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Airstrikes in Syria, Iraq just the start U.S. hits group thought to be planning attack WASHINGTON (AP) — The one-two-three punch of American and Arab airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq was

just the beginning, President Obama and other leaders declared Tuesday. They promised a sustained campaign showcasing a rare U.S.-Arab

partnership aimed at Muslim extremists. At the same time, in fresh evidence of how the terrorist threat continues to expand and mutate, the U.S. on its own struck a new al-Qaida

cell that the Pentagon said was “nearing the execution phase” of a direct attack on the U.S. or Europe. “This is not America’s fight alone,” Obama said of the military campaign against the

Islamic State group. “We’re going to do what’s necessary to take the fight to this terrorist group, for the security of the country and the region

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THE LIBERTY FOUNDATION VISITS COLUMBIA

Journey in a World War II legend

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Ron Gause, a crew member with the “Movie Memphis Belle,” a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, directs the pilots as the plane taxis to the runway on Monday at Jim Hamilton-L.B. Owens Airport in Columbia. Sumter Item reporter Joe Kepler was invited by The Liberty Foundation to fly in the legendary plane made to serve during World War II. It is one of only 13 of the aircraft still flying, and the foundation holds public flights and tours to teach others about the B-17’s service and those who flew it. See a photo of the view from the plane over downtown Columbia on page A3.

Reporter given firsthand look at B-17 ‘Movie Memphis Belle’ during foundation’s stop BY JOE KEPLER joe@theitem.com

legendary plane and her legendary crews.

here was an endangered species soaring through the skies of Columbia on Monday, and with a majestic wingspan of 103 feet 9 inches, it was hard to miss. The “Movie Memphis Belle,” a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, was in town as part of a campaign by The Liberty Foundation to help tell the story of a

The foundation was started in 2005 by the son of a former B-17 tail gunner. It brought its mobile history lesson to the Jim Hamilton-L.B. Owens Airport, offering local media members a chance to take a flight over Columbia in one of the most iconic figures in combat aviation. The “Memphis Belle” is just one of 12,732 B-17s originally made to fight in World War II. Today there are roughly 100 still intact in the world. Fewer still, just 13 B-17s are flying. While the original “Memphis Belle” is cur-

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com Sumter School District received its annual payout from the South Carolina Forestry Commission during the board of trustees work session Monday night at the district office. Harvey Belser, director of Manchester State Forest, along with Reps. David Weeks

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District gets $145K from annual S.C. Forestry Commission payout

State Reps. David Weeks, D-Sumter, and Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, join Director of Manchester State Forest Harvey Belser as they present the annual payout check of $145,853.96 from the S.C. Forestry Commission to the Sumter School District board of trustees Monday night.

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rently decommissioned in the Air Force’s national museum in Dayton, Ohio, the “Movie Memphis Belle” was on hand for a tour above Columbia. The foundation will hold public flights for $450 and free ground tours on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Every penny raised goes toward maintenance costs for the plane, which reach as high as $5,000 per hour of flight time. The “Movie Memphis Belle” was so named after the fellow B-17 was repainted and modeled after the original version to be used in the

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and Murrell Smith, presented the board members and Superintendent Frank Baker with a check for $145,853.96. South Carolina legislation requires the commission to give a certain percentage of its revenue generated by forest product sales and recreation and user fees on state forest lands

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Sumter man faces child abuse charges A Sumter man was arrested during the weekend after reports of child abuse last month. Joshua Karsten, 25, of 4627 Blanche Road, was charged with two counts of unlawful neglect of a child in connection with the incident. Deputies apprehended the suspect at his job Friday without incident. According to a statement from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the arrests stemmed from an Aug. 23 incident at a business along Peach Orchard Road. Karsten allegedly took two of his stepsons — ages 4 and 5 — behind the business and whipped them with a leather strap, arrest warrants indicated. According to the warrant, he allegedly used excessive force, leaving swelling and bruising on one child he struck on the buttocks and upper body. Authorities also alleged he grabbed the second child by the neck and struck the victim excessively even after the boy fell to the ground.

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com A manhunt for an escaped prisoner ended Monday with Sumter County authorities capturing the inmate and returning him to custody. Marcus Montrell Garner, a 28-yearold Bishopville man, broke free from Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center late Tuesday afternoon after being arrested in connection with a rash of burglaries. He remained on the run for nearly an hour until authorities tracked him to a Dollar General along U.S. 15 North just after 5:45 p.m. Authorities said it was not immediately clear how the suspect escaped

and noted Tuesday’s events marked the first escape from the multi-county jail. Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis indicated the situation will be investigated internally, and details of the escape will be released at a later time. “I am very concerned about how he escaped from our Law Enforcement Center, and it will be thoroughly investigated by my internal affairs team,” he said. “I will be looking into it because I am concerned about how he escaped and the danger that was posed to the community by him being out there like that. It shouldn’t happen, and it won’t happen again.” At the height of the search, more than 40 units and several K-9 teams

were on the hunt for the suspect, who was handcuffed when he escaped. Surveillance cameras at the Law Enforcement Center showed him walking north along U.S. 15. Officials said Garner was arrested by Sumter and Lee County deputies after being tied to a rash of burglaries in the two counties. Officers took him into custody along Lafayette Drive about 4:30 p.m. after a short foot chase after spotting him in a stolen vehicle. Deputies transported him to the detention center for questioning, and he somehow escaped from one of the interrogation rooms. Officials said it appears he escaped through one of the center’s north exits.

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3 Rembert men nabbed in drug raid Three Rembert men were arrested Monday after a drug raid along Alston Road. Tyrone Thompson, 50, of 2342 Alston Road, was charged with manufacturing crack cocaine, and Andre Brooks, 27, of 7675 Richbow Road, was booked on a count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine, second offense, in connection with the incident. Christopher Miller, 27, of 5065 S.C. 441, faces a charge of possession of marijuana stemming from the arrests. According to a statement from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, narcotics agents executed a search warrant at Thompson’s residence Monday. When officers arrived, the three suspects tried to flee the scene. Agents recovered a gram of marijuana, several utensils commonly used to make crack cocaine, as well as seven grams of cocaine with an estimated street value of $700.

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The Carolina Soul Band will present a history of the past half-century of soul music during this week’s Fourth Fridays concert downtown.

Get some Carolina Soul Popular cover band will play Fourth Friday this week chairs can just sit or lie back, watch the clouds and enjoy the music of the High Point, North Carolina-based band. A variety of tunes from Motown, the Rhythm and blues and soul music fans, beach and soul classics will comprise a shaggers and line dancers should be on virtual history of R&B. While the band is their feet Friday when Carolina Soul Band plays the September Fourth Friday. a smooth, versatile ensemble, its members have performed with many of the The concert is the second to last of the legends of music, among them the Driftmonthly concerts presented by the city ers, Ollie Woodson, Little Richard, Percy on the Main Street green space. All of Sledge, the O’Jays, The Tams, The Platthem have proved very popular, attractters and The Crystals. Expect to hear ing large crowds downtown. music of the past five decades from 6:30 Sumter is a shagging town, so the to 9 p.m. cover band’s playlist of tunes by such Main Street will be closed between legendary groups as the Drifters, CoastHampton Avenue and Liberty Street durers, Four Tops, Temptations, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and more will ing the concert. Refreshments will be available for purchase and include hot likely keep the crowd on its feet. If some folks do want to just relax and dogs and barbecue sandwiches, Italian listen to the music, the park across Main ices and beverages, including beer and wine. No coolers are permitted. from Sumter Opera House is a good Admission is free to the family friendly place to do it. With the soft lawn, some Fourth Fridays. Bring a blanket or a shade, moderate temperature and good lawn chair. acoustics, folks on blankets or in lawn

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USC 1st lady to sign books, cook University of South Carolina First Lady Patricia MoorePastides will sign copies of her book, “Greek Revival: Growing and Cooking for Life” and present a cooking demonstration Thursday at Thompson Industries headquarters, 100 N. Main St. Presented by Hamptons restaurant, the event begins with a 6 p.m. reception to be followed by a cooking demonstration in the third-floor kitchen. The dishes Moore-Pastides will prepare will be taken from the award-winning book. Call Hamptons at (803) 7744400 for information and to reserve a spot for the event.

The Neighbors Helping Neighbors program recently cut its first check. Started in April, the partnership between the Utility Finance Department of the City of Sumter and Sumter United Ministries collected $1,201.75. “Any time the water company can help us help those who need water, that’s awesome to me,” said Mark Champagne, executive director of the nonprofit. “It always amazes me how much the community cares about the people who live here, to see people move as God moves them. Our Crisis Relief ministry is entirely supported by the community, so any financial resources are a huge help.” This amount should help about 10 people with their water bills, he said. “The contributions came mostly from one-time donations, which is greatly appreciated,” said Candi Quiroz, utility business director. Instead of adding a one-time donation of any amount to your monthly bill, you can add a recurring, set amount to your bill. Or, you can sign up for Auto Roundup where your bill is raised to the next whole dollar, and the difference between your actual cost and the round figure is put in the fund for the Neighbors Helping Neighbors program. For more information or to set up a plan, call (803) 436-2541.

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The second Fall for the Arts is just a month away, and the festival committee is “calling all artists” of any age to participate in a community art project. Sumter County Cultural Commission executive director Carmela Bryan said committee members hope to get students, teachers and individual artists to create art for “How Does Your Garden Grow?” Bryan pointed out the big, empty planters surrounding the gazebo between Patriot Hall and the Sumter Recreation Department. “It’s surrounded by those brick planters,” she said. “Instead of putting live plants in them, we’re asking local artists to ‘create something you’d find living in a garden.’” Flowers, plants, living creatures that frequent gardens and lawn ornaments are all acceptable, Bryan said, “but they should be made from materials that can withstand the elements, and they should be at least one foot high or wide.” She envisions a colorful garden surrounding the gazebo on three sides, with whimsical or realistic elements, anything from chickens to rabbits or raccoons, sunflowers to eggplants or wildly abstract flowers, insects and birds. While the commission encourages teachers to take on the garden as a class project, individuals of all ages can submit their creations as well. “How Does Your Garden Grow?” will be installed in the gazebo area throughout Fall for the Arts, Oct. 24-26. Art elements should be sent or taken to Patriot Hall between Oct. 13 and 20.

POETRY WORKSHOP The Sumter County Cultural Commission is also looking for young poets or young people interested in learning to express themselves through poetry. On Saturday, Oct. 25, during Fall for the Arts, the commis-

WHEN: Oct. 24-26 WHERE: Sumter County Cultural Center, 135 Haynsworth St. COST: All events free Contact Carmela Bryan, executive director of the Sumter County Cultural Commission, at (803) 4362261 or 983-9349 for more information or to register for the poetry workshop.

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WHAT: Community art project WHEN: Submissions due by Oct. 20 CONTACT: (803) 436-2261, (803) 983-9349

An opening in the roof of the “Movie Memphis Belle” plane on Monday offers a unique view. To the left is Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia, and to the right is Jim Hamilton-LB Owens Airport.

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POETRY WORKSHOP, READING WHERE: Booth Room, Cultural Center, Patriot Hall WHEN: 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25 REGISTER: (803) 436-2261, (803) 983-9349

sion will host a Poetry Workshop and Reading at the Sumter County Cultural Commission. Leading the workshop will be led by the Coastal Carolina University P.E.A.C.E. Club; the acronym stands for Performers Emerging Above Circumstances to Excel. A student group, the P.E.A.C.E. Club comprises poets, rappers, singers and writers. Group leader Briana Dinkins said the club members “are the voices who challenge the norms of our culture, and we use our talents to help ourselves and others rise above circumstances and face adversity. ... We make it our goal to inspire others to be creative using any talents they may have.” While the workshop’s target group is young people, adults can participate and benefit, too, organizers said. Budding poets will learn abut rhyming and rhythm, as well as “how to read their poetry with meaning.” A formal reading will follow the workshop.

CHARGES Jefferson Isaac, 36, of Gable, was charged with his fourth offense of driving under suspension after a traffic stop in the 1900 block of Beckwood Road just after 7 p.m. Sunday. Caziek Lighty, 21, of 861 Carolina Ave., was charged with pointing and presenting a firearm and possession of a firearm or ammunition by a person convicted of a violent felony. Sumter police arrested the suspect Sunday night after receiving a tip he was seen on Carolina Avenue. Records showed he remained in custody at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center on a $30,000 bond as of Tuesday afternoon. According to a statement from Sumter Police Department, Lighty pulled a gun on a 20-year-old man Saturday night and made threats at an address along Porter Street. A Sumter woman was arrested early Sunday

morning after reportedly stabbing a man in her front yard. Kaila Smith, 37, of 109 Brent St., was charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature and breach of peace (nonaggravated in nature) in connection with the incident. According to a statement from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the incident stemmed from an argument between Smith and the victim, during which she told him to leave her home. On the way out, the victim allegedly kicked the front door, knocking the suspect’s mother down. When deputies arrived at the scene, they found the victim in the yard bleeding from the shoulder and Smith yelling at him as she wielded a 3-foot fence pole, the report indicated. The man told officers the suspect stabbed him with a fingernail file, an allegation to which she admitted. Officers were unable to recover the alleged weapon after searching the yard several times. EMS responded to the scene and treated the victim.

STOLEN PROPERTY A lawn mower valued at $2,000 was reported stolen from a shed in the 3800 block of Wedgefield Road about 2:30 p.m. Sunday. A Pontiac Torrent of an undisclosed value was reported stolen from a yard in the 1800 block of Millwood Road about 7:50 p.m. Monday. An undetermined amount of diamond-plated steel plates valued at $1,000 were reportedly stolen from an old cotton gin in the 1700 block of Oswego Highway about 1:30 p.m. Monday. A Yamaha dirt bike with an estimated value of $900 was reported stolen from the 1200 block of Manning Road at 4:40 p.m. Monday. One-thousand dollars in cash was reported stolen from a home in the 500 block of Silver Street between 1 and 2:30 p.m. Monday. DAMAGED PROPERTY A 2014 Dodge Dart reportedly sustained $2,500 in damage during a domestic dispute in the 200 block of Lois Lane just before 8 p.m. Monday.

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A group of Sumter High School students participate in the Walk Against Domestic Violence in 2011. This year’s annual walk is scheduled for 9 a.m. Oct. 4.

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SHS students prepare for annual Walk Against Domestic Violence BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com The Sumter High School family is gearing up for an annual event that has previously drawn close to 200 community members together to bring awareness to an issue experienced by many in the U.S. Students in the International Baccalaureate program have once again partnered with YWCA in Sumter to organize the Walk Against Domestic Violence for its eighth year. Junior and co-chair for the event Emily Mulholland said there is a need to start a conversation about domestic violence and how it affects people. She and co-chair Caryn Tabalanza emphasized that it’s important for the community to come together to inform people experiencing domestic violence in the Sumter area that the community is here to help and show support. “We’re not always aware of it because some people are sheltered and aren’t experiencing it themselves,” Tabalanza said. “We have to speak out for those people who are too scared and let them know that the community is here, and we’re ready to help,” Mulholland added. Tabalanza said students tried something different this year after Mulholland came up with the idea to sell T-shirts for the event and create banners. Working together, the students designed the shirts and sold them for $15 each — raising about $70 to donate to the YWCA. As a part of the walk, the students and YWCA are accepting item donations the day of the event as well. Mulholland said she originally became interested in the project about four years ago when her sister was involved, and by being a part of the preparation she has learned much about the statistics on domestic violence and how people are affected. “Back in 2010, my sister became involved in the walk, and then I became interested,” Mulholland said. “It’s good to see the community come together for a cause. I learned a lot, like South Carolina being ranked so high in domestic violence cases.” Susan Hilton, IB Creativity, Action and Service teacher, said the students are organizing and participating in the project as part of the CAS class. The walk was started

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Walk Against Domestic Violence co-chairs Emily Mulholland and Caryn Tabalanza worked together with classmates to organize the event, now in its eighth year. by IB student Tyler Bridges in 2007, and preparing and organizing it instills in the students leadership skills. “The Sumter High faculty and staff join me in applauding the efforts of the IB students in leading this important project,” Hilton said. “We are proud of their community spirit and heart for service.” Hilton said they invite community leaders, survivors and the entire Sumter community to come out in support of the project and to be a part of the walk to raise awareness of domestic violence in South Carolina. Tabalanza and Mulholland also said they wanted to make an even bigger effort to reach teenagers and their fellow classmates with this year’s event. With banners and T-shirts, they knew they would catch the attention of their classmates. “We really wanted to appeal more to teens and high school students,” Mulholland said. “To me, it’s kind of a situation that anyone can experience. There are probably hundreds of kids here who deal with domestic violence in some way, and we don’t know it.” According to statistics, one in every four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, and an estimated 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. During the walk — which is about a mile long — participants will be escorted by law enforcement. Those interested in helping raise awareness are asked to meet in the parking lot of the Sumter County Library at 9 a.m. Oct. 4 wearing white or purple. There is no pledge or fundraising required to be a part of the event.

