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The fifth-consecutive Summer of Car- ing ended the 2018 collection period with nearly $6,500 in donations. Money donated to the initiative, begun as a partnership between The Sumter Item and Sumter United Minis- tries, was delivered to the ministry, which uses the money to operate an emergency shelter and provide home repair, financial assis- BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM tance, primary health care and educa- Shaw Air Force Base 20th Fighter Wing airman Khiry Loyd cleans the headstone of veteran Samuel M. Dinkins on Saturday at tion assistance to families in need. the Decorate the Decorated event at Sumter Cemetery. Shaw personnel, Girl Scouts and other community volunteers helped In total, $6,481.84 was donated by various out by cleaning the headstones and gravesite areas of deceased veterans at the event. More than 3,500 veterans are buried at the cemetery, according to Mark Ferro, cemetery manager. SEE CARING, PAGE A8

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This Anglican Church, steeped in antiq- of its 2018 billionaires list for the Wall Street has become very The history of Church of the Holy Cross uity and full of new life, has a service first time, surpassing Microsoft enthusiastic about Amazon's in Stateburg can be seen in its cemetery mixed with ancient and contemporary les- co-founder Bill Gates and billion- other businesses. Amazon Web where headstones honoring soldiers of the sons, prayers and praises. aire investor Warren Buffett. Services provides cloud comput- American Revolution have been preserved Communion is practiced every Sunday Amazon stock has increased ing services to companies and through the centuries and inside the sanc- while the choir sings hymns of reverence almost 600 percent in the last governments, and Amazon's ad- tuary which features striking historical de- and praise. five years, including a 70 percent vertising division makes billions signs. 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BY IVY MOORE Robert O. Keith’s In a recent interview, the artist said Special to The Sumter Item painting titled she avoids making artist statements. “I Church and State is think the work creates its own language Sumter County Gallery of Art will of an abandoned and presents that to the viewer. … present exhibitions by two new artists space he found in his There is something pre-lingual in my with very different subject matter and travels along the work, and in my experience words can process beginning with an opening re- East Coast. obfuscate, confuse and miscommuni- ception Thursday evening. The public is cate as often as not.” invited to attend the 5:30-to-7:30 p.m. PHOTO PROVIDED Klein has shown at the Brooklyn Art- event at which artists Robert O. Keith ists Gym in New York; 3433 Gallery in IV and Susan Klein will be present. and sketches that result in drawings 2004. She is a contemporary mixed-me- Chicago; PDX Contemporary Art in Keith is a painter whose use of color and painting that further reflect the dia artist who has exhibited in the U.S. Portland, Oregon; University of Ulsan and light reflect the mood and tempera- uniqueness and feeling of that space. In and internationally. in South Korea; Wayne State University ture of abandoned spaces he discovers this series [titled Kenopsia], I employ Day Person is Klein’s exhibition, in Detroit; and other venues. Recent while traveling around the East Coast, methods of distortion by curving, much of it new work created at the In- awards include a Wassaic Project Resi- SCGA Director Karen Watson said. This stretching, expanding the way I depict ternational and Curatorial Summer dency in Wassaic, New York. not only fulfills his artistic need, but the space as well as the canvas that they (2018) Program in Brooklyn, New York. Klein will give a gallery talk at Thurs- also “the thrill of exploring,” she noted. reside. These works are a way for the Her sculptures and painting reflect her day’s opening, and Keith will be in con- Having grown up in Colorado, reared viewer to trespass with me in an un- “irreverence for the sacred and a rever- versation with Sumter County Gallery in poor conditions, Keith found an es- comfortable but quiet place.” ence for the banal … (and are) playful, of Art curator Cole Miller at a later date cape in art and a unique perspective. Watson said the gallery is “excited to colorful and humorous — and they take during the exhibition, which can be Now his paintings reveal “the beauty present Keith so early in his career.” themselves seriously,” according to a seen through Nov. 2 at the SCGA, 200 and the positive light in what others The artist lives in Columbia, where he news release. “They are complex explo- Hasell St., in the Sumter County Cultur- might find ugly or useless,” Watson teaches drawing at the University of rations of ambiguous forms — urns, al Center. said, adding that his bending of canvas- South Carolina, where he received his gravestones, altars, fingers, phalluses The Sumter County Gallery of Art es “literally surround the viewer within Master of Fine Arts. and monuments — that evoke the presents Robert O. Keith IV’s Kenopsia the spaces themselves.” Keith has been juried into the presti- human devotional impulse. She is inter- and Susan Klein’s Day Person at the Keith said in his artist statement that gious ArtFields in Lake City in 2016 and ested in the arbitrary manner that ob- opening reception, 5:30-to-7:30 p.m. his “work is an investigation of aban- 2018. He has had solo exhibitions at jects can be consecrated and made sa- Thursday. The exhibitions can also be doned architectural spaces that are Francis Marion College, the University cred. An ordinary object can be trans- viewed during regular gallery hours, 11 gradually being reclaimed by nature, as of South Carolina and Pierce Communi- formed into a thing that carries power, a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Satur- well as a study of the illusionistic aspect ty College, Steilacoom, Lakewood, weight and spirituality. … (Acting) as day. of creating three-dimensional images Washington and several group exhibi- the connection between this world and Flowers for the reception are courtesy on a two-dimensional surface. … I am tions. another.” of Poinsett-Bland Garden Club and The compelled to explore these structures to Susan Klein teaches painting and Klein’s use of humor counters “the Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter. capture the mood and reality of the drawing at the College of Charleston. heaviness in life,” as she uses it “to pro- For more information, call (803) 775- space as it existed when I was present. I She received her Master of Fine Arts cess and manage emotions, trauma and 0543, or email [email protected] document these structures via photos degree from the University of Oregon in current events.” or [email protected]. It’s that time AGAIN! Recliners and Football

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The elderly founder of Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the militant group from 6.8 percent last year to years. the outlawed Afghanistan-based organization, the Haqqani network, speaks Aug. 22, 1998, during a still-robust 6.5 percent Weaker demand from Chi- once hailed as a freedom fighter by U.S. Presi- an interview in Miram Shah, Pakistan. this year. nese steel mills has taken dent Ronald Reagan, had been paralyzed for the Communist leaders who global prices for iron ore past 10 years. are trying to engineer slow- down 14 percent this year — In announcing his death Tuesday, Mujahed the day-to-day military campaign over to his son er, more self-sustaining and 60 percent from their called Haqqani a religious scholar and exempla- Sirajuddin. growth clamped down last 2010 peak. That hurts Aus- ry warrior. The elder Haqqani's association with Pakistan year on a bank lending tralia and other producers. Because of his infirmity, Haqqani's network dates back to his early years, when he studied a boom that encouraged busi- Chinese leaders want to has been led by his son Sirajuddin Haqqani, who deeply conservative form of Islam at the Darula- nesses and families to bor- shift the focus from growth is also deputy head of the Taliban. Considered man Haqqania madrassa, or religious school, in row and spend beyond their numbers to poverty reduc- the most formidable of the Taliban's fighting northwest Pakistan. In an earlier interview with means. That's a tricky bal- tion, energy efficiency and forces, the Haqqani network has been linked to The Associated Press, the school's top cleric ance to strike, and some the environment. But they some of the more audacious attacks in Afghani- Maulana Sami-ul-Haq, recalled a studious worry the economy is need to keep the expansion stan. The elder Haqqani joined the Taliban when Haqqani. weakening too much. above 6 percent to hit their they overran Kabul in September 1996, expelling It was Haqqani's rigid interpretation of Islam Growth in retail sales, a target of doubling incomes feuding mujahedeen groups, whose battles left that launched him on the road to insurgency in bigger part of the Chinese from 2010 levels by 2020. the capital in ruins. the early 1970s when he returned to Afghanistan economy than exports, was China's yuan has sunk in Since then, the network has been among the to open a madrassa, or religious school, and or- weaker than expected in value against the dollar. fiercest foes fighting U.S. and NATO troops in Af- ganized a movement against Afghanistan's mon- July and close to a 14-year That helps exporters by ghanistan. The elder Haqqani's death is not ex- arch, King Zahir Shah, according to unclassified low. Factory output and making Chinese toys, appli- pected to impact the network's military might or U.S. documents that tracked Haqqani's militant other sectors also slowed. ances and other goods strategy. career from the early 1970s to his partnership Beijing responded by easing cheaper for American con- Haqqani was among the Afghan mujahedeen, with the Taliban in 1996. controls on lending and sumers. But regulators or holy warriors, the United States backed in the Forced to leave Afghanistan because of his agi- boosting government worry it will trigger an out- 1980s to fight the former Soviet Union's invading tation against the monarchy, which was eventu- spending. flow of money, making it army, sent to Afghanistan in 1979 to prop up the ally overthrown, Haqqani set up a madrassa in "We expect the economy harder for companies to pro-Moscow government. Haqqani was praised Miran Shah, in Pakistan's North Waziristan. to get worse before it gets borrow. by the late U.S. Congressman Charlie Wilson as During the 1980s, when Washington backed an better," Nomura economists "goodness personified." After 10 years, Moscow uprising against the communist government in said in a report. CHINA'S RESPONSE negotiated an exit from Afghanistan in an agree- Kabul and its Russian allies, it was Haqqani's Trump's advisers say the Banks have been told to ment that eventually led to the collapse of Ka- military prowess that brought him attention slowdown gives Washington lend more freely to small ex- bul's communist government and a takeover by from both the United States and Pakistan. He re- leverage in the trade battle. porters that might be hurt the mujahedeen. ceived both money and weapons from the U.S. "Their economy looks ter- by Trump's tariffs. That In 2012 the United States declared the Haqqani While the Soviet Union poured men and rible," said Trump's top eco- temporarily backtracks on network a terrorist organization. Haqqani had money into Afghanistan to support the Commu- nomic adviser, Larry Kud- government efforts to rein not been heard from in several years, and re- nist government in Kabul, Pakistan, the United low, at a Cabinet meeting in rising debt. ports of his death were widespread in 2015. States and several Arab states including Saudi last month. Beijing sees the "growth Declassified U.S. cables called Haqqani a "mod- Arabia and Egypt, stockpiled weapons for the But analysts closer to slowdown as a bigger near- erate socialist" who did not embrace the Tali- mujahedeen in neighboring Pakistan. Suitcases China say it is doing better term risk," said UBS econo- ban's strict rules that denied girls education. full of cash were delivered to the mujahedeen than Americans might mists in a report. "Haqqani functions more in the military area, through Pakistan, according to a former CIA think. The government is pump- and is not a force in setting Taliban political or chief, who spoke on condition of anonymity. He "A lot of this economic ing money into the economy social issues," the cables read. told The AP he personally delivered suitcases slowdown is really the re- with plans to spend more on Born in 1947 into the powerful Zardran tribe full of money to Haqqani, whom he described as sult of an intended policy," building roads, bridges and that dominates southeastern Afghanistan's Pak- "one of the good ones." said Tai Hui of J.P. Morgan other public works. tia, Paktika and Khost provinces, Haqqani was a It was during the 1980s that fighters from the Asset Management in Hong This month, sales of infra- close friend of Osama bin Laden, who often took Muslim world were recruited to fight the invad- Kong. "The overall growth structure bonds raised $41 refuge in his camps outside Khost. ing communists in Afghanistan. Bin Laden was momentum is still relative- billion, more than the total The father of 12 sons, the ailing Haqqani — among the first to sign up. Many of the Arab ly healthy and certainly for the first seven months of who had been suffering from Parkinsons disease fighters gravitated toward Haqqani because he broadly in line with the au- the year, according to Mac- for several years prior to his death — had turned was an Arabic speaker and a ferocious warrior. thorities' plans." quarie Bank's Larry Hu.

