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told Slager they felt sorrow for “I forgive Michael Slager. I for- Slager shot unarmed black man in 2015 him and the loss his young chil- give you,” Scott’s mother, Judy, dren would feel in his absence. In said as she turned toward her BY MEG KINNARD cant punishment for Michael the end, a judge sentenced Slager son’s killer. “I pray for you, that The Associated Press Slager, the white former police of- to 20 years in prison, giving the you would repent and let Jesus ficer who fatally shot Scott, an un- Scott family the justice they had come in your life.” CHARLESTON — One by one, armed black man, in the back after sought ever since a stranger came Sitting just a few feet away, relatives of the late Walter Scott a 2015 traffic stop. to them with the shocking video of SLAGER urged a judge to mete out a signifi- Through tears, Scott’s family Scott being killed. SEE SLAGER, PAGE A6 Front porch history on display at Stateburg home

PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Garland S. Hart, pastor of Eatonton Presbyterian Church in Eatonton, Georgia, plays the fife during Christmas at The Ruins on Dec. 2.

Toots Harper, for- Summerville, Christmas at The Ruins mer resident of bought it from WATCH The Ruins, de- Harper in 1985 and ONLINE offers rare glimpse into scribed during have been restoring Christmas at The it since. They have Go online to see a video of historic, restored home opened it to the Ruins seeing Christmas BY KAYLA ROBINS lights from Shaw public once each at The [email protected] Air Force Base an- December for the Ruins. past four years for nouncing the end www.theitem.com Christmas at The oots Harper sat on the of World War II as she sat on the Ruins to share its back porch of her historic back porch of the history and beauty with others. Stateburg home with her home in State- T burg in 1945. “And Daddy went and turned on the family, as they often did, especial- radio, and Shaw Air Force Base had brought the lights up again because ly in August. It was 1945. She no- was brighter. And we kept watching, Veaux family, who also lived at the they were all out during the way,” ticed something different about and it got brighter and brighter. And home, and a former resident of the Harper said. “And I still get chills the war (World War II) was over, and house called The Ruins. knowing that, that the war was over.” the sky. we didn’t know it,” said the 90-year-old The current owners of the “The lights, something in the sky Harper, a direct descendant of the De- 9,000-square-foot house, Rett and Pat SEE THE RUINS, PAGE A5 Shaw Heights gets in giving spirit by helping one of its own teachers and staff try to teach and crossing guard Daniel Ramos and his family. Fundraisers benefit custodian with cancer students to demonstrate in Ramos was diagnosed with What has ensued has been a their everyday lives are to be Stage 4 pancreatic cancer in school-wide effort — filled BY BRUCE MILLS textbooks. That’s been the caring and kind. Shaw October and no longer able with creative activities — that [email protected] case recently at Shaw Heights Heights’ enrollment is 521 stu- to work, teachers and staff has surpassed initial expecta- Elementary School in Sumter dents and consists of second decided it would be a good tions and raised about $1,900 Some of the most impor- School District. and third grades. idea to involve the student tant lessons are not found in Two of the key qualities After school custodian body in showing support to SEE RAMOS, PAGE A6

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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Public viewing Bates Middle School students feed those in need of Finney set for today at Morris College COLUMBIA (AP) — There will be two more days of mourning and celebrating the life of former South Carolina Chief Justice Ernest Finney Jr.. Finney’s body lay in repose on Thursday at the South Car- olina Supreme Court, where he became the first black chief jus- tice in the state’s history in 1994. There was a FINNEY public viewing of Finney at Palmer Memorial Chapel in Columbia on Thursday. Finney’s hometown of Sum- ter will have another public viewing from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. today at the Neal Jones Audi- torium at Morris College. Finney’s body will lie in re- pose for an hour starting at 9 a.m. Saturday before his cele- bration of life service at 10 a.m. at the Elmore Chapel at Claflin University in Orange- burg. Students from Erik Booker’s Proj- ect Based Learning class at Bates Middle School took time to feed those in need in their own back- yard. The students partnered with Investigators, Emmanuel United Methodist Church to feed 57 individuals. The project was conceived of, planned family seek and executed by the students as part of a greater school-wide Kindness Project. “I am really answers in proud of our students. They did all the work on this event,” Book- man’s death er said. “It reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from General BY ADRIENNE SARVIS Patton, ‘Don’t tell people how to [email protected] do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with The Sumter County Sher- their results.’ All I did was provide iff's Office and the family of a little guidance and supervision. Malik Sutton continue to This is truly project-based learn- seek answers into the ing in action.” 20-year-old's death after the man was found dead inside his vehicle of an apparent PHOTOS PROVIDED gunshot wound on Nov. 3. An autopsy was inconclu- sive, said Ken Bell, public in- formation offi- cer with the Select safe, age-appropriate toys for a Merry Christmas MALIK sheriff's office, referring to the FROM STAFF REPORTS able/hygienic materials” on stuffed • Toys with strings, cords or ribbons possibility that Sutton's toys should not be hung in cribs or playpens wound may have been 'Tis the season for giving. • Immediately discard plastic wrap- because young children can become en- caused by another person. While Santa is preparing to bring tots pings from toys — they become deadly tangled, causing injury or death So far during the investiga- the trendiest toys for Christmas, S.C. playthings to small children • Teach older children to keep toys tion, deputies have learned Department of Health and Environ- • Choose toys that are colorful, light- that may be dangerous to younger sib- that Sutton's girlfriend was mental Control wants to remind par- weight, textured and made of non-toxic lings out of reach the last person to have seen ents that safety should be a top priority materials for children aged 1 and • Keep toys and play equipment in him before his death, Bell this holiday. younger. Children of this age range good condition, assure protective gear said. In 2016, there were more than 174,100 learn through sight, touch, sound and fits appropriately, and discard any toys Sutton took his girlfriend toy-related injuries — treated in the taste and often put objects into their that are broken to an appointment that day emergency room — associated with mouths to explore them • Provide hazard-free play environ- and later dropped her off, he children younger than 15, according to • Do not give young children toys ments — both indoors and outdoors — said. the Consumer Product Safety Commis- with small parts — removable eyes, and regularly conduct toy maintenance That was the last time he sion. noses, etc. — because they are choking checks was known to have been with DHEC offers the following safety tips hazards • Teach children to put toys away another person, Bell said. for choosing toys this Christmas sea- • Toys with sharp points or edges when they are finished playing to pre- Investigators are continu- son: made from hard materials should not vent accidental falls ing to interview other people • Choose toys according to the child’s be given to children younger than 8. For more information on toy safety, to confirm that no one else age, interest and skill level. Also, pay at- This includes stuffed animals with visit DHEC's website at http://www. interacted with Sutton, he tention to safety labels such as “flame wires that could stab, cut or shock if scdhec.gov/Health/ChildTeenHealth/ said. retardant/flame resistant,” or “wash- exposed EarlyChildhood/PreventInjuries/.

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On Saturday, you can take a 200-year trip on Sumter Coun- ty Museum’s way-back ma- chine for a Carolina Back- country Christmas, early 19th-century style. From 2 to 4 p.m., the homestead area will come to life with authentical- ly costumed staff members and volunteers observing the Christmas season as their an- cestors did around 1800. Don’t expect to see Christ- mas trees or Santa Claus in his red suit, said the muse- um’s Backcountry Manager Deborah Watts. They didn’t become mainstays of the Christmas season until Victo- rian times — late 19th century in the U.S., she pointed out. “People did decorate with natural greenery,” Watts said, but the observance was more religion based than secular. The living history reenact- ment will have the interpret- ers performing tasks of the ed for Christmas and open for times — blacksmithing, spin- tours. ning, weaving — and children The Carolina Backcountry playing simpler games out- Christmas event is a family side. friendly celebration and will Watts will be roasting be open to the public with no Lamps chestnuts on an open fire, and charge for admission. guests will be served cookies For more information about and cider in the log cabin. the program at the Sumter OFF The museum’s main exhibit County Museum, 122 N. space, the historic Williams- Washington St., call (803) 775- Brice House, will be decorat- 0908. 20%IN-STOCK

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All shops are conveniently located within a two-block Bishopville, SC area of historical downtown Bishopville. A4 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 RELIGION / NATION THE SUMTER ITEM Remember that Jesus A Medicaid challenge: Poor came to bring us peace health, but a drive to improve y two-month-old son tractions. Sometimes God was sick this week, has to remind us of the WASHINGTON (AP) — It's a decades-long habit that Mso I kept him with peace he offers through one of Medicaid's challeng- once reached three packs a me during our weekly wor- Jesus Christ. es. day. ship service rather than There has been much specu- While low-income people "I'm not going to be able to leave him in our church lation about Mary and what are more likely to struggle stay out of hospitals if I nursery. Frankly, a sick baby was going through her head as with health problems such don't take matters into my was the last thing I the angel first told her as smoking and depression, own hands," said Rose, who's needed. There is so of her pregnancy or new research shows many in her early 60s and has much going on in when she delivered. We are motivated to improve. worked jobs from factory su- this season that any can gather from Scrip- Thursday's study from the pervisor, to retail, to staffing detour seems a ture that Mary was an Gallup-Sharecare Well-Be- an animal shelter. Some- much bigger deal avid follower of Scrip- ing Index found that 40 per- times she travels 20 miles to than it would be at ture, a humble person cent of people on Medicaid the Mid-Delta community any other time of and certainly a strong say they're in fair or poor health center in neighboring the year. young woman. I think health, compared with 11 Clarendon for smoking ces- He was quiet, Faith Matters it's safe to say that she percent of those with work- sation meetings. nestled in his car JAMIE H. probably felt the same place coverage. "Instead of waiting on ev- seat until the spe- WILSON things we, as mothers, The analysis for The Asso- eryone else, this time I'm cial music portion all feel: joy and, per- ciated Press also showed going to do it for myself," of our service. As haps, a bit of fear. that Medicaid recipients are Rose said. the singer took the stage, I Regardless of what emo- invested in their health, Thirty-six percent of Med- took him from his carrier tion you feel, it's important with 4 out of 5 saying they icaid recipients said they and cradled him, and he to remember that Jesus have a personal doctor, 3 out smoked in the Gallup- quickly fell asleep. came to bring us peace — of 5 saying they eat healthy Sharecare study, compared The singer began her song that is what this season is all and nearly half saying they to 13 percent of those with — a prayer from the perspec- about. Convincing us that exercise frequently. pansion, but officials also employer or union health tive of Mary, mother of the holiday should be cov- Medicaid could gain by say they want to better the insurance, and 16 percent of Jesus, as she first held the ered in stress is one of the putting more emphasis on health of Medicaid benefi- Medicare beneficiaries. newborn. Mary asks God more clever tricks of the prevention and stressing ciaries, not just pay medical The Gallup-Sharecare sur- that the one she holds will darkness. better coordination of care, bills. vey interviews about 500 know the very peace God "I have told you these experts say. Such strategies "We now have emerging people a day on health care promises. She reminds him things so that in me you may are already employed by evidence in Medicare and issues, yielding a trove of that he can always return to have peace. In this world you many workplace health commercial insurance of data. The new analysis for his mother. will have trouble. But take plans and by Medicare. how care coordination and AP compared health indica- In a moment orchestrated heart! I have overcome the Medicaid is a federal-state prevention can help patients tors among people with dif- by God, the weight of the world." (John 16:33, NIV) program originally envi- with chronic conditions ferent types of coverage. Christmas story descended. Tears welled in my eyes as I sioned as a safety net for avoid costly hospitalizations In other findings: As I held my own miracle in held my son. I found myself poor families and severely and ER visits," said Kavita • 25 percent of Medicaid my arms, I realized that in- praying over him, rather disabled people. Today, it Patel, a policy expert at the beneficiaries said they are tensity and reverence of that than worrying about the covers about 1 in 5 Ameri- Brookings Institution who's currently suffering from de- moment between Jesus and things I had yet to tick off cans, at a total cost of about also a practicing physician. pression, compared with 7 Mary was something I could my to-do list. In the quiet of $600 billion annually. In "This really should become percent of those with em- learn from. that moment, I was remind- states that expanded Medic- the standard across Medic- ployer coverage. It goes without saying that ed of the preciousness of aid under former President aid programs." • 36 percent of people with the first Christmas and the that most perfect gift at Obama's health law, it's be- In Stuttgart, Arkansas, Medicaid said they are modern celebration are vast- Christmas. come the insurer for many Vickie Rose says Medicaid is obese, compared with 28 ly different. It was much Email Jamie H. Wilson at low-income working adults. helping her try to quit percent of people in employ- more quiet, and not just in faithmatterssumter@gmail. The Trump administration smoking for good, which er plans, and 30 percent of oratory volume, but in dis- com. tried to unravel Obama's ex- would entail shutting down those with Medicare. A hurried life, a beat-up Honda and a hand gesture

e took my son to Outback for right of way is my right. running, waving my debit card in her To live an unhurried life means we his birthday (his request). The As a character in “Fried hand. I had left it at the table. have time and space to see a situation Wmeal was excellent, and I paid Green Tomatoes” said, The whole narrative in my head before we make assumptions. We trust with my debit card (who carries cash “I’m old, and I have insur- flipped. The man in the beat-up Honda God is at work, taking care of us. anymore?). ance.” I was about to re- was no longer my enemy; he was a Panic and anxiety blind us to his solu- I hurried to my truck to escape the spond with my hand ges- Good Samaritan, trying to keep me tions. An unhurried life allows us to cold, cranked it and backed out. I start- SMITH ture, but I remembered from driving off without my card. He pause and see people as God sees ed to pull into the exit drive when I was the church sticker on my had seen the waitress running into the them. Could it be God wants to give cut off by old, beat-up Honda. The driv- rear window. I decided it parking lot and had figured out who you a gift you’re missing because you er, a man of another race, gestured to was better to feel quietly righteous. she needed to get to. I assumed he was are in a hurry? me, but I couldn’t make it out. I thought With the speed of a super-computer, I a jerk. Instead, he was a man of mercy. I wish I could find the man in the he was telling me he had the right of built a negative, judgmental profile of There’s an old saying about assump- beat-up Honda. I need to tell him way. In these circumstances, I assume the man. tions I won’t repeat. When we hurry “thanks” for slowing me down. And I the larger vehicle has the right of way. The beat-up Honda man kept yelling our worst assumptions surface first. need to apologize for my assumptions. My Ford F-150 4x4 was larger than his at me and gesturing. He was throwing That’s why Jesus wants us to live an Maybe I could buy him a steak at Out- Honda. his hands up behind his head. I read it unhurried life. Dallas Willard advised, back. It’s amazing how fast my temper can as frustration. Finally, he pulled off and “You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry Clay Smith is the lead pastor at Alice flare. I’m a follower of Jesus and all, but I started to exit when I saw our waitress from your life.” Drive Baptist Church in Sumter.

Pearson of the Triumph Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine at 10 a.m. CHURCH NEWS Church and Kingdom of God Grove Road, Rembert, an- * Sunday, Dec. 31 — Watch in Christ. nounces: night service at 10:30 p.m. Antioch Missionary Baptist Highway, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 17 — Pastoral * Wednesday, Dec. 13 — Pre- Church, 2571 Joseph Lemon- * Saturday — Christmas sing- Elder Leroy Dingle’s fourth Women’s Day worship at 6:30 Dingle Road, Jordan commu- anniversary celebration will p.m. St. Mark Missionary Baptist ing at 6 p.m. featuring Believ- Church, 7650 Summerton nity, Manning, announces: er’s Quartet, His Calling and continue at 4 p.m. at the * Sunday, Dec. 17 — Women’s Breedin Room, 312 Pine St., Highway, Silver community, * Sunday — The mass choir others. Food before and after Day worship at 11 a.m. Minis- Pinewood, announces: anniversary celebration will singing beginning at 4 p.m. Manning (behind Weldon Au- ter Lillie Ann Williams will be held at 10 a.m. ditorium). Elder Eric Virgil speak. * Sunday, Dec. 17 — Christ- Briggs, of the Triumph and mas cantata at 3 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 17 — The an- * Wednesday, Dec. 20 — Grace Cathedral Ministries Inc., Kingdom of God in Christ of * Sunday, Dec. 31 — Watch nual Christmas praise and 60 Oswego Road, announces: Columbia, will speak. Church school Christmas pro- worship will be held at 6 p.m. gram at 6:30 p.m. featuring Night service at 10 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 17 — The * Wednesday-Friday, Dec. skits, recitations and the choir’s Christmas concert at Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets Sunbeam choir in concert. 20-22 — Revival at 7:30 night- 6 p.m. Doors open at 5 p.m. Summerton Southern Methodist ly Dr. Cartrell Woods, of at Bethesda Church of God, Church, 1107 Felton Road, Pastor John P. Kee and the 2730 Broad St., announces: Salem Missionary Baptist New Life Community Choir of Pinewood Baptist Church, 10 E. Summerton, announces: Church, will speak. Charlotte, North Carolina, will * Saturday — Knitting Hearts Fulton St., Pinewood, an- * Sunday, Dec. 31 — New provide music. will meet from 10 a.m. to nounces: Year’s eve singing from 8 p.m. noon. Derrick and Sabrina until midnight. On the pro- Chapel AME Church, McLeod Fort, of Great Commission * Sunday — The adult choir Road, Paxville, announces: will present “The Story of gram: His Calling, Marty High Hills AME Church, 6780 Ministries of Lake City, will James, Mike and Beth Wat- * Saturday, Dec. 16 — Gospel Meeting House Road, Dalzell, share “A Message for the Christmas” at 6 p.m. Refresh- ments will follow. son, Julie Mahoney and oth- singing adopt a family for announces: Season.” All ladies, all ages, ers. Christmas, sponsored by * Sunday, Dec. 31 — Watch are invited. A love offering * Sunday, Dec. 17 —The adult Gospel Jubilees of Sumter, night service at 10 p.m. The will be received. Visit knit- choir will present “The Story will be held at 6 p.m. On the Rev. Keith R. Mayes Sr. will tingheartsministry.word- of Christmas” at 11 a.m. Taw Caw Missionary Baptist program: Sherry Fraizer, Sis- speak. press.com. There will be community- Church, 1130 Granby Lane, ters of Faith, Sons of Faith, wide Christmas caroling at 5 Summerton, announces: S.C. Gospel Express and many p.m. Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 * Sunday, Dec. 17 — Christ- more. High Hills Missionary Baptist * Wednesday, Dec. 20 — The mas concert at 5 p.m. Church, 6750 Meeting House W. Bartlette St., announces: children’s Christmas program * Sunday, Dec. 24 — There Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 17 — Christ- “Sing a Song of Christmas” Church of Christ, 313 Mooney- mas musical “An Old Fashion will only be morning services. ham Road, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 16 — Christ- will be held at 7 p.m. followed Sunday school will be held at mas program / fellowship Christmas” at 4 p.m. by the Christmas tree gift ex- * Saturday — Family and 9 a.m., devotional service at dinner at noon. change and a visit from 9:45 a.m. and worship at 10 friends night at 6 p.m., host- Santa. ed by the China and Harvin * Sunday, Dec. 31 — Watch Mount Zion Missionary Baptist a.m. families. The Rev. Leroy Blan- night service at 10:30 p.m. Church, 325 Fulton St., an- * Sunday, Dec. 24 — Christ- ding, of New Bethel Mission- nounces: mas Eve services will be held at 11 a.m. and we invite all Triumph Ministries, 3632 Broad ary Baptist Church, will House of Judah Worship Center, * Sunday — The hospitality St. Ext., announces: speak. ministry anniversary and new families to “come as you are” 3890 White Oak Drive, Man- to worship together and ob- * Friday, Dec. 15 — Ignite ser- ning, announces: members fellowship will be celebrated at 10:45 a.m. serve the Lord’s Supper. vice at 7 p.m. Overseer Ebenezer Missionary Baptist * Wednesday-Friday, Dec. * Nursery provided for all Wanda Brooks, of Purpose Church, 105 Dinkins St., Man- 13-15 — Pastoral Elder Leroy * Sunday, Dec. 17 — Annual Ministries of Baltimore, will Christmas program, spon- events. Call (803) 452-5373 or ning, announces: Dingle’s fourth anniversary visit www.pinewoodbaptist. serve as guest infuser. celebration will be held at sored by the church school, * Sunday — The 148th church at 4 p.m. org. anniversary will be celebrat- 7:30 nightly Wednesday-Fri- day with speakers as follows: * Wednesday-Friday, Dec. 20- Union Hall, 1171 Old Pocalla ed at 4 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Road, announces: George Payton, pastor of St. Wednesday, Pastor Renel 22, and Tuesday-Friday, Dec. Refreshing Springs Kingdom * Sunday — Gospel singing at Zion Elizabeth Baptist Church Trevol of Goodwill Baptist 26-29 — Christmas camp for Outreach, meets at Colony 4 p.m. featuring Palmetto of Aynor, will speak. Church of Manning; Thurs- youth ages 4 to 13 years old. Square, 741 Bultman Drive, day, Apostle Cravon Smith of * Sunday, Dec. 31 — Youth Suite 21, announces: Gospel Singers, Ricky and the New Dimension of Faith of worship celebration at 10:45 * Saturday, Dec. 30 — King- Soulful Messengers, Sumter Freedom Worship Pentecostal Fayetteville, North Carolina; a.m. dom United prayer breakfast Violinaires, Heavenly Angels Holiness Church, 1490 Florence and Friday, Elder Sampson and more. THE SUMTER ITEM LOCAL FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 | A5