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Computer classes continue through the end of December at Sumter County Library. Classes include Computer Basics, Keyboarding, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Classes are free, and a full schedule can be found at any library location or online at sumtercountylibrary.org. In addition to the computer classes, Ford Simmons, the library’s reference and information services coordinator, will be teaching attendees how to download free eBooks and audiobooks to an iPad, iPhone, Nook or Kindle at eBook DropIns. No registration is required. The Main Library has a session on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 1 p.m., and the Wesmark Branch has one on Wednesday, Oct. 22, also at 1 p.m. If you like to read and discuss what you read with others but you don’t have a lot of time for reading, Simmons suggests the Under-An-Hour Book Club at the Main Library. “We discuss an article that tackles a popular issue of our time,” he said. “October’s article is ‘China, the Climate and the Fate of the Planet’ by Jeff Goodell, found in Rolling Stone magazine. No registration is required, and articles may be picked up at any library location. October’s book club takes place at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15.” Those who wish to join the Under-An-Hour Book Club can pick up a copy of the article at any Sumter County Library location. “The club explores a new magazine article each month,

Main Library WHERE: 111 N. Harvin St. PHONE: (803) 773-7273 HOURS: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Tuesday; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 2 to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

Wesmark Branch WHERE: 180 W. Wesmark Blvd. PHONE: (803) 469-8110 HOURS: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday

South Sumter Branch WHERE: 337 Manning Ave. PHONE: (803) 775-7132 HOURS: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Friday

sparking conversation over fresh topics and current events,” Simmons said. “It’s the fun of a book club but in less time — perfect for a busy schedule.” The Under-An-Hour Book Club will meet in the Main Meeting Room at the Main Library at 1 p.m. on Oct. 15, Nov. 19 and Dec. 17, all Wednesdays. All classes and programs are free. You do not have to have a library card to participate, although getting a card is encouraged and required to check out books, magazines and other materials. There is no charge for a library card. For more information, contact Ford Simmons at (803) 7737273 or visit www.twitter.com/ sumtercolibrary or www.facebook.com/sumtercountylibrary.

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Ebola cases could hit 1.4 million by mid-January LONDON (AP) — New estimates by the World Health Organization and the U.S. health agency are warning that the number of Ebola cases could soar dramatically — the U.S. says up to 1.4 million by mid-January in two nations alone — unless efforts to curb the outbreak are significantly ramped up. Since the first cases were reported six months ago, the tally of cases in West Africa has reached an estimated 5,800 illnesses and more than 2,800 deaths. But the U.N. health agency has warned that tallies of recorded cases and deaths are likely to be gross underestimates of the toll that the killer virus is wreaking on West Africa. The U.N. health agency said Tuesday that the true death toll for Liberia, the hardest-hit nation in the out-

break, may never be known because many bodies of Ebola victims in a crowded slum in the capital, Monrovia, have simply been thrown into nearby rivers. In its new analysis, WHO said Ebola cases are rising exponentially and warned the disease could sicken people for years to come without better control measures. The WHO’s calculations are based on reported cases only. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, however, released its own predictions Tuesday for the epidemic’s toll, based partly on the assumption that Ebola cases are being underreported. The report says there could be up to 21,000 reported and unreported cases in Liberia and Sierra Leone

alone by the end of this month and that cases could balloon to as many as 1.4 million by mid-January. Experts caution those predictions don’t take into account response efforts. The CDC’s numbers seem “somewhat pessimistic” and do not account for infection-control efforts already underway, said Dr. Richard Wenzel, a Virginia Commonwealth University scientist who formerly led the International Society for Infectious Diseases. In recent weeks, health officials worldwide have stepped up efforts to provide aid, but the virus is still spreading. There aren’t enough hospital beds, health workers or even soap and water in the hardest-hit West African countries: Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia.

Lessons learned 6 months into virus’ worst outbreak LONDON (AP) — Six months into the biggest-ever Ebola outbreak, scientists say they know more about how the deadly virus behaves. The first cases were reported in Guinea by the World Health Organization on March 23 — before spreading to Sierra Leone, Liberia and elsewhere. Here’s a look at what scientists have learned so far.

HOW DIFFERENT IS THIS OUTBREAK? Past outbreaks have mostly been in remote, rural communities and have typically been snuffed out in weeks or months. But one main difference this time is that the virus has hit densely packed cities in West Africa, making the current outbreak an international threat. “I always thought Ebola was really bad when it happens, but that it would kill 100 people in a remote part of Africa, and then it’s over,” said Dr. Peter Piot, the co-discoverer of Ebola. He said the severity of this outbreak could also be linked to the increased movement of people across borders and “more contact with whatever the primary source of Ebola is.” The virus’ reservoir is thought to be fruit bats, considered a delicacy in some parts of Africa.

WILL THIS OUTBREAK JUST BURN ITSELF OUT? Yes, but that’s a worst-case scenario. If control measures

don’t work, at some point, Ebola will have infected everyone who hasn’t already been killed or recovered from the virus, and there won’t be enough people to maintain the virus’ spread, said Dr. Bruce Aylward, WHO assistant director-general in charge of emergencies. He said the next few months are crucial to curbing transmission. “The way Ebola has spread so far, it’s hard to believe it will just die out,” said Dr. Heinz Feldmann, chief of virology at the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease. “At some point it will, but how long is that going to take, and how many people have to die for that to happen?”

S.C. nonprofit sends aid to town hit by disease NORTH CHARLESTON (AP) — A South Carolina nonprofit organization working to get clean drinking water for people has sent five water treatment systems to a town in West Africa hard hit by Ebola. Water Missions International of North Carolina says it has two staffers working in Liberia. The water treatment systems are operational in Dolo Town, a community about 30 miles from Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. At one point, Dolo Town was under an Ebola quarantine. The community has suffered recurrent cholera outbreaks in recent years. Each of the five water treatment systems can provide safe drinking water for 5,000 people a day.

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BELLE FROM PAGE A1 film “Memphis Belle.” The movie was made to celebrate the heroic accomplishments of the original “Memphis Belle,” which was the first B-17 to complete her tour of duty (at least 25 missions) and return home having never lost a crew member. In all, 11 members of the local media were on board for the flights. With such a big turnout, I was bumped to the second flight. It was a welcome relief for a nervous stomach. Being able to watch as the four massive engines sputtered to life and the plane took off inspired such awe that any nerves were replaced by reverence and excitement. I reasoned with myself: What did I have to be nervous about? I wasn’t facing surfaceto-air artillery fire; no Nazi Luftwaffe aces had me in their sights. As I waited by the chainlink fence for my turn on the plane, I struck up a conversation with a curious couple who had originally come to the airport to buy a gift before the bomber caught their eye. Now, they were able to witness history, and a daughter was able to understand a chapter of her late father’s past. Virginia Coleman was the daughter of Doug Carroll, who was a B-17 crew member serving out of England in World War II. He returned home after completing 30 missions, a milestone that few men could ever hope to reach. The experience forever changed Carroll, as his daughter Virginia said Monday. “That was the reason he enjoyed every day of his life. He said he shouldn’t even be here. I just wish I’d have talked to him more, but it bothered him,” she said. Like many combat veterans, memories of his time overseas would never leave Carroll, even on his deathbed. “He really didn’t want to talk about it. He was so concerned about the innocent people that he killed,” Coleman said. “When he was dying, they put a breathing mask on him, and he yelled out ‘No, not the children!’ It had been with him all his life.” As we spoke, the nearly 70-year-old bomber’s engines roared to life, and with them roared back Coleman’s fond memories of her father. “Listening to that makes me want to cry,” she said. The roar of the engines soon drowned out our conver-

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A mid-flight view from the cockpit of “Movie Memphis Belle” is seen Monday over Columbia. During World War II, a B-17 could climb higher than 35,000 feet, and it cruises at 170 miles per hour. sation as it taxied to the runway. The therapeutic value of seeing the plane is not an uncommon occurrence. Each of the four members of the Belle’s crew had stories of what they had seen firsthand of the plane’s effect on its passengers, veterans and civilians alike. “You’ll get a lot of the guys coming out with a walker, and they see the airplane, and all of a sudden they’ve got that super-human ability again,” said Cullen Underwood, who was one of the pilots for the day. He said his crew goes out of its way to accommodate any veteran, even going so far as to physically lift a veteran into the plane. “It brings out the emotions in those veterans, and in a lot of cases it unlocks the deep, dark parts of the brain,” Underwood said. “They tell those stories to their kids, to their grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. You get to see those people’s emotions, their family’s emotions, because it jars loose memories.” Many times it isn’t a veteran who has a defining moment on a B-17 tour. Ron Gause, who also serves as a pilot but worked as a ground crew member on Monday, said he remembers the daughter of a B-17 crew member coming to visit during a stop in California. Memories of her father had to be told to her, as he was killed in action before she was even born. “Her father was a navigator; she wanted to see where her father would have been on the airplane. I told her to go up into the nose of the plane and have a seat,” Gause said. “That’s where her father

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outside those few inches of glass that encased him. After negotiating around the ball turret, my first stop was to the back of the plane to visit the two “waist” guns. These Browning M-2 .50-caliber machine guns, just two of 13 total on the Flying Fortress, could fire 13 rounds per second and were positioned in front of open windows on each side of the plane. The guns still had their ammo belts attached, filled with empty casings that spanned your hand from pinkie to thumb. In the back of the plane is a double-barrel tail gun, affectionately named “Pete and Repete.” As the media members carefully toured the cabin, I cycled my way down a narrow footpath toward the cockpit. That footpath spanned the bomb bay, which carried a pair of dummy ordnances for scale. During the war, a B-17 could hold as much as 17,600 pounds of bombs on shortrange missions. After tip-toeing through the bay, the cockpit and nose turret were ahead. The view from the pilots’ seats was inspiring, but the best view was right under their feet. Under the cockpit was the nose turret. It was home to the navigator — the original GPS, the bombardier who plotted out the course for the bomb payload, and the nose gunner. The nose of the plane was completely open and mesmerizing. It felt like an entirely separate space, immune to the sounds of the rumbling engines. It was a beautiful view, but 70 years ago, the sights would have been much less enchanting. After pulling myself back up to the cockpit, I went back to the waist guns and knelt down between them until we were told to buckle up again for the landing. The wind tunnel formed from the opposing windows was deafening — you couldn’t help but feel like a dog sticking his head out the window on a summer day. I had taken my pictures, asked my questions. I just wanted to enjoy the rest of the ride.

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Accused intruder armed in July arrest Army veteran had been jailed in Virginia before allegedly breaking into White House on Friday WASHINGTON (AP) — Two months before Omar J. Gonzalez allegedly hopped a White House fence, dashed across the North Lawn and entered the executive mansion, he was arrested in rural Virginia, heavily armed and carrying a map of Washington tucked inside a Bible — with a circle drawn around the White House. The 42-year-old Army veteran from Copperas Cove, Texas, had been arrested July 19 in rural southwestern Virginia after a state trooper received a call about a man in a Ford Bronco driving erratically. He was taken into custody after a brief pursuit, and a trooper found an illegal, sawed-off shotgun in the gray sport utility vehicle, according to Wythe County Deputy Commonwealth Attorney David Saliba. After his arrest, troopers and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives found weapons that included two semi-automatic, military-style rifles, including one with a bipod and flashlight and one with a bipod and scope; three .45-caliber handguns; and several loaded ammunition magazines. Saliba said Gonzalez also had a hatchet and camping equipment. Gonzalez was released from jail in Virginia on a $5,000 bond and last appeared in court Sept. 11. He did not enter a plea in that case. Authorities ran into Gonzalez again on Aug. 25, when he was stopped while walking by the south fence of the White House, his car parked nearby. He had a hatchet in his waistband but no firearms, Assistant U.S. Attorney David Mudd said during a brief court

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A member of the Secret Service Uniformed Division walks the perimeter fence along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House in Washington on Monday. The Secret Service tightened its guard outside the White House after Friday’s embarrassing breach in the security of one of the most closely protected buildings in the world. A man is accused of scaling the White House perimeter fence, running across the lawn and entering the presidential mansion before agents stopped him. hearing Monday. When Gonzalez was arrested inside the White House on Friday he was armed with a knife, according to federal prosecutors. Officials said they later found 800 rounds of ammunition, a machete and two hatchets in his vehicle. Mudd said Gonzalez was a danger to

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President Obama, Secretary of State John Kerry and other officials meet with the representatives of Bahrain, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and United Arab Emirates in New York on Tuesday. Obama met with the five Arab nations who participated in strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria. On the far left is King Abdullah II of Jordan.

