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CLARENDON SUN Farm to Table draws a crowd in Manning FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents A7 Hoof Teen is it to the fair expelled Livestock is back at Sumter’s annual event at least BY ADRIENNE SARVIS [email protected] Why is the livestock exhibit popular? It’s the only chance a lot of 1 year kids get to see farm animals, Dr. Lynn Hawkins, owner of Guignard Animal Clinic and Lakewood student charged with barn supervisor for the fair, said. bringing gun, bullets to school A lot of city people never get BY BRUCE MILLS up close to livestock, said [email protected] Bruce Murray, director of the South Carolina Sheep Associa- In accordance with Sumter School Dis- tion and participant in the trict’s Code of Conduct, the 15-year-old livestock exhibit. charged with bringing a handgun and loaded They might see a cow when magazine to Lakewood High School on they’re going down the high- Wednesday will be expelled from the district way, he said, but here, they for at least one year. can actually come close to A district spokeswoman provided responses them. Plus, this is where your Thursday to a series of submitted questions food comes from, he said. and referred the news media to the district’s The exhibit is also an oppor- PHOTOS BY ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM weapons-in-school policy because the district tunity for locals, especially Jessie Newman pets a sheep in the livestock barn at the Sumter American Legion can’t comment on individual student discipline kids, to show their livestock, Fair on Thursday. This year, the fair has the same number of individual rides as matters under federal law. Hawkins said. the state fair, said fair manager Peter Onge. The state fair usually has about 50 According to the district’s discipline policy, Children who participate rides, but there are duplicates, he said. Tuesday was the best opening night the Interim Superintendent Debbie Hamm will train and take care of their fair has had in eight years in terms of attendance and tickets sold, Onge said. It make appropriate recommendations to the animals all year to show them was a very wonderful surprise, he said. Board of Trustees as far as the teen’s expul- at the fair, she said. It teaches sion. children about responsibility, From that policy, it’s not known if the teen’s she said, and gives them a ‘18 FAIR BY THE NUMBERS expulsion will be longer than one year. The chance to compete for scholar- ships. SEE EXPELLED, PAGE A9 However, the popular exhib- 32 it was not included in the 2017 rides county fair, much to the disap- pointment of many Sumter residents, according to 100 Hawkins and Murray. tallest ride, “Speed,” in feet Murray said last year was Tears, raw the first time in the 20 years he’s lived in the area that the 11 fair didn’t have livestock. “If you don’t have livestock, gaming centers it’s a carnival,” Hawkins said, fury seen at “not a fair.” 25 After a meeting last year, community members decided independent food vendors they would work hard to bring the livestock exhibit back to hearing for the fair. 6 “We just wanted to get some- carnival food vendors thing built back up out here because everybody has been looking for livestock,” Murray 100+ Kavanaugh said. If people like something animals at the fair, they should let NEW YORK (AP) — Senate Republicans were American Legion know, he huddling Thursday night to discuss the next said. 4 steps on Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Hawkins said there are live entertainment shows Supreme Court. about 20 people participating Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of in the exhibit and shows this sexual assault, California psychologist Chris- year, and almost all of them 70 tine Blasey Ford, spent hours testifying Thurs- have children. The goal is to day before the Senate Judiciary Committee. booths in civic center Ford told senators that one night in the sum- SEE FAIR, PAGE A9 mer of 1982, a drunken Kavanaugh forced her down on a bed, groped her and tried to take off her clothes. Kavanaugh, testifying second, SUMTER AMERICAN forcefully denied the accusation and said he’s never sexually assaulted anyone. LEGION FAIR The Senate Judiciary Committee is sched- uled to vote this morning on Kavanaugh’s nom- SCHEDULE 2-4 p.m. ination, unless Republicans decide to postpone Today • Midway closes, 9 p.m. it. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, the second-rank- • Gates open to the public, 4 p.m. For additional information, visit www. sumterfair.com or call 775-5200. ing Republican, said the GOP conference will • All exhibits on display, 4-10 p.m. meet and “see where we are.” But he said the • Horse fun and game show, 5:30 p.m. ADMISSION • Midway closes, midnight plan is still to have the vote. Ages 1-5: Free The nation’s political divide and the burgeon- Saturday Ages 6-64: $8 ing #MeToo movement played out before mil- • Gates open to the public, 10 a.m. Ages 65 and up: $5 lions of Americans watching the Senate Judi- • All exhibits on display, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Military/dependants with ID: $5 ciary Committee’s hearing. • Horse confirmation class, 11 a.m. TICKETS Ford, acknowledging she was “terrified” to • Midway closes, midnight be on stage, told of being sexually assaulted by Ride all day pass: $25 Last Day — Sunday Kavanaugh at a high school party. Hours later, • Gates open to the public, noon • Buy wrist bands at the ticket booth Kavanaugh, getting choked up at times, indig- • Commercial exhibits removed, 9 a.m.- near the Ferris wheel during fair hours. nantly denied the accusations and denounced a 2 p.m. • Sold until one hour before closing. process he called “a national disgrace.” • Individual entries removed, 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday only, sold until 6 p.m. “Just as you could feel emotional with her, • Premium checks picked up, 2-3:30 Early bird special: All gate admissions you could feel emotional with him,” said CNN’s p.m. $5 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday Gloria Borger of the event, shown all day by ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM • Mustang rehabilitation course, SEE HEARING, PAGE A9 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B6 WEATHER, A12 INSIDE Julius Starks Inez K. Thompson STORMS CONTINUE 3 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES the .com William Murray Robinson Sr. Shirley Frank Russell VOL. 123, NO. 245 A storm in some areas in the Emily H. Evans Levy Raynard Amos Clarendon Sun A7 Sports B1 Donald Dean Jaxtheimer Thomas Jones afternoon and late tonight Comics C6 Television C4 John W. Glisson Jr. Clara Mae Burris HIGH 87, LOW 71 Queen E. Harper Barbara Ann Conner Burrows Opinion A10 USA Today C1 Annie Mae B. McDonald Renee D. Licorish Clara Mae Richburg Morant Willie George Wright A2 | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] eSTEAM festival plans to give you a boost More than 60 exhibitors signed up for Oct. 6 event downtown feel about the career opportunities in this region, boost how you feel about BY BRUCE MILLS gion in the various fields, which in- manufacturing and technology be- [email protected] clude manufacturing. cause these are not outdated and old More than 60 exhibitors from across opportunities that are available. This In an effort to follow suit with larger the Midlands have signed up for eS- is where good jobs are at. Boost your cities in the state that have hosted TEAM Sumter, which will be an inter- knowledge of these areas, and your large, outdoor festivals to build aware- active fair that Saturday to include sci- knowledge of this community as ness of Science, Technology, Engi- ence experiments and all things tech- well.” neering and Math (STEM) careers, nology, Williams said. Giant inflata- eSTEAM Sumter will be from 10 local economic development officials bles will be available for the kids, and a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 6, with most activi- will host a similar festival soon. those ultra-bouncy items will also de- ties occurring on Main Street be- Erika Williams, communications tail various scientific processes, such tween Sumter Cut Rate and Cen- manager with the Sumter Develop- as gravity and velocity. tral Carolina Technical Col- ment Board and TheLINK economic Exhibitors will include area manu- lege’s Health Sciences Center. A alliance which also includes Lee facturers, K-12 education, local colleg- games pavilion will also be County, spoke earlier this week about es and other organizations dedicated available, and a science show the inaugural eSTEAM Sumter festi- to technology, she said. will occur on stage. val that will be Saturday, Oct. 6, in Williams said the festival organiz- It’s a Saturday in the fall, but downtown Sumter. ers’ goal is to have 3,000-plus people in college football fans need not The “A” added in STEM is for the attendance. worry, Williams said. FTC will Arts — such as creative arts — which The “e” in eSTEAM is for attendees be sponsoring “The End schools and educators commonly add to get excited about the local region — Zone,” which will feature into the original acronym for a more- its assets, companies and available op- games, including Carolina inclusive body of curriculum study. portunities, she said. or Clemson, just in case Williams said event organizers hope “Our tagline for the festival is ‘Boost game start times are to “plant seeds” that day with chil- Your Esteem,’ and hopefully people changed.