watson, program chairwoman, introduced Danny Chandler, co-owner of Galloway and Moseley Jewelers. Danny presented an interesting program on antique and estate jewelry, using color illustrations of representative pieces from various historical periods. He had also brought a number of very beautiful pieces which members were able to inspect after the program.

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Sumter company tackles credit problems Business is nation’s 1st licensed credit counseling organization where Clear Credit has been located since 2013. “It was an antique and estate sale business,” he said. Mike Lovett spent many Sumterites may have noticed years in business watching the new fountain located in the customers deal with credit isfront yard as they pass by on sues. Broad Street. “I was in the finance and reLovett said they are fixing tail business for 35 years,” he up the building, which he said said. “I spent nine years helphe bought at an auction. ing people for free.” Lovett said he was born and In 2003, he decided to use his raised in Columbia, where he skills to open a business: Clear worked with his father, but has Credit. lived in Sumter for nearly Lovett said there are a lot of three decades. businesses out there saying “I married a Sumter girl,” he they can help people with their explained. credit. At one “Everytime, Clear body and Credit had their 11 locamomma,” tions, he he said. said, but it “But they is now don’t prodown to ofduce. fices in “Most Sumter and people take Columbia. the money “I got and run tired of off,” he running said. around,” “In 2005, he said. South Caro“With so lina Demany outpartment of-town of ConsumMichael Lovett of Clear Credit sits next customers, er Affairs to a sign highlighting the benefits of his it didn’t decided business. make sense businesses to have all like mine needed to be licensed,” he said. those locations.” He said seven out of 10 of his “Mine is the first credit recustomers are not even in pair company in the nation liSouth Carolina. censed as a credit counseling Lovett said a lot of people organization,” he said. have misconceptions about Lovett said every individual credit. at his business has a license. “They think the credit score Anyone seeking a license is the most important thing,” must apply through the dehe said, “but there are 90 to 100 partment of consumer affairs, solutions for figuring a credit he said. score.” And what does it take to get Many people also think nega license? ative credit listings will disap“For one thing,” he said, pear after seven years, he said, “you have to have really good but that is not true. credit. It’s not an easy thing. I “I’ve seen things stay on don’t know anyone else in there for 15 or 20 years,” he South Carolina who does what said. I do.” Lovett said most people’s Lovett said he designed his own process to help consumers credit problems stem from eieliminate derogatory and inac- ther medical bills or student loans. curate information in credit “People don’t understand files. student loans,” he said. For most of his customers, Anyone interested in his serhe said, it usually takes four to vice can visit www.yourclearsix months. He said there is a credit.com, he said, but he $50 sign-up fee, and the service doesn’t let people sign up on costs $40 per month. the Internet. “Customers only pay for the “It’s not safe,” he said. service they use,” he said. “We Instead, his customers must are not a collection agency; use his P.O. Box or visit an ofpeople can stop any time.” fice. He is proud of his record of “Clear Credit is a great customer service, including his A-plus rating with the Bet- thing,” Lovett said. “A lot of people don’t think they can get ter Business Bureau since help.” 2005. PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM “I’ve seen grown men shed a Nine employees work at his tear,” he said. main office on Broad Street, A sign at Clear Credit overlooks a dolphin fountain on display in front of the office.

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

Spending rewards are worth the work BY JOSEPH PISANI AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Filling up on gas at an Exxon station can now earn you a discount on a T-shirt at Macy’s: That’s the idea behind Plenti, a loyalty program launched earlier this year that lets users earn rewards for purchases from a variety of businesses. I tried Plenti for a few months, and although it takes a few minutes to set up, I found it to be an easy way to earn a few bucks back on money I was spending anyway.

HOW IT WORKS Plenti uses a point-based system that

The American Express Plenti card, for participants in the company’s new loyalty program launched on May 4, is seen. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

converts back into cash that can be used at certain business that take part. Spending that earns points includes paying AT&T cellphone bills, buying gas at Exxon Mobil stations, shopping at Macy’s department stores or Rite Aid drugstores, paying auto or property insurance premiums at Nationwide, paying bills from energy provider Direct Energy, signing up for online video streaming company Hulu or renting a car from Enterprise Rent-A-Car, National or Alamo. Signing up for Plenti is free and can be done on its website or inside a partner’s store. Although Plenti is run by credit card company American Express, no credit card is needed to use it. Plenti gives users a plastic card that

can be scanned in stores or gas stations. Plenti’s app has a copy of your card, too, so you don’t have to carry around the plastic one everywhere. If you want to earn Plenti points through a credit card, the company offers a Plenti-branded American Express card that earns one point for every $1 spent anywhere. Its other cards don’t earn Plenti points, but American Express reward points can be converted into Plenti points. The amount of points you can earn varies at each partner, but in most cases, every $1 spent earns one point. There are exceptions: At Exxon Mobil gas stations, one point is earned for every gallon of gas bought. Once 200 points are earned, they can

be used as cash at certain Plenti partners. Each 100 points is equal to $1, so cashing in 200 points will get you a $2 discount. Point balances can be checked on the Plenti website or app.

