Shaw-Sumter Welcome Center Gets Go-Ahead

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RELIGION Rockin’ nuns attract big crowds 11 sisters make up Siervas band SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 $1.00 A4 Shaw-Sumter welcome center gets go-ahead

The resolution includes a contract The purchase of the land and the were updated during a year-long pro- City approves contract between the city of Sumter and Hard- construction of the welcome center cess using input from local property ee Construction Co. Inc. of Sumter to shows what the community will do to owners and members of the historic for $1.95M facility complete the project for approximate- protect the base, he said. preservation design review committee. BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ly $1,950,000. McCormick said the construction The guidelines pertain to residen- [email protected] City Manager Deron McCormick project will be funded by a grant given tial and commercial properties in the said the 1,000-acre property, which in- to the city by its local legislative delega- Hampton Park, Central Business During its meeting on Tuesday, Sum- cludes a pond, was selected years ago tion. District and the historic district inter City Council approved a resolution and purchased during the 2008 Capital Later, council approved a resolution cluded in the National Register of to construct a welcome center on land Penny Sales Tax to protect Shaw from to adopt new guidelines for Historic Historic Places. near Shaw Air Force Base to provide a encroaching civilian developments Preservation Design Review. location for members of the municipal and to provide space for the base to Planning department senior planner SEE CITY, PAGE A5 and military communities to interact. expand in the future if needed. Helen Roodman said the guidelines Transforming PVC pipe to visions of birds District’s CFO will give report on surplus Finance meeting will be Thursday BY BRUCE MILLS [email protected] The monthly financial report for August and discussion of the revised district capital projects list for this year head- line Sumter School District Board of Trust- ees’ Finance Com- mittee meeting set for Thursday at the district office. District staff sent out the agen- GRINER da to the media Tuesday. New district Chief Financial Officer Chris Griner will pres- ent the August financial report to the committee, which consists of a few board members and also local private- business owners who are ap- PHOTOS BY CAITLAN WALZER / THE SUMTER ITEM pointed by the full board of Sheldon Etheridge, 71, works in his “man cave” at Lake Marion to make decorative birds from PVC pipe. trustees. The updated, or revised, cap- new challenge began, and ital projects list for this school Retiree finds I’ve been making them ever year was passed by the full since.” board at its last meeting Sept. new hobby in For about six years, Ether- 8. The list — consisting of idge has dedicated his time classroom instructional tech- unique, colorful and efforts to making birds nology needs and school main- out of PVC pipe. He said that tenance/operational needs in decorations to make the birds, it usually the district — totals about takes him a full day or two, $10.8 million. BY CAITLAN WALZER depending on the size and The projects list previously [email protected] number of birds he is mak- amounted to $11.4 million, but ing. the board decided in late Au- inding a hobby Etheridge said he likes to gust to decrease short-term and move to Lake Marion make several kinds of birds borrowing by about $3 million after retirement is his favorite leisure activity ranging from ducks and for this year via a standard- something many for endless water fun. as a retired man is to spend hummingbirds to his favor- bond resolution. In its place, F time in his “man cave” cre- ite, a shore bird. the district decided it will use individuals struggle While working for the ating pieces of artwork out To make the birds come to more than $2 million in leftover with. But Sheldon Ether- school district, Etheridge of PVC pipe. life, Etheridge uses the Fibo- capital projects money it has would spend his spare time “It all started when I nacci series, a mathematic on hand from previous years idge, 71, said his retire- building houses, and once he walked into a gift shop at the sequence used to make and trimmed the list a little. ment from 40 years with moved to the lake, he knew Chesapeake Bridge many things visually appealing. Griner said district staff pri- his extra time would be dedi- years ago, and I saw beauti- The first step in the pro- oritized the updated projects the Berkeley County cated to doing something a ful birds made from PVC cess, Etheridge said, is to list based on the biggest needs school district gave him little less strenuous but just pipe,” Etheridge said. “I took start by sketching the ideas in the district. Some painting as venturesome. a picture and thought, ‘I the chance to pack up Etheridge discovered that could do that,’ and so, the SEE BIRDS, PAGE A5 SEE FINANCES, PAGE A5

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LOCAL BRIEFS FROM STAFF REPORTS Search continues for missing man Sumter County Sheriff's Of- fice is asking for the public's assistance in locating 55-year- old Michael J. Thomson, who went missing after being treat- ed at Palmetto Health Tuomey on Sept. 10. Thomson was last seen at the hospital wearing blue scrub pants, a green T-shirt and brown flip THOMSON flops. He is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighs 255 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. Thomson suffers from men- tal illness, cannot stand for long periods of time and has fainting spells. He requires glasses to see well. He is not thought to be a danger to the community. Anyone with information PHOTO PROVIDED can call 911, (803) 436-2000 or Terence Lonon and the Untouchables will play the final concert of the 2017 Fourth Fridays series from 6:30 to 9 p.m. this Friday. The mu- 1-800-CRIMESTOPPERS. sicians come from a variety of musical backgrounds, so the concert will be diverse but heavy on rhythm and blues. Voters can register Friday at courthouse Terence Lonon and the Untouchables Sumter County Voter Regis- tration Office will celebrate National Voter Registration Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fri- close out free Fourth Fridays season day at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 N. Main St. BY IVY MOORE Friday night's concert, sure to be "With the many construction proj- Voters will have the oppor- [email protected] heavy on the rhythm and blues exem- ects happening on Main Street, we re- tunity at this time to register plified by Pinkney and his Drifters, ally do appreciate the partnership to vote and make changes to Downtown Sumter's popular con- will also feature soul, rock, jazz, with Sumter County to use the court- an existing registration such cert series, Fourth Fridays, ends its country and beach music. house lawn during this transitional as updating a name and ad- season Friday with a performance by Lonon himself has performed with year," he said. "Folks really seemed to dress. Terence Lonon and the Untouchables. several different, acclaimed bands, in- enjoy the location. There’s plenty of You can also receive a photo They'll be in concert from 6:30 to 9 cluding the 1960s Shirelles, the Plat- room for families to enjoy the con- ID free of charge if you do not p.m. Friday on the front lawn of the ters, Archie Bell and several others. cert, for kids to play and for everyone already have one. Photo IDs Sumter County Courthouse on North Untouchables guitarist Gary Oxten to dance. We hope to end the season make voting faster and easier. Main Street for the free concert pre- played previously with Bill Haley and with a huge crowd downtown with For additional information, sented by Downtown Sumter. the Comets, and drummer-vocalist Terence Lonon and the Untouch- call (803) 436-2310, 2311, 2312 or Lonon, a former member of the late Michael West was with Stevie Won- ables." 2313. Bill Pinkney's Original Drifters, der. The remaining versatile and ex- The Fourth Fridays concerts are formed the band with the goal of hav- perienced musicians are vocalist Har- family friendly, and admission is free. ing the most talented musicians sur- old Barno, saxophonist Tom Ross and Refreshments will be available for rounding him. And they had to be keyboard players Johnnie McElveen purchase, and no coolers are allowed. versatile, also, able to play all kinds and Bert Taylor. Bring a lawn chair or blanket if you'd CORRECTION of music. As he always says, Lonon Downtown Development Manager like to be assured a seat. If you see a statement in error, wants their audiences to comment Howie Owens said Fourth Fridays' Plans for the 2018 Fourth Fridays contact the City Desk at 774-1226 or after the band's performances, " ... move to the courthouse lawn was a concert series are incomplete at this [email protected]. that was truly untouchable." success. time.

Rosh Hashanah service at Temple Sinai Help prevent falls, learn tonight; new year observed Thursday BY IVY MOORE judged by God. Days of Repentance." Tai Chi moves on Saturday [email protected] It is during Rosh Ha- Marlene Denemark of shanah and Yom Kippur the Temple Sinai con- Rosh Hashanah, the that the mournful call gregation said the obser- BY ADRIENNE SARVIS sure, diabetes and arthritis by draw- Jewish New Year, begins of the shofar, a ram's vance will continue for [email protected] ing focus to one's movements and at sundown today. It will horn, is sounded to 10 days, culminating breathing. be year 5778 on the Jew- awake the community to with Yom Kippur, the In recognition of National Falls The session is scheduled to start at ish calendar, which they doing the right thing. "Day of Atonement," the Prevention Day on Friday, Phoenix 11 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. at the date from the creation. Feasting on traditional most holy Jewish holi- Health Education and Wellness Cen- Heath Pavilion. Rabbi Leah Doberne- foods such as honey day, at sunset on Friday, ter will host a free Tai Chi lesson at On Saturday, Whiting, a certified Schor of Columbia will cake, apples dipped in Sept. 29. Rabbi Sanford Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on Saturday. Tai Chi instructor, will teach 12 basic lead the Rosh Hashanah honey, challah, brisket Marcus, also of Colum- The purpose of Falls Prevention Tai Chi moves. With daily practice, service at 8 p.m. today at and other special foods bia, will conduct the Day is to encourage adults 65 and you will start to see a great differ- Temple Sinai, 11 Church is also traditional for Yom Kippur service. older to find ways to stay active and ence, he said. St., and beginning at 10 many, as is attending a Denemark said many healthy to prevent falls that could He said Tai Chi is also good for peo- a.m. Thursday, mem- service near a body of Jews will observe a com- lead to severe injuries or death. ple dealing with depression and anxi- bers of the congregation water into which they plete fast on Yom Kip- Joseph Whiting, director of health ety. will meet again to ob- throw bread to symbol- pur; that is, "not even promotion, education and behavior Whiting also teaches Tai Chi at serve the new year. Dur- ize the washing away of water" will be con- at Phoenix Health Education and Sumter Family YMCA on Fridays ing Rosh Hashanah, their sins. sumed. The observance Wellness Center, said Tai Chi is an starting at 11:15 a.m. Those classes Jewish people acknowl- While Rosh Hashanah marked by prayers and evidence-based activity that can im- are free to YMCA members. edge their sins commit- ends officially at sunset introspection ends at prove the physical and emotional For more information, contact Jo- ted during the previous on Friday, some contin- sunset on Saturday, health of people who live with chron- seph Whiting at (803) 774-2085 or year in order to be ue to observe the "Ten Sept. 30. ic conditions such as high blood pres- [email protected].

