Pokémon Go As They Walk Around Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Thursday Afternoon
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C3 A look back at the heroism of 4 Shaw soldiers PANORAMA Palmetto Voices celebrates 10 years Choir presents trio of concerts next weekend C1 SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2016 $1.50 IN SPORTS: P-15’s open play in Legion state tourney B1 Sumter catches P KÉM N KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM Annette Wilburn, left, watches as phlebota- mist Beverly Nelson takes a blood sample to test for sickle cell trait, one of several tests FEVER performed during the “THIS IS WAR” HIV/ AIDS awareness event on Saturday at Univer- sity of South Carolina Sumter. HIV/AIDS event raises awareness BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY [email protected] Sumter County ranks seventh in the state in the number of HIV and AIDS cases, and South Carolina is 13th in the nation in that same statistic, according to South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control for the year 2014, the latest data available. About 44,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year, said Michelle Lo- gan-Owens, chief operating officer of Palmetto Health Tuomey. About 70 people participated in "THIS IS WAR," an HIV/AIDS awareness event SEE HEALTH, PAGE A6 KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM Alix Skywalker, Jerry Goodman and Justin Gregg play Pokémon Go as they walk around Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Thursday afternoon. Park officials say more people have been visiting the park since the release of the game. College holds open BY ADRIENNE “GOTTA- house at new advanced CATCH-EM-ALL” SARVIS LEVEL 9 POKÉMON TRAINER [email protected] manufacturing center Pokémon Go, the newest BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY mobile phone game craze, Here’s how to get [email protected] has millions of people around the world and hun- Central Carolina Technical College's dreds of people in Sumter started playing Advanced Manufacturing Technology exploring outside in search Training Center held an open house on of pocket monsters aka NEW YORK— Ready to hit the streets Saturday in which current and potential Pokémon. in search of a Pikachu? students and members of the communi- The app, released on July The “Pokémon Go” smartphone game ty could view the programs being of- 6, gives Pokémon fans the has become a phenomenon since its fered. opportunity to finally fulfill debut nearly two weeks ago. The appeal Brent Russell, dean of the college's in- their childhood dreams of stems partly from how easy it is to play. dustrial and engineering technology divi- becoming Pokémon Mas- Here’s what you need to know to get sion, said the event showcased six pro- ters since the creation of started: grams of study the center offers, includ- the franchise in 1995. ing mechatronics; welding; heating, ven- The main goal of the SIGNING UP AND SIGNING IN tilation and air conditioning; automotive; game is to catch and evolve Download the free “Pokémon Go” app engineering graphic technology; and ma- the original 151 Pokémon, from the Apple or Android app store. It’s chine tool technology. which include many fan fa- now available throughout much of Eu- "This event is about highlighting the vorites like Pikachu, Char- rope, along with the U.S., Canada, Aus- programs we have to offer and talking mander, Bulbasaur and PHOTO PROVIDED tralia and other countries. with students about the career opportu- Squirtle. In this screen shot from the You can then sign in with a Pokémon nities available to them after gradua- While looking for Poké- game, a player tries to cap- Trainer Club account, if you already tion," he said. mon, people can also come ture Squirtle. have one from playing the old-school The center, located at 853 Broad St., opened in October 2015. The facility has SEE POKÉMON, PAGE A7 SEE STARTED, PAGE A7 more than 103,000 square feet of indoor SEE CCTC, PAGE A6 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, A7 WEATHER, A8 INSIDE Lisa M. Zeier Levi Conyers Jr. SUMMER PATTERN HOLDING 5 SECTIONS, 30 PAGES the .com Elizabeth C. Short Mary P. Isaac Hotter today than yesterday VOL. 121, NO. 236 Martha W. Nedd Roland J. Watson with a good chance of Business D1 Opinion A5 Lanny M. Von Cannon Scotty F. McQuiller afternoon thunderstorms; Classifieds D4 Outdoors D3 Burney Hickman Glenda F. Phillips tonight, warm and stormy. Comics E1 Television E3 HIGH 96, LOW 74 10th Annual Art in Th e Park Saturday, September 24, 2016 Vendors Now invited to Apply at: HSNASUMTERSC.Com Th is project is partially funded by the Sumter County Cultural Commission which receives support from the John and Susan Bennett Arts Fund of the Coastal Community Foundation of SC, the South Carolina Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts. A2 | SUNDAY, JULY 24, 2016 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] LOCAL BRIEFS