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light of the teach- tion season to hire new teach- Koumas said the district ob- Koumas said. Board plans to travel er shortage in the ers. tained some state funding to Hamm has said previous- country for job fairs district and According to John Kou- help with recruiting now and ly that teacher retention is across the state. mas, the district’s executive will be traveling this spring to a good recruitment strate- BY BRUCE MILLS In the fall, act- director of human resourc- several job fairs at various gy, and the district’s Board [email protected] ing Superinten- es, six new full-time teach- colleges and also traveling to of Trustees approved a mo- dent Debbie ers have been hired since Pennsylvania and Michigan tion at its meeting Monday HAMM Sumter School District is Hamm said the the beginning of December. for recruitment. to allow her to develop and pursuing several initiatives to district would be There are still 43 teaching “Our department is doing implement a new employee fill classroom positions, ac- trying to take advantage of position vacancies, he said things outside the box now to cording to district staff, in the December college gradua- Thursday. help with our recruiting,” SEE TEACHERS, PAGE A11 Mother: ‘I don’t want her to be forgotten’

Woman is still searching for daughter after Stacy Renee Lester has been 8 years missing missing since 2009. She was last seen at Tuomey Regional Medical BY ADRIENNE SARVIS Center on Aug. 9, 2009. “I’m [email protected] holding out hope that Stacy left to live a better life,” her mother, A Sumter mother is asking Ruby Lester, said. the public to look past her daughter’s flaws as she and her family continue to search for Stacy Renee Lester, who has been missing for eight years. Stacy lived a high-risk lifestyle, but she was more than her addiction, Ruby Lester, Stacy’s mother, said. Ruby last saw Stacy — her youngest child — on Ruby’s birthday on July 31, 2009. Ruby’s oldest daughter asked her to pick up Stacy from Manning Avenue and bring her to her house. After locating Stacy in the ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM area, Ruby had a difficult time The missing person case file and poster for Stacy Renee Lester is seen at Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. convincing her daughter to get in the car. man a ride, but Ruby refused. scruffy, which was unusual Stacy was reported missing they did not want to add any She was with some guy, She told Stacy she had to go to because she always made three months later. more stress. Ruby said. He was short work and that she would give sure to look presentable, Ruby fell ill after July 31 “Nobody had heard from and had a hat pulled down Stacy a ride to her sister’s Ruby said. Stacy was also and had a heart attack in Sep- her,” Ruby said. over his face, and he didn’t house. anxious when she got in the tember, and she stayed in the Stacy has disappeared for get close enough to the ve- After an argument, Stacy car, she said. hospital in October after hav- days at a time to Myrtle Beach hicle to get a good look, she got into the car but got out Ruby searched the area for ing triple bypass surgery. or Conway, but she always said. and walked away while they her daughter but left and She asked her five other stayed in contact, she said. Stacy asked her mother to were stopped on Main Street. went to work after getting children about Stacy, and they give her and the unknown Stacy looked pretty frustrated. told her she was fine because SEE MISSING, PAGE A11 A success story below the clouds Business, community leaders form motivational job-search ‘Dream Team’

BY BRUCE MILLS Williams decided to maintain his Jamaican citi- [email protected] zenship. That meant to work here, he had to first obtain a work permit. At times, we all need a little help to get over Williams earned that permit in April 2017 and life’s hurdles. was looking forward to finding work in the elec- That was the case for Garfield Williams when trical field. he moved to Sumter in late 2016 from his native However, today’s typical job hunting tech- Jamaica. niques — which often initially involve online job Williams, his wife, Althia, and their two chil- applications followed by phone calls with imper- dren moved here permanently from Kingston in sonal recruiters — didn’t work into Williams’ November 2016 after his wife obtained a multi- favor. BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM year contract school teaching position in Gree- It took a connection to a group of local busi- Sumter City Councilman and “Dream Team” member Calvin Hastie, leyville in Williamsburg County. ness leaders with the desire to give back to the left, shakes hands with Garfield Williams on Friday at Hastie Law Firm, An experienced electrician by trade in his 7 E. Hampton Ave. homeland with a desire to one day move back, SEE TEAM, PAGE A11

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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Body with gunshot wounds discovered Identified as 34-year old Jarvis Omar Rush BY ADRIENNE SARVIS [email protected]

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 34-year-old Sum- ter man after his body was found with apparent gunshot wounds near East Red Bay Road on Saturday morning. The man was identified as Jarvis Omar Rush, according to Sumter County Coroner Robbie Baker. Deputies found Rush’s Cases of the flu are already widespread this year locally and throughout the United States. body on East Newberry Ave- nue about 10:30 a.m. The shooting appeared to have taken place hours before the body was discovered, states a With harsh flu season, doctors news release. Rush’s family has been no- tified, and an autopsy is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. on Monday in Newberry. say best answer is still vaccine Anyone with information is asked to call the sheriff’s BY KAYLA ROBINS The Australian flu season is winding office’s investigative office at [email protected] READ MORE down as the flu season in the northern (803) 436-2011, or give tips For more on the flu and its effects on hemisphere picks up," Brant said. anonymously to Crime Stop- Amid a harsh flu season that is being patient visits in the U.S., go to page A4. The issue with making an effective pers at (803) 436-2718 or complicated by a shortage of IV bags vaccine is that the virus mutates and 1-888-CRIMESC. Information being produced in hurricane-ravaged has dozens of strains, according the leading to an arrest could re- Puerto Rico, health care officials are The CDC reported widespread influ- The Associated Press, and it can cross sult in a cash reward. reminding Sumter County that getting enza activity in 46 states by the end of back and forth between other animals a flu shot remains important. 2017 and more than 32,000 confirmed and humans, creating the potential for cases between Oct. 1 and Dec. 30. a new, lethal strain. WHAT IS THE FLU? "The predominant strain this year is It takes about two weeks for the im- Influenza is caused by a virus that at- the H3N2, which caused 20,000 deaths mune system to respond after the vac- LOCAL BRIEFS tacks the upper respiratory tract — the in 2012-13 and 2014-15 flu seasons," cine, Brant said. FROM STAFF REPORTS nose, throat and bronchi and some- Brant said. Still, he said, it is never too late to get times the lungs — according to the He said the center is seeing a rising a flu shot. Clarendon DSS moves World Health Organization. number of flu cases but that, "so far, If symptoms begin to appear, a doc- Symptoms include fever, headache, none have been serious." tor can prescribe Tamiflu within 48 to to its new location coughing, sore throat, muscle and body Many hospitals are struggling to se- 72 hours of their onset to have a The South Carolina Depart- aches and fatigue. The infection usual- cure enough IV bags to help treat pa- chance of shortening the length of ill- ment of Social Services in ly lasts about a week, but it can last tients because many of the factories ness. Clarendon County has moved longer and be more severe. that produce them are in Puerto Rico, "It does not appear to reduce the its offices to a new location, It is contagious from person to per- which is still recovering from Hurri- rates of admission to the hospital, nor which will open on Tuesday. son through sneezing and coughing cane Maria. the rates of pneumonia," Brant said. The new address is 234 Com- and even talking in close proximity. Sumter Family Health Center is not merce St., Manning SC 29102. Children and the elderly are especial- affected by that crisis, Brant said, be- WHAT ARE THE BEST PREVENTION All phone numbers remain ly susceptible to the flu and to stronger cause it does not offer IV fluids at its METHODS? the same. symptoms. facility. If an illness is severe enough to The CDC reports that only about All DDS offices will be require fluids, patients go to a hospital. every four of 10 adults in the U.S. gets a closed statewide on Monday WHAT MAKES THIS YEAR A 'BAD' FLU vaccine each year. for the Martin Luther King Jr. SEASON? WHAT DOES IT MEAN THAT "The best way to stay healthy is to holiday. Cases of the flu are already more VACCINATIONS ARE NOT AS get immunized for the flu," Brant said. widespread this year compared to a EFFECTIVE SOME YEARS? "Careful hand washing and staying out SAFE gives more than "relatively mild" 2016-17 season, said Accurate reports of the effectiveness of crowds during the flu season is also $1M to members Russell Brant, chief medical officer at of the flu vaccine can only be obtained helpful. It is important to know that Sumter Family Health Center. at the end of the flu season, Brant said, the flu vaccine can never cause a per- Members of SAFE Federal The peak months in the U.S. are typi- but the usual effectiveness rate is son to get the flu, nor is it 100 percent Credit Union received annual cally December through February, around 40 percent. effective at preventing the flu, but the bonus dividends and interest though cases can be found as late as "However, in Australia, it was report- vaccine is the best and safest way of rebates on Dec. 31 totaling May, according to the CDC. ed as only 10 percent effective this year. controlling the flu that we have." more than $1 million, based on their account usage. Deposit accounts, including certificates, received a 12 percent bonus based on dividends 1st trial date set in state lawsuit over opioid epidemic received in 2017. Loan accounts (except credit cards) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The first State Attorney General Mike Hunter ine's office says other states that are received a 3 percent rebate trial date has been set for a lawsuit by says a judge has granted his request suing are Alaska, Kentucky, Louisiana, based on total interest paid in a state against pharmaceutical compa- for a May 28, 2019, trial date for the Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New 2017. nies over the opioid epidemic. lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, Aller- Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, SAFE has paid more than Oklahoma is one of at least 13 states gan, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Teva Ohio, South Carolina and Washington $30 million in bonus dividends that have filed lawsuits against drug- Pharmaceuticals and several of their state. and interest rebates to its makers, alleging fraudulent marketing subsidiaries. Lawsuits by Native American tribes members over the last 20 of drugs that fueled the opioid epidem- The companies deny wrongdoing. and dozens of local governments are years. ic. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeW- also pending.

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The Associated Press ‘It will be transformational. nied needed coverage because of tech- “It is critical that key decisions re- nicalities and challenging new paper- garding eligibility, coverage, benefits, FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky be- Something we have not work. Lawsuits are expected as individ- delivery system reforms, federal Med- came the first state to require many of ual states roll out work requirements. icaid spending and other important its Medicaid recipients to work to re- seen in America in a Bevin has dubbed the new program aspects of these demonstrations are ceive coverage, part of an unprece- Kentucky Helping to Engage and transparent, accountable and in line dented change to the nation’s largest quarter century.’ Achieve Long Term Health, or Ken- with congressional intent,” wrote Rep. health insurance program under the tucky HEALTH. It is expected to begin Frank Pallone of New Jersey and Sen. Trump administration. MATT BEVIN in July. Ron Wyden of Oregon. The Centers for Medicare and Med- “Overall, CMS believes that Ken- Created in 1965 for families on welfare icaid Services announced the approval Republican governor of Kentucky tucky HEALTH has been designed to and low-income seniors, Medicaid now on Friday. The change will require empower individuals to improve their covers more than 70 million people, or adults between the ages of 19 and 64 to health and well-being,” CMS Principal about 1 in 5 Americans. The federal- complete 80 hours per month of “com- what we are doing is an insult to the Deputy Administrator Demetrios L. state collaboration has become the na- munity engagement” to keep their people of Kentucky,” Bevin said. Kouzoukas wrote in a letter announc- tion’s largest health insurance program. coverage. That includes getting a job, Bevin expects the changes to save ing the change. There are many exemptions to the going to school, taking a job training the state more than $300 million over Democratic U.S. Rep. John Yarmuth work requirement, including the course and community service. the next five years. But he also esti- called the changes “dangerous and ir- “medically frail,” a broad term that in- The decision marks a dramatic shift mated as many as 95,000 people could responsible.” cludes people suffering from chronic for Kentucky, which embraced former lose their Medicaid benefits, either be- “The Trump administration has alcohol and drug abuse in a state that President Barack Obama’s Affordable cause they did not comply with the agreed to end health coverage for has been one of the hardest hit by the Care Act under its last governor, a new rules or they lose their eligibility 95,000 Kentuckians,” Yarmuth said. opioid epidemic. Democrat, and won praise for posting because they make too much money. “Make no mistake: People will die be- Other exemptions include pregnant some of the largest gains in getting its “It will be transformational,” Bevin cause of this.” women, full-time students, former fos- residents insured. Republican Gov. said at a news conference. “Something Calling the Trump administration’s ter care youth, primary caregivers of Matt Bevin, who was elected in 2015, we have not seen in America in a waivers “unprecedented,” two senior dependents (limited to one per house- said Friday that the state consistently quarter century.” congressional Democrats who work hold) and people diagnosed with “an ranks near the bottom of the country Advocates for the poor have said on Medicaid issues asked the nonpar- acute medical condition that would in health outcomes. work requirements will become one tisan Government Accountability Of- prevent them from complying with the “The idea we should keep doing more hoop for low-income people to fice to review the government’s deci- requirements.” Facebook will edit feeds to bring less news, more sharing

BY BARBARA ORTUTAY companies and more from AP Technology Writer people. There will be fewer videos, which Facebook con- NEW YORK — Facebook is siders “passive.” People will changing what its users will likely spend less time on see to highlight posts they Facebook as a result, the are most likely to engage company says. with and make time spent on That’s because even if peo- social media more “meaning- ple read such content on ful.” Facebook, they don’t neces- By cutting back on items sarily comment or interact that Facebook users tend to with it in other ways. passively consume, the But Facebook gave scant change could hurt news orga- details about how it would nizations and other business- define what’s “meaningful.” es that rely on Facebook to The changes could shrink share their content. the social media giant’s role The idea is to help users to as a major news source for AP FILE PHOTO connect with people they care many people. Conference workers speak in front of a demo booth in April 2017 at Facebook’s annual F8 developer con- about, not make them feel de- “It’s in the same direction ference in San Jose, California. Facebook said Thursday that it is tweaking what people see to make their pressed and isolated. that Facebook has been pur- time on it more “meaningful.” The changes come as Facebook faces criticism that social media can make “The research shows that suing for a while: offering a people feel depressed and isolated. when we use social media to place for discussion among connect with people we care individuals, a community criticized for creating “filter ble” effect or not. “We won’t from abuse and hate, defend- about, it can be good for our space, rather than being a bubbles,” the echo chambers know until we see what hap- ing against interference by well-being,” Facebook CEO news source,” said Oh Se-uk, of friends and like-minded pens.” nation states or making sure Mark Zuckerberg wrote in a a senior researcher on digital people whose views are rein- The changes come after a that time spent on Facebook post Thursday. news at the Korea Press forced by their friends’ posts tough year for Facebook that is time well spent,” he wrote. “We can feel more connect- Foundation. on the platform. included congressional hear- Tweaking users’ feeds may ed and less lonely, and that “It wants people who have The company says that’s ings on how Russia used it to cause the social media plat- correlates with long-term been friends to become even similar to how people make influence the 2016 U.S. elec- form to lose some of its luster measures of happiness and closer, to have deeper discus- friends and interact with tions. Former executives and for content producers or health. On the other hand, sions (on Facebook). Traffic each other offline. Facebook Facebook investors have spo- media companies, especially passively reading articles or to news media’s websites via says its research shows that ken out about how it and video makers that cannot watching videos — even if Facebook will likely fall,” he users are exposed to more di- other social media sites make money on Facebook re- they’re entertaining or infor- said. vergent views on its platform might be hurting rather than gardless of how many of mative — may not be as The move will not affect ad- than they would be other- helping society and users’ their videos go viral, said good.” vertisements — users will wise, but that’s hard to verify psyches. Cho Sodam, founder of Dot- Shares of Facebook slid continue to see the same ads independently because the Last week, Zuckerberg said face, a youth-oriented media more than 5 percent to they have before, “meaning- company is cautious about his “personal challenge” for startup based in Seoul, South $177.31 in premarket trading ful” or not. But businesses providing data to outsiders. 2018 (something he’s done Korea. Friday after the change was that use Facebook to connect Oh, the researcher at Korea every year since 2009) will be “No matter how well we do unveiled. with their customers without Press Foundation, said it was to fix Facebook. on Facebook and how great Under the revised regime, paying for ads will also feel too early to say whether the “Facebook has a lot of our videos are, making high- there will be fewer posts from the pain. latest measure would rein- work to do — whether it’s quality videos itself does not brands, pages and media Facebook has long been force Facebook’s “filter bub- protecting our community bring us any profit,” Cho said. AffordAble Tree Trimming & removAl Commercial Parking Lot and Residential Tree Lifting Professional & Dependable

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NEW YORK — Flu is now widespread in every state except Hawaii, but the good news is the season appears to already be peaking. It’s been a rough few weeks: Hospi- tals have set up tents to handle patient overflow. Doctors are putting in double and triple shifts. Ambulances have been sidelined while paramedics waited to drop off patients. “This morning, I couldn’t stand up. I was really weak,” said Margaret Sha- fer, who went to a Seattle emergency room this week after a bout with the flu was followed by pneumonia. But an update out Friday from the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- vention shows patient traffic for flu is no longer skyrocketing the way it was in December. “It looks like it’s starting to level out,” said the CDC’s Lynnette Bram- mer, who oversees flu tracking. Still, flu is unpredictable. “I don’t know where it will end up,” she added. Many flu seasons don’t really get going until around Christmas and don’t crescendo until February. That’s how last year’s flu season played out. PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS This season got off to an early start, Donnie Cardenas recovers from the flu at the Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, California, on Wednesday. The San Diego County and cases surged over the holidays. resident said he was battling a heavy cough for days before a spike in his temperature sent him into the emergency room. Patients who went to the ER at Palo- mar Medical Center Escondido, north Hospitalizations of the elderly are of San Diego, then had to wait as long climbing. So far they’re not shooting as nine hours. The hospital this week up quite like they did in 2014-2015, but took down a tent it used to handle the health officials are watching the num- overflow but is still seeing a lot of pa- bers closely. tients with fevers, aches, chills and The CDC estimates there are tens of other flu symptoms. thousands of deaths each year from “We’re having to treat people in hall- flu and pneumonia. ways, in chairs, wherever we have One suburban San Diego case shows space,” said Michelle Gunnett, the di- how serious the flu can be. Jennifer rector of emergency services. Burrough and her family didn’t get flu There’s a tent in place at Kaweah shots this year after hearing reports Delta Medical Center in the Central that suggested it might not work very California city of Visalia, where doc- well this season. tors this week have been pulling dou- Her 12-year-old son came home with ble and triple shifts to keep up. Ana Martinez, a medical assistant at the the bug around the holidays, then her “It’s like a MASH unit,” said Dr. Ed Sea Mar Community Health Center, gives two youngest kids got sick, and she Hirsch, the hospital’s chief medical of- ous for causing severe illness, and flu a patient a flu shot Thursday in Seattle. did, too. They all recovered quickly. ficer. viruses spread around the world. Pre- But her 48-year-old Navy veteran hus- In Chicago, paramedics have been liminary estimates suggested the vac- Americans sick, primarily H3N2. How band, Shawn Burrough, landed in the forced to wait at ERs with patients for cine barely worked there, and the U.S. well it is working won’t be known hospital. There, he had trouble breath- as long as two hours for an open spot. was again facing the same H3N2 virus until next month, but it’s expected to ing, and his kidneys started shutting That means the ambulances can’t be with the same flu shot. be better than the 10 percent Australia down. He was medically sedated and used for other calls, said Larry Lang- That virus caused one of the worst reported. put on a breathing machine. ford, a spokesman for the city’s fire U.S. flu seasons in recent years, 2014- The report out Friday shows flu and “We didn’t figure it would be like department. 15, when the vaccine was a poor pneumonia deaths crept up last week this,” said Jennifer Burrough. “You What had some people worried about match. It was back last winter, but the to push flu to an epidemic level. Flu don’t expect to wake up with sniffles this U.S. flu season was the bad season vaccine was a better fit. reaches that threshold most winters, and two days later find yourself in a last year in Australia. That country Health officials say this year’s shot even during seasons that are not con- medically induced coma. It was rapid, was hit hard by a flu bug that’s notori- targets the strains that are making sidered particularly bad. just rapid.”