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At UN, Trump threatens ‘total destruction’ of North Korea BY JONATHAN LEMIRE the inflammatory label he has recent- tions that it was “an outrage” to en- and DARLENE SUPERVILLE ly shied away from. He denounced the able and trade with North Korea, The Associated Press Syrian government and warned that seeming to slight China, though he did some violence-plagued portions of the not mention it by name. UNITED NATIONS — President world “are going to hell.” He made lit- Trump, however, stopped short of Trump, in a combative debut speech to tle mention of Russia. calling for regime change, which the U.N. General Assembly, threatened North Korea drew most of Trump’s North Korea regards as the ultimate the “total destruction’” of North attention and anger. American intention and treats as a Korea if the nation’s “rocket man” His lashing was a vigorous restate- reason for its development of nuclear leader does not abandon his drive to- ment of what’s been said by U.S. lead- weapons. That may offer some reas- ward nuclear weapons. ers before but was likely to hit home surance to China and Russia, which Trump, who has ramped up his harder for being intensely delivered in have urged the U.S. to tone down its rhetoric throughout the escalating cri- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS diplomatic prime time at the U.N. Gen- rhetoric and restart dialogue with sis with North Korea, told the mur- United States President Trump speaks dur- eral Assembly. After a litany of accu- North Korea. muring crowd of world leaders on ing the United Nations General Assembly sations — the starvation of millions, Addressing the General Assembly is Tuesday that “it is far past time for at U.N. headquarters on Tuesday. the abduction of a Japanese girl — he a milestone moment for any president the nations of the world to confront” questioned the legitimacy of the com- but one particularly significant for Kim Jong Un and said that Kim’s around the globe, declaring, “The munist government by referring to it Trump, a relative newcomer to foreign “reckless pursuit of nuclear weapons” scourge of our planet is a group of as a “band of criminals.” policy who has at times rattled the in- poses a threat to “the entire world rogue regimes.” Elected on the nation- Though he used bellicose rhetoric ternational community with his un- with an unthinkable loss of human alist slogan “America First,” Trump rare for a U.S. president at the ros- predictability. He has pulled the Unit- life.” argued that individual nations should trum of the United Nations, the ed States out of multinational agree- “Rocket man is on a suicide mission act in their own self-interest, yet rally speech was textbook Trump, a stark ments, considered shrinking the U.S. for himself and his regime,” said together when faced with a common depiction of good-vs-evil and a broad- military footprint in the world and de- Trump, using a belittling nickname threat. side against America’s foes. ployed bombastic language on North for the North Korean leader. He said He urged nations to join to stop Trump, who has previously warned Korea that has been criticized by other of the U.S.: “If it is forced to defend it- Iran’s nuclear program — he declared of “fire and fury” if Pyongyang does world leaders. self or its allies, we will have no choice the deal to restrain it an “embarrass- not back down, claimed that “no one Trump frequently belittled the U.N. but to totally destroy North Korea.” ment” for the United States — and de- has shown more contempt for other as a candidate, and some within his In dark language reminiscent of his feat “loser terrorists” who have struck nations and for the well-being of their White House think the U.N. acts as a “American carnage” inaugural ad- violence across the globe. He de- own people than the depraved regime global bureaucracy that infringes on dress, Trump touched upon hot spots nounced “radical Islamic terrorism,” in North Korea.” And he scolded na- the sovereignty of individual countries. A4 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 NATION / WORLD THE SUMTER ITEM 11 sisters of Siervas are rock band like ‘nun’ other GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (AP) — ported no religious affiliation and Eleven nuns take the stage wearing only 16 percent identified as Catholic, traditional black-and-white habits but according to a 2014 study by the are anything but old school as they Washington-based Pew Research Cen- belt out songs to the ringing of elec- ter. tric guitar and a rock 'n' roll beat. "Modern times have modern Known as "Siervas," the band was music," said Sister Monica Nobl, a born in a Peruvian convent three 40-year-old vocalist. "Pop-rock music years ago and now travels far and is a kind of music we've heard all our wide to perform. lives. We grew up with that kind of Of all the extraordinary things music, so it's also just natural to use about Siervas, the most remarkable it." may be they are not just a novelty. Sister Andrea Garcia, 47, remem- They have a genuine international bers listening to Michael Jackson following. when she was a college student. She Their songs of love and faith have thought she'd pursue a career in biol- earned more than a million YouTube ogy but found faith instead. views and led to the release of two "We think this music, or this genre, CDs. resonates with young people today," Siervas recently traveled to South- said Garcia, a composer and vocalist ern California and drew 4,000 people from Argentina. "Our goal is that when they headlined a Spanish-lan- through the melodies, our lyrics will guage Catholic music festival. CHALLENGE RODDIE / DIOCESE OF ORANGE VIA AP reach people." "Everyone was calling our office Siervas, a nun rock band, performs at the Festival de Cristo at Christ Cathedral in Gar- They sing in Spanish and their saying we want to see these nuns, den Grove, California. themes are Christian, but fans post when are they singing?" said Ryan messages to them on social media Lilyengren, spokesman for the and still lives. Latin pop and rock. Each nun also from Asia and Europe as well as Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, At first, they composed and played practices daily on her own, honing Latin America. And while many fans which organized the event. "They're music together as a hobby after skills on instruments ranging from are devout Catholics, others are from sharing their message in a way peo- spending days praying with incarcer- cello to electric guitar. different denominations or even athe- ple are willing to hear it." ated women and the poor in Peruvian A YouTube video of the group ists, Garcia said. The nuns, who come from eight shantytowns. standing on a rooftop helipad over- Milagros Lizarraga, a 53-year-old countries and range in age from 20s When Siervas had enough original looking Lima, Peru, and belting out real estate agent in Simi Valley, Cali- to 40s, insist they aren't rock stars. music they compiled a CD. That led to their song "Confía en Dios" — or fornia, said she isn't particularly reli- But they certainly act the part when a concert performance that attracted "Trust in God" — has more than 1 gious but was drawn to the band's on stage performing to the electric local media attention in Peru and million views. songs encouraging unity. guitar, steady drumbeat and catchy then invitations to perform in nearby The band's popularity comes at a "I am not a churchgoer, but I love lyrics, uniformly smiling as silver Colombia and Ecuador. Interest sky- time when the Catholic Church and this music," said Lizarraga, who crosses dangle from their necks. rocketed on the internet, and the other religious organizations are helped start a Peruvian community Their name Siervas — Spanish for group released a second CD. seeking to draw younger people. organization in Southern California. "the servants" — comes from the Now, they rehearse together twice a Among America's so-called millenni- "I love it because they are breaking a convent where the band was formed week, melding upbeat lyrics with al generation, more than a third re- paradigm. They are out of the box." Man accused of killing 2 had Hitler speech U.N. report: 40 million in

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) shooting deaths last week of vestigation was ongoing. — A 23-year-old white man a homeless man and a dish- Asked whether police sus- ‘modern slavery’ in 2016 arrested Tuesday was ac- washer who was walking to pect race was a motive for cused of killing two black work. the shootings, Sgt. L'Jean GENEVA (AP) — U.N. agen- more than seven in 10 people men and firing on a black "I feel confident that this McKneely said: "We're not cies and partners say some 40 overall. family in a string of attacks killer would have killed completely closed off to that. million people were ensnared Of the total, 25 million people that police say may have again," interim Police Chief We're looking at all possibili- by modern slavery last year, de- were victims of forced labor, been racially motivated. Jonny Dunnam said. ties at this time, so we're not crying a scourge that dispro- and 15 million were victims of A law enforcement official Gleason's attorney, J. going to just pinpoint that." portionately affects women and forced marriages. A companion said they had found a copy Christopher Alexander, said District Attorney Hillar girls. study from ILO found that 152 of an Adolf Hitler speech at his client "vehemently de- Moore said his office could The new report by the U.N.'s million children aged 5 to 17 the home of Kenneth James nies guilt, and we look for- seek the death penalty. labor organization, ILO, and were subject to child labor. Gleason, and investigators ward to complete vindica- "It appears to be cold, cal- the migration agency IOM Authors say the data came said DNA on shell casings tion." Alexander declined to culated, planned (against) found that women and girls ac- from face-to-face interviews and other evidence link him say anything else. people who were unarmed counted for 29 million of those with more than 71,000 people to the crimes. Authorities found a copy and defenseless," he said. affected by modern slavery, or aged 15 or older. Gleason was led away of the Hitler speech during a from the police department search of Gleason's home in handcuffs just before au- over the weekend, according thorities there held a news to the law enforcement offi- YOUR PATH TO A CAREER OR conference to announce that cial who spoke to The Asso- he would be charged with ciated Press on condition of UNIVERSITY TRANSFER BEGINS first-degree murder in the anonymity because the in- cctech.edu or Are you looking for work? HERE We ﬁ ll Permanent and 803.778.1961 Central Carolina Technical College does not discriminate in employment or admissions on the basis of Temporary jobs in the race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, religion, greater Sumter area. disability, or any other protected class. Current Openings: CSR/Cashier Receptionist/CSR CSR/Project Coordinator Data Entry Clerk Accountant Church Secretary Trucking CSR Truck Dispatcher CDL-A Truck Driver For details about these and other positions, go to williamstemporary.com

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into the shape of the bird. birds to create. However, he said with practice, he BIRDS FROM PAGE A1 After bending the pipe and creating “My wife has her honey-do list and gets better each time and finds new the bird he envisioned, Etheridge finds pictures on the internet and ways to work with them. on paper. From the drawing board, he puts the final touches on his master- asks me to make them,” Etheridge “I really like to make the birds with takes his designs and then draws piece and paints the bird using sever- said. props to sit on coffee tables, ones that them onto a long piece of freezer al different color patterns. He said that when making a new go in the yard, ones that will sway in paper. Whether it be blues and yellows, or- bird for the first time, he scraps the the wind and even incorporate them He then traces the pattern onto a anges and pinks or even Clemson and first bird and has to try several times and make bird feeders,” Etheridge transparent stencil sheet that he cuts Carolina colors. before getting a bird like he envi- said. into the shape of the drawing. “When you live in a state with such sioned. The reason, Etheridge said, is While he doesn’t usually sell his He then places the newly cut stencil rivalry,” Etheridge said, “it’s fun to because making the birds takes prac- work, Etheridge explained that he sheet onto the PVC pipe, tapes it paint the birds with Clemson and tice. does like to donate the PVC birds to down and cuts the PVC pipe using a Carolina colors, too.” “Even though I’ve been making charities or benefits. saber saw. Etheridge said his wife is very sup- them for so long, I wouldn’t say that For more information on the PVC Once the pipe is cut, Etheridge ap- portive of his work, and she loves to I’ve mastered the art,” Etheridge birds and how to purchase them, call plies a heat gun to bend the PVC pipe help him come up with new ideas and said. Etheridge at (843) 779-9280.

