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BY BRUCE MILLS Trustees. The Sumter County Legisla- cluding acting as audit committee asset to the school board,” Byrd said. [email protected] tive Delegation appointed both in chairman for the South Carolina Byrd has also served for five years unanimous votes Monday night in a Legal Services Corp. and the Progres- on the school board’s advisory finance According to their resumes, Sum- public meeting at Central Carolina sive National Baptist Convention committee. That committee consists of ter’s newest school board Technical College. Board. Additionally, he’s a member of four local private business owners — members come with Byrd, a certified public the American Institute of CPAs’ Joint Byrd included — and three board plenty of credentials and accountant, owns and op- Trial Board, which covers the profes- members to help guide the school dis- each says they believe the erates William Levan sion’s ethics regulations. trict’s financial practices. Byrd and board needs to work Byrd, CPA, PC at 207 E. Given the school district’s recent fi- the other private business owners more proactively in the Liberty St., and also has nancial difficulties, Byrd thinks he’s a have provided advice to board mem- future. 25 years’ combined expe- good fit for the school board. bers on how to run the district effi- William Byrd and Bon- rience in government “Being a practicing CPA and doing ciently. Ultimately, however, the sev- BYRD DISNEY nie Disney spoke Tues- and corporate account- this for a living, understanding what’s en-member school board — who are day on their individual ing with the IRS and expected in a financial environment for all elected officials — have final say on appointments as at-large members to Phillip Morris. it to be operating well, I think that ex- the Sumter School District Board of He also serves on several boards, in- perience in itself will be a tremendous SEE BOARD, PAGE A6 Experts share Dishing out love money tips for students BY CAITLAN WALZER [email protected]
As school is rapidly ap- proaching, many college stu- dents prepare by purchasing their textbooks, necessities for living away from home and a host of other supplies needed for the school year. In many cases, students may find themselves in a bind and concerned about their financ- es. However, financial aid coun- I prefer photo 1 since selors in Sumter County and we can say something financial institutions have positive about the school come up with a plan to save district for a change. rc money for not only the par- ents, but also for the students. “Financial responsibility is a learned behavior,” said Te- neisha Adams, Central Caroli- na Technical College’s finan- cial aid counselor/student loans. In fact, Adams said that she thinks through utilizing re- sources in the area, such as the local financial institutions, financial competence soon fol- PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM lows. ABOVE: From left, Sumter School District em- Morris College Assistant ployees Shelly Galloway, Cindy Jennings, Director of Financial Aid Mary Sheridan and Beth Powell take turns Marguerite Wilder said “due adding ingredients to fill a bag during the to the constant rise in col- Feed My Starving Children event Tuesday at lege costs, particularly pri- Sumter County Civic Center. The event, vate, four-year institutions which continues today, is projected to pro- and the minimal increases in federal and state grants, un- vide 400,000 meals by using more than 280 less a student receives a volunteers each day. large scholarship package, they will probably receive RIGHT: The Sumter County Civic Center was student loans to meet their abuzz with activity as volunteers worked at cost of education.” various stations.
SEE MONEY, PAGE A6 Analysts doubt North Korea’s ICBM re-entry capability
A North Korean BY KIM TONG-HYUNG Korea on Friday. photo from July The Associated Press But the apparent failure likely shows the means the North will conduct more launch of a SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea flight tests of the Hwasong-14 missile Hwasong-14 in- after decades of effort has a missile to ensure the warhead could survive tercontinental potentially capable of reaching the the re-entry from space and hit its in- ballistic missile continental United States, but analysts tended target, the analysts said. at an undis- say Pyongyang has yet to show the The Hwasong-14 ICBM, which was closed location ICBM can inflict serious damage once first tested on July 4, follows decades in North Korea. it gets there. of effort by North Korea to obtain a U.S. and South Korean experts on nuclear deterrent against the United THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday said Japanese video footage States. Analysis of the flight data from capturing the Hwasong-14’s re-entry Hwasong-14’s second test has suggest- vehicle shortly before it crashed into ed that more of the U.S. mainland, in- the sea suggests it failed to survive the cluding Los Angeles and Chicago, is extreme heat and pressure after re-en- now in range of Pyongyang’s weapons. tering the Earth’s atmosphere follow- ing its launch from northern North SEE ICBM, PAGE A6
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BY JIM HILLEY Greg Thompson to the Sumter Devel- said it is basically storage on wheels to proved for $424,042. Harris said the [email protected] opment Board, which he chairs. maximize storage and minimize space. vendor is the same company who made “I think everybody can agree Mr. “It will be used in several locations the original system, Andritz Separa- Todd Touchberry, manager of Cut- Thompson has done an outstanding job within the police department, our tele- tion, which notified the city in 2013 it Rate Drugstore and Soda Fountain was in that position,” Mayor Joe McElveen communications center, our traditional would no long support the old system, presented the Downtown Service said. records section, our personnel section, which was put in 20 years ago. He said Award from the South Carolina Main The final reading of an ordinance to our training and in our general evi- it was not feasible for any other compa- Street at Tuesday’s Sumter City Coun- amend the CDBG Entitlement Budget dence storage. ny to come in and do an upgrade on a cil meeting. was approved to bring it in line with He said the department is required to system with which they were not famil- “He has shown his longstanding sup- the actual amounts received. have a triple-locking system for sensi- iar. port for the City of Sumter and his ap- Council approved the first reading of tive items such as evidence, drugs, Council passed a resolution declar- preciation for his hometown and espe- annexation requests for .62 acres of weapons, jewelry and money, and the ing the city’s official intent to reim- cially its downtown as is reflected in property at 1735 U.S. Highway 15 South storage will comply with the require- burse itself for certain expenditures the proud decor of the Cut-Rate Drug- and 1.25 acres at 1750 U.S. 15 South. ment. with the proceeds of tax-exempt obliga- store and Soda Fountain,” said Beppie The property at 1735 U.S. 15 South is Council accepted a $149,966 bid tions to be incurred by the city. LeGrand, Main Street South Carolina owned by Christopher and Deborah through the Government Services Ad- A large group of residents attended manager, “For the last eight years, Prescott, who operate the U.S. 15 South ministration for the filing and storage the meeting to complain to council Todd Touchberry has managed the Carwash at the location. Planning Di- system from Datum Filing Systems Inc, about the lack of sidewalks on High- soda fountain portion of the drugstore, rector George McGregor said the own- of Emigsville, Pennsylvania. land Avenue. it has been located downtown since ers wish to access city utilities. A low bid of $728,350 was accepted Randolph Black, who lives on the 1935 and features authentic pieces from The property at 1750 S. U.S. 15 is from B&B Construction of Sumter for street, said it was approved for side- the period and later decades.” owned by Aaron Fox, an authorized the Wise Drive Pump Station replace- walks in 2013 but nothing has been Touchberry also received accolades agent for a pizza chain. A request to re- ment project. done since. from members of City Council and a zone the property from agricultural Assistant City Manager Al Harris Many students at Willow Drive Ele- warm show of approval from all in at- conservation to general commercial said the current station is 30 years old mentary walk along the street and it tendance. has been submitted according to a staff and serves the entire west side of the presents a safety issue, he said. LeGrand noted that while Touchber- report. City water system. After some discussion, City Manager ry participates in the City’s festivals A procurement resolution for a high- “These were very competitive bids and Deron McCormick said the sidewalks and events, he also organizes car shows density storage filing and storage system I think we got a good price,” he said. are among the penny tax projects the and drive in movies as fundraisers for for the police department in the new A non-competitive bid for a control city is undertaking and the sidewalks many causes. Public Safety Building was approved. and automation system upgrade at the are in the design phase. Afterward, Council re-appointed Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III Wastewater Treatment Plant was ap- “It is a priority,” he said. LOCAL BRIEFS 2 CCTC students receive Fryar scholarships FROM STAFF REPORTS Job fair in Bishopville set for Aug. 9 The Santee-Lynches Region- al Council of Governments, in coordination with SC Works
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BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE they might be having a heart attack. AP Chief Medical Writer The warning signs: • Discomfort in the center of the There’s never been a better time to chest lasting more than a few minutes, be treated for a heart attack. U.S. hos- or that goes away and comes back. It pitals have set a record for how quick- can feel like pressure, squeezing, full- ly they open blocked arteries, averag- ness or pain. ing under one hour for the first time • Pain or discomfort in one or both since these results have been tracked. arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. More than 93 percent of patients now • Shortness of breath, which might have their arteries opened within the include breaking out in a cold sweat, or recommended 90 minutes of arrival. feelings of nausea or lightheadedness. “Things have definitely improved” “For women, the symptoms may not from a decade ago, when less than be the same. It may not be the typical half of heart attack patients were chest pain” but rather abdominal pain, treated that fast, said Dr. Fred nausea or unusual tiredness, said Dr. Masoudi, a University of Colorado Annapoorna Kini, a cardiologist at cardiologist who led a recent report Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City. examining response times. What to do? “Get medical help,” she It’s based on records from about 85 said. “It’s better to worry after” about percent of U.S. hospitals that do the whether it was really a stomach prob- artery procedure, angioplasty. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS lem rather than a heart attack. Through a blood vessel in the groin or Dr. Annapoorna Kini, center, reviews a patient’s angiogram in April before beginning a Angioplasty also is done for non- an arm, doctors guide a tube to the procedure, as a colleague points to the screen at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. emergency conditions, to treat chron- blockage causing the heart attack. ic chest pain caused by arteries that They inflate a tiny balloon to flatten averaged a dismal 96 minutes, and the median door-to-balloon time was 56 are clogged but not severely blocked, the clog and leave behind a mesh tube American College of Cardiology led a minutes last year, and only 39 minutes and its use in that setting is more called a stent to prop the artery open. drive to get hospitals to improve. The during one recent quarter — is the questionable. Often medicines and The sooner blood flow is restored, report shows it plunged to 59 minutes work it has done to make its emergen- other things can be tried first, and the less chance of permanent damage. in 2014. cy responders part of the cardiac care angioplasty can be avoided or de- “It’s one of the few things in medi- It was only 24 minutes for George team, said the hospital’s EMS coordi- layed. cine where time, literally seconds, is Smith at UConn John Dempsey Hospi- nator, Peter Canning. The report shows that fewer people of the essence. It’s where the phrase tal in Farmington, Connecticut. The “We used our paramedics to extend are getting these procedures inappro- ‘time is muscle’ comes from,” said Dr. 82-year-old woke up on March 31 with our hospital into the patient’s home,” priately. In 2014, about one third of an- Ajay Kirtane, director of the lab that intense jaw pain, the same kind he where they do an extensive electrocar- gioplasties were elective, for non- performs angioplasties at New York- had during a heart attack two years diogram of the heartbeat and call re- emergency situations. Just over half Presbyterian/Columbia University ago. His wife called 911. An ambulance sults ahead to the hospital to get the were deemed to be done for clearly ap- Medical Center. whisked him to the emergency room, angioplasty room ready, he said. “Call- propriate reasons and another one The risk of dying goes up 42 percent and “they were all waiting for me” at ing from 25 minutes out instead of 5 third were classified “may be appro- if care is delayed even half an hour the door, he said. minutes out can be a savings of 20 priate” under guidelines from the car- beyond the 90 minutes that U.S. guide- An hour later he was sitting up in minutes of heart muscle.” diology college and others. About 14 lines say patients should be treated bed with a new stent. “I was amazed,” But all that speed by the hospital percent were deemed “rarely appro- after arrival. he said. “Such a blessing.” won’t do much good unless patients priate” — less than other research has In 2005, this “door-to-balloon” time One reason UConn is so fast — its act fast, too, and call 911 if they think found in the past. Find your way to savings. Have You Funded Your Revocable Living Trust?
