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Think ahead. That’s the recommendation Sumter County Emergency Management Director Erik Hayes has for res-

idents on how to prepare for any impending disaster. “Everybody needs to think about what they can do for themselves to prepare,” he said. With September being National Preparedness

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Volunteers help distribute food after Hurricane Hugo hit the tri-county area in September 1989. The Sumter Item will mark the 25th anniversary of the deadly storm with special coverage, photos and memories in the Sept. 21 edition. Month and the 25th anniversary of Hurricane Hugo only days away, Hayes said people should be mindful of what they can do to handle an emer-

gency situation. Hayes said it is important for people to realize that basic services such as

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Interest in mechatronics field grows

Creative outlet helps talent grow Students think outside the box with sculpture projects A3 ENTERTAINMENT

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Gamecocks’ defense looks to tighten up against Stratford B1 DEATHS, B4 and B5 Mattie J. Walters Alphonza Dowe Sr. Lisbon H. Ramsey Willie Clark Warren E. Hatcher Addie T. Robinson Mario L. Bumpers

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Corey Brown, a second-year mechatronics student at Central Carolina Technical College, said he originally wanted to study welding but changed his mind to put into action his interest in electronics. The college’s mechatronics program continues to expand, with study opportunities for students in local high schools as part of a partnership with Sumter School District.

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The mechatronics program at Central Carolina Technical College is constantly evolving — changing and improving to meet the demands of the industry that, even in trying economic times, continues to progress and expand. After the 2012-13 school year, the college had a 92 percent job-placement rate for graduates who received degrees and certification and recently provided information that showed a 100 percent job-placement rate in multiple programs including welding and mechatronics. CCTC continues to inform interested students about the benefits, job opportunities and long-term careers in mechatronics and has

Central Carolina Technical College mechatronics student Wayne Dicks studies diagrams Thursday afternoon. Dicks is one of many people training and becoming certified in the mechatronics field as the industry continues to grow and change. watched the program grow during the past few years. “What’s happening is that parents are also starting to get involved and take a look at the industry,” said Bert Hancock, CCTC’s mechatronics academic program manager. “They see it’s not a bad,

dirty job, but these jobs have good pay and benefits.” Decades ago, jobs in plants and factories were considered hard labor, but technology has had a tremendous impact on the industry,

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Morris professor wins Heroes of Chemistry Award BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 During the recent American Chemical Society’s 248th meeting and exposition, Morris College professor Dr. David Magnin was one of a small group of scientists who received the prestigious Heroes of Chemistry Award. This year’s meeting took place in San Francisco, where the organization recognized scientists who helped develop products that improve health and developed materials for plastics and electronics. Every year, the American Chemical Society accepts nominations from

companies for Heroes of Chemistry to recognize talents. Previous scientists inducted in the organization’s hall of fame have excelled in innovation at prominent international corporations and have developed numerous commercial products that demonstrate strong financial performance — one of a number of important criterion to receive the award. MAGNIN Magnin and six other scientists received the award for their work while with Bristol-Myers Squibb. The scientists’ innovations have led to the discovery of Lomitapide (Juxtapid), an inhibitor of mi-

crosomal triglyceride transfer protein. The scientists’ discovery is a treatment for familial hypercholesterolemia, an inherited genetic disorder that could lead to premature cardiovascular disease. Magnin worked for Bristol-Myers Squibb for almost 20 years, and the drug was later licensed by Aegerion Pharmaceuticals and is on the market. “I recognized at the time that I was working on a very special project. I also knew that these kind of opportunities come across your path once or maybe twice in a lifetime,” Magnin said. “It was a rare privilege to be in the right place at the right time and surrounded by great individuals.”

Some of the methods used in their discovery are also reasons ACS recognized their work at Bristol-Myers Squibb, Magnin said. During the project, the team used “hit to lead-to New Chemical Entity” strategy, and it was the first project to determine the biological target using genetic markers and was also the first project to use robotics and technology to make compounds — methods that are now the norm in the industry, Magnin said. Magnin has been an associate professor of chemistry at Morris College since 2005 and was previously a pastor at The Lighthouse Elim Fellowship in

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Vet to horse owners: Test for EIA BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 A recent positive test of a mule in Aiken County for Equine Infection Anemia is an excellent reminder of why horses need to be tested for the disease, South Carolina State Veterinarian Boy Parr said Thursday. “We haven’t had a case in a long time, and a lot of people have been questioning why they needed to be testing,” Parr said. “This horse wasn’t

sick. There was nothing to see. It was just being tested. In fact, our system worked.” According to Clemson University, EIA affects horses in the way that HIV affects humans: by suppressing the immune system. Parr said there is no risk to humans. “It is only transported by blood, so mosquitoes do not transport this,” he said. “It’s just horseflies that have had a fresh meal and then have to get on a second horse almost immediately. It’s not carried in the horsefly. It is carried

on the horsefly.” He said it can also be transmitted by horse owners or veterinarians reusing needles or instruments that might be contaminated with blood. “Our exhortation is, by law, if you move to a public assembly, you have to have had a negative test in 12 months,” Parr said. “If you are at a public event, make sure your animals have a negative test, and make sure the organizers are following the rules.” He said they strongly recommend horse owners test

their animals every 12 months, particularly if they move around. Horses that never come in contact with other horses, or come within 100 yards of other horses, should be tested at least once. He said the disease can remain dormant in a horse for a long time. “They can live as positive for 10 or 20 years,” he said. Parr said that there is no treatment for the disease. He said the horse industry asked for and the state implemented the testing program

in the ’90s. “It has largely been very successful at eliminating and reducing the disease,” he said. He said they could not establish whether the mule in Aiken County had ever been tested. “We tested the other horses around it, and this mule is the only one we decided to put down,” he said. Parr recommended that those who want more information on the disease and the testing program visit www.clemson.edu/lph.

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Residents and guests at Morningside of Sumter taste and judge the entries in the Blue Ribbon Pie Bake-Off, an activity during the 2011 National Assisted Living Week. Sterling House of Sumter and Morningside are celebrating the week Sunday through Sept. 13 this year with entertainment that complements the NALW theme, “The Magic of Music.”

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Hearing today on mother who drove into ocean DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — An attorney representing a South Carolina woman accused of trying to kill her three children by driving her minivan into the Atlantic Ocean said the mother was severely disoriented because of low blood sugar. The Daytona Beach NewsJournal reported records about Ebony Wilkerson’s blood sugar level are expected to be discussed during a hearing today. The Myrtle Beach woman was pregnant when police say she drove into the water March 4. She gave birth to a boy in May. She’s charged with three counts each of attempted murder and child abuse. Her children told investigators she was trying to kill them.

Sellers: McMaster should resign from private club COLUMBIA — The Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor challenged Republican opponent Henry McMaster on Thursday to permanently renounce his membership from a historically allwhite country club. State Rep. Bakari Sellers, who is black, said he wants McMaster to stand with him against South Carolina’s “old ghosts” of division by resigning from Forest Lake Club, a private golf club in Columbia. McMaster has been a member there for more than 30 years, said his campaign manager, Jeff Taillon.

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Celebrate assisted living week with music BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com (803) 774-1221

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The Magic of Music is the theme for this year’s National Assisted Living Week, celebrated Sunday through Sept. 13. According to the National Center for Assisted Living, the observance will celebrate “the role music plays in the daily lives of assisted living residents, (and) the theme also celebrates the bonds built between residents and their families, friends, staff and volunteers that make the assisted living community a home for them.” Mireille Grama, sales and marketing manager at Sterling House of Sumter, said the community there has planned three events in celebration, and residents are inviting the public to join them. Monday brings Keith Tracy, whom Grama described as a “vocalist, guitarist

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and keyboard player who’ll perform hits from the ’50s through the ’90s. He also does a lot of impressions.” Tracy will entertain from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. From 5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sterling House will have an open house with jazz, wine and cheese for residents and visitors. Guitarist Will Walter will entertain for this event. “On Wednesday, we’re having Dandy

Don, who’s a cowboy entertainer,” Grama said. “He does comedy and classic cowboy and western music and, he says, ‘other nonsense.’ He’ll perform starting at 6 p.m. We hope members of the public will join us for all three events.” Morningside of Sumter will observe National Assisted Living Week with daily events for residents and their families, and they invite the public to join them in celebrating both grandparents and NALW with their annual Grandparents Day Ice Cream Social. Guitarist Frank Fickling will play, and several flavors of ice cream with a variety of toppings will be served. Community Relations Director Heather Robson-Freiberg said Morningside will “celebrate our residents, families and care teams who make every day at Morningside of Sumter something to sing about. ... The joy of music brings us all together.”

Man wanted on attempted murder charge arrested FROM STAFF REPORTS A man suspected of nearly striking two officers before leading police on a chase and then fleeing on foot is now in custody. Shaquille Morique Leneau, 22, of 142 Shannon St., was arrested Thursday at a residence on East Patricia Drive by Sumter County Sheriff’s Of-

fice, assisted by the U.S. Marshals Office. He is charged by Sumter Police Department with two counts of attempted murder and is being held at Sumter-Lee LENEAU Regional Detention Center. The sheriff’s office is levying drug charges.

Officers reportedly spotted Leneau in a vehicle on Brand Street about 10 p.m. Aug. 26 as they were responding to a report of a break-in at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church on Harvin Street. Two police vehicles reportedly blocked the car on each side. The driver then allegedly backed up into a patrol car as an officer stood outside the door. Police said

he then accelerated forward toward another officer who had to jump out of the way to avoid being struck. Officers reported pursuing the car down Brand Street, eventually locating it on Red and White Street, where it had been abandoned. The case remains under investigation, police said.

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Students thinking outside the box Sculpting classes push kids out of comfort zones BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214

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Wilson Hall sophomore Madison Weeks works on a papier-mâché sculpture inspired by the book “Ten Apples Up on Top!” during sculpture class at Wilson Hall on Wednesday. to teach art in the future and jumped into the opportunity to try out different art mediums once she enrolled at Wilson Hall. “I really enjoy welding, and anything artistic interests me, so I wanted to give it a try,” Hall said. Schumacher said the sculpture classes are designed to allow a creative outlet while students learn about using different materials to create art and to prepare some of the students interested in taking 3D graphics. Schumacher collaborated with colleague Ashley Lareau to come up with assignment ideas that will prepare the students to transition from one course to the next. “For AP, they have to have a portfolio of 15 to 20 works of art. I work mostly with ceramics, and we went to a great AP workshop this summer, and basically their work should show

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to use some of what she has learned during the past few years in her future career. “Last year, I did work in Sculpture 1 and 2 and Ceramics 3. We had to do the book sculpture they’re working on now and a totem pole where I used five different materials,” Wild said. “Some of the challenges for me were thinking of ideas and coming up with something different. You hang out with your friends, and some of your ideas become the same, so I wanted to make some of them my own. I plan to take electives in art, major in business management and minor in health, so the creativity can definitely help me in marketing.” Even only two weeks into the fall semester, the students’ sculptures are shaping up to be good additions to their portfolios and exhibits in the school’s annual spring showcase.

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growth of the student as an artist,” Lareau said. “Of course, they do a lot of research online and find pictures they like. To me, there’s no original idea because any idea will come from something you’ve seen before. But I ask that they show me at least five changes where they plan to make something their own.” Besides students who are interested in furthering their education in art and becoming teachers themselves, the fine arts department at Wilson Hall has also changed the way some of the students think about other careers. Schumacher and Lareau said senior Samantha Wild excelled while taking sculpture and ceramics, creating some beautiful pieces throughout the last school year. Unlike some of the students, Wild — who has learned to create art using everything from ceramics and papier-mâché and plaster — plans

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With the semester just beginning, teacher Tara Schumacher said the students are taking baby steps, just as she has seen them do in previous years. The students enrolled in different levels of sculpture courses at the school are taking on multiple assignments that force them out of their comfort zones while they learn the basics of sculpture and other art mediums. As the assignments will continue to challenge them and their creativity will grow, it’ll show in their work. “I wanted to bring something bigger because these kids are very intelligent. But it’s a challenge to think in three dimensions,” Schumacher said. Students in the three different sculpting classes are now working on book sculptures and moving sculptures. Some students, Schumacher said, go on to teach art themselves, while others say expressing their creative sides by taking up sculpture or ceramics can assist them in other future endeavors. Cynthia Hall, a senior new to Sumter and Wilson Hall, plans

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Burglary suspects sought on multiple charges BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Sumter Police Department is searching for two men after a weekend burglary and shooting at a home on Corbett Street. The department already has a third man in custody. Shantell Harris, 20, of 516 Silver St., is wanted for firstdegree burglary, armed robbery, possession of a weapon during a violent crime, three counts of kidnapping and conspiracy charges, according to a Wednesday news re-

lease from the department. A second man remains unidentified. No description is available at this HARRIS time, said Tonyia McGirt, public information officer. Darkus Ford, 21, of 902 Manning Ave., was arrested at a FORD Salterstown Road location Wednesday. He is charged with attempted murder, first-degree bur-

glary, armed robbery, possession of a weapon during a violent crime and three counts of kidnapping. The State Law Enforcement Division and U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force assisted in this arrest. About 4:45 a.m. Sunday, police responded to a report of shots fired on Corbett Street. A 49-year-old man told officers that he found three men on the side of his home when he went to crank his car to go to work. All three pointed guns at him and ordered him to put the vehicle in park, get out and

give them everything he had, the release states. He told the suspects he didn’t have anything, so they took him inside where two women, one 43 and one 26, and a baby were asleep. The three men then ransacked the house, waking everyone and making more demands, the release states. As the suspects left, shots were fired at the victim’s vehicle and at a second vehicle that was pulling up with two people inside it. The incident remains under investigation by Sumter police. Law enforcement

have reason to think that both Ford and Harris may be involved in shooting-related incidents reported this year in South Sumter. Appropriate charges will be made once the investigation is complete, the release states. Anyone with information is asked to call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Tips also can be made anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (803) 4362718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC. A cash reward may be available for information leading to an arrest.