the leadership of Interim the city. According to the FINANCES WANT TO GO? Superintendent Debbie CITY FROM PAGE A1 staff report provided by FROM PAGE A1 Hamm and Griner — has Sumter City-County Plan- WHAT: Sumter School Board’s also implemented a correc- Roodman said the previ- ning staff, the property is va- Finance Committee meeting tive action plan for the pro- ous guidelines were created cant and currently zoned ag- projects at schools were cut, WHEN: Thursday, 9 a.m. gram. That plan includes in the early ’90s, and the up- ricultural conservation. The among others. WHERE: District office, 1345 conducting a monthly re- dated guidelines document applicant, Pinnacle Proper- Griner is also expected to Wilson Hall Road view of all purchases under is more user friendly in the ties of Summter LLC, has re- report to the committee $2,500 for the program to de- way that it is written and or- quested that the property be Thursday that his prelimi- termine if they are reason- ganized. rezoned to residential-9 to in- nary fiscal year 2017 finan- Program. The department’s able and allowable items for She said the online ver- corporate the parcel into the cial report for the district Office of Auditing Services program use. sion of the guidelines allow Ashbrook subdivision; and will have a year-end surplus asserts district 4-year-old Local industrial leader residents to click on specific • First reading of an ordi- of about $665,000, after all ac- kindergarten program ad- Greg Thompson, who’s also a topics, such as windows or nance to allow the town of cruals. That’s about $260,000 ministrators misused about board finance committee roofs, to learn what dimen- Pinewood to utilize Sumter higher than his previous cal- $177,000 in state funding in member, said he thinks Gri- sions and other regulations City-County Planning Com- culations last month for the recent years. The State Law ner and Hamm are doing are permitted. mission for certain planning fiscal 2017 ending fund bal- Enforcement Division is con- good work to get the district In other news, council ap- duties that require a plan- ance. ducting a criminal investiga- back in order and were ex- proved: ning commissions recom- Griner reported the updat- tion, but the district has al- cellent hires by the district. • First reading of an ordi- mendation. Sumter County ed total at the Sept. 8 board ready reimbursed the full “It appears to me Mr. Gri- nance to annex approxi- Council approved first read- meeting and said the in- amount to the state depart- ner is certainly putting the mately 0.5 acres of land at ing of an agreement with crease was partly because of ment in an effort to move processes in place to prevent 3085 McCrays Mill Road into the same purpose during its additional military impact forward appropriately. errors like this in the future aid revenue recently received The district explained last for an organization that op- by the district from the fed- week the misused early erates with a $130 million Cash in a FLASH! eral government related to childhood education spend- budget annually,” Thompson We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins Shaw Air Force Base. ing didn’t contribute to the said. “I’m real pleased with & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Griner started his position $6.2 million general fund bal- what I’ve seen so far from Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates as district CFO on July 17. ance budget deficit because Griner and Hamm.” Lafayette Gold The district operated without the program operated under Thursday’s board Finance a CFO for the two previous a special revenue fund, Committee meeting at the and Silver Exchange years. Then-superintendent which is not part of the gen- district office, 1345 Wilson InsideInnside VestcoVestco PrPropertiesopperrties Frank Baker and the board eral fund. Hall Road, is set for 9 a.m. 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 ((inside Coca-Cola Building) hired Griner after imple- Also in response to the Like all board-related meet- Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM menting emergency cost-cut- state department’s audit re- ings, the committee meeting ting measures after the De- port, the district — under is open to the public. 803-773-8022 cember release of the fiscal 2016 audit report, which re- vealed the district overspent by $6.2 million that year and had an ending general fund balance on June 30, 2016, of $106,449 — a critically low level, according to the district’s auditor. The board hired a financial consultant shortly after the audit release, and he worked with the district for about seven months. In unrelated financial matters, the state Department of Education released last week its audit report on financial improprieties in the district’s Early Childhood Education D

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COMMENTARY Nuclear scandal, ‘legal’ bribery and then silence ith each new rev- firm, which also helps elect elation, our legislators and statewide of- state’s ongoing ficials, is under investiga- Wscandal of tion as part of an ongoing SCANA, Santee Cooper and Statehouse public corrup- their political dealing is pro- tion probe. viding new insights into how A Post and Courier story thoroughly corrupt our showed that in recent years state’s political system has the nine members of the become. South Carolina Congressio- What we are learning is nal Delegation have re- really disgusting — and it’s ceived over $630,000 in cam- getting worse. paign and other contribu- With the Watergate scan- tions during the time that dal, we learned that the best SCANA was seeking a spe- way to uncover and cial tax break from NOTABLE & QUOTABLE understand a political Congress. Three of scandal is to “follow the politicians have In “The Great ESPN and that we should not do morials faster than you the money.” stock in SCANA, and Pile-On,” The Wall Street anything that undermines can say Stonewall Jackson, When we follow the best I know, none re- Journal’s Jason Gay that position,” Skipper what New York’s mayor money in our state’s cused themselves writes, “Another controver- wrote. wouldn’t give for a larger- utilities scandal, we from working on be- sy has the sports network than-life Robert E. Lee find that Gov. Henry half of SCANA to se- fending off accusations of • • • bronze in full “Gone With McMaster, the Legis- cure this special bias — and the anger of the the Wind” glory that he lature and our Con- Phil Noble multi-million tax president.” John Judis writing in the could order taken down. gressional Delegation break. October issue of the New Instead, he had to con- are essentially wholly And now, the si- The latest uproar con- Republic: tent himself with the an- owned subsidiaries of the lence they “bought” with cerns the “SportsCenter” nouncement, days after utilities. The utilities have their money to politicians. anchor Jemele Hill, who The U.S. census makes a last month’s deadly protest “bought” the support or si- As far as I can determine last week responded to an critical assumption that in Charlottesville, that the lence of these politicians from published news ac- antagonist on Twitter — undermines its predictions violence there had led him who are supposed to be look- counts: the internet’s cathedral to of a majority-nonwhite to order a 90-day review of ing out for the people’s in- • None of these politicians thoughtful, nuanced dia- country. It projects that “all symbols of hate on terest. have called for the resigna- logue — by describing the same percentage of city property.” This week, The State did a tion of SCANA and Santee President Trump as a people who currently iden- Alas for the mayor, the devastating story that fol- Cooper’s board of directors “white supremacist.” Hill’s tify themselves as “Latino” Confederate pickings in lowed the money. Here’s a or top management. comment set off a blaze of or “Asian” will continue to his Yankee city are slim. summary of what they • None of these politicians outrage, culminating in claim those identities in The president of Bronx found: have publicly condemned White House spokesperson future generations. ... His- Community College found • SCANA has donated at former Santee Cooper Presi- Sarah Huckabee Sanders tory shows that as ethnic busts of Jackson and Lee least $1.25 million to S.C. dent Lonnie Carter’s $16 describing it as a “fireable groups assimilate into and removed them. The lawmakers and statewide million golden parachute offense.” American culture, they in- Episcopalians took down candidates since 2000. and demanded that he give This is how America creasingly identify them- two plaques commemorat- • Other contributions — the money back. (Carter was rolls in 2017. We howl selves as “white.” ... In the ing a maple tree that Lee almost $80,000 — went to a state employee.) about things that people 2010 Census, 53 percent of planted outside a now- legislators on a committee • None of these politicians type on the internet, chase Latinos identified as closed church when he that names the members of have publicly condemned each other around with “white,” as did more than was stationed at Brook- a state board that regulates the SCANA executives for virtual chain saws and half of Asian Americans lyn’s Fort Hamilton in the SCANA. giving themselves more than then demand their jobs. of mixed parentage. ... 1840s. The tree itself lives, • Still other contributions $21 million in performance It’s like we’re all working Unless ethnic identifica- despite its Confederate — more than $90,000 — went bonuses during the time that for some blood-lusting tion is defined in purely roots. to 31 of the 32 legislators the nuclear project was fail- human resources depart- racial — and racist — But it was left to the now trying to unravel how ing and demanded they give ment. Ending someone’s terms, the census projec- Metropolitan Transporta- the plan to add two reactors the money back. career is the frothy apo- tions are straight-out tion Authority to embrace at the V.C. Summer Nuclear • None of these politicians theosis of the internet wrong and profoundly the full absurdity of the Station in Jenkinsville have voluntarily publicly rage machine. I’d argue misleading. So is the as- moment when it declared failed. disclosed any “dark money” it’s a new national pas- sumption that Asians and that a mosaic at a Times • SCANA’s contributions they have received from the time. Latinos will continue to Square subway stop is not skyrocketed by almost 300 utilities in the form of unre- On Friday morning, vote at an overwhelming in fact meant to be a Con- percent — to $110,000 — in ported retainer fees, consult- President Trump himself clip for Democrats. This federate flag — but will be the year before state law- ing contracts or other unre- weighed in via Twitter, view, which underpins the altered anyway because it makers passed the 2007 law ported payments from utili- chastising the network and whole idea of a “new too closely resembles one. that allowed the utility to ties to themselves, their demanding an apology: American majority,” ig- Polls show most Ameri- charge its customers in ad- businesses or their immedi- “ESPN is paying a really nores the diversity that al- cans oppose the removal vance for the Fairfield Coun- ate family. big price for its politics ready prevails among vot- of Confederate memorials, ty reactors. • Only four members of (and bad programming.) ers lumped together as at least by mobs or politi- • In June, SCANA and its the Legislature have re- People are dumping it in “Latino” or “Asian.” Cu- cians winking at them. subsidiaries, political action turned contributions or RECORD numbers. Apolo- ban-Americans in Miami Even so, the vandals are committees and employees given the money to charity gize for untruth!” vote very differently from ascendant. In recent days showered the state’s chief that they received from the (I love that the president Mexican-Americans in Los Francis Scott Key joined a executive (McMaster) with utilities. They are Sen. Mike is throwing a Roone Angeles; immigrants from list of statuesque notables, at least $115,000 in dona- Fanning and Reps. Bill Arledge-style jab at ES- Japan or Vietnam come from Joan of Arc to Wall tions. It is the most the com- Hixon, Russell Ott and PN’s “bad programming” from starkly different cul- Street’s Charging Bull, pany has given to one candi- Micah Caskey. — is he disappointed with tures than those from that have been toppled or date in at least two decades, Note to legislators — It’s “Dan Le Batard is Highly South Korea or China. otherwise despoiled. records show, driving specu- possible there are legislators Questionable?” Does he Mr. de Blasio is hardly lation the company was try- that have not been silent think, as I do, that the av- • • • the only pol to grandstand ing to buy political cover. about these five issues listed erage “Monday Night Foot- here. But as mayor of the • Since 2009, SCANA has above. If so, please send me ball” game kind of stinks?) In “A Confederacy of nation’s largest city — and spent $1.5 million on State- the news story of your com- By the week’s end, ES- Dunces,” The Wall Street America’s self-styled pro- house lobbyists, employing ments or actions, and I will PN’s leadership weighed Journal’s William Mc- gressive-in-chief — his ea- from eight to 10 in any given issue a correction and pub- in — company president Ghurn writes, “Mayor Bill gerness helps illuminate year. lish the information in a fu- John Skipper sent a memo de Blasio goes hunting for why these hunts for hate • SCANA has given money ture column. admonishing his staff to ‘hate’ on New York City hold such an attraction for to more than 320 state candi- I leave it to you the read- refrain from “inflammato- property.” the Democratic left. dates since 2000. ers to decide: Is the Legisla- ry or personal” commen- • Those donations include ture and these politicians tary. “In light of recent Spare a thought for poor Notable & Quotable is com- more than $1 million since “wholly owned subsidiar- events, we need to remind Bill de Blasio. As cities piled by Graham Osteen. 2006, the year before S.C. ies” of the utilities? Is the ourselves that we are a across the South are shed- Contact him at graham@ lawmakers passed the utili- money they are accepting journalistic organization ding their Confederate me- theitem.com. ty-friendly Base Load Re- “legalized bribery”? Are the view Act. utilities “buying” the si- • Senate Majority Leader lence of the politicians who EDITORIAL PAGE POLICIES Shane Massey, the Edgefield refuse to condemn their ac- Republican who co-chairs tions? EDITORIALS represent the views of the owners of LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are written by readers the Senate panel investigat- We deserve better. ing the V.C. Summer deba- It does not have to be this this newspaper. of the newspaper. They should be no more than 350 cle, has received $7,300 since way. words and sent via e-mail to [email protected], 2006. Senate Minority Lead- dropped off at The Sumter Item office, 36 W. 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PREP FOOTBALL USC FOOTBALL USC looks to Action speaks louder replace injured WR Samuel BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