STRIKES FROM PAGE A1 and for the entire world.” Obama said the U.S. was “proud to stand shoulder to shoulder” with Arab partners, and he called the roll: Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Bahrain and Qatar. Rear Adm. John Kirby, the Pentagon’s press secretary, said four of the five had participated in the strikes, with Qatar playing a supporting role. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Turkey, too, is joining the coalition against the Islamic State group and “will be very engaged on the front lines of this effort.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in New York for U.N. meetings, said he was considering expanding support of NATO operations against the Islamic State to include military involvement. In all, Kerry said, more than 50 nations are allied in the fight. It was a measure of the gravity of the threat and the complex politics of the problem that Syrian President Bashar Assad gave an indirect nod of approval to the airstrikes in his own country, saying he supported “any international anti-terrorism effort.” There has been concern among U.S. officials that any strikes against militants fighting Assad could be seen as inadvertently helping the leader

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR FOLKS FROM CP&L LEFT OUT OF HUGO COVERAGE Having just finished reading the Sunday edition of The Sumter Item, I felt the need to respond and mention a large group of people left out of the coverage. The only place Carolina Power & Light (CP&L) was mentioned was in the article titled “Black River Electric labored long hours to restore power” in a brief reference about Black River providing fuel to its competitor, CP&L. I know CP&L doesn’t exist anymore, but Sumter still has many retired and stillworking employees of what was then CP&L who worked very long hours to restore power to Sumter, Clarendon and Kershaw

counties. These linemen worked 24 hours a day, for days on end, to restore power to the hospital and to Sumter water plant No. 1, as well as to virtually rebuild the area’s entire system of power lines. In fact, they had the lines up and ready to transmit power before there was even any feed into Sumter from the generating plants. At one time we had, in addition to our local crews, 100 crews and 800 linemen from out of town. Kudos to Herb Leaird and his crews, but let us not forget the thousands of man-hours put in by the folks from CP&L as well. OLIVER M. GREEN JR. Retired CP&L line and service supervisor Sumter

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From Robertsdale to Massachusetts: Heed these warnings and advice

few weeks ago, I was called upon to perform clergy duty at the wedding of my dear friend Dr. Ashley Jones, a graduate of Auburn’s prestigious vet school and now a practicing veterinarian in northern New York. The wedding itself was to take place in the commonwealth of Massachusetts, the home state of her groom, the stalwart Capt. Scott Dawe. Thanks to some last-minute travel plan difficulties, it became apparent that in order to make it to the ceremony on time, I would have to drive the almost 1,412 miles from Robertsdale, Alabama, to Leominster, Massachusetts — more than 22 hours in the car. While I intended to make the trip alone, my father bravely volunteered to accompany me on the journey, so that I “wouldn’t die driving off the road in the middle of the night.” This turned out to be a good call Cliff by the reigning Cliff McMcCollum Collum. So, should any of you dear readers attempt to make such a trek yourselves, heed the warnings and advice that this renegade member of the clergy brings you now. • If driving the “graveyard shift” between Greenvillle, South Carolina, and Greenville, Virginia, you will see nothing but 18-wheelers on the road with you. Take this opportunity to put on C.W. McCall’s 1975 song “Convoy” and sing along as loud as you can without waking up your passenger. • Do not drink two 5-Hour Energy shots within 30 minutes of one another, or you may start to see wibbly-wobbly lines in your field of vision and your heart may feel as though it’s about to explode, not unlike the Death Star. • Once you hit Virginia, you’re in Pepsi territory. Finding a Coke machine will be difficult, if not impossible, so take precautions. Finding sweet tea will be equally difficult, unless you manage to find a Bojangles’ along your route, which is about as likely as finding a leprechaun in your basement. • When driving from Pennsylvania going east into New Jersey, there is a sign that proclaims “Last exit in Pennsylvania.” Heed that warning; it’s a blessing to know New Jersey is imminent. • It is illegal to pump your own gas in the state of New Jersey. If you try to do so yourself, attendants at the gas station you are at (most likely a “Wawa” station) will

hurl obscenities at you in an effort to make you stop. • Some stereotypes are stereotypes because they are true. Within five minutes of entering New Jersey, I saw no fewer than four people dressed in track suits and heard the phrase “Fuhgeddaboud it” thrice. • If New York City insists on making you pay $13.50 to cross the George Washington Bridge, they should at least have the decency to make it worth the cost. Have speakers blaring Tito Puente salsa beats as you drive along or maybe have former mayors David Dinkins, Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg hand out popsicles or balloons halfway across. • People in New York City merge lanes and make odd turns at the drop of a hat, without any signals or sign of what they are about to do. It may make you want to take a tire iron to the front of their Lexus, but as several friends who are residents of the tri-state area informed me, such actions would not be advisable unless you have a death wish. • Connecticut is a Hellmouth. Their state roads are narrow and have oncoming traffic merging into them from both sides. If your route takes you through this state, go ahead and add an extra three hours to your total trip time, as Connecticut drivers will do their darnedest to cause rear-end collisions that will cause stop-and-start gridlock traffic (it happened to us twice within the scant few hours we were there). • Every “courtesy stop” in the Hellmouth State is equipped with a Subway, a Dunkin Donuts and a ramshackle convenience store. Do not stop at these under any circumstances unless you enjoy having awkward conversations with the homeless whilst at the urinal. • When you arrive at your destination in the commonwealth, post your arrival on social media, making sure someone is there to greet you with a nice cigar and what could possibly be the most glorious words in the English language: “There’s an open bar, and we’re driving you there.” Cliff McCollum is an 80-year-old soul trapped in a 20-something body. He is an ordained minister and former community college professor who enjoys British literature and field herpetology. He spends his spare time trying to show Vegans and vegetarians the error of their ways. As managing editor of the Gulf Coast Newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama — now part of Osteen Publishing Co. — he can be reached at cmccollum@gulfcoastnewspapers.com.

ow many times have we heard laments such as “women are 50 percent of the population but only 5 percent of Fortune 500 CEOs” and, as the Justice Department recently found, “blacks are 54 percent of the population in Newark, New Jersey, but 85 percent of pedestrian stops and 79 percent of arrests”? If one believes that people should be represented socio-economically according to their numbers in the population, then statistical disparities represent injustices that demand government remedies. Before we jump Walter to concluWilliams sions about what disparities mean and whether they are indicators of injustice, we might examine some other disparities to see what we can make of them. According to a recent study conducted by Bond University in Australia, sharks are nine times as likely to attack and kill men than they are women. If sinister motivation is attributed for this disparity, as is done in the cases of sex and racial disparities, we can only conclude that sharks are sexist. Another sex disparity is despite the fact that men are 50 percent of the population and so are women, men are struck by lightning six times as often as women. I wonder what whoever is in charge of lightning has against men. Another gross statistical disparity is despite the fact that Jews are less than 3 percent of the U.S. population and a mere 0.2 percent of the world’s population, between 1901 and 2010, Jews were 35 percent of American and 22 percent of the world’s Nobel Prize winners. There are other disparities that we might acknowledge with an eye to corrective public policy. Asian-Americans routinely score the highest on the math portion of the SAT, whereas blacks score the lowest. The population statistics for South Dakota, Iowa, Maine, Montana and Vermont show that not even 1 percent of their populations is black. In states such as Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi, blacks are overrepresented in terms of their percentages in the general population. When this kind of “segregation” is found in schooling, the remedy is busing. There are loads of international examples of ethnic disparities. During the 1960s, the Chinese minority in Malaysia, where Malays politically dominate, received more university degrees than the Malay majority — including 400 engineering degrees, compared with just four for the Malays. In Brazil’s state of Sao Paulo, more than twothirds of the potatoes and 90 percent of the tomatoes produced have been produced by

Courts, bureaucrats and the intellectual elite have consistently concluded that “gross” disparities are probative of a pattern and practice of discrimination. Given all of the differences among people, such a position is pure nonsense. people of Japanese ancestry. Blacks are 13 percent of our population but 80 percent of professional basketball players and 65 percent of professional football players and among the highest-paid players in both sports. By stark contrast, blacks are only 2 percent of the NHL’s professional ice hockey players. Basketball, football and ice hockey represent gross racial disparities and come nowhere close to “looking like America.” Even in terms of sports achievement, racial diversity is absent. In Major League Baseball, three out of the four hitters with the most career home runs are black. Since blacks entered the major leagues, of the eight times more than 100 bases have been stolen in a season, all were by blacks. In basketball, 50 of the 59 MVP awards have been won by black players. If America’s diversity worshippers see underrepresentation as “probative” of racial discrimination, what do they propose be done about overrepresentation? After all, overrepresentation and underrepresentation are simply different sides of injustice. If those in one race are overrepresented, it might mean they’re taking away what rightfully belongs to another race. For example, is it possible that Jews are doing things that sabotage the chances of a potential Indian, Alaska Native or Mexican Nobel Prize winner? What about the disgraceful lack of diversity in professional basketball and ice hockey? There’s not even geographical diversity in professional ice hockey; not a single player can boast of having been born and raised in Hawaii, Louisiana or Mississippi. Courts, bureaucrats and the intellectual elite have consistently concluded that “gross” disparities are probative of a pattern and practice of discrimination. Given all of the differences among people, such a position is pure nonsense. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2014 creators.com

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WEATHER

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Today: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 72 to 76. Thursday: Cloudy with a passing shower. High 79 to 83.

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Europe looks to maintain recent success

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

PREP VOLLEYBALL

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Change of heart

Tigers’ record not reflective of their effort, Swinney says BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

son Hall had won four straight before falling short last season. Alexander said the Lady Barons’ 10-7 record last year was written off as a rebuilding effort and perhaps that mindset lingered into this season. “Last year we excused

CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has his head held high and believes his Tigers should, too, despite their 1-2 start. Swinney said Clemson played well and with purpose in a 23-17 overtime loss at No. 1 Florida State last Saturday. Swinney was as frustrated as anyone with the Tigers’ headscratching mistakes, but thinks there’s a bigger picture to see about where the team is headed this season. “All I can tell you is, how we played is incredible and the film SWINNEY validates it,’’ Swinney said Tuesday. “I mean, we played a great football game.’’ So what of the two missed field goals, the high snap over quarterback Deshaun Watson’s head just inches from the FSU goal line, the slip of cornerback Mackensie Alexander that led to Rashad Greene’s 74-yard TD catch or the fourth-quarter fumble from C.J. Davidson with Clemson driving for the goahead score _ any of which had they not happened might’ve lifted the Tigers to victory? “It’s unfortunate because if you just change one of four or five things, we’re having a different conversion,’’ he said. “Because of that, I don’t think we can lose sight of that as a coaching staff. I know it’s a bottom-line business and ultimately you would rather win and play bad and correct mistakes from that, but I think we have to understand that our guys played really well.’’ Swinney’s challenge is get the Tigers (1-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) playing with similar effort when they face North Carolina (2-1, 0-0) on Saturday night, the first of three straight home games he hopes bring momentum. The contest also ushers in

SEE LADY BARONS, PAGE B3

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4

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Wilson Hall’s Simmons deHoll, left, reaches for ball as Lauren Hill (3) comes in to back up the play during a match against Laurence Manning Academy on Sept. 16 at Nash Student Center.

Early loss helps Lady Barons refocus on goal to win region BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com An early non-region loss to Robert E. Lee Academy has seemed to refocus the Wilson Hall varsity volleyball team. The Lady Barons are off to a 3-0 start in SCISA Region II-3A and are 9-3 over-

ALEXANDER

all after learning how to play as a team instead of individuals, according to Lady Barons head coach Teresa

Alexander. “As soon as we had that desire to perform better for

each other, that focus and all of our skill seemed to improve too,” Alexander said. “I don’t know if it was a turning point, but maybe a reality check. How do you want your season to go was what it came down to.” The focus for WH this year is to get back to competing for region titles. Wil-

PREP FOOTBALL

USC FOOTBALL

Sears, Matthews, Collymore, Hoover earn weekly honors BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, left, was calmer on Tuesday but still frustrated with his team’s performance during Saturday’s 48-34 victory over Vanderbilt.

Spurrier still frustrated over win BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Steve Spurrier wasn’t quite as angry Tuesday as he had been about South Carolina’s performance in a win over Vanderbilt. He is, though, still very frustrated. Spurrier ranted about his team’s “embarrassing’’ performance following the 48-34 win over Vanderbilt,

appointing himself kickoff coverage coach when the Commodores returned two kickoffs for touchdowns. The coach called it one of the worst wins of his career. A few days later, Spurrier’s fury had eased up a bit. The coach called special teams leader Joe Robinson “an excellent coach,’’ and sounded more eager to prepare the Gamecocks (3-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) for defending SEC Eastern

Division winner Missouri (3-1, 0-0) on Saturday night than to rip into his players any further. “We still believe we have a chance to have a good team this year. We’re 3-1 and have won some close ones,’’ Spurrier said. “We’ve played some pretty good teams. We didn’t think Vandy was going to be that good, but they played their hearts out.

SEE SPURRIER, PAGE B4

Wilson Hall had three players selected as The Sumter Item Players of the Week in McLendon Sears, Cody Hoover and Jackson Matthews to go along with Manning High School’s Twon Collymore. The quartet will be honored at the weekly breakfast meeting of the Sumter Touchdown Club Presented by FTC on Friday beginning at 7:15 a.m. at the Quality Inn located on Broad Street Extension. The players are selected by The Sumter Item sports department based on nominations from local high school coaches. Sears is the Offensive Player

of the Week, while Matthews won for offensive lineman, Hoover for special teams and Collymore for defense Sears, the Barons’ sophomore quarterback, had a huge game in their 42-0 victory over Thomas Sumter Academy last Friday. He completed 18 of 20 passes for 293 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 101 yards and three more scores on 10 carries. “All of my success starts up front,” Sears said. “The offensive line play is the key to everything, all of the success we have on offense. They do a great job of protecting me and helping us in running the football.”

SEE HONORS, PAGE B3

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

SEARS OFFENSIVE PLAYER

COLLYMORE

MATTHEWS

HOOVER

DEFENSIVE PLAYER

OFFENSIVE LINEMAN

SPECIAL TEAMS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

SPORTS

AREA ROUNDUP

Anderson’s overtime TD run seals 6-0 win for Mayewood Tylek Anderson’s rushing touchdown in overtime on Tuesday gave Maywood Middle a 6-0 win against Bates at the Bantams field. Anderson led the Vikings with 57 yards rushing and a touchdown. Jordan Frierson had 39 yards on the ground while Montrell White added 20. Mitchell Pollard led the Mayewood defense with five tackles while Tylek Anderson, Jovantae Jones, Chris Fortune and Tyreese Lesesne each had three tackles. Mayewood hosts Chestnut Oaks next Tuesday. CHESTNUT OAKS 14 EBENEZER 6

Chestnut Oaks improved to 2-0 on the season with a 14-6 victory over Ebenezer on Tuesday at the Tigers field. Caron Bond scored on a 15-yard touchdown pass from Eric Watts in the first quarter with Jahkeem Mac scoring the 2-point conversion. Mac caught a 15-yard TD pass from Andre Amaker in the third quarter. Amaker led the Falcons defensively with six tackles, including three for loss, a sack and a fumble recovery. Mac contributed six tackles including three for loss and a fumble recovery. Tharis Jayniss also had a fumble recovery. Chestnut Oaks will travel to take on Mayewood next week. ALICE DRIVE 20 FURMAN 0

Alice Drive Middle School shut out Furman 20-0 on Tuesday at the Indians field. Orteguese Easterling had five tackles and a touchdown run for the Hawks. Jakheem Heyward had a 65yard punt return for a score while Jashia Mellette had a 17-yard TD run. Malcolm Dozier contributed a fumble recovery in the win for ADMS.

VARSITY SWIMMING WH GIRLS 5TH AT PINEWOOD MEET

MT. PLEASANT —The Wilson Hall and Thomas Sumter Academy boys and girls swim teams competed in the SCISA Pinewood Invitational swim meet in Mount Pleasant on Saturday. Wilson Hall’s girls placed fifth while Thomas Sumter finished 15th out of sixteen teams participating. First Baptist School won for the boys and Porter-Gaud took home first for the girls. The Lady Barons 200-yard medley relay team consisting of Anna Katherine Graves, Olivia Hilferty, Lindsey Tisdale and Ali Hilferty broke a school record at two minutes and 20 seconds. WH swimmers placing in the top six and scoring points were senior Lindsey Tisdale with a third place in the 200 freestyle and fourth in the 500 freestyle; eighth-grader Olivia Hilferty earned fourth place in the 200 individual medley and fifth place in the 100 butterfly and sophomore Ali Hilferty took sixth place in the 50 freestyle. Thomas Sumter’s boys 200-yard medley relay team of Ethan Thomas, Ed Lee, Daniel Gibson and Tyler Singletary finished 10th. Ana Hartman placed eight for the Lady Generals in the 100-yard backstroke. Samantha Studer, Ana Hartman, Hunter Arrantts and Brooke

Smith placed ninth in the girls 400 free style relay.

