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ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM Children climb over a wall during Battle Bud- dies on Saturday. The obstacles were constructed and decorated by members of Pal- metto Optimist Club. Climbing toward a better BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM Simpson employees Chip Humphries, left, and Derek Owen load a generator onto a customer’s truck Tuesday afternoon. Generator safety crucial Sumter BY BRUCE MILLS Florence could bring [email protected] 4th Battle Buddies promotes Portable generators are becoming in- heavy rainfall to area fitness, positive relationships creasingly popular to supply backup power during natural disasters such as hurri- BY KAYLA ROBINS showed the Category 4 major between kids, law enforcement canes, but experts say there are a few im- [email protected] hurricane heading more di- portant safety issues that must be consid- rectly west through the North BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ered. With slight variations in the Carolina-South Carolina bor- [email protected] The main aspect to generator safety is to forecast on the exact bullseye der. The last update of the day never use a generator inside a home, ga- and arrival time, Hurricane is at 11 p.m. after press time. Though the sun was blazing on Satur- rage or near open windows or return vents Florence continues to head As of the 5 p.m. update, day, children enjoyed a few runs through to a home or building of any kind, accord- straight toward to Carolinas. Florence was about 785 miles the Battle Buddies obstacle course at ing to Chip Humphries of Simpson Hard- A westward shift in the Na- east-southeast of Cape Fear, Sumter County Fairgrounds. ware in Sumter and other sources. When tional Weather Service predic- North Carolina, with maxi- The fourth Battle Buddies event was fuel is used, it produces carbon monoxide, tion brought the cone down mum sustained winds of 140 hosted by the Palmetto Optimist Club. which is a colorless, odorless, poisonous from saying the eye will head miles per hour and moving One of the basic programs of Optimist gas that if inhaled can result in an individ- north into Virginia once it west-northwest at 17 mph. International, the parent program of Pal- ual potentially being hospitalized or dead. makes landfall between Wilm- A storm surge warning and metto Optimist Club, is “Respect for Humphries said people often try to use ington and Emerald Isle, hurricane warning were issued Law,” said Melissa Marshall, president North Carolina, on Friday af- of Palmetto Optimist Club. SEE SAFETY, PAGE A6 ternoon. The 5 p.m. update SEE STORM, PAGE A3 She said Battle Buddies is the local group’s take on that program combined with its fitness program by having law NOTABLE HURRICANES AFFECTING SOUTH CAROLINA IN PAST 3 DECADES enforcement, fire department and military personnel mentor children through 1998 2004 2015 the course. Hurricane Bonnie made Hurricane Hurricane Joaquin “It’s just our opportunity to say, ‘Look, landfall near Wilming- Charley led to historic kids of the community, these are friendly ton, N.C., and caused rainfall referred to people. They’re not someone to be scared crossed Flori- $25 million in insured as the “1,000-year of,’” she said. da, then S.C. property damage in S.C. as a Category flood” in the tri- Marshall said the fitness side of the county area. event was to get kids outside and away 1 storm. from video games and other non-physical activities that someone could do for hours at a time. Volunteers from Crestwood High School’s Junior ROTC program also 1989 1999 2016 helped on the obstacle course on Satur- Hurricane Hugo Hurricane Floyd Hurricane Matthew day. caused widespread struck N.C. as a swept up the coast The health aspect of Battle Buddies destruction in Sum- Category 2 storm of S.C. and caused ties into promoting a positive influence ter on Sept. 22. but caused flood- heavy rain. Sumter between children and first responders Shaw AFB recorded ing in S.C. recorded a 61 mph and the military, said Nettie Bryant, di- winds at 109 mph. gust. rector of health and fitness for Palmetto One person died in a mobile home. SEE BUDDIES, PAGE A6 Source: National Weather Service, National Hurricane Center, twc.com, The Sumter Item

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Lemira Percussion Ensem- Inspired by Diane Downs, di- Sumter and around South Car- Lemira Percussion Ensemble ble, or LPE, celebrates its 20th rector of the Louisville Leop- olina, as well as in five other season this school year. The ard Percussionists, Lemira states. LPE plays regularly at group of about 33 students was teacher Leila Lucas created Piccolo Spoleto Festival in invited to international event founded in 1999, when Lemira the LPE. She was later joined Charleston and at many other Elementary School was award- by retired LPE teacher Ste- prestigious festivals and ven- ed a Target 2000 grant to en- phen Winn in working with ues. BY IVY MOORE every four years and are pre- rich its music curriculum and the ensemble. The afternoon concert by Special to The Sumter Item sented by the International Fed- to promote cultural awareness LPE’s repertoire includes LPE will be presented at eration for Equestrian Sports, of other programs, according classical music, bucket drum- Tryon International Equestri- The Lemira Percussion En- founded in 1921 by horsemen to a news release. ming, Taiko (Japanese drum- an Center, and the group’s eve- semble will present two perfor- from eight countries, including Students in the ensemble ming), Latin American, jazz ning concert will take place at mances on Monday as part of the United States, Belgium, must maintain acceptable and drumline, and the musi- Rogers Park in downtown the 2018 World Equestrian Denmark, France, Italy, Japan, grades and behavior in order cians often play unusual in- Tryon. Games being held this year in Norway and Sweden; the found- to participate. They each struments that include pipes, For more information about Tryon, North Carolina, at ers dedicated themselves to the spend more than 600 hours buckets, trashcans and boom- Lemira Percussion Ensemble, Tryon International Equestrian kind and fair treatment of com- each year rehearsing, travel- whackers. The group has per- visit www.lemirapercussionen- Center. The games take place petition horses. ing and performing. formed hundreds of times in semble.com. Business news Hurricane Florence Statewide burning ban issued until further notice

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS solely because of elevated [email protected] fire danger but rather because so many firefighting COLUMBIA — With the and emergency personnel approach of Hurricane Flor- and resources are committed ence, the South Carolina For- to hurricane-related re- estry Commission will issue sponse," he said. a State Forester's Burning Many of the firefighting Ban for all counties, effective personnel from the forestry 7 a.m. today. commission and local fire de- A State Forester's Burning partments have been dis- Ban prohibits all outdoor patched to Pee Dee and coast- burning, including yard deal regions to assist with evac- bris burning, campfires and uation procedures and law burning for forestry, wildlife enforcement activities, and or agricultural purposes in later, damage assessment unincorporated areas, states and cleanup, states the re- a news release from the lease. agency. Forecasts for the next few While open-fire cooking is days also predict higher- BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM not included in the ban, the than-normal wind gusts The pharmacy at Rite Aid, 1077 Broad St. and near Sumter Mall, is set to close Oct. 3. According to a commission strongly advises prior to the arrival of rain, store employee, the general merchandise area will close on or around Oct. 17. all citizens to be extremely which combined with recent vigilant until the ban — dry conditions could make it which will stay in effect until possible for outdoor fires to Sumter’s final Rite Aid to close next month an official announcement easily escape and spread rap- from the forestry commis- idly. sion states otherwise — is In addition to performing BY BRUCE MILLS According to a staff pharmacist, prescrip- lifted. its normal wildfire suppres- [email protected] tions will be automatically transferred over Though most of the state is sion operations, the forestry to the nearby Walgreens at 1000 Broad St. anticipated to receive a lot of commission has deployed Sumter's third and final Rite Aid will Walgreens officially began purchasing rain later this week because more than 30 firefighting, close soon, according to store employees. about 2,000 Rite Aids across the U.S. last of Hurricane Florence, SCFC law enforcement and inci- The pharmacy at Rite Aid, 1077 Broad St. fall. Some reports indicate Walgreens will Fire Chief Darryl Jones said dent management personnel (in front of Sumter Mall), is set to close Oct. close about 600 of the locations in the pro- the ban is to reduce the pos- to support the state's coordi- 3. According to an employee, the store's gen- cess. sibility of fire and other nated emergency response to eral merchandise area will close on or A Walgreens spokesperson could not be emergencies. the arrival of Hurricane around Oct. 17. reached Tuesday for comment. "We're issuing the ban not Florence.

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Anyone who wants to volun- STORM FROM PAGE A1 CLOSURES AND closed Thursday and Friday. meeting from Monday, Sept. 17, to teer at shelters should visit CANCELLATIONS • Clarendon Hall will remain closed Monday, Sept. 24, at 6:30 p.m. at www.redcross.org/sc to start an in the advisory from South Sept. 12-14. All athletic events and Manning City Hall, 29 W. Boyce St. application. After that, a mem- Santee River, which is be- Following is a list of current and practices are canceled. A normal • Laurence Manning Academy will be ber of the Red Cross will reach tween Charleston and upcoming closures and cancellations scheduled is planned to begin again closed Wednesday, Sept. 12; Thursday out, and a background check related to Hurricane Florence. Go to Georgetown, to Duck, North on Monday, Sept. 17. Sept. 13; and Friday, Sept. 14, will be performed. theitem.com for a complete and Carolina, and the Albemarle • All events scheduled for National according to Jessica McFaddin, updated list: “For days now, our dedicat- and Pamlico Sounds, includ- Assisted Living Week, which is Sept. director of public information for the ed volunteers have been working the Neuse and Pamlico • Robert E. Lee Academy will be 9-15, at Brookdale Sumter have been Manning-based school. ing non-stop to prepare for rivers. closed Wednesday, Sept. 12, through canceled. • Public schools in Sumter, Lee and Hurricane Florence,” said Friday, Sept. 14. “Florence is expected to • Clarendon County government Clarendon counties are closed until Louise Welch Williams, re- slow down considerably by • Thomas Sumter Academy will be offices will be closed on Thursday and further notice, according to an gional CEO. “If South Carolina late Thursday into Friday. On open Wednesday, Sept. 12, but will Friday. executive order from Gov. Henry residents are looking for vol- not hold athletic events and will be McMaster that local school district the forecast track, the center • The Sumter County Battle of the unteer opportunities, the Red closed Thursday and Friday. officials confirmed. Inland school of Florence will move over Badges blood drive event scheduled facilities and buses may be needed for Cross would love them to join the southwestern Atlantic • The Clarendon County Administrative for Friday, Sept. 14, has been canceled. our team.” Offices will close at noon on emergency shelters and Ocean between Bermuda and • Manning City Council has The Red Cross says sending Wednesday, Sept. 12, and will remain transportation to help the expected the Bahamas through rescheduled its regular monthly one million coastal evacuees. food and clothing does more Wednesday and approach the harm than good because it coast of North Carolina or takes time and money right South Carolina in the hurri- CLOSURES AND PREPARATIONS Mandatory evacuations re- City of Sumter, Sumter County now to sort and store the items, cane warning area on Thurs- Public schools throughout main in effect for all zones in Government, Sumter Fire De- which diverts limited time and day and Friday,” the agency Sumter, Lee, Clarendon and 23 Horry, Georgetown, Charles- partment, Sumter Police De- resources away from helping said. other counties were closed on ton, Berkeley and Dorchester partment, Sumter County those most affected. Help peo- Florence is expected to Tuesday and will remain counties. Sheriff’s Office, Sumter County ple affected by disasters large drop between 15 and 25 inch- closed until further notice, as Private schools in the area Emergency Medical Services and small by texting “FLOR- es of rainfall with isolated ordered by Gov. Henry McMas- are closing, too, and state gov- and Sumter County Coroner’s ENCE” to 90999 to make a $10 maximum amounts of 35 ter on Monday. He also ordered ernment offices are also closed Office met Tuesday afternoon donation. inches near the “storm’s mandatory evacuations from from the governor’s order, to discuss the potential impact Forecasts are updated at 8 track.” the entire coast to begin Tues- though he did on Tuesday lift from Florence on the area. a.m., 2 p.m., 5 p.m. and 11 p.m. “Hurricane conditions are day at noon, so inland school the mandatory closures of “Traffic is expected to in- each day, making running the expected to reach the coast facilities and buses are avail- schools and state offices in crease in the area, and we urge most current updates in a within the hurricane warning able for shelters and transpor- Aiken, Bamberg, Beaufort, motorists to be patient and printed newspaper extremely area on Friday. Winds are ex- tation. McMaster lifted on Barnwell, Colleton, Hampton mindful that people are evacu- difficult. Though the forecasts pected to first reach tropical Tuesday the mandatory evacu- and Jasper counties. ating the coast,” Perry said. have not drastically changed storm strength on Thursday, ations in the southern-most As of Tuesday afternoon, no As the entire state is prepar- since they began following Flor- making outside preparations parts of the state, including decision had been made about ing for Florence’s arrival, the ence this week, please visit us difficult or dangerous. Prepa- zones in Beaufort, Colleton and the closure of Sumter city or Palmetto SC Region of the online at www.theitem.com, rations to protect life and Jasper counties with the excep- county offices, according to Joe American Red Cross is also where we will have updates as property should be rushed to tion of Edisto Beach, according Perry, spokesman for the coun- getting volunteers ready to they come in. For shelter and completion,” the advisory to the South Carolina Emer- ty. open shelters and respond to evacuation information, visit said. gency Management Division. Representatives from the any disaster as it may occur. www.scemd.org.

