SRO Was Under Investigation for Sexual Misconduct with Minor

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OCONEE COUNTY OCONEE COUNTY SRO was under investigation for sexual misconduct with minor

BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR ment of Homeland Security no victims located in Oconee expected criminal charges to THE JOURNAL (DHS) met with Sheriff Mike County or nothing connected be “forthcoming at some point Crenshaw. Earlier this month, to his assignment at Fair-Oak in the future” but didn’t know WALHALLA — A former Crenshaw told The Elementary,” Crenshaw said the nature of the charges. school resource officer at Fair- Journal the DHS Thursday. Towery met with DHS Oak Elementary School was investigation began Towery had been with the officials the very afternoon under investigation by federal “several months” Oconee County Sheriff’s Office he was fired on March 11, the officials for criminal sexual ago. since 2012 and previously separation form said. After the misconduct with an Anderson Oconee officials worked as an officer with the meeting, DHS told local law County minor under the age submitted a “sep- Edisto Beach Police Depart- enforcement Towery would be of 16 when he was fired this aration due to ment. charged with criminal sexual Check month. Towery misconduct” form misconduct with a minor “in Records obtained by The at 6:04 p.m. March CRENSHAW: CHARGES the near future,” the report Journal from the S.C. Criminal 11, terminating Towery for ‘FORTHCOMING’ added. Justice Academy show former “misconduct.” On Thursday afternoon, DHS officials have not re- out our Oconee County Sheriff’s Office “We assisted them in their Crenshaw told The Journal he sponded to multiple requests deputy John Towery was fired investigation, and based on the has continued to stay in touch for comment from The Journal. on March 11, the same day information that was presented with federal officials since Tow- officials from the U.S. Depart- to us, we felt that there were ery’s termination. He said he [email protected] | (864) 973-6685 visitor’s

WALHALLA guide in today’s Journal

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SENECA — Subscrib- ers to The Journal will find the spring edition of the Visit Oconee Visitor’s Guide inside today’s newspaper. The 94-page booklet called “Waterfalls, Rivers and Lakes” provides information on local towns and cities in Oconee, events, shopping opportunities, parks, mu- seums, arts and culture, agriculture and restau- rants. There’s a suggestion for a Three-Day Oconee Tour, which includes waterfalls and hiking, whitewater rafting, fish- ing and a day enjoying one of Oconee’s lakes. There are also detailed descriptions of local waterfalls, camping areas, LAUREN PIERCE | THE JOURNAL parks, hiking and biking Seneca branch librarian Emily Whitmire places a “Wet Floor” sign near a bucket to catch any water leaking from the library’s roof and a tarp to trails, rivers and lakes. protect books on the shelf. Whitmire said the leakage has occurred for several years and “patching it up” is only a temporary fix until a new In the center of the roof is installed. booklet is a map with a variety of sites marked so you can quickly find what you’re looking for. It also lists activities in different areas of the Board gets updates on library parking lot, roof county. Whether you have lived here all your life, are a BY LAUREN PIERCE Chestnut Street and Westview Drive. come on to Westview because of additional newcomer or a tourist, THE JOURNAL Severe weather, trees and various agency stormwater runoff going into Westview. the visitor’s guide will approvals have stalled progress. Severe weather has delayed it over time.” likely show you an area WALHALLA — The Oconee County Li- “It’s been a process,” Kyle Reid, head of Library system director Blair Hinson said of the county you’ve nev- brary Board received updates on the current the county’s roads and bridges department, Walhalla officials were against removing the er experienced or maybe status of the staff parking lot at the Walhal- told the board. “When the impact of the trees trees. hadn’t heard of as you la Library and a new roof for the Seneca along Chestnut came back — saying all the “The problem was there’s all those big oak explore Oconee. facility. trees would need to be removed down to the trees, cedar trees and a couple other things Take a look at it today. A new staff parking lot in Walhalla has stop sign for sight distance concerns — it got in the lot,” Hinson said. If you are not a sub- been in the works for a few years for the put on a screeching halt. The (S.C. Depart- scriber, come by The county-owned lot on the corner of South ment of Transportation) didn’t want us to SEE ROOF, PAGE A7 Journal office for a copy.

SALEM Man accidentally shoots self while hunting in Musterground area

BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR in a North Carolina man being himself in the back of the according to Lucas. The Mus- The man drove himself to an THE JOURNAL shot in the back of the leg. leg while hog hunting in the terground area is near the Bad area hospital in Transylvania Greg Lucas, a spokesman Musterground Wildlife Man- Creek Hydro Station. County for treatment. Lucas SALEM — The S.C. Depart- with DNR, told The Journal agement Area on Thursday Dispatch communication said the incident is under in- ment of Natural Resources a Transylvania County, N.C., morning. said a hunter was shot in the vestigation. (DNR) is investigating a man accidentally discharged The man suffered a back of the leg at approxi- hunting accident that resulted a black powder pistol and shot non-life-threatening injury, mately 11:15 a.m. Thursday. [email protected] | (864) 973-6685

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A2 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021

Outage delays Clemson University, Ingles hospital beds update SENECA — An update on how many beds were available in the intensive care unit partner to vaccinate 1K at Prisma Health Oconee Me- morial Hospital was unavail- able at press time Thursday. THE JOURNAL STAFF “We are appreciative of Ingles provid- The S.C. Department of ing these opportunities to our em- Health and Environmental Thursday’s COVID-19 CLEMSON — Clemson University ployees and will continue to look for Control (DHEC) announced numbers at a glance and a local supermarket chain are every opportunity available to assist Thursday afternoon its partnering to vaccinate more than our Clemson community.” COVID-19 dashboard was Confirmed Confirmed Percent 1,000 school employees in the near The two entities said the partner- experiencing an outage. The cases deaths positive future. ship will continue into the future as dashboards are hosted by South Carolina 551 31 3.8% On Thursday, the school announced state eligibility guidance progresses. Tableau Public, which was Ingles Markets was in the process of Excluding student workers and con- also reporting outages in Oconee County 16 0 N/A directly contacting more than 1,000 tract employees, approximately 6,268 other states. Pickens County 28 0 N/A Clemson employees who were eligible people work for Clemson University. “These issues are currently and interested in setting up COVID-19 “We’re happy to partner with preventing our dashboards appointments. Employees would be Clemson to help eligible employees from fully updating and load- Cumulative cases directed to their pharmacies closest access available vaccination appoint- ing,” the state agency said South Carolina: 461,418 cases, 8,021 deaths to their home for an appointment. ments as we try to vaccinate as many on its website. “DHEC has “Clemson’s commitment to pri- members of our community as pos- been in communication with Oconee County: 8,215 cases, 125 deaths oritize the health and safety of our sible,” Ingles chief financial officer Tableau, and it has a team Pickens County: 15,965 cases, 245 deaths students, faculty, staff, and commu- Ron Freeman said. “We know every actively working to fix these nity has been a constant through the vaccine we administer helps our issues as quickly as possible.” SOURCE: SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL pandemic, and will continue to be our community as we move closer to herd Hospital bed informa- focus moving forward,” Clemson vice immunity, and even helps protect tion can be found online at president for external affairs Angie those who choose not to receive the scdhec.gov/covid19/hospi- Leidinger said in a news release. vaccine.” tal-bed-capacity-covid-19. | CALENDAR | — The Journal staff SATURDAY SDOC updates THE AMERICAN Christian Writers’ South Carolina Chapter will meet at 2 p.m. at North Anderson Baptist Church, 2308 N. Main COVID-19 cases St., Anderson. Masks required. The meeting is free and visitors Coroner: Homeless man’s WALHALLA — The School welcome. scwritersacfw.blogspot.com District of Oconee County said Thursday that there WIDOWED PERSONS Moving Forward, Oconee County will meet were 10 new COVID-19 cases for breakfast at 9 a.m. at The Farm Café, Route 59, Westminster. death classified as natural reported this week. (864) 985-0542 On Monday, a student THE JOURNAL STAFF On Wednesday, West Union Police from Seneca High School WEDNESDAY Chief Josh Eppes said his department and a student from Wal- THE OCONEE Board of Disabilities and Special Needs will meet WEST UNION — A 64-year-old was alerted at around 4 a.m. after halla High School tested at 9:30 a.m. in the administration building at the Tribble Center. homeless man who was found dead Griffin was “found by a civilian.” Ad- positive. On Tuesday, two Meetings are open to the general public. early Wednesday morning inside the dis estimated he died between 1-3 a.m. Ravenel Elementary School West Union Post Office is believed Griffin was “lying face down on the students, two Westminster APRIL 5 to have died from a sudden cardiac floor near the side entrance,” and it Elementary School students, CHARLES MCGEE Byrd Post 120 American Legion will meet at 7 event. appeared he had “sustained facial a Fair-Oak Elementary p.m. at 575 N. Fairplay St., Seneca. Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis trauma when he collapsed,” Addis School student and a Ravenel classified Charles Edward Griffin’s said. Elementary School employee APRIL 11 death as natural after an autopsy was Addis said in the release it appeared tested positive. Wednesday THE WALHALLA VFW Post 6830, chartered on April 12, 1946, will performed to determine the exact Griffin planned to sleep in the lobby saw a Seneca Middle School celebrates its milestone with an anniversary program at 2 p.m. All cause of death, according to a news re- area and collapsed beside an elec- student and a Walhalla High members and friends in the community are welcome to join and lease. Addis said the death happened tric inflatable air mattress. The air School employee test posi- have a piece of cake and/or beverage. due to cardiovascular disease. Griffin mattress was found plugged into an tive. was discovered dead in the lobby of electrical outlet and was inflated APRIL 17 the post office at 190 S.C. Highway 11. when Griffin was found. — The Journal staff FLEET RESERVE Association, Branch 15, will meet at 8:30 a.m. for

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 THE JOURNAL A3 Senior group eyes renovations after lease approved

BY RILEY MORNINGSTAR THE JOURNAL On Tuesday,

WESTMINSTER — group director Judy After receiving final approval from city coun- Caywood told The cil, Westminster Senior Journal renovations Citizen Outreach has hit the ground running on are set to begin this redeveloping the group’s new “home base.” week at the city’s old On Tuesday, group director Judy Caywood told pool building after a The Journal renovations are set to begin this week final approval from at the city’s old pool building after a final approval council was issued from council was issued March 16. The city agreed March 16. The city to charge the nonprofit $1 per year for a renew- agreed to charge the able five-year period. The city will require proof nonprofit $1 per year of insurance to be presented on a yearly basis. for a renewable five- Caywood said coming to year period. terms with the city has FILE been a roughly 19-month Westminster Senior Citizen Outreach is now leasing the city’s municipal pool building on Lucky Street. process. “People will notice a tremendous difference son said of the group. “As zens would formally open is approximately 1,200 outside of nursing homes for them.” on the outside, because a city, we’re not set up this fall. square feet and will be — engaged in all things Before the COVID-19 that’s what we’re working to do social agency type “We plan on having gutted and converted into Westminster. pandemic hit, the group on first,” Caywood said. work. When we can sup- some big events, but we one main room. Paint- “We want to make sure had visited Lakeview “We’re moving along now port a group and that sees can always lease the ing of the exterior of the that we are the human Assisted Living in that we’ve got the OK for a need and wants to go out American Legion build- building is set to begin factor between us and Walhalla on Valentine’s the building.” and do it, I think that’s ing right next door,” she by the end of this week. the people who aren’t Day last year to share City administrator great.” said. “It will be fine for The city-owned building able to get out and do holiday treats. Last May, Kevin Bronson said the For now, the group is what we need at this has sat empty for about events,” Caywood said in the group gave out treat agreed upon lease does operating out of the local particular time. For right five years, according to 2019. “We’re going to be bags with “brownies for not include the pool area American Legion build- now, restoring that build- Caywood. the heart of Westminster the Blue” to members of of the parcel. ing next door on Lucky ing is the main objective Since the fall of 2019, that keeps up with these the Westminster Police “It’s nice to see a group Street. Caywood said she for making it a nice build- Caywood has spearhead- people. They’re a vibrant Department. of folks looking to fill a was hopeful the “home ing in Westminster.” ed an effort to keep local part of our community, gap that they see,” Bron- base” for local senior citi- She added the building senior residents — in and and we want to be there [email protected] | (864)

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| YOUR VIEW | We know what Texas, the eye-opening is killing 40,000 deep freeze