Busy Chicago hospital trains Navy doctors for battle BY DON BABWIN The Associated Press CHICAGO — The patient had been shot on the streets of Chicago, but when Dr. Jared Bernard stood over his open body in the operating room, he could see that the single bullet had unleashed the same kind of massive infection inflicted by roadside bombs in Afghanistan. Although the wounded man lay in a modern American hospital, saving his life would be no different than caring for a soldier wounded by a bomb exploding under a Humvee. That’s why the Navy is sending its doctors, nurses and medics to Stroger Hospital, a Cook County facility that, in its own way, stands in the middle of a war zone. Because the Navy doesn’t have any

trauma training facilities in the U.S., military medical teams can’t get experience dealing with penetrating wounds, inserting IVs in emergencies and other techniques common to combat areas, said Bernard, a 37-year-old lieutenant commander who has been deployed to Afghanistan. He’s a trauma surgeon at the Lovell Federal Heath Care Center in North Chicago, where the Navy teams work when they aren’t at Stroger. Launched this past spring, the program is one of two of its kind in the country. The other is at Los Angeles County-University of South California Medical Center. Navy doctors, nurses and medical corpsmen rotate through Stroger because its trauma unit is one of the busiest in the U.S., a result of the nearly constant gun violence in some

troubled neighborhoods on Chicago’s South and West sides. Last year, Stroger treated nearly 600 gunshot victims, more than 260 people with stab wounds and almost 900 people injured in traffic collisions — all categories represented during the July 4 weekend when Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Dwight Koontz helped treat a man whose body was riddled with bullet holes. After helping cut the man’s clothes off, Koontz’s chores included putting little EKG discs on all the bullet holes to help doctors quickly understand what they were up against — an exceedingly tough job given how tiny bullet wounds can be and how much blood can pour out of them. “He had 15 holes in him,” Koontz said of the man, one of dozens of gunshot victims rushed to Stroger during a particularly bloody week-

end. “It took about two hours for us to get him stable enough to get him to surgery.” The man survived, he said. Working at Stroger gives medics a chance to help treat patients who have been shot in the chest, abdomen and pelvis — wounds that have become rare in combat zones because of body armor. Learning to treat those kinds of injuries is invaluable because bullets and shrapnel do occasionally find gaps in soldiers’ Kevlar vests. At the same time, the hospital staff gets to watch the work of military medics who have performed their jobs under enemy fire, to see the kind of decisiveness required when there is no doctor around and a single corpsman is the difference between life and death for a wounded Marine, soldier or sailor.

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The General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The ballot will feature candidates for Federal, State, County, and other local offices, and Constitutional Amendment Questions and local referendums. Any person wishing to vote in this election must register no later than Saturday, October 4. Voters will be asked to provide one of the following Photo IDs when voting in person: • S.C. Driver’s License • ID Card issued by S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles • S.C. Voter Registration Card with Photo • Federal Military ID • U.S. Passport If you have one of these Photo IDs, you are ready to vote. Voters should remember to bring one of these Photo IDs with them to the polling place. Voters without Photo ID can get one free of charge from the Department of Motor Vehicles or their county voter registration and elections office. Voters who cannot get a Photo ID should bring their paper voter registration card without a photo with them to their polling place. These voters can then sign an affidavit swearing to their reason for not being able to get a Photo ID and vote a provisional ballot. This ballot will count unless the county board of voter registration and elections has grounds to believe the affidavit is false. For more information on Photo ID, visit scVOTES.org or contact your county voter registration and elections office. At 9:00 a.m. on election day, the county board of voter registration and elections will begin its examination of the absentee ballot return envelopes at Sumter County Courthouse 141 N. Main Street Room 114 Sumter, SC 29150 at Voter Registration/Election Office. 436-2310, 436-2312. On Friday, November 7, at 10:00 a.m. the county board of canvassers will hold a hearing to determine the validity of all provisional ballots cast in this election. This hearing will be held at Sumter County Courthouse 141 N. Main Street, Sumter, SC 29150 Room 211. The following Constitutional Amendment Questions will be placed on the ballot: Amendment 1 Must Section 7, Article XVII of the Constitution of this State be amended so as to provide that a raffle is not a lottery prohibited by this section, if the raffle is conducted by a nonprofit organization for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, and the general law defines the type of organization authorized to operate and conduct the raffles, provides standards for the operation and conduct of the raffles, provides for the use of proceeds for charitable, religious, fraternal, educational, or other eleemosynary purposes, provides penalties for violations, and provides for other laws necessary to ensure the proper functioning, honesty, and integrity of the raffles, but in the absence of any general law, then the raffle remains a prohibited lottery? Explanation A ‘Yes’ vote will allow certain nonprofit organizations to conduct raffles and use the proceeds for charitable, religious, or educational purposes. A ‘No’ vote maintains the current law that considers a raffle to be a lottery and is prohibited. Amendment 2 Must Section 7, Article VI of the Constitution of this State relating to state constitutional officers and Section 4, Article XIII relating to the Adjutant General and his staff officers be amended so as to update references to his title; to provide that the position of Adjutant General is recognized as holding the rank of Major General, as opposed to Brigadier General; to provide that upon the expiration of the term of the Adjutant General serving in office on the date of the ratification of this provision, the Adjutant General must be appointed by the Governor, upon the advice and consent of the Senate; to provide that the appointed Adjutant General serve for a term not coterminous with the Governor and may be removed only for cause; and to require the General Assembly to provide by law for the term, duties, compensation, and qualifications for office, the procedures by which the appointment is made, and the procedures by which the Adjutant General may be removed from office? Explanation A ‘Yes’ vote will require, beginning in 2018, the Adjutant General be appointed by the Governor with consent of the Senate. The General Assembly will set the term, duties, compensation and qualifications for office and procedures by which appointment is made and how an Adjutant General can be removed from office. A ‘No’ vote maintains the current method of electing an Adjutant General. The following precincts and polling places will be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.

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Study links polar vortex chills to melting sea ice BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — Remember the polar vortex, the huge mass of Arctic air that can plunge much of the U.S. into the deep freeze? You might have to get used to it. A new study says that as the world gets warmer, parts of North America, Europe and Asia could see more frequent and stronger visits of that cold air. Researchers say that’s because of shrinking ice in the seas off Russia. Normally, the polar vortex is penned in the Arctic. But at times it escapes and wanders south, bringing with it a bit of Arctic super chill. That can happen for several reasons, and the new study suggests that one of them occurs when ice in northern seas shrinks, leaving more water uncovered. Normally, sea ice keeps heat energy from escaping the ocean and entering the atmosphere. When there’s less ice, more energy gets into the atmosphere and weakens the jet stream, the high-altitude river of air that usually keeps

Arctic air from wandering south, said study co-author Jin-Ho Yoon of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington. So the cold air escapes instead. That happened relatively infrequently in the 1990s, but since 2000 it has happened nearly every year, according to a study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications. A team of scientists from South Korea and the United States found that many such cold outbreaks happened a few months after unusually low sea ice levels in the Barents and Kara seas, off Russia. The study observed historical data and then conducted computer simulations. Both approaches showed the same strong link between shrinking sea ice and cold outbreaks, according to lead author Baek-Min Kim, a research scientist at the Korea Polar Research Institute. A large portion of sea ice melting is driven by man-made climate change from the burning of fossil fuels, Kim

wrote in an email. Sea ice in the Arctic usually hits its low mark in September, and that’s the crucial time point in terms of this study, said Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado. Levels reached a record low in 2012 and are slightly up this year, but only temporarily, with minimum ice extent still about 40 percent below 1970s levels, he said. Yoon said that although his study focused on shrinking sea ice, something else was evidently responsible for last year’s chilly visit from the polar vortex. In the past several years, many studies have looked at the accelerated warming in the Arctic and whether it is connected to extreme weather farther south, from heatwaves to Superstorm Sandy. This Arctic-extremes connection is “cutting-edge” science that is hotly debated by mainstream climate scientists, Serreze said. Scientists are meeting this week in Seattle to look at the issue even more closely.

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Survivors of Health care spending likely to speed up is expected to Ebola could U.S. spend more than aid current $3 trillion this year patients Rising health costs

Federal projections show the growth of health care spending will speed up starting next year. The federal government will account for a bigger share of the total.

BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press

Antibodies in blood of survivors could fight deadly virus LONDON (AP) — As West Africa struggles to contain the biggest-ever outbreak of Ebola, some experts say an unusual but simple treatment might help: the blood of survivors. The evidence is mixed for using infection-fighting antibodies from survivors’ blood for Ebola, but without any licensed drugs or vaccines for the deadly disease, some say it’s worth a shot. “This is something that’s fairly simple to do,” said Dr. Peter Piot, director of London’s School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the codiscoverer of the Ebola virus. Using blood of survivors is one of the experimental Ebola treatments under discussion at a two-day meeting that began Thursday in Geneva. The more than 200 experts assembled by the World Health Organization are looking at issues of safety and effectiveness and considering which treatments should be prioritized for testing during the current outbreak. There are about a half dozen medicines and vaccines in development. None has been tested in humans, but an early trial of one vaccine began this week in the United States. Much attention has focused on the unproven drug ZMapp, which was given to seven patients, two of whom died. But the limited supply is now exhausted, and its developer says it will take months to make even a modest amount. In contrast, WHO’s blood network, an international group of blood regulators, noted recently there are thousands of survivors from past Ebola outbreaks in Africa who could be tapped as a source. The group said blood from survivors should be considered experimental and recommended that studies be done during the crisis. In another document published this week, WHO estimated the first batches of survivor blood could be available by the end of the year. The agency said it had identified several recovered patients as potential donors but acknowledged “logistics of blood collection are an issue.” Some scientists think antibodies in the blood of Ebola survivors could help patients infected with the deadly disease. Antibodies are produced by the body’s immune system to fight off harmful things such as viruses. They remain in the blood ready to fight off any future infections by the same foreign substance. Piot said it is vital to find out if the blood treatment is effective. “I hope this is the last Ebola outbreak where all we have is isolation, quarantine and supportive care to treat patients,” he said. Experts say blood from survivors could be collected and processed for multiple patients, or a survivor could donate blood to an individual patient. Both methods require screening the blood for diseases such as HIV or malaria. While direct donation would be easier, the levels of Ebolafighting antibodies produced by a survivor can vary. Ideally, experts said, the amount of antibodies should be measured. “With drugs, you can at least do some quality control,” said Tom Geisbert, an Ebola expert at University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. “If you’re just taking blood blindly from (survivors) without testing it for antibody levels, how can we predict what outcome they will have?”

Health care spending as percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

20%

WASHINGTON — The nation’s respite from troublesome health care inflation is ending, the government said Wednesday in a report that renews a crucial budget challenge for lawmakers, taxpayers, businesses and patients. Economic recovery, an aging society and more people insured under the new health care law are driving the long-term trend. Projections by nonpartisan experts with the Health and Human Services department indicate the pace of health care spending will pick up starting this year and beyond. The introduction of expensive new drugs for the liver-wasting disease hepatitis C also contributes to the speed-up in the short run. The report from the Office of the Actuary projects that spending will grow by an average of 6 percent a year from 2015-23. That’s a notable acceleration after five consecutive years, through 2013, of annual growth below 4 percent. Although the coming bout of health-cost inflation is not expected to be as aggressive as in the 1980s and 1990s, it will still pose a dilemma for President Obama’s successor. Long term, much of the growth comes from Medicare and Medicaid, two giant government programs now cover-

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Businesses

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NOTE: Percentages do not add up to 100 due to rounding. SOURCE: Department of Health and Human Services

ing more than 100 million people. The United States is expected to spend more than $3 trillion on health care this year, far above any other economically advanced country. Yet Americans are not appreciably healthier, and much of what they spend appears to go for tests and treatments of questionable value. Fraud also siphons off tens of billions of dollars a year. Because health care spending is so high, shifts of a couple of percentage points have significant economic consequences. Health care inflation has recently been in line with overall economic growth, keeping things manageable. As spending rebounds, health care again will start consuming a growing share of the economic pie, crowding out other worthy priorities. From 17.2 percent of

the economy in 2012, health care is expected to grow to a 19.3 percent share by 2023, the report said. “The period in which health care has accounted for a stable share of economic output is expected to end in 2014, primarily because of the (health care law’s) coverage expansions,” it concluded. Yet if Obama’s Affordable Care Act is an immediate trigger for rising costs, the analysts who produced the report said it is not the only factor. It’s probably not the most important one when placed next to a recovering economy and an aging population. Traditionally, the state of the economy has been the strongest driver of health care spending. The report estimated that 9 million uninsured people gained coverage this year as the health care law’s big coverage expansion got un-

derway, and an additional 8 million will be added next year. More people insured translates into higher demand for medical services and more spending, so White House claims of dramatic savings from the health law were always suspect. But the fiscal doomsday warnings from “Obamacare” detractors have not materialized, either. Part of the reason seems to be a push-and-pull effect within the health overhaul. Obama’s insurance expansion increases spending, but Medicare cuts under the same law help keep other costs down. And Congress reinforced Obama’s Medicare cuts with a round of its own during recent budget battles. The analysts said they did not see much evidence that payment reforms encouraged by the health law are having an impact on costs yet. Medicare is experimenting with how it pays hospitals and doctors to reward efficiency while maintaining or improving quality. The White House may take comfort that the report does not foresee a return to inflation rates of 7 percent a year or more. “We are not projecting that growth will get back to its rapid pace of the ’80s and ’90s,” said Sean Keehan, a senior economist who worked on the report. Again, factors other than the health care law seem to be involved. For example, employers have significantly increased deductibles and co-payments, so working families must pay more out of their own pockets when they use medical care.