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Dealership replaces Discovery of car flipped by fans LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — A man's car fell victim dog saves man to celebrating University of Kentucky fans and has been replaced by a local from conviction dealership. News outlets report Big M Superstore donated the SALEM, Oregon (AP) — The discovery 2005 Mazda 3 to 19-year-old of a black Labrador named Lucy led to Matt O'Hara, whose car the unraveling of a criminal case Monday was flipped Saturday. The against an Oregon man who had begun Northern Kentucky Uni- serving a 50-year prison sentence. versity student was visiting Joshua Horner, a plumber from the friends in Lexington the central Oregon town of Redmond, was night of the Wildcats' 27-16 convicted on April 12, 2017, of sexual victory over the Florida abuse of a minor. Gators. In the trial, the complainant testified That win was the first Horner had threatened to shoot her ani- against Florida in more mals if she went to the police about the than three decades, and alleged molestation, and said she saw him hundreds of fans poured shoot her dog, killing it, to make his into State Street to cele- point. brate. No injuries were re- Six months after a jury convicted Horn- ported, but when O'Hara er in a verdict that was not unanimous, made his way back to his he asked the Oregon Innocence Project parking spot, he found for help. The group took up his case. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS some possessions strewn When the group raised concerns in This photo provided by Lisa Christon shows the black Labrador named Lucy at McMenamins nearby. His car had been April about the case with Deschutes Gearhart Golf Links in Gearhart, Oregon. The discovery of Lucy led to the unraveling of a impounded. County District Attorney John Hummel, criminal case against an Oregon man who had begun serving a 50-year prison sentence. Dealership owner Ste- he agreed to work with them. phen Montgomery says he Horner had insisted he never shot the looked for a way to help as dog. Finding the dog would show the dog is alive and well," Hummel's office ran away. soon as he heard of complainant had lied under oath. But if it said in a statement. Horner had been indicted under a pre- O'Hara's plight. was alive, where was it? Hummel told the court Monday he's not vious district attorney, but the trial and An Oregon Innocence Project volunteer certain that Horner did not sexually conviction came under Hummel's watch. and an official from Hummel's office abuse the complainant, but that he's now Hummel said in an email the issue of searched for it. The black Lab had report- not convinced he did. The Associated the dog being shot was raised for the first Putin treats China’s edly been given away. The investigators Press is not naming her because it doesn't time during the trial, so there was no in- leader to pancakes were sniffing on the trail, but they had identify alleged victims of sexual abuse. vestigation to be done regarding it prior trouble tracking down the purported Deschutes County Judge Michael Adler to trial, "and we had no credible reason to VLADIVOSTOK, Russia dog's owner. dismissed the case. question the statement after it was made." (AP) — Russian President "They made a couple trips around De- Horner, in a statement released by the He said exonerations are a reminder Vladimir Putin has treated schutes County; he was not there," said Oregon Innocence Project, thanked the that while America has "the best system Chinese President Xi Jin- Steve Wax, legal director of the Oregon group, his family, friends and Hummel. of justice in the world it is not perfect. ping to Russian pancakes Innocence Project. "We heard he was in "Kelli and I are ready to pick up the Mistakes will be made, and we should be in a show of warm person- Seattle. Then we learned he had a place pieces of our lives," Horner said, refer- judged by how we respond to them." al ties between the two on the Oregon Coast." ring to his wife. The couple came out of Wax, who was Oregon's former top fed- leaders. It was there, in the town of Gearhart the courthouse Monday holding hands eral public defender for 31 years before The two leaders ate pan- northwest of Portland, that the pair final- and smiling. joining the Oregon Innocence Project, cakes with caviar and had ly found Lucy after her owners agreed to Horner had walked out of a state pris- said this case is highly unusual. shots of vodka at an exhibi- rendezvous at a golf course. on in Pendleton on Aug. 3 after the Ore- "To be able to establish that a person tion at the sidelines of an "She was drinking a bowl of water and gon Court of Appeals reversed his convic- should not have been convicted, you need economic forum in the far sitting in shade underneath a porch. We tion and ordered a new trial. The appeals something objective," Wax said in a tele- eastern port of Vladivo- played with her. Petted her. It was won- court said the defense had not been al- phone interview. "In most child sex abuse stok. derful," said Lisa Christon, the Oregon lowed to present certain evidence that cases, there is no evidence. Finding Lucy Beijing and Moscow have Innocence Project volunteer. was unrelated to the dog. alive showed the complainant lied under developed a "strategic part- Lucy was identified by an undisputed Now, Horner no longer faces that sec- oath in her testimony." nership" reflecting their chain of custody and her looks. ond trial. He declined a request for an in- It was the first exoneration for the Ore- shared opposition to the "She's a very distinctive-looking black terview, saying he is not ready to speak gon Innocence Project, launched in 2014 "unipolar" world, the term Lab; not purebred. She's got this adorable with the press just yet. to exonerate the wrongfully convicted they use to describe per- shaped head and really long ears," Chris- After Lucy was found, the complain- and promote legal reforms. ceived U.S. global domina- ton said. ant failed to attend a meeting in August Wax praised Hummel for his willing- tion. That key evidence showed the com- to discuss her testimony, Hummel said. ness to re-examine the case. The rapprochement has plainant had not been truthful when tes- Last Wednesday, one of his investigators "Nationwide, what Mr. Hummel did been driven by a strong tifying, the district attorney said. heard she was at a home near Redmond. was unusual," Wax said. "It is to be com- personal relationship be- "Lucy the dog was not shot. Lucy the When he pulled up to the driveway, she mended. It should be the model." tween Putin and Xi.

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So, ventilation is garage. very key for safety.” • Never burn charcoal inside a home or garage As far as electrical use, most people today use heavy- duty extension cords that fuel spills because gasoline will down for several minutes, and run from the generator di- expand in the tank when the then refill. rectly to the appliance that generator is in use. they are operating. • If any gas is spilled onto the EMISSIONS Humphries said that is the generator in the fueling pro- • Wherever the generator is safest way to use a generator. cess, wipe it up immediately. positioned outside the home, A second method for usage • Before refueling, turn the the exhaust port on it should ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM involves “hard-wiring” the generator off, allow it to cool point away from the house. 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COMMENTARY No, I’m Spartacus! Booker launches gladiator bid

ASHINGTON — It was slaves did the same, saying, “I am the life of a boy shot down in a New- a Florence, S.C., church where he in- Day Three of the Brett Spartacus.” ark neighborhood and then stum- troduced then-candidate Hillary Clin- Kavanaugh hearings Alas, the Kavanaugh documents bling back to his apartment building, ton with a stemwinder in 2016, drip- Wwhen Sen. Cory Booker, technically were not confidential, and sobbing as he tried to wash the ping sweat and passion, people in the D-N.J,, launched his 2020 presidential having been released the night before blood from his hands, then falling audience were no doubt wondering: bid as a Thracian gladiator. by Bill Burck, the George W. Bush at- crying on the shoulder of a wise ten- Why isn’t he the one running? His eyes glimmering pools of ear- torney charged with reviewing Kava- ant president, who told him: Stay All in good time, my friends, all in nestness, Booker girded his loins and naugh’s records from his time as a faithful. good time. told the chamber that lawyer in the White House. The docu- Then there was ol’ T-Bone, the It’s plain that Booker has been run- he was going to do ments also did not support Booker’s threatening drug pusher whom Book- ning all his life — as a Stanford foot- the unthinkable. He claim about profiling. But truth is no er says he befriended in Newark. In- ball player, as a Rhodes Scholar at was going to put ev- lingerer in the repositories of Book- deed, Booker used to mention T-Bone Oxford, as a law student at Yale. Yet, erything at risk, even er’s revelations. so often in speeches that inquiring despite his studious pursuit of life his place in the U.S. Would that director Stanley Ku- minds went looking for him — to no lessons, he seems to have missed one: Senate, and break the brick had been on hand. He might avail. It seems T-Bone may not have Don’t show them your hand, mean- rules. He would re- have instructed the other Democratic existed, at least not in the singular. A ing, don’t let them see how much you lease confidential senators to rise at once and say, “No, New Jersey historian named Clement want it. Kathleen documents that, I am Spartacus,” and to rescue their Price told National Review that Book- All we learned from Booker’s Parker Booker said, would colleague from certain parody. Ap- er had admitted to him that T-Bone Spartacus moment was that he was expose Supreme parently, at least some of the other was actually a blend of several peo- desperate to wrest the day away from Court nominee Kava- senators and Booker himself already ple. In the vernacular of pardonable Kavanaugh. Gambling everything, he naugh as a supporter of racial profil- knew that the documents, previously political sins, he was a composite, a won a punchline. ing. marked “committee confidential,” familiar archetype of the luckless Too bad. When you’re already an Lest the immensity of the moment had been released, according to and the lost. elected senator, a beneficiary of the be lost on spectators, Booker sprang Burck. Thursday night, Booker told Booker’s supporters, including most elite education the world has to for the enduring image: “This is CNN’s Anderson Cooper that he Price, have forgiven his periodic ex- offer, a charismatic champion of the about the closest I’ll probably ever didn’t know the emails had been re- plorations of hyperbole, saying that less fortunate — and a vegan to boot have in my life to an ‘I am Spartacus’ leased and insisted, almost boastfully, the story, if not precisely true, served — you don’t have to invent, embellish moment,” he said with a straight face. that he did, too, break the rules. One a good purpose. Others, undoubtedly, or grandstand. Truth is enough. He was referring to the 1960 movie couldn’t help wondering whether the will readily trade T-Bone for Sparta- Besides, spoiler alert: In “Sparta- “Spartacus,” about a failed slave re- “I am Spartacus” bumper stickers cus as fresher evidence of Booker’s cus,” everybody dies at the end. volt led by the title character (Kirk and “Break Rules” T-shirts were al- intention to evolve into a higher life Douglas) against the Roman Republic. ready being printed. form before our very eyes. Kathleen Parker’s email address is When the rulers warned that all the Booker has flirted with grandiosity He’s a consummate storyteller, to [email protected]. slaves would be crucified unless before, if in the most humble way. be sure. He never looks at a note, as Spartacus identified himself, he Humble-bragging, I think they call I’ve observed him on the hustings, © 2018, Washington Post Writers stepped forward. Then all the other it. As with his story of trying to save and he mesmerizes his audiences. At Group

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ACKERMAN USED HIS next year, Roger and the late SKILLS, IMAGINATION Dr. Jack Bevan launched the TO HELP COMMUNITY C.A.R.T. Fund (Coins for Al- zheimer’s Research Trust) I’m mourning the death of starting with the three Sumter my good friend, Roger Acker- Rotary clubs. The idea was to man. We met in 1984 when I capture pocket change (aver- joined the Sumter Rotary age 50 cents) and dollar bills Club. Roger had joined in 1966, for Alzheimer’s research. Like served as club president in Johnny Appleseed, Roger 1978-79, was awarded Rotarian went from one Rotary Club to of the Year for our club in the next to sell the idea of 1983 and again in 2017, and C.A.R.T. One hundred percent was named Rotary District of the money went for Al- 7770 Rotarian of the Year in zheimer’s research grants. 2015. His life exemplified the Today, hundreds of Rotary Rotary motto, “Service Above clubs in the southeastern USA Self.” are collecting millions of dol- In this life, we are fortunate lars for this worthy cause. to have a handful of close That was my friend Roger friends, the ones who like you Ackerman, the 1975 Sumter for who you are. For me, Little Theatre “Music Man” Roger was one of those who used his imagination and friends. sales skills for good causes. In As friends, we had lunch the process he inspired us all. from time to time. In 1994, I’m forever grateful for his Roger told me, “I’ve been a Ro- friendship. tarian for nearly 30 years, and CHUCK FIENNING I need a new challenge.” The Sumter

COMMENTARY Is Trump about to intervene in Syria’s civil war?