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Harper, who watched Shaw ing,” Rett Summerville said. grow from a cotton field to the He may not have been there force it is today, going to danc- to witness the signal of the es on the base every Thurs- end of World War II, but Sum- day, sat on Dec. 2 in the li- merville has some stories of brary and told stories from his own from the house. her childhood as an estimated His mother was reading 1,000 people toured through “Gone With the Wind” when the home and along the she was pregnant with him, he grounds. said, and she liked Rhett But- Rett Summerville said about ler so much she named him 45 to 50 volunteers, dressed in after the fictional character. period attire from the 1700s to “And she always dreamed of paint a picture of when the living in a Southern planta- home was built in 1784 by tion,” he said. “So she came American Revolution war down here to visit me, and I hero John Mayrant, helped was at the Shaw Air Force give tours, serve refreshments Base, and I was busy working and even blast a cannon. so she did some touring of “I’m just fascinated by the some old homes and came here. architecture and how solid the “And she said, ‘Well, we building is,” he said. “They gotta buy it.’” did some good work back in Summerville had just those days.” bought a house in Sumter, so More than a dozen artists his mother bought The Ruins. set up booths on the grounds, “And then 30 days after she from paintings and pottery to had moved down here, she ABOVE: Patrons check out jewelry and period-style said, ‘I can’t stay here because work from a blacksmith at items. it’s too many stories to go up the back of The Ruins prop- The Summervilles have and down the flights of stairs’ erty on Saturday. spent decades trying to locate — because she was from Cali- original pieces of furniture fornia,” he said. LEFT: Vintage photos of the and other items from the Nine months later, he got home are displayed during house and bring them home reassigned, but after renting the event. and restoring it by using all- the house out for 20 years, he natural materials, from the came back and has been work- PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / molding to the wooden pegs ing to restore it since. THE SUMTER ITEM used in the floors. “We open it to the public to “I like just being able to share the history and signifi- knowChurch the history of the build- cance of the house,”Directory he said.

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School guidance counsel- RAMOS or Katresa Charles said SLAGER FROM PAGE A1 FROM PAGE A1 Ramos has said he’s been touched by the response Slager wiped tears from his eyes through last week for from students and staff and and mouthed: “I’m sorry.” Ramos, his wife and two just wants everyone to keep The punishment wrapped up a daughters. praying for him and his case that became a rallying cry for For four Tuesdays family. Ramos is 41 years the Black Lives Matter movement. through this week, it’s been old. Slager, 36, is one of only a few po- “Wear Red for Mr. Ramos” Mitchell said she’s been lice officers to go to prison for a days at the surprised by the level of fatal shooting, and his sentence is school, which support. by far the stiffest since the shoot- is actually on “It’s gone beyond what I ings came under extra scrutiny in Shaw Air thought it would go,” recent years. Force Base. Mitchell said. “I thought we Attorneys for the former North On each BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM may raise 1,000 bucks or so, Charleston officer said he shot the Tuesday, stu- Shaw Heights Elementary School student Federico Murray do- especially this time of year 50-year-old Scott in self-defense RAMOS dents were en- nates a couple dollars on Tuesday into a bucket at the school when people are saving after the two fought and Scott couraged to designated for offerings to school custodian Daniel Ramos. money for their kids’ grabbed Slager’s stun gun. They wear red to show support Christmas and everything said race didn’t play a role in the for Ramos and also donate Ramos and his family, ac- Gram” fundraiser, where else. It’s raised way more shooting and Slager never had any coins or cash, if they could, cording to teacher Jennifer students can send a note than we thought it would “racial animus” toward minorities. during lunchtime in a large Mitchell. She and the telegram with a candy cane raise.” Still, Slager pleaded guilty in fed- red bucket at the school. school’s literacy coach, Me- to someone else at the Mitchell said teachers eral court to violating Scott’s civil Teachers and staff were lissa Porter, has been lead- school for $1. have told students that rights. As part of a plea agreement encouraged to do likewise, ing the fundraising efforts. Other schools in the dis- Ramos may not come back reached in May, prosecutors and for an extra $5 they Mitchell said she was trict have also donated to and that everyone has to dropped state murder charges. could wear jeans to school amazed and in tears on that support Ramos. Those in- wait and see. As far as “This is a tragedy that shouldn’t on those days. All proceeds day. Several parents bought clude High Hills Elementa- Ramos’ health, Mitchell have happened,” U.S. District Judge will go to Ramos and his one dessert, paid with a $10 ry, which is also on base, said the school continues to David Norton said. family. bill and told staff to keep and Pocalla Springs Ele- pray for a miracle. Slager apologized to the Scott The school also organized the change. mentary, where Ramos’ two When asked why she has family, calling Scott’s mother and a “Desserts for Daniel” day “One parent even bought daughters attend. given to support Ramos, brothers by their names. on its Thanksgiving feast $2 worth of desserts and An area church is also third-grader Michaela “With my actions that day, Walter day for second-graders, just paid with a $50 bill and sponsoring his two daugh- Yates seemed to capture the Scott is no longer with his family, before the holiday. On that said, ‘Keep the change,’” ters for Christmas gifts. spirit of giving, caring and and I am responsible for that,” day, students’ parents and Mitchell said. Mitchell said the total kindness. Slager said. Of their forgiveness, he staff brought in dessert Mitchell said another amount raised will go to “Because if I were one of added: “I am very grateful for that.” items for sale for 50 cents or “Desserts for Daniel” day is help the family with needs Mr. Ramos’ kids, I would Slager’s emotions stood in stark $1. planned for next week. such as electric bills once want something for Christ- contrast to his stoic demeanor dur- That one-day bake sale Soon, the school will also his family medical leave mas,” she said, “and that’s ing his state murder trial when ju- raised more than $600 for begin a “Holiday Happy- time runs out. why I gave him something.” rors deadlocked over a verdict. Cash in a FLASH! Sumter Auto Mall We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates 36253 BROAD STREET • SUMTER, SC Lafayette Gold 803•494•5900 and Silver Exchange WWW.SUMTERAUTOMALLSC.COM InsideInnside VestcoVestco PrPropertiesopperrties 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 SPECIAL FINANCING AVAILABLE • BILINGUAL SALES STAFF ((inside Coca-Cola Building) Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM 2016 DODGE CHARGER R/T FINANCING FOR EVERYONE! 803-773-8022

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High school students learn about genes

PHOTO PROVIDED The new East Clarendon Community Choir has 87 members from churches in the Turbeville area. New choir gets rave reviews for its free Christmas performance

BY SHARRON HALEY cial meanings to her, but a couple of the Special to The Sumter Item songs were “very heart changing.” “A few of the songs caused me to reflect MANNING — The newly established on the true meaning of Christmas,” she East Clarendon Community Choir re- added. “Sometimes there is too much ceived rave reviews for debut performanc- commercialization around Christmas, and es of “Christmas Makes Everything New” it pushed Jesus out. These songs brought on Dec. 2 and 3 at Weldon Auditorium. back the true meaning of Christmas.” Comprised of 87 choir members from Sargent said recently that the choir nine churches in the Turbeville area, in- began practicing in September. cluding First Baptist, Horse Branch Free “Some of these folks were a little ner- Will Baptist, Maranatha Pentecostal Holi- vous because they’d never performed ness, Midway Presbyterian, New Zion anywhere but at their churches,” he United Methodist, Pine Grove United added. “Some came from small churches Methodist, Pleasant Grove Baptist in where they didn’t perform with a live Lynchburg, Sardinia Presbyterian and music.” Turbeville Southern Methodist, the choir After the weekend’s performances, Sar- was conducted by Brian Sargent, pastor gent said the choir was ready to fill the of Horse Branch. Live music was present- stage again. ed by Pete Bradham and Will Sargent on “I asked them if they’d like to do this acoustic guitar, Robert Gibbs on electric again,” Sargent added. “Some of them guitar, Winston Jewell on bass, Maysey were eager for Easter, but that’s a little Floyd on drums and Prentice Tyndall on too soon to get an event together.” PHOTO PROVIDED piano. The two performances were free thanks Manning High School students visited the Greenwood Genetic Center “I thoroughly enjoyed being a part of to the generosity of the churches, busi- “Gene Machine” Mobile Science Lab participating in the exploration the choir,” said Harriette Cannon of Tur- nesses and individuals who contributed to of knowledge concerning the causes, diagnosis, treatment and pre- beville. “It was the first time I had been make the event possible, he said. vention of birth defects, autism and intellectual disabilities. The Gene back on stage since I was in high school “This effort would not have been possi- Machine provides scenarios that give students the opportunity to in 1967.” ble without the support of so many from learn about genetic traits and disorders and make a diagnosis, ac- Cannon said that all the songs had spe- our community,” Sargent said. “Thanks.” cording to www.ggc.org.

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Crowd enjoys annual Barrineau Christmas Parade, home cooking

housands lined the sides of St. James and Barri- neau roads on Dec. 2 to cheer on Barrineau’s an- Tnual Christmas Parade sponsored by Barrineau Pentecostal Holiness Church, 3709 St. James Road. The parade route travels in front of the church, west down St. James Road and then left onto Barrineau Road. PHOTOS BY SUSAN POWELL ANDERSON / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM The parade offered some- blaring and the little old thing for everyone from the sleigh driver dressed in red, East Clarendon Softball State Santa. Champions, tractors, trucks Those attending not only and four-wheelers to floats, enjoyed the parade, but they dance groups and beauty also had the opportunity to queens sitting atop shiny new chow down on some good cars. There were lots of little Southern cooking, including ones wrapped up warmly and homemade goodies, sandwich- waving from floats and church es and drinks sold by mem- floats with manger scenes. bers of the church. The mon- And, what would a parade be ies raised from the annual without several fire trucks event will benefit the church’s with lights flashing and sirens missions program.

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here are so many varieties of ment of a lactic acid bacteria growth is sausages. How long can you useful as a meat preservative as well as store them and where? Are producing the typical tangy flavor. The Tthey fully cooked or not? The ingredients are mixed with spices and following background information will curing materials, stuffed into casings answer questions. and put through a carefully controlled, Types of sausages: Sausages are either long, continuous air-drying process. ready to eat or not. They can be made Dry sausages require more produc- from red meat, poultry or a combina- tion time than other types of sausage tion. Uncooked sausag- that results in a concentrated form of es include fresh (bulk, meat. Medium-dry sausage is about 70 patties or links) and percent of its “green” weight when smoked sausages. sold. Green weight is the weight of the Ready-to-eat sausages raw article before addition of added are dry, semi-dry and/ substances or before cooking. Less-dry or cooked. Dry sau- and fully dried sausages range from 80 sages may be smoked, percent to 60 percent of original weight unsmoked or cooked. at completion. Nancy Semi-dry sausages are Dry sausages include: usually heated in the • Chorizo (Spanish, smoked, highly Harrison smokehouse to fully spiced) RETIRED cook the product and kinds of meat, or meat and meat by- cooked and/or smoked. Water can be • Frizzes (similar to pepperoni but CLEMSON partially dry it. products. They may contain water not no more than 10 percent by weight. not smoked) EXTENSION Sausage labeling in- exceeding 3 percent of the total ingre- Meat by-products may be used. • Lola or Lolita and Lyons sausage AGENT formation: Let the dients in the product. They are usually Included in this category are: (mildly seasoned pork with garlic) label be your guide to seasoned, frequently cured and may • Salami • Genoa salami (Italian, usually made sausage selection, han- contain binders and extenders. They • Bratwurst from pork but might have a small dling and cooking. It will list the safe must be kept refrigerated and be thor- • Liverwurst amount of beef; it is moistened with handling and cooking instructions, the oughly cooked before eating. • Braunschweiger wine or grape juice and seasoned with nutrient content and the ingredients. • Fresh pork sausages — may not con- • Hot dogs garlic). Safe handling instructions are manda- tain pork by-products and no more • Blood sausage Semi-dry sausages are usually heat- tory for all raw or partially cooked than 50 percent fat by weight. • Bologna ed in the smokehouse to fully cook the meat and poultry products. The label • Breakfast sausages — may contain • Jellied beef loaf product and partially dry it. Semi-dry must say “Keep Refrigerated” if the meat and meat by-products and no • Knockwurst Thuringer-style sausages are semi-soft sausages with sausage is perishable. Product dating is more than 50 percent fat by weight. • Cooked salami (not dry) is made good keeping qualities because of optional, but the manufacturer may • Whole hog sausage — meat from from fresh meats that are cured, their lactic acid fermentation. “Sum- have affixed a date. swine in such proportions as are nor- stuffed into casings and cooked in a mer sausage” (another word for cerve- All ingredients in the product must mal to a single animal and no more smokehouse at high temperature. It lat) is the general classification for be listed in the ingredient statement in than 50 percent fat by weight. may be air dried for a short time. It has mildly seasoned, smoked, semi-dry order of predominance from the one • Italian sausage products — cured or a softer texture than dry and semi-dry sausages such as Mortadella and Leb- weighing the most listed first to the one uncured sausages containing at least sausages and must be refrigerated. anon bologna. weighing the least listed last. 85 percent meat, or a combination of • Meat specialties: A ready-to-eat sau- For sausage products packaged meat and fat, with the total fat content sage product that is made from finely WHO SHOULD AVOID EATING DRY under federal inspection, a Nutrition constituting not more than 35 percent ground meats that are seasoned and SAUSAGES? Facts panel is mandatory. If sausages of the finished product. They contain usually cooked or baked rather than Because dry sausages are not are made and packaged in a local store, salt, pepper, fennel and/or anise and smoked. They are usually sliced and cooked, the elderly, very young chil- the nutrient information on the pack- no more than 3 percent water. Optional served cold. Included in this category dren, pregnant women and those with age is voluntary. The Nutrition Facts ingredients permitted in Italian sau- are: chopped ham loaf, luncheon weakened immune systems might want information on the label can help con- sages are spices (including paprika) meats, peppered loaf, head, jellied to avoid eating them. sumers compare products and make and flavorings, red or green peppers, corned beef, ham and cheese loaf, more informed, healthy food choices. onions, garlic and parsley, sugar, dex- honey loaf, old-fashioned loaf, olive STORAGE OF SAUSAGE trose and corn syrup. loaf, scrapple, souse and veal loaf. 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COMMENTARY Independence hypocrisy now alive in Europe

fficials in Catalonia, Spain’s richest and most highly industrialized region, whose capital is Barcelona, recently O held a referendum in which there was a 92 percent vote in favor of independence from Spain. The Spanish authorities opposed the ref- erendum and claimed that independence is ille- gal. Catalans are not the only Europeans seeking independence. Some Bavarian people are de- manding independence from Germany, while oth- ers demand greater autonomy. Germany’s Federal Constitutional Court ruled: “In the Federal Republic of Ger- many ... states are not ‘masters of the constitution.’ ... Therefore, there is no room under the consti- EDITORIAL ROUNDUP tution for individual states to at- tempt to secede. This violates the Recent editorials from South should be grateful. could avoid the cursing, name- constitutional order.’’ Carolina newspapers: calling and threats that prompt- Germany has done in Bavaria ed one board member to call the what Spain and Italy, in its Vene- The Island Packet cops on another during a meet- to region, have done; it has up- ing. Let them start by respect- Walter The Post and Courier Dec. 5 held the integrity of state bor- ing the law, and then perhaps Williams Dec. 6 ders. There is an excellent article they could act with respect for written by Joseph E. Fallon, a re- School board is one another. search associate at the UK Defence Forum, titled Our state should “The Catalan Referendum, regional pressures, the EU, and the ‘Ghosts’ of Eastern Europe’’ a detriment to The Times & Democrat (http://tinyurl.com/y8dnj6s6). Fallon writes that be grateful for Dec. 1 by doing what it’s doing in Bavaria, “Berlin is vi- all of Beaufort olating international law on national self-deter- Finney Jr.’s legacy mination. It denies to Bavaria what it granted to The Beaufort County Board Highway danger the 19 states that seceded from Yugoslavia and Some will remember Ernest of Education had a disgraceful the Soviet Union. In fact, Germany rushed to be A. Finney Jr. for his civil rights meltdown last week. first to recognize the independence of Slovenia achievements. Some will re- When one board member increases this and Croatia.’’ It did that, according to Beverly member him for what he ac- called the police on another Crawford, an expert on Europe at the University complished as chief justice of member during a secret meet- time of season of California, Berkeley, “in open disregard of (a the S.C. Supreme Court. He de- ing where board members European Community) agreement to recognize serves to be remembered for cursed and threatened one an- The Thanksgiving holiday has the two states under EC conditionality require- both. other, the board hit a low that a passed. The period from Wednes- ments.’’ Justice Finney studied the civilized people should not day, Nov. 22, to Sunday, Nov. 26, The secessionist movements in Spain, Germany law and got his degree from think was possible. saw another eight people die on and Italy have encountered resistance and South Carolina State when For about two years now — South Carolina’s highways. threats from the central governments, and in black lawyers were not invited beginning shortly after Super- As of Nov. 26, 868 lives have Catalonia’s case, secessionist leaders have been to state Bar conventions. But he intendent Jeff Moss was hired been lost on the road, according jailed. The central governments of Spain, Ger- went anyway — as a waiter. and quickly enabled his wife to to the S.C. Department of Public many and Italy have resisted independence de- Then he went on to practice take a new $90,000 job in the Safety. If there is any good news spite the fact that they are signatories to the In- law, serve as one of the state’s central office — the board has in that, the toll is 64 people less ternational Covenant on Economic, Social and first black legislators of the plunged to deeper and deeper than the 932 killed at the same Cultural Rights, which holds that “all peoples 20th century, be named as the depths of dysfunction. time a year ago. have the right of self-determination. By virtue of state’s first black circuit judge, Among the lows have been The number of dead is stag- that right they freely determine their political rise to become South Carolina’s public rebukes from one board gering when put in the context status and freely pursue their economic, social first black member of the Su- member to another, using out- of the lives lost and other lives so and cultural development.’’ preme Court since Reconstruc- side counsel. We have gotten ac- horrendously impacted. Fallon notes the hypocrisy of Spain, Germany tion and end his career as Chief customed to veiled threats of In this, the happy season, the and Italy, as well as the entire European Union. Justice. lawsuits and juvenile cattiness. danger on the roads is high. Back in 1991, the EC — the precursor to the EU His life was the essence of Chairman Earl Campbell said Traffic is heavy, and parties — “issued its conditions for recognizing the uni- what the civil rights movement board critics could “go to hell.” abound. People are rushing lateral declarations of independence by states se- aimed to attain. And his schol- Now this. about shopping and trying to get ceding from Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union.’’ arship, judgment and persever- The board members should everything done. Inattention, im- Fallon argues that these same guidelines should ance as a lawyer, judge and jus- be mortified, but they appear to paired driving, speeding: All are be applied to the states of Catalonia, Bavaria and tice made a major impact on ju- be oblivious to any standard of factors in traditionally making Veneto. Isn’t it double talk for members of the risprudence in the state. appropriate behavior. the holidays dangerous. EU to condemn independence movements today, Justice Finney, who died Sun- Meanwhile, they are spinning For Thanksgiving, the S.C. De- given that they welcomed and supported inde- day at the age of 86, combined farther away from actual lead- partment of Public Safety imple- pendence movements for states that were mem- his two passions by represent- ership, which the school district mented a crackdown on texting bers of the communist bloc? ing thousands of people in civil needs. This board is leading, and driving. The necessity for Catalonia, Bavaria and Veneto are relatively rights disputes. Among them but in the wrong direction. such is established by the deadly prosperous jurisdictions in their countries. They were the Friendship Nine, Board members are showing numbers: Prior to Thanksgiving feel that what they get from the central govern- black residents who were jailed students how not to succeed in 2017, South Carolina had seen an ments is not worth the taxes they pay. Each for participating in a sit-in at a life. They are a poor reflection estimated 13,872 crashes result- wants the central government off its back. They segregated Rock Hill lunch not only on themselves, but on ing in 38 fatalities as a direct re- think they could be far more prosperous on their counter in 1961. all of Beaufort County. sult of drivers using cellphones own. That should sound familiar. Some of the As a Supreme Court Justice, How can we stress enough and other mobile devices behind motivation for secessionist movements in Europe he played a role in a 1999 case that this is unacceptable? the wheel. is similar to the motivation found in the Confed- that is still in the news. The Maybe their dysfunction gets The Thanksgiving enforce- eracy’s independence movement of the early court concluded that all school- described as the white hats vs. ment was part of the ongoing 1860s. children in the state were enti- the black hats in the sharply di- “Operation STOP” initiative and Throughout most of our nation’s history, the tled to a “minimally adequate vided board — again in the long was called “STOP Texting and only sources of federal revenue were excise taxes education.” The Legislature shadow of Superintendent Driving.” It focuses on a problem and tariffs. In the 1830s, the North used its power and educators continue to be Moss. The board is bitterly split that is very real at all times — in Congress to push through massive tariffs to reminded that they have failed between allegiance to Moss, not just Thanksgiving. Texting fund the government. During the 1850s, tariffs to do so. and those who will raise ques- while driving has become just as amounted to 90 percent of federal revenue. The That same year, the court dis- tions, which then makes them dangerous as drinking and driv- Southern states were primarily producers of ag- allowed the Legislature its ap- the victim of bullying. ing — with young people and ricultural products, which they exported to Eu- peal to ask voters to consider But, in truth, they are all the their cellphone culture being rope. In return, they imported manufactured video gambling. That effectively bad guys, including Moss. They particularly prone to misuse of goods. These tariffs fell much harder upon the ended the scourge of video all are a detriment to the stu- the devices while driving. But export-dependent South than they did upon the gambling in South Carolina. dents and teachers who plow older people are guilty too. more insular North. In 1859, Southern ports paid Judge Finney was one of the on with the added burden of a Regardless of the law and 75 percent of federal tariff revenue. However, the founders of the Legislative board and administration that whether a driver is using a majority of the tariff revenue generated was Black Caucus. He received the public cannot trust and hands-free device or a handheld spent on projects that benefited the North. honorary degrees from The finds unacceptable. mobile phone, he or she still Tariffs being a contributing cause of the Civil Citadel, Johnson C. Smith In truth, the personalities in needs to exercise good driving War is hardly ever mentioned. Using the aboli- University, S.C. State Univer- the room will have to change be- judgment. No one should have to tion of slavery as an excuse for a war that took sity, Morris College and Claf- fore this ox gets out of the ditch. explain why texting is outlawed. the lives of 620,000 Americans confers greater lin College. But we offer, once again, the But even just talking on the moral standing for the Union. It is clear why the Ernest A. simplest advice to move for- phone can become the source of Finney Jr. Civil Rights Muse- ward: Meet in public. distraction that results in disas- Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at um was so named in 2012 in If they simply conduct public ter. George Mason University. Columbia. And why the legacy business in public, maybe the The road is a dangerous place. of this honorable man is one most egregious behavior would Every bit of concentration by © 2017 CREATORS.COM for which South Carolina not occur. That might mean we drivers is needed.