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Judge rules BP’s reckless conduct caused Gulf oil spill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP acted “recklessly” and bears most of the responsibility for the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, a federal judge concluded Thursday, exposing the energy giant to roughly $18 billion in additional penalties. BP’s market value plummeted by $7 billion after the ruling as its shares suffered their worst percentage decline in almost three years. By Thursday afternoon, company shares had fallen almost 6 percent to $45.05. BP PLC, which vowed to appeal, already agreed to pay billions in criminal fines and compensation to people and businesses affected by the disaster. U.S. District Judge Carl Barbier’s ruling that BP acted with “gross negligence” deals instead with civil responsibilities and could nearly quadruple what the London-based company has to pay in fines for polluting the Gulf of Mexico. The judge held a non-jury trial last year to apportion blame for the Macondo well spill, which killed 11 men on the Deepwater Horizon rig and spewed oil for 87 days in 2010. He ruled that BP bears 67

percent of the blame, Swissbased drilling rig owner Transocean Ltd. bears 30 percent, and Houston-based cement contractor Halliburton Energy Services is responsible for 3 percent. BP made “profit-driven decisions” during the drilling that led to the deadly blowout, the judge concluded in his 153-page ruling. “These instances of negligence, taken together, evince an extreme deviation from the standard of care and a conscious disregard of known risks,” he wrote. BP said it would appeal. “An impartial view of the record does not support the erroneous conclusion reached by the District Court,” its statement said. Justice Department spokesman Wyn Hornbuckle said “we’re pleased with the court’s finding that BP acted with gross negligence and willful misconduct.” The ruling exposes BP to about $18 billion in civil fines under the Clean Water Act. It also “repudiates BP’s claims that it was merely negligent and will further damage BP’s already badly damaged reputation,” said David Uhlmann,

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cent male students, but they hope to also encourage more women to receive training in mechatronics. They’re also in the process of incorporating different brands of PLCs for specific demands in the industry. A study released in 2012 by Pew Research Center showed that 19 percent of U.S. households had outstanding student loan debt in 2010 — the highest level ever at that time — and it continues to hit those in the younger age group. On top of the many mechatronics technology job opportunities in Sumter and across the country, Russell said the cost of attending a technical college and receiving training and certification is much more affordable than attending four-year universities. Many of their students will graduate, go directly into jobs and have little to no student loan debt. “I’m a product of a technical college. Bert is a product of a technical college. For two years here (at CCTC), it costs about $6,000, while two years at a fouryear college could cost $40,000,” Russell said. “What we offer here is affordable education with the opportunities for grants and scholarships.” As they continue to tailor the program to meet the demands of the industry, Russell and Hancock said CCTC’s program also focuses on meeting the immediate local demand for surrounding businesses. Students enrolled in the mechatronics program often receive paid internships or become apprentices at local businesses before receiving full employment with the same companies. Travis Peaden, who went straight to the military and then into law enforcement, is now an apprentice with Continental Tire the Americas and in his second year of the program at CCTC. Peaden said after he finishes the program, he’ll move

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gram 44 Destroy, in a way 45 Discreet email letters 48 Jack’s friend resting on the hill? 51 Pull up stakes, briefly 52 1975 Pure Prairie League hit 53 Comfy room 54 “A Few Good Men” playwright Sorkin 55 Supply near the register 57 Pretentious showoffs, or, another way, what one would do to create 16-, 23-, 34- and 48-Across 60 War need? 61 Perturbed 62 Warning sound 63 Storage place DOWN 1 Appear 2 Iroquois League tribe 3 Wane 4 “Shoot!” 5 NBA legend, familiarly 6 Org. that regulates vaccines 7 Dupe 8 Damaging combination 9 On the other hand

10 “Just like me” 11 To a degree 12 Rang tragically 13 Some discriminators 16 Tries (for) 20 Barrett of Pink Floyd 23 Lost one’s footing 24 “Uh-uh” 25 Pope Francis, e.g. 27 Brain teaser 30 __ Jose 31 Word with living or bitter 33 “The Situation Room” airer 34 Top designer? 35 Reel relatives 36 Fever with chills 37 Place in Monopoly’s orange monop-

oly 38 Lower-cost Nintendo offering 42 Relative of Inc. 43 “Consider that a gift” 45 Dress down 46 Was too sweet 47 Pen occupants 49 “I’ll take a shot” 50 Reprimand ending 51 Hindustan ruler 54 Single-file travelers, at times 56 Numbers for songs?: Abbr. 58 Kung __ chicken 59 Alcatraz, e.g.: Abbr.

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COMMENTARY

Obama writes off crisis in Ukraine

LETTER TO THE EDITOR PARENTS NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THEIR KIDS Now that we are in a new school term, parents need to keep a watchful eye on kids that ride the bus to school. Make sure your kids are safely on the bus. There are way too many kids that are missing. Kids are being kid-

napped, raped and killed by sick-minded individuals. So parents, be watchful over your kids during school periods and at home. Our kids are our prime future for tomorrow and beyond. MARION RICHBURG Retired U.S. Air Force technical sergeant

COMMENTARY

An eye on the Baltic States?

ASHINGTON — The Islamic State is a nasty problem that can be remedied if its neighbors, assisted by the United States, decide to do so. Vladimir Putin’s fascist revival is a crisis that tests the West’s capacity to decide. Putin’s serial amputations of portions of Ukraine, which began with his fait accompli in Crimea, will proceed, and succeed, until his appetite is satiated. Then the real danger will begin. Suppose Ukraine is merely his overture for the destruction of NATO, the nemesis of his Soviet memory. Then what might be his version of the Gleiwitz radio station episode 75 years ago? On the evening of Aug. 31, 1939, Nazi SS personnel pretending to be Polish partisans seized the station, which was about four miles inside Germany (Gliwice is now in Poland), proclaiming that Poland was invading Germany to achieve “our just (territorial) claims,” George and shot a German prisoner dressed in a stolen Will Polish uniform, giving Hitler his pretext for declaring war the next day. Putin has discarded the minor inhibitions of what NATO calls his “hybrid war” — giving slightly surreptitious aid to Russian separatists; brazenly infiltrating Russian soldiers in unmarked uniforms. Russia has invaded Ukraine, although the Obama administration likes the semantic anesthesia of calling it an “incursion.” Putin does not pretend that it will be, like President Nixon’s 1970 “incursion” into Cambodia, temporary. So, suppose Putin, reprising his Ukrainian success, orchestrates unrest among the Russian-speaking minorities in Latvia, Lithuania or Estonia. Then, recycling Hitler’s words that his country “could not remain inactive,” Putin invades one of these NATO members. Either NATO invokes Article 5 — an attack on any member is an attack on all — or NATO disappears and the Soviet Union, NATO’s original raison d’etre, is avenged. Although no one more thoroughly detested Hitler’s regime that Gen. Erwin Rommel served, Winston Churchill acknowledged in January 1942 in the House of Commons the talent of Britain’s enemy: “We have a very daring and skillful opponent against us, and, may I say across the havoc of war, a great general.” Putin is, the West should similarly acknowledge, more talented and dangerous than either Nikita Khrushchev or Leonid Brezhnev. Their truculence was not fueled by fury. Putin’s essence is anger. It is a smoldering amalgam of re-

sentment (of Russia’s diminishment because of the Soviet Union’s collapse), revanchist ambitions (regarding formerly Soviet territories and spheres of influence), cultural loathing (for the pluralism of open societies) and ethnic chauvinism that presages “ethnic cleansing” of non-Russians from portions of Putin’s expanding Russia. This is more than merely the fascist mind; its ethnic-cum-racial component makes it Hitlerian. Hence Putin is “unpredictable” only to those unfamiliar with the 1930s. Regarding the roles of resentment and vengeance, remember where Hitler insisted that France formally capitulate in 1940 — in the railroad carriage near the town of Compiegne, where Germany signed the 1918 armistice. Since its emancipation by the Soviet Union’s demise, Ukraine has been ravaged by corruption that frays national sentiment, which even before this was a tenuous phenomenon. In “The Long Shadow: The Legacies of the Great War in the Twentieth Century,” David Reynolds of Cambridge University cites a British diplomat’s 1918 analysis: “Were one to ask the average peasant in the Ukraine his nationality, he would answer that he is Greek Orthodox; if pressed to say whether he is a Great Russian, a Pole, or an Ukrainian he would probably reply that he is a peasant; and if one insisted on knowing what language he spoke, he would say that he talked ‘the local tongue.’” Ukraine may be an ethnic casserole susceptible to diminishment by Putin’s ladle. But the Baltic States, by virtue of their NATO membership, are, regardless of their histories or sociologies, decisively different. And given Putin’s animus, nourished by his negligibly resisted success in Ukraine, he is more dangerous than the Islamic State. This group is perhaps 20,000 fighters possessing some artillery and armor but no air force. It is an island of tenuously occupied territory in a sea of hostile regimes — those of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Iran, Iraq and Iraq’s Kurdish region, which has its own regime. These command approximately 2 million troops who, with ample air power, can pulverize the Islamic State whenever the regimes summon the will to do so. U.S. participation in this should be conditional on the regional powers putting their militaries where their mouths (sometimes) are in the fight against radical Islamists. U.S. participation in defense of the Baltic States is unconditional. George Will’s email address is georgewill@ washpost.com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group

ASHINGTON — At his first press briefing after the beheading of American James Foley, President Obama stunned the assembled when he admitted that he had no strategy in Syria for confronting the Islamic State. Yet it was not nearly the most egregious, or consequential, thing he said. Idiotic, yes. You’re the leader of the free world. Even if you don’t have a strategy — indeed, especially if you don’t — you never admit it publicly. However, if Obama is indeed building a larger strategy, an air campaign coordinated with allies on the ground, this does take Charles Krauthammer time. George W. Bush wisely took a month to respond to 9/11, preparing an unusual special ops-Northern Alliance battle plan that brought down Taliban rule in a hundred days. We’ll see whether Obama comes up with an Islamic State strategy. But he already has one for Ukraine: Write it off. Hence the more shocking statement in that Aug. 28 briefing: Obama declaring Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — columns of tanks, armored personnel carriers, artillery and a thousand troops brazenly crossing the border — to be nothing new, just “a continuation of what’s been taking place for months now.” And just to reaffirm his indifference and inaction, Obama mindlessly repeated his refrain that the Ukraine problem has no military solution. Yes, but does he not understand that diplomatic solutions are largely dictated by the military balance on the ground? Vladimir Putin’s invasion may be nothing new to Obama. For Ukraine, it changed everything. Russia was on the verge of defeat. Now Ukraine is. That’s why Ukraine is welcoming a cease-fire that amounts to capitulation. A month ago, Putin’s separatist proxies were besieged and desperate. His invasion to the southeast saved them. It diverted the Ukrainian military from Luhansk and Donetsk, allowing the rebels to recover, while Russian armor rolled over Ukrainian forces, jeopardizing their control of the entire southeast. Putin even boasted that he could take Kiev in two weeks. Why bother? He’s already fracturing and subjugating Ukraine, re-creating Novorossiya (“New Russia”), statehood for which is one of the issues that will be up for, yes, diplomacy. Which makes incomprehensible Obama’s denial to Ukraine of even defensive weapons — small arms, antitank and anti-aircraft missiles. Indeed, his stunning passivity in the face of a dictionary-definition invasion has not just confounded the Ukrainians. It has unnerved the East Europeans. Hence Obama’s reassurances on his trip to the NATO summit in Wales. First up, Estonia. It seems to be Obama’s new red line. I’m sure they sleep well tonight in Tallinn now that Obama has promised to stand with them. (Remember the

‘Vladimir Putin’s invasion may be nothing new to Obama. For Ukraine, it changed everything. Russia was on the verge of defeat. Now Ukraine is. That’s why Ukraine is welcoming a ceasefire that amounts to capitulation.’ State Department hashtag #UnitedforUkraine?) To back up Obama’s words, NATO is touting a promised rapid reaction force of about 4,000 to be dispatched to preprovisioned bases in the Baltics and Poland within 48 hours of an emergency. (Read: Russian invasion.) First, we’ve been hearing about European rapid reaction forces for decades. They’ve amounted to nothing. Second, even if this one comes into being, it is a feeble half-measure. Not only will troops have to be assembled, dispatched, transported and armed as the fire bell is ringing. The very sending will require some affirmative and immediate decision by NATO. Try getting that done. The alliance is famous for its reluctant, slow and fractured decision-making. (See: Ukraine.) By the time the Rapid Reactors arrive, Russia will have long overrun their yet-to-bemanned bases. The real news from Wales is what NATO did not do. It did not create the only serious deterrent to Russia: permanent bases in the Baltics and eastern Poland that would act as a tripwire. Tripwires produce automaticity. A Russian leader would know that any invading force would immediately encounter NATO troops, guaranteeing war with the West. Which is how we kept the peace in Europe through a half-century of Cold War. U.S. troops in West Germany could never have stopped a Russian invasion. But a Russian attack would have instantly brought America into a war — a war Russia could not countenance. It’s what keeps the peace in Korea today. Even the reckless North Korean leadership dares not cross the Demilitarized Zone, because it would encounter U.S. troops and trigger war with America. That’s what deterrence means. And what any rapid reaction force cannot provide. In Wales, it will nonetheless be proclaimed a triumph. In Estonia, in Poland, as today in Ukraine, it will be seen for what it is — a loud declaration of reluctance by an alliance led by a man who is the very embodiment of ambivalence. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