EDITOR, Americans a year. So Recent events in Texas illus- trate the danger why don’t we act? of climate change superimposed on an inadequate power e all know what instruments snuffed out 18 in- delivery system. The nocent lives in two mass shootings within the polar vortex, a band Wspace of a week. We all know what tools Amer- of extremely cold air icans used to kill more than 43,000 people, whether is normally confined others or themselves, last year. The answer is obvious. to the Arctic region. We just refuse to do anything about it. Unusually warm air The problem is that the nation is can disrupt the nor- cursed with an absurdly and tragi- mal flow of the vor- cally vast oversupply of guns. And, tex, pushing it in a as a society, we refuse to even talk southerly direction, about the kind of comprehensive resulting in excep- disarmament that could prevent the tionally cold weath- next massacre by someone full of er. To the known entitlement and rage, the next drive- threats of global by killing by a homicidal drug dealer | GUEST VIEW | warming: extreme or the next gun suicide by someone in heat, humidity and VIEW FROM unbearable pain from depression. We storms, we can add THE POST | would rather live with the carnage extreme cold weath- than seriously try to end it. er events. As EUGENE There are rage-filled people, drug global temperatures dealers and people suffering from Prosperity, not continue to rise, ROBINSON depression in Britain, Germany, weather related Japan, South Korea, Poland, Spain — emergencies will in every country in the world. But those nations have increase in sever- only a tiny fraction of the gun violence we experience income equality, ity and frequency, in the United States. Why might that be? Because they placing even more have far fewer guns to use to do violence. stress on our outdat- The United States is the only nation on the planet ed infrastructure. where there are more guns in civilian hands than should be the priority While these prob- there are civilians, according to the authoritative lems are daunting, global Small Arms Survey, conducted by the Graduate there is reason for Institute of International and Development Studies in hope and optimism, Geneva. As of the most recent report, in 2018, we had “The inherent vice of capitalism worsens, then so be it. That is a cost provided we have about 120 privately owned guns per 100 citizens. The is the unequal sharing of blessings; we simply have to accept. the will for decisive nation in second place, with about 53 guns in private the inherent virtue of socialism is the The fact is, income inequality action. Infrastruc- hands per 100 people, was Yemen — which at least had equal sharing of miseries.” grates on the sensibilities and the ture fortification its raging civil war as an explanation. — Winston Churchill sense of empathy of many individ- alone won’t address France and Germany, by contrast, both had around uals and on what they view con- the root cause of cli- 20 firearms in private hands for every 100 citizens. Ja- hen the Trump administra- stitutes a fair society. And it is to mate change, carbon pan had fewer than one privately owned gun for every tion lowered the corporate their credit that they feel this way. dioxide emissions. 100 people, and gun deaths there are exceedingly rare. Wtax rate from 35 percent, They, however, assume the remedy In order to mitigate Last year, by contrast, the United States saw an aver- which at the time was the highest to this inequality lies in taxing the climate change, age of more than 100 gun deaths per day. in the Western world, to 21 percent, rich more, their mantra being, “the we must rapidly In 2020, we had a respite from the kinds of mass the critics rightly rich should pay their fair share.” decrease carbon shootings we saw this month in metropolitan Atlanta pointed out that this Leaving aside the subjective nature pollution. and Boulder, Colo. — shocking events that dominate would result in “the of what each of us considers as An increasing the news, summon presidential expressions of sorrow rich getting richer” “fair,” the fact is the tax structure number of experts and kick off yet another round of congressional debate and would worsen in the U.S. is quite progressive, endorse carbon fees over gun laws that ultimately goes nowhere. But there the already consider- and by any reasonable measure the and dividends as the was a sharp increase in what we must shamefully call able income inequali- higher-income groups are already most cost-effective garden-variety gun violence, with about 19,380 homi- ty in the country. paying what must be considered a tools for reduc- cides by firearms, according to the Gun Violence Ar- Of course, the ob- “fair share.” ing emissions. In chive, up from an average of around 15,000 such deaths jective of this policy According to the latest IRS data, fact, The Wall Street annually in recent years. GUEST was not to help the which is for 2018, the top 1 percent Journal published a This is in addition to about 24,000 gun suicides last wealthiest in the of wage earners paid 40.1 percent statement support- year. In total, then, more than 43,000 Americans were VIEW | country. The goal of the total income taxes collected, ing this approach, killed by guns. was to promote busi- although having earned only 20.9 signed by 3589 U.S. If guns were not so ubiquitous, of course, some M.Y. ZAKI ness investment (the percent of the total income; the top economists, includ- people would have found other ways to kill themselves supply side of the 10 percent of income earners paid ing, four former or others. But it is ridiculous to think the toll would economy) which is the key driver in 71.4 percent of the total income chairs of the Federal be anywhere near as high. Imagine the suspect in the promoting economic growth, and taxes but earned 47.7 percent of the Reserve and 28 No- Boulder supermarket killings armed with a knife, or thus the surest way to pull families total income; the bottom 50 percent bel Laureate econo- even a sword, rather than a Ruger AR-556, a gun that out of poverty. of wage earners paid only 2.9 per- mists. A carbon fee functions like a rifle, in that it uses faster and more The reduction in the corporate cent of the income taxes collected, is also supported by damaging ammunition, but is legally classified as a tax rate, accompanied by other and 44 percent of all filers paid no the Business Round- pistol, which means it is regulated in different ways. “supply side” policies benefiting income taxes at all. table, an organiza- The suspect in the Atlanta killings bought a gun corporations, did in fact achieve Economists know the harmful tion representing earlier that day. The Boulder suspect bought a Ruger the desired objectives: the poverty effects from raising already high more than 200 CEOs pistol days before the killings. Perhaps a nationwide rate that was 14.8 percent in 2014; marginal tax rates. While higher from America’s larg- system of meaningful background checks for gun pur- by the end of 2019 it had dropped taxes would reduce the income of est companies. chases would have prevented one or both tragedies. to 10.5 percent – the lowest since the high-income individuals, to the The legislation Perhaps some sort of mandatory waiting period to buy estimates were released in 1959 extent that it would reduce business my volunteer group a gun might have made them abandon their alleged – and this pulled many millions investments, this would negatively supports is called plans or impulses. of Americans out of poverty. The affect worker productivity, job cre- The Energy Inno- But perhaps not. With more than 390 million fire- unemployment rate, especially for ation and economic growth. vation and Carbon arms already in private hands in this country, ac- minority groups, reached histori- Capitalism inherently generates Dividend Act. This cording to the Small Arms Survey, those determined cal lows while wages for the least great disparities in income and would place a fee to get their hands on guns are almost surely going to skilled increased for the first time wealth worsening what is vaguely on fossil fuels and succeed. in years. referred to as “social justice.” Over would return those By all means, Congress should approve universal But also, it did produce what the the last 30 years the income gap fees, in the form of a background checks, a gun-purchase waiting period, critics feared – greater income between the highest 10 percent of dividend, to Amer- a national firearms registry and an assault weapons inequality. income earners and the lowest 10 ican households. ban. Such measures would help. But even if they were Should such “supply side” growth percent has been steadily widening Numerous studies possible to enact — and, let’s be honest, at the moment policies benefiting corporations be in nearly all the industrialized demonstrate this they are not — there would still be enough firearms in pursued even if one of the results is countries. legislation will circulation to keep our level of gun violence shocking- greater income inequality? The an- But can anyone seriously argue dramatically reduce ly high. swer is obvious if the primary ob- that they would rather see the poor emissions, create We need to get the guns not just off our streets jective is to help low-wage earners. getting poorer – if this achieves jobs, improve our but also out of our homes. People who buy guns for It is doubtful that the lower-income greater income equality – rather health, and spur “self-defense” aren’t likely to use them that way, and families would rather see great- than having the poor getting richer energy innovation. if they do, they’re more likely to end up injured in the er income equality over having despite greater income inequali- We hope that our encounter. higher wages and benefits, greater ty? From a humanitarian point of lawmakers will The Second Amendment protects a right — but it job security and more plentiful job view, it is infinitely more important support this legisla- does not impose an obligation to own guns, or to have opportunities. to have a prospering economy in tion in Congress. I our lives ruled by them. I suppose there could be some The primary objective of econom- which the majority is not suffering encourage my fellow deadly rampage so shocking that we collectively de- ic policy should always be focused from hunger, malnutrition, and citizens to famil- cide to join the rest of the civilized world and disarm. on how to pull the maximum num- poverty-related diseases, than to iarize themselves But after Newtown? After Las Vegas? I can’t imagine ber of people out of poverty and on stifle the economy in the name of with this exciting, how horrible the epiphany would have to be. how to raise the standard of living income equality or “social justice.” effective approach. of the middle and lower-income EUGENE ROBINSON’S email address is eugenerobinson@washpost. families. If in the process, the rich M.Y. ZAKI is a retired economics professor who Ronald Malcom M.D. com. get richer and income inequality lives in the Keowee Key community in Salem. Johns Island

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A6 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021

| CRIME BRIEFS | Report: Man had almost 13g of cocaine

THE JOURNAL STAFF elude police on a motorcy- ing to the release. Sheriff • Robert Creed Gibson, cle that had been reported Mike Crenshaw told The 25, of Cotton Tail Drive in SENECA — Police said stolen, police said. Journal he hadn’t received Westminster, was charged they arrested a Seneca Austin Patrick Sewell, any reports on Thursday with two counts of distri- man on Wednesday and 28, of 608 Adam Sullivan of additional suspects bution of methamphet- found approximately 12.6 Road, was charged with being charged in the oper- amine. He was being held grams of cocaine and a failure to stop for a blue ation. on a combined $50,000 9mm Smith and Wesson light, driving under sus- • Zadrian Sharif Scott, surety bond. handgun. pension and possession of 26, of Wagener Circle in • Elisha Elizabeth Jack- Dustin Car- a stolen vehicle valued at Walhalla, was charged son, 29, of North Hunter ol Strickland, $2,000 or less. He received with two counts of distri- Street in Seneca, was 31, of Keaton personal recognizance bution of cocaine. Scott’s charged with two counts Drive, has bonds on those charges, arrest warrants allege of distribution of meth- been charged but remained in jail on a he sold to an undercover amphetamine. She was with unlaw- county magistrate’s bench operative in March 2019. being held on a combined ful carrying warrant. He was released from the $20,000 surety bond. Strickland of a weapon, The incident was re- Oconee County Detention • James Gus Orr Jr., trafficking ported around 9:40 p.m. Center on a combined 52, of Douglas Drive in cocaine, possession of a Wednesday, according to $20,000 personal recogni- Seneca, was charged with weapon during a violent a Seneca Police report. An zance bond. He was the two counts of trafficking crime and possession officer reported seeing a only person arrested in methamphetamine. He of less than a gram of black motorcycle travel- the bust that had made was being held on a com- cocaine or meth. ing east on U.S. Highway bond as of press time bined $50,000 personal An Oconee County Sher- 123 “at a high rate of Thursday. recognizance bond. iff’s Office deputy pulled speed.” The motorcycle • Ketra Sherre Smith, • Christopher Cain Strickland over on Sam turned right onto North 29, of Zion Hill Road in Coppola, 31, of South NORM CANNADA | THE JOURNAL Brown Road late Tuesday Walnut Street “driving Seneca, was charged with Port Bass Drive in Fair night after he noticed a in the center of the road” possession with intent to Play, was charged with taillight wasn’t working at high speeds, the report distribute heroin, posses- two counts of trafficking properly, an incident re- said. sion of oxycodone and in- methamphetamine. One Taylor’s last day on job port said. The deputy also The report said the troduction of contraband of his drug warrants noted in the report that driver of motorcycle was into the Oconee County alleges Coppola had more Walhalla city administrator Brent Taylor, left, talks with the car crossed the center still driving fast and made Detention Center. She was than 100 grams of meth Luther Lyle, curator and director of the Museum of the line “multiple times.” several turns. Eventually, being held on a combined in March 2020. He was Cherokee in South Carolina, during a drop-in event in In plain sight, the report the driver lost control of $40,000 surety bond. The already in custody at the Taylor’s honor on Wednesday afternoon. Today is Taylor’s said, a deputy noticed a the motorcycle and ended warrant for the heroin Oconee County Deten- last day on the job in Walhalla. He is leaving to become box of Natural Light beer up “in the mud” along the charge was issued on Sept. tion Center on unrelated city manager in Selma, N.C., and begins work on April 1. in the passenger seat with side of the road at Skeeter 23, 2019. charges from March 11. “multiple” open contain- Lane and Wells Highway. • Tina Ann Dyer, 49, ers of beer on the passen- After apprehending of East Main Street in AUTO • HOME • LIFE • BUSINESS ger floor. After stepping Sewell, officers found Seneca, has been charged out of his car, Strickland the motorcycle had been with distribution of Who insures you told police he was carry- reported stolen. methamphetamine and doesn’t matter ... ing a firearm and did not distribution of marijuana. until it does. have a concealed weapon Bonds announced The warrant for her meth permit. After receiving in drug roundup charge was issued on Aug. probable cause, the report 5, 2020. 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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 THE JOURNAL A7

Feds seek end to dredging limits that protect sea turtles BY RUSS BYNUM Southern beaches. ASSOCIATED PRESS But, in the coming weeks, the Army Corps SAVANNAH, Ga. — plans to begin scrapping The federal government those seasonal limits, is close to undoing a pol- starting with Georgia, icy that for 30 years has after the National Ma- protected rare sea turtles rine Fisheries Service from being mangled and concluded last year that killed by machines used sea turtles protected by to suck sediments from the Endangered Species shipping channels in Act can likely endure four Southern states. roughly 150 deaths an- The Army Corps of ticipated annually from Engineers is in charge of year-round dredging. keeping U.S. waterways Conservationists are clear for boats and ships. sounding alarms, saying Since 1991, the agency the federal government is has suspended dredging downplaying the threat of harbors in Geor- to sea turtles' long-term gia, the Carolinas and recovery while revers- Florida during warmer ing a policy that has months when sea turtles minimized the number LAUREN PIERCE | THE JOURNAL are most abundant of turtles crushed or A new roof is in the works for the Seneca Library after Oconee County Council approved funding for $76,835 at its in coastal waters and dismembered after being meeting last week. females lay eggs on sucked into dredges. KEOWEE BREWING presents ROOF: ‘There’s no timeline as of yet’ Friday, March 26 6:30 PM On The Lawn Weather Permitting FROM PAGE A1 ‘It’s a flat roof on a 1968 vintage building. It has issues with the spencer “When it was decided all water pooling up there because it doesn’t drain as well as it should, of that would have to go heringa for the sight lines so that and it leaks. We’ve had books damaged and shelves and ceiling Great Food Available we’d be able to see all the Starting At 4 PM way down to the intersec- tiles wet and stained.’ Crafted by Blue Marble Deli tion, the city balked at it BRING YOUR FRIENDS & JOIN THE FUN! and said they didn’t want Library system director Blair Hinson to lose all of that.” KEOWEE BREWING COMPANY But Reid said they are 401 E. Main Street | Seneca, SC | 864.539.2679 now allowed on Westview, mon-thurs 4-9pm • fri 3-9pm • sat 11am-9pm • sun 1-6pm which would be “more Hinson also provided “Then along comes like that, they’ll probably advantageous for every- the board with an update COVID and the EF-3 be doing it this spring.” body.” on a new roof for the Sen- tornado in Seneca, and Hinson said there’s “There’s still some eca Library. everyone is fixing places a chance the library things that would have Work to reroof the facil- or putting roofs on things would have to close, but YARD SALE! to be put in as far as ity received approval at that got destroyed, so that he hopes it “can remain the breakdowns for the county council’s meeting put us on the back burner open while they work.” Friday, March 26 • 8am-4pm (Back Parking Lot) sidewalks, for handicap a week ago, with $76,835 for a while,” he added. A circulation desk access and those sorts funding with a Green- Now that it’s been for the Seneca Library Tools, Office Furniture and More of things,” Reid said. ville contractor. approved, Hinson said is also “actively being “That’s what we’re work- Council had budget- construction is “going to built” and will be ded- Saturday, March 27 • 8am-2pm (Front & Back Parking Lot) ing through right now. ed for a new roof about happen relatively soon” icated to the late Betty Multi Family Yard Sale There’s no timeline as of three years ago because with another flat roof. DuBose for her “longtime Surplus Tools, Office Furniture and More yet, and it’s still being it hasn’t been replaced “I don’t have the time- service” to the library, looked at by the engineer since 1999, Hinson said. table for that yet, but and her family’s founda- and then it’ll have to go “We had done about ev- they have been over there tion is “paying for the back to the DOT. 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A8 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 Steering committee to review project manager applications BY GREG OLIVER back a recommendation to the recommendations for handling while that would be awesome Anyone can have a degree, but THE JOURNAL committee, the entire committee future growth in a report pre- and great, we’re beginning to it doesn’t mean they’ve done would have further discussion. sented by Development Strate- look for the unicorn at this point anything with it.” CLEMSON — A total of three “The committee would then gies last November. for the person who has this,” Brookover said there will candidates have applied for the make a recommendation as a The project manager will also Brookover said. probably be qualified candi- ClemsonNEXT project manager whole to (city) council to move direct, supervise and coordinate McGuire agreed, but added dates looking for a pay range position, with committee mem- forward with a contract for a administrative activities of the experience is also important. of $40-$50 per hour and some bers plotting their next steps project manager,” Brookover steering committee. The job also “Many people, I assume, could wanting $175-$200 per hour. ahead. said on Wednesday. requires the manager to work have a certificate and degree, McGuire said the committee is Several members of the steer- Brookover said it wasn’t a with the planning commission but lack the experience com- actually looking at the quali- ing committee plan to begin given that all three applicants and city staff to determine prior- pared to a person with a degree fications of each candidate to the process of reviewing and would be interviewed. ities and implement policies or in building science with a ton ensure they’re doing the things discussing those applications “I do think, at the very least, projects. of knowledge and experience they have written on their before coming back next week as we review those qualifica- During a recent meeting, in project management,” he resume. with a recommendation. tions we might say, ‘All right, committee members debated the said. “I think if we can kind Interviews of some, if not ClemsonNEXT Strategic Plan there’s one or two or all three we qualifications they would like to of pinpoint the experience and all three of the applicants, are Implementation Committee might want to talk to, and how see in the position. knowledge we want people to something Brookover would chairman Bob Brookover said do we want to go through that “Some professional education have specifically, as opposed to like to schedule “as soon as once the group, consisting of process?’” he said. and/or certification in regional a certificate or a credential, that possible.” Elaine Richardson, David Alli- The project manager is expect- planning and urban design for would be the people we want. son and Fran McGuire, brings ed to implement strategic plan architecture is desirable, and Degrees make me nervous. [email protected] | (864) 973-6687

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PHOTOS BY ASSOCIATED PRESS The pandemic, which shut so many people inside their homes, has led to an increased appreciation of nature in general, and of outdoor activities like hiking, gardening and birding. Folks who have been bird-watching in Central Park for years say they see lots of newcomers to the hobby.

