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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 $1.00 Man gets Festival on the Avenue tradition continues 15 years in fatal shooting Sumter man killed in 2016 BY KAYLA ROBINS [email protected]

A Sumter man has been found guilty in the 2016 shooting death of a 28-year- old from Sumter. A jury handed down a guilty verdict to Bernie Peo- ples III for both voluntary manslaughter and simple possession of marijuana after a week-long trial and six-and-a-half hours of de- PEOPLES liberation, according to MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Eddie Donnald, assistant so- Performers make their way down the Festival on the Avenue Parade route, which started at the corner of South Main and licitor at the Third Judicial Circuit Bartlette streets and extended down Manning Avenue on Saturday in Downtown Sumter. Court’s office. Judge Kristi F. Curtis sentenced Peoples to 15 years minus time served for shooting Annual 3-day event celebrates South Sumter community to death Ante Lavern Witherspoon at a Dibert Street house in July 15, 2016. estival on the Avenue returned to South Sumter this past week- SEE PEOPLES, PAGE A8 Fend for the annual parade, per- formances, food and fun. The three- day event featured a living museum and a ceremony remembering the past, a golf tournament and the Taste of Soul on the Avenue.

The three-day event has been inspiring creativity and vitality of the South Sumter community for more than a decade. Based off the Bimbe Celebration, a West African Festival of the Harvest, the spirit of shar- ing is the center of the event in Sumter. It BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM offers a fun and meaningful way to share Ronald Fullard of Backhouse BBQ of Sumter grills meat for sale at the festival. the traditions and culture of South Sumter with the broader community and younger generations. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Flames rise from Notre Dame cathedral as it burns in Paris on Monday. Massive plumes of yellow-brown smoke filled the air above Notre Dame Cathedral. Macron wants MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Mason Taylor poses for a photo The Crestwood High School march- Notre Dame during the parade for Festival on ing band performs during the pa- the Avenue on Saturday morning. rade. Memphis, Benjamin rebuilt within 5 and Lay Mack sit on a wagon during the parade for Festival on the Avenue on years after fire Saturday morning. BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN MICAH GREEN / THE and THOMAS ADAMSON BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM SUMTER ITEM The Associated Press Head cook Antwaun Arnold of Pop’s Seafood Boil of Sumter gets food ready for customers. PARIS — The inferno that raged through Notre Dame Cathedral for more than 12 hours destroyed its spire and its roof but spared its twin medieval bell Community introduced to 2020 Census at kickoff towers, and a frantic rescue effort saved the monument’s “most precious trea- FROM STAFF REPORTS Speaking to a packed house at forms a Census, and this is why sures,” including the relic revered as Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist we want you to not only partici- Jesus’ Crown of Thorns, officials said During the 2019 Festival on the Church during the annual pro- pate, but to help us get the word Tuesday. Avenue’s kickoff event Thursday gram known as “An Evening of out about the 2020 Census.” French President Emmanuel Macron evening, the Rev. James Blassin- Elegance — Remembering the Disney said Census responses pledged to rebuild the beloved Roman game and Bonnie Disney spoke Past,” Blassingame said the com- will begin next spring, and peo- Catholic architectural landmark and about the need to participate in mittee on which he and Disney ple can respond either online, wanted to see it completed within five the 2020 Census. serve is reflective of our commu- through mail or over the phone. years. Blassingame and Disney serve nity. There will also be several “We have so much to rebuild,” Macron as co-chairs of the Census 2020 “And that is exactly what the events throughout the county, said in a televised address to the nation. Complete Count Committee and 2020 Census is going to do — re- she said, so residents can ask “We will rebuild Notre Dame Cathedral talked about how Sumter will flect the community as best as we questions. even more beautifully. We can do it, and benefit from having a thorough can,” he said. “As mandated by She stressed how a thorough once again, we will mobilize (to do so).” count when the Census takes our nation’s Constitution, every place a year from now. 10 years our government per- SEE CENSUS, PAGE A8 SEE CATHEDRAL, PAGE A8

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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Emotional eulogies highlight funeral of Hollings

CHARLESTON (AP) — As a college Pallbearers for called his campaign staff suggesting student fighting for racial equality in U.S. Sen. that Hollings should take a drug test, the early 1960s, Jim Clyburn was invit- Ernest “Fritz” to which Hollings responded “that he ed to the office of then-Gov. Fritz Hol- Hollings carry would take a drug test if (McMaster) lings in an attempt to assuage racial his casket back would take an IQ test.” tensions bubbling on the campus of to the hearse Southern racial dynamics were a South Carolina State University. following a running theme throughout Hollings’ Clyburn, now the majority whip and funeral service career, which began with three terms third ranking Democrat in the U.S. at Summerall in the state House, followed by his elec- House, said he wasn’t sure how the Chapel on The tion as governor in 1958. Although he governor would receive him and the Citadel had campaigned against desegrega- other protesters. After all, Hollings had campus tion, Hollings later built a national rep- campaigned previously against school Tuesday in utation as a moderate. In his farewell desegregation. Charleston. address as governor, he pleaded for But during their meeting, Clyburn legislators to peacefully accept integra- said that he could sense a change in tion of public schools and the admis- Hollings. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS sion of the first black student to Clem- Clyburn told a crowd of hundreds at son University. Hollings’ funeral Tuesday that even “This General Assembly must make though the Southern Democrat asked clear South Carolina’s choice, a gov- the activists not to tell reporters he ernment of laws rather than a govern- had been sympathetic to their cause, ment of men,” he told lawmakers. “He opened up to us, and we opened up past Hollings’ body as it lay in repose mon the strength to occupy it following Shortly afterward, Clemson was peace- to him. at the state Capitol. the deaths of his first wife and daugh- fully integrated. “I knew that we had just heard and The long arc of Hollings’ career, ter in a car crash. In his 2008 autobiography, “Making felt what was in him.” from his days at The Citadel to service “He was also there for me when I Government Work,” Hollings wrote that Hollings died April 6 at his home on in World War II and more than five de- was at the bottom,” Biden said, calling in the 1950s “no issue dominated South Isle of Palms at age 97. cades in public service, were recalled Hollings and wife, Peatsy, “the first Carolina more than race” and that he The funeral at Summerall Chapel at by Clyburn and others, including for- people to bring me back from the black worked for a balanced approach. The Citadel, Hollings’ alma mater, mer Vice President Joe Biden, Hol- hole that I was in.” “I was ‘Mister-In-Between. The gov- capped three days of mourning for the lings’ desk mate and friend in the Sen- Republican Gov. Henry McMaster, ernor had to appear to be in charge; former governor and longtime U.S. ate for more than 30 years. who challenged Hollings in 1986, re- yet the realities were not on his side,” senator. Hundreds of former staffers, Biden said Hollings, then chairman called Hollings as “the magnificent he wrote. “I returned to my basic pre- lawmakers, friends and relatives at- of the Democratic Senatorial Cam- lion of South Carolina.” McMaster cept ... the safety of the people is the tended. paign Committee, helped him not only brought a moment of levity after a supreme law. I was determined to keep Earlier, hundreds of mourners filed to win his seat in 1972, but also to sum- mostly somber Biden eulogy as he re- the peace and avoid bloodshed.” Business news Palmetto Gas wants to help customers add life to their outdoors Relocated retailer offers ‘one-stop shopping’ BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] PALMETTO GAS

With the opening of the WHERE: 820 S. Pike, Sumter second phase of its business HOURS: Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 5 earlier this month, Palmetto p.m., Saturday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Gas wants to help area resi- PHONE: (803) 775-4321 dents “make your outdoor MORE INFORMATION: www. area your favorite room in palmettogascorp.com your house.” Founded in 1962, Palmetto Gas initially was primarily a retail propane gas supplier Smith said Saber outdoor on Lafayette Drive. Now, after grills are made from the relocating to 820 S. Pike, the highest grade stainless steel business has become Sumter and offer true zonal cooking and the area’s only one-stop and eliminate flare-ups. They shop for natural gas and pro- are also “live-burn” and are pane gas appliances, accord- ready to showcase. ing to CEO Andrew Smith. “To see how the Saber grill The full-service propane works,” he said, “we offer company recently opened a customers to bring your ham- new outdoor living center. burger, your hotdog, your He calls it “now offering steak up here, and we’ll be Palmetto Gas recently non-stop shopping for your glad to let you use our grill opened a new outdoor gas, your appliances, installa- and cook it.” living center complete tion and service.” Product delivery is also with infrared heaters, The new outdoor living free in the local area, he said. fireplaces, fire pits, center in the front of the re- Both Smith and Ward esti- outdoor furniture and tail business allows custom- mate customers will pay kitchens and more. ers to experience the out- about one-third more for ap- doors year-round, he said, pliances and furniture at Pal- PHOTOS BY BRUCE MILLS / THE SUM- with the sale of Bromic infra- metto Gas, but it’s designed TER ITEM red heaters, fireplaces of all to last. makes and styles and fire “Basically, our motto here pits. for the outdoor living center High-quality gas lanterns, is ‘buy your last grill, furni- outdoor furniture and out- ture or fireplace first at Pal- door kitchens to include out- metto Gas,’” Smith said. “Be- door grills are also available. cause when you buy it here, The furniture is a Bob Tim- it’s going to last you a life- berlake brand and includes time.” bent-back gliders and rockers He said the retailer’s price- and patio sets made from points are better than area heavy-duty, recyclable plastic customers could find at simi- fers a propane filling station “We can offer truly one- can install them. We can sell and has a 50-year warranty, lar stores in larger cities such at the store. To fill a 20-pound stop shopping,” Smith said. you the gas after the fact. You said Emily Ward, marketing as Columbia or Charleston. cylinder, it costs $8, Smith “We can sell these gas heat- don’t have to go anywhere consultant. Palmetto Gas also still of- said. ers and fireplaces, and we but right here.”