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"Today we're talking about hundreds and hun- The fall is also when residents of Kak- dreds of visitors, many from around the world each tovik kill three bowhead whales. Bruce year," Reed said. Inglangasak, an Inupiaq subsistence Polar bears have always been a common sight on hunter who offers wildlife viewing sea ice near Kaktovik, but residents started noticing tours, said residents were unsure how a change in the mid-1990s. More bears seemed to tourists would react to whaling. stay on land, and researchers began taking note of "The community was scared about, more female bears making dens in the snow on land you know, activists that was going to instead of on the ice. try to get us to shut down the whal- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologists began ing — subsistence whaling," Inglan- hearing reports of increasing numbers of polar gasak said. "But that's not true." New California bridge gets sensors to gather earthquake data LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) Traffic moves on the old Gerald port-Inglewood and Palos — A replacement bridge under Desmond Bridge next to its Verdes — capable of quakes construction at the second- replacement bridge under in the range of magnitude 6.5 busiest port in the U.S. isn't construction in Long Beach, to 7. A magnitude 6.4 quake just a crucial route for cargo California. The new Gerald along the nearby Newport-In- trucks and Southern Califor- Desmond Bridge at the nation’s glewood fault leveled Long nia commuters — it's a con- second-busiest port isn’t just a Beach in 1933. And a mega- crete-and-steel science experi- crucial route for cargo trucks and fault, the infamous San An- ment for engineers and seis- Southern California commuters dreas, is only about 50 miles mologists. — it’s a concrete-and-steel away at its closest point. The new bridge, which will science experiment for engineers Data recorded by the sen- stretch 8,800 feet over the Port and seismologists. sors — a quake's magnitude of Long Beach, is being built along with how fast the with about 75 seismic sensors THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ground is moving and at what that will measure the forces trajectory it hits the bridge — imparted on the span when are sent via the state's Inte- one of several nearby faults grated Seismic Network to set off an earthquake. It will scientists at state offices in replace the Gerald Desmond said Duane L. Kenagy, an engi- main span deck is entirely seismologists and engineers Sacramento as well as the Bridge, though it's unclear if it neer and the port's interim supported by cables connected are eager for the information University of California, will retain that name. deputy executive director. to the twin 515-foot towers. It the new span will provide. Berkeley and Pasadena's Cali- The new bridge is due to The original bridge has makes for a particularly stur- The span is just a few miles fornia Institute of Technolo- open next year. taken a "pretty good beating" dy design that's been tested to from two active faults — New- gy. "New bridges don't come since it was built in 1968, Ken- withstand powerful earth- along very often, so it's excit- agy said. Evidence of that is quakes or a terrorist bombing. ing," said Dr. John Parrish, the netting — called "diapers" "You just can't knock one of head of the California Geologi- — recently placed underneath these things down by knocking cal Survey. His agency's to capture hunks of concrete out one or two cables," Parrish Strong Motion Instrumenta- that regularly break away. The said. The design, popular in Keeping SumterAmanda McNulty, Horticulture Beautiful Agent tion Program will be among roadway is "reaching the end Asia and parts of Europe, is those crunching the informa- of its natural life" but is con- catching on in the U.S. as larg- Silken Masses be missed. tion the sensors capture. The sidered safe for traffic until er construction machinery I named this article intentionally by If you want to find a reason to like these messy nests, consider that two of data will be added to the state's the new bridge opens, he said. and new high-tech materials choosing a lovely sounding title to help overcome the disgust some people feel our migratory songbirds eat these pests database of earthquake knowl- About 15 percent of all con- make them cheaper and easier towards web-spinning caterpillars. At with a gusto reserved for the most edge. tainerized cargo entering the to build. this time of year, people who live in conspicuous gourmands. Even in the realm of caterpillars, these larvae look California's bridges and U.S. travels over the span daily, Designed to last 100 years, rural areas can hardly drive to the grocery store without seeing a tree like they would be shunned as both are other infrastructure have been and it's a key artery for motor- the new bridge has a higher visually marred by the protective covered with stiff hairs, although these outfitted with quake sensors ists traveling between the city clearance for larger cargo structures fabricated by fall webworms. structures are not chemically irritating like those of some dangerous species. called accelerometers since of Long Beach and San Pedro, ships and elastic "points of iso- The preferred host tree for this species of native caterpillar is the pecan, and Both the yellow-billed and black the 1970s. The eastern span re- a working-class waterfront lation" that enable segments to older homes frequently have several of cuckoos spend part of their life cycle in placement of the San Francis- neighborhood on the southern move independently without these trees growing in their yard and the Southeast, and they help control populations of these pests by opening co-Oakland Bay Bridge that edge of Los Angeles. damaging other sections. large orchards dedicated to nut production are not unusual. webs and devouring the inhabitants. opened in 2013 has more than Its nearly $1.5 billion re- Joints and bearings are de- Two of our native caterpillars make There are reports of birds eating a 200. placement is historic for the signed to break under stress spectacular webs they use for hundred larvae in a single sitting. In years with large outbreaks of these But the building of the new built-in seismology and be- and are easily replaceable to protection. In late spring, ornamental cherries and our native black cherry as pests, the birds get so much extra food Long Beach span, south of Los cause it's the first cable-stayed get the bridge reopened quick- well as sourwoods and other trees in they have increases in their population Angeles, marks the first time vehicle bridge in California. ly after a violent shaking shuts the rose family are hosts to the eastern called irruptions. Sounds lovely doesn’t it; so it is with sadness that I tell you the sensors have been incorpo- Cable-stayed bridges are dis- it down. tent caterpillar. These caterpillars make their nests in the crotch of the tree, these birds of beautiful voice, either rated into the design of a Cali- tinct from more common sus- The old bridge will be torn leaving it during the day to forage on the cu cu cu or the distinctive pattern fornia bridge from Day One, pension bridges in that the down. 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and they know you on a first-name those that come after you,” he said. CARING FROM PAGE A1 MARTIN FROM PAGE A1 basis.” “If you think about it, we were a Martin said he enlisted originally part of the Army Air Corps at first, community members between the end gained 12 years of experience in ser- to go to school and get out of his and if it weren’t for them and every- of June and the beginning of this week. vice before having been in Belgium. Texas hometown, but after learning thing they did, we wouldn’t be expe- “That’s the stuff that puts fuel in Martin was previously an aircraft about everything the Air Force is riencing it at the current level of my tank,” said Mark Champagne, ex- maintainer who loaded bombs onto about and after having children, he what it is today. And that’s my main ecutive director of SUM, about the A-10 “Warthogs,” but he said he realized his job could be “about deal. To leave this Air Force better community’s involvement in the sum- eventually felt he wanted to chal- making the best life I could for my than what it was when I came in.” mer initiative. lenge himself and see what else the kids and for this country.” Martin said he is trying to do that Some may think $6,000 is not a lot of Air Force had to offer. He ended up He also learned of his family’s lin- through mentoring younger airmen money, but it’s awesome, he said. “It’s cross-training into the Command eage in the military and that he trac- and telling them what he wishes he a huge help,” he said. Post and now is in charge of making es roots to service all the way back had known at that time and age. He The great thing about Summer of sure everyone stays certified and to the Civil War. said he tries to be open and honest Caring and SUM is that it doesn’t mat- does their jobs “correctly and profi- “I guess it is kind of in our DNA, so they know what mistakes he ter what you look like or how much ciently.” right,” he said. made that they should avoid. money you have, Champagne said. “It’s kind of like the movies. He now lives on base with his wife “When you see someone making a Anyone can get involved, he said. You’re talking and you’re in the big and two daughters, 8 and 9. His wife mistake, let them know, and let This summer, SUM has shared sto- command center, and you say we got teaches at the children development them know from a genuine place in ries of volunteers and assisting people this message, and you hand it to center on base, where his children your heart,” Martin said. “Let them with high utility bills, providing shel- them ... and the whole story changes go to school. know you’re not trying to get them ter to people in need and providing from that,” Martin said. “It’s fun “There’s a lot of emphasis on in trouble. You’re trying to better free health services. rubbing elbows with the leadership, making it a better Air Force for them.” While some fall and winter initia- tives are well known, Champagne said people sometimes forget others need help during the summer. the store and recovered the truck Columbia area was approached by a There is always so much going on, ARREST FROM PAGE A1 owner’s cellphone, which had been man who attempted to rob her at he said. inside the stolen truck, lying in the gunpoint before shooting her in the “The doors are open,” he said. roadway less than a half mile south hand and fleeing the scene. Using the And if the donations are not used to this case and stopped any further of the store. According to authorities, bank’s video surveillance, Clarendon for a specific project or family, criminal activity by this suspect,” locating the cellphone gave them a County deputies were able to identify Champagne said the money goes to- said Clarendon County Sheriff Tim “direction of travel” for the stolen the man in the attempted robbery ward the operations of the ministry Baxley on Tuesday afternoon. truck which aided in their investiga- and shooting as Smith. Following this such as the homeless shelter or the On Aug. 24, Smith was arrested by tion. Later that same day, deputies incident, Smith was sought by Clar- clinic. Clarendon sheriff’s office on charges with the Clarendon sheriff’s office endon sheriff’s office, Manning po- That money is also used to bring in of breach of trust after he was seen who were present when Smith was lice, West Columbia police, the United counselors who can help direct those on a surveillance video passing fake arrested that morning were able to States Marshals Service and SLED. who need help making important de- $100 bills at a convenience store on identify Smith as the person who re- From Sept. 1 through Sept. 3, the cisions or to purchase much-needed Dingle Pond Road in the North San- portedly stole the truck. Manning department received infor- medications that cannot be provided tee area. He was taken to the Claren- For the next week, Clarendon sher- mation that traffic cameras in the through the ministry’s pharmacy, he don County Detention Center, where iff’s office and the Manning depart- North Charleston picked up images said. he paid his bond and left the jail ment made multiple attempts to lo- of the stolen truck. On Sept. 3, Clar- Though Sumter United Ministries about 9 a.m. cate Smith both in Orangeburg Coun- endon sheriff’s office received infor- assists many families in the communi- Thirty minutes later, a tan 2013 ty and the Santee area, where his mation on where Smith was hiding ty, Champagne said the organization GMC pickup truck was stolen from a mother resides, as well as hotels in out in the North Charleston area, and can always do better. gas station approximately nine that area that he was known to fre- he was arrested later that day. In part, it will take more communi- blocks from the jail while the truck’s quent. Smith, whose bond has been de- ty volunteers to do better, he said. owner was inside the store. Officers On Sept. 1, a woman who was at- nied, is being held in Lexington Champagne thanked those who do- with Manning police responded to tempting to use an ATM in the West County Detention Center. nated to Summer of Caring and who volunteer their time and efforts to help others in the community. To continue donating to Sumter Former senator to replace sional session next Jan. cial nominees. United Ministries or to find out how to 3. “I’m putting my country first, just volunteer, go to sumterunitedminis- McCain, at least until January Despite the short win- as this seat’s previous occupant did tries.org. Checks can be dropped off at dow, Kyl will likely be every single day for more than 30 the SUM main office, 36 Artillery PHOENIX (AP) — A former U.S. able to vote for Kavana- years,” Kyl said of McCain. Drive. senator from Arizona who is now a ugh as the Supreme Kyl, an attorney, was appointed by Donations last week through Mon- lobbyist helping guide the confirma- Court nominee. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a fellow KYL day include: Roger I. Williams, Lt. tion of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Kyl, 76, retired from Republican who called him the best Col./Ret. USAF, $500. Brett Kavanaugh was named Tues- the Senate after three person for the job “regardless of pol- Donations received this week: $500 day to temporarily fill the Senate terms in 2012 and became a lobby- itics” and said he hopes Kyl stays in Total donations received year to seat left open by the death of John ist. 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outh Africa has been thrown into the news because of President Donald Trump’s re- cent tweet that he instructed his secretary Sof state to “closely study” alleged land sei- zures from white farmers in South Africa. Earlier this year, a land confiscation motion was brought by radical Marxist opposition leader Ju- lius Malema, and it passed South Africa’s Parlia- ment by a 241-83 vote. Malema has had a long- standing commitment to land confiscation without compensation. In 2016, he told his supporters he was “not calling for the slaughter of white people — at least for now” (https://tinyurl.com/y7mfmh- co). The land-grabbing sentiment is also expressed by Lindsay Maasdorp, national spokesman for Black First Land First, a group that condones land COMMENTARY seizures in South Africa. He says, “We are going to take back the land, and we’ll do it by any means necessary.” The land confiscation policy was a key factor in the Final queries for Judge Kavanaugh platform of the new president, Cyril Ramaphosa. ASHINGTON — ment included branding, pillo- tional provision (certainly not I have visited South Africa sev- Four decades ago, rying, whipping and mutila- the regulation of interstate eral times, in 1979, 1980 and 1992. New York Sen. tion. Would originalism allow commerce, or the establish- Walter My three-month 1980 visit includ- WDaniel Patrick these? ment of religion, or govern- Williams ed lectures at nearly all South Af- Moynihan, an intellectual Holmes said: “I don’t care ment taking private property rican universities. The 1992 re- Democrat, observed with what [the Constitution’s Fram- for “public use,” or the prohi- turn visit, two years after apart- amazement and regret that Re- ers’] intention was. I only want bition of “cruel and unusual heid ended and two years before democratic elec- publicans had to know what the words punishments”) the meaning of tions, included lectures on my book “South Afri- become the mean.” But can the meaning which today is the same as the ca’s War Against Capitalism.” During each visit, party of ideas. of words be severed from the public meaning when the pro- my counsel to South Africans, particularly black Today, many intentions of those who use vision was ratified? South Africans, was that the major task before of America’s them? Bork said “the central prob- them was not only ridding the nation of apartheid, most interest- Abraham Lincoln said the lem of constitutional law” is: but also deciding what was going to replace it. ing arguments Declaration of Independence “Our political ethos is majori- That’s an important question. William Hutt, the divide conser- is the “apple of gold” that is tarian, but the Supreme Court, late University of Cape Town economist who was vatives. One “framed” by something “sil- with the power to strike down an anti-apartheid voice within the academic com- George concerns the ver”: the Constitution. Silver laws democratically enacted, munity, wrote in his 1964 book, titled “The Eco- Will judiciary’s role is less precious than gold; is counter-majoritarian.” nomics of the Colour Bar,” that one of the su- in the supervi- frames serve what they frame. Others, however, say that preme tragedies of the human condition is that sion of democ- Do you believe that the Consti- majority rule is a process; the those who have been the victims of injustices or racy: Should judges be, as Oli- tution’s authors intended their purpose of America’s collec- oppression “can often be observed to be inflicting ver Wendell Holmes and Rob- words to advance what the tive existence is an outcome, a not dissimilar injustices upon other races.” In ert Bork believed, deferential Declaration began — the se- condition: liberty, which the 2001, Andrew Kenny wrote an article titled “Black to majorities, or should judges curing of natural rights? Do process can threaten. What People Aren’t Animals — But That’s How Liberals be engaged in limiting majori- you agree (as the Goldwater say you? Treat Them.” Kenny asked whether South Africa ties in the name of liberty? Institute’s Timothy Sandefur Sandefur argues that the is doomed to follow the rest of Africa into oblivion. Another intramural conserva- argues) that the Declaration is Fifth and 14th Amendments’ Kenny gave a “no” answer to his question, but he tive debate is whether “origi- logically as well as chronologi- guarantees of “due process of was not very optimistic because of the pattern nalism” is sufficient as a cally prior to the Constitution: law” are not purely about pro- seen elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa. He argued method of construing the Con- The Declaration “sets the cess. Rather, the adjective that ordinary Africans were better off under colo- stitution. So, Brett Kavana- framework for reading” the “due” modifies the noun “pro- nialism. Colonial masters never committed any- ugh’s Senate interrogators Constitution as a charter for cess” by giving it the following thing near the murder and genocide seen under might usefully ask: government “instituted” to substance: Due process pro- black rule in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Nigeria, “Originalists” say the text “secure” pre-existing rights? duces an outcome that is not Mozambique, Somalia and other countries, where should be construed by dis- When the First Congress de- arbitrary as measured by cri- millions of blacks have been slaughtered in un- cerning the public meaning of bated what became the Bill of teria inherent in the concept speakable ways, including being hacked to death, its words when they were writ- Rights, a member questioned of law — generality, fairness boiled in oil, set on fire and dismembered. Kenny ten. The 1866 Congress that why the drafters enumerated and rationality understood as said that if as many elephants, zebras and lions drafted the 14th Amendment’s only certain rights. Massachu- a cost-efficient means to a le- were as ruthlessly slaughtered, the world’s leftists guarantee of “equal protection setts Rep. Theodore Sedgwick gitimate government end. would be in a tizzy (https://tinyurl.com/ybj4u9fj). of the law” continued to fund replied: “They might have Finally, University of Chica- Ghanaian economist George Ayittey expressed a racially segregated schools in gone into a very lengthy enu- go and New York University similar complaint in his book “Africa Betrayed”: the District of Columbia, meration of rights; they might professor Richard Epstein says “White rulers in South Africa could be con- which Congress controlled. Yet have declared that a man the Constitution’s architecture demned, but not black African leaders guilty of the 1954 Brown decision held should have a right to wear his — separation of powers, the same political crimes.” Moeletsi Mbeki, a that segregation violated that hat if he pleased; that he checks and balances, federal- brother of former South African President Thabo guarantee. Can originalists de- might get up when he pleased, ism, guarantees of individual Mbeki and deputy chairman of the South African fend the court’s reasoning in and go to bed when he thought rights — implies a “presump- Institute of International Affairs, an independent Brown? How might the court proper, but [I] would ask the tion of error”: The architec- think tank based at the University of the Witwa- have better reached the Brown gentleman whether he thought ture intentionally slows the tersrand, said in 2004 that Africa was in a spiral of result? it necessary to enter these tri- political process because gov- decline. “The average African is poorer than dur- When the 14th Amendment fles in a declaration of rights, ernment interventions in soci- ing the age of colonialism,” he said (https://ti- was ratified, 32 of the 37 states under a government where ety’s spontaneous order are nyurl.com/ycs6l4pb). had laws criminalizing sod- none of them were intended to presumptively of dubious le- Zimbabwe, South Africa’s northern neighbor for- omy. Can originalists defend be infringed.” By what princi- gitimacy because government merly called Rhodesia, was southern Africa’s the court’s 2003 ruling that ples do you determine what is presumed to be not disinter- breadbasket. That was prior to the confiscation of such laws violate this amend- rights are neither trifles nor ested but serving factional in- nearly 6,000 large white-owned commercial farms ment’s “due process” guaran- enumerated? terests, or its own. Discuss. during the 1990s. By the turn of the century, Zim- tee? Justice Clarence Thomas babwe was threatened with mass starvation and The Eighth Amendment pro- says, “We as a nation adopted George Will’s email address is was begging for food. Added to that tragedy, Zimba- scribes “cruel and unusual” a written Constitution precise- [email protected]. bwe experienced history’s second-highest inflation punishments. But punish- ly because it has a fixed mean- rate. It reached 79.6 billion percent in mid-Novem- ments contemporaneous with ing that does not change.” Can © 2018, Washington Post Writ- ber 2008. (In 1946, Hungary experienced the world’s the ratification of this amend- you cite an important constitu- ers Group highest inflation rate, 41.9 quadrillion percent.) South Africa leads in mining, food production and critical infrastructure, such as power produc- EDITORIAL PAGE POLICIES tion and railroading, in southern Africa. But it’s going the same way as Zimbabwe, spelling disaster for the entire southern part of Africa. What’s EDITORIALS represent the views of the owners of this LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are written by readers of the needed most right now is for South Africans to newspaper. newspaper. 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The last word ARIES (March opportunity to enjoy life. in astrology 21-April 19): Be LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take one careful what EUGENIA LAST step at a time. Be cognizant of the you wish for. people around you and how your SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PETS OF THE WEEK Change is only actions influence others. A change in good if your timing is right. Make sure the way you handle domestic affairs you’ve discussed matters with anyone should be considered if it will help CAN’T ADOPT BUT who will be affected by decisions you keep the peace. make. Moving forward transparently WOULD LIKE TO HELP SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Show will improve the outcome. IN SOME WAY? Sumter emotions and make your intentions TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Someone clear. The changes you bring about Animal Control gladly who has supported your efforts in the will enhance your life and lead to a accepts donations of past will give you an opportunity. better romantic relationship with Include those you love and trust; the following: Capstar someone you love. Be open to you’ll find greater satisfaction in your flea control pills (at Petco suggestions and be willing to make success. Discover and demonstrate or Tractor Supply), bleach concessions. the power of joint ventures. Don’t (gallons or spray bottle), look back. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your words may charm some, but others metal food and water GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen to will be leery of the promises you bowls in all sizes, towels, what’s being said and take your time responding. Giving someone the make. Walk a straight line when waterless pet shampoo, dog wrong impression will lead to dealing with matters that concern cologne, kibble, puppy food, setbacks when you want to make a money, contracts and legal matters. newspapers and leashes change. Focus on self-improvements Ease stress by taking part in physical activities. and collars. Tax-deductible and how to use your attributes to get donations can be made via ahead. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): The Paypal at sumterstrays@gmail. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Emotions effort you put in won’t go unnoticed. will surface. Don’t jump to conclusions Be cautious not to put physical strain com. One hundred percent of or disagree with others without on yourself or cause emotional stress your donation will be used for looking at every angle and to those who care about you. Focus the animals at Sumter Animal determining what’s best for you. on personal and professional Control. Make suggestions and be willing to partnerships and doing your best to compromise. You will accomplish get along with others. what you set out to do. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep an TOP: Fulton is a young prince of a dog who must be the only king in his castle. Medium to large in size at LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being secretive open mind, but don’t let anyone talk 42 pounds,Fulton Fulton is likes a smart, to have striking the undivided and attentionDixon of his is people.a friendly He isboy a good with boy, a happy-go- however, and will is favored. You may like to be the you into something that’s indulgent good boy lucky nature center of attention, but when it or costly. Use common sense along make a wonderful pet for the right owner. Fulton is smart, and he would do well with agility training to comes to personal information, be with charm to let someone down challenge and amuse him. After that, a couple of treats and a good snooze, Fulton is all set. reticent about sharing too much easy. Know your boundaries and stick BELOW: Dixon is such a friendly boy. Medium in size with a happy-go-lucky nature, this young boy is fun to about what you have. Confidence will to what works for you. hang with. He comes by his good looks naturally. Although we haven’t a clue who his daddy was, he surely do more for you than bragging. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Participate passed his charm down to Dixon. At 1 to 2 years old and 37 pounds of joy, this boy could fit into almost VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Let the past in joint ventures that offer unusual any home. go and submerge yourself in new returns. What you learn and the beginnings. An emotional tie to people you meet will be worth your If you would like to meet Fulton in kennel 24 or Dixon in kennel 32 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Win- someone will be tested if you while. Much can be accomplished if kles Road, call the adoption coordinator at (803) 774-3232 or email [email protected]. As with all socialize. Observe carefully, and you share your creative ideas and of our adoptable dogs, we do require a spay or neuter agreement, and it is strictly enforced. Proof of spay/ consider how healthy this relationship offer incentives. A change looks neuter after adoption will be required. We have many other adoptable dogs as well as animals who were is before denying yourself the promising. found and are waiting for their owners to claim them. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. SECTION B WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