FROM STAFF REPORTS S.C. Arts Commission awards County council to revisit concrete plant zoning Sumter City Council will local grants of more than $95K meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday in County Council Chambers, Sumter County Administra- FROM STAFF REPORTS S.C. Arts Commission Director Ken The push to expand arts education tion Building, 13 E. Canal St., May noted that last year's pilot pro- access is the result of recommenda- to consider: COLUMBIA — The South Carolina gram aimed at serving low-income tions from the 2014 Arts Education • Second reading of a re- Arts Commission has awarded children through summer arts camp Task Force, created to respond to new quest to rezone approximately $3,148,120 in grants to South Carolina has been expanded. research and a new climate for educa- 14.5 acres of land owned by communities, artists, arts organiza- “We worked with local school districts, tion and arts education reform in Florence Concrete Products lo- tions and schools for the 2017 fiscal nonprofit partners and the State Depart- South Carolina, he said. “The task cated on the northeast side of year as of July 1. Of that amount, the ment of Education to deliver a high- force was charged with answering the Industrial Road, south of West tri-county area will receive $95,886, al- quality arts program designed to combat question, ‘What must South Carolina Fulton Street, from general located as follows: Lee County was summer learning loss," May said. do to ensure that all of its young people residential to light industrial- granted $1,176, Clarendon $31,440 and In addition, seven new Arts in Basic explore, create, learn and grow in and warehouse. Council will hold a Sumter County $63,270. Curriculum sites have been awarded through the arts?’ The answer was, in a public hearing on the matter All of Lee County's grant is for the grants to strategically plan and imple- nutshell, ‘do more of the good projects before voting; and Lee County Arts Council for general ment arts education as part of the you’re already doing and find new ap- • Second reading of an ordi- operating expenses; Clarendon County school day. The agency’s support of the proaches and new partners to reach nance to authorize the issu- School District 1 will receive all $31,440 broader arts sector has increased as kids, especially in high-poverty areas.’ ance and sale of general obli- for arts education projects, specifically well, with 25 new operating support We will continue to support projects in gation bonds not to exceed $2.5 the Summer STEAM (Science, Tech- grantees. traditional settings such as schools, but million to fund the purchase nology, Engineering, Arts and Math) "As a result of our work in rural we want to work with community part- of several county vehicles and Camp and school district personnel; communities and with new alliances ners and afterschool/summer program projects. A public hearing will and the bulk of Sumter County's around the state, we have attracted ad- providers to reach children beyond the be held before council's vote. $63,270 grant will help fund the Sumter ditional grant applications for our op- school day and school year.” Later, council will receive a County Cultural Commission's sub- erating support funds," May said. For a complete listing of grants report from Sumter County granting program and general operat- "These awards help ensure that we awards, visit the websites www.South- Land Use Committee that will ing expenses, and Arts in Education — support a wide variety of projects in CarolinaArts.com/awards and www. meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday in Arts in Basic Curriculum Advance- more places, helping to boost the SouthCarolinaArts.com or call (803) County Council Conference ment. state’s creative economy.” 734-8696. Room to discuss and possibly take action on a matter con- cerning rezoning require- ments for solar farms. Central Carolina County council will also re- Technical College’s Dean ceive a report from Sumter of Health Sciences Dr. County Forfeited Land Com- Karen Cowell, center mission that will meet at 5:30 right, accepts a $13,500 p.m. in County Council Con- check from NHC ference Room to discuss ap- HealthCare Sumter proximately six contractual Administrator Jeanie matters regarding forfeited Crotts, center left, on property. Monday. The money will go toward the purchase of four geriatric Commission to take up simulators for CCTC’s Broad Street Hilton Health Sciences students. Sumter City and County From left to right: CCTC Planning Commission will Nursing (ADN) meet at 3 p.m. on Wednesday Instructor Linda Lewis, in City Council Chambers, NHC HealthCare Sumter Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider: Director of Nursing Lisa • Approval of a major site Jones, Crotts, Cowell plan for the construction of a and NHC HealthCare hot mix asphalt plant at 2405 Sumter Unit Managers Airport Road; Robert Lee and • Approval of a major site Ashleigh Raybon.