s President Donald Trump about “We are not in a hurry to go,” said Is Trump ready to order U.S. action lished in Damascus? to intervene militarily in the Syri- James Jeffrey, the retired Foreign Ser- against Russian and Syrian forces if With these conditions required be- an civil war? For that is what he vice officer brought back to handle the Assad gives his army the green light fore our departure, we could be there Iand his advisers seem to be sig- Syria account. “The new policy is to take Idlib? For the bombing of Idlib for eternity. naling. we’re no longer pulling out by the end has already begun. The Syrian civil war is arguably the Last week, Trump said of Syrian of the year.” What makes this more than an aca- worst humanitarian disaster of the de- President Bashar Assad’s campaign to President Obama had a red line demic exercise is that Vladimir Putin cade. The sooner it is ended the better. recapture the last stronghold of the against Syria’s use of poison gas, and Iranian President Hassan Rou- But Assad, Russia and Iran did not rebellion, Idlib prov- which Trump enforced with bombing hani, at a meeting in Tehran last Fri- start this war. Nor have Syria, Russia ince: “If it’s a slaugh- runs. Now we have a new red line. day, told President Erdogan of Turkey or Iran sought a clash with U.S. forces ter, the world is going Said Jeffrey, the U.S. “will not tolerate that the reconquest of Idlib is going whose mission, we were repeatedly as- to get very, very an attack. Period.” forward. sured, was to crush ISIS and go home. angry. And the Unit- In an editorial Friday, the Post goad- Erdogan fears that the Syrian ar- Trump has struck Syria twice for its ed States is going to ed Trump, calling his response to my’s recapture of Idlib would send use of poison gas, and U.S. officials get very angry, too.” Assad’s ruthless recapture of his hundreds of thousands more refugees told the Journal that Assad has now In a front-page country “pathetically weak.” To stand streaming to his border. approved the use of chlorine on the story Monday, “Assad by and let the Syrian army annihilate Turkey already hosts millions of rebels in Idlib. Moscow, however, is Pat is Planning Chlorine the rebels in Idlib, said the Post, would refugees from Syria’s civil war. charging that a false-flag operation to Buchanan Attack, U.S. Says,” be “another damaging abdication of Yet the massing of the Syrian army unleash chlorine on civilians in Idlib The Wall Street Jour- U.S. leadership.” near Idlib and the Russian and Syrian is being prepared to trigger and justify nal reports that, dur- What Trump seems to be signaling, bombing now begun suggest that the U.S. intervention. ing a recent meeting, “President the Post demanding and Jeffrey sug- Assad-Putin-Rouhani coalition has de- Many in this Russophobic city Trump threatened to conduct a mas- gesting is that, rather than allow a cided to accept the risk of a clash with would welcome a confrontation with sive attack against Mr. Assad if he bloody battle for the recapture of Idlib the Americans in order to bring an Putin’s Russia, even more a U.S. war carries out a massacre in Idlib.” province to play out, the United States end to the rebellion. If so, this puts the on Iran. But that is the opposite of Idlib contains three million civilians should engage Russian and Syrian ball in America’s court. what candidate Trump promised. and refugees and 70,000 rebels, 10,000 forces militarily and force them to Words and warnings aside, is It would represent a triumph of the of whom are al-Qaida. back off. Trump prepared to take us into the never-Trumpers and President Friday, The Washington Post report- On Friday, near the U.S. garrison at Syrian civil war against the forces Trump’s relinquishing of his foreign ed that Trump is changing U.S. policy. Tanf in southern Syria, close to Iraq, who, absent our intervention, will policy to the interventionists and neo- America will not be leaving Syria any U.S. Marines conducted a live-fire ex- have won the war? When did Congress conservatives. time soon. ercise. Purpose: Warn Russian forces authorize a new war? The 2,200 U.S. troops in Syria will re- to stay away. The Americans have de- What vital U.S. interest is imperiled Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of main until we see “the exit of all Ira- clared a 35-mile zone around Tanf off- in Idlib, or in ensuring that all Iranian “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Bat- nian military and proxy forces and the limits. The Marine exercise followed a forces and Shiite allies are removed, tles That Made and Broke a President establishment of a stable, non-threat- Russian notification, and U.S. rejec- or that a “non-threatening govern- and Divided America Forever.” ening government acceptable to all tion, of a plan to enter the zone in pur- ment acceptable to all Syrians and the Syrians.” suit of “terrorists.” international community” is estab- © 2018 CREATORS.COM A8 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

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The last word ARIES (March and relationships with important in astrology 21-April 19): people. Consider every LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take on only EUGENIA LAST angle before what you know you can handle. It’s you decide to better to do one job perfectly than to make a change. Don’t let temptation SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PETS OF THE WEEK get the better of you. Stand firm do several adequately. Focus on when dealing with responsibilities precision, detail and substance. Don’t and assigning who will take care of let complaints and criticism get to CAN’T ADOPT BUT what. Avoid insult or injury by you. Believe and trust in your ability. WOULD LIKE TO HELP distancing yourself from SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t get IN SOME WAY? Sumter unpredictable individuals. angry; be proactive. If something Animal Control gladly TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Use your doesn’t sit right with you, do resources and imagination to help something about it. Don’t let anyone accepts donations of deal with anyone who poses a push you or take advantage of you. the following: Capstar problem for you. Have your facts Do whatever it takes to maintain your flea control pills (at Petco straight and ready to share with integrity and your reputation. or Tractor Supply), bleach anyone tempted to make your life SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): (gallons or spray bottle), difficult. A positive change is heading your way. Finish what you start and leave metal food and water nothing undone. Taking care of your GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep busy. bowls in all sizes, towels, responsibilities will make it difficult for Idle time will lead to disagreements waterless pet shampoo, dog anyone to complain or make you look and face-offs with people who want cologne, kibble, puppy food, bad. Don’t trust hearsay or get to make you look bad. Concentrate on involved in gossip. Gather facts and newspapers and leashes what you want to accomplish, and and collars. Tax-deductible don’t let criticism or complaints tempt assess situations thoroughly. you to say something you’ll end up CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Test donations can be made via regretting. the water before taking a risk that Paypal at sumterstrays@gmail. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make may not be in your best interest. Trust com. One hundred percent of changes that will bring you comfort in yourself and the plans you feel will your donation will be used for or add to your convenience. How you bring you the best returns. Discuss the animals at Sumter Animal handle situations involving peers will joint ventures and the changes you Control. make a difference in your career want to make. choices in the not-too-distant future. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ll Romance is encouraged. get fired up easily if someone causes TOP: Wilma, approximately 3 to 4 months old, is a bundle of adorable. This little girl loves chasing butter- LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Temptation will you emotional stress. Calm down; flies, belly rubs and well, just about everything. Wilma is one of the most endearing pups you will ever be your downfall. Don’t make listen to all sides of a situation before meet. Just watchingWilma her frolic is adorable, will put aloves smile just on your about face. IfStacy you areis a looking sweet, forpetite a young princess pup who will fit changes that are costly or not fully making an adjustment. Moderation everything considered. Be willing to do the work in with any situation, come and meet our 19-pound bundle of love today. and keeping the peace will be in your yourself. Minor mishaps will occur if best interest. Walk away from erratic BELOW: Stacy, 2 to 4 years old, is sweet, petite and looking for her forever home. This girl is gentle and you get into an argument with individuals. very people-oriented. She seems timid around other dogs, especially the larger ones. Perhaps she was someone looking for a fight. bullied in the past. In any case, we would like her to be an only dog, so that she can have the benefit of all VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Set up PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Set your of the love, attention and interaction of her people. meetings, discuss plans and make sights high and make your intentions If you would like to meet Wilma in kennel 23 or Stacy in kennel 31 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles changes that will further your cause, clear. You can make a lot of progress if purpose or plans. Getting along with you are open about the end result Road, call the adoption coordinator at (803) 774-3232 or email [email protected]. As with all of others will help you gain support. you want to see take place. A personal our adoptable dogs, we do require a spay or neuter agreement, and it is strictly enforced. Proof of spay/ Listen attentively and work diligently relationship will improve if you make neuter after adoption will be required. We have many other adoptable dogs as well as animals who were to secure your position, reputation a promise. found and are waiting for their owners to claim them. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. SECTION B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

PLAYERS OF WEEK

Center of attention MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter High School’s Tayvian Gass (68) won The Sumter Item Offensive Lineman Player of the Week for the second straight week despite moving from right tackle to center due to an injury on the offensive line. Gass moves to middle of Sumter line to win award along with LMA’s Brunson, Lee and Knights’ Lowery

BY DENNIS BRUNSON like he did in the Gamecocks’ me,” Gass said of the position sive Player of the Week, and Item. [email protected] 34-10 win over Conway the switch. “I want to do whatever placekicker Jackson Lee, the The quartet will be honored prior week. I can to help the team win. I’m Special Teams Player of the at next week’s weekly meeting Instead, the 6-foot-4-inch, so versatile that I can play Week. Crestwood defensive of the Sumter Touchdown Tayvian Gass has been se- 305-pound Gass moved to the from left tackle to right tack- end Parris Lowery is the De- Club presented by FTC. The lected as The Sumter Item Of- middle of the offensive line at le.” fensive Player of the Week. club is delaying the honors fensive Lineman of the Week center and stood out there as Joining Gass are two Lau- Players are selected based since none of the local schools for the second straight week. well in Sumter’s 49-7 triumph rence Manning Academy on nominations from local with the possible exception of However, he didn’t dominate over Lakewood. players in running back high school coaches. Selec- at his normal right tackle spot “It really didn’t matter to Brewer Brunson, the Offen- tions are made by The Sumter SEE HONORS, PAGE B3

USC FOOTBALL PREP FOOTBALL Carolina looking ahead, not back at Georgia

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

COLUMBIA — South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley has an additional job this week. While preparing for South Carolina’s No movement upcoming game against Marshall, Bentley is making sure teammates have put last week’s loss to Georgia behind them. in 5A football “I continue to remind the guys that,” said Bentley, battered by the third- ranked Bulldogs in 41-17 loss. “To re- poll; Sumter mind the guys to stay positive and understand that you can’t let one loss affect the rest of the season.” South Carolina (1-1) looks to bounce still No. 8 back Saturday night at home against Marshall (2-0) of Conference USA. BY DENNIS BRUNSON The Gamecocks, who returned to the [email protected] rankings at No. 24 last week, had pinned plenty of hope on surprising MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter High School re- South Carolina quarterback Jake Bentley, middle, brings his team to the line during the mained at No. 8 in the 5A clas- SEE USC, PAGE B7 Gamecocks’ 41-17 loss to Georgia last week. USC plays host to Marshall on Saturday. sification in the latest S.C. Prep Media Football Poll released on Tuesday. And not only did the Game- PRO TENNIS cocks hold their spot in the poll, so did each of the other nine teams as there was no Serena Williams’ treatment resonates among black women movement. Dutch Fork remains a unanimous No. 1 followed by Dor- BY DEEPTI HAJELA watch their tone and words Serena Wil- man, Gaffney, Fort Dorchester, The Associated Press in the workplace in ways liams argues T.L. Hanna, Hillcrest, Berke- that men and other women with the chair ley, Sumter, Byrnes and Sum- NEW YORK — When Sere- are not. umpire during merville. na Williams told the umpire And if they’re not careful, the women’s Sumter is 4-0 after beating at the U.S. Open final that he they say, they risk being finals of the Lakewood 49-7. The Game- owed her an apology, that he branded “Angry Black U.S. Open on cocks were scheduled to travel had stolen something from Woman.” Saturday. Wil- to Rock Hill to face Northwest- her, and then she got penal- “So much of what she ex- liams was ern on Friday, but the game ized for her words, Breea periences we experience in fined for three was postponed due to the Willingham could relate to the workplace, too,” said violations. threat of Hurricane Florence. her frustration and anger. Willingham, a professor of Sumter is set to play Bluffton AP FILE PHOTO Willingham isn’t a tennis criminal justice at the State for homecoming on Sept. 21. star, but she is a black University of New York at Sumter is the only one of woman. She and others like Plattsburgh. “As black the seven local SCHSL schools her say Williams’ experience women ... we’re expected to to receive votes this week. resonates with them because they are often forced to SEE SERENA, PAGE B2 SEE POLLS, PAGE B2 B2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM AREA ROUNDUP Most high school football games postponed because of hurricane