PREP FOOTBALL PREP FOOTBALL Sumter up Players of the Week honored another spot

3 Gamecocks, 1 MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter running back Jona- in 5A poll than Henry has been se- Swampcat turn in lected as The Sumter Item BY DENNIS BRUNSON Offensive Player of the [email protected] Week 2’s best games Week for his 205-yard, 4-touchdown performance Sumter High School moved BY DENNIS BRUNSON in the Gamecocks’ 34-10 up another spot to No.8 in the [email protected] victory over Conway on Fri- 5A poll of the S.C. Prep Media day. Football poll released on Tues- Jonathan Henry didn't have the best day. first half for Sumter High School in its The Gamecocks, who im- football game against Conway last proved to 3-0 on the season week. Not only did the Ti- with a 34-10 road victory over gers do a good job of lim- Conway on Friday, moved into iting his yardage, he also the top 10 for the first time last lost a fumble in the red week. zone early in the game, Sumter is the only one of costing the Gamecocks a the seven local South Caroli- major scoring opportuni- na High School League teams HENRY ty. to be ranked. The only other "When you fumble the one to receive any votes this ball away like that, you week is Lakewood in the 4A feel like you need to do poll. The Gators, who im- something to make up for proved to 3-0 with a wild 27-26 it," said the senior run- triumph over Manning last ning back, whose team week, play host to the Game- only led 13-10 at halftime. cocks on Friday at J. Frank GASS Henry did more than Baker Stadium beginning at his fair share in the sec- 7:30 p.m. ond half, running for al- The top six spots in the 5A most 175 yards as Sumter poll remained the same with went on to a 34-10 tri- Dutch Fork the unanimous umph in Conway. No. 1. The Silver Foxes are fol- Because of his perfor- lowed by Dorman, Gaffney, mance, Henry was select- Fort Dorchester, T.L. Hanna LUNDY ed as The Sumter Item Of- and Hillcrest. fensive Player of the Berkeley and Sumter Week. He is joined by two jumped past Byrnes, which fell of his teammates. Game- from seventh to ninth with a cock right tackle Tayvian close loss to Don Bosco out of Gass is Offensive Line- New Jersey. man of the Week, while The top spots in the other returner Melvin Lundy is four classes remained the the Special Teams Player same with each a unanimous JORDAN of the week. Laurence No. 1. Hartsville tops the 4A Manning Academy free poll with Dillon No. 1 in 3A, Abbeville in 2A and Lamar in SEE HONORS, PAGE B3 1A. The only change in the top five in 4A came with Myrtle Beach moving to No.3 and Bel- COLLEGE FOOTBALL ton-Honea Path dropping to fourth. South Pointe is No.2 and Greer is No. 5. There was a shakeup in the Carolina climbs back into poll with solid win 3A top five. Chester and Chap- man, third and fourth, respec- BY RALPH D. RUSSO tively, last week, are tied for The Associated Press second. Gilbert dropped from second to fourth after a loss Saturday's football game between and Woodruff moved into the Georgia and South Carolina at Wil- top five. liams-Brice Stadium will be between two nationally ranked teams. SEE POLLS, PAGE B3 That's because the Gamecocks, coming off a 49-15 season-opening victory over S.C. PREP MEDIA Coastal Carolina last week, moved into the first Associated Press poll of the regu- FOOTBALL POLL (Sept. 4) lar season released on Tuesday at No. 24. Georgia, the defending Southeastern 5A 1. Dutch Fork (15) Conference champion and national 2. Dorman runner-up, held its preseason spot at 3. Gaffney 4. Fort Dorchester No. 3. The Bulldogs defeated Austin 5. T.L. Hanna 6. Hillcrest Peay 45-0 in their season opener. 7. Berkeley The teams play at 3:30 p.m. in a na- 8. Sumter 9. Byrnes tionally televised game on CBS. 10. Summerville South Carolina is ranked for the first Receiving votes: West Florence, Greenwood, Lexington, Spartan- time under head coach Will Mus- burg. champ. The last time the Gamecocks THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 4A were ranked was on Sept. 21, 2014. 1. Hartsville (15) USC also moved into the Amway South Carolina wide receiver Bryan Edwards (89) catches a touchdown pass against 2. South Pointe 3. Myrtle Beach Coaches Poll at No. 24 as well. Coastal Carolina safety Jave Brown (1) during the first half of the Gamecocks 49-15 victo- 4. Belton-Honea Path ry on Saturday in their season opener in Columbia. USC moved into The Associated Press 5. Greer 6. North Myrtle Beach SEE TOP 25, PAGE B3 Top 25 poll at No. 24 entering Saturday’s game against No. 3 Georgia. 7. Westwood 8. Greenville 9. North Augusta 10. Daniel Receiving votes: Eastside, Brookla- nd-Cayce, Marlboro County, Beau- CLEMSON FOOTBALL fort, Wren,Lakewood. 3A 1. Dillon (15) 2. Chapman and Chester (tie) 2 quarterbacks again for No. 2 Clemson against Texas A&M 4. Gilbert 5. Woodruff 6. Wade Hampton (H) 7. Strom Thurmond BY PETE IACOBELLI 11 of 17 passes for 132 yards 8. Broome 9. May River The Associated Press and a touchdown. He also 10. Camden ran for a 35-yard TD. Law- Receiving votes: Aynor, Academic Magnet, Palmetto, Newberry, Indi- CLEMSON — Calmly and rence, the 6-foot-6 strong- an Land, Hanahan, Academic Mag- clearly, Clemson coach Dabo armed rookie, was 9-of-14 net, Seneca, Chesnee. Swinney shared how once passing for 137 yards and 2A more the second-ranked Ti- three TDs, much to the de- 1. Abbeville (15) 2. Barnwell gers will use both senior Kelly light of the packed house at 3. Carvers Bay Bryant and freshman Trevor Death Valley in a 48-7 win 4. Bamberg-Ehrhardt 5. Saluda Lawrence at quarterback at against Furman of the Foot- 6. Ninety-Six Texas A&M this week. ball Championship Subdivi- 7. Southside Christian 8. Hannah-Pamplico Both had good moments in sion. 9. Whale Branch a blowout win over Furman Co-offensive coordinator 10. Timberland Receiving votes: Andrew Jackson, this past Saturday and both Jeff Scott said Monday it's Andrews, Silver Bluff, Batesburg- Leesville, Fox Creek, Landrum, made mistakes, Swinney not a two-quarterback sys- Chesterfield, Woodland, Latta, said. But neither gave the tem, just that the two quar- Gray Collegiate. coaches any reason to stick terbacks are "part of the 1A them on the bench against Clemson offense." 1. Lamar (15) 2. Lake View the Aggies (1-0). The play calls don't 3. Wagener-Salley "We definitely will play change depending on who's 4. C.E Murray 5. Ridge Spring-Monetta both quarterbacks," Swin- in, Scott said. It's not some- 6. Dixie ney said. "There's no doubt thing he and fellow play-call- 7. Timmonsville THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 8. Hemingway about that. Nothing hap- er Tony Elliott consider 9. St. John’s pened to warrant not play- much when piecing together Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant drops back to pass with 10. Blackville-Hilda blocking help from Sean Pollard (76) during the first half of the Receiving votes: Great Falls, Den- ing both those guys." the plan against Furman. mark-Olar, Branchville, Williston- Bryant, last year's starter Tigers’ 48-7 victory over Furman on Saturday in the season Elko, Green Sea–Floyds, Baptist Hill. at Clemson (1-0), completed SEE TIGERS, PAGE B3 opener for both teams. B2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