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AROUND TOWN (803) 464-3003. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind Clarendon School District Two Don’t let blindness you back will meet at 7 p.m. on Tues- hold will hold Saturday with the Suday, Sept. 9, at Shiloh-Ranperintendent from 9 a.m. to 1 dolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13, at St. Mariah McKellar, director the district office, 15 Major of Sumter United Ministries Drive. Superintendent John Free Medical Clinic, will Tindal will be available to speak. Transportation provid- anyone in the district or comed within the coverage area. munity who would like to Contact Debra Canty, chapter speak with him. president, at DebraCanC2@ frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. The Westside Neighborhood Association will meet at 5:30 For pertinent information about the upcoming gala, call p.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, at the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. the 24/7 recorded message Purdy St. Contact Jim McCain line at (206) 376-5992. Deadat (678) 429-8150 or jtmcline is Sept. 15. cain@bellsouth.net. Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearing, The Pinedale Neighborhood Association will meet at 4:30 speech and developmental p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, at screenings as part of a child South HOPE Center, 1125 S. find effort to identify stuLafayette Drive. Call Ferdidents with special needs. nand Burns at (803) 968-4464 Screenings will be held from for more information. 9 a.m. to noon at the SumSumter Green Fall Feast will be merton Early Childhood Cenheld from 6 to 9 p.m. on ter on the following Thursdays: Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. 13; Thursday, Sept. 18. Music will be provided by 4-Way Stop Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2015; Feb. 12, and a variety of food will be 2015; March 12, 2015; April 9, available from chefs, cater2015; and May 14, 2015. For ers, restaurateurs and gourmore information, call Sadie met cooks. Tickets are $30 in Williams or Audrey Walters advance. If there are any tickat (803) 485-2325, extension ets remaining on the day of 221. the event, they will be availThe American Red Cross, Sandable for $40 at the door. hills Chapter, will offer the folAdults only. Call (803) 436lowing classes: 6-9 p.m. Mon2640. day, Sept. 15, New Volunteer Lincoln High School Class of Orientation and Disaster Ser1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on vices Overview, at 17 Maple St., Manning; 9 a.m.-noon Sat- Saturday, Sept. 20, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palurday, Sept. 27, Feeding Funmetto St. Plans will be made damentals, at 1155 N. Guigfor the 2015 class reunion, nard, Suite 2; and 1-4 p.m. which will be celebrated as Saturday, Sept. 27, Logistics, the 1960s class reunion of the at 1155 N. Guignard, Suite 2. Civil Rights Era. Call FerdiTo register for classes, call nand Burns at (803) 968-4464 (803) 775-2363. for information. The Transatlantic Brides and Lincoln High School Class of Parents Association (a British 1967 chat and chew for you Heritage Society) will meet at will be held 6-9 p.m. on Satur11 a.m. today at Golden Corday, Sept. 20, at Crossroads ral. A community-wide yard sale will Community Center, 2750 Mcbe held 8 a.m.-noon on Satur- Cords Ferry Road, U.S. 601 at U.S. 378/76 West, Eastover. day, Sept. 6, in the park next to the South Sumter Resource Cost is $10 per person. RSVP and send payment in no later Center, which is located at than Sept. 10. Call Betty Cop337 Manning Ave. Event is sponsored by the South Sum- lin Watkins at (803) 469-0331 or Sarah James Chiles at ter Resource Center, Sumter (803) 788-4346. County YouthBuild and the The Sumter Combat Veterans Farmer’s Market. There will Group will meet at 10 a.m. on be fresh fruits and vegetables from local farmers avail- Monday, Sept. 22, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. able for purchase also. Call Lafayette Drive. All area vet(803) 436-2276. The Campbell Soup friends lunch erans are invited. Enjoy Dog Day at Patriot Park group will meet at 11:30 a.m. from 2 to 4 p.m. on Tuesday, on Saturday, Sept. 6, at GoldOct. 21, brought to you by en Corral. Sumter Stormwater Solutions A Day of Remembrance, sponsored by South Sumter Resource in partnership with Sumter County Public Works and the Center’s AmeriCorps Program, Sumter County Recreation will be held 8 a.m.-noon on Department. Celebrate the inThursday, Sept. 11, at 337 stallation of four new pet Manning Ave., featuring cofwaste stations to help park fee, juice and doughnuts. visitors pick up after their Come out to help honor the pets. Bring your furry friend Sumter area first responders dressed in his or her favorite and veterans. Call (803) 436Halloween outfit (optional) to 2276. enter the costume contest. Overcomers Stroke Survivors Free giveaways will include Support Group will meet at 6 pet bandannas, Frisbees, p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 11, at water bottles, etc. For more the Alice Drive Baptist Church information, contact Jolie library, 1305 Loring Mill Road Brown at (803) 773-5561 or and Wise Drive. Call Wayne jolie2@clemson.edu. Hunter at (803) 464-7865 or

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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An afternoon t-storm in spots

Partly cloudy and humid

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Winds: ESE 4-8 mph

Winds: ESE 3-6 mph

Winds: SE 3-6 mph

Winds: NNE 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 6-12 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 87/68 Spartanburg 88/69

Greenville 87/69

Columbia 90/71

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 89/70

Aiken 90/69

ON THE COAST

Charleston 89/74

Today: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm, mainly later. High 85 to 89. Saturday: A shower or thunderstorm in spots. High 84 to 88.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 84/70/pc 84/62/t 96/76/s 89/63/t 91/74/t 84/68/pc 89/75/t 87/74/t 89/73/t 89/74/t 102/83/t 76/58/pc 91/77/pc

7 a.m. yest. 357.21 75.01 74.85 97.07

24-hr chg -0.04 -0.06 -0.11 -0.17

Sunrise 6:58 a.m. Moonrise 5:02 p.m.

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94° 72° 87° 66° 98° in 1954 52° in 1967

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Myrtle Beach 86/74

Manning 89/70

Today: Humid with a thunderstorm in spots. Winds east 3-6 mph. Saturday: Humid; an afternoon thunderstorm. Winds light and variable.

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Bishopville 89/70

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Today Hi/Lo/W 81/63/t 91/68/pc 90/68/pc 88/73/t 85/75/s 89/74/t 88/69/pc 89/71/pc 90/71/pc 90/69/pc 88/74/s 88/71/pc 91/71/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 82/64/t 91/69/t 89/69/t 87/73/pc 85/74/pc 88/73/t 87/69/t 89/71/t 89/72/t 89/69/t 88/72/pc 88/70/pc 89/70/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 90/70/pc Gainesville 87/70/t Gastonia 87/69/pc Goldsboro 88/71/pc Goose Creek 89/73/t Greensboro 88/70/pc Greenville 87/69/pc Hickory 87/68/pc Hilton Head 85/74/t Jacksonville, FL 87/72/t La Grange 92/69/t Macon 90/67/t Marietta 84/68/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 90/69/t 86/71/t 87/69/t 88/70/pc 88/72/t 87/69/t 86/69/t 85/69/t 85/75/pc 87/72/pc 92/69/t 92/68/t 86/68/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 86/66/pc Mt. Pleasant 88/74/t Myrtle Beach 86/74/t Orangeburg 88/70/t Port Royal 87/72/t Raleigh 89/71/pc Rock Hill 88/68/pc Rockingham 90/70/pc Savannah 87/72/t Spartanburg 88/69/pc Summerville 85/74/t Wilmington 87/72/t Winston-Salem 87/70/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 87/66/t 87/73/pc 85/73/pc 88/71/t 87/73/pc 88/69/t 87/68/t 90/69/t 87/72/pc 89/70/t 86/75/pc 86/71/pc 87/69/t

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Being on the EUGENIA LAST defensive and picking fights will not help you win in the long run. Look for an imaginative way to satisfy both your needs and the needs of those influenced by your actions. Helping others will bring high returns.

The last word in astrology

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen carefully and sum up what’s going on around you before you make a decision to offer someone help. You have plenty to offer, but uncertainty coupled with being pressured can lead to an uncompromising move. Exercise caution.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A proactive approach to something you want to do or someone you want to get to know better will work in your favor. A romantic gesture will improve your personal life. A flattering change can be made.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): An unusual approach to the way you run your home and deal with personal relationships will work well, but it might also cause some friction with others. Go about your business quietly and refrain from sharing your decisions until after the fact.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Bide your time when it comes to making personal and domestic changes. You are better off concentrating on obtaining information and ironing out any small but important details that can affect the outcome of a plan you want to pursue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Home, family, building your assets and doing things that make you happy should be your goals. Don’t be railroaded by someone who doesn’t share your likes, dislikes or concerns. Follow the path that suits you best and don’t look back.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t assume anything. Take a closer look at the situation you face and the people involved before you make a move. Taking an obscure approach will throw a wrench in anyone’s plans to oppose you. Preparation will be your biggest ally.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your usual steady way of approaching everything isn’t likely to work for you today. Get ready to take a different approach to the way you handle friends, family and conversations that will bring about long-term change. Protect your assets and your reputation.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Put in the time and reap the rewards. Showing dedication and honoring promises made will raise your profile and your reputation. Favorable changes are within reach, as long as you don’t upset someone in a position to derail your plans. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Time is on your side. Don’t feel the need to make an impulsive decision or change because someone is pressuring you. Stick to your original game plan and you will reach your goal and rewards for your patience and savvy maneuvers.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t give in to peer pressure. Look for ways to make your money work for you. Have confidence in your ideas and skills and you will find a window of opportunity that allows you to expand and explore new possibilities. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Get involved in events that allow you to optimize your skills and services. Love is on the rise and making plans that will bring you closer to someone special will be beneficial in terms of what you receive in return.

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SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Kanga, a 1-year-old male corgi / shepherd mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is playful, affectionate, gentle, active and friendly. He loves to play with other dogs and loves to sit in your lap and be petted. Kanga is a really a sweet boy. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www. sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA is always in need of the following: Newspapers; stuffed animals (any size); heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets (for cat cages and puppies); litter; canned dog and cat food; dry dog, cat and puppy food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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PREP FOOTBALL

Driven to be defensive SHS focusing on stopping Stratford BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com After giving up 448 total yards of offense in a 42-34 loss to York High School in its season opener, the Sumter football team cut the total yardage down to 295 yards in a 48-29 victory over Crestwood last week. “We were more mentally focused,” said Gamecocks linebacker Johnnie Brunson of the difference in the defense’s performance in the two games. “I don’t think we were focused on the little things the way we needed to be.” Sumter will need to maintain that focus today when it travels to Goose Creek to take on Stratford in a 7:30 p.m. game. The Knights opened the Joe Marion era with a 38-21

SEE DRIVEN, PAGE B3

FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TODAY Sumter at Stratford, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Fairfield Central, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Johnsonville, 7:30 p.m. Marion at Manning, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at North Central, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Pinewood Prep, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Dillon Christian, 7:30 p.m. Calhoun at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

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Sumter linebacker Johnnie Brunson (2) is the leading returning tackler on a defensive unit that had to replace six starters from last season. Brunson has been the leading tackler in each of the first two games for the Gamecocks, who travel to Goose Creek today to face Stratford.

Buffalo, LHS growing together BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

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Crestwood running back and University of North Carolina commitment Ty’Son Williams will look to help the Knights to their first victory under first-year head coach Roosevelt Nelson when they travel to Winnsboro today to face Fairfield Central.