TSA’S CROWE WINS INVITATIONAL The only local high school Clarendon Hall was to go to with a 3-1 victory over Chris- and Kathryn Parker shot a 61. football game that still has the St. Matthews to take on Cal- SPARTANBURG -- Thomas tian Academy of Myrtle possibility of being played on houn Academy. None of the Sumter Academy’s Bella Beach on Monday at the REL JV FOOTBALL Friday is Wilson Hall’s game games have been rescheduled Crowe won her second invita- gymnasium. WILSON HALL 39 against Hammond in Columbia at this time. tional meet of the year on Sat- The Lady Cavaliers, who PORTER-GAUD 20 as Hurricane Florence bears All of the local South Caro- urday, taking first place in the improved to 4-2 overall, won down on the Southeast coast. lina High School League Bob Jenkins Coaches Classic. by the scores of 27-25, 25-13, CHARLESTON -- Wilson Officials at the schools are teams had their games post- Crowe, who won the CIU In- 20-25, 25-13. Hall defeated Porter-Gaud waiting a while longer before poned on Monday when Gov. vitational the previous week, Robert E. Lee won the ju- 39-20 on Thursday at the P-G making a final determination. Henry McMaster cancelled led the Lady Generals to a nior varsity match 2-0 by the field. The other local South Caro- classes for the rest of the second-place finish. TSA’s Au- scores of 25-18, 25-21. Guylar Netchaeff had two lina Independent School Asso- week, including Sumter, Clar- brey Stoddard finished second receiving touchdowns for the ciation schools have decided endon and Lee. and Jordan Thornton was VARSITY GIRLS GOLF Barons and also led the de- not to play on Friday. Robert PTC EVENT CANCELLED 11th. WEST FLORENCE 213 fense with eight tackles. E. Lee Academy will deter- The boys race was cancelled SUMTER 236 Will Singleton, Alex mine on Saturday if its game The Palmetto Tennis Center due the heat index and wet McLeod and Cameron Coulter against Williamsburg Acade- Invitational scheduled for Fri- bulb conditions. Sumter High School lost to each ran for a touchdown. my scheduled for Kingstree day through Sunday at the PTC West Florence by 23 strokes in Coulter also had seven tackles will be played on Monday. has been postponed due to the VOLLEYBALL a match on Monday at Beech on defense. Laurence Manning Acade- threat of Hurricane Florence. ROBERT E. LEE 3 Creek Golf Club. Will Croft returned an in- my was scheduled to travel to The event was to bring in CHRISTIAN ACADEMY 1 Audrey Shuping led the terception for a touchdown, Charleston to face Porter- college players from schools Lady Gamecocks, who shot 236 and Alex Jackson blocked Gaud, Thomas Sumter Acade- in South Carolina, North Car- BISHOPVILLE -- Robert E. to WF’s 213, with a 9-hole score three punts. my was to go to Lexington to olina and Tennessee. Lee Academy opened its of 57. Hannah Rogers and play Northside Christian, and Cross Country SCiSA Region III-2A schedule Denae Brunson both shot a 59 From staff reports

SCOREBOARD East W L T Pct PF PA POLLS FROM PAGE B1 MLB STANDINGS Miami 1 0 0 1.000 27 20 MLB LEADERS New England 1 0 0 1.000 27 20 AMERICAN LEAGUE N.Y. Jets 1 0 0 1.000 48 17 AMERICAN LEAGUE Buffalo 0 1 0 .000 3 47 The top of the other four polls had East Division BATTING_Betts, Boston, .342; Martinez, Bos- South teams that got all of the first-place W L Pct GB ton, .331; Trout, Los Angeles, .317; Altuve, Houston, .317; Segura, Seattle, .310; Brantley, W L T Pct PF PA votes as well. Hartsville remains No. 1 Boston 98 46 .681 — Cleveland, .307; Smith, Tampa Bay, .306; Mer- New York 90 54 .625 8 Jacksonville 1 0 0 1.000 20 15 in 4A, Dillon in 3A Abbeville in 2A and rifield, Kansas City, .301; Andujar, New York, Houston 0 1 0 .000 20 27 Tampa Bay 79 64 .552 18½ .298; Bregman, Houston, .297. Lamar in 1A. Toronto 65 78 .455 32½ Tennessee 0 1 0 .000 20 27 RUNS_Lindor, Cleveland, 119; Betts, Boston, Indianapolis 0 1 0 .000 23 34 Baltimore 41 102 .287 56½ 116; Martinez, Boston, 104; Bregman, Hous- There was a bit of shuffling in the Central Division ton, 99; Benintendi, Boston, 98; Ramirez, North top five in 4A. South Pointe and Myr- Cleveland, 97; Trout, Los Angeles, 93; Stan- W L T Pct PF PA W L Pct GB ton, New York, 89; Chapman, Oakland, 88; tle Beach remained second and third, Cleveland 81 63 .563 — Baltimore 1 0 0 1.000 47 3 Springer, Houston, 88. Cincinnati 1 0 0 1.000 34 23 respectively, but Greer and North Minnesota 65 78 .455 15½ RBI_Martinez, Boston, 121; Davis, Oakland, Detroit 59 85 .410 22 Cleveland 0 0 1 .500 21 21 Myrtle Beach both moved up a spot 108; Ramirez, Cleveland, 98; Bregman, Hous- Pittsburgh 0 0 1 .500 21 21 Chicago 56 88 .389 25 ton, 97; Encarnacion, Cleveland, 95; Bogaerts, after former No. 4 Belton-Honea Path Kansas City 48 95 .336 32½ Boston, 93; Lowrie, Oakland, 89; Stanton, West West Division New York, 86; 4 tied at 85. W L T Pct PF PA lost to Blythewood. W L Pct GB HITS_Martinez, Boston, 172; Lindor, Cleve- Kansas City 1 0 0 1.000 38 28 Also, Marlboro County moved into land, 169; Merrifield, Kansas City, 166; Segu- Denver 1 0 0 1.000 27 24 Houston 90 54 .625 — ra, Seattle, 165; Betts, Boston, 164; Castella- the poll at 10, replacing North Augus- Oakland 87 57 .604 3 L.A. Chargers 0 1 0 .000 28 38 nos, Detroit, 164; Bregman, Houston, 160; Oakland 0 1 0 .000 13 33 ta. Seattle 79 64 .552 10½ Brantley, Cleveland, 158; Rosario, Minnesota, Los Angeles 71 73 .493 19 156; Benintendi, Boston, 153. NATIONAL CONFERENCE In 3A, Chapman took sole posses- Texas 62 82 .431 28 DOUBLES_Bregman, Houston, 49; Betts, Bos- sion of second after sharing it with ton, 42; Bogaerts, Boston, 41; Lindor, Cleve- East MONDAY’S GAMES land, 41; Andujar, New York, 40; Castellanos, W L T Pct PF PA Chester last week. Chester is third Houston 3, Detroit 2 Detroit, 40; Piscotty, Oakland, 38; 4 tied at 37. Tampa Bay 6, Cleveland 5 TRIPLES_Smith, Tampa Bay, 9; Sanchez, Chi- Washington 1 0 0 1.000 24 6 while Gilbert and Woodruff remain N.Y. Yankees 7, Minnesota 2 cago, 9; Hernandez, Toronto, 7; Kiermaier, Philadelphia 1 0 0 1.000 18 12 fourth and fifth, respectively. Kansas City 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 in- Tampa Bay, 7; Span, Seattle, 7; 6 tied at 6. N.Y. Giants 0 1 0 .000 15 20 nings HOME RUNS_Davis, Oakland, 41; Martinez, Dallas 0 1 0 .000 8 16 The 2A poll has the same 10 teams Texas 5, L.A. Angels 2 Boston, 40; Ramirez, Cleveland, 37; Gallo, South with only one switch. Hannah-Pampli- Texas, 35; Cruz, Seattle, 34; Lindor, Cleveland, W L T Pct PF PA TUESDAY’S GAMES 34; Stanton, New York, 33; Trout, Los Angeles, co moved to No. 8, switching spots Houston at Detroit, 6:40 p.m. 33; Bregman, Houston, 30; 2 tied at 29. Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 48 40 with Whale Branch. Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. STOLEN BASES_Ramirez, Cleveland, 32; Mer- Carolina 1 0 0 1.000 16 8 Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. rifield, Kansas City, 31; Smith, Tampa Bay, 31; New Orleans 0 1 0 .000 40 48 Barnwell is No. 2 behind Abbeville Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Gordon, Seattle, 30; Betts, Boston, 27; Ander- Atlanta 0 1 0 .000 12 18 followed by Carvers Bay, Bamberg-Eh- N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. North son, Chicago, 26; Lindor, Cleveland, 23; Trout, rhardt and Saluda rounding out the Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. Los Angeles, 22; 4 tied at 20. W L T Pct PF PA Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. PITCHING_Kluber, Cleveland, 18-7; Snell, top five. San Diego at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Tampa Bay, 18-5; Severino, New York, 17-7; Green Bay 1 0 0 1.000 24 23 Carrasco, Cleveland, 16-8; Happ, New York, Minnesota 1 0 0 1.000 24 16 As is normally the case, the 1A poll WEDNESDAY’S GAMES 16-6; Porcello, Boston, 16-7; Verlander, Hous- Chicago 0 1 0 .000 23 24 shifted a bit below No. 1 Lamar. No. 2 Cleveland (Carrasco 16-8) at Tampa Bay ton, 15-9; Morton, Houston, 14-3; Price, Bos- Detroit 0 1 0 .000 17 48 (Snell 18-5), 1:10 p.m. ton, 14-6; Yarbrough, Tampa Bay, 14-5. West Wagener-Salley and No.3 Lake View Houston (Cole 13-5) at Detroit (Norris 0-3), ERA_Sale, Boston, 1.97; Snell, Tampa Bay, switched spots, while Dixie jumped 1:10 p.m. 2.06; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.22; Verlander, Hous- W L T Pct PF PA San Diego (Lucchesi 7-8) at Seattle (LeBlanc ton, 2.72; Cole, Houston, 2.86; Kluber, Cleve- L.A. Rams 1 0 0 1.000 33 13 from sixth to fourth. Ridge Spring- 8-3), 6:40 p.m. land, 2.91; Morton, Houston, 3.15; Clevinger, Seattle 0 1 0 .000 24 27 Monetta held at No. 5. Oakland (TBD) at Baltimore (Cashner 4-14), Cleveland, 3.16; Fiers, Oakland, 3.36; Carras- San Francisco 0 1 0 .000 16 24 7:05 p.m. co, Cleveland, 3.41. Arizona 0 1 0 .000 6 24 Toronto (Sanchez 4-5) at Boston (Price 14-6), STRIKEOUTS_Verlander, Houston, 258; Cole, 7:10 p.m. Houston, 251; Sale, Boston, 219; Bauer, Cleve- THURSDAY’S GAMES S.C. PREP MEDIA N.Y. Yankees (Severino 17-7) at Minnesota land, 214; Severino, New York, 202; Carrasco, Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m. (Odorizzi 5-10), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland, 201; Kluber, Cleveland, 194; Pax- FOOTBALL POLL Chicago White Sox (Rodon 6-5) at Kansas ton, Seattle, 194; Clevinger, Cleveland, 191; SUNDAY’S GAMES City (Skoglund 1-5), 8:15 p.m. Morton, Houston, 188. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. (THROUGH GAMES OF SEPT. 7) Texas (Gallardo 8-4) at L.A. Angels (Pena 2-4), Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. 10:07 p.m. NATIONAL LEAGUE Indianapolis at Washington, 1 p.m. 5A BATTING_Gennett, Cincinnati, .320; Yelich, Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. 1. Dutch Fork (14) NATIONAL LEAGUE Milwaukee, .315; Zobrist, Chicago, .314; Cain, Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m. 2. Dorman East Division Milwaukee, .311; Freeman, Atlanta, .308; Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. 3. Gaffney Markakis, Atlanta, .307; Martinez, St. Louis, Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. 4. Fort Dorchester W L Pct GB .305; Goldschmidt, Arizona, .299; Rendon, Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. 5. T.L. Hanna Atlanta 80 64 .556 — Washington, .298; Peralta, Arizona, .297. L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, 1 p.m. 6. Hillcrest Philadelphia 74 69 .517 5½ RUNS_Blackmon, Colorado, 106; Yelich, Mil- Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. 7. Berkeley Washington 72 72 .500 8 waukee, 98; Carpenter, St. Louis, 96; Albies, Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. 8. Sumter New York 65 77 .458 14 Atlanta, 95; Harper, Washington, 92; Arena- Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. 9. Byrnes Miami 56 86 .394 23 do, Colorado, 91; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 90; New England at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m. 10. Summerville Central Division Baez, Chicago, 89; Freeman, Atlanta, 89; N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. Receiving votes: West Florence. Turner, Washington, 89. W L Pct GB RBI_Suarez, Cincinnati, 101; Baez, Chicago, MONDAY’S GAMES 4A Chicago 83 60 .580 — 100; Story, Colorado, 99; Aguilar, Milwaukee, Seattle at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. 1. Hartsville (14) Milwaukee 83 62 .572 1 97; Arenado, Colorado, 96; Rizzo, Chicago, 92; THURSDAY, SEPT. 20 2. South Pointe St. Louis 80 64 .556 3½ Harper, Washington, 91; Hoskins, Philadel- 3. Myrtle Beach Pittsburgh 71 72 .497 12 phia, 88; Markakis, Atlanta, 88; Gennett, Cin- N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 8:20 p.m. 4. Greer Cincinnati 62 83 .428 22 cinnati, 87. SUNDAY, SEPT. 23 5. North Myrtle Beach West Division HITS_Markakis, Atlanta, 172; Freeman, At- 6. Belton-Honea Path lanta, 171; Gennett, Cincinnati, 170; Peraza, New Orleans at Atlanta, 1 p.m. 7. Westwood W L Pct GB Cincinnati, 165; Yelich, Milwaukee, 162; Gold- Buffalo at Minnesota, 1 p.m. 8. Greenville Colorado 79 64 .552 — schmidt, Arizona, 160; Story, Colorado, 160; Denver at Baltimore, 1 p.m. 9. Daniel Los Angeles 78 66 .542 1½ Blackmon, Colorado, 158; Albies, Atlanta, Indianapolis at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. 10. Marlboro County Arizona 76 68 .528 3½ 157; Turner, Washington, 157. Cincinnati at Carolina, 1 p.m. Receiving votes: Eastside, Wren, Lancaster, San Francisco 68 77 .469 12 DOUBLES_Carpenter, St. Louis, 40; Markakis, San Francisco at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Brookland-Cayce, North Augusta. San Diego 57 88 .393 23 Atlanta, 40; Story, Colorado, 39; Freeman, At- Green Bay at Washington, 1 p.m. lanta, 38; Rendon, Washington, 37; Albies, Oakland at Miami, 1 p.m. 3A MONDAY’S GAMES Atlanta, 36; Baez, Chicago, 36; Cabrera, Phila- N.Y. Giants at Houston, 1 p.m. 1. Dillon (14) Washington at Philadelphia, ppd. delphia, 34; Polanco, Pittsburgh, 32; CTaylor, Tennessee at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. 2. Chapman Miami at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Los Angeles, 32. L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. 3. Chester Cincinnati 10, L.A. Dodgers 6 TRIPLES_KMarte, Arizona, 10; Baez, Chicago, Chicago at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. 4. Gilbert Milwaukee 3, Chicago Cubs 2 9; Desmond, Colorado, 8; Nimmo, New York, Dallas at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. 5. Woodruff St. Louis 8, Pittsburgh 7 8; Rosario, New York, 8; CTaylor, Los Angeles, New England at Detroit, 8:20 p.m. 6. Wade Hampton (H) Colorado 13, Arizona 2 8; Bellinger, Los Angeles, 7; Difo, Washington, MONDAY, SEPT. 24 7. Strom Thurmond Atlanta 4, San Francisco 1 7; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 7; 4 tied at 6. 8. May River HOME RUNS_Carpenter, St. Louis, 35; Gold- Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 8:15 p.m. 9. Camden TUESDAY’S GAMES schmidt, Arizona, 33; Arenado, Colorado, 32; 10. Broome Washington 3, Philadelphia 1, 1st game Harper, Washington, 32; Muncy, Los Angeles, COLLEGE FOOTBALL Receiving votes: Aynor, Pendleton, Union L.A. Dodgers at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m. 32; Story, Colorado, 32; Suarez, Cincinnati, County, Newberry. Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m., 2nd 32; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 31; Baez, Chicago, 30; TOP 25 SCHEDULE game Hoskins, Philadelphia, 30. No. 1 Alabama at Mississippi, 7 p.m. 2A Miami at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. STOLEN BASES_Turner, Washington, 37; No. 2 Clemson vs. Georgia Southern, 3:30 1. Abbeville (14) Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. SMarte, Pittsburgh, 31; Hamilton, Cincinnati, p.m. 2. Barnwell Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. 30; Cain, Milwaukee, 26; Inciarte, Atlanta, 25; No. 3 Georgia vs. Middle Tennessee, 7:15 p.m. 3. Carvers Bay Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Story, Colorado, 25; MTaylor, Washington, 24; No. 4 Ohio State vs. No. 15 TCU at Arlington, 4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt San Diego at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Jankowski, San Diego, 23; Peraza, Cincinnati, Texas, 8 p.m. 5. Saluda Atlanta at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. 22; Baez, Chicago, 21. No. 5 Oklahoma at Iowa State, Noon 6. Ninety-Six PITCHING_Scherzer, Washington, 17-6; Nola, No. 6 Wisconsin vs. BYU, 3:30 p.m. 7. Southside Christian WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia, 16-4; Lester, Chicago, 15-6; No. 7 Auburn vs. No. 12 LSU, 3:30 p.m. 8. Whale Branch L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 8-3) at Cincinnati Chacin, Milwaukee, 14-6; Freeland, Colorado, No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Vanderbilt, 2:30 p.m. 9. Hannah-Pamplico (DeSclafani 7-4), 12:35 p.m. 14-7; Godley, Arizona, 14-9; Mikolas, St. Louis, No. 9 Stanford vs. UC Davis, 2 p.m. 10. Timberland No. 10 Washington at Utah, 10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Taillon 12-9) at St. Louis (Ponce- 14-4; Greinke, Arizona, 13-9; 5 tied at 12. Receiving votes: Andrews, Andrew Jackson, ERA_deGrom, New York, 1.68; Nola, Philadel- No. 11 Penn State vs. Kent State, Noon deleon 0-1), 1:15 p.m. Fox Creek, Silver Bluff, Latta, Batesburg- phia, 2.29; Scherzer, Washington, 2.31; No. 13 Virginia Tech vs. East Carolina, can- Leesville, Landrum, Woodland. Atlanta (Sanchez 6-5) at San Francisco (Hol- Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.75; Freeland, Colora- celled, hurricane land 7-8), 3:45 p.m. do, 2.91; Corbin, Arizona, 3.01; Mikolas, St. No. 14 West Virginia at NC State, cancelled 1A Miami (Brigham 0-1) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler Louis, 3.06; Greinke, Arizona, 3.08; Williams, hurricane 1. Lamar (14) 10-7), 4:10 p.m., 1st game Pittsburgh, 3.28; Wheeler, New York, 3.39. No. 16 Mississippi State vs. Louisiana-Lafay- 2. Wagener-Salley San Diego (Lucchesi 7-8) at Seattle (LeBlanc STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 271; de- ette, 7:30 p.m. 3. Lake View No. 17 Boise State at No. 24 Oklahoma State, 8-3), 6:40 p.m. Grom, New York, 230; Corbin, Arizona, 223; 4. Dixie Nola, Philadelphia, 196; Marquez, Colorado, 3:30 p.m. Washington (Strasburg 7-7) at Philadelphia 5. Ridge Spring-Monetta 195; Greinke, Arizona, 180; Foltynewicz, At- No. 18 UCF at North Carolina, cancelled hur- 6. Timmonsville (Nola 16-4), 7:05 p.m. lanta, 179; Godley, Arizona, 174; Pivetta, Phil- ricane 7. St. John’s Miami (Richards 3-8) at N.Y. Mets (Vargas adelphia, 172; 2 tied at 168. No. 19 Michigan vs. SMU, 3:30 p.m. 8. C.E. Murray 5-9), 7:10 p.m., 2nd game No. 20 Oregon vs. San Jose State, 5 p.m. 9. Blackville-Hilda Milwaukee (Anderson 9-7) at Chicago Cubs No. 21 Miami at Toledo, Noon 10. Baptist Hill (Hendricks 11-10), 8:05 p.m. NFL STANDINGS No. 22 Southern Cal at Texas, 8 p.m. Receiving votes: Green Sea-Floyds, Heming- No. 23 Arizona State at San Diego State, 10:30 way, Branchville, Williston-Elko, Denmark- Arizona (Corbin 11-5) at Colorado (Gray 11- p.m. 7), 8:40 p.m. AMERICAN CONFERENCE Olar, Great Falls