COLUMBIA — South Caroli- na tailback Rico Dowdle could feel the difference immediately without Deebo Samuel at practice Tuesday. Samuel had surgery Sunday after breaking a bone in his left leg in South Carolina’s 23-13 loss to Kentucky on Saturday night. Samuel, who leads the Southeastern SAMUEL Conference with six touchdowns, is possibly out for the remain- der of season. “He brings a different energy level and never slows down out there,” Dowdle said. “A player like him is definitely going to have an effect on the whole team when you see he’s not practicing.” But Dowdle and teammates said during interviews this week, “Man down, man up.” When a player gets injured, someone has to replace him. “It’s life, it happens,” Dow- dle said. “We just got to get through it and keep going.” The Gamecocks (2-1) step out of the Southeastern Con- ference against Louisiana Tech (2-1), which is coached by former South Carolina offensive coordinator Skip Holtz. Samuel was the offensive en- gine for South Carolina this season with six of the team’s 11 TDs through three games. More than that, he jumpstart- ed the team’s offense with 97- yard kickoff return touchdowns in wins over North Car- MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM olina State and Missouri. Lakewood’s Travius Epps (6) prepares to tackle Sumter’s Melvin Lundy on a punt return in the Gamecocks’ 49-21 win on Friday at Sumter Samuel did it once more last Memorial Stadium. While the Gators lost the game, Epps is The Sumter Item Defensive Player of the Week after returning two intercep- week, his 68-yard touchdown tions for touchdowns. catch coming on the Kentucky game’s opening snap. But Samuel was on the Lakewood’s Epps wins Defensive Player of Week honors after ground in pain after a 9-yard catch in the third quarter. He returning two INTs for touchdowns in 49-21 loss to Gamecocks came back for one more play before leaving for good. BY DENNIS BRUNSON of the Sumter Touchdown Receiver Bryan Edwards vis- [email protected] Club presented by FTC on ited Samuel in the hospital. PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Friday. It will be held at the Edwards said it will take a col- Lakewood High School’s Swan Lake Visitors Center lective effort to replace Samu- Travius Epps is a man of beginning at 7:15 a.m. The el, who scored on runs and few words. He is a courte- visitors center is located in- catches along with his special ous, polite young man, put- side the gates of Swan Lake- teams’ TDs. ting sir at the end of his Iris Gardens on West Liber- “A guy like Deebo with the short answers. ty Street. amount of touches he had and However, there was only BEY EPPS GASS HENNING The guest speaker on Fri- his explosiveness. We all have so much that he could say day will be The Citadel foot- to do our part,” Edwards said. about it his performance in OFFENSIVE DEFENSIVE OFFENSIVE SPECIAL ball head coach Brent Edwards will be one of those the Gators’ football game PLAYER PLAYER LINEMAN TEAMS Thompson, who stepped into counted on, along with Ran- against Sumter on Friday. the head role last season and drecous Davis, a promising While LHS dropped a 49-21 led the Bulldogs to their sec- freshman receiver who has decision, Epps returned two ond straight Southern Con- filed for a medical redshirt be- interceptions for touch- Sumter Item Defensive Play- sive Lineman of the Week ference title. cause of a hamstring injury downs, finishing with 115 re- er of the Week. C.E. Murray and Clarendon Hall’s Ste- Epps’ first interception last year. Davis understands turn yards. quarterback Eljah Bey is the phen Henning is the Special was returned for 56 yards Samuel’s pain and worry be- Because of his perfor- Offensive Player of the Teams Player of the Week. when he jumped a wheel cause he’d previously gone mance, the Lakewood strong Week, Sumter right tackle The quartet will be hon- safety was selected as The Tayvian Gass is the Offen- ored at the second meeting SEE LOUDER, PAGE B3 SEE SAMUEL, PAGE B4

CLEMSON FOOTBALL Monarchs enter 3A poll at No. 6 Tigers showing strengths BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected] on both sides of the ball Manning High School has been BY GARY B. GRAVES fense by putting up big getting votes in the 3A poll of the The Associated Press numbers on the stat S.C. Media Prep Football Poll sheet and scoreboard. since the preseason poll, but had LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Bryant even suggested failed to crack the top 10. Turns out, Clemson’s of- the Tigers (3-0, 1-0 Atlan- Until now. fense can carry its tic Coast Conference) The undefeated Monarchs, weight bet- could have been better. coming off a 20-0 victory over ter than “We showed we can 5A South Florence, jumped into even it ex- run the ball (and) throw the poll at No. 6. pected. the ball,” he said after Sumter moved up a spot to The Ti- passing for 316 yards No. 9 in the 5A poll coming off a gers moved and one touchdown and 49-21 victory over Lakewood. up a spot to rushing for two scores. Lee Central, coming off a 28-27 BRYANT No. 2 after “I just tried to make loss to Buford, dropped from their 613- plays with my arm and No. 5 to No. 8 in the 2A poll. yard explosion dominat- legs.” Scott’s Branch fell out of the ed Louisville 47-21 on Clemson’s defense, 1A poll after one week at No. 10, Saturday night. Just meanwhile, held 2016 but still received votes. The Ea- when it seemed that Heisman Trophy winner gles suffered a 20-18 loss to 3A Clemson’s defense might Lamar Jackson in check Edisto. MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM have to lead the charge for most of the night to Manning will try to run its Manning running back Cam’ron Cain (1) looks for running room behind toward repeating as na- halt discussion — for now record to 6-0 when it takes on the blocking of wide receiver David Fulton in the Monarchs’ 21-20 victory tional champions, quar- — about his becoming the over Crestwood earlier this season. Undefeated Manning moved into the terback Kelly Bryant SEE POLL, PAGE B3 3A poll of the S.C. Prep Media Football Poll at No. 6. made a case for the of- SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4 B2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