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AROUND TOWN Forecasts and graphics provided by WEATHER AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Central Carolina Technical day, Dec. 10, at St. James College invites the public to United Methodist Church, Mayesville to hold its annual Christmas tour the Central Christmas 720 Broad St. The national ® Trees.parade Visit the college dur- board of directors election AccuWeather fi ve-day forecast for Sumter ing normal operating hours will be held. TODAY TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY through Dec. 15 to tour the Central Carolina Technical trees and get in the holiday College will offer a free salt spirit. More than 20 Christ- scrub class from 6 to 7 p.m. mas trees will be on dis- on Thursday, Dec. 14, at the play for public viewing and Health Sciences Center, 133 voting. Can’t make it to the S. Main St., Room H183. It’s Cold with rain at Cloudy with rain Cold with partial Plenty of sunshine, Plenty of sunshine Mostly sunny campus? You can also vote the perfect time of year to times tapering off sunshine but cold for your favorite tree by make a gift for someone 45° 35° 49° / 28° 47° / 27° 55° / 34° 54° / 26° visiting CCTC’s Facebook special. RSVP by Dec. 14 to page. Come start your holi- (803) 774-3337 to save your Chance of rain: 75% Chance of rain: 80% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 0% Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 15% day season with CCTC and spot. Space is limited. NNE 6-12 mph NNE 4-8 mph NW 4-8 mph NW 6-12 mph SW 7-14 mph WNW 8-16 mph Central Christmas Trees. Sumter Animal Control will The Mary McLeod Bethune hold an adoption event Gaff ney section of the National Coun- from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on 39/33 cil of Negro Women will meet Saturday, Dec. 16, at 1240 Spartanburg at 5 p.m. today at the South Winkles Road. The adop- TODAY’S Greenville 39/34 Sumter Resource Center, tion coordinator and volun- SOUTH 42/33 337 Manning Ave. All mem- teers will be on hand to in- bers and persons interest- troduce you to the dogs CAROLINA Florence Bishopville ed in joining this organiza- and tell you a bit about 45/35 tion are invited to attend. each one. Animal Control WEATHER 44/38 Call Miranda Davis-Choice has many loving dogs who Temperatures shown on map are Columbia at (803) 651-8540 for infor- Sumter need new homes. What today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 47/37 45/35 mation. better way to bring joy into Myrtle The Town of Mayesville Annu- your life than to give a IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning Beach al Christmas Parade will be homeless dog a forever 45/39 48/38 Today: Cooler with rain and drizzle. Winds held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, home this holiday season? Aiken northeast 4-8 mph. Dec. 9, in downtown The adoption fee is $40 and 42/36 Mayesville. 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PREP BASKETBALL PREP FOOTBALL Holiday hoops Local trio playing in N-S Bowl BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]