SERENA that to you,” Martin said. was docked a point. She pro- that particular situation. FROM PAGE B1 During Saturday’s champi- tested that and demanded an You know, first and fore- onship loss to Naomi Osaka, apology from the umpire, who most, what was going to be stay in our lane, that lane that calls once seeing a white fe- Williams got a warning from penalized her a game. said about her the next day? has been created for us. Any male co-worker cursing and the chair umpire for violating a Many people, black women The typical angry black time we step out of that lane, throwing things and not fac- rarely enforced rule against re- among them, echoed Williams’ woman, you know ... when then we become a problem.” ing repercussions, while she’s ceiving coaching from the side- contention that she was pun- she really was just standing The stereotype of the been told to calm down for ex- lines. An indignant Williams ished while men on the tennis up for herself and she was “Angry Black Woman” is pressing her own upset in a emphatically defended herself, circuit have gotten away with standing up for women’s alive and well, said Felicia normal tone of voice. denying she had cheated. A even harsher language. rights,” said former tennis Martin, 36, a federal employee “If I’m upset about some- short time later, she smashed “A lot of things started champion Zina Garrison, who lives in Brooklyn. She re- thing, I should get to express her racket in frustration and going through my head in who is black. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | B3

TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM Laurence Manning running back Brewer Brunson (3) rushed for 217 yards and three touchdowns in a 48-25 victory over Heathwood Hall last week to earn The Sumter Item Offen- sive Player of the Week award.