THE GOOD Plenti is easy to use, especially if you already frequent the partners that are part of the program. I linked my Macy’s credit card to my Plenti account, so any purchases I make at the department store automatically earn points, without me having to pull out the Plenti card. You can also link Plenti to your AT&T or Nationwide account once, and it will automatically earn points. There are also chances to earn more points through special offers.

THE NOT-SO-GOOD The places you can earn points are limited. Out of the seven corporate partners, I use only two regularly: Macy’s and Rite Aid. American Express says it expects to add more partners soon. Another drawback: You can’t spend Plenti points at certain partners, such as Nationwide. Plenti requires some time setting up. You’ll need to go to the each partner’s website to make sure your Plenti card is registered. You can also do this inside Macy’s or Rite Aid stores.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE Name

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9.01 +.29

THE SUMTER ITEM MARRIAGE LICENSES • Deondrikk Jacquez McFadden and Abreshia Nichelle Butler • Anthony Leonardo Alston and Raevene Helen Thomas of Augusta, Georgia • Nicholas Paul Lucius and Tasha Totziette Roe, both of Dalzell • Herbert Wayne Odom Jr. and Kylie Nicole Dennis • Gerald Henry Nicklow and Shannon Reeves Schrader • Demarcus Akeem Miller and Leteaka Delshawn Franklin • Justin Michael Gardner and Sandra Jean Hardy • Ronald Lester Jones and Katherine Lee Kennedy • Jason Earl Coker and Tristina Nicole Hatfield • Joseph Rajvi Johnson and Alisha Laquinn Choice • Robert Gentry Pack and Samantha Marie Wilson • Cid Jack Ovando and Jennifer Marie Guiry, both of Corona, California • Kevin Weston and Joeann Taylor, both of Dalzell • Jared William Howard and Amy Louise Rosen of Las Vegas, Nevada • David Christopher Welch and Katherine Helen Beardsley • Dennis Warrain Reston Wormsley and Denise Browning Davis • Christopher Jameson Baxley and Amanda Kaye Phillips, both of Wedgefield • Raymond Nicholas Bagnato and Ivette Bohannan • The Rev. Lee E. Dingle and Hulene F. Pendergrass of Baltimore, Maryland • Peter Ronald Loos and Katelynn Inman Oakley • Robert Lee Moses Jr. and Katrina Lashawn Singleton • Samuel O’Neal Graham and Barbara Ann Harvin • Timothy Steven Flemmings and Adrienne Nicole Ream • Kyle Lee Chamberlin of Dalzell and Christine Nichol Parsons of Bedford, Virginia • Xavier Earlington Reuben and Terrah Shan Franks • Christopher Gregg Meyer and Courtney Brianne Reese • Evan Daniel Beuk and Emily L. McMullen • Jamie Aycoth Claiborne and Lora Leigh Trimnal, both of Rembert • Jason Leroy Gooden and Katrina Butler of Charlotte, North Carolina • David William Fair II and Corelle Fitrece Goings • Reggie Larry Bennett and Rikki Leann Daniels, both of Conway • Matthew Evan Katz of Hoover, Alabama, and McKinley Rene Puck • Teneuss Ziembalist Land and Brenda Lee Land, both of Dalzell • Lechone Wilson and Doreen Elaine Rookwood • Wayne Patrick Brunson Jr. of Newark, New Jersey, and Cherelle Chantal Washington • Frank William Hutson and Jessica Nicole Wilson • Eric Laron Portee and Alicia Shanice Pasmore • Philip Landon Gibbons and Courtney Noel Cole • Zachary Bernard Hobbs and Ashley Yvonne Evans, both of Dalzell • Joseph Markeith Sigler and Tiffany Monique Wilder • Ronald Anthoniel Cousar of Gable and Alexandria Matrell Cousar of Alcolu • Verlyn Wendell Johnson and Shirley Ann Wilson of Mayesville • Timothy Wade Baxley of Pinewood and Helen Powell Welch of Turbeville • Danielle Tyrell Isaac and Shaquodaylyn Shan Samuel • Warren Davis and Velma Dubose Smith • Frank Williams and Jennifer Lorraine Pearson • Eric Lavelle Singleton and Kioana Vernique Jones • Ladarrell Kevin Bessant of Conway and Christina Anna Lydia Santana of Lithonia, Georgia • De’Andre Kevon Morrow and Victoria Renee Johnson • Jacob Alexander Mullikin of Gray Court and Hannah Beth Chaney • Johnny Servance Jr. and Jacqueline Elaine McKenzie • Lee Otis McDowell Jr. and Roshella Devon Dow