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BY ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Kelly Povroznik grabs a few car- have a complete picture that de- Associated Press rots from inside her storage space picts the real-world experiences to give to her horses in their pas- of West Virginians.” There is a way around the ture outside of Clarksburg, West The FCC put the grant pro- notoriously sluggish internet Virginia. Povroznik teaches an on- cess for the $4.5 billion program in West Virginia. You just need line college course that has been on hold late last year as it a car and some time. hampered by slow connections launched an investigation into Kelly Povroznik can tell you, on her computer and phone. whether one or more major car- when she happens to get a good riers violated rules and submit- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS signal. She teaches an online ted incorrect maps. The investi- college course so hampered by gation is ongoing. unreliable connections that she riers in the agency’s formal pro- Christopher Ali, an assis- has had to drive a half-hour to cess for challenging the map- tant professor of media stud- her brother’s place just to enter ping data. ies at the University of Virgin- grades into a database. All told, only about 20 percent ia, said the looming mapping “It added so much additional of the 106 carriers, government question leaves the govern- work for me, and I just don’t of high-speed service in every entire area covered if a carrier and tribal entities who could ment flailing blindly at a have the time,” said Povroznik, community across the coun- reports that a single building have challenged the FCC’s wire- problem that prevents it from who lives in Weston, West Vir- try.” on a census block has fast in- less map data actually did so, meeting the needs of rural ginia. “I just kept wanting to Lawmakers across the coun- ternet speeds. Experts say this according to the FCC. America. beat my head into a wall.” try are concerned that flawed, method allows carriers to at- The whole process frustrated “We can’t fix a problem Across rural America, a carrier-submitted maps on cell- tract more customers by adver- Manchin, who told the AP in an when we don’t know where it bandwidth gap separates com- phone and home internet con- tising larger coverage areas. email: “As long as we continue exists,” he said, “and at the munities like Weston from an nectivity are crippling the ef- Critics argue that it is a poor to rely on carriers just telling us moment we don’t know where increasingly digital world fectiveness of various grant way to determine internet what they cover, we will never broadband deserts exist.” where high-speed internet has programs. In February, West speeds and have long called for become a fundamental compo- Virginia Democratic Sen. 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It mium children’s brands. marks its first subscription BY MIKE CORDER “They’re strangers, but The style box will include service for clothing. In Associated Press you see ... so many resem- about five fashion items for 2014, Walmart launched a blances. So we’ve got the $48, about 50% off the sug- quarterly subscription of THE HAGUE, Netherlands same nose, eyes, teeth,” he gested retail price of the beauty samples and prod- — Martijn van Halen has said. “That’s really strange. bundled items. Walmart ucts. Walmart had tested a every right to be angry at It felt directly as if we al- customers complete a short-lived subscription Jan Karbaat. The Dutch fer- ready knew each other a short style quiz for their snack service called Good- tility doctor lied to his par- long time.” child on Walmart.com. Kid- ies. ents and used his own Van Halen said the doctor box stylists tailor each Kidbox’s popularity sperm to inseminate Van had spoken in interviews THE ASSOCIATED PRESS child’s style preferences, comes as more online re- Halen’s mother. years ago of taking his Joey Hoofdman, who, after DNA season and where the child tailers are seeking to dress But, somehow, the 39-year- “product” to the United testing is one of 49 confirmed lives. children. Stitch Fix, a lead- old Dutch landscape garden- States. It is unclear whether children of Dutch fertility doctor “Our partnership with ing online styling service, er doesn’t seem to harbor Karbaat was referring to his Jan Karbaat, poses for a portrait Kidbox enables us to round launched a children’s ver- too much resentment. own sperm or that of other in Alkmaar, Netherlands, on out our offering with addi- sion in time for last year’s “Of course, what this doc- donors, and it was not im- Monday. Karbaat, who died in tional national and premi- back-to-school season. tor did isn’t great. For my mediately clear where in the 2017, used his own sperm to in- parents and the parents of U.S. he visited. seminate 49 women and may my siblings, it’s of course Karbaat’s fertility clinic in have even more children. terrible,” Van Halen told the town of Barendrecht, a The Associated Press on suburb of Rotterdam, was Monday. “They were lied to, ordered closed in 2009 by a able to father so many chil- and it’s the doctor who Dutch government health dren in part because of the treated them — that’s care agency due to poor ad- culture of silence that pre- wrong. But for me, I ministration and record vailed around sperm and wouldn’t have been here keeping. A phone number egg donations in the 1970s without the donor.” and email address listed on- and ’80s, when doctors ad- The case of Dr. Karbaat, line for the clinic no longer vised parents not to tell chil- who died in 2017 at age 89, work. dren. has riveted the Netherlands, Publicity surrounding the “If something is kept se- due to its mix of unethical case means that the extend- cret from all sides, then the medical behavior, privacy is- ed family may grow even only person with all the in- sues, DNA testing, legal larger as more people seek formation — and that is the wrangling and the rights of to check their DNA against doctor — has totally free children to know who their Karbaat’s. rein,” he said. parents are. Meanwhile, dozens of peo- The Dutch branch of child Last week, DNA results ple who now know who their rights group Defense for confirmed that Karbaat had biological father is are com- Children, which supported fathered at least 49 children. ing to terms with the news. the legal battle, welcomed The real number could be “We are all happy with the the clarity that DNA has higher and spread beyond clarity and the information brought and said it should the Netherlands, even as far we now have, so we can get be a first step toward allow- as the United States. on with our lives,” said Joey ing all children of anony- Ties van der Meer of the Hoofdman, 32, one of the mous donors to seek out and Dutch Donor Child Founda- people fathered by Karbaat. find their heritage. tion, which supports such “It is a wave of emotions. “The Karbaat case is the children, says Karbaat could We are all happy we have first enormous break- AP FILE PHOTO have fathered many more. met each other, but because through,” said Iara de Witte, Kidbox CEO Miki Racine Berardelli shows products for her on- He said Monday that three there are so many, it is com- an adviser to the rights line styling service which has partnered with Walmart. more people contacted him plicated,” he added. group. over the weekend because Hoofdman said he will Thanks to the DNA tests, they suspect they may also now seek compensation. He Van Halen has found out have been conceived using said his mother went to the that Karbaat’s family is Karbatt’s sperm. clinic for a fertility treat- healthy and lead long lives. Before learning about ment with the sperm of her But he is aware of the po- Karbaat, Van Halen already partner, the man who raised tential downsides. knew he had a large extend- Hoofdman as his son. “I’ve got two children. All A 38-year-old Equal Opportunity Insurance Firm, ed family, having checked Until 2004, people in the ... my half siblings, my an American DNA database Netherlands who donated brothers and sisters, (have) seeking full-time Marketing Support. Excellent pay, for matches two years ago sperm or eggs could do so got children,” he said. “I fringe benefits to include Major Medical Insurance, after learning from the man anonymously. could have married a sister, Dental and Vision Insurance, 401K, Long-Term who raised him — who he Van der Meer said Kar- but luckily that didn’t hap- thought was his father — baat appears to have been pen.” Employment, and extraordinary work environment. that he was a donor child. “Within a few weeks, I found out ... I had 25 sib- Bi-Lingual a Plus, Excellent Phone Skills, Professional lings, half-siblings,” he said. Phone Voice, and Computer Skills to include A few months later, a Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint). Dutch agency made a DNA FARM PET GARDEN profile of one of Karbaat’s Work 5 days weekly. Salary commensurate with sons. In February, Rotter- abilities. Open for immediate hiring. This is a full dam District Court over- Palmetto Farm Supply time in-house position. Our office is located in ruled the privacy objections of Karbaat’s widow and or- Sumter, South Carolina approximately 40 miles from dered the profile to be made Full service Columbia, South Carolina. available to parents and children who suspected that Pet Grooming they may be linked to Kar- On Site! If you are looking for a Career change send baat. application and resume with cover letter to As far as Van Halen now [email protected], knows, “it’s 36 sisters and 12 brothers and there are still Now taking Post Office Box 2395, Sumter, SC 29151 a few that want to remain appointments or call T. Wilson, Sr. (803) 983-7448. anonymous.” Most of the Karbaat chil- dren are adults now, and many have children of their 20 Lb. Propane own. Van Halen says it’s striking how alike the half- Cylinder siblings are. 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Half of adults The commission’s December bine High School shooting gun owners. would make schools safer. under 30 say arming trained report steers schools to federal made practicing for armed in- James Kiefer, 75, doesn’t “What the survey data tell us teachers would actually make funding that can be used for truders as routine as fire drills, think the availability of guns is is that we need to take the next schools less safe, compared firearm training. many parents have only tepid as much of a problem as the vi- step in our safety efforts to pur- with about a third of those over The poll finds Republicans confidence in the ability of olence children are exposed to posefully and strategically 30. far more likely than Democrats schools to stop a gunman, ac- in movies and video games communicate how successful “A well-trained teacher with to say armed teachers would cording to a new poll by The from a young age. our efforts have been in mak- a sidearm could greatly affect make schools safer, 62% to 22%. Associated Press-NORC Center “By the time they’re 16 or 17, ing schools safe, secure places what happens in a classroom By contrast, 79% of Democrats, for Public Affairs Research. they’re pretty much indoctri- where students can be their au- situation like that,” said the Re- and just 35% of Republicans, And while most Americans nated,” the Three Rivers, Mich- thentic selves and learn at their publican-leaning Kiefer, who think tightening gun laws consider schools less safe than igan, resident said. best,” said Bob Farrace of the retired from the trucking busi- would improve school safety. they were 20 years ago, the poll “If somebody’s going to do National Association of Sec- ness. “There are enough quali- It also finds a racial divide finds a majority say schools something like that, no matter ondary School Principals. fied teachers that can be armed over arming teachers. Close to aren’t at fault for shootings. if the guns are available or not, Nor are younger adults as that can help solve problems.” half of white Americans and Bullying, the availability of they’re going to find a way to convinced that either stricter A federal school safety com- half of Hispanic Americans guns, the internet and video do it,” he added. gun laws or arming teachers — mission assembled by Trump think that would make schools games share more of the To make schools safer, ma- another subject of political de- in response to the Parkland safer, while only about 2 in 10 blame. jorities of Americans think bate — is the answer, even shooting said it should be left to black Americans say the same. Lee Wisdom, a mother of two lockdown drills, armed securi- though they are about as likely states and schools to decide About 80 percent of white in Downingtown, Pennsylva- ty guards, metal detectors and as those older to support strict- whether schools should arm and Hispanic Americans think nia, thinks students and staff anti-bullying campaigns work. er gun laws in the United staff members, but the presi- armed security guards make have been trained as much as However, the post-Columbine States. While 44% of adults dent’s Education Secretary schools safer, compared with possible to prepare for an at- generation, for whom many of under 30 say tightening gun Betsy DeVos, who led the com- about half of black Ameri- tack but worries schools are those things were routine, are laws would improve school mission, said schools should cans. still vulnerable to things be- yond their control, like a par- ent holding the door for a stranger or a child sneaking Unscramble the letters underneath each egg to his father’s gun in a backpack. © 2019 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 35, No. 19 find out what color to make each egg. “As far as inside the school, we’re doing all we can to keep students safe,” she said. “It is Find a buddy and do this page together! If the page looks easy, find “somebunny” younger the outside of the school and to be your buddy. If this page looks hard, find “somebunny” older to help you. the people who are coming in WEYOLL RAGONE DRE and out that I think are the RULPEP weak link,” said Wisdom, who sees school violence as a prod- uct of violent video games, TV The Easter Bunny left Buzz and Beeper shows and the internet’s oppor- a puzzle. Can you help them figure it out? INKP tunities to bully and isolate. WONRB UBEL REGNE

Half of Americans blame Standards Link: Spelling: Spell grade level appropriate site words correctly. students being bullied a great deal for school shootings. Roughly a third say the same of the internet and television, EGG Find the words in the puzzle. How many of them can you music and video games. BUDDY find on this page? By and large, schools them- OLDER selves are less likely to be BUNNY B U D D Y E U L B Y blamed: 59% put not much or BASKET A R E P U S B T N O no blame on schools for the GARDEN S R E D L O U N A E shootings. While roughly 4 in COLOR K E L T S O U T G C 10 say schools have at least EASTER Buzz and Beeper have hidden marshmallow 12 E G M U S B N G T K some responsibility, just 9% at- BLUE chickies all over this page. T R G A R D E N tribute a great deal of blame. How many can you find? 10 SUPER T N In the years since two Colo- Can you find the one 6 1 2 8 YOUNGER A U Y S T E E W S I that’s different rado teenagers gunned down 12 Color 5 - 3 eggs purple. 2 4 PUZZLE C O L O R G V M F P Color 1 + 6 eggs orange. from all the 1 5 3 7 3 5 classmates and a teacher in the Color 3 + 1 eggs green. others? SWEETS R Y M V E L Z Z U P 5 6 2 1 Denver suburb of Littleton, Color 8 - 3 eggs red. 6 7 0 3 SUM schools across the country Color 6 - 4 eggs yellow. PINK Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical 3 2 words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. have fixated on planning for Color 9 - 6 eggs blue. 1 4 4 3 5 8 threats that before had been 8 0 5 4 unimaginable. How many eggs are in the garden? Teachers and students prac- There are _____ purple and orange eggs. There are _____ red and green eggs. Plan Spring Vacation tice fleeing and hiding during There are _____ yellow and blue eggs. realistic shooter scenarios in- Look through the newspaper for places to visit Standards Links: Math: Compute sums and differences to 10. Follow simple written directions. Standards Link: Number Sense: Compute sums to 20. during spring vacation and for a way to travel side school buildings fortified Circle the two eggs that there. Write a paragraph telling about how you by bolted doors, bulletproof Can you find your way through this eggstra-ordinary are eggs-actly alike. would get to the place, what you would do glass and security cameras. egg maze? there and why you want to go there. But shootings haven’t Standards Link: Writing Applications: Write narratives that stopped, and a little over a year provide a context for the reader to imagine the experience. Draw an oval after an armed ex-student al- on a blank piece legedly killed 17 people at Flori- of paper. Look da’s Marjory Stoneman Doug- through the newspaper and Send your story to: las High School, the survey cut out the Go Explore! letters that spell finds a large majority, 67%, say If you could go anywhere to schools have become less safe. your spelling words. Decorate explore, where would you Only 13% say schools have be- go? Why would you choose your “egg” by that place? What would you come safer during the last 20 gluing these take with you to help you? words onto it. years. The rest say they are Standards Link: Deadline: May 12 Published: Week of June 9 Eye-hand coordination. Standards Link: Recognize similarities and Standards Link: Please include your school and grade. about the same. differences in common objects. Writing Conventions. 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“under permanent surveil- they will be dehumidified, the most famous parts of the CATHEDRAL ‘Notre Dame has lance because it can still protected and eventually re- cathedral, were not destroyed FROM PAGE A1 budge.” stored. The minister said the but might have been damaged survived the A plan to safeguard the cathedral’s greatest paintings by the heat and will be as- Authorities consider the masterpieces and relics was would be removed starting sessed by an expert, he added. fire an accident, possibly as a revolutionary history quickly put into action after Friday. “The task is — now the risk result of restoration work at the fire broke out. “We assume they have not of fire has been put aside — the global architectural trea- of France, and this The Crown of Thorns, re- been damaged by the fire, but about the building, how the sure that survived almost 900 garded as Notre Dame’s most there will eventually be dam- structure will resist,” said Ju- years of tumultuous French happened during sacred relic, was among the age from the smoke,” he nior Interior Minister Lau- history but was devastated in treasures quickly transported added. rent Nunez. the blaze on the second day of after the fire broke out, said The copper statues that UNESCO Director-General Holy Week. building works.’ Deputy Mayor Emmanuel Gre- looked over Paris from Notre Audrey Azoulay said work Paris prosecutor Remy JACK LANG goire. Brought to Paris by King Dame’s peak already had been must begin immediately to pro- Heitz said the inquiry into the Louis IX in the 13th century, it removed from the roof days tect the remaining structure. fire would be “long and com- Former culture minister is purported to have been ago and sent to southwestern The first 24 to 48 hours were plex.” Fifty investigators were pressed onto Christ’s head dur- France as part of a $6.8 mil- crucial to protecting the stone working on it and would in- ing the crucifixion. Also saved lion renovation on the spire and wood structure from terview workers from five the revolutionary history of was the tunic of St. Louis, a and its 250 tons of lead. water damage and assessing companies hired for the reno- France, and this happened long, shirt-like garment from Much was saved in the inte- the next steps, she told The vations to the cathedral’s roof, during building works,” said the 13th century, said Culture rior, too. The only major work Associated Press, warning where the flames first broke influential former Culture Minister Franck Riester. damaged inside was the cathe- that parts of the cathedral re- out. Minister Jack Lang. The cathedral’s famous dral’s high altar, installed in main “extremely fragile,” no- Heitz said an initial fire News that the fire was prob- 18th-century organ that 1989 under Cardinal Jean-Ma- tably hundreds of tons of alert was sounded at 6:20 p.m. ably accidental has done noth- boasts more than 8,000 pipes rie Lustiger. It was hit when scaffolding around the spire Monday, but no fire was ing to ease the national also survived. the spire collapsed, said Lau- that collapsed. Notre Dame is found. The second alert was mourning for the symbol of “The works of art, the most rent Prades, heritage director part of a UNESCO heritage sounded at 6:43 p.m., and the national pride. Hundreds of precious treasures were se- for Notre Dame. site and UNESCO has offered blaze was discovered on the people gathered for a vigil cured last night,” Riester told “We have been able to sal- its expertise. roof. prayer across the Seine from reporters, thanking teams vage all the rest,” said Prades, Pope Francis offered his Investigators have already the cathedral, singing and lis- from city hall, the culture who watched the recovery prayers that Notre Dame, the questioned nearly 30 people, tening to music by a string ministry, firefighters and the overnight. “All the 18th-centu- “architectural gem of a collec- said a Paris judicial police of- quartet. bishopric who worked to save ry steles, the pietas, frescoes, tive memory,” will once again ficial, speaking on condition Interior Minister Chris- the items. chapels and the big organ are be a shrine to the Catholic of anonymity in order to com- tophe Castaner said there Some of the works were fine.” faith, a symbol of the French ment on an ongoing probe. were still some risks to the being transferred from City The three large stained- nation and a spiritual and ar- “Notre Dame has survived structure and that it was Hall to the Louvre, where glass rose windows, among chitectural gift to humanity. PREOWNED BUY AMERICAN BUY FORD BUY McLAUGHLIN Spring ClearanceSALE