Hoping for a better Knight BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com There was both good and bad for the Crestwood Knights in their 48-29 high school football loss to Sumter last week. The bad was a total of 48 points and more than 500 yards of total offense allowed. The good was almost 300 total yards of offense by the Knights – including 168 through the air with the new spread offense. Crestwood (0-1) gets its second opportunity to show off its more balanced attack today at 7:30 p.m. when the Knights travel to Winnsboro to take on Fairfield Central. The Griffins are 1-1 after a

29-0 victory over Chester last Friday. Fairfield lost a tough opening-week game to Brookland-Cayce, 29-28 in double overtime. CHS got big production from quarterback Tylas Greene and running back and North Carolina commitment Ty’Son Williams. Greene threw for over 150 yards and two scores while Williams rebounded from a tough first half to finish with more than 100 yards rushing and two scores – one on a touchdown pass from Greene. EAST CLARENDON (1-0) AT NORTH CENTRAL (0-2)

The Wolverines look to go

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For the first two games of the 2014 high school football season Lakewood High School senior Khafari Buffalo has been making the most of his opportunities. The Gators’ primary offensive target, senior Tyshawn Johnson, has missed the team’s first two games due to a meniscus tear in his right knee. Johnson was cleared by doctors this week and could possibly play today against Johnsonville. Buffalo has helped fill some of that offense as well as making big plays on defense and in the return game “He’s playing big for us,” Lakewood head football coach Perry Parks said of Buffalo. “He’s filling a hole that Tyshawn has right now. Usually we split the workload between the two of them, but he’s doing a

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Lakewood senior Khafari Buffalo, left, reacts after scoring on a 51-yard punt return during the Gators’ season-opening 42-12 victory over McBee. Buffalo has established himself as one of the Gators’ top big play threats on offense, defense and special teams. good job.” Currently Buffalo leads the team in receiving with

four catches for 93 yards. Defensively, he is tied for second on the team in total tackles with 12, including eight solo stops. He also has three interceptions and three punt returns for 110 yards, including a 51-yard return for a score. “It feels good to know that I can step up and make plays for my team,” said Buffalo, whose team is 1-1 after a 26-20 loss at Lake City last week. “When (Johnson) comes back, I know I’ve got to keep it up, but with him out I’ve got to step up.” Buffalo has been a critical piece to the Gators’ puzzle. The senior plays five different positions – wide receiver, running back, safety, punter and kick returner – and he has excelled at all of them. Parks admits he put a lot of pressure on Buffalo as a sophomore, but said he’s

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Monarchs aiming for more discipline BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Discipline. It’s something Manning High School head football coach Tony Felder saw was lacking during the Monarchs’ 47-0 win over Scott’s Branch last week. “Too many penalties, too FELDER many mistakes,” Felder said. “We’re happy to get the win, but we have a lot of improvements to make because the games keep get-

ting tougher from here.” Case in point is the Monarchs’ next opponent. Manning welcomes Marion (2-0) to Ramsey Stadium today at 7:30 p.m., and welcomes a familiar face back to Clarendon County. The Swamp Foxes are guided by second-year head coach Leonard Johnson – the former Scott’s Branch head coach who led the Eagles to two 1A Division II state titles during his tenure there. And he brought his famed “Hammer” offense with him, although it’s taken a while to gain traction.

Marion went 1-10 last year, but the Swamp Foxes have routed each of their first two opponents with a 41-14 victory over Creek Bridge in Week Zero and a 42-6 rout of Lee Central last week. “Last season it was kind of like trying to use feathers to knock down trees,” Johnson said. “But you don’t throw away the system. You just have to let them grow into it. So we got a little stronger, a little faster, a little bigger and a lot more mature.”

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PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Football Sumter at Stratford, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Fairfield Central, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Johnsonville, 7:30 p.m. Marion at Manning, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at North Central, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Hammond, 7:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Pinewood Prep, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Dillon Christian, 7:30 p.m. Calhoun at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter Christian at Conway Christian, 4 p.m.

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE By The Associated Press (Subject to change)

TODAY

EAST Pittsburgh (1-0) at Boston College (10), 7 p.m. FAR WEST Washington St. (0-1) at Nevada (1-0), 10:30 p.m.

SATURDAY

EAST Buffalo (1-0) at Army (0-0), Noon Akron (1-0) at Penn St. (1-0), Noon Howard (0-1) at Rutgers (1-0), Noon Stony Brook (0-1) at UConn (0-1), Noon James Madison (0-1) at Lehigh (0-0), 12:30 p.m. Merrimack (0-0) at Bryant (1-0), 1 p.m. Clarion (0-0) at St. Francis (Pa.) (0-1), 1 p.m. Navy (0-1) at Temple (1-0), 1 p.m. Morgan St. (0-1) at Holy Cross (0-1), 1:05 p.m. Colorado (0-1) at UMass (0-1), 3 p.m. Fordham (1-0) at Villanova (0-1), 3:30 p.m. Albany (NY) (1-0) at CCSU (1-0), 6 p.m. Delaware St. (0-1) at Delaware (0-1), 6 p.m. Bucknell (1-0) at Marist (0-1), 6 p.m. Lafayette (0-0) at Sacred Heart (1-0), 6 p.m. Towson (0-1) at West Virginia (0-1), 7:30 p.m. SOUTH FAU (0-1) at Alabama (1-0), Noon Johnson C. Smith (0-0) at Charlotte (1-0), Noon Arkansas St. (1-0) at Tennessee (1-0), Noon SC State (1-0) at Clemson (0-1), 12:30 p.m. New Mexico St. (1-0) at Georgia St. (1-0), 2 p.m. UAB (1-0) at Mississippi St. (1-0), 2 p.m. Alabama A&M (0-1) at Tuskegee (00), 2 p.m. Ohio (1-0) at Kentucky (1-0), 3:30 p.m. Maryland (1-0) at South Florida (1-0), 3:30 p.m. Richmond (1-0) at Virginia (0-1), 3:30 p.m. Brevard (0-0) at W. Carolina (0-1), 3:30 p.m. E. Michigan (1-0) at Florida (0-0), 4 p.m. Liberty (0-1) at Norfolk St. (0-1), 4 p.m. Georgia Tech (1-0) at Tulane (0-1), 4 p.m. Mississippi (1-0) at Vanderbilt (0-1), 4:30 p.m. Elizabeth City St. (0-0) at NC Central (0-1), 5 p.m. Tennessee St. (1-0) at Alabama St. (01), 6 p.m. Campbell (0-1) at Appalachian St. (01), 6 p.m. Newberry (0-0) at Charleston Southern (1-0), 6 p.m. Jacksonville St. (0-1) at Chattanooga (0-1), 6 p.m. Wagner (1-0) at FIU (0-1), 6 p.m. Savannah St. (0-1) at Georgia Southern (0-1), 6 p.m. William & Mary (0-1) at Hampton (01), 6 p.m. Furman (1-0) at Mercer (1-0), 6 p.m. Pikeville (1-0) at Morehead St. (0-1), 6 p.m. Coastal Carolina (1-0) at NC A&T (10), 6 p.m. Old Dominion (1-0) at NC State (1-0), 6 p.m. Gardner-Webb (0-1) at Wake Forest (0-1), 6:30 p.m. San Jose St. (1-0) at Auburn (1-0), 7 p.m. Catawba (0-0) at Davidson (1-0), 7 p.m. Va. Lynchburg (0-1) at Jackson St. (10), 7 p.m. Louisiana Tech (0-1) at Louisiana (1-

0), 7 p.m. Idaho (0-0) at Louisiana-Monroe (10), 7 p.m. Murray St. (1-0) at Louisville (1-0), 7 p.m. Rhode Island (0-0) at Marshall (1-0), 7 p.m. Florida A&M (0-1) at Miami (0-1), 7 p.m. Bluefield South (0-1) at Presbyterian (0-1), 7 p.m. East Carolina (1-0) at South Carolina (0-1), 7 p.m. Alcorn St. (1-0) at Southern Miss. (01), 7 p.m. Cent. Methodist (0-0) at Southern U. (0-1), 7 p.m. Florida Tech (0-0) at Stetson (1-0), 7 p.m. Duke (1-0) at Troy (0-1), 7 p.m. The Citadel (0-1) at Florida St. (1-0), 7:30 p.m. Sam Houston St. (1-1) at LSU (1-0), 7:30 p.m. San Diego St. (1-0) at North Carolina (1-0), 8 p.m. S. Utah (0-1) at SE Louisiana (1-0), 8 p.m.

MLB STANDINGS AMERICAN LEAGUE By The Associated Press EAST DIVISION W Baltimore 81 New York 71 Toronto 71 Tampa Bay 67 Boston 61 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 77 Detroit 76 Cleveland 71 Chicago 63 Minnesota 61 WEST DIVISION W Los Angeles 83 Oakland 79 Seattle 75 Houston 61 Texas 53

L 57 66 67 73 78

Pct .587 .518 .514 .479 .439

GB – 91/2 10 15 201/2

L 61 63 66 76 78

Pct .558 .547 .518 .453 .439

GB – 11/2 51/2 141/2 161/2

L 55 60 63 79 86

Pct .601 .568 .543 .436 .381

GB – 41/2 8 23 301/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Seattle 2, Oakland 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Boston 1 Baltimore 6, Cincinnati 0 Cleveland 7, Detroit 0 Toronto 7, Tampa Bay 4 Minnesota 11, Chicago White Sox 4 Houston 4, L.A. Angels 1 Kansas City 4, Texas 1

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox (Carroll 5-9) at Cleveland (House 2-3), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Shields 12-7) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 3-3), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Peavy 3-4) at Detroit (Porcello 15-9), 7:08 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 14-4) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 9-7), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 9-11) at Boston (Buchholz 6-8), 7:10 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 13-6) at Texas (S. Baker 3-3), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Undecided) at Minnesota (Nolasco 5-10), 8:10 p.m. Houston (Oberholtzer 4-10) at Oakland (Samardzija 4-4), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Milwaukee Pittsburgh Cincinnati Chicago WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

AREA ROUNDUP

Anderson lifts SHS JV to win over Stratford Hunter Anderson scored from eight and three yards out in the second half as the Sumter High School junior varsity football team earned a 24-7 victory over Stratford on Thursday at Sumter Memorial Stadium. C.K. Rembert caught a 30yard TD pass from Alec Brumback. Brixton Niebuhr had the extra point and also kicked a 30-yard field goal. On defense, Richburg Cantey led the way with 11 tackles while Cody Daney and Colin Washington each came away with an interception. Sumter will host Lakewood next week. LAURENCE MANNING 47 ORANGEBURG PREP 0

ORANGEBURG – Morgan Morris scored three offensive touchdowns and returned an interception for a score as Laurence Manning Academy cruised past Orangeburg Prep 47-0 on Thursday at the Indians’ field. Dalton Holcomb, Brewer Brunson and Jake Jordan also found the end zone for the Swampcats while Wyatt Wilson kicked five extra points.

VARSITY GIRLS GOLF SPRING VALLEY 177 CAMDEN 197 SUMTER 244

EAST DIVISION W 79 73 67 66 64

L 59 67 71 74 75

Pct .572 .521 .486 .471 .460

GB – 7 12 14 151/2

W 76 73 71 66 64

L 63 66 68 73 76

Pct .547 .525 .511 .475 .457

GB – 3 5 10 121/2

W 78 76 66 58 56

L 62 64 72 81 84

Pct .557 .543 .478 .417 .400

GB – 2 11 191/2 22

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 7, Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 0 Colorado 9, San Francisco 2 Washington 8, L.A. Dodgers 5, 14 innings Baltimore 6, Cincinnati 0 N.Y. Mets 4, Miami 3 Chicago Cubs 6, Milwaukee 2 Arizona 6, San Diego 1

TODAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh (Worley 6-4) at Chicago Cubs (Doubront 1-0), 2:20 p.m. Philadelphia (Je.Williams 3-0) at Washington (Strasburg 11-10), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Peavy 3-4) at Detroit (Porcello 15-9), 7:08 p.m. Atlanta (Harang 10-9) at Miami (Cosart 3-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 12-11) at Cincinnati (Simon 13-9), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Lackey 2-1) at Milwaukee (Fiers 4-2), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Stults 6-15) at Colorado (Matzek 4-9), 8:40 p.m. Arizona (Nuno 0-4) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 11-10), 10:10 p.m. 9:10 p.m.

THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter High School finished third in a 3-team match on Thursday at Beech Creek Golf Club. Olivia Burns had the low score for the Lady Gamecocks with a 55.

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS WILSON HALL 7 CARDINAL NEWMAN 2 COLUMBIA – Wilson Hall improved to 3-0 on the season with a 7-2 victory over Cardinal Newman on Thursday at the Cardinal Newman courts. WH returns to action on Monday when it will play

host to Carolina Academy at Palmetto Tennis Center.

SINGLES 1 – Maddock (CN) defeated Beasley 5-7, 6-4, 10-2. 2 – Segars (WH) defeated Hill 6-2, 6-3. 3 – Lecher (WH) defeated Gervasi 6-1, 6-2. 4 – Spencer (WH) defeated Weiland 6-3, 6-2. 5 – Munn (WH) defeated Egan 6-1, 6-0. 6 – Gillespie (CN) defeated Clifton 6-4, 7-6 (7-4). DOUBLES 1 – Beasley/Munn (WH) defeated Maddock/Gervasi 8-6. 2 – Segars/Lecher (WH) defeated Hill/Weiland 8-2. 3 – Gillespie/Bohigas (CN) defeated Spencer/Clifton 9-8.

VARSITY VOLLEYBALL SUMTER 2 EAST CLARENDON 0

Sumter High defeated East Clarendon 2-0 on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium. Zuri Smith had six kills and three blocks to lead the Lady Gamecocks while Brooke Gentile and Rebecca Twitty added two kills apiece. Courtney Price had five service points and Aubrey Rickard had six assists. THOMAS SUMTER 3 CAROLINA ACADEMY 0

LAKE CITY – Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Carolina Academy with a 3-0 sweep on Thursday at the CA gymnasium in varsity volleyball action. LADY CAVALIERS EARN SPLIT

The Robert E. Lee varsity volleyball squad split a pair of matches this week, falling to Florence Christian School 3-2 on Tuesday before topping Wilson Hall 3-0 on Wednesday. The Lady Cavs jumped on FCS 2-0 by game scores of 25-13 and 25-21 before dropping the last three games 20-25, 14-24 and 9-15. Against the Lady Barons, REL won by scores of 25-14, 25-20 and 25-16.