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(Valdez 2-1), 8:10 p.m. 3.06; Williams, Pittsburgh, 3.15; Wood, Los TV, RADIO N.Y. Yankees (Severino 17-6) at Oakland Angeles, 3.37. (Fiers 10-6), 10:05 p.m. STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 260; TODAY Baltimore (Cashner 4-13) at Seattle (Leake deGrom, New York, 230; Corbin, Arizona, Noon — Professional Tennis: U.S. Open 8-9), 10:10 p.m. 214; Nola, Philadelphia, 188; Greinke, Men's and Women's Quarterfinal Matches Arizona, 176; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 174; from New York (ESPN). THURSDAY’S GAMES Marquez, Colorado, 173; Godley, Arizona, Noon — Major League Baseball: Boson at Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. 170; Pivetta, Philadelphia, 168; Gray, Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN- Colorado, 164. FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). NATIONAL LEAGUE Noon — Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Cleveland or Boston at Atlanta East Division (MLB NETWORK). W L Pct GB NFL STANDINGS 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY- Atlanta 76 61 .555 — AMERICAN CONFERENCE FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). Philadelphia 72 65 .526 4 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: U.S. Open Washington 69 69 .500 7½ East Men's and Women's Quarterfinal Matches New York 62 75 .453 14 from New York (ESPN). Miami 55 83 .399 21½ W L T Pct PF PA 7 p.m. — Women's International Basketball: Buffalo 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Team USA Red-White Scrimmage from Central Division Miami 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Columbia (NBA TV). New England 0 0 0 .000 0 0 W L Pct GB N.Y. Jets 0 0 0 .000 0 0 7:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: New Chicago 81 56 .591 — York Mets at Los Angeles Dodgers or St. Milwaukee 78 61 .561 4 South Louis at Washington (MLB NETWORK). St. Louis 76 62 .551 5½ 9 p.m. — Amateur Golf: World Long Drive W L T Pct PF PA Pittsburgh 67 71 .486 14½ Houston 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Championship from Thackerville, Okla. — Cincinnati 59 79 .428 22½ Men's and Women's Championships Indianapolis 0 0 0 .000 0 0 (GOLF). West Division Jacksonville 0 0 0 .000 0 0 10:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: New W L Pct GB Tennessee 0 0 0 .000 0 0 York Yankees at Oakland or Baltimore at Colorado 75 62 .547 — North Seattle (MLB NETWORK). Los Angeles 75 63 .543 ½ W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 74 64 .536 1½ Baltimore 0 0 0 .000 0 0 San Francisco 68 71 .489 8 Cincinnati 0 0 0 .000 0 0 PREP SCHEDULE San Diego 55 85 .393 21½ Cleveland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 TODAY MONDAY’S GAMES Pittsburgh 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Boston 8, Atlanta 2 West Varsity Cross Country Washington 4, St. Louis 3, 10 innings Manning at Berkeley, 5 p.m. Miami 3, Philadelphia 1 W L T Pct PF PA Denver 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 1 Middle School Football Kansas City 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 3 Alice Drive at Bates, 5 p.m. L.A. Chargers 0 0 0 .000 0 0 TWITTER VIA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Colorado 9, San Francisco 8 Ebenezer at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m. Oakland 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Furman at Hillcrest, 5 p.m. N.Y. Mets 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 This image taken from the Twitter account of former National R.E. Davis at Manning, 5 p.m. San Diego 6, Arizona 2 NATIONAL CONFERENCE Football League player Colin Kaepernick shows a Nike adver- Varsity Girls Golf TUESDAY’S GAMES East tisement featuring him that was posted on Monday. Kaeper- Hammond at Wilson Hall (at Beech Creek Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Golf Club), 4 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA nick already had a deal with Nike that was set to expire, but it Dallas 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Varsity Girls Tennis N.Y. Giants 0 0 0 .000 0 0 was renegotiated into a multi-year deal to make him one of the Boston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Sumter at Wilson, 5 p.m. Philadelphia 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. faces of Nike’s 30th anniversary “Just Do It” campaign. Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee, 4 p.m. Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Carolina at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. South Varsity Volleyball N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Crestwood at Wilson, 7 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Atlanta 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Varsity and JV Volleyball Carolina 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Good for business? Boston (TBD) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), Lake City at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. New Orleans 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Robert E. Lee at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Bailey 1-13) at Pittsburgh Tampa Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 THURSDAY (Taillon 11-9), 7:05 p.m. North St. Louis (Gant 6-5) at Washington (Roark Varsity Cross Country 8-14), 7:05 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Nike gets political East Clarendon in Home Meet, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia (Pivetta 7-10) at Miami Chicago 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Junior Varsity Football (Alcantara 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Detroit 0 0 0 .000 0 0 N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 9-7) at L.A. Dodgers Green Bay 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Lakewood at Sumter, 6 p.m. Minnesota 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Crestwood at Manning, 6 p.m. (Ryu 4-1), 7:35 p.m. Hartsville at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Quintana 11-9) at West with Kaepernick ad Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 7 p.m. Milwaukee (Chacin 14-5), 8:10 p.m. W L T Pct PF PA Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 7 San Francisco (Suarez 6-9) at Colorado (Senzatela 4-5), 8:40 p.m. Arizona 0 0 0 .000 0 0 BY MAE ANDERSON p.m. L.A. Rams 0 0 0 .000 0 0 agency, said the ad is pro- B Team Football HURSDAY’S GAMES San Francisco 0 0 0 .000 0 0 The Associated Press vocative but "authentic to Creek Bridge at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m. Seattle 0 0 0 .000 0 0 Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 5 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m. who they are and the com- Heathwood Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. THURSDAY, SEPT. 6 NEW YORK — Why do munities they represent Atlanta at Philadelphia, 8:20 p.m. p.m. it? and speak to," including Middle School Football SUNDAY, SEPT. 9 Nike has touched off a the athletes. The King’s Academy at Robert E. Lee, 6 MLB LEADERS San Francisco at Minnesota, 1 p.m. p.m. Houston at New England, 1 p.m. furor by wading into foot- "Even in the face of po- Thomas Sumter at Calhoun Academy, 6 AMERICAN LEAGUE Pittsburgh at Cleveland, 1 p.m. ball's national anthem de- p.m. BATTING_Betts, Boston, .338; Martinez, Cincinnati at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. tential backlash, they sup- Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 6:30 p.m. Boston, .336; Altuve, Houston, .321; Segura, Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. bate with an ad featuring port their athlete partners, Seattle, .318; Merrifield, Kansas City, .309; Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Varsity Girls Golf Trout, Los Angeles, .307; Smith, Tampa Bay, Colin Kaepernick, the for- and that's an incredibly Spring Valley at Sumter (at Beech Creek Buffalo at Baltimore, 1 p.m. .306; Brantley, Cleveland, .304; Wendle, Golf Club), 4:30 p.m. Tennessee at Miami, 1 p.m. mer 49ers quarterback who powerful statement to the Tampa Bay, .302; Andujar, New York, .299. Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4 p.m. Kansas City at L.A. Chargers, 4:05 p.m. RUNS_Lindor, Cleveland, 112; Betts, Dallas at Carolina, 4:25 p.m. was the first athlete to athlete community," Gor- Varsity Girls Tennis Boston, 110; Martinez, Boston, 102; Seattle at Denver, 4:25 p.m. kneel during "The Star- don said. Camden at Sumter, 5 p.m. Benintendi, Boston, 95; Bregman, Houston, Washington at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. East Clarendon at Mullins, 5 p.m. 93; Ramirez, Cleveland, 92; Trout, Los Chicago at Green Bay, 8:20 p.m. Spangled Banner" to pro- Other athletes in the Wilson Hall at Dreher, 4 p.m. Angeles, 88; Stanton, New York, 87; test police brutality against campaign include tennis Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 4 Chapman, Oakland, 86; Rosario, MONDAY, SEPT. 10 p.m. Minnesota, 83. N.Y. Jets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. blacks and hasn't played a star Serena Williams, New RBI_Martinez, Boston, 115; Davis, Oakland, L.A. Rams at Oakland, 10:20 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Tennis 106; Ramirez, Cleveland, 95; Encarnacion, game since 2016. York Giants wide receiver All Saints at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Cleveland, 92; Bregman, Houston, 89; THURSDAY, SEPT. 13 The ad copy reads: "Be- Odell Beckham Jr. and Varsity Volleyball Bogaerts, Boston, 88; Lowrie, Oakland, 86; Baltimore at Cincinnati, 8:20 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Cruz, Seattle, 84; Haniger, Seattle, 84; lieve in something, even if Shaquem Griffin, a line- Stanton, New York, 84. SUNDAY, SEPT. 16 it means sacrificing every- backer whose left hand was Varsity and JV Volleyball HITS_Martinez, Boston, 169; Segura, Sumter at Dutch Fork, 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Seattle, 163; Merrifield, Kansas City, 162; thing." amputated when he was 4. Wilson at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Lindor, Cleveland, 159; Betts, Boston, 157; Lee Central at North Central, 5 p.m. Indianapolis at Washington, 1 p.m. The ad, part of Nike's But the Kaepernick ad Castellanos, Detroit, 155; Rosario, East Clarendon at Kingstree, 5;30 p.m. Minnesota at Green Bay, 1 p.m. Minnesota, 154; Brantley, Cleveland, 151; 30th anniversary "Just Do struck a nerve, timed just Augusta Christian at Wilson Hall, 4;30 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Bregman, Houston, 151; 2 tied at 146. Laurence Manning at Carolina, 4 p.m. Kansas City at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. it" campaign, has outraged before the NFL season DOUBLES_Bregman, Houston, 43; Bogaerts, Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 5 p.m. Miami at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. many. Online, people kicks off on Thursday. Boston, 40; Lindor, Cleveland, 40; Betts, Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. FRIDAY Boston, 39; Andujar, New York, 38; L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, 1 p.m. threatened boycotts and Nike did not return a re- Benintendi, Boston, 37; Castellanos, Arizona at L.A. Rams, 4:05 p.m. Varsity Football Detroit, 37; Escobar, Arizona, 37; Piscotty, Detroit at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. posted videos and photos quest for comment about Sumter at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Oakland, 37; 3 tied at 36. Oakland at Denver, 4:25 p.m. of shoes set on fire, Nike its strategy. Its stock closed Manning at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. TRIPLES_Smith, Tampa Bay, 9; Sanchez, New England at Jacksonville, 4:25 p.m. Carolina Christian at Lee Central, 7:30 p.m. Chicago, 9; Hernandez, Toronto, 7; N.Y. Giants at Dallas, 8:20 p.m. gear thrown in the trash, down more than 3 percent Aynor at East Clarendon, 7:30 p.m. Kiermaier, Tampa Bay, 7; Span, Seattle, 7; and swoosh logos cut out Tuesday. Scott’s Branch at Edisto, 7:30 p.m. Benintendi, Boston, 6; Chapman, Oakland, MONDAY, SEPT. 17 Porter-Gaud at Wilson Hall, 7:30 p.m. 6; Jones, Detroit, 6; Moncada, Chicago, 6; Seattle at Chicago, 8:15 p.m. of products. Neil Saunders, managing Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7:30 Profar, Texas, 6. Most big corporations director of the data and an- p.m. HOME RUNS_Davis, Oakland, 40; Martinez, Robert E. Lee at The King’s Academy, 7:30 Boston, 39; Ramirez, Cleveland, 37; Gallo, steer clear of politics, and alytics firm GlobalData, p.m. Texas, 34; Cruz, Seattle, 33; Stanton, New WNBA PLAYOFFS marketing experts dis- called the Kaepernick Christian Academy at Thomas Sumter, York, 33; Trout, Los Angeles, 31; Lindor, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland, 30; Betts, Boston, 29; FIRST ROUND agreed Tuesday over strategy "commercially im- Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m. Encarnacion, Cleveland, 29. Tuesday, Aug. 21 STOLEN BASES_Gordon, Seattle, 30; Phoenix 101, Dallas 83 whether the Kaepernick prudent." Varsity and JV Volleyball Merrifield, Kansas City, 30; Ramirez, Los Angeles 75, Minnesota 68 campaign is good business. "Nike's campaign will Sumter Christian at Northside Christian, 4 Cleveland, 29; Smith, Tampa Bay, 27; Betts, p.m. Boston, 26; Anderson, Chicago, 25; Lindor, SECOND ROUND But some noted approv- generate both attention Cleveland, 22; Trout, Los Angeles, 21; Thursday, Aug. 23 ingly that it made a big and discussion which is, SATURDAY Benintendi, Boston, 20; Segura, Seattle, 20. Washington 96, Los Angeles 64 Varsity Cross Country PITCHING_Kluber, Cleveland, 17-7; Phoenix 96, Connecticut 86 splash and set Nike apart. arguably, one of its central Sumter, Lakewood in Coaches Classic (at Severino, New York, 17-6; Snell, Tampa Bay, And they said it could so- aims," he said. "However, it Sandhills Research Center in Columbia), 17-5; Carrasco, Cleveland, 16-8; Happ, New SEMIFINALS (x-if necessary) 8:30 a.m. York, 15-6; Porcello, Boston, 15-7; Price, lidify Nike's bond with ath- is also a risky strategy in (Best-of-5) Manning in Central Carolina Invitational, Boston, 14-6; 4 tied at 13. Seattle 2, Phoenix 2 letes, especially black ones, that it addresses, and ap- TBA ERA_Sale, Boston, 1.97; Snell, Tampa Bay, Sunday, Aug. 26: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87 Thomas Sumter at Spartanburg Christian, 2.02; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.22; Verlander, an important consideration pears to take sides on, a Tuesday, Aug. 28: Seattle 91, Phoenix 87, TBA Houston, 2.79; Kluber, Cleveland, 2.80; for a company that relies highly politicized issue. Cole, Houston, 2.86; Morton, Houston, 3.14; OT Varsity Swimming Clevinger, Cleveland, 3.17; Severino, New Friday, Aug. 31: Phoenix 86, Seattle 66 heavily on sports stars to This means it could ulti- Sumter in Upstate Invite (in Rock Hill), 10 York, 3.32; Fiers, Oakland, 3.38. Sunday, Sept. 2: Phoenix 86, Seattle 84 endorse its products. mately alienate and lose a.m. STRIKEOUTS_Cole, Houston, 243; Tuesday, Sept. 4: Phoenix at Seattle, 10 Wilson Hall at Spartanburg Day, TBA Verlander, Houston, 240; Sale, Boston, 219; p.m. Brian Gordon, CEO of customers, which is not the Thomas Sumter in Hilton Head Meet, TBA Bauer, Cleveland, 214; Severino, New York, Atlanta 2, Washington 2 Engine Shop, a sports and purpose of a marketing 199; Carrasco, Cleveland, 187; Paxton, Sunday, Aug. 26: Washington 87, Atlanta 84 Varsity Volleyball Tuesday, Aug. 28: Atlanta 78, Washington Sumter in Lady Gamecock Spike-Off, TBA Seattle, 186; Morton, Houston, 185; Kluber, entertainment marketing campaign." Cleveland, 180; Snell, Tampa Bay, 177. 75 Friday, Aug. 31: Atlanta 81, Washington 76 NATIONAL LEAGUE Sunday, Sept. 2: Washington 97, Atlanta 76 MLB STANDINGS BATTING_Gennett, Cincinnati, .320; Yelich, Tuesday, Sept. 4: Washington at Atlanta, 8 Milwaukee, .315; Martinez, St. Louis, .309; p.m. DO YOU STRUGGLE TO AMERICAN LEAGUE Cain, Milwaukee, .309; Zobrist, Chicago, East Division .308; Freeman, Atlanta, .306; Markakis, FINALS Atlanta, .303; Arenado, Colorado, .301; (Best-of-5) UNDERSTAND THE ISSUES THAT W L Pct GB Baez, Chicago, .299; Peralta, Arizona, .296. Thursday, Sept. 6: TBD, TBA Boston 95 44 .683 — RUNS_Blackmon, Colorado, 99; Yelich, Sunday, Sept. 9: TBD, 3:30 p.m. New York 86 52 .623 8½ Milwaukee, 96; Albies, Atlanta, 91; Wednesday, Sept 12: TBD, TBA DIVIDE CHRIST’S CHURCH? Tampa Bay 74 63 .540 20 Carpenter, St. Louis, 90; Arenado, x-Friday, Sept. 14: TBD, TBA Toronto 62 75 .453 32 Colorado, 87; Harper, Washington, 87; x-Sunday, Sept. 16: TBD, 8 p.m. Baltimore 40 98 .290 54½ Baez, Chicago, 86; Freeman, Atlanta, 84; Central Division Goldschmidt, Arizona, 84; Turner, Washington, 84. TRANSACTIONS W L Pct GB RBI_Baez, Chicago, 100; Suarez, Cincinnati, Cleveland 77 60 .562 — 100; Aguilar, Milwaukee, 93; Arenado, TUESDAY “Why the Battle?” Minnesota 63 74 .460 14 Colorado, 92; Story, Colorado, 92; Rizzo, Chicago 56 82 .406 21½ Chicago, 90; Harper, Washington, 87; BASEBALL Detroit 55 83 .399 22½ Hoskins, Philadelphia, 83; Markakis, American League 6-Part Study Series Kansas City 46 91 .336 31 Atlanta, 83; Yelich, Milwaukee, 83. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Selected the West Division HITS_Gennett, Cincinnati, 163; Freeman, contract of RHP Luis Ortiz from Norfolk presented by Atlanta, 162; Markakis, Atlanta, 162; Yelich, (IL). W L Pct GB Milwaukee, 156; Story, Colorado, 154; Baez, BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated 3B Rafael Houston 85 53 .616 — Chicago, 153; Peraza, Cincinnati, 153; Devers from the 10-day DL. Selected the The Rev. Dr. Kendall Harmon Oakland 83 56 .597 2½ Goldschmidt, Arizona, 152; Turner, contract of INF Brandon Phillips from Seattle 77 61 .558 8 Washington, 152; 2 tied at 150. Pawtucket (IL). The Rev. Al Zadig Los Angeles 67 71 .486 18 DOUBLES_Markakis, Atlanta, 39; Story, CHICAGO WHITE SIOX — Purchased the Texas 60 78 .435 25 Colorado, 39; Carpenter, St. Louis, 38; contract of RP José Ruiz from Birmingham Freeman, Atlanta, 36; Baez, Chicago, 35; (SL). Sent INF Matt Skole outright to MONDAY’S GAMES Albies, Atlanta, 34; Rendon, Washington, Charlotte (IL). Boston 8, Atlanta 2 33; Cabrera, Philadelphia, 32; 5 tied at 30. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the “... The problem many Chicago White Sox 4, Detroit 2 TRIPLES_KMarte, Arizona, 10; Baez, contracts of OF Brandon Barnes and INF The study series is about Houston 4, Minnesota 1 mainline churches have Chicago, 9; Desmond, Colorado, 8; Nimmo, Adam Rosales from Columbus (IL). “core beliefs, theology, Oakland 6, N.Y. Yankees 3 New York, 8; CTaylor, Los Angeles, 8; Difo, Transferred OF Tyler Naquin to the 60-day today stems from a Kansas City 5, Cleveland 1 Washington, 7; Hamilton, Cincinnati, 7; DL. Recalled RHP James Hoyt from failure of discipleship.” and discipleship.” Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 1 Rosario, New York, 7; 4 tied at 6. Columbus and placed him on the 60-day L.A. Angels 3, Texas 1 HOME RUNS_Carpenter, St. Louis, 35; DL. Seattle 2, Baltimore 1 Aguilar, Milwaukee, 31; Arenado, Colorado, HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled INF J.D. Davis 31; Goldschmidt, Arizona, 31; Harper, from Fresno (PCL). Selected the contract Presented via video and in person TUESDAY’S GAMES Washington, 31; Muncy, Los Angeles, 31; of RHP Dean Deetz from Fresno. Rev. Zadig will be present on Oct. 10. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Suarez, Cincinnati, 31; Baez, Chicago, 30; KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Extended their Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Story, Colorado, 28; 3 tied at 27. player development contract with Boston at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. STOLEN BASES_Turner, Washington, 35; Lexington (SAL) through the 2020 season. L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m. SMarte, Pittsburgh, 30; Hamilton, LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Released INF Nolan Wednesdays Sept. 12 & 26 Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Cincinnati, 29; Cain, Milwaukee, 25; Fontana. Selected the contract of C Joe 5:00 p.m. - Light Supper Oct. 10 & 24 Minnesota at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Inciarte, Atlanta, 25; MTaylor, Washington, Hudson from Salt Lake (PCL). Recalled OF N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. 24; Story, Colorado, 23; Baez, Chicago, 21; Jabari Blash and OF Michael Hermosillo 5:30-6:30 - Teaching Nov. 14 & 28 Baltimore at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Jankowski, San Diego, 21; Peraza, from Salt Lake. Cincinnati, 20. MINNESOTA TWINS — Selected the contract WEDNESDAY’S GAMES PITCHING_Scherzer, Washington, 16-6; of SS Gregorio Petit from Rochester (IL). Boston (TBD) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 10-9), Lester, Chicago, 15-5; Nola, Philadelphia, Recalled RHPs Chase De Jong and John IF YOU PLAN TO HAVE SUPPER, please register bySept. 10 . 12:10 p.m. 15-4; Chacin, Milwaukee, 14-5; Godley, Curtiss from Rochester. Transferred 1B Call, e-mail, or register online at (803) 453-5759, Kansas City (Keller 7-5) at Cleveland Arizona, 14-8; Freeland, Colorado, 13-7; Logan Morrison to the 60-day DL. [email protected], or www.mayesvillearpc.org. (Kluber 17-7), 1:10 p.m. Greinke, Arizona, 13-9; Mikolas, St. Louis, SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled INFs Gordon Tampa Bay (Glasnow 1-4) at Toronto 13-4; Williams, Pittsburgh, 12-9; 6 tied at Beckham and Daniel Vogelbach, and RHP (Borucki 3-3), 7:07 p.m. 11. Casey Lawrence from Tacoma (PCL). L.A. Angels (Barria 9-8) at Texas ERA_deGrom, New York, 1.68; Nola, TEXAS RANGERS — Activated INF Hanser (Hutchison 2-2), 8:05 p.m. Philadelphia, 2.23; Scherzer, Washington, Alberto from the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Mayesville Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Detroit (Zimmermann 6-6) at Chicago 2.28; Foltynewicz, Atlanta, 2.80; Freeland, Austin Bibens-Dirkx and OF Willie Calhoun White Sox (Kopech 1-0), 8:10 p.m. Colorado, 2.96; Mikolas, St. Louis, 2.96; from Round Rock (PCL). Purchased the 109 W. Sumter Street, Mayesville Minnesota (Odorizzi 5-9) at Houston Greinke, Arizona, 2.97; Corbin, Arizona, THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 | B3