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“Bug Spot” by Amanda Cox, winner of the Sumter Artists’ Guild Show, is among several of her paintings in the Sumter Artists’ Guild Winners Show opening Thursday at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. Works by all the winners will be exhibited. PHOTOS PROVIDED

Sumter Artists’ Guild Winners Show to open Solo exhibit by Laura Spong also at gallery

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he Sumter County Gallery of Art will open two exhibitions Thursday with a 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. reception at the gallery, T200 Hasell St. The much-anticipated Sumter Artists’ Guild Winners Show and a solo exhibition titled “Once in Green Moon” by Columbia artist Laura Spong will remain in the gallery through Feb. 16. The 91-year-old Spong is known primarily for her abstract expressionistic paintings, although she also painted still lifes, urban landscapes and figura- tive works, mainly in the 1950s. In the last several years, Spong has dramatically increased her reputation in South Carolina and beyond with a series of solo exhibitions and several group shows, including a retrospective at the University of South Carolina’s McMaster Gallery. Spong’s work is in Laura Spong, abstract expressionist painter, is shown in her Columbia studio. An exhibition of her work will open Thursday at the many important institutional collec- Sumter County Gallery of Art. ”Once in a Green Moon,” below, also the title of Spong’s solo exhibition in Sumter, is shown. Spong has tions including the S.C. State Art Col- been painting for several decades, and her prestige continues to grow. lection, Greenville County Museum of Art and the S.C. State Museum as well show, is one of the gallery’s most pop- as many private collections. ular exhibitions of the year. The 2018 In an article in The State newspaper Guild Winners Show promises to be a in 2016 on the eve of Spong’s 90th birth- strong one. The judge for the Artists’ day and an accompanying exhibition Guild Show was Virginia Scotchie, a “Laura Spong at 90: Six Decades in ceramic artist and head of ceramics at Painting,” Erin Shaw wrote “Spong has the University of South Carolina in been painting regularly since the 1950s. Columbia, who has exhibited her work At nearly 90, she is the grande dame of extensively throughout the U.S. and Vista Studios, a slight yet spry woman abroad and received numerous awards who still paints five days a week, usual- — and she made some excellent choic- ly following a daily walk.” es. Spong first became interested in art First-place winner was Amanda while taking a few drawing courses at Cox, former SCGA Art Education di- Vanderbilt University in her home state rector and now the art instructor at of Tennessee. Other than classes here Crosswell Drive Elementary, for her and there, Spong remains largely self- opening reception and will give a gal- reads, in part: large landscape “Bug Spot”; third- taught. Becoming a full-time artist in lery talk on Spong’s work. I play. place winner Napoleon “Brad” Brad- her 60s didn’t allow time to train under Many of Spong’s paintings are bright I am like a child on the floor with ford for his moving mixed-media piece an expert. And that’s OK. “Had I had and bold — swaths of vermilion, tur- blocks. “Vietnamese-American Orphan”; hon- more training, I think I might have quoise and Kelly greens. She eschews Arranging, rearranging, orable mention winners, Denise L. ended up painting like someone else,” straight lines in favor of squiggles, Adding, subtracting, Greer, Jim Wade and Jeanie Moore; she said. “And the most important which she makes in loose strokes wield- Delighting in the shapes, and Peoples’ Choice award winner thing to me is to feel like I’m painting ing a paint pen like an oversized cray- forms, Halimah Shah. Second-place winner like myself. I did not have a natural gift, on. The challenge of abstraction, she textures, Michael Broadway moved to Virginia but I just loved doing it,” she said. says, is using those non-objective colors, some months ago and unfortunately “Laura never disappoints,” said Wim shapes (you might see a face in that yel- Until the components fall into place will not participate in the Guild Win- Roefs, if ART owner and Spong’s art low blob; someone else might see a And create a pleasing visual pattern. ners Show. The mixture of painting, dealer who curated the “At 90” show. boat), to make a pleasing composition I use ancient symbols and phos- collage and ceramics promises to be a He has written numerous essays about that takes the observer on a journey. phenes visually exciting show. Spong’s work over the 10 years he’s rep- When she begins a piece, Spong tries To connect with the world in time. As with all of the gallery’s exhibi- resented her. He’s written of her “arse- to make her mind as blank as the can- I use bits of forms and shapes I see tions, this is a community effort spon- nal of marks, shapes, forms and scrib- vas. Sometimes she doesn’t even know around me sored by Covenant Place Continuing bles” that “interact at once with ease what color she is going to use. She picks To connect with the world in space. Care Community, Synovus/NBSC and and tension” in her pieces. Asked what up a brush and starts smearing. She But, mostly I play with color. … the Sumter Artists’ Guild, who will do kind of painter she is, he answered sim- doesn’t like people to watch her paint, My vision … the reception. Flowers are courtesy of ply, “A very good one.” so the particulars remain a mystery. ... is that everything is connected. All Catherine Blumberg of Poinsett Gar- The Sumter County Gallery of Art is “My best work comes when I don’t is part of the whole. From a magnifi- den Club and The Council of Garden working closely with Roefs to bring think too much. If I sit here and think cent landscape to a few blades of grass, Clubs of Sumter. Spong’s work to the gallery. Roefs is no about a problem and what the solution each is part of the whole and is equally Sumter County Gallery of Art is lo- stranger to SCGA having curated might be, it will be very predictable,” important. My artworks are fragments cated at 200 Hasell St., adjacent to Pa- “South Carolina Birds” in 2005 and The she said. “I feel like my intuition is bet- of that whole that catch my eye, emo- triot Hall. Regular hours are 11 a.m. to State Art Collection in 2006 at the gal- ter than my thinking process.” tions, or imagination. 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For lery. Roefs and perhaps Spong herself Spong’s artist statement is as grace- The Sumter Artists’ Guild Winners more information, call SCGA director will be in attendance the night of the ful and evocative as her paintings. It Show, like the Sumter Artists’ Guild Karen Watson at (803) 775-0543. A6 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 PANORAMA THE SUMTER ITEM Lord Clarendon Cotillion presents 7 debutantes

The Lord Clarendon Cotillion presented seven debutantes at its annual ball on Dec. 19, 2017, at Sunset Country Club in Sumter. From left: front row, debutantes Elizabeth Rose Coffey, Mary Geer Kirkland, Mackenzie Elaine Ham and Eadon Kressly Moody; and back row, escorts William Columbus Coffey IV, Reid Foster Darby, Bailey Henry Kirkland, Kenneth Reaves Wannamaker, Tyler Watson Baker, Lane Olin Ham, Robert McFaddin Moody and Troy Ingram Clifford.

The Lord Clarendon Cotillion presented seven debutantes at its annual ball on Dec. 19, 2017, at Sunset Country Club in Sumter. From left: front row, debutantes Callie Elizabeth Graham, Caroline Elizabeth Land and Olivia Dean Wilson; and back row, escorts John William Graham, Tyler Logan Sprott, William Anders Land, James Ceth Land, John Joe Wilson III and Raymond Bradley Davis. One son was presented, James Ceth Land.

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PARIS (AP) — The same the Senate over the past few Russian government-aligned ‘They’re still very months, it wouldn't be the hackers who penetrated the first time. An AP analysis of Democratic Party have spent active — in making Secureworks' list shows that the past few months laying several staffers there were the groundwork for an espio- preparations at least targeted between 2015 and nage campaign against the 2016. U.S. Senate, a cybersecurity — to influence public Among them: Robert Za- firm said Friday. rate, now the foreign policy The revelation suggests opinion again.’ adviser to Florida Sen. the group often nicknamed Marco Rubio; Josh Holmes, Fancy Bear, whose hacking FEIKE HACQUEBORD a former chief of staff to campaign scrambled the 2016 Senate Majority Leader U.S. electoral contest, is still Security researcher at Trend Mitch McConnell who now busy trying to gather the runs a Washington consul- emails of America's political Micro Inc. tancy; and Jason Thielman, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS elite. the chief of staff to Mon- Colorado State Sen. Andy Kerr was of the targets on Secureworks’ list, "They're still very active — tana Sen. Steve Daines. A who said thousands of his emails were posted to the website in making preparations at Congressional researcher DCLeaks. least — to influence public set up in June and Septem- specializing in national secu- opinion again," said Feike ber of 2017 — matched their rity issues was also targeted. Hacquebord, a security re- French counterparts. Fancy Bear's interests staff and anti-doping offi- On the other hand, the searcher at Trend Micro Inc., "That is exactly the way aren't limited to U.S. politics; cials. group has previously dumped which published the report. they attacked the Macron the group also appears to On Wednesday, a group at least one U.S. legislator's "They are looking for infor- campaign in France," he have the Olympics in mind. that has brazenly adopted correspondence onto the web. mation they might leak said. Trend Micro's report said the Fancy Bear nickname One of the targets on Se- later." Attribution is extremely the group had set up infra- began publishing what ap- cureworks' list was Colorado The Senate Sergeant at tricky in the world of cyber- structure aimed at collecting peared to be Olympics and State Sen. Andy Kerr, who Arms office, which is respon- security, where hackers rou- emails from a series of doping-related emails from said thousands of his emails sible for the upper house's tinely use misdirection and Olympic winter sports feder- between September 2016 and were posted to an obscure security, declined to com- red herrings to fool their ad- ations, including the Inter- March 2017. The contents section of the website ment. versaries. But Trend Micro, national Ski Federation, the were largely unremarkable, DCLeaks — a web portal bet- Hacquebord said he based which has followed Fancy International Ice Hockey but their publication was ter known for publishing his report on the discovery Bear for years, said there Federation, the International covered extensively by Rus- emails belonging to retired of a clutch of suspicious- could be no doubt. Bobsleigh & Skeleton Feder- sian state media, and some Gen. Colin Powell and vari- looking websites dressed up "We are 100 percent sure ation, the International Luge read the leak as a warning to ous members of Hillary Clin- to look like the U.S. Senate's that it can attributed to the Federation and the Interna- Olympic officials not to press ton's campaign — in late internal email system. He Pawn Storm group," said Rik tional Biathlon Union. Moscow too hard over the 2016. then cross-referenced digital Ferguson, one of Hacque- The targeting of Olympic doping scandal. Kerr said he was still be- fingerprints associated with bord's colleagues. groups comes as relations Whether any Senate wildered as to why he was those sites to ones used al- Like many cybersecurity between Russia and the In- emails could be published in targeted. He said that while most exclusively by Fancy companies, Trend Micro re- ternational Olympic Com- such a way isn't clear. Previ- he supported transparency, Bear, which his Tokyo-based fuses to speculate publicly mittee are particularly ous warnings that German "there should be some pro- firm dubs "Pawn Storm." on who is behind such fraught. Russian athletes are lawmakers' correspondence cess and some system to it. Trend Micro previously groups, referring to Pawn being forced to compete might be leaked by Fancy "It shouldn't be up to a for- drew international attention Storm only as having "Rus- under a neutral flag in the Bear ahead of last year's eign government or some when it used an identical sia-related interests." But the upcoming Pyeongchang election there appear to have hacker to say what gets re- technique to uncover a set of U.S. intelligence community Olympics following an ex- come to nothing. leased and what shouldn't." decoy websites apparently alleges that Russia's military traordinary doping scandal set up to harvest emails from intelligence service pulls the that has seen 43 athletes and the French presidential can- hackers' strings and a several Russian officials didate Emmanuel Macron's months-long Associated banned for life. Amid specu- campaign in April 2017. The Press investigation into the lation that Russia could re- sites' discovery was followed group, drawing on a vast da- taliate by orchestrating the two months later by a still- tabase of targets supplied by leak of prominent Olympic unexplained publication of the cybersecurity firm Se- officials' emails, cybersecuri- private emails from several cureworks, has determined ty firms including McAfee Macron staffers in the final that the group is closely at- and ThreatConnect have days of the race. tuned to the Kremlin's objec- picked up on signs that state- Hacquebord said the rogue tives. backed hackers are making Senate sites — which were If Fancy Bear has targeted moves against winter sports Specialists in COMMERCIAL ROOFING REPAIR EVERY DAY & MAINTENANCE January 17-18, 2018 FLORENCE CIVIC CENTER

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he true value of the 2016 and made of local resi- will continue to partner with Sumter Police De- dents, helps provide oversight residents and utilize proactive partment and the and makes sure we live up to approaches to protect our citi- Twork of its officers the standards that we set for zens. isn’t told in headlines. It’s ourselves and to the expecta- Many of our officers hail those stories that aren’t often tions of the community. from the city and county of shared outside of the confines For the past five years, we Sumter and have chosen to of the Law have focused on building rela- make a difference in their Enforcement tionships — relationships with hometown. Some have come Center that individuals and neighborhoods from communities similar to or demonstrate throughout the city. smaller than ours, and others the character Without being asked or re- have lived in locales much dif- and caliber quired, we have identified and ferent and larger. Together, of our offi- worked to develop ways to ad- they represent the diversity we cers and de- dress the needs of the home- have in Sumter, in part related partment less/transient community and to being the longtime home of Russell F. leadership serve and improve the quality Shaw Air Force Base. Roark III that in turn of life for our growing elderly Regardless of where our offi- pay dividends population, many of whom do cers call home, they have the when it comes not have close family members same heart and spirit and gen- to the livability of our city. PHOTO PROVIDED or associates who can help uine commitment to Sumter There are countless stories Chief Russell Roark reads to children at Lemira Elementary School recently. them with basic needs. and interest in making a differ- of selfless service, compassion Without hesitation, we iden- ence in the lives of people who and respect. Some are shared ment agency should be. of this community and have a tify issues and find ways to get live and work here. through news stories and social We have no agenda other stake in its future while up- the job done, and we will con- We will always have Sumter’s media, but most are kept than to improve the quality of holding local, state and federal tinue to do so. continued progress at the core among ourselves because it’s life of our citizens and build laws. However, it is when we work of what we do and will strive our role to do the right things goodwill regardless of the so- We can be expected to do together with members of the for excellence as a law enforce- for this community without cio-economics of the citizens what’s right rather than re- community that we do our best ment agency. being constrained to a job de- we serve. Our mission is to spond rashly to complaints in work and have the greatest im- scription or perception of what simply do our jobs with the ex- order to gain the favor of some. pact. There is greater success Russell F. Roark III is chief of a police officer or law enforce- pectation that we all are a part A liaison council, created in when we all work together. We police for the City of Sumter.

COMMENTARY A bad idea on immigration policy for Salvadoran families

Editor’s note: Gov. John Kasich co-au- consistently and rightly advanced securing the border. It must be done. other home than America. They grew thored a New York Times op-ed with policies to support the essential role Continued illegal migration across up, studied and work here. They are Jeb Bush Jr. about finding compas- of families in America, we are deeply the southern border and the often-re- largely models of the assimilation we sionate solutions to our nation’s immi- troubled by the harm that is about to lated criminal activity involving seek for all immigrants. Congress can gration challenges without tearing be done to hundreds of thousands of drugs, human trafficking and undoc- and should move quickly to send families apart. families that have legally called umented, unregulated labor is unac- President Trump legislation provid- America home for more than two de- ceptable. ing a common-sense resolution to mmigration has become one of cades. Second, of course, is what to do their situation so that they can con- the most polarizing issues of our In the wake of the 2001 earthquake with the 10 million to 15 million un- tinue to thrive here as part of the day. But it is worth remembering in El Salvador that claimed more than documented immigrants who arrived American dream. Ithat this century opened with a 1,000 lives and destroyed 100,000 over the past several decades and One of our party’s, and the world’s, tale of family and migration that was homes, the United States allowed who have become part of American greatest leaders, Ronald Reagan, was as contentious as many of the stories hard-hit families to live and work in life — and who, let’s be honest, will also a passionate and articulate advo- that punctuate our current debate: America. This merciful act was one of not and should not be forcibly re- cate of strong families. He once said: the case of Elián González. many that America took to relieve the moved. Congress and the president “The family has always been the cor- In November 1999, when Elián was suffering of the victims of a natural can and must act now to resolve these nerstone of American society. Our 6, he left Cuba in a small boat with disaster in one of the hemisphere’s problems. families nurture, preserve and pass his mother, who was seeking a better most troubled, impoverished nations. As our leaders try to devise dura- on to each succeeding generation the life in Florida. She and 10 others died Now, after almost two decades, the ble, humane solutions to the most ur- values we share and cherish, values when the boat sank in a storm. Elián nation that showed that kindness is gent immigration issues, it is a mis- that are the foundation for our free- survived by clinging to an inner tube. poised to revoke it and force approxi- take to think the right approach is to doms.” Courts eventually ruled that he must mately 200,000 Salvadorans to leave look backward, relitigate nearly Singling out Salvadoran families return to his father in Cuba rather the United States, even those whose 20-year-old decisions and break up for separation is simply a bad idea than stay with relatives in Florida. children are American citizens. (To- families. In fact, the action against that should be dropped. If we believe He remains there to this day. gether, they have about 190,000 Amer- Salvadoran families is so problematic America is made stronger by fami- Regardless of your views of the un- ican-born children.) that it is hard to see how it will not lies, then let’s do everything we can derlying legal arguments in the case, It is wrong to potentially break up hinder efforts in Washington to find to strengthen all the families who the image of a small, frightened boy so many families that have for so long common ground on immigration. choose to call America home. At the being pulled from the arms of a shel- made the United States their home — Another of our challenges is how to very least, the federal government tering adult by a team of heavily legally and at our invitation. deal with the 800,000 undocumented should not become the instrument for armed federal agents remains seared When prioritizing the immigration immigrants who were brought to the attacking them. in the minds of many people as a low problems we face, the case of 200,000 United States with their families We must instead take up the actu- point in the immigration debate. Salvadorans who accepted our invita- when they were children. The uncer- al immigration challenges we face Brace yourself for the possibility of tion to live and work here legally tain status of these “Dreamers” is not in a humane, responsible way that seeing this kind of scene again. would not even make a top-10 list. of their own making. Though they protects American interests and As Republicans, whose party has The biggest challenge is, of course, were not born here, they know no jobs.

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thought of moving back home. In September, Williams said, said. “Mr. Hastie knows how to residents get back on their feet. TEAM FROM PAGE A1 That was when the pastor at he interviewed for a machin- motivate people of all back- According to Levy, the team his church, Jehovah Mission- ery maintenance technician grounds.” partly serves as a forum to ad- community and help others in ary Baptist Church, referred position with Thompson Con- Hastie said he’s happy for vertise to job seekers various need — called the “Dream him to attorney and Sumter struction Group onsite at Cat- Williams. free resources available to Team” — to get Williams over City Councilman Calvin Hastie, erpillar Hydraulics manufac- “I’m excited that he’s em- them locally for job hunting. the hump, he said. who is a Dream Team member turing plant on Wise Drive. ployed and doing well,” Hastie Those include SC Works, 31 E. Williams said his job hunt- and holds the group’s meetings Thompson is the contractor for said. “He’s a Dream Team ‘suc- Calhoun St., for resume writing on the computer would twice a month at his downtown all local machinery mainte- cess story.’” ing and other services, S.C. Vo- lead to calls from recruiters law office, 7 E. Hampton Ave. nance at Caterpillar. cational Rehab, 1760 N. Main and human resource represen- After attending his first After a second interview, MORE ON THE DREAM TEAM St., and Sumter County De- tatives, but when Williams told Dream Team meeting in Au- Williams said, he was offered Other Dream Team mem- partment of Social Services, them that he wasn’t a U.S. citi- gust, it was then that Wil- the job in early October and bers include Greg Thompson, 105 Magnolia St. zen, the other end of the line liams’s fortunes began to turn. began working at the plant. owner of Thompson Construc- The Dream Team also exists would grow cold. After redoing his resume at His salary is $30,000-plus, and tion Group, Teresa Norman, to personally motivate and in- “They would just hang-up, SC Works in a style more ap- he’s about to go on a benefits human resources manager at spire people to keep moving and I was cut off,” Williams propriate for the U.S. — as op- plan after recently completing Thompson, Isaac Carr of forward, according to team said. “I didn’t even get a ‘have a posed to Jamaica — and a few his initial 90-day probationary Ameriprise Financial, and Es- members. nice day’ before they hung-up.” more Dream Team meetings, period. monde Levy of Santee-Lynches Hastie said the Dream Team Though he speaks fluent Hastie and others stressed to Williams said he enjoys his Regional Council of Govern- is planning a Jan. 30 event at English, he said he tries to Williams to be proactive and work because it’s similar to his ments, among others. Thompson’s downtown head- speak slowly so people can un- physically go out to businesses experience in Jamaica and that All say they want to lend a quarters to showcase Wil- derstand him through a thick and fill out applications. he appreciates Hastie and the helping hand to the less fortu- liams’s and several others’ suc- Jamaican accent. “It’s something we tell every- Dream Team’s efforts. nate in Sumter and offer assis- cess story. He said he hopes the Frustrated and “getting no- one we come across,” Hastie “The Dream Team got me tance to help get them em- event will motivate others to where” in the job hunt after at said. “We, as the Dream Team, over the hump and gave me ployed. The group has been seek help and also connect the least 10 hang-up calls last sum- encourage everyone to show the confidence to go out there meeting since April 2016, being Dream Team to more business- mer, the 41-year-old said he initiative to help yourself.” to visit businesses,” Williams a resource to help unemployed es in the community.

seeking job opportunities in another ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS’ ership and school excellence under TEACHERS school district. SALARY INFORMATION Hamm. Both will earn an annual sala- FROM PAGE A1 In a related matter, Hamm an- District staff released salary infor- ry of $132,948. nounced at Monday’s meeting the mation this week on its two incoming Both are finishing their terms with retention initiative. district will hold a teacher recruit- assistant superintendents. Last their respective districts. Williams will Hamm said the initiative will focus ment fair on Saturday, Feb. 10, from month, it was announced that Norris begin in Sumter on Jan. 23, and Haf- on specific plans and strategies to en- 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sumter High Williams and Brenda Hafner will both ner will start in early February, ac- courage teachers to stay instead of School. be assistant superintendents for lead- cording to Hamm.

