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IN SPORTS: 6 selected for Sumter Sports Hall of Fame B1 LOCAL Alice Drive Fire Station reopens Builders add space, SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 A3 TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017 75 CENTS give it a face-lift The dashboard of an un-re- stored 1936 Yearly Caffeine and Dodge features Sign-ups an unusual barbed wire Gasoline Car Show start on motif. dazzles visitors health care site Some see ‘hostile takeover’ BY RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press WASHINGTON — It’s sign-up season for the Affordable Care Act, but the Trump ad- ministration isn’t making it easy — cutting the enrollment period in half, slashing ad- vertising and dialing back on counselors who help consumers get through the pro- cess. Many people already faced fewer choices and higher premiums. But President Trump’s decision to cancel a subsidy to in- surers that low- ers consumer costs com- pounded the turmoil, push- ing premiums even higher. PHOTOS BY JIM HILLEY / THE SUMTER ITEM Add it all up, Cameron Bonner, 3, is ready to do some serious off-roading in the modified Toyota truck on display at the Caffeine and and the number Gasoline Car and Motorcycle Show held Saturday in downtown Sumter. It may be a while before the young man’s feet can of uninsured reach the pedals, however. people may start rising again, eroding More than 170 vehicles registered; 2018 event will be 2 days gains that drove the uninsured BY JIM HILLEY the show began at 4 p.m. rate to a histor- [email protected] Among the older vehicles THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ic low. was a 1936 Dodge that Steve Elizabeth Stone, 29, is seen “It certainly eople love cars. That Hathorne of Laurens said has outside of INOVA Fairfax is a hostile take- been in his family since it was Hospital Center where she over,” said was evident on Sat- new. underwent an autologous health policy urday evening when “My grandfather owned it stem-cell transplant in 2013. expert Joe P until he passed away in 1960,” Stone was diagnosed with Antos of the Sumterites flocked to see he said. lymphoma in her mid-20s right-leaning the 6th-Annual Caffeine After that, it was given to and with treatment has American En- Hathorne’s great uncle and kept the cancer in check for terprise Insti- and Gasoline Car and Mo- eventually to one of his broth- five years. She doesn’t quali- tute. torcycle Show at Sumter ers. fy for subsidized premiums, “We are going Hathorne said he has had it but without the ACA she to see a decline Cut Rate Drugstore & Soda since he dug it out of his questions if any insurer in enrollment,” Fountain, 32 W. Main St. brother’s garage in Maine in would have covered her. he added. “The 2006. people who will More than 170 dazzling cars “It has been kept original,” drop out in droves are the ones who are not and motorcycles were on dis- he said. “It still has a 6-volt getting a premium subsidy.” play at the event, including ev- positive-ground electrical sys- Open enrollment starts Wednesday and erything from the almost tem and an original three- ends Dec. 15 in most states, a sign-up period brand new to the too old to re- speed transmission.” six weeks shorter than last year’s. store. Though the Dodge is not in Some 9 million to 10 million people cur- Show organizer Todd pristine condition, Hathorne rently have private plans through the ACA’s Touchberry, manager of Cut said trying to restore it would government-sponsored markets. More than Rate Soda Fountain, said the damage its value to collectors. 8 in 10 receive subsidized premiums and are number of entries was close to “There is a saying,” he said. cushioned from rate increases. Federal help The passenger in this 1937 Ford roadster may topping the record for the “You can restore something have been waiting for some time for the trouba- event, even as more cars were SEE HEALTH, PAGE A8 dour to finish playing his music. lined up to register well after SEE CAR SHOW, PAGE A8 Long-time Sumter friends start new, locally sold clothing line The two family busi- to water and fishing — a boat cleat At Bay is for those who just nesses are the primary next to water and a fish. love to get away, owners say competitors for motorcy- Davis said he chose the clothing/ap- cle sales in the Sumter parel line name — At Bay — because BY BRUCE MILLS market, they said. he wanted something original and [email protected] Whitfield, 32, and Davis, unique. Many lines today use the word DAVIS 26, said they’ve been good “Southern” in their name, according Who says business competitors can’t friends for about 15 years, to Davis. still be