JV VOLLEYBALL SUMTER WINS PAIR

The Sumter High junior

varsity volleyball team earned a pair of victories on Thursday at the SHS gymnasium to improve to 3-1 on the season. The Lady Gamecocks defeated both East Clarendon and Lakewood 2-0. EC game scores were 25-9 and 25-10 while Lakewood scores were 25-11 and 25-16. THOMAS SUMTER 2 CAROLINA ACADEMY 0

LAKE CITY – Thomas Sumter Academy’s JV volleyball team topped Carolina Academy 2-0 on Thursday at CA gymnasium. REL EARNS SPLIT

The Robert E. Lee junior varsity volleyball team split a pair of matches this week, losing to Florence Christian School 2-0 on Tuesday before bouncing back for a 2-1 victory over Wilson Hall on Wednesday. The Lady Cavs lost by scores of 26-28 and 19-25 against FCS. Against the Lady Barons, REL took the first game 25-22, lost the second 28-30 and then came back with a 25-14 victory in the third game.

JUNIOR VARSITY TENNIS WILSON HALL 6 CARDINAL NEWMAN 3 COLUMBIA – The Lady Barons earned a 6-3 victory over Cardinal Newman on at Palmetto Tennis Center. WH returns to action on Monday when it travels to Carolina Academy.

SINGLES 1 – Davis (WH) defeated Michelle 6-2, 6-0. 2 – Hoover (CN) defeated Beasley 7-5, 5-7, 10-6. 3 – Guldin (WH) defeated B. Ham 6-3, 6-3. 4 – R. Ham (CN) defeated Alred 4-6, 6-4, 10-2. 5 – Land (WH) defeated Laura 6-1, 6-0. 6 – Wingate (WH) defeated Woodcock 6-2, 6-0. DOUBLES 1 – Davis/Guldin (WH) defeated Michelle/B. Ham 8-4. 2 – Dowling/Alred (WH) defeated Lofler/Maggie 8-4. 3 – Laura/Woodcock (CN) defeated Land/Wingate 9-8 (9-5).

U.S OPEN

NASCAR SPRINT CUP LEADERS By The Associated Press Through Aug. 31 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 872. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 851. 3, Matt Kenseth, 794. 4, Joey Logano, 791. 5, Brad Keselowski, 782. 6, Jimmie Johnson, 766. 7, Carl Edwards, 755. 8, Kevin Harvick, 748. 9, Ryan Newman, 747. 10, Greg Biffle, 728. 11, Kasey Kahne, 708. 12, Clint Bowyer, 705. 13, Kyle Larson, 704. 14, Paul Menard, 675. 15, Austin Dillon, 674. 16, Jamie McMurray, 666. 17, Kyle Busch, 657. 18, Brian Vickers, 650. 19, Denny Hamlin, 636. 20, Marcos Ambrose, 628. Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $5,397,579. 2, Jeff Gordon, $5,187,374. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $5,049,784. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,886,014. 5, Joey Logano, $4,820,469. 6, Matt Kenseth, $4,809,603. 7, Jamie McMurray, $4,720,104. 8, Kevin Harvick, $4,710,979. 9, Kyle Busch, $4,562,731. 10, Denny Hamlin, $4,358,136. 11, Greg Biffle, $4,025,019. 12, Austin Dillon, $3,926,535. 13, Clint Bowyer, $3,825,811. 14, Brian Vickers, $3,768,158. 15, Paul Menard, $3,766,420. 16, Aric Almirola, $3,758,810. 17, Carl Edwards, $3,755,112. 18, Kyle Larson, $3,648,650. 19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $3,619,125. 20, Kasey Kahne, $3,479,679.

WNBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press (x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 2, Indiana 1 Saturday, Aug. 30: Indiana 77, Chicago 70 Monday, Sept. 1: Chicago 86, Indiana 84, 2OT Wednesday, Sept. 3: Chicago 75, Indiana 62

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Phoenix 2, Minnesota 1 Friday, Aug. 29: Phoenix 85, Minnesota 71 Sunday, Aug. 31: Minnesota 82, Phoenix 77 Tuesday, Sept. 2: Phoenix 96, Minnesota 78

FINALS

(Best-of-5) Sunday: Chicago at Phoenix, 3:30 p.m. Sept. 9: Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Sept. 12: Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, Sept. 14: Phoenix at Chicago, 5:30 p.m. x-Wednesday, Sept. 17: Chicago at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Marin Cilic returns a shot against Tomas Berdych during his 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open on Thursday in New York.

Cilic reaches semifinals BY RACHEL COHEN The Associated Press NEW YORK — Marin Cilic wasn’t allowed to play last year in the U.S. Open, forced to the sideline by a four-month doping suspension that he says he didn’t deserve. Home in Croatia, he set about improving his game and his fitness, eager to be a better player when he returned to the tennis tour. Now, he figures, that time off from competition is paying off on the court. The 14th-seeded Cilic reached the second Grand Slam semifinal of his career, and first since 2010, by beating sixth-seeded Tomas Berdych of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-4, 7-6 (4) Thursday at Flushing Meadows. “I mean, it was a difficult period. I didn’t know when I’m going to start back. But

(it) was also (a) good period for me,” Cilic said, thinking back to 12 months ago. “I matured a bit more and I was working, day after day. I wasn’t relaxing and doing nothing. So I think that helped me to improve physically. Also, it helped me to have enough time to put some new parts in my game, which are helping me to play this good now.” Cilic, a former top-10 player, tested positive for a stimulant after a match in Germany in May 2013, and the International Tennis Federation sought a twoyear ban. He said he ingested the substance unintentionally via a glucose tablet bought at a pharmacy. He initially was suspended for nine months, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced that to four months on appeal last October, saying, “the sanction

imposed was too severe.” The court also restored ranking points and prize money that had been taken from Cilic. “It angered me how all the process went, because it was not fair to me. It wouldn’t be fair to any tennis player,” Cilic said Thursday. “So that was just very bad memories. But, you know, when you’re against big organizations, you are (a) small hand. You can’t do much. So I just accepted it. ... I erased it from my memory.” In his first major semifinal since the Australian Open four years ago, Cilic will face 17-time major champion Roger Federer or 20th-seeded Gael Monfils, who were scheduled to meet Thursday night. No matter the opponent Saturday, Cilic thinks he’s playing better than ever.

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DRIVEN

KNIGHT FROM PAGE B1

FROM PAGE B1 2-0 after a dominant second half against Green SeaFloyds last week led to a 30-12 victory. Quarterback Jared Hair threw for close to 200 yards, a lot of which went to Marquice Elmore who finished with five catches for 163 yards and three scores. Savontai Hall also rushed for 128 yards and had a couple of TDs as well. North Central looks to get into the win column for the first time as the Knights opened their season with two close defeats. NCHS fell 14-12 to C.A. Johnson in Week Zero despite rallying for 12 points in the fourth quarter, and the Knights also lost to Timmonsville last week, 3628. LAURENCE MANNING (2-0) AT PINEWOOD PREP (1-1)

The Swampcats hit the road for the first time this season and look to come up with another SCISA 3A victory. The LMA defense has been superb the first two weeks of the season – giving up a combined 12 points. Touchdown runs by Adam Lowder and Tyshawn Epps last week against Augusta Christian proved all the Swampcats would need in a tough 14-5 victory. The week prior, LMA ran all over Gray Collegiate Academy 55-7. The Panthers are coming off a 27-7 loss to 2A Northwood Academy. It was a far cry from their first game in which they rolled over 2A First Baptist 46-0. THOMAS SUMTER (1-0) AT DILLON CHRISTIAN (1-0)

Drew Stengel took part in every score for the Generals last week as they began the year with a 28-14 win over

Robert E. Lee Academy. Stengal threw for 212 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another as TSA got the best of its old 2A rival. The Generals face another 1A squad this week in Dillon Christian, which topped Christian Academy 40-0 last Friday. Tayshon Lane rushed for 231 yards and three TDs and caught a pass for another score to lead the Warriors. CALHOUN ACADEMY (1-0) AT ROBERT E. LEE (1-1)

After a 28-14 loss to Thomas Sumter to open the season, the Cavaliers open their home slate against another 2A opponent – the Cavaliers of Calhoun Academy. REL was held to under 200 yards of total offense against the Generals. It will look to turn things around against a Calhoun team that topped Dorchester Academy 34-14 last week. ANDREW JACKSON ACADEMY (1-1) AT CLARENDON HALL (1-0)

The Saints earned a convincing 28-14 victory over Patrick Henry to open the season, and now Clarendon Hall begins SCISA 8-man Region II play against Andrew Jackson Academy. Dustin Way and Gavin Allan combined for two of the Saints’ scores against Patrick Henry – with each throwing and catching a TD pass. Raj Patel recovered a fumble in the end zone for another score and Tilton McRea, who led CH with 110 yards rushing, returned a fumble on a kickoff for another score. Andrew Jackson defeated Coastal Christian 32-8 in Week Zero before falling to Greenwood Christian 62-52 last Friday.

BUFFALO FROM PAGE B1 done everything he’s asked of him. The next step for Buffalo is playing at a consistent level. “The last two years with him, it’s just been about finishing plays,” Parks said. “For him it’s just finishing. He’s always in the right place, he could just never make the play. “He’s a thinker on the field,” Parks said. “As a coach you want to teach them the game. He’s going to have to make a play. His sophomore and junior year we gave him the same message of just make a play.” Buffalo has verbally committed to The Citadel, which is looking at him to play safety. Coastal Carolina, Campbell University and GardnerWebb have also made offers. Now that it’s his senior year, Buffalo said there isn’t much else to do, but go out

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and make a play. “I just rely on our coaching staff and them putting me in spots to make a play,” Buffalo explained. “And once they put me in that spot, I just try to make a play.” Buffalo hopes the Gators can turn the corner this season after three wins over the past two seasons. “We’ve just got to finish games,” Buffalo said of continuing to overcome a losing mentality at Lakewood. “If we see we’re down at halftime, we don’t need to put our heads down and let that losing mentality overcome us. We just need to finish the whole game through, offensively and defensively.” After a 42-27 season-opening loss to Berkeley, Johnsonville picked up its first win of the season last week at Carvers Bay with a 21-14 victory.

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season-opening win over Berkeley last week. Marion succeeded Ray Stackley, who retired after 29 years and 270 victories at Stratford. Marion was on Stackley’s staff for 26 of those seasons, and the Knights had over 400 yards of offense BAKER against the Stags. “They kept their coaching staff pretty much intact,” said Gamecocks defensive coordinator Ronnie Baker. “So they didn’t really change anything in what they do.” The Knights did change quarterbacks as 4-year starter Jacob Park is now at Georgia. Jamison Mobbs started last week and threw for 180 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Xavier Young rushed for 135 yards and two scores. Sumter had to replace its entire starting defensive line as well as linebacker Devontaye Edwards and cornerback Erick Wright. Junior safety Charlie Miranda thinks the unit is coming together. “The young guys have come in and played really well,” said Miranda, a starter on last year’s 4A Division I state runner-up team. “As the season goes along, I expect them to get

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Sumter’s Erick Weston (7) and Charlie Miranda (3) attempt to defend a pass in the Gamecocks’ 48-29 victory over Crestwood last week. better and for the defense to improve.” “Those guys are young and hungry,” said Brunson, who has been the leading tackler in each of the first two games with Miranda second in both games. “They’re eager to play, and they’re willing to listen to everything we (the veterans) have to tell them.” While the Gamecocks are

MONARCHS FROM PAGE B1 The Marion rushing attack has led the way. Janarick Reed rushed for 167 yards and a TD on 30 carries against the Stallions while D’ante Allen added 141 yards and a TD on 12 carries. Overall, Allen has 295 yards on the ground and four scores with Reed just below him at 282 yards and one score. “The biggest key has been the offensive line,” Johnson said. “They’ve grown and they’re now playing for each other. That’s the key to the offense and once they realized how important they were they stepped up.” The key word for Manning then is discipline – discipline on defense to see through the misdirection created by Marion’s running attack. “The defense has to read their keys,” Felder said. “If you’re looking in the backfield and not reading your keys, you could very easily become confused and that’s when that type of offense stings you.” The Monarch linebackers will likely play a key role if Manning is able to stop Marion consistently, Felder said. “Our linebackers have to tackle and we

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operating out of multiple formations, they are using the 3-man front more than last year just because of the personnel available. “We’ve got a lot of speed,” said Baker, who played his high school football at East Clarendon in Turbeville. “We’ve got a real fast unit. We want to try and utilize that speed as much as possible.”

have to control the edge,” he said. “Our defensive backs also have to be disciplined enough to not fall asleep, either, or they’ll hurt you with a quick pass.” One advantage the Monarchs do have is in terms of preparation. Scott’s Branch runs a Wing-T offense that is similar to Marion’s. “We’ve at least been practicing and preparing for a lot of the same things for two weeks now,” Felder said. The Monarchs are hoping to see more from their offense as well. Quarterback Tommy King was 4-for-7 for 101 yards in limited action and running back Raquan Bennett had five carries for 89 yards and three scores. The line of scrimmage will likely once again be where the game is won, as it was last year in Manning’s 47-0 victory. “They completely obliterated our offensive line last year,” Johnson said. “They’re bigger than us this year too, so we’re going to have to find a way to get some push. “Defensively, we know we have to stop their run game. Last year they ran us out of our ballpark. So we’ve got win at both lines of scrimmage, which is basic football.”