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auditor come in and annually audit sues, and she hopes the focus can re- ney come after the local delegation BOARD FROM PAGE A1 the work of the school district, which turn to academic needs and achieve- initiated and helped pass a bill in the would include the superintendent and ment. General Assembly last spring that the district’s financial matters. With the CFO, and feedback be given direct- “I would like to see the district move added the two at-large board mem- the addition of Byrd and Disney, the ly to the board and not after-the-fact,” quickly to concentrate on our academ- bers. Both will serve as short-term po- school board now has nine voting Byrd said. ic needs,” Disney said. “Our teachers litical appointments on the board until members. Byrd said he intends to continue to need to be offered continual profession- the November 2018 election, when the Byrd says his personal experience serve on the finance committee if al development opportunities and re- public will vote on the two at-large on the board’s finance committee has board Chairman the Rev. Daryl Mc- sources, and our students need to be of- seats. Both will be eligible to run for given him an inside look at the board Ghaney sees it as appropriate. A Sum- fered the opportunities to continue to that election. and how it needs to move forward fi- ter native, Byrd is a 1971 graduate of learn using the latest in technology.” Local delegation members said the nancially. Sumter High School. She said she desires for the school move to add two at-large board mem- He says he thinks the board needs to Disney, a former high school teach- board to lead the way in pushing for bers was something they had consid- take a more active role in monitoring er, served more than 30 years in public increased student achievement and ered for a long time, but the school the financial administration of the dis- education. For 11 years, she was a being proactive. district’s recent financial crisis trict and engaging in the annual audit high school English teacher at Sumter “Now is the time for our school pushed the need for the legislation to process. Byrd says in recent years, he High School from 1990-2001. Most re- board to get down to the business of the forefront. thinks the superintendent and chief fi- cently, she served for five years on the building a school district with strong In December, the fiscal year 2016 nancial officer have handled the audit South Carolina State Board of Educa- academic records,” Disney said. “The audit report was released and revealed process and the board has only been tion, and before that worked for the school board needs to be the force to the district overspent by $6.2 million made aware on the back end. state Department of Education. push for success. The board needs to that year and had an ending general “From my understanding of best Disney said Sumter School District be visionary rather than just reacting fund balance on June 30, 2016, of practices, the board — the governing has struggled too much recently with to a crisis.” $106,449 — a critically low level, ac- body — should have the independent financial problems and personnel is- The appointments of Byrd and Dis- cording to auditor Robin Poston.
can be detrimental and lead to students can utilize the news- “Used cars, used appliances, MONEY FROM PAGE A1 a financial mishap. papers and learn to coupon used furniture, even used “Never exceed 30 percent of for an additional way to save clothes are all good options to Wilder said that while many nothing wrong with wanting your credit limit,” Adams said. money. save money,” Fox explained. college students do not “real- items, however, financial re- “Not only will your credit “Financial literacy is fast be- “New is nice, but when money istically” qualify for scholar- sponsibility comes with recog- score increase, but your credit coming a hot topic in colleges is tight, used is a great option.” ships, the current graduating nizing the difference between a card payments remain low.” today,” Jeffords said. “Coupons Jeffords suggests that if stu- student will graduate with an want and need when on a tight Another helpful way to re- are a great way to save money dents are looking for tips on average of more than $28,000 budget. main in good standing with fi- and stretch your dollars.” how to be financially respon- in loan debt. Another important aspect nances is through taking ad- Additional steps to ensure sible and learn to budget their “College financial literacy to remaining financially sta- vantage of all of the student that college students graduate money, visit www.studentaid. training includes limiting the ble and literate is through discounts and opportunities with a secure financial stand- ed.gov/sa/prepare-for-college/ amount of loans you borrow credit, Fox said. made available for students. ing, according to Wilder, is budgeting/budgeting-tips. to the necessary minimum,” Fox said the best ways to “Businesses support college through learning how to create Fox said he would like to re- Wilder explained. maintain and to build a good students because this popula- and live on a budget, shopping mind students from Sumter South Carolina Student credit history is through four tion is one of their main sourc- at discount stores, eating at County that “an education is Loan and EdManage Vice small tips: obtain a single es of revenue,” Adams ex- campus facilities that provide an investment and while we President of Marketing Ser- credit card and use it sparing- plained. “Even if it is only 10 food through the meal plan don’t want too much debt, vices Mike Fox said financial ly; pay off the balance each percent off of your purchase, fees, managing credit card debt study after study has shown responsibility comes with month if possible; when car- you saved some money. Never and purchasing used textbooks that if you must incur debt, an learning the difference be- rying a balance, never pay the pay full price if you do not have or buying them online. education is the best reason.” tween wants and needs. minimum payment required, to. Don’t be afraid to ask sales “Before any purchase,” Fox pay more, which will save in associates and waitresses about said, “we should ask our- interest charges; and only use student perks or discounts.” selves ‘do I really need this or credit when necessary. Lisa Jeffords, the financial do I simply want it.’” Adams also warns that hav- aid counselor at University of He said he believes there is ing more than one credit card South Carolina Sumter, said
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BY ADAM GELLER Juvenile offenders can take to retiring to her hometown in AND SHARON COHEN responsibility for their crimes. eastern Tennessee. She didn’t AP National Writers Judges and parole boards can drive. So that night, like most, assess how they have changed. she set out for home on foot. WILMINGTON, Del. — It’s But to make it at 60-something Rice and his friend ran to- just a few blocks from the in a world that has tossed ward her, and Rice snatched house Earl Rice Jr. left behind aside most of what you knew her purse. As he took off down as a teenager to the places he as a teenager, it takes some- an alley, he says he looked remembers. But after more thing more. back to see Danenberg fall to than four decades in prison, he • • • her knees. has ground to cover. By 17, Earl Rice had spent a Two days later, hearing po- Skirting Franklin Street’s year in a juvenile detention fa- lice were looking for him, Rice neatly trimmed lawns in long cility. The oldest son in a fami- went to the police station and strides, and praising the glo- ly of nine children, he was confessed to robbery. That’s ries of the afternoon heat, he raised by a homemaker and a when detectives told him reaches the park where he and maintenance worker. His fa- Danenberg had hit her head his brothers used to go sled- ther’s sideline as a jazz organ- on the sidewalk and died. ding. Across 18th, kids, laugh- ist kept him away nights — an They charged him with mur- ing and shouting, bound down absence the elder Rice, 89, says der. school steps. Rice slows, taking he regrets. Rice Jr., by his own “It was like being hit in the it all in. account, was “ornery as hell,” gut by a Joe Frazier left hook. “For 43 years I’m behind a known to police for stealing ... I couldn’t fathom the idea of wall or some kind of a fence cars and break-ins. being responsible for some- with guard towers ... and then In September 1973, Rice body’s death,” Rice recalls. you come out here,” he says. “I went to a party in West Ches- Danenberg’s family still can imagine what Buzz Aldrin ter, Pennsylvania, his home- mourns. and Neil Armstrong and them THE ASSOCIATED PRESS town before moving to Wilm- “She loved us so much. We felt like going to the moon, be- Earl Rice Jr. steps out of his home in Wilmington, Delaware, in May. ington. When he left about 2 were her life,” says Charlene cause that’s what it seems like. Jailed at 17 for a purse snatching that took a woman’s life, he is 61 a.m. with another teen, they Peterson, who was 15 when I’m on a different planet.” now. “For 43 years I’m behind a wall or some kind of a fence with spotted a woman walking Rice killed her grandmother. Rice, jailed at 17 for a purse guard towers ... and then you come out here,” he says. “I can imagine down the street. “I want him to know how he snatching that took a woman’s what Buzz Aldrin and Neil Armstrong and them felt like going to the Ola Danenberg had just left hurt us, what he took away life, is 61 now. He is one of doz- moon, because that’s what it seems like. I’m on a different planet.” the Moose Lodge, where she’d from us.” ens of inmates — sentenced to been listening to a country life in prison without parole ing, Daddy.” and volunteers who brought band with friends. She was 62 MORE TO THE STORY for crimes committed as juve- Others, though, have con- him to his first home — a De- and the grandmother of three, niles — who have been re- fronted less welcoming realities. troit rescue mission. cleaned dorms at the local col- Read on at www.theitem.com. leased since the U.S. Supreme When John Hall was re- “I don’t think you can find lege and was looking forward Court ruled such mandatory leased from a Michigan prison anyone who really can de- sentences amount to cruel and in February after nearly 50 scribe how it feels to be free ... unusual punishment. Courts years behind bars, he had but I’m always thinking about must recognize teens’ incom- $1.37 in his pocket. 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COMMENTARY Conflicting visions in our country
or the most part, people share com- mon goals. Most of us want poor peo- ple to enjoy higher standards of living, Fgreater traffic safety, more world peace, greater racial harmony, cleaner air and water and less crime. Despite the fact that peo- ple have common goals, we often see them grouped into contentious factions, fighting tooth and nail to promote polar opposite government policies in the name of achieving a commonly held goal. The conflict is centered around the means to achieve goals rather than the goals themselves. The policies that become law often have the Walter unintended consequence of Williams sabotaging the achievement of the stated goal. COMMENTARY Let’s look at a policy pushed by advocacy groups, politicians and poorly trained, perhaps dishonest, economists — mandated increases in the minimum wage. We need to reinvent S.C. public education Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman claimed in a 2014 interview with Business In- indi Ross Scoppe is one as she is insightful, poignant legislature that is dominated by sider that there is actually not much risk of of the most important and from my perspective most small-think and refuses to act significantly higher wages hurting workers. people in South Caroli- importantly, her heart is in the — and then they force us to set- He argued that low-wage workers are in non- C na. And she has recent- right place, and she has the tle for continuing poor schools tradable industries for which production can- ly put forward one of the most right values. and uneducated children. And, not be moved overseas and are in industries in important ideas for this state — Now, about her idea. we have. which labor cannot be easily replaced by tech- perhaps the most important — A few weeks ago, Scoppe All across the country, other nology. Krugman’s vision is one that my for the last gen- wrote a column with this head- states are improving their edu- George Mason University colleagues and I try eration or so. line, “Imagine if we built a cational system — but not in to correct. Now I know brand-new school system for South Carolina. We’re not even Those who argue that the price of some- that sounds like South Carolina.” The first close. We are at the bottom and thing can be raised without people having a re- extreme hyper- paragraph read, “LET’S TRY an heading in the wrong direction. sponse to it have what economists call a zero- bole, but bear experiment: Let your guard Scoppe’s idea is truly big, elasticity vision of the world. For them, labor with me on this down, pretend everyone is act- bold and radical. prices can rise and employers will employ just one; I think I’m ing in good faith, and imagine Some would argue it’s too big, as much labor after the price increase as be- right. we’re creating a brand-new too bold and too radical, and we fore. There is no evidence anywhere that peo- Phil First, about public school system — using should not take the risk. My re- ple have no response to the change in price of Noble Scoppe and her all of our knowledge and expe- sponse is to ask, “what do we anything. Plus, the longer a price change re- idea. rience but no allegiance to the have to lose?” If our schools mains in effect, the greater the response to it. She is the edi- existing system.” are rated the worst in the coun- Let’s examine Krugman’s assertion that low- torial writer for The State She then walked through try — and they are — then why skilled labor cannot be easily replaced by tech- newspaper in Columbia. On a each of the major issues that not try something big, bold and nology. Momentum Machines has built a robot personal level, I don’t really have crippled education in this radical? that can “slice toppings like tomatoes and know her very well. Over the state for the last generation — To return to Scoppe’s inspira- pickles immediately