BY JOSEPH B. FREDERICK the world has made me ASSOCIATED PRESS sad or mad, and being able to focus on the beau- NEW YORK — This ty of nature has just been spring, longtime Central extraordinary.” Park birder and natural- Sometimes, he says, ist Gabriel Willow is feel- there have been moments ing a little less nervous of excitement, like when than he did a year ago. “a flurry of owls” showed Standing on the park’s up, and people stood a lit- Bow Bridge with binoc- tle too close. “But on the ulars, Willow recalls the whole, I think it’s neat early days of the pandem- to have a shared human ic when the virus was experience, especially at its worst in New York in this time when so City. much of what we’re going “There were so many through is isolating.” unknowns about trans- For those new to the mission,” Willow said. hobby, Willow suggests “Last spring, I didn’t go using smartphone apps out that much.” to make bird-watching Now that people are more enjoyable. One he being vaccinated and likes is eBird, an app and are more aware of safety website created by the protocols, “we’re going to Cornell Lab of Ornithol- see even more people out- ogy and the National side birding this spring,” Audubon Society. he predicted, including It includes a database him. “I think people are in which anybody “can really eager to get out.” be a community scientist The pandemic, which and add their sightings,” shut so many people in- People try to get pictures of a Mandarin duck, center, on Dec. 5, 2018, in Central Park in New York. he said. side their homes, has led Another avid birder, to an increased apprecia- really crowded with this year because of the they can do anything, to to feel the “rejuvenating” David Barrett, said you tion of nature in general, regular birders,” said new ones.” still want to watch birds and “inspiring” effects don’t need fancy equip- and of outdoor activities longtime birder Mary- Boland talks with a lot and protect birds,” she of bird-watching more ment to take part in the like hiking, gardening Jane Boland, walking of the new bird-watchers said. recently. hobby. A good pair of bin- and birding. the section of the park to gauge their long-term Friends Danny Katz “It’s really been a oculars is important, he “Normally, in spring known as The Ramble. interest. and Jody Prusan started source of sublime joy,” says, “and you don’t have migration, the park is It’s “even more crowded “I’d like them, once coming to Central Park Katz said. “So much of to buy expensive ones.”

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B2 THE JOURNAL | COMICS/COLUMNISTS | FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021

In The Bleachers Finding joy Friend won’t stop Churches and schools in work trying to set me up have a role in

This past Saturday, we had our Dear Annie: When I was in my early 50s, I teaching children first of two campus cleanup days became very ill and eventually found out I had and were blessed with a great severe rheumatoid arthritis. During that time I Question: Society today teaches turnout. Thank you to all the was in and out of hospitals. The last time I was that the classroom is where our chil- wonderful volunteers who worked hospitalized, my husband was too busy to come dren should learn what they need in so hard to help us beautify our visit me. On arriving home, I discovered he life. Is this true? campus! had changed the locks and moved his girlfriend — T.C. In my history serving in youth in. Needless to say, this was quite a shock. His Answer: Parents have a heavy ministries, I was defense was that he was still responsibility to nur- taught early on young and wanted to have fun ture their children. that all children and didn’t want to be around a Parents are respon- learn differently, sick person. So after 20 years of sible not only for and I’ve learned marriage, we divorced. meeting the physical from the Bible That was 10 years ago. I’m now needs of their chil- that we are all a 64. I’ve been able to manage the dren — which even part of God’s body symptoms of my illness much nature teaches — but and have our own better. I fish, ride bikes with my also for spiritual unique tasks and granddaughter and volunteer growth. The Scrip- Bizarro gifts. DEAR at my church. I’m very content. MY tures, which God in- COLLINS With that in My problem now is that a good tended for everyone HOME | mind, I try my ANNIE | friend keeps trying to convince ANSWER | to obey, says, “These best to tackle me to let her set me up with words which I com- CHRISTINA activities with our ANNIE men. BILLY mand you today shall kids knowing that RODRIGUEZ LANE I have no interest in dating. I GRAHAM be in your heart. You giving instructions finally told her I think men are shall teach them [the and participation untrustworthy and to please just Scripture] diligently will need to be pre- let it go. How do I convince her to let it lay? Her to your children, and shall talk of sented in multiple fun ways. husband passed away last August from Lewy them when you sit in your house, At the beginning of the day, we body dementia, and she started pestering me when you walk by the way, when you gathered to tackle our prayer gar- about dating after that. Why is she like a dog lie down, and when you rise up.... You den with co-founder Anne Rackley with a bone about my dating life (or lack thereof) shall write them on the doorposts of as our leader. After getting our all of a sudden? your house and on your gates” (Deu- tasks, myself and our 14-year-old — Let Me Be Single teronomy 6:6-9). began working on cutting down Dear LMBS: For what it’s worth, your ex Churches and schools have a role in overgrown shrubs. We started sounds like a once-in-a-generation scumbag. I teaching children, but the responsi- with my cutting the branches and can understand why that experience would lead bility lies with the parents who gave her taking them to our pile in the a person to swear off dating for life, but not all life to their children and have the woods. I could tell she was bored men are untrustworthy. There are some faithful greatest love for them. and disinterested in helping, so I fish out in the sea. That being said, it’s perfectly Living a good example in front of thought, “Let’s switch this up.” I fine to swim solo. children is vital. If they see parents gave her the pruning shears and, Your friend’s fixation on setting you up isn’t do something that is contrary to what boy, did that do it! I could see the about you. It’s probably not a coincidence that they teach, children may rebel and Cornered excitement on her face just a few she started up with the matchmaking mania turn away from truth. If children cuts in. After that, she was like after her husband died. Perhaps she’s using hear parents talk about honesty yet lightning all day! it as a distraction from her grief. Maybe she’s fail to see it in lived out, this inconsis- At one point, another volunteer lonely herself and desires companionship but is tency will do great harm. “borrowed” the shears to cut not ready to face the prospect of dating, so she’s The truth is that moms and dads a branch at a weird angle, and projecting it onto you. I suggest gently asking don’t go into parenthood experienced, within minutes, she was pleading her why she keeps bringing up the subject and so they are bound to make some for “her” shears back. Later, in lovingly asking her to please drop it. mistakes. The important thing is to the day, she paused working for teach God’s Word and be a consistent a bathroom break and asked me Dear Annie: I’m a cashier, and every day I example. Be humble before the Lord to hide the shears for her so they see people who are gambling addicts. I would and ask for His wisdom. Pray that wouldn’t be taken from her again. never approach strangers and lecture them, nor God may crown your home with At the end of our workday, she even bring up the subject to them. But perhaps if grace, love, and mercy, and pray daily proudly showed off all the dirt they can see some signs, they may be able to see for your children by name. It blesses caked on her knees and hands. themselves and recognize that they may need the Lord greatly when the influence She received praises from multi- professional help. of Christian parents build godly char- ple volunteers saying how hard a One of the first signs may be when, instead acter into their children. worker she was, how impressive of just buying an occasional ticket as they did she was all day and how strong previously, they start doing so out of boredom (This column is based on the words she was in cutting down so many rather than fun, and trying to “make up” for and writings of the late Rev. Billy branches. It was beautiful to see what they already spent. Others are further Graham.) God shining through her that day! along the path, and instead of taking their This makes me think of how tickets home, they will stay for half an hour REV. BILLY Graham’s informative approach to specific God works in our lives. or more scratching in the store, until they run his beliefs and his respectful examination of the The Flying McCoys We all have the call to love God out of money. Among the worst are those who beliefs of others have kept his nondenomina- with all our heart, soul, mind and don’t actually play at all, but simply scratch the tional Q&A column at the forefront of religious strength, and to then go make barcode at the bottom and scan it immediately discourse for more than 60 years. disciples, but it’s incredible how expecting to get the top prize. It would be great if He so uniquely guides us through you could publish some resources for people who | CROSSWORD ANSWERS | this life to do so in His perfect are addicted to gambling. timing with the specific gifts He — Concerned Citizen gives us. Dear Concerned: I appreciate your raising Ecclesiastes 2:24 says work is a this important subject. By some estimates, there gift of God, and it is good to “find are roughly 10 million Americans who struggle enjoyment in [it]” and I am glad with this. I encourage anyone who finds them- I was able to see this young lady selves gambling more often than they’d like to find joy, even in doing yard work. — or anyone concerned about another person’s gambling — to reach out to the National Council CHRISTINA RODRIGUEZ is the office man- on Problem Gambling at 1-800-522-4700. (You can ager. She is the pleasant voice you hear when call or text that number.) Another resource is you call Collins Home. She wears many hats, SMART Recovery (smartrecovery.org), which from taking donations by phone or keeping offers support in recovery from many forms of track of the RSVPs for our fundraising events. addiction, including gambling. (Just to name a few of the many roles). Ultimately, she keeps the office running SEND YOUR questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@ smoothly. creators.com.

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Thatababy Wumo

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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 | COMICS/PUZZLES | THE JOURNAL B3

| ACES ON THE BRIDGE | THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek This deal features Zia Mahmood at work, coaxing a Unscramble these Jumbles, one letter to each square, mistake from his world-class to form four ordinary words. opponent. Both West players in Zia’s @PlayJumble match led the spade king AGDOM against four hearts, followed by a second round to the ace after East’s vehement encourage- ment. Seeing little future in the IVROS side suits, both defenders did well to continue spades, offering up a ruff-and-discard in the hope of promoting their own trumps or wresting control ANOSES away from declarer.

The two declarers took the JUMBLE JUST app • Follow us on Twitter ruff in hand, unwilling to part with a high trump from dummy, and here the paths SENVTI diverged. South in the other Get the free room simply drew two rounds Now arrange the circled letters of trumps, finding the 4-1 ©2021 Tribune Content Agency, LLC to form the surprise answer, as break, then tried to establish a All Rights Reserved. suggested by the above cartoon. club trick by leading one to the club eight at trick four, and king. West won with the ace when West played low, it was Print your and accurately continued with game over. Zia won the club answer here: a fourth spade. Declarer had to queen, unblocked dummy’s (Answers tomorrow) ruff in his hand, ceding trump trumps and came to hand with Jumbles: CRYPT SHIFT URCHIN GOTTEN Yesterday’s control to East. The game was a diamond. He drew the last Answer: The company’s executives with offices on the one down. trump and cashed the remain- top floor were — HIGHER-UPS Zia gazed into his crystal ing diamonds, scoring up his ball and determined that the game. ruff-and-sluff indicated trumps West had needed to rise were 4-1. He thus turned his with the club ace and continue mind to sneaking his 10th trick spades; easier said than done? in the club suit through West, the defender who did not know the trump position. B.C. He innocently advanced the

ANSWER: You must try three no-trump now. Yes, you could be wide open in diamonds, but that is a risk you have to take. There is little room for investigation, and to Blondie raise hearts would be a stab in the dark. Partner does not need an excellent suit for his jump rebid. If hearts do not run, you may come to nine tricks from the side suits.

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Palindromic Pointers by Jennifer Marra

ACROSS 52 Little quarrel 22 Corp. bigwig 1 ___ of the tongue 55 Reef enclosing a lagoon 25 Delighted toddler’s demand 5 They’re above abs 58 Advice for someone crossing 26 Anatomical section within 9 Ships’ landing sites the street, and a theme hint “doctor’s office” 14 Sheet of stamps or glass 61 Origami need 27 Open-___ question Peanuts 15 Volunteer’s words 64 Indian flatbread 29 Club spread 16 Rural’s opposite 65 Let fly 31 Reaction to a puppy 17 Congratulatory lead-in to “girl” 66 Wedding destination? 32 Opportunity to hit 18 Actress Chaplin 67 Burst ___ the scene 33 Roger who played 007 19 San Antonio battle site 68 Song a diva memorizes 34 Concur 20 Advice for someone visiting a 69 Private journal 36 Card game of chance kennel? 70 Illuminating gas 37 Gumbo vegetable 23 Get hitched hastily 71 Mediator’s strong suit 39 Part of MOMA 24 Call from behind the deli 43 Casual apology counter DOWN 44 D.C. paper 25 Broke a fast 1 Beauty spots? 45 Keynote address, e.g. 28 Judge to be 2 Cappuccino alternative 46 “Little Women” woman 30 Rider of the dragon Saphira 3 Spy’s info 50 “Who cares?” 32 Doctor’s org. 4 Stir-fry bit 53 Ohio city known for rubber 35 Advice for a bard who’s fright- 5 Lewis or Clark 54 Prized cut of steak Hagar ened by Pictionary? 6 Subj. with supply curves 56 ___ Ingalls Wilder (“Little 38 ___ party (fraternity event) 7 Important book group? House on the Prairie” author) 40 Shaggy Tibetan beast 8 Hogwarts potions professor 57 Earworm segment? 41 Prudent 9 Due doubled 58 Shakespearean father of three 42 Questionable advice for some- 10 Many start with http:// 59 Name that sounds like a one in need of money? 11 Org. that promotes pro bono vehicle 47 Silent approval work 60 Venetian blind strip 48 “R-E-S-P-E-C-T” singer Franklin 12 Verb for Popeye 61 Paw part 49 Greek counterpart of Mars 13 ___-cone 62 Comedian Wong 51 Driving aid? 21 Column with an angle 63 Org. for moms and dads

Baby Blues

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B4 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021

| OBITUARY | Martha Faye McKenzie As for me, I’ll stick with Uninformed Delivery MARCH 24, 2021