HONORS FROM PAGE B1 one will play games this week “He’s the heartbeat of our due to the threat of Hurricane football team,” Briggs said. Florence. “He does everything you ask However, Friday’s meeting him to do. He’s just a blue col- is still on the docket. It will be lar type of player. He’s one of held at Swan Lake Visitors the reasons we’ve had so Center beginning at 7:15 a.m. much success over the last The visitors center is located four years.” inside the gates of Swan Lake- Adding to his offensive per- Iris Gardens on West Liberty formance, Brunson also had Street. nine tackles at cornerback. Tommy Moody, a sports talk radio host on WNKT-FM 107.5 SPECIAL TEAMS JACKSON LEE in Columbia, will be the guest LAURENCE MANNING speaker. He replaces fellow Lee was perfect on his six 107.5 host Heath Cline, who extra point attempts against had to step down. Heathwood Hall. That is nothing out of the ordinary; the ju- OFFENSIVE LINEMAN nior is 22-for-22 TAYVIAN GASS, SUMTER on the season Gass found out on the Mon- and has connect- day prior to the Lakewood ed on his only game that he would be an- field goal attempt choring the middle of the line of the season as because of an in- well. jury to normal LEE All of the extra starter John point attempts Adams. meant Lee was “I played cen- kicking off a lot as well -- and ter my first two he did a good job in that as games on B team well. The Highlanders’ aver- GASS my freshman age field position after kick- year,” said Gass, offs was their 28-yard line, who was moved to tackle after meaning they had to go over that. “So that was all the expe- 70 yards to score a touchdown. rience I had there.” “That’s just huge for us,” Not only is the blocking dif- Briggs said. “We have a for- ferent, but there’s that little mula that we use (with the thing about having to snap the kicking game), and he gives us football to the quarterback 11 first downs a game. That is every play. Gass ended up such a weapon for us.” with a grade of 75 percent and Lee takes his kicking duties, TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM seven knockdown blocks. which also includes punting, Crestwood defensive end Parris Lowery (55) makes a tackle on Manning wide receiver Aaron Smith during “I was a little concerned very seriously. the Knights’ 14-7 loss on Friday at Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium in Dalzell. Lowery was named The about snapping the ball,” he “The last two summers I’ve Sumter Item Defensive Player of the Week. said. “I think I only had two gone to a couple of camps to bad snaps.” work on my kicking,” Lee Sumter head coach Mark said. “It’s allowed me to in- Barnes had nothing but praise crease my distance on field for his versatile center. goals, kickoffs and punts.” FREE FLATSCREEN TV “That was a big help to us,” * Barnes said of Gass moving DEFENSE PARRIS LOWERY WITH EVERY PURCHASE inside. “He did a good job CRESTWOOD snapping the ball most of the The Knights may have to night. 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PRO FOOTBALL PRO FOOTBALL Darnold sharp, but Jets’ rout Panthers rookie TE of Lions a total team effort Thomas prepares to BY NOAH TRISTER replace injured Olsen The Associated Press BY STEVE REED Greg has and having that DETROIT — Sam Darnold The Associated Press rapport Greg has. showed he could recover from “He’s been good with his a careless mistake — a prom- CHARLOTTE — While blocking, he’s been good ising trait for any rookie quar- the Carolina Panthers with his route running, terback. opened the regular season he’s been good with his re- What the New York Jets dis- with a 16-8 win against the ceiving. But he’s got to get played on defense and special Dallas Cowboys, it did not better as a route runner, a teams may have been even come without a cost. blocker and a receiver. He’s more encouraging for Darnold Three-time Pro Bowl a young guy. There’s a lot and his teammates. tight end Greg Olsen spent to his game he’s got to Darnold threw an intercep- the second half watching learn.” tion on the very first snap of the game from the sideline When the Panthers draft- his NFL career — and it was on crutches with his right ed Thomas with the first run back for a Detroit touch- foot in a boot — the same pick in the fourth round down — but New York’s quar- foot he fractured in 2017 this year they did so with terback shouldn’t sweat that causing him to miss nine the idea of bringing him too much after the Jets games. Later in the game, along slowly and learning stormed back and routed the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS second-team All-Pro right behind Olsen. Lions 48-17 on Monday night. New York Jets defensive back Jamal Adams (33) returns an intercep- tackle Daryl Williams was He was a project, more Darnold threw for 198 yards tion against the Detroit Lions during the Jets’ 48-17 victory on Mon- carted off with a knee inju- or less. and two touchdowns, and the day in Detroit. Read the full article at www.theitem.com. ry and did not return. But now everything has Jets also scored on defense Panthers coach Ron Ri- been fast-tracked. and special teams. job after the Jets drafted him played well tonight,” Patricia vera and general manager “It’s like going right into “We’re going to play better third overall in this year’s said. “We have to do better, I Marty Hurney offered no the fire and playing right every game, that’s our goal,” draft. His performance alone have to coach better and we immediate updates Mon- away,” Thomas said. wide receiver Quincy Enunwa was cause for excitement have to play better.” day on the extent of the in- “Learning from my mis- said. “Obviously you can’t al- Monday, but on this night, New York scored 31 unan- juries. takes every play. I played ways make it happen, that’s New York seemed to have a swered points in the final “I’ve told you this, and two years of college foot- going to be what we’re striv- pretty solid cast around him 9:36 of the third quarter after I’ll tell you again: I have ball but I guess now is my ing for. All three phases being as well. The Jets intercepted the Lions had tied it at 17. not talked to RV (head ath- time to get all of the kinks successful, scoring on all Matthew Stafford four times Darron Lee returned an in- letic trainer Ryan Vermil- out.” three phases. When you can in a dismal debut for new terception for a touchdown, lion),” Rivera said Monday. Thomas said he spoke to do that, you can be a pretty Lions coach Matt Patricia. and Andre Roberts scored on “I usually wait until after several teams before the good team.” “Give the Jets credit. They a 78-yard punt return 67 sec- this (news conference). It’s NFL draft and walked Darnold earned the starting obviously are the ones that onds later. a question I’m not going to away feeling that some of answer. I don’t know (the them felt like he wasn’t a extent of the injury), to be good blocker. He disagrees honest with you.” and is out to change that PRO FOOTBALL The Panthers are expect- image. ed to turn to rookie Ian “I felt like I have gotten Thomas to start Sunday at much better over the last tight end against Atlanta, few months,” Thomas said. Gruden’s return to Raiders while Amini Silatolu will As for Williams, he dislo- likely fill in at right tackle. cated his kneecap and tore The Panthers are high on the medial collateral liga- Thomas, who they think ment in training camp but has the combination of re- managed to return for the turns into dud after fast start ceiving and blocking skills season opener, which was to be a good fit in their of- no small feat. But he in- BY JOSH DUBOW fense, even though he only jured the same knee The Associated Press played two seasons of against the Cowboys when major college football at In- he got hit there by another OAKLAND, Calif. — Jon diana. player’s helmet. Gruden’s return to the Oak- “I think he’s pretty well Silatolu, who had pretty land Raiders’ sideline couldn’t prepared,” Rivera said. much won the starting left have gotten off to a better “There are some things, guard spot before his own start, with Marshawn Lynch obviously, that he still has knee injury in preseason, powering his way into the end to learn and he has a long will test his ware at the zone for a touchdown. way to go in terms of hav- tackle spot if called upon The rest of the night turned ing the natural feel that to start. out to be rather forgettable for the Raiders and showed that Oakland has a long way to go to get back to the level Gruden had the team playing at when his first stint as coach ended more than 16 years ago. All that positive energy gen- erated when Gruden was THE ASSOCIATED PRESS hired back in January turned Los Angeles Rams running back Todd Gurley, left, carries the ball for a to a chorus of boos by the end touchdown as Oakland defensive back Reggie Nelson hangs on during of a 33-13 loss to the Los Ange- the Rams’ 33-13 win on Friday in Oakland, California. les Rams on Monday. “It was great,” Gruden said that sent the fans who pined the offseason additions of for- of being back on the sideline for Gruden’s return for years mer All-Pros Peters, Aqib at the Oakland Coliseum. “It’s heading to the exits. Talib and Ndamukong Suh. not time for that anymore. It’s “We are a better team than Carr threw an interception about getting this football what was put out there on the in the end zone to John John- team better. It wasn’t good field,” tight end Jared Cook son in the second quarter, an- enough tonight.” said. “This one game does not other in the fourth when he The Raiders (0-1) were good define us.” tried to pull back a pass at the enough for one half as Derek The Raiders took the open- last minute only to have the Carr led the team to that opening kick and drove 75 yards ball slip out and float right to ing-drive touchdown and two for a touchdown on a 10-yard linebacker Cory Littleton, and more field goals that gave Oak- run by Lynch. The Rams had then the third on a miscom- land a 13-10 lead at halftime. Lynch stood up at the 3, but munication with Cook. But the Rams (1-0) then he powered his way into the “He did some good things scored all 23 points in the sec- end zone with help from a tonight and obviously there ond half, with Marcus Peters push by his offensive linemen. are some critical errors he THE ASSOCIATED PRESS returning Carr’s third inter- Oakland managed just six has to eliminate,” Gruden Carolina tight end Greg Olsen (88) suffered an injury in Sun- ception of the game 50 yards points the rest of the way said. “He knows that. We all day’s game against Dallas. Rookie Ian Thomas is expected to for a game-sealing touchdown against a defense fortified by know that.” start in Olsen’s place on Sunday.

PRO FOOTBALL Too slow: Gronkowski’s grab not reviewed by poky NFL

BY ARNIE STAPLETON cause the league didn’t buzz the offi- New England The Associated Press cials on the field fast enough to stop tight end Rob the next snap so they could further Gronkowski DENVER — The NFL spent a lot of scrutinize Gronk’s grab. scores a touch- time and effort in the offseason simpli- “New York did get back to us,” refer- down past Hous- fying what constitutes a catch and try- ee Tony Corrente said. “However, un- ton Texans defen- ing to make the game safer with new fortunately, they didn’t get the game sive Back Kareem rules that require both offensive and officials on the field until after the Jackson, rear, and defensive players to use their heads (next) play had already started.” linebacker Zach- and not their helmets. Crucially, the catch/non-catch stood Cunningham (41) Blunders, however, are here to stay. as called. during the first Take Rob Gronkowski’s spectacu- Houston coach Bill O’Brien, who half of their game lar 28-yard catch between two Tex- would have been penalized for throw- Sunday in Fox- ans defenders — which maybe wasn’t ing his red challenge flag inside the borough, Massa- really a catch — that set up a touch- 2-minute warning, could have called chusetts. Read down in the final seconds of the first timeout to allow the league office the full story at half, giving the Patriots a 21-6 lead more time. But he said he didn’t have www.theitem. on their way to a 27-20 victory Sun- a good view of the play himself. com. day. Anyway, the clock was running and The catch stood as called, not be- O’Brien figured the Texans could hold THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cause NFL headquarters confirmed New England to a field goal. the reception upon review, but be- They couldn’t. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 | B5