VARSITY BOYS CROSS COUNTRY SHS PLACES 5TH IN FLORENCE

FLORENCE — Sumter High’s varsity boys cross country team finished in fifth place on Tuesday at meet in South Florence. Brandon Poston finished second overall with a time of 17:59 for the Gamecocks.Tobias Favor was 10th overall with a time of 20:03. SHS’ next meet will be Saturday at the Pee Dee Classic in Florence.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL WEST FLORENCE 3 SUMTER 2 Sumter High fell to West Florence 3-2 on Tuesday at the SHS gymnasium. Game scores were 24-26, 25-23, 2725, 20-25 and 11-15. Aubrey Rickard led SHS with two aces and had 13 service points and 38 assists. Rebecca Twitty led the team with 14 service points while Courtney Price added 10. Zuri Smith had 15 kills and five blocks. Sumter will host Conway on Thursday at 6 p.m. THOMAS SUMTER 3 CALHOUN ACADEMY 0

ST. MATTHEWS — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Calhoun Academy 3-0 on Tuesday at the Lady Cavaliers gymnasium. Sydney Daniel led the Lady Generals with 24 service points and 13 assists. Taylor Knudson led the team with 11 kills. Anita Cookie-Gam had eight kills, five aces and 11 digs. Olympia Coats had seven digs. TSA improved to 11-4 on the season.

JUNIOR VARSITY VOLLEYBALL CLARENDON HALL 2 ANDREW JACKSON 0 EHRHARDT— Clarendon Hall’s junior varsity team improved to 7-0 on the season and stayed unbeatens in region play with a 2-0 victory over Andrew Jackson Academy on Tuesday at the Confederates gymnasium. Game scores were 25-15 and 25-16. The Lady Saints were led by Mallory McIntosh with 14 service points and five aces. Mackenzie Norman added 13 points and two aces. CH will travel to Patrick Henry on Thursday for a 4:30 p.m. contest. SUMTER 2 WEST FLORENCE 0

Sumter High defeated West Florence 2-0 on Tuesday at the SHS gymnasium. Game scores were 25-11 and 25-19. The JV Gamecocks improved to 5-4 overall and 2-1 in region play. Sumter will host South Florence on Thursday. THOMAS SUMTER 2 CALHOUN ACADEMY 0

ST. MATTHEWS —Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Calhoun Academy 2-0 on Tuesday at the Lady Cavaliers gymnasium. Diamond Gibson led TSA with four aces, 17 service points and eight digs. Sydney Baity had four aces and Kayleigh Benenhaley added two kills. The Lady Generals improved to 9-2 on the season.

Swinney: C threatened after bad snap CLEMSON — Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney says center Ryan Norton received threatening messages on social media after his bad snap in a loss to No. 1 Florida State last weekend. Swinney said Tuesday that there’s no place for NORTON people to send threats to college students for making mistakes in a game. The coach said anyone who would do that are not “real fans.’’ Norton snapped the ball high over the head of quarterback Deshaun Watson with the Tigers a half-yard away from the end zone in the second half of a 23-17 overtime loss to the Seminoles. Watson fell on the ball at the Florida State 24 and kicker Amon Lakip missed a 40-yard field goal attempt. BEARS 27 JETS 19

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Jay Cutler threw two touchdown passes to Martellus Bennett, and the Chicago Bears took advantage of some early mistakes by the New York Jets before holding on

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for a 27-19 victory Monday night. Ryan Mundy returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown on the Jets’ second play from scrimmage. After the Bears (2-1) recovered a fumbled punt a few minutes later, Bennett scored from 7 yards to take a 14-0 lead 5:06 into the game. Cutler finished 23 of 38 for 225 yards and Alshon Jeffery caught eight passes for 105 yards for the Bears, who got a 45-yard field goal from Robbie Gould to make it an eight-point game with 3:10 remaining. GOODELL MEETS 11 FORMER PLAYERS ABOUT NFL CONDUCT

NEW YORK — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and chief assistant Troy Vincent were told by 11 former players Tuesday that the league must act immediately when someone is accused of domestic violence. At the meeting were Hall of Famer Mike Singletary, plus Matt Birk, Eddie Mason, Patrick Kerney, Willie McGinest, Roman Oben, Marty Lyons, Charles Way, Tony Paige, Scott Turner and Robert Porcher. From wire reports

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MONDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

Varsity Cross Country Manning, Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter in Wilson Hall Invitational (at Patriot Park SportsPlex), 5 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis Trinity-Byrnes at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Scott’s Branch, 5 p.m. Lee Central at Johnsonville, 6:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY

Junior Varsity Football Dutch Fork at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Lake City, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Camden, 6 p.m. Manning at Beaufort, 6:30 p.m. Lee Central at Timmonsville, 6 p.m. Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 7 p.m. Cardinal Newman at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Patrick Henry, 6:30 p.m. B Team Football Dutch Fork at Sumter, 6 p.m. Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 5 p.m. Cardinal Newman at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Middle School Football Thomas Sumter at Trinity-Byrnes, 6 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Dillon Christian, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis West Florence at Sumter, TBA Laurence Manning at Holly Hill, 4 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Carolina Academy, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Carolina Academy at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Crestwood at Hartsville, 6 p.m. St. Francis Xavier at Dorchester, 5 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Conway at Sumter, 6 p.m. Marlboro County at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Carvers Bay, 5 p.m. Wilson Hall at Gray Collegiate, 4:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Patrick Henry, 4:30 p.m. B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee, Timmerman at Hammond, 4:30 p.m.

FRIDAY

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

SATURDAY

Varsity Cross Country Sumter in Pee Dee Invite (at Freedom Florence), TBA JV and B Team Swimming Thomas Sumter at Wilson Hall (at Sumter Aquatics Center), 9 a.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL By The Associated Press

Pittsburgh 1, Atlanta 0 St. Louis 8, Chicago Cubs 0 Arizona 6, Minnesota 2 San Diego 1, Colorado 0 San Francisco 5, L.A. Dodgers 2, 13 innings

TUESDAY’S GAMES

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

TODAY’S GAMES

Arizona (Nuno 0-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 15-10), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 9-10), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 12-9) at Cincinnati (Corcino 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 9-13) at Miami (Hand 3-8), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 7-5) at Atlanta (Teheran 13-13), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Lackey 3-2) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 9-5), 8:05 p.m. Colorado (Flande 0-5) at San Diego (Wieland 0-0), 9:10 p.m. San Francisco (T.Hudson 9-12) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 20-3), 10:10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 12:35 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

NASCAR The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through Sept. 21 Points 1, Brad Keselowski, 2,097. 2, Joey Logano, 2,096. 3, Kevin Harvick, 2,090. 4, Jimmie Johnson, 2,080. 5, Kyle Busch, 2,077. 6, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,077. 7, Jeff Gordon, 2,070. 8, Matt Kenseth, 2,057. 9, Carl Edwards, 2,057. 10, AJ Allmendinger, 2,056. 11, Kasey Kahne, 2,055. 12, Ryan Newman, 2,055. 13, Denny Hamlin, 2,049. 14, Greg Biffle, 2,049. 15, Kurt Busch, 2,047. 16, Aric Almirola, 2,045. 17, Kyle Larson, 821. 18, Jamie McMurray, 782. 19, Clint Bowyer, 781. 20, Austin Dillon, 759. Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $6,204,698. 2, Jeff Gordon, $5,788,727. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $5,507,667. 4, Joey Logano, $5,430,852. 5, Kevin Harvick, $5,249,408. 6, Matt Kenseth, $5,209,951. 7, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $5,199,004. 8, Jamie McMurray, $5,192,066. 9, Kyle Busch, $4,996,829. 10, Denny Hamlin, $4,666,013. 11, Greg Biffle, $4,416,134. 12, Austin Dillon, $4,339,433. 13, Clint Bowyer, $4,236,764. 14, Kyle Larson, $4,206,105. 15, Brian Vickers, $4,147,148. 16, Aric Almirola, $4,142,538. 17, Paul Menard, $4,119,227. 18, Carl Edwards, $4,071,677. 19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $3,985,955. 20, Marcos Ambrose, $3,812,475.

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

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MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

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Atlanta 56, Tampa Bay 14

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Arizona at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Dallas 34, St. Louis 31 New Orleans 20, Minnesota 9 San Diego 22, Buffalo 10 Philadelphia 37, Washington 34 N.Y. Giants 30, Houston 17 Cincinnati 33, Tennessee 7 Baltimore 23, Cleveland 21 Detroit 19, Green Bay 7 Indianapolis 44, Jacksonville 17 New England 16, Oakland 9 Arizona 23, San Francisco 14 Seattle 26, Denver 20, OT Kansas City 34, Miami 15 Pittsburgh 37, Carolina 19

TODAY’S GAMES

MONDAY’S GAME

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore (B.Norris 14-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Greene 5-3), 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 12-4) at Detroit (Verlander 14-12), 1:08 p.m. Arizona (Nuno 0-6) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 15-10), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 5-9) at Oakland (Lester 16-10), 3:35 p.m. Kansas City (J.Vargas 11-10) at Cleveland (Bauer 5-8), 7:05 p.m. Seattle (T.Walker 2-2) at Toronto (Buehrle 1210), 7:07 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 11-12) at Boston (Ranaudo 3-3), 7:10 p.m. Houston (Feldman 8-11) at Texas (Bonilla 2-0), 8:05 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Seattle at Toronto, 4:07 p.m. Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Tampa Bay at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago 27, N.Y. Jets 19

THURSDAY, SEP. 25

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SUNDAY, SEP. 28

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

MONDAY, SEP. 29

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Europe’s Graeme McDowell looks along the 1st fairway from the tee box on Tuesday with Europe team captain Paul McGinley, left, during a practice round for the Ryder Cup at Gleneagles, Scotland.

Europeans try to keep rolling at Ryder Cup BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press GLENEAGLES, Scotland — Paul McGinley is not trying to reinvent the wheel at the Ryder Cup. He just wants to keep Europe rolling. The European captain spoke in mysterious terms Tuesday about a “template’’ his team has followed toward dominance in these matches. He didn’t offer many details, though the recent record should be all the evidence he needs. Even though the teams are evenly matched, the powerful Americans have won only twice in the last 21 years. “I don’t see myself as a maverick,’’ McGinley said. “I see myself as a guy who has been very lucky to ride shotgun on a lot of success, both as a player and vice captain. I’ve learned a lot from the captains. This is not a time for me or Europe to have a maverick captain. It’s a time for me to go in, identify the template, enhance it and try to make it better, roll it out again and

hopefully you hand it over to the next captain.’’ McGinley speaks from experience. The Irishman has played a part in five of the last six Ryder Cup matches, all of them European victories dating to 2002 when McGinley made his debut by holing the winning putt at The Belfry. So what’s the secret? Matt Kuchar, one of nine American players who have only posed with the prized trophy during team photos, doesn’t think there is one. Asked whether too much is made of European dominance because all but two of those victories came down to the wire, Kuchar suggested it was a coincidence. “I can’t put my finger on anything, so that would be random,’’ Kuchar said. Even more aggravating for the Americans is that they have won the majority of the five sessions the last two times. “Why do they keep winning? I don’t know yet,’’ Zach Johnson said. “Other than the fact that they’ve

played well and won the tournament, I can’t answer.’’ Players from both teams got in a full round of practice at Gleneagles in the long week leading to the opening tee shot Friday, which sets off three days of relentless action. U.S. captain Tom Watson began to tip his hand with some of the groupings, such as Kuchar playing with 21-year-old Jordan Spieth, and Jim Furyk with Ryder Cup rookie Patrick Reed. McGinley sent his players out in threesomes, a sign that he has plenty of options to mix and match. Watson has not been at any Ryder Cup since 1993, when he was captain of the last U.S. team to win on European soil, though he was quick to point out that I’ve been there every time watching intently on TV.’’ It has looked like a horror show at times, especially two years ago Medinah when the Americans squandered a 10-6 lead on the last day. Sergio Garcia, Justin Rose and Ian Poulter won the last two holes for 1-up victories in

LADY BARONS FROM PAGE B1 ourselves from a lot of our losses saying we were just inexperienced and thinking we were rebuilding, but we don’t have those excuses to rely on this year. We have to make it clear that it’s on us,” Alexander said. “There is no excuse out there — we either get it together and create that team atmosphere or understand the rest of the season is really going to be a disappointment every time there is a great opponent on the other side of the net.” The Lady Barons stayed on their roll over the weekend, winning the silver bracket in the Carolina Challenge on Saturday at North Central High School in Kershaw. Wilson Hall picked up victories over Indian Land, Andrew Jackson High, Crestwood and Gilbert. Lone senior Simmons deHoll said the team had to learn a valuable lesson about playing as a team. If it continues to do that, deHoll thinks a good postseason run could be in the offing. “When we’re in a tough spot and someone makes a mistake, Coach has a rule that you’re not allowed to think about the play; you get over it

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Courtney Clark serves during the Lady Barons’ match against Laurence Manning Academy on Sept. 16 at Nash Student Center. and move on,” deHoll said. “We’ve really tried to work on that and I think if the girls don’t get down about themselves when they make a mistake we’ll make a good run at

three pivotal matches. From Watson’s viewpoint in front of a television screen, that’s why Europe keeps winning. “They have been able to pull it out a little better at the end than we have. That’s what I’ve seen,’’ Watson said. “They have pulled it out. I can’t explain why. I have to give credit to the Europeans. They have played better at the end.’’ Told about McGinley’s secret template, Watson smiled and said, “Can you tell me what his template is?’’ The Europeans always have been able to rally around some cause. They were regarded as underdogs even when they were winning regularly. The Ryder Cup was a chance for them to show their tour should not be portrayed as a second-class citizen in the world of golf, even though most players are joint members of the PGA Tour. One year, the Europeans were put off by promotional chatter that the Nationwide Tour (now the Web.com Tour) was the second-best tour in golf.

state. “I think we work well as a team for the most part,” Simmons deHoll said. “Even though some girls may not be equal to one another, we have a lot of girls who hustle and that can make up for any other mistakes that they might make.” Simmons deHoll, Delaney Johnson, Courtney Clark, Caroline Clark, Hayley Hawkins, Lauren Hill and Danielle deHoll provide the Lady Barons with seven solid players who see the majority of the playing time. That doesn’t mean though the remaining five teammates don’t play a part in the success. “The biggest reason why we’ve had the turnaround is not just because our seven people playing have committed to that decision, but all 12 girls have committed to that decision,” Alexander said. “The five kids who don’t get as much playing time have said, ‘I can play my role and I’ll still be a support system for whoever is or isn’t on the court,’” she said. “I think sometimes role players are overlooked, but I certainly value what they bring to the team and how their positive attitude and positive energy has really contributed in a positive way.”

The line can’t throw the ball for Sears though, and he missed on just two of 20 attempts against the Generals. “It’s just a lot of work in the offseason, doing a lot of 7-on-7 (passing leagues) over the summer,” Sears said. For the season, Sears has completed 44 of 53 passes for 693 yards and nine touchdowns against just four interceptions. He has rushed for 403 yards and nine scores on 52 carries. Matthews, a junior right guard, graded out at 92 percent for the Barons, who had 448 yards of total offense, 155 of it coming on the ground. Matthews is not your prototypical size for an offensive lineman. He is just 5-feet-9-inches and weighs 155 pounds. “I just try to be quick,” Matthews said of his strategy against bigger linemen. “I try to get the first hit and keep on driving.” Hoover, a senior, was 5-for-5 on extra point attempts for the Barons, who are 3-1 on the season. Perhaps more impressive though was the fact he had three touchbacks on kickoffs, meaning TSA didn’t get a chance for a return and had to start at its 20-yard line. “That comes from a lot of leg strength work in the offseason,” Hoover said of his ability to put the football in the end zone. Hoover is 16-for-18 on PATs this season, but hasn’t attempt a field goal this season. However, he was 10-for-13 on field goals and 62 of 65 on PATs last season when Wilson Hall won the SCISA 3A state title. Hoover, a senior, also plays tight end and has nine catches for 113 yards and a team high three TDs. When asked which he prefers, Hoover said, “I like catching the football.” In Manning’s 34-12 victory over C.E. Murray last Friday, Collymore picked off three passes and had 138 return yards to go along with eight tackles. He could have had more return yards as he returned one of the interceptions for a touchdown, but a penalty negated it. “He’s been playing great for us all year,” Monarchs head coach Tony Felder said of Collymore, a sophomore. “Ever since 7-on-7 (in the offseason) he’s been showing his ability against teams that put the ball in the air.” In watching Collymore with the football in his hand on the returns, Felder realized he hasn’t been doing a good job as a coach. “He showed us that he’s a guy we need on offense,” Felder said. “He needs to be running with the football.” Andy Demetra, who does radio broadcasts for University of South Carolina sports, will be the guest speaker at the touchdown club meeting on Friday.