Crestwood High School’s Sheddrick Ervin and Camron Blanding along with Keondre Tappin of Scott’s Branch will play for the South squad in the Touchstone Ener- gy Cooperatives ERVIN North-South Bowl on Saturday. The 71st edition of the game will be played at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium in Myr- tle Beach begin- BLANDING ning at noon. The game can be heard live on WPUB-FM 102.7 out of Camden. Ervin was a 4-year starter as a defensive back for TAPPIN the Knights , who went 6-6 on the season. Ervin had 30 total tackles, seven passes broken up and one interception. He’s also been a contributor on both offense and special teams. He has 200 yards rush- MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM ing, 100 receiving and three Sumter’s Calvin Felder (23) gets ready to throw down a dunk in the Gamecocks’ 53-40 victory over Crestwood on Saturday. The teams meet touchdowns. He has 180 kick- again today at The Castle before SHS travels to Ridge View High in Columbia on Saturday to take on Dorman in the Bojangles’ Bash. off return yards. Blanding, a linebacker, was a late addition to the team. He finished with 80 total tackles, Sumter High boys face Dorman in Bojangles’ Bash; with 21 of them being tackles for loss. He also had nine quarterback sacks, recovered Wilson Hall hosts LMA, TSA as part of Baron Classic two fumbles and caused two fumbles. BY DENNIS BRUNSON Coaches Association poll, at 3 p.m. SHS entering the season. Sumter is Tappin, a defensive back, [email protected] “It just seems like we ran out of gas ranked fifth in the 5A preseason poll had a tremndous career on the other night,” said Jones, whose 3-1 and has two of the top players in the both sides of the football in his Whether it begins today against team took a 41-38 lead into the fourth state, according to the SCBCA. Isiah three years as a starter for the Crestwood High School or on Saturday quarter. “Then we gave up 25 points and Moore, the 6-foot-10-inch College of Eagles. against Dorman High in the Bojangles’ had 28 turnovers for the game. It’s hard Charleston signee, is rated as one of Bash, Sumter High varsity boys basket- to win games when you play like that.” the top five seniors in 5A, while 6-7 ju- ball head coach Shawn Jones knows The holiday basketball schedule nior Calvin Felder is rated as one of his Gamecocks need to start playing starts kicking in this weekend. Along the top five players in the state. COLLEGE FOOTBALL better basketball. with the Gamecocks in the Bojangles’ However, Sumter has struggled get- SHS, which travels across town today Bash, Wilson Hall will play host to the ting the ball inside with any consisten- to take on the Knights in The Castle, Baron Classic at Nash Student Center, cy despite owning a decided height ad- Manning’s are coming off a 63-52 loss to Lee Cen- and it will include the varsity boys and vantage against most opponents. Jones tral. On Saturday, Sumter travels to girls teams from Laurence Manning said there are a few things that are Ridge View High in Columbia to meet Academy and Thomas Sumter Acade- causing the problems. Dorman, the preseason No. 1 5A team my as well. Boatright in the South Carolina Basketball Expectations were high surrounding SEE HOOPS, PAGE B4 savoring 1st COLLEGE FOOTBALL championship BY BARBARA BOXLEITNER Could regional flavor of football Special to The Sumter Item Aarron Boatright is savor- ing his first national champi- onship. playoff cause fans to tune out? The Manning High School graduate helped the East Mis- sissippi Community College Hardcore college football football team win fans across the country un- the National Ju- doubtedly will be tuned in nior College Ath- for the College Football Play- letic Association off. But what about casual national champi- fans outside SEC, ACC and onship. Big 12 country? The sophomore With the Pac-12 and Big BOATRIGHT started at left de- Ten not represented in the fensive end and four-team playoff, a TV made two tackles sports viewership analyst in the 31-28 victory over Arizo- said interest could be tem- na Western College on Sunday pered on the West Coast, in Perkington, Miss. The Lions upper Midwest and North- finished with an 11-1 record. east. “Everything was mostly The campuses of Clemson, away from me,” Boatright said Georgia and Alabama are in about not getting more tackles. close proximity in the South- “It was just doing your job and east — Clemson and Georgia being a great teammate. are just 75 miles apart. Okla- “It was a great learning ex- homa is the outlier, a good perience,” said Boatright, who day’s drive west of Alabama. previously competed for Pima “I think it’s too regional Community College in Arizo- this year,” said Jon Lewis, na. “That’s our standard. editor of Sports Media That’s what our goals are -- Watch. “That hurts in every winning a championship.” sport — unless it’s the Super Boatright was named to the Bowl.” NJCAA all-Region 23 team and That said, Lewis expects a to the Mississippi Association potential loss of viewership AP FILE PHOTO of Community & Junior Colleg- could be offset because the Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson runs for a touchdown during the Tigers’ 45-42 victory over Al- es all-state first team. He said semifinals will be played on abama in the 2017 College Football Playoff championship game. With the Pac-12 and Big Ten not he received a plaque for each. represented in the 4-team playoff, a TV sports viewership analyst said interest could be tempered on SEE PLAYOFFS, PAGE B4 the West Coast, upper Midwest and Northeast for this year’s playoff. SEE BOATRIGHT, PAGE B4 B2 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD Boston at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. PRO FOOTBALL SATURDAY’S GAMES Match from Palo Alto, Calif. (ESPNU). Washington at L.A. Clippers, 3:30 p.m. TV, RADIO 10:20 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Orlando Miami vs. Brooklyn at Mexico City, 6 p.m. Salido vs. Miguel Roman in a Super L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m. TODAY Featherweight Bout, Tevin Farmer vs. Orlando at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European Kenichi Ogawa in a Super Featherweight New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. PGA Tour Joburg Open Second Round from Bout and Francisco Vargas vs. Stephen Philadelphia at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Johannesburg (GOLF). Smith in a Super Featherweight Bout from Utah at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Noon — Women’s College Volleyball: NCAA Las Vegas (HBO). Oklahoma City at Memphis, 9 p.m. Tournament Regional Semifinal Match 10:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Carolina at Los San Antonio at Phoenix, 9 p.m. from Lexington, Ky. — Brigham Young vs. Angeles Kings (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Houston at Portland, 10 p.m. Kentucky (ESPNU). Midnight — College Basketball: Illinois at 1:30 p.m. — PGA Golf: QBE Shootout First Nevada-Las Vegas (ESPN2). SUNDAY’S GAMES Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF). 4:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European Toronto at Sacramento, 3:30 p.m. 2 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: NCAA PGA Tour Joburg Open Final Round from Boston at Detroit, 4 p.m. Tournament Regional Semifinal Match Johannesburg (GOLF). Denver at Indiana, 5 p.m. from University Park, Pa. — Missouri vs. Dallas at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Penn State (ESPNU). Philadelphia at New Orleans, 7 p.m. 2:20 p.m. — International Soccer: Atlanta at New York, 7:30 p.m. Bundesliga League Match — Bayer NFL STANDINGS Leverkusen vs. Stuttgart (FOX SPORTS 2, By The Associated Press All Times EST UNIVISION. COLLEGE FOOTBALL 4 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: NCAA AMERICAN CONFERENCE Tournament Regional Semifinal Match FCS PLAYOFFS from Gainesville, Fla. — UCLA vs. Florida East (ESPNU). By The Associated Press 5:45 p.m. — Girls and Boys High School W L T Pct PF PA All Times EST Basketball: Camden at lugoff-Elgin (WPUB- New England 10 2 0 .833 348 223 FM 102.7). Buffalo 6 6 0 .500 227 283 FIRST ROUND 6 p.m. — College Soccer: NCAA Tournament N.Y. Jets 5 7 0 .417 266 288 Saturday, Nov. 25 Furman 28, Elon 27 Regional Semifinal Match from Chester, Miami 5 7 0 .417 209 298 Stony Brook 59, Lehigh 29 Pa. — Stanford vs. Akron (ESPNU). South New Hampshire 14, CCSU 0 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY- Kennesaw St. 28, Samford 17 FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). W L T Pct PF PA South Dakota 38, Nicholls 31 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Golden State at Tennessee 8 4 0 .667 266 282 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Weber State 21, Western Illinois 19 Detroit (ESPN). Jacksonville 8 4 0 .667 299 178 Northern Iowa 46, Monmouth (NJ) 7 Carolina tight end Greg Olsen, right, is back on the practice 7 p.m. — College Football: Football Houston 4 8 0 .333 296 309 San Diego 41, Northern Arizona 10 Championship Subdivision Playoffs Indianapolis 3 9 0 .250 205 330 field and hopes to play for the Panthers on Sunday against the Quarterfinal Game — Weber State at North James Madison (ESPN2). SECOND ROUND Minnesota Vikings. 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: W L T Pct PF PA Saturday, Dec. 2 James Madison 26, Stony Brook 7 Connecticut at DePaul (FOX SPORTS 1). Pittsburgh 10 2 0 .833 281 213 Kennesaw State 17, Jacksonville State 7 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Chicago at Baltimore 7 5 0 .583 280 207 Wofford 28, Furman 10 Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Cincinnati 5 7 0 .417 219 238 S. Dakota St. 37, N. Iowa 22 8:45 p.m. — College Soccer: NCAA Cleveland 0 12 0 .000 176 308 New Hampshire 21, Central Arkansas 15 Tournament Regional Semifinal Match Panthers TE Olsen West Sam Houston St. 54, South Dakota 42 from Chester, Pa. — North Carolina vs. N. Dakota St. 38, San Diego 3 Indiana (ESPNU). W L T Pct PF PA Weber State 30, Southern Utah 13 9 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Ahmed Kansas City 6 6 0 .500 303 274 Elbiali vs. Jean Pascal in a Heavyweight L.A. Chargers 6 6 0 .500 268 212 Bout from Miami (FOX SPORTS 1). Oakland 6 6 0 .500 249 278 QUARTERFINALS Friday, Dec. 8 9 p.m. — Professional Golf: PGA Tour Denver 3 9 0 .250 206 315 expected to play Weber State (11-2) at James Madison (12- Australasia Australian Masters Third 0), 7 p.m. Round (GOLF). NATIONAL CONFERENCE Saturday, Dec. 9 9:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Boston at San CHARLOTTE (AP) — a pitch count as far as the East Wofford (10-2) at North Dakota State (11- Antonio (ESPN). 1), Noon 10:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Basketball W L T Pct PF PA Panthers three-time Pro number of plays” when it New Hampshire (9-4) at South Dakota Hall of Fame Classic from Los Angeles — Philadelphia 10 2 0 .833 361 215 State (10-2), 3 p.m. Bowl tight end Greg Olsen comes to the tight end. Oklahoma vs. Southern California (ESPN2). Dallas 6 6 0 .500 286 284 Kennesaw State (12-1) at Sam Houston 11 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: Washington 5 7 0 .417 272 314 returned to practice and is Olsen missed eight State (11-1), 8:30 p.m. NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinal N.Y. Giants 2 10 0 .167 189 291 expected to play against games while on injured re- Match from Palo Alto, Calif. — Wisconsin South SEMIFINALS the Minnesota Vikings. serve with a broken foot. vs. Stanford (ESPNU). Friday, Dec. 15 1 a.m. — College Basketball: Basketball Hall W L T Pct PF PA Carolina’s injury report He returned to action two New Orleans 9 3 0 .750 353 243 TBD, 8 p.m. of Fame Classic from Los Angeles — Saturday, Dec. 16 Nevada vs. Texas Christian (ESPNU). Carolina 8 4 0 .667 269 238 indicates Olsen participat- weeks against the New TBD, 4:30 p.m. 4:30 a.m. — Women’s Professional Golf: Atlanta 7 5 0 .583 274 244 ed in all of the team’s prac- York Jets but only played Tampa Bay 4 8 0 .333 243 288 Ladies European Tour Omega Dubai Ladies CHAMPIONSHIP tice on Wednesday. one quarter before leaving Masters Final Round from Dubai, United North Saturday, Jan. 6 Arab Emirates (GOLF). At Toyota Stadium Coach Ron Rivera says with soreness in his foot. W L T Pct PF PA Frisco, Texas SATURDAY Minnesota 10 2 0 .833 285 204 Olsen’s status will help of- The Panthers held Olsen Semifinal winners, Noon 7:25 a.m. — International Soccer: English Detroit 6 6 0 .500 314 308 fensive coordinator Mike out of last week’s game Premier League Match — Chelsea vs. West Green Bay 6 6 0 .500 258 281 Ham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Chicago 3 9 0 .250 191 267 Shula with game planning against the New Orleans 9:30 a.m. — International Soccer: NHL STANDINGS for Sunday’s game know- Saints because of playing Bundesliga League Match — Bayern West By The Associated Press Munich vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (FOX W L T Pct PF PA All Times EST ing “there’s not going to be on an artificial surface. SPORTS 1). L.A. Rams 9 3 0 .750 361 222 9:30 a.m. — International Soccer: Seattle 8 4 0 .667 290 222 EASTERN CONFERENCE Bundesliga League Match — Werder Arizona 5 7 0 .417 219 310 Bremen vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX San Francisco 2 10 0 .167 202 298 Atlantic Division SPORTS 2, UNIVISION). GP W L OT Pts GF GA 9:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European THURSDAY’S GAMES Tampa Bay 27 19 6 2 40 101 69 COLLEGE FOOTBALL PGA Tour Joburg Open Third Round from New Orleans at Atlanta, 8:25 p.m. Toronto 29 18 10 1 37 101 85 Johannesburg (GOLF). Montreal 29 13 13 3 29 81 90 9:55 a.m. — International Soccer: English SUNDAY’S GAMES Boston 25 12 9 4 28 69 73 Premier League Match — Stoke City vs. Oakland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Detroit 28 11 12 5 27 79 91 Tottenham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). San Francisco at Houston, 1 p.m. Ottawa 26 9 11 6 24 74 89 Tennessee hires ’Bama 10 a.m. — Youth Football: Pop Warner Minnesota at Carolina, 1 p.m. Florida 27 10 13 4 24 79 93 Championship (ESPNU). Chicago at Cincinnati, 1 p.m. Buffalo 28 7 17 4 18 60 96 Noon — College Basketball: UCLA at Green Bay at Cleveland, 1 p.m. Michigan (WLTX 19). Detroit at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Metropolitan Division Noon — College Basketball: Duke at Boston Indianapolis at Buffalo, 1 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA assistant coach Pruitt College (ESPN). Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. New Jersey 27 16 7 4 36 84 81 Noon — College Football: Football Washington at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. Columbus 28 17 10 1 35 80 70 Championship Subdivision Quarterfinal Tennessee at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. Washington 29 17 11 1 35 90 86 KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Game — Wofford at North Dakota State N.Y. Jets at Denver, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Islanders 27 16 9 2 34 101 92 Alabama led the nation in (ESPN2). Seattle at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m. Pittsburgh 29 15 11 3 33 86 95 — Tennessee has hired Al- scoring defense and ranked Noon — College Basketball: Double Dash Philadelphia at L.A. Rams, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Rangers 27 15 10 2 32 91 81 Classic from New York — Kentucky vs. Baltimore at Pittsburgh, 8:30 p.m. Carolina 26 11 10 5 27 72 80 abama defensive coordina- second in total defense last Monmouth (ESPNU). Philadelphia 28 10 11 7 27 79 85 tor Jeremy Pruitt as its year. This season, Alabama Noon — College Basketball: Marquette at MONDAY’S GAMES Wisconsin (FOX SPORTS 1). New England at Miami, 8:30 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE head coach, capping a tu- again leads the nation in Noon — College Basketball: Youngstown multuous search that cost scoring defense and ranks State at Butler (FOX SPORTSOUTH). THURSDAY, DEC. 14 Central Division Noon — College Basketball: Coastal Denver at Indianapolis, 8:25 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA an athletic director his job second in total defense . Carolina at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, Nashville 28 18 7 3 39 92 80 as the Volunteers attempt Alabama topped the na- WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM SATURDAY, DEC. 16 St. Louis 28 18 8 2 38 92 75 1240). Chicago at Detroit, 4:30 p.m. Winnipeg 28 17 7 4 38 95 76 to recover from one of tion in run defense last Noon — High School Football: Touchstone L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 8:25 p.m. Dallas 28 16 11 1 33 86 81 their most dis- season and ranks third in Energy Cooperatives North-South Bowl Minnesota 27 13 11 3 29 80 82 from Myrtle Beach (WPUB-FM 102.7). SUNDAY, DEC. 17 Chicago 28 12 11 5 29 84 79 appointing that category this year. 12:20 p.m. — International Soccer: Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Colorado 26 12 12 2 26 81 86 Bundesliga League Match — Schalke 04 vs. Cincinnati at Minnesota, 1 p.m. seasons. Tennessee’s run defense Borussia Monchengladbach (FOX SPORTS Houston at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Pacific Division The school ranked 125th out of 129 2, UNIVISION). Arizona at Washington, 1 p.m. GP W L OT Pts GF GA 12:30 p.m. — International Soccer: English scheduled a Football Bowl Subdivision N.Y. Jets at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Los Angeles 29 18 8 3 39 90 63 Premier League Match — Leicester City vs. Miami at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Vegas 27 17 9 1 35 94 85 news confer- teams this year. Newcastle United (NBC SPORTS Green Bay at Carolina, 1 p.m. Vancouver 28 14 10 4 32 78 77 NETWORK). ence for 6:05 Pruitt also was defensive Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m. San Jose 26 14 10 2 30 66 61 1:30 p.m. — PGA Golf: QBE Shootout Second L.A. Rams at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Calgary 28 14 12 2 30 81 90 p.m. Thursday coordinator for Florida Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF). PRUITT New England at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Anaheim 29 12 11 6 30 78 86 2 p.m. — College Basketball: Indiana at to introduce State’s 2013 national cham- Tennessee at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Edmonton 28 11 15 2 24 80 96 Louisville (ESPN). Dallas at Oakland, 8:30 p.m. Arizona 30 7 18 5 19 73 104 Pruitt. pionship team, which led 2 p.m. — College Basketball: Coppin State NOTE: Two points for a win, one point Pruitt’s hiring comes six at Connecticut (ESPNEWS). MONDAY, DEC. 18 for overtime loss. Top three teams in the nation in scoring de- 2 p.m. — College Basketball: Yale at St. Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:30 p.m. each division and two wild cards per days after former Tennes- fense. He worked an initial Bonaventure (ESPNU) NBA STANDINGS conference advance to playoffs. 2 p.m. — College Basketball: Colgate at By The Associated Press see football coach Phillip stint on Alabama’s staff Syracuse (FOX SPORTSOUTH). All Times EST Fulmer was named athletic from 2007-12, when he 2:15 p.m. — College Basketball: Lipscomb at EASTERN CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Tennessee (SEC NETWORK). Toronto 2, Calgary 1, SO director and put in charge helped the Crimson Tide Atlantic Division Washington 6, Chicago 2 2:30 p.m. — College Basketball: St. Joseph’s of the coaching search. win national titles in 2009, at Temple (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). W L Pct GB Philadelphia 4, Edmonton 2 2:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Nebraska at Boston 22 4 .846 — Anaheim 3, Ottawa 0 Fulmer took over for John 2011 and 2012. The former Creighton (FOX SPORTS 1). Toronto 15 7 .682 5 Currie, who was suspended 2:30 p.m. — College Basketball: North Philadelphia 13 10 .565 7½ THURSDAY’S GAMES defensive back played col- N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Carolina A&T at Georgetown (FOX SPORTS New York 12 12 .500 9 just eight months into the legiately at both Middle Arizona at Boston, 7 p.m. 2). Brooklyn 9 14 .391 11½ 3 p.m. — College Football: Army vs. Navy Colorado at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. job as Tennessee investi- Tennessee and Alabama. from Philadelphia (WLTX 19). Southeast Division Winnipeg at Florida, 7:30 p.m. gates whether it can fire In the 2013 and 2016 sea- 3 p.m. — College Basketball: Virginia Calgary at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. W L Pct GB Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Commonwealth at Seton Hall (WACH 57). Washington 13 11 .542 — him for cause. sons, Pruitt was one of five Philadelphia at Vancouver, 10 p.m. 3 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Miami 11 13 .458 2 Ottawa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Pruitt replaces Butch finalists for the Broyles South Florida at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS Orlando 11 15 .423 3 Carolina at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. SOUTHEAST). Charlotte 9 14 .391 3½ Jones, who was fired Nov. Award given annually to the 3 p.m. — College Basketball: Pennsylvania Atlanta 5 19 .208 8 12 after going 34-27 overall nation’s top assistant coach. at Dayton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). TODAY’S GAMES 4 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Utah Central Division N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m. and 14-24 in Southeastern The selection of Pruitt at Brigham Young (BYUTV). Columbus at New Jersey, 7 p.m. W L Pct GB Vegas at Nashville, 8 p.m. Conference competition in ends a coaching search 4 p.m. — Major League Soccer: MLS Cup Cleveland 18 7 .720 — Buffalo at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Championship Match — Seattle vs. Detroit 14 10 .583 3½ five seasons. Tennessee that had become embar- Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Toronto (ESPN). Milwaukee 13 10 .565 4 went 4-8 this season and set rassing for Tennessee as it 4 p.m. — College Basketball: Wichita State Indiana 14 11 .560 4 SATURDAY’S GAMES at Oklahoma State (ESPN2). Chicago 3 20 .130 14 a school record for losses. dragged on. St. Louis at Detroit, 1 p.m. 4 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: NCAA WESTERN CONFERENCE “Six days ago, I men- Tennessee was close to Tournament Regional Championship Edmonton at Montreal, 7 p.m. Match from Lexington, Ky. (ESPNU). Southwest Division Colorado at Florida, 7 p.m. tioned several attributes hiring Ohio State defensive 4:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Alabama- Winnipeg at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. W L Pct GB Arizona at Columbus, 7 p.m. that I sought to find in the coordinator Greg Schiano Birmingham at Auburn (SEC NETWORK). Houston 18 4 .818 — 5 p.m. — College Basketball: California at N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m. next leader of our football on Nov. 26 before that deal San Antonio 17 8 .680 2½ Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). New Orleans 13 12 .520 6½ 5 p.m. — College Basketball: Colorado at New Jersey at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. program, and Coach Pruitt fell through amid a public Memphis 8 16 .333 11 Vegas at Dallas, 8 p.m. Xavier (FOX SPORTS 1). Dallas 7 18 .280 12½ meets all criteria,” Fulmer backlash . 6 p.m. — College Basketball: Never Forget Ottawa at San Jose, 10 p.m. Tribute Classic from Newark, N.J. — Northwest Division Vancouver at Calgary, 10 p.m. said in a news release. “I’m Reports linked Oklahoma Cincinnati vs. Florida (ESPN2). W L Pct GB Carolina at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. certain he appreciates the State’s Mike Gundy and 6 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: NCAA Minnesota 15 11 .577 — unique opportunity to lead Purdue’s Jeff Brohm to Ten- Tournament Regional Championship Portland 13 11 .542 1 Match from Gainesville, Fla. (ESPNU). Denver 13 11 .542 1 TRANSACTIONS a program of Tennessee’s nessee’s vacancy, but both 6 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Miami vs. Utah 13 12 .520 1½ caliber. He’s driven to win stayed with their teams. Brooklyn from Mexico City (NBA TV). Oklahoma City 11 12 .478 2½ THURSDAY 6:45 p.m. — College Basketball: Minnesota By The Associated Press at the highest level. He will North Carolina State’s Dave at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK). Pacific Division 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Los Angeles W L Pct GB BASEBALL honor our university’s val- Doeren agreed to a contract Lakers at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS Golden State 20 6 .769 — American League ues, operate with integrity with the Wolfpack on Thurs- SOUTHEAST). L.A. Clippers 8 15 .348 10½ TEXAS RANGERS — Named Spike Owen and be a role model for our 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Fort Hood L.A. Lakers 8 15 .348 10½ manager at Down East (Carolina), Matt day after speaking with Ten- Showcase from Fort Hood, Texas — Phoenix 9 17 .346 11 Hagen manager at Hickory (SAL), Kenny student-athletes. nessee officials. Randall vs. Baylor (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Sacramento 7 17 .292 12 Holmberg manager at Spokane (NWL), Brian 8 p.m. — College Football: Heisman Trophy “I know Coach Pruitt Currie met last week Shouse pitching coach and Howard Johnson Presentation from New York (ESPN). WEDNESDAY’S GAMES hitting coach at Round Rock (PCL); Kenny will hit the ground running with Washington State’s 8 p.m. — College Basketball: West Virginia Cleveland 101, Sacramento 95 at Pittsburgh (ESPN2). Hook hitting coach at Down East, Chase and go to work restoring Mike Leach and was forced Indiana 98, Chicago 96 Lambin hitting coach at Hickory, Jared 8 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: NCAA Orlando 110, Atlanta 106, OT our program to a champi- Tournament Regional Championship Goedert hitting coach at Spokane, Jeremy out the next day. Boston 97, Dallas 90 Moore hitting coach for the Rangers Match from University Park, Pa. (ESPNU). New York 99, Memphis 88 onship level.” Pruitt inherits a Tennes- (Arizona), Greg Hibbard pitching coach at 8 p.m. — College Basketball: Houston at St. Golden State 101, Charlotte 87 Frisco (Texas), Jono Armold pitching coach Knoxville radio station see program that is seeking Louis (SPECTRUM 1250). Milwaukee 104, Detroit 100 8:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Utah at New Orleans 123, Denver 114 at (Spokane) and Chris Egelston pitching WNML first reported that to return to the promi- Milwaukee (NBA TV). San Antonio 117, Miami 105 coach for the Rangers (Arizona). Pruitt had accepted the job. nence it enjoyed in the 9 p.m. — Professional Boxing: Vasyl Minnesota 113, L.A. Clippers 107 National League Lomanchenko vs. Guillermo Rigondeaux in CHICAGO CUBS — Agreed to terms with RHP Tennessee would love to 1990s and early 2000s under a Super Featherweight Bout and THURSDAY’S GAMES Tyler Chatwood on a three-year contract see Pruitt match the success Fulmer. Christopher Diaz vs. Casey Ramos in a L.A. Lakers at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. through 2020. Super Featherweight Bout from New York Washington at Phoenix, 9 p.m. of Georgia’s Kirby Smart, Tennessee hasn’t won (ESPN). Oklahoma City vs. Brooklyn at Mexico City, FOOTBALL who preceded Pruitt as the the SEC Eastern Division 9 p.m. — Professional Golf: PGA Tour 10 p.m. National Football League Australasia Australian Masters Final Houston at Utah, 10:30 p.m. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed S Harlan defensive coordinator on since 2007 and hasn’t cap- Round (GOLF). Miller from the practice squad. Placed S Nick Saban’s Alabama staff. 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Wisconsin TODAY’S GAMES Rudy Ford on injured reserve. Signed S K.J. tured a conference title (Green Bay) at Missouri (SEC NETWORK). Chicago at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Dillon to the practice squad. Pruitt has been Ala- since its 1998 national 10 p.m. — College Basketball: Beehive Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Fired executive vice bama’s defensive coordina- championship season. This Classic from Salt Lake City (BYUTV). Denver at Orlando, 7 p.m. president of football operations Sashi Brown. 10 p.m. — College Basketball: Alabama at Golden State at Detroit, 7 p.m. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed LB Jonathan tor the last two years after marks Tennessee’s fourth Arizona (ESPN2). Dallas at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Casillas on injured reserve. Signed WR Darius 10 p.m. — Women’s College Volleyball: Sacramento at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Powe from the practice squad. Signed LB spending two seasons in coaching search since Ful- NCAA Tournament Regional Championship Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m. Derrick Matthews to the practice squad. the same role at Georgia. mer was forced out in 2008. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 | B3

COLLEGE FOOTBALL COLLEGE FOOTBALL Cardinal’s RB Love escapes McCaffrey’s shadow to become Heisman finalist

STANFORD, Calif. (AP) back-to-back wins over — Bryce Love ran out of UCLA and Arizona State. Christian McCaffrey’s He kept adding to those shadow the same way he numbers and leads all sprinted away from oppos- Power 5 running backs in ing defenses — with yards rushing (1,973), yards breathtaking speed that per carry (8.3), and 100- has carried yard games (11), and also him to New set an FBS record with 12 York as a runs of at least 50 yards. Heisman Tro- “It’s awesome to have phy finalist. somebody back there who After spend- will take advantage of the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing two years little creases that you give Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) is one of three finalists for the Heisman Trophy along with Okla- LOVE as an under- him and be able to do homa quarterback Baker Mayfield and Stanford running back Bryce Love. Jackson won the Heisman last study, Love something special with the year. The award will be presented on Saturday. applied the ball,” offensive lineman lessons he learned watch- A.T. Hall said. ing McCaffrey set records About the only thing that and put his own spin on it managed to slow Love Back-to-back? Cardinals’ Jackson in a season just as spectac- down was a sprained ankle ular in its own way as Mc- suffered Oct. 14 against Or- Caffrey was on the way to a egon that hampered him looks even better this season Heisman runner-up finish the rest of the season. in 2015. Love missed one game “I was always in awe by a against Oregon State and LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — questions about his NFL fu- But the stats he has put up lot of things that he was then played through the Lamar Jackson has looked ture and remained focused on along the way have been im- doing,” Love said. “Obvi- pain for the final five even better than last year, helping Louisville win. And pressive. He has: ously being the caliber of games. He still topped the when his performance was while he doesn’t have the • Passed for 3,489 of his 4,932 player he was it was good 100-yard mark in his final good enough to make him the same talent around him like yards of offense, a total four to sit back and learn the four contests, including youngest player to ever win last year, he has led Louisville yards better than last year. little things from him. How three against teams that the Heisman Trophy. (8-4) to a three-game winning • Scored 42 touchdowns (25 he approached everything, finished the regular season This year, the junior quar- streak and a berth in the Dec. passing), just nine fewer than how he attacked every- in the top 15 of the AP poll, terback has posted remark- 30 TaxSlayer Bowl against No. in 2016. thing was really amazing. and helped the Cardinal ably similar, eye-opening sta- 24 Mississippi State. • Improved his completion How he prepared week in make the Pac-12 title game tistics but the attention has He has earned a return trip rate from 56 percent to over 60 and week out, I was lucky where they lost to USC. been more muted after Louis- to New York on Saturday as a percent with just six intercep- to see the things he could “He’s a tough human ville stumbled through a 1-4 Heisman finalist and can be- tions. do. I was lucky to learn being, he loves to play the midseason stretch in Atlantic come just the second repeat • Led the nation in total of- from him.” game, and he’s outstanding Coast Conference play this winner and first since Ohio fense per game with 411 yards Love delivered his own at it,” coach David Shaw year. State’s Archie Griffin did it in (one more than last season). awe-inspiring performances said. “That being said, he’s His skills, leadership abili- 1974, and ‘75. • Become the first player in for Stanford to earn a trip outrushed a lot of football ties and prospects as a pro “I don’t really think about the Football Bowl Subdivision to New York as a Heisman teams on one and a half quarterback have been ques- all that,” said Jackson, 20, a fi- to surpass 3,000 yards passing finalist alongside Oklaho- ankles. ... That’s a combi- tioned, particularly after de- nalist along with Stanford and 1,000 rushing in consecu- ma quarterback Baker nation of ability, tough- fending national champion running back Bryce Love and tive seasons. Mayfield and last year’s ness, heart, character, all Clemson and QB counterpart Oklahoma quarterback Baker • Been named the ACC of- winner, quarterback Lamar those things rolled into Kelly Bryant upstaged Jack- Mayfield. “I just come into the fensive and overall player of Jackson of Louisville. one, and I have so much re- son and the Cardinals in a game with a passion. I hate the year, with a school-record Love established himself spect for who he is as a 47-21 loss in September. losing. I love to win, and that’s 12-game streak of 300-plus as a candidate early by man as well as what he is Jackson has sidestepped it.” yards. rushing for 564 yards in as a football player.” BLACK FRIDAY SALES EVENT