PROPERTY TRANSFERS • Johnny Ray Watts Estate to Billie Jean Watts, 1475 Eastern School Road, $5 etc.; Johnny Ray Watts Estate to Billie Jean Watts, Eastern School Road, $5 etc.; Johnny Ray Watts Estate to Billie Jean Watts, three buildings, G Bins, $5 etc.; Johnny Ray Watts and Burke W. Watson to Billie Jean Watts and Burke W. Watson, Shiloh Township, $5 etc.; Johnny Ray Watts and Burke W. Watson to Billie Jean Watts and Burke W. Watson, Shiloh Township, $5 etc. • Rebecca T. Davis Estate to Jerald A. Tindal, one lot, four buildings, 102 Branch St., $5 etc. • Fredie and Salli Bracy to Fredie Bracy Estate and Sallie Bracy Estate, six buildings, 640-642 Bowen Drive, $5 etc. • Christopher S. and Mary D. McQueen to Mary D. McQueen, one building, 4161 S. Lake Cherryvale, $5 etc. • Marshal Y. and Vincent C. Rolling to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, one lot, one building, 1835 Photinia St., $50,000. • Christina L. Cummins to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, one lot, one building, 2670 Trufield Drive, $60,000. • Chad W. Prescott to William E. Prescott,

PUBLIC RECORD Byrd Street, $90,000; Chad W. Prescott to William E. Prescott, 2615 and 2635 Byrd St., $90,000. • Malinda B. Prescott to William E. Prescott, three buildings, 3025 Thomas Sumter Highway, $510,000; Malinda B. Prescott to William E. Prescott, one lot, 3075 W. Brewington Road, $510,000; Malinda B. Prescott to William E. Prescott, three buildings, Thomas Sumter Highway, $510,000; Malinda B. Prescott (all interest) to William E. Prescott, Thomas Sumter Highway, $510,000; Malinda B. Prescott to William E. Prescott, Thomas Sumter Highway, $510,000. • Sandra J. Campbell to Bambi C. Shelley, three buildings, Furman Road No. 3805, $5 etc. • David B. Geddings to Eduardo E. Contreras, one lot, two buildings, 403 Wise Drive, $40,000. • James H. and Laura J. Price to Thomas S. and Mary L. Timmons, one lot, one building, 60 Hidden Bay Drive, $155,000. • Thomas S. and Mary L. Timmons to Howard W. Jr. and Margarita L. Davis, one lot, two buildings, 567 Clifton Road, $110,000. • Dotsy R. Parnell to Velma Geraldine Faile, one lot, two buildings, 571 Clifton Road, $5 etc. • Helen J. Carroll Estate to Judith C. Player and Deborah C. Norman, one lot, one building, 665 Mattison Ave., $5 etc. • Harvey M. Windham Estate to Pearl Driggers Windham et al, 3990 Leonard Brown Road, $5 etc. • Betty Reynolds Estate to Barry M. Reynolds, one lot, two buildings, 1232 Robert Dinkins Road, $5 etc.; Barry M. Reynolds to Barry M. and Mary Elizabeth P. Reynolds, one lot, two buildings, 1232 Robert Dinkins Road, $5 etc. • Michael G. and Claire Deblois to Claire Deblois, one lot, one building, 1920 Hatteras Way, $5 etc. • Clyde William Ream to James Frye, one lot, two buildings, 5450 Oakland Drive, $109,000. • Kyle A. Miller to Tony L. James, one lot, one building, 3595 Delaware Drive, $102,000. • Rigoberto Antonio Rodas to Ashleigh R. Hamm, one lot, two buildings, 701 W. Hampton Ave., $96,000. • William M. Lewis Jr. and Brenda Lewis Osteen to Luke and Charleen Hinchman, one lot, two buildings, 2870 W. Brewington Road, $69,000. • Uldine A. Shockley to Uldine Allen Shockley (trustee), one lot, one building, 2222 Graystone Drive, $5 etc. • Harold N. Kirkland to Harold Norman Kirkland (trustee), one lot, two buildings, 663 Mattison Ave., $5 etc. • James O. Cooper (lifetime estate) to Donald Cooper, 745 One Mile Road, $5 etc.; Donald Cooper to Donald Cooper (lifetime estate), 745 One Mile Road, $5 etc. • Robert E. Jr. and Tara A. Moye to Robert E. Moye Jr., one lot, four buildings, 3240 Pinewood Road, $5 etc. • Vivian Hudson to Heather G. Poston, one lot, two buildings, 4695 Eddie Lane, $5 etc. • Ida May Allan and Louellen Burgess to Steven Little, one lot, 637 Cook St., $300. • Bobby B. Hatchell to Donald Wilds, one lot, one building, 104 W. Moore St., $1,400. • Geneva McDaniels to Melvin Evans, one lot, one building, 514 W. Oakland Ave., $1,400. • Earline C. Artis Estate and Georgia Boyd Estate to Steven Little, one lot, one building, back lot, $1,100. • True Test to Tiger Capital LLC, Stateburg Township, $1,200. • Gwendolyn Talbert and Gloria Carter et al to Brookland Enterprises LLC, one lot, 1024 Belmont Drive, $300. • Joye Wilson to Steven Little, one lot, one building, 917 Franklin Lane, $600. • Robert H. and Krista M. Levi to Robert H. Levi, one lot, one building, 315 Trailwood Drive, $5 etc. • Rodrick Pringle to Brookland Enterprises LLC, one lot, 2990 Ithica Drive, $3,600. • Kevin J. Fairless to Secretary of Veteran Affairs, one lot, one building, 5245 Ridge St., $75,000. • Gobe Dean Jr. and Brittany A. McElveen to Trustmark National Bank, one lot, one building, 60 Gloria Drive, $49,329. • Kenneth R. James and Tracy James Houston to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, one lot, one building, 1230 Robert Dinkins Road, $71,783. • Electra Murphy to Wells Fargo Bank NA (trustee), one lot, 5430 Halley Road, $36,000. • Elaine F. Fuller to Federal National Mortgage Association, one lot, one building, 5 Springlake Court, $75,859. • Jason R. Dolansky to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, one lot, one building, 80 Annie Court, $49,329. • Robert L. Pickering II to Trustmark National Bank, one lot, one building, 2700 Watermark Drive, $79,947. • Albertha W. Wheeler to Marlene Young, one lot, two buildings, 866 Trailmore Circle, $5 etc. • Richard P. Mease to Timothy R. and Kathleen A. Yaeger, four buildings, 617 Pittman Drive, $184,000. • Eric S. Weisfeld to Henry D. Barnett Jr. and Patricia B. Greenberg, one lot, two buildings, 24 Warren St., $5 etc.; Eric S. Weisfeld to Henry D. Barnett Jr. and Patricia B. Greenberg, one lot, North Washington Street, $5 etc. • Carl and Charles Lesesne to Charlotte A. Lesane-Jones et al, one lot, one building, 950 N. Brick Church Road, $5 etc. • Lenora Kurzenberger to Brenda B. Gregory and Lila B. Payne, 2370 Wedgefield Road, $5 etc.