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COMMENTARY Some things to ponder here’s a push to change laws to permit both criminals serving time and ex- criminals the right to vote. Guess Twhich party is pushing the most for these legal changes. If you guessed that it was the Democrats, go to the head of the class. Ber- nie Sanders says states should allow felons to vote from behind bars. Elizabeth Warren doesn’t go that far but thinks felons should have the right to vote. Democrats want the criminal class to have voting rights restored be- cause they could become a significant part of COMMENTARY the Democratic base. These are America’s murderers, rapists, bur- glars, child molesters and drug dealers. Over two million of Sen. Hollings’ legacy will endure these people are in prison. If we add in the number of peo- hey called him the “sena- those in uniform. ions, and he would share them ple on probation and parole, tor from central casting.” He was a tireless advocate in with you — whether you asked there are 6.7 million people Former U.S. Sen. Er- the fight against hunger. He was for them or not. currently under correctional Tnest “Fritz” Hollings trying to combat hunger and pov- He was prepared. He knew control. If cons and ex-cons get looked the part. He acted the erty before it was cool. He trav- what he was talking about. He the right to vote, it’s almost a part. He sounded the part. But eled all over the world to spread was a fighter for his causes. Walter guarantee that most of these his record and legacy are much the good news about America. When Sen. Thurmond retired, Williams people will cast their vote for a deeper than that. After Senate life, he established I was honored to be able to take Democratic candidate. He is toward the top of the list the Hollings Center for Interna- his place, and Fritz was my se- Democrats don’t stop with with his 38 years of Senate ser- tional Dialogue to create ex- nior senator for two years. I ap- wanting cons and ex-cons to vote. It turns out vice — the eighth longest in the changes in dialogue between the preciate, recognize and thank that more than 50 percent of Democrats sur- history of the United States and mostly Muslim him for what he did in helping veyed want illegal immigrants to have the right Senate. populations. He was ahead of his me become established in the to vote, as they already do in some Democratic- He was one of time in understanding that for us Senate. controlled cities. the great envi- to win the war on terror, we have We didn’t often agree on policy, America’s gun control advocates have the be- ronmentalists of to side with people in the faith but he could not have been a bet- lief that outlawing guns would drastically re- our time. He es- who reject radical Islam. ter friend. I often joked that I duce crime. Almost all handguns have been tablished and Sen. Hollings, along with his spent half my time trying to in- outlawed from private citizen use in the U.K. preserved the long-time colleague Sen. Strom terpret what he was saying on since 1996. Nonetheless, violent crime in the ACE Basin in Thurmond, were giants of their the Senate floor. He had a U.K. has risen almost every year since the ban. Lindsey South Carolina, time. They made a difference for Charleston accent that even I Criminals love the idea of a disarmed populace. Graham a beautiful place our state and the nation as a couldn’t understand at times, While there are few gun crimes in the U.K., along the coast whole. and I only caught about every there’s a recent report that in 2018 there were where three As governor of South Carolina, third word. over 40,000 knife crimes committed. It’s gotten major rivers converge. He helped he shepherded our state through Nobody enjoyed their job more so bad that some stores have stopped selling establish the National Oceanic very turbulent times during the than Sen. Hollings. Nobody was kitchen knives. and Atmospheric Administration, civil rights movement. South Car- ever better at it, and when neces- America’s gun control advocates might have which has done much to protect olina had problems, but they sary, he was able to move moun- some solutions for the citizens of the U.K. They our oceans. Our beaches, our paled in comparison to those in tains. might advocate a thorough MI5 (U.K.’s secret oceans, our mountains and our many other states because of his No one ever loved South Caroli- service) background check for anyone wishing rivers are better off for his ser- leadership. He was the father of na more than Fritz Hollings. He to purchase any kind of knife, including kitch- vice. South Carolina’s technical school served professionally, effectively en knives. They might advocate knife registra- He was part of the Gramm- system, which is the envy of the and with love and passion. He tion. There might be lengthy prison sentences Rudman-Hollings Balanced Bud- nation. was a faithful servant, and his for anyone caught with an illegal, unregistered get Act, as he was always trying Even today, there are Hollings legacy for the people of South knife. With London’s murder rate higher than to keep our fiscal house in order. stories circulating in the Senate. Carolina will be enduring. New York City’s, Mayor Sadiq Khan has imple- He was a champion of the mili- Former senators, staffers, anyone mented knife control policies as violent crime tary. Being a WWII veteran who he ran into while serving there, Lindsey Graham is a Republican surges. Khan deployed over 300 additional Lon- was willing to risk his life and die will tell you that Fritz was a force U.S. senator representing South don police officers to stop and search anyone for his country, he looked out for of nature. He had strong opin- Carolina. they suspect is carrying a knife. Here’s something else to ponder: Democratic candidates for the 2020 presidential elections are calling for reparations for slavery or for the study of reparations. Sens. Kamala Harris, Cory Booker and Elizabeth Warren are leading the charge. Slavery was a gross violation of Finally, at last, protection against EMP human rights. Justice would demand that slave owners make compensatory payments to BY DICK MORRIS against EMP. overwhelm the nation’s power slaves. Since both slaves and slave owners are The order centralizes anti- grid and shut down cell towers no longer with us, such punishment and com- or years now, we have EMP planning in the White and communication networks.” pensation is beyond our reach. been warned that rogue House, taking it away from the “Occasionally, the sun un- So which white Americans owe which black states — particularly departments of Energy and leashes pent-up energy in the Americans how much? Reparations advocates FNorth Korea — could Homeland Security, which have form of a solar flare or a coronal don’t want that question asked, but let’s you turn our country into a living underestimated the importance mass ejection (CME), which is a and I ask it. Are the millions of European, hell by exploding a nuclear of anti-EMP measures. blast of plasma. ... Earth’s mag- Asian and Latin Americans who immigrated to bomb in the atmosphere over Dr. Peter Vincent Pry, former netic field protects us against the U.S. in the 20th century responsible for slav- America. The electro-magnetic chief of staff of the Commission the sun’s firehose of energy, but ery? What about descendants of Northern pulse (EMP) from such a blast to Assess the Threat from Elec- sometimes the sun overpowers whites who fought and died in the War of 1861 would fry our electrical circuits tromagnetic Pulse Attack, ex- the planet’s defenses. ... When in the name of freeing slaves? Should they and transistors and put much of plains that the order “states that the coronal mass ejection ar- cough up money for black Americans? What our grid out of operation. A Ca- the Assistant to the President rives a day or so later, it inter- about non-slave-owning Southern whites, who racas-style blackout would de- for National Security Affairs acts with and dramatically were a majority of Southern whites — should scend on our nation and last, po- (APNSA), working with the Na- changes Earth’s magnetic field,” their descendants be made to pay reparations? tentially, for weeks or even tional Security Council and the causing a blackout of the grid. On black people’s side of the ledger, thorny months. director of the Office of Science In 1859, precisely this hap- questions arise. Some blacks purchased other Hospitals would not be able to and Technology Policy, ‘shall co- pened, but electricity was not in blacks as a means to free family members. But function. Food could not be de- ordinate the development and widespread use, so the effects other blacks owned slaves for the same reason livered to urban areas. The implementation of executive were not broadly felt. whites owned slaves — to work farms or planta- water supply would be disrupt- branch actions to assess, priori- William R. Graham, chairman tions. Would descendants of these blacks be eli- ed. Mass death and starvation tize and manage the risks of of the Commission to Assess the gible for reparations? would ensue. EMPs.”’ Threat from EMP Attack since The bottom line is because blacks are doing Despite the scientific consen- The order also directs the gov- 2001 and former science adviser well in the economic arena under the Trump sus that this catastrophe is quite ernment to “develop a plan to to President Ronald Reagan, has administration, Democrats fear losing a signifi- possible, our government has mitigate the effects of EMPs on been a voice crying in the wil- cant portion of the black vote. Their call for done little to nothing to protect the vulnerable priority-critical derness to make Washington reparations is another attempt to use the prom- us. Until now. President Donald infrastructures.” pay attention to the dangers of ise of handouts to ensure that the black vote re- Trump has acted. Finally. It is not only an attack by EMP. mains in their pocket. Reparations talk is sim- After years of pressure from North Korea or some other nu- Now, President Trump has lis- ply another insulting Democratic rope-a-dope Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of clear power such as China or tened. strategy. Texas and Ron Johnson of Wis- Russia that we must fear. An consin and Democrats such as EMP can be triggered by our old © 2019 DICK MORRIS AND EI- Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at Sen. Edward Markey of Massa- friend the sun. LEEN MCGANN George Mason University. chusetts and former Sen. 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GOOD FRIDAY, EASTER SCHEDULE Forecasts and graphics provided by WEATHER AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be open on Friday. Good Friday, Easter Schedule: GOVERNMENTWednesday, — The April following 17, 2019 will be closed on Friday, AccuWeather® ve-day forecast for Sumter April 19: City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; Clarendon County offices; City of Manning offices; Lee TODAY TONIGHT THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY County offices; and City of Bishopville offices. SCHOOLS — Sumter Christian School and Central Caro- lina Technical College will be closed through Friday. The following will be closed through Monday, April 22: Mostly sunny and Partly cloudy Partly sunny Heavy afternoon Cooler with clouds Sunny, pleasant and Sumter School District; St. Anne & St. Jude Catholic warmer thunderstorms and sun warmer School; Wilson Hall; and Thomas Sumter Academy. Robert E. Lee Academy will be closed Friday and Mon- 82° 60° 83° / 67° 80° / 49° 64° / 46° 74° / 52° day, April 22. Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 65% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 5% Laurence Manning Academy, Clarendon Hall and Lee SW 4-8 mph S 4-8 mph S 7-14 mph S 15-25 mph WSW 10-20 mph WSW 6-12 mph County Public Schools will be closed Friday, April 19, through Friday, April 26. Gaff ney Morris College’s Easter recess will begin after 5 p.m. on 81/57 Friday, April 19, and end at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 23. Spartanburg Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3 will be closed TODAY’S Greenville 81/57 Monday-Friday, April 22-26. SOUTH 81/58 — FTC and Black River Electric Coop. will be UTILITIES Florence closed on Friday. CAROLINA Bishopville 82/60 OTHER — The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce WEATHER 82/58 will be closed on Friday. Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter The Sumter County Library and the Harvin Clarendon today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 83/61 82/60 County Library will be closed Friday-Sunday. Myrtle Beach The Sumter Item will close at 1 p.m. on Friday. IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning 83/59 76/64 Today: Mostly sunny and pleasant. Winds Aiken southwest 6-12 mph. 81/57 Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sunshine. Winds south 4-8 mph. AROUND TOWN ON THE COAST Charleston 82/62 The Sumter Elks Lodge No. 855 Bonnet, Best Decorated Eas- Today: Mostly sunny and nice. High 74 to is sponsoring its 37th annual ter Tricycle, Best Decorated 81. turkey shoot at 5 p.m. on Sat- Easter Bike, Best Decorated Thursday: Partly sunny; humid. High 75 urdays throughSumter June Combat 29 at VeteransEaster Egg and Best Deco- to 81. 1100 W. LibertyGroup toSt. meet Proceeds Thursday rated Easter Hat or Cap. The will benefit area veterans. Easter Egg Hunt will follow Children must have adult immediately after the con- supervision. The maximum tests. There will also be a LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON barrel size permitted is 30 visit from the Easter bunny. SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 6:49 a.m. Sunset 7:54 p.m. Lake pool yest. chg inches with a two-inch This event is free and open Temperature Moonrise 6:07 p.m. Moonset 5:57 a.m. Murray 360 347.82 N.A. choke. No scopes or red dot to ages 12 and under. Call High 68° Marion 76.8 75.70 +0.04 Full Last New First sights are allowed. Donation (803) 436-2248 or email Low 43° Moultrie 75.5 74.40 +0.11 for each round is $2.50, with lchambers@sumtercoun- Normal high 75° Wateree 100 98.63 +0.79 a $10 prize for the winner of tysc.org for more details. Normal low 49° Apr. 19 Apr. 26 May 4 May 11 each round. Call (803) 773- The Broad Street Community Record high 90° in 2006 6324. and the Broad Street Faith Record low 30° in 1950 RIVER STAGES The Sumter Combat Veterans Warriors Community will hold Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr TIDES Precipitation River stage yest. chg Group will meet at 10 a.m. on a community meeting at 6 24 hrs ending 2 p.m. yest. 0.00" AT MYRTLE BEACH Black River 12 10.00 +0.07 Thursday, April 18, at 529 N. p.m. on Thursday, April 25, Month to date 2.13" High Ht. Low Ht. Congaree River 19 7.43 -1.70 Wise Drive. All area veter- at St James United Method- Normal month to date 1.61" Today 8:04 a.m. 3.4 2:34 a.m. -0.5 Lynches River 14 9.52 -0.14 ans are invited. ist Church, 720 Broad St. Call Year to date 9.30" 8:38 p.m. 3.5 3:00 p.m. -0.5 Saluda River 14 6.86 +2.95 L. Spencer at (803) 883-4532. Last year to date 6.59" Thu. 8:56 a.m. 3.4 3:29 a.m. -0.7 A free heirs’ property owner- Up. Santee River 80 80.72 +0.09 Normal year to date 12.90" 9:29 p.m. 3.7 3:49 p.m. -0.6 ship and forestland manage- The Sumter Branch NAACP will Wateree River 24 17.10 +0.76 ment seminar will be held meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thurs- April 28, at St. James UM day, April 18, at First Baptist Church, 720 Broad St. Missionary Church, 219 S. The Sumter County Sheriff Citi- NATIONAL CITIES REGIONAL CITIES Washington St. Attendees zens Advisory Board will meet Today Thu. Today Thu. Today Thu. Today Thu. will learn about wills, pro- at 6 p.m. on Monday, April City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W bating estates, the rights 29, at the Pinewood Com- Atlanta 81/63/s 79/61/pc Asheville 79/57/s 74/60/pc Florence 82/60/s 84/69/pc Marion 80/53/s 76/60/pc and risks of owning heirs’ munity Center, 130 Epper- Chicago 68/56/c 59/42/t Athens 82/60/s 80/62/pc Gainesville 87/62/s 90/70/pc Mt. Pleasant 79/64/s 79/70/pc property and how to man- son St., Pinewood. Mayor Dallas 77/58/t 70/51/pc Augusta 84/60/s 83/67/pc Gastonia 81/58/s 80/65/pc Myrtle Beach 76/64/s 76/69/pc age your forestland. The Sarah Mathis will deliver Detroit 59/49/r 72/43/t Beaufort 81/65/s 81/70/pc Goldsboro 81/59/s 82/68/pc Orangeburg 82/58/s 81/67/pc seminar will be presented opening remarks. Presenta- Houston 78/67/c 77/55/t Cape Hatteras 75/65/pc 78/69/pc Goose Creek 82/62/s 80/69/pc Port Royal 78/64/s 78/70/pc by the Center for Heirs’ tions will be given by Sr. Los Angeles 74/56/pc 81/59/s Charleston 82/62/s 81/69/pc Greensboro 80/59/s 79/64/pc Raleigh 80/59/s 80/65/pc Property Preservation and is Cpl. Albert Harvin, who is New Orleans 81/69/pc 78/57/t Charlotte 81/60/s 81/65/pc Greenville 81/58/s 80/63/pc Rock Hill 81/58/s 81/65/pc sponsored by the Sumter assigned to the Pinewood New York 63/50/pc 59/57/r Clemson 81/58/s 77/63/pc Hickory 79/57/s 76/61/pc Rockingham 83/56/s 82/67/pc Branch NAACP. Visit www. area, Investigator Mike Mc- Orlando 85/64/s 91/72/pc Columbia 83/61/s 83/69/pc Hilton Head 78/64/s 78/70/pc Savannah 82/63/s 83/68/pc heirsproperty.org. Cauley, of the Crime Scene Philadelphia 63/50/pc 74/62/pc Darlington 83/58/s 83/67/pc Jacksonville, FL 82/63/s 86/69/pc Spartanburg 81/57/s 79/63/pc The Sumter County Recreation Unit, and Barbara J. Wiley, Phoenix 80/61/s 90/65/s Elizabeth City 80/59/pc 81/67/pc La Grange 82/60/s 80/64/pc Summerville 82/61/s 80/68/pc Department’s Annual Easter Sheriff’s Office Victim Advo- San Francisco 66/49/s 72/51/s Elizabethtown 83/58/s 82/67/pc Macon 82/59/s 82/64/pc Wilmington 81/62/s 79/70/pc Egg Hunt festivities will begin cate. 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The last word ARIES (March need an adjustment. in astrology 21-April 19): LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotions Take care of EUGENIA LAST will be difficult to control, especially your if someone you feel responsible for responsibilities or live with causes a fuss. Physical SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PETS OF THE WEEK first, and move on to more enjoyable exertion will help to ease stress and tasks. Don’t let the past cause anxiety give you a healthier perspective on SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL when you should be putting your whatever situation you face. time and energy into living in the NEEDS YOUR HELP. The animal moment and preparing for the SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Listen to control volunteers are looking for future. suggestions, but when it comes to people to help walk dogs, foster or time to take action, do what’s best TAURUS (April 20-May 20): A help with transport. We desperately for yourself. A joint venture will lead passionate approach to life and to to problems and disagreements need 9 a.m. Monday – Friday the way you handle personal matters regarding money matters. Work walkers. Message us if interested. will pay off. Patience, moderation, alone, but when it comes to relaxing, Must be at least 18 years old. Don’t knowledge and being secretive until share with someone you love. have extra time to be a volunteer? you have everything in place will be a remedy for success. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): We gladly accept donations of the Don’t give in to pressure tactics or let following: newspapers, puppy GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Lighten someone bamboozle you into pads, canned and dry puppy food, up and do something that will ease stress and get you moving in a something without giving you the paper towels, Clorox wipes and healthy and happy direction. A facts. You are better off making heavy duty slip leashes. You can also creative outlet will encourage you to personal changes that will not affect donate from our Amazon Wishlist try something different and put an others but will make you feel self- under Saving Sumter’s Strays at end to relationships that drain you. sufficient and happy with your life. https://www.amazon.com/gp/ CANCER (June 21-July 22): Physical CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An registry/wishlist/10Q422KA0MI19. preparation is encouraged if you opportunity will be too good to pass All donations go toward helping want to avoid emotional stress. Rely up. Make adjustments that allow you Sumter County dogs. Our all- on people who have never let you enough time to explore the possibility of making a long overdue volunteer organization is making down, and the changes you want to a big difference in the lives of so make will be easier to obtain. Don’t change to where or how you live. let moodiness set in and ruin your New beginnings based on old many homeless pets. Please help us day. dreams look inviting. continue to save animals. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Travel and AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put communication are favored. Update time, effort and energy into personal TOP: Jethro was a very shy boy when he first arrived at animal control. The volunteers have been working with him and he has learned to trust and enjoy their company. He is walking well on a leash and getting your credentials or your skills. improvements. A change at home A big lump of sugar, Jethro will Kaine is a happy boy who Learning something new will made for the right reason will benefit along well withmake other a nice dogs. family Jethro pet is approximatelyloves 3-5 taking years his old dailyand weighs walks 46 pounds. This gentle boy motivate you to make changes to you as well as the people you care will make a nice family pet. Jethro is a big lump of sugar. the way you earn your living or how about. Speak from the heart; you will BELOW: Kaine is a handsome young man. He is approximately 2-4 years old and seems to have had a you handle your money. Positive get the support you need to rough start to life. He is very thin and only weighs 45 pounds. He is looking for a new family who will love communication will improve an proceed. and care for him properly. He gets along with other dogs and would love a fenced-in yard to exercise and important relationship. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Flesh out play. Kaine is a happy guy who is always excited to see the volunteers and loves taking his daily walks. He VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Emotional any problems you foresee before you is perfect for a big dog lover. spending won’t help your situation, make changes. A discussion with but investing in your future will. How someone you love will give you the If you are interested in meeting Jethro in kennel 01 or Kaine in kennel 33 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 you handle your personal funds or confidence to move forward with Winkles Road, call (803) 774-3232 or email [email protected]. As with all of our adoptable dogs, a who you get involved with your plans. Stick to a budget and spay or neuter agreement is required, and it is strictly enforced. Proof of spay / neuter after adoption will be financially should be looked at honor any promises or commitments required. We have many other adoptable dogs as well as animals who were found and are waiting for their carefully. A close relationship will you’ve made. owners to claim them. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. SECTION B WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