“She’s somebody’s daugh- viewed people who were close Though Stacy may not be in is 5 feet 7 inches tall. MISSING ter,” Ruby said. “She’s my to Stacy, he said. that boat, she is in that circle, Anyone with information FROM PAGE A1 daughter.” There have also been calls he said. about Stacy’s location can Sumter County Sheriff’s Of- from people who thought they There have been cases give an anonymous tip by call- Ruby later found out Stacy fice has received a lot of saw Stacy, even in other where people who were missing Crime Stoppers at (803) was last seen at Tuomey Re- Crime Stoppers tips since states, but those women were ing for years turn up fine, he 436-2718 or 1-888-274-6372. Tips gional Medical Center on Aug. Stacy was reported missing, not her, he said. said. can also be given by calling 9, 2009, when she had a CAT but nothing has been found DuBose said he can only It is strange that Stacy has Sumter County Sheriff’s Of- scan of her head and foot. yet, said Sgt. Wayne DuBose, speculate that Stacy’s lifestyle been gone for about eight fice at (803) 436-2000. “I think whatever happened an investigator for the sher- put her in a bad situation. years without contacting her Information that leads to to her happened in those first iff’s office. Some drug users do overdose, family, he said. Stacy or that leads to an ar- few weeks,” Ruby said. Investigators have followed and sex trafficking can hap- Stacy Lester, now 31, has rest in the investigation can Stacy thought she was local leads and have inter- pen anywhere, he said. blond hair and blue eyes and result in a cash reward. “street savvy,” and she knew a lot of people, she said. “It’s painful, but I don’t want her to be forgotten,” Ruby said. “I’m holding out hope that Stacy left to live a FAMILY better life.” We strive to create and maintain an It’s easy for the public to write her off and say it’s no environment of Christian love and discipline big loss because Stacy lived a where children learn to link bodies of high-risk lifestyle, but she is loved, Ruby said. She belongs knowledge and an enthusiasm for life. to a family that continues to Add to your faith, virtue; and to virtue, feel her absence every day. knowledge. -2 Peter 1:5

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PREP BASKETBALL USC BASKETBALL Booker’s late 3s power Gamecocks to 64-57 win BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press

ATHENS, Ga. — South Carolina made only six second-half shots from the field while struggling with its worst shooting of the season. The good news for the Gamecocks is two of those shots were important late 3-pointers by Frank Booker. Booker scored 17 and South Carolina with- stood Georgia’s strong second-half start to beat the Bulldogs 64-57 on Saturday. South Carolina (11-6, 2-3 Southeastern Con- ference) overcame a season-low 27.1 percent shooting from the field. Chris Silva scored 14 points and Hassani Gravett had 11 as the Gamecocks took their first SEC road win. A short jumper by Georgia’s Yante Maten provided the last tie at 49-all. Booker answered with a quick 3-pointer to yank momentum back from the Bulldogs. Running SEE USC, PAGE B3 away with it

MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Wilson Hall’s Liza Segars brings the ball down court as an Orangeburg Prep defender gives chase during the Lady Bar- ons’ 61-20 victory on Friday at Wilson Hall’s Nash Student Center. Lady Barons crush Orangeburg Prep 61-20

BY EDDIE LITAKER her tenure with the Lady Indians this year is consistency on the in- Special to The Sumter Item program. tensity level,” said Rector, whose On Friday, however, it was the team moved to 11-4 overall. “So It definitely wasn’t your typi- Lady Barons who scored the our goal was to start from the cal Wilson Hall-Orangeburg game’s first 18 points and rolled very beginning with intensity, Prep varsity girls basketball to a 61-20 win over the uncharac- and defensively the girls were game. teristically struggling Lady Indi- doing a nice job and we were Wilson Hall head coach Glen ans at Nash Student Center in the making our baskets, so it was a Rector is normally prepared for a SCISA Region II-3A opener for good start. But Orangeburg Prep tussle when his teams face off both teams. is a good team, they’re well against those of legendary OP “Our goal tonight was to play coached and they’ll be back.” head coach Jan Stoudenmire, intense the entire game, because who has won over 800 games in one thing we’ve struggled with SEE ROUT, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PREP BASKETBALL Georgia forward Yante Maten (1) shoots as South Carolina forward Jason Cudd (33) defends in the Lawson’s double-double helps Gamecocks’ 64-57 victory on Saturday in Athens, Ga. CLEMSON BASKETBALL Gators past Lugoff-Elgin 66-47 Grantham leads BY TREVOR BAUKNIGHT [email protected]

Since the end of the holiday break, the Lake- No. 19 Tigers to wood High School varsity boys basketball team has turned in a string of impressive performances, including a 10-point victory over Man- 72-63 win over ning and a 77-48 dismantling of Hartsville. Fri- day’s 66-49 victory over Lugoff-Elgin continued the trend, and head coach Bryan Brown said he likes what he’s seeing from his team since the No. 18 Miami holiday break. “We did some bonding at our two tournaments, and since we left, we had some meetings and BY PETE IACOBELLI some things happened with our team and it’s The Associated Press been magical for us,” said Brown, whose Gators improved to 9-7 on the season and 1-1 in Region CLEMSON — Clemson coach Brad Brownell VI-4A. “I think we’re playing our best basketball had a simple plan at the only practice before and playing our best basketball at the right time. facing No. 18 Miami — don’t shoot at all. “We’re missing five seniors from last year who “We didn’t shoot one free throw. We didn’t all contributed to the team and the leadership shoot one shot,” Brownell explained. “We and experience they brought to the team,” didn’t do anything.” Brown said. “We’ve got a lot of new players, and Turns out, it was just what the 19th-ranked it took us a while to gel. We had to find our iden- Tigers needed to outlast the Hurricanes 72-63 tity and our chemistry, bond and build together, on Saturday. and we did a good job of that and now our guys Donte Grantham had 18 points, including are playing the way we need them to play.” four 3-pointers, and Mark Donnal had 12 The Gators got a big dose of senior leadership points, including two critical second-half 3s, to from 6-foot, 6-inch power forward Akeem Law- help Clemson (15-2, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Confer- son, who contributed a double-double with 24 ence) continue its best start in nine years. points and 12 rebounds in Friday’s victory. The Tigers had a season-high 12 3-pointers, Juwan Perdue added 13 and senior point guard four of those coming in the final 10 minutes of a Grant Singleton added 10. tie game. “We’ve been looking for him to come around Donnal, the Michigan graduate transfer, had all year,” Brown said of Lawson. “He’s finally two straight, no-doubt-about-it 3s to put Clem- TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM arrived, and we’re so happy because he makes son ahead 50-44. With Miami in striking range Lakewood’s Akeem Lawson throws down a dunk during us better when he plays the way he can play. at 60-57 in the final 2 minutes, Marcquise Reed the third quarter of the Gators’ 66-49 Region VI-4A victo- He’s made some adjustments to his game, and and Grantham struck with long-range shots to ry over Lugoff-Elgin on Friday at The Swamp. Lawson fin- he’s peaking at the right time.” put the game away. ished with a double-double of 24 points and 12 rebounds. SEE GATORS, PAGE B3 SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3 B2 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP Thomas Sumter cruises Crestwood routs Darlington 62-22 DARLINGTON — Destinee The Lady Barons, who im- Jamison scored 24 points and proved to 11-0, trailed by one with past Calhoun 73-38 grabbed nine rebounds to lead Crest- five seconds remaining in the wood High School to a 62-22 varsity game. Gracyn Coker was fouled girls basketball victory over Darling- and hit the first free throw before DALZELL — Thomas Sumter and 10 rebounds. ton on Friday at the DHS gymnasi- missing the second. However, she Academy improved to 3-1 in SCISA um. grabbed the rebound and was Region II-2A with a 73-38 victory over JV BASKETBALL Jah’Che Whitfield added 16 points fouled again. She hit the winning Calhoun Academy on Friday at for the Lady Knights, who improved free throw with no time left on WILSON HALL 35 Edens Gymnasium. ORANGEBURG PREP 32 to 12-2 overall and 2-0 in Region VI- the clock. The Generals, who had 11 different 4A. Whitfield also had seven assists, Coker finished with nine points players score, were led by Dante Wilson Hall improved to 7-4 with a five rebounds and three steals. and Abbie Beatson had seven. Linder with 12 points. Mason Warren 35-32 overtime victory over Orange- Ashanti Washington added 11. CLARENDON HALL 31 added 10, while Tyler Millwood had burg Prep on Friday at Nash Student THOMAS SUMTER 61 ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN 17 eight points, seven rebounds and five Center. CALHOUN 25 blocked shots. Evan Hoffman led the Barons with SUMMERTON — Amberly Way TSA is 6-5 on the season. 10 points. Heath Watson added eight. DALZELL — Thomas Sumter scored 12 points to lead Clarendon Wells Fleming had 12 points and ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN 52 Academy had four players score in Hall to 31-17 victory over St. John’s Bates Felder 11 to lead CA. CLARENDON HALL 31 double figures in a 61-25 victory over Christian on Thursday at the CH On Thursday in Lake City, TSA de- Calhoun Academy on Friday at gymnasium. feated Carolina Academy 42-33. Eli SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall Edens Gymnasium. Hannah Johndrow had nine points Kessinger led Thomas Sumter with lost to St. John’s Christian 52-31 on Sydney Daniel led the Lady Gener- and eight rebounds and Bailey Cor- 12 points, while Linder and Josh Fu- Thursday at the CH gymnasium. als, who improved to 9-6 overall and bett grabbed 10 rebounds. gate both had nine points. Josh Black led the Saints with 11 3-1 in SCISA Region II-2A, with 18 CRESTWOOD 26 On Tuesday in Dalzell, the Gener- points. Jonathan McIntosh had eight, points. Caetlyn Martin and Aubrey DARLINGTON 13 als lost to Palmetto Christian 69-49. while Joey Carlisle and Justin James Stoddard both had 12 and Carmen Linder led the way with 10 points. both had six. Silvester had 11. Crestwood High School defeated LAURENCE MANNING 83 CAROLINA 40 Anna Banks Turbeville led CA Darlington 26-13 on Thursday at The FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 43 THOMAS SUMTER 21 with eight points. Castle. ANDREW JACKSON 60 Jada Stokes and Damonte Fulmore FLORENCE — Laurence Manning LAKE CITY — Thomas Sumter LEE CENTRAL 32 both had six points for the Lady Academy opened its SCISA Region lost to Carolina Academy 40-21 on Knights. II-3A schedule with an 83-43 victory Thursday at the CA gymnasium. KERSHAW — Lee Central fell to LEE CENTRAL 30 over Florence Christian School on Matthew Dailey led TSA with 11 3-2 in Region IV-2A with a 60-32 loss NORTH CENTRAL 22 Friday at the FCS gymnasium. points. to Andrew Jackson High on Friday Taylor Lee led the Swampcats with LEE CENTRAL 45 at the AJHS gymnasium. BISHOPVILLE — Brianna Jenkins 26 points. Grayson Dennis added 14, NORTH CENTRAL 33 Kendra Lesane led the Lady Stal- had a double-double of 13 points and while Jerrel Kelly had nine, Wyatt lions, who are 3-10 overall, with nine 10 rebounds to lead Lee Central to a Rowland eight and Jake Jordan BISHOPVILLE — Daurrion Kelly points. Keoniyah Dennis and Ariel 30-22 victory over North Central on seven. scored 12 points to lead Lee Central Robinson both had eight. Saturday at the LC gymnasium. MANNING 63 to a 45-33 victory over North Central ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN 58 Jada Rogers added seven points LAKE MARION 58 on Saturday at the LC gymnasium. CLARENDON HALL 30 and Latarya Brisbon had six. KJ Holloman and Mykell Benja- SANTEE — Corey Graham had a min each added 10 points. SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall B TEAM BASKETBALL double-double of 22 points and 12 re- fell to 2-3 in SCISA Region III-1A WILSON HALL 24 bounds to lead Manning High School B TEAM BASKETBALL with a 58-30 loss to St. John’s Chris- ORANGEBURG PREP 23 to a 63-58 victory over Lake Marion tian on Thursday at the CH gymnasi- WILSON HALL 68 in its Region VII-3A opener on Fri- ORANGEBURG PREP 40 um. Wilson Hall improved to 6-4 with day at the LMHS gymnasium. Mallory McIntosh led the 2-6 Lady a 24-23 victory over Orangeburg Darius Williams added 21 points Jackson Duvall scored 28 points to Saints with 19 points. Whitney Avins Prep on Friday at Nash Student and seven rebounds for the Mon- lead Wilson Hall to a 68-40 victory added eight. Center. archs, who improved to 10-4 overall. over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at Sutherland Jarecki led the Lady Israel Brown had 10 points. Nash Student Center. JV BASKETBALL Barons with eight points. Tianna Dylan Richardson added 10 for the Carver added seven. LEE CENTRAL 61 THOMAS SUMTER 29 ANDREW JACKSON 41 Barons, while Tyler Jones had eight CALHOUN 18 On Thursday in Manning, Wilson and Connor Hanson and Boykin Hall defeated Laurence Manning KERSHAW — Lee Central re- Wilder both had six. Tate Sistare DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Academy 30-16. Grace Beasley led mained undefeated in Region IV-2A added eight assists. Academy improved to 6-2 with a the way with 13 and Mary Beth Van with a 61-41 victory over Andrew CLARENDON HALL 34 29-18 victory over Calhoun Acade- Patten had nine. Jackson High on Friday at the AJHS DORCHESTER 11 my on Friday at Edens Gymnasi- CLARENDON HALL 16 gymnasium. um. DORCHESTER 11 Daequan Thomas led the Stallions, SUMMERTON — Kole Elliott Lindsay Daniel led TSA with nine who are 13-3 overall and 5-0 in region scored 12 points to lead Clarendon points and 13 rebounds, while Kar- SUMMERTON — Clarendon play, with 14 points. Torian Wilson Hall to a 34-11 victory over Dorches- leigh Young had 10 points and eight Hall improved to 3-0 with a 16-11 added eight points, while Amadric ter Academy on Saturday at the CH rebounds. Clara Burnette added six victory over Dorchester Academy Mixon and Javontae McCloud each gymnasium. points. on Saturday at the CH gymnasi- had seven. Trey Bagnal added eight for the 2-1 On Thursday in Lake City, the um. CLARENDON HALL 78 Saints and William Rogan had five. Lady Generals defeated Carolina Amberly Way led the Lady Saints ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN 74 Academy 33-31. Daniel had a double- with 11 points. MS BASKETBALL double of 12 points and 10 rebounds. SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall Young had six points and six re- LEE CENTRAL 50 MS BASKETBALL improved to 5-1 in SCISA Region III- bounds and Burnette had five. DP COOPER 40 DP COOPER 34 1A with a 78-74 victory over St. WILSON HALL 26 LEE CENTRAL 18 John’s Christian on Thursday at the GREELEYVILLE — Lebron Thom- ORANGEBURG PREP 25 CH gymnasium. as scored 19 points to lead undefeat- GREELEYVILLE — Lee Central Zyan Gilmore led the 7-3 Saints ed Lee Central Middle School to a Wilson Hall overcame an 18-8 Middle School lost to DP Cooper with 22 points and seven rebounds. 50-40 victory over DP Cooper on Sat- halftime deficit to beat Orange- 34-18 on Saturday at the DPC gymna- Kylic Horton and Tyrese Mitchum urday at the DPC gymnasium. burg Prep 26-25 and remain unde- sium. both had 14 points and Dylan Way Rylik Slater added 10 points for the feated on Friday at Nash Student Kamonie Charles had eight points had 13. Kade Elliott had nine points Stallions. Center. to lead the Lady Stallions.

SPORTS 1). Brooklyn at Washington, 7 p.m. SCOREBOARD 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Houston at Los Angeles Golden State at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Clippers (TNT). Detroit at Chicago, 8 p.m. Honolulu (GOLF). 3 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Denver at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. TV, RADIO 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s and Women’s Early-Round Matches from Melbourne, and Women’s Early-Round Matches from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2). TODAY’S GAMES TODAY Australia (ESPN2). Milwaukee at Miami, 1 p.m. 5 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour/ 7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: New York Rangers at New Orleans at New York, 3:30 p.m. Sunshine Tour South African Open Final Round from Pittsburgh (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). NBA STANDINGS Indiana at Phoenix, 8 p.m. Ekurhuleni, South Africa (GOLF). 8 p.m. — College Basketball Utah at Southern Portland at Minnesota, 9 p.m. 8:25 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier California (ESPNU). EASTERN CONFERENCE League Match — Arsenal vs. Bournemouth (NBC 9 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Portland at Minnesota MONDAY’S GAMES SPORTS NETWORK). (ESPN). Atlantic Division Charlotte at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. 9:30 a.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League 11 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Toronto at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Match — Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Cologne W L Pct GB Milwaukee at Washington, 2 p.m. and Women’s Early-Round Matches from Melbourne, Boston 34 10 .773 — (FOX SPORTS 1, UNIVISION). New York at Brooklyn, 3 p.m. Australia (ESPN2). Toronto 29 11 .725 3 10:55 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier San Antonio at Atlanta, 3 p.m. 3 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Philadelphia 19 20 .487 12½ League Match — Manchester City vs. Liverpool (NBC Miami at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. and Women’s Early-Round Matches from Melbourne, New York 19 23 .452 14 SPORTS NETWORK). L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 5:30 p.m. Australia (ESPN2). Brooklyn 16 26 .381 17 11 a.m. — Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Bahamas Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Great Exuma Classic Second Round from Great MONDAY Southeast Division Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Exuma, Bahamas (GOLF). 11 a.m. — High School Basketball: Hudson Catholic Indiana at Utah, 9 p.m. Noon — Women’s College Basketball: Army at Navy (N.J.) vs. John Carroll (Md.) from Springfield, Mass. W L Pct GB Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Miami 24 17 .585 — (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). (ESPNU). Washington 24 18 .571 ½ Noon — Women’s College Basketball: Central Florida at 12:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Detroit (FOX TUESDAY’S GAMES Charlotte 16 25 .390 8 South Florida (ESPNU). SPORTS SOUTHEAST, NBA TV). Minnesota at Orlando, 7 p.m. Orlando 12 31 .279 13 Noon — International Soccer: Bundesliga League 1 p.m. — High School Basketball: Montverde (Fla.) vs. New Orleans at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Atlanta 11 31 .262 13½ Match — Wolfsburg vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX Mater Dei (Calif.) from Springfield, Mass. (ESPNU). Dallas at Denver, 9 p.m. Central Division SPORTS 1, UNIVISION). 2 p.m. — Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Bahamas Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m. W L Pct GB 12:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Detroit at Chicago (WIS 10). Great Exhuma Classic Third Round from Great Cleveland 26 16 .619 — 12:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: North Exhuma, Bahamas (GOLF). Detroit 22 18 .550 3 Carolina at Wake Forest (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2:55 p.m. — International Soccer: English Premier Milwaukee 22 19 .537 3½ 1 p.m. — NFL Football: American Football Conference League Match — Stoke City vs. Manchester United PGA SCORES Indiana 22 20 .524 4 Playoffs Divisional Game — Jacksonville at Pittsburgh (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). (WLTX 19, WNKT-FM 107.5). Chicago 15 27 .357 11 SONY OPEN 3 p.m. — High School Basketball: Oak Hill Academy Friday 1 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Tennessee at (Va.) vs. University School (Fla.) from Springfield, At Waialae CC South Carolina (ESPN2, WNKT-FM 107.5). WESTERN CONFERENCE Mass. (ESPNU). Honolulu 1 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Louisiana State 3 p.m. — NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Atlanta (NBA Southwest Division Purse: $6.2 million at Florida (SEC NETWORK). TV). Yardage: 7,044; Par: 70 1 p.m. — Exhibition Golf: Diamond Resorts Invitational W L Pct GB 4:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Butler at Providence Second Round Day 3 from Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (GOLF). Houston 30 11 .732 — (FOX SPORTS 1). a-denotes amateur 2 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: St. Louis at San Antonio 28 15 .651 3 5 p.m. — High School Basketball: IMG Academy (Fla.) Brian Harman 64-63—127 Dayton (ESPNU). New Orleans 21 20 .512 9 vs. Westtown (Pa.) from Springfield, Mass. (ESPNU). Zach Johnson 63-67—130 2 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Baylor at Dallas 15 29 .341 16½ 5:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers at John Peterson 66-64—130 Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS 1). Memphis 13 28 .317 17 Memphis (TNT). Tom Hoge 65-65—130 2:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Army at Navy (CBS 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Northwest Division Chris Kirk 63-67—130 SPORTS NETWORK). WDXY-AM 1240). Talor Gooch 64-66—130 2:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Virginia Tech W L Pct GB 6:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Maryland at Michigan Patton Kizzire 67-64—131 at Florida State (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). Minnesota 28 16 .636 — (FOX SPORTS 1). Ollie Schniederjans 66-65—131 3 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Virginia at Duke Oklahoma City 23 20 .535 4½ 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Bucknell at Colgate (CBS Kyle Stanley 64-67—131 (ESPN2). Portland 22 20 .524 5 SPORTS NETWORK). Kevin Kisner 68-64—132 3 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Calgary at Carolina (FOX Denver 22 20 .524 5 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Duke at Miami (ESPN). Xander Schauffele 68-64—132 SPORTSOUTH). Utah 17 25 .405 10 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Connecticut at Brian Stuard 67-66—133 3 p.m. — College Basketball: Davidson at Fordham Pacific Division Texas (ESPN2). Jerry Kelly 66-67—133 (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). W L Pct GB 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Florida State at Boston Russell Knox 69-64—133 3 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Georgia at Texas Golden State 34 9 .791 — College (ESPNU). Cameron Smith 66-67—133 A&M (SEC NETWORK). L.A. Clippers 21 21 .500 12½ 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Kentucky at Daisuke Kataoka 65-68—133 4 p.m. — Figure Skating: U.S. Championships from San Phoenix 16 27 .372 18 Vanderbilt (SEC NETWORK). Harris English 69-65—134 Jose, Calif. — Exhibition Performances (WIS 10). L.A. Lakers 15 27 .357 18½ 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Gary Woodland 67-67—134 4 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Alabama at Sacramento 13 29 .310 20½ and Women’s Early-Round Matches from Melbourne, Stewart Cink 70-64—134 Mississippi (ESPNU). Australia (TENNIS). Ryan Armour 67-67—134 4:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Northwestern at FRIDAY’S GAMES 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Chattanooga at Mercer Hudson Swafford 68-66—134 Indiana (WLTX 19). Charlotte 99, Utah 88 (SPECTRUM 1250). Justin Thomas 67-67—134 4:30 p.m. — NFL Football: National Football Conference Indiana 97, Cleveland 95 7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: New York Islanders at Jason Dufner 69-65—134 Playoffs Divisional Game — New Orleans at Minnesota Washington 125, Orlando 119 Montreal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Sam Saunders 67-67—134 (WACH 57, WNKT-FM 107.5). Brooklyn 110, Atlanta 105 8 p.m. — College Basketball: Golden State at Cleveland Wesley Bryan 68-66—134 4:30 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Butler at Golden State 108, Milwaukee 94 (TNT). Marc Leishman 68-66—134 DePaul (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Minnesota 118, New York 108 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Kansas at West Virginia Ryan Blaum 66-68—134 5 p.m. — College Basketball: St. Joseph’s at New Orleans 119, Portland 113 (ESPN). Nate Lashley 68-67—135 Massachusetts (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Denver 87, Memphis 78 9 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s Ryan Palmer 71-64—135 5 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: Arkansas at Houston 112, Phoenix 95 and Women’s Early-Round Matches from Melbourne, Emiliano Grillo 68-67—135 Auburn (SEC NETWORK). Australia (ESPN2). Charles Howell III 67-68—135 6 p.m. — College Basketball: North Carolina State at SATURDAY’S GAMES 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Baylor Daniel Berger 67-68—135 Virginia (ESPNU). L.A. Lakers 107, Dallas 101, OT (ESPNU). Matt Jones 67-68—135 6 p.m. — PGA Golf: Sony Open Final Round from 9 p.m. — College Basketball: DePaul at Marquette (FOX L.A. Clippers 126, Sacramento 105 Oklahoma City 101, Charlotte 91 Brandon Harkins 67-68—135 THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 | B3