• Marilyn E. Morgan to Marilyn E. Morgan and Erasmo Rogers, one lot, two buildings, 35 Ellen Drive, $5 etc. • Loline Dinkins Estate to Bulah Kittrell et al, one building, 5550 Tally Yates Drive, $5 etc. • Larry O. and Wa Rodgers to Joseph B. and McKenzie A. Brockett, one lot, one building, 5470 Randolph St., $190,000; Larry O. and Wanda R. Rodgers to Joseph B. and McKenzie A. Brockett, one lot, 5460 Randolph St., $190,000. • Tarah L. McKenna to Tarah L. and Charles W. Berry, one lot, one building, 2295 Nettles Road, $5 etc.

BUILDING PERMITS • Scott Danell, owner, Crescent Construction LLC, contractor, 327 Pear St., $5,500 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Jennifer McLeod, owner, PB&J Residential Services, contractor, 4440 Kitchell Court, Pinewood, 180 unheated square feet, $2,000 (detached front deck, residential); Jennifer McLeod, owner, PB&J Residential Services, contractor, 4440 Kitchell Court, Pinewood, 200 unheated square feet, $2,000 (detached back deck, residential). • Danny and Wai Man Chan, owners, Avant Construction LLC, contractor, 236 S. Pike West, $1,500 (repair leak on roof, commercial). • Gobe Osteen McElveen (trustee), owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 700 Torrey Pines Drive, $11,200 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Jesse E. McLeod dba Vestco, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 2005 Bishop Drive, $1,800 (replace door / vinyl / floor work, residential). • Kathryn Ahtonen, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 1405 Eagle Road, Lot 1 (mobile home, residential). • City of Sumter % Housing Authority, owner, Servpro of Sumter, contractor, 525 E. Calhoun St., Extension 27, $4,201.25 (replace drywall and cabinets in kitchen / paint, commercial). • Charles and Mildred C. Avin, owners, Ronnie V. Gainey, contractor, 4930 Pinewood Road, Pinewood, $1,100 (cut slot for ridge vent, residential). • Jesse E. Adkins Jr., owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 890 Perry Blvd., $3,700 (reroof home only, residential). • Elizabeth and Kalini Lo Williams, owners, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 322 N. Salem Ave., $7,140 (install new roof on house, residential). • Marlene D. and James R. Minton, owners, Sun Pools & Spas of Sumter, contractor, 735 Breezybay Lane / 3300 Riders, $28,000 (swimming pool, residential). • Horace and Audrey Brown, owners, Sears Home Improvement Products Inc., contractor, 521 Cedarwood Drive, $9,168.64 (vinyl siding, residential). • Wedrell Wayne Lee Jr., owner, Aycock Construction LLC., contractor, 3255 Cox Road, 936 unheated square feet, $23,000 (detached garage, residential). • James B. and Kathy S. Cole, owners, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 611 E. Liberty St., No. 23, $1,250 (repair front and back steps / floor in bedroom, laundry room and kitchen, residential). • Cynthia Whiting et al, owner, David Rivers, contractor, 5640 Fish Road (5680-5690), Dalzell (residential demolition — single family home, residential). • S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 1 quad, $2,571 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 2 quad, $2,571 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 3 quad, $2,571 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 4 quad, $2,571 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 5 quad, $2,571 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 6 quad, $2,571 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 7 quad, $2,571 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 8 duplex, $1,001 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 9 duplex, $1,001 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial); S.C. Apartment Fund LLC, owner, Jonathan Brent Waynick dba JBW Properties, contractor, 325 Boulevard Road, No. 10 duplex, $1,001 (install new roof and install vinyl windows, commercial). • 1101 Broad LLC, owner, Flagship Sign Designs Inc., contractor, 1101 Broad St., $9,350 (freestanding sign, commercial).