JA WATCH COLLEGE FOOTBALL Sumter running back Henry On the on his way to St. Andrews BY DANNY KELLY point [email protected] Sumter High School football head coach Mark Barnes never thought Jonathan Henry would ever be a run- ning back for the school. It was a mistake Barnes is happy he made. Henry, who was The Sumter Item Area Player of the Year this past season as a running back, signed to play collegiate- ly at St. Andrew’s Presbyteri- an College last Thursday at Sumter High School. Henry signed alongside tight end Cameron Gaymon, who signed with Newberry College. Henry and Gaymon are the ninth and 10th players from Sumter High’s 2018 team to sign with college pro- grams this offsea- son. HENRY “He’s a good football player,” Barnes said of Henry. “(But we wanted to) move him to defensive back in between his freshman and sophomore years. But a year and a half later, he was our starting tailback. He was fast- er, stronger, and was our workhorse for two years. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Coaches are wrong sometimes, Former Crestwood standout and Murray State All-American Ja Morant won the Bob Cousy Award on Friday in Los Angeles, honoring too, but I never told him that.” him as the top college point guard in the country. In 10 games last season, Henry rushed 206 times for 1,222 yards and 17 touchdowns. He also caught seven passes Former Crestwood standout Morant wins for 117 yards and two scores. Barnes was impressed with how much effort Henry put Cousy Award as nation’s top point guard into football. “He worked hard in the weight room,” Barnes said. BY DANNY KELLY Hall of Fame on Friday at Winston for the honor. said when ESPN’s Jay Wil- “He had an opportunity and [email protected] the ESPN College Basketball Morant averaged 24.5 liams asked him at the cere- never let it go. He was our Awards Show in Los Angeles. points and 10 assists per mony what attribute of his most consistent offensive play- The awards just keep pil- The award is given annual- game this year, making him game would translate best at er for two years. He’s a good ing up for former Crestwood ly to the most outstanding the first player in college the next level. “Just being example of if you have a real- High School basketball point guard in the country. basketball history to aver- able to make plays for not istic dream and believe you standout Ja Morant. Morant edged out Mar- age at least 20 points and 10 only me, but my teammates. can do something, you can do The Murray State point quette’s Markus Howard, assists in a season since the Making the job easy on the most with it. He certainly guard received the Bob Gonzaga’s Josh Perkins, Loui- assist became an official them.” did that for us.” Cousy Award from the Nai- siana State’s Tremont Waters stat in 1983-84. smith Memorial Basketball and Michigan State’s Cassius “I’d say my IQ,” Morant SEE MORANT, PAGE B4 SEE HENRY, PAGE B4

PREP TRACK NBA PLAYOFFS Warriors squander 31-point lead as Clippers tie series BY JANIE MCCAULEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND, Calif. — Lou Williams led the Los Angeles Clippers to the largest postseason comeback in NBA history. Landry Shamet hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 16.5 seconds left, Stephen Curry couldn't an- swer on the other end, and the Clippers some- how rallied from 31 points down on the road to stun the Golden State Warriors 135-131 on DANNY KELLY / THE SUMTER ITEM Monday night and even their first-round play- Crestwood’s Kardaisha Brunson, second from left, wins the 100-meter dash in the Gamecock Invitational on Satur- off series at one game apiece. day at Sumter Memorial Stadium. She won in a time of 12.20 seconds, a new meet record, and set a new meet re- The comeback topped a 29-point rally by the cord in the 200 dash as well. Los Angeles Lakers in the 1989 Western Con- ference semifinals over Seattle. The Clippers confirmed it's the best comeback ever.

Records fall at Gamecock Invitational SEE NBA, PAGE B5

FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter was fifth. Waccamaw won Hannah Merchant in the pole with 141.66 points followed by vault. Crestwood High School fresh- Lower Richland with 117, Dreher In the 10-team boys meet, Sum- man Kardaisha Brunson set with 93.50 Crestwood with 78 and ter was fourth with 89 points and meet records in both the 100- and Sumter with 68.75. Crestwood fifth with 72. Wacca- 200-meter dashes and Sumter Wilson Hall finished ninth with maw won with 150 Wilson was High’s Kayla Greene set a meet 22.33 points, Lakewood 10th with second with 114 and Dreher third record in the 400 dash in the 16 and Thomas Sumter Academy with 101. Gamecock Invitational on Satur- 11th with 12. Lakewood was eighth with 14 day at Sumter Memorial Stadi- Sedajah Rembert also won an points, Wilson Hall ninth with 10 um. individual event for Crestwood, poitns and TSA 10th with 6 Brunson won the 100 in a time taking the long jump. Also win- points. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS of 12.20 seconds and the 200 in ning for the Lady Knights was Winners for Crestwood were Los Angeles Clippers guard Lou Williams (23) cele- 25.02. Greene claimed the 400 in a the 4x100 relay team of Rem- Montrel White in the long jump brates with teammate Patrick Beverley after the time of 59.72. bert, Brunson, Anthonique Har- and Zyricq Rufus in the shot put. Clippers rallied from a 31-point deficit to beat Gold- Crestwood finished fourth in ris and Ayana English. en State 135-131 on Monday in Oakland, California, the 11-team girls meet, while Also winning for Sumter was SEE MEET, PAGE B3 and even the series at 1-1. B2 | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