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East Carolina linebacker Maurice Falls (48) hits North Carolina quarterback Marquise Williams (12) as Williams recovers his fumble during the Pirates’ 70-41 victory on Saturday at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, N.C.

Tar Heels move on from ECU loss BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina linebacker Jeff Schoettmer didn’t even bother to watch the film of his last game. “We went right on to Clemson,’’ Schoettmer said Monday. That made it easier for him to try and forget what was arguably the worst defensive performance in school history. The Tar Heels’ holes were exposed in a big way by instate rival East Carolina. The Pirates burned them for 70 points and 789 yards allowed — both UNC records. Now they’re preparing for a Clemson team that likes to play up-tempo, and that is coming off a loss that was tough to handle for an en-

tirely different reason. The Tigers had a legitimate chance to upset No. 1 Florida State but lost in overtime after allowing a handful of chances to slip away. Now they’re expect an embarrassed North Carolina team to come out with plenty to prove this week. “I think they’re probably saying the same thing we’re saying right now — their biggest opponent is probably themselves,’’ Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris said. The Tigers’ seniors know all about the shame of having 70 points hung on them — it happened to them in the 2012 Orange Bowl. “They’re going to come out here with an edge,’’ said senior defensive tackle DeShawn Williams, a freshman

on the team that was routed by West Virginia in that bowl game. “With my experience of somebody putting up 70 points, it doesn’t look good,’’ he added. “It makes you look bad, but you know you don’t play like that. They’re going to come up here Saturday with an edge to show they’re better than what they showed against East Carolina.’’ Coach Larry Fedora promised a thorough evaluation following that 70-41 loss because “anytime you have that kind of result, you’ve got to look at everything.’’ Fedora said it didn’t seem to him that effort was an issue — “I didn’t see anybody give up,’’ he said — and expressed confidence in the Tar Heels’ 4-2-5 defensive alignment.

But, he added, “maybe the scheme that we used within the 4-2-5 wasn’t the best thing to do.’’ Schoettmer said North Carolina essentially had only one linebacker on the field at a time against the Pirates after shifting weakside linebacker Travis Hughes to the hybrid “bandit’’ safetylinebacker position. Schoettmer said Fedora left the decision to review the East Carolina film to each position coach. Because the Tar Heels aren’t doing that this week, co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach Ron West decided there was little to gain by watching the old tape. “We just spent that hour and a half that we normally spend correcting the last game on Clemson,’’ Schoettmer said.

Fisher: Suspension ‘hit home’ for Winston BY BRENT KALLESTAD The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was welcomed back to his starting position Monday by Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, who said he didn’t believe the quarterback’s leadership role with the top-ranked Seminoles has suffered because of the notoriety that has followed Winston in recent months. Winston stood by on the Seminole sidelines Saturday night as fellow redshirt sophomore Sean Maguire threw for 305 yards and one touchdown to help Florida State (3-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) eke out a 23-17 overtime win over a mistake-riddled Clemson team that had outplayed the Seminoles for much of the game. The Seminoles seek their 20th straight win Saturday at unbeaten North Carolina State (4-0). Fisher said he hopes that last week’s one-game suspension is a wakeup call for Winston, who has bounced from one incident to another during his time in Tallahassee. “I think it really hit home, no doubt,’’ Fisher said at his weekly Monday meeting with media covering the program. Winston has been involved in a series of off-field incidents in recent

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 Watson’s time as starting quarterback. The five-star freshman passer from Gainesville, Georgia was the buzz around campus since he enrolled in January and that anticipation to see him play more has only increased with what he showed so far this year. Watson had thrown for four of Clemson’s five TDs its first two games. But senior starter Cole Stoudt got pulled after three series down 3-0 to Florida State and it became Wat-

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Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher, left, talks to suspended Heisman quarterback Jameis Winston, who dressed in full pads for pre game warm ups, sending him back to the locker room to change before FSU’s game against Clemson on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla. months, including last week’s suspension for making “offensive and vulgar’’ comments about female anatomy on campus. University officials hope the suspension gets the 20-year-

son’s game to win. He nearly pulled it off. The 6-foot-2 Watson led a pair of touchdown drives and finished 19 of 28 for 266 yards, earning ACC rookie of the week honors and the start against the Tar Heels. “Of course, it’s going to be exciting, my first game starting in front of all the Clemson fans,’’ Watson said. “A lot of nerves, but I’ll be ready for it.’’ When asked why Watson’s starting, Swinney was blunt: “Did you watch the game Saturday? That’s why.’’ Stoudt, the son of former NFL passer Cliff Stoudt, had

old’s attention. “When he does spontaneous things he has to make better judgments,’ Fisher said Monday. “Jameis is not a bad individual. He makes poor decisions. He’s got to stop that.’’ While playing for the Florida State baseball team, he was suspended for three games and completed 20 hours of community service after acknowledging he stole $32 worth of crab legs from a local grocery store in April. Before the football season, he said he had matured, learned what it takes to be a leader and understood that he needed to be more careful in his personal life. Winston was not available for comment on Monday; he usually talks to the media on Wednesdays. Fisher said overall, his 6-foot-4, 230pound quarterback is loved by teammates. “They also see how hard he works, how he prepares, how diligent he is with them. It has not affected that part.’’ And, Fisher noted that his players also gained the confidence in Winston’s absence. The coach said they now know they can win without him if necessary. “Hey, we can do this if Jameis wasn’t here,’’ Fisher said. “We are a team. I think the rest of the country saw that.’’

backed up record-setting passer Tajh Boyd the past three years and had won the job after spring and fall camps. But Swinney said Watson is the most talented newcomer he’s ever had since taking over the Tigers in 2008, a group that included Buffalo Bills’ first-round receiver Sammy Watkins who became an All-American his freshman year. What sets Watson apart, Swinney said, is his poise, intelligence and leadership at handling the most critical position on the field. “He’s special,’’ the coach

said. “I’m sure there are going to come times he’ll look like a freshmen, but so far he has not.’’ Swinney said that Stoudt, as Watson had done the first three games, would see action against North Carolina. While Stoudt is disappointed, Swinney said the senior has handled things well and continued leading the team and supporting Watson. “Cole’s a man’s man,’’ Swinney said. “He’s as class as they come.’’ North Carolina coach Larry Fedora knows the Tar Heels, who gave up a record 70

Probably out-played us. Probably out-hustled us in a lot of areas.’’ Spurrier acknowledged there were some bright spots in South Carolina’s third straight win. Quarterback Dylan Thompson and the offense play strongly, Spurrier said, in leading the Gamecocks out of a 14-0 hole and into the lead by halftime. Thompson, who completed 22 of 34 passes for 237 yards and three TDs at Vanderbilt, stands fourth in SEC passing average at 285 yards a game with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions. “Week one didn’t go as we wanted,’’ Thompson said, referring to the 52-28 home loss to No. 6 Texas A&M. “But we’ve got three wins since then. That’s what we want to do, we want to win games.’’ Perhaps in a more Spurrierpleasing way. The Gamecocks entered the season as the clear pick to win the East, a notion that lasted until the Aggies came in and gained 680 yards — the most ever allowed by South Carolina. The team found its footing in a win over No. 23 East Carolina and regained control of the division by defeating No. 12 Georgia 38-35. No one, including Spurrier, thought the Gamecocks would have much trouble at Vanderbilt until the opening kickoff was brought back for a score. “We didn’t think Vandy was that good of an offensive team, but they made a bunch of yards on us,’’ he said. “So it was a little frustrating.’’ South Carolina and Connor Shaw have frustrated Missouri since joining the SEC two years ago. The Tigers were picked apart in a 31-10 loss two years ago, Shaw completing 20 of 21 passes and two TDs. A year later, Shaw came off the bench at Missouri despite being ill to rally the Gamecocks from 17-points down to a 27-24, double-overtime victory. “We’re aware of that. I know that we’re going to come out and we’re going to give them our best game,’’ Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk said. “We can’t take them lightly. Obviously, they’re a very good football team that can do a lot of things.’’ Unless you spend too much time listening to Spurrier, who’ll turn 70 in April. Safety Sharrod Golightly, a senior, has heard such displeasure before from his head coach and knows what parts of the rant to discard and what to pay attention to. “With coach Spurrier, we look past the anger and the tone and just try and look into the message,’’ he said. Spurrier hopes his players understand they’ve got to improve to reach the goals they freely discussed during the preseason of winning their division and maybe the SEC title. A win over Missouri would make South Carolina 3-0 against East teams and give the Gamecocks a strong start toward reaching Atlanta for the championship game. “We do believe our players can play better on defense and on special teams and even offensively,’’ Spurrier said. “So we believe it and if we can get it out of them, we’ll have a chance for a big year. If we can’t get it out of them, we’re going to be very, very average.’’

points in losing to No. 23 East Carolina last week, will have their hands full no matter who plays quarterback for Clemson and offensive coordinator Chad Morris. “I don’t think he’s going to sit there and think, ‘We have to limit what we’re doing because of Deshaun Watson,’’’ Fedora said. Swinney said the Tigers must worry about themselves and not get complacent with coming close. “We’re 0-2 versus Clemson, that’s the bottom line. We have to control the things that we can control,’’ he said.

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Silva first ’15 commitment for USC basketball T

he University of South Carolina basketball program landed its first commitment for the 2015 class on Friday from 6-foot-9-inch Chris Silva, a native of Gabon, Africa, who attends Roselle Catholic School in New Jersey. Silva picked the Gamecocks over Seton Hall and Rhode Island, the other two schools he visited. He also considered Kansas State and Villanova. The announcement came on his 18th birthday. “It’s a great school and coaches,” Silva said during his press conference. “I like everything about it, the education, the support they give to players after their career, everything.” Roselle Catholic head coach Dave Boff has close ties to the USC staff, in particular with assistant coach Matt Figger, and said the chance to play early in a major conference like the Southeastern Conference was a big attraction to Silva. “The biggest factor in the final decision to go to South Carolina was the opportunity to compete in the SEC day in and day out,” Boff said. “He wanted to play with great players, he wanted to play against great players and he wanted to be in a place where he thought he would really develop to his fullest potential. He thought that South Carolina offered the best of those three things.” Silva averaged 9 points and 10 rebounds per game last season, and Boff feels he’s only scratched the surface of his talents. “They are going to get one of the elite athletes in the country,” Boff said. “Chris is as good a run-andjump athlete as there is in the country, especially at 6-9, 240 (pounds). They are also going to get a player that’s developing his skills on the perimeter. He can step out and shoot it to 22 feet and also handles the ball pretty well for a kid of his size. Overall, they are getting a kid that’s going to have a bright future.” Point guard PJ Dozier of Spring Valley High School in Columbia went into September with five schools on his list, but a sixth has joined the list in the Maryland Terrapins. “Maryland has been in the mix for a while and we decided to let them come in,” Dozier’s father, Perry Dozier, said on Thursday. The head coaches from USC, North Carolina, Michigan and Maryland have made in-home visits this month and Louisville will be in today. “All of them (visits) went extremely well,” Perry Dozier said. “None was any better than the other. All were good which is what we expected. We’re looking forward to the (official) visits that will be the determining factor.” There’s been a couple of changes on that schedule. Michigan is still on Sept. 26, but UNC has been moved up to Oct. 3. Georgetown remains on Oct. 17, but USC has been moved up a week to Oct. 24. Either Maryland or Louisville will get the fifth visit. Louisville’s status with Dozier was complicated by the commitment to and then quick de-commitment from the Cardinals by shooting guard Antonio Blakeney. The Louisville Courier-Journal reported on Thursday the Cardinals will no longer recruit Blakeney and have renewed their interest in Dozier. “PJ was always the first choice at Louisville,” Perry Dozier said. “We’ll pull back (from Louisville) and see how things look.” As the official visits approach, there is no favorite. “I’m his dad and I can’t even feel him out,” Dozier said. “He said, ‘I’ll know when I know.’ He likes all of them.” USC head coach Frank Martin was in to watch 7-0 center Rozelle Nix of Pensacola Junior College in Florida work out recently. “Everything went great,” Nix said. “He really likes my game. He wants me to come in and see the family atmosphere at South Carolina. I’m looking forward to it.” Nix said he did his best to show Martin his complete game as a true post man, and he feels he accomplished that. “I showed him my post moves and how I set screens,” Nix

said. “He loves how hard I work and he wants to be my next coach. We’re just building on that relationship. I feel great and he’s excited about me. I’m really looking forward to visiting South Carolina and see what’s going on in Columbia.” Nix will make his official visit to USC this weekend. Pittsburgh head coach Jamie Dixon was in to see Nix last week, and he now has the Panthers on his offer list. Loyola Marymount and Arkansas also have been in to see him. Nix, who has three years to play two, doesn’t plan to sign until the spring and doesn’t have favorites. USC reportedly also has offered 7-0 center Legend Robertin of Chipola JC in Florida. Some of his other reported offers are Memphis, Florida State, Texas Tech, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, West Virginia and Tennessee. Clemson head coach Brad Brownell visited recently with PG Marquise Pointer of Jonesboro, Ark. Brownell watched Pointer work out and spent time with his parents. “He still loves me and wants to keep in touch,” Pointer said. “We’re trying to figure out a date for a visit. I want to visit before the 4th of October. Coach Brownell sees me as a real good point guard. I shoot the ball well and I’m built pretty good.” Pointer has made an unofficial visit to Ole Miss and liked it there, even though Ole Miss hasn’t offered. He has also talked with new College of Charleston head coach Earl Grant and he wants him to visit. Pointer has narrowed his focus to Clemson, Wichita State, Lehigh and maybe Charleston. If Ole Miss were to offer, it would jump in there as well. Brownell also was in Orlando, Fla., last week to see ‘15 power forward Kerry Blackshear. Blackshear took an official visit to Southern Methodist last weekend and is scheduled for Virginia Tech this weekend. Tevin Mack, a 6-5 player from Dreher High in Columbia, made his first official visit over the weekend to Georgia. He is scheduled to visit Virginia Commonwealth this weekend, Clemson on Oct. 4 and USC on Oct. 18. He also plans to visit Wake Forest. Jacob Evans, a 6-6 player from Baton Rouge, La., visited Cincinnati over the weekend. He’s also been to USC, Tulane and Auburn.

FOOTBALL SENIORS USC Stanford commitment wide receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside of Dorman High in Roebuck is hearing from USC once again. “They lost one of their commitments at wide receiver and we’re talking,” Arcega-Whiteside said. “They want me to come down for a game.” His official visit to Stanford is scheduled for Jan. 16, 2015.