before it places the slice years we have had a lunch or lack of funding, too many tion — imagine. onto your burger, giving you the freshest burg- two and talked on the phone school districts, teacher quality Imagine … that there was a er possible.” The robot is “more consistent, some. She has been kind and pay, inequality based on grassroots, bottom-up “reinvent more sanitary, and can produce about 360 enough to publish some of my race and geography, course of- education movement” that pro- hamburgers per hour.” Let’s Pizza is a pizza- columns — but that’s about it. ferings and administrative duced a plan developed by the making vending machine from Europe that When I Googled her, I learned structures, etc. In each area, people and then they demanded can make four different kinds of pizza in about that she grew up on a tobacco she identified the problem and that the so-called political and 2 1/2 minutes. farm outside of Burlington, in broad terms outlined the so- education leaders “do it.” Kay S. Hymowitz’s recent article “The Moth- N.C., went to UNC at Chapel lution. Imagine … how we could er of All Disruptions,” in a special issue of Hill and worked on a couple of The overarching theme — transform education if every- City Journal, gives numerous examples of job newspapers in North Carolina. and the essence of its radical- one — students, parents, teach- loss through technology. According to The She has won a boatload of jour- ism (and it is radical) is the ers, community — got really, New York Times, 89,000 workers in general nalism and civic awards from first word of her column’s title really excited about this big merchandise lost their jobs between the begin- state and national organiza- — imagine. and bold initiative and then ning of November 2016 and the end of March. tions for her work. In that one simple word, they went to work in their local And it’s not just the U.S. where robots are re- Her bio on The State website imagine, Scoppe has identified schools to make it happen. placing labor. Foxconn’s iPhone-making facili- says, “She is a lover of cats and the problem and the solution. It Imagine … that the business ty in China has replaced 60,000 workers with a baker of cakes and volunteers is a lack of imagination on the community got involved and robots. with the (Episcopal Church) part of lawmakers and educa- provided resources and created The economic phenomenon that people who parish’s annual mission work tors and the great potential of apprentices and connections call for higher minimum wages ignore is that trip to Appalachia.” what we could do if we set and pathways for a smooth when the price of anything rises, people seek But most importantly, she aside all the problems of what transition for students from substitutes. We see it with anything. When the “has covered state government is and simply imagine what schools to careers. price of oil rose, people sought ways to use less and the General Assembly could be. Imagine … that South Caroli- of it through purchasing more insulation for since 1988, first as a reporter Robert Kennedy expressed na became known nationally their homes and fuel-efficient cars. When the and now as an editorial writer. the same idea in a different way and even globally not for hav- price of beef rose, people sought cheaper sub- She focuses on tax policy, pub- when he often quoted George ing the worst schools in the stitutes such as pork and chicken. The substi- lic education, election and cam- Bernard Shaw, “Some men see country but as the state with tution effect of price changes is omnipresent, paign finance law, the relation- things as they are and ask why; the biggest and boldest ideas to but do-gooders and politicians seem to suggest ship between state and local I dream things that never were reinvent education in the glob- that labor markets are an exception. It’s bad government, the relationship and ask why not.” ally connected, digital world of enough when do-gooders and politicians have between the people and their We in South Carolina have the 21st Century. that vision, but it is utterly disgusting and in- government, the judiciary and suffered from an utter lack of While I breathe, I hope. excusable for a trained economist to buy into the executive branch of govern- imagination. that zero-elasticity vision. ment.” Scoppe’s thesis is that we Phil Noble has a technology It’s not just Krugman. On the eve of the 2007 In short, she knows more should identify the problems, firm in Charleston, is founder minimum wage increase, 650 of my fellow about state government, poli- develop the best possible solu- of World Class Scholars and economists, including a couple of Nobel laure- tics, politicians and policy than tions and then do it — whatever writes a weekly column for the ates, signed a petition that read, “We believe just about anyone in the state it takes, no matter what the S.C. Press Association. Contact that a modest increase in the minimum wage of South Carolina. cost. him at [email protected], and would improve the well-being of low-wage I don’t always agree with Instead, today we begin with get his columns at www.PhilNo- workers and would not have the adverse ef- Scoppe, but I always read her, a broken system, suffer from a ble.com. fects that critics have claimed.” At the time, I wrote that I felt professional embarrassment for them; however, I felt proud that not a single EDITORIAL PAGE POLICIES member of our distinguished George Mason University economic faculty signed the peti- EDITORIALS represent the views of the owners of this LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are written by readers of the tion. Convincing people of how the world really newspaper. newspaper. They should be no more than 350 words and sent works in hopes of promoting more humane via e-mail to [email protected], dropped off at The Sumter policies requires examination and falsification Item office, 36 W. Liberty St. or mailed to The Sumter Item, P.O. COLUMNS AND COMMENTARY are the personal opinion of of false visions and premises. That’s a tough Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, along with the full name of the the writer whose byline appears. Columns from readers should job with little prospect for completion. writer, plus an address and telephone number for verification be typed, double-spaced and no more than 850 words. Send purposes only. Letters that exceed 350 words will be cut Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics them to The Sumter Item, Opinion Pages, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, at George Mason University. accordingly in the print edition, but available in their entirety at S.C. 29151, or email to [email protected]. www.theitem.com. © 2017 CREATORS.COM A10 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 WORLD THE SUMTER ITEM Farmer suicides rise in India as climate warms, study shows
BY KATY DAIGLE tribute to suicide, including poor crop The Associated Press yields, financial devastation or debt, access to easy methods of self-harm or NEW DELHI — When Rani’s hus- a lack of community support. In India, band died by drinking pesticide, he many farmers will drink toxic pesti- left the family in debt. But even if they cides as a way out of backbreaking could pay off the loans, Rani said their debt, with the government in some farming days are over. cases guaranteeing monetary aid to “There are no rains,” said the 44-year- their surviving families. That provides old woman from drought-stricken Tamil a perverse incentive for suicide, “re- Nadu, one of hundreds of farmers pro- warding people who end their lives by testing in the capital for more govern- paying family compensation, but only ment support. “Even for drinking, we if they die,” Patel said. get water only once in 10 days.” “We may not be able to stop the A study suggests India will see more world from warming, but that doesn’t such tragedies as climate change mean we can’t do something to ad- brings hotter temperatures that dam- dress suicide,” including providing age crops and exacerbate drought. For more financial stability and paying every 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit of warm- more attention to mental health, he ing above 68 degrees F during the said. growing season in India, there are 67 The study released Monday should more suicides on average, according to make those efforts even more urgent, the findings published Monday in the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS experts said. Proceedings of the National Academy Indian farmer Anant More inspects his destroyed crop of sugarcane in May 2016 be- “It provides evidence for a causal of Sciences, or PNAS. cause of drought in Marathwada region, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Researchers pathway — from unfavorable weather The message “is that farming is an report a link between crop-damaging temperatures and suicide rates in India, where to poor crop yields to rural misery to inherently risky occupation, with an- more than 130,000 farmers end their lives every year. increased suicide,” said Dr. Howard nual incomes often held hostage to the Frumkin, a University of Washington weather, and it’s getting riskier in the That will bring more erratic weather ing more than half of India’s 1.3 bil- environmental health professor who era of climate change,” said Vikram events, more drought and stronger lion people, farmers have long been was not involved in the study. “With Patel, an Indian psychiatrist and men- storms. seen as the heart and soul of the coun- climate change bringing increasingly tal health expert with Harvard Medi- “Anything that will affect occupa- try. But they’ve also seen their eco- chaotic weather in many places, this cal School in Boston who was not in- tional stability is going to affect farm- nomic clout diminish over the last causal pathway is likely to intensify.” volved in the study. ers’ mental health,” Patel said. three decades. Once accounting for a Experts said the study’s findings Farming has always been consid- third of India’s gross domestic prod- should raise alarms, especially with ered a high-risk profession, and a sin- uct, they now contribute only 15 per- MORE TO THE STORY India’s average temperatures expected gle damaged harvest can drive some to cent of India’s $2.26 billion economy. Read on at www.theitem.com. to rise another 5.4 degrees F by 2050. desperation. With agriculture support- There are many factors that can con-
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Divorce Care — Wednesdays, CAROLINA Florence Manning Al-Anon Family Group Bishopville 90/68 — Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Be- 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist WEATHER 89/65 havioral Health Building, 14 Church, 2401 Bethel Church Church St., Manning. Call Road. Call (803) 481-2160. Temperatures shown on map are Columbia Sumter (803) 435-8085. Grief Share — Wednesdays, today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 92/69 91/68 Myrtle C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist IN THE MOUNTAINS Manning Beach Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Church, 2401 Bethel Church 90/66 87/70 Ronda St. Call (803) 607-4543. Road. Call (803) 481-2160. Today: Sunny to partly cloudy. Winds Aiken southwest 4-8 mph. THURSDAY MEETINGS: 89/66 MONDAY MEETINGS: Thursday: Pleasant with clouds and sun. Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Winds south 4-8 mph. 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Temperature Moonrise 4:27 p.m. Moonset 2:23 a.m. January, March, May, July, Murray 360 357.25 -0.04 High 87° September and November, 7 Journey of Hope (for family Marion 76.8 75.32 -0.04 Full Last New First Low 61° p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call members of the mentally ill), Moultrie 75.5 75.26 -0.04 Normal high 90° (803) 773-0869. Journey to Recovery (for the Wateree 100 97.88 +0.04 Normal low 69° Mothers of Angels (for mothers mentally ill) and Survivors of Aug. 7 Aug. 14 Aug. 21 Aug 29 Suicide Support Group — Each Record high 105° in 1980 who have lost a child) — First Record low 59° in 1997 RIVER STAGES Tuesday at noon and third group meets every first TIDES Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Precipitation River stage yest. chg United Methodist Church, 136 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. 0.00" AT MYRTLE BEACH Baptist Church. Call (803) 469- Black River 12 8.15 -0.44 Poinsett Drive. Call (803) 905- Month to date 0.00" High Ht. 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DIXIE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES Edge of a championship
RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter Belles X-Play first baseman Chelsie Logan gets down a bunt in the seventh inning of their 3-0 loss to Florence, South Carolina, in the Dixie Girls Softball World Series on Tues- day at Patriot Park SportsPlex. Florence, S.C. knocks out Sumter Belles RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter Angels X-Play players celebrate their 3-0 win against East Montgomery, Alabama, in the Dixie Softball World Series on Tuesday at Patriot Park SportsPlex. The victory sends the Angels into the championship round today. BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]