WESTMINSTER, S.C. Willie, for delivery. You top crude-producing — Martha Faye McCall The last can look on- state. Plummeting fuel McKenzie, 69, wife of Kev- member of line (USPS sales caused by COVID in Owens, passed away the Weather Informed closed refineries and on, Wednesday, March Underground Deliv- reduced U.S. produc- 24, 2021, at Prisma Health turned herself ery Not tion by more than 1 Oconee Memo- in years ago Tell Work- billion barrels per day. rial Hospital. after being on ing: Vaccinations are ex- A celebra- the run since What pected to boost air and tion of life the early ‘70s. To Do) road travel boosting service will be She went to to get demand for gasoline. held Saturday, jail, but I was some The national average April 3, at 1 wondering if Willie other price of regular is p.m. at the she ever was re- ideas. about $2.88 per gallon. McKenzie Truth Center. leased like the CALL 916-9749 If you If we’re lucky it’ll stay The family others were. decide under $3 for now. will receive friends fol- I can’t remember her where do they go to get rid lowing the service at the name. She was featured and if they of Informed Willie, Truth Center. once on “America’s Most are reused Delivery, you I saw a clip on Fox The family members are Wanted.” again. She can cancel it on News that CNN reporters at their respective homes. Willie says: didn’t know. I the USPS website, found the answer to the In lieu of flowers, memori- Yep, I found her. was wondering but you need the country’s prayers. The als in Faye’s memory can While on the run, if you might unsubscribe caption read, “Joe and be made to the Truth Cen- Bernardine Dohrn know what code from your Jill’s love will heal all ter, 166 Apple Tree Lane, used many aliases happens to the welcome kit. wounds.” I can get a good Westminster, SC 29693. and married another syringes after As for me, night’s sleep knowing Faye was born in Weatherman leader, they are used. I’ll stick with their love is going to save Bryson City, North Caro- Bill Ayers, and had Thank you. Uninformed this country. The Valen- lina, she was the daughter two kids. Dohrn was Willie Delivery. I like tine’s Day cardboard cut- of the late Charles Clifford on the FBI’s 10 Most says: to be surprised! out cards on the White McCall and Laura Cleo Wanted list for sever- I asked the House lawn were the Carnes McCall. Martha al years. She decided same thing, and Willie, tackiest things I’ve ever was a caretaker and child to come out of hiding my nurse assured Is it not some- seen. But the fake news care provider for many for the kids’ sake. The me that they are abso- thing to think about in media were ridiculous years and was an active couple turned them- lutely one-use syring- regards to how much gas over it. The only question member of the Truth selves in to authorities es and are disposed of has gone up since Biden reporters asked Biden Center. in 1980. Some charges properly. Sounds good has been in office? I was if he had another Survivors include her on their activities to me. wonder when people will cup of coffee. He gets sons, Timothy Scott with the Weather- wise up. angry when he is asked Driver, David Franklin men were dropped Willie, Willie says: a hard question about Driver, and Clifford Brad- due to prosecutorial Do you know what’s cards and overdue A plus B doesn’t the country because he ley Driver; daughters, misconduct. Dohrn going on with the mail packages months after always equal C. Gas cannot remember the an- Rhonda Gayle McKenzie, pleaded guilty to service? I had a Christ- Christmas trying prices are coming back swers Harris and Pelosi Stephanie Anita Patter- misdemeanor charges mas card just returned, to get their delivery from the pandemic gave him. By the way, I son McKenzie; sisters, of aggravated battery postmarked Nov. 30. It times back on track. with a vengeance. do not watch Democrat- Louise Stanley and and bail jumping, and took three and a half The postal service When the coronavi- ic-run news media, the Beatrice Henry; fourteen was put on probation. months for me to learn had record levels of rus first hit last year, only way I saw this was grandchildren; eight great She refused to testify the person didn’t get demand with about Americans hunkered because of Fox News. grandchildren. against ex-Weather- my card! I don’t under- 1.1 billion packages, down at home, demand Willie says: In addition to her par- man Susan Rosenberg stand why it took that staff shortages due for gasoline plunged I’d say the distance ents, she is preceded in in an armed robbery long when it was going to COVID-19, winter and prices dropped. between the “left” and death by her sister, Marie case, so she got held to a Seneca address. I storms and capacity Last April, the nation- the “right” in America Skelton; brothers, Wendell in contempt of a grand wonder where it was? challenges with air al average fell below lately is so long, it’s McCall, Larry McCall and jury and served seven Also, I am signed up for and trucking. All $2 a gallon for the like they’re on differ- Wayne McCall. months in prison. Informed Delivery and types of mail, includ- first time in over four ent continents. We’re Condolences may be ex- That doesn’t seem receive an email each ing bills, got seriously years. That wasn’t a gonna need more than pressed online by visiting like much when other morning with photos delayed. As for your result of some great cardboard hearts to sandiferfuneralhome.com people got 20 years for showing what mail I’m second question about policy, that was a solve our country’s Sandifer Funeral Home similar crimes as she to receive each day. Yes- that Informed Deliv- result of the price of a problems, that’s a fact. is assisting the family. had done. terday, I only received ery, unfortunately, you barrel going negative two of the four pieces might have to practice from the first time in ‘Til next time! Willie, that Informed Delivery patience since USPS history. Now, prices Willie I got my second vac- showed. Do you have any Informed Delivery are rising fast, and cine shot recently by a insight? Thanks! sends alerts for letters it’s gonna get worse. COMMENTS ARE not intended very nice young nurse, Willie says: and packages that are Crude prices have to reflect views of The Journal’s and she did a good job. I I have read that the arriving shortly, not been soaring because management or staff and are the didn’t feel a thing. She United States Post- necessarily the same OPEC has been slow to opinions of readers submitting dropped the syringe al Service was still day. So, you should boost its output again. them. The Journal makes no into a big glass contain- furiously digging wait up to a week after That brutal winter in guarantee of their accuracy. As er containing lots of through mountains of you’ve received the no- Texas has forced re- for answers, ol’ Willie does his syringes. I asked her, old letters, Christmas tification to allow time fineries to close in the best to get it right.

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| FOOTBALL | Clemson adding Spiller ‘This is my calling’ as a coach a huge win hen listing the reasons, the soft-spo- top players ken Spiller was always Win Clemson some- football history, C.J. one Spiller is unarguably who among the frontrun- did the ners. right During his career things with the Tigers, Spiller and scored 51 touchdowns showed — 32 rushing, 11 the receiving and eight on type of special teams — was A SPORTING class named the 2009 ACC VIEW | and Player of the Year, humil- earned All-American GREG ity so honors and had his No. many 28 retired. He was also OLIVER with elected to the College his Football Hall of Fame talent fail to exhibit. earlier this year. In his new position, While there have Spiller will be able to been a number of help players prepare for outstanding backs in the ups and downs ath- Clemson history, it letes face. With a crop of was Spiller who really highly touted running paved the way for the backs, Spiller will be current crop of Tiger needed not only to get MAX KNIPSTEIN | CLEMSON ATHLETICS running backs. In the the best out of each and Clemson running backs coach C.J. Spiller, right, hands off to Darien Rencher in a drill during the Tigers’ first practice of process, the Florida every one, but also en- the spring on Feb. 24 in Clemson. native reenergized the courage those who may recruiting base of a get down. The positive program badly in need attitude Spiller always of it at the time. showed on the field as Spiller thriving in transition to coaching Even when it ap- a player will mesh per- peared he might seek fectly with that attitude BY MICHAEL CROUCHLEY and he even served as the Tigers’ long as I needed to wait until the a transfer to Florida long possessed by head THE JOURNAL running backs coach in the Sugar opportunity came. I don’t take that during his career in coach Dabo Swinney. Bowl against Ohio State after Elliott lightly, and I’m grateful for the Tigertown, Spiller’s Clemson has been CLEMSON — A little more than tested positive for COVID-19. opportunity.” devotion to Clemson, remarkably blessed 10 years since he was making his- The opportunity to coach full- “It seems like just yesterday I was the football program that the coaching staff tory on the field, C.J. Spiller is back time came faster than even Spiller chasing Spiller all over the place and the school led to has pretty much stayed with the Clemson football team, expected, but he said he’s prepared trying to recruit him,” Clemson his decision to stay. intact during the pro- albeit in a very different capacity. for it. head coach Dabo Swinney added. Spiller played eight gram’s rise to the top of After some shuffling of Clemson’s “To me, there’s a difference “I knew we’d have an opportunity NFL seasons with the college football. While staff during the offseason, offensive between being ready and being to hire him at some point. I just Buffalo Bills, New the offense lost co-coor- coordinator Tony Elliott moved prepared,” Spiller said following didn’t know when he was going to Orleans Saints, Se- dinator and wide receiv- from coaching running backs to practice Wednesday. “Everybody’s be ready, and he was ready to make attle Seahawks, New ers coach Jeff Scott to tight ends, opening the door for ready. It takes a special individual that transition last year. He’s going York Jets and Kansas South Florida following Spiller to be hired as the running to be prepared. I was prepared. I’m to be a great coach — he’s a natural. City Chiefs, rushing the 2019 season, fellow backs coach. still learning, but I’m excited and He’s just one of those guys that gets for 3,451 yards and 12 co-coordinator Tony El- Spiller spent last season on Clem- I’m going to be ready to go. it.” touchdowns, while he liott was there to keep son’s staff as an unpaid graduate “I didn’t know how quickly it Spiller was highly coveted out of also caught 198 passes things going. Defensive intern after hanging up his cleats would come — if it came later, it for 1,484 yards and nine coordinator Brent following an eight-year NFL career, came later. I was willing to wait as SEE SPILLER, PAGE C7 touchdowns. Venables has been with Last season, Spill- the program since 2012, er — who enjoyed an leading a unit annually eight-year pro career among the best in the that included one Pro nation. The coaching Bowl honor — rejoined staff in general has Falcons hope free agent the Clemson football remained cohesive and program by serving one of the reasons is as an unpaid graduate the family atmosphere class will make big splash intern. Earlier this instilled by Swinney. year, he was named the Spiller has long been BY PAUL NEWBERRY the Buffalo Bills for a 2022 Tigers’ running backs part of the Clemson ASSOCIATED PRESS seventh-round draft pick. coach, and the decision family since joining This group is unlikely is one that I feel will the Tiger program in ATLANTA — With little to stir much excitement pay dividends. 2006, and now he will money to spend in free among a fan base turned The fact that Spill- take what he’s learned agency, the Atlanta Fal- off by three straight los- er donned an NFL over the years and cons are looking to make ing seasons. uniform and displayed communicate that a splash with overachiev- But the Falcons had few his talents on Sundays knowledge in his new ing players who don’t take options because of sala- gives him cache when role. The talent mixed a big chunk out of the ry cap woes that forced working with younger in with hard work and budget. the team to cut ties with players. Even if today’s character displayed by That includes a guy who established players such high school students Spiller on the gridiron once worked in a potato as Riccardo Allen, Alex don’t remember seeing gave Tiger fans many chip factory. Mack and Keanu Neal. Spiller in college, they great memories during Safety Erik Harris epito- Atlanta only got under can still find all of his his four years as a play- mizes a low-cost, low-risk the greatly reduced cap highlights on YouTube. er and ambassador for class of free agents that when quarterback Matt Players seem to Clemson University. grew Thursday when the Ryan agreed to restruc- gravitate toward former It’s nice to know he is team finalized deals with ture his massive contract. players because they back where he belongs well-traveled running And there are still major know what it’s like to for next year, and hope- back and former South holes to fill including a physically and mentally fully many more years Carolina standout Mike backup for Ryan, who is prepare for a game each to come. Davis, linebacker Barkev- the only QB on the roster. week. Another asset ious Mingo, and corner- Even though the Fal- Spiller can provide is GREG OLIVER has been a back Fabian Moreau. cons appear to be in full the manner in which staff writer at The Journal Atlanta also signed rebuilding mode with ASSOCIATED PRESS he carried himself off since 1994 and has written a linebacker Brandon a rookie coach (Arthur Then-Carolina Panthers running back Mike Davis runs the field. In a day when weekly sports column since Copeland and acquired against the Atlanta Falcons during their game on Oct. 11 too many athletes make 2004. Write to him at goliver@ tight end Lee Smith from SEE FALCONS, PAGE C7 in Atlanta. headlines for the wrong upstatetoday.com. C2 THE JOURNAL | SPORTS | FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021