friends? and now together they’ve He chose “At Bay” because the Richard Davis and Aaron Whitfield begun a clothing/apparel name could be used in a couple differ- of Sumter are proving that stereotype business on the side. ent ways. One, “at bay” means to get wrong. Started in January, At away or be held away. Also, “at bay” Davis works in his family’s busi- Bay Co. sells T-shirts, as in a bay or marsh of the ocean. BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM ness, which is the Yamaha motorcycle caps, koozies and other “There’s a couple different mean- The At Bay line features two trademark dealership on Wesmark Boulevard, WHITFIELD items for everyone, espe- ings there, but mainly to just get away logos — a fish and a boat cleat next to Extreme Sports Yamaha Polaris. Whit- cially those who love the and enjoy what you enjoy doing,” water. Business partners Richard Davis and field works in his family’s business — outdoors. Davis said. “Enjoying the outdoors Aaron Whitfield designed the logos them- Honda Motorcycle of Sumter on Their two trademarked logos, which selves. Broad Street. they designed themselves, are related SEE AT BAY, PAGE A8 VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B5 WEATHER, A10 INSIDE Steve A. Guest Joseph R. Powers NICE DAY TODAY 2 SECTIONS, 18 PAGES the .com Wayne M. McElveen Rollie K. Jackson Jr. VOL. 123, NO. 12 Edith W. Haaland Bertila Ivane D. Boyd-Bostic Sunny, pleasant and warmer Robert W. Beeks Thomas Bell Jr. today; clear to partly cloudy Classifieds B8 Opinion A9 Donald E. Browning Dorothy W. Jackson tonight Comics B6 Television B7 Fabien Wright Marcus Morgan HIGH 75, LOW 46 Leroy Wilson Roger E. Bishop Alice P. Brown A2 | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2017 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Lafayette bridge lighting still a work in progress BY JIM HILLEY made at Sumter City Council meet- the lighting. said that may be because of a [email protected] ings. The design and approval of the change in the contractor’s project’s The problem will become more ur- modifications by SCDOT engineers management. Pedestrians who use the Lafayette gent after Daylight Saving Time ends has contributed to the delay, The “I am going to call senior manage- Drive bridge over the railroad have on Sunday. Sumter Item has previously report- ment and go higher up the chain,” repeatedly pressed local officials According to Jeffrey Wilkes, for- ed. Wilkes said. “We've have got to get it about the lack of lighting on the mer resident traffic engineer in According to City of Sumter offi- done for the people.” bridge, which was opened to traffic Sumter County who is managing the cials, the city agreed to pay for the He said once the installation be- 15 months ago. Complaints have been project for the S.C. Department of electricity the lights will use, and gins, it should proceed quickly. He made that it is unsafe for pedestrians Transportation, the SCDOT has pro- Duke Energy agreed to provide and said he would make any possible to use the bridge after dark. Many vided the contractor that built the install the bridge’s lighting. timetable for the installation known residents of South Sumter use the bridge with the modifications need- Wilkins said he has not received a once it is available. bridge to reach business north of the ed to allow a subcontractor for Duke response to recent inquiries he has “We may have to have a ribbon railroad, according to comments Energy to proceed with installing made to the bridge contractor. He cutting for the lights,” Wilkes said. On the Road to Remember Volunteer organization draws attention to missing persons BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ing and they still have families [email protected] that are searching, Caison said. Community United Effort, She said the group also ad- an organization based in vocates for people who have North Carolina that is dedicat- been murdered and were ed to assisting families of never identified. missing people, made a stop at During each stop, guests are Sumter County Sheriff's Office also invited to sign the group's near the end of its annual On banner that includes pictures the Road to Remember tour on of missing or unidentified peo- Friday. ple. CUE was founded by Monica This year, the banner includ- Caison in 1994 after she met ed a photo of 80-year-old Bar- multiple families of missing bara Nave of Sumter who has people. been missing since February. The organization is funded Nave was last seen by her by donations and staffed by son and his family while she volunteers who assist in the was in Savannah, Georgia, cel- search for missing people, ad- ebrating her birthday.