TOP 25 AP TOP 25 The Top 25 teams in The Associat- FROM PAGE B1 ed Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 3, total No. 11 LSU and No. 12 Vir- points based on 25 points for a ginia Tech made the biggest first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous jumps in the poll while No. 4 ranking: Ohio State leapfrogged No. 5 Rec Pts Pv 1. Alabama (48) 1-0 1511 1 Wisconsin after a week in 2. Clemson (12) 1-0 1467 2 which most off the top teams 3. Georgia 1-0 1350 3 4. Ohio St. 1-0 1262 5 were unchallenged. 5. Wisconsin (1) 1-0 1258 4 Alabama remained No. 1 6. Oklahoma 1-0 1251 7 7. Auburn 1-0 1236 9 with a blowout of Louisville, 8. Notre Dame 1-0 1080 12 and No. 2 Clemson and Geor- 9. Washington 0-1 870 6 10. Stanford 1-0 865 13 gia held their spots. The Crim- 11. LSU 1-0 801 25 son Tide received 48 first- 12. Virginia Tech 1-0 777 20 13. Penn St. 1-0 768 10 place votes, Clemson, which is 14. West Virginia 1-0 762 17 No. 2 in the coaches poll, had 15. Michigan St. 1-0 684 11 16. TCU 1-0 632 16 12 and Wisconsin had one. 17. Southern Cal 1-0 628 15 18. Mississippi St. 1-0 538 18 The Buckeyes are just four 19. UCF 1-0 407 21 points ahead of the Badgers 20. Boise St. 1-0 391 22 21. Michigan 0-1 318 14 and only nine points ahead of 22. Miami 0-1 241 8 No. 6 Oklahoma. 23. Oregon 1-0 217 24 24. South Carolina 1-0 125 NR LSU, which was ranked No. 25. Florida 1-0 89 NR 25 in the preseason, moved up Others receiving votes: Utah 71, 14 spots after beating Miami Oklahoma St. 62, Boston College 31, 33-17 in one of four games that Texas A&M 29, Northwestern 28, Maryland 12, Mississippi 11, NC matched ranked teams. The State 9, Florida St. 8, Memphis 6, Hurricanes dropped from No. Houston 6, Washington St. 6, Iowa St. 4, Kansas St. 3, Iowa 3, Hawaii 3, 8 to No. 22. Virginia Tech won BYU 3, FresnoSt. 1, Arkansas St. 1. 24-3 at Florida State and moved up eight spots. The Seminoles fell out of against Oregon State. Auburn THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the rankings after being 19th. jumped two spots to No. 7 Clemson true freshman quarterback Trevor Lawrence will again split time with senior starter Kelly Texas, which was No. 23 in after beating Washington. Bryant when the Tigers take to the road to face Texas A&M on Saturday. the preseason poll, didn't re- The ninth-ranked Huskies ceive any votes in the latest dropped three places. No. 8 Furman. Bryant rallied the next time Clem- poll. Notre Dame moved up four TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 son got the ball and finished the first-quar- No. 4 Ohio State moved up a spots after beating Michigan, ter drive with a 40-yard touchdown pass to spot after scoring 77 points which fell from 14 to No. 21. Scott said he was driving home after Sat- Amari Rodgers. urday’s game when his mind flashed to Lawrence entered in the second quarter Clemson’s big plays and he needed check and led three straight scoring drives. His the tape to remember which quarterback first college score was a 6-yard pass to Dion- Wofford. "Tayvian did a really was in for which. dre Overton. HONORS good job against him. He's been “It is what it is right now,” Scott said. Lawrence is comfortable with the rota- FROM PAGE B1 a 2-year starter, and he knows “Let ‘em go play.” tion. “I know that he started on Saturday what to expect out there. He Try telling that to fans, several who have and I came in after,” Lawrence said. “Right safety Jake Jordan is the De- does a good job." a very definite opinion about Clemson’s now, that’s where we’re at and I’m going to fensive Player of the Week. Gass said the difference in QB1. keep working and playing well whenever I Players are selected based on the second half was a change Bryant is an efficient, skilled leader and go in. nominations from local high in approach by the offense. dynamic runner who sometimes struggles The freshman said he’s rotated with Bry- school coaches. Selections are "We were trying to get out on with his downfield passes. Lawrence was a ant and third-stringer Chase Brice through- made by The Sumter Item. the edge with the run or the Georgia state prep record setter with a out the spring, the summer offseason and The quartet will be honored pass," he said. "In the second smooth delivery. It was the freshman who fall camp. The coaches, he said, have done a at the weekly meeting of the half, we just ran the ball up the garnered more cheers on Saturday. good job keeping him informed every step Sumter Touchdown Club pre- middle right at them." None of it matters to Bryant, who is con- of the way and prepared when his opportu- sented by FTC on Friday. The fident in his ability and takes pride in being nities come. meeting will be held at Swan SPECIAL TEAMS MELVIN LUNDY a mentor to Lawrence — just as former He’s also grateful to Bryant, who’s made Lake Visitors Center beginning SUMTER Clemson star Deshaun Watson brought the transition easier with his willingness to at 7:15 a.m. The visitors center Lundy only touched the foot- Bryant along. help Lawrence learn. “It’s helped a lot,” is located inside the gates of ball twice as a punter returner Scott said Bryant was first off the bench Lawrence said. “It definitely would be a big Swan Lake-Iris Gardens on against Conway, but he made to congratulate Lawrence after the fresh- stress if the guy in front of me was not tak- West Liberty Street. the most of both opportunities. man’s first TD pass. “We see that relation- ing it well.” Charleston Southern head One of his returns went for ship all the time with them,” Scott said. coach Mark Tucker will be the 56 yards, while the other went Bryant acknowledged there’s an adjust- TOP 25 SCHEDULE guest speaker. for 40, giving him 96 yards in ment from a year ago when he took nearly By The Associated Press All Times EDT Membership to the club is returns. Lundy only had one every snap, guiding Clemson to a 12-2 re- Friday open to the public. The fee is return in the first two games of cord and its third straight Atlantic Coast No. 16 TCU at SMU, 8 p.m. Saturday $100 per year and includes a the season despite the oppo- Conference title and College Football Play- No. 1 Alabama vs. Arkansas State, 3:30 p.m. full buffet breakfast from Shon- nents punting nine times. off berth. No. 2 Clemson at Texas A&M, 7 p.m. No. 3 Georgia at No. 24 South Carolina, 3:30 p.m. ey's each week along with the "Yes, I'm surprised when they “It’s different, but at the same time it No. 4 Ohio State vs. Rutgers, 3:30 p.m. ability to participate in all that do kick it to me," Lundy said. hasn’t changed, in my mind I’m still the No. 5 Wisconsin vs. New Mexico, Noon No. 6 Oklahoma vs. UCLA, 1 p.m. the TD club offers. "We have two different ways we guy,” Bryant said. No. 7 Auburn vs. Alabama State, 7:30 p.m. set up a return; up the middle Bryant said he’ll stay locked into the No. 8 Notre Dame vs. Ball State, 3:30 p.m. OFFENSE No. 9 Washington vs. North Dakota, 5 p.m. or on the edge. I like to get it to game even on the sidelines, sharing his No. 10 Stanford vs. No. 17 Southern Cal, 8:30 p.m. JONATHAN HENRY, SUMTER the edge and turn it up." knowledge and experience on what he sees No. 11 LSU vs. SE Louisiana, 7 p.m. No. 12 Virginia Tech vs. William & Mary, 2 p.m. Henry had less than 40 yards Barnes likes it when his se- with Lawrence or any other Clemson quar- No. 13 Penn State at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. rushing in the first half, but nior defensive back gets the op- terback. “I know they’d do the same for No. 14 West Virginia vs. Youngstown State, 6 p.m. No. 15 Michigan State at Arizona State, 10:45 p.m. ran for 174 in the second half. portunity to do something with me,” he said. No. 18 Mississippi State at Kansas State, Noon He finished with 205 yards and the football in his hands. Bryant took responsibility for Clemson’s No. 19 UCF vs. SC State, 6 p.m. No. 20 Boise State vs. UConn, 10:15 p.m. three touchdowns running the "It's like you're getting of- slow start against the Furman. He misfired No. 21 Michigan vs. Western Michigan, Noon football and also caught a 20- fense when he does get the on a fourth-and-5 pass to Cornell Powell on No. 22 Miami vs. Savannah State, 6 p.m. No. 23 Oregon vs. Portland State, 2 p.m. yard touchdown pass. ball," Barnes said. "With him the opening drive to turn the ball over to No. 25 Florida vs. Kentucky, 7:30 p.m. Henry said the offense just on punts and on kickoffs with did a better job of running the Tony Dinkins-McCall, it helps football in the second half. us a lot. 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U.S. OPEN Defending champ Stephens knocked out in U.S. Open quarters