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Today AUTO RACING Colorado vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, New York 23 22 .511 8½ Rory McIlroy (11), Northern Ireland, Tampa Bay at Dallas, late n High School NASCAR Cup Series — Schedule Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Boston 21 23 .477 10 def. Lanto Griffin (46), United States, Vegas at Colorado, late and Winners San Francisco vs. Chicago Cubs at Toronto 18 26 .409 13 4 and 3. Friday Baseball Feb. 9 — Busch Clash at DAYTONA Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Southeast Division Ian Poulter (60), England, def. Daniel at Seneca, 6:30 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. (Kyle Busch) Chicago White Sox vs. Milwaukee at W L Pct GB Cameron Smith (25), Australia, vs. Ian Anaheim at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Westside at Walhalla, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 11 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Phoenix, 4:10 p.m. Charlotte 22 21 .512 — Poulter (60), England, 1 up. Wren at West-Oak, 6:30 p.m. Duel 1 at DAYTONA (Aric Almirola) Cincinnati vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Atlanta 22 22 .500 ½ Xander Schauffele (6), United States, San Jose at Arizona, 10 p.m. Winnipeg at Calgary, 10 p.m. Boys’ Soccer Feb. 11 — x-Bluegreen Vacations Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Miami 22 23 .489 1 def. Jason Day (44), Australia, 2 and 1. Washington 15 28 .349 7 BHP at Seneca, 7 p.m. Duel 2 at DAYTONA (Austin Dillon) Atlanta vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Scottie Scheffler (30), United States, Feb. 14 — DAYTONA 500 (Michael Fla., 6:05 p.m. Orlando 15 29 .341 7½ halved with Andy Sullivan (57), TRANSACTIONS Westside at Walhalla, 7 p.m. McDowell) Miami vs. Houston at West Palm Central Division England. n Thursday’s Sports Transactions Feb. 21 — O’Reilly Auto Parts 253 At Beach, Fla., 6:05 p.m. W L Pct GB Brendon Todd (47), United States, def. Girls’ Soccer BASEBALL Seneca at BHP, 7 p.m. DAYTONA (Christopher Bell) Washington vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Milwaukee 29 14 .674 — Daniel Berger (14), United States, 2 American League Westside at Walhalla, 5:30 p.m. Feb. 28 — Dixie Vodka 400 (William Lucie, Fla., 6:10 p.m. Indiana 20 23 .465 9 and 1. Byron) Baltimore vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Chicago 19 24 .442 10 Erik van Rooyen (62), South Africa, BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected Softball March 7 — Pennzoil 400 presented by Fla., 6:35 p.m. Cleveland 17 27 .386 12½ def. Harris English (19), United States, the contract of RHP Matt Harvey from BHP at Seneca, 6 p.m. Jiffy Lube (Kyle Larson) Philadelphia vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Detroit 12 31 .279 17 2 and 1. Norfolk (Triple-A East) and agreed Daniel at Pendleton, 6 p.m. March 14 — Instacart 500 (Martin Fla., 6:37 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Jon Rahm (3), Spain, def. Shane to terms on a one-year contract. Southwest Division West-Oak at Wren, 6 p.m. Truex Jr) Kansas City vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., Lowry (38), Ireland, 2 up. Released LHP Wade LeBlanc from a March 21 — Folds of Honor QuikTrip 9:05 p.m. W L Pct GB Ryan Palmer (24), United States, def. Westside at Walhalla, 5:30 p.m. minor league contract. 500 (Ryan Blaney) Oakland vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Dallas 23 19 .548 — Sebastian Munoz (56), Colombia, 2 College March 28 — Food City Dirt Race, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. San Antonio 22 19 .537 ½ and 1. DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned INF Bristol, Tenn. Seattle vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., Memphis 21 20 .512 1½ Isaac Paredes and C Jake Rogers to Baseball n Clemson at Boston College, 4 April 10 — Blue-Emu Maximum Pain 9:40 p.m. New Orleans 19 24 .442 4½ PGA Tour — Corales Puntacana Toledo (Triple-A East). p.m. Relief 500, Martinsville, United States Houston 12 31 .279 11½ Resort Championship Par Scores HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned INF April 18 — Toyota Owners 400, BASKETBALL Northwest Division Thursday Taylor Jones to Sugar Land (Triple-A Men’s Tennis Richmond, United States n Men’s NCAA Tournament Glance W L Pct GB At Corales Golf Course East). Wake Forest at Clemson, 5 p.m. April 25 — GEICO 500, Talladega, All Times EDT Utah 32 11 .744 — Punta Cana, Dominican Republic MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned Softball Ala. Indianapolis Denver 26 18 .591 6½ Purse: $3 million Duke at Clemson, doubleheader, x-non-points race EAST REGIONAL Portland 26 18 .591 6½ Yardage: 7,670; Par: 72 LHP Lewis Thorpe to alternate training 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Regional Semifinals Oklahoma City 19 25 .432 13½ First Round site. Reassigned LHP Andrew Albers, n NASCAR Cup Series — Points Sunday Minnesota 10 34 .227 22½ First Round (Top 20 and ties) Track and Field RHPs Luke Farrell, Ian Hamilton, Juan Leaders At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Pacific Division Stephan Jaeger 31-35 — 66 -6 Clemson (split squad) at Florida Minaya and Glenn Sparkman and C Through March 21 Michigan vs. Florida St., 5 p.m. W L Pct GB Joel Dahmen 34-33 — 67 -5 State, FSU Relays, 10 a.m. David Banuelos to minor league camp. 1. Denny Hamlin, 277. At Hinkle Fieldhouse Phoenix 29 14 .674 — Andrew Yun 32-35 — 67 -5 TEXAS RANGERS — Optioned LHP Clemson (split squad) at N.C. 2. Kyle Larson, 234. Alabama vs. UCLA, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Clippers 29 16 .644 1 Nate Lashley 31-37 — 68 -4 State, Raleigh Relays, 5:30 p.m. 3. Joey Logano, 214. L.A. Lakers 28 16 .636 1½ Adam Schenk 33-35 — 68 -4 Joe Palumbo to Round Rock (Triple-A Volleyball 4. Martin Truex Jr, 212. SOUTH REGIONAL Golden State 22 22 .500 7½ Justin Suh 33-35 — 68 -4 West). Optioned LHP Kolby Allard to Clemson at Notre Dame, 7 p.m. 5. Brad Keselowski, 206. Regional Semifinals Sacramento 19 25 .432 10½ Sam Ryder 33-35 — 68 -4 alternate training site. 6. Kevin Harvick, 203. Saturday Rafael Campos 35-33 — 68 -4 Women’s Golf National League 7. Ryan Blaney, 191. At Hinkle Fieldhouse Late Wednesday Mark Anderson 35-33 — 68 -4 Clemson hosting Clemson Invi- ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms 8. William Byron, 188. Baylor vs. Villanova, 5:15 p.m. L.A. Clippers 134, San Antonio 101 Charley Hoffman 35-34 — 69 -3 tational at The Reserve at Lake with LHP Mitch Horacek to a minor 9. Christopher Bell, 183. At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Utah 118, Brooklyn 88 Tyler Duncan 33-36 — 69 -3 Keowee, Sunset, TBA league contract. Optioned RHP Jacob 10. Chase Elliott, 183. Arkansas vs. Oral Roberts, 7:25 p.m. Sacramento 110, Atlanta 108 Padraig Harrington 32-37 — 69 -3 11. Austin Dillon, 170. Thursday Fabián Gómez 31-38 — 69 -3 Webb and OF Guillermo Heredia to 12. Kyle Busch, 163. MIDWEST REGIONAL Portland 125, Miami 122 Thomas Pieters 32-37 — 69 -3 alternate training site. | ON THE RADIO | 13. Michael McDowell, 158. Regional Semifinals New York 106, Washington 102 Fabrizio Zanotti 35-34 — 69 -3 NEW YORK METS — Released RHP 14. Alex Bowman, 157. Saturday L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, late Joseph Bramlett 35-34 — 69 -3 Tommy Hunter from a minor league Today 15. Kurt Busch, 152. At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Golden State at Sacramento, late Jonathan Byrd 33-36 — 69 -3 contract. 16. Chris Buescher, 144. Loyola Chicago vs. Oregon St., 2:40 Philadelphia at L.A. Lakers, late Sebastian Cappelen 34-35 — 69 -3 COLLEGE BASEBALL SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — 4 p.m. 17. Ricky Stenhouse Jr, 138. p.m. Friday J.J. Spaun 34-36 — 70 -2 WCCP 105.5 FM — Clemson at 18. Ryan Preece, 135. At Hinkle Fieldhouse Brooklyn at Detroit, 7 p.m. Roberto Castro 32-38 — 70 -2 Optioned LHP Sam Selman and INF Boston College 19. Bubba Wallace, 118. Houston vs. Syracuse, 9:55 p.m. Boston at Milwaukee, 7:30 p.m. Chesson Hadley 34-36 — 70 -2 Jason Vosler to Sacramento (Triple-A 20. Ryan Newman, 108. Phoenix at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Tom Lewis 35-35 — 70 -2 West). 21. Ross Chastain, 108. WEST REGIONAL Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Danny Willett 36-34 — 70 -2 WASHINGTON NATIONALS — | BRIEFLY | 22. Cole Custer, 105. Regional Semifinals Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Hudson Swafford 33-37 — 70 -2 Optioned RHPs Dakota Bacus and 23. Daniel Suarez, 95. Sunday Miami at Charlotte, 8 p.m. Aaron Baddeley 34-36 — 70 -2 Ryne Harper to Rochester (Triple-A 24. Matt DiBenedetto, 93. At Hinkle Fieldhouse Portland at Orlando, 8 p.m. Sangmoon Bae 36-34 — 70 -2 South Carolina East). 25. Erik Jones, 91. Gonzaga vs. Creighton, 2:10 p.m. Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Peter Uihlein 34-36 — 70 -2 announces spring 26. Aric Almirola, 87. At Bankers Life Fieldhouse Memphis at Utah, 9 p.m. Rhein Gibson 36-34 — 70 -2 BASKETBALL game details 27. Chase Briscoe, 87. Southern Cal vs. Oregon, 9:45 p.m. Atlanta at Golden State, 10 p.m. Wes Roach 35-35 — 70 -2 National Basketball Association 28. Tyler Reddick, 80. Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. Bronson Burgoon 35-35 — 70 -2 CHICAGO BULLS — Acquired C n COLUMBIA — The 29. Corey Lajoie, 58. Men’s National Invitation Alex Cejka 35-35 — 70 -2 Nikola Vucevic and F Al-Farouq South Carolina football 30. Anthony Alfredo, 57. Tournament Glance GOLF D.J. Trahan 34-36 — 70 -2 Aminu from Orlando in exchange for 31. Jamie McMurray, 30. Quarterfinals n Dell Match Play Results Graeme McDowell 35-35 — 70 -2 C Wendell Carter Jr., F Otto Porter Jr, team will conclude 32. Quin Houff, 24. Thursday Thursday Charles Howell III 35-35 — 70 -2 and two first-round picks with certain spring practice with 33. James Davison, 24. At Comerica Center At Austin Country Club Brice Garnett 34-36 — 70 -2 its annual Garnet and 34. Josh Bilicki, 23. Frisco, Texas Austin, Texas Emiliano Grillo 34-36 — 70 -2 lottery position protections. INDIANA PACERS — Waived G Jalen Black Spring Game 35. Joey Gase, 22. Mississippi State 68, Richmond 67 Purse: $10.5 million Thomas Detry 36-34 — 70 -2 36. Kaz Grala, 9. Colorado State 65, NC State 61 Yardage: 7,108; Par: 71 Lecque. on April 24, the school 37. Scott Heckert, 9. Boise State vs. Memphis, late Patrick Cantlay (10), United States, HOCKEY OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER — n announced Thursday. 38. David Ragan, 4. W. Kentucky vs. Louisiana Tech, late def. Carlos Ortiz (42), Mexico, 1 up. NHL Glance Waived F Meyers Leonard. 39. Derrike Cope, 1. Semifinals Brian Harman (54, United States, def. East Division With a capacity crowd PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — of roughly 9,000 fans at Saturday Hideki Matsuyama (23), Japan, 1 up. GP W L OT Pts GF GA BASEBALL Colorado State vs. Boise State- Patrick Reed (7), United States, def. N.Y. Islanders 34 22 8 4 48 102 76 Acquired G Norman Powell from Williams-Brice Stadi- n MLB Spring Training Glance Memphis winner, Noon or 3 p.m. Christiaan Bezuidenhout (33), South Washington 32 21 7 4 46 110 95 Toronto in exchange for Gs Gary Trent um, the game will kick AMERICAN LEAGUE Mississippi St. vs. W. Kentucky-La. Africa, 2 and 1. Pittsburgh 34 21 11 2 44 109 90 Jr. and Rodney Hood. off at 2 p.m. and can W L Pct. Tech winner, Noon or 3 p.m. Joaquin Niemann (26), Chile, halved Boston 29 16 8 5 37 80 70 SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Waived C be streamed via SEC Kansas City 14 7 .667 with Bubba Watson (55), United N.Y. Rangers 32 15 13 4 34 102 85 LaMarcus Aldridge. n States. Toronto 14 8 .636 Women’s NCAA Tournament Philadelphia 32 15 13 4 34 100 119 FOOTBALL Network+. Texas 12 8 .600 Glance Matt Fitzpatrick 15), England, def. New Jersey 31 12 15 4 28 78 97 National Football League Gamecock Club mem- Boston 13 9 .591 ALAMO REGION Corey Conners (37), Canada, 5 and 4. Buffalo 32 6 22 4 16 66 115 bers have exclusive ac- New York 13 9 .591 Regional Semifinals Matthew Wolff (20), United States, Central Division ARIZONA CARDINALS — Agreed to terms with CB Malcolm Butler to a cess to tickets — which Oakland 13 9 .591 Saturday halved with Jordan Spieth (49), United GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 12 10 .545 At Alamodome States. Tampa Bay 32 24 6 2 50 117 74 one-year contract. Traded OL Mason will be all mobile — Seattle 10 10 .500 Stanford vs. Missouri St., 3 p.m. Kevin Kisner (34), United States, def. Carolina 32 22 7 3 47 108 81 Cole to Minnesota in exchange for through early Monday Detroit 10 11 .476 Louisville vs. Oregon, 7 p.m. Justin Thomas (2), United States, 2 Florida 32 20 8 4 44 107 91 a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Minnesota 10 12 .455 and 1. Chicago 33 15 13 5 35 98 108 morning, while tickets Draft. Signed OL Matt Gono restricted will go on sale to the Chicago 9 11 .450 HEMISFAIR REGION Matt Kuchar (52), United States, def. Columbus 34 13 13 8 34 89 110 Baltimore 9 14 .391 Second Round Louis Oosthuizen (22), South Africa, Nashville 33 15 17 1 31 79 103 free agent tender. Agreed to terms general public on Mon- Tampa Bay 8 15 .348 Late Wednesday 1 up. Dallas 29 10 11 8 28 81 77 with TE Darrell Daniels and S Charles day at 10 a.m. Tickets Cleveland 8 16 .333 Texas 71, UCLA 62 Tony Finau (12), United States, halved Detroit 33 10 19 4 24 71 106 Washington to one-year contracts. are free for Gamecock Houston 6 12 .333 Regional Semifinals with Will Zalatoris (40), United States. West Division ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed RB Club members and $5 NATIONAL LEAGUE Saturday Dylan Frittelli (64), South Africa, def. GP W L OT Pts GF GA Mike Davis to a two-year contract and W L Pct. At Alamodome Jason Kokrak (29), United States, 3 Vegas 30 22 7 1 45 100 67 LB Barkevious Mingo and DB Fabian for the general public. Miami 11 5 .688 South Carolina vs. Georgia Tech, and 2. Colorado 31 20 8 3 43 106 71 Moreau to one-year contracts. Due to COVID-19 con- Chicago 13 7 .650 1 p.m. Bryson DeChambeau (5), United Minnesota 31 20 10 1 41 92 78 cerns, seats in the lower Los Angeles 10 8 .556 Maryland vs. Texas, 9 p.m. States, def. Si Woo Kim (45), South St. Louis 32 16 11 5 37 97 104 BUFFALO BILLS — Signed RB Matt Breida to a one-yeare contract. and club levels of the Milwaukee 12 10 .545 Korea, 2 and 1. Arizona 33 14 14 5 33 83 101 New York 10 9 .526 RIVER WALK REGION Tommy Fleetwood (21), England, def. Los Angeles 32 13 13 6 32 91 90 CHICAGO BEARS — Re-signed DB stadium will be general Atlanta 12 11 .522 Regional Semifinals Antoine Rozner (58), France, 4 and 3. San Jose 31 13 14 4 30 89 106 DeAndre Houston-Carson to a one- admission on a first- Colorado 12 11 .522 Saturday Bernd Wiesberger (43), Austria, def. Anaheim 34 9 19 6 24 74 115 year contract. At Alamodome Viktor Hovland (13), Norway, 4 and 2. come, first-serve basis in Pittsburgh 12 11 .522 North Division DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed S San Francisco 10 10 .500 UConn vs. Iowa, 1 p.m. Abraham Ancer (27), Mexico, def. GP W L OT Pts GF GA socially-distanced pods Jayron Kearse. St. Louis 8 8 .500 Baylor vs. Michigan, 3 p.m. Kevin Streelman (53), United States, Toronto 33 21 10 2 44 110 85 of five according to CDC Philadelphia 11 12 .478 2 and 1. Winnipeg 33 20 11 2 42 109 92 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — guidelines. Face cover- Washington 8 9 .471 MERCADO REGION Max Homa (35), United States, def. Edmonton 34 21 13 0 42 116 97 Re-signed DL Adam Gotsis. ings will be required. San Diego 9 12 .429 Regional Semifinals Collin Morikawa (4), United States, 2 Montreal 31 14 8 9 37 100 87 MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Traded a “The information that Arizona 8 12 .400 Saturday and 1. Vancouver 37 16 18 3 35 100 120 sixth-round pick to the Cardinals for C Cincinnati 6 17 .261 At Alamodome J.T. Poston (63), United States, def. Calgary 34 15 16 3 33 89 102 Mason Cole. we have received about NC State vs. Indiana, 6 p.m. Billy Horschel (32), United States, 4 Ottawa 36 12 20 4 28 94 135 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — the pandemic shows a Thursday Texas A&M vs. Arizona, 8 p.m. and 2. NOTE: Two points for a win, one Re-signed RB James White as unre- promising trend if we Atlanta 5, Tampa Bay 2 Mackenzie Hughes (48), Canada, def. point for overtime loss. The top four n stricted free agent. Signed FB Jakob remain vigilant,” South Kansas City 10, Arizona 1 Women’s National Invitation Webb Simpson (9), United States, 4 teams in each division will qualify for Chicago White Sox 9, Cincinnati 4 Tournament Glance and 3. playoffs under this season’s temporary Johnson. Carolina athletic direc- Oakland 8, Seattle 5 Semifinals Paul Casey (17), England, def. Talor realignment. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed tor Ray Tanner said in Colorado 6, L.A. Angels 5 Friday Gooch (59), United States, 3 and 2. TE Nick Vannett. a news release. “Follow- Baltimore 10, Pittsburgh 9 At My Town Movers Fieldhouse Sergio Garcia (39), Spain, def. Tyrrell Late Wednesday NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed G Minnesota 7, Boston 4 Collierville, Tenn. Hatton (8), England, 3 and 2. Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 2 ing these guidelines for Zach Fulton. Philadelphia 13, N.Y. Yankees 12 Rice vs. Delaware, 5 p.m. Lee Westwood (18), England, def. Matt Winnipeg 5, Vancouver 1 the spring game will Houston 3, St. Louis 0 Mississippi vs. N. Iowa, 8 p.m. Wallace (51), England, 5 and 3. San Jose 4, Los Angeles 2 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — help us get to the fall Miami 7, Washington 3 Championship Marc Leishman (36), Australia, def. Thursday Re-signed LB Alex Singleton. season, where we hope Detroit 3, Toronto 3 Sunday Sungjae Im (16), South Korea, 2 and Toronto 3, Ottawa 2, OT SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Signed to have a full stadium L.A. Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs, late Semifinal winners, 2 p.m. 1. Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 0 LB Kyle Fackrell. Texas vs. San Diego, late Russell Henley (50), United States, Washington 4, New Jersey 3 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Re-signed for (head coach Shane) n NBA Glance def. Victor Perez (31), France, 4 and 3. Carolina 4, Columbus 3, OT Milwaukee vs. San Francisco, late OT Cedric Ogbuehi. Beamer’s first season.” Friday EASTERN CONFERENCE Dustin Johnson (1), United States, N.Y. Rangers 8, Philadelphia 3 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Signed Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Atlantic Division halved with Bob MacIntyre (41), N.Y. Islanders 4, Boston 3, OT For more informa- T Donovan Smith to a contract exten- tion, visit gamecock- Fla., 1:05 p.m. W L Pct GB Scotland. Detroit at Nashville, late Boston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Philadelphia 31 13 .705 — Adam Long (61), United States, def. Florida at Chicago, late sion. Re-signed K Ryan Succop and sonline.com. Fla., 1:05 p.m. Brooklyn 30 15 .667 1½ Kevin Na (28), United States, 2 and 1. St. Louis at Minnesota, late OT Josh Wells.