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 (19) CLEMSON 72, (18) MIAMI 63 MIAMI (13-3) Huell 4-9 2-3 10, Brown 1-8 2-4 4, Lawrence 6-12 2-4 16, Newton 2-8 0-0 4, Walker 6-16 3-5 The Tigers needed time off follow- 16, Izundu 0-0 0-2 0, Vasiljevic 0-2 0-0 0, Lykes ing a drama-filled, 79-78 loss at North 5-8 0-0 13. Totals 24-63 9-18 63. Carolina State on Thursday night. CLEMSON (15-2) Brownell wondered how the quick Thomas 3-5 0-1 6, Grantham 7-11 0-0 18, Reed 3-9 8-8 16, DeVoe 3-10 0-0 9, Mitchell 3-8 4-4 turnaround would affect his club. 11, Simms 0-1 0-0 0, Skara 0-1 0-0 0, Donnal “It was good,” Grantham said about 3-5 4-4 12, Trapp 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-50 16-17 the short session. “Coach did a good 72. job of letting us get some rest because Halftime_Clemson 34-30. 3-Point Goals_ Miami 6-23 (Lykes 3-5, Lawrence 2-6, Walk- we knew we had another big game er 1-6, Newton 0-1, Vasiljevic 0-2, Brown coming up.” 0-3), Clemson 12-21 (Grantham 4-4, DeVoe 3-6, Donnal 2-3, Reed 2-4, Mitchell 1-3, Miami pushed the pace much of the Simms 0-1). Fouled Out_Brown. Rebounds_ way, grabbing a seven-point lead early Miami 29 (Brown, Huell, Walker 7), Clemson 34 (Reed 7). Assists_Miami 5 (Huell 2), and driving the lane whenever the Clemson 13 (Mitchell 7). Total Fouls_Miami Hurricanes could. 18, Clemson 16. Things turned with Donnal’s baskets from behind the arc. He said he makes those regularly in practice and had coached Donnal told him the felt good when the ball came his way 6-foot-8, even-keeled forward plays bet- about the open looks. ter when you yell at him a bit. So “My teammates were able to find me Brownell groused at Donnal for a bad and I knocked them down to put us defensive play during a break before up,” said Donnal, who had made just he followed with his crucial 3-pointers. seven 3-pointers on the season before THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “I’m figuring out what to be mad at this. Clemson’s Shelton Mitchell dribbles up the court while being defended by Miami’s him for before we go to Chapel Hill,” Miami kept things tight most of the Ja’Quan Newton during the Tigers’ 72-63 victory on Saturday in Clemson. Brownell said. way until the Tigers got hot from the outside once more. When the horn sounded, Grantham in driving to the basket and knowing PRESEASON POLLS Reed’s 3-pointer with 1:41 left put raised his arms and urged on the what to do when they get there. Miami Larranaga places almost no value Clemson ahead 63-57 and Grantham cheers from the sort of full house had 30 of its points in the paint. Also, on preseason polls or predictions. He clinched things a possession later with that’s normally the case next door at 17 of their 37 rebounds came on the of- waits to see for himself on the court the last of his 3s. Clemson opened up a football’s Death Valley. fensive glass, nearly double the nine — and what he saw from Clemson 13-point lead in the final minute. “If we continue to do what we do Clemson had. impressed him. “That’s like guess Anthony Lawrence II and Lonnie and continue to play the way we’ve Clemson: The Tigers had a short work. It’s like going to the store and Walker IV had 16 points each for been playing, we can do anything,” turnaround from their first ACC loss buying a lottery ticket with the num- Miami (13-3, 2-2). Grantham said. “It makes me mad of the season at North Carolina State bers you think are going to win,” he Miami coach Jim Larranaga said that people are leaving us out, but on Thursday night to their Saturday said. his game plan was to take away Clem- we’re going to prove people wrong.” afternoon contest. And they looked a son’s 3-point shooting. The Tigers, It was the second straight game in bit out-of-step early as they fell behind UP NEXT though, ended up 12 of 21 (57.1 per- double figures for Donnal, who had 13 22-15. But Clemson rallied to close the Miami returns home to face No. 7 cent) from beyond the arc. in the Wolfpack loss. half on a 19-8 run to lead 34-30 at the Duke on Monday night. “If they shoot like this, it makes them break. Clemson gets its latest chance to very hard to beat,” Larranaga said. BIG PICTURE break its 0-for-58 mark in Chapel Hill Reed had 16 points for Clemson, nine Miami: The Hurricanes are loaded PUSHING DONNAL’S BUTTONS when it goes to North Carolina on of those coming in the last 2 minutes. with lengthy, mobile players confident Brownell heard from a friend who Tuesday night.

“We were not shooting well a slugfest and when you have SOUTH CAROLINA 64, GEORGIA 57 USC FROM PAGE B1 but we rely on defense and a game like that you have to SOUTH CAROLINA (11-6) being aggressive.” rebound and make free Minaya 1-4 0-0 2, Kotsar 1-10 0-0 2, Silva 3-10 8-10 14, Myers 1-4 4-6 6, “They had some momen- There were three ties but throws and we didn’t do Hinson 2-7 2-4 8, Cudd 0-0 0-0 0, Haase 1-8 0-0 2, Beatty 0-2 2-2 2, Booker tum,” Booker said. “They tied Georgia (11-5, 2-3) never led that,” said Georgia coach 5-9 5-7 17, Gravett 2-5 5-6 11. Totals 16-59 26-35 64. the game back up and had while suffering its first home Mark Fox. GEORGIA (11-5) Wilridge 0-0 0-0 0, Ogbeide 1-3 1-3 3, Maten 8-14 8-10 25, Hammonds 0-4 their crowd back into it. That loss of the season after eight Powered by two early 0-0 0, Jackson 3-15 2-4 9, Edwards 1-2 1-2 3, Claxton 0-1 0-0 0, Hightower 3 kind of deflated their crowd wins. It was the Bulldogs’ 3-pointers from Evan Hinson, 1-1 1-2 3, Parker 3-6 4-4 11, Crump 0-0 0-0 0, Harris 1-5 1-3 3. Totals 18-51 and helped us get a little second straight loss. South Carolina took a 9-2 18-28 57. more energy and momentum Maten led the Bulldogs lead. Halftime_South Carolina 37-29. 3-Point Goals_South Carolina 6-24 (Hin- son 2-3, Booker 2-5, Gravett 2-5, Minaya 0-1, Beatty 0-1, Kotsar 0-1, Myers on defense.” with 25 points but had too lit- Georgia pulled even with a 0-1, Silva 0-1, Haase 0-6), Georgia 3-12 (Parker 1-1, Maten 1-3, Jackson Booker sank another 3 with tle scoring help, especially 10-2 run to open the second 1-7, Harris 0-1). Fouled Out_Harris, Kotsar. Rebounds_South Carolina 38 (Silva 9), Georgia 36 (Ogbeide 10). Assists_South Carolina 9 (Silva 4), 1:22 remaining. from Georgia’s other front- half. Juwan Parker, who had Georgia 8 (Jackson 2). Total Fouls_South Carolina 24, Georgia 23. A_9,788 The Gamecocks out- line starters. Derek Ogbeide 11 points, was fouled while (10,523). rebounded Georgia, 46-42, and freshman Rayshaun making a baseline jumper. and had fewer turnovers, Hammonds combined for Parker’s free throw left the from taking the lead. A UP NEXT 14-7, to help make up for their only three points. score 39-all, the first tie since 3-pointer by Gravett and a poor shooting. Georgia made only 18 of 28 2-2. basket by Justin Manaya South Carolina: Hosts No. “To me, I call it South Caro- free throws. The Gamecocks re- gave South Carolina a 49-43 21 Kentucky on Tuesday lina basketball,” Silva said. “We anticipated it would be grouped to prevent Georgia advantage. night.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP Without a sick Coach K, No. 7 Duke beats Wake Forest 89-71

DURHAM, N.C. — Marvin SEC had 10. sists, and the Bulldogs (6-11, ORANGEBURG — Donte Bagley III had 30 points and OLE MISS 78 Jeff Roberson led Vander- 1-4) shot 61.7 percent from Wright scored 20 points, Janai 11 rebounds, and No. 7 Duke FLORIDA 72 bilt (6-11, 1-4) with 20 points, the floor and hit 15 3-point- Rayner-Powell scored 18 and beat Wake Forest 89-71 on Sat- OXFORD, Miss. — Bruce and Saben Lee added 12. ers. got a crucial steal, and South urday in a game Hall of Fame Stevens scored 22 points, De- (24) TENNESSEE 75 GEORGIA STATE 72 Carolina State slipped past coach Mike Krzyzewski andre Burnett added 20, and TEXAS A&M 62 COASTAL CAROLINA 58 Howard for a 91-88 overtime missed due to a virus. Mississippi held off Florida victory Saturday. With longtime assistant Jeff for a 78-72 win on Saturday af- KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — CONWAY — Devin Mitch- STETSON 87 Capel in charge, the short- ternoon. Jordan Bowden scored 15 ell scored 15 points, Malik USC UPSTATE 69 handed and illness-ravaged The Rebels (10-7, 3-2 South- points Saturday as No. 24 Benlevi added 14 more to go Blue Devils (15-2, 3-2 Atlantic eastern Conference) used suc- Tennessee defeated Texas with 11 rebounds and Geor- DELAND, Fla. — Freshman Coast Conference) won their cess in the paint and on the A&M 75-62 to hand the Ag- gia State cruised to its Abayomi Iyiola had 12 points second straight and moved boards to hand the Gators gies their fifth consecutive fourth-straight victory with and 11 rebounds — his second their conference record over their first conference loss of loss. a 72-58 win over Coastal Car- double-double — and B.J. .500 for the first time this sea- the season. Kyle Alexander had 14 olina on Saturday. Glasford scored 18 points to son. (22) AUBURN 76 points, Admiral Schofield S.C. STATE 91 help Stetson beat USC Upstate (23) FLORIDA STATE 101 MISSISSIPPI STATE 68 scored 12 and Jordan Bone HOWARD 88 87-69 on Saturday. SYRACUSE 90 added 10 as Tennessee (12-4, STARKVILLE, Miss. — 3-2 Southeastern Confer- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Bryce Brown scored 23 points, ence) won its third straight Briain Angola scored 24 Mustapha Heron and Desean in Volunteers coach Rick points, including five in the Murray both added 14 and No. Barnes’ 1,000th career second overtime, and Christ 22 Auburn rallied to beat Mis- game. Barnes improved his Koumadje added a career- sissippi State 76-68 on Satur- head coaching record to high 23 as No. 24 Florida State day. 647-353. defeated Syracuse 101-90 in Auburn (16-1, 4-0 South- After being ranked fifth in double overtime on Saturday. eastern Conference) won its the nation at the start of SEC 14th straight game despite play, Texas A&M (11-6, 0-5) Memories GEORGIA TECH 69 PITTSBURGH 54 trailing by 13 points early in hasn’t won since. the second half. It’s the pro- STATE PITTSBURGH — Georgia gram’s longest winning Tech opened with 13 unan- streak since the 1999-2000 sea- THE CITADEL 110 CHATTANOOGA 101 swered points against Pitts- son, when the Tigers also that last.... burgh on Saturday after- won 14 in a row. CHARLESTON — Zane noon and never looked (21) KENTUCKY 74 Najdawi scored a career- back, defeating the Pan- VANDERBILT 67 high 37 points, Matt Frier- thers 69-54. son set career highs with 31 Center Ben Lammers NASHVILLE, Tenn. — points and nine 3-pointers, scored 11 points with 16 re- Kevin Knox scored five and The Citadel rallied to bounds for his seventh dou- straight points to put No. 21 beat Chattanooga 110-101 in ble-double of the season. Kentucky ahead to stay in a overtime on Saturday to win Georgia Tech (10-7, 3-1 Atlan- 74-67 victory Saturday, the its first Southern Confer- tic Coast Conference) domi- Wildcats’ second straight. ence game and end a five- nated on the inside, out- With the score tied at 59, game skid. rebounding the Panthers 39-20 Knox hit a jumper with 3:48 Frankie Johnson’s free and outscoring them in the left and hit the free throw that throws put the Bulldogs up paint 40-16. put Kentucky ahead for good. 99-95 in OT after the Mocs LOUISVILLE 94 He added a layup on the next missed three shots. Najdawi VIRGINIA TECH 86 possession for the Wildcats made a putback, and Alex (14-3, 4-1 Southeastern Confer- Reed and Frierson each hit 3s LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Deng ence). Wenyon Gabriel added to make it 107-99 with 44 sec- Adel had a career-high 27 a tip-in, and Hamadou Diallo onds left. The Mocs missed 8 points, scoring seven consecu- knocked down a 3-pointer for of 10 from the floor in OT, but tive during a critical second- a 10-2 run clinching the victo- closed to 109-101 on Jonathan half stretch that put Louis- ry. Bryant II’s layup before 8 W. Hampton Ave. ville ahead, and made two big Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Johnson iced it with a free defensive plays to help the led Kentucky with 22 points. throw. 773-2320 Cardinals beat Virginia Tech Knox finished with 17 and Di- Kaelon Harris scored 14 35 Years 94-86 on Saturday. allo and P.J. Washington each points, Johnson had eight as- Serving Sumter www.jamesformalwear.com B4 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM PRO FOOTBALL SATURDAY PUZZLES THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Atlanta running back Devonta Freeman (24) scores a touchdown against Philadelphia linebacker Nigel Alan DerKazarian 1/13/18 Bradham (53) during the first half of the Eagles’ 15-10 victory in an NFC divisional playoff game on Sat- ACROSS 45 20-mile annual 10 Garb for 37 Crew 1 Video file Boston-area schussing member urday in Philadelphia. format fundraiser 11 Transplant 38 Apollo 11 5 Offenbach sponsored by figure lander opera Project Bread 12 Way out 41 “See ya later” “Daphnis 49 “Macbeth” 13 Spanning: 44 Fish market et __” character Abbr. offering 10 Jerk’s concern 50 Gay leader? 21 Only NFC 46 NFL threes Eagles use goal-line stand, 14 Former Sony 51 Excuse team that 47 Facebook brand for rowdy hasn’t played reversal 15 Aggressive behavior in a Super 48 Word in corporate 57 Defeat Bowl Hamlet’s “To tactics soundly 22 Talks be or not to 16 Fast-food 58 Serve acronym be” soliloquy Elliott FGs to beat Falcons legend 59 Per 25 Area of 51 “My man!” 17 Presently 60 “No prob!” expertise 52 Cross a 18 Mail-order 61 Merci, across 26 Nasser’s org. stream, PHILADELPHIA (AP) — NFL PLAYOFFS outlet for the border 27 Caviar perhaps Fly Eagles Fly. outdoorsy 62 Nigerian pop 28 Key of 53 English : John With the wind and against WILD-CARD PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS types star Beethoven’s :: Slavic : __ Sunday, Jan. 21 19 Harpsi- 63 Cry of glee Ninth: Abbr. 54 Girasol, e.g. it. SATURDAY, JAN. 6 AFC chordist 64 Orson 29 Tie on the 55 Sci-fi Tennessee 22, Kansas City 21 TBD, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) With Nick Foles engineer- Atlanta 26, Los Angeles Rams 13 NFC Kipnis Scott Card farm character ing several long drives, Jake Sunday, Jan. 7 New Orleans-Minnesota winner at 20 ’60s counter- protagonist 30 Talk big voiced by Jacksonville 10, Buffalo 3 Philadelphia, 6:40 p.m. (FOX) culture slogan __ Wiggin 31 Not esta or Frank Oz Elliott converting three field New Orleans 31, Carolina 26 23 Math ratios 65 Side for a dog esa 56 Expel goals, and the defense getting PRO BOWL 24 Poetic night 36 “Foucault’s strongly DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Sunday, Jan. 28 25 Cry of DOWN Pendulum” 57 Green stingy in the tightest spot, Saturday, Jan. 13 At Orlando, Fla. dominance 1 Hat-tipper’s author moisture Philadelphia moved into the Philadelphia 15, Atlanta 10 AFC vs. NFC, 3 p.m. (ESPN/ABC) 30 “The Yankee word Previous Puzzle Solved Tennessee at New England, 8:15 p.m. 2 Fruit in un NFC championship game (CBS) SUPER BOWL Doodle Boy” with a 15-10 victory over the Sunday, Jan. 14 Sunday, Feb. 4 composer cóctel Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, 1:05 p.m. At Minneapolis 32 Big letters in 3 Fuzzy Endor Atlanta Falcons on Saturday. (CBS) AFC champion vs. NFC champion, 6:30 toys resident Foles directed brilliant New Orleans at Minnesota, 4:40 p.m. p.m. (NBC) 33 CBS Sports 4 Hindu god (FOX) NFL analyst with the head marches of 74 and 80 yards in Tony of an elephant the second half — one into 34 Map abbr. 5 Sings the whipping wind, the other vered, defense did an amaz- Doug Pederson briefly con- 35 Loosed smoothly 39 Neat 6 “Family Feud” with it — and Elliott atoned ing job, special teams — sidered going for it on fourth- ending? host since for missing an extra point by that’s just been the story this and-1 at the Atlanta 3. 40 After-lunch 2010 converting from 53 yards at year is that we just all stuck sandwich 7 Exists simply “It was tricky out there, re- 42 Word with big 8 Valhalla VIP the end of the second quar- together...” ally gusty,” Elliott said. or house 9 ExxonMobil ter, 37 and 21 in the second The Falcons, of course, Then, as the fans in the 43 Together trade name half. Then the Eagles (14-3) memorably blew a 28-3 sec- Linc held their breath, the held when Atlanta (11-7) got ond-half lead to the Patriots Eagles held deep in their ter- to the 9-yard line with a first in last year’s Super Bowl. ritory. down, and to the 2 on fourth They will not get the oppor- “Man, just stay calm,” said JUMBLE down. tunity to atone for it, though defensive tackle Fletcher When Matt Ryan’s final Ryan got them close at the Cox, who was a force all day. THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME pass sailed over Julio Jones’ end. “We always talk about that. By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek head in the end zone , Philly Despite being underdogs as We’ve been in those situa- could celebrate its first play- the No. 1 seed, the Eagles tions during the regular sea- off victory since the 2008 sea- showed plenty of moxie. son, so we kind of know how son. “Just keep on disrespecting to handle those situations, Next Sunday, the Eagles and we’re going to keep prov- not try to make a play but let will host either Minnesota or ing people wrong,” receiver the play come to us.” New Orleans for the confer- Alshon Jeffery said. And the road to the Super ence crown. The Eagles last A masterful 74-yard, 12- Bowl remains through Philly. made the Super Bowl in the play drive on which Foles 2004 season, losing to New threw for 70 yards led to El- UP NEXT England. liott’s 37-yard kick into the Philadelphia will host ei- “I mean, we just kept be- wind that made it 12-10. The ther Minnesota or New Or- lieving in each other,” said Eagles then put together leans next Sunday night for Foles, who became the starter their best drive, an 80-yarder the NFC title. when Carson Wentz, a lead- covering 14 plays, yet again Atlanta’s season ends after ing MVP contender, injured faltered close to the end zone. a wild-card berth and a win his knee in December. “That Elliott added a 21-yarder with at Los Angeles before Satur- was it. Our team never wa- 6:02 remaining after coach day’s defeat.

PRO FOOTBALL Brees-Keenum: Will playoff savvy prevail in Saints-Vikings game? SUDOKU PREVIOUS SOLUTION MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Solely measuring quarter- “Just a guy that I really ad- Drew Brees will lead the New back experience and accom- mire in how he moves the ball HOW TO PLAY: Orleans offense onto the field plishment, the Saints have a down the field and how he op- Each row, column and at Minnesota and commence clear advantage over the Vi- erates, what kind of leader he set of 3-by-3 boxes the 13th postseason game of kings in this divisional round is,” Keenum said. his stellar career, already game to help determine the “I read his book a long time must contain the armed with seven such victo- matchup in the NFC champi- ago. I think he’s someone to numbers 1 through 9 ries and one Super Bowl ring onship game. Keenum, learn from. I try to watch all without repetition. for the Saints. though, has been overcoming of the really good quarter- “I prepare for every game the odds all season, let alone backs in the offseason and as if it’s that magnitude,” his career . take little things to try to Brees said. “I always root for guys like work on my game.” “When you’re in games of that. Kind of the undersized Here are some other angles that magnitude, it’s as if guy that is coming out and no- to follow with the game: you’ve been there and done it body wants to give him any SLOWED UP: The Pro Bowl many times before, even if it credit and always plays with a pair of Mark Ingram and was just in your mind.” chip on his shoulder,” Brees Alvin Kamara had the least For Case Keenum, it’s truly said. productive combined perfor- all in his mind. Though he was drafted by mance for the Saints against His first start in the NFL the San Diego Chargers in the Carolina, with just 68 total playoffs will come when the second round in 2001 out of yards from scrimmage. They Vikings kick off their divi- Purdue, with Keenum going each had more than 1,500 total sional round game on Sunday. undrafted out of Houston and yards in 2017. “I’m going to play like I needing the Texans practice The Panthers brought one know how to play. I don’t have squad to get his career going safety closer to the line of the to be anybody but myself. Not in 2012, Brees can relate. He’s scrimmage to spy on the run- more conservative or less con- shorter than the NFL stan- ning back, and it worked. servative. Either way, I’m dard for their position, too. “This league is a copy-cat going to be me,” said Keenum, Oh, and they’re both from league so I wouldn’t be sur- whose successful takeover for Texas. prised if Minnesota did it,” the injured Sam Bradford Brees added another high- Kamara said, expressing no helped lead the Vikings (13-3) light last week, with 376 pass- concern about the strategy by to their best record in 19 ing yards to help the Saints pointing to Brees, whose pass- years. “That’s all I have to be. (12-5) advance with a 31-26 vic- ing yardage total against the THE ANSWERS TO THESE PUZZLES CAN BE FOUND ON I’ve got a great squad in this tory over Carolina while the Panthers was his second-high- room.” Vikings had a bye. est of the season. TODAY’S DAILY PLANNER PAGE. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 | B5

SPORTS FIGURES Keith Jackson, 89, announcer with ‘Whoa, Nelly!’ call, dies

BY JAY REEVES time employer, announced his death Jackson might be best known for his ferent way to say some things. And the The Associated Press Saturday. No cause was given. He was “Whoa, Nelly!” exclamation, but he older I got the more willing I was to go a longtime resident of Sherman Oaks, didn’t overuse it. Borrowed from his back into the Southern vernacular be- Keith Jackson laid down the California, and died near great-grandfather, a farmer, the cause some of it’s funny,” Jackson said. soundtrack to Saturday for a genera- his home there. phrase also part of a commercial ESPN “College GameDay” host Rece tion of college football fans with phras- A native of west Geor- Jackson did for Miller Lite in the mid- Davis, who grew up in Alabama, said es such as his signature “Whoa, Nelly!” gia, near the Alabama ’90s. But it was no catchphrase. listening to Jackson assured him that From the World Series to the Olympics, border, his smooth bari- “He never made anything up,” Mus- it was OK for a national broadcaster to NFL to NBA, he did it all over five de- tone voice and use of burger said. “That’s how Keith talked.” sound Southern. cades as a sportscaster, but most ap- phrases like “big uglies” In a Fox Sports interview in 2013, “Some people become the voice of the propriately his final assignment before JACKSON for linemen gave his Jackson said his folksy language sport through their expertise, which retiring 12 years ago was one of the game calls a familiar feel. stemmed from his rural upbringing Keith certainly had. But it’s almost as if greatest college football games ever. “He was one of our gi- and he became comfortable with the the good Lord created that voice, which Jackson died Friday. He was 89. ants,” longtime broadcaster Brent Mus- usage through the years. sounds like what red clay ought to sound A statement by ESPN, which consoli- burger told The Associated Press. “He “I would go around and pluck things like if it could talk, to be the perfect voice dated with ABC Sports, Jackson’s long- could do anything and loved doing it.” off the bush and see if I could find a dif- for college football,” Davis told the AP.