(Tanaka 12-11), 1:05 p.m. Oakland (Mengden 1-1) at Detroit (Sanchez AREA ROUNDUP SCOREBOARD 3-4), 1:10 p.m. Boston (Sale 16-7) at Baltimore (Miley 8-13), 7:05 p.m. TV, RADIO Kansas City (Junis 7-2) at Toronto (Ander- son 3-3), 7:07 p.m. TODAY Chicago Cubs (Lester 11-7) at Tampa Bay Sumter High boys, girls 6 a.m. – Professional Tennis: ATP St. Peters- (Archer 9-10), 7:10 p.m. burg Early-Round Matches from Ste. Pe- Chicago White Sox (Shields 4-6) at Houston tersburg, Russia, and ATP Metz Early-Round (Peacock 11-2), 8:10 p.m. Matches from Metz, France (TENNIS). Cleveland (Tomlin 9-9) at L.A. Angels (No- 11 a.m. – Professional Golf: Asian Tour Shin- lasco 6-14), 10:07 p.m. han Donghae Open Final Round from Texas (Cashner 9-10) at Seattle (Hernandez win cross country meets Incheon, South Korea (GOLF). 5-4), 10:10 p.m. 11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: ATP St. Peters- DOUBLES burg Early-Round Matches from St. Peters- THURSDAY’S GAMES The Sumter High School varsity burg, Russia, and ATP Metz Early-Round Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 4:07 p.m. 1 — Mas. Ham/Kayla Mack (LMA) defeated Matches from Metz, France (TENNIS). Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. boys and girls cross country teams Joyner/Sexton 8-7(7-3). 12:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesli- Kansas City at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. both won their meets on Tuesday at 2 — Mad. Ham/Tsukalas (LMA) defeated Grace ga League Match – Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Lemon/Kailyn Vicente 8-3. Cologne (FOX SPORTS 2). Chicago White Sox at Houston, 8:10 p.m. the SHS course. 3 — Rickenbaker/Burns (LMA) defeated Feagin/ 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Minnesota Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. The Lady Gamecocks won with 33 Paisley Lesesne 8-3. at New York Yankees (ESPN). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga NATIONAL LEAGUE points followed by West Florence, League Match – Borussia Dortmund vs. EAST DIVISION South Florence and Lake City. Hamburg (FOX SPORTS 1, UNIVISION). JV GIRLS TENNIS 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga W L Pct GB Sumter’s Lorien Clark finished first x-Washington 90 59 .604 — MANNING 5 League Match – Bayer Leverkusen vs. Her- overall with a time of 22 minutes, 37 tha Berlin (FOX SPORTS 2). Miami 70 80 .467 20½ 3:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Colorado Atlanta 67 81 .453 22½ seconds. McKenzie Zimmerman was LAURENCE MANNING 4 at San Francisco or Oakland at Detroit (MLB New York 65 85 .433 25½ fourth (24:37), Emily Jordan was fifth MANNING — Manning High School NETWORK). Philadelphia 59 91 .393 31½ 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM CENTRAL DIVISION (24:38), Kayla Greene was seventh defeated Laurence Manning Academy 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). W L Pct GB (26:05) and Anya Bethea was 16th 5-4 on Monday at Althea Gibson Ten- 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Chicago 83 66 .557 — Baltimore (ESPN). Milwaukee 80 70 .533 3½ (29:32). nis Complex. 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Los Angeles St. Louis 77 72 .517 6 The SHS boys won with 24 points at Atlanta (ESPN2). Pittsburgh 68 83 .450 16 SINGLES 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washing- Cincinnati 66 84 .440 17½ with WF second, SF third and Lake 1 — Savannah South (LMA) defeated Tori Beth ton at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, Weeks 8-5. WEST DIVISION City fourth. WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). 2 — Madison Shirley (LMA) defeated Emma W L Pct GB 8 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Ken- Brandon Poston was first overall in Failmezget 8-4. tucky at Missouri (SEC NETWORK). z-Los Angeles 96 54 .640 — Arizona 87 64 .576 9½ 17:17 to lead the Gamecocks. Brian 3 — Katie Ann Anderson (M) defeated Mason 9 p.m. – International Soccer: U.S. Open Cup Lee 8-3. Championship Match – New York at Kansas Colorado 82 68 .547 14 Gamboa was third (19:26), Theron City (ESPN2). San Diego 67 83 .447 29 4 — Tracie Holladay (M) defeated Allie Turner 9 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Ten- San Francisco 58 93 .384 38½ Bradford fourth (19:46), Sean Goodwin 8-2. nessee at Arkansas (ESPNU). z-clinched playoff berth seventh (20:02) and Anthony Gabriel 5 — Sadie Johnson (M) defeated Kayla Mack 8-6. 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleveland x-clinched division 6 — Lacey Fralix (M) defeated Meri Johnson 8-1. at Los Angeles Angels (ESPN). ninth (20:12). 11 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: South- MONDAY’S GAMES DOUBLES ern California at UCLA (ESPNU). Milwaukee 3, Pittsburgh 0 1 — South/Shirley (LMA) defeated Weeks/ Philadelphia 4, L.A. Dodgers 3 VARSITY FOOTBALL Failmezger 8-2. Miami 13, N.Y. Mets 1 2 — Lee/Turner (LMA) defeated Isabella Darby/ San Diego 4, Arizona 2 PREP SCHEDULE BUFORD 28 Anderson 8-4. TUESDAY’S GAMES LEE CENTRAL 27 3 — Abbie Owens/Addie Laney (M) defeated WEDNESDAY L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Cameron Cunlap/Johnson 8-0. Varsity Cross Country Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. LANCASTER — The Lee Central Lakewood in Bodyshop Invitational (at Lex- Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. ington High), TBA N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. High School football team suffered its VARSITY GIRLS GOLF Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. first loss of the season in its Region B Team Football Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. CAMDEN 169 Crestwood at Lancaster, 6 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. IV-2A opener, falling to Buford 28-27 on Varsity Girls Tennis Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Pee Dee at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Monday at the Buford field. IRMO 245 Carolina Academy at Thomas Sumter, 4 TODAY’S GAMES The game was originally scheduled SUMTER 270 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Montero 5-10) at Miami (Urena to be played on Friday in Bishopville Robert E. Lee at Palmetto Christian, 4 p.m. 13-6), 1:10 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Colorado (Bettis 1-3) at San Francisco before being moved to Saturday. It COLUMBIA — Sumter High School Wilson Hall at Pee Dee, 4 p.m. (Moore 5-14), 3:45 p.m. couldn’t be played either day though finished third in a 3-team match on Varsity Volleyball L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 12-6) at Philadelphia East Clarendon at Crestwood, 6 p.m. (Thompson 2-2), 7:05 p.m. due to field conditions at Stallion Sta- Tuesday at Oak Hills Country Club. Varsity and JV Volleyball Milwaukee (Garza 6-9) at Pittsburgh (Brault dium and was moved to the BHS field. Danae Brunson shot a 64 to lead the Thomas Sumter at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. 1-0), 7:05 p.m. B Team Volleyball Chicago Cubs (Lester 11-7) at Tampa Bay Demetrius Dubose rushed for 155 Lady Gamecocks, who had a score of Wilson Hall (Blue) at Orangeburg Prep, 5 (Archer 9-10), 7:10 p.m. p.m. St. Louis (Weaver 6-1) at Cincinnati (Davis yards and three touchdowns on eight 270. Taylor Kingsley shot a 39 and Wilson Hall (White) at Heathwood Hall, 5 1-2), 7:10 p.m. carries to lead the Stallions, who are Hanna Beben a 41 to lead Camden, p.m. Washington (Scherzer 14-6) at Atlanta (Fried 1-0), 7:35 p.m. 4-1 overall. The other touchdown came which shot 169. THURSDAY Arizona (Ray 14-5) at San Diego (Richard on a 35-yard pass from Tijuan Durant Caroline Gossett shot a 59 for Irmo, Varsity Cross Country 7-14), 9:10 p.m. Lee Central at Central, 5 p.m. to Dayrice Austin. which shot 245. East Clarendon at Green Sea-Floyds, 5 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAMES Deontae Lowery had four sacks to Junior Varsity Football L.A. Dodgers at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m. Crestwood at Lamar, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. lead the LC defense while Corey King VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Lakewood at Wade Hampton (Hampton), Washington at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. had an interception. 6:30 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. WILSON HALL 3 Chesterfield at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Lee Central plays at Chesterfield on Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. LAURENCE MANNING 1 Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m. Friday. B Team Football MANNING — Wilson Hall defeated Lake View at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. NFL STANDINGS Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. By The Associated Press VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS Laurence Manning Academy 3-1 on Middle School Football Tuesday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Alice Drive at Hillcrest, 5 p.m. AMERICAN CONFERENCE SUMTER 6 Furman at Bates, 5 p.m. EAST The Lady Barons won by scores of Chestnut Oaks at Manning, 5 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA LOWER RICHLAND 0 25-10, 25-12, 20-25 and 25-12. Mayewood at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. Miami 1 0 0 1.000 19 17 HOPKINS — Sumter High School Courtney Clark led WH with 16 kills Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 6 Buffalo 1 1 0 .500 24 21 p.m. New England 1 1 0 .500 63 62 defeated Lower Richland 6-0 on Mon- and Becka Noyes added eight. Chan- Varsity Girls Golf N.Y. Jets 0 2 0 .000 32 66 Lugoff-Elgin, Camden at Sumter (at Beech day at the LR courts. dler Curtis had 23 assists while Liza SOUTH Creek Golf Club), 4:30 p.m. SINGLES Lowder and Madison Sliwonik each Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Varsity Girls Tennis Tennessee 1 1 0 .500 53 42 1 — Whitney Crawford (S) defeated Staci had five aces. South Florence at Sumter, 5 p.m. Jacksonville 1 1 0 .500 45 44 Garrick 6-1, 6-1. Wilson Hall improves to 10-9 overall Green Sea-Floyds at East Clarendon, 5 p.m. Houston 1 1 0 .500 20 38 2 — Lindsey Smutz (S) defeated Tyra Floyd 6-1, Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. Indianapolis 0 2 0 .000 22 62 6-0. and 1-0 in SCISA Region II-3A and will Junior Varsity Girls Tennis NORTH 3 — Jordan Shuping (S) defeated Daujay Kelly travel to Florence Christian on Thurs- Pee Dee at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA 6-1, 6-2. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 Baltimore 2 0 0 1.000 44 10 4 — Rita Alan (S) defeated Maya Scriven 6-1, 6-0. day. p.m. Pittsburgh 2 0 0 1.000 47 27 Varsity Volleyball 5 — Windsor Pittman (S) defeated Elizabeth CONWAY 3 Cincinnati 0 2 0 .000 9 33 Brooker 6-1, 6-0. Hartsville at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Cleveland 0 2 0 .000 28 45 Creek Bridge at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. DOUBLES SUMTER 0 Varsity and JV Volleyball WEST South Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA 1 — Did not play. CONWAY — Sumter High School re- Lakewood at Lugoff-Elgin, 5:30 p.m. Denver 2 0 0 1.000 66 38 2 — Carmen Carrigan/ Rachel Quesnberry (S) Chesterfield at Lee Central, 5 p.m. Oakland 2 0 0 1.000 71 36 defeated Michelle Wallace/Zaria Moore 6-1, 6-0. mained winless in Region VI-5A with a Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. Kansas City 2 0 0 1.000 69 47 3-0 loss to Conway on Tuesday at the Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 L.A. Chargers 0 2 0 .000 38 43 LAURENCE MANNING 6 p.m. CHS gymnasium. Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 5 p.m. NATIONAL CONFERENCE MANNING 3 Conway won by the scores of 25-18, B Team Volleyball EAST Robert E. Lee, Holly Hill at Westside Chris- MANNING — Laurence Manning 25-17, 25-19. tian, 6 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Academy defeated Manning High The Lady Gamecocks are 6-6 overall Middle School Volleyball Philadelphia 1 1 0 .500 50 44 Alice Drive at Hillcrest (DH), 5 p.m. Dallas 1 1 0 .500 36 45 School 6-3 on Monday at Althea Gib- and 0-4 in region play. Bates at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. Washington 1 1 0 .500 44 50 son Tennis Complex. Chestnut Oaks at Mayewood, 5 p.m. N.Y. Giants 0 2 0 .000 13 43 SOUTH SINGLES JV VOLLEYBALL FRIDAY W L T Pct PF PA 1 — Mason Ham (LMA) defeated Shanyia Varsity Football Atlanta 2 0 0 1.000 57 40 Gamble 6-2, 6-0. WILSON HALL 2 Lamar at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. Carolina 2 0 0 1.000 32 6 2 — Marie Joyner (M) defeated Carrie Wade Hampton at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 1 0 0 1.000 29 7 Rickenbacker 6-1, 6-7(3-7), 10-5. LAURENCE MANNING 0 May River at Manning, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans 0 2 0 .000 39 65 3 — Madison Ham (LMA) defeated Madison Lee Central at Chesterfield, 7:30 p.m. MANNING — Wilson Hall defeat- NORTH Sexton 6-2, 7-6(7-3). Timmonsville at Scott’s Branch, 7:30 p.m. ed Laurence Manning Academy 2-0 Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA 4 — Lorena Sanchez (M) defeated Carley Carolina at Robert E. Lee, 7:30 p.m. Detroit 2 0 0 1.000 59 33 Tsukalas 6-2, 7-5. on Tuesday at Bubba Davis Gymna- Richard Winn at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota 1 1 0 .500 38 45 5 — Katie Feagin (M) defeated Katherine Burns sium. Varsity Boys Soccer Green Bay 1 1 0 .500 40 43 6-2, 6-1. Legacy Christian at Sumter Christian, 5 Chicago 0 2 0 .000 24 52 6 — Laura Helen Johnson (LMA) defeated Faith The 6-4 Lady Barons won by the p.m. WEST White 6-1, 7-6(7-4). scores of 25-23, 25-8. Varsity Volleyball W L T Pct PF PA Legacy Christian at Sumter Christian, 5 Seattle 1 1 0 .500 21 26 p.m. L.A. Rams 1 1 0 .500 66 36 Arizona 1 1 0 .500 39 48 SATURDAY San Francisco 0 2 0 .000 12 35 Varsity Cross Country Sumter in Pee Dee Classic (at Freedom Flor- THURSDAY’S GAME SPORTS ITEMS ence), 9 a.m. L.A. Rams at San Francisco, 8:25 p.m. Lakewood in Assist w/Color Run (at Lake- wood), 10 a.m. SUNDAY’S GAMES Varsity and JV Equestrian Baltimore vs Jacksonville at London, UK, Wilson Hall in Interscholastic Equestrian 9:30 a.m. Association Competition (at Tally Ho New Orleans at Carolina, 1 p.m. Braves get approval to build Equestrian Center in Timmonsville), TBA Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Varsity Volleyball Denver at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Sumter, Robert E. Lee in North Central Invi- Pittsburgh at Chicago, 1 p.m. tational, TBA Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. new spring training complex Atlanta at Detroit, 1 p.m. MLB STANDINGS Houston at New England, 1 p.m. By The Associated Press Cleveland at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. SOUTH CAROLINA AD SAYS STADIUM Seattle at Tennessee, 4:05 p.m. ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves AMERICAN LEAGUE Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 4:25 p.m. have received final approval for a new WATER PRESSURE ISSUE RESOLVED Cincinnati at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. EAST DIVISION Oakland at Washington, 8:30 p.m. spring training complex near Saraso- COLUMBIA — South Carolina ath- W L Pct GB ta, Florida. letic director Ray Tanner says water Boston 86 64 .573 — MONDAY’S GAME New York 83 67 .553 3 Dallas at Arizona, 8:30 p.m. The team plans to break ground next pressure problems that affected rest- Tampa Bay 73 77 .487 13 month after rooms and concession stands at Wil- Baltimore 73 78 .483 13½ THURSDAY, SEPT. 28 Toronto 70 80 .467 16 Chicago at Green Bay, 8:25 p.m. city commis- liams-Brice Stadium have been resolved. CENTRAL DIVISION sioners in Tanner said there was a flow issue W L Pct GB SUNDAY, OCT. 1 x-Cleveland 93 57 .620 — New Orleans vs Miami at London, UK, 9:30 North Port connected to a valve on an underground Minnesota 78 72 .520 15 a.m. voted 3-2 line outside the stadium during last Sat- Kansas City 73 76 .490 19½ Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Detroit 62 88 .413 31 Carolina at New England, 1 p.m. Tuesday to urday’s 23-13 loss to Kentucky. Chicago 60 89 .403 32½ Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. approve the $100 million complex. He also says there will be several WEST DIVISION Buffalo at Atlanta, 1 p.m. The facility is set to open in 2019, areas set up around the stadium for W L Pct GB L.A. Rams at Dallas, 1 p.m. x-Houston 91 58 .611 — Cincinnati at Cleveland, 1 p.m. meaning the Braves will spend one more this Saturday’s home game against Los Angeles 76 73 .510 15 Jacksonville at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. year at their current Disney World com- Louisiana Tech where fans will be able Seattle 74 76 .493 17½ N.Y. Giants at Tampa Bay, 4:05 p.m. Texas 73 76 .490 18 Philadelphia at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. plex where they have trained since 1998. to purchase soda, peanuts and candy Oakland 67 83 .447 24½ San Francisco at Arizona, 4:05 p.m. The Braves’ new facility will be near to alleviate waits at concession stands. x-clinched division Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Seattle, 8:30 p.m. the Baltimore Orioles’ complex in MONDAY’S GAMES Sarasota and Tampa Bay Rays’ facility STAFFORD THROWS 2 TDS AS Boston 10, Baltimore 8, 11 innings MONDAY, OCT. 2 LIONS BEAT GIANTS 24-10 N.Y. Yankees 2, Minnesota 1 Washington at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. in Port Charlotte. Oakland 8, Detroit 3 According to financing documents, EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Mat- TUESDAY’S GAMES WNBA PLAYOFFS Florida taxpayers will provide about thew Stafford threw for two touch- Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. $40.4 million toward the project, plus in- downs, rookie Jamal Agnew broke the Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. FINALS terest. A private developer will contrib- game open with an 88-yard punt re- Chicago Cubs at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. (Best-of-5) Oakland at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Minnesota vs. Los Angeles ute $4.7 million, with the Braves picking turn in the fourth quarter and the De- Chicago White Sox at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Sunday: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. up the remaining $55.5 million. The troit Lions beat the New York Giants Cleveland at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. Sept. 26: Los Angeles at Minnesota , 8 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Sept. 29: Minnesota at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. team expects to offset some of its costs 24-10 on Monday night. x-Oct. 1: Minnesota at Los Angeles, 8:30 by selling naming rights to the 8,000-ca- TODAY’S GAMES p.m. Minnesota (Colon 6-13) at N.Y. Yankees x-Oct. 4: Los Angeles at Minnesota, 8 p.m. pacity stadium. From wire reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 | B3