AREA ROUNDUP Gamecocks rally for 6-5 victory over Camden in 10 innings

CAMDEN — Sumter High High School lost to Darlington Hicks pitched the first three best toss of 103 feet, 10 School’s varsity baseball team 11-1 in six innings on Monday innings, allowing one run on inches, and the shot put rallied from a 4-0 deficit after at the DHS field. three hits while striking out with a throw of 30-05. three innings to beat Camden The Monarchs fell to 3-15 on one. Keaton Wildes pitched TaShanna Harris finished 6-5 in 10 innings on Monday in the season. the final three, allowing the second in the discus for the the Camden High School other run. Lady Stallions. Spring Break Tournament at JV BASEBALL In the boys meet, LC’s Ed the CHS field. LAURENCE MANNING 12 VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD Benjamin was second in both The Gamecocks trailed 4-2 PROVIDENCE ATHLETIC 2 LEE CENTRAL’S HICKMON, the 200 and the triple jump, entering the seventh but inning for starter Jacob Holla- HENRY WIN 2 EVENTS while Samir Toney was third scored three runs in the top day. MANNING — Laurence in the 100. of the inning to grab the Thames was 2-for-3 at the Manning Academy defeated KERSHAW — Lee Central AJHS won both of the lead. The Bulldogs, however, plate with a triple and three Providence Athletic Club 12-2 High School’s Chardonna meets. It won the girls meet scored in the bottom of the runs batted in. Sebastian in six innings on Monday at Hickmon and NyAsia Henry with 75 points followed by inning to force extra in- DuCom and Lyons both had Tucker Belangia Diamond to both won two events in a Lewisville with 46, Lee Cen- nings. two hits, while Victor Brown improve to 13-0. 4-team meet at the Andrew tral with 42 and Marlboro Drake Thames pitched 3 2/3 had a double, a run scored Davis Campbell, Mikey Jor- Jackson High track on Thurs- County with 28. innings of 1-run ball to get the and an RBI. Holladay also had dan, Austin Geddings, Henry day. AJHS won the boys meet win. Bryce Lyons pitched the a hit and an RBI. Black, TJ Hicks and Jackson Hickmon won the 100- 101 points. Lewisville had 53, final inning to get the save. DARLINGTON 11 Campbell each had an RBI in meter dash in a time of Marlboro County 44 and Lee Wylie Coker pitched 2 1/3 MANNING 1 LMA’s 7-run second inning. 12.61 seconds and the 200 in Central 22. innings of scoreless relief Jordan finished with three 26.36 seconds. Henry won after taking over in the fourth DARLINGTON — Manning RBI. the discus with a personal From staff reports

Columbus 5, Tampa Bay 1 Colorado 5 12 .294 5½ SCOREBOARD N.Y. Islanders 3, Pittsburgh 1 SPORTS ITEMS St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 3 MONDAY’S GAMES Vegas 5, San Jose 3 N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 6, 11 innings TV, RADIO Chicago Cubs 7, Miami 2 Saturday, April 13 Milwaukee 10, St. Louis 7 Washington 4, Carolina 3, OT TODAY Colorado 5, San Diego 2 Nashville 2, Dallas 1, OT NCAA may try to 3 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA Champions L.A. Dodgers 4, Cincinnati 3 League Match — Tottenham vs. Manchester City Boston 4, Toronto 1 (TNT). Colorado 3, Calgary 2, OT TUESDAY’S GAMES 4 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at Los Sunday, April 14 Pittsburgh at Detroit, 6:40 p.m. Angeles Dodgers (Joined In Progress) (MLB N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 1, Islanders lead series N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. NETWORK). constrain schools 3-0 San Francisco at Washington, 7:05 p.m. 5:30 p.m. — College Softball: Minnesota at Columbus 3, Tampa Bay 1, Columbus leads series Chicago Cubs at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Wisconsin (BIG TEN NETWORK). 3-0 Arizona at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. 6 p.m. — Women’s College Lacrosse: Princeton at Winnipeg 6, St. Louis 3, St. Louis leads series 2-1 St. Louis at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. Pennsylvania (ESPNU). Vegas 6, San Jose 3, Vegas leads series 2-1 Colorado at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. 6:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Boston at New Monday, April 15 Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. to slow flow of York Yankees (ESPN). Toronto 3, Boston 2, Toronto leads series 2-1 7 p.m. — College Softball: Florida at Florida State Carolina 5, Washington 0, Washington leads series WEDNESDAY’S GAMES (ESPN2). 2-1 N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 1-1) at Philadelphia (Arrieta 7 p.m. — Women’s College Lacrosse: Maryland at Nashville 3, Dallas 2, Nashville leads series 2-1 2-1), 1:05 p.m. Georgetown (FOX SPORTS 1). Colorado 6, Calgary 2, Colorado leads series 2-1 St. Louis (Wacha 0-0) at Milwaukee (Burnes 0-1), grad transfers 7 p.m. — College Golf: Western Intercollegiate Final 1:40 p.m. Round from Santa Cruz, Calif. (GOLF). Tuesday, April 16 Cincinnati (Gray 0-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 1-0), 7 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m. 3:10 p.m. Football and basketball coaches Conference First-Round Series Match 4 — Boston at N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh (Williams 1-0) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-2), Toronto (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Winnipeg at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m. 6:40 p.m. may be less likely to add graduate 7 p.m. — College Softball: Georgia Tech at Georgia San Jose at Vegas, 10:30 p.m. San Francisco (Samardzija 1-0) at Washington transfers to their teams under a (SEC NETWORK). Wednesday, April 17 (Hellickson 1-0), 7:05 p.m. 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hamels 2-0) at Miami (Alcantara change being considered by the Playoffs First-Round Series Game 2 — Indiana at Nashville at Dallas, 8 p.m. 1-1), 7:10 p.m. NCAA. Boston (TNT). Calgary at Colorado, 10 p.m. Arizona (Godley 1-1) at Atlanta (Gausman 1-1), 7:20 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference p.m. The NCAA Division I Council is ex- Playoffs First-Round Series Game 2 — Detroit at Thursday, April 18 Milwaukee (NBA TV). Washington at Carolina, 7 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES pected to vote by Friday on an 8 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western x-Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, TBA Arizona at Atlanta, 12:10 p.m. amendment that would require a Conference First-Round Series Match 4 — Nashville St. Louis at Winnipeg, TBA San Francisco at Washington, 1:05 p.m. at Dallas (USA). Vegas at San Jose, TBA L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. grad transfer to count against a 9:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Western Conference Friday, April 19 Philadelphia at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. team’s scholarship total for two years, Playoffs First-Round Series Game 2 — Utah at x-Columbus at Tampa Bay, TBA Cincinnati at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. no matter how much eligibility the Houston (TNT). Toronto at Boston, TBA 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Houston at Colorado at Calgary, TBA player has left when they arrive. An Oakland (MLB NETWORK). 10 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Saturday, April 20 PRO GOLF exception would be made for athletes Conference First-Round Series Match 4 — Calgary Carolina at Washington, TBA PGA TOUR who complete graduate degree re- at Colorado (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). x-N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, TBA Dallas at Nashville, TBA RBC HERITAGE quirements before the start of the x-Winnipeg at St. Louis, TBA Site: Hilton Head Island, S.C. Course: Harbour Town GL. Yardage: 7,099. Par: 71. second year. NBA PLAYOFFS Sunday, April 21 Purse: $6.9 million. Winner’s share: $1,242,000. The proposal targets what critics x-Tampa Bay at Columbus, TBA Television: Thursday-Friday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel); FIRST ROUND x-Boston at Toronto, TBA Saturday-Sunday, 1-2:45 p.m. (Golf Channel), 3-6 p.m. say is virtual free agency in big- (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) x-Calgary at Colorado, TBA (CBS Sports). x-San Jose at Vegas, TBA time college athletics. Current EASTERN CONFERENCE Defending champion: Satoshi Kodaira. Monday, April 22 FedEx Cup leader: Matt Kuchar. rules allow athletes who have x-Washington at Carolina, TBA Last week: Tiger Woods won the Masters. earned an undergraduate degree to Milwaukee 1, Detroit 0 Notes: Dustin Johnson, back at No. 1 in the world Sunday, April 14: Milwaukee 121, Detroit 86 x-Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, TBA after his tie for second in the Masters, leads the Wednesday, April 17: Detroit at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. x-Nashville at Dallas, TBA transfer to another school without field as an RBC ambassador. ... Jordan Spieth is Saturday, April 20: Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 p.m. x-St. Louis at Winnipeg, TBA playing for the fourth time, and his first sitting out a season, as is usually Monday, April 22: Milwaukee at Detroit, 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 appearance at Hilton Head since the week after he x-Wednesday, April 24: Detroit at Milwaukee, 8, 8:30 required by the NCAA of under- x-Columbus at Tampa Bay, TBA won the Masters. He shot 62 in the second round or 9:30 p.m. x-Toronto at Boston, TBA and eventually tied for 11th. ... The tournament, graduates. x-Friday, April 26: Milwaukee at Detroit, TBA x-Colorado at Calgary, TBA often seen as a time to exhale after the Masters, x-Sunday, April 28: Detroit at Milwaukee, TBA P-15’S ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING x-Vegas at San Jose, TBA also includes Bryson DeChambeau and Francesco SET FOR THURSDAY Orlando 1, Toronto 0 Wednesday, April 24 Molinari among 41 players who were in the Saturday, April 13: Orlando 104, Toronto 101 x-Carolina at Washington, TBA Masters last week. ... Luke Donald has been runner- Tuesday, April 16: Orlando at Toronto, 8 p.m. x-Dallas at Nashville, TBA up five times at Hilton Head without ever having Friday, April 19: Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. won. ... This is the 50-year anniversary of the first The Sumter American Legion Post Sunday, April 21: Toronto at Orlando, 7 p.m. PGA Tour event at Hilton Head, won by Arnold 15 baseball program will have an orga- x-Tuesday, April 23: Orlando at Toronto, 6 or 7 p.m. Palmer. ... Brian Gay holds the tournament record x-Thursday, April 25: Toronto at Orlando, TBA MLB STANDINGS of 264 set in 2009, when he won by 10 shots. ... nizational meeting on Thursday, April x-Saturday, April 27: Orlando at Toronto, TBA Bernhard Langer in 1985 is the only player to win at 25. AMERICAN LEAGUE Hilton Head a week after the Masters. Brooklyn 1, Philadelphia 1 All Times EDT Next week: Zurich Classic. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at Saturday, April 13: Brooklyn 111, Philadelphia 102 By The Associated Press Online: www.pgatour.com Monday, April 15: Philadelphia 145, Brooklyn 123 East Division the American Legion home on Artil- Thursday, April 18: Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 8 p.m. W L Pct GB LPGA TOUR lery Drive. Saturday, April 20: Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Tampa Bay 12 4 .750 — LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP Tuesday, April 23: Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 8 or All potential players for both the ju- Baltimore 7 10 .412 5½ Site: Kapolei, Hawaii. 8:30 p.m. New York 6 9 .400 5½ Course: Ko Olina GC. Yardage: 6,397. Par: 72. nior and senior teams are asked to x-Thursday, April 25: Philadelphia at Brooklyn, TBA Boston 6 11 .353 6½ Purse: $2 million. Winner’s share: $300,000. x-Saturday, April 27: Brooklyn at Philadelphia, TBA bring their birth certificates. Toronto 6 11 .353 6½ Television: Wednesday-Saturday, 7-11 p.m. (Golf Boston 1, Indiana 0 Central Division Channel). GAMECOCK CLUB MEETING MAY 7 Sunday, April 14: Boston 84, Indiana 74 W L Pct GB Defending champion: Brooke Henderson. Wednesday, April 17: Indiana at Boston, 7 p.m. Minnesota 8 5 .615 — Race to CME Globe leader: Jin Young Ko. Friday, April 19: Boston at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. Cleveland 9 7 .563 ½ Last tournament: Jin Young Ko won the ANA Inspiration. University of South Carolina foot- Sunday, April 21: Boston at Indiana, 1 p.m. Detroit 8 7 .533 1 Notes: The tournament runs from Wednesday to x-Wednesday, April 24: Indiana at Boston, 7 or 8 Chicago 6 9 .400 3 Saturday. ... Cristie Kerr holds the 18-hole (62) and ball head coach Will Muschamp will p.m. Kansas City 5 11 .313 4½ 72-hole (268) tournament records when she won in be the featured speaker at the Sumter x-Friday, April 26: Boston at Indiana, TBA West Division 2017. ... Michelle Wie won her hometown x-Sunday, April 28: Indiana at Boston, TBA W L Pct GB tournament in 2014, the same year she won her County Gamecock Club Annual Ban- Houston 11 5 .688 ½ only major at the U.S. Women’s Open. ... Jin Young quet on Tuesday, May 7, at Sumter WESTERN CONFERENCE Seattle 13 6 .684 — Ko is among those in the field, her first start since Texas 8 7 .533 3 she won the LPGA’s first major of the year at the County Civic Center. Golden State 1, L.A. Clippers 1 Oakland 10 9 .526 3 ANA Inspiration. ... Ko moved to the No. 1 ranking Other speakers are expected to be at Saturday, April 13: Golden State 121, L.A. Clippers Los Angeles 8 8 .500 3½ for the first time. ... The Hawaii field features four 104 of the top five in the world ranking, and eight of the meeting as well. Dinner will be Monday, April 15: L.A. Clippers 135, Golden State MONDAY’S GAMES the top 10. Missing are Sung Hyun Park at No. 2 and served from 6 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and the 131 Baltimore 8, Boston 1 Lexi Thompson at No. 6. ... This is the fourth of six Thursday, April 18: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, Toronto 5, Minnesota 3 events in the western part of the U.S. The next two program will begin at 7. 10:30 p.m. Texas 12, L.A. Angels 7 are in California before the LPGA Tour moves to the There will also be a silent auction Sunday, April 21: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 Chicago White Sox 5, Kansas City 4 East Coast. p.m. Cleveland 6, Seattle 4 Next week: JTBC Premia LA Open. for different kinds of Gamecock Wednesday, April 24: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, Online: www.lpga.com 9 or 10:30 p.m. TUESDAY’S GAMES gear. x-Friday, April 26: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, TBA Boston at N.Y. Yankees, 6:35 p.m. PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS Sponsorship packages are available x-Sunday, April 28: L.A. Clippers at Golden State, Pittsburgh at Detroit, 6:40 p.m. MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CLASSIC for $115, which includes four tickets to TBA Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Site: Duluth, Ga. San Antonio 1, Denver 0 Toronto at Minnesota, 7:40 p.m. Course: TPC Sugarloaf. Yardage: 6,987. Par: 72. the banquet and complimentary ad- Saturday, April 13: San Antonio 101, Denver 96 L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Purse: $1.8 million. Winner’s share: $270,000. vertising. Additional tickets are $25 Tuesday, April 16: San Antonio at Denver, 9 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Television: Friday, noon to 2:30 p.m. (Golf Channel); Thursday, April 18: Denver at San Antonio, 9 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 10:07 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 3-6 p.m. (Golf Channel). each. Saturday, April 20: Denver at San Antonio, 5:30 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Defending champion: Steve Flesch. Tickets for non-sponsors are $30 x-Tuesday, April 23: San Antonio at Denver, 9, 9:30 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Charles Schwab Cup leader: Bernhard Langer. or 10:30 p.m. Last tournament: Kevin Sutherland won the Rapiscan each and can be purchased from any x-Thursday, April 25: Denver at San Antonio, TBA Kansas City (Keller 2-1) at Chicago White Sox Systems Classic. Gamecock Club board member or at x-Saturday, April 27: San Antonio at Denver, TBA (Giolito 2-1), 2:10 p.m. Notes: Bernhard Langer was the only PGA Tour Boston (Eovaldi 0-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Happ 0-2), 6:35 Champions player to make the cut at the Masters. Danny’s Trophy Shop at 713 Bultman Portland 1, Oklahoma City 0 p.m. He is in the field at Sugarloaf. ... The only other Sunday, April 14: Portland 104, Oklahoma City 99 Cleveland (Carrasco 1-2) at Seattle (Swanson 0-0), players in the tournament who competed in the Drive, C.W. Ard Appliances at 21 West Tuesday, April 16: Oklahoma City at Portland, 10:30 6:40 p.m. Masters are Vijay Singh and Sandy Lyle. ... Kevin Wesmark Boulevard, or the Sumter p.m. Pittsburgh (Williams 1-0) at Detroit (Turnbull 0-2), Sutherland is coming off only his second Friday, April 19: Portland at Oklahoma City, 9:30 6:40 p.m. Champions victory. ... John Daly is in the field. He is Board of Realtors at 26 East Liberty p.m. Baltimore (Hess 1-2) at Tampa Bay (TBD), 7:10 p.m. the only Champions player who is averaging more Street. Sunday, April 21: Portland at Oklahoma City, 9:30 Toronto (Thornton 0-1) at Minnesota (Odorizzi 0-2), than 300 yards off the tee (300.2). ... Six p.m. 7:40 p.m. tournaments into the season, the PGA Tour CLEMSON PROWL & GROWL MAY 2 x-Tuesday, April 23: Oklahoma City at Portland, L.A. Angels (Harvey 0-1) at Texas (Lynn 1-1), 8:05 Champions does not have any multiple winners. ... 10:30 p.m. p.m. Langer won the first Mitsubishi Classic in 2013. He x-Thursday, April 25: Portland at Oklahoma City, Houston (Miley 1-1) at Oakland (Brooks 2-1), 10:07 has been a runner-up at the tournament four times Head football coach Dabo Swinney TBA p.m. in the five years since then. ... The TPC Sugarloaf and men’s basketball head coach x-Saturday, April 27: Oklahoma City at Portland, was the site of a PGA Tour event until it ended in TBA THURSDAY’S GAMES 2008. Past champions in the field this week include Brad Brownell will be the guest Houston 1, Utah 0 Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Mark Calcavecchia, Daly, Retief Goosen and Scott speakers at Clemson’s Prowl & Growl Sunday, April 14: Houston 122, Utah 90 Toronto at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. McCarron. Wednesday, April 17: Utah at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 6:35 p.m. Next week: Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar in Florence at Florence Center on Saturday, April 20: Houston at Utah, 10:30 p.m. Baltimore at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Lodge. May 2. Monday, April 22: Houston at Utah, 10:30 p.m. Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. Online: www.pgatour.com/champions x-Wednesday, April 24: Utah at Houston, 8 or 8:30 Doors will open at 5 p.m. Dinner will p.m. be held at 5:45 with the program start- x-Friday, April 26: Houston at Utah, TBA NATIONAL LEAGUE TRANSACTIONS x-Sunday, April 28: Utah at Houston, TBA By The Associated Press ing at 6:30. East Division TUESDAY Tickets are $25 a person and a table, W L Pct GB BASEBALL which is reserved for eight, is $300. NHL STANDINGS New York 10 6 .625 — American League All Times EDT Atlanta 9 6 .600 ½ BOSTON RED SOX — Designated C/UT Blake Swihart For those in Sumter County wanting Philadelphia 9 6 .600 ½ for assignment. Selected the contracts of C Sandy FIRST ROUND Washington 7 7 .500 2 León and RHP Erasmo Ramírez from Pawtucket (IL). to purchase tickets, contact Tracy (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Miami 4 13 .235 6½ NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed 1B Greg Bird on the Pender at (803) 905-5672. In Clarendon Central Division 10-day IL, retroactive to April 14. Selected the Wednesday, April 10 W L Pct GB contract of 1B Mike Ford from Scranton/Wilkes- County, contact John and Betsy Duc- Columbus 4, Tampa Bay 3 Milwaukee 11 6 .647 — Barre (IL). Transferred OF Jacoby Ellsbury to the 60- worth at (803) 478-2406, and in Lee N.Y. Islanders 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT Pittsburgh 8 6 .571 1½ day IL. St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1 St. Louis 9 7 .563 1½ OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Chris Bassitt County, contact Green DesChamps at Dallas 3, Nashville 2 Chicago 6 9 .400 4 to Las Vegas (PCL). (803) 484-6416. San Jose 5, Vegas 2 Cincinnati 5 10 .333 5 TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed LHP Blake Snell on the Thursday, April 11 West Division 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Emilio Pagan from Durham The deadline for ticket reservations Toronto 4, Boston 1 W L Pct GB (IL). is April 30. Washington 4, Carolina 2 San Diego 11 7 .611 — National League Calgary 4, Colorado 0 Los Angeles 10 8 .556 1 ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed LHP Johnny Venters on Arizona 7 9 .438 3 the 10-day IL. Friday, April 12 San Francisco 7 10 .412 3½ From staff and wire reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 | B3