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• Evelyn H. Sniecinski (lifetime estate), owner, Sam Avins Construction, contractor, 3360 Nazarene Church Road, $4,800 (new roof, residential). • Lonzell Carter, owner, J.L. Floyd & Sons, contractor, 183 Hoyt St., $1,850 (residential demolition — burn out, residential). • Johnnie C. and Ernestine W. Howard, owners, James E. Standley, contractor, 750 Orlando Circle (790), $11,260 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Minnie Ferguson, owner, Tim Huffstetler, contractor, 6460 Spring Hill Road, Rembert (mobile home, residential). • Blanche Rush Mack, owner, JAMG and Co. LLC, contractor, 12 Third Ave., $8,812 (install nine windows / two storm doors / four smoke detectors / two doors, residential). • Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 1717 Stuttgart Court, 2,818 heated square feet and 705 unheated square feet, $89,300 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 2711 Magnum Drive, 1,603 heated square feet and 688 unheated square feet, $76,000 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 1709 Stuttgart Court, 2,513 heated square feet and 692 unheated square feet, $88,200 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 1716 Stuttgart Court, 1,379 heated square feet and 521 unheated square feet, $75,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Russ M. and Leslie H. Parries, owners, Gaymon & Associates General Contractors, contractor, 3050 Firestone Court, $3,500 (finish sheetrock / insulation in bonus room, residential). • Laura Ruth T. Baker (lifetime estate), owner, Robert Brandon Brown, contractor, 36 Harrell Road, $2,300 (vinyl eaves, residential). • Jason Leonard, owner, John Paul Smith, contractor, 1240 Summit Drive, $35,000 (5 to 6 feet brick fence, residential). • Devin Purvis, owner, Jacob Randall, contractor, 4435 Bethel Church Road, Pinewood (mobile home, residential). • Nancy A. Mims, owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 11 Reynolds Road, $5,047.50 (remove damaged seals and floor joists and replace, residential). • Susan E. McCool, owner, The Home Depot at Home Services, contractor, 2253 Gingko Drive, $5,800 (replace 10 windows size for size, residential). • David J. Deaton, owner, Hawkins and Kolb Construction Co., contractor, 27 Wen-Le Court East, $2,500 (repair to roof from limb hitting roof, residential). • Tarah Berry, owner and contractor, 2295 Nettles Road, 480 heated square feet, $13,500 (bedroom / bathroom addition, residential). • Forfeited Land Commission, owner, Berry’s Construction of Sumter LLC, contractor, 9 Meehan St. (residential demolition — house, residential). • Christ Community Church of Sumter, owner, Hawkins and Kolb Construction Co., contractor, 320 Loring Mill Road, $31,000 (alterations to a 30x40 pole barn, commercial). • Adam R. Anderson, owner, Peach Orchard General Contracting LLC, contractor, 3350 Lee Altman Road, Dalzell, $13,000 (add stairway to upstairs and add air conditioning upstairs, residential). • William D. and Anne H. Campbell, owners, James Geddings dba Geddings Construction, 605 Breezybay Lane, $10,000 (brick fence, residential); William D. and Anne H. Campbell, owners, James Geddings dba Geddings Construction, 605 Breezybay Lane, $47,000 (detached garage, residential). • WRB Holdings LLC, owner, Shelwood China, contractor, 4260 Broad St., $5,000 (vinyl siding, residential). • Charles and Elizabeth Bourgeois, owners, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 2711 N. Kings Highway, Dalzell (mobile home, residential). • Jeffery Overby, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 4855 Significant Drive (mobile home, residential). • Johnny A. and Ramelita Genwright, owners, Dee & Gee Builders LLC, contractor, 2186 Bethel Church Road, $3,800 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Katharine S. Harvin, owner, James Miller Construction, contractor, 718 W. Hampton Ave., $6,000 (new roof, house only, residential). • Jack M. and Rebecca S. Thompkins, owners, James Miller Construction, contractor, 24 Marion Ave., $5,500 (new roof, house only, residential). • Cutler-Hammer Inc., owner, Jones & McIntosh LLC, contractor, 845 Corporate Circle, 8,400 heated square feet, $290,245 (metal building, commercial). • Santee Lynches Affordable, owner, Sumter Home Insulators Inc., contractor, 20 Dixie Drive (22), $66,000 (electrical rewire / replace roof / new HVAC / paint / flooring, residential); Santee Lynches Affordable, owner, Sumter Home Insulators Inc., contractor, 22 Dixie Drive, $66,000 (roofing / electric / painting / flooring repairs, residential). • Deborah E. Sparlin, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 2835 September Drive, $4,000 (install vinyl siding, residential). • Maurice McFadden, owner and contractor, 2680 Lowder Road, 240 unheated square feet, $1,000 (attached garage on existing slab, residential). • Matthew P. and Susamma P. Abraham, owners, Frank’s Roofing, contractor, 100 Cromer Drive, $5,000 (reroof, residential).