Sumter Angels score 3 in fourth, advance to title round of Dixie World Series The Sumter Belles all-star softball team dodged a bases-loaded bullet twice in the BY DENNIS BRUNSON ter will need to win twice to win the led off with a single up the middle. fifth inning of its elimination game [email protected] World Series. She was forced out at second on a against South Carolina state champion “It’s another game where it went Kosinski fielder’s choice before Florence in the Dixie Belles Softball The Sumter Angels X-Play all- down to the wire,” said Sumter Anna Grace Fowler reached on a World Series on Tuesday at Patriot Park star softball team continued to walk head coach Ryan Fowler, whose bunt single. SportsPlex. on the edge in the Dixie Angels X- team had scored late in each of its Raines struck out Autumn Gib- Sumter couldn’t do it a third time Play Softball World Series on Tues- three bons for the second out. However, though. day. After falling on Monday, Sum- previous games to take the lead Hailey Truett reached on an error Tienna Williams came through with a ter tiptoed its way into the champi- despite eventually losing to Dillon and Kosinski came in to score. With 2-out, 2-run single to break a scoreless tie onship round on Tuesday. 8-4 on Monday. “These girls just runners on second and third, Ava as Florence went on to a 3-0 victory and Sumter scored three runs in the keep battling for us and giving it all Sliwonik dropped a single into right end the Sumter Belles’ run in the tourna- bottom of the fourth of their 5-in- they have.” field that drove in both runs. ment. ning game against East Montgom- Sumter didn’t get its first hit off “That was just a huge hit by Florence advances to the championship ery, Alabama, to back up Laini Ko- of Alabama pitcher Kaitlyn Raines Ava,” Coach Fowler said. “We still round today where it will face either Sa- sinski’s until the third, a 2-out double by haven’t hit the ball like we can, but bine, Louisiana, or West Robeson, North shutout pitching for a 3-0 victory Madison Long. She stole third be- we’re hitting better. And the key for Carolina, today at 6 at Patriot Park SportsPlex. fore Sullivan Jarecki walked and us is we’ve been getting timely hit- p.m. on Field 2 at Patriot Park. Sumter will face either South stole second. However, Raines ting.” Florence rode the 4-hit shutout pitching Carolina state champion Dillon or struck out Kayla Boudreau to end Kosinski went all five innings in of Peyton McLeod to the victory. South Columbus, North Carolina, the inning. the circle for Sumter. She allowed “We just didn’t hit the ball the way we today at 6 p.m. on Field 4 at Patriot Raines wasn’t as lucky in the Park. fourth. Mary Beth VanPatten, the Regardless of who it plays, Sum- last batter in the 12-person lineup, SEE ANGELS, PAGE B3 SEE BELLES, PAGE B3 Sumter Ponytails eliminated by Dillon
BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS “Sad, but unbelievable run,” and it got off to another good [email protected] Sumter head coach Mike start on Tuesday. Two hits, an Stone said. “Wanted to get error and an RBI double by It was the goal of the Sum- them (to Wednesday) because Alexis Martin put S.C. up 3-0 ter Ponytails X-Play all-star it’s a great team to be a part before the host Ponytails softball team to make it to of. Wouldn’t change anything. came to bat. championship Wednesday in Incredible experience for “They’re a great team and the Dixie Softball World Se- (coaches) Vic (Branham), they’ve got a chance to win ries. Ritchie (Way) and myself to this whole thing,” Stone said. The tournament host’s run get to share this with our “We knew that coming in. ended on Tuesday, however, daughters. They played better, they did as another strong first inning “They grew so much as a not play harder. by Dillon propelled the state team. Wouldn’t trade them for “… They were the better champion from South Caroli- the world.” team today.” na to a 10-1 victory at Patriot Still it was a tough ending Meanwhile Sumter strug- RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Park SportsPlex. as Sumter fell to South Caroli- gled to find its offense. It man- Sumter Ponytail X-Play runner Autumn Osteen slides into second Dillon will play today na for the second time in the aged just five hits and only Base, but Dillon, South Carolina, shortstop Santana Anderson gets a against either Sabine, Louisi- tournament. Dillon won the perfect throw for the out in Sumter’s 10-1 loss on Tuesday in the Dixie ana, or Geneva, Alabama, in first contest thanks in large Softball World Series at Patriot Park SportsPlex. the championship round. part to an 11-run first inning SEE PONYTAILS, PAGE B3
AUTO RACING Hill literally edges Austin for Super Street win at Sumter Speedway
BY CODY TRUETT passed Hill to take over second, was by side with neither competitor back- Special to The Sumter Item reeling him in. ing down. They crossed the start-finish On Lap 8, Austin dove to the inside line side by side with Hill in front by In perhaps one of the closest finish- of Murphy and shot into the lead. inches, giving him the win. es ever seen at Sumter Speedway, Murphy fell back to second with Hill Austin settled for second with Brian Adam Hill picked up the victory in the third and Shannon Munn fourth. Aus- crossover move in turns 1 and 2 and Welch third and Bryan Norton fourth. Super Street class main event on Sat- tin seemed to have things well in hand dove to the inside of Austin to take the Shannon Munn was fifth, Murphy urday. as the laps wound down, but, on the lead. Austin battled back on the out- sixth, Robbie Disher seventh and Potts Hill picked up an added $500 as well way to the white flag, Jason Potts side in the exit of Turn 4. eighth. as the race was a tune-up for the came to a stop and brought out a cau- The two took the white flag still side Michael Crouch led flag to flag on Bryan Prescott Memorial race this tion flag. by side with Hill holding the advantage. his way to a dominant Extreme-4 vic- Saturday. The field lined up for a green-white- Hill held Austin to the outside down tory. Elliott Vining came home second Greg Murphy shot into the lead as checkered finish with Austin as the the backstretch, holding on to the top with Frank Aldridge third and Jay the race got began with Hill in second leader. Hill moved to the outside of spot. As they rolled through turns 3 Kyle fourth. and Donnie Austin in third. As the Austin for the restart and the two bar- and 4 on the way to the checkered, Aus- feature stayed green, Murphy contin- reled into Turn 1 as the green flag tin dove to the inside of Hill. The two ued to show the way, but Austin, who flew. Hill executed a picture perfect came through the exit of Turn 4 side SEE HILL, PAGE B5 B2 | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM
attle, 2.68; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.90; Severino, New York, 2.99; Vargas, PRO BASEBALL SCOREBOARD Kansas City, 3.00; Stroman, Toronto, 3.08; Santana, Minnesota, 3.37; Duffy, Kansas City, 3.42; Pomeranz, Boston, TV, RADIO 3.46; Carrasco, Cleveland, 3.58. STRIKEOUTS—Sale, Boston, 211; Ar- TODAY cher, Tampa Bay, 177; Kluber, Cleve- 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: De- land, 161; Severino, New York, 153; troit at New York Yankees or Toronto Darvish, Los Angeles, 148; Carrasco, at Chicago White Sox (MLB NET- Cleveland, 135; Tanaka, New York, WORK). 132; Estrada, Toronto, 127; Porcello, 2 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Citi Open Boston, 126; Verlander, Detroit, 126. Early-Round Matches from Washing- ton (TENNIS). NATIONAL LEAGUE 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Man- EAST DIVISION chester United vs. Sampdoria from Dublin, Ireland (ESPN2). W L Pct GB 4 p.m. – Horse Racing: Shine Again Washington 63 41 .606 — Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Miami 49 55 .471 14 (FOX SPORTS 2). New York 48 55 .466 14½ 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Min- Atlanta 48 56 .462 15 nesota at San Diego (Joined In Prog- Philadelphia 39 64 .379 23½ ress) (MLB NETWORK). CENTRAL DIVISION 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk W L Pct GB (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). Chicago 56 48 .538 — 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleve- Milwaukee 55 52 .514 2½ land at Boston (ESPN). St. Louis 52 53 .495 4½ 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Citi Open Pittsburgh 51 54 .486 5½ Early-Round Matches from Washing- Cincinnati 42 63 .400 14½ ton (TENNIS). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los WEST DIVISION Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta (FOX W L Pct GB SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM Los Angeles 74 31 .705 — 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). Arizona 60 45 .571 14 9 p.m. – Major League Soccer: MLS All- Colorado 60 46 .566 14½ Star Game from Chicago – MLS All- San Diego 47 58 .448 27 Stars vs. Real Madrid (FOX SPORTS 1, San Francisco 40 67 .374 35 UNIVISION). MONDAY’S GAMES Philadelphia 7, Atlanta 6 Washington 1, Miami 0 WNBA STANDINGS Oakland 8, San Francisco 5 By The Associated Press TUESDAY’S GAMES EASTERN CONFERENCE Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. AP FILE PHOTO W L Pct GB Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Connecticut 14 9 .609 — L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Former Oakland pitcher Sonny Gray was traded to the New York Yankees on Monday for three pros- Washington 14 9 .609 — St. Louis at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. pects to hopefully boost New York’s starting rotation for an unexpected playoff run. That could lead New York 12 10 .545 1½ Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta 10 13 .435 4 N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. to Sumter’s Jordan Montgomery falling out of the rotation. Chicago 8 16 .333 6½ San Francisco at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Indiana 8 16 .333 6½ Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. W L Pct GB Minnesota 19 2 .905 — TODAY’S GAMES Montgomery may be out of Yanks Los Angeles 17 6 .739 3 Minnesota (Santana 11-7) at San Phoenix 13 10 .565 7 Diego (Perdomo 5-5), 3:40 p.m. Dallas 11 14 .440 10 Cincinnati (Stephenson 0-4) at Pitts- Seattle 10 13 .435 10 burgh (Williams 4-4), 7:05 p.m. San Antonio 3 21 .125 17½ Washington (TBD) at Miami (Worley rotation with acquisition of Gray 0-2), 7:10 p.m. TUESDAY’S GAMES L.A. Dodgers (Stewart 0-0) at Atlanta New York at San Antonio, 8 p.m. (Teheran 7-9), 7:35 p.m. Arizona (Godley 4-4) at Chicago Cubs BY MIKE FITZPATRICK out and do it.” TODAY’S GAMES (Arrieta 10-7), 8:05 p.m. No games scheduled St. Louis (Wainwright 11-5) at Mil- The Associated Press Oakland received Jorge Mateo, a top waukee (Suter 2-1), 8:10 p.m. shortstop-outfielder prospect at Double-A; THURSDAY’S GAMES N.Y. Mets (Flexen 0-1) at Colorado Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (Chatwood 6-11), 8:40 p.m. NEW YORK — Last year at this time, the right-hander James Kaprielian, the 16th Philadelphia (Thompson 1-0) at L.A. New York Yankees were looking toward the overall pick in the 2015 amateur draft who is Angels (Ramirez 9-9), 10:07 p.m. MLB STANDINGS Oakland (Gossett 2-6) at San Fran- future. recovering from Tommy John surgery on By The Associated Press cisco (Moore 3-10), 10:15 p.m. Turns out, that future arrived pretty fast. April 18; and Dustin Fowler, an outfielder AMERICAN LEAGUE THURSDAY’S GAMES In an aggressive move designed to boost who ruptured the patellar tendon in his St. Louis at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. EAST DIVISION Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. their starting rotation for an unexpected right knee in the first inning of his major W L Pct GB N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 3:10 p.m. playoff run, the Yankees acquired pitcher league debut on June 29, ending his season. New York 57 47 .548 — Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Boston 58 49 .542 ½ L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Sonny Gray from the Oakland Athletics for New York also receives $1.5 million in inter- Tampa Bay 54 53 .505 4½ Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 10:07 three minor league prospects on Monday. national signing bonus allocation from the Baltimore 51 54 .486 6½ p.m. Toronto 49 57 .462 9 Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. “This team has shown it’s got the ability A’s. CENTRAL DIVISION to allow us to push a lot of these chips in the In the works for weeks, the deal was an- W L Pct GB NATIONAL LEAGUE middle of the table and recognize 2017 has a nounced less than an hour before the 4 p.m. Cleveland 57 47 .548 — BATTING—JTurner, Los Angeles, .356; Kansas City 55 49 .529 2 Murphy, Washington, .330; Harper, chance to be special,” general manager EDT deadline for making trades without Minnesota 50 53 .485 6½ Washington, .329; Posey, San Fran- Brian Cashman said. “We’re trying to go waivers. Detroit 47 57 .452 10 cisco, .328; Blackmon, Colorado, .328; Chicago 41 62 .398 15½ Rendon, Washington, .316; Gold- from good to great.” With the quick emergence of young slug- schmidt, Arizona, .316; Zimmerman, WEST DIVISION Washington, .316; LeMahieu, Colora- Gray slots into the middle of a rotation gers Aaron Judge, Gary Sanchez and others, W L Pct GB do, .315; Arenado, Colorado, .315. that includes Luis Severino, Masahiro Tana- the Yankees entered Tuesday with a half- Houston 69 36 .657 — RUNS—Blackmon, Colorado, 93; Harp- Seattle 54 53 .505 16 er, Washington, 86; Goldschmidt, Ari- ka, CC Sabathia and veteran game lead in the AL East over rival Boston. Los Angeles 51 55 .481 18½ zona, 82; Stanton, Miami, 75; Arena- Jaime Garcia, acquired Sunday New York missed the playoffs last year and Texas 50 55 .476 19 do, Colorado, 69; Inciarte, Atlanta, 69; Oakland 47 59 .443 22½ McCutchen, Pittsburgh, 68; Seager, from Minnesota. Rookie left- has not won a postseason series since 2012. Los Angeles, 68; Votto, Cincinnati, 68; hander Jordan Montgomery So to get Gray and several other big MONDAY’S GAMES Yelich, Miami, 68. Baltimore 2, Kansas City 1 RBI—Arenado, Colorado, 91; Ozuna, from Sumter is 7-6 with a 4.15 league pieces recently, Cashman dipped into N.Y. Yankees 7, Detroit 3 Miami, 81; Harper, Washington, 80; Boston 6, Cleveland 2 Lamb, Arizona, 80; Goldschmidt, Ari- ERA in 20 starts but has fallen one of baseball’s deepest farm systems. Seattle 6, Texas 4 zona, 78; Zimmerman, Washington, off lately and could be the odd Gray missed his scheduled opening-day Chicago White Sox 7, Toronto 6 76; Shaw, Milwaukee, 74; Murphy, man out. starts each of the past two seasons, with Houston 14, Tampa Bay 7 Washington, 73; Stanton, Miami, 73. MONTGOMERY Oakland 8, San Francisco 5 HITS—Blackmon, Colorado, 141; In- Girardi said no decision had food poisoning last year and because of a lat ciarte, Atlanta, 131; Arenado, Colora- TUESDAY’S GAMES do, 129; Gordon, Miami, 124; Murphy, been made yet, but the club strain that caused a trip to the disabled list Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Washington, 124; Ozuna, Miami, 124; plans to stick with a five-man rotation. at the start of this season. He was 5-11 in Kansas City at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. LeMahieu, Colorado, 123; Harper, Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Washington, 120; Goldschmidt, Ari- Cashman acknowledged Gray and Garcia 2016. Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m. zona, 117. were obtained to be starting pitchers. Gray worked with a personal trainer for Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:10 p.m. DOUBLES—Arenado, Colorado, 33; Toronto at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 Murphy, Washington, 33; Herrera, Gray is slated to make his debut on Thurs- the first time this past offseason and appre- p.m. Philadelphia, 32; Duvall, Cincinnati, day at Cleveland, which begins the team’s ciated the guidance through his regular arm San Francisco at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. 29; Seager, Los Angeles, 27; Harper, Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 10:07 Washington, 26; Phillips, Atlanta, 26. next road trip. care and maintenance routine. p.m. TRIPLES—Blackmon, Colorado, 13; Co- A 27-year-old right-hander who has been Gray was on the disabled list from May 21 Minnesota at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. zart, Cincinnati, 7; Hamilton, Cincin- nati, 7; Arenado, Colorado, 6; Reyes, slowed by injuries, Gray is 6-5 with a 3.43 to June 4 last year with a strain in his upper TODAY’S GAMES New York, 6; Galvis, Philadelphia, 5; ERA in 16 starts this season and 4-2 with a back, then went back on the DL again with Detroit (Zimmermann 6-8) at N.Y. Pollock, Arizona, 5. Yankees (Tanaka 8-9), 1:05 p.m. HOME RUNS—Stanton, Miami, 33; Bell- 1.37 ERA in his last six outings. He makes a strained right forearm. After getting hurt Toronto (Happ 3-8) at Chicago White inger, Los Angeles, 28; Bruce, New $3,575,000 and is not eligible for free agency Aug. 6, the 27-year-old Gray didn’t pitch Sox (Holland 5-10), 2:10 p.m. York, 27; Harper, Washington, 27; Minnesota (Santana 11-7) at San Votto, Cincinnati, 27. until after the 2019 season. again until one inning of relief Sept. 28 at Diego (Perdomo 5-5), 3:40 p.m. STOLEN BASES—Hamilton, Cincinnati, Kansas City (Vargas 13-4) at Balti- 44; Gordon, Miami, 38; TTurner, Wash- Gray was an All-Star in 2015, when he the Los Angeles Angels. more (Tillman 1-6), 7:05 p.m. ington, 35; Villar, Milwaukee, 20; won 14 games for the second consecutive Gray had been scheduled to start for the Cleveland (Bauer 9-8) at Boston (Por- Nunez, Boston, 18; Broxton, Milwau- cello 4-14), 7:10 p.m. kee, 17; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 15; season and finished third in AL Cy Young A’s on Monday night against San Francisco. Seattle (Miranda 7-4) at Texas (Cash- Peraza, Cincinnati, 15; Pham, St. Award voting. As the trade deadline approached, the Ath- ner 6-8), 8:05 p.m. Louis, 14; Pollock, Arizona, 14. Tampa Bay (Pruitt 5-2) at Houston PITCHING—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 15-2; “I think we’ve definitely improved our- letics pushed back his start a couple of days. (Keuchel 9-0), 8:10 p.m. Greinke, Arizona, 13-4; Davies, Milwau- selves,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “The marathon’s winding down and it’s Philadelphia (Thompson 1-0) at L.A. kee, 12-5; Scherzer, Washington, 12-5; Angels (Ramirez 9-9), 10:07 p.m. Wood, Los Angeles, 12-1; deGrom, New “When I look at ownership and the front of- time to sprint to the finish line, and so we’ve Oakland (Gossett 2-6) at San Fran- York, 12-4; Freeland, Colorado, 11-7; fice, they’ve given us an opportunity to do done everything we possibly can to date to cisco (Moore 3-10), 10:15 p.m. Wainwright, St. Louis, 11-5. ERA—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 2.04; something special here. Now we have to go continue to excel,” Cashman said. THURSDAY’S GAMES Scherzer, Washington, 2.23; Gonza- Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. lez, Washington, 2.66; Greinke, Arizo- Chicago White Sox at Boston, 7:10 na, 2.84; Ray, Arizona, 3.11; Lynn, St. p.m. Louis, 3.20; Strasburg, Washington, N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. 3.26; deGrom, New York, 3.29; Leake, Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:10 p.m. St. Louis, 3.29; Nelson, Milwaukee, SPORTS ITEMS Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. 3.38. Seattle at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, 10:07 201; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 168; de- p.m. Grom, New York, 162; Ray, Arizona, Oakland at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. 151; Greinke, Arizona, 149; Samardzi- Sumter girls cross country meeting today ja, San Francisco, 146; Martinez, St. AMERICAN LEAGUE Louis, 144; Nelson, Milwaukee, 142; BATTING—Altuve, Houston, .368; Hos- Strasburg, Washington, 141; Gonza- mer, Kansas City, .323; Segura, Seat- lez, Washington, 132. The Sumter High School terschools.net. against the Houston Texans. tle, .322; Correa, Houston, .320; girls cross country team will Newton had surgery in Ramirez, Cleveland, .320; Gamel, Se- PANTHERS HOLD NEWTON attle, .318; Springer, Houston, .310; have an organizational March to repair a partially Castro, New York, .307; Schoop, Balti- TRANSACTIONS OUT OF PRACTICE more, .307; Pedroia, Boston, .307. By The Associated Press meeting today at 6 p.m. at torn rotator cuff. RUNS—Judge, New York, 83; Springer, the school’s picnic shelter SPARTANBURG — Pan- Houston, 82; Altuve, Houston, 74; BASEBALL MINNESOTA LYNX CLINCH Betts, Boston, 71; Ramirez, Cleve- American League located next to the soccer thers quarterback Cam land, 71; Gardner, New York, 69; Dick- BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Sent SS Ryan field. Newton was held out of PLAYOFF SPOT erson, Tampa Bay, 66; Schoop, Balti- Flaherty to Frederick (Carolina) for a more, 65. rehab assignment. Any SHS student as well passing drills with soreness The Minnesota Lynx have RBI—Cruz, Seattle, 79; Schoop, Balti- CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed OF as any seventh- or eighth- in surgically repaired right already clinched a playoff more, 77; Judge, New York, 75; KDa- Willy Garcia on the 7-day DL. Select- vis, Oakland, 71; Smoak, Toronto, 71; ed the contract of INF/OF Nicky Del- grade student at Alice Drive, throwing shoulder. berth and there’s still a monico from Charlotte (IL). Cano, Seattle, 70; Sano, Minnesota, Bates or Chestnut Oaks mid- Coach Ron Rivera said third of the season left to 70; Moustakas, Kansas City, 69; CLEVELAND INDIANS — Recalled LHP Abreu, Chicago, 68. Tyler Olson from Columbus (IL). Sent dles schools are welcome to Newton told the training play. 2B Jason Kipnis to Akron (EL) for a HITS—Altuve, Houston, 148; Hosmer, attend. staff prior to The Lynx (19-2) tied the Kansas City, 129; Ramirez, Cleveland, rehab assignment. 127; Dickerson, Tampa Bay, 123; KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Sent 3B For more information, Tuesday’s prac- franchise record for fewest Abreu, Chicago, 120; Schoop, Balti- Cheslor Cuthbert to Omaha (PCL) for more, 119; Andrus, Texas, 118; Sim- a rehab assignment. contact head coach Karen tice that he was games needed to secure a mons, Los Angeles, 118; Cabrera, LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Sent LHP McFadden at karen.mcfad- still sore from postseason spot when they Kansas City, 117; Betts, Boston, 116. Andrew Heaney to Salt Lake (PCL) for DOUBLES—Altuve, Houston, 33; a rehab assignment. [email protected] or at last week’s beat Seattle on Sunday. Min- Ramirez, Cleveland, 32; Betts, Boston, MINNESOTA TWINS — Traded RHP Brandon Kintzler to Washington for (803) 491-4377. workouts. New- nesota matched the mark set 31; Lowrie, Oakland, 30; Upton, De- LHP Tyler Watson and international ton was suited in 2012 when the team also troit, 30; Abreu, Chicago, 29; Lindor, bonus pool allocation money. SHS GIRLS TENNIS MEETING Cleveland, 29; Gurriel, Houston, 28. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated up, but only needed 21 games. TRIPLES—Castellanos, Detroit, 7; San- LHP J.P. Howell from the 10-day DL. SET FOR THURSDAY RIVERA worked on The Lynx will most likely chez, Chicago, 6; Ramirez, Cleveland, Selected the contract of LHP Brett 5; Bogaerts, Boston, 4; Gamel, Seat- Oberholtzer from Buffalo (IL). The Sumter High School handoffs. secure a top two seed for the tle, 4; Merrifield, Kansas City, 4. National League girls tennis team will have Rivera said, “We figured second consecutive season HOME RUNS—Judge, New York, 34; ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Trans- Moustakas, Kansas City, 30; Smoak, ferred SS Nick Ahmed to the 60-day DL. an organizational meeting why push it? Why have him soon as well, giving them a Toronto, 30; KDavis, Oakland, 28; CHICAGO CUBS — Released LHP Brett Springer, Houston, 27; Morrison, on Thursday at 6 p.m. in the throw with a sore arm — bye till the semifinals of the Anderson. Optioned RHP Justin Tampa Bay, 26; Gallo, Texas, 25; Sano, SHS Commons Area. and make it even sorer?” playoffs. Minnesota, 24; Schoop, Baltimore, 24; Grimm to Iowa (PCL). Odor, Texas, 23. COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP The meeting will provide Newton missed the final It was announced this STOLEN BASES—Maybin, Los Angeles, Carlos Estevez and C Tony Wolters to information about tryouts portion of practice Sunday week that the team will play 25; Dyson, Seattle, 23; Altuve, Hous- Albuquerque (PCL). ton, 22; Andrus, Texas, 20; RDavis, LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned and required forms for par- with some soreness in the its playoff games at the Uni- Oakland, 19; DeShields, Texas, 19; LHP Luis Ysla to Tulsa (TL). ticipation. shoulder. T versity of Minnesota be- Betts, Boston, 17; Cain, Kansas City, MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Designated 17; Merrifield, Kansas City, 17. OF Kirk Nieuwenhuis for assignment. For more information, he Panthers had Monday cause of potential conflicts PITCHING—Sale, Boston, 13-4; Vargas, Assigned RHP Rob Scahill outright to contact head coach Ashley off, so he’d been expected to with the Minnesota Wild Kansas City, 13-4; Paxton, Seattle, Colorado Springs (PCL). 11-3; Santana, Minnesota, 11-7; ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Optioned OF McDuffie at Ashley.mcduff- return to work. and other building events at Carrasco, Cleveland, 10-4; Fulmer, Harrison Bader to Memphis (PCL). [email protected] or ath- Rivera hasn’t decided the Xcel Energy Center Detroit, 10-9; Pomeranz, Boston, 10-4; SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Sent RHP 10 tied at 9. Mark Melancon to Sacramento (PCL) letic director Curtis John- whether Newton will play in ERA—Sale, Boston, 2.37; Paxton, Se- for a rehab assignment. son at curtis.johnson@sum- the Aug. 9 preseason opener From local and wire reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 | B3
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wanted to,” said Sumter head coach Nolan Hunter. “We had a chance to score, but we just didn’t come up with the hits when we needed them.” Florence did, but barely. Makayla Ar- ceneaux led off the fifth with a single against Sumter starting pitcher Sydney Daniel. Amber Rogers drew a walk and Brandi Cagle legged out a single on a bunt to load the bases with no outs. Skyler Monson followed with a shot in the hole on the left side, and Sumter shortstop made a diving stop of a short- hop grounder. With the runners not sure if she caught the ball in the air, Elmore was able to get up and force Arceneaux out at home plate. Baylee Garris hit a grounder to sec- ond baseman Madison Truett, who threw home to force Rogers at the plate. Williams, the No. 11 hitter in the 12-per- son batting order, came through though, hitting one through the right side for the 2-run single. “We almost got out of there,” Hunter said. “That was just a tremendous play by Madison (Elmore).” Sumter’s best threat came in the fourth. Carly Allred reached on an in- field single with two outs and stole sec- ond before a pitch was thrown as the bag was uncovered. Elmore reached on RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM a bunt that ended up as a double as she Sumter Angels X-Play shortstop Ava Slivonik waits for the ball as Alabama’s Kinlee Taylor safely steals second base in the Dixie kept going when McLeod fell trying to Girls Softball World Series on Tuesday at Patriot Park SportsPlex. field the ball. Daniel, the No. 3 hitter, however, flew The only hit Kosinski allowed was No. 3 Sullivan Jarecki has eight. Sli- out to right to end the threat. ANGELS FROM PAGE B1 a double by Mya Moskowitz with wonik, the No. 4 pitcher has 11 re- Gabby Kirkman and Chelsie Logan two outs in the top of the fourth. Ko- maining. had Sumter’s other hits. just one hit while walking three. sinski walked Raines before getting “We feel pretty good with where Daniel gave up eight hits, two of them “We were planning on riding Laini Anna Clark on a soft liner to third we are with our pitching,” Coach coming from Williams. Sydney Holland as long as we could until she got into for the final out. Fowler said. also had a double for Florence. some trouble,” Coach Fowler said. Kosinski has one inning remain- “We’ll just go out and see what “I don’t think Sydney could have “She pitched great though. She ing on the mound. No. 1 pitcher Gib- happens, but we’re excited about pitched any better,” Hunter said. “She kept them off balance.” bons has three innings left, while this opportunity.” had a good game.”
PONYTAILS FROM PAGE B1 had one inning of multiple hits — keep adding on. It scored a run in the second inning in which it the third on Logan Grice’s RBI scored its lone run. groundout and two more in the Amberly Way led off the inning fifth on Shakinah Murphy’s 2-run by reaching on an error then home run over the right-field came home three batters later on fence. Peyton Morris’ RBI single. Morris The state champs added four had two hits to lead Sumter, the more runs in the top of the sixth only player with multiple knocks. to essentially put the game away. “We couldn’t string them to- Murphy had two hits, drove in gether and that was the differ- two and scored two runs for Dil- ence,” Stone said. “(The offense) lon. Locklear and Santana Ander- just seemed to sputter.” son each had a hit and combined Part of that was Dillon starting to score three runs. Martin also pitcher Raven Locklear, who went had two hits and drove in a run four solid innings and allowed no while LaKayla Chavis had a hit earned runs on three hits. She and drove in a run. RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM walked one and struck out seven — Autumn Osteen, Ellie Stone and Sumter Ponytails X-Play third baseman Lindsey Barwick applies a tag to South Carolina’s Leah including five in a row at one point. Kaitlyn Kopp had the other hits Hamilton on Tuesday in the Dixie Girls Softball World Series at Patriot Park SportsPlex. Hamilton That allowed the S.C. offense to for Sumter. was called safe on the play.