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Winning for the Gamecocks were Lodaine Redwood in the 400, Phillip Newman in the pole vault, the 4x100 relay team of Redwood, Melvin Lundy, Araham Temoney and Anthony Dinkins-McCall, and the 4x800 relay team of Jakar- riez Sanders, Dylan Vance, Antavious Richardson and Robert Lewis. There were four more meet records set on the girls side and three on the boys side. Waccamaw’s Anna Marga- ret Loftus set the record in the 1,600 run with a time of 5 minutes, 42.25 seconds and the 3,200 in 12:21.92. She also ran a leg on Waccamaw’s 4x800 relay team, which set a record in a time of 10:40.52. Others on the team were Ella Fata, Rylee Allison and Alice Francke. Setting records for the boys were Weston Stokes of Wacca- maw in the 1,600 in 4:40.11, Waccamaw’s Bryson Wood- house in the 110 hurdles in 15.74 seconds, and Wilson’s Ja- DANNY KELLY / THE SUMTER ITEM varion Singletary in the triple Athletes from around the region are seen at the start of one of the distance races in the Gamecock Invitational on Saturday at Sumter Memori- jump at 44-04.50. al Stadium.

GAMECOCK INVITATIONAL SCORES AND LOCAL SCORERS GIRLS Fourth Place: Zariah Stephens long Eighth Place: Zalyn Myers 100; Neviell Team Scores: (1) Waccamaw 141.66 jump. Wright 200; Aaron Hill 400. (2) Lower Richland 117 (3) Dreher Sixth Place: Zaria Stephens 100. 93.50 (4) Crestwood 78 (5) Sumter SUMTER 68.75 (6) Ashley Hall 36.75 (7) Wilson THOMAS SUMTER First Place: Lodaine Redwood 400 25 (8) Eau Claire 24 (9) Wilson Hall Fourth Place: Sydney Daniel long (51.28 seconds); Philip Newman pole 22.33 (10) Lakewood 16 (11) Thomas jump; 4x800 relay (Jordan Thornton, vault (11-00); 4x100 relay (42.81) (Lo- Sumter 12. Addison Thornton, Taryn McBrayer, daine Redwood, Melvin Lundy, Abra- Kaci McBrayer). ham Temoney, Anthony Dinkins-Mc- CRESTWOOD Seventh Place: Emily Jackson discus. Call); 4x800 relay (9 minutes, 3.25 First Place: Kardaisha Brunson 100 seconds) (Jakarriez Sanders, Dylan (12.20 seconds) 200 (25.02); Sedajah WILSON HALL Vance, Antavious Richardson, Robert Rembert triple jump (36 feet, 9 inch- Second Place: Ivey Edwards pole Lewis). es). vault; Lucy Matthews triple jump. Second Place: Robert Lewis 800. Second Place: Sedajah Rembert long Fifth Place: Owings Holler triple jump. Third Place: Dylan Vance 400; Austin jump; 4x100 relay (Anthonique Harris, Sixth Place: Lucy Matthews pole Burdick pole vault. Sedajah Rembert, Ayana English, Kar- vault. Fourth Place: Dylan Vance 800. daisha Brunson); 4x400 relay (Ayonna Eighth Place: Ivey Edwards triple Fifth Place: Antavious Richardson 800; Young, Ayana English, Jamiya Lindsey, jump. Landon Hilton 3200; Javon Ford long Sedajah Rembert). jump. Third Place: Ayonna Young 800. BOYS Sixth Place: Davin Jackson discus. Fourth Place: Nia English 200, 400; Dia- Team Scores: (1) Waccamaw 150 (2) Seventh Place: Javon Ford 110 hur- mond Sanders 100 hurdles. Wilson 114 (3) Dreher 101 (4) Sumter dles; Christopher Ramirez 400 hur- Sixth Place: 4x800 relay (Adreon Clea, 89 (5) Crestwood 72 (6) Lower Rich- dles; Davin Jackson shot put. Jaylynn Dearring, Jamiya Lindsey; land 43 (7) North Myrtle Beach 22 (8) Eighth Place: Robert Lewis 1600; Ja- Ayonna Young). Lakewood 14 (9) Wilson Hall 10 (10) karriez Sanders 400 hurdles; Robert Thomas Sumter 6. Kurt Lewis discus. SUMTER First Place: Kayla Greene 400 (59.72); CRESTWOOD LAKEWOOD Hannah Merchant pole vault (8-00). First Place: Montrel White long jump Third Place: Kyliek Baxter discus. Second Place: Shushan Hairston high (21 feet, 3 inches); Zyricq Rufus shot Fifth Place: Colin Smith 400 hurdles. jump; 4x800 relay (Kayla Greene, put (47-01). Sixth Place: (Colin Smith, Nicholas Jenna Power, MacKenzi Zimmerman, Second Place: Neviell Wright 100. Martin, Daquan Washington, D’Marjae Margaret Briggs). Third Place: Montrel White 100; Ter- Lucas). Third Place: Jenna Power 400. rance McClain shot put; 4x400 relay Eighth Place: Lamont Solomon shot Fourth Place: Geryreon Peay 100;. (Neviell Wright, Brandon Grayson, put. Fifth Place: Niya Womack 100; Da’Nia Aaron Hill, Stephen Barron). Conyers shot put; Alicia Spann discus. Fourth Place: Jerry Durant 110 hur- THOMAS SUMTER Sixth Place: Margaret Briggs 3200; dles; 4x100 relay (Neviell Wright, Fifth Place: 4x400 relay (Landyn Ste- Christal Cain shot put. KhaZeem Robinson, Zalyn Myers, vens, Josh Fugate, Ethan Robertson, Seventh Place: Jada Gayle 100; Gery- Montrel White); 4x800 relay (Stephen Blake Jayroe). reon Peay long jump. Barron, Jaylin Singleton, LaDontae Seventh Place: Jarret Butzer. DANNY KELLY / THE SUMTER ITEM Eighth Place: Christal Cain discus. Palmer, Sean Orozco). Sumter’s Kayla Greene prepares to run the 400-meter dash during Sixth Place: Clarence Williams 110 WILSON HALL LAKEWOOD hurdles; Jerry Durant 400 hurdles. Fourth Place: Grey Holler shot put, the Gamecock Invitational on Saturday. Greene set a new meet Second Place: Zaria Stephens 200. Seventh Place: Montrel White 200. discus. record in winning the event in a time of 59.72 seconds. Revive your home this Spring!

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ON THE FRINGE Sports, the Lute Olson MORANT Award, NABC, Sports Illus- FROM PAGE B1 trated, USBWA and the Wooden Award and second- Williams also pointed out team honors from NBC that after doing research at Sports, Sporting News, Sta- the beginning of the year, dium and USA TODAY he realized Morant wasn’t Sports. ranked coming out of high Williams also asked Mo- school, and Williams asked rant why he does what he Morant how he felt about does. that. “It’s my dad (Ronnie “It is true; I wasn’t “Tee” Morant),” Morant ranked coming out of high said. “He actually had the school,” Morant said. “I opportunity to play profes- was really overlooked, and sional basketball, and my now it’s just a chip that I mom (Jamie) called him play with on my shoulder.” and told him that she was Morant has proven those pregnant with me. And in- who overlooked him wrong stead of going to play pro- this season. fessional ball, he stayed He earned 13 total All- and raised me, so I’m living American honors this sea- his dream through me.” son, including first-team Morant is projected to be honors from the Associated a lottery pick in the 2019 Press, Basketball Times, National Basketball Asso- Bleacher Report, CBS ciation draft on June 20.