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CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, Colo. — Rory McIlroy ran out of par saves and had to settle for a 3-under 67 and a share of the lead Thursday in the BMW Championship. McIlroy appeared to be on his way to building a big lead at Cherry Hills when he made four birdies in a five-hole stretch around the turn. A pair of bogeys late in his round left him frustrated. MCILROY Jordan Spieth made two late birdies for a 67. Gary Woodland joined them at the top. Cherry Hills is one of the shortest courses of the year and it held up fine. Only 21 players from the 69-man field were under par when the round was halted because of lightning in the area. Henrik Stenson was at 2 under playing his final hole. RIVERA: NEWTON A GAME-TIME DECISION FOR BUCS

CHARLOTTE — Panthers coach Ron Rivera says he’ll make a game-time decision on quarterback Cam Newton’s availability for Sunday’s regular season opener at Tampa Bay. Newton, limited in practice Thursday while recovering from fractured ribs, says he’s “on pace” to play and Rivera agreed. However, neither Newton nor Rivera sounded as optimistic about the fourth-year quarterback’s chances to play as they did earlier in the week. Newton talked about “not wanting to hurt the team” and Rivera emphasized the Panthers have to be careful because “the season is a

ith the U.S. Open in full swing, I thought this might be an opportune moment to write an article about a few things to watch for while enjoying the tennis. For the most part, the pros on television are not at all like us. They hit harder and more accurate shots, move faster and have physiques completely unlike ours. Having said that, there are some things we can emulate and be more “pro-like” in our own tennis matches. The first is in the area of hydration. They are constantly sipping either water or some electrolyte replacement fluid on every changeover. And the part you don’t see is they begin well before the match starts. So let’s take a tip Mark from the pros in this reRearden gard; begin the night before and on the morning of and start getting your body ready for battle. Once you get thirsty, you are already behind. In terms of performance, we can sometimes get by without enough sleep. You can also get by without enough calories on board, but if you are low on water it will always impact performance negatively. Take that one to the bank. No athletic prowess needed here. Just do it. Another area in which we can be more like the pros is in the area of rituals, and the good news is that the two areas I will discuss occur before the ball is even struck, so it does not require any advanced training to do. The first is what the pros do each time before they serve. Most will bounce the ball multiple times; some tug at the back of their shorts (guess who that is) and some do any number of combinations of things before they deliver their serve. The one area in which most all are alike, however, is what they do once they pick up the ball after the final bounce. They lift their heads and take a quick look at the target before they begin their motion. The number of bounces may vary depending on the situation, what they do as they approach the baseline to begin may vary greatly with the same player, but the one constant is the amount of time between picking up the final bounce and beginning the service motion. That stays the same.

marathon, not a sprint” and they don’t want to risk further injury. Rivera wouldn’t say if the fourth-year quarterback threw any passes on Thursday only that “he did what we asked him to do.” Derek Anderson would start if Newton can’t play. FOLLOW-UP TESTS REVEAL KELLY FREE OF CANCER

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Follow up tests have revealed that Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly shows no sign of having sinus cancer three months after completing radiation and chemotherapy treatments. Kelly was informed of the test results by his doctor, Peter Costantino, who heads New York City’s Lenox Hill Hospital’s head and neck institute. The update was provided in a news release issued by Kelly on Thursday, less than a week after he had biopsies performed at the hospital. The results confirm an initial physical exam Kelly had two weeks ago. NCAA: COACH CALL TO LITTLE LEAGUE STAR BROKE RULE

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That is the area where they find that moment of peace, that moment that deepens concentration. If what we do is the same each time we stand a better chance of putting together a more consistent serve. The second area involves the rituals just before the service return. Again, there are different styles players develop that suit their personalities and individual skill sets. Some players like to rock backward and forward, some weave side to side, some will start farther back and creep forward and some will bounce in place. The one thing they all do is split-step just before the server strikes the ball. This provides a stable base from which to launch them toward the return. This split-step is less dramatic than the one used when heading toward the net. Since the forward momentum is not as great, the split usually looks more like they are merely separating their feet rather than slowing down a more aggressive move forward. Watch closely; I think you will find that most all of them do it. And you can too. The next area is one few people recognize at all. Have you ever noticed what a pro does when his opponent gets a long look at a weak shot or return? They delay moving until the last second and when their opponent is about to strike the ball they take off hustling in the direction they think the ball will be hit. What they know is if they wait to see where the ball is going and then try to run it down, they will never get there in time. What they do is guess. Don’t get me wrong here; it is an educated guess based on what they have seen before, but a guess nonetheless. Many of us will stand like a deer in the headlights and refuse to move at all, hoping the ball will come our way. It seldom does. Do like our professional counterparts; give yourself a fighting chance and at least guess wrong rather than not at all. Enjoy the matches, the great shot making and all the pageantry that makes the U.S. Open arguably the greatest of the Grand Slam events. Still, make sure you look for these few things I have listed above. Once you recognize that we rankand-file folks can raise our level by doing a few things that are within our control, then we can make our own play experience a little better. Mark my words, it will help.

OBITUARIES MATTIE J. WALTERS SUMMERTON — Mattie James Walters, 92, widow of Mott Walters, died on Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, at Northwoods Senior Living Care, Sumter. She was born on Oct. 25, 1921, in Summerton, a daughter of the late Julius and Hattie Richburg James. Two children preceded her in death, Vivian Walters-Steel and Melvin WalWALTERS ters. At a young age, Mattie joined Taw Caw Baptist Church in Clarendon County, where she served faithfully as a member. As a young adult, Mattie left South Carolina but she continued her servitude to God by joining Union Baptist Church in New York, New York. She served as president of the Pastor’s Aide and as a member of the missionary for many years. In 1985, she relocated to Summerton and rejoined Taw Caw Baptist Church, where she served on the senior choir and as former president of the missionary. Mattie was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star Spring Hill Chapter No. 263. Mattie was

employed by Bloomingdale Department Store in sales for 20 years and considered herself a fashionista. Survivors are one daughter, Jacqueline (Sylvester) Evans of Bronx, New York; grandchildren, Tracey (Ricco) Burns, Lindsay Steele, DeShon Evans, Vivian N. Steele and Jenee Evans; and great-grandchildren, Ariel Steele, NaShee Pritchett, Amir Steel, Travell Nelson, C.J. Steele, Zaire Evans and Layla Burgess. Eastern Star rites will be held at 6 p.m. today at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. The celebratory services for Mrs. Walters will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Road, Summerton, with the Rev. Dr. William T. Johnson, pastor, officiating, and Minister Dorothy Thomas and Minister Betty Johnson assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mrs. Walters will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 1468 Oliver James Road, Summerton. These services have been

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ALPHONZA DOWE SR. Alphonza “Dow Boy” Dowe Sr., 71, husband of Mary Ella Pearson Dow, died on Saturday night, Aug. 30, 2014, at the home of his nephew and his wife, J.W. and Dorothy Walters, 309 Pinckney St., Sumter. He was born in the Davis Station section of Clarendon County, a DOWE son of the late Elliott and Plummie Gipson Dow. He received his formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. Alphonza was employed as a logger, farmer and landscaper. Survivors are his wife, Mary Ella Dow; three sons, Alphonza (Felicia) Dowe Jr. of Enoree, Jerome Dowe of Manning and Christopher (Shaneika) Dowe of Sumter; two daughters, Teresa and Sandra Dowe, both of Manning; two brothers, Milton Dowe of Davis Station and Ulysees (Rebecca) Dowe of Manning; one sister, Mary Emma Parker of Manning; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

The celebratory services for Mr. Dowe will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Dr. Gloria Williams officiating. Burial will follow in Ivory Cemetery, Davis Station. The family will receive friends at the home of his wife, 2449 Jerro Road, Manning. Services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

LISBON H. RAMSEY Lisbon Hartwell Ramsey, better known as “LH,” 83, husband of Rosa Lee Wright Ramsey, died on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at his residence. He was a son of the late Clifton and Elizabeth Bowman Ramsey.

The family is receiving friends at the home, 2275 Lisbon Drive, Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

WILLIE CLARK Willie Clark, 92, died on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at his residence in Wedgefield. Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, he was a son of the late John and Pauline Taylor Clark. The family will receive friends at the home of Annette Johnson, 115 Apple Road, Wedgefield. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

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WARREN E. HATCHER On Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, God sent down one of his angels to the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston to pick a rose, Elder Warren E. Hatcher, for his garden. Born on Jan. 26, 1942, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Rev. Frank and Mary Green Hatcher. He graduated from Manchester High School and received further education from Morris College, where he obHATCHER tained his bachelor of science degree. Early in life, he accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior and became a member of Antioch Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church. He was employed with Yuasa Exide, the federal building, and retired from Wateree Correctional Institution. Elder Hatcher was the pastor of the following churches: St. Luke RMUE of Pinewood, Mt. Olive RMUE of Hardeeville, Greater St. Phillip RMUE of Pinewood, and Jerusalem RMUE of Charleston, before becoming presiding elder of the Sumter District. He was the general secretary of mission of the RMUE Church, a Masonic brother of Silver Lodge No. 35, and sang with several local quartet groups from the Pinewood and Sumter communities. During his time as a faithful member of the Palmetto Gospel Singers, he wrote and recorded “When I Get To Heaven.” He leaves to cherish his loving memory: five daughters, Miranda (Ronnie) Davis-Choice and Torwana Washington, both of Sumter, Wanda Davis-Bender of Morrow, Georgia, Lorena Hatcher of Columbia and Michelle Hatcher of Atlanta, Georgia; three sons, James Nelson of Rimini, Dallas (Sandra) Webber of Baltimore, Maryland, and Maury Hatcher of San Diego, California; four brothers, Marion (Gloria) Hatcher of Columbia, Marvin (Monica) Hatcher of York, Virginia, Presiding Elder Amos (Bert) Hatcher of Summerton and Michael Hatcher of Rimini; three sisters, Ethel (Sam) Bennett of Tobyhanna, Pennsylvania, and Marie (Earl) Milton and Elder Sarah (Isaiah) Bennett, both of Rimini; 14 grandchildren; five greatgrandchildren; a special niece, Sanaah Reed; a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dan and Charlie Hatcher; and one sister, Frances Hatcher. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Scott’s Branch High School gymnasium, 9253 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), Summerton, with the Rev. William Green, presiding, and Bishop William Polite Jr. eulogist. The family will be receiving friends and relatives at the home, 1118 M Hatcher Road, Pinewood. The remains will be placed in the church at noon. The procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home.

Floral attendants will be minister’s wives, the RMUE District ladies and Antioch RMUE Church. Active pallbearers will be Elder Amos Hatcher, Brother Michael Hatcher, the Rev. Ronald Wine, Brother Marion Hatcher, Brother Steven Alston and the Rev. Bobby Keeton. Honorary pallbearers will be general officers of the Reformed Methodist Union Episcopal Church. Burial will be in the Antioch UME Church Memorial Gardens, Governor Richardson Road, Pinewood. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

ADDIE T. ROBINSON Addie Lucille Tedder Robinson, 76, widow of Herbert E. Robinson, died on Monday, Sept. 1, 2014, at NHC Healthcare in Sumter. Born in Florence County, she was a daughter of the late Ed Blease Tedder and Theo McGee Tedder. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church, where she served as a Sunday school teacher. She was employed at Sumter School District 2, Campbell Soup Co., and Porter’s Grill. Survivors include a son, Robert Calhoun Robinson (Marji) of Summerton; a grandson, Robert James “R.J.” Robinson; one granddaughter, Rebecca Robinson; and her sister-in-law and roommate, Zelene Robinson. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Deborah R. Calhoun; and one brother, Marion Tedder. Funeral services were held at noon on Thursday at Concord Baptist Church. The Rev. Dr. Eugene Mosier, the Rev. Mike Lowder and Wendell Robinson officiated. Burial was in the Florence National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robbie Tedder, Jerry Watts, Bobby Robinson, O’Neal Robinson, Jamie Calhoun and Csaba Tamas Bacsi. Honorary pallbearers were Mendel Coward, Eddie Tedder, Furman Grooms, Daniel Lyles, Lonnie Davis and James Calhoun. The family received friends on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and will receive friends at other times at the home of her niece, Betsy Watts, 620 One Mile Road, Gable community, Sumter County. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Dr. Mayes DuBose, the staff of NHC Healthcare, and Amedisys Hospice. Memorials may be made to Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, Sumter, SC 29153. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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MARIO L. BUMPERS Mario L. Bumpers, 42, was born on Aug. 13, 1972, in Grove Hill, Alabama, to Sharon B. Vaughn and the late Furman Vaughn. He was preceded in death by his father, Furman Vaughn; and grandparents, Dayton and Aurie Lee Bumpers and Frank and Willie B. Vaughn Sr. Mario departed this life on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at his residence. Mario leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Tonia Holmes Bumpers; three children, Farronzo Holmes, Destiny and Markia Bumpers; mother, Sharon Vaughn; sister, Meshaun Vaughn; brother, Marcus Vaughn; two grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. A public viewing will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday at Greater Mt. Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road, Sumter, with Pastor Marvin Hodge officiating. Interment will follow in Greater Mt. Pisgah Church cemetery. Messages of condolences can be left at www.whitesmortuary. net. Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC, 517 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, (803) 7748200.

LOUISE W. BENJAMIN BISHOPVILLE — Louise Williams Benjamin, 81, widow of Jessie Benjamin, formerly of 515 Harris St., Bishopville, passed on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, at McLeod Hospice, Florence. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Raymond and Louise McCain Williams. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Jerusalem Stuckey Baptist Church, 1407 Jamestown Road, Bishopville, with the Rev. Julia Sanders, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Stonney and Ruby Benjamin Scarborough, 1045 E. Jackson St., Lamar. These services have been entrusted to Square Deal Funeral Home of Bishopville. Online condolences may be sent to esquaredealfun@sc.rr. com.