WOMEN’S PRO BASKETBALL wood, remains at No. 3. POLL FROM PAGE B1 Manning’s Region VII foe, Timberland, dropped from fellow 3A school May River No. 5 to eighth in the 2A poll Former Carolina standout Gray on Friday at Ramsey Stadi- after suffering a loss. um in Manning. The Sharks Scott’s Branch has two of are 1-3 after falling to 4A its Region V foes — C.E. Beaufort 9-7 last week. Murray and Cross — ranked wins WNBA Rookie of the Year Sumter moved up a spot in the 1A poll. C.E. Murray after No. 9 Irmo lost and remained at No. 6 while BY DOUG FEINBERG dropped out of the poll. The Cross dropped three spots to The Associated Press THE ASSOCIATED Gamecocks have an off week No. 10 with a loss. PRESS before opening their Region Two of East Clarendon’s NEW YORK — It’s been a VI schedule next week. Region VI opponents — whirlwind year for Allisha Dallas Lee Central dropped to 4-1 Hemingway and Lake View Gray. guard and with the 1-point Region IV — are also in the 1A poll. The Wings rookie helped former loss to 4-0 Buford, which Hemingway remains second South Carolina win the na- South Car- moved into the poll at No. 9. It while Lake View moved up a tional championship in April, olina doesn’t get any easier for the spot to No. 4. was drafted fourth by Dallas standout Stallions as they go on the All five of the No. 1 teams 11 days later and capped it off Allisha road to face No. 6 and unde- remained the same. Fort by being named WNBA Rook- Gray (15) feated Chesterfield. Dorchester in 5A, South ie of the Year on Tuesday. was named There are four teams from Pointe in 4A and Chapman “It’s been fun. Being able to the WNBA Region IV in the 2A poll, the in 2A all were unanimous win a national championship Rookie of other being Cheraw, which picks. Chapman in 3A got 12 was a goal of mine,” Gray said. the Year on is tied for third with Carvers of the 13 first-place votes “Then to carry that momen- Tuesday. Bay. while Lamar got 11 of the 13 tum into the WNBA season.” Gray re- Conway is the other Region top votes in the 1A poll. Gray received 30 votes from ceived 30 VI team in the 5A poll at No. Crestwood host Lamar on a national media panel while votes from 5. Hartsville, a Region VI-4A Friday in its homecoming Atlanta Dream guard Brittney a national foe of Crestwood and Lake- game in Dalzell. Sykes got 10. media “It’s a big honor,” Gray said panel while S.C. PREP MEDIA FOOTBALL POLLS of winning rookie of the year. Atlanta “I’m glad my hard work didn’t 5A 6. Manning Dream 1. Fort Dorchester (13) 7. Strom Thurmond go unnoticed, and I’m blessed guard 2. Byrnes 8. Timberland 3. Dutch Fork 9. Powdersville to receive this award.” Brittney 4. T.L. Hanna 10. Brookland-Cayce She was presented the 5. Conway Receiving votes: Fairfield Central, Sykes got 6. Spring Valley Palmetto, Emerald. award before the WNBA In- 10. 7. Greenwood spiring Women’s Luncheon, 8. Boiling Springs 2A 9. Sumter 1. Abbeville (13) with the ceremony streamed 10. Gaffney 2. Barnwell on Facebook Live. final year of eligibility to could take advice and receive Receiving votes: Spartanburg, 3. Carvers Bay and Cheraw (tie) Summerville and Ashley Ridge. 5. Bamberg-Ehrhardt Gray averaged 13 points and enter the draft after the it and translate it to the floor. 6. Chesterfield 3.9 rebounds and led all rook- Gamecocks won the title. I’m excited she’s on my team.” 4A 7. Latta 1. South Pointe (13) 8. Lee Central ies with 1.53 steals per game. “I’m very proud of her and Gray is the second player in 2. North Myrtle Beach 9. Buford The 6-foot guard started all 34 what she’s been able to ac- franchise history to earn the 3. Hartsville 10. Southside Christian 4. North Augusta Receiving votes: Saluda, Bates- games for the Wings, averag- complish. She earned it,” Dal- honor, joining Cheryl Ford, who 5. South Aiken burg-Leesville. ing 27.2 minutes. las teammate Skylar Diggins won the award in 2003 when the 6. Belton-Honea Path 7. Greer 1A Gray, who started college at told The Associated Press. team was the Detroit Shock. 8. Ridge View 1. Lamar (11) North Carolina but trans- “Think about her three years “I’m super proud of Allisha 9. Greenville 2. Hemingway 10. Berkeley 3. Lewisville (2) ferred to South Carolina, is of having to sit out, then com- for an incredible WNBA rook- Receiving votes: Eastside, Beau- 4. Lake View fort. 5. St. John’s the first player not drafted in ing back and winning the ie season,” South Carolina 6. C.E. Murray the top three to win the award championship and then get- head coach Dawn Staley said. 3A 7. Wagener-Salley 1. Chapman (12) 8. Williston-Elko since Temeka Johnson in ting into this league. Starting “It’s a much-deserved award 2. Dillon (1) 9. Baptist Hill 2005. Johnson was drafted every game for us. Her mind- for a Gamecock who exempli- 3. Newberry 10. Cross 4. Gilbert Receiving votes: Bethune-Bowman, sixth by the Washington Mys- set she came in with, someone fies great character, competes 5. Chester Scott’s Branch, Branchville. tics. Gray decided to forgo her who has been a sponge who and wins at the highest level.”

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Louisville’s 433 yards. But wide-open Ray-Ray Mc- Carolina State. That could SCHEDULE TIGERS the Cardinals, who dropped Cloud with a 79-yard TD allow the defense to re- FROM PAGE B1 five spots to No. 19, clearly pass as the Tigers erupted group after giving up 40 STATE have work ahead after a for 26 straight points and a points for the second time THURSDAY award’s first repeat recipi- game that was just briefly South Carolina State at North Caro- 33-7 lead. in five games along with lina Central, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU, ent since Archie Griffin in competitive. Swinney believed his of- 600 yards. WSSB-FM 90.7) SATURDAY 1975. “We weren’t doing what fense could grow. But mov- Jackson, self-critical even Boston College at (2) Clemson, 3:30 After a 525-yard, six-TD we were supposed to do,” ing forward with a marquee after wins, said he has some p.m. (ESPN2, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) performance at North Car- Jackson said in a low voice. victory achieved on both improvements to make as Louisiana Tech at South Carolina, olina, Jackson seemed “We kept getting off the field sides of the ball helped the well. He acknowledged that 3:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK, WIBZ-FM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) headed toward one of his and kept putting our defense Tigers answer questions his initial excitement to play Furman at Colgate, 1 p.m. worst performances out there. Eventually, you about balance. Clemson again might have Gardner-Webb at Wofford, 1:30 p.m. against Clemson. He know they’re going to get “We had two goals,” caused him to press to make Point at Charleston Southern, 6 missed his first four throws tired when you keep putting Swinney said. “One was to things happen. p.m. Cumberland at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. and had just 118 yards pass- them out there with a fast- get the job done, and the The good news is there’s Western Illinois at Coastal Caroli- ing and one TD through paced offense.” other was to leave no still time for him to get na, 6:30 p.m. (WWFN-FM 100.1) Newberry at Carson-Newman, 1 three quarters, thanks to Clemson’s ability to move doubt. We felt like we left a back into the Heisman dis- p.m. relentless pressure by a the ball quickly after total- little doubt in the past cou- cussion and for the Cardi- Limestone at North Greenville, 7 p.m. Clemson defense that ulti- ing just 281 yards in a 14-6 ple of years.” nals to contend for the con- Benedict at Fort Valley State, 2 p.m. mately sacked him four win over Auburn pleased For Jackson and Louis- ference title. Clemson’s (WXLC-FM 103.1) times. head coach Dabo Swinney ville (2-1, 1-1 ACC), the objec- thorough win over Louis- ACC “They didn’t make it easy the most. tive is getting things correct- FRIDAY ville might provide an ex- Virginia at Boise State, 8 p.m. for us,” Tigers defensive Bryant set the tone on ed against less-challenging ample to follow. SATURDAY N.C. State at (12) Florida State, lineman Christian Wilkins Clemson’s first series by opponents. “We’re going to grind noon said. “It just shows that we hitting title-game hero The Cardinals host Kent hard,” Jackson said. “We Old Dominion at (13) Virginia Tech, 2 p.m. have to finish.” Hunter Renfrow with a 40- State and FCS team Mur- don’t have another choice. I Toledo at (14) Miami, 3:30 p.m. Jackson threw for 199 yard pass down the middle ray State the next couple of don’t like the way we ended (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST) Kent State at (19) Louisville, noon yards and two scores in the to set up Bryant’s 8-yard weeks before resuming con- this. The season’s not over, (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST) fourth to account for 381 of TD run. The QB later hit a ference play against North far from over.” Wake Forest at Appalachian State, 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Georgia Tech, 12:20 p.m. Duke at North Carolina,3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) SEC SATURDAY (1) Alabama at Vanderbilt, 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (17) Mississippi State at (11) Geor- gia, 7 p.m. (ESPN) (15) Auburn at Missouri, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (20) Florida at Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) Syracuse at (25) LSU, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Texas A&M vs. Arkansas, noon (ESPN) Massachusetts at Tennessee, noon (SEC NETWORK) TOP 25 THURSDAY Temple at (21) South Florida, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) FRIDAY (23) Utah at Arizona, 10:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) SATURDAY (3( Oklahoma at Baylor, 6:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (4( Penn State at Iowa, 7:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (5) Southern Cal at California, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (16) Texas Christian at (6) Oklaho- ma State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (7) Washington at Colorado, 10 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (8) Michigan at Purdue, 4 p.m. (WACH 57) UNLV at (10) Ohio State, noon Nevada at (18) Washington State, 6 p.m. (22) San Diego State at Air Force, 7 p.m. (24) Oregon at Arizona State, 10 p.m.