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Windy dove hunt reveals true marksman

ur wives had gone off with their prayer group to an annual “Girls at the Beach” gathering down at Garden City Beach, so us fellas got to go it alone for a long weekend. Now if you give a guy any appreciable amount of time alone, he’ll find something to do; he’s not staying home and agonizing over being all by himself. It took Coffee Pot, Brother Perry and I about two and a half minutes to find out something to do on Saturday afternoon. I called Cuz and invited ourselves on a dove hunt on his family’s property. As a rule, dove hunting with Cuz is usually pretty good, he normally has plenty of birds and plenty of room, so I didn’t mind asking if we could come out. Brother Perry had never been on a dove hunt, so after everyone got introduced, we left for the field where Coffee Pot and I put Brother Perry between the two of us, just for safe keeping. We didn’t want to have to explain any “extra holes” to his wife when she got home from the beach. The day was almost perfect; the skies were cloudy, which meant that it was cooler and we didn’t have to stare into the sun, and there was a

stiff breeze coming in from the northwest making it really comfortable. The field was cut corn and standing sunflowers with a few rows of standing corn left for hunters Earle to stand in and use Woodward for cover. AFIELD & I was standing beside Brother Perry AFLOAT when the first bird came drifting over, he swung, fired and the bird just kept on winging along, none the worse for wear. I could watch Brother Perry from the end of my corn row, about 50 yards away, and he was having a blast, literally and figuratively. He was making the classic first hunt boo-boos, but why stop him? He was having a good time and not hurting anyone. So what if he was shooting at birds 75 yards out? He was shooting, he was excited and he was paying for the shells; that’s what we came for. Hey, if we’d had a contest to see who could have had the biggest pile of empty shells under their feet at the end of the day, I bet he would have won. I love taking first timers and watching them have fun.

He did manage to drop three birds, which wasn’t bad at all for a novice in a high wind. Speaking of the wind, it picked up mid-afternoon and had all of us shooting holes in the sky. If you looked closely, you could see that the birds were pointing in one direction and moving in another; the wind was blowing them all over the place. I managed to pick up several birds and was hoping that as the afternoon wore on, the volume of birds would pick up, but it just never happened. I had also picked the wrong end of the field. The year before, we had hunted the same field and the birds worked over the end that I had gone to, this year it was different; they worked the other end. One would expect that if you’ve got birds flying over one end of the field and there were hunters there that sooner or later they’d run some of the birds your way, but that wasn’t happening, in large part because of the shooting prowess of one young lad. As the afternoon was wearing on and Coffee Pot, Brother Perry and I began to notice one bird after the other falling on the far end of the field, it became quite obvious that it

was all coming from one small area of the field. Turns out that the person responsible for all the carnage was one John Thomas Parker, the 14-yearold son of Dr. and Mrs. Bert Parker. Talk about a young man that could shoot. At least on Saturday, Sept. 12, the young lad put on a clinic for the old guys. He was the one and only hunter on Saturday that completed his limit of 15 birds. While us geezers were busy making excuses as to why we couldn’t hit ‘em, John Thomas was puttin’ a thumpin’ on ‘em. I, and for that matter the rest of the field, was impressed. We called it off around 5:30, gathered back at the fishing shack and put some steaks on the grill. Cuz provided us with some delicious dove and venison appetizers while we waited on the big slabs of meat to cook. There were plenty of stories about past hunts, fishing trips and plans for the future, but almost to a man, everyone was patting one young 14 year old on the back for showing us how it was supposed to be done. I don’t think we’ll ever get Brother Perry to shoot as well as John Thomas, but if J.T. will start a shooting school, maybe we can sign Brother Perry up.

DNR wants feedback on future deer management legislation BY GAVIN JACKSON The Florence Morning News FLORENCE – South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will host a meeting Tuesday in Florence to receive feedback on pending legislation related to future deer management. The meeting will take place at Pee Dee Research and Education Center on Pocket Road at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. The Senate approved bill S. 454 in March, which would limit hunters to four antlered bucks a season, in all game zones, with tags. In two Upstate game zones there has been a five-buck limit that the department said has “never been enforceable,” while in other game zones, like Zone 4, which covers the entire Pee Dee and Grand Strand, there are no buck limits. “This lack of a reasonable bag limit on bucks is in stark contrast to other states and to the approach with other fish and game species in S.C. which typically have limits,” the department said in a statement. “From a management standpoint tagging all deer is beneficial because it would allow better regulation and manipulation of the harvest of antlerless deer.” The department supports the legislation and says it

would also help deal with the effects of coyotes on the deer population. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, where it has been since March. State Rep. Roger Kirby, DFlorence, is on the committee and its Wildlife Subcommittee, where the bill heads first. Kirby, a recreational hunter, said he still has some questions about the “one size fits all approach” the bill takes toward limits across the state and wants to hear feedback from constituents next week. “Deer hunting is a resource here, part of our fabric, part of history,” Kirby said. “I want to be sure constituents understand what’s going on and have an opportunity to comment.” Similarly, Kirby wants to ensure a stable deer population for future generation. Charles Ruth, coordinator of the department’s Deer and Wild Turkey Program, says the number of deer taken by hunters has declined. “Although there are still some areas where deer numbers and reports of agricultural damage remain high, the overall population has decreased as indicated by a 35 percent decline in harvest,” Ruth said. “Reasons for the decline include habitat chang-