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Wise Segars scored 23 BOYS’ AREA ROUNDUP points to lead Wilson Hall to a 56-38 junior varsity boys Ebenezer defeated Hill- LEE CENTRAL 43 KINGSTREE 27 basketball victory over Ben crest 37-35 on Thursday at Lippen on Thursday at the EMS gymnasium. KINGSTREE — Lebron Nash Student Center. Andre Myers led the Ti- Thomas scored 14 points to Miller Jones added 12 gers with 13 points. Malik lead Lee Central to a 43-27 points for the 4-2 Barons. Williams added 10 and victory over Kingstree Ju- Quinten Bradshaw added nior High School on Thurs- MIDDLE SCHOOL HOOPS nine. day at the KJHS gymnasium. Derrick Bradley and Sa- ALICE DRIVE 55 CHESTNUT OAKS 48 FURMAN 28 MAYEWOOD 44 maki Hickman both had eight points for the Stallions. Alice Drive had three Kori Green and Law- players score in double fig- rence Burroughs both B TEAM BASKETBALL ures in the Hawks’ 55-28 scored 14 points to lead MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM WILSON HALL 53 victory over Furman on Chestnut Oaks to a 48-44 TIMMERMAN 47 Wilson Hall’s Cameron Duffy, right, goes after a loose ball during the Thursday at the AD gym- victory over Mayewood on Barons’ victory over Hammond on Tuesday. Wilson Hall hosts the nasium. Thursday at the MMS COLUMBIA — Wilson Baron Classic this weekend at Nash Student Center, featuring several Marquis Lane-Owens led gymnasiu. Hall improved to 5-0 on the local teams and others from around the state. Alice Drive with 15 points and Khalil Peoples added nine season with a 53-47 victory four assists. Nakeem Isaac for the Falcons. over Timmerman on games will be played today be- had 13 points and four steals, SCOTT’S BRANCH 46 Thursday at the Timmer- HOOPS ginning at 6 p.m. with a whop- and Joseph Durant had 11 TIMMONSVILLE 12 man gymnasium. FROM PAGE B1 ping seven set for Saturday points and four assists. Guylar Netchaeff led the beginning at noon. SHS will Ryan McCants had five TIMMONSVILLE — Barons with 12 points and “One thing is our young play in the third game of the points and seven rebounds Scott’s Branch defeated nine rebounds. Doc Walker guards,” said Jones, who is in day. and Malik McKinzie had Timmonsville 46-12 on added 10 points, Tate Sis- his third season as head Along with Wilson Hall, four points, five rebounds Wednesday at the TMS tare had nine points and six coach. “With us having lost LMA and TSA, the Baron and five steals. gymnasium. assists, Dylan Richardson nine seniors from last year, Classic will feature teams EBENEZER 37 Tariq Coard led the Ea- had nine points and Jack- this is almost an entirely new from Palmetto Christian, Hil- HILLCREST 35 gles with 13 points. son Duvall had six points. team, and we’re still trying to ton Head Christian, Carolina figure things out. Having Academy, Orangeburg Prep Zykiem (Jackson) just getting and Veritas Christian. back into shape (after break- There will be four games ing his collarbone playing played in both of the gymnasi- football) has hurt us some. ums at Nash Student Center Chestnut Oaks girls remain unbeaten “We’ve got to do a better job on both today and Saturday. of getting the ball inside and The first games on today will The Chestnut Oaks Middle GIRLS’ AREA ROUNDUP into the low post,” he added. begin at 4 p.m. with the first School girls basketball team “We’re going to see zone most games on Saturday set to start remained undefeated on the the KJHS gymnasium. WILSON HALL 20 TIMMERMAN 10 of the year, so we’ve got to at 11:30 a.m. season with a 42-17 victory Kamonie Charles led the handle that. We’re going to The teams from WH and over Mayewood on Thurs- Lady Stallions with four COLUMBIA — Wilson have to do more slashing, Thomas Sumter will play day at the MMS gymnasium. points. Hall improved to 3-0 with a more high-low and have more today in the main gym with Antiyona Roach led the 20-10 victory over Timmer- penetration where they dish.” the girls starting at 7 followed Lady Falcons with 19 points. JV BASKETBALL man on Thursday at the Sumter has had just one by the boys. Laurence Man- Quanayzha Pearson added Timmerman gymnasium. WILSON HALL 32 good offensive game, a 73-67 ning will take on Veritas seven and Avianna Johnson BEN LIPPEN 21 Grace Beasley led the win over Hartsville in its Christian in the practice gym had six. Lady Barons with 10 points. opener. It hasn’t got out of the with the girls also set to start EBENEZER 24 Wilson Hall improved to 50s in the other three. at 7. HILLCREST 19 6-0 with a 32-21 victory over VARSITY BASKETBALL Dorman is 5-0 going into its On Saturday, Wilson Hall Ben Lippen on Thursday at LAKEWOOD 40 home game today against Na- will meet HHC in the main Ebenezer defeated HIill- Nash Student Center. CAMDEN 26 tion Ford. The Cavaliers are gym with the starting at 2:30 crest 24-19 on Thursday at Gracyn Coker led the led by Gabe Bryant, listed as p.m. LMA will face Carolina the EMS gymnasium. Lady Barons with 15 points. Lakewood improved to 3-1 one of the top five seniors in in the practice gym with the Nia English led the Tigers On Thursday in Sumter, with a 42-26 victory over 5A. The most points Dorman girls game beginning at 11. with 15 points. Jeniya Davis WH defeated Hammond 41-17. Camden on Tuesday at The has allowed is 50. TSA will meet OP in the prac- added seven. Coker had 12 points. Andi Swamp. The Bojangles’ Bash actual- tice gym as well with the girls KINGSTREE 16 Grae Wingate had eight Ki’Ari Cain led the Lady ly began on Thursday. Three starting at 2:30. LEE CENTRAL 6 points, while Abbie Beatson Gators with 16 points and and Lucy Matthews both three steals. Lashala Harvin BARON CLASSIC SCHEDULE KINGSTREE — Lee Cen- had six. had nine points and six tral lost to Kingstree Junior at Nash Student Center steals and Rahteisha Bur- High 16-6 on Thursday at gess had eight points. TODAY SATURDAY B TEAM BASKETBALL Main Gym Main Gym 4 p.m. — Varsity Girls: Hilton Head 11:30 a.m. — Varsity Girls: Palmetto Christian vs. Palmetto Christian Christian vs. Veritas Christian LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE 5:30 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Hilton Head 1 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Palmetto Christian vs. Palmetto Christian Christian vs. Veritas Christian TODAY SATURDAY 7 p.m. — Varsity Girls: Wilson Hall vs. 2:30 p.m. — Varsity Girls: Wilson Hall vs. Thomas Sumter Hilton Head Christian VARSITY BASKETBALL VARSITY BASKETBALL 8:30 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Wilson Hall vs. 4 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Wilson Hall vs. Crestwood at Sumter, 6 p.m. Sumter in BoJangle’s Bash (Boys Only at Ridge View), 3 p.m. Thomas Sumter Hilton Head Christian East Clarendon at Lamar, 4:30 p.m. Practice Gym Practice Gym Sumter Christian at Grace Christian (Boys Only), 4 p.m. VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL 4 p.m. — Varsity Girls: Carolina Academy 11:30 a.m. — Varsity Girls: Carolina Crestwood at Lee Central, 1 p.m. vs. Orangeburg Prep Academy vs. Laurence Manning VARSITY AND JV BASKETBALL Manning at Scott’s Branch, 3:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Carolina 1:00 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Carolina C.E. Murray at Manning, 4:30 p.m. Academy vs. Orangeburg Prep Academy vs. Laurence Manning Marlboro at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. B TEAM BASKETBALL 7 p.m. — Varsity Girls: Veritas Christian 2:30 p.m. — Varsity Girls: Thomas Jefferson Davis at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Andrew Jackson Academy, 11 a.m. vs. Laurence Manning Sumter vs. Orangeburg Prep 8:30 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Veritas 4 p.m. — Varsity Boys: Thomas Sumter VARSITY WRESTLING VARSITY WRESTLING Christian vs. Laurence Manning vs. Orangeburg Prep Sumter in Silver Fox Invitational (at Dutch Fork), TBA Sumter in Silver Fox Invitational (at Dutch Fork), TBA

knowledged the regional because it’s championship- and ACC. PLAYOFFS FROM PAGE B1 flavor of the playoff — “I level football.” “It’s good to have the SEC hope Oklahoma can at least Still, Lewis said it can’t represented. I don’t know that New Year’s Day, the tradi- off semifinals matching Ore- strike a blow for the people be overlooked that much of it’s good to have two SEC tional college football holiday. gon-Florida State and Ohio west of the Mississippi,” he the nation is left with no teams represented,” Lewis The last two years the semifi- State-Alabama each drew bet- joked — but said he didn’t rooting interest. He noted said. “And when you talk nals were on New Year’s Eve, ter than 28 million viewers on think it would put a damper the Big Ten and Pac-12 have about the conferences, the Big when the games competed ESPN, according to the on fans’ enthusiasm nation- larger geographic foot- 12, ACC and SEC are very with parties and other cele- Nielsen company. The Ore- ally. prints (never mind the Big similar in terms of their brations. gon-Ohio State title game had “Call me crazy, but I 12’s eastern outpost of West makeup, in terms of their re- An additional boost might 33.4 million. think we’ve reached a point Virginia) and there is some gions. You don’t want it to be come from the Alabama- Viewership the last two in our society where foot- overlap between the SEC too regional.” Clemson semifinal in the years ranged from 15.5 mil- ball fans put football on,” Sugar Bowl being a rematch lion to 19.8 million for the Papadakis said. “If there is of the last two national cham- New Year’s Eve semifinals, live football and it’s a big pionship games. and the Clemson-Alabama game that’s on, people are But, Lewis said, “I still title games drew 26.7 million watching. ... I really do feel think the numbers are going in 2016 and 26 million in like the College Football to be well short of the first 2017. Playoff is transcendent like year of the playoff.” Los Angeles sports radio the Super Bowl, where peo- In 2015, the inaugural play- host Petros Papadakis ac- ple are just going to watch

into the backfield. BOATRIGHT FROM PAGE B1 “The first one (sack) is always the hard- est,” he said. “The ones after that get easi- The tallest player on the squad at 6-feet- er.” NEED 5-inches, the 235-pound lineman finished Boatright is weighing his options about with 27 tackles in 12 games, and his five where to play next. He said he has an offer MONEY? sacks ranked second on the team. Three of from a program in the Northwest and will his sacks came in one game, when he also make an official visit there this month. He has had three tackles and broke up a pass. heard from Maryland and Mississippi schools He said he was able to get the sacks because as well. “our defensive backs were covering extremely “I’m just being patient and appreciative of good.” every school that calls and shows interest in SELL YOUR He beat the tackle on the plays, although he me,” he said. noted that on “the second sack there was a Send updates about area athletes to Barbara FIREARMS running back” he pushed aside once he got Boxleitner at [email protected]. TO US OR Variety of GET A LOAN Financing Options INSTEAD. Available SUMTER & MANNING’S Locally owned and operated! Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm OLDEST & LARGEST PAWN SHOP Absolutely!! Saturday by Appointment www.reliablepawnshop.com Come check us out! hairsonbroadautosales.net 33 West Liberty Street • Downtown Sumter 3735 Broad St. • Sumter, SC 29154 • 803-494-4247 18 N. Brooks Street • Downtown Manning THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 | B5 Oklahoma quarterback Mayfield named AP Player of the Year

NEW YORK — Baker Mayfield is round draft pick to the Nets for for- KOREAS TO MEET ON SOCCER FIELD AT SPORTS ITEMS EAST ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIP The Associated Press college football ward Trevor Booker. Player of the Year, becoming the the finalists for the Heisman, which The person spoke to the Associated The East Asian Championship fea- fourth Oklahoma quarterback to win will be handed out Saturday night in Press on condition of anonymity be- turing Japan, China and the two Kore- the award since it was es- New York. cause the trade was not yet official. as comes at a time of serious tensions tablished in 1998. Mayfield is a former walk-on who Okafor has largely been considered a in the region, but there is unlikely to Mayfield, the Heisman has led the No. 2 Sooners to the Col- bust and he asked for a contract buy- be much in the way of soccer diploma- Trophy favorite, easily lege Football Playoff, where they will out once the Sixers declined to pick up cy when the tournament kicks off on outpointed Stanford run- play No. 3 Georgia in the Rose Bowl on his option. The Sixers declined to re- Saturday in Tokyo. ning back Bryce Love, Jan. 1. Mayfield leads the nation in lease Okafor for nothing and contin- Amid a backdrop of North Korea who came in second. passer efficiency rating and has ued to shop the 6-foot-11 center out of performing a series of missile tests in MAYFIELD Louisville quarterback thrown for 4,340 yards and 41 touch- Duke and finally found a taker in the recent months and South Korea and Lamar Jackson, the downs. Nets. the United States undertaking mili- other finalist and last 76ERS AGREE TO TRADE OKAFOR TO BROOKLYN Stauskas had played in only six tary exercises, Korea observers are year’s Heisman winner, was third. games for the 76ers. Booker is averag- not expecting this tournament to pro- Mayfield received 51 first-place votes PHILADELPHIA — A person famil- ing 10.1 points for the Nets. duce the kind of statement seen at the from the 56 AP college football poll iar with the deal says the Philadel- “It’s been real Brooklyn . Will al- Sydney Olympics in 2000. voters who submitted player of the phia 76ers are set to trade belea- ways have nothing but love for you. “We are past the age of break- year ballots, and a total of 157 points. guered center Jahlil Okafor to the Loved my time in New York!!!” Booker throughs in sport such as the two Ko- Love (83 points) and Jackson (39 Brooklyn Nets. tweeted Thursday night. “Philly what rean teams marching together at the points) each received two first-place Okafor, the No. 3 pick of the 2015 it do ?” opening ceremony at the Olympics,” votes and Penn State running Saquon draft, was dropped from the rotation The Sixers were set to play the Los Aidan Foster-Carter, honorary senior Barkley received a first-place vote and this year and has played in only two Angeles Lakers and the Nets are in research fellow in Sociology and Mod- came in fourth. games. The Sixers would also send Mexico for a game against Oklahoma ern Korea at Leeds University, told Mayfield, Love and Jackson are also guard Nik Stauskas and a 2019 second- City. The Associated Press.