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JERRY J. BLACKMON The family will receive School in Sumter. She lived Moore, died on Sunday, These services have been Jerry John Blackmon, 64, friends at the home of her in the state of New York, Sept. 17, 2017, at Providence entrusted to Samuels Funer- husband of Maria Ann grandson and his wife, where she worked until re- Hospital in Columbia. al Home LLC of Manning. Marks, died on Monday, Gregory and Lawreen Holli- tirement, then moved back Born in Smithton, Illinois, Sept. 18, 2017, at day, 1555 Fullerton Road, to South Carolina. she was a daughter of the MARIE H. MCCOY Palmetto Health Panola community of Pine- She leaves to cherish her late Walter and Stella Stein- SUMMERTON — Marie Tuomey. wood. memories: four stepsons; meyer Blomenkamp. Mrs. Frances Heppard McCoy, Born on Online condolences may two sisters, Annette Dukes Moore was a retired coroner widow of Franklin Curtis March 29, 1953, be sent to www.dysonshome- Singletary of Florence and of Sumter County and a McCoy, died on Tuesday, in Turbeville, he forfunerals.com. Carolyn Maxine (Harold) member of the South Caroli- Sept. 19, 2017, at her resi- was a son of the Professional services en- Dukes Simmons of Roches- na Coroner’s Association. dence, 1023 Golden St., Sum- BLACKMON late Herbert trusted to Dyson’s Home for ter, New York; one brother, Surviving are one daugh- merton. Isaac Blackmon Funerals, 237 Main St., Sum- Elder Richard E. Dukes of ter, Dr. Gail Elmore of Co- Funeral arrangements are and Julia Burrows Driggers. merton, (803) 485-4280. Sumter; and a host of niec- lumbia; three grandchil- incomplete. He was the owner and oper- es, nephews, relatives and dren, Robert Ferriol (Vanes- These services have been ator of Jerry’s Tree Service JERRY M. PEEBLES friends. sa) of Fayetteville, North entrusted to Samuels Funer- and he was a member of SPARTA, N.C. — Jerry She was preceded in death Carolina, Kendy Elmore of al Home LLC of Manning. Promised Land Ministries in Melton Peebles, 92, husband by her parents; a brother, Charleston and Dr. Hayes Sumter. of the late Jean Lybrand Arthurs Dukes Jr.; and two Elmore of New York City, CLARENCE DAVIS III He is survived by his wife Peebles, entered into eternal sisters, Mary Massey and New York; three great- FLORENCE — Clarence of Sumter; four sons, Jerry rest on Sept. 15, 2017, at Bettye Cook. grandchildren; three neph- Davis III died on Thursday, Blackmon (Kristie) and home in Sparta. Public viewing will be ews, Tom Blomenkamp, Sept. 14, 2017. John David Blackmon, both Born on Dec. 5, 1924, in held from 2 to 6 p.m. today Gregg Blomenkamp and He was a son of Clarence of Sumter, Jerry Blackmon Lucknow, he was a son of at Job’s Mortuary. Scott Blomenkamp; and Davis Jr. and Tena Ola Jack- (Lisa) of Manning and Jerry the late Edward Fulton Pee- Mrs. Edwards will be three nieces, Anne Ecker, son. Herbert Blackmon (Bobbie bles and Lilly Mae Hall Pee- placed in the church at noon Karen Blomenkamp and Funeral services for Mr. Jo) of Summerton; three bles. Jerry grew up in Luc- on Thursday for viewing Joan Blomenkamp. Davis will be held at 1 p.m. daughters, Buffy Koger of know, where he joined the until the hour of service. Funeral services will be on Thursday at Salem Mis- Tennessee, Christy Marti- South Carolina Highway Pa- Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday in sionary Baptist Church, 320 nez-Arellano (Noe) of Mes- trol in 1948, retiring in 1988 held at 1 p.m. on Thursday the Chapel of Elmore Hill W. Fulton St., Sumter, with quite, Texas, and Kerriann at the rank of lieutenant. at Holy House of Prayer, McCreight Funeral Home Dr. C. William Woods Jr., Blackmon (Donald Lovelace) After marrying Jean in Au- 3655 U.S. 15 South, Sumter, with the Rev. Keith Getz of- pastor, Pastor Michael of Sumter; two brothers, gust 1950, they moved to SC 29150 with Elder Edmond ficiating. Burial will be at James, eulogist, and Minis- Carl Edward Gibbons of Sumter, where they lived for Johnson, pastor, the Rev. Sumter Cemetery. ter Dameon Duffie, Pastor Sumter and L.G. Mathis 50 years at 1134 Oswego Sylvester Adger officiating Members of the Sumter Robert Temoney and Minis- (Kathy) of Manning; a sister, Road. Jerry was a member and Elder Thomas Myers, County Sheriff’s Depart- ter Donte’ Harris assisting. Patricia Montgomery of Cal- of St. John United Method- eulogist. Interment will fol- ment and Honor Guard will Burial will follow at Hillside ifornia; and numerous ist Church, Lucknow Ma- low at Holy House of Prayer serve as pallbearers. Memorial Park Cemetery. grandchildren and great- sonic Lodge No. 212, Clare- Cemetery. The family will receive The family is receiving grandchildren. mont Masonic Lodge No. 64, The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sun- friends at his residence, 2245 A memorial service will Sumter York Rite Bodies, friends at the home, 3010 day at Elmore Hill Mc- Pine Forest Drive, Florence. be held at 2 p.m. on Monday Omar Shrine and the South Dwyer Road, Sumter, SC Creight Funeral Home. These services have been at Promised Land Ministries Carolina Troopers Associa- 29150. Memorials may be made entrusted to Samuels Funer- with the Rev. James tion, holding numerous Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. to the American Red Cross al Home LLC of Manning. McElveen officiating. local offices. He was cur- Main St., Sumter, is in at www.helpmedonate.org The family will receive rently residing in Sparta. charge of arrangements. Online condolences may MARGARET BROOKINS friends one hour prior to the He is survived by three Online memorials may be be sent to www.sumterfuner- Margaret Brookins, age service from 1 to 2 p.m. at sons, James W. Whitley sent to the family at job- als.com 46, died on Aug. 8, 2017. the church and other times (Kim) of Apollo Beach, Flor- [email protected] or visit Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- A memorial service will at the home of his brother ida, John M. Whitley us on the web at www.job- neral Home & Crematory, be held at 2 p.m. today in the and sister-in-law, L.G. and (Kathy) of Lubbock, Texas, smortuary.net. 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in Bullock Funeral Home Cha- Kathy Mathis, 7647 Raccoon and George A. Peebles charge of the arrangements, pel. Road, Manning. (Maria) of Sparta; one niece, ROOSEVELT HARVIN (803) 775-9386. You may go to www.bull- In lieu of flowers, please Peggy Lybrand Jenerette Roosevelt Harvin, 80, hus- ockfuneralhome.com and send donations to Stephens (Wayne) of Rutherfordton, band of the Rev. Mary Low- sign the family’s guest book. Funeral Home to help the North Carolina; six grand- ery Harvin, died on Tues- The family has chosen family with funeral expens- children; nine great-grand- day, Sept. 19, 2017, at Blue Bullock Funeral Home for es. children; and one great- Ridge Nursing Home. the arrangements. Stephens Funeral Home & great-grandchild. Born on Jan. 13, 1937, in Crematory, 304 N. Church Funeral services will be Sumter County, he was a son St., Manning, is in charge of held at 3 p.m. on Saturday in of Wesley and Poly Harvin. BETTY JEAN S. BETHEL arrangements, (803) 435- the Elmore-Cannon-Ste- The family is receiving 2179. www.stephensfuneral- phens Funeral Home Chapel relatives and friends at the Betty Jean Smith Bethel, home.org with the Rev. Gene Mosier home, 2832 August Drive. 65, widow of Andrew C. and the Rev. Larry Brown Funeral arrangements are Bethel, died on Monday, LUCINDA F. HOLLIDAY officiating, followed by Ma- incomplete and will be an- Sept. 18, 2017, at her resi- PINEWOOD — Lucinda sonic Rites. Burial will be at nounced by Williams Funer- dence in Sumter. Fordham Holliday, age 99, Evergreen Memorial Park al Home Inc. Born in Sumter County, entered into eternal rest on cemetery. she was a daughter of the Friday, Sept. 15, The family will receive BESSIE A. COOPER late Richard Ramsey Sr. and 2017, at Palmetto friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Bessie Addison Cooper, 94, Mary Jane Smith. Health Tuomey. Saturday at Elmore-Cannon- widow of Frank Cooper II, The family will receive Born in Clar- Stephens Funeral Home. departed this life on Tues- friends at the home of her endon County, Memorials can be made to day, Sept. 19, 2017, at her daughter, Connie Butler, 657 she was a daugh- the Claremont Masonic residence. Sierra Drive. ter of the late Lodge No. 64, 215 Alice She was born on June 24, Funeral arrangements are HOLLIDAY Johnny and Eliz- Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or 1923, in St. Charles, a daugh- incomplete and will be an- abeth Bracey to St. John United Methodist ter of the late James and nounced by Palmer Memori- Fordham. She was the Church, 136 Poinsett Drive, Maggie McDuffie Addison. al Chapel Inc. widow of Jippy Holliday. Sumter, SC 29150. The family will be receiv- Funeral services will be Elmore-Cannon-Stephens ing friends at the home, 718 MARY GIBSON held at 1 p.m. on Thursday Funeral Home and Cremato- Wren St., Sumter, SC 29150. NEW YORK, N.Y. — Mary at Mt. Pleasant UME rium of Sumter is in charge Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Gibson, 77, died on Sunday, Church, Panola community of the arrangements. Main St., Sumter, is in Sept. 17, 2017, at Mt. Sinai of Pinewood with the Rev. charge of arrangements. South-St. Luke, New York. Lavaron Johnson, pastor, of- EDITH MAE D. EDWARDS She was born on March 7, ficiating. Final resting place Edith Mae Dukes Edwards VERNA B. MOORE 1941, in Manning. will be at the church ceme- was born on July 6, 1927, in Verna Blomenkamp Funeral arrangements are tery. Sumter, to the late Elder Ar- Moore, 91, widow of Jay H. incomplete. Visitation will be held thur and Minnie Wither- from 1 to 7 p.m. today in the spoon Dukes. chapel of Dyson’s Home for On Thursday, Sept. 14, Funerals. 2017, her earthly life ended Mrs. Holliday will be placed at Family Residential Care, in the church at 10 a.m., one Sumter. hour prior to the service. She attended Lincoln High

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ast year’s Art in the Park featured more than 42 L vendors, and this year’s roster is even larger for the 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday festival in Memorial Park. It’s the 11th year for Art in the Park and the second organized and coordinated by the Heart of Sumter Neighborhood Association committee.