Other schools maintaining contact are WF and Georgia Tech. Linebacker Roquan Smith Phil Kornblut of Montezuma, Ga., RECRUITING made an unCORNER official visit to USC for the UGA game and now plans to take an official visit later this season. “They showed me that I am a priority,” Smith said. “(Defensive coordinator) Coach (Lorenzo) Ward told me that he loves playmakers in his defense and that I could be that playmaker. They like me at the Spur position and I’d like to play (at that position). (Head) Coach (Steve) Spurrier just told me they would love to have me at Carolina.” Smith does not plan to narrow his list until the season ends. He named UGA, Ole Miss and Florida as other schools he plans to visit this season. Defensive back Darin Smalls, a ‘14 USC signee from Summerville High who could not enroll in August because the ACT people flagged his last score, will need to retake and pass the test again to be able to enroll at USC in January. Smalls said he was recently informed him that his qualifying score was invalid. “I took it at another school with about 20 other kids,” Smalls said. “I’m not sure why it was flagged. Either my answers or someone else’s were close. A proctor was there.” Smalls said his score did improve a lot from the previous test, but he credits that to the preparation he put into the test. Smalls is waiting to hear back from the ACT regarding the proctors for his next test. Once he gets that letter, he will set the date for what will be his fifth test. He is also taking an on-line class in which he said if he makes an A, that too will aid him in qualifying. However, if he gets a qualifying test score, he said he can drop the on-line class. Smalls tore his anterior cruciate ligament and lateral collateral ligament in a knee in the third game of Summerville’s ‘13 season and has been rehabilitating ever since. “I’m just starting to get back to the gym,” he said. “The knee is better, making a lot of progress. I can run, jump and cut.” He hasn’t had contact on the knee though. Smalls has kept in contact with the Gamecocks and has been in for all three home games. “Everything is good with USC,” he said.

JUNIORS USC USC is the current frontrunner for LB Jamie Skalski (6-1, 222) of Newnan, Ga., who was among the prospects in Columbia for the UGA game. “It’s a pretty big lead,” Skal-

ski said, “but I’m going to give it some time and wait until next year to commit.” Skalski has USC No. 1on his list with Clemson and Ole Miss tied for second. Skalski currently is sidelined for three weeks with a broken thumb. Last season, he was in on 120 tackles and 7 1/2 quarterback sacks. He camped at USC this summer, and that’s when he picked up the offer from the Gamecocks. His visit for the UGA game was his first since then and he got a good feel for the atmosphere. Skalski also spent time talking with recruiter Joe Robinson and LB coach Kirk Botkin. That was his first visit, and he said he probably will visit Clemson, UGA and Auburn as well. Skalski also has offers from UNC, Ole Miss, Central Florida, Marshall, Louisville and WF. QB Brandon McIlwain of Newtown, Pa., is by no means a stranger around Columbia. His father is a USC graduate and he has family members who live in Columbia, so he’s around town frequently. He was back for the UGA game. “It was an awesome visit,” McIlwain said. “Seeing the game atmosphere was amazing. It was such a great game. “I’ve always loved South Carolina. I loved the environment, the place, the coaches. I was at the Clemson game last year, and it was good to see they get that environment against other teams.” McIlwain didn’t have much of a chance to talk to Spurrier on this visit, but he was in the ear of QB coach and recruiter GA Mangus. He also paid close attention to the offensive game Spurrier and Mangus cooked up. “They threw the ball around well,” he said. McIlwain was at Penn State last weekend, and he plans to get to games of the other teams on his short list --Auburn, VT, Duke and UF. He does not have a favorite.

CLEMSON When Clemson hosts UNC on Saturday, WR Divine Deablo (6-3, 195) of Winston-Salem, N.C., will be there. He also camped at Clemson this summer. Deablo does not have any favorites, but he is showing a lot of interest in the Tigers. He was at the USC season opener this year and is showing equal interest in the Gamecocks. His only other visits this season have been to UNC and VT, and he has plans to attend the Tennessee-Alabama game in Knoxville, Tenn., later this season. His offers include Clemson, USC, UNC, UGA, UF, Tennessee, Ohio State, North Carolina State, WF, Virginia, V, Louisville and WVU among others. As a sophomore, Deablo had over 700 yards receiving and seven touchdowns. Clemson is strongly in the mix for ‘16 all-star caliber

lineman Sean Pollard (6-6, 310) of Southern Pines, N.C. Pollard, his father and his grandmother visited Clemson recently. “I was in (Tiger head) Coach (Dabo) Swinney’s office for an hour with my dad and grandmother,” Pollard said. “He said I’m a really good fit for the program with my work ethic. We just tried to get to know each other.” Pollard camped at Clemson this summer, so this was his second trip to the campus. He will be back for the UNC game and will also return during the Tigers’ next off weekend so he can bring his mother to the campus. Pollard visited Duke for its game with Kansas. He also has offers from USC, East Carolina, UNC, NCSU, Miami and PSU. “I’m interested in all the schools that have offered,” he said. “My first visit as a recruit was to South Carolina last season for the Mississippi State game.” Earlier this month Pollard made plans to make a commitment, but after talking it over with his dad, he decided to wait. Now he’s not sure when he’ll make his decision. “I’ve wiped the slate clean, but you always have in the back of your mind a favorite,” he said. Pollard had planned to be at NCSU last Saturday and will visit UNC for the VT game on Oct. 4. He’d also like to get back to USC, but hasn’t made plans to do so.

USC AND CLEMSON Defensive lineman Nyles Pinckney (6-3, 280) of Whales Branch High in Beaufort has offers from Clemson, USC, Florida State, UF, GT, UNC, Miami and UGA without any favorites. He’s also drawing interest from Tennessee, Alabama and VT. Pinckney has not been to any games this season, but he plans to go to UNC on Oct. 4 and the USC at Clemson game on Nov. 29. He went to games at USC and Clemson last season. Academics will be a major factor for Pinckney in his decision, and he wants to major in business. Last season, Pinckney had 96 tackles, 26 tackles for loss, and eight sacks. “He’s a dominant player,” said his head coach, Jerry Hatcher. “You can’t single-block him. He’s exceptionally quick, and he’s a competitor. He hates losing with a passion.”

BASEBALL USC gained a commitment for its ‘17 class from hard throwing right-handed pitcher Brady Scott (6-6, 245) of Powder Springs, Ga. Scott is rated the No. 3 player in Georgia and the No. 26 player in the country for the ‘17 class by PerfectGame.com. Scott also considered Clemson, GT, UF, UNC and Tennessee. His fastball has been clocked at 89 miles per hour.

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JAMES C. JONES James Carl Jones, 71, widower of Barbara Rae Richey Jones, died on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Woodrow Wilson Jones and Vivian Edwards Jones. Mr. Jones attended Grace Baptist Church. He was a retired accounJONES tant with the S.C. Department of Health & Environmental Control. He was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran. Surviving are a son, James Wilson Jones of Michigan; a daughter, Sharon Jones Tuck of Colorado; one brother, Glenn Jones and wife, Nancy, of North Carolina; three grandchildren, Michael James Tuck, Hannah Margaret Rae Jones and Jacob William Jones; and a special friend and companion, Carolyn Baird of Sumter. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Grace Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Shumake officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Friday at Grace Baptist Church. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

by three sisters, Emily Childers, Vallie Corbett and Minnie Malphus; and a brother, James Tucker. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. LaVaughn Young officiating. Burial will follow in Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be James Thames, Al Cubbage, Wayne Brockington, Sam Wingate, Courtney Brockington and Frank Murdaugh. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 777 Long Branch Road, Greeleyville. The family would like to thank her caregivers, Genny Richburg, Betty Pompey, Rita Stone, Candy Morris and Connie Williams for their loving care. Memorials may be made to Deep Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church, c/o Almeita Hovermale, 3016 S.C. 260, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

JOHN M. NORWOOD John Michael Norwood, 33, departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 21, 2014, in Rembert. Born on Sept. 1, 1981, in Sumter County, he was a son of John F. and Linda Scott Norwood. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 4835 Dennis Road, Rembert, SC 29128. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

LINDER ANN CABBAGESTALK TORA ISABELLE EADDY GREELEYVILLE — Tora Isabelle Tucker Eaddy, 91, widow of John Wilford Eaddy Jr., died on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at her residence. Born on Sept. 24, 1922, in Foreston, she was a daughter of the late Henry Luke and Dorcus EADDY Reid Wise Tucker. She was a homemaker, an avid gardener, and a member of Deep Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church. She is survived by a son, Randy Eaddy (Patsy) of Greeleyville; four daughters, Carolyn Thames (James) of Manning, Gwen Cubbage (Al) of Aiken, Irma Brockington (Wayne) of Kingstree and Jenny Jackson of Pascagoula, Mississippi; seven grandchildren, Jenene Morris (Dean), Murray Thames (Gwen), Allison Crow (Jeremy), Brooke Meyers (George), Courtney Brockington, Claire Burgess (Ted) and Angela Murdaugh (Frank); and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death

Linder Ann Cabbagestalk, 56, departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Sept. 14, 1958, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Ed and Inether Gordon Cabbagestalk. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 284 W. Williams St., Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

SARAH B. HOWARD Sarah Butler Howard was born on Sept. 17, 1936, to Burgess “Bossman” and Pearline Grooms Butler. She departed this life on Sept. 17, 2014, at the residence of her daughter. She received her education in the public schools of Orangeburg County and Elloree Training School. As a child, her faith was formed while attending St. Paul’s Baptist Church. She accepted Christ during that time. At age 18, she moved to Florida and it was there she met her husband, Curtis Howard. To this union seven

OBITUARIES children were born. After spending the majority of her adult years in the Bronx, New York, she moved back home to South Carolina. She began her career at Southern Coatings as a machinist, where she worked for more than 24 years before retirement. Sarah enjoyed attending Sunday school at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, cooking for family and loved ones, and eating a good meal. She served New Bethel in many capacities, such as Sunday school - Adult No. 2 Class and Missionary Circle No. 3. She was strong and outspoken; her advice to you might include, “Don’t let anybody make a fool out of you.” She was a lover of life and of all of God’s creations. In the community, she assisted neighborhood kids getting on and off the school bus and she cared for stray animals by providing food. She leaves to cherish her memory: six children, Anthony (Beverly) Jackson of Fayetteville, North Carolina, Gale Flowers of Bronx, Janice Green and Mae Dean Deans, both of Sumter, Vince Butler of Washington, District of Columbia, and Keith Howard of Charleston; one aunt, Addie Butler Rush of Sumter; three of nine siblings, Mary Ruth Fordham of St. Matthews, Patricia (Richard) Smoot of Sumter and Barbara Butler of Elloree; a goddaughter; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Thursday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 South, Sumter, with the Rev. Willie A. Wright Jr. officiating. Interment will be in Bradford Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 114 Palmetto St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

HENRY L. GREEN Henry Lewis Green, 69, of 125 Bartlette St., Apartment 101, Sumter, entered eternal rest on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014, at Palmetto Health Baptist InterMedical Center in Columbia. Born on May 12, 1945, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Abbie and Mollie McCoy Green. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his brother, Tommie (Marcia) Green Sr., 57 Jonathan St., Sumter.

THE SUMTER ITEM Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

SARA L. BLYTHER Sara Louise Blyther departed this life on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born on April 15, 1947, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Willie Sr. and Sarah Clavon Blyther. The family is receiving friends at the home, 25 Harry St., Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

OLIVER SERVANCE Oliver Servance, 100, husband of Lula Allene Robinson and widower of Gertrude Jones Servance, died on Friday, Sept. 19, 2014, at National Healthcare in Sumter. He was born on Dec. 15, 1913, in Manning, a son of the late Johnny Servance. He received his formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. He was a member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church in Manning. He was a farmer and he was also a construction worker. Survivors include seven sons, Oliver Servance Jr., James (Mary Lue) Servance, Joseph (Margeritta) Servance and Johnny (Rosetta) Robinson, all of Manning, Isaiah (Rebecca) Servance of Sumter, and Billy Servance and Willie (Louise-Easter) Servance, both of Lancaster, Pennsylvania; three daughters, Mamie Luckey of Charlotte, North Carolina, Ella Rea Pompey and Della Mae Servance, both of Lancaster; 30 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the Hayes F. and LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Jack Morant officiating, assisted by the Rev. Nathan Falco. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the home, 3495 Britton-Brogdon Road, Sumter. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

THE REV. G.W. HARRELL JR. The Rev. Glenn Washington Harrell Jr., 82, widower of Alpha May Harrell, died on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at a local nursing center. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

GEORGE LINDSEY

Born on Feb. 21, 1939, in Macinfield, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Jonah and Alice Knight Lindsey. He was educated and graduated from Spaingun High School, Washington, District of Columbia. He was warm, and a good listener who enjoyed helping others. He would lend a helping hand to anyone. He served eight years in the United States Army, where he served as a fire chief in Korea and fought in the Vietnam War. He was a faithful employee at Union Camp for 37 years. He was a fork truck operator and a machine repairman. He took great pride in his job and providing for his family. He was adored by all the young people in his life. George loved to fix automobiles and woodworking. In his leisure time he enjoyed fishing. Because George affected the lives of so many, he will be deeply missed. He is survived by his beloved wife, Mattie Estell Kind Lindsey; two daughters, Joanne Walker and Shirley McDaniels of Trenton, New Jersey; two grandsons, Kevin Vaughn and Gregory Walker, who resided in the home since birth, as well as four other grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; two friends he especially enjoyed the company of, Lemon Jackson and Jose Gonzales; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Chester Lindsey. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. George Johnson officiating. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 4140 St. Pauls Church Road, Sumter. The procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be friends of the family. Burial will be in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

VIRGINIA A. GREEN Virginia Alma Green, 104, died on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014, at her home. Services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

George Lindsey, 75, husband of Mattie Estell Kind Lindsey, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia.

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Brick ranch style home 1475sf, 3 bdrms, 2 ba, situated on approximately one half acre well landscaped lot. Personal Property: 6 rooms of furniture and related household items. Jewelry in Safety Deposit Box, watch for listing. HOME SHOWN BY APPOINTMENT OR SCHEDULED OPEN HOUSE. For picture of home, open house dates, terms, and a partial listing of the personal property, go to our website www.rickwattsauctions.com and click on view flyer. This is a public auction, anybody can buy. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT Rick Watts Auctioneers SCAL 124 WM Yonce Auctions SCAL 104 843-669-5717 or 843-687-1499 Florence email: rick @ rickwattsauctions.com

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Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201 within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff, in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY AND MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES.

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House for Sale Silent Auction 20 Calhoun Dr. Sumter, SC 29150 3/4 Bedroom, 3.5 baths, 1 Yr Home Warranty, Renovated 2009 30 Year Roof Landscaped Irrigation System. Owners Retiring To Lake Marion. All Reasonable Offers Accepted. Open House Sundays 2-4 pm or by Appointment 803-236-3970 Manufactured Housing Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2014-CP-43-01288 Deficiency Waived STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. Michael E. Bowers, Luisa V. Bowers, Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their office, 1300

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Plaintiff, vs. Donna Jo Smith and Luther W. Smith, Jr., and if Luther W. Smith, Jr. be deceased then any and all children and heirs at law, distributees and devisees and if any of the same be dead any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint herein; Any unknown adults any unknown infants or persons under disability being a class designated as John Doe or persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe, Michelle Irma Smith and Timothy Zane Smith, Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at his office, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201, within Thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have Sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED and notified that Plaintiff has applied for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent said Persons under some Legal Disability and Minors; and if you fail to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within Thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you, the Plaintiff's appointment will be made absolute with no further action from the Plaintiff. TO ANY UNKNOWN DEFENDANT ADULTS BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED and notified that Plaintiff has applied for a Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent said Defendants. If you fail to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you, the Plaintiff's appointment will be made absolute with no further action from the Plaintiff. YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, SC, on August 4, 2014.

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Korn Law Firm, P.A. 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201 or call (803) (803) 252-5817. Korn Law Firm, P.A., represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION.