Sumter County. She graduat- RUTHIE N. BYRD Garrett Hamby. Mrs. Haw- OBITUARIES ed with honors from Morris Ruthie Nadine Byrd, age 84, thorne was a member of College, Sumter. Her career beloved wife of 54 years of Westminster Presbyterian PEGGY M. MACK KENNETH W. ROLLAND SR. began in Estill Woodrow F. Byrd, died on Church and was COLUMBIA — Funeral ser- ALCOLU — Kenneth War- County and later Dec. 5, 2017, at a retired admin- vices for Peggy Ann McGee ren Rolland Sr., 78, beloved she moved to McElveen istrative assis- Mack, who died on Dec. 2, 2017, husband of Rebecca Frierson Sumter County, Manor. tant with Santee will be held at 3 Evans Rolland, where she She was born Print Works. p.m. on Saturday died on Wednes- taught first in Pensacola, Surviving are at Leevy’s Funer- day, Dec. 6, 2017, grade for many Florida. She re- two daughters, al Home, Taylor at McLeod SMALLS years. She used tired from the HAWTHORNE Becky Thomp- Street Chapel, Health Claren- many of her tal- BYRD U.S. Air Force in son and hus- Columbia. Burial don. ents to enrich 1988 with 25 band, Robert, of will follow at Lin- Born on July the lives of her students. years of civil ser- Sumter and Belle Parker and MACK coln Cemetery. ROLLAND 6, 1939, in Or- At an early age, Dorothy vice. She loved to travel and husband, Farris, of Green- Public viewing wigsburg, Penn- joined Joshua Baptist Church, see different places and en- wood; one brother, John V. will be held sylvania, he was where she was a member of joyed spending time with fam- Hamby of Fort Mill; four today beginning at 3 p.m. at a son of the late Albert and the choir, Missionary Society ily. grandchildren, Charlie the funeral home. Edna Kramer Rolland. He was and the Williams Family Sing- In addition to her husband, Thompson and wife, Caroline, a member of Cornerstone Fel- ers. she is survived by three Evan Thompson, Trey Parker, MARY E. FARAON lowship Free Will Baptist She leaves to cherish her daughters, Teresa A. Doggett and Andy Parker and wife, BISHOPVILLE — Mary Church. memories: one son, Anthony and her husband, Carl, of Kim; and four great-grand- Elaine “Mema” Faraon, 76, of He is survived by his wife of (Gwenevere) Smalls of Sum- Greensboro, North Carolina, children. Bishopville, entered into eter- Alcolu; three sons, Ken Rol- ter; one daughter, Pamela V. Yvonne Love of Fort Walton She was preceded in death nal rest on Dec. land Jr., James Rolland and Smalls Tolbert of Sumter; five Beach, Florida, and Yvette by two brothers, Charles 4, 2017. John Rolland, all of Pennsyl- sisters, Edith W. Wiggins of Wilkinson and her husband, Hamby and Robert Hamby; She was born vania; a daughter, Kathy Rol- Tennille, Georgia, Rosa W. Allen, of Sumter; one twin and one sister, Betty Barbary. on March 27, land of Pennsylvania; a broth- Williams of Cheraw, Queen sister, Mary Josie Lusk of Yu- Graveside services will be 1941, in Wilming- er, Marlin Rolland of Pennsyl- W. Spann of Sumter, Ruth W. caipa, Georgia; eight grand- held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at ton, North Caro- vania; six grandchildren; six King of Clinton, Maryland, children; 12 great-grandchil- Greenwood Memorial Gar- lina. great-grandchildren; two step- and Irene W. (Eugene) Curry dren; and one great-great- dens in Greenwood with the FARAON She is survived sons, Mark Evans (Sandy) and of Union, New Jersey; two grandchild. Rev. Stuart Mizelle officiat- by her children, Wayne Evans (Jenny), both of brothers, the Rev. Roosevelt A funeral service will be ing. Lisa Robertson Alcolu; and a number of niec- (Berneatha) Williams and held at 2 p.m. today in the The family will receive (Robbie) of Manning, Jeanne es and nephews. Thomas L. Williams of Sum- Bullock Funeral Home Cha- friends from 5 until 7 p.m. Palmer of Sumter and Skye A funeral service will be ter; two sisters-in-law; five pel. Interment will follow at today at Elmore Hill Mc- Faraon of Bishopville; one held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in grandchildren; four great- Evergreen Memorial Park Creight Funeral Home and special daughter, Brenda Bris- the chapel of Stephens Funer- grandchildren; two aunts, cemetery. other times at the home of bon of Bishopville; sisters, Re- al Home with the Rev. John Dessie Davis of Sumter and The family will receive her daughter, 701 White Pine becca Crichton of Charleston Matthews officiating. Burial Charlie Mae Davis of Newark, friends today one hour prior Way, and also following the and Billie Jo Flowers of Bur- will follow at Deep Creek Pen- New Jersey; one uncle, Ed- to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. graveside service at the home gaw, North Carolina. She had tecostal Holiness Church ward Davis (Shirley) of Bish- at Bullock Funeral Home. of her grandson, Andy and seven grandchildren; several Cemetery. opville; a host of nieces, neph- You may go to www.bullock- Kim Parker, 110 Kinkade great-grandchildren; and her Pallbearers will be Johnny ews, other relatives and funeralhome.com and sign the Drive, Greenwood, SC 29649. beloved pets. Timmons, Raymond Tim- friends. family’s guest book. Memorials may be made to She was preceded in death mons, Chris Matthews, Kevin The family is receiving rela- The family has chosen Bull- Westminster Presbyterian by a son, Joseph “Joey” Fara- Patterson, Charlie Cannon tives and friends at the home, ock Funeral Home for the ar- Church, 230 Alice Drive, Sum- on, Jr; her parents, the late and David Cummins. 110 Perkins Ave., Sumter. rangements. ter, SC 29150. David and Jerry Crichton of Visitation will be one hour Funeral services will be Online condolences may be Bishopville; her biological fa- prior to the service from 1 to 2 held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at sent to www.sumterfunerals. ther, Jacob Mazur of Wilm- p.m. at Stephens Funeral Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 com. ington, North Carolina; her Home and other times at the Live Oak Road, Dalzell, with Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- maternal grandparents, the residence, 4000 Alcolu St., Al- the Rev. Eugene G. Dennis, neral Home & Crematory, 221 late William Edward and Het- colu. pastor, eulogist. Broad St., Sumter, is in charge tie Wash Smith Sanders of Memorials may be made to Wake service will be held of the arrangements, (803) Wilmington; and also by her Cornerstone Fellowship Free from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the MILDRED H. HAWTHORNE 775-9386. many pets. Will Baptist Church, 2116 John Wesley Williams Sr. Me- Mary was a devoted nursing Greeleyville Highway, Man- morial Chapel, Williams Fu- Mildred Hamby Hawthorne, aide at Eastern Star Home ning, SC 29102 or to the Amer- neral Home Inc., 821 N. Main 91, widow of Andrew C. Haw- and National Health Care of ican Heart Association, 520 St., Sumter. thorne Jr., died on Thursday, Sumter. She was also em- Gervais St., Suite 300, Colum- The remains will be placed Dec. 7, 2017, at McElveen ployed by Becton-Dickinson bia, SC 29201. in the church at 1 p.m. Manor. of Sumter. Mary rescued Stephens Funeral Home & The funeral procession will Born in Greenville, she was many pets in her time and Crematory, 304 N. Church St., leave at 1:15 p.m. from the a daughter of the late Charles had an immense amount of Manning, is in charge of ar- home. Smith Hamby and Mary Jane SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B6 love for them. rangements, (803) 435-2179. 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CARRIE BRAXTON Mayesville Community Ceme- she was preceded in death by Rose Mae Williams Spivey. He thy Reed Davis. Services for Carrie Braxton tery, Mayesville. a sister, Anna Liza McConico; worked at Korn Industries He was preceded in death will be held at 11 a.m. today at The family will be receiving and a brother, Eugene John- Inc. for most of his life, until by two sisters, Susan Davis High Hills AME Church, friends at the home, 993 Hud- son Jr. he retired. He enjoyed work- and Dorothy Ann Davis. Sumter. Interment will follow dersfield Drive, Sumter, SC She departed this life on ing in the yard and going fish- He departed this life on Mon- at the church cemetery. 29150. Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2017, in ing. day, Dec. 4, 2017, in Sumter. Carrie Braxton entered Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Sumter. He leaves to cherish his Funeral services will be eternal rest on Nov. 30, 2017. Main St., Sumter, is in charge She leaves to cherish her memories: his wife, Glories held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday Services have been entrust- of arrangements. loving memories: her hus- Williams; two daughters, Bar- at the chapel of Whites Mor- ed to JP Holley Funeral Home. band of 47 years, Jeremiah bara (Monte) Hunt of the tuary with Evangelist Bonita She leaves to celebrate her LOUISE H. SINGLETON Oliver Jr.; her children, Sher- home and Daisy Hunt of Sum- Womack officiating. memory: her loving husband, Louise Harrison Singleton va Dean Billie (Robert) Park- ter; five sons, Jerome Tention A public viewing will be Larry Braxton; sons, Ned was born on March 20, 1931, er, Josh (Geneva) Billy, James and Edward Hunt of Sumter, held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Reynolds, Chris Reynolds, in Sumter, a daughter of the (Fashonda) Oliver, Melissa Andrew (Patricia) of Bristol, the mortuary. Sean Braxton and Larry late Henry and Susan China Oliver, Melinda (Gary) Oli- Pennsylvania, Jerry (Mary The family is receiving Braxton Jr.; grandchildren, Harrison. She was reared by ver-Elliott, Jeremiah (Kim- Ann) Hunt and Ike Bradley; friends at 230 S.C. 261 S., Alexa Reynolds, Nadia King, the late Flander and Annie berly) Oliver III and Patricia three sisters, Rose Ann Spiv- Apartment 59, Wedgefield. Jason Skerritt, Thomas Han- China Garner. Oliver; 17 grandchildren; four ey, Nancy Ann Jones and Ella Services entrusted to son, Jason and Tierra Brax- She departed this life on great-grandchildren; three Jean Williams; one brother, Whites Mortuary LLC of ton; great-grandchildren, Na- Dec. 4, 2017, at her residence. sisters, Essie Mae Wells, Ruth Willie “Rico” Jones; a host of Sumter. than Hanson and Amirah She was united in holy mat- Ann Johnson and Cynthia grandchildren, great-grand- Skerritt; and siblings, Arthur rimony on Aug. 6, 1952, to the Johnson; four brothers, John children, great-great-grand- JAMES GIBSON Brooks and Elizabeth Dennis. late Willie “Bill” Singleton Sr. Henry Stukes (Gladys), Willie children, nieces, nephews, James Gibson, 61, departed www.jpholley.com Mrs. Singleton was a faithful Fare Stukes (Beulah), David other relatives and friends. this life on Sunday, Dec. 3, member of Congruity Presby- S. Johnson and Joe Louis The family is receiving rela- 2017, at the VA Medical Center DAVID R. GEORGE JR. terian Church for 13 years. Johnson; sister-in-law, Mary tives and friends at the home, in Martinsburg, West Virgin- David Robert George Jr., She was employed by Georgia- Oliver Foye; brother-in-law, 117 Carolina Ave., Sumter. ia. age 62, died on Sunday, Dec. 3, Pacific, where she was a de- Moses Oliver (Marie); and a Funeral services will be He was born on Sept. 3, 2017, at his residence. voted worker. host of nieces, nephews and held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at 1956, in Sumter, a son of Pat- A memorial service with She leaves to cherish her other relatives. John Wesley Williams Sr. Me- tie Jefferson Gibson and the military honors will be held at loving memory: a loving and Funeral services will be morial Chapel, Williams Fu- late Clarence Gibson. 3 p.m. on Saturday at the resi- devoted daughter, Gracie held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at neral Home Inc., 821 N. Main The family will be receiving dence of his wife, Janet, 4200 Soto; five sons, Kenneth Sin- St. Paul Holiness Church, 129 St., Sumter, with Pastor friends at the home of his Granada Drive, Lot 56, Sum- gleton, Willie Singleton Jr., W. Moore St., Sumter, with Wanda Martin officiating, eu- brother, 390 Wilson St., Mayes- ter, SC 29154. Leon (Lucy) Singleton and Ar- Elder Barrington Pierson, logist. ville, SC 29104. You may go to www.bullock- thur (Sharon) Singleton, all of pastor, and the Rev. James Ol- The funeral procession will Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. funeralhome.com and sign the Sumter, and Donald (Tracey) iver, eulogist. leave at 12:30 p.m. from the Main St., Sumter, is in charge family’s guest book. Singleton of Roy, Utah; two A public viewing will be home. of arrangements. The family has chosen Bull- sisters-in-law, Mary S. Teague held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Burial will be at Bradford ock Funeral Home for the ar- Harrison and Mildred R. Har- the mortuary. Cemetery. VIOLA B. BANKS rangements. rison Jinwright; 24 grandchil- The family is receiving Services directed by the MANNING — Viola Bennett dren; a host of great-grand- friends at the home of her son management and staff of Wil- Banks, 85, wife of Joe Banks, children, nieces, nephews, and daughter-in-law, James liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 died on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, other relatives and friends. and Fashonda Oliver, 50 Kle- N. Main St., Sumter. at McLeod Regional Medical She was preceded in death pin Court, Sumter. Online memorial messages Center, Florence. by a daughter, Sherly S. Chat- Services entrusted to may be sent to the family at She was born on May 4, man; and a great-grandson, Whites Mortuary LLC of [email protected]. 1932, in Manning, a daughter SAMUEL J. PRINGLE King Soto. Sumter. com. Visit us on the web at of the late Archie and Lillie Public viewing will be held www.WilliamsFuneralHo- Carter Bennett. A memorial service for Sam- from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s JOHN WILLIAMS meInc.com The family is receiving uel James Pringle will be held Mortuary. John Williams, 77, departed friends at her residence, 8644 at 11 a.m. on Saturday at St. Ms. Singleton will be placed this life on Saturday, Dec. 2, TILLMON DAVIS JR. S. Brewington Road, Man- Luke AME Church, 2355 N. St. in the church at noon on Sat- 2017, at his home. WEDGEFIELD — Tillmon ning. Pauls Church Road, Sumter, urday for viewing until the Born on Aug. 21, 1940, in Davis Jr., 52, was born on May These services have been with the Rev. George Brown. hour of service. Lee County, he was a son of 10, 1965, in Baltimore, to the entrusted to Samuels Funeral Mr. Pringle transitioned on Funeral service will be the late John Williams Sr. and late Tillmon D. Sr. and Doro- Home LLC of Manning. Friday, Nov. 24, 2017, at held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at McElveen Manor Assisted liv- Congruity Presbyterian ing Facility in Sumter. Church (USA), Gable. Inter- He was a son of the late Wil- ment will follow at Congruity son R. Pringle Sr. and Selena Presbyterian Church Ceme- TOOLS AT WALLY’S Gadsden Pringle. tery, Gable. In lieu of flowers, contribu- The family will be receiving tions may be made to the Lin- friends at the home of her PROFESSIONAL TOOL KITS coln H.S. Preservation Alum- daughter, 2041 Essex Drive, ni Association, 22 Council St., Sumter, SC 29154. 128 PIECE Sumter, SC 29150 or to St. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Luke AME Church, 2355 N. St. Main St., Sumter, is in charge $ Pauls Church Road, Sumter. of arrangements. 59.89 Condolences may be made on his tribute page at www- ROOSEVELT THOMAS JR. #33143 PalmerMemorialChapel.com Roosevelt Thomas Jr., 66, of #34192 170 PIECE Professional services ren- 874 Lightwood Knot Road, • LARGE QUICK-RELEASE BUTTON FOR EASY OPERATION dered by Palmer Memorial Dalzell, passed on Friday, Dec. • MAGNET BIT DRIVER W/ CUSHION GRIP $ Chapel Inc. 1, 2017. • 1/4” - 3/8” - 1/2” RATCHETING DRIVES 109.00 Funeral services will be • MEETS ANSI LOAD SPECS CATHERINE MCMILLIAN conducted at noon on Satur- WHILE SUPPLIES LAST Catherine McMillian, day at Greater Faith and Joy widow of Ernest McMillian, Tabernacle Church, Lugoff. was born on Sept. 23, 1955, in Burial will be held on Mon- Wally’s Hardware Lee County, to the late Toby day at Fort Jackson National and Albertha Mack Favor. She Cemetery, Columbia. 1291 BROAD ST. EXT. • SUMTER, SC • 469-8531 departed this life on Saturday, Nelson-Haile Funeral Home Mon-Fri. 8am - 5:30pm • Sat. 8am - 2pm Dec. 2, 2017. of Camden is in charge of ar- She was a faithful member rangements. of St. John Holiness Church. Catherine served with the gos- CHRISTINA T. CHAMBERS pel choir and the usher board. Christina T. Chambers, 62, She leaves to cherish her of 2370 Browntown Road, loving memory: two sons, Mi- Bishopville, passed on Mon- Christmas Coloring Contest chael and Boris (Satoshi) day, Dec. 4, 2017. Favor, both of Sumter; one Funeral services will be con- daughter, Melissa Favor of ducted at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Sumter; six grandchildren; Elizabeth Baptist Church, three brothers, Archie (Betty) Bishopville. Burial will be at Mack of Aynor, Toby (Nicole) Elizabeth Baptist Church Cem- Favor of Sumter and Willie etery, Bishopville. Anderson of Sumter; three Nelson-Haile Funeral Home sisters, Mary (Albert) Buck- of Camden is in charge of ar- ingham of Paterson, New Jer- rangements. sey, Geneva (Jimmy) Jones and Dorothy Wells of Dallas; PAGE WRIGHT grandmother, Louise Mack; Page Wright, 77, died on special sister, the Rev. Brenda Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at Milford McRae; special friend, Providence Hospital, Columbia. Nancy Flowers; caregiver, Born on Aug. 21, 1940, in Deadline: DecemberCharlene Brown; a host of 18,Sumter County,2017 he was a son nieces, nephews, relatives, of the late Carolina and Car- friends and godchildren. rola Cook Wright. She was preceded in death The family is receiving rela- Publish: Decemberby James Lee and Loucinda 22, tives and2017 friends at the home, Wells. 210 Armstrong St. Public viewing will be held Funeral arrangements are from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s incomplete and will be an- Mortuary. nounced by Williams Funeral Ms. McMillian will be Home Inc. placed in the church on Satur- day from 10 a.m. until the OLIVIA OLIVER hour of service. Olivia Oliver, 74, was born Funeral service will be on Dec. 9, 1942, in Panola, to held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the late John H. Sr. and Mattie St. John Holiness Church, 869 Mickens Stukes. She was the Weeks St., Sumter. wife of Jeremiah Oliver Jr. Interment will follow at In addition to her parents, Subscribe today, and stay in the loop (803) 774-1200

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Financial services company Mor- advances. Franken also disputed some JACQUELYN gan Stanley fired former U.S. repre- of the accusations and suggested he is MARTIN/AP sentative Harold Ford Jr. on Thursday being held to a different standard than after allegations of misconduct. President Trump. HuffPost reported Thursday that a “A couple months ago I felt we had woman alleged that Ford grabbed her entered an important moment in the Franken said. “It gave some people the Senate career, but the former comedian one evening in Manhattan, engaging history of this country,” Franken said false impression I was admitting to and Saturday Night Live cast member in harassment and intimidation. “He on the Senate floor. “We were finally doing things that in fact I haven’t done. had apologized and said he would “glad- has been terminated for conduct in- beginning to listen to women about the ... Some of the allegations against me ly cooperate” with a Senate Ethics Com- consistent with our values and in vio- way mens’ actions affect them. Then simply are not true.” mittee investigation of his behavior. lation of our policies,” Morgan Stanley the conversation turned to me. Nevertheless, Franken said he would Radio host Leeann Tweeden made said in a statement. “I was shocked” but was trying to be resign over the next several weeks. In a tweet, Ford denied the allega- respectful of the women’s feelings, Many of the allegations predate his Seesee FRANKEN, Page Page 2B C2 tions. “This simply did not happen. I have never forcibly grabbed any wom- an or man in my life,” Ford wrote. Ford was a Democratic congress- man for Tennessee from 1997 to 2007. South $450 million da Vinci painting heading to new Louvre museum emerges Leonardo da Vinci’s painting of Je- sus, which sold in New York for a rec- ord $450 million, was headed for the as a jobs newly opened Louvre Abu Dhabi. The 500-year-old painting is called Salva- tor Mundi, Latin for “Savior of the generator World.” Christie’s auction house sold it to an anonymous buyer last month. Paul Davidson USA TODAY Palestinians, Israelis clash after U.S. decision on Jerusalem The nation’s shrinking pool of avail- able workers is shifting the economic Hundreds of Palestinian protesters balance of power in the USA, where clashed with Israeli troops across the the South surpassed the West as the West Bank on Thursday while demon- region boasting the fastest job growth. strators in Gaza burned posters of During the three months ending in President Trump over his decision to October, employment in the South was recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. up 1.8% from the same period last year, The leader of the Hamas militant compared with 1.7% in the West, ac- group, which runs Gaza, called for an cording to an analysis of Labor Depart- armed uprising in a widespread show ment data by Moody’s Analytics. The of anger as the demonstrators torched West had been the undisputed leader American and Israeli flags. since 2012. In the West Bank, crowds set tires “The West is slowing down very on fire and threw stones at Israeli quickly,” says Moody’s economist Ste- troops. In Ramallah, seat of the Pales- ven Cochrane. tinian government, protesters set tires Cochrane largely attributes the on fire, sending smoke over the city. trend to a tight job market — under- Forced to flee scored by a 17-year-low in national un- Australian Parliament votes employment — that makes it tougher to allow same-sex marriages for employers to find workers across Tens of thousands of California residents many industries. Australia’s Parliament voted Thurs- have been asked to leave their homes as “I would rather be As a result, employment gains are day to allow same-sex marriage after a criticized for potentially slowing everywhere, though econo- bitter debate settled by a government wind-whipped wildfires raced from the annoying someone than mists expect the government to report survey of voters that endorsed change. for not delivering a on Friday a healthy 195,000 jobs added The public gallery in the House of Santa Paula area to the Santa Barbara border. critical alert under these in November. The crunch is more pro- Representatives applauded when the Among them was Christy Woodhams, who dangerous fire nounced in high-tech fields that drove bill passed. It would change the defini- conditions.” job growth in states such as California tion of marriage from solely between a inspected the remains of a family cabin Kelly Huston and Oregon. man and a woman to “a union of two deputy director of California’s It’s more than just a slowdown in Thursday at Camp Bartlett in Santa Paula. Office of Emergency Services, people” excluding all others. who sent an unprecedented From staff and wire reports RICHARD LUI/THE DESERT SUN VIA USA TODAY NETWORK text warning to residents seeSee SOUTH, PagePage 2B C2

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Sarah Toy tinent’s structure and evolution. USA TODAY The Atlantic margin of the North American continent has always been Deaths in U.S. firearm-related Scientists have detected an enor- considered a “passive” margin, mean- incidents compared with total mous mass of warm rock rising up be- ing no major geologic activity is thought U.S. war deaths: neath part of New England that could to happen there. But after looking at the one day spark a volcanic eruption, ac- EarthScope data, Levin and his team 1.53 1.2 cording to a new study. found a surprise. But don’t worry: We are millions of Ash spouts from the Mount Agung “We found that this warm thing was million million years away from such an event, said volcano last month in Karangasem, moving up,” he said. The upswelling is Firearm-related U.S. wars Vadim Levin, the study’s lead author Bali, Indonesia. FIRDIA LISNAWATI/AP beneath parts of Vermont, New Hamp- 1968-2015 1775-2017 and a geophysicist and professor in the shire and Massachusetts. Department of Earth and Planetary Levin said the discovery shows there NBC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Sciences at Rutgers University. Scope program, which has placed thou- is a lot scientists still don’t know about icasualties.org Scientists examined data from the sands of seismic measurement devices our home: “There is so much more to MIKE SMITH, PAUL TRAP/USA TODAY National Science Foundation’s Earth- across North America to gauge the con- learn about the planet we live on.” C2 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 · THE SUMTER ITEM

In his speech, Franken noted that he coming at her. As she ducked, she says Franken had been prepared to submit to an eth- he told her: “It’s my right as an enter- “I know in my heart that nothing I have ics investigation and was defiant about tainer.” done as a senator — nothing — has continuedContinued from from Page C1 1B his legacy. “I know in my heart that Franken, who was deferential to and brought dishonor on this institution.” nothing I have done as a senator — apologized for his conduct to his first ac- the first allegations against Franken last nothing — has brought dishonor on this Sen. Al Franken cuser, Tweeden, had a different re- month, and Franken’s Democratic col- institution,” he said. sponse to the latest account. In a state- leagues appeared to accept his apology “I, of all people, am aware that there is ment this week, Franken initially said and endorsement of the ethics inquiry. some irony in the fact that I am leaving proached him for hugs and handshakes. the idea he would say such a thing was But as additional allegations emerged, while a man who has bragged on tape Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona was the only “preposterous.” Franken’s support became tenuous, and about his history of sexual assault sits in Republican who appeared to be in the The state’s Democratic governor, on Wednesday dozens of Democratic the Oval Office and a man who has re- chamber for the speech. Sen. Claire Mark Dayton, now needs to appoint a senators — led by Democratic women — peatedly preyed on young girls cam- McCaskill, D-Mo., who was among the successor to Franken until there is a called for him to resign. paigns for the Senate with the full sup- female senators who called on him to re- special election to fill the seat through Franken became the second member port of his party,” Franken said. Alabama sign, was seen wiping her eyes. the end of Franken’s term in 2020. In a of Congress to announce his resignation Senate candidate Roy Moore has been The latest allegations against Fran- statement Thursday, Dayton said he ex- this week after allegations of sexual ha- accused of having inappropriate contact ken, which were reported by Politico, pects to announce his decision “in the rassment. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., with teenage girls when he was in his was based on an unidentified former next couple of days.” Among the possi- first elected to the House in 1964, 30s; Moore has denied wrongdoing. congressional aide who said Franken ble Democrats who could replace Fran- stepped down Tuesday after several Inside the Senate chamber, staffers tried to forcibly kiss her after her boss ken are Minnesota Lt. Gov. Tina Smith women accused him. Conyers has de- lined the wall, and some were dabbing had left a broadcast studio. As she was and Reps. Keith Ellison and Ken Walz. nied any misbehavior and said he was tears from their eyes. As he left, about collecting her belongings, the woman Contributing: Eliza Collins and Herb being denied due process. 20 of his Democratic colleagues ap- said, she turned around to find Franken Jackson