HENRY FROM PAGE B1

Henry believes he is playing for Sumter High blessed for having such a above all others. great opportunity. “The playoffs, the pro- “If you work hard, cess and hanging with my THE ASSOCIATED PRESS then soon everything teammates,” he said. Tiger Woods reacts after winning The Masters on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia. will come to you,” he Henry said he chose St. said. Andrew’s because it’s a Henry had three dis- great school and it felt like A Masters win more about tinct things he liked about home to him. the past than the future

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points, five rebounds and five assists, NBA FROM PAGE B1 Klay Thompson scored 17 points and Draymond Green 14 with nine as- "That's a record we didn't necessari- sists. ly want to have. We'll take it," Williams Curry followed up a 38-point perfor- said. "You're competitive and you get mance in Game 1 that gave him the lost in the game. Once you cut the lead most 3s in postseason history with to 12, you cut the lead to 10, then you another nice showing but Golden realize you've got a game going. I'm State hurt itself with too many mis- one of those guys who can get hot." cues. Curry scored 29 points and put the The Warriors committed 21 turn- Warriors up 131-128 with 58 seconds overs in Game 1, then 22 more Mon- left before Shamet's dagger on a night day — nine by Durant. the two-time defending NBA champi- "We let our guard down. We weren't ons lost DeMarcus Cousins to a leg in- the aggressors anymore. We didn't de- jury in the first quarter. serve to win that game," Thompson "We changed a couple things offen- said. sively and defensively in the third on Los Angeles wanted to do a better the fly. It worked out for us. But I job stopping the late bursts each quar- thought it was our spirit more than ter the Warriors had in Game 1, and anything," Clippers coach Doc Rivers the Clippers were somehow able to said. "Just every single guy. I loved the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS claw their way back. end of the game." Los Angeles Clipper Danilo Gallinari (8) shoots against Golden State’s Stephen Curry Both coaches challenged their teams Williams tied the game on a jumper during the first half of Game 2 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series in to be more poised in Game 2 following with 1:10 to play then Curry immedi- Oakland, California, on Monday. The Clippers rallied from a 31-point deficit to win 135- the ejections of Beverley and Durant ately answered. Williams scored again 131 and even the series at 1-1. in the opener. Beverley again pushed at 46 seconds and finished with 36 the limits but the sides avoided a testy points and made 8 of 10 free throws in play with 5:34 left pulled the Clippers at the 8:09 mark of the first quarter. At encore, and he fouled out with 4:33 to as the teams combined for 64 fouls and within 120-117 then he rebounded his the 8½-minute mark Cousins stole the go to roaring cheers from the sellout 76 free throws attempted. own miss and scored the putback at ball from Patrick Beverley in the back crowd. Kevin Durant fouled out at 1:21 "When I say we stopped playing, we the 5:05 mark and cut it to 121-119. court and tried to retrieve the loose with a third straight offensive foul. stopped playing, like defense, offense, "The wheels fell off," Curry said. ball when went down in front of the execution-wise we were not as en- Cousins was scheduled to undergo Golden State bench and grabbed at his DURANT'S APOLOGY gaged as we needed to be," Warriors an MRI exam after the injury in just left quad. At morning shootaround, Durant coach Steve Kerr said. "We got exactly his second career playoff game follow- LeBron James tweeted prayers for apologized for being tossed from Game what we deserved. The Clippers were ing a nine-year wait. The big man re- Cousins, who fouled out of Saturday's 1. great. They executed, they were hun- turned in January from a nearly year- 121-104 Game 1 win with nine points, The two-time reigning finals MVP gry, they stayed connected. They were long absence following surgery for a nine rebounds and four assists in 21 has two technicals, and if he reaches together." torn left Achilles tendon. minutes. seven during the postseason it brings Cousins injured his left quadriceps He won't play in Game 3 on Thurs- Kevon Looney picked up the bulk an automatic one-game suspension. muscle in the first quarter and was day at Staples Center and Cousins' en- of the extra minutes in Cousins' ab- "I don't want to disappoint my done for the game, but Golden State's tire postseason is in serious doubt. sence and scored a career-high 19 coaches and my fan base and owners depth shined and the Warriors built a Kerr said Cousins will be out "a points making all six of his shots but who expect me to be out on the floor, 23-point halftime lead they pushed to a while." the Warriors had their seven-game so I apologize for being thrown out the 31-point advantage before failing to "There's a pretty significant quad in- postseason winning streak snapped game," Durant said. "Just keep my hold off Los Angeles late. jury," Kerr said. that dated to last year's run to a re- mouth shut, just play the game. Sim- Williams' jumper and three-point Cousins hobbled to the locker room peat championship. Durant had 21 ple."

Messages of hope can be Jamie Lynn Singleton and the in death by an aunt, Courtney OBITUARIES left at www.whitesmortuary. late Brad Stanley. Reared in Anne Singleton; an uncle, net Sneads Ferry, he was a mem- Byron Stanley; paternal KI’ASIA SHANELL GRANT Carolyn was preceded in Services entrusted to ber of Faith Chapel Baptist grandfather, Tommy Edwin REMBERT — A funeral ser- death by her parents, Abra- Whites Mortuary LLC of Church and a 2018 graduate Stanley; and maternal step- vice for Ki’Asia Shanell ham II and Carrie Mae Single- Sumter. of Dixon High School, where grandfather, Ervin H. Hick- Grant, 18, will be held at noon ton Prioleau. he played on the soccer team. man Jr. on Thursday at Crestwood Carolyn made her transi- GENEVA ERVIN Beau had many interests and A funeral service will be High School, 2000 Oswego tion on Saturday, Geneva Ervin, 95, widow of hobbies but he particularly held at 11 a.m. on Friday in Highway, Sum- April 13, 2019, James Ervin, departed this enjoyed surfing, soccer and the chapel of Freeman Funer- ter. Burial will from labor to re- life on Monday, April 15, 2019, playing golf. He was a fresh- al Home, 1305 Skyland Drive, follow the ser- ward in Char- at her residence. man, attending East Carolina Waynesboro, Mississippi. In- vice at Bethesda lotte, North Car- She was born on Jan. 3, University, where he was a terment will follow at Boice Baptist Church olina. 1924, in Sumter County, a member of Phi Gamma Delta Cemetery in Waynesboro. Cemetery, 4745 Carolyn leaves daughter of the late Oliver Sr. Fraternity and participated in The family will receive U.S. 15 South, PRIOLEAU to cherish her and Juanita Galloway McCoy. intramural soccer. He will be friends one hour prior to the Sumter. memory: two The family will receive remembered as a very loving service from 10 to 11 a.m. on GRANT The family will sons, Timothy friends at the home, 3755 Con- son, brother, grandson and Friday at Freeman Funeral receive friends Elleby II and Abram Prioleau gruity Road, Gable, SC 29051. friend. He will be dearly Home in Waynesboro. from 7 to 9 p.m. today at Pow- Elleby; her former husband, Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. missed by all who knew him. You may go to www.bullock- ers Funeral Home. Tim Elleby Sr.; two brothers, Main St., Sumter, is in charge In addition to his mother, funeralhome.com and sign the Ki’Asia passed away on Abraham (Diana) Prioleau III of arrangements. Jamie Lynn Singleton of family’s guest book. Sunday, April 14, 2019. and Herman (Leila) Sanders Sneads Ferry, he is survived The family has chosen Bull- Born on Feb. 2, 2001, in Prioleau; sister, Marilyn Prio- TABITHA R. ARNOLD by a sister, Morgan Elizabeth ock Funeral Home of Sumter Sumter, she was a daughter of leau Campbell; nieces and Tabitha R. Arnold, 48, de- Stanley of Sneads Ferry; pa- and Freeman Funeral Home, Pearlean Shanell McLeod nephews, Marlo L. Prioleau, parted this life on Monday, ternal grandmother, Ann Waynesboro, for the arrange- (Des) and Sherelle L. Grant. Brandon D. Wheeler, Herman- April 15, 2019, in Columbia. Stanley of Pensacola, Florida; ments. She was a senior at Crestwood da S. Prioleau and Syndney L. She was born on April 11, maternal grandmother, Mary High School and a manager at Prioleau; greatnieces and 1971, in Anderson, to Shirley Rose Hickman of Sumter; and Firehouse Subs in Camden. nephews, Cameron J. Wheel- Arnold Singleton and the late a special friend, Bradley Alan She is survived by her par- er, Lauren L. Prioleau, Carter David S. Pruitt. Capps of Sneads Ferry. ents; brothers, Jerelle L. B. Grizzle and Aiden J. Davall; The family is receiving In addition to his father, Grant and his girlfriend, a host of aunts, uncles, other friends at the home of her Brad Stanley, he was preceded Kiera Frink, Katrell Grant, relatives and friends. mother, Shirley Singleton, 975 Zav’Avrion Brunson and Pay- Funeral services will be N. St. Paul Church Road. ton Grant; and her boyfriend, held at noon on Thursday at Services are incomplete and Princeton Miller. Friendship Missionary Bap- will be announced later by SAVINGS ON Sign the online register at tist Church, 3400 Beatties Whites Mortuary. www.powersfuneralhome.net. Ford Road, Charlotte, with the Rev. Dr. Clifford Jones, pastor. 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BY AMERICA’S TEST bars resulted in a crum- KITCHEN bly mess, we realized the key to making gra- Great granola bars nola bars that held put the flavor of the their shape was to oats at the forefront spread the mixture onto while supporting play- a rimmed baking sheet ers back them up with a and then firmly press mellow sweetness. on it with a greased We found that toast- metal spatula. ing the oats with a little Do not substitute oil and salt before mix- quick or instant oats in ing them with the other this recipe. Don’t use a ingredients really deep- baking sheet smaller ened their flavor. than 18-by-13 inches or Honey provided plen- the bars will be too ty of stickiness to hold thick and won’t bake the bars together. evenly. We kept the other fla- Be sure to let the gra- vors simple: a little nola bars cool for 15 brown sugar for extra minutes before cutting. sweetness, aromatic va- If any of the bars nilla and cinnamon and should fall apart during chopped nuts for addi- cutting, just press them tional crunch. back together; as they After multiple at- cool, they will firm up JOE KELLER / AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP tempts at baking the and stick together. Crunchy Granola Bars use toasted oats for deeper flavor, with nuts and cinnamon added.