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Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter "Order"), you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Korn Law Firm, P.A. 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 PETER D. KORN, DEAN HAYES, KEVIN T. HARDY, ELIZABETH R. POLK, KRISTEN E. WASHBURN Attorneys for Plaintiff

To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Korn Law Firm, P.A., Post Office Box 12369, Columbia, SC 29211, or call (803) 252-5817. Korn Law Firm, P.A., represents the Plaintiff in this action and does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date of this Notice.

SUMMONS AND NOTICES IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2014-CP-43-01261 Deficiency Waived STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER CitiMortgage, Inc., Plaintiff, vs. Gary W. Harvell, II, and Brenda Gail Harvell, Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE NAMED:

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, YOUR MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you have already pursued loss mitigation with the Plaintiff, this Notice does not guarantee the availability of loss mitigation options or further review of your qualifications. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. THIS COMMUNICATION IS FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. Korn Law Firm, P.A. 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 KRISTEN E. WASHBURN Attorneys for Plaintiff

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their office, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201 within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff, in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on June 18, 2014

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Elephant Ear Gallery invites the public to its 5th anniversary celebration on Thursday. Members will serve refreshments, and there will be live music and drawings for door prizes.

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Elephant Ear Gallery 5th Anniversary Celebration

ast Thursday, customers came into the Elephant Ear Gallery steadily throughout the lunch hour, many drawn by the festively decorated entrance to the cooperative art gallery on Bultman Drive. Others were regulars who stop by often to see what’s new in the gallery that sells work by local artists and artisans. Betty and Clyde Reese are two of the original founders of the member-owned gallery that also offers a variety of classes, some antiques and collectibles, custom framing and art supplies. They were taking their turn “minding the store,” as Betty Reese said. Each member of the cooperative has a turn about every three weeks. The past five years have seen some artists leave and others join, she said, “but we still have 18 members, a lot of them originals.” Walk around the shop, and you’ll see paintings, sculpture, wood carving, fine art photography, fiber and cloth art, repurposed objects, drawings and more in the different 4- or 8-foot sections. “Some of the artists have up to three sections,” Reese said. “It’s a wonderful group,” she

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said, adding, “we’d love to have a potter and a stained glass artist join us.” New artists must be approved by a committee of the membership and pay a one-time membership fee. Elephant Ear’s expenses are shared by the members. It’s a system that works well, Reese said, and the members are excited to show off their work during the open house-anniversary celebration from 4:30 to 7 p.m. “The members are preparing wonderful refreshments,” she said, “and we’ll have tours of the gallery, or guests can just wander and look around.” Brandi Sloan, a member whose shop is called Flower Child Clothing, will play violin, and Reese, who’s the spokeswoman for the gallery, will be on hand to answer questions, as will many of the other artists.

She’ll show the studio upstairs, where classes in most media are offered for adults and young people after school hours. “I can teach anyone to draw, and that’s a guarantee,” Reese said. “We have a lot of fun there, too. We do a different medium almost every time we meet.” Special guest for the anniversary event will be local writer and educator Myra Yeatts, an instructor at USC Sumter who writes flash fiction — very short stories — and is presently working on a book. Her stories have been published in MoonShine Review, The Petigru Review and “A Southern Sampler,” and other publications. “She will be giving customers “starter sheets” for doing a memoir,” Reese said. The sheet will have questions — writing prompts — intended to bring back memories to write about. Yeatts will share some sample stories, and she will be offering a writing class in her home. In addition, there will be art demonstrations, special sale items and drawings for gifts, including work donated by the resident artists. The public is invited to attend the open house-anniversary celebration. There is no charge for admission.

Betty Reese, a founding member of the Elephant Ear cooperative, looks over doll clothes made by Brandi Sloan, whose business at the gallery is called Flower Child Clothing. She is licensed by the SEC to sell Clemson and USC items, and also Citadel items.

Tony Curtis left impressive body of work BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks When 85-year-old screen legend Tony Curtis died four years ago on Sept. 29, he left behind an impressive body of work that included “The Defiant Ones,” “The Sweet Smell of Success,” and Billy Wilder’s 1959 classic comedy, “Some Like it Hot.” Curtis’ film success was hardCURTIS ly surprising. With picture-perfect good looks, an intriguing raspy New York accent and plenty of raw talent, the boy from the Bronx quickly climbed through the studio ranks into the hearts of devoted fans. Jill Vandenberg, however, wasn’t one of them. As a teenager, she was more interested in horses than movie stars. But when Curtis approached her at a Los Angeles restaurant in 1994, the couple exchanged phone numbers and began dating. Four years later, they were married. “He was the funniest guy ever, just hilarious and so sweet. I felt I’d known him forever,” Jill Curtis recalled.

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One of Tony Curtis’ most famous roles was in “Some Like It Hot” with Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon, right. Curtis is at left. Despite the fact she was some 40 years his junior and his fifth wife (not sixth as often reported), the couple became inseparable. But horses remained Jill’s passion and with Tony’s help, she rescued hundreds of unwanted animals destined for slaughter. In the summer of 2006, I met the couple at their rescue ranch in Sandy Valley, Nevada, 44 minutes south of Las Vegas. “Good morning, I’m Tony,” he said, offering a firm handshake and genuinely warm hug you’d expect from an old friend. With Curtis sporting shorts

and a white Stetson, we talked about his career and the ranch. Then 81, Tony was no longer the lean, athletic actor of his earlier films, but there was still no mistaking the innate charm and charisma of the man who was also father to Jamie Lee Curtis and ex-husband of the late Janet Leigh. He recalled Jill’s having urged him to become a horse rescuer. “We were driving in the car one evening and Jillie told me she wanted to save some of those horses. I told her let’s go do it,” he said. With a team of volunteers, they dug wells, erected fences

and stables and transformed a 40-acre desolate desert spot into an oasis for mistreated horses; the couple called it Shiloh, meaning “a place of peace” (see www.shilohhorserescue.com). “Tony was a well-known artist, and a percentage of his income from his artwork went to saving horses,” Jill told me after her husband’s death. “We were planning to build a house at Shiloh when Tony got sick for the last time.” After his passing, Jill also found peace at Shiloh. “We were together for 16 years and married for 12,” she said. “Shiloh gave me something meaningful to work on during my grieving.” Despite initial concerns about their daughter’s involvement with an older man, Jill says her parents accepted their famous, elderly, son-inlaw. “My family loved Tony and helped me look after him in the last years of his life,” she said. “I can’t imagine life without her,” Tony said back in 2006. “She keeps me young.” But he also acknowledged an earlier, difficult life and poor choices: An impoverished childhood living in his parents’

tailor shop, a physically abusive mother and distant father, several high profile marriages, alienation from his children, the deaths of his younger brother and his youngest son, and a past cocaine addiction. “It wasn’t always easy, but I’ve had a great career,” Tony said. “I started with nothing and got to the top of my profession. I want my success to be an example for young people who aspire to be actors.” It was his hope that one of those inspired actors might go on to earn an Oscar, something which Curtis never achieved; he got just one nomination, for “The Defiant Ones.” “It has bothered me at times that I never won,” he admitted with a stoic laugh. Curtis never forgot the Hollywood snub. The day before he passed away, the doctor visited him at his Nevada home and asked if he had any pain anywhere. “Tony looked at him and said ‘only in L.A,’” recalled Jill. “He kept his sense of humor right up to the end.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, with features, columns, and interviews in more than 450 magazines and newspapers.

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Greenspan: Here’s what you should bake next BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor The annoying thing about Dorie Greenspan is that no matter how much you don’t like to bake, aren’t good at baking, don’t even want to bake... If you listen to her long enough, you’ll find yourself hankering to get your hands into some flour, certain even you can whip up some laborious, glorious baked treat. Her can-do attitude is that infectious. It’s OK to hate her just a little bit for it. Luckily, Greenspan’s latest cookbook, “Baking Chez Moi” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014), has little tolerance for time- or skill-intensive baking. The idea for it came from the realization that even in France — the country from which much of her culinary inspiration is drawn — home cooks lack the time, tolerance and skill for anything but simple home baking. “Real French people don’t bake! At least they don’t bake anything complicated, finicky, tricky or unreliable,” she writes in the book. “Pastry, the fancy stuff, is what pastry shops are for, and France has plenty of them.” We spoke with Greenspan recently and asked her what desserts Americans are too intimidated to make at home, but really should. The lesson, of course, is that the more you bake, the better you bake. She suggests picking a handful of easy items to master. “It’s really great to have these basic building blocks that you feel really good about and confident about. And then you can play with what you’re making. Then the pleasure of baking is doubled,” she said in a telephone interview. “It’s not really just tackling something you’re afraid of. It’s building your toolbox so that you’re free to create things on your own.” Where to start? Her suggestions (condensed and edited for clarity):

• PIE DOUGH “The thing I hear most often is, ‘I’m afraid to make pie dough. I’m afraid to make tart dough.’ And I sympathize with that because I, too, was afraid. Now I love doing pies and tarts. It’s one of these things, you practice. Even the failures taste good. But it gives you such a sense of satisfaction to make a tart or pie. This is something that’s worth tackling. It’s worth getting over your fear.”

• BISCUITS “I think it’s the same with biscuits and scones. I put them together because like pie dough and tart dough, they are similar in technique. I love making biscuits and scones because it’s messy. I love anything that I can make with my hands. Part of the pleasure of

cooking and baking is working with the ingredients, touching them with your hands, transforming them yourself. You do that with biscuits and scones. They’re also a good beginner’s project because almost anything you make with baking powder will rise. You can overwork the biscuits or scones, but it’s still going to come out great. Again, it’s one of those things that once you nail it, it’s yours forever.”

• PATE A CHOUX “I am madly in love with pate a choux, cream puff dough. Crazy about it. It is so simple to make and it’s so impressive. It’s a dough that makes just about anything. It makes cream puffs. It makes eclairs. It makes doughnuts. I mean, you fry the dough. You can boil the dough. There’s something called Parisian gnocchi where you boil the cream puff dough and put a bechamel sauce over it and cheese. This is the dough that always looks fancy because it puffs. And it can be shaped. You can fill them with salads, like shrimp salad. This is another dough worth learning. Pack up your fears and go to cream puff land. The whole thing actually takes just eight minutes.”

• PASTRY CREAM “Everyone should learn to make pastry cream. You just have to stir. This is a recipe that, learn how to do it and the world is yours. So you can fill your cream puffs with the pastry cream. You can fill your tart dough with pastry cream and top with fruit and you have a classic French fruit THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tart. And pastry cream is the Dorie Greenspan says in her book “Baking Chez Moi,” “Real French people don’t bake! At least they don’t basis for the best, best chocobake anything complicated, finicky, tricky or unreliable.” late pudding.”

• GANACHE “It’s not really baked, but it’s something as a baker you really want to know how to make. It can be a filling for a cake. It can be poured into that beautiful tart shell you just baked and it becomes an elegant tart. You can make a thin ganache and use it as a glaze on a cake. I dip cookies in it. I dip tops of cupcakes in ganache. It’s also the basis of chocolate truffles. Essentially it is an emulsion of heavy cream and chocolate. You just have to stir.”

• CREME CARAMEL “The idea of cooking sugar is frightening to a lot of people. Sugar... We all love to eat it, but we’re afraid to cook it. Creme caramel is a great place to start getting over your fear of cooking sugar. No thermometer is needed. You just cook the sugar and watch the color and say, ‘I like that color. That’s enough.’ The cream you mix into it is simple. You just mix it in. It’s a great introduction to caramel.”

GRANOLA CAKE Makes 16 servings “I created this cake to do something fun and unusual with the granola I was making for friends, and now I just keep making it, whether I have homemade granola or not,” Dorie Greenspan writes in her new cookbook, “Baking Chez Moi.” Start to finish: 1 hour (20 minutes active) Servings: 16 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus extra for the pan 1 cup (136 grams) all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon (if granola is not spiced) Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg (if granola is not spiced) 1 cup (120 grams) granola, preferably homemade 4 ounces (113 grams) bittersweet, milk or white chocolate, finely chopped 1/2 cup (60 grams) shredded coconut, sweetened or unsweetened 1/2 cup (100 grams) packed light brown sugar 1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated sugar 1 large egg, room temperature 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt Set a rack on the oven’s middle shelf, then heat the oven to 325 F. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with butter, then line it with kitchen parchment or

waxed paper. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon and nutmeg, if using. In another bowl, toss together the granola, chocolate and coconut. Working in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand mixer, beat the 1/2 cup of butter at low-medium speed for 2 to 3 minutes, or until soft and creamy. Add both sugars and beat for 2 minutes. Add the egg and beat until the mixture is smooth, about 2 minutes more. Beat in the vanilla and salt. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture, mixing only until it disappears into the batter. Add the granola mixture, again mixing just until incorporated. Scrape the batter, which will be very thick, into the prepared pan. Smooth the top of the batter to make sure it gets into the corners. Bake the cake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the top is honey brown and sugar-crackly; a skewer inserted at the center should come out clean. Transfer the pan to a rack and let rest for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges of the cake and unmold it onto the rack; invert and cool to room temperature on the rack. The cake is very moist and will keep, wrapped in plastic, at room temperature for about 4 days. You also can wrap it airtight and freeze it for up to 2 months; defrost it still wrapped. Nutrition information per serving: 200 calories; 100 calories from fat (50 percent of total calories); 11 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 25 mg cholesterol; 24 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 12 g sugar; 3 g protein; 65 mg sodium.

Savory turnovers save you time for dinner EASY MUSHROOM AND SWEET POTATO TURNOVERS Start to finish: 40 minutes Makes 18 turnovers 2 tablespoons butter

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easily prepped ahead of time. Follow the recipe up to the point of baking, then wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and freeze. When ready to serve, thaw at room temperature for 30 minutes (or in the refrigerator overnight) and bake as directed. It’s great to have a pile on hand for easy dinner (thaw just what you need) or unexpected company.

5 ounces shiitake mushroom caps, thinly sliced 2 portabella mushroom caps, gills scraped out and discarded, then diced 1/2 cup chopped shallots 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 small yellow onion, chopped 1 small sweet potato, peeled and grated 1/4 cup white wine 3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme 2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese Kosher salt and ground black pepper 17.3-ounce package puff pastry, thawed according to package directions Heat the oven to 400 F. Line a baking sheet with kitchen parchment. In a large skillet over medium-high, melt the butter. Add both mushrooms and cook until most of the moisture has evaporated and the mushrooms are browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the shallots, garlic, onion, sweet potato and white wine. Continue to cook until the onion and potato are tender, another 5 to 6 minutes. Remove from the heat and allow to cool slightly. Stir in the thyme, tarragon and Parmesan, then season with salt and pepper. Cut each sheet of puff pastry into 9 even squares. Brush any excess flour from the pastry. Dipping your fingers or a pastry brush in water, lightly paint the edges of each square with water to moisten. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the mushroom mixture into the center of each square and fold diagonally to form a triangle. Using a fork, seal the 2 open sides of the triangle. Transfer to the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 20 minutes, or until golden brown. Nutrition information per turnover: 160 calories; 90 calories from fat (56 percent of total calories); 10 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 5 mg cholesterol; 13 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 4 g protein; 190 mg sodium.