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Comey memos might House approves two-week stopgap spending legislation impair Russia inquiry, Senate is up next in come up with a longer spending plan. “A vote against this resolution is a effort to avoid shutdown vote to shut down the government.” Justice Dept. says In the Senate, the Democratic caucus Michael Collins and Eliza Collins has not taken a position on a short-term Kevin Johnson The FBI and the special counsel, ac- USA TODAY funding bill. Assuming all 52 Senate Re- USA TODAY cording to Justice lawyers, “deter- publicans vote for the bill, at least eight mined that the disclosure of these rec- WASHINGTON – The House ap- Democrats will be needed for passage. WASHINGTON – There may be more ords at the current time, while this proved a spending bill Thursday that Moderate Democrats, such as Sen. the public doesn’t know about James sensitive and high-profile investiga- will fund federal agencies at current Joe Manchin of West Virginia, could Comey’s private conversations as FBI tion remains ongoing, would be rea- levels for another two weeks as law- help provide the winning margin. director with President Trump. sonably expected to adversely affect makers scramble to avoid a govern- Spokesman Jonathan Kott said Man- That’s the strong suggestion from the the integrity of that investigation.” ment shutdown on Friday. cin was likely to vote in favor of the bill. Justice Department as it argues against Justice officials said the fact that The short-term measure, approved In the next round of spending talks, releasing to news media organizations some details in the records have been by a vote of 235-193, is designed to Democrats are hoping to negotiate legal the memos Comey wrote about his con- disclosed should not open the door to keep the government open through protections for the nearly 800,000 un- versations with Trump. In court filings full public disclosure. Among the de- Dec. 22 while lawmakers try to work documented immigrants who came to Wednesday, the department hinted that tails outlined in Comey’s testimony in out an agreement on military spend- the U.S. as children and had been the documents include information that June was a dinner Jan. 27 at which ing, immigration and other issues. shielded from deportation under an was not part of the ex-FBI chief’s public Trump allegedly told the FBI chief, “I The bill now heads to the Senate, Obama-era executive order. testimony before a Senate panel this need loyalty, I expect loyalty.” which must act quickly if the govern- year. ment is to remain open. The govern- Several media organizations, includ- ment will run out of money at mid- ing USA TODAY’s parent company, Gan- night Friday unless Congress approves The government will run out nett, sued the government for release of the short-term fix. the documents, including Trump’s al- While the legislation would elimi- of money at midnight Friday leged requests for Comey’s personal nate the threat of an immediate gov- unless Congress approves “loyalty” and to drop his investigation ernment shutdown, it does not resolve into former national security adviser questions about how the government the short-term fix. Michael Flynn. should be funded down the road. Justice argued that disclosure of the More negotiations will be needed to information “might prematurely reveal come up with a long-term funding bill, President Trump reversed the De- ... the nature, scope, direction and focus Comey testifies before senators in and those talks could bump up against ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals of its investigations” involving Russia’s June. SAUL LOEB/AFP/GETTY IMAGES the Christmas holiday, when lawmak- program, or DACA, in September but alleged interference in the 2016 election. ers will again have to pass another gave Congress six months to come up The memos outline Comey’s nine spending measure or risk a govern- with a solution. Democrats and a grow- contacts with the president, parts of “I didn’t move, speak or change my ment shutdown. ing number of Republicans say that which the former director made public facial expression in any way during the In the days leading up to the House Congress can’t wait until just before the before his testimony before the Senate awkward silence that followed,” Co- vote, Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis., deadline to find a solution. Intelligence Committee in June. mey later said of the incident. struggled to find support from his cau- “January and February are not the Trump fired Comey on May 9 over the Another encounter documented by cus to bring the bill over the finish line most productive months in Washington director’s handling of the Russia inqui- Comey, a meeting Feb. 14 during which after members of the hardline House ... I don’t want the fate of these young ry, which is exploring whether the Trump allegedly asked Comey to Freedom Caucus threatened to vote people to be hung in the balance,” Sen. Trump campaign coordinated with the dump the Flynn investigation, could against a deal without having input in Dick Durbin of Illinois, a vocal advocate Russian government. Since then, the in- take on significance in the wake of a the next round of negotiations. for a solution for DACA recipients before vestigation — under the control of spe- recent Trump tweet. Ahead of the vote Thursday after- the end of the year, said Thursday. cial counsel Robert Mueller — has been Flynn pleaded guilty last week to ly- noon, Democrats lamented the proc- Durbin has been participating in bi- reviewing whether Trump sought to ob- ing to the FBI about his contacts with ess used to approve the spending bill. partisan negotiations and said that struct the inquiry by firing Comey. Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. “Why would we need another two Democrats had offered a proposal that “There remains much that is uncer- Shortly after, Trump tweeted that he weeks when (Republicans) had all this combined legislation that includes a tain about the memos’ exact contents, knew Flynn had lied to administration time to work on these issues?” said pathway to citizenship with language including the level of detail in the officials and FBI agents when he fired Rep. Rose DeLauro, D-Conn. that strengthens border enforcement. memos, the extent to which they cor- the former three-star Army general Rep. Mike Simpson, R-Idaho, con- House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, roborate Mr. Comey’s testimony, and Feb. 13. Trump attorney John Dowd ceded that a short-term funding bill D-Calif., said Democrats had no inten- the extent to which they contain infor- said that he authored the tweet, not isn’t ideal for funding the government, tion of shutting down the government, mation that was not the subject of his the president. Trump has denied that but argued “it’s the only responsible but “we will not leave here in December testimony,” Justice lawyers stated. he asked Comey to drop the inquiry. vote” because more time is needed to without a DACA fix.” THE SUMTER ITEM · FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 | C3 Trump takes credit for decline of ISIS Winning strategy is a continuation from Obama directive

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WASHINGTON – President Trump said this week that the military has “knocked the hell” out of the Islamic State, adding that the battlefield suc- cess is based on his decision to give commanders more latitude in fighting the terror group. “I want to thank Gen. Mattis for doing such a great job with respect to ISIS,” Trump said, turning to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis at Wednes- day’s Cabinet meeting. “He’s knocked the hell out of them. Of course, I’ve made it possible with what I’ve let you do.” It’s true that the Is- President lamic State, also known Trump as ISIS, has lost its grip on nearly all the terrain it controlled when it first came on the scene three years ago in Iraq and Syria, but pinpointing credit for that success is Iraq’s federal police members wave Iraq’s national flag as they celebrate in Mosul in July after the government’s more complicated. announcement of the “liberation” of the embattled city. FADEL SENNA/AFP/GETTY IMAGES What Trump left unsaid was that his administration is pursuing a strategy against ISIS largely formulated under Analysts say the new authorities moved advisers closer to the units they President Obama. have allowed commanders to move were supporting to capitalize on pro- “Nothing President Trump did or au- “Target approval was at too more quickly to seize the initiative on gress Iraqi forces were having in Mosul. thorized was a fundamental game battles. The Pentagon said it still vets “By putting the advisers further for- changer in the counter-ISIS strategy,” high a level and too slow,” requests for airstrikes, but commanders ward with the Iraqis it allowed a lot said Jennifer Cafarella, an analyst at the That has changed.” closer to battle can approve strikes. more agility and a lot more clarity to the Institute for the Study of War. Critics had said Obama was too re- decision making,” said Col. Pat Work, The Obama strategy was designed to Michael Barbero, strictive, requiring White House clear- who was an adviser in Iraq. support local ground forces in Iraq and retired Army lieutenant general ance even for small troop increases or Airstrikes in Iraq and Syria rose dra- Syria with coalition air power, advisers changes in where advisers were. matically, but it’s not clear whether that and training. American ground forces The Islamic State has lost most major “Target approval was at too high a is a result of new authorities or progress are not engaged in direct combat. towns and cities it once controlled, and level and too slow,” said Michael Barbe- ground forces would have had regard- The United States has deployed the remnants are clinging to a string of ro, a retired Army lieutenant general. less. The number of bombs and other about 5,200 troops to Iraq and 2,000 in towns and villages on the Euphrates “That has changed.” weapons dropped in both countries in- Syria, most in advisory or training roles. River stretching between Iraq and Syria. Still, it is nearly impossible to predict creased 65% to 36,351 in the first nine The overall strategy hasn’t changed, About 3,000 militants are left in Iraq how the war with ISIS would have de- months of 2017 over the same period in but Trump’s decision to give field com- and Syria, down from a peak of more veloped without Trump’s changes. 2016, military statistics show. manders more decision-making au- than 25,000 in 2014 and 2015. Even before Trump took office, U.S. The chaos of war makes it hard to thority has accelerated the pace of the Trump “delegated authority to the officers had started making changes. identify any one factor for success or campaign, analysts said. right level to aggressively and in a time- Lt. Gen. Stephen Townsend, who re- failure. In the past year, ISIS has been driven ly manner move against enemy vulner- cently completed a tour as the top coali- “There was a lot more to this than from Raqqa, its de facto capital in Syria, abilities,” Mattis said this year in ex- tion commander based in Baghdad, is- bombs and there was a lot more to this and from Mosul. plaining the president’s changes. sued a directive in December that then any single decision,” Work said. Director defends FBI against Trump’s jabs Wray says ‘there is no finer institution’

Kevin Johnson knowledged last week that FBI agent USA TODAY Peter Strzok, a top counter-intelli- gence official, was abruptly reassigned WASHINGTON – FBI Director Chris- earlier this year from special counsel topher Wray offered a stirring defense of Robert Mueller team investigating the agency on Thursday in the wake of Russia’s interference in the 2016 elec- rebukes from President Trump, who re- tion. Strzok, who also helped run the cently said the bureau’s reputation was investigation into Hillary Clinton’s use “in tatters” and called its impartiality of a private email server while she was The parents of Walter Scott leave the courthouse after the sentencing of into question. secretary of State, was moved to the former police officer Michael Slager. GRACE BEAHM ALFORD/THE POST AND COURIER VIA AP “It is the honor of my life to lead the bureau’s human resources office. FBI,” Wray told the House Judiciary His transfer came after Justice’s in- Committee, the first time he has ad- spector general found Strzok and an- dressed Trump’s criticism in public. other FBI official previously assigned Ex-S.C. cop sentenced to 20 “There is no finer institution than the to Mueller’s team, Lisa Page, had ex- FBI and no finer people who work there.” changed communications critical of While he not mention Trump Trump. years for killing Walter Scott by name, Wray insisted that “the Trump and his allies have FBI I see are tens of thousands of jumped on the news in an at- Unarmed victim’s family handcuffed and wearing agents who working their tails tempt to discredit special coun- chains, addressed the off. The FBI I see are tens of thou- sel Mueller’s investigation. offer their forgiveness court. sands of men and woman who Trump’s weekend outrage at “With my actions that are hard-charging people of in- the FBI followed new charges Doug Stanglin day, Walter Scott is no tegrity.” FBI Director filed by Mueller’s team against USA TODAY longer with his family, When asked directly how the Christopher Trump’s former national secu- Michael and I am responsible for president’s criticism has affected Wray didn’t rity adviser, Michael Flynn, for A federal judge in South Carolina on Slager that,” he said. “I wish this FBI agents and their work, Wray mention lying to FBI agents about his Thursday sentenced a white former never would have hap- said, “the agents, analysts and President contacts with Russia Ambassa- North Charleston police officer to 20 pened.” staff of the FBI are big boys and Trump by dor Sergey Kislyak. years in prison in the shooting death of Scott’s mother, Judy, also addressed girls. We understand we will take name while Flynn, who has pleaded an unarmed black motorist. the court, saying in a victim impact criticism from all corners.” How- defending guilty and agreed to cooperate Walter Scott was shot five times statement that she forgave Slager. ever, he added, “my experience is the bureau. with Mueller’s inquiry, was the from behind during the April 4, 2015, Scott’s brother Anthony Scott echoed that our reputation is quite fourth member of Trump’s shooting as he ran away from the offi- that sentiment. “I’m not angry at you, good.” campaign team to be charged so cer. The incident was caught on video Michael. Michael, I forgive you, and Mi- Wray’s testimony came minutes af- far in the investigation. and sparked a national outcry. chael, I do pray for you now and for your ter the Republican chairman of the pan- Though several members pressed Michael Slager, 36, already had family, because we’ve gone through a el launched into a critique of the FBI. for more details about Strzok, Wray pleaded guilty to a federal charge of vi- traumatic time,” he said. Virginia Rep. Bob Goodlatte suggested said he was awaiting the outcome of olating Scott’s civil rights. In a key rul- The shooting erupted after Slager communications that led to the removal the inspector general’s inquiry before ing earlier Thursday, U.S. District pulled Scott’s car over for a broken brake of a top counterintelligence official from he would address it publicly. Court Judge David Norton found Slag- light. Scott first ran from the officer, who the investigation into Russian interfer- On Thursday, House Republicans er had committed second-degree mur- tried to use a Taser on him before the ence in the 2016 election amounted to appeared to take up where Trump’s der, not simply manslaughter, during pair struggled on the ground. As Scott “insider bias” against Trump. criticism left off. Texas Reps. Louie the incident, opening the way for the fled a second time, Slager fired at him “The FBI’s reputation has been called Gohmert and Ted Poe, Idaho Rep. Raul lengthy sentence. eight times. into question,” Goodlatte said at an Labrador and South Carolina Rep. Trey Norton said Slager “acted out of Norton also ruled Thursday that oversight hearing. “You, Director Wray, Gowdy all expressed concerns that the malice and forethought, shooting dead Slager gave false testimony to authori- have a unique opportunity to repair the bureau’s operations had been tainted an unarmed and fleeing Walter Scott.” ties in the case. Slager claimed that damage.” by politics. He said Slager’s actions “were dispro- Scott tried to use the Taser against the His comments echoed Trump’s Wray said he would not have ac- portional to Scott’s misconduct” and officer during the ordeal. tweets that the FBI’s reputation “is in cepted Trump’s nomination without a called the ordeal “a tragedy that Slager’s initial trial in state court Tatters - worst in History!” commitment to the “independence shouldn’t have happened.” ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury. Justice Department officials ac- and impartiality” of the agency. 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(6:30) “Good Luck Charlie, It’s Christ- Stuck in the Middle The family travels to Bizaardvark (DVS) Raven’s Home K.C. Undercover Liv and Maddie Stuck in the Middle The family travels Bizaardvark DISN 18 200 mas!” (2011) Bridgit Mendler. Florida. (N) (DVS) to Florida. DSC 42 103 Gold Rush “Inferno” Gold Rush: Pay Dirt (N) Gold Rush “Gold Bars and Hail Marys” (:02) Finding Escobar’s Millions (:03) Gold Rush Escobar’s Millions ESPN 26 35 NBA Basketball Golden State Warriors at Detroit Pistons. From Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Mich. NBA Basketball Boston Celtics at San Antonio Spurs. From the AT&T Center in San Antonio. (N) SportsCenter ESPN2 27 39 College Football Weber State at James Madison. Quarterfinal. (N) (Live) Scoreboard College Basketball Oklahoma vs USC. From Staples Center in Los Angeles. (N) FOOD 40 109 Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive Diners, Drive FOXN 37 90 The Story With Martha MacCallum (N) Tucker Carlson Tonight (N) Hannity (N) The Ingraham Angle (N) Fox News at Night (N) Tucker Carlson (6:50) ›››› “Toy Story 2” (1999, Children’s) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan ››› “Toy Story 3” (2010, Children’s) Voices of Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack. Animated. Woody, Toy Story That ››› “Arthur FREE 20 131 Cusack. Animated. Toys rescue Woody from a collector. Buzz and the rest of the toys are dumped in day care. Time Forgot Christmas” (2011) FSS 21 47 Driven Future Phenoms Women’s College Basketball UCLA at Oklahoma State. (N) (Live) 3 Wide Life Raceline In Search of Speed ACC All-Access (6:00) “Switched for Christmas” (2017, “Christmas in Evergreen” (2017, Romance) Ashley Williams, Teddy Sears, Barbara “Finding Santa” (2017, Romance) Jodie Sweetin. A woman rushes to find a St. Nick “My Christmas HALL 52 183 Drama) Candace Cameron Bure. Niven. A veterinarian wishes upon a snow globe for romance. replacement for a parade. Love” (2016) HGTV 39 112 Tiny House Tiny House Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home Dream Home House Hunters Hunters Int’l House Hunters Hunters Int’l Dream Home HIST 45 110 Ancient Aliens The end of Apollo. Ancient Aliens “The Other Earth” Ancient Aliens (:03) Ancient Aliens (:03) Ancient Aliens Ancient Aliens Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit When Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A Law & Order: Spe- ION 13 18 “Name” Remains of a missing boy. “Starved” Speed dating. a runaway teenage girl is beaten. school shooting leaves students dead. child molester possesses anthrax. cial Victims Unit Bring It! “Crossing the Line” Chrystianna Bring It! A Dollhouse heavy-hitter gets Bring It! “Hashtag Clapback” The Dancing (:02) The Rap Game “Catch Fire” The (:12) The Rap (:26) Bring It! (N) (12:01) Bring It! LIFE 50 145 stirs up trouble. injured. (N) Dolls prepare to battle. (N) rappers work with producer Zaytoven. Game (N) MSNBC 36 92 Hardball With Chris Matthews (N) All In With Chris Hayes (N) The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word The 11th Hour With Brian Williams (N) Rachel Maddow NICK 16 210 “Albert” (2016, Children’s) Full House Full House Full House Full House Fresh Prince Fresh Prince Friends Friends Friends SPIKE 64 153 Friends Friends Friends Friends ›››› “Forrest Gump” (1994) Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise. A slow-witted Southerner experiences 30 years of history. ››› “Men in Black” (1997, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino. Z Nation “Return to Mercy Labs” A dream ››› “Men in Black” (1997, Action) Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, Linda Fiorentino. Z Nation “Return to SYFY 58 152 Secret agents monitor extraterrestrial activity on Earth. leads the group to Mercy Labs. Secret agents monitor extraterrestrial activity on Earth. Mercy Labs” Seinfeld Jerry goes Seinfeld “The Re- The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang ELEAGUE The ELeague Cup: The Groups. Documenting “Rocket League”’s most ›› “Blade: Trinity” TBS 24 156 car shopping. verse Peephole” Theory Theory Theory Theory accomplished players as they compete at the highest level. (N) (2004) (6:30) ›› “Days of Glory” (1944, War) ››› “A Christmas Carol” (1951) Alastair Sim, Kathleen Harri- (:45) ››› “Scrooge” (1935) Seymour Hicks, Donald Calthrop. (:15) ›› “Lady in the Lake” (1946) Robert Montgomery. Philip TCM 49 186 Tamara Toumanova. son. A London miser meets cautionary spirits. Ghosts visit miserly Scrooge on Christmas Eve. Marlowe gets involved with murder, graft and women. TLC 43 157 90 Day Fiancé “Out of Nowhere” Nicole and Azan have a big fight. 90 Day Fiancé “Wake Up Call” Molly asks Luis to step up as a parent. 90 Day Fiancé Nicole and Azan have a big fight. Bones “The Don’t in the Do” A blue corpse ›› “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” (1999, Science Fiction) Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman. Young Anakin ›› “Star Wars: Attack of the Clones” (2002, Science Fiction) TNT 23 158 is found in a landfill. Skywalker begins to learn about the Force. (DVS) Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman. (DVS) TRUTV 38 129 Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers TV LAND 55 161 M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Mom Mom King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Modern Family Modern Family “A Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family Modern Family “Do USA 25 132 (DVS) Stereotypical Day” “Blindsided” (DVS) “Undeck the Halls” (DVS) (DVS) “White Christmas” “Grab It” “Sarge & Pea” It Yourself” WE 68 166 CSI: Miami “Tinder Box” Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (N) Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars (N) Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars CSI: Miami WGNA 8 172 M*A*S*H M*A*S*H “Kim” M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Rules/Engagement New season of ‘The Crown’ is a bit of a letdown