NANCY WHITE Haynesworth; her grandchil- RUSSELL MCLEOD OBITUARIES GEORGIA — Nancy King dren, Justice, Khalic, Gary, Russell McLeod entered White, 70, died on Monday, Kamon, Bennie, Bennie Jr., eternal rest on Friday, Jan. 12, REANELL N. BRADLEY (Naomi) of Sumter, Ronald Jan. 8, 2018, at Well Star Antanae, Tyrek and Malaysia; 2018, at the McLeod Hospice Mrs. Reanell Newman Brad- (Marilyn) of Columbia, Sha- North Fulton Hospital, Atlan- her brother, Robert Bracey; House, Florence. The family is ley was born on Sept. 9, 1927, ron of Columbia, and Vida of ta, Georgia. sisters, Susan (Billy) Ross and receiving friends at the resi- to the late William Olin and the home; a niece, Gwendolyn She was born Stephanie Bracey; aunts, dence, 40 Circle R Lane, Bish- Mary Wright Newman. She of Fairfax, Virginia, and neph- on July 29, 1946, Alice Bracey, Nancy Rose and opville. died on Tuesday, ew Carl (Cassandra) of Irmo, in Manning, a Jean Worthy; uncles, John Funeral arrangements are Jan. 9, 2018. whom she raised in the ab- daughter of the (Wilhemenia) Rose and Kevin incomplete and will be an- She was the sence of their deceased moth- late Cleveland (Cisa) Bracey; her sisters-in- nounced by Wilson Funeral oldest of three er; three foster children, Eddie and the Rev. law, Vermell H. Wells, Abbie Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishop- siblings. She had Fortune of Wisacky, Timothy WHITE Alma Marion Haynesworth and Elizabeth ville. two younger Rembert of New York, and King. (TBA); brothers-in-law, Gip- brothers, Wil- Tony Burroughs of Wisacky; Funeral servic- son (Inether) Haynesworth HAZEL M. RANDOLPH BRADLEY liam Olin New- two special nephews, Julius es for Mrs. White will be held and John (Lou) Haynesworth; Hazel Mildred Worthington man Jr. (de- Funderburk of Belleglade, at 11 a.m. on Monday at Hayes her godsons, Brandon Scar- Randolph, age 77, wife of the ceased), also Florida, and Alfonzo Funder- F. Samuels Sr., Memorial Cha- borough and Lester Reed; spe- late Merle Randolph, died on known as “Bubba,” and Char- burk (Mary) of Belleglade, pel 114 N. Church St., Man- cial cousins, Andi Shaw, Viola Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, at lie Lee Newman (deceased) Florida, and three special niec- ning, the Rev. O’Donald Din- Magazine and Loretta Horace; Northwoods Senior Living was the youngest. es, Lillian Stevens of Washing- gle presiding; the Rev. Betty and her very special and close Center. She was raised in the com- ton D.C., Margie Gerold of Cantey officiating; and the friends, Eric Davis, Gloria Born in St. Paul, Alberta, munity of Elliott. Pleasantville, New Jersey, and, Rev. Mary Bethune, the Rev. Scarborough, Clara Damon, Canada, she was a daughter Mrs. Bradley attended the Joane Robertson (Leroy) of Gloria Talbort, and the Rev. Ann McCain, Joann Tindal of the late Russell and Lila schools of Lee and Sumter Ocean City, New Jersey, 10 Ruth King Ceasar assisting. and Shirley Clavon. “Lee” had Russell Worthington. counties and graduated from grandchildren, Nikki, Denise, Burial will follow in Biggers a very special and close rela- Hazel met her husband Morris College with a bache- Varick, Cornelius, Demetrius, AME Church Cemetery, Man- tionship with her nieces, during his service in the lor’s degree in education. She Reginald, Anthony, Brittany, ning. Akira, Ameka, Ashley and Navy. She loved to paint and completed further studies at Destiny, and Beyounce; her Trinity; along with her neph- enjoyed working in her gar- South Carolina State College sisters for life, Bernice Bradley WILLIAM J. GREEN ews, Arnteyus “Jay,” Breon den. in Orangeburg, in the area of Bishopville, Louise Kenne- William J. “Billy” Green, 82, and Billy Ross, Anthony and She was a loving person and special education. dy of Elliott, and Margaret Du- husband of Maxine Revill Andre Haynesworth, whom had a sweet spirit. She will be Mrs. Bradley began her rant of Elliott; a special son for Green, died on Friday, Jan. 12, she helped raised and spent remembered as a very loving teaching career in Heming- life, Thomas “Terry” Slater; 16 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- special quality time with mother, mother-in-law, grand- way where she taught for one great-grandchildren; and a omey. them as being the “favorite mother and friend. She will be year. The remaining 35 years host of nieces, nephews, cous- Born in Tur- Auntie.” She also leaves to dearly missed by all who of her teaching career were ins and lifelong friends that beville, he was a cherish a host of other cous- knew her. spent teaching at Fleming El- she treasured. son of the late ins, nieces, nephews, family Surviving are two daugh- ementary and Middle schools Public viewing will be held Deckard and and friends whom she all ters, Tammie Linn of Wedge- as a Special Education Teach- from 1 to 5 p.m. today at Job’s Lessie Mims loved with her whole heart. field and Tracy Zarr of Cold- er. Mortuary. Green. JP Holley Funeral Home is stream, British Columbia; one She had a passion for chil- Mrs. Bradley will be placed GREEN Mr. Green was in charge of arrangements. son, Greg Parker of Cold- dren who had various learn- in the church on Monday at a member of stream, British Columbia; a ing disabilities. 11am for viewing until the Alice Drive Bap- RICKEY SMITH daughter-in-law, Lisa Black of She was very instrumental hour of service. tist Church. He served nine Rickey Smith, 54, departed Simpsonville; and three in helping those children ac- Funeral service will be held years in the S.C. National this life on Thursday, Jan. 11, grandchildren, Tiffany Linn, quire knowledge and life at noon on Monday at New Guard. 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- Christopher Linn and Nicho- skills to aid them in becoming Zion AME Church with pastor He retired from CP&L after omey. las Linn. responsible adults. Archie S. Temoney officiating. 37 years. He was born on June 26, In addition to her husband She was a member of Lee Interment will follow in After his retirement, he 1963, in Sumter, a son of Mary and parents, she was preceded County Teacher’s Association, Broadbranch Cemetery, Bish- worked for many years with Lee Johnson Smith and the in death by one son, Timothy South Carolina Education As- opville. KMB Electrical. late William Smith. Randolph; and one sister, sociation, and The Morris Family will be receiving Survivors include his be- The family will be receiving Helen Grimshaw. College Alumni Chapter of friends at the home, 107 Elliott loved wife of 54 years; a son, friends at the home, 1045 May- A memorial service will be Lee County. She retired from Highway, Bishopville. Derrick Green of Sumter; a field Drive, Sumter, SC 29154. held at a later date in Oliver, the public-school system in Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. daughter, Rhonda Pruden Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. British Columbia. 1989. Main St., is in charge of ar- (Travis) of Sumter; one Main St., Sumter, is in charge You may go to www.bullock- She was raised in a Chris- rangements. granddaughter, Caroline of arrangements. funeralhome.com and sign the tian home, under the guid- Online memorials may be Pruden; one brother, Ronnie family’s guest book. ance of her loving and devot- sent to the family at jobsmor- Green (Mary Ruth) of Turbev- ALMA LEMMON The family has chosen Bull- ed parents who reinforced the [email protected] or visit us on ille; and one sister, Nancy Alma Lemmon, 96, widow ock Funeral Home for the ar- importance of God’s presence the Web at www.jobsmortu- Morris (Tommy) of New Zion. of Frankie Lemmon, departed rangements. from an early age. ary.net. Funeral services will be this life on Friday, Jan. 12, She joined St. Paul United held at noon on Monday at 2018, at Lake City Scranton Methodist Episcopal Church JANIE SPRY Alice Drive Baptist Church Healthcare, Scranton. located in Elliott. She later MANNING — Janie with the Rev. Dr. Clay Smith Born on Nov. 30, 1921, in joined New Zion A.M.E. Greene Spry, 95, widow of and the Rev. Jock Hendricks Sumter County, she was a Church where she served as James Thomas Spry, died on officiating. Burial will be in daughter of the late William at missionary zone No. 1, was Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at Evergreen Memorial Park and Hattie Hickson McFadden. an active class leader, mem- McLeod Regional Hospital, Cemetery. The family will be receiving WELDON H. SHUMATE ber of the gospel choir, mem- Florence. The family will receive friends at the home of her ber of the stewardess board She was born friends from 11 a.m. to noon son, 9695 Bill Lane, Lynch- Weldon Heyward “Skip” No. 9, and women missionary on Jan. 18, 1922, on Monday at Alice Drive burg, SC 29080. Shumate, 90, widower of society. in the Wilson Baptist Church and other Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Francis Shelton Shumate, Mrs. Bradley and her family Community of times at the home. Main St., Sumter, is in charge died on Saturday, Jan. 13, served God faithfully. She, Clarendon Coun- Memorials may be made to of arrangements. 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- along with all of her children, ty, a daughter of Alice Drive Baptist Church- omey. ROBERT L. GARNER were dedicated members of SPRY the late Champie Open Door Offering, 1305 Lor- Born in the Kellytown New Zion A.M.E. Church. and Rosa Bur- ing Mill Road, Sumter, SC Robert L. Garner, son of the Community of Darlington She not only modeled, but gess Greene. 29150. late Robert and Earline Dixon County, he was a son of the instilled in all of her children Wake services with Rose of Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Garner, entered eternal rest late Tom and Nellie Atkinson and grandchildren to always Sharon Court No. 12 Hero- Funeral Home and Crematori- on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018, at Shumate. keep God first. ines of Jericho and Eastern um of Sumter is in charge of Palmetto Baptist Hospital, Co- Mr. Shumate served two If there was anyone who Star Chapter 254 New Light the arrangements. lumbia. years in the U.S. Army and was a living example of the rites will be held at 6 p.m. on The family is receiving retired from the U.S. Air term servant, Mrs. Reanell Monday at Hayes F. Samuels LEATHA B. HAYNESWORTH friends at the home of his sis- Force after 22 years of ser- Bradley, without question, Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Funeral service for Leatha ter and brother-in-law, Sara vice. Following his retire- would be the first person to Church St., Manning. Mae Bracey Haynesworth was and Jerry Bradley, at 17 Phil- ment, he worked with civil come to mind. She truly Funeral services for Mrs. held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at jar Lane, Bishopville. service at Shaw Air Force would give the shirt off her Spry will be held at noon on New Bethel Missionary Bap- Funeral arrangements are Base, and Fort Heating and back, the food out of her Tuesday at Trinity AME tist Church, 3255 U.S. 15, Sum- incomplete and will be an- Air. mouth, and empty her pockets Church, 51 W. Rigby St., Man- ter, SC 29150. Interment fol- nounced by Wilson Funeral Survivors include one son, to help those in need. ning, with the Rev. Courtney lowed at Bradford Cemetery, Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishop- Robert Shumate (Pam) of If a theme had to be identi- Colleton, pastor, and the Rev. Sumter. ville. Sumter; three grandchildren, fied to sum up the life of Mrs. Archie Fair presiding; the Visitation was held on Fri- Jason H. Flagler, Brittany Reanell Bradley it would be Rev. James Cooper II officiat- day at Kingdom Believers SHIRLEY BURGESS Thrower, and Justin Shumate; “If I Could Help Somebody,” a ing; the Rev. Dr. Bennie Col- Church, 621 W. Liberty St., LAKE CITY — Shirley Ann one great-granddaughter, poem/song she often loved to clough, the Rev. Mary Rhodes Sumter, where the family re- Walker Robinson Burgess, 67, Brooklin Thompson; one quote. and the Rev. Linda Conyers ceived family and friends. widow of Leo Robinson and brother, Peyton Shumate Mrs. Bradley’s love for God, assisting. Mrs. Haynesworth was a Joe Burgess, died on Friday, (Linda) of Myrtle Beach; and family, church, and communi- Burial will follow in Fourth daughter of the late Robert Jan. 12, 2018, at McLeod Re- a number of nieces and neph- ty is to be commended. Crossroads Church Cemetery, Bracey. She passed away on gional Medical Center, Flor- ews. In addition to her five chil- 1612 Crossroad Church Road, Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. ence. Graveside services, with dren, she helped raise a niece Manning. She was a member of New She was born on July 19, military honors, will be and nephew, nine grandchil- The family is receiving Bethal Missionary Baptist 1950, in Florence, a daughter held at 4 p.m. on Monday in dren, and three foster chil- friends at her residence, 3390 Church for more than 59 of the late J. K. and Eva Bray- Evergreen Memorial Park dren. Paxville Highway, Manning, years. boy Walker. Cemetery with pastor She was married to the late daily from 4 to 8 p.m. begin- She leaves to cherish pre- The family is receiving Wayne McElveen officiat- Mr. Odell Bradley Sr. (de- ning Saturday. cious memories: her mother, friends at her residence, 125 ing. ceased) of Wisacky. These services have been Susan Lee Rose Bracey; her Westover St., Lake City. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Her loving memories will be entrusted to Samuels Funer- children, Gary Bracey, Bennie These services have been Funeral Home and Crematori- cherished by her five children, al Home LLC, Manning. (Sylvia) Haynesworth, Shenae entrusted to Samuels Funeral um of Sumter is in charge of Odell Jr. of the home, Charles Haynesworth and Shanika Home LLC of Manning. the arrangements. B6 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

PREP BASKETBALL Sumter bounces back from loss with rout of Socastee BY DENNIS BRUNSON bly our best practices all year,” said weren’t perfect tonight, but if we play drew Gardner both had 11. [email protected] Moore, who has signed to play with with intensity and discipline, we can In the girls contest, Sumter limited College of Charleston. “It got us ready be a very good team.” Socastee to six points in the first half The Sumter High School varsity for tonight. We came out flat (against One of the lulls that Jones spoke of and put the game away with a 20-point boys basketball team scored a grand Conway), but we came came at the start of the third quarter. third quarter. total of 35 in its 22-point loss to Con- out with a lot of energy Socastee, which fell to 1-1 in region The Lady Gamecocks outscored the way in its Region VI-5A opener on tonight.” play, scored the nine of the first 10 Lady Braves 15-3 in the first quarter. Tuesday. “Those practices were points of the second half to cut the Carnasia Wells hit a pair of 3-point On one of Isiah Moore’s seven slam very tough,” Jones said. lead to 46-35. They had a couple of baskets to lead the charge. After tak- dunks off an assist from Cameron Sin- “We played with a lot chances to cut the lead to single digits, ing a 24-6 lead into the locker room, gleton, the Gamecocks broke that bar- more energy tonight but missed out. When Tyree Smalls Sumter used 10 points from Layken rier with 2:59 remaining in the first JONES than we did on Tuesday. drained a 3-point basket for Sumter, Cox and five from Tamerah Brown to half of their game against Socastee on There was a lot of run- the rout was on. push the lead to 44-15 after three quar- Friday at the SHS gymnasium. Need- ning in the practices and The Gamecocks led 61-44 after three ters. less to say, it was a much different out- it carried over to tonight.” quarters before outscoring the Braves “We’ve really been playing great de- come for Sumter. The Gamecocks came out using a lot 26-9 in the final stanza. fense the last few games,” said Lady Led by Moore’s 34 points, the Game- of defensive pressure and that quickly “We just played with a lot of energy Gamecock interim head coach Jeff cocks rolled to an 87-53 victory. They picked up the tempo of the game. and intensity tonight,” said Moore, Schaffer. “I hate to keep saying this, improved to 9-7 overall and 1-1 in re- Sumter also forced the Braves into whose team is ranked eighth in 5A in but we’re still a very young team and gion play. many turnovers, which led to several the latest South Carolina Basketball these girls are still learning. We con- The Sumter girls continued their easy transition baskets. Coaches Association poll. “Coach told tinue to improve with what we’re winning ways, blasting the Lady The Gamecocks led 23-12 after one us that if we just execute our offense doing defensively. Braves for their seventh straight victo- quarter and pushed the lead to 45-26 it will be nothing but easy baskets. Wells led Sumter with 14 points. Cox ry. They are now 10-3 and 2-0. by halftime. The way we played today was our had 10 points and seven rebounds Both Moore and Gamecocks head “We let Conway dictate the pace of state championship team.” while Nina Edlow and Kiara Jones coach Shawn Jones agreed that prac- the game on Tuesday,” Jones said. Smalls added 14 points for Sumter, both had eight. Brown had seven tices on Wednesday and Thursday had “Tonight we controlled the tempo with while Omar Croskey had 10. Eric points, six rebounds and five assists, a lot to do with Friday’s success. How- our defense. We got a lot of our points Watts and Jaylen Johnson both had while Edlow grabbed seven rebounds. ever, player and coach had different with our defense. seven. Marta Galindez led Socastee, which takes on the practices. “We played with a lot of intensity to- Kendrell Generette led the Braves fell to 6-6 overall and 1-1 in region play “We had two great practices, proba- night, which is what we need to do. We with 16 points. Jay Williams and An- with seven points.