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| CLEMSON BRIEFS | Tigers travel to take originally scheduled dou- MacIntyre battles world No. 1 Johnson to a draw on Boston College bleheader between No. 20 Clemson and No. 11 Duke BY DOUG FERGUSON big on the front nine for After winning four of its at McWhorter Stadium ASSOCIATED PRESS the second straight day last five games, the Clem- has been moved to today. and couldn’t catch up. son baseball team will Game times for today AUSTIN, Texas — Bob Thomas made a strong look for its first taste of are set for 3 p.m. and 5 MacIntyre grew up rally against defending road success tonight when p.m., with both games playing the rough-and- champion Kevin Kisner it opens a three-game set to stream via ACC tumble Scottish sport of before losing on the 17th series at Boston College. Network Extra. shinty, and he had more hole. The Tigers (9-9, 3-6 ACC) Single games are set for than enough fight to give Tyrrell Hatton deliv- are 0-4 on the road this Saturday (noon) and Sun- Dustin Johnson all he ered more highlights — season as they prepare to day (4 p.m.), with both could handle Thursday not so much with a shot, take on the Eagles (12-7, games also available via in the Dell Technologies but the artful tossing of 3-6), who have lost five of ACC Network Extra. Match Play. a club and the sarcastic their last eight games. Tickets for Saturday’s Johnson had to rally clapping of his hands The teams will meet at originally scheduled late with an eagle and — in losing to Sergio 4 p.m. and 3 p.m. today doubleheader are valid a clutch birdie to send Garcia. The Spaniard, and Saturday, respec- for Saturday’s single the match to the final whose American home tively, before closing the game. Fans who received hole, where both players is in Austin, won his series Sunday at noon. tickets for today’s orig- missed birdie chances second match and thus Today’s game will air on inally scheduled single and settled for a tie. eliminated Hatton, the the ACC Network, while game are valid for both of Neither the world’s No. No. 8 seed. the final two games of the today’s games. 1 player nor the 24-year- Other top seeds in the series can be streamed Clemson also announced old from the tiny town of 16 groups who have no via ACC Network Extra. Thursday that its home Oban were sure what to chance to move on were Clemson will send doubleheader against make of it. ASSOCIATED PRESS PGA champion Collin righthander Jackson Boston College on April 17 “It was a tough match,” Dustin Johnson misses a birdie putt on the 18th green Morikawa (4), Tony Finau Lindley to start on the will feature games at noon Johnson said. “Ended during a second round match at the Dell Technologies (12) and Viktor Hovland mound today, while lefty and 2:30 p.m., with both up making a really good Match Play Championship on Thursday, in Austin, Texas. of Norway (13). In all, Keyshawn Askew will get contests set to air locally halve, and definitely 18 players had matches the ball Saturday. With on Fox Sports South. pleased with it.” to the weekend knockout away from here and drive Friday with nothing on Davis Sharpe’s status still The Tigers will also MacIntyre, who trailed stage. back to the house, it’s the line. uncertain due to injury, now host Winthrop in a for most of the front nine “Obviously, I was going to be, ‘You know Friday is the final day the Tigers have not yet an- doubleheader on April 13. at Austin Country Club dying to win that match,” what? I can compete with for groups, and Kisner’s nounced a Sunday starter. The first game is set for 4 and led for most of the MacIntyre said. “I was in these best guys on the victory set up a win-or- p.m. on the ACC Network, back nine, walked away such a great position to planet.” go-home match against Clemson softball set with the second game at 6 with a mixture of satis- do it. But he threw every- Some of the best in the Kuchar, a past Match for doubleheader p.m. set to stream on ACC faction and disappoint- thing at me, and I can be planet were eliminated Play champion who beat Network Extra. ment. proud of finishing there on the second day of Thomas on the first day CLEMSON — Due to Tickets issued for dates Ultimately, both re- all square. Inside I’m a round-robin group play. and outlasted Louis forecasted inclement that feature doubleheaders mained in position to ad- little disappointed not to Justin Thomas, the Oosthuizen on Thurs- weather, Saturday’s are valid for both games. vance out of their group win. But once we walk No. 2 seed, fell behind day.