es related to forest management, extremely liberal deer harvests over the last two decades and colonization of the state by coyotes since the turn of the century.” The Florence meeting will be the first of seven the department is holding across

the state, in conjunction with the S.C. House of Representatives, to address any issues with the legislation. The House will take up the bill when the session resumes in January. DNR sets and regulates the methods of harvest, bag lim-

its and other requirements for hunting on Wildlife Management Areas statewide. The General Assembly establishes seasons, limits and methods for private land statewide. The department is responsible for law enforcement statewide.

walls. As temperatures begin to drop over the next few weeks the fish should start moving into creeks. It’s worth a look halfway up creeks right now. Use a floating worm and buzzbaits. Lake Monticello Catfish: Good. Right now, catch fish in the range of 5-40 feet right now, but in the next couple of weeks deep humps with current flowing over them should be ideal spots to locate big, aggressive fish. There have been fish deep for some time, but they have not been feeding as well as the shallower fish. For now the backs of coves and humps and points have been most productive, and drifting or anchoring have both been working. Big cut gizzard shad and white perch are working for big fish, and if you want to put any size fish in the boat small cut herring is tough to beat. Lake Murray Striped bass: Good. Fish are starting to school around Bomb Island to the dam. Try herring at 30-60 feet. Striper can also be caught all over the lower lake, on both the Ballentine side and in

the big water near the dam. The bite around the towers has been good off and on. The best depth range has been 35-80 feet and most of the action is coming down-line fishing with live herring right now, although anglers are also catching fish trolling. If anglers are not using lead core line or downriggers they need to use lures that weigh at least an ounce to get it down to the fish. There are a few scattered reports of schooling and so anglers should have their eyes open for surface action and always have a lure to throw to schooling fish tied on. Lake Russell Bass: Fair to good. Two patterns are emerging. Start with a drop shot rig in about 20 feet, especially around bumps and all over the lake. Also try topwater with tiny torpedoes or Pop-R with a crappie jig trailer. There are also reports of some bass chasing shad in random, larger coves. Striper: Fair to good. Some fish can be had in the upper end of the Hartwell Tailrace. Check around 20-30 feet with free lines, herring and gizzard shad.

Lake Thurmond Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Fish around 40-45 feet on bottom at daylight on points and humps with down lines right on the bottom. As morning moves on then go another 10 feet or so deeper. Fish are starting to school a bit around Shriver and Parksville. Crappie: Good. Best results are catching pretty shallow around 15-18 around trees. Use minnows. Try to stay on the main lake and not in the back of coves or creeks. Lake Wylie Largemouth bass: Slow. The fish will be starting their fall transition very soon. Right now try topwater, big spook, buzzbait and Pop-r. There are reports of bait on the main lake slowly moving to the lake flats. The key is to keep deep water close by like a ditch or channel. Lake Hartwell Striped bass: Slow. The fishing has really deteriorated over the last few weeks. Your best bet is in the creek mouths and along the old river run around 35-50 feet. Little schooling is

reported. Crappie: Improving. Best results at night around bridges in 17-25 feet of water and over timber from 17 to 30 feet. Use minnows, but some jigs have produced. Lake Keowee Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Slow to fair. The last few weeks have been tough on the lake for bass. As the temps cool down the fish should start moving shallower. Right now they are suspended around the main lake. As activity picks up you can expect some schooling. Go with top water or drop shots. Lake Jocassee Trout: Fair. Trout fishing is still decent on Lake Jocassee with fish concentrated in deep water in the main lake. The best depth range is now 60-80 feet of water, and both spoons and live bait will still catch fish. However, live bait has been more productive. In order to beat the daytime heat it is still worth a try to night fishing around the intakes. Suspending medium shiners and nightcrawlers 30-40 feet down is catching some fish.

BY S.C. DNR

The whitetail deer, South Carolina’s state animal, is seen. S.C. Department of Natural Resources will hold a series of public input meetings around the state to discuss the future of deer management in the state.

FISHING REPORTS Santee Cooper System Largemouth bass: Very slow. Bass fishing activity is light to non-existent on the Santee Cooper lakes right now. If anglers are willing to put in a lot of time fish may be catchable around cypress trees, but there is no easy pattern right now. Many fish are probably out deeper following bait schools where they are more difficult to target. In the Santee and Cooper Rivers there is better bass fishing right now. Lake Wateree Crappie: Fair to good. Go to deep brush piles around 18-25 feet. Also try jigging flat on the bottom near brush, but not necessarily in. It’s reported that creels are small, but the fish are of quality. The fish are all over the lake, but as temps change you can expect them to move to shallower brush on the main lake. There is still some good fishing in deep areas. Lake Greenwood Largemouth bass: Hit and miss. Fishing around the lake can be tough one moment and productive the next. Check early in the day around docks and sea