DIXIE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES DIXIE DARLINGS (7-8) DIXIE ANGELS X-PLAY (9-10) DIXIE PONYTAILS X-PLAY (11-12) DIXIE BELLES (13-15) All Games at Patriot Park Saturday-Monday at Palmetto Park Saturday-Monday at Palmetto Park All Games Played at Patriot Park Saturday Tuesday-Wednesday at Patriot Park Tuesday-Wednesday at Patriot Park Saturday Game 1 – Lancaster, South Carolina 11, Sher- Saturday Saturday Game 1 – Troy, Alabama 16, Franklin County, man, Texas 0 Game 1 –Tioga, Louisiana, 6, Okeechobee, Flor- Game 1 – Sabine, Louisiana 15, Summertown, Florida 8 Game 2 – Duplin County, North Carolina 15, ida 5 Tennessee 0 Game 2 – Sabine, Louisiana 25, Magee, Missis- Columbia, Mississippi 3 Game 2 – East Montgomery, Alabama 5, Frank- Game 2 – Geneva, Alabama 12, Columbia, Mis- sippi 2 Game 3 – Montgomery, Alabama 20, Crew- lin County, Texas 1 sissippi 1 Game 3 – Florence, South Carolina 7, West Burkeville, Virginia 0 Game 3 – Dillon, South Carolina 7, South Co- Game 3 – West Pasco, Florida 8, Duplin County, Robeson, North Carolina 3 Game 4 – Summertown, Tennessee 8, lumbus, North Carolina 2 North Carolina 5 Game 4 – Lexington, Tennessee 19, Delta Coun- Okeechobee, Florida 3 Game 4 – Sumter defeats Chester County, Ten- Game 4 – Sumter 13, Hopkins County, Texas 4 ty, Texas 0 Game 5 – Jena, Louisiana 13, Sumter 7 nessee, by forfeit Game 5 – Dillon, South Carolina 16, Prince Ed- Game 5 – Sumter 10, Halifax County, Virginia 0 Sunday Game 5 – Merchant Park, Mississippi 2, Rust- ward/Farmville, Virginia 8 Sunday Game 6 – Lancaster, South Carolina, 14, Taylor burg, Virginia 1 Sunday Game 6 – West Robeson, North Carolina, 12, County, Georgia, 2 Sunday Game 6 – Sabine, Louisiana, 7, Crawford Coun- Delta County, Texas 0 (Texas eliminated) Game 7 – Okeechobee, Florida, 9, Sumter 8 Game 6 – South Columbus, North Carolina, 4 ty, Georgia, 1 Game 7 – Franklin County, Florida, 13, Magee, (Sumter eliminated) Chester County, Tennessee (Tennessee elimi- Game 7 – Prince Edward/Farmville, Virginia, 15, Mississippi 3 (Mississippi eliminated) Game 8 – Columbia, Mississippi, 12, Sherman, nated) Hopkins County, Texas, 0 (Texas eliminated) Game 8 – Sumter 13, Lexington, Tennessee, 4 Texas 1 (Texas eliminated) Game 7 – Okeechobee, Florida, 3 Franklin Game 8 – Summertown, Tennessee 15, Colum- Game 9 – Sabine, Louisiana, 11, Troy, Alabama Game 9 – Jena, Louisiana 16, Summertown, County, Texas, 0 (Texas eliminated) bia, Mississippi, 7 (Mississippi eliminated) 3 Tennessee, 5 Game 8 – Sumter 3, Merchant Park, Mississippi Game 9 – Dillon, South Carolina 13, Sumter 0 Game 10 – Troy, Alabama, 16, Halifax County, Game 10 – Montgomery, Alabama, 14, Duplin 2 Game 10 – Geneva, Alabama, 8, West Pasco, Virginia 2 (Virginia eliminated) County, North Carolina, 2 Game 9 – Tioga, Louisiana, 6, East Montgom- Florida, 7 Game 11 – West Robeson, North Carolina, 8, Game 11 – Summertown, Tennessee, 8, Crew- ery, Alabama 0 Game 11 –Sumter 5, Duplin County, North Caro- Franklin County, Florida, 6 (Florida eliminated) Burkeville, Virginia, 7 (Virginia eliminated) Game 10 – East Montgomery, Alabama, 3, Rust- lina, 3 (North Carolina eliminated) Game 12 – Sabine, Louisiana, 5, Florence, South Game 12 – Duplin County, North Carolina, 11, burg, Virginia 0 (Virginia eliminated) Game 12 – Crawford County, Georgia, 7, West Carolina 1 Taylor County, Georgia, 3 (Georgia eliminated) Game 11 – South Columbus, North Carolina, 13, Pasco, Florida, 3 (Florida eliminated) Monday Game 13 – Columbus, Mississippi, 23, Okeechobee, Florida, 4 (Florida eliminated) Game 13 – Prince Edward/Farmville, Virginia, 9, Game 13 – West Robeson, North Carolina, 8, Okeechobee, Florida, 2 (Florida eliminated) Game 12 – Dillon, South Carolina, 3, Tioga, Summertown, Tennessee, 7 (Tennessee elimi- Lexington, Tennessee, 4 (Tennessee eliminat- Game 14 – Lancaster, South Carolina 13, Mont- Louisiana, 2 nated) ed) gomery, Alabama, 11 Monday Game 14 –Sabine, Louisiana, 5, Geneva, Ala- Game 14 – Florence, South Carolina, 13, Troy, Monday Game 13 – South Columbus, North Carolina, 8, bama, 0 Alabama, 5 (Alabama eliminated) Game 15 – Montgomery, Alabama, 17, Colum- Merchant Park, Mississippi, 6 (Mississippi Monday Game 15 – Sabine, Louisiana, 9, Sumter 7 bus, Mississippi, 6 (Mississippi eliminated) eliminated) Game 15 – Geneva, Alabama, 10, Prince Edward/ Tuesday Game 16 – Summertown, Tennessee, 9, Duplin Game 14 – East Montgomery, Alabama, 4, Farmville, Virginia, 7 (Virginia eliminated) Game 16 - Florence, South Carolina, 3, Sumter County, North Carolina, 8 (North Carolina elim- Tioga, Louisiana, 2 (Louisiana eliminated) Game 16 – Sumter 10, Crawford County, Geor- 0 (Sumter eliminated) inated) Game 15 – Dillon, South Carolina, 8, Sumter 4 gia, 8 (Georgia eliminated) Game 17 - Sabine, Louisiana, vs. West Robe- Game 17 – Lancaster, South Carolina 10, Jena, Tuesday Game 17 – Sabine, Louisiana, 8, Dillon, South son, North Carolina Louisiana, 6 Game 16 – Sumter 3, East Montgomery, Ala- Carolina 6 Wednesday Tuesday bama, 0 (Alabama eliminated) Tuesday Game 18 - Game 17 Winner vs. Florence, South Game 18 - Jena, Louisiana, 8, Summertown, Game 17 - Dillon, South Carolina, vs. South Game 18 - Dillon, South Carolina, 10, Sumter 1 Carolina, 6 p.m. (Field 2) Tennessee, 2 (Tennessee eliminated) Columbus, North Carolina (Sumter eliminated) Game 19 - If Necessary (Field 2) Game 19 - Lancaster, South Carolina, vs. Mont- Wednesday Game 19 - Sabine, Louisiana, vs. Geneva, Ala- Note: If after Game 17 there are three teams gomery, Alabama Game 18 - Game 17 Winner vs. Sumter, 6 p.m. bama with one loss each, the team having played Wednesday (Field 4) Wednesday the most games will receive the bye in Game Game 20 - Game 19 Winner vs. Jena, Louisiana, Game 19 - If Necessary (Field 4) Game 20 - Game 19 Winner vs. Dillon, South 19. If two teams have played the most number 6 p.m. (Field 1) Note: If after Game 17 there are three teams Carolina, 6 p.m. (Field 3) of games, they will draw for the bye. If all Game 21 - If Necessary, 7:15 p.m. (Field 1) with one loss each, the team having played Game 21 - If Necessary (Field 3) teams have played the same number of Note: If after Game 19 there are three teams the most games will receive the bye in Game Note: If after Game 19 there are three teams games, all three will draw for the bye. with one loss each, the team having played 19. If two teams have played the most number with one loss each, the team having played the most games will receive the bye in Game of games, they will draw for the bye. If all the most games will receive the bye in Game 21. If two teams have played the most number teams have played the same number of 21. If two teams have played the most number of games, they will draw for the bye. 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RECRUITING Defensive back Gipson commits to Gamecocks
efensive back Jona- ta, Ga., visited said he’s finished with his vis- consin during an interview on Southern Utah will officially than Gipson (6-feet- Alabama and its for now and is ready to WCPO radio in Cincinnati. visit USC on Friday. He was 0-inches, 180 Tennessee start practicing for his season. Carman said he won’t make scheduled for Gonzaga on D pounds) of Ho- two weekends Gwyn visited Duke and his decision until December Tuesday and is scheduled for schton, Ga., announced a ago, and he’s NCSU before coming to USC. and is looking for where he LSU on Tuesday, Aug. 8. He commitment to the University trying to DB Jermaine McMillian of will be the most comfortable was fifth in the country in of South Carolina football make his deci- Miami plans to visit USC on and feel most at home. He also scoring last season at nearly program on Monday. sion between Saturday. USC and Mississip- cited Clemson OL coach Rob- 24 points per game. Gipson picked USC over Ten- Phil Kornblut those two and pi State are the top two with bie Caldwell as a major reason Clemson head coach Brad nessee and Indiana. Some of USC. He said McMillian, and he said USC Clemson is strong with him. Brownell reached into Califor- his other stated offers included RECRUITING he will visit has moved into a strong posi- Running back Lyn-J Dixon of nia with an offer to 6-10 Riley Michigan, Kentucky, Mississip- CORNER USC one more tion with him. McMillian said Butler, Ga., is a Tennessee Battin of Oak, Park. The Ti- pi State, Maryland, Auburn, time before committing to USC on the commitment, but he was of- gers join Vanderbilt, GT, Louisville, North Carolina, Col- making the visit is a possibility if the vis- fered by Clemson recently and Utah, Colorado Northwestern orado and Oregon State. Gip- decision. When that visit will its goes well. He has not yet visited for the All-In cookout. and Davidson as some of the son is the second DB commit- take place has not been deter- visited Mississippi State. Dixon did not close the door programs with offers out to ment for the 2018 recruiting mined. Horn said there is no DB Jamari Brown of Pompa- totally on Clemson though, Battin. He has 28 in all. class and the 17th overall. He’s leader at this point among his no Beach, Fla., was offered by saying there’s a good chance Battin is early in his re- also USC’s fifth commitment three schools. USC after his spring game he’ll visit again. cruiting process and has yet from the state of Georgia. DB Bryce Thompson of and he camped with USC last OL Jamaree Salyer of Atlan- to focus in on any particular Gipson was high up on Dutch Fork High in Irmo has month. Brown plans to return ta told DawgNation he’s going schools. USC’s board throughout the successfully completed the ac- to USC for a game this fall. to sign in December. He’s (Clemson assistant) Coach recruiting process and was ademic work he needed to be Robinson remains in touch planning official visits to ND, (Lucas) McKay has been com- one of the early ’18 targets to able to commit on Sunday, with him. Brown recently was Stanford and Ohio State and municating with him for a few land a USC offer. He attended which was his goal, but he de- offered by Auburn. is not sure if he’ll take others. months, so the offer comes as a junior day and practice in cided not to move forward. He DL Rick Sandidge of Con- He does want to get back to no surprise to Riley. He’s February and from there the said earlier this month he had cord, N.C., was at USC’s recent Clemson and UGA for games. looking to narrow down to relationship between Gipson already made up his mind on cookout, and USC will be in his DE Adam Anderson of five to eight schools in mid- and defensive coordinator and his decision. USC, NCSU and top seven when he gets around Rome, Ga., visited Clemson August and schedule official secondary coach Travaris Rob- Virginia Tech were the to announcing that soon. He no last week. He’s a former Loui- visits.” inson took off. And he cement- schools on his list. He decom- doubt would make his mother, siana State commitment. He’s Clemson also offered 6-10 ed that strong feeling on his mitted from VT in June after a USC graduate, very happy by also taken recent visits to ’19 recruit Oscar Tshiebwe of last visit earlier this month attending a USC camp, and picking USC, but he said she’s Tennessee, UGA and Ala- Mountain Mission, Va., 6-0 ’20 for the Spurs Up cookout. USC has ratcheted up its in- not pressuring him and he’s bama. UF is the other school point guard Sharife Cooper of Gipson can play both corner- terest since then. He was back under no pressure to make a in his top five. Powder Springs, Ga., and 6-11 back and safety and said that’s at USC for the recent cookout. quick decision. DB Stanley Garner III of ’20 recruit Mark Williams of one of the reasons USC likes He recently said while USC USC is in the top nine with Fort Lauderdale, Fla., an- Norfolk, Va. him. However, he feels his fu- has been on him hard he athlete Richard Jibunor of Ath- nounced a final six of Clem- Aaron Nesmith, a 6-6 player ture in Robinson’s secondary wasn’t hearing as much from ens, Ga. The others are Ala- son, Tennessee, Michigan, Al- from Porter-Gaud in Charles- will be as the backside safety. VT and NCSU. bama, UF, Auburn, Tennessee, abama, Louisville and UK. ton, was offered by Wichita Gipson’s commitment closes Defensive end Kingsley GT, ND, Louisville and UNC. Clemson offered ’19 DB An- State. out an active July for USC Enagbare (6-4, 260) of Hape- drew Booth Jr. of Lawrencev- WR Matthew Hill of Snell- BASEBALL head coach Will Muschamp in ville, Ga., committed to USC ville, Ga., told Rivals he is ille, Ga., and ’19 DB DJ Turner recruiting. He added seven last week. He’s the first DE to down to USC, Alabama and II of Suwanee, Ga. Josh Church, a ’17 right- commitments to his ’18 class commit for the class. handed pitcher from Ashley Auburn with a decision com- BASKETBALL and gained his first for ’19 Enagbare chose USC from a ing soon. He visited all three Ridge High in Charleston, during the month. favorites list that also included over the summer. Jon Rothstein of CBSSports. changed his commitment Next on his scheduled com- PSU, GT, Tennessee, UGA, Au- USC is in the top 10 with DE com reported 6-3 graduate from USC to College of mitment agenda is defensive burn, NCSU, East Carolina, Dennis Briggs Jr. of Kissim- transfer Randy Onwuasor of Charleston. lineman Raqwon O’Neal of Mississippi, Wake Forest and mee, Fla. The others are UF, Conway High School, who is Illinois. He narrowed his deci- Oregon, Miami, UGA, Pitts- set to announce on Aug. 16. sion to USC, UGA, GT and PSU. burgh, NCSU, Tennessee, Ole O’Neal was among the pros- Enagbare made his decision Miss and FSU. pects invited to USC’s Spurs just a few days after visiting OL Jordon Carty of Holly- Up gathering and was joined USC for its social gathering of wood, Fla., is the only USC re- Keeping Sumter Beautiful on the visit by his mother and top prospects. He also recent- cruit who won’t report for the stepfather. He said he enjoyed start of camp. According to By Katie Altman-Goff, ly visited UGA. Water Resources Extention Agent the event and found time to Linebacker Channing Tindall his former assistant coach, Ju- talk with Muschamp and DL of Spring Valley High in Co- nior Rosegreen, Carty is a coach Lance Thompson. point shy of qualifying and 4-H2O: Exploring Sumter will learn all about the wildlife and lumbia said USC is still his fa- plants that call Sumter home. We “There were telling me that will retake the Scholastic Ap- vorite with UGA, Florida, Summer is almost over and the will go on a hike, learn how to fish, they need me and they need Florida State, Auburn and titude Test soon. kids will be heading back to school make take-home crafts, and collect me to stay home,” O’Neal Notre Dame still in the mix. Rosegreen is optimistic Carty soon! This is the perfect time to creek critters. Participating stu- said. He said he’s still consid- He has visited all the schools will qualify and be able to re- supplement your student’s educa- dents will also benefit from spend- ering many of the schools except for Auburn, and he port in late August. He said tion with hands-on experiences ing time on a truly unique college that have offered him such as plans to get down there as USC remains very much in- specific to their interests. The campus, interacting with profes- North Carolina State, Indiana, soon as he can. Tindall wants volved with him. Carty, he said, South Carolina 4-H Youth sors, and learning about possible Georgia Tech, Illinois, Wake to make his decision by the is now 6-8 and 335 pounds. Development Program is a great educational and career opportuni- Forest, West Virginia, Missis- resource for young people ties for their future. These educa- end of September. CLEMSON AND USC sippi State, Michigan, Mary- WR Russell Brown (6-3, 205) throughout the state that uses a tional adventures help students land, Penn State, UK and Lou- of Lehigh Acres, Fla., named Tight end Elijah McAllister learn-by-doing approach. It better understand the concepts isville. a top five of USC, South Flori- of Rumson, N.J., recently vis- empowers youth to improve they learn in the classroom and It’s still a tight race between da, Georgia State, Florida At- ited USC and Clemson. USC is themselves through a variety of will create memories they will talk USC and Georgia for wide re- lantic and Appalachian State. interested in him and will activities. If you’re looking for a lit- about for years to come! continue to recruit him while tle last minute, educational sum- 4H2O camp costs $20 per stu- ceiver Josh Vann of Tucker, Brown was offered by USC dent and is limited to 20 students. the Tigers aren’t showing the mer fun for your student, check Ga. He has gone back and earlier in the year and attend- out our upcoming 4H2O camp. Students must be between the forth with each as his leader ed a Muschamp camp in June. same interest. 