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH cape on “Once Upon a Time” (8 Her Majesty’s a pretty nice p.m., ABC, TV-PG). girl, but she doesn’t have a lot • A fight for Andy’s soul on to say. That Beatles lyric pret- “The Exorcist” (9 p.m., Fox, ty much sums up the prob- TV-14). lem, or at least the theme, of • Daisy courts doom on “The Crown” (TV-MA) season “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” two, now streaming on Netf- (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). lix. • Erin considers dropping To get right to the point, charges after a heroic act on “The Crown” is still beauti- “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, fully produced and wonder- TV-14). fully performed. But it’s a bit • The new series “Amazing- of a letdown from the bril- ness” (10:30 p.m., MTV, TV-14) liant first season. puts amateur talents on dis- The main reasons boil play. down to the absence of John Lithgow’s Winston Churchill and the fact that only two of SERIES NOTES 10 episodes revolve around Stranded in the Arctic on Princess Margaret (Vanessa “MacGyver” (8 p.m., CBS, TV- Kirby). If the aging Churchill 14) * As Rebecca improves, brought heft and poignancy Paula finds her roots on to the first season, Margaret “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” (8 p.m., provided the sizzle. CW, TV-14) * A biological Season two covers one of agent proves catching on “Ha- the bleaker periods of British waii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV- history, the years between ROBERT VIGLASKY / NETFLIX 14) * Jane enjoys her book the 1956 Suez Crisis that Queen Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) formally makes Philip (Matt Smith) a British prince in season two of “The tour on “Jane the Virgin” (9 ended the government of An- Crown,” now streaming on Netflix. p.m., CW, TV-14). thony Eden (Jeremy Northam) and the 1963 Profu- Jones (Matthew Goode). Foy will relinquish the role the 2017 dark comedy “El mo affair that brought down While “The Crown” tends to Olivia Colman (“Broad- Camino Christmas” (TV-MA). LATE NIGHT Prime Minister Harold Mac- to adhere to real history, its church”), who will play the Mark Hamill is booked on millan (Anton Lesser). chronology comes unstuck queen in season three. “The Late Show With Stephen Season two offers compel- when it depicts the Kennedy Even this somewhat disap- CULT CHOICE Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * ling accounts of the Duke assassination as happening pointing season provides a Alastair Sim stars as the Jimmy Fallon welcomes (Alex Jennings) and Duchess before the Profumo affair, feast for the eyes and offers miser Ebenezer Scrooge in Hugh Jackman and Luke (Lia Williams) of Windsor’s when the opposite is true. It much to consider. In many the 1951 Charles Dickens hol- Bryan on “The Tonight Show” sordid dealings with the also completely ignores the ways, “The Crown” has been iday classic “A Christmas (11:35 p.m., NBC) * “Jimmy Third Reich and of Prince fact that Kennedy had most one long meditation on Great Carol” (8 p.m., TCM), the best Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) Philip’s (Matt Smith) family’s certainly met the queen back Britain’s changing relation- adaptation of them all. is a repeat * John Oliver, Ra- ties to the Nazis as well. in the late 1930s, when his fa- ship to the world, particular- chel Bloom and Will Dorsey There is an entire sad episode ther, Joseph P. Kennedy, was ly in light of its loss of em- Jr. visit “Late Night With Seth devoted to Philip’s insistence the U.S. ambassador to the pire. Over 20 episodes, “The TONIGHT’S OTHER Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * that young Charles (Billy Jen- United Kingdom and an infa- Crown” has offered a long HIGHLIGHTS Mila Kunis, Jim Parsons and kins) suffer away at a spartan mous advocate of appeasing contemplation of diminishing • A terror-linked movie Sam Smith appear on “The prep school in Scotland. An- Hitler. power and the end of defer- studio may produce the Late Late Show With James Cor- other involves the royals’ re- “The Crown” shows how ence to “whiteness.” Much to wrong kind of bomb on den” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r). lationship with the Kennedys, the job reduced the still ponder in the current cli- “Blindspot” (8 p.m., NBC, TV- featuring Michael C. Hall young Queen Elizabeth mate. 14). Copyright 2017 (“Dexter”) as a woefully mis- (Claire Foy) to emotional reti- Also streaming on Netflix: • Victoria struggles to es- United Feature Syndicate cast JFK. cence. Her performances Season two offers a few often seem little more than a meager tastes of Margaret’s set of head tilts, sly smiles growing relationship with and widened eyes. Sometimes Free Speaking Programs London’s bohemian scene she appears more birdlike and her marriage to photog- than human — a regal cocka- Glenn Givens is an Attorney and Experienced Speaker who is off ering free speaking programs to local social, rapher Antony Armstrong- too. historical, civic, military, religious, school and business organizations with 15 or more meeting attendees. Is your organization looking for an upcoming speaker? We’re moving! Our new address is: 216 North Main Street, Suite 200 Glenn is off ering speaking programs for Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties on the following topics: 1. Wills and Dying without a Will; BB&T Bank Building (Corner of Main and Calhoun Streets) 2. Trusts and Distribution Planning and Avoiding Probate; and 3. Health and Financial Powers of Attorney and Living Wills. 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(N) (Live) Live PD “Live PD A&E 46 130 Riding along with law enforcement. No. 67” (N) -- 12.09.17” The Walking Dead Those who survive will (:05) The Walking Dead “The Well” A (:10) The Walking Dead “The Cell” A new (:10) The Walking Dead “Service” The remaining members in (:35) The Walking Dead “Go Getters” The AMC 48 180 be haunted. new, well-established community. group of survivors. Alexandria. group tries to find safety. ANPL 41 100 Cat vs. Dog Cat vs. Dog “I’m Afraid Of My Dog!” Cat vs. Dog Cat vs. Dog (N) (:01) Cat vs. Dog “Vampire Cats!” (12:01) Cat vs. Dog (5:00) ›› “Takers” (2010, Action) Matt ›› “The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift” (2006, Action) Lucas Black, Zachery Ty Bryan, Bow Wow. (:35) ››› “Django Unchained” (2012, Western) Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz. An BET 61 162 Dillon, Paul Walker, Idris Elba. Premiere. An American street racer takes on a Japanese champion. ex-slave and a German bounty hunter roam America’s South. The Real Housewives of Atlanta NeNe The Real Housewives of Atlanta Shereé ›› “The Break-Up” (2006, Romance-Comedy) Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Aniston. A ›› “The Break-Up” (2006) Vince Vaughn. A couple end their BRAVO 47 181 plans a soiree. reveals a shocking secret. couple end their relationship, but neither is willing to move. relationship, but neither is willing to move. CNBC 35 84 American Greed American Greed “Red Carpet Rip-Off” American Greed American Greed American Greed Bill Mastro rigs bids. American Greed CNN 3 80 CNN Newsroom With Ana Cabrera (N) CNN Special Report The Nineties “Isn’t it Ironic?” The Nineties “The One About TV” A wide range of television shows. The Nineties (6:50) ›› “Tommy Boy” (1995, Comedy) Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy. ›› “Tommy Boy” (1995, Comedy) Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy. An ›› “Happy Gilmore” (1996) Adam Sandler. A powerful swing COM 57 136 An heir tries to save his father’s business. heir tries to save his father’s business. convinces a hockey player he can join the PGA tour. Jessie Bunk’d “Home Alone: The Holiday Heist” (2012, Children’s) Malcolm (:40) Stuck in the Middle The family (:35) Bizaardvark Walk the Prank MECH-X4 “Versus K.C. Undercover DISN 18 200 McDowell, Debi Mazar, Edward Asner. travels to Florida. the Dark Night” DSC 42 103 Moonshiners “Moonshiners xXxmas” Street Outlaws “Memphis, Racing and Fighting” The 405 heads to Memphis. (N) Street Outlaws “Lonestar Smackdown” Street Outlaws ESPN 26 35 (6:30) SportsCenter (N) (Live) Heisman Trophy Presentation (N) (Live) Boxing Guillermo Rigondeaux vs. Vasyl Lomanchenko. From Madison Square Garden in New York. (N) (Live) SportsCenter (N) ESPN2 27 39 College Basketball College Basketball West Virginia at Pittsburgh. (N) (Live) College Basketball Alabama at Arizona. (N) (Live) College Basketball FOOD 40 109 Cajun Aces (N) Cajun Aces (N) Cake Wars Cake Wars Cake Wars Cake Wars Cake Wars FOXN 37 90 Fox Report (N) Watters’ World (N) Justice With Judge Jeanine (N) The Greg Gutfeld Show (N) Watters’ World Justice Judge (6:25) ››› “The Santa Clause” (1994) Tim Allen, Judge (:35) › “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause” (2006) Tim Allen, Martin Short. (:45) ››› “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” (1989, Comedy) Chevy FREE 20 131 Reinhold. An adman takes over for fallen Santa. Jack Frost wants to freeze Santa out of the North Pole. Chase. A traditional Griswold yuletide backfires in comic fashion. FSS 21 47 Hawks Pregame NBA Basketball Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks. From Philips Arena in Atlanta. (N) (Live) Hawks Postgame SportsMoney NBA Basketball Orlando Magic at Atlanta Hawks. (6:00) “Coming Home for Christmas” “The Christmas Cottage” (2017, Drama) Merritt Patterson, Steve Lund. Premiere. A “Marry Me at Christmas” (2017, Romance) Rachel Skarsten, Trevor Donovan, Crys- “The Nine Lives of HALL 52 183 (2017, Romance) Danica McKellar. cynical designer decorates the romantic Christmas cottage. tal Lowe. Wedding planner unexpectedly falls for the bride’s brother. Christmas” (2014) HGTV 39 112 Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s Property Brothers at Home: Drew’s House Hunters Renovation (N) House Hunters Hunters Int’l Property Brothers HIST 45 110 (5:00) ››› “Fury” (2014) Brad Pitt. ›› “Windtalkers” (2002) Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach. A Marine protects a Navajo code transmitter in World War II. (:03) Knightfall (DVS) (12:04) Windtalkers “A Firehouse Christmas” (2016, Romance) Anna Hutchison, Marcus Rosner, Anita “Runaway Christmas Bride” (2017, Romance) Cindy Busby, Travis Milne, Christos “Back to Christmas” (2014) Kelly Overton. A woman travels ION 13 18 Brown. A woman tests her soon-to-be ex-husband’s new relationship. Shaw. Premiere. A runaway bride meets a ski patrol rescuer at a resort. back to the Christmas before her wedding. (5:00) ›› “The Holiday” (2006) Cameron “Christmas in Mississippi” (2017, Romance) Jana Kramer, Wes Brown, Faith Ford. (:15) “The Christmas Gift” (2015, Drama) Michelle Trachtenberg, Sterling Suleiman, (12:01) “Christmas LIFE 50 145 Diaz, Kate Winslet. Premiere. Holly finds love when she returns to her hometown. Rick Fox. A journalist searches for a childhood “Secret Santa.” in Mississippi” MSNBC 36 92 The Rachel Maddow Show The Last Word The 11th Hour With Brian Williams Lockup: San Quentin- Extended Stay Lockup: San Quentin- Extended Stay San Quentin NICK 16 210 Henry Danger The Thundermans Game Shakers Nicky, Ricky Full House Full House Full House Full House Friends Friends Friends SPIKE 64 153 Cops Cops Bellator MMA Live (N) (Live) (:15) Bellator Kickboxing (Taped) (12:15) Cops (6:00) ›› “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (2013) Dwayne Johnson. ››› “Thor” (2011, Action) Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins. Cast out of Asgard, the Futurama “Rebirth” Futurama “In-A- Futurama “Attack of SYFY 58 152 Threats from within the government jeopardize the G.I. Joes. Norse god lands on Earth. (DVS) Gadda-Da-Leela” the Killer App” How the Grinch The Elf on the The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Full Frontal With Search Party Search Party TBS 24 156 Stole Christmas Shelf: An Elf’s Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Samantha Bee “Paranoia” “Obsession” (6:00) ››› “The Far Country” (1955) ››› “Woman of the Year” (1942, Comedy) Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy. ››› “Jezebel” (1938, Drama) Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent. A New “The Secret Life of TCM 49 186 James Stewart, Ruth Roman. Sportswriter weds columnist whose career comes first. (DVS) Orleans belle makes her fiance jealous. (DVS) Walter Mitty” TLC 43 157 Say Yes to the Dress Say Yes to the Dress Say Yes to the Dress Say Yes to the Dress Say Yes to the Dress Say Yes, Dress (4:54) ›› “Star Wars: Attack of the ››› “Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith” (2005, Science Fiction) Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen. Anakin (:05) ›››› “Star Wars: A New Hope” (1977) Mark Hamill. TNT 23 158 Clones” (2002) Ewan McGregor. Skywalker joins the dark side and becomes Darth Vader. (DVS) Young Luke Skywalker battles evil Darth Vader. TRUTV 38 129 Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Hack My Life Hack My Life Hack My Life Hack My Life Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers TV LAND 55 161 The Golden Girls The Golden Girls Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Mom Mom King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens NCIS “Silent Night” Suspect is presumed ›››› “It’s a Wonderful Life” (1946, Comedy-Drama) James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore. An angel saves a dis- NCIS “Semper Fidelis” The death of an Damnation “Sam USA 25 132 dead. (DVS) traught businessman from suicide. (DVS) ICE agent. (DVS) Riley’s Body” WE 68 166 Law & Order Autistic dies after therapy. Law & Order “Bad Faith” Law & Order Murders seem unrelated. Law & Order Slain psychiatrist is found. Law & Order “Pride” Law & Order WGNA 8 172 M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H “Tuttle” M*A*S*H Christmas offerings old, new and traditional BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH contemporary vintage can and diplomacy on “Madam Sec- It’s beginning to look a lot enjoy or endure a repeat of retary” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). like plagiarism! Lifetime con- “Frozen” (8 p.m. Sunday, ABC) tinues its efforts to imitate featuring the voices of Kristen Hallmark with “Christmas in Mis- Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan CULT CHOICE sissippi” (8 p.m. Saturday), an Groff, Josh Gad and Santino Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman oft-told tale of a woman of a Fontana. Inspired by Hans and Billy Zane star in the 1989 certain age who returns to her Christian Andersen’s fable thriller “Dead Calm” (8 p.m. small town only to realize what “The Snow Queen,” this film Sunday, Cinemax). Based on a and who she’s been missing all was launched four Thanksgiv- book of the same name by these years. ing seasons ago and became an Charles Williams, which Orson “The Christmas Trap” (10 p.m.) immediate hit. Welles tried to adapt into a 1963 follows, a short, 10-minute of- The 2013 success of “Frozen” film called “The Deep.” Like fering about a soon-to-divorce taught me that I know abso- many of Welles’ later efforts, couple getting stuck on an ele- lutely nothing about movies that movie was never finished. vator during mistletoe season, aimed at children. I remember COURTESY OF LIFETIME leading to a repeat of the 2015 seeing a coming attraction for Jana Kramer, left, stars as Holly and Wes Brown as Mike in “Christmas bauble “The Christmas Gift” it and wondering just who in Mississippi,” premiering at 8 p.m. Saturday on Lifetime. SATURDAY SERIES (10:15 p.m.). would go see a film about win- Daddy issues on “Will & In “The Christmas Cottage” (8 ter during December. Grace” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * p.m., Hallmark), a crabby inte- “Frozen” buffs will probably children. “Jeffrey MacDonald: • The 90-minute documenta- Blink on the brink on “The Gift- rior decorator agrees to fix up a want to stick around for “En- People Magazine Investigates” (10 ry “Music on the Road” (10 p.m., ed” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Re- honeymoon getaway for her core!” (10 p.m. Sunday, ABC, TV- p.m. Sunday, ID, TV-14) follows. Fuse) takes a cross-country opening day on “Superstore” friend and finds herself snow- PG). Combining music, memo- trip to introduce emerging art- (8:30 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * bound with the bride’s hunky ries and unrequited crushes, ists in a variety of genres. Down Mexico way on “Lethal brother. This leads rather logi- “Encore!” reunites casts of SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Weapon” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). cally to “Marry Me at Christmas” high school musicals from de- • North Pole non-conformists (10 p.m., Hallmark). cades’ past and asks perform- only find themselves after a SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS Not to be outdone, ION airs ers to reprise their old roles visit to the Island of Misfit Toys • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” SUNDAY SERIES the 2016 romance “A Firehouse and rekindle the magic as they in the 1964 holiday treat “Ru- (7 p.m., CBS): profiles of Vladi- Online celebrity can be mur- Christmas” (7 p.m.) and the 2017 re-stage their performances dolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” (8 mir Putin critic Alexei Naval- der on “Wisdom of the Crowd” (8 ski-patrol rom-com “Runaway under the coaching of Broad- p.m., CBS, TV-G). ny and actor Donald Suther- p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Bart goes Christmas Bride” (9 p.m.). way directors, choreographers • Jimmy Durante narrates land. missing on “The Simpsons” (8 Freeform continues its and voice coaches. If there is a the 1969 cartoon “Frosty the • The Pittsburgh Steelers p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * A Christ- Christmas Countdown with reality TV approach to “Glee,” Snowman” (9 p.m., CBS), fol- and Baltimore Ravens meet in mas thief strikes on an hour- “The Santa Clause” (6:25 p.m.) this is it. Executive producer lowed by “Frosty Returns” (9:30 “Sunday Night Football” (8:20 long helping of “Bob’s Burgers” from 1994 and the 2006 sequel, Kristen Bell (“Frozen”) also ap- p.m.). p.m., NBC). (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Ven- “The Santa Clause 3: The Escape pears and helps the old players • A new episode of “Cat vs. • Claire evades an old enemy geance on Embassy Row on Clause” (8:35 p.m.). “Clause” get reacquainted. Dog” (10 p.m., Animal Planet) on the season finale of “Out- “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m., CBS, star Tim Allen can also be seen • Christmas is not the only features pantry pests. lander” (8 p.m., Starz, TV-MA). TV-14) * Peter loses his holiday in the 2017 comedy “El Camino hotly anticipated event inspir- • Sir Elton John, Stephen • Stories converge on the spirit on “Family Guy” (9:30 Christmas,” now streaming on ing programming. Those who Fry, Carey Mulligan, Robbie midseason finale of “The Walk- p.m., Fox, TV-14). Netflix. can’t wait for the Friday open- Williams and Pink appear on ing Dead” (9 p.m., AMC, TV- It has absolutely nothing to ing of “Star Wars: The Last “The Graham Norton Show” (10 MA). Copyright 2017 do with Christmas, but ABC Jedi” can catch the 1983 thriller p.m., BBC America, TV-14). • Elizabeth mixes Christmas United Feature Syndicate will air the 1964 musical “Mary “Star Wars: Return of the Jedi” (7 Poppins” (8 p.m. Saturday, p.m. Sunday, TNT); the 1977 TV-G) as part of its holiday an- fantasy “Close Encounters of the ticipation. The film’s sole link Third Kind” (8 p.m. Sunday, to Christmas is that it stars TCM); the 1953 Ray Bradbury Julie Andrews, who starred the adaptation “It Came From Outer very next year in the 1965 musi- Space” (10 p.m. Sunday, TCM); cal “The Sound of Music.” That or the 2016 adventure “Star movie has nothing to do with Wars: Rogue One,” now stream- 2017-18 Christmas, either, but it’s been ing on Netflix. part of ABC’s holiday pro- • “White House Christmas DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF TOMMY MIMS gramming for decades. 2017” (6 p.m. Sunday, HGTV) “Music” will air next Sunday, follows designer Alison Victo- Dec. 17. ria and the White House staff • Perhaps the most frequent- on a room-by-room tour of the ly aired Christmas movie of Executive Residence, explain- them all, the 1946 Frank Capra ing this year’s decor theme — fantasy “It’s a Wonderful Life” (8 “Time-Honored Traditions” — p.m. Saturday, USA) stars and offering a peek at the Blue James Stewart, Donna Reed Room Christmas tree and the and Lionel Barrymore. For building of the renowned 350- years, NBC had aired this once pound gingerbread White overexposed favorite exclusive- House. ly — and rather sparingly, at • The 2017 drama “Final Vi- that. But it will appear four sion” (8 p.m. Sunday, ID, TV-14) times on USA between now revisits the prosecution of Please Mail To: The Sumter Item/Fireside Fund Or Drop Off At The Item and next Saturday. Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald for PO Box 1677 • Sumter, SC 29150 36 W. Liberty Street • Fans of musicals of a more the 1979 murder of his wife and C6 | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2017 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM BIZARRO SOUP TO NUTZ

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