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SERVING S.C. SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019 $1.75 WE HONOR THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE FOR OUR FREEDOM Never DID YOU KNOW? • Memom rir ala Dayay, oro igiginala lyy cala leled DeDecooratit on DaD y,y is a daday ofof reme emmbrancec forr thoh see who did ed in seervr ici e toto theheirr couountn ryy. forgotten • The hoolidad y wwas offfificiaallyy prooclclaia mem d 151 years agago inn 1868 8 tot hononorr Unin onon and Coonfn eddere atate soolddieerss andnd wass expxpannded afa ter 2 Monday events will honor those WoW rlrld WaW r I too hononoro thoh see whoo died ini alll killed in action and other veterans waarsr . • ToT dad y,y Meemorriaal Daay hoh noors more thann onen BY BRUCE MILLS planned activities in the city. mmiilllioon memen anand wowomem n wwhho hahavev dieed inin [email protected] At 11 a.m., the Sumter mmililitat ry seerrviviccee siincec theh Civvilil Wara . Often characterized for County Veterans Asso- • Inn 19668,8 Coonngrgresess pap ssssede the Unin formm its “Uncommon Patriotism” ciation will host its annual MoM nddayy Holo iddayay Actt, whw icich esstablb issheh d as a military community, Memorial Day Ceremony at MeM mom rriala Daay as the lalastst Monondad y inn May to Sumter will pause Monday the American Legion Post crc eaatete a threeee-ddayay weee keendn foorr fededererala to honor those who have 15 Fair Memorial Build- ememplployoyeee s;s thhee chah ngn e wew ntn intn o efeffef ctt in made the ultimate sacrifi ce ing, 34 S. Artillery Drive. 19197171. ThThe saameme lawaw alsl o dedeclc ara eded Meme oro iaial for the freedom of our na- Because of the construction DaD y a feederaral hoholliidaday.y tion. of the new Sumter Veterans Park on U.S. 378 near Shaw Organizers of two free Soouru cece: U.SS. CeCenssusu Burureae u and HiHisttorory.y cocom consecutive Memorial Day Air Force Base, the associa- events open to the pub- tion had to move this year’s lic spoke Friday on their SEE MEMORIAL DAY, PAGE A13 Read the names of all those assigned to Shaw who have died protecting our freedom. C2 79TH IRIS FESTIVAL SCHEDULE TODAY • MAY 26 will be held in the playground area as A family enjoys the well as near the Main Stage with the Featured artist Michael Duffy annual Taste at the exception of Children’s Art in the Park, Bland Gardens Gazebo, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Gardens at Swan which is held in the Bland Gardens on Lake-Iris Gardens Children’s Art in the Park the north side of West Liberty Street. on Thursday eve- Bland Gardens, noon - 5 p.m. ning, the official Just Kidding Around MAIN STAGE start of the 79th Children’s Area by Palmetto 12:30 - 1:30 p.m., Maddie Hunt (Myrtle Sumter Iris Festi- Amusements, noon - 5 p.m.; rides, blow- Beach) val. The festival ups and more 1:30 - 2:30 p.m., Marty Atkinson and wraps up today. Car Show Family 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Zadok - Gospel Rapper CORBETT MOORE / THE Bland Gardens, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. 3:30 - 4:30 p.m., Sandy Banks (T) SUMTER ITEM Mary Hinson Flower Show Celebrating the Festivals of S.C.; Alice DOCK Boyle Garden Center, 1 - 4 p.m. 2 - 4 p.m., John Berry & Kelvin Jarvis More info is available at www.IrisFestival. org. All events subject to change or cancellation. Children’s area activities GAZEBO are free unless otherwise indicated and 1 - 4 p.m., Frank Fickling VISIT US ONLINE AT DEATHS, B6 WEATHER, A14 INSIDE Lonnie David Welch Dorothy Mae Hatchell Matthews HOT 4 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES the .com VOL. 124, NO. 154 Gerolyn G. Bradham Bernard L. Brogdon Very hot today; tonight, partly Willie Lee McCoy Henry W. Walker cloudy and very warm. Classifieds C4 Reflections C2 Woodrow Johnson Azalee M. Belvin Comics D1 Sports B1 HIGH 99, LOW 73 Thomas Alva Holladay Herman Willis Jr. Outdoors C1 Television A12 Dale Leonard Ball Cresencia Robinson Opinion A11 Yesteryear C3 Carole Ann White Stiles E. Lamar Reece Sr. ;`ggk]L`]DYkl?jaddQgmdd Ever Need To Buy! Purchase a 3 or 4 Burner SABER® grill from our Outdoor Living Center and get the $249.99 EZ Grilling System FREE. Palmetto Gas 820 S. Pike Rd. Sumter 803-775-4321 Mon. - Fri. 8am - 5pm, Sat. 8am - 4pm NEW Sat. Hours! Good thru June 16, 2019 palmettogas.com A2 | SUNDAY, MAY 26, 2019 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] The 16 students in the inaugural class of the Elks to host Ross McKenzie Emerg- ing Leaders Program pose after being hon- June 8 fishing ored Tuesday. tournament PHOTOS PROVIDED Anglers will target pan fish BY IVY MOORE Features contributor Sumter Elks Lodge 855 will host its