4H2O is a great partnership ages of 9-14. Participants must over the summer months. Last season, Brown had 32 McAllister also is consider- between Clemson Extension’s 4H wear sneakers or water shoes and Now, coming off a visit to catches for 559 yards and ing Michigan State, Tennessee and Natural Resources teams. It appropriate clothing for a day USC for the cookout, Vann seven touchdowns. and Boston College at this gets kids outside (and out of their spent outdoors. Snacks and water said if he had to commit Offensive lineman Jovaughn point. He does not have a fa- parents’ hair!) for a couple days will be provided but participants today, it would be to USC. Gwyn of Charlotte was back at vorite and won’t make a deci- and allows them to experience the must bring their own lunch. Vann continues to mull over USC for the Spurs Up day activi- sion until January of ’18. natural world first hand. Registration is on a first come, his decision and has not set a I am so excited to be working first serve basis . To learn more and ties, the latest in a series of vis- CLEMSON date for one. It could come be- its he’s made to Columbia. USC with Sumter’s 4H agent, Terri sign up contact Katie Altman-Goff fore his season starts this is one of the three programs OL Jackson Carman of Fair- Sumpter, to provide our 4H2O or Terri Sumpter at (803) 773- month or he might wait until Gwyn still is considering along field, Ohio, named a final five day camp for Sumter area youth 5561, [email protected], or a game or two into the season. with NCSU and Duke. of Clemson, Ohio State, South- ages 9-14. Participants will learn [email protected]. DB Jaycee Horn of Alpharet- As for what’s ahead, Gwyn ern California, FSU and Wis- about our local watershed and water pollution through fun, inter- active activities during this 2-day Clemson University Cooperative Extension camp held August 8th and 9th Service offers its programs to people of all from 9 am to 4 pm daily. ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sex- We will spend both days at ual orientation, marital or family status and is Central Carolina Technical an equal opportunity employer. College’s Natural Resource Management facility. Participants
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AUTO RACING Points-leader Truex on track for NASCAR championship
DARLINGTON (AP) — Mar- NASCAR’s trophy. side of Charlotte. fives and 14 top 10s in 21 races Southern 500 in Darlington. tin Truex Jr. thinks being far “It just seems like consis- “Being in Den- this season. He’s led the most He then won two of the first away from NASCAR’s hub has tency has gotten better as we ver, all by our- laps of any driver (1,291) and three chase races to move out helped him during the most go down this road together selves out there, has been out front in 16 of 21 front. But problems in the successful stretch of his ca- as a team,” Truex said Tues- my crew chiefs, events so far this year. round of 12 ended Truex’s reer, a run he hopes ends with day. “Last year was a good my engineers, The next step is running for run as he finished 11th over- a championship this season. and this year so far seems TRUEX we’re just like a a title. all. Truex, the Monster Energy even better so hopefully we family and we Truex made the final four A big concern for Truex is NASCAR Cup Series points can continue that upward get better and two years ago, yet finished staying on track with five leader, also is tied for the se- trend.” better as we work together,” 12th at Homestead to fall to races left in the regular sea- ries lead with three victories. A big reason, at least in Truex said. fourth in the points race. In son, including the Southern Already locked into the play- Truex’s mind, is his Furniture That’s certainly apparent 2016, Truex came in as a play- 500 at Darlington on Sept. 3. offs for a third straight sea- Row Racing team’s headquar- this season. off powerhouse with crown “Can’t wait for 30-some days son, Truex thinks he’s better ters in Denver, two time zones Along with his three victo- jewel victories in the Coca to come back here and try prepared to end the year with from the NASCAR center out- ries, Truex has had eight top Cola 600 in Charlotte and again,” Truex said.
Banjo Duke took his new car back to Bubba Kolb picked up his third vic- second with Hodge third, Taylor Ged- HILL FROM PAGE B1 Victory Lane for the second straight tory of the season in the Stock-4 fea- dings fourth and DJ Carraway fifth. week in the Crate Late Model division. ture. After a Lap 1 pileup involving Travis Poole was sixth with Mintz sev- Daniel Morris took his V6 machine Duke led flag to flag on his way to the Jason Hodge, Allen Ridgeway, Aaron enth, Ridgeway eighth, Weed ninth to Victory Lane in the Stock V8 divi- victory. Weed and James Murphy, racing and Murphy 10th. sion. Morris shot into the lead as the Mark McLeod came home second began and Mintz shot into the lead. Racing action will continue on Sat- green flag flew and never looked back, with Donnie Austin third, Ron Geeh- Mintz opened up a lead over the rest urday with $2,000 going to the winner holding off challengers from all of his ring fourth and Vic Crosby fifth. of the field, but on the way to the of the Bryan Prescott Memorial race. V8 opponents. Ronnie Anderson came Tim Roark led flag to flag in the white flag he lost power and came to a Gates open at 4 p.m. with racing start- home second with Dalton Coursey Street Stock feature, holding off a late stop, bringing out a caution and ing at 6:30. third, Walter Anderson fourth, David challenge from Joey Ayers to pick up bunching the field up for a restart. Grandstand admission will be $15 Outlaw fifth, Timmy Kimsey sixth, the win. Ayers came home second When racing resumed, Kolb shot for adults and pit passes will be $25. Jessica Stephens seventh and Marty with LJ Sohnemann third and Austin into the lead and held off Banjo Duke Active duty military will be admitted Horne eighth. Rodonis fourth. to pick up the win. Duke settled for to the grandstands free of charge.
emy Cromer, Michael D. Tom- Seech. John was a retired U.S. two daughters, Stephanie OBITUARIES son II, Cleve Marsh, William Air Force lieutenant colonel Reyes and Serena Reyes; HOWARD C. SPRADLEY Sanford and Gregory Phillips. and was a Vietnam combat brother, Wallace Alston; 15 ther was a graduate of Ed- Honorary pallbearers are veteran. Following his mili- grandchildren; 18 great- Howard C. Spradley, 83, munds High School Class of the members of Agape Sun- tary service, he was the owner grandchildren; three uncles, passed away on Monday, July 1954 and she attended Wing- day School Class and the Cou- of Binex Business Service, Ollie Patterson, John Patter- 24, 2017, at Palmetto Health ate University. Esther always ples Sunday Class of First five Curtis Mathes stores and son and Elias Fishburne III; Tuomey. had a strong and passionate Baptist Church of Orange- an advertising agency. and a host of other relatives Born on July 1, love for her church and the burg. Surviving in addition to and friends. 1934, in Middle community. While living in Memorials can be made to wife are two children, Patrick The family is receiving Township, New Sumter, she sang in the choir the First Baptist Church of Seech of Sumter and Susan friends at the home of his Jersey, he was a at Alice Drive Baptist Church. Orangeburg’s Chancel Choir Seech Colanduno of Atlanta; daughter, 6325 Cougar Way, son of the late After moving to Orangeburg or the Mission Action Center one grandson, Zane S. Seech Wedgefield. George S. and with her family in August of at the First Baptist Church of of Sumter; and one brother, Online messages of hope Anna Spradley. 1979, she joined First Baptist Orangeburg. George Monahan of Pitts- can be left at www.whitesmor- SPRADLEY As a baby, with Church of Orangeburg. There Online condolences may be burgh. tuary.net. his two older she served as a deacon and expressed at www.dukeshar- A funeral service will be Services entrusted to brothers and one sister, the sang in the chancel choir. She leyfuneralhome.com. held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Whites Mortuary LLC of family moved to Garden City also proudly sang with the the Bullock Funeral Home Sumter. Park, Long Island, New York, wonderful ladies of the John- BOBBY D. PRINGLE JR. Chapel with military honors where he attended Mineola nie Price Ensemble. Esther Bobby Dante’ Pringle Jr. following. Interment will take EVELYN P. WILSON Schools. At the age of 15, he served on numerous commit- died on Saturday, July 22, place at 1 p.m. on Monday at BISHOPVILLE — Evelyn worked after school with his tees at the church and was a 2017. Fort Jackson National Ceme- Porter Wilson, formerly of father, George S. Spradley and volunteer at the Mission Ac- He was a son of the late tery. Elliott, entered eternal rest Sons General Contractor, tion Center, Golden Fellow- Bobby Pringle Sr. and Mary The family will receive on July 22, 2017, in Philadel- Coal, Ice and Sewer Co., Inc. ship and the Soup Kitchen. Alice McDonald Pringle. friends one hour prior to the phia. In 1964, he started working for Every Christmas she would Memorial services will be service from 1 to 2 p.m. at Funeral service will be held the sheriff and correctional organize the Angel Tree, held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Bullock Funeral Home. at 1 p.m. today at Mt. Pleasant department of Nassau Coun- which would collect gifts for Hayes F. Samuels Sr. Memori- You may go to www.bullock- African Methodist Episcopal ty, State of New York. He re- the less fortunate children of al Chapel with the Rev. An- funeralhome.com and sign the Church, Lynchburg, with the tired after 30 years of service Orangeburg County through thony Mouzon officiating. family’s guest book. pastor, the Rev. Donnie Mc- and moved to Sumter in 1983, the Department of Social Ser- The family is receiving The family has chosen Bull- Bride, officiating. Interment where he remained until pass- vices. friends at the home of his ock Funeral Home for the ar- will follow at the churchyard ing away. Survivors include her lov- cousin and her husband, An- rangements. cemetery. He leaves to cherish his ing husband of 58 years, Ches- nette and Kenneth Cantey, Wilson Funeral Home, 403 memories: six sons, three ter J. Tomson Jr. of Orange- 1315 Herod Drive, Red Hill sec- S. Main St., Bishopville, is in daughters, one great-niece, a burg; two sons, Michael D. tion of Manning. charge of arrangements. host of grandchildren, great- (Carla) Tomson and Chester J. These services have been grandchildren, cousins and (Beverly) Tomson III, both of entrusted to Samuels Funeral HERBERT HICKMAN friends. Orangeburg; grandchildren, Home LLC of Manning. Herbert Hickman, age 76, Homegoing services will be Michael D. Tomson II, Sarah beloved husband of the late held at 2 p.m. on Thursday at Rogers Tomson and Saman- HARVEY MITCHELL JOHN ALSTON Joyce Hickman, died on Tues- John Wesley Williams Sr. Me- tha Grace Tomson, all of Or- Harvey Mitchell, 74, of Flor- day, Aug. 1, 2017, at his resi- morial Chapel, Williams Fu- angeburg; five brothers and ence, died on Monday, July 31, Funeral services for Mr. dence. neral Home Inc., 821 N. Main sisters, Sarah (B.J.) Marsh of 2017, at Carolinas Hospital John “DoDo” Alston will be Arrangements are incom- St., Sumter, with the Rev. J. Sumter, Mary (Ned) Richard- System, Florence. held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at plete at this time and will be Elbert Williams officiating, son of Saluda, Charles F. He was born on May 28, Greater Mt. Pisgah Mission- announced by Bullock Funer- eulogist. (Cindy) Rogers of Sumter, Ev- 1943, in Cumberland County, ary Baptist Church, 609 Miller al Home. The family will receive rela- erett G. Rogers of Sumter and to William Clyde Singleton Road, Sumter, with Bishop tives and friends from 2 to 6 William K. (Billie) Rogers of and Addie Mitchell. Marvin Hodge, pastor, offici- p.m. today at John Wesley Manning; and a great number Funeral arrangements are ating. Interment will follow at Williams Sr. Memorial Cha- of nieces and nephews. incomplete and will be an- the church cemetery. pel, Williams Funeral Home, She was preceded in death nounced by King-Fields Mor- Public viewing will be held 821 N. Main St., Sumter. by her brother, David J. tuary, Summerton, at a later from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today at The procession will leave at (Agnes) Rogers of Orange- date. the mortuary. 1:30 p.m. from the home, 116 burg; sisters, Dorothy (Dick) The family is receiving He was a son of the late MARY LEE AUSTIN John St., Sumter. Barto of Pinewood, Jacque- friends at the home, 1009 Nel- John and Ruth Patterson Burial will be at Amityville line Rogers of Sumter and lie St., Florence, SC 29505. Alston. BISHOPVILLE — Mary Lee Cemetery, Amityville, Long Barbara (Bob) Bianco of He was preceded in death Austin entered eternal rest on Island. Omaha, Nebraska. JOHN R. SEECH by his granddaughter, Deme- July 29, 2017, at McCoy Memo- Online memorial messages The family would like to John Richard Seech, age 81, tris Wiley; three aunts; and an rial Nursing Center, Bishop- may be sent to the family at give a very special thanks to beloved husband of 56 years uncle. ville. [email protected]. the nursing staff at The Salu- to Carol Jean Massey Seech, John departed this life on The family is receiving com. da Nursing and Rehab Center died on Saturday, July 29, Wednesday, July 26, 2017, in friends at 561 Calvary Church Visit us on the web at www. in Saluda, Self Regional Hos- 2017, at Palmetto Health Tu- Florence. Road, Bishopville. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. pital in Greenwood and The omey. His memories will be re- Arrangements are incom- Services directed by the Hospice House in Greenwood. Born in Pittsburgh, he was membered by his wife, Mira plete and will be announced staff and management of Wil- There is also a very special a son of the late John Stephen Reyes Alston; two sons, Ra- by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 thank you to her caregiver, Seech and Elizabeth Resko sheen Reyes and Eric Spann; S. Main St., Bishopville. N. Main St., Sumter. Peggy Murray of Orange- burg. ESTHER R. TOMSON Funeral services will be A CMS Five-Star Rated Facility ORANGEBURG — Esther held at 10 a.m. on Thursday at Rogers Tomson, 80, of Or- First Baptist Church with the angeburg, went to be with her Rev. Ryan Tucker officiating. Lord and Savior on July 30, Burial will follow at Memorial Th ank you 2017, at Hospice House in Park Cemetery, Orangeburg. for voting Greenwood, after a long, ex- The family will receive us #1 H ealthC are tended illness. friends from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. SUMTER She was born on Nov. 1, today at Dukes-Harley Funer- 1936, in Sumter. She was one al Home, Orangeburg. of 10 children born to the late Honored to serve as pall- 1018 N. Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC • 803-773-5567 David and Bertha Rogers. Es- bearers are Joey Cromer, Jer- Your Garage $GGVRPH&RORUWR Door \RXU6XPPHU Specialist The Hair Colorist Robbie Mooneyham Owner/Operator 830 S. Pike West • Sumter, SC 29150 803.934.1484 GarageDoorsSumterSC.com 470 S. Guignard Dr. Unit 4 803.778.5012 B6 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 02, 2017 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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Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com SECTION C WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2017 Call Ivy Moore at: (803) 774-1221 | E-mail: [email protected] 4-H2O camp explores our ecosystem Clemson offers hands-on study of local environment BY IVY MOORE are an indication of how good [email protected] the water is. We’ll also have field guides and teach camp- How important is water to ers how to use them,” she the environment? Sumter said. County’s Clemson Extension In addition to learning office will offer a day camp about the watershed, plants Aug. 8 and 9 for young people and animals that depend on ages 9 to 14 that should an- it, campers will also learn swer that question. During about the college classroom, the two days of 4-H2O, camp- as Altman-Goff and Castle- ers will explore the areas berry will spend a portion of plants and animals, with a each day with them inside the focus on watersheds. CCTC facility. Katie Altman-Goff, water “They’ll learn about the dif- resources agent with Clem- ferent jobs available in natu- son, said the two-day camp, ral resources, for one thing,” presented in conjunction with Altman-Goff said. “The CCTC Central Carolina Technical facility is 100 acres with a College at the CCTC Natural classroom. Also, they’ll learn Resources Management Facil- about prescribed burns and ity at 735 W. Brewington the safety measures they Road, is a fun, hands-on way take.” to learn about the environ- Prescribed, or controlled, ment, including the health of burns are performed by the the plants and animals found Forest Service in cooler in and around the bodies of months in order to reduce the PHOTOS PROVIDED water at the site — and the amount of available fuel for Young people attending a past 4-H2O day camp explore wetlands off Brewington Road in Central Carolina water itself. larger fires. They are an im- Technical College’s Natural Resources Management Facility. “We’ll have guided hikes, portant part of forest fire pre- fishing, some hands-on ani- vention and control. mal programs, and we’ll col- In addition to CCTC, Caroli- dents will come away with in- they need to participate sources Management Facility, lect some insects,” she said. na Clear, Sumter Stormwater creased knowledge about knowledgably in decision 735 W. Brewington Road, near Altman-Goff and Josh Solutions and 4-H, all services water bodies; what makes for making that affects the quali- the Sumter Airport. Tuition is Castleberry, the head of of Clemson Extension, are a healthy water body, how ty of the ecosystem. $20 per student, and registra- CCTC’s Natural Resources sponsoring the camp. Terri that health is measured, what Altman-Goff said, “I wish tion is on a first-come, first- Management Program, will Sumpter, the extension’s 4-H lives in the area’s water sys- they’d have had a camp like served basis. identify and provide infor- agent, will also participate in tem and how it affects our this when I was that age (9 to Students should wear com- mation about the “bugs” col- the camp. ecosystem. How we human 14)!” fortable clothes and sneakers lected, their individual Students should pack a beings affect our own envi- She said Clemson Extension or water shoes — no flip flops traits and their impact on lunch, but water and other ronment is an important part presents the 4-H2O camp each permitted. the environment. beverages and snacks will be of the science learned during summer. There are only 20 For more information or to “We’ll actually ‘build’ a bug provided. Fishing equipment the camp. slots for students 9 to 14 years register, contact Altman-Goff to show its different traits,” and materials for take-home The hands-on science inqui- of age in the Aug. 8 and 9 or Terri Sumpter at (803) 773- Altman-Goff said. crafts will also be furnished ry program also teaches par- camp, which will meet on 5561 or email klaltma@clem- Campers will also “learn to the students. ticipants the field, analytical those days from 9 a.m. to 4 son.edu or tsmptr@clemson. how the insects in the water At the end of the camp, stu- and critical thinking skills p.m. at CCTC’s Natural Re- edu. Author writes biographies of early film, TV stars
BY NICK THOMAS this interesting voice of the horse and actor’s voice. So they kept his name off Tinseltown Talks was intrigued,” she said. But as the the credits and gave him a raise in- closing credits scrolled by, the part of stead.” Linda Alexander first developed an Mister Ed was listed as being played by Alexander has also published a biog- interest in the stars of early film and “himself.” raphy on Jack Kelly, who played James television as a child in the 1960s, watch- After discovering the voice actor was Garner’s brother in the popular ’60s ing old movies with her mother. Many Allan Lane, Alexander began to delve western TV series “Maverick.” years later, her fascination for Holly- deeper into his background. “Although the two didn’t have much wood’s Golden Age led to the publica- “It proved extremely difficult to find of a private friendship, they had re- tion of several actor biographies, the any information about Allan Lane, the markable on-screen chemistry,” said most recent released this past summer. man,” she said. “Several western histo- Alexander. “Garner was ill when I was “I Am Mister Ed: Allan ‘Rocky’ Lane rians who had unsuccessfully attempt- working on the book, so I never got to Revealed,” published by BearManor ed to research him advised me to give it interview him. But his daughter, Gigi, Media (see www.authorsden.com/ up. And I almost did.” as well as Kelly’s widow, provided infor- lindaalexander) provides a complete bi- Then Alexander contacted the state mation.” ographical account of the cowboy actor of California for Lane’s mother’s death In 2016, Alexander re-released her often known as “Red Ryder” or “Rocky certificate, which listed relatives whom popular 2008 biography on MGM lead- Lane” in films from the 1940s and 1950s. she traced and interviewed, and in 2012 ing man Robert Taylor, which includes “Although well known to fans of she even created a Facebook page dedi- family photos she acquired from Tay- early westerns, Allan Lane’s most fa- cated to Lane. lor’s daughter. “Reluctant Witness: Rob- mous role was actually uncredited at With an extensive film career going ert Taylor, Hollywood & Communism” the time,” said Alexander from her back to the silent era in the 1920s, Lane is available in hardback and paperback home in Wetumpka, Alabama. “For six became a solid actor in B westerns, and on Amazon Kindle. seasons, from 1961 to 1966, he was the bringing to life the beloved comic book Alexander’s Rocky Lane biography PHOTO PROVIDED anonymous voice of Mister Ed, the western heroes Red Ryder and Rocky continues to be popular with classic Allan Lane, a popular western movie star talking horse in the TV show of the Lane in Saturday matinee movies. western fans. from the silent era, played characters Red same name.” “But he fell on hard times when ‘Mis- “I’m delighted with all the people who Ryder and Rocky Lane and was also the voice Oddly enough, Alexander said she ter Ed’ rolled round,” Alexander noted. remember the man,” she said. of Mr. Ed on the TV series of the same name. didn’t watch the classic sitcom much “He felt it was beneath him to be the Author Linda Alexander wrote a biography of when it first aired on CBS. But that voice of a horse, but when the show be- Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn Univer- Lane that is very popular with classic western changed early one morning a few years came a hit he wanted recognition. By sity at Montgomery, Alabama, and has movie fans. She has also written about actor ago in Maryland, where her family lived then, kids were enamored with a series written features, columns, and inter- Jack Kelly and in 2016 re-released an updat- at the time. about a ‘real’ talking horse, and the pro- views for more than 450 magazines and ed version of her biography of Robert Taylor. “The television was on, and I heard ducers didn’t want to reveal it was an newspapers. Voted #1 Dinner & Restaurant Save a bundle Appetizers, Sandwiches, Steaks, on the double. Seafood & More...
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BY THE CULINARY INSTITUTE some time to rest in the refrig- OF AMERICA erator, which will help pre- Peeling peaches is the pits. vent shrinking. And if you're like us, you end When it comes to the peach- up eating your weight in fresh es, set yourself up for success. peaches (ideally over the sink, You might be tempted to with juice running down your choose a firm peach, to make arms) before you ever work peeling and slicing easier. But up the motivation to cook or under-ripe peaches are actu- bake with them. ally a nightmare to peel, and But also if you're like us, even after boiling, you will once you go through the effort struggle to separate the skin of boiling the water, blanch- from the flesh. Culinary Insti- ing your peaches and peeling tute of America chef Gene- them to reveal the jewel-toned vieve Meli advises you pick flesh, you remember that it fruit with a "sweet, ripe really only takes 10 minutes aroma" and it "should be and wasn't so bad after all. plump and firm but not hard, By now, hopefully, you're and free of bruises." Once running out the door to the boiled, the skin will peel off market to buy more peaches. effortlessly. We'll wait, and when you get If you're lucky enough to back, the perfect summer pie find ripe freestone peaches, recipe will be waiting for your snatch them up. Otherwise, newly naked fruit. slicing peaches from the pits Classic peach pies rank can be tough. The easiest way high among top summer to slice a peach and prevent a treats, but in general, the best big bowl of mush is to cut the way to make someone even peach into four segments, more excited about a fruit pie around the pit. Then slice is to add the word "crumb" to those segments. You can use a the name. There's something paring knife to trim any re- about those sweet, crunchy- maining flesh from around chewy morsels of streusel-y the pit, or just gnaw it off like goodness that no one can re- the rest of us. sist. This version sticks to the Working with fresh fruit al- classic flavor of cinnamon, ways means some variability but for a subtle, unique varia- in the consistency of your fill- tion, try replacing it with ing, and peach pies are espe- PHIL MANSFIELD / THE CULINARY INSTITUTE OF AMERICA VIA AP ground cardamom. cially notorious for runny in- What's even better is that a nards. With enough time to crumb topping means only cool, this pie should thicken one pie crust to roll out. If enough to slice and serve. But you'd like, you can use store- if your peaches were extra In the bought, but we like the tender juicy (lucky!), don't be frus- flakiness of a freshly made trated. Even a runny pie is dough. Whatever you choose, better than no pie, especially Mood for line the pie plate before you topped with a scoop of ice peel the peaches. This gives it cream. Great PEACH CRUMB PIE Servings: 10 (makes one 9-inch pie) Total time: 3 hours 15 minutes (active time: 30 minutes) One single-crust prepared pie dough Food ! Brown Sugar and Oat Crumble (recipe follows) 3 pounds peaches 1 cup sugar 2 teaspoons lemon juice 1/4 cup cornstarch 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt Preheat the oven to 375 F, and set the rack in the lowest position. Sumter’s Oldest Line the bottom of a pie pan with pie dough. Refrigerate while you FULL SERVICE prepare the crumble and filling. Advertise Your Prepare Brown Sugar and Oat Crumble. Set aside. Soda Fountain! Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. In a medium bowl, prepare EST. 1935 | 81 YEARS STRONG Restaurant Here an ice bath. Lightly cut an X on top of each peach. 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Cut the fat into Dine-In Only • 6:30-9:00 pm the mixture using your fingertips, a pastry blender, or two forks until 775-6538 the mixture looks like coarse irregular crumbs. 1961-B McCrays Mill Rd. Distribute the crumble evenly over the pie or tart, and bake as di- Hours: Mon.-Sat. 11am-10pm rected. If not using immediately, store the crumble in an airtight con- tainer in the refrigerator. Chef's Note: If making the crumble in a food processor, stir in the oats by hand after pulsing in the butter to avoid chopping the oats. For information about advertising, Nutrition information per serving: 340 calories; 89 calories from fat; 10 g fat (4 g satu- contact Mary at rated; 0 g trans fats); 12 mg cholesterol; 171 mg sodium; 61 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 39 g sugar; 4 g protein. (803) 774-1263 or [email protected] This article was provided to The Associated Press by The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. It was taken from the CIA's "Pies and Tarts " cookbook.