Admission to the family- rockets and pine cone bird friendly event is free. Those at- feeders, painting rocks and tending can enjoy a leisurely pumpkins, coloring and more stroll through the historic — all at no cost. There will park and browse the wide vari- also be a drawing for a prize ety of items offered by more basket. than 60 vendors, including Two stages will have enter- painters, jewelers, potters, tainment throughout the day, photographers, glass artists said Cleo Klopfleisch of the and more. Wood and metal HSNA. Acoustic musician and SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO crafters will set up near fabric singer Will Jenkinson, the Visitors to the 2016 Art in the Park examine wood and metal art and jewelry at Shudwe Farms’ booth. Art- artists and candle makers, and Lemira Lions Golden Step- ist Bryan DuRant will be back Saturday with more of his acclaimed work. representatives of various pers, YMCA Gymnastics charities and community orga- Twisting Aerials, Freed School Sumter County Library will nizations will have food items dancers and Miss Libby’s Ris- sponsor a visit from Pete the for sale; hungry shoppers can ing Stars will alternate perfor- Cat, and there will be a panel have their choice of sweets or mances on Stage 1 near the discussion on how to get pub- heartier dishes, such as barbe- northeast corner of the park, lished. cue, sub sandwiches, hot dogs while on Stage 2 at the south- Klopfleisch noted that Jen- and hamburgers, knowing that west corner, park visitors can kinson’s “set list includes a proceeds from their purchases hear authors Sheila Ingle, mix of today’s hits and yester- will benefit good causes. Ashley Blanchard and others day’s classics.” He previously Children will have their own with Buxton Books read and entertained at the 2015 Art in craft center, where representa- sign books; they can also wit- the Park and has performed tives of different organizations ness a demonstration of “The locally at Sumter Senior Ser- will guide them in such activi- Tools and Toys of the Ameri- vices’ downtown wine-tasting ties as yarn art, making air can Revolutionary War.” The event, Sip and Stroll, as well as at Porches of Sumter held annually in the historic district. Klopfleisch said she and other HSNA members “have a list of gifts we plan on wrap- SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO ping up for our loved ones,” Flo Arrington shows a piece of quilt fabric to Carolina Hearrell, 5, and suggesting that Art in the her mother, Billi Joe, during last year’s Art in the Park. Arrington will Park is an excellent place to be back at Memorial Park on Saturday with more quilting materials. get a head start on Christmas shopping while supporting of Sumter’s frail elderly. Admission is free, and free local artists and other ven- Art in the Park, presented parking is available at Curtis dors. from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Croft Law Firm, 325 W. Sumter Senior Services at Memorial Park, is designed Calhoun St. and at Grace Bap- will also be at the park to so that participants can spend tist Church, 219 W. Calhoun help prepare for Christmas, part or all of the day visiting St. Handicap parking only is selling its Christmas cards vendors, artists and crafters, available next to Memorial PHOTO PROVIDED created by various local art- being entertained and social- Park at the former Sumter Se- Bryan DuRant of Shudwe Farms will again have his handcrafted metal ists over the past years. The izing with friends. The park is nior Services office off North and wooden items available at Art in the Park on Saturday at Memori- purchase of each card, priced in the heart of Sumter’s his- Salem Avenue. Park Avenue, al Park. The 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. event will feature much more than art, at $5, will provide a balanced, toric district, bordered by on the west side of the park, with a wide variety of food and children’s activities available, as well home-delivered meal, in West Calhoun street and Park, will be closed from 8:30 a.m. as live music. honor of the recipient, to one Salem and Hampton avenues. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Mystery plant blooms red or orange in late summer BY JOHN NELSON ers. Otherwise, the “old” Amaryllis The flowers are quite spidery, with Curator USC Herbarium family is well represented in our gar- narrow sepals and petals, and dens, with rain lily (Zephyranthes), equipped with impressively elongated, daffodils (Narcissus) and milk-and- colorful stamens. Each flower can pro- This is one of the many plants that wine lily (Crinum). Then, of course, duce a seed pod, and these sometimes make me glad that I live in the South. we have beautiful amaryllis bulbs to will develop viable seeds inside. It is a member of what is commonly force into bloom by Christmas time. Blooming usually doesn’t take place called the amaryllis family (although Many of these various “amaryllids” until the first hint of coolness in the recently, the scientific trend has been come up from bulbs or rhizomes, and early autumn, or after rains. For this to include the amaryllis family in the these underground parts can be quite reason, this plant has been associated lily family), and it is native to China massive, especially on older plants. If with hurricanes. Now we just had a and Japan. It was introduced long ago you ever do need to dig such a plant, serious hurricane, Irma, which was into the South, and remains popular take great care, as you won’t want to quite destructive in many places, and as a perennial border plant. It strikes PHOTO COURTESY RICHARD WNEK slice into and injure the underground dropped a lot of rain. We are fortunate me as something of an old-timey gar- This week’s mystery plant often is associat- parts. in not having any damage at our home. den plant, although I will probably get ed with hurricanes, so should be popping Our Mystery Plant has leaves that And guess what I saw this morning in yelled at for suggesting this! up in back yards around the area. are dark and green, strap-shaped, and my backyard starting to pop out of the Often it is seen at abandoned hous- rather inconspicuous: they appear ground? es in the country, where the plants during the summer, without any flow- continue blooming in neglected gar- ly be spread by disturbing the bulbs, ers to see. Because of this, the leaves Answer: “Hurricane lily,” Lycoris radiata dens. It occurs just about every- from which it grows. are probably often mowed over, which where in the Southeast, especially This is a plant that is distantly re- is not good for the plant. John Nelson is the curator of the A.C. near the coast, although we are not lated to our spectacular spider-lilies, Late in the summer, the leaves with- Moore Herbarium at the University of sure whether or not it has truly be- in the genus Hymenocallis. The most er up and disappear, and then the South Carolina, in the Department of come part of our flora, as it seems to well-known spider lily is surely the plants bloom. Each plant will produce Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. grow only in places where it was one called Rocky-shoals spider lily, or a single leafless, flowering stalk called As a public service, the Herbarium offers originally planted. However, there is Hymenocallis coronaria, a magnificent a scape, just as you see with a daffodil free plant identifications. For more infor- some likelihood that this plant can plant that likes to grow in rocky plac- or amaryllis, with 8 to 10 brilliant red mation, visit www.herbarium.org, call reproduce by seeds, and it can sure- es within several of our Piedmont riv- or orange flowers clustered at the top. (803) 777-8196 or email [email protected].

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This fall apple crumble with rosemary and chia seeds is a dish from a recipe by Melissa d’Arabian.

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Apple crumble an ideal way to capture rich pie taste FALL APPLE ROSEMARY CRUMBLE WITH CHIA SEED Servings: 8 BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN Start to finish: 1 hour The Associated Press Filling: Topping: 3 large or 4 medium baking apples, 3 tablespoons butter, softened he arrival of apple season is a worthy consolation prize for the de- (mostly) peeled, cut into 3/4-inch 3/4 cup whole oats cubes, about 5 cups 2 tablespoons almond flour (or very parture of summer. Leaves will soon be turning red and golden 1/4 cup lemon juice finely chopped almonds) T brown, but for now, I’m celebrating the original fall flavor (before 1 tablespoon raw sugar 2 tablespoons flour 2 teaspoons finely chopped 1 tablespoon raw sugar pumpkin spice syrupy things took over the world): apples slow-baked in rosemary, fresh or dried (or more if 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon some form of buttery pastry, filling the house with welcoming aromas desired!) 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon that beckon us to light a fire and gather around the dining room table zest where it’s warm and cozy. 1/4 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons chia seed (white, if Apple crumble is an ideal way to cap- apple-y filling. You can leave the cinna- available) ture the flavors and toasty aroma of mon out altogether if you aren’t a cin- Preheat the oven to 350 F, spray a 2-quart baking dish with an oil mister or rich pies and tarts a little more healthi- namon fan — finally there’s an apple nonstick spray. Make the filling: in a large bowl, toss apple cubes in the ly. Today’s Fall Apple Rosemary Crum- dessert recipe that won’t leave you ble with Chia Seed recipe takes a few wanting for more if you skip it. lemon juice, sugar, rosemary, lemon zest and salt. If the apple cubes seem creative turns. I complement the apple The filling is thickened with a few dry, add an extra tablespoon or two of water to the mixture. Add the chia filling with another classic autumn fla- spoonfulls of chia seed instead of corn- seeds and stir well. vor: rosemary. starch. Chia seeds soften as they plump Make the topping: in a large bowl, mix together all the topping ingredients You can add a lot if you are a fan, or during baking, and if you use white with a fork. The mixture should look like clumpy sand. Place the filling into just a little if you want the tiniest bit of chia seeds, they will probably go com- the prepared baking dish and sprinkle the topping evenly over the top. Cover this chilly-weather-hardy herb. It’s a pletely undetected. Except that you will baking dish with lid or foil and bake until apples are tender and topping is surprisingly perfect touch of fall that be high-fiving yourself for getting in golden, about 45 minutes. blends just right with the tart apples, some fiber and omega-3’s into dessert. Remove the lid or foil for the last 15 minutes of baking time. Once baked, and the lemon zest that I also added. What’s missing from this recipe is more allow the crumble to cool for at least 15 minutes before serving. While the filling is a little floral thanks than half the butter and sugar of typi- Nutrition information per serving: 171 calories; 69 calories from fat; 8 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans to the rosemary, I still included just a cal crumble recipes, but if your family fats); 11 mg cholesterol; 144 mg sodium; 28 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 12 g sugar; 4 g protein. tiny touch of cinnamon, but only in the is anything like mine — and I have four oat-based crumble topping, exactly young kiddos around the table — they Food Network star Melissa d’Arabian is an expert on healthy eating on where it belongs: as a foil to the bright won’t even miss it. a budget. She is the author of the cookbook, “Supermarket Healthy.” InGreat the Mood Food for !

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