first ever fishing tournament on Sat- urday, June 8, at Pack’s Landing. Tournament chairman Harold Butler said the open fishing competition will focus on pan fish only, with crappie and catfish specifically excluded. The tournament will begin at the landing at “first safe light,” which Butler said means that visibility on the lake must be clear. “We don’t want anyone running into stumps or posts or floating debris,” he ex- Development group, partners plained. Butler will be at Pack’s Landing at 4:30 a.m. to accept late registrations, but registration forms are already lo- cated at Pack’s Landing and most honor local ‘emerging leaders’ other marinas and landings in the area, as well as several local busi- nesses. Find them at Second Mill Res- BY BRUCE MILLS taurant, Simpson Hardware stores on [email protected] CLASS OF 2019 EMERGING Wesmark Boulevard and Pinewood LEADERS PROGRAM Road, and Wally’s Hardware. “To have the best leaders for tomor- Darrell Brathwaite, Sumter High School Bream, bluegill and shellcrackers row, one must train them today” was Briasha Brown, Crestwood High School are among the most popular pan fish the theme for a pilot program this Christian Campbell, Sumter High School in the Santee Cooper system, accord- year for 16 recognized Sumter School Aaliyah Davis, Sumter High School ing to S.C. Department of Natural Re- District high school juniors. sources. On Tuesday, TheLink Economic De- Elijah Foe, Crestwood High School Fee for competing in the tourna- velopment Alliance and the Universi- Justin Gallimore, Sumter High School ment is $50 per boat, with two fisher- ty of South Carolina Sumter held an Neveah Hardy, Lakewood High School men per boat. Butler said the limit inaugural graduation ceremony for Faith Harris, Lakewood High School for two people is 60 fish. “When the those 16 students, who had the unique Madison Howell, Lakewood High School boats return to the landing (by 2 opportunity this year to learn leader- p.m.), they will enter their best 30 ship concepts from some of Sumter’s Travis Johnson, Crestwood High School fish in the tournament. These will be top economic and community devel- Gabrielle Kirkman, Sumter High School weighed, and the boat with the high- opment leaders. Keynote speaker Michael Allen, a former Aaleyah Powell, Crestwood High School est weight will win first place.” The Ross McKenzie Emerging Lead- Clemson University football player and Caroline Pruden, Sumter High School Individual fishermen can enter but ers Program, named after a former now an architect, speaks to students Diamond Sanders, Crestwood High School will still pay $50, as the fee for entry recognized leader in the Sumter com- Tuesday at the Ross McKenzie Emerging is per boat. Butler said this will limit munity who died in 2018, was a cre- Leaders Graduation Ceremony. Descere Summers, Lakewood High School the individual, as he or she can only ation of the economic development Kailyn Weber, Crestwood High School take 30 fish. Second- and third-place group that represents Sumter and Lee boats will also be recognized and re- counties in partnership with USC “This program ensures we’re reach- ceive prize money. In the case of a Sumter, Sumter City Council and ing everyone,” Williams said. “So, Crestwood High School junior Bria- tie, Butler said the winner will be the Sumter County Council, among oth- when a company comes in, we can sha Brown said the program was in- boat having the highest weight for ers. say: ‘We have your human resource formative to learn all aspects of the the least number of fish. According to Erika Williams, com- managers, we have your chief finan- city and the county, and an industrial Sumter Elks Lodge 855 will award munications manager with the Sum- cial officers, we have your chief exec- field trip in February helped her de- half of the registration fees to the ter Development Board and TheLink, utive officers. We’re developing these cide on her future career choice. winners — 50 percent for first place, the program was designed to broaden people, in addition to your I.T. people.’ “Before, I knew I wanted to do 30 percent for second and 20 percent the agency’s talent development ini- We have everything the company something around the engineering for third place. The Elks request that tiatives. Often local economic develop- needs right here in Sumter.” field,” Brown said, “and now when we registration be completed by Satur- ers focus on developing technical tal- The emerging leaders program con- went to BD with the economic devel- day, June 1, but Butler will be at ent to fill industry needs, but not nec- sisted of eight monthly interactive opment portion, it kind of sealed the Pack’s Landing by 4:30 a.m.