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Sauce, beans banish flavorless baked white fish MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press Here’s the thing about baked white fish, such as haddock or cod: We know we should eat more of it because it’s such a healthy choice. Trouble is, we also know that most baked white fish is dry and tasteless. And I speak from experience. I hate to throw my mom under the bus, but her baked fish — while certainly healthy with its minimalist squeeze of lemon and tiny dot or two of butter — was uninspired, flavorless, unsatisfying and, perhaps worst of all, overcooked. My sister and I used to sneak emergency cookies from my mom’s purse on baked fish night just to fill up. So how healthy was it, really? All of which is why I wanted to change baked fish night for future generations, or at least for my own daughters. My goal for this recipe was to preserve the health benefits of cod or haddock, while making a dish that I would actually crave. I wanted a baked white fish that is a satisfying, comforting, homey food that I could feel good about feeding my family, and that I could make easily on a weeknight. Enter my baked cod with parsley sauce. I took inspiration from two unlikely bedfellows — the flavorful Argentinian chimichurri sauce and a cassoulet, the ultimate creamy-bean French comfort food. The result was loved by all in my house. OK, most. I won’t say which of my four daughters couldn’t be convinced... But the recipe couldn’t have been easier. I whipped up the sauce in minutes (you could do this part a day in advance and keep in the refrigerator), then layered white beans, fish and the dill-parsley sauce and popped it all in the oven. The extra fiber and protein from the beans and healthy fats from the sliced almonds help make this dish truly filling. Finally... a baked white fish dish that doesn’t need a cookie chaser!

The extra fiber and protein from the beans and healthy fats from the sliced almonds help make Baked Cod in Parsley Sauce filling. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Earthlings have created some amazing characters, Yott. I’m reading about a giant farmer named Febold Feboldson!

Sounds like a tall tale to me, Zott!

ome years the Great Plains swarm with grasshoppers. But this was not a problem for Febold Feboldson! He brought in a prairie schooner full of flying fish. Those flying fish swooped over the plains, eating grasshoppers until there were none left!

Find the flying fish twins.

About 150 years ago, thousands of pioneers began heading for rich farmland in Oregon and later, for gold in California. After crossing the Mississippi River they came to the wide, flat prairie we now call the Great Plains. From these Great Plains have come tales of a giant Swedish farmer called Febold Feboldson.

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FEBOLD FEBOLDSON PLAINS GREAT SCHOONER BUFFALOES FROGS SWEDISH FARMER THUNDER PETS PLAN HUGE SONG POTS

Read the story, then number the pictures in order. he first year Febold Feboldson settled on the Great Plains it was hot. And it got hotter every day: hotter and drier, drier and hotter. It was so hot that iron pots melted! When the streams dried up and Febold Feboldson couldn’t go fishing, he said, “Enough!” Febold sat down and cupped his jaw in his giant hand, and thought and thought — until suddenly he came up with a plan. First he splashed some water on a hot and tired frog and whispered in its ear, “It’s raining!” The happy frog croaked the news to his frog friends. Soon more frogs joined in the song. They got so loud that it sounded like thunder! Some clouds heard the noise and hurried to join the storm. Seeing there was no storm when they got to the Great Plains, the clouds went ahead and started their own, giving Febold Feboldson a rainstorm and a chance to get back to fishing.

Find the words in the puzzle, then in this week’s Kid Scoop stories and activities. S N H S I D E W S F E O O E N B O C L R O D N S S I H N R E L N T G D O A E D D A O O H O L M L E N F R P N P R O F P U F I E O A B A B R H U R T F E G U H E T B S S F T A E R G F Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognizing identical words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

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BAKED WHITE FISH IN PARSLEY SAUCE Start to finish: 30 minutes (10 minutes active) Servings: 4 For the sauce: 1 large bunch parsley, roughly chopped (about 1 1/2 cups) 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill 2 shallots, roughly chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper For the fish: Two 15-ounce cans white beans, drained, rinsed and blotted dry Four 5-ounce cod or haddock fillets Salt and ground black pepper 1/2 cup sliced almonds Lemon wedges, for serving Heat the oven to 400 F. In a blender, combine all ingredients for the sauce. Pulse until mixed, but still chunky (about 10 pulses). If there isn’t enough liquid to blend the herbs, add another tablespoon of vinegar. Set aside. In a 3-quart baking dish, spread the beans in an even layer. Season with salt and pepper. Use paper towels to blot away any excess moisture from the fish fillets (this is especially important if they are thawed from frozen). Season the cod lightly with salt and pepper, then set the fillets on top of the beans. Drizzle the parsley sauce over the fish and beans, then bake until the fish is almost cooked through (bright white and opaque), about 15 to 18 minutes. Sprinkle the almonds over the top, then return to the oven and bake until the almonds are golden, about another 3 minutes. Nutrition information per serving: 610 calories; 230 calories from fat (38 percent of total calories); 25 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 60 mg cholesterol; 52 g carbohydrate; 13 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 44 g protein; 340 mg sodium.

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espite the weather, some pioneers settled in the plains. In the 1920s, a newspaper in Gothenberg, Nebraska, entertained readers with tales of Febold Feboldson, a giant farmer who loved the Great Plains and was determined to control the weather.

Febold to the Rescue Friend Finder Tales tell that while Febold loved the Great Plains, he had trouble convincing others to stay. He longed for a friend. Look through the newspaper and find Febold a friend. Write a letter to Febold telling him why this person would be a good friend.

Animals came into Febold’s huge house because it offered the only shade around the Great Plains. Soon Febold had a houseful of pets, from rattlesnakes to buffaloes. Febold had Lizzie the gopher dig tunnels under his house. Febold figured if he could trap the hot air of the summer into the tunnels, he could save it for winter when he would need the warmth.

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Dad’s girlfriend wants nothing to do with his kids DEAR ABBY — I am a 42-year-old divorced father of two. I have had a girlfriend, “Dawn,” for about a year. Dear Abby She has met my kids, but ABIGAIL she’s still VAN BUREN uncomfortable with the “situation.” She has concerns about me having been married before, such as having experienced many of the firsts she has yet to enjoy. Dawn doesn’t like being in my house because I had it when I was married, and she says my kids remind her of my past. She says she doesn’t want to share me

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as a couple, but there are more people involved than just the two of you. She needs to find someone who has no encumbrances, and you need to find a lady who has a greater capacity for love than Dawn appears to be capable of. TO MY JEWISH READERS — At sundown, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins. This is the beginning of our time of solemn introspection. “Leshana tova tikatevu” — may each of us be inscribed in the Book of Life and enjoy a good year. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Structural problems may prove fatal for ‘black-ish’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Can a comedy tackle a serious subject and still be funny? Anthony Anderson, Tracee Ellis Ross and Laurence Fishburne star in the new sitcom “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG). As the title implies, the show is about race — or at least one character’s obsession with the subject. Andre, or “Dre” (Anderson), and Rainbow (Ellis Ross) Johnson live in upper-class splendor. She’s a doctor and he’s an advertising star. Dre came from a rough background and is proud of the good life he can provide for his children. But something is bugging him. He’s constantly reminded of how effete he’s become by his crotchety father, “Pops” (Laurence Fishburne). He’s annoyed by the “yo, wassup” greetings offered by his white co-workers. His sense of alienation explodes when he’s named vice president of his firm’s “Urban” division, a term he finds euphemistic and patronizing. It doesn’t help that his son, Andre Jr. (Marcus Scribner), wants to take up field hockey and have a bar mitzvah. It would be hard enough for “black-ish” to depend on its singular theme if the show wasn’t burdened by the fact that Anderson narrates the show and appears in every scene. These structural problems are only accentuated by the fact that “black-ish” airs right after “Modern Family,” a series that has thrived by dividing its stories rather evenly among three engaging families and 11 fully realized characters, who have their own themes, stereotypes and agendas (white, Latin, Asian, gay, straight, male, female, child, parent, nerd, jock, cool, girlie, tomboy, etc.). With its one-note focus, “black-ish” seems heavy-handed and a tad old-school. It doesn’t help that it airs on the same night as “Key & Peele” (10:30 p.m., Comedy Central, TV-14), a sketch series that handles the subject of race — and biracialism — with a much sharper scalpel and greater finesse. Ultimately, “black-ish” puts the cart before the horse. Its very title forces a subject to define the series before its characters have a chance to emerge.

“All In the Family” handled many incendiary topics, but if it were titled “The Cranky Racist White Guy Show,” we would never have gotten a chance to know a character as complex (and lovable) as Archie Bunker. Curiously, with Anderson saddled with so much dialogue and voice-over, Fishburne gets most of the show’s best lines. Not unlike Jay (Ed O’Neill) on “Modern Family” or Mike (Tim Allen) on “Last Man Standing,” Pops is a character on an ABC show who is probably too old and too male to watch ABC shows. And Dre isn’t that far behind.

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CULT CHOICE Gene Hackman and Melvyn Douglas received Oscar nominations for their roles in the 1970 drama “I Never Sang for My Father” (8 p.m., TCM).

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That’s right... We took our autumn baking to a delicious new level by combining two classics, then topping them with an intensely good homemade caramel sauce. For added oomph, we then sprinkled our creation with flaked sea salt for a crunchy, salty contrast to all that sweetness. When slicing the log of dough into individual buns, a serrated knife works well. You also can use unflavored, unwaxed dental floss (or heavy thread). To do this, hold a length of floss (about 15 inches or so) by both ends. Slide the floss under the log and move it down to where you would make the first cut. Now lift both ends up over the dough log and pull in opposite directions across the log to slice through. Repeat with the remaining rolls.

For the dough: 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 1/2 cups milk, warmed slightly 4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon instant yeast 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom For the filling: 2 ounces cream cheese, room temperature 1/3 cup canned pumpkin

To prepare the dough, in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook, combine all ingredients and mix on low until the dough is soft and elastic, about 8 minutes. Alternatively, the dough can be mixed by hand. If so, in a large bowl combine all ingredients but start with 2 cups of the flour, then slowly work in the remaining 2 cups as the dough comes together. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and knead several times. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 15 minutes. Once the dough has rested, use a rolling pin to roll it out into a 12-by-18-inch rectangle. If the dough shrinks back, allow it to rest a little longer before continuing.

1 egg white 1/2 teaspoon ground dry ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon For the glaze: 3 tablespoons butter 1 1/4 cups packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup light cream 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste 1/2 teaspoon flake sea salt

Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Alternatively, line a rimmed baking sheet with kitchen parchment and coat with cooking spray. To prepare the filling, in a medium bowl use an electric mixer beat together the cream cheese, pumpkin, egg white, ginger, nutmeg and cinnamon. Spread the pumpkin mixture evenly over the rolled out dough going all the way to the edge except on one long side (leave 1 inch of that long side bare). Starting with that side, roll up the dough into a log like a jelly roll, pinching the sides to seal. Using a sharp knife, cut the log into 12 rounds. Arrange the rounds in the prepared pan. If using the 9-by-13-inch pan, the

buns will touch. If using a baking sheet, the buns can be spread out (and will cook slightly faster). Cover with plastic wrap and allow to rise until slightly puffy, about 20 minutes. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until golden brown and the buns reach an internal temperature of 190 degrees. While the buns bake, make the glaze. In a medium saucepan over medium-high heat, combine the butter, brown sugar, cream and cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in the vanilla bean paste and salt. When the buns are cooked, immediately drizzle all over with the caramel. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before serving.

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10 fresh ways to use butternut squash ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press Just as you’re finally finishing up the mounds of zucchini that have haunted you all summer, autumn’s overabundance of butternut squash hits you. Time for some fresh ideas. But before we get cooking, let’s talk prep. Butternut’s thick skin and rockhard flesh can make the peeling, seeding and chopping part of the meal a challenge. No wonder those bags of prepped squash chunks at the grocer are so popular. But they also are pricy, so let’s talk tips for making the work a little easier. Start by setting your squash on its side on the cutting board. Use a heavy chef’s knife to slice off the top (stem end) and bottom (wider end). Slicing off

the bottom reveals the seedy-stringy interior. It also gives you a flat base so you can stand your squash upright without it wobbling. Now use a vegetable peeler to remove the skin. Once the squash is peeled, grab your melon baller. You don’t have one? Get one. It doesn’t need to be fancy, just sturdy. A melon baller — with its sharp edges designed for scooping and scraping — is the best tool for quickly and cleanly removing the seeds and strings. Once the interior is scraped clean, return the squash to the cutting board on its side. Cut the squash in two crosswise, cutting just above the bulbous bottom. At this point, you have manageable chunks of squash with flat edges. And that means those chunks can be easily cut or chopped without wobbling.

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For simplicity, every recipe idea assumes you’ve peeled and seeded the squash. • Patties: Cut a squash into 2-inch pieces. Microwave until just tender. Allow to cool slightly, then arrange small mounds of cubes on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Use the bottom of a bowl or mug to gently smash each mound into a patty about 1/2 inch thick. Brush the top of each patty with olive oil, then season with salt, pepper and smoked paprika. Bake at 450 degrees until browned and crispy, flipping the patties after about 10 minutes. • Hummus: Boil 2 cups squash cubes in water until tender. Drain well, then combine in a food processor with 1/4 cup tahini, 2 cloves garlic, the zest and juice of 1 lemon, 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil, and salt and pepper, to taste. Process until smooth, then spoon into a bowl. Top with a drizzle of olive oil and chopped Peppadew peppers. Serve with pita chips. • Salad: Boil 2 cups squash cubes in water until just tender. Drain thoroughly and set aside to cool. Toss the cooled squash with 1/2 cup chopped cilantro, 1 cup cooked shelled edamame, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar and 1 cup chopped roasted red peppers. Season with salt and pepper, then top with shredded manchego cheese and toasted pine nuts. • Hash: Cut the squash into 2-inch chunks, then add to the food processor. Pulse until well chopped, but not pureed. Heat a splash of canola oil in a large skillet, then add the squash and an equal amount of chopped corned beef. Saute until the squash is browned and tender. Serve topped with poached or fried eggs. • Grilled: Slice the squash into 1/2-inch-thick slabs. Drizzle each slab with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill over medium heat until tender when pierced with a fork. If the squash browns too quickly, turn one side of the grill off and leave the other side on medium-high. Move the squash slices to the cooler side and continue cooking, with the grill covered, until tender. • Soup: Bring to a simmer 2 cups chicken broth, a 13 1/2ounce can of coconut milk, 3 cloves garlic and 3 cups cubed squash. Cook until very tender. Working in batches, transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Season with salt, a squeeze of lemon juice and a splash of hot sauce. Stir in cooked shredded chicken or cooked shrimp, if desired. Top with shredded fresh basil. • Ganache: Boil 1 cup squash cubes in water until tender. Drain, then add to the food processor and puree until very smooth. Set aside. In a small saucepan, heat 1 cup heavy cream with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/2 teaspoon ground dry ginger. When just hot, remove from the heat and stir in 12-ounce bag semisweet chocolate bits. Stir in the squash puree until completely smooth. Serve warm over ice cream or toasted pound cake or gingerbread. • Biscuits: Boil 1 cup squash cubes in water until tender. Drain and mash with a fork; you should have 1/2 cup of mashed squash. Cool and stir together with 2/3 cup buttermilk. Freeze 6 tablespoons butter until it’s very cold but not rock solid. Grate the butter with a cheese grater into a bowl with 2 cups self-rising flour. Stir together with a fork. Add the squash and stir just until it comes together. Scoop 1/4 cup at a time onto an oiled baking sheet and bake at 425 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes. • Roasted: Toss squash cubes in a bowl with melted butter, salt, pepper, and Italian or Cajun seasoning. Spread on a rimmed baking sheet and roast at 425 degrees until tender and browned, stirring occasionally. • Crab cakes: Drain a 16-ounce can lump crabmeat. Stir in 1 cup finely grated butternut squash, 1/4 cup chopped fresh chives, 2 teaspoons Old Bay seasoning, 1 egg and 1/2 cup panko breadcrumbs. Form into 8 patties and cook in a skillet with vegetable oil until browned and cooked through, about 4 to 5 minutes per side at medium-high.