BARONS SPORTS ITEMS FROM PAGE B1 Carolina’s Muschamp gets Natalie Jackson scored the first seven Wilson Hall points before Susannah Hutson came off the bench to score eight in 6-year, $28.2 million deal the opening quarter, including two threes, as the Lady Barons COLUMBIA — South Pittsburgh Pirates in a held a 22-3 lead after the open- Carolina coach Will Mus- five-player trade Saturday. ing eight minutes. OP’s only champ has received a new, The Pirates got right- points of the first quarter came six-year, $28.2 million con- handers Joe Musgrove and on a trey from Reagan Merritt, tract after leading the Michael Feliz, third base- shortly after Mary Stack Sum- Gamecocks to man Colin Moran and out- mers came up short on two a nine-win fielder Jason Martin for free throw attempts. season. their 27-year-old ace. With points at such a premi- Mus- Cole will join All-Stars MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM um for them early, the Lady In- champ’s con- Dallas Keuchel and Justin Wilson Hall senior Daulton Dabbs (11) brings the ball down court dur- dians seemingly could not tract was ap- Verlander on a team that catch a break as a Joanna ing the Barons’ 51-43 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at Wil- proved by the just won its first crown. son Hall’s Nash Student Center. Hinds made free throw early in MUSCHAMP school’s Houston breezed to the AL the second quarter was wiped board of West title with 101 wins, off the board by a lane viola- Robinson scored eight to lead left in the third. Camron Ellis trustees Fri- and went on beat the Los tion. OP’s only basket of the the Lady Indians, who dropped answered with a trey for OP, day. Angeles Dodgers in Game quarter came on a free-throw to 12-10 overall. but DeVarona tied it once Muschamp, who is 15-11 7 of the World Series. line jumper by Marlee Robin- The importance of the win again moments later. Wilson in two seasons at South Cole went 12-12 with a son with 3:26 to go in the half for Wilson Hall was magnified Hall scored the next five points, Carolina, will make $4.2 4.26 ERA last season, by as Wilson Hall took a 33-8 lead because a scheduling quirk has on a Landon Van Patten million next fall. His sala- far the worst ERA of his into the locker room. the Baron teams playing their 3-point play and a Chandler ry will increase by $200,000 five-year career. The No. 1 Hutson added two more first three region games at Scott bucket, before the Indi- over each year of the overall pick in the 2011 treys in the third quarter as home then hitting the road for ans stormed back with a 7-2 agreement until peaking draft was an All-Star in the Lady Barons nearly shut the second half of the 6-game run of their own to forge yet at $5.2 million in 2023. 2015 but hasn’t replicated out the Lady Indians, whose slate. another tie. A Van Patten free South Carolina has only those results the past two only points came on two Cierra “It was a good start to region throw with 34 seconds left had six seasons with nine seasons. Astros general Banks free throws with 14 sec- play for us, and we’re really would give the Barons a 29-28 or more wins in program manager Jeff Luhnow onds on the clock. The Wilson hoping to continue that Tues- lead heading into the final history. thinks pitching coach Hall lead was 47-10 heading to day night with Florence Chris- eight minutes. Each of Muschamp’s re- Brent Strom can help Cole the fourth as Rector’s reserves tian and next Friday night with The game would be tied a turning assistants also re- recapture that form. hit the floor for the final quar- Laurence Manning,” Rector fifth and final time, at 31-31, ceived new deals and rais- TECH’S PASTNER FILES SUIT, ter. said. “So we’ve got a really in- after a Hunter McClain three es. Defensive coordinator CLAIMS FRAUD, EXTORTION Hutson closed with 16 while tense week of region games with 7:17 to go, before the Bar- Travaris Robinson will Jackson added 15 and Court- and our intensity level has got ons pulled away down the make $1.2 million for each ATLANTA — Georgia ney Clark chipped in with nine to be consistent as we go stretch. The lead was one, 39- of the next three seasons. Tech men’s basketball to pace the Lady Barons. through the region.” 38, as Benjamin Davis hit from Newly named offensive co- head coach Josh Pastner “I think Natalie did a really The varsity boys game got long range for OP, but the Bar- ordinator Bryan McClen- says he and his family are nice job of taking the ball ag- off to a tepid start as OP held a ons would hold a 12-5 edge over don will make $650,000 for victims of fraud and extor- gressively to the basket,” Rec- 14-9 lead at the break, with the the final three minutes to the next two years. tion, and he is seeking pro- tor said. “Susannah has strug- teams posting three points clinch the win. USC HIRES LATTIMORE tection through a lawsuit gled a little bit from the 3-point apiece in the second quarter. DeVarona would add a fifth filed in Arizona. shooting, so we wanted to give Then Grant DeVarona caught trey in the final quarter to COLUMBIA — South The Atlanta Journal- her a chance, a lot of time to fire in the third quarter, hitting close with 20 points, topping all Carolina record-holder Constitution first reported get her shot down, and she was four consecutive threes for the scorers. Scott, who finished Marcus Lattimore is re- Saturday that Pastner consistent tonight. Those were Barons’ first 12 points of the with seven, also hit from long turning to the Gamecocks filed a civil lawsuit against two good things we wanted to second half as Wilson Hall ral- range in the final quarter, with as director of player devel- former Georgia Tech see as a team tonight, for Nata- lied for a 51-43 win. Daulton Dabbs hitting a trey in opment and life skills. booster Ron Bell and his lie and Courtney to be more The game was tied once, at the opening quarter among his Gamecocks coach Will girlfriend, Jennifer Pend- aggressive on the inside and to 2-2, in the first half, before the eight points. Muschamp announced the ley, who have accused the see Susannah hit more outside Barons pulled even at 18-18 on McClain and Davis closed hirings of Lattimore and coach of breaking NCAA shots.” DeVarona’s third trey with 5:10 with 12 apiece for the Indians. the NCAA-approved 10th rules. on-field assistant coach in According to the law- Kyle Krantz. suit, filed in Superior Lattimore will also over- Court in Pima County, Ar- “I think right now we’re playing like one of the see the Gamecocks’ Be- izona, Bell and Pendley GATORS FROM PAGE B1 best teams in the state,” Brown said. “I think yond Football program, “began a malicious cam- we’ll surprise a lot of people in the near future.” which exposes players to paign to defame Pastner, Lakewood came out strong in the first half, In the girls game, Lakewood held Lugoff-El- off-field careers. and to extort and black- jumping out to an 11-2 lead and built the lead gin scoreless through much of the first half, Lattimore set the school mail Pastner” by threaten- to 20-10 after the first quarter, which saw a building a 15-0 lead and never looking back mark with 38 rushing ing to release accusations pair of electrifying moments, a soaring alley- enroute to a 54-19 region win. With the victory, touchdowns from 2010- the lawsuit contends are oop dunk from Perdue and an authoritative the Lady Gators improved to 6-6 on the year, 2012. He was the South- “false and patently un- block by Quentin Hodge, tarnished by techni- 1-1 in Region VI-4A, and bounced back from eastern Conference fresh- true.” cal fouls called on the players for taunting. consecutive close losses to Manning and Harts- man of the year in 2010 Among the allegations: Brown rested his starters for much of the sec- ville since the end of the holiday break. with 1,197 yards rushing. Bell accused Pastner of ond quarter and held on to a 33-24 halftime “We always think we’re going to win, espe- His career was cut short sexually assaulting Pend- lead after a bit of sloppy play. cially in the region when it is very, very impor- by two serious knee inju- ley. The Demons were no match for Lakewood’s tant,” said Lakewood head coach Demetress ries in his sophomore and Some of the accusations starters, who returned in the third stanza and re- Adams-Ludd. “I’m proud of the girls in closing junior years. against Pastner are relat- built the lead to 51-34 by the end of the third peri- it out, but we did have a conversation just Krantz spent the past ed to suspensions an- od, and the Gators coasted the rest of the way. about making sure we continue to play with two seasons as a defensive nounced in November of “We’re not used to playing that way,” Brown the level of excellence that we expect every analyst at South Carolina. two Georgia Tech players, said of his team’s electric start. “It was a very night, and I think the girls understand that. He will work with special Josh Okogie and Tadric exciting game with a lot of highlight plays, and “It was a little sloppy, but we’re always chal- teams and also help with Jackson. Okogie and Jack- the guys just aren’t used to that. I was excited lenging our girls to come out mentally pre- linebackers and nickel son were suspended for six on the bench, and I think everybody was, and pared and ready to go.” backs. and three games, respec- we had some things happen to us that caused Junior guard Lashala Harvin led the way for ASTROS ACQUIRE COLE tively, for accepting bene- us to lose our momentum. We got in foul trou- Lakewood, pouring in 18 points, most of them FROM PIRATES fits — including flights ble, but we came back in the second half with high-percentage baskets after Lugoff-Elgin provided by Bell in viola- the same momentum and got us back where turnovers in the second half. Ki’Ari Cain added HOUSTON — The Hous- tion of NCAA rules. we wanted to be.” 13 and Treasure Smalls added 11. It was the de- ton Astros already had Overall, Georgia Tech Lakewood, ranked No. 8 in the first Basket- fense, however, that made for the easy win. two Cy Young winners on determined Jackson and ball Coaches Association’s Top 10 poll, will “One thing I can say about this team is that their staff. They’re hoping Okogie received apparel, take on York Prep in the Martin Luther King defensively, we’ve been pretty solid so far,” said Gerrit Cole can make it meals and transportation Bash on Monday at Eau Claire High School in Adams-Ludd. “We just continue to grow in that three. valued at less than $525 Columbia before traveling to face archrival area and I think the challenge for our team now The World Series cham- and less than $750, respec- Crestwood on Friday. Brown said the ranking is to come in mentally ready to get set and go.” pions boosted their rota- tively. wasn’t much of a distraction for his team, but Lakewood travels to face archrival Crest- tion with another big arm, felt like the Gators were living up to it. wood next Friday. acquiring Cole from the From staff and wire re- THE SUMTER ITEM · SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 | C1

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your standards and your expectations Peter Dunn for your future. A bank has zero expec- There’s nothing Columnist tations for your future. USA TODAY You can’t afford the house for a few reasons. You didn’t have money for a down payment, which is sign enough wrong with ‘I that you couldn’t afford the house. Sell. I probably shouldn’t end the col- Loved ones who want what’s best for umn here, but I’m tempted. you will try and circumvent my down You couldn’t afford to be a homeown- payment maxim by becoming a down can’t afford it’ er when your dad gave you the down payment surrogate. They can afford to payment, and you can’t afford to be a buy that house, but you can’t. This is homeowner today. You and anyone else where the confusion begins. reading this undoubtedly are feeling a Can a person with no monthly mar- Admitting you don’t have the money for something harsh vibe from me right now. Don’t. I’m gin in their budget accumulate a down isn’t selling yourself short, it’s showing self-control actually being more thoughtful than payment? No. A lending institution other folks throughout your life as a wants a down payment to help mitigate homeowner. its lending risk, but a borrower should Dear Pete: I did everything wrong. I purchased a home when I couldn’t You can’t afford it. want to make a down payment to prove There is nothing wrong with the to himself that he has the capacity to ac- afford it. My father gave me the down payment. I had no savings. I phrase “you can’t afford it,” or “I can’t af- cumulate money on a regular basis. could afford the mortgage, but not the maintenance. I have refinanced ford it,” for that matter. In fact, it’s a Why? Homeownership is expensive. beautiful phrase. I love saying “I can’t Not only do you need repair and mainte- the loan a couple times. I am now two months behind on the mort- afford it,” and I wish more people would nance money to move into your home on gage, and there are repairs to the house that I can’t afford to do. Now jump on the bandwagon. No one gets the day you rent the truck, but you will embarrassed when a fellow skydiver consistently need repair and mainte- what? I feel like I should cut my losses and sell and rent until I can tells you that you don’t have a parachute nance money until you leave the house right before you are about to jump out of the last time, upright or otherwise. A REALLY afford to own. — Kaitlyn, St. Louis the back of a plane, do they? house doesn’t get less expensive as you But for some reason, hearing or own it, it gets more expensive. “If we thinking you can’t afford something is can just get past year seven of owning upsetting. I used to get upset when this home, then ...” is a sentence which someone would insinuate that I couldn’t has never been spoken intelligently. afford something. “How dare you?” I You can’t afford your home. It had would scoff. been awhile since I mentioned it. I didn’t realize at the time that those Being able to afford a monthly pay- were the only honest people left on ment, as determined by someone charg- Earth. But as I think back on how of- ing you interest to borrow money, is as GETTY IMAGES/ fended I was — and how offended indicative of objective affordability as ISTOCKPHOTO you might feel right now — I’m still my 10-inch chef’s knife is indicative of at a loss as to why. my status as a world-class chef. Being I assure you I’m not salting allowed to borrow money, or being al- wounds. I’m just trying to get you lowed to buy a really expensive profes- comfortable with a really impor- sional-quality knife, is nothing more tant and positive idea. You can’t than someone’s willingness to make afford the house. money on you, despite whatever ability Maybe it’s the word can’t. you might possess to handle the pur- Admitting you can’t afford chase appropriately. something isn’t selling yourself You can’t afford your home. Don’t short, it’s displaying self-control. borrow money to stay. Find a way to get Our 2004 sport-utility vehicle out. Rip the Band-aid off. sounds like a distressed yak some- Your crisis is about to save your fi- times when I start it up, and there’s a nancial life. Call your bank and start ton of people who would like to get me a working on a plan to sell the house you quieter vehicle, including my neighbors. can’t afford. Don’t let them talk you into However, until this November, I won’t staying. You can’t afford it. be able to buy a new car. Not with the Peter Dunn is an author, speaker and way I do things. I can’t afford to based on radio host, and he has a free podcast: the standard I set for my family and my “Million Dollar Plan.” Have a question financial future. about money for Pete the Planner? The concept of affordability is disap- Email him at AskPete@petetheplan- pointingly subjective. It’s dependent on ner.com

CES 2018 THE WEEK AHEAD

Builders For cord constructed more homes last year, and cutters, there was strong buyer the game interest. GETTY IMAGES

heats up CES 2018 attendees get a view of the LG signature OLED 4K HDR Smart TV. Mike Snider JACK DEMPSEY/AP IMAGES FOR LG ELECTRONICS USA TODAY

LAS VEGAS – Now that the Internet ducts the CES show. It’s the first time is nearly everyone’s favorite TV station, the CTA has released such a projec- content providers and device makers tion; toss in music streaming and the Manufacturing, construction find themselves catering to consumers’ total rises to $19.5 billion, CTA says. desires for more, better streaming ❚ Talk to the TV: TV makers and probably ended 2017 well video. That was abundantly clear here streaming media device manufactur- at CES, where the biggest makers of ers will improve their products to keep Paul Davidson streaming devices rubbed elbows with you committed. Most streaming play- USA TODAY entertainment and Internet heavy- ers let you use your voice to find some Industrial production has weights such as Time Warner and Veri- content, but artificial intelligence will A light week of economic news will zon, and every TV maker touted even become better at helping you find what provide a snapshot of two resurgent been propelled by a steadily smarter, more connected displays. to watch. Competitor Roku already lets forces of the U.S. economy — manu- improving global economy. For cord cutters, the throngs at the you use your voice, too, but is develop- facturing and housing construction. global tech trade show yielded this view ing a voice-activated artificial intelli- Both probably ended 2017 on a solid of the future: gence to help make the streaming plat- note, supplying some momentum for crunch spurred builders to churn out ❚ One-stop video shopping: New form easier to use and to add speakers this year. more houses. In December, an index of TVs on display at CES promise smarter to consumers’ Roku TVs, for instance. Industrial production has been pro- prospective buyer traffic jumped 8 on-board apps and better guides to ❚ Better streaming content: pelled by a steadily improving global points, underscoring continued strong make it easier to find programming you Streaming services from Netflix, Ama- economy, a dollar that generally has buyer interest despite the rising prices, want to watch. Samsung’s newest TVs zon, Hulu and others have already weakened since early 2017, making Alexander says. will incorporate its artificial digital as- evolved, along with high-speed broad- American goods less expensive over- On the downside, the cold weather sistant Bixby, which you can ask to find band Internet connectivity, to deliver seas, and a revival in oil drilling. may have temporarily chilled home buy- movies for you, and a new universal pro- dependable programming. That de- In December, automaking probably ing plans this month. Alexander esti- gramming guide that learns your view- mand is translating into big audiences rebounded from a drop the previous mates the National Association of ing preferences. New TCL Roku 4K TVs, for streaming content. And it’s rising month while other sectors continue to Home Builders will announce that its incoming this spring, have Roku’s stream- rapidly. Hulu, which in May expanded climb, says Nomura economist Lewis dex of builder sentiment ticked up from ing system built-in, and when you have its on-demand video subscription ser- Alexander. He says oil and natural gas 74 to 75, which would mark a 19-year an antenna connected, the improved vice with more than 50 live channels, production showed no sign of slowing high. guide incorporates any over-the-air TV said at CES it has grown to 17 million and frigid weather probably boosted Though housing starts have been channels into your guide along with subscribers, up 40% from a year ago. utility output sharply. ramping higher, they’ve presented a tale streaming app options. Industry leader Netflix remains the Overall, economists estimate the of two markets. Single-family starts ❚ Streaming services to partner up: streaming standard-bearer, having Federal Reserve will report Wednes- have been bolstered by the supply Disney’s acquisition of Fox assets and swelled from about 35 million U.S. day that industrial production rose a shortage and more recently by rebuild- its planned streaming services will be members this time four years ago to healthy 0.4% in December. ing efforts in parts of Texas and Florida among the factors forcing some smaller about 54 million now in the U.S., and a An index that gauges the outlook of battered by hurricanes late last summer. direct-to-consumer services to join total of 115 million globally. Amazon home builders can often provide a pre- Multifamily building has declined after with others to survive. doesn’t release video figures, but in- view of housing construction in the a blitz of apartment construction the Consumer spending on video vestment research firm Morningstar months ahead. past few years. Economists project the streaming services is expected to rise has estimated there are 79 million sub- The market improved last year as Commerce Department will announce 39% this year to about $13 billion, ac- scribers to Amazon Prime, which in- solid job and income growth drove de- Thursday that housing starts dipped cording to the Consumer Technology cludes free shipping and free stream- mand while home supplies remained 2.1% in December to a still-solid season- Association, the trade group that con- ing TV episodes and movies. skimpy, pushing prices higher. The ally adjusted annual rate of 1.27 million. THE SUMTER ITEM · SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 | C3 PERSONAL FINANCE Death of a spouse can drain finances

Follow these 7 steps to Check all beneficiary designations help manage your risks Make a list of every place you have ever worked and contributed to employ- Robert Powell er-sponsored retirement plans. Columnist “When a person divorces and remar- USA TODAY ries, old beneficiaries stay in place until they are changed by the account owner,” Meredith says. “It happens all the time where an ex-spouse or other parties re- Among the risks that married cou- ceive retirement funds upon the work- ples face in retirement, this one is un- ers’ death instead of the current avoidable. It’s the risk of becoming a spouse.” widow or widower. And that risk comes Do the same for all life insurance with some dramatic consequences, ac- plans, bank and credit union checking cording to a Society of Actuaries report, and savings accounts, titling on real es- “Managing Post-Retirement Risks: A tate, and the like, Meredith says. Guide to Retirement Planning.” Make sure credit cards and other ac- According to that report, the death of counts are set up so both spouses have a spouse is often accompanied by a de- access. Consider long-term care. Think cline in economic status: what would happen if one or both ❚ Some income may stop at the death spouses needed long-term care. “Pur- of a spouse or former spouse. chasing coverage sooner rather than lat- ❚ The death of a disabled person’s er may be prudent,” Levering says. caregiver spouse may bring financial problems at a very difficult time. Hire a financial team ❚ The surviving spouse may not be able or willing to manage the family’s fi- Put in place a trusted team of advis- nances. ers, including an attorney, certified pub- ❚ Inability to cope with a spouse’s lic accountant and certified financial death or terminal illness contributes to planner that, Meredith says, “the sur- high rates of depression and suicide viving spouse will feel comfortable among the elderly. working with and trust to help them To be sure, it’s difficult to predict transition, especially if they have typi- which spouse will live longer in individ- cally not been involved in the financial ual cases, according to the SOA. But, on side of your marriage.” average, women are widowed more often than men. Estate plan up to date? So, what can you and your spouse do GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO to manage the risks associated with be- Create or update your estate-plan- coming a widow or widower? ning documents, including wills, trusts, says, “a surviving spouse may be in a advance directives, living wills, durable Set aside time to talk double whammy — grief and emotions powers of attorney for health care and of widowhood plus not having many “Start by saying, ‘Honey, be- physician orders. Talking about money matters togeth- clues about their money situation.” cause I love you so much, I “Consider filing a ‘do not resuscitate’ er is a great gift couples can give each Levering also suggests sharing finan- want us to talk about some im- or DNR order with your local hospital other, says Kathleen Rehl, author of cial information and contacts with chil- portant money issues together and have it readily available if needed,” Moving Forward on Your Own: A Finan- dren, not just their attorneys. Meredith says. “Many people want to cial Guidebook for Widows. “I know a lot of people don’t want to — that are really important to avoid aggressive attempts to prolong “Start by saying, ‘Honey, because I talk about their finances with their chil- know about for the time one their life, but medical culture and prac- love you so much, I want us to talk about dren but it is important that someone day when one of us is gone.’ ” tices often do not support these wishes. some important money issues together know what to do if necessary,” she says. This can help prevent racking up large — that are really important to know Kathleen Rehl medical bills for the surviving spouse.” Run what-if scenarios Author of “Moving Forward on Your Own: A about for the time one day when one of Financial Guidebook for Widows” Anna Rappaport, chair of the Society us is gone.’ ” of Actuary’s retirement task force, rec- Others agree. “First and foremost, Determine whether your financial Delay Social Security ommends reviewing property with an spouses — especially women — need to plan will provide enough lifetime in- attorney, making sure you understand know about the household’s finances, come to the surviving spouse. Note that If you’re the higher earner, consider what is individual and joint and how it including where all accounts are held,” expenses don’t necessarily decrease by delaying Social Security until at least might be disposed of. Consider planning says Cindy Levering, a retired pension half after one spouse passes away, Le- full retirement age (FRA) or better yet funeral arrangements in advance. actuary and volunteer for the Society of vering says. until age 70, if there’s a good chance Actuaries. Also note that the surviving spouse that your spouse will outlive you, says Relocate “In particular, it is very important may have less to live on if he or she has Betty Meredith, president of the Inter- that they know what benefits might be to spend down assets to take care of the national Retirement Resource Center. Meredith also recommends moving available from employment-based spouse that passes away, Levering says. Why so? “The surviving spouse collects to a home where a surviving spouse can plans — pension, 401(k), life insurance If, after running your what-if scenari- a higher lifetime benefit based on the more easily manage upkeep, taxes, have and medical, for example — and how to os, there’s a shortfall, consider increas- primary earner’s benefit,” she says. a social network and the like. contact the appropriate human re- ing your savings, trimming your ex- Also consider, if you have a tradition- Robert Powell contributes regularly to source people to access any benefits penses, investigating a reverse mort- al defined benefit pension plan, choos- USA TODAY, TheStreet and “The Wall that may be due.” gage and/or downsizing and buying life ing the joint-and-survivor annuity in- Street Journal.” Email rpowell@all- If you avoid the conversations, Rehl insurance. stead of the single life annuity. thingsretirement.com. Resolve to trim down your credit cards in ’18