HENRY LAWSON SUMMERTON — Henry Lawson, longtime Civil Rights leader, community activist, former member of Summerton City Council and devoted hus-

band of Faye Smith Lawson, died on Sunday, Aug. 31, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Aug. 31, 1929, in Summerton, he was a son of the late Edisto and Eliza Walters Lawson. Henry was a lifelong member of Historic Liberty Hill AME Church and served in many capacities. Mr. Lawson’s memories will be cherished by his devoted wife of 63 years, Faye Smith Lawson; three loving daughters, Kathleen L. Gibson, Cassandra Lawson and Debra L. (Keith) Peterson; five grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his daughter, Kathleen L. Gibson, 4 Mayland Drive, Summerton. Viewing will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Chapel of Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home, Manning. Service of remembrance will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Historic Liberty Hill AME Church, 2310 Liberty Hill Road, Summerton, where the Rev. Dr. Leslie Lovett, pastor, will bring words of consolation. Service of committal, benediction and interment will follow in the church cemetery. Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services. Online condolences may be sent to Flemingdelaine@aol. com.

CARLTON H. SEGARS SR. Carlton Hubert Segars Sr., age 89, beloved husband of 62 years to Elynor S. Segars, died on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2014, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

RUTH BELL BISHOPVILLE — Ruth Courtney Josey Bell, 87, died on Sept. 2, 2014, at her home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville.

MARIE J. BURROUGHS BISHOPVILLE — Marie Jones Burroughs entered eternal rest on Sept. 1, 2014. She is survived by two sons, three daughters, 14 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, two daughters-in-law, three sis-

ters and many other relatives and friends. Visitations will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at New Hope Baptist Church with the pastor, the Rev. Rickey Wilson, officiating. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

RANDOLPH JACKSON Randolph Jackson entered eternal rest on Aug. 29, 2014, at Riverside Rehabilitation and Nursing Facility, Charleston. The family is receiving friends at 426 Brewer Ave., Hartsville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home of Bishopville.

WILLIE A. HINSON JR. Willie Albert “Jr.” Hinson Jr., 58, died on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Bishopville, he was a son of the late Willie Albert Sr. and Alice Grace Tidwell Hinson. He was employed by Stevenson Paint Co. Survivors include a son, Willie Albert “Buck” Hinson III of Texas; a granddaughter, Chaslynn Hinson of Texas; five sisters, Ann Atkins (Jay), Sharon O’Harra, Becky Stevenson (Coot), Reda Holliday (Mike) and Kathy Hinson (Mike), all of Sumter; a sisterin-law, Kristi Hinson of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, O’Dell Hinson; and a sister, Jean Woudwyk. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Sammy Geddings officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. Pallbearers will be David Parnell, Skeeter Stevenson, Legree Sims, Brian Woudwyk, Joseph Lovin and Wesley Ridgill. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Coot Stevenson, 2226 Bob White Drive. Memorials may be made to the family c/o Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Please help us by donating New or Used items from your yard sale or business for our future yard sales. Call for Pick-up Ed: 803-464-7643. Multi Family 2888 SouthGate Dr Sat. 7-12 furn, exercise equip, lots of misc hshld items

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. 905-4242

Annual Fall Yard Sale

1053 Briar Bend St. Sat. 7 am - 12 noon. Electronics, household, other misc. items. 1018 Kingsbury Moving Sale!

Sat

6-12

Hot dog & bake sale. Rain or Shine 1st Pentecostal Holiness Church, 2609 McCray's Mill Rd Across from Sumter High Sat-Sept 6 7:30am-12:30pm

1850 Kolb Rd Sat 7-12 Golf clubs, fishing equip., utility trailer, work bench, outdoor cooker, generator, used 3 ton ac unit, cargo van, clothes, many other misc items.

1630 Yaupon St Neighborhood Sale- Sat Sept 6 7am-2pm Music equip., tools, furn., something for everyone!

Yard sale & Farmer's Mkt. Sat. 8 am, the park next to the Resource ctr. 337 Manning Ave.

1265 Malone Dr. Sat. 6AM-Noon. Desk, high chair, stroller, girls clothes/shoes (infant-5t), movies, misc hshld items.

First Church of Nazarene, 3700 Patriot Pkwy, Multi-family sale. Sat. 7 am - noon. Chicken bog dinners, hot dogs, sodas, ice tea, boiled peanuts. 475 Rainbow Dr. 7:30am-12:30pm clothes, electronics & misc items

Sat. tools,

Yard Sale 400 Colony Rd. Friday & Saturday 7-12 noon. Household items. 940 Winston Rd. Sat. 7-? Great items, back to school.

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Pretty is ....... You! Avon by Vi, ISR. $15 to start. Let's talk 803-934-6292 or join online today! www.startavon.com Ref: Viola

MERCHANDISE

Tree Service NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

BUSINESS SERVICES

Happy Jack Flea Beacon: Control Fleas in the home without toxic sprays. Results overnight! Palmetto Farm Supply (775-1204). (www.happyjackinc.com)

Local Insurance Agency representing major auto insurer seeks P & C agent. Experience in auto and home preferred. Excellent oral, written and organizational skills required. Reply with resume to: agentjobsumter@aol.com Need construction foreman in Sumter, SC area for immediate hire. Please fax resume to 864-220-5900 Full time Administrative Assistant needed with Quickbooks experience required. Apply in person @ 1282 N. Lafayette. No Phone Calls Please.

The #1 Furniture Retail Company in the U.S. is seeking highly motivated individuals with outgoing personalities to join our Sales Team. Candidates must have a working knowledge of computers. They will be required to build sales volume by providing superior customer service and knowledge of product and finance options. This full time position is based on a flexible work schedule that includes evenings, Saturdays and some holidays. Offering unlimited income potential based on commission and bonuses. Guaranteed salary during training process. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Experienced (only) Shingle nailers needed. Call 803-968-4087 STC Now Hiring Diesel Mechanic Qualified candidates must have: •Valid driver license •High School Diploma or GED •Three years or more of diesel mechanical experience •Must provide tools / picture at interview

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

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Customer Service Dept. Hours Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm

Estate Auction From the Living Estate of LeNora Weatherly Conducted by Tommy Atkinson SCAL 3879 assisted by Bill's Furniture & Antiques. Go to auctionzip.com for photo's and details. Auction to be held at 2131 Hwy 15 N on September 13th 9am

53 Paisley Park, Sat. 7 am - 11 am. Storage containers, antiques, designer clothes, coffee table, lamps. Too much to list.

Multi-family, 5401 Meadow Dr. Hwy 441 Shaw. Fri, 3 -7p, Sat. 7a- 12. Furn., decor, Plus sz, infant, AVON

Multi-Family Garage Sale, 4755 Patriot Pkwy, (Near Shaw). Sat 6:30AM-2:00PM. Everything Must Go.

207 Lenoir St Sat 7-? Multi Family Furniture, plus size women clothing and more!

830 Holiday Dr Sat 7-12 (Off Hwy 401) Pots, dishes, TV & many misc items

1718 Jessica Dr Sat 8-12 Furniture, dishes, books, pictures, Lots of misc items.

20 N. Magnolia Street

803-774-1258

NEW LOCATION TO BETTER SERVE OUR CUSTOMERS 803.774.4040 53 W. Wesmark Blvd. Sumter, SC www.sumterinsurancegroup.com

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Unfurnished Homes

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Meadowcroft S/D, Move in Sept. 1st, Beautiful, spacious, clean 3 Br, 2.5 ba, bonus rm, 0.5 ac. Fenced in backyard, tile / hdwd floors, deck, sprinkler, 2 car garage. $1600 mo. + ele. & water. 847-0115.

Grill cook needed. Must be able to work early mornings & some weekend nights. Flexible hours. Must apply in person between 2 pm - 4 pm. J & L Stop & Go, 2114 Hwy 521 S. just past Continental Tire.

GOODWIN EXCLUSIVE 2006 Chevrolet Equinox

$7,995

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2007 Nissan Quest Van

Medical Help Wanted TENDER CARE HOME HEALTH CARE IMMEDIATELY HIRING RNs Pediatric Experience is Highly Desired in the Sumter area Job Fair Monday, September 8th 9:00am-3:00pm Comfort Suites 2500 Broad St. Sumter Please call 1.888.669.0104

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Rooms for Rent ROOM For Rent Bi-weekly or monthly. Near Morris College. Kit. privileges, all utilities incl 469-4668 Nice clean rooms for rent. Call 803-565-7924. Large BR for rent. Near Sumter Mall & transportation. Call 803-565-5267 ask for Treasure.

Unfurnished Apartments Lrg 1BR Apt. Private. $450/mo + $450 dep. req. 1 yr. lease. Incl. water, cable, all appl., W/D, C/H/A. 803 934-6942 Avail. Sept 1

Unfurnished Homes

For Lease or Sale* 205 W Oakland Ave 3BR 2BA Newly Renovated.. 803-938-5524 for details.

Call

Sumter: 1 David Ct 2BR 1BA $525/$525 Dep. Call 803-210-9299

For Sale in Tudor Place 2241 Preot 3BR 3BA Recently updated. $109,900. 481-3683 or 469-9381.

Baconhill Rd./Pinewood SW Mobile Home, 3BR/2BA, stove, frig, $550 /mo. + dep No Sec 8 803-506-4600

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SW 3BR/1BA Neat, Clean. Manning area. $330/mo $330/dep. 803-473-3297 Leave message.

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Handyman Special: (Orangeburg) Within walking distance to Colleges. $14,000 OBO. Owner financing. Call 843-860-0827

205 Dodge Magnum

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204 Hyundai Sonata

2700 BROAD ST. â&#x20AC;˘ SUMTER, SC

469-2595 Price Good Through 9-06-14

$6,995

DW 3 BR 2 BA, some re-carpeting & new paint throughout. $600 Mo. + $600 Dep Call Live Oak Realty 803-469-8147

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2/3BR MH. All appliances, C/H/A, Section 8 OK 803-469-6978 or 803-499-1500 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

Alice Dr School Area 4 BR 2 BA carport, fenced yard, $1200 Mo. + Dep Call 704-345-8547

2700 BROAD ST. â&#x20AC;˘ SUMTER, SC

469-2595 Price Good Through 9-06-14

Chadwick 1986 MH For sale 24X60. Brand new carpet, tile & linoleum. Needs a roof. Asking $7000 OBO . Call 803-236-2070 or 803-236-5861. Needs to be moved.

Land & Lots for Sale

$8,995

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

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

2700 BROAD ST. â&#x20AC;˘ SUMTER, SC

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Fall Special (Dalzell) MHP 2BR/1BA, washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. No Pets. $360/mo + $360/dep. Mark 803-565-7947.

Price Good Through 9-06-14

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.76 acre lot for sale (Mayesville). Call 803-453-5835

RECREATION

3 BR 2 BA MH C/H/A, carpet, Kitchen w/all appli., LR , DR $700 Mo.+ $700 Deposit. Call 469-9800 or 1-610-809-1691

2004 Toyota Sienna Van

$6,995

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STATEBURG COURTYARD

Boats / Motors

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

24 ft. Sweetwater pontoon, 120 hp mtr, well maintained, S/S prop, $6200. 803-478-5224 to inquire.

2700 BROAD ST. â&#x20AC;˘ SUMTER, SC

469-2595 Price Good Through 9-06-14

2 & 3BR Apt & houses available in Sumter. No Sec. Dep. required. Call 773-8402 for more info.

$4,995

GOODWIN AUTOMALL 2700 BROAD ST. â&#x20AC;˘ SUMTER, SC

469-2595

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Demanded Autos For Sale A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

1964 Buick Rivera 425 v8 runs. All Original. New paint. $10,000 OBO. Call 506-4600

ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on July 2, 2014. Columbia, South Carolina August 1, 2014

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 14-CP-43-1361 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER The Bank of New York Mellon FKA The Bank of New York, as Trustee for the Benefit of the Certificateholders of the CWABS, Inc., Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-8, Plaintiff, v. Brenda Brisbon; Defendant(s). (014293-00949) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Brenda Brisbon:

LEGAL NOTICES Bid Notices BID SOLICITATION A mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at Millwood Elementary School, 24 Pinewood Rd., Sumter, SC 29154, in the lobby area, on Friday, September 12, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. The scope of work is to construct a metal roof shelter for student pick-up. You will receive bid packets at the Pre-Bid Conference. Sealed bids will be opened on Friday, September 19, 2014 at 2:00 p.m., in the Maintenance Department, at 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

Abandon Vehicle / Boat Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at Tisdale Mobile Service, 20 Glowood Ct. Wedgefield, SC 29168. Described as a 1999 Freightliner, VIN # 1FUYSSZB5XPB26204. Total Due for storage is $5,477.00 plus $5,400.40 for parts & labor as of September 5, 2014, plus $20.00 per day thereafter. Owner is asked to call 803-406-3381. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 112 McCormick Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 248-0902-003, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, 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. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina August 1, 2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, 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, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm 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 you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Columbia, S.C. August 1, 2014 Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Ashley M. Wheeling-Goodson (SC Bar # 101423) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 A-4478613 08/22/2014, 08/29/2014, 09/05/2014

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS

3BR/2BA (Dalzell) with land. Easy Financing. 803-983-8084

2007 Cadillac CTS

2005 Dodge Grand Caravan

Summons & Notice

SW 2BR/1BAMH loc on Rental lot in park. $6,500. Owner financing avail. Call 803-464-5757.

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

Lenoir’s Sod

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SERVICES

Energy Systems Mobile Home Repair Dry Wall, Painting Vapor Barriers Floor Encapsulations Duct Systems

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Sumter, South Carolina

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