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Biden, at his first news con- The skyscraper-sized ference as president, repeated Ever Given, carrying cargo his assessment that it will between Asia and Europe, be hard for the United States ran aground Tuesday in the to meet the May 1 deadline narrow, man-made canal for a full American troop dividing continental Africa withdrawal, as outlined in a from the Sinai Peninsula. peace agreement between the Even helped by high tides, Trump administration and authorities have been unable the Taliban. to push the Panama-flagged “It’s not my intention to container vessel aside, and stay there for a long time,” they are looking for new Biden said, “We will leave. ideas to free it. 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Another person victim’s race, color, re- ATLANTA — A the Georgia House. was shot but survived. ligion, national origin, KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Pro- WASHINGTON (AP) — The diverse crowd gathered “I just wanted to Investigators have sex, sexual orienta- testers calling for the resigna- oil and gas industry’s top Saturday near the drop by to say to my said Long confessed tion, gender or disabil- tion of Belarus’ authoritarian lobbying group on Thursday Georgia state Capitol to Asian sisters and to the slayings but ity. A hate crime is not president marched in small endorsed a federal price on demand justice for the brothers, we see you, said they weren’t a standalone crime groups Thursday throughout carbon dioxide emissions that victims of recent shoot- and, more importantly, racially motivated. under Georgia law, the capital of Minsk, the first contribute to global warming, ings at massage busi- we are going to stand He claimed to have a but can be used to add sizable turnout of demonstra- a reversal of longstanding nesses and to denounce with you,” Warnock sex addiction, which time to a sentence of tors since weeks of protest policy that comes as the Biden racism, xenophobia said to loud cheer- caused him to lash someone convicted of rocked the country last year. administration has pledged and misogyny. sas passing drivers out at what he saw as another crime. The groups marched dramatic steps to address Hundreds of people honked car horns in sources of temptation, “No matter how you through courtyards and climate change. of all ages and var- support. according to authori- want to spin it, the streets in a tactic aimed at The American Petroleum ied racial and ethnic Robert Aaron Long, ties. Police have said facts remain the same. avoiding wide-scale arrests Institute, whose members backgrounds gathered a 21-year-old white they’re still working This was an attack on like those during the massive include ExxonMobil, Chev- in Liberty Plaza in man, is accused of kill- to establish a motive, the Asian communi- protest gatherings of 2020, ron and other oil giants, Atlanta, and in similar ing four people inside including looking into ty,” said Nguyen, an some of which approached announced the shift ahead of rallies across the coun- two Atlanta spas and whether the attacks advocate for women 200,000 people. a virtual forum Thursday by try, waving signs and four others at a mas- can be classified as and communities Riot police set up a heavy the Interior Department as it chanting slogans. sage business about 30 hate crimes. of color. She noted presence in the center of launches a months-long review In Atlanta, they miles (50 kilometers) Georgia lawmakers the shooter targeted Minsk on Thursday and de- of the government’s oil and cheered U.S. Sens. Ra- away in suburban last year passed a hate businesses operated ployed water cannon. Videos gas sales. phael Warnock and Jon Cherokee County. Six crimes law allowing by women of Asian on social media showed po- API also called for fast-track- Ossoff, and Georgia of the eight people additional penalties descent.” lice arresting people holding ing commercial deployment the red-and-white flags that of long-sought technology to are an emblem of the opposi- capture and store carbon emis- tion to President Alexander sions, as well as federal regu- Lukashenko. lation of methane emissions from new and existing oil and Rare Van Gogh sells gas wells, after strongly resist- Texas death toll from storm, for $15.4 million in Paris ing such regulations proposed by the Obama administration. PARIS (AP) — A rare painting by Vincent Van Gogh was USC agrees to $852 mil- outages surpasses 100 sold at auction Thursday by lion payout in sex abuse Sotheby’s Paris for 13.1 million euros ($15.4 million). lawsuit BY PAUL J. WEBER The sale of “Street Scene LOS ANGELES (AP) — The AND JAMIE STENGLE in Montmartre” was highly University of Southern Cal- ASSOCIATED PRESS anticipated as it was one ifornia has agreed to an $852 of the few paintings by the million settlement with more AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Dutch Impressionist master than 700 women who have officials on Thursday raised to still have been in private accused the college’s longtime the death toll from February’s hands. The auction house had campus gynecologist of sexual winter storm and blackouts expected it to sell for between abuse, the victims’ lawyers and to at least 111 people — nearly 5 million euros and 8 million USC announced Thursday. doubling the state’s initial tally euros. It’s believed to be a record following one of the worst power Sotheby’s said the work had amount for such a lawsuit. outages in U.S. history. remained in the same family When combined with an The majority of the deaths are collection for more than 100 earlier settlement of a separate associated with hypothermia, years, out of the public eye. class-action suit and other, according to the Texas Depart- It depicts a windmill smaller state court settlements, ment of State Health Services. named the Pepper Mill, USC has agreed to pay out And the dramatic number of seen from the street under more than $1 billion for claims new victims is still a potential a bright sky, with a man, against Dr. George Tyndall, undercount, as officials con- ASSOCIATED PRESS a women and a little girl who worked at the school for tinue investigating deaths that On Feb. 18, an Oncor Electric Delivery lineman crew works on repairing a walking in front of wooden nearly three decades. happened around the time the utility pole that was damaged by the winter storm that passed through. palisades that surrounded Tyndall, 74, faces 35 crimi- storm knocked out power to the place. nal counts of alleged sexual more than 4 million customers for 68 deaths in Texas. 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RETT REALTY INVESTMENTS, LLC AL SAVINGS BANK, and COMMUN- Call Randall Savely at the S.C. $90 (New $235) Memorial Park DATED NOVEMBER 21, 2104 AND ITY FIRST BANK, INC., Newspaper Network, Tires For Sale RECORDED DECEMBER 3, 2014 IN Defendants. 1-888-727-7377 Please call, Toyo Open Country 908-303-7553. BOOK 2070, PAGE 5 IN THE P285/55R20 RECORDS FOR OCONEE COUN- NOTICE OF SALE Approx. 70% tread Great Location! TY, SOUTH CAROLINA. Under authority and direction of a TRAIN ONLINE TO No plugs or patches. For Sale CURRENT ADDRESS Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale DO MEDICAL $500 OBO Seats removed from OF PROPERTY: filed in the above action on January BILLING! 2007 Expedition 114 James Street, 14, 2021, I will offer for sale at the Become a Medical Office No rips or holes. Section H, Westminster, SC 29693 Oconee County Courthouse, 205 Professional online at CTI! If interested, please call West Main St., Walhalla, South 864-247-5592. Color tan. 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TERMS OF SALE: The successful Carolina, at 11:00 A.M. on April 5, to work in months! bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will 2021, the following described proper- Call 855-965-0799 If interested, please call or text 2 - 3 Spaces. 864-614-2913! deposit with the Clerk of Court, at ty: (M-F 8am-6pm ET) Single- $2,500 conclusion of the bidding, five All that certain piece, parcel or lot of percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or land situate, lying and being in the ■ PETS/LIVESTOCK Items for Sale Both $4,000 equivalent, as evidence of good faith, State of South Carolina, County of 4 Moped Trunks same to be applied to the purchase Oconee, being known and designa- Orange, Yellow, ted as Unit 15, Lot 52, of Lake PET MARKET Call 828-777-3288 price in case of compliance, but in Silver & Red the case of non-compliance to be Keowee (or Keowee Key), a subdivi- $30 for all or $10 each BUSINESS PROPERTY forfeited and first applied to the costs sion, according to the plat thereof If interested, please call incurred by the Plaintiff related to the recorded in Plat Book A-255 at page 3 and Plat Book P-45 at page 177, ADOPT A CAT! 864-324-8340! PUBLISHER'S NOTICE sale and the balance then applied to ALL real estate advertising in this the Plaintiff's debt in a manner records of Oconee County, South Save a Life! Carolina. Tax Map # 111-14-01-052. newspaper is subject to Federal suitable to the Plaintiff. Should the Snuggly, purry cats & kittens Items for Sale last and highest bidder fail to comply This is the same property conveyed $75 adoption fee includes: Fair Housing Act of 1968 which to David R. Foster by deed of Fannie 14.6" Kayak Recreational makes it illegal to advertise "any with the other terms of the bid within spay/neuter, vaccines, to Sea Kayak 7-Speed men's bicycle Mae a/k/a Federal National Mortgage preference, limitations or discrimi- thirty (30) days, then the Clerk of microchip. Take a SWEET Polyethylene High Performance $30 Court may re-sell the property on the Association dated March 26, 2015, companion home today! Thermo-plast w/ spray skirt. nation" based on race, color, same terms and conditions on some and recorded on April 30, 2015, in oconeehumane.org Very durable material. Set of 1988 NASCAR religion, sex, handicap, familial subsequent Sales Day. No personal the Office of the Register of Deeds Call 882-4719 Weight 55 lbs. Handles waves MAXX Race Cards status or national origin, or or deficiency judgment being deman- for Oconee County, South Carolina, very well. Kayak has storage bin. $50 intention to make any such ded, the bidding shall not remain in Records Book 2101 at page 281. Adjustable foot pegs & a rudder. preference, limitation or discrimi- open after the date of sale and shall The above property will be sold subject to ad valorem taxes which Kayak can be steered w/ or w/out If interested, please call nation." This newspaper will not be final on that date, and compliance rudder. Top of kayak is scratched. knowingly accept any advertising with the bid may be made immedi- are not past due on the date of sale, Price $350 864-638-9048. for real estate which is in violation ately. Purchaser to pay for documen- and will be sold subject to valid ADOPT A DOG! Please call 847-224-4010. recorded easements, conditions, Save a Life! JELD-WEN KNOTTY of the law. Our readers are hereby tary stamps on the Deed. The informed that all dwellings adver- successful bidder will be required to covenants reservations, and restric- Loyal, loving dogs & puppies ALDER doors. tised in this newspaper are pay interest on the amount of the tions, and to any state of facts, $85 adoption fee includes "NEW" including unrecorded easements, ELIMINATE GUTTER available on an equal opportunity balance of the bid from date of sale spay/neuter, vaccines, 2- 3' X 6'8" which an accurate survey or physical CLEANING FOREVER! basis. to date of compliance with the bid at microchip. Take a wonderful 3- 2'8" X 6'8" the rate of 3.875% per annum. The inspection of the premises would companion home today! LeafFilter, the most advanced 1- 2'4" X 6'8" sale shall be subject to taxes and show. The property shall also be sold oconeehumane.org debris-blocking gutter 1- 2" X 6'8" ■ SALES & SERVICES assessments, existing easements subject to the following mortgage(s) Call 882-4719 protection. Schedule a FREE $189 each and restrictions, easements and and/or other lien(s) (the "Prior LeafFilter estimate today. Best offer for all! ESTATE SALES restrictions of record and any other Liens"). 15% off Entire Purchase. 863-226-7170 senior encumbrances. In the event Prior Lien: 10% Senior & an agent of Plaintiff does not appear Holder of Prior Lien: Military Discounts. LULAROE LYNNAE XXS at the time of sale, the within USAA Federal Savings Bank Call Black Shirt NEW with Tags. Estate Sale Prior Lien Type: 113 Eastwood Circle property shall be withdrawn from sale MISSING DOG 1-855-875-2449 Pictures on request. and sold at the next available sales Mortgage Asking $17.50 OBO Westminster, SC date upon the terms and conditions Original Holder of Prior Lien: 863 226-7170 as set forth in the Judgment of USAA Federal Savings Bank Wed., March 31-Sat., April 3 Foreclosure and Sale or such terms Prior Lien is against this party: For Sale MEN'S LOUISVILLE SLUGGER (Sat. only if anything is left) as may be set forth in a supplemen- David R. Foster Polo Shirt NEW with tags. From 7 am until 2 pm tal order. Amount of Prior Lien: Weslo Cadence Rain or shine! $235,524.00 Treadmill Exerciser Cool Plus fiber, size Large ______but runs big, Dark green. Oconee County Clerk of Court Date prior lien was recorded: $195 Asking $15.00 OBO Furniture, lots of household Brock & Scott, PLLC 4/30/2015 If interested, please call 863 226-7170 items, some vintage dolls 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Recording office where prior lien is 864-638-3035. & more! Columbia, SC 29210 recorded: Mountain Rest Area Attorneys for Plaintiff Office of the Register of Deeds Black Lab/Husky mix Wood Table & Chair- $135 ■ REAL ESTATE RENT Phone 803-454-3540 Prior lien is recorded in: w/ white feet & chest, one blue Tv Trays & Stand- $25 Fax 803-454-3541 Records Book 3384 at Page 325 & one brown eye, pink collar. Armoire NEVER USED- $300 Her name is Freyja. Kitchen Table- $25 WANTED TO RENT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Prior Lien: If found, please contact GENERAC Free Standing Mirror- $35 COUNTY OF OCONEE Holder of Prior Lien: Standby COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Community First Bank, Inc. Debi at 678-789-3385. Generators Foot Stool & Small lot for Camper/RV Matching Blanket- $20 NON-JURY MATTER Prior Lien Type: The weather is increasingly Call Joyce- 864-280-0611 (Deficiency Judgment Waived) Mortgage unpredictable. Be prepared Stuffed Pony, big enough Original Holder of Prior Lien: for power outages. for a small child to ride- $25 ■ Ewing Devoe Blackston Community First Bank, Inc. OCONEE HUMANE SOCIETY Call between 7am - 8pm REAL ESTATE SALES offers low-cost spay/neuter FREE 7-year extended Plaintiff, Prior Lien is against this party: warranty ($695 value!) 864-888-4480 vouchers to ALL Oconee David R. Foster Schedule your FREE HOUSES versus Amount of Prior Lien: County residents. Find out in-home assessment more at oconeehumane.org ■ SALES & SERVICES John Farkas, Karin Farkas, and First $250,000.00 today. PUBLISHERS NOTICE Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Date prior lien was recorded: or call 864-882-4719 Call 1-844-775-0366 Defendants 5/14/2019 AUCTIONS ALL real estate advertising in this Special financing for newspaper is subject to Federal Recording office where prior lien is qualified customers. ■ SALES & SERVICES Fair Housing Act of 1968 which NOTICE OF SALE recorded: makes it illegal to advertise "any C/A #2020-CP-37-00772& C/A Office of the Register of Deeds preference, limitations or discrimi- #2020-CP-37-00785 Prior lien is recorded in: SERVICES ADVERTISE YOUR AUC- PURSUANT TO THE ORDER OF Records Book 3829 at Page 255 Need New Flooring? nation" based on race, color, Call Empire Today TION... THIS COURT in the above captioned in 99 S.C. newspapers for religion, sex, handicap, familial matter, I will sell on Sales Day next, The sale of the subject property shall To schedule an estimate on status or national origin, or Carpeting & Flooring. only $375. Your 25-word to wit, April 5, 2021, at the Oconee be made subject to said Prior Liens, Delivery classified will reach more intention to make any such County Courthouse at Walhalla, but the purchaser at the foreclosure Call Today! preference, limitation or discrimi- 844-254-3873 than 2.1 million readers. South Carolina, at 11:00 o'clock, A. sale shall not assume said Prior Services Available nation." This newspaper will not M., the following described real Liens or incur any personal liability Call Randall Savely knowingly accept any advertising property, to wit: with respect thereto. Said Prior Liens Will deliver gravel, stone or Oconee Memorial Burial at the S.C. Newspaper for real estate which is in violation All that piece, parcel or lot of land will not be extinguished by the whatever your need may be. Network, 1-888-727-7377 plot for sale Section J, of the law. Our readers are hereby lying and being situate in the State of foreclosure sale. Hauling up to 6 tons. Graves 1 & 2 Lot 1E. informed that all dwellings adver- South Carolina, County of Oconee, Inasmuch as Plaintiff has waived its Min. charge of $200 on being known and designated as Lot right to a deficiency judgment herein, Asking $2100 for both. tised in this newspaper are 25 miles radius of Oconee Co. Number 30 of HERITAGE SHORES the bidding will not remain open for 864-638-3304 available on an equal opportunity basis. SUBDIVISION, PHASE I as shown the customary thirty (30) days and more fully described on a Plat following the sale, but compliance Please call F & K Construction OCONEE MEMORIAL U-STOR-IT at 864-784-9342 for service. thereof by James G, Hart, RLS, may be made immediately. BURIAL Plot Mini Warehouse dated 8/4/87 and recorded in Plat Sale shall require the highest bidder, Section E, Grave 4, Lot 483. Inside • Outside • No Cameras Book A-11, at page 3, records of other than the Plaintiff, to make a Asking $1,200. Fenced • Not Gated • Lighted FIND IT IN THE Oconee County, South Carolina. This cash deposit of five (5%) per cent of Please call Old Clemson Hwy. being the identical property conveyed the bid as earnest money and as 828-686-8353 OR 654-1000 CLASSIFIEDS! unto LAND GROUP OF SOUTH- evidence of good faith. If the Plaintiff 864-638-7368 WEST FLORIDA, INC. by deed of is the successful bidder at the sale, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021 THE JOURNAL D3

■ ■ LEGAL NOTICES LEGAL NOTICES No better way to start the Call today LEGALS LEGALS to subscribe the amount due on its mortgage may Plaintiff's debt in the case of day than with... be used as the equivalent of cash. noncompliance. Should the last and THE JOURNAL 882-2375 Should the person making the highest bidder fail or refuse to make highest bid at the sale fail to comply the required deposit at the time of the with the terms of the bid by bid or comply with the other terms or depositing the said five (5%) per cent the bid within twenty (20) days, then in cash, the premises shall be resold the Clerk of Court may resell the at such bidder's risk on the same property on the same terms and sales date, or some subsequent conditions on some subsequent date, as the selling officer may find Sales Day (at the risk of the former convenient and advantageous. highest bidder). Should the last and highest bidder SERVICE FINDER fail to comply with the terms of his Should the Plaintiff, or one of its bid within twenty (20) days of the representatives, fail to be present at final acceptance of his bid, the selling the time of sale, the property is officer shall re-advertise and re-sell automatically withdrawn from said the property on the same terms and sale and sold at the next available CLEANING HOME IMPROVEMENT LAWN/LANDSCAPE TREE SERVICE at the bidder's risk on a subsequent sales day upon the terms and sales day. conditions as set forth in the Should the Plaintiff's representative Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or not attend the sale at the scheduled any Supplemental Order. time, the sale shall be cancelled and ADVANCED the Clerk of Court may re-sell the No personal or deficiency judgment House Cleaning Garrett property on the same term and being demanded, the bidding will not Christian lady would like TREE SERVICE LLC conditions on the next or some remain open after the date of sale, subsequent sale day. but compliance with the bid may be to clean your home. 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For Friday, March 26, 2021 D4 THE JOURNAL FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 2021

DOW NASDAQ S&P 500 10-YR T-NOTE 30-YR T-BOND CRUDE OIL GOLD EURO p32,619.48 +199.42 p12,977.68 +15.79 p 3,909.52 +20.38 n 1.61% ... p 2.33% +.02 q$58.56 -2.62 q $1,724.90 -8.00 q $1.1779 -.0041 Money&Markets as n cas out ye on consuers ff te rack Consumer spending Consumer sentiment index The Commerce Department seasonally adjusted percent change A new survey is expected to show U.S. not seasonally adjusted ThredUP, an online consignment and thrift store, is set to make its stock market debut. serves up its February tally of 3% consumers are feeling better about the 100 est. U.S. consumer spending today. 2.4 economy since last month. The Oakland, California company, which was founded 81.8 80.7 83.5 Consumers account for 70% The University of Michigan’s latest 80 76.9 79.0 76.8 in 2009, enables users of economic activity, so the 2 consumer sentiment survey is due out to sell clothing online. more they spend, the more the 1.3 today. Economists predict this month’s 60 The company says its economy grows. Spending 1 reading rose to 83.5. That would be up had 1.24 million buyers climbed a solid 2.4% in from 76.8 in February and the highest 40 and 428,000 sellers oday 0.2 est. -0.6 -0.4 -0.6 January, the sharpest increase 0 reading since March 2020. An accelerat- using its platform at the in seven months. That followed ing COVID-19 vaccination push has 20 end of 2020. ThredUP a two-month spending decline. helped boost many Americans’ optimism shares will begin trading -1 0 Economists project consumer FJDNOS about the prospects for an economic MFJDNO today under the ticker spending fell again last month ’20 ’21 rebound after a year of unprecedented ’20 ’21 symbol “TDUP” on the by 0.6%. Source: FactSet restrictions due to the pandemic. Source: FactSet Nasdaq market.

Interestrates NET 1YR Foreign 6MO 1YR Commodities FUELS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD TREASURIES LAST PVS CHG WK MO QTR AGO MAJORS CLOSE CHG %CHG AGO AGO Crude Oil (bbl) 58.56 61.18 -4.28 +20.7 Exchange The price of 3-month T-bill .02 .02 ... s t t .01 USD per British Pound 1.3743 +.0052 +.38% 1.2730 1.1871 Ethanol (gal) 1.80 1.80 ... +25.6 Canadian Dollar 1.2613 +.0047 +.37% 1.3395 1.4204 U.S. crude oil Heating Oil (gal) 1.75 1.83 -4.26 +17.8 6-month T-bill .04 .04 ... s t t .04 The U.S. dollar USD per Euro 1.1779 -.0041 -.35% 1.1625 1.0867 slumped more Natural Gas (mm btu) 2.57 2.52 +2.07 +1.2 52-wk T-bill .07 .07 ... r t t .17 weakened Japanese Yen 109.11 +.40 +.37% 105.60 111.37 than 4%, and Unleaded Gas (gal) 1.92 1.99 -3.42 +34.9 2-year T-note .14 .14 ... t t s .33 versus the Mexican Peso 20.6947 -.1976 -.95% 22.3609 24.0053 wholesale 5-year T-note .82 .83 -0.01 t s s .51 British pound gasoline lost METALS CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD The yield on the 7-year T-note 1.29 1.27 +0.02 t s s .74 and Mexican EUROPE/AFRICA/MIDDLE EAST over 3%. Gold Gold (oz) 1724.90 1732.90 -0.46 -8.9 10-year Treasury 10-year T-note 1.61 1.61 ... t s s .85 peso. The Israeli Shekel 3.3313 +.0270 +.81% 3.4809 3.6250 and silver prices Silver (oz) 25.02 25.20 -0.71 -5.0 note remained 30-year T-bond 2.33 2.31 +0.02 t s s 1.41 greenback rose Norwegian Krone 8.6353 +.0520 +.60% 9.5835 10.7108 were also slightly Platinum (oz) 1154.20 1180.20 -2.20 +7.3 lower. Copper (lb) 3.99 4.07 -2.12 +13.4 1.61% Thursday. against the euro South African Rand 15.0391 +.1105 +.73% 17.1437 17.2901 Yields affect Swedish Krona 8.6470 +.0403 +.47% 9.1278 10.0715 and the Swiss Franc .9390 +.0035 +.37% .9287 .9779 AGRICULTURE CLOSE PVS %CHG %YTD rates on mort- NAT’L WK 6MO 1YR Japanese yen. Cattle (lb) 1.20 1. 19 +0.36 +5.8 gages and other CONSUMER RATES AVG AGO AGO AGO Coffee (lb) 1.29 1.29 +0.08 +0.3 ASIA/PACIFIC consumer loans. Corn (bu) 5.47 5.53 -1.22 +12.9 48 month new car loan 4.05 s 4.03 4.03 4.14 Australian Dollar 1.3185 +.0022 +.17% 1.4235 1.6776 Cotton (lb) 0.78 0.82 -4.85 +0.4 Money market account 0.10 r 0.10 0.08 0.22 Chinese Yuan 6.5463 +.0217 +.33% 6.8238 7.1144 Lumber (1,000 bd ft) 973.60 949.00 +2.93 +11.3 PRIME FED 1 year CD 0.33 s 0.32 0.34 0.44 Hong Kong Dollar 7.7685 +.0001 +.00% 7.7502 7.7527 Orange Juice (lb) 1. 10 1. 10 +0.05 -10.4 RATE FUNDS $30K Home equity loan 4.70 r 4.70 4.75 4.91 Indian Rupee 72.635 -.018 -.02% 73.730 75.752 Soybeans (bu) 14.14 14.33 -1.29 +7.5 LAST 3.25 .13 Singapore Dollar 1.3486 +.0036 +.27% 1.3782 1.4476 30 year fixed mortgage 3.23 t 3.32 3.15 3.02 Wheat (bu) 6.13 6.25 -1.96 -4.4 6 MO AGO 3.25 .13 South Korean Won 1136.36 +1.29 +.11% 1175.71 1224.18 1 YR AGO 3.25 .13 15 year fixed mortgage 2.47 t 2.52 2.48 2.48 Taiwan Dollar 28.61 +.12 +.42% 29.26 30.30 (Previous and change figures reflect current contract.)