Balance transfers can let month offer ended, Ehrmantraut says. These tips can help: you pay off debt quicker ❚ Make payments on time to keep the promotional offer active. Melissa Lambarena ❚ Plan your monthly payment by di- NerdWallet.com viding the amount you’re transferring by the number of months in the promo- When credit-card debt from last tional period. year’s unexpected twists and turns fol- ❚ Make more than the minimum pay- lows you into the new year, you’re not ment if you can. necessarily stuck with an interest pay- ❚ Set reminders for your expiration ment. If you have good credit, you might date. qualify for a balance transfer credit ❚ Don’t use the card for purchases or card. additional transactions as that can de- Balance transfer cards allow you to lay your progress. move high-interest credit-card debt to a low-interest credit card from a different Safeguard your credit score issuer. The right offer can save you money GETTY IMAGES Keep in mind that credit-card appli- and inch you closer to a prosperous new cations initiate a “hard pull” on your year. credit report, which can cause a tempor- avoid, unfortunately. You’ll generally be ary dip in your score. Check your credit What to know about balance charged 3% to 5% of the amount trans- score first so you can avoid unnecessary transfer credit cards ferred, although some cards don’t Remember that the goal of a applications for cards not in your credit charge this fee as long as you initiate the range. Kumiko Ehrmantraut, an accredited transfer within a specific time frame. balance transfer is to save The length of your credit history is a financial counselor and a blogger at The You can transfer only as much debt money as you pay off debt — factor in credit scores, too, so you may Budget Mom, moved $7,500 in debt as your credit limit on the new card per- want to keep the old account open and spread across several credit cards to two mits — and generally you won’t know not necessarily to secure a active, as long as it doesn’t charge an balance transfer cards. She put as much what your limit is until after you’re ap- lower monthly payment. annual fee. as she could on the card offering the best proved. If you have debt on several cred- Transferring enough debt to max out deal: 18 months at 0% interest. it cards, start by transferring the bal- your new card’s limit may hurt your “If I think about all of the interest that ance from the card with the highest in- Maximize your promotional period score by increasing your credit utiliza- I would have paid on those seven credit terest rate. tion — but that will be reversed as you cards, it would have been thousands of Remember that the goal of a balance Once you’re approved for a balance pay down debt and free up available dollars,” Ehrmantraut says. transfer is to save money as you pay off transfer credit card, make a plan to help credit. Like Ehrmantraut, you should look debt — not necessarily to secure a lower yourself stay on the debt repayment Melissa Lambarena is a writer at for a balance transfer credit card with a monthly payment. “We really want to track. NerdWallet, a USA TODAY content part- lengthy 0% introductory APR period so look at the interest rates and the cost of “I literally took the balance I owed ner providing general news, commen- that you’ll have a window to pay down borrowing that money, not the payment that got transferred on that card, I divid- tary and coverage. Its content is pro- debt interest-free. Also, make sure the itself,” says Katie Bossler, a financial ed by 12 and I added $100 to it (per duced independently of USA TODAY. card doesn’t charge an annual fee. wellness expert at GreenPath, a credit month) because I wanted to make sure Email: [email protected]. Balance transfer fees are harder to counseling agency. that I had it paid off” well before the 18- Twitter: @LissaLambarena. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 | C5 YESTERYEAR Women join WAVES; Shelor Building demolished

75 YEARS AGO — 1943 • Lefthander Billy Ardis, Hillcrest finally left the Dia- Aug. 7 — Aug. 13 his control near perfect, con- mond Mine with something tinued to pitch and hit Sum- besides an empty sack. The • There are many types of ter’s Gamecocks to victory at Wildcats survived a barrage work in the WAVES open to Riley Park. This time the vic- of eight three-pointers in the women with at least two tim was a big one as Billy cut second half and claimed a years of high school, it is an- down A.C. Flora, who was 69-62 win over the Diamonds nounced by Lt. Katharine R. leading the Region before at the LR gym. The prize was Adams, WAVES recruiting of- going into the game, by a 4-2 a rare find for Hillcrest, ficer for South Carolina. score. To make it an even which has had its share of Women so well proved them- more memorable afternoon, trouble with Lower Richland selves in the first billets the the Gamecock ace had a no- for the past few years, includ- Navy made available to them hitter until the top of the sev- ing a pair of losses to the Dia- that they now have a much enth inning when the Falcons monds last season in which wider choice. WAVES need no broke it up with two back-to- the Wildcats blew sizable previous experience to quali- back singles. leads. fy for training as aviation ma- • Timmonsville scored a • The Sumter Lady Game- chinists, control operators, run in the top of the tenth in- cocks didn’t set the world on parachute inspectors, mes- ning and went on to nudge fire shooting the basketball, senger girls or hospital corps- hard-luck Furman 2-1 at the but it did enough to pull out a men. Women who already are Indians’ diamond. The loss 38-31 win over Lancaster at qualified stenographers and was the fourth without a win the Lady Bruins’ gymnasium. who prefer to continue in for Furman, who took a 1-0 SHS only led 8-7 after one that field find that they ad- lead in the second inning. quarter and increased the advance rapidly in rating and • Lee R. Smith, a Columbia vantage to 19-15 at halftime. pay. contractor, submitted the Sumter widened the lead to • Tech. Sgt. Leslie Craft Mc- SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO lowest bid of $200,000 when 30-23 after three quarters and Cormic, who was awarded 1968 — Sumter’s Scotty Broome watches as his putt just misses the bids were opened recently by maintained a comfortable the Distinguished Flying cup on No. 13 at Sunset Country Club during a match against Hill- the base procurement office margin in the final stanza. Cross less than a month ago, crest. Broome took medalist honors for the day with a 72 as the for construction of a tactical • For the first eight minutes has received the Oak Leaf Gamecocks edged Hillcrest 15-12. air reconnaissance operation of Friday night’s game Clusters indicating a second test and evaluation center. against Florence Christian, award of the same medal, it • The school lunch pro- commemorative plaque, on Truesdale Construction Co. Wilson Hall looked as gloomy was announced by the Asso- gram, through which the gov- behalf of the commanders of of Sumter, Boyle Construc- as the rainy weather outside ciated Press dispatch. The ernment hopes to place with- all Shaw units. An accoun- tion Company of Sumter and the Wilson Hall gym. But for dispatch, dated Aug. 2, but in reach of every school child tant with Peoples Natural C.B. Askins and Co. of Lake the last four minutes of the delayed, declared that the a balanced, hot meal at noon Gas Co., Parker has been a City submitted other bids. game, the Barons had the Sumter man had been one of of every school day, is pro- member of the Sumter Jay- • Tech. Sgt. Jefferson E. home crowd on its feet and a crew of a B-25 bomber gressing steadily in Sumter cees for 10 years and is a for- Hill, 307S Field Training De- both coaches on their knees. which flew over enemy-con- County, according to W. O. mer president of the local tachment, has been chosen Florence Christian managed trolled waters to the island of Cain, county superintendent Jaycee chapter. “Instructor of the Year” for to walk away with a narrow Mindanao to raid Japanese of education. At a conference • Annexation is vital to the the 3750th Technical School, 63-58 victory but not without positions. of lunch supervisors attend- growth and development of at Sheppard Air Force Base, a scare. The Barons’ Hamil- • Men of the community in ed by Mrs. H. L. Phillips, Sumter, according to a reso- Texas. The 2750th TS is the ton Davis banked a basket to the age bracket 19-50 will Sumter County supervisor, in lution from the Sumter Coun- parent unit of the 307S FTD tie the game, 56-56, with 2:27 have the opportunity to apply Columbia last week, various ty Development Board and at Shaw. The sergeant com- left to lay, but David Berry to recruiting officers in the points were cleared and de- statements issued by Mayor peted against more than 2,300 answered with a three-point- City Hall building for com- tails of the operation studied. Robert E. Graham and Cham- other instructors for the er at the opposite end of the missions in the Naval Re- All help in the school kitch- ber of Commerce officials. honor. His achievement was court to help the Eagles reserve. The commissions are ens will be financed by the Endorsement of the Cham- based on his continual out- gain the lead. open for men below 30 who individual schools. Persons ber-sponsored drive to annex standing professionalism as a • It just won’t go away. have college degrees and suc- desiring positions in lunch two areas along Sumter’s technical instructor techni- More rain has fallen in Sum- cessful business experience rooms should make applica- north-western and western cian and his civic and church ter County in the first eight and in the older bracket, for tion to the principals or trust- limits came as neighborhood activities. days of 1993 than in all of those who have two years of ees of the schools. In the past, block chairmen enter the January 1992. The weather college and have been out- only WPA labor could be third day of circulating peti- 25 YEARS AGO — 1993 has taken its toll on county Jan. 8 — Jan. 15 standing in business. In some used, but under the new pro- tions. Property owners in the roads and has caused flood- cases, in the 30-50 bracket, gram, the positions can be two affected areas are being • Bobby Sisson won’t be ing throughout the Midlands. where business record is ex- filled by any persons satisfac- asked to sign the petitions running the show, and some There is an 80 percent chance tremely good it will stand in tory to the school and lunch that would bring the question major changes will be insti- of rain for the weekend, and lieu of the educational re- authorities. of annexation to an election tuted, but the Sumter Speed- rain is a possibility for Sun- quirement. • Douglas O. McKeown, who to be held in the two areas as way will be in operation for day and Monday. Any new • Columbia Mills, behind its resides in Sumter, received well as the city. the 1993 racing season. Long- rainfall will be in addition to ace pitcher Barney Martin, the commission as second • Scotty Broome fired a 72 time promoter Sisson, frus- the more than 5 inches that who allowed only three hits lieutenant in the Army of the and Sumter’s golfing Game- trated by his inability to win have pelted the area for the and struck out 14 batters, de- United States at the Tank De- cocks avenged an earlier loss approval from Sumter Coun- past five days. The soggy feated Sumter at Brookland- stroyer Officer Candidate by defeating Hillcrest, 15-12. ty Council to begin construc- weather has been more than Cayce Field 13-2. The city school, Camp Hood, Texas. Broome, a junior, had his best tion on a new racing facility, a nuisance, as at least two team will meet the Congaree The officer candidates course day of the year, as he carded has decided not to promote traffic fatalities were report- Air Base nine here Friday at the Tank Destroyer school a 38 going out and then this year’s program at the old ed. Water flowing across U.S. night, and a game for consists of 13 weeks of inten- toured the back side in a one- track on Wedgefield Highway. 15 near the Sumter-Lee Coun- Wednesday night is being ar- sive training and includes 550 under-par 34. The victory Sisson is subletting the track ty line is blamed for a two-ve- ranged. Columbia Mills will hours of instruction in weap- game Sumter a 5-2 record to Sumter native Paul Byrd, hicle wreck that killed two play the Police in a City ons, tactics, automotive vehi- overall while Hillcrest’s re- who has competed at the people. league game at B-C Field to- cles, radio and military ad- cords is now 6-2-1. track as a car owner for the • Heavy rains are being morrow. ministration. Much emphasis • In a brief ceremony, three past three years. blamed for a spill of possibly • Chief OPA Enforcement is placed upon practical work medals honoring U.S. Marine • The ground-breaking for contaminated water from a Attorney Carlisle Roberts by the students themselves. Cpl. Benjamin Richardson the $11 million expansion of hazardous waste burial site said that a recent check The instructors are special- posthumously were present- Federal-Mogul Corp.’s Sum- onto unprotected ground at showed 710 of 715 South Car- ists in their fields, and the ed to his widow, Mrs. Nancy merton plant unearthed a the Laidlaw Environmental olina service stations had vio- training includes the latest D. Richardson, a mathematics milestone in both the life of Services landfill near Pine- lated regulations of the Of- combat methods from the teacher at Bates Junior High the corporation and Claren- wood. Laidlaw Vice President fice of Price Administration, battle zones. School and a Sumter native. don County. Even the con- Dan Jones said an estimated most regarding “T” coupons • Sumter underwent a The medals, presented by Dr. stant, dismal rain outside did 1,000 gallons of potentially which expired July 1. Roberts 25-minute surprise blackout Hugh T. Stoddard, colonel not keep most of the plant’s hazardous leachate spilled said many stations were so realistic that a Shaw Field with the United States Ma- 320 employees, members of over a containment wall of a found with sheets of eight officer called into town for re- rine Corps Reserves, included the Clarendon County Devel- burial cell that is four to five coupons, each worth 40 gal- assurance that it was not the the Silver Star, the nation’s opment Board and other local acres in size. The cell contains lons of gasoline. He said he “real thing”— and the com- third-highest award, and two dignitaries away. At the end hazardous waste, Jones said. thought that no motorist had munity came out with flying Vietnamese medals, the Gal- of the ceremony, everyone • The smokestacks of St. bought that much gasoline at colors according to F. E. Gib- lantry Cross with Palm and moved outside, and six gold- Petersburg and Murmansk one time. Hearings of the vio- son, controller. There has the Military Merit Medal. pointed shovels were used to are preying on the bushy lations would start in August. been no previous warning of The citation for the Silver scoop up the first few pounds spruce trees and the pale • The city experienced two any kind to citizens or civil- Star, signed by Secretary of of dirt. The expansion, which stands of birch in the new fires of a minor nature, and ian defense workers when an the Navy Paul R. Ignatius, for includes a 44,000-square-foot Republic of Russia, says a Fire Chief E. M. Lynam re- order came from headquar- the president, read: “For con- addition to the 95,000-square- Sumter forestry consultant ported this morning damage ters in Wilmington at 10:39 spicuous gallantry and intre- foot plant, will mean an extra who has worked in the re- from each was negligible. for the sounding of the red pidity in action while serving 150 jobs. gion. B.S. “Bo” Shaw knows Yesterday afternoon at about signal. Theoretically, enemy with Company L, Third Bat- • A 45-year-old Sumter he can’t do much about the 5:45, the trucks were called to planes were overhead, and talion, Fifth Marines in the landmark was to begin com- industrial pollution that’s east Bartlett where an oil Mr. Gibson said his force Republic of Vietnam on 25 ing down. Crews with Thom- damaging the stately forests cooking stove had become ig- acted as quickly and capably May 1967.” as Jackson Construction of in the former Soviet Union, nited. The flames were extin- as if a raid were on. Ten min- • A pair of golfers from Orangeburg were to begin de- but he hopes he can teach guished without damage. utes after the alarm, all work- Shaw Air Force Base are the molishing the Shelor Build- Russian foresters some man- Early this morning, firemen ers at the Control Center new South Carolina Four- ing in downtown Sumter, a agement techniques to help were summoned to put out an were at their posts, some of Ball Golf Tournament cham- process that will take about preserve the forests’ beauty automobile fire. The wiring them having arrived in four pions. John Ford and Stan two months. The Sumter hos- — and profitability. Shaw, the was burned, but firemen minutes. The first report Burnicky won at the Camden pital owns the building and founder and president of saved the machine from dam- from a substation was re- County Club course, downing the property and plans to Sumter’s Shaw, McLeod, age. ceived five minutes after the Frank Elder and Grainger make a 70-space parking area Belser & Hurlbutt Inc., a for- • A “home-made” food de- signal. Kornegay of the host club, 2 there. The building, which estry consulting firm, has hydrator, easy to construct, is and 1. was constructed in 1948 at the traveled to Russia three times being displayed this week at 50 YEARS AGO — 1968 • Mrs. Martin Luther King corner of North Sumter and in the past year to study tim- April 6 – April 13 the Carolina Power and Light Jr. came to Memphis today Canal streets, has been in ber operations around Karel- Co., for those interested in • John W. Parker, Sumter and joined the silent march poor condition since Hurri- ia, a Russian province just building a like one for their Jaycees “Young Man of the of thousands of Negroes and cane Hugo tore apart much east of Finland. Shaw’s com- personal use. The machine Year” for 1967, was honored civil rights leaders in honor of the exterior enamel tile pany manages timberland dehydrates food, shrinking it here at a luncheon hosted by of her slain husband. Mrs. that the building was known and farmland for companies into a state in which it may Col. Allan T. Sampson, base King and three of her four for. The building is the only throughout the Southeastern be preserved indefinitely, in commander, and attended by children, Dexter, 6, Martin vestige of art deco-style ar- United States. The firm also the manner that larger plants base and local dignitaries. At III, 10, and Yolanda, 12, joined chitecture in Sumter County. performs land and machinery do. When ready to use, the the luncheon, held in the the march, which had halted • Lower Richland roared appraisals and acts as a mid- owner may return his prod- Gamecock Room of the Offi- a few minutes after it started back from a 13-point halftime dle man for companies’ tim- uct to the original size by cers’ Open Mess, Col. Samp- to wait for her, at the corner deficit with a 27-point out- berland sales and acquisi- soaking it in water. son presented Parker with a of Main and Beale streets. burst in the third quarter, but tions. C6 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 PUBLIC RECORD THE SUMTER ITEM MARRIAGE LICENSES 2039 Pinewood Road, $35,890 (roof Drive, $23,000 (swimming pool, residen- • Mary L. Stinson, owner, Joseph O’Saben mount solar panel system, residential). tial). dba Low Country Construction, contrac- • Nicholas Joe Price and Kathryn Watson • Harry C. Babirad Jr. and Patricia Babirad, owner, Frank tor, 2515 Lorentz Drive, $23,370 (roof McElveen • Heirs of Jesse Scarborough, owners, Homestar Solar Solutions, con- C. Gipson, contractor, 506 Dingle St., mount solar panel system, residential). • Tyler Scott Critchlow and Haley Nicole tractor, 3050 Porchview Lane, Dalzell, $4,500 (repairs carpentry and painting, • Jonathan Matthew Timmons, owner, Jon- Garrick $30,369 (roof mount solar panel sys- residential). athan Timmons, contractor, 2462 Pipkin • John Allen Grant of Rembert and Beulah tem, residential). • Rachael L. Davis / Nathan T. Davis, own- Road, 312 unheated square feet, Mae Richardson • Mar Gin Properties (a South Carolina ers, Nathan Davis, contractor, 151 $2,979.34 (add lean to / carport — open • Tony Wayne Bartlette and Shelby Nicole partnership), owner, Sign World, con- Pumpkin Lane, $4,000 (repairs to de- and attached and shingle house, resi- Humphries tractor, 1268 Broad St., $2,000 (wall sign tached garage / framing / siding / roof, dential). • Jonathan T. Van Dusen and Trina Renee — Jones Buick GMC, commercial). residential). • Larry Wayne Rodgers, owner, Wayne Jelinski • Richard and Amber Bavis, owners, Jef- • Betty L. Steele, owner and contractor, Rodgers, contractor, 3005 N. Main St., frey Callen dba Callen Construction, 3080 Tindal Road (3000), 1,800 unheated 792 heated square feet, $50,000 (two • William Turner Brogdon IV of Alcolu and bedroom / two bath addition, residen- Christine Lynnette Oliver of Columbia contractor, 320 Pear St., $8,260 (replace square feet, $22,000 (detached enclosed shingle roof, residential). storage building, residential). tial). • Ignacio Benjamin Livent Payano and Kim- • David J. and Diane M. Schwartz, owners, berly Diane Mathew, both of Dalzell • Charles R. and Yoshiko U. Mullins, own- • Everette C. or Kathryn L. Devan, owners, ers, Culler Enterprises dba Culler Roof- Harrell E. Durant Jr., contractor, 974 Peach Orchard General Contracting LLC, • Rasdavid Azariah Ashanti of Powder ing, contractor, 2600 Nicholson Drive, Shadow Trail, $4,000 (vinyl soffit and contractor, 875 Whatley St., $3,800 (new Springs, Georgia, and Ke’Le Yvonne Han- $9,900 (reroof — shingles on house, fascia, residential). roof, residential). nah residential). • Franklin and Stephanie B. Ardis, owners, • Almeise D. Gamble, owner, Randolph • Roy Eugene McGuire II and McKinzie • Suzanne Fortier Clarke, owner, Chero- Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, Wells dba Wells Builders, contractor, 38 McLeod Simpson, both of Manning kee Builders LLC, contractor, 1827 Palo- 1365 Pinewood Road, $8,000 (reroof, res- Morgan Ave., $5,500 (remove / replace • Michael David Rhame and Terry Ann mino Circle, 336 unheated square feet, idential). shingles, residential). Rhame $7,000 (enclosed detached storage • City of Sumter, owner, Crawford Sprin- • Samuel M. Lowery, owner, George Wil- • Matthew Scott Norton and Mildred Martin shed, residential). kler Co. of South Carolina Inc., contrac- son dba Wilson Roofing and Building, Wilson • Elizabeth Johnson (lifetime estate), tor, 154 S. Main St., $43,365 (install new contractor, 403 W. Oakland Ave., $6,000 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Quinton Antonio McLeod and Michelle Har- owner, Sharon D. Tindal dba Tindal sprinkler system in existing building, rison Aiken Construction, contractor, 3755 Myrtle commercial). • Lewis and Constance E. Walker, owners, Beach Highway, $6,900 (repairs to roof • Larry D. and Arlene Knopsnider, owners, Roosevelt Mack dba Roosevelt Mack, • Harmon Warren Henderson and Rachael / rail / window pane / detectors porch, contractor, 3750 Wedgefield Road, Yvonne Savage of Dalzell All About Pools and Spas LLC, contrac- residential). tor, 2735 Circleview Drive, $19,000 $1,500 (vinyl siding, residential). • Ryan Christopher Cope and Mary Jane • Richard Lee and Ethel Lee Gavin, owners, (swimming pool, residential). • Moses Ballard Jr. and Peggy Ballard, own- Lacaden Atregenio Ethel Gavin, contractor, 140 A L G Road, • James P. Wiechering Jr. and Kimber, owners, Shelwood China dba China Home • Jaekwon Derrell Cantey of Greeleyville and Wedgefield, 480 unheated square feet, ers, All About Pools and Spas LLC, con- Improvement, contractor, 308 Oswego Shakeemya Shyteque Myers $200 (detached storage unit, residen- tractor, 1165 Waterway Drive, $23,500 Highway, $6,287 (reroof only, residen- • Kelly Sylvester Bright Sr. of Annapolis, tial). (swimming pool, residential). tial). Maryland, and Lateefah Annette Jarvis • Karla J. and Michael P. Ridgeway, own- • James D. and Angela H. Watson, owners, • Sumter BK Venture LLC, owner, Bulling- • Caleb Joshua McGowan and Rosalind Reni- ers, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Con- Homestar Solar Solutions, contractor, ton Electrical Services, contractor, 1119 ta Ramirez struction, contractor, 2200 Treetop 880 Gordonia Drive, $42,500 (roof mount Broad St., $35,000 (replace / add LED Lane, $11,655.39 (install windows and solar panel system, residential). lighting fixtures on existing exterior • Edward Earl Roberts Sr. and Fay Lanette doors, residential). building). Roberts of Pinewood • Rose L. Racicot, owner, Knepp Roofing • Nancy R. Riggs, owner, John Brocking- Carpenter, contractor, 6540 St. Julien • Broadway Capital Investments, owner, • Ethan James Barela and Christin Leah ton dba Brock Construction, contrac- Bullington Electrical Services, contrac- Gainey Drive, $5,400 (14 window replacements, tor, 669 Pringle Drive, $5,582.07 (install residential). tor, 4 N. Washington St., $35,000 (re- • Edward Louis Pope Jr. and Shannon Marie 17 windows, residential). place / add LED lighting fixtures on ex- Schultz, both of Dalzell • Dale F. Richardson, owner, Desena Com- isting exterior building, commercial). • Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and mercial Services, contractor, 1960 Myr- • Michael Vincent Orta of Dalzell and Jessica contractor, 2724 Magnum Road, 2,272 tle Beach Highway (1950), $8,000 • Kevin M. and Kimberly J. Sutton, owners, Kay Egan of Gaston heated square feet and 352 unheated (change face of freestanding sign — BP, Circle H Builders LLC, contractor, 660 • Roger Merchant and Ruby Brunson Gibson square feet, $95,823.50 (new dwelling, commercial). Breezybay Lane, 2,622 heated square residential); Great Southern Homes feet and 1,467 unheated square feet, • Connor MacNeill Miller and Haley Renae Inc., owner and contractor, 266 Lagavu- • Robert L. and April D. Green, owners, $358,000 (new dwelling, residential). Wingard Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, con- lin Drive, 3,040 heated square feet and • David Enzor / Patrick Enzor, owners, • Charlie Lynn Oliver and Tina Elizabeth 471 unheated square feet, $121,815.27 tractor, 1570 Illery Road (mobile home, residential). Crescent City, contractor, 5005 Queen Moore, both of Wedgefield (new dwelling, residential). Chapel Road, Dalzell, 1,171 heated • Darien Barrett Foster and Akaycia Dia- • William L. and Aprell M. Barker, owners, • William F. and Marie E. Folderman, own- square feet and 250 unheated square mond Fulmore, both of Shaw Air Force Shelwood China dba China Home Im- ers, Ronnie Wilkes dba Wilkes Builders feet, $70,000 (new dwelling, residential). Base provement, contractor, 3333 Annie St., Inc., contractor, 690 Aidan Drive, $7,400 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Crystal Blue LLC, owner, Signs Unlimited • Michael Scott Austin and Amanda Marie Dalzell, $3,758 (reroof only, residential). (NC), contractor, 18 Miller Road, Lawrence of Fayetteville, North Carolina • Sumter County (Robert E. Gallo), owner, • Ruby Abrams, owner and contractor, $8,724.84. T&S Construction, contractor, 1289 N. 2441 Four Bridges Road, $2,500 (roofing • Colin Matthew Casey and Paige Leigh Ko- repairs / general maintenance and up- • Knowlton Properties LLC & Wood, owner, lenda Main St., $15,000 (rework bathroom, Electric City Signs Inc., contractor, 210 commercial). keep, residential). • Blake Edward Frew and Elizabeth Ann Eli Wesmark Blvd., $16,305.20 (wall sign • Allen Watson Estate, owner, Laras Con- • Nathanael Lukens, owner, Timothy Kel- — First Franklin). Moore ley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, struction, contractor, 370 West Ave. • Frank O. and Lisa R. Nine, owners, • Samuel Siegel and Cynthia Carol Hillman South, Pinewood, $3,500 (residential 25 Alice Drive, $4,000 (install new roof, residential). Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, • Kellye Margarett Dugan and Allison Renee demolition of shelter, residential). 491 Pringle Drive, $21,778 (reroof, resi- Roberts • Robert C. Casselman and Cryst Lee, own- • Thomas S. Walker, owner, Dee & Gee dential). Builders LLC, contractor, 210 S. Salem • Da’Jon Tamaine McCray and Alexus Monea ers, David Windham Roofing & Remod- • Pizza Hut, owner, Reliable Signage & Porter, both of Decatur, Georgia eling, contractor, 18 Gertrude Drive, Ave., $5,400 (remove / install shingles, residential). Lighting, contractor, 1 Alice Drive, • Mark Louis Middleton Jr. and Tasha Ly- $3,950 (reroof, residential). $1,664.83 (change face of freestanding nette Kerry, both of Kansas City, Kansas • Heirs of Gordon M. and Nona Sewell, • Paul Eugene Bradley et al, owner, Ste- sign — Pizza Hut, commercial); Pizza owners, John Brockington dba Brock phon Edwards, contractor, 308 Brown Hut, owner, Reliable Signage & Lighting, • Dylan Alexander Milton Berry and Zeena St., 910 heated square feet and 100 un- Diandria Escobedo, both of Savannah, Construction, contractor, 102 Paisley contractor, 1 Alice Drive, $2,663.40 (wall Park, $3,978.90 (install 11 windows, res- heated square feet, $58,600 (new dwell- sign — Pizza Hut, commercial). Georgia ing, residential). idential). • Jonnathan C. and Melissa T. Smith, own- • Derrell Preston Coleman Jr. and Robin Os- • Samuel Earl Rembert, owner, Michael walt Coleman • Earl Wilson, owner, Charleston Sign & ers, James Miller dba James Miller Con- Banner, contractor, 4630 Broad St., Porcher dba LJ Construction, contrac- struction, contractor, 7 Reynolds Road, • Troy Ja-Von Cato and Jessica Ashley Le- $8,175 (change face of freestanding tor, 320 Wendemere Drive, $2,100 (clos- $10,000 (add interior access to utility saine of Manning sign — KFC, commercial); Earl Wilson, ing in back porch with top and screen, room / add new service with discon- • James Michael Catoe of Lancaster and owner, Charleston Sign & Banner, con- residential). nect, residential). Emily Sanders Edens tractor, 4630 Broad St., $10,282 (wall • Jeffrey S. and Becky L. Wheeler, owners, • Johnny M. James, owner and contractor, • Brandon Lee Green and Faith Danelle sign — KFC, commercial). Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 2795 Foxcroft Circle, 1,700 heated Hacker, both of Dalzell • 215 E. Liberty Street Real Estate, owner, 948 Mordred St., $5,400 (reroof, residen- square feet and 425 unheated square tial). • Samuel Todd Bauer and Leigh Ann Henry Charleston Sign & Banner, contractor, feet, $125,000 (new dwelling, residen- 215 E. Liberty St., $12,042 (wall sign — • Union Baptist Church, owner, JJ Hardee tial). • Tyquan Christian Wheeler of Mayesville KFC, commercial); 215 E. Liberty Street Construction and Design, contractor, and Maliaka Schinita Kells of Lake City • William Austin James, owner and con- Real Estate, owner, Charleston Sign & 5840 Spring Hill Road, Rembert, 2,000 tractor, 2695 Foxcroft Circle, 1,500 heat- • Robert Wesley Coffey Jr. and Ashley Mi- Banner, contractor, 215 E. Liberty St., unheated square feet, $100,000 (de- ed square feet and 450 unheated square chelle Walters $8,175 (change face of freestanding tached utility building, commercial). feet, $110,000 (new dwelling, residen- • Calvin Elton Harris of Roxboro, North Car- sign — KFC, commercial). • CMH Homes Inc., owner, Site Resources tial). olina and Pamela Kay Goss • Roberts Family Limited Partnership, LLC, contractor, 3590 Tacoma Lane, • Kenneth L. Lovorn, owner, Robert Burle- • Nathan Andrew Scott Summers and Cath- owner, Sign Tek, contractor, 259 Broad $5,500 (relocate current antenna with son, contractor, 419 Baldwin Drive, riona Siobhan Tracey, both of Dalzell St., $315 (change face of wall sign — new antenna, commercial). $3,000 (remove windows / wood repairs Carolina Orthotics, commercial). • Gustavo Alfonzo Taylhardat and Yamisbel • Dennis H. Brown, owner and contractor, / install siding, residential). Tablante Rodriguez • Guy Properties LLC, owner, G&S Sign 115 Wactor St., 450 unheated square • Lafayette Townhomes LLC, owner, Larry Co., contractor, 719 Broad St. (719-723), feet, $4,500 (detached storage building • Stevie Laron Rose and Srisuda Pama Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, con- $1,884 (change face of freestanding — enclosed, residential). tractor, 1199 N. Lafayette Drive, $2,400 sign — Young Fashions, commercial); • Derrick D. Peeples, owner, Chris Collett (replace shingles on maintenance shed, BUILDING PERMITS Guy Properties LLC, owner, G&S Sign dba C&C Remodeling & Repair, contrac- commercial). Co., contractor, 719 Broad St. (719-723), • Johnnie Lee Wade, owner, SLSCO Ltd., tor, 1012 Booker St., $5,440 (install metal • Christine T. and Louis Madison, owners, $2,230 (wall sign — Young Fashions, roof, residential). contractor, 6385 Dinkins Mill Road, Rem- commercial). Chris Muenzer, contractor, 10 Moise bert, $5,000 (residential demolition of • Brantley Britt, owner, Harvey McDonald, Drive, $17,600 (remove / replace 20 win- mobile home, residential). • Margaret Lang, owner, Baxley’s Best- contractor, 985 Wildespark Circle, Lot 10 dows — no change to structure, resi- way Transportation, contractor, 465 (mobile home, residential). dential). • Heirs of Leroy Williams and Evelyn Wil- Tampa Gold Road, Wedgefield (mobile liams, owners, SLSCO Ltd., contractor, home, residential). • George M. and Audrey Boatwright, own- • Betty Lovelace McLhinney, owner, Larry 2090 Boulevard Road, $12,653.38 (dry- ers, Sun Pools & Spas of Sumter, con- Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, con- wall / roofing / insulation, residential). • Mary Lewis, owner, Mary K. Lewis, contractor, 1957 Pinewood Road, $32,200 tractor, 2340 Nettles Road, $7,300 (in- tractor, 2195 Boulevard Road, 2,400 (swimming pool, residential). stall metal roof on house, residential); • Charles A. and Jacqueline Francis, own- heated square feet and 500 unheated ers, Triple R Construction LLC, contrac- • Randy R. and Connie M. Kriner, owners, Betty Lovelace McLhinney, owner, Larry square feet, $165,000 (new dwelling, Timmons dba T&T Metal Roofing, con- tor, 660 Mallard Drive, Dalzell, $2,300 residential). Sun Pools & Spas of Sumter, contractor, (remove / replace bathroom vanity / in- 4675 Excursion Drive, Dalzell, $34,588 tractor, 2340 Nettles Road, $3,000 (install 11 windows / soffit ext, residen- • John H. and Cecelia C. Norton, owners, (swimming pool, residential). stall metal roof on shop, residential). Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, tial). • City of Sumter (Michael Geddings), • Yvette D. Bynum (trustee), owner, Water- 236 Crestwood Drive, $7,600 (reroofing works LLC, contractor, 32 Paisley Park, • Devona Jones, owner, Ken-Co Homes, — shingles, residential). owner, Han Construction & Manage- contractor, 455 Pioneer Drive (mobile ment LLC, contractor, 110 N. Salem Ave., $33,569.53 (swimming pool, residential). home, residential). • Thomas C. Kuhn II, owner, Square It Up $38,000 (commercial demolition of 3,745 • Caitlin M. Dabkowski, owner, Homestar Roofing Inc., contractor, 921 Club Lane, • Roberts Family Ltd Partnership, owner, square foot single story wood frame Solar Solutions, contractor, 3045 Fox- $8,975 (reroofing — shingles, residen- structure, commercial). croft Circle, $21,860 (roof mount solar Sign Tek, contractor, 259 Broad St., $315 tial). (change face of freestanding sign — • Flagstar Bank FSB, owner, Timothy Kel- panel system, residential). Carolina Orthotics, commercial). • Russell W. Berry, owner, Square It Up ley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, • Woodrow Pope, owner, Homestar Solar Roofing Inc., contractor, 1240 Cutleaf • Four Bridges Baptist Church, owner, Cen- 122 Lesesne Drive, $11,720 (install new Solutions, contractor, 755 Windrow Drive, $8,000 (reroofing — shingles, res- roof, residential). Drive, $18,989 (roof mount solar panel tury Fire Protection LLC, contractor, idential). 2280 Four Bridges Road, $40,800 (head • Taukeyma Green, owner, Harvey Mc- system, residential). relocations, commercial). • Santee Lynches Regional Dev, owner, 4 Donald, contractor, 565 Grange Road • Crystal F. Silva, owner, Rescomm Devel- Seasons Site and Demo Inc., contrac- • Christopher J. Strode, owner, Square It (mobile home, residential). opment LLC / Power Home Solar, con- tor, 706 Nelson St., $7,500 (residential tractor, 2475 Stadium Road, $32,775 Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 3295 Olean- demolition of duplex / house, residen- • James Patrick Kelly, owner and contrac- der Drive, $6,450 (reroof, residential). tor, 13 Sandra Court, 1,200 heated (roof mount solar panel system, resi- tial); Santee Lynches Regional Dev, dential). • Rebecca B. Brooks, owner, Green Acres owner, 4 Seasons Site and Demo Inc., square feet, $5,000 (three bedrooms, Home Outlet Inc., contractor, 11 Robin- contractor, 727 Warley St., $5,800 (residen and kitchen addition, residential). • G&G Mortgage Service LLC, owner, Mi- son Lane (mobile home, residential). dential demolition of duplex / house, • Leon R. Lucas, owner, Rescomm Devel- chael A. Walters Builders, contractor, 513 W. Liberty St., $3,100 (remove wood • Dogwood Properties LLC, owner, Jeffer- residential); Santee Lynches Regional opment LLC / Power Home Solar, Dev, owner, 4 Seasons Site and Demo $31,775 (roof mount solar panel system, frame porch / rebuild and place handi- son Barns and Salvage Inc., contractor, cap ramp / concrete slab, residential). 10 Park Ave., $5,000 (sheetrock, floors, Inc., contractor, 190 Hannah St. (192), residential). paint, plumbing and electrical repairs, $11,500 (residential demolition of du- • Sumter Vinyl dba Storage Plus, owner, • Emma Roseanne Christie, owner, Welch’s residential). plex / house, residential); Santee Sumter Home Insulators Inc., contrac- Quality Builders & Roofers LLC, contrac- Lynches Regional Dev, owner, 4 Sea- tor, 3 Warren Court, $4,900 (reroof, resi- • Christopher M. and Kath Blanchard, own- tor, 830 S. Pike West, $10,000 (repairs sons Site and Demo Inc., contractor, due to vehicle hitting building, commer- dential). ers, Shelwood China dba China Home 625 Boulevard Road, $7,800 (residential Improvement, contractor, 5590 Whisper- cial). • Dorothy J. Mitchell, owner, Major L. demolition of duplex / house, residen- Scott dba Fix & Go Repairs, contractor, wood Drive, Dalzell, $5,900 (detached tial). • Larry L. Barker, owner, Doug Odom Con- deck, residential). tractors LLC, contractor, 667 W. Liberty 925 Jensen Road, $3,300 (replace shin- • Doc Collin Lewis and Mary K. (lifetime es- St., $55,000 (renovations to restaurant, gles, residential). • Sandy Denise James, owner, Shelwood tate), owners, Mary K. Lewis, contrac- China dba China Home Improvement, commercial). • Steven M. and Brenda Witherspoon, own- tor, 2195 Boulevard Road, 1,200 unheat- ers, Chuck Brown Vinyl Siding Church contractor, 2080 Cory Drive, $7,300 (reed square feet, $14,000 (detached stor- • Heirs of Ida D. Smith et al, owner, Flippen roof only, residential). Contractors Inc., contractor, 802 Broad Brown, contractor, 791 Pitts Road, age building, residential). $2,172 (vinyl on carport and porch ceil- • City of Sumter, owner, Modular Genius St., $4,800 (residential demolition, resi- • Melissa Richardson, owner and contrac- dential). ing — post, residential). Inc., contractor, 600 Justin Lane, 2,160 tor, 285 Lakewood Drive, 900 unheated heated square feet, $150,000 (modular • Robert L. and Betty M. Porter, owners, • James C. and Mary B. Hallums, owners, square feet, $8,500 (detached enclosed Michael Porcher dba LJ Construction, office, commercial). garage, residential). Jeffrey Callen dba Callen Construction, contractor, 3925 Myrtle Beach Highway, contractor, 731 Longwood Drive, 224 • Wendy and James H. Barfield, owners, • Sandra C. Frederick, owner, Charpy’s heated square feet, $12,000 (add sun- Homestar Solar Solutions, contractor, $7,500 (replace shingle roof, residen- Pool Service, contractor, 175 Lakewood tial). room to rear of house, residential). THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 | C7