PRO GOLF WEATHER The rise of Justin Rose Hurricane Florence nixes 3 key games to No. 1 in the world BY AARON BEARD of a catastrophic impact on The Associated Press the region and perilous travel conditions before, during BY DOUG FERGUSON Hurricane Florence has and after the storm.” The Associated Press forced the cancellation of East Carolina’s an- several Top 25 games this nouncement also noted the EWTOWN weekend, including No. 13 Greenville campus’ history SQUARE, Pa. — Virginia Tech’s home game with serious flooding is- Justin Rose would against East Carolina, No. sues from Hurricane Floyd N like to have 14 West Virginia’s trip to in 1999 and Hurricane Mat- changed how he reached No. 1 North Carolina State and thew in 2016. in the world. No. 18 UCF’s game at “It is ECU’s hope the But not when. North Carolina. game can be rescheduled at Rose felt emotionally con- The Category 4 storm’s a later date this season,” flicted when the BMW Cham- approach led to a series of the school said. pionship ended in a light rain schedule adjustments Tues- In its own release, Virgin- at Aronimink Golf Club. He day for teams in the Caroli- ia Tech officials had planned was going for his third title in nas and Virginia. The Uni- to wait until Wednesday to the Philadelphia area, includ- versity of Virginia’s sched- determine the status of the ing the U.S. Open he won at uled home game Saturday game based on updated Merion five years ago. He hit against Ohio was relocated storm projections. what he thought was one of to Nashville, Tennessee and “We will do what’s best the better putts he had ever the start time for Wake For- for Virginia Tech moving struck under pressure, a est’s Atlantic Coast Confer- forward as it relates to East 15-footer for par in regulation, ence home game Thursday Carolina and to the game,” only to see it spin hard against Boston College was Virginia Tech athletic di- around the back edge of the moved up. The decisions rector Whit Babcock said cup. were made as Florence ap- in a Tuesday statement. And then in a playoff, his pears set to come ashore “We certainly understand 5-foot par putt missed to the along the Carolinas’ coast- the need for safety, of left, making Keegan Bradley a line late Thursday or early course, we just felt that to- winner for the first time in six Friday with strong winds morrow, making the deci- years. and heavy rain. sion then, would’ve been The consolation prize was Several of the schools ap- more responsible and accu- obvious: Rose replaced Dustin peared to be publicly in rate. We informed ECU of Johnson at No. 1 in the world. agreement on the need for this multiple times.” “In the moment, we’re all schedule changes due to In North Carolina, the about trying to win a golf Florence, though East Caro- Tar Heels were set to play tournament,” Rose said. “But lina’s decision not to travel their first home game in give me half an hour maybe, to Blacksburg nixed Satur- Chapel Hill after two road and I might be able to say I re- day’s game. ECU — which losses. But the schools an- ally enjoyed it.” has already called off the nounced the change around Reflection came much soon- rest of the week’s classes — midday while saying they er in the form of a tweet : cited “significant imminent could continue discussions “We did it Dad.... World safety concerns” that in- on whether to play the Number 1. Thank you so cluded “the high probability game later this season. much to my family, friends & everybody that has helped me achieve this incredible goal.” The words were accompa- nied by a photo of Rose from that Sunday afternoon at Keeping KatieSumter Altman, Water Resources Beautiful Extension Agent Merion when he hit all the right shots and became a Master Rain Gardener Clemson Extension. Master Rain major champion. He is shown We all have our favorite plants, Gardener is a certification program pointing to the sky to ac- though we may love them for focused on the design and knowledge his father, Ken, different reasons. Maybe we love installation of rain gardens and who died of leukemia in Sep- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS them for their beauty, pleasant rainwater harvesting systems. Rain Justin Rose has come a long way during his golf career, taking 20 smell, hardiness, or their benefits gardens and rainwater harvesting tember 2002. to wildlife. Personally, I love plants are great tools for localized flood The day Rose became No. 1 years to move into the No. 1 spot in the world. that grow near wetlands, especially reduction, erosion prevention, and in the world was the anniver- those that grow in the transition installation of native plants that sary of his death, a day the shake with Jack Nicklaus. He Faldo reached No. 1, he was zone between wetland and upland. require less irrigation and serve as son never forgets. won the U.S. Open in 2013 by home recovering from a wrist This area of transition tends to wildlife habitat. The course combines multi-week online No, he didn’t get the trophy denying Phil Mickelson. He have a rich diversity of plant life. injury. I’m the type of person who can’t learning modules and hands-on awarded after four rounds. added precious gold to the col- Rose is the third player this look at a lake or river without field experience. This is a great Rose got a title earned over lection of silver trophies when year to be No. 1, following wanting to kick my shoes off and course for contractors, landscape the last two years by a mathe- he won in golf’s return to the Johnson and Justin Thomas. dip my toes in the water. So maybe designers and installers, Master matical formula, and over the Olympics in 2016. He joins eight other players in I just feel a connection to these Gardeners, or anybody interested last 20 years by sheer determi- All he won Monday at Aron- the last 20 years to win a plants that I refer to as being “okay in the design and installation of rain gardens and rainwater nation. imink was a designation that with getting their feet wet.” What I major and a World Golf mean by that is, these are plants harvesting systems. For more “It’s boyhood dreams, know can’t be taken away. Championship and reach No. that can survive being flooded for a information or to register, visit what I mean?” Rose said. Rose is the 22nd player to 1 in the world. The others are little while but can also survive clemson.edu/raingarden and click “Today is all about the pro- reach No. 1 in a world ranking Tiger Woods, Ernie Els, Adam some drier periods. These types of on the Master Rain Gardener link. cess, and there will be next that began in 1986. He is the Scott, Jason Day, Rory McIl- plants tend to be a great candidates If you’re not ready to take the week to win tournaments. But fourth player from England, roy, Singh, Kaymer and John- for rain gardens. course but still want to learn more about rain gardens, you can visit to get to world No. 1 is unbe- joining Luke Donald, Lee Rain Gardens are landscaped son. depressions that are designed to the webpage and download a lievable. It’s something I can Westwood and Nick Faldo. How long will it last? capture runoff from a roof, Guide to Rain Gardens in SC or say now in my career I’ve Argue about the math, but not Rose is assured of staying driveway, or lawn. That water is watch informational videos about been the best player in the the results. In the last year, No. 1 when he returns next taken up by plants or infiltrates these unique gardens. If you aren’t world. I’ve been to the top of Rose has four victories, in- week to the Tour Champion- into the ground. 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BY GIDEON RUBIN San Francisco leftfielder The Associated Press Hunter Pence (8) can’t catch up to a double by Atlanta’s SAN FRANCISCO — The Freddie Freeman in the first Atlanta Braves are threaten- inning of the Braves’ 3-1 win ing to turn a tight NL East on Monday in San Francisco. race into a runaway finish. Sean Newcomb pitched six THE ASSOCIATED PRESS strong innings, Ozzie Albies sparked the offense with two extra-base hits and Atlanta Braves beat the San Francisco Giants 4-1 on Monday night. The Braves moved five games ahead of Philadelphia atop the NL East and reduced their magic number to 15 with their fourth win in five games. The Giants lost their ninth straight, matching their worst skid since 2006. Albies was 2 for 4 with a double, a triple, an RBI and two runs. Kurt Suzuki was 3 for 3, including a double leading off a two-run ninth inning. Albies scored the go-ahead run in the seventh. He led off © 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 34, No. 40 What fraction of each type of vegetable is growing in this with a double against starter school garden? Dereck Rodriguez (6-3) and was awarded third when center fielder Gorkys Hernan- dez’s throw trying to catch Al- bies after a wide turn at first Draw a line from each vegetable was off the mark. Hernandez picture to its name. How many can you identify correctly? Check your was charged with an error. answers below and score 3 points “Always aggressive,” Albies any experts believe that school for every one you get right. Give said. “He throws behind me, gardens offer a powerful You don’t even need a plot of land yourself an extra 3 points for each ______to the sugary to grow plants. Window boxes or of these vegetables that I’m going.” path leading to childhood obesity. ______can easily you have eaten in the last 10 days. Albies scored on Dansby Growing food in a school garden not only provide a start for early learners. A Standards Link: Number Sense: Identify fractions. Swanson’s sacrifice fly that teaches students where food comes from ______garden or a made it 2-1. and how it grows, but also helps kids to water garden also provide learning establish ______opportunities. Albies had an RBI triple eating habits. The fruits and scored a run in the ninth. and vegetables grown can ARTICHOKE Find the words by looking up, down, backwards, forwards, “He’s an aggressive kid,” even become part of a BROCCOLI school’s ______program. sideways and diagonally. Braves manager Brian Snitk- CUCUMBER B E A T O C I R P A er said. “He’s always looking LETTUCE to advance to the next base, But gardens can provide other ______, APRICOT T R T O C E L E R Y that’s for sure.” too. 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Georgia at home and continuing to build on their 9-4 turnaround season of a year ago. Instead, Georgia led 14-0 in the first five minutes and scored 21 straight points in the third quarter to blow things open. Offensive lineman Blake Camper said the game was difficult, but easy enough to place in the past. Camper, the 6-foot-8, 309-pound right tackle, said coach Will Muschamp’s message was nothing would change the loss to Georgia. “All you can do is look at the mistakes that we made, correct them and move on,” Camper said. “That’s how life is.” There were several areas of concern after last week. South Carolina gained only 54 yards rushing while yielding 271 to Georgia. Part of the problem, Muschamp said, was the Gamecocks seeing called runs shift into passes in their up-tempo, RPO (run pass option) attack. First-year offensive coordinator Bryan McClendon took the blame at halftime and told Muschamp he would be more hard-headed about sticking to run plays. But once Georgia scored in the third MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM quarter, South Carolina had little South Carolina wide receiver Bryan Edwards (89) looks to score during the Gamecocks’ 41-17 loss to Georgia last week. USC is sched- choice but to throw the ball to get uled to play host to Marshall on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. back in it, Muschamp said. Muschamp and McClendon dis- lineman D.J. Wonnum, out with a liga- “So we’ve scaled back.” flying is too dangerous, busses are cussed how things unfolded with the ment tear in his left ankle for the next The Gamecocks are also dealing prepared to make the six-to-seven head coach quickly jumping in that month. Another was just flat-out bad with what many programs in the Car- hour ride to Williams-Brice Stadium. South Carolina’s defense needed to communication among defenders, the olinas and Virginia are facing — the Classes at South Carolina are make stops so the offense could have a coach said. approach of Hurricane Florence. Pro- cancelled, and the football players chance. Muschamp was troubled by the jections call for the storm to make are trying to take advantage of the “I said, ‘You can’t start shouldering performance that he scaled back landfall north of the Palmetto State, time. blame on everything.’ You can’t do calls on defense entering the Mar- rain and wind should affect many Bentley said he’d probably watch that as a coordinator,” Muschamp shall game, something he believes parts of South Carolina. more film. Linebacker Sherrod said. “I said it’s a team game and will give his players a better chance Muschamp has talked with athletic Greene was attending a study hall to we’ve got to play better on the defen- to succeed. director Ray Tanner several times on keep up with time missed in class. sive side of the ball.” “The first thing you have to do as a the situation and is confident the All of it, Muschamp believes, keeps Muschamp’s said some of the defen- coach is look in the mirror and say, game will take place on schedule Sat- his team focused on what’s ahead. sive lapses came from having the are we doing too much? Because we urday night. “We’ve moved on,” he said. “We’re team’s sacks leader from a year ago, had a lot of mental errors,” he said. Marshall has a flight for Friday. If focused on Marshall.”

Carlton and Sydney Lamar, BARBARA RAGIN Gainey Griffin. He was a mem- OBITUARIES Davion Tyler, Tatyanna Wells Barbara Ragin, 73, wife of ber of Concord Baptist Church and De’kwan, Chase and Cha- Louis Ragin, departed this life and a building contractor. IRENE L. SCHWARTZ The family will receive sity Bradley, Ezra Bradley on Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, at Survivors include two Irene Levinson Schwartz, friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today and Brenton Dickerson; ad- her residence. brothers, Bruce Griffin 96, widow of Abraham at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens opted great-grandchildren, She was born on Feb. 20, (Donna) and Chris Griffin Schwartz, died on Sunday, Funeral Home and other Pressley III, Christal, Haze 1945, in New York, a daughter (Wendy), both of Sumter; a Sept. 9, 2018, at her home in times at the home. and Michael Harvin; three of the late Leon and Alfreda sister, Gail Carter of Sumter; Dunwoody, Georgia. Memorials may be made to brothers, Willis (Sadie) White, Johnson Wright. and a number of nieces and Born in New York, New St. Jude Children’s Research James White and Mozell (Ro- The family will receive nephews. York, she was a daughter of Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, berta) White; sisters, Flossie friends at the home, 1030 S. He was preceded in death the late Harry Levinson and Memphis, TN 38105. York, Peggie White, Ethel Main St. by his wife, Tina Marie Proc- Anna Katz Levinson. Our family wishes to thank Leaf and Lurie Wells; sisters- Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. tor Griffin; and a brother, Je- Surviving are three daugh- Agape Hospice for your kind- in-law, Velia Ladson, Lucy Main St., Sumter, is in charge rome Griffin. ters, Lisa Gordon (Ken) of ness and support. We are so White and Martha Bradley; of arrangements. Funeral services will be Dunwoody, Sally Kornhouser grateful. Special thanks to brother-in-law, William Jen- held at 11 a.m. today in the El- of San Francisco and Jacque- Nichole and Gwen. Words nings; and a host of nieces, LILLIAN C. PETERSON more-Cannon-Stephens Fu- line Mandell of Oregon; and cannot express our apprecia- nephews, other relatives and Lillian Coplin Peterson, 84, neral Home chapel with the five grandchildren. tion for the care and compas- friends, all of whom will miss widow of William T. Peterson Rev. Dr. Eugene Mosier offici- Graveside services will be sion that you gave our Daddy. her dearly. Sr., departed this life on Mon- ating. Private burial will be at held at 2 p.m. today at the Thank you and may God con- In addition to her parents day, Sept. 10, 2018, at her resi- Evergreen Memorial Park Sumter Jewish Cemetery with tinue to bless you all. and her husband, Earline was dence. cemetery. Rabbi Sanford Marcus offici- Elmore-Cannon-Stephens preceded in death by six broth- She was born on July 4, Pallbearers will be Jimmy ating. Funeral Home and Crematori- ers, Raymond Daniels, Ezell 1934, in Sumter, a daughter of Wilson, Larry Brock, Josh Online condolences may be um of Sumter is in charge of White, Ulyssees Daniels, Ed- the late Robert and Rosa Molina, Lance Proctor, Dane sent to www.sumterfunerals. the arrangements. mond White, Johnnie White Brewer Coplin. Griffin, Jeremy Griffin and com and Lee Jones; one sister, The family will receive Heath Griffin. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- EARLINE D. BRADLEY Betty McKnight; and one god- friends at the home, 23 Neal The family will receive neral Home & Crematory, 221 Deaconess Earline Virginia daughter, Anne Laverne Rich. St. friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Broad St., Sumter, is in charge Daniels Bradley departed this Public viewing will be held Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. today at Elmore-Cannon-Ste- of the arrangements, (803) life on Earth to enter eternal from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Main St., Sumter, is in charge phens Funeral Home and 775-9386. rest on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, Mortuary. of arrangements. other times at the home. at her home surrounded by Mrs. Bradley will be placed Memorials may be made to loved ones. in the church at 1 p.m. on RICHARD DEAS Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Born on Dec. 29, 1931, in Thursday for viewing until Richard Deas died on Mon- Myrtle Beach Highway, Sum- Sumter County, she was a the hour of service. day, Sept. 10, 2018, at his home ter, SC 29153. daughter of the late Ed and Funeral services will be in Rembert. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Mary Daniels White and the held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Born in Sumter County, he Funeral Home and Crematori- late James Kendrick. Earline Mulberry Baptist Church, was a son of Richard Deas Sr. um of Sumter is in charge of FRANCIS E. JEROR was educated in the public 1400 Mulberry Church Road, and Elizabeth McLeod Deas. the arrangements. schools of Sumter County. Sumter, with Pastor Leroy The family is receiving rela- DALZELL — Francis E. She accepted Christ at an Blanding officiating. Inter- tives and friends at his home, SAMUEL JOHN PRIVITERA Jeror, 85, husband of the late early age and continued ment will follow at Mulberry 5830 Stagecoach Drive, Rem- SUMMERTON — Samuel Ruth Ray Jeror, died on Satur- Christian growth at Mulberry Church Cemetery. bert. John Privitera, 71, husband of day, Sept. 8, 2018, at the home Missionary Baptist Church up The family will receive Funeral arrangements are Joyce Evelyn Mabry Privit- he shared with his daughter. until the time of her death. friends at 21 Monroe St., Sum- incomplete and will be an- era, died on Tuesday, Sept. 11, Born on Aug. 17, 1933, in On April 2, 1955, Earline ter. nounced by Williams Funeral 2018, at his residence. Malone, New York, he was a married the late Deacon Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Home Inc. Services will be announced son of the late Joseph and James Thomas Bradley Jr Main St., Sumter, is in charge by Stephens Funeral Home Irene Russell Jeror. He was a and to this union four chil- of arrangements. MICHAEL C. GRIFFIN and Crematory. U.S. Air Force veteran of the dren were born. Online memorials may be Michael Collins Griffin, 63, Stephens Funeral Home & Korean War. He was later em- She leaves to cherish fond sent to the family at jobsmor- died on Friday, Sept. 10, 2018, Crematory, 304 N. Church St., ployed by Market Express on memories: her four children, [email protected] or visit us on at his home. Manning, is in charge of ar- Broad Street Extension; as a James Earl Bradley and Linda the web at www.jobsmortuary. Born in Sumter, he was a son rangements, (803) 435-2179. groundskeeper at Shaw Air Bradley of the home, Lynn net. of the late Herbert and Grace www.stephensfuneralhome.org Force Base; and as a bus driv- Bradley of Charlotte, North er for the Sumter School Dis- Carolina, and Valerie (Ronnie) trict. Burgess of Myrtle Beach; a Survivors include four chil- goddaughter, Lisa Richardson dren, Paula Jeror of Carters- of Sumter; two special nieces, ville, Georgia, Rickie Jeror of Bernice Keels and Jere Pitts Easley, Timothy Jeror of Sumter; a special nephew, (Shawn) of Jacksonville, Flor- Christian (Yolanda) Leaf of ida, and Sheri Gibson (Shawn) Rex, Georgia; eight grandchil- Join us for Country Lunch Buffet! of Dalzell; a brother, Floyd dren, Shaunda (Gregory) Mon. - Fri. 11am - 2pm Sun. 10:30am - 2pm Jeror (Ernestine) of Malone; Lamar of Pearland, Texas, 12 grandchildren; and a num- and Dr. Kayla Bradley of Wednesday Night ber of great-grandchildren, Sumter, both of whom were 5:00pm - 9:00pm Buy 2 All You Can nieces, nephews and cousins. reared in the home, Gunnery Eat Wing Buffets & Get a Children’s He was preceded in death Sgt. 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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOS James Chase, center, the leader of a Baltimore arabber stable, walks in a field with children belonging to an Old Order Mennonite family at the family’s farm in New Holland, Penn- sylvania. “It’s a different world up there, and I always look forward to getting back,” said Chase of the family’s farm. Black horsemen, Mennonites share a dependence

BY DAVID MCFADDEN Associated Press ALTIMORE — At an inner- city stable in one of the grit- Btiest areas of Baltimore, a vanishing breed of urban horsemen prepares for its weekly visit to Pennsylvania Dutch country, where Mennonite farmers are helping to carry on a merchant tradition handed down through generations of black families.