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Auto. Tech. Needed ASAP. Fulltime. Must have drivers license. Excellent pay. Mon- Fri. Apply at: B & C Automotive, 601 Broad St. Manning Apt. community seeking maintenance personnel. Exc. benefits. Please call 803-435-2751. Experienced Bucket Truck Operators & Tree Climbers for immediate hire. Drivers License & experience required. Also hiring Groundsman. Call State Tree Service 803-773-1320 Roper Staffing is now accepting application(s) for the following position(s): •Welders •Consumer Loan Originator •Junior Commercial Lender •QC-Industrial: Ultra-Sonic Testing •Electrical Assemblers •Maintenance (Plumbing/HVAC/ Electrical) •Maintenance (Welder/Fab/Mech) •Licensed Insurance Agent (Prop/Cas) •Part-time Insurance Sales •Machine Operator •A/R - A/P Clerk (FT/PT) •Construction Job Estimator •CDL A Driver •Housekeeping/Janitorial •Construction Jobs •Industrial Spray Painters NEW APPLICATION TIMES: Mon.-Wed. 8:30 am - 10:00 am and again at 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. Please call the Sumter office 803-938-8100 to inquire about what you will need to bring with you when registering. Salesman for busy car lot. Sales experience required. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr, Sumter. No phone calls, please. Experienced Car Sale Rep needed apply today at Bundy Auto Sales. 803-773-4208 O'Reilly Auto Parts. New store in your area now hiring.All positions needed.F/T & P/T available. Apply online at: www.oreillyauto.com/careers

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Help Wanted Part-Time Hiring Cashiers Local Bishopville Convenience store. Mail Resume to PO Box 382 Mullins, SC 29574 or apply in person at Taylor's Tobacco.

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2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 2Br & 3 Br, Dalzell area. Section 8 accepted. Appliances available, No pets, 803-469-6978 3BR Mobile Home in Crescent MHP. 1st mo + security dep. Call 803-720-1600 2BR Furnished MH off 15S. No Pets $390 month + deposit. Background check. Military/Senior Disc. 481-2836 bfr 8 pm.

Commercial Rentals 893 sq. ft open retail area. 1/2 ba. $880 per month. Call Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb 803-773-1477 470 S. Guignard Dr. Unit #7, 1750 sq. ft. Warehouse Space $425 mo. Call Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb 803-773-1477

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale 2772 Kolb Rd., Sumter. 3BR, 2 1/2 BR, 1712 sq ft, .4 acre lot, financing available, low down payment, & NO closing cost to qualified buyer. 1-855-847-6807

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice

The Industry listed below has requested a variance in a limit or limits of the Industrial Wastewater Discharge Permit that authorizes a discharge to the City of Sumter sewer system. The variance is in compliance with the General Pretreatment Program and the City of Sumter's Sewer User Ordinance. The variance is due to an expansion at the facility. Industry Name: APEX Tool Group Sumter Permit No.: 027 Address: 1150 Clipper Road, Sumter, SC 29154 This notice will remain open for thirty (30) days for public comment. Persons wanting to comment should do so in writing to the City of Sumter.

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C AREER FAIR Friday, September 25, 2015 9:00am – 1:00pm Hiring All Qualified Applicants for the Position of

Correctional Officer II Requirements: Must be a U.S. Citizen, at least 21 years of age, High School Diploma or GED, No Criminal Record, Must possess a Valid Current Driver’s License. If offered employment, you must pass a physical examination. WORK SCHEDULE: 12 Hour Shift (No Rotation), 2 weekends off per month, work only 14 days per month.

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Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Turbeville Exxon, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 7585 Myrtle Beach Hwy., Gable, SC 29051. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than September 22, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Summons & Notice AMENDED SUMMONS IN THE PROBATE COURT THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2015-ES-43-022 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE MATTERS OF:

PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF SUMTER PRETREATMENT SECTION PO BOX 1449 SUMTER, SC 29151 Date: September 1, 2015

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Jane Odom Geddings (Decedent) Sherry Elliott, as Personal Representative for the Estate of Ronald D. Geddings, (Estate Case No. 2013-ES-43-287) Petitioner Vs.

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Blanche Odom, Mary Frances Floyd, The Heirs of Jane Odom Geddings, Jane Doe, John Doe, and any unknown individual claiming an interest or lien upon the Estate described in The Complaint herein, Respondents. TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscribed, Curtis & Croft, LLC, at 325 West Calhoun Street, Sumter, South Carolina, 29150 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgement by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE OF FILING YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Summons and Amended Petition were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on August 26, 2015. Patrick M. Killen, Esquire, whose address is 28 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, has been named Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent any unknown minors and persons under disability who have or may claim an interest in the subject-property. CURTIS & CROFT, LLC William A.W. Buxton 325 West Calhoun Street P.O. Box 3220 Sumter, SC 29151 (803)778-7404 ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF

The Housing Authority of the City of Sumter has developed its Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It is available for review at the Authority’s office located at 15 Caldwell Street, Sumter, S.C. during the hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Fridays. A public hearing will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at the Authority’s office at 4:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

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