4,000 33,240 S&P 500 Dow Jones industrials GAiners ($2 or More) Losers ($2 or More) Most Active ($1 or More) STOCK LAST CHG %CHG STOCK LAST CHG %CHG STOCK VOL (00s) LAST CHG 3,920 Close: 3,909.52 32,640 Close: 32,619.48 Change: 20.38 (0.5%) Change: 199.42 (0.6%) ProQRTher 9.22 +3.54 +62.3 WiseKey 14.26 -6.26 -30.5 Sundial h 2653927 1.22 +.10 3,840 10 DAYS 32,040 10 DAYS Koss h 25.80 +9.38 +57.1 SeqentB hrs 24.03 -7.47 -23.7 Cinedig h 1997545 1.92 +.30 GameStop 183.75 +63.41 +52.7 Evolus 12.69 -3.82 -23.1 ProQRTher 1492722 9.22 +3.54 4,000 34,000 Immutep 3.68 +1.05 +39.9 ApexTc un 12.31 -3.17 -20.5 AMC Ent 1303146 10.94 +1.92 HoustWC 5.23 +1.43 +37.6 RiteAid 18.57 -4.77 -20.4 CellectBi 1059090 4.77 +1.28 3,800 32,000 Company 3,600 30,000 Spotlight A swipe at the swoosh Nike shares had their worst day in nine months as the Communist party media outlets have called for 3,400 28,000 sportswear company became enmeshed in a rift with boycotts of Nike and other companies. “For enterprises China over alleged human rights abuses. that touch the bottom line of our country, the response 3,200 26,000 Oregon-based Nike and a handful of is very clear: don’t buy!” China Central SMONDJF SMONDJF other clothing and apparel companies Television said on its social media have tried to distance themselves from account. reports of forced labor in China’s Xinjiang Chinese singer and actor Wang Yibo StocksRecap HIGH LOW CLOSE CHG %CHG WK MO QTR YTD region. Nike says on its website that it said he was quitting as a Nike “brand DOW 32,672.69 32,071.41 32,619.48 +199.42 +0.62% t s s +6.58% was “concerned about reports of forced ambassador.” NYSE NASD DOW Trans. 14,309.67 13,878.12 14,278.04 +226.89 +1.61% s s s +14.16% labor” connected to Xinjiang but that it Nike Inc. shares tumbled 3.3% to a DOW Util. 872.26 860.38 869.27 +7.68 +0.89% s s s +0.54% did not source products from the region. four-month low of $128.64 on Thursday. Vol. (in mil.) 4,286 5,098 NYSE Comp. 15,439.09 15,138.69 15,410.37 +133.81 +0.88% t s s +6.10% Pvs. Volume 4,101 5,550 NASDAQ 13,021.86 12,786.81 12,977.68 +15.79 +0.12% t t s +0.69% Nike (NKE) Thursday’s close: $128.64, -4.52 Total return 1-yr 3-yr* 5-yr* t s s Advanced 1745 2234 S&P 500 3,919.54 3,853.50 3,909.52 +20.38 +0.52% +4.09% NKE 64.2% 27.0 17.1 Declined 715 1068 S&P 400 2,575.94 2,483.75 2,567.03 +51.56 +2.05% t s s +11.29% 52-WEEK RANGE Price-earnings ratio: 59 New Highs 51 35 Wilshire 5000 41,172.81 40,352.80 41,067.19 +273.02 +0.67% t s s +4.08% $76 $148 (Based on past 12-month results) Div. yield: 0.9% Dividend: $1.10 New Lows 18 149 Russell 2000 2,190.89 2,100.27 2,183.12 +48.85 +2.29% t t s +10.55% AP *annualized Source: FactSet Stocks of Local Interest

52-WK RANGE CLOSE YTD 1YR VOL 52-WK RANGE CLOSE YTD 1YR VOL NAME TICKER LO HI LAST CHG %CHG WK MO QTR CHG RTN (000s) P/E DIV NAME TICKER LO HI LAST CHG %CHG WK MO QTR CHG RTN (000s) P/E DIV

AFLAC Inc AFL 25.13 0 52.78 51.14 +1.24 +2.5% r s s +15.0% +97.2% 2682 16 1.32f IBM IBM 90.56 0 135.88 133.07 +2.45 +1.9% s s s +5.7% +44.5% 5551 14 6.52 AT&T Inc T 26.08 6 33.24 30.08 +.09 +0.3% s s s +4.6% +19.8% 36936 20 2.08 Itron Inc ITRI 46.60 6 122.31 87.12 +3.17 +3.8% t t t -9.2% +77.2% 614 78 ... Abbott Labs ABT 61.61 9 128.54 119.05 +1.03 +0.9% t t s +8.7% +94.2% 5320 48 1.80f JPMorgan Chase JPM 78.09 9 161.69 152.55 +1.93 +1.3% t s s +20.1% +93.7% 15595 17 3.60 Arch Dan Mid ADM 28.92 0 59.12 56.88 +.96 +1.7% s t s +12.8% +94.5% 1875 18 1.48f Kimco Realty KIM 7.45 0 19.81 19.01 +.75 +4.1% s s s +26.6% +99.6% 4990 9 0.68f Assurant Inc AIZ 83.89 0 144.63 143.54 +1.54 +1.1% t s s +5.4% +53.7% 320 20 2.52 Kohls Corp KSS 10.89 9 64.16 57.27 +3.10 +5.7% t s s +40.7% +326.2% 2522 2.82f BP PLC BP 14.74 8 28.57 24.57 -.18 -0.7% t t s +19.7% +40.9% 13691 2.46f Lowes Cos LOW 63.05 0 184.15 185.17 +4.49 +2.5% s s s +15.4% +169.5% 4542 41 2.20 Bank of America BAC 17.95 9 39.97 37.66 +.76 +2.1% t s s +24.2% +108.1% 47321 20 0.72 McDonalds Corp MCD 136.50 0 231.91 224.20 +.15 +0.1% s s s +4.5% +67.4% 3250 34 5.16f Boeing Co BA 93.56 9 278.57 247.19 +7.95 +3.3% t s s +15.5% +128.4% 27474 ... Medtronic Inc MDT 72.16 0 120.53 116.58 +1.20 +1.0% s t t -0.5% +60.9% 3944 52 2.32f CBL & Associates CBL 0.09 1 0.49 .09 ...... % r r r ...% -69.8% dd 0.30 Merck & Co MRK 65.25 5 87.80 76.07 -.17 -0.2% t s t -7.0% +18.7% 10209 28 2.60f Caterpillar Inc CAT 90.64 0 237.78 224.25 +3.02 +1.4% t s s +23.2% +142.1% 2900 41 4.12 Microsoft Corp MSFT 132.52 9 246.13 232.34 -3.12 -1.3% s s s +4.5% +76.3% 33993 37 2.24 Chesapeake Util CPK 69.47 0 121.04 116.36 -.57 -0.5% t s s +7.5% +62.6% 50 27 1.62 Norfolk Sthn NSC 112.62 0 269.96 268.00 +3.69 +1.4% s s s +12.8% +122.1% 1201 34 3.96f Chevron Corp CVX 52.97 9 112.70 105.07 +.37 +0.4% s s s +24.4% +97.6% 11129 19 5.16 Oconee Fed Fin OFED 15.25 8 28.00 25.12 +.79 +3.2% t s t -0.7% +62.3% 2 0.40 Citigroup C 34.62 9 76.13 71.72 +1.64 +2.3% t s s +16.3% +106.1% 18326 15 2.04 Oracle Corp ORCL 43.89 9 73.62 68.63 +1.80 +2.7% s s s +6.1% +54.4% 14842 71 1.28f CocaCola Co KO 36.27 9 54.93 52.02 +.50 +1.0% s s t -5.1% +41.2% 17089 27 1.68f PepsiCo PEP 102.87 9 148.77 139.63 +.82 +0.6% s s t -5.8% +36.5% 5828 15 4.09 Colgate-Palmolive CL 58.49 7 86.41 77.89 +.12 +0.2% s s t -8.9% +31.5% 4769 25 1.80f Pfizer Inc PFE 27.88 6 43.08 35.67 +.06 +0.2% s s t -3.1% +36.7% 24861 23 1.56f Disney DIS 81.09 9 203.02 186.91 +2.19 +1.2% t t s +3.2% +120.1% 9595 1. 76 Philip Morris Intl PM 56.01 0 91.25 88.69 +.14 +0.2% t s s +7.1% +54.8% 3529 17 4.80f Duke Energy DUK 62.13 0 98.88 95.53 +1.14 +1.2% s s s +4.3% +52.6% 2621 24 3.86f Schlumberger Ltd SLB 12.17 9 30.41 27.40 -.02 -0.1% s t s +25.5% +111.8% 14580 17 0.50 Enbridge Inc ENB 23.35 0 37.05 36.68 -.14 -0.4% s s s +14.7% +41.7% 3932 50 2.55 Sonoco Prods SON 37.30 0 64.38 63.27 +.80 +1.3% t s s +6.8% +66.3% 511 24 1.72 Exxon Mobil Corp XOM 30.11 9 62.55 56.18 -.16 -0.3% t s s +36.3% +86.7% 31484 72 3.48 3M Company MMM 114.04 0 192.74 193.10 +2.41 +1.3% s s s +10.5% +64.8% 2221 27 5.92f FedEx Corp FDX 103.40 9 305.66 274.18 +5.89 +2.2% t s s +5.6% +141.1% 2281 30 2.60 Truist Financial Cp TFC 25.51 9 61.26 57.49 +1.67 +3.0% t t s +19.9% +125.3% 7007 15 1.80 Gen Dynamics GD 100.55 0 180.35 180.06 +3.64 +2.1% s s s +21.0% +68.2% 1015 16 4.76f Verizon Comm VZ 48.84 7 61.95 57.38 +.37 +0.6% s s t -2.3% +18.1% 18042 13 2.52 Gen Electric GE 5.48 9 14.42 12.85 +.35 +2.8% t s s +19.0% +107.9% 73258 37 0.04 WalMart Strs WMT 106.85 6 153.66 134.01 +.90 +0.7% s s t -7.0% +19.1% 9367 77 2.20f HP Inc HPQ 12.97 0 31.11 29.89 +.52 +1.8% t s s +21.6% +121.3% 9561 13 0.78f Wells Fargo & Co WFC 20.76 9 41.54 39.30 +1.18 +3.1% t s s +30.2% +54.7% 28726 96 0.40m Honeywell Intl HON 101.08 0 219.00 213.88 +1.66 +0.8% s s s +0.6% +104.4% 2217 32 3.72 Wendys Co WEN 10.02 8 24.91 20.70 +.10 +0.5% s s t -5.6% +83.8% 3792 45 0.36f Dividend Footnotes: a - Extra dividends were paid, but are not included. b - Annual rate plus stock. c - Liquidating dividend. e - Amount declared or paid in last 12 months. f - Current annual rate, which was increased by most recent dividend announcement. i - Sum of dividends paid after stock split, no regular rate. j - Sum of dividends paid this year. Most recent dividend was omitted or deferred. k - Declared or paid this year, a cumulative issue with dividends in arrears. m - Current annual rate, which was decreased by most recent dividend announcement. p - Initial dividend, annual rate not known, yield not shown. r - Declared or paid in preceding 12 months plus stock dividend. t - Paid in stock, approximate cash value on ex-distribution date. PE Footnotes: q - Stock is a closed-end fund - no P/E ratio shown. cc - P/E exceeds 99. dd - Loss in last 12 months. Fund Footnotes: b - Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d - Deferred sales charge, or redemption fee. f - front load (sales charges). m - Multiple fees are charged, usually a marketing fee and either a sales or redemption fee. NA - not available. p - previous day´s net asset value. s - fund split shares during the week. x - fund paid a distribution during the week. 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GlbLtdInfrsIns 15.10 +.13 +20.7 StkIdx 48.87 +.25 +60.2 Wells Fargo Gr 46.10 +.39 +70.7 STBdIdxAdmrl 10.79 ... +2.9 TtlRetInstl 11.85 -.01 +10.5 NewInc 10.02 ... +4.8 NewInsA m 35.76 -.06 +55.8 Loomis Sayles Vanguard STBdIdxIns 10.79 ... +2.9 SpMCpValIns 47.85 +.76 +71.5 Stk 38.89 +.53 +69.3 Calamos Federated NewInsI 36.91 -.06 +56.3 BdInstl 13.31 ... +16.8 500IdxAdmrl x 360.78 +.64 +60.6 STBdIdxInsPlus 10.79 ... +2.9 Western Asset MktNetrlIncIns 14.03 ... +12.3 InsHYBdIns 9.90 ... +29.6 StgInc 12.68 ... +22.0 GrY 23.35 +.01 +57.5 Parnassus BalIdxAdmrl 44.64 +.16 +38.0 STFederalAdmrl 10.99 ... +1.8 CorBdI 13.10 ... +8.7 ClearBridge KaufmannR b 6.81 ... +44.4 TotalBondI 10.97 -.02 +10.0 Lord Abbett CorEqInv 56.30 +.23 +59.5 BalIdxIns 44.65 +.17 +38.0 STInfPrScIdAdmr 25.87 +.01 +7.1 CorBdIS 13.12 ... +8.8 AggresivGrA m 185.33 +.40 +63.2 TtlRetBdInstl 11.25 -.01 +9.9 Fidelity Select BdDebA m 8.38 +.01 +28.2 Pioneer CAITTxExAdm 12.23 +.01 +7.4 STInfPrScIdIns 25.89 +.02 +7.1 CorPlusBdI 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