On this recent morning, a few of the remaining practitioners of an obscure trade and folk culture known as arabbing are taking ponies to get shod in New Holland, Pennsylvania, where horse-drawn buggies clip-clop along rural blacktops and craftsmen still make wooden wagon wheels, carriages and leather harnesses. It's an unlikely cross-cultural bond: a tight community of black horsemen in impoverished West Baltimore and rural Old Order Mennonites who shun most modern conveniences. Their worlds Children watch as arabber Bilal Yusuf Abdullah prepares his horse-drawn cart full of produce outside a stable in Baltimore. At one come together via a dependence on time, numerous stables could be found scattered across Baltimore and other U.S. cities. But by the 1960s, urban renewal, supermar- horses and a determination to live kets and other developments reduced Baltimore’s number to about 25. When the city’s wholesale produce markets closed to make proudly on the margins of modern soci- way for downtown developments, arabbers were pushed further to the margins. ety. "We rely on Mennonite and bonnets. across the city. But by the 1960s, their know-how be- "You can't really go a lot of places and number had decreased to 25. Arabbers cause we don't not see people arguing, fighting and were pushed further toward the mar- have the knowl- fussing. But up here, it's like a piece of gins when the city's wholesale produce edge and the heaven," said Chase, relaxing on the markets closed. tools to do some porch of the Hoovers' rambling farm- Now, Chase is one of a dozen people of this stuff house after picking strawberries with who still tenaciously cling to the trade, anymore. It's the Mennonite youngsters he's intro- loading up bounties of wholesalers' pro- the way we duced to his own. duce on canopied red-and-yellow paint- found to keep Hoover, whose family has farmed an ed carts pulled by horses with bells and this life going," electricity- feather plumes. said James free patch of Harnesses are "Fruit" Chase, New Holland embellished with the leader of a for genera- heart-shaped roughly 20- tions, said he brass rivets. horse stable valued Faithful cus- that's the stron- Chase's tomers, often el- gest remnant of friendship. derly people, Baltimore's old His children emerge on blocks arabbing tradi- break out into marred by board- tion. A message reading “Give thanks unto the Lord” is carved into the wide grins ed-up properties Selling fruit skin of a melon at an Old Order Mennonite family’s farm in New every time to buy from arab- and vegetables Holland, Pennsylvania. they see West bers' carts. It's from horse- Baltimore's the only option drawn carts — which took root with the modern people are," said Van Allen, arabbers com- many citizens in black families in Baltimore after the adding that Baltimore is the last U.S. ing. Baltimore's poor- Civil War — persists in this city not city to have functional horse-cart vend- "We trust est areas have to through nostalgia but through need. ing. James. We purchase fresh Baltimore's remaining arabbers — a Chase, a charismatic man with an don't travel food that doesn't name derived from an old term for ped- easy smile, has developed warm much, and the involve a lengthy dlers of 19th century London and pro- friendships with conservative Menno- children like bus trip or two. nounced AY-rabbers — work out of nites, young and old. What was once a to hear his Baltimore's three licensed stables tucked away in culture clash for him has become a stories from James Chase, left, the leader of a Baltimore arab- arabber clans say areas where healthful food is scarce weekly visit full of common ground. the city," ber stable helps a daughter of an Old Order they've got no among corner markets and greasy take- Two Associated Press journalists ac- Hoover said as Mennonite family carry produce boxes at her choice but to put out joints. companied Chase and two arabbing he inspected family’s farm in New Holland. in the hard hours In recent decades, the street peddlers colleagues on a recent visit to an Old tomato vines. to sustain the life managed to forge a sustaining link with Order Mennonite family's 35-acre Pretty much they love. They Pennsylvania's tradition-bound Menno- farm, where water is pumped by hand every Monday, Chase also stops at a are "horse crazy," they say, and are nites — generally less austere cousins and Scripture verses are read by can- Mennonite auction that provides afford- deeply proud of family legacies stretch- to the Amish. dlelight. able horses, some for as little as $700. ing back over a century in some cases. Daniel Van Allen, the head of Balti- The West Baltimore horseman — in Mennonite men outside the auction did The highlight of their week? Travel- more's Arabber Preservation Society, a camouflage cap, jeans and sneakers the hard work of shoeing the arabbers' ing to Pennsylvania Dutch country. describes the little-known connection — presented a striking contrast with ponies and filing their back teeth on a "I let my city stress fade up there until between the arabbers and Old Order patriarch Leon Hoover's family. The blazingly hot afternoon. I cross that Maryland line again," said Mennonites as "the meeting of two sub- bearded farmer and his four boys Like many old traditions, arabbing Chase, as the sun rose over the Fremont cultures." dressed alike in straw hats and pants has greatly diminished in Baltimore Street stable decorated with colorful "They're not involved with the same hitched up by suspenders. His wife due to development and urban renewal. murals honoring his family's arabbing big-budget, big-money economy that and eldest daughter wore long dresses At one time, stables were scattered heritage. C2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2018 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM bizarro Wallace the braVe

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CONFETTI COLESLAW drippings together with mayonnaise and can stand up to ribs sour cream until smooth. Whisk in mus- Servings: 10-12 tard, cumin, paprika and cilantro. Season BY ELIZABETH KARMEL Start to finish: 4 hours (20 minutes ac- of my very good "food" friends, and I dressing with salt and pepper. Add more Associated Press tive) to taste. wanted to make a side dish that they 4 ounces diced pancetta or bacon hadn't had this summer. I asked my Pour dressing over slaw mixture, tossing 1 red cabbage (about 3 pounds) cored hen hosting a back- sister, Mary Pat, what she thought well to coat evenly. Reserve the cooked and shredded into 1/8-inch-wide strips yard barbecue, it is would go well with my menu of saucy pancetta to top it just before serving. barbecue ribs, cheddar-jalapeno corn- 4 medium-large carrots, peeled and Transfer to a serving bowl. Refrigerate for easy to decide to bread, and my apple cider-dressed cu- shredded at least 4 hours or overnight to let the fla- W 1 small yellow bell pepper, diced make ribs because everyone cumber salad. She reminded me of vors marry. this brightly colored veggie coleslaw. 1 small red bell pepper, diced Before serving, re-mix coleslaw, and loves them. They are one of I used to make it all the time, but 1 small to medium Vidalia onion, diced sprinkle with the pancetta. Serve chilled those universal foods. If you eat somehow it fell out of rotation. I am 2/3 cup golden raisins or slightly above room temperature. so glad to be re-acquainted with this 1/2 cup good-quality mayonnaise Chef's Note: If your slaw seems dry, you meat, chances are you love pork old friend. 1/2 cup sour cream may need more dressing. This will happen ribs. It takes a fair amount of chopping 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard as the size of vegetables vary. You can so leave yourself enough time to put 2 generous teaspoons ground cumin double the dressing ingredients to make But it is a little harder to decide on it together. You will find that the pur- 1 teaspoon paprika more, but let the slaw sit before adding the sides. Coleslaw and potato salad ple cabbage, carrots, sweet peppers 1/3 cup minced fresh cilantro more dressing because you don't want to are the two most common barbecue and onion are the perfect base for a 1 teaspoon fine grain sea salt over-dress it. 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper sides with coleslaw being more preva- veggie slaw that is dressed with bar- Nutrition information per serving: 210 calories; lent. But how many of us leave that becue flavors and a hint of smoky Cook pancetta in a heavy skillet until 114 calories from fat; 13 g fat (4 g saturated; 0 g coleslaw untouched? I know I have. pancetta and sweetness from white crisp. Drain, and reserve cooked bacon. trans fats); 17 mg cholesterol; 377 mg sodium; 21 g Even though I am firmly entrenched raisins. I love how the hearty slaw Reserve a few tablespoons of the pancetta carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 14 g sugar; 4 g protein. in the coleslaw camp, so many ver- echoes the smoky sweet flavors of my drippings. EDITOR'S NOTE: Elizabeth Karmel is a barbecue and sions are lackluster. I love a classic barbecue-sauced ribs. If you don't In a large mixing bowl, combine cab- Southern foods expert. She is the chef and pit mas- coleslaw with fried chicken or a vine- feel like making ribs, it is equally de- bage, carrots, peppers, onions and raisins; ter at online retailer CarolinaCueToGo.com and the gar-dressed slaw with my pulled pork, licious with chicken, grilled salmon, author of three books, including "Taming the toss well. Flame." but ribs beg for something a little a burger or chili. It's the perfect side In a small bowl, mix reserved pancetta more complex, colorful and assertive. to celebrate the end of summer and Last week, I smoked ribs for some ring in the fall!

GRILLED JALAPENO AND LIME SHRIMP SKEWERS Shrimp Servings: 4 Start to finish: 2 hours (20 minutes active) You will need four 14-inch metal skewers for this recipe. Marinade: go wild 1-2 jalapeno chilies, stemmed, seeded and chopped 3 tablespoons olive oil BY AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN 6 garlic cloves, minced 1 teaspoon grated lime zest plus 5 tablespoons juice olts of grill flavor and (3 limes) 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin spicy heat can enhance 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper the delicately sweet and 1/2 teaspoon salt J Shrimp: briny flavor of shrimp, but 1 1/2 pounds extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per it's easy to overdo it. Most pound), peeled and deveined recipes overcook the shrimp 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro and finish them in a bath of Process all ingredients in food processor until mouth-numbing sauce; we smooth, about 15 seconds. Reserve 2 tablespoons marinade; transfer remaining marinade to medium wanted juicy shrimp with a bowl. smoky crust and chili flavor Pat shrimp dry with paper towels. To butterfly shrimp, use paring knife to make shallow cut down that was more than just su- outside curve of shrimp. Add shrimp to bowl with perficial. marinade. and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour. To achieve this, we sprinkled For a charcoal grill: Open bottom vent completely. one side of the shrimp with Light large chimney starter filled with charcoal bri- sugar to promote browning and quettes (6 quarts). When top coals are partially cov- grilled this side for a few min- ered with ash, pour evenly over half of grill. Set utes. Then we flipped the skew- cooking grate in place, cover, and open lid vent ers to finish gently cooking on completely. Heat grill until hot, about 5 minutes. the cooler side of the grill. For a gas grill: Turn all burners to high, cover, and We created a flavorful mari- heat grill until hot, about 15 minutes. Leave all burn- nade with pureed jalapenos, gar- ers on high. lic, cumin and cayenne to give Thread marinated shrimp onto four 14-inch metal skewers. (Alternate direction of each shrimp as you pack them tightly on skewer to allow our shrimp skewers a spicy, as- about a dozen shrimp to fit snugly on each skewer.) Sprinkle 1 side of skewered shrimp with sugar. Place shrimp skewers sugared side down sertive kick and then set some aside to double as a sauce. But- on hotter side of grill (covered if using gas), and cook until lightly charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip skewers, and move to cooler side of grill (if terflying the shrimp before mari- using charcoal) or turn all burners off (if using gas), and cook, covered, until other side of shrimp is no longer translucent, 1 to 2 minutes. nating and grilling them opened Using tongs, slide shrimp into clean medium bowl, and toss with reserved marinade. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve. up more shrimp flesh for the Nutrition information per serving: 211 calories; 91 calories from fat; 10 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 214 mg cholesterol; 1110 mg sodium; 6 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 1 marinade and finishing sauce to g sugar; 24 g protein. flavor. We also packed the shrimp America's Test Kitchen provided this article to The Associated Press very tightly onto the skewers so they would cook more slowly.