CRUNCHY GRANOLA BARS 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional) saucepan over medium heat, stirring fre- rotating sheet halfway through baking. Let 1 1/2 cups almonds, pecans, peanuts or quently, until sugar is fully dissolved, about bars cool completely in sheet on wire rack Servings: 36 walnuts, chopped coarse 5 minutes. Off heat, stir in vanilla and cin- for 15 minutes, then cut into 36 pieces. Let Start to finish: 1 hour, 30 minutes Adjust oven rack to middle position, and namon, if using. cool completely, then remove individual 7 cups (21 ounces) old-fashioned rolled heat oven to 375 F. Toss oats, oil and salt Transfer toasted oat mixture to large bars from sheet with spatula. Serve. (Bars oats together in medium bowl. Spread mixture bowl. Reduce oven temperature to 300 F. can be stored at room temperature for up 1/2 cup vegetable oil over rimmed baking sheet and toast, stir- Add honey mixture and almonds to oat to 2 weeks.) 1/2 teaspoon salt ring often, until pale golden, 20 to 25 min- mixture, and toss until well combined. Nutrition information per serving: 161 calories; 64 3/4 cup honey utes. Transfer mixture to prepared sheet, and calories from fat; 7 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 3/4 cup packed (5 1/4 ounces) light brown Meanwhile, line 18-by-13-inch rimmed press firmly into even layer with greased 0 mg cholesterol; 34 mg sodium; 22 g carbohydrate; sugar baking sheet with aluminum foil, and metal spatula. 2 g fiber; 11 g sugar; 3 g protein. 1 tablespoon vanilla extract grease foil. Cook honey and sugar in small Bake bars until golden, 35 to 40 minutes, Earthy spinach and nutty cheese star in this star of brunch BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN BREAKFAST STRATA WITH SPINACH AND GRUYERE Earthy spinach and nutty cheese star in this Servings: 4-6 brunch-worthy strata. Start to finish: 2 hours 15 minutes (plus 1 Ideally, this savory hour refrigeration time) make-ahead bread pud- ding should be rich 8-10 (1/2-inch thick) slices French or Italian enough to satisfy with- bread out being overindulgent. 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened And, since strata is such 4 shallots, minced a great make-ahead dish, Salt and pepper it should also be 10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed straightforward to put and squeezed dry together. Unfortunately, 1/2 cup dry white wine too many recipes for 6 ounces Gruyere cheese, shredded (1 1/2 strata are soggy and cups) laden with excessive 6 large eggs custard and filling ingre- 1 3/4 cups half-and-half dients. Looking to create a Adjust oven rack to middle position, and go-to breakfast or heat oven to 225 F. Arrange bread in single brunch casserole, we layer on rimmed baking sheet, and bake until first considered the dry and crisp, about 40 minutes, flipping slices bread. Whole dried halfway through baking. Let bread cool slight- bread slices had the best ly, then spread 2 tablespoons butter evenly texture and appearance, over 1 side of bread slices. and buttering them Meanwhile, melt remaining 2 tablespoons added richness. Spin- ach, shallot and butter in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium Gruyere complemented heat. Add shallots and pinch salt, and cook each other perfectly for until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in spin- the filling, and we sau- ach, and cook until warmed through, about 2 teed the vegetables to minutes; transfer to bowl. Add wine to now- remove excess moisture empty skillet, and simmer over medium-high and prevent the casse- heat until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 3 min- role from becoming wa- utes; set aside to cool. terlogged. Grease 8-inch square baking dish. Arrange Weighting down the as- half of bread slices, buttered side up, in single sembled strata overnight layer in dish. Sprinkle half of spinach mixture improved its texture; we and 1/2 cup Gruyere over top. Repeat with re- found that two 1-pound maining bread, remaining spinach mixture boxes of brown or con- and 1/2 cup Gruyere to make second layer. fectioners’ sugar, laid Whisk eggs, reduced wine, half-and-half, 1 side by side over the teaspoon salt and pinch pepper together in plastic wrap, made ideal bowl, then pour evenly over top of bread and weights. cheese in dish. Cover dish tightly with plastic One hour is mini- wrap, pressing it flush to surface. Weight down mum, but you could do strata, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. it overnight to bake the Adjust oven rack to middle position, and strata the following heat oven to 325 F. Meanwhile, let strata sit at morning. The recipe room temperature for 20 minutes. Unwrap can be doubled and as- strata, and top with remaining 1/2 cup sembled in a greased Gruyere. Bake until edges and center are 13-by-9-inch baking puffed and edges have pulled away slightly dish; increase the bak- from sides of dish, 50 to 55 minutes. Let casse- ing time to 1 hour and role cool for 5 minutes before serving. 20 minutes. Substitute Nutrition information per serving: 547 calories; 276 cal- any semisoft melting ories from fat; 31 g fat (17 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 292 cheese, such as Havarti, mg cholesterol; 930 mg sodium; 40 g carbohydrate; 3 g sharp cheddar or Colby, STEVE KLISE / AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP fiber; 8 g sugar; 24 g protein. for the Gruyere. 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DEAR ABBY — changed 4,000-plus texts and DEAR CONFUSED — People who My husband who knows the number of think an affair is a good thing went to his emails. Not only that, he for a marriage are deluding 45th class re- bought another phone so I themselves. An affair only union a state could no longer see the in- adds to the problems the cou- away and teractions on our shared cell ple was trying to ignore. hooked up account. It’s time for you and your with a class- He finally admitted they husband to make an appoint- mate. Over did have a sexual encounter. ment with a licensed mar- Dear Abby the next few He has now agreed to end all riage and family therapist. ABIGAIL months it contact with her and work Marriages can survive infi- VAN BUREN went from on our marriage. He has delity, but it takes time, full talking and apologized, but I’m strug- disclosure and hard work to texting to gling to believe him because rebuild trust. It will happen her sending every time I found damning more quickly with profession- him nude pictures of herself. evidence, he would make up al help. If it doesn’t work, I found her emails profess- another excuse or blame it THEN may be the time to ing her love to him. When I all on her. However, he never “cut your losses.” Only you asked him, he swore nothing told her to stop or blocked can decide whether your mar- happened between them dur- her. riage has been irretrievably ing the two weeks he was Is it time to cut my losses, broken. there other than a lunch or should I wait to see if he Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, date. After further investiga- does this again? Why do peo- also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was tion, I have discovered they ple think having affairs is a founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Jeff Stillman 4/17/19 had more than 30 hours of good thing? Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com ACROSS 56 Protestant 11 Dizzying 39 Vanilla or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. 1 Another name denom. pictures containers phone conversations, ex- Confused in Montana for hopscotch 57 Close buds 12 State 40 Leave 6 Naysayer 59 Spanish hors bordering dumbstruck 10 West Coast d’oeuvre Bavaria 41 Drops off salmon 63 2002 Spielberg 13 Orangy-yellow 44 Paintings on 14 Curly-tailed film ... and 18 Seal predator wet plaster jumble sudoku PREVIOUS SOLUTION guard dog a hint to the 19 Object of a 47 Salad green 15 Brought into start of 17-, mil. search 49 Go very slowly THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME hoW to play: being 26- and 48- 24 Siesta hrs. 50 Go on foot By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek 16 Intl. oil group Across 25 Cry weakly 51 “Slow Each row, column and 17 Develop hives 66 Cuatro times 26 Beauxbatons down!” set of 3-by-3 boxes 20 Golden years dos Academy 52 Rio Grande must contain the group 67 Red Sox star coat of arms tributary 21 Wedding Big __ symbol, in 53 On the numbers 1 through 9 invite request 68 Phased- Harry Potter double without repetition. 22 Wedding vow out Apple 27 With 28-Down, 54 10% donation word messaging hand lotion 57 Steady guy 23 Tablecloth tool ingredient 58 Places for material 69 Takes in 28 See 27-Down patches 25 Snake, 70 Vane spinner 29 Dadaist Max 60 Yoga periodically 71 Lecherous 30 Bit of a tail flip aftereffect, 26 Part with a looks 34 Boxer Spinks perhaps gesture 35 Legato’s 61 Carson 31 Red __ DOWN opposite, in predecessor 32 Inexper- 1 Bygone mus. 62 Little scurriers ienced, sunscreen 36 Hand-on- 64 Rd. efficiency as a recruit ingredient the-Bible stat 33 “I should 2 Fried side with promise 65 Engine need add ... ” a po’boy 37 Easter 3 Organization Previous Puzzle Solved beginning? chart level 38 Glittery bit on 4 Fastening a dress gadget 42 Uber info 5 Chatter 43 Like Tommy, in 6 One taking the rock opera advantage of 45 “That hurt!” privilege cries 7 Rule during 46 Swell up homework 48 Be a second- time, perhaps stringer 8 Word with 52 Eucharist road or side plates 9 Traveler’s rest 55 Hops-drying 10 Toyota oven compact THE SUMTER ITEM TELEVISION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17, 2019 | C3 WEDNESDAY EVENING APRIL 17 SP FT 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM LOCAL CHANNELS WIS News 10 at Entertainment Chicago Med “Can’t Unring That Bell” Chicago Fire “It Wasn’t About Hockey” A Chicago P.D. “Ties That Bind” Upton and WIS News 10 at (:34) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy WIS * 3 10 7 (N) Tonight (N) Charles has an awkward first date. (DVS) boys’ hockey team is endangered. (DVS) Burgess enter a bad situation. (DVS) 11 (N) Fallon (N)

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BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN

brief stovetop braise is the perfect way to cook delicate white fish like cod, Asince it keeps the fish moist and silky while creating a sauce at the same time.

To give the mild fillets a boost of flavor, we paired them with a Spanish-style peperonata, a combina- tion of cooked bell peppers and onions, to which we added tomatoes, wine, paprika and fresh thyme for depth of flavor. We then simply nestled the cod right into the pep- per mixture and covered the Dutch oven. The sauce infused the fish fillets as they braised and protected them from the heat so they stayed tender. Haddock and hake are good substitutes for the cod. BRAISED COD PEPERONATA Servings: 4 Start to finish: 1 hour 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for serving 1 onion, halved and sliced thin 2 red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded and sliced thin Salt and pepper 4 garlic cloves, minced 2 teaspoons paprika 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained 1/2 cup dry white wine 1 teaspoon minced fresh thyme or 1/4 teaspoon dried STEVE KLISE / AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP 4 (6- to 8-ounce) skinless cod fillets, 1 to 1 1/2 inches thick Season cod with salt and pepper. Nestle cod, skinned side Nutrition information per serving: 346 calories; 81 calories from fat; 9 g 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil down, into pot, and spoon some of sauce over fish. Cover, re- fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 99 mg cholesterol; 507 mg sodium; 15 g Sherry or balsamic vinegar duce heat to medium-low, and cook until fish flakes apart carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 43 g protein. Heat oil in Dutch oven over medium heat until shimmer- when gently prodded with paring knife and registers 140 F, For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and product reviews, visit ing. Add onion, bell peppers and 1/2 teaspoon salt, and cook https://www.americastestkitchen.com. Find more recipes like Braised about 10 minutes. Cod Peperonata in “Cook It in Your Dutch Oven .” until vegetables are softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic Season sauce with salt and pepper to taste. Sprinkle with and paprika and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in basil and vinegar, and drizzle with extra oil before serving. America’s Test Kitchen provided this article to The Associated Press. tomatoes, wine and thyme, and bring to simmer. Forget white rice or even brown rice; try red rice BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Regular white rice; aromatic basmati; chewy, healthful brown rice; and even rustic wild rice are common pantry items. But there’s one rice variety that doesn’t get enough play: red rice. Red rice sports — sur- prise — a red husk, and it has a nutty flavor and is highly nutritious. For a rice and grain salad that was colorful, hearty, and a little out of the ordinary, we mixed this healthful rice with nutty quinoa, cook- ing both in the same pot using the pasta method. We gave the rice a 15-minute head start and then added the qui- noa to the pot to ensure that both grains were CARL TREMBLAY / AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP done at the same time. Then we drained them, drizzled them with lime juice to DANIEL J. VAN ACKERE / AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN VIA AP add bright flavor and let them cool. Next, we looked for ingredients that would make this salad fresh and a little sweet. We added dates and orange White beans work perfectly with shrimp segments for sweetness (and used some of the orange juice in our dressing). BY AMERICA’S TEST KITCHEN Cilantro and red pepper flakes added a fresh bite and a seasoned the shrimp with sugar, salt, and pep- bit of spiciness to round it out. If you buy unwashed qui- Northern Italians combine their beloved per, then added them to a smoking-hot skillet. noa (or if you are unsure whether it’s washed), be sure to white, or cannellini, beans with a seemingly Within a minute and a half, they were per- rinse it before cooking to remove its bitter protective coat- infinite variety of ingredients. fectly cooked, seared on the outside as if ing (called saponin). Shrimp and white beans may seem like an they’d been grilled and moist on the inside. We unusual combination, but it is utterly tradi- also briefly cooked red onion, red bell pepper tional. The dish consists of beans lightly and garlic, which kept their flavors fresh and cooked with shrimp, vegetables and herbs their texture appealingly crunchy. RED RICE AND QUINOA SALAD until the flavors blend. The combination works Tasters loved arugula in this dish as opposed Servings: 4-6 to great effect; the sweetness of the mild, to herbs like basil and rosemary. Its gentle Start to finish: 45 minutes creamy beans is the perfect foil to the briny, peppery bite successfully married all of the chewy shrimp. other flavors. Although we prefer this dish 3/4 cup red rice Canned beans passed muster and are the warm, it may be eaten chilled as a salad or an- Salt and pepper heart of this dish, but the shrimp play the star- tipasto. The cooking time is for extra-large 3/4 cup prewashed white quinoa ring role. We looked for a cooking method that shrimp (about 21 to 25 per pound). If using 3 tablespoons lime juice (2 limes) would boost the flavor of the shrimp and found smaller or larger shrimp, be sure to adjust the 2 oranges that searing on the stovetop worked best. We cooking time as needed. 1 small shallot, minced 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro plus 1 cup leaves 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes SHRIMP WITH WHITE BEANS turn pink on first side, about 1 minute. 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil Off heat, flip shrimp and let sit until opaque 6 ounces pitted dates, chopped (1 cup) Servings: 4 throughout, about 30 seconds. Transfer shrimp to Bring 4 quarts water to boil in large pot over high heat. Start to finish: 30 minutes bowl and cover to keep warm. Add rice and 1 tablespoon salt and cook, stirring occasionally, 1 pound extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), Heat remaining 1/4 cup oil in now-empty skillet for 15 minutes. Add quinoa to pot, and continue to cook until peeled and deveined over medium heat until shimmering. Add bell pep- grains are tender, 12 to 14 minutes. Drain rice-quinoa mix- Pinch sugar per, onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until ture, spread over rimmed baking sheet, drizzle with 2 table- Salt and pepper softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and pepper spoons lime juice, and let cool completely, about 15 minutes. 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Meanwhile, cut away peel and pith from oranges. Holding 1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped Stir in beans and cook until heated through, about fruit over bowl, use paring knife to slice between membranes fine 5 minutes. to release segments. Cut segments in half crosswise. If need- 1 small red onion, chopped fine Add arugula and shrimp along with any accumu- ed, squeeze orange membranes to equal 2 tablespoons juice 2 garlic cloves, minced lated juices and gently toss until arugula is wilted, in bowl. 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes about 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice and season with Whisk 2 tablespoons orange juice, remaining 1 tablespoon 2 (15-ounce) cans cannellini beans, rinsed salt and pepper to taste. Serve. lime juice, shallot, minced cilantro and pepper flakes together 2 ounces (2 cups) baby arugula, chopped coarse in large bowl. Whisking constantly, slowly drizzle in oil. Add Nutrition information per serving: 421 calories; 177 calories 2 tablespoons lemon juice from fat; 20 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 143 mg choles- rice-quinoa mixture, dates, orange segments and remaining 1 Pat shrimp dry with paper towels and season terol; 860 mg sodium; 35 g carbohydrate; 10 g fiber; 5 g sugar; cup cilantro leaves, and toss to combine. Season with salt and with sugar, salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 26 g protein. pepper to taste, and serve. 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until just For more recipes, cooking tips and ingredient and product re- Nutrition information per serving: 348 calories; 96 calories from fat; 11 g smoking. Add shrimp to skillet in single layer and views, visit https://www.americastestkitchen.com. Find more fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 397 mg sodium; 62 g car- cook, without stirring, until spotty brown and edges recipes like Shrimp with White Beans in “The Complete Medi- bohydrate; 7 g fiber; 25 g sugar; 6 g protein.