Call the newsroom at: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Winter game is plentiful Snow birds and more cold-weather wildlife

hat are you doing?” my wife, Ginger, asked. I had been standing in “Wthe kitchen for a while, looking out the window at a snow-covered back yard. “I’m looking at the birds” was my simple reply. She was satisfied and went back to her knitting. Dozens of sparrows, cardinals, juncos, chickadees and more were mobbing our bird feeders. They were in a frenzy. It was bitter cold, and they needed food. The powdery snow was swirling and covering everything, including the feeders. I walked over to the back door and looked out. The birds were beginning to give up on the feeders and Dan were perching in the bare Geddings branches of the lantana bushes, just sitting there puffed up into little feather balls, trying to stay warm. I noticed that the PHOTO PROVIDED PHOTO PROVIDED brick steps from the back door were some- Back yard birds swarm the Geddings’ feeders Hannah Rogers killed her first big buck Dec. 26. It was 185 pounds what protected from the wind-blown snow during the recent snow storm. with a 19-inch, eight-point spread. She was hunting with her dad and and that the top step was clean. I walked friends in Clarendon County. back into the laundry room and got a big cup corn in front of the camera. I was amazed of bird seed and returned to the back door. at all the bird tracks in the snow. I removed When I opened the door the birds all flew, the camera card and walked back through but I knew they would quickly return. I the cold woods to the truck. scattered seed on the top step and down the The next day also dawned very cold. I other steps. As soon as I walked back in- wanted to go to Orangeburg to the Grand side, the birds started returning. They were American. It is the nation’s largest field landing in the lantanas right beside the trial for raccoon-hunting dogs. The event back door, and it only took a few minutes typically brings 30,000 visitors to the Or- for some to notice the seeds on the back angeburg County Fairgrounds, and the fair- steps. Now we were back in business! grounds are covered in vendors, hounds Later that evening when the snow had and people for four days. stopped and the birds were gone, I went out I waited until mid-morning and headed to and brushed the snow from the feeders. The Orangeburg. It was cold when I got there next day Ginger and I both enjoyed the around noon but not too bad. Just walking spectacle of songbirds in our back yard. around generated enough body heat to be The variety of birds that we get is amaz- comfortable. A warm sun made it even bet- ing. There is a large fallow field in front and ter. An event like this is an immersion in woods behind us. We get song sparrows, the outdoor lifestyle. I lingered as long as I field sparrows and white-throated sparrows could, then headed back. from the field and cardinals, juncos, to- When I crossed back over Lake Marion whees and tufted titmouse from the woods. on the interstate, I noticed a large flock of The variety of birds we get seems endless. seagulls swirling around in a mass above A couple of days later when the roads the water. The surface of the lake was cov- were safe, I drove down to our property in ered in cormorants swimming and diving. I Clarendon County. The snow was retreating suppose it was another feeding frenzy. from the open fields under a warming sun, It has warmed up for a few days now, and but the shady woods were still coated in the the birds have slowed down at the feeders. white stuff. I walked in to one of our stands But the cold weather will be back soon, and where I had placed a game camera a week I think the birds will be, too. before. The ground was covered in tracks — deer, Reach Dan Geddings at cdgeddings@gmail. raccoons and birds had cleaned up all the com.

PHOTO PROVIDED Robert Johnson caught this 12-pound bass using 6-pound test line with a Mepps spinner. It was caught in a local pond. An open boll of cotton is seen on a farm near Lake Marion in 2010. South Carolina farmers can attend a cotton growing meeting Jan. 23 and a peanut growing meeting Jan. 25.

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO Farmers are invited to annual S.C. cotton, peanut growing meetings FROM CLEMSON UNIVERSITY al Peanut Board, Peanut Growers Cooper- ative Marketing Association, Virginia Southeast farmers can learn tips to Tech University, North Carolina State maximize profitability on cotton and pea- University, University of Georgia and the nut crops at meetings planned by the South Carolina Department of Agricul- Clemson University Cooperative Exten- ture. sion Service this month. The peanut meeting includes a presen- The annual South Carolina Cotton tation on the Farm Bill by Bob Redding of PHOTO PROVIDED Growers Meeting will be 9 a.m. to 3:30 The Redding Firm in Washington, D.C. Tommy Hill, 9, of Alcolu, killed his deer on Youth Day in Elloree. p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 23, at Santee Confer- Representatives from U.S. Sen. Tim Scott’s ence Center, 1737 Bass Drive, Santee. Reg- office will give an update from the sena- istration begins at 8:15 a.m. The annual tor’s office. South Carolina Peanut Growers Meeting The cotton meeting sponsored by the ex- takes place on Thursday, Jan. 25, from tension and the South Carolina Cotton Did you kill a big buck? Kill 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. in the same location. Board also includes presentations and re- Pre-registration is not required for either marks from the state cotton board, the your first deer? Catch a big fish? event, and lunch will be provided at both. National Cotton Council, the S.C. Depart- Clemson University scientists will share ment of Agriculture, Bayer CropScience, Catch your first fish? the latest research results on insect and Americot, Monsanto, Dow AgroSciences We want to share your outdoor photos with our weed management, precision agriculture, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. readers. Email your photo submissions to press- cotton breeding and variety trials, and ex- Updated copies of the Peanut Money- tension economist Nathan Smith will pro- Maker 2018 Production Guide will be [email protected]. Please include name of vide market outlooks at both events. available. person in the photo, where the catch or kill took In addition to presentations by Clemson Attendees for both events will be eligi- University researchers, presentations also ble to receive pesticide applicators recerti- place and any other pertinent information. will be given by representatives from the fication credits and certified crop adviser South Carolina Peanut Board, the Nation- credits. C8 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2018 CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

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