BY BRIAN MAHONEY points, and Sevastova then quickly The Associated Press broke her for a 3-1 lead. Stephens then couldn't convert NEW YORK — First, there were three more chances in the next game, four break points squandered, along and never got another in the first set. with an early chance for the lead. Her frustration became apparent, Next, three more wasted. whether she was gesturing to her Pretty soon, Sloane Stephens' run at coach, staring in annoyance at deep a U.S. Open repeat was lost too. balls that bounced off the baseline, or The defending champion was elimi- just screaming out in general. nated Tuesday, beaten by Anastasija "I'm trying!" she responded to a plea Sevastova 6-2, 6-3 in the quarterfinals. from the crowd to pick it up in the sec- "I didn't play the big points well, and ond set. you don't win matches when you don't She did eventually get close, break- take your opportunities," Stephens ing Sevastova at love to cut it to 4-3 in said. the second set. But Sevastova broke Stephens beat Sevastova in the same right back during another lengthy round last year en route to her first game, this one lasting 14 points, and Grand Slam title, but she missed nu- soon it was over — but not before Ste- merous chances to grab an early lead phens made a pretty good run at be- in the rematch and could never get coming the first repeat champion back into the match. since Williams won three in a row Sevastova, the No. 19 seed from Lat- from 2012-14. via, will play either Serena Williams "So the fact that I made it to the or 2016 U.S. Open runner-up Karolina THE ASSOCIATED PRESS quarterfinals and played some really Pliskova in her first Grand Slam semi- Defending U.S. Open champion Sloane Stephens lost to Anastasija Sevastova 6-2, 6-3 in good matches and I just competed as final. the quarterfinals on Tuesday in New York. hard as I could, I mean, a lot to be That's further than it ever appeared proud of," Stephens said. "And obvi- Sevastova would get in tennis when day of more than 90-degree tempera- connecting," Stephens said. "It just ously defending a title is very hard, she retired in May 2013, her body bat- tures in New York, and Stephens was a really tough day. The heat very difficult." tered by muscular and back-related seemed to lack some of her usual doesn't make it any more fun." Williams could still give the U.S. at injuries. She returned nearly two sideline-to-sideline court coverage in Stephens, one of the best defend- least one women's semifinalist after years later and finally broke through the heat. ers in the game, squandered all Stephens won an all-American final on her third straight appearance in Stephens said she had been battling seven break-point chances in the four last year. Pliskova is the last play- the U.S. Open quarterfinals. a cold, but her biggest problem Tues- first set, missing out a chance for er to beat her in Flushing Meadows, a "It was an amazing journey, this day might have been her serve. The early momentum during a lengthy victory in the 2016 semifinals before three, four years," she said. No. 3 seed was broken five times in the third game of the match. She Williams missed the tournament last Three-quarters of Arthur Ashe 84-minute match. couldn't convert four chances to year, when she gave birth to her Stadium was in the sun on another "Mentally, physically, I just wasn't break in that game that lasted 18 daughter.

ROBERT C. THIGPEN JR. Trinity Presbyterian Church. opted children, Richard Ed- OBITUARIES Robert Carson “Bobby” Entombment will follow at ward Washington and Gloria Thigpen Jr., 83, of Florence, Florence Memorial Gardens Ann Pearson; four children JOHN PATTERSON JR. died on Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, passed away on Monday, Sept. Mausoleum. whom he reared as his own, MANNING — John Patter- at Palmetto Health Richland 3, 2018. Memorials may be made to Lamont May, Taurus May, son Jr., 60, husband of Caro- in Columbia. He was the husband of Te- Brewington Cemetery Fund, Larry May and Tonisa San- lyn Mellerson Patterson, died Born in Hawaii, she was a resa Jones Thigpen, to whom 895 Pleasant Grove Road, chez; and a host of uncles, on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2018. daughter of the late Seikichi he was married on Dec. 15, Lynchburg, SC 29080. aunts, nieces, nephews, other He was born Edward Asato and Violet Kiku 1956. relatives and friends. on Jan. 8, 1958, in Asato. She was retired from Bobby was born on Oct. 23, RENA FLEMING HUNTER He was preceded in death by Brooklyn, New Bosch Corp. 1934, in Sumter, a son of the RALEIGH, N.C. — Rena his parents and a special com- York, a son of Surviving are one son, late Robert Carson Thigpen Fleming Hunter, 96, widow of panion, Sally May Robinson. the late John W. James Lowery Sr. (Rhonda) Sr. and Lillian Ruth Hodge Samuel Hunter, died on Tues- Public viewing will be held and Montrene of Sumter; eight grandchil- Thigpen. He graduated from day, Sept. 4, 2018, at her resi- from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job's Ragin Patterson. dren, Elizabeth Lowery Miz- Manning High School in 1952 dence, 4000 St. James Church Mortuary. Funeral servic- zell (Austin), Ashlyn Low- and was a U.S. Army veteran. Road, Apartment 218, Raleigh. Mr. Taylor will be placed in PATTERSON es for Mr. Patter- ery, Abby Lowery, Hunter He was a Christian and a She was born on Nov. 29, the church at 11 a.m. on son will be held Lowery, James Lowery Jr., member of Trinity Evangeli- 1921, in Manning, a daughter Thursday for viewing until at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Kelsey Hylton, Dylan Hylton cal Presbyterian Church. He of the late Charlie and Rosa the hour of service. True Word Baptist Church, and Devon Rudd; and her spent most of his adult life in Evans Fleming. Funeral services will be 10750 Scott Ave., Paxville, with best friend, Joann Barri- Florence, moving there in Funeral arrangements are held at noon on Thursday at Pastor Robert Gibson officiat- neau. 1964. He was a retired engi- incomplete. West End Community ing. She was predeceased by a neer from CSX Railroad with These services have been Church, 101 S. Salem Ave., The family is receiving daughter, Amanda K. Rudd. 40 years of service. He was entrusted to Samuels Funeral Sumter, with Elder Adeira friends at his residence, 1827 Memorial services will be past president of the SCL Home LLC of Manning. Black officiating and Minister Boyd Road, Manning. held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Railroad Retired Men’s Club. Angie Taylor Reames, eulo- These services have been New Calvary Baptist Church He was a member of the Sum- SAMMIE LEE JONES gist. Interment will follow at entrusted to Samuels Funeral with the Rev. Dr. David Rich- ter County Genealogy Society, BISHOPVILLE — Sammie Walker Cemetery. Home LLC of Manning. ardson officiating. Burial will Three Rivers Historical Soci- Lee Jones, 85, passed on Sun- The family will receive be at Evergreen Memorial ety and the Clarendon County day, Sept. 2, 2018, at McCoy friends at the home his broth- RAY CHARLES MELLETTE Park cemetery. Historical Society. He was a Memorial Nursing Home, er, 7020 Pasture Road, Wedge- Ray Charles Mellette, 62, The family will receive member of The Pee Dee Ri- Bishopville. field. was born on Aug. 25, 1956, in friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Fri- fles. He bowled on the Senior Born in Bishopville, he was Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Sumter, to the late Annie Bell day at New Calvary Baptist All Stars league for many a son of the late Willie and Main St., Sumter, is in charge Hickman and late Roy Mel- Church. years. He played softball with Maggie Joe Jones. of arrangements. lette. Online condolences may be the Darlington County Senior The family will receive Online memorials may be He departed this life on sent to www.sumterfunerals. softball team until he was 71 friends and relatives at the sent to the family at jobsmor- Sunday, Sept. 2, 2018, in Sum- com years old. He loved to fish in home of his sister, Maggie [email protected] or visit us on ter. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- the lakes on the Little and Big Jones Wilson, 213 McIntosh the web at www.jobsmortuary. The family is receiving neral Home & Crematory, 221 Pee Dee rivers in his one-man St., Bishopville, and at the net. friends at 109 Carolina Ave. Broad St., Sumter, is in charge boat. home of his daughter and Services will be announced of the arrangements, (803) His biggest hobby was son-in-law, Dealous and Janie NORMA A. VOHS later by Whites Mortuary 775-9386. working on genealogy, which Rush, 416 Alexander St., Bish- Norma Altimirano Vohs, LLC of Sumter. he started doing the morning opville. age 59, beloved wife of Dennis after he retired in 1997. His Funeral arrangements will James Vohs, died on Tuesday, NATHANIEL ROBINSON greatest joy was to find anoth- be announced by Square Deal Sept. 4, 2018, at Palmetto COLUMBIA — Nathaniel er piece of the family puzzle Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh Health. Robinson, 79, widower of and to share his findings with St., Bishopville. Arrangements will be an- Emma Lee Dingle Robinson, others. He co-authored sever- nounced by Bullock Funeral died on Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, al cemetery books and donat- JAMES TAYLOR JR. Home. at Providence Health, Colum- ed many books of obituaries James Taylor Jr., affection- bia. KATHERINE N. FREEMAN and other genealogical infor- ately known as "Peter," 63, He was born on June 17, mation that he had assembled transitioned from this earthly 1939, in Manning, a son of the Katherine "Katie" N. Free- to the Florence County Li- life on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, at late Buster Brown Robinson man, 23, died on Sunday, brary’s Carolina Room and to Palmetto Health Tuomey. and Lillie Mae Canty Robin- Sept. 2, 2018, at Palmetto the Clarendon County Ar- He was born on Nov. 25, son. Health Richland in Colum- chives. He compiled several 1954, to the late James "Fred- JOHNNIE MAE R. FEAGIN The family is receiving bia. books from articles with in- dy" Taylor Sr. and Dorothy friends at the home of his sis- Funeral services will be an- formation gleaned from The Mae Washington Taylor. He Johnnie Mae Rainer Feagin, ter and brother-in-law, Queen nounced by Elmore Hill Mc- State newspaper during the attended the public schools of 77, widow of Harry James and Essaw Thames, 6454 Sil- Creight Funeral Home & Cre- time period of 1891 to 1922, Sumter County. "Peter" was a Feagin, died on Tuesday, Sept. ver Road, Manning. matory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, one of which was on his be- professional glass unit install- 4, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- These services have been (803) 775-9386. loved hometown of Paxville. er for more than 30 years. He omey. entrusted to Samuels Funeral They too were donated to The was an avid fisherman. He Services will be announced Home LLC of Manning. Clarendon County Archives. also enjoyed hunting and by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens He was a volunteer tax other outdoor activities. Peter Funeral Home and Crematori- VERNON EVONE R. DAVIS counselor for Taxaide for was loyal when it came to um of Sumter. GREELEYVILLE — Ver- many years, which does indi- helping others. He was a hard- non Evone Rogers Davis, 64, viduals' income tax for free. working man who walked RUBY JOHNSON wife of Albert Davis, died on Surviving in addition to his with integrity and respect. He MANNING — Ruby Johnson, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, at the wife are two sons, Robby believed in doing what was 90, died on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. Medical University of South LILLIAN C. JACOBS Thigpen of Florence and Jef- right even when it was diffi- She was a daughter of the Carolina, Charleston. frey and Peggy Thigpen of cult. Peter was loved by many late James and Louise Press- She was born on Dec. 16, FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — Nichols; a daughter, Kristal and held a special place in ley Johnson. 1953, in Greeleyville, a Lillian C. Jacobs, 81, widow of Jones of Florence; two grand- their hearts. Funeral services for Mrs. daughter of the late Nathan- Horace Jacobs Jr., transi- daughters, Victoria Galloway He leaves to cherish his life Johnson will be held at 1 p.m. iel and Either Mae Jacobs tioned on Sunday, Sept. 2, of Florence and Scarlet Jones with amazing memories: his on Friday at the Church of Rogers. 2018, in Fayetteville. of Florence; a great-grandson, daughter, Angie Taylor (An- Christ, Kingstree, with Minis- The family is receiving She was born on March 24, Anthony Michael Powell; and towine) Reames; three grand- ter Billie McVey officiating. friends at her residence, 1937, in Cumberland County, great-granddaughter, Alaina children, Shakaila, Kalen and Burial will follow at St. Mat- 45AA Daniels Lane, Gree- North Carolina, to the late Marie Davenport. Hannah; six brothers, Mat- thews Cemetery, Manning. leyville. Willie and Rachel Pilkin Cole- He was predeceased by a thew "Leon" (Barbara) Wash- The family is receiving These services have been man. brother, Ray Thigpen of Pax- ington, Eddie (Deborah) Tay- friends from 5 to 8 p.m. today entrusted to Samuels Fu- The family is receiving ville. lor, Charlie "Randolph" Tay- and Thursday at the Gold neral Home LLC of Man- friends at 4850 Hurley Drive, The family will receive lor, Harry "Junior" (Angela) Room, 2199 Kingstree Highway, ning. Fayetteville. friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today Taylor, Earnest Taylor and Manning, and at her residence, Services are incomplete and at Stoudenmire-Dowling Fu- Frankie Lee (Angela) Taylor; 1277 Megan Lane, Manning. ESTHER ASATO LOWERY will be announced later by neral Home. three sisters, Earline Bradley, These services have been Esther Asato Lowery, 72, Whites Mortuary LLC of Funeral services will be Katherine "Lores" Taylor and entrusted to Samuels Funeral widow of Richard Lee Lowery, Sumter. held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Georgia Mae Taylor; two ad- Home LLC of Manning. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 | B5

RECRUITING CORNER Buckeyes’ loss is Clemson’s gain for 2019 class

he fall out from the Urban (assistant) Coach Dixon took his official visit to USC the one thing they said will help them Meyer-Zack Smith fiasco at (Mike) Reed is that in June. He has an official visit set mostly.” Ohio State has cost the Buck- Clemson plays with with PSU for Sept. 28, the weekend of Hemenway said right now Clemson, T eyes just one commitment six DBs on the field at the Ohio State game. He said his deci- Creighton and Belmont are the thus far, linebacker Kane Patterson of one time,” he said. sion will come soon after that visit. schools recruiting him the hardest. He Nashville, Tenn. On Tuesday Patter- “Playing time be- Right now he does not have plans has not set dates for official visits, but son announced a new commitment, comes less important for a return visit to USC. He also visit- he’s working on that and Clemson will this one for Clemson, giving the Tigers Phil when you know there ed UF and Miami unofficially in late get one. His other offers are Xavier, another recruiting success story are six DBs because July and has not scheduled a return Butler, Nebraska, Northern Kentucky, against Meyer. Kornblut there is more oppor- visit to either at this point. Dixon did IUPUI, Evansville and Valparaiso. A Patterson (6-feet-1-inch, 225 pounds) tunity.” not name a favorite. decision shouldn’t be far off. visited Clemson last weekend for the Hill visited Clem- DL James Middleton of Fort “I’m pretty close," he said. “I know Furman game. The Tigers also had an son earlier this sum- Dorchester in Summerville and Jones I’m hopefully going to be able to make inside edge in that his father was a mer for a camp session. He also visited County Junior College in Mississippi it before the basketball season starts teammate of Clemson head coach Alabama. They are on his short list said USC continues to check up on in November. Hopefully in a month or Dabo Swinney at Alabama. along with South Carolina3, Florida, him through his head coach at Jones, two I’ll be able to get that decision out Some of his other offers were Au- Maryland, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Penn Steve Buckley. He has not talked di- the way.” burn, Georgia Tech, Duke, Kentucky, State, Virginia Tech and Texas A&M. rectly with USC since he arrived at Clemson has three spots left for the Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Georgia, Clemson offered '20 OL Seth Jones in January. He did take an unof- '19 class and has one commitment in Oklahoma, Nebraska and Wisconsin. McLaughlin of Buford, Ga., on Satur- ficial visit to USC last December. 6-3 Chase Hunter. Patterson is the fifth LB commit- day. He also has USC and Georgia of- Middleton said he’s doing well aca- Malcolm Wilson, a 6-11 player from ment for Clemson’s 2019 recruiting fers. demically and is on track to sign in Ridge View High in Columbia, made class and he gives the Tigers 24 overall OL Trevor Keegan of Crystal Lake, February and graduate in May. He his official visit to Rice this past week- pledges. Ill., has his list down to Clemson, said his hope is to be able to sign with end. He visits Georgetown on Sept. 14. The opening of the college football UGA, PSU, Michigan and Ohio State. USC. He has four years to play three He had planned an official to Clemson, season led to the third commitment He visited Clemson earlier in the sum- at the next level. Middleton spent his but his assistant coach at Ridge View for Clemson for the 2020 recruiting mer and will be back this season or offseason rehabilitaing a broken leg and his AAU coach, Christian Savage, class. shortly thereafter for an official visit. suffered late in his senior season. said he won’t schedule one because Offensive lineman John Williams Keegan said he most likely will sign in Running back/LB Quavaris Crouch he’s been there multiple times. He said (6-feet-5-inches, 270 pounds) of Can- December, but he will not graduate of Charlotte told Rivals he will visit Clemson remains under consider- ton, Ga., visited for the Furman game until next spring. There is not a cur- USC unofficially for the UGA game on ation. on Saturday and made his commit- rent leader. Saurday. He’s looking at the Duke Clemson remains in touch with ment pledge to Tigers head coach Clemson OL/defensive end target game for his Clemson official visit, or 6-1 point guard Tyrell Jones of Orlan- Dabo Swinney. Cooper Dawson of Hanahan High it might take place in December. He do, Fla., and they are talking about The offer list for Williams also in- School was offered by Vanderbilt. told the website CarolinaBlitz he will an official visit. He has set official cluded Mississippi, Tennessee, Mary- Dawson, who is out this season with a also schedule official visits with Ala- visits with Ole Miss and Louisville. land, Memphis, North Carolina State, torn anterior cruciate ligament, plans bama, FSU, Michigan and Southern Wendell Moore, a 6-5 player from North Carolina and Wisconsin. How- to visit Clemson for the Georgia California. Tennessee also remains in Concord, N.C., cancelled his official ever, he said for some time the others Southern game. He has set official vis- contention. visit to USC for Saturday his coach had been running second to Clemson. its to Central Florida and Vandy in USC has kept up its interest in LB told The State. Moore will take offi- “Clemson has been my No. 1 since I November and is undecided about the Dante Walker of Ellenwood, Ga., and cials to the Big Four in North Carolina first visited when I was in eighth other three. He said Clemson has men- now with a qualifying test score, ac- — UNC, Duke, North Carolina State grade,” Williams said. “It was a no- tioned a grayshirt to him. cording to RecruitGeorgia, he could and WF — and choose from them. brainer when they offered. I love the Former Ohio State linebacker com- become a bigger target. USC target 6-7 Quincy Guerrier of small town feel with the big football mitment Kane Patterson of Nashville, Quebec has set officials to Oregon for atmosphere of the school.” Tenn., made an unofficial visit to BASKETBALL Thursday, Syracuse for Sept. 21 and Il- Williams camped with the Tigers in Clemson over the weekend. The Ti- Christian Brown, a 6-7 player, made linois for Oct. 5, according to the Illini- recent summers so he has a feel for gers offered Patterson last month. His his official visit to Clemson over the Inquirer. Guerrier included USC in his how OL coach Robbie Caldwell directs father and Swinney were teammates weekend. He’s also taken an official to final 10 list he released earlier this his crew. And Caldwell and the offen- at Alabama. Nevada-Las Vegas and is also consid- month. sive staff also got a good read on him. Jalin Hyatt, a '20 wide receiver from ering UGA, LSU and Texas. According Tre Jackson, a 6-1 player from Bly- “The coaches all tell me I check all Dutch Fork High in Irmo and '20 WR to a source, Brown will not return to thewood High, took an official visit to their boxes and I am what they look Ze’Vian Capers of Cumming, Ga., also Lower Richland High in Hopkins for Winthrop over the weekend. He also for,” he said. “They like my size, my made visits to Clemson on Saturday. his senior season. He is looking to re- has visited Murray State. dedication to school and football and Hyatt has offers from VT and Duke. locate in Georgia. Rickea Jackson, a 6-2 player from De- my hard working personality. I feel His Clemson visit went very well and Clemson head coach Brad Brownell troit, made her official visit with the like they are the best guys to take me an offer could be coming soon. He’s went back to his Indiana roots for a re- USC women this past weekend. She’s to the next level on and off the field.” also considering USC, Wake Forest cent offer to 6-4 Alex Hemenway of also looking at Tennessee, Texas, Mis- And it’s not just the football side of and Virginia. Newburgh, Ind. Brownell has a special sissippi State, Rutgers, Ohio State and things that sold Williams on Clemson. connection in this case in that he and Louisville. “They walk the walk when it comes USC Hemenway’s father grew up together Jawun Perdue, a 6-6 player from to family, faith and football,” Wil- The expected commitment an- in Evansville. Lakewood High was offered by Austin liams said. "‘Men I can really look up nouncement from defensive lineman “When they started recruiting me, Peay. to.” Williams is Clemson’s first OL Jacqueze Sorrells of Winter Park, Fla., it was just one of those things where Myles Tate, a '20 PG from Dorman commitment for the '20 class. The Ti- scheduled for last Monday didn’t ma- you kind of felt like family,” Hemen- High in Roebuck, took an unofficial gers have just one committed thus far terialize. He’s not been able to make a way said. “(Assistant) Coach (Dick) visit to USC on Saturday for the for the ’19 class and are scheduled to decision and will take more visits be- Bender is the assistant recruiting Coastal Carolina football game. lose seven OLs over the next two sea- fore doing so. He visited USC twice me. We’ve built a really great rela- PJ Hall, Tate's 6-8 teammate at Dor- sons. earlier this summer and has planned tionship. He’s a guy that I know that man and a '20 recruit, took an unoffi- Defensive back Luke Hill, a '20 re- an official visit with USC for Sept. 14. will get me better on and offer the cial visit to UF this past weekend. He cruit from Washington, had planned He also has Oregon, Alabama, Louisi- court.” has an offer from the Gators plus his for a Friday night commitment an- ana State and Florida State in his top Hemenway averaged 21 points, 5 re- sister plays volleyball there. nouncement, but his team’s game got five. Sorrells is a former UF commit- bounds and 4 assists per game last John Butler, a 6-10 '21 recruit from pushed to Saturday so he postponed ment. season. He’s regarded as an excellent Christ Church in Greenville, was of- his announcement. He has not updat- LB/long snapper Seth Glausier of outside shooter and the Tigers, he fered by Clemson on Saturday while ed his announcement plans. Jefferson, Ga., made an unofficial visit said, want him just for that. on an unofficial visit. Clemson appears to be in a strong to USC on Saturday. “I make shots,” he said. “That’s one Tyler Rice, a '21 PG from Ridge View, place with him, and Hill said the CB Johnny Dixon of Tampa, Fla., re- thing that they said that sticks out visited PSU over the weekend and was depth chart at cornerback is some- mains one of USC’s top targets for the about me. Off the dribble, stationary, offered by the Nittany Lions, his first thing he’s closely examining among '19 class. USC, PSU, Miami and UF are off ball screens. They said I’m a shot offer. He’s also visited South Florida the schools. in touch with Dixon with USC and maker, and that’s one thing they said and he visited USC last October. He’s “Yes, definitely. Playing time is a PSU pushing for him the hardest at that they are losing so that’s why planning another unofficial visit with main factor, but the main thing with this point. they kind of keyed on to me. That’s USC soon.

PRO FOOTBALL Foles ready to lead Eagles again with Wentz still out

BY ROB MAADDI and I dealt with it in the of games that are middle The Associated Press preseason and keep learn- ground that I’ve played. ing from it and move for- “Now my middle ground is PHILADELPHIA — A ward.” if I throw one touchdown, rough preseason had people Foles replaced Carson no interceptions, it’s a bad doubting Nick Foles again. Wentz after the franchise game. I’ve set that bar high. The Super Bowl MVP is quarterback tore two knee I know that because I expect used to criticism and he’s ligaments in Week 14 last more for myself. What is a ready to lead the defending season. He rallied the Eagles middle ground game? We’re champion Philadelphia Ea- to a victory over the Los An- going to be analyzed as play- gles in the season opener geles Rams to clinch the ers but I know as a player, against the Atlanta Falcons NFC East and played well in you can be hard on yourself, on Thursday night. his first five quarters. He but you have to learn from Foles was the toast of the struggled in the next five your mistakes and for me, I town after spectacular per- and some critics suggested know by the week of prepa- formances in the NFC cham- Foles should be benched for ration, but you never really pionship game against Min- Nate Sudfeld for the division know until you get in the nesota and the Super Bowl playoff game against Atlan- game.” victory over New England. ta. Coach Doug Pederson Foles wasn’t officially But he didn’t lead the of- never lost confidence in named the starter until fense to any points on 14 Foles, and it paid off when Monday, though it was obvi- drives in two preseason he helped the Eagles win ous Wentz wasn’t going to be games, threw two intercep- their first NFL title since ready to play. Wentz still tions, lost two fumbles and 1960. hasn’t been medically got sacked six times, includ- Foles had a 115.7 passer cleared. ing a safety. rating, completed 72.6 per- “The more I play, the more “I went out there and cent of his passes and threw I’ll get in a rhythm,” Foles played,” Foles said Tuesday. for 971 yards, six TDs and said. “I made mistakes. I did good one interception in the play- NOTES: The Eagles signed things. I grew as a player. offs. WR Markus Wheaton and That’s important. I wasn’t Which version of Foles placed TE Richard Rodgers trying to play it safe and will show up this week? (knee) on injured reserve. with that you are going to “I think everyone tries to Wheaton was released on make mistakes. Obviously, figure out sports. Sports, Saturday but was quickly it isn’t fun, but you get to you never know,” Foles said. brought back. LB Joe Walk- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS watch film and deal with “You go out there and play, er was signed to the practice Philadelphia quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Nick Foles will start for the emotions of throwing a you give everything you squad and LB Asantay the Eagles when the NFL season begins on Thursday as Philadelphia pick, having a strip-sack, have. I think there’s plenty Brown was released. takes on Atlanta. B6 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

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PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Derek Heidemann reenacts an 1830s blacksmith at Old Sturbridge Village, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on Aug. 22. With a $75,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Old Sturbridge Village, a living history museum that depicts life in a small New England town in the 1830s, is taking a deep look at the way it presents the past, includ- ing the roles of minorities and women, in an effort to stay relevant to a 21st-century audience. In reenactments, where are blacks and women? Living history museums rethink the past

BY MARK PRATT do is look at the entire picture and The Associated Press really dive deep into making sure Ellen Watterson reenacts an 1830s farm worker milking a cow named May in a barn at that it’s a cohesive, purposeful expe- Old Sturbridge Village, in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on Aug. 22. BOSTON — A Massachusetts liv- rience for the visitor as they prog- ing history museum that depicts life ress through the museum,” said American Academy of Arts and Sci- “You leave here with the sense that it in the early 19th century is looking Rhys Simmons, Old Sturbridge Vil- ences Humanities Indicators project, was an almost exclusively white- and to overhaul the lage’s director of visits to historic sites have been on male-dominated picture of what life way it presents interpretation. the decline since 1982. was like.” the past in an ef- ‘We underrepresent the The reboot, the “Many historic site interpretations The role of women also needs to be fort to stay rele- museum’s first have lagged behind scholarship, so re-examined, he said. While men vant to a 21st- African-American and the in about 40 they have to become more relevant to held jobs in the fields or in work- century audi- years, is sorely a more diverse audience,” Hardwick shops, women held the household to- ence. Native American story needed, Sim- said. gether. Old Sturbridge mons said. Old Old Sturbridge Village, on 200 “The home was the foundation of Village has re- dramatically. You leave here Sturbridge Vil- acres in central Massachusetts, de- every family, so women played prob- ceived a $75,000 lage hasn’t up- picts life in a small New England ably the most important role in rural grant from the dated its staff town of the 1830s, with 40 to 50 em- New England life,” Simmons said. National Endow- with the sense that it was an training material ployees dressed in period clothing “Men couldn’t manage without ment for the Hu- since the 1970s, going about daily routines in the women.” manities it will almost exclusively white- and visitor expe- home, workshops or farm and inter- People have more options for their use to partner rience surveys acting with visitors. It gets about leisure time and money now than with scholars and male-dominated have found that 250,000 visitors a year. they did 20 years ago, and museums and other con- people, while The early 19th century was a time need to figure out how to better com- sultants for a picture of what life was like.’ generally posi- of social upheaval, and the role of pete for that time and money, said multiyear study tive about their minorities and women was changing. Lauren McCormack, secretary of the into how it por- RHYS SIMMONS visit, feel some- Slavery no longer existed in most of Association for Living History, Farm trays four areas: thing is missing. New England, and the abolitionist and Agricultural Museums. The Old agriculture and Old Sturbridge Village’s director Many muse- and temperance movements were in Sturbridge Village study may help. food, civics, in- ums are dealing full swing. “Anything they learn at Old Stur- dustry and econ- of interpretation with similar is- Yet the museum hasn’t done a good bridge Village hopefully would be omy, and race sues, said Jeff enough job of presenting those sto- shared throughout the field and be and gender. Hardwick, deputy director of the Na- ries, Simmons said. applicable to some extent at other It’s a modest grant, but it could tional Endowment for the Humani- “We underrepresent the African- museums,” said McCormack, execu- have a major impact. ties Division of Public Programs. American and the Native American tive director of the Marblehead Mu- “What this grant will allow us to According to a 2016 report by the story dramatically,” Simmons said. seum in Massachusetts. In Jamestown, a reckoning about American slavery’s beginnings

BY BEN FINLEY The “First Africans” tour In 1619, the Africans came ment. “But I want the nation with the National Park Ser- The Associated Press is the first of its kind at His- on two ships, the White Lion to understand this is an vice and Jamestown Redis- toric Jamestowne, a heritage and the Treasurer, that had American story.” covery have uncovered its JAMESTOWN, Va. — On a site at the location of the recently raided what’s Recognition of the en- brick floor and located the recent afternoon, tour guide 1607 James Fort. But it’s part thought to have been a Span- slaved Africans’ arrival also kitchen area where Angela Justin Bates pointed to the of a much larger reckoning ish slave vessel in the Gulf provides a counter-narrative likely worked. spot where historic James- about slavery, an institution of Mexico. Sailing into the to the claims of white na- The “First Africans” tour town’s legislature first con- that took root in England’s Chesapeake Bay to what is tionalists that America’s includes the excavation site vened in July 1619. He then first permanent colony 12 now Hampton, Virginia, the roots are white. as well as a spot on the river gestured toward another years after its founding. ships traded more than 30 “It was not a white society where Angela likely first nearby spot where some of In January, President Don- Africans for food and sup- with people of color as inter- stepped off a boat into the first slaves in English ald Trump signed into law plies. lopers, playing bit parts,” Jamestown. North America arrived a few the “400 Years of African- English colonists took the said James Horn, president “Think about what that weeks later. American History Commis- Africans, who came from of the Jamestown Rediscov- must have felt like,” Bates “Freedom over there,” sion Act.” It requires a com- what is now Angola, to prop- ery Foundation, which over- recently told a group of visi- Bates told visitors near the mission to develop programs erties along the James River, sees archaeological digs tors. banks of Virginia’s sprawl- that acknowledge the Afri- including Jamestown. there. “Scary,” a woman said. ing James River. “Slavery cans’ arrival in 1619 and A visitors’ center and mon- One ongoing excavation fo- Kym Hall, the National over here.” slavery’s impact. ument are planned for the cuses on an African woman Park Service’s superinten- Jamestown has long been Meanwhile, Virginia has landing site in Hampton. who was taken to Jamestown dent of Colonial National associated with the legend of launched its 2019 Commemo- Known then as “Point Com- in 1619. She had been given Historical Park, which in- Pocahontas and more recent- ration, American Evolution. fort,” the area is now part of the name Angela, likely by cludes Jamestown, said tears ly as a place where a harsh It recognizes the first Eng- Fort Monroe, a former U.S. the Spanish before her arriv- have been shed at the exca- winter turned some colonists lish-style legislature in military base owned by the al, and lived in the house of vation site. Some of those into cannibals. But the his- North America in James- National Park Service. Capt. William Pierce, a tears were her own. toric site is now offering a town and other historical “It’s a difficult story,” said wealthy merchant and plant- “We hope to bring some regular tour that encourages milestones from four centu- Terry E. Brown, the first er. empathy and connection and visitors to consider the begin- ries ago, including the Afri- black superintendent of the The structure no longer understanding about these nings of American slavery. cans’ arrival. Fort Monroe National Monu- exists. But archeologists stories of origin,” she said. C2 | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM bizarro Wallace the braVe

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DEAR ABBY — these images and to change what you are pushing him to My fiance is the group icon. My fiance dis- do. I have it on good authority in a group agrees. He says it hurts no that this is not uncommon be- chat with a one and it’s OK to do in a pri- havior among “guys” these dozen of his vate chat. I don’t think it’s so days, the equivalent of old- friends. They private since this is on the time barber shop talk, reading are all pro- phones they use in public and men’s magazines and looking fessional it’s in a group chat. It also at Playmate calendars — all men in their hurts women by distilling of which have been transport- Dear Abby 30s with fam- their worth to looks. ed to the digital platform. The ABIGAIL ilies. They Hasn’t the #MeToo move- members of the chat may talk VAN BUREN regularly ment and ongoing shift in our about sports, cars and tech send each culture shown it is sometimes gadgets as well as about other porno- men’s responsibility to end women — typical things men graphic imag- this “boys’ club” culture? I discuss when they’re together. es. This includes the group want my fiance to talk to his Unless they are using their “icon,” which appears to be a friends since they all live phones to solicit extracurricu- solicited picture of a woman’s apart, but I want to convince lar sex, I don’t think you behind with the group name him he should take a stand should be censoring their use written on it with permanent against this degrading atti- of them. marker. My fiance claims the tude toward women’s images. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van image is “photoshopped” and Tired of behinds Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and that he doesn’t look at the pic- was founded by her mother, Pauline Phil- tures. This disturbs me. DEAR TIRED — Your fiance is lips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAb- Gary Schlapfer and C.C. Burnikel 9/5/18 I think my fiance should not going to change his by.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA ACROSS 52 Legend 19 College 40 Cereal bit 90069. 1 Tot’s drink, to automaker courtyard 45 Study a lot in tell his friends not to send friends’ behavior by doing the tot 55 Alternative 21 Campaign a short time 5 Side-by-side medicine pro? 46 Pontius __ truck tires staple 24 Counter offer? 47 Checked (out) 10 Fifth Avenue 58 RUN 25 Goddess of 49 Come landmark 61 Its oxide victory unglued, with jumble sudoku PREVIOUS SOLUTION 14 Help with a makes Mars 26 Music rights “out” heist red gp. 50 Lake near THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME hoW to play: 15 Play direction 62 Retired 27 ’60s jacket California’s By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek 16 Lint collector tennis pro style Squaw Valley Each row, column and 17 Sci-fi princess Kournikova 30 Apartment 51 Throw out set of 3-by-3 boxes with a twin 63 Bartlett entry used for 52 Queequeg’s must contain the brother 64 Gunk overnight captain 18 BLOCK 65 Woodpecker’s trips to the 53 Scoop numbers 1 through 9 20 Abs exercise tool city perch without repetition. 22 Take out of 66 Go over the 31 “I give up!” 54 Military sch. the packaging limit 32 Saint at whose 23 CATCH 67 Ball elevators a gate mascot is 26 Picnic crasher 34 Official behind Bill the Goat 28 Harrison of DOWN a catcher 56 Casanova “My Fair 1 Outlet site 35 Word with 57 Common Lady” 2 Busy as __ tight conjunctions 29 Help 3 Reason to or split 59 Brightness 30 Tiny Lab, e.g. purchase a 36 Juilliard deg. figs. not 33 “But seriously new belt 38 Away from measured in folks ... ” is 4 Pong maker the wind watts one 5 Get off the 39 Beaufort 60 “What’s goin’ 35 Forest fence scale word on?” ranger? 6 Like the name 36 Selfish shout Pat Previous Puzzle Solved 37 KICK 7 When some 41 “What __!”: local news “I’ve been airs had!” 8 Emmy- 42 Little winning ESPN chap reporter Bob 43 Big dipper 9 Soon-to-be 44 Many a dad alumni: Abbr. joke 10 Smarted 45 Transparent 11 Riyadh art surface resident 46 MADD 12 Pecan pie message, e.g. syrup 48 __ Lingus 13 Glasses, 49 PASS informally THE SUMTER ITEM TELEVISION WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2018 | C3 WEDNESDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER 5 SP FT 7 PM 7:30 8 PM 8:30 9 PM 9:30 10 PM 10:30 11 PM 11:30 12 AM LOCAL CHANNELS WIS News 10 at Entertainment America’s Got Talent “Live Results 4” World of Dance “Divisional Final” The top 12 acts compete. (N) WIS News 10 at (:34) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy WIS * 3 10 7 (N) Tonight (N) Five performers move on to the finals. 11 (N) Fallon (N) (N) (Live) News 19 at 7pm (N) Inside Edition (N) Big Brother House guests vie for the SEAL Team “Enemy of My Enemy” The Criminal Minds “Last Gasp” Young wom- News 19 at 11pm (:35) The Late Show With Stephen WLTX 3 9 9 power of veto. (N) team goes on a risky mission. en are seemingly kidnapped. (DVS) (N) Colbert

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This queso dip will make you cry

BY KATIE WORKMAN Yes, definitely, absolutely make Associated Press this when fresh corn is still around. HOT CORN QUESO DIP It's a lovely way to use up those Servings: 8 've always loved the saying, ears of corn that seem to be explod- ing in the markets from July Start to finish: 30 minutes "everything in moderation, through September. And even 2 cups fresh or frozen and thawed corn kernels including moderation." This though the corn is of course slight- 1 cup half and half or whole milk (or a combo) I ly smothered in cheese and creami- 2 teaspoons pureed chipotle in adobo is how I think about cooking ness, you can still taste that sweet, 1 tablespoon canola, vegetable or olive oil and eating in general; I usually clean flavor. 4 scallions, white and light green parts, thinly sliced But don't be shy about using fro- 2 cups (1/2 pound) shredded Monterey Jack cheese like to cook and eat pretty zen corn off-season, either. Did I Julienned radishes, sliced scallions, and/or chopped pickled jalapenos to sprinkle on top healthily, but sometimes I like mention that it's smothered in (optional) cheesy creaminess? Tortilla chips or pita chips to serve to just roll around in cream Topping the sultry mixture with In a food processor or a blender, pulse the corn with the milk and chipotle puree until it and butter and cheese. And not some slivered radishes and addi- becomes a coarse puree. tional scallions adds more color Preheat the broiler. Heat a heavy, medium-size skillet — preferably cast iron — over me- low-fat cheese. and crunch and a welcome pop of dium-high heat. Add the oil, then add the 4 sliced scallions, and stir for about 3 minutes, This hot queso dip is that kind of freshness. I also have added some until they become tender. Add the corn puree and the cheese, and stir frequently until ev- recipe. But look ... there's corn in it pickled jalapenos on the top, in erything is blended and the cheese is melted, about 4 minutes. Transfer the pan to the broil- too! And scallions! And you can case you'd like to bump up the heat. er for about 1 minute until the top is nicely browned. Let it sit for a couple of minutes to sprinkle radishes on top! That's Basically, you should feel free to thicken up a bit. kind of healthy. poke around in your fridge and Sprinkle on the radishes, scallions and jalapenos as desired and serve in the skillet, warn- Maybe we should just call this find whatever you think would add ing everyone to mind the hot pan. Serve with the tortilla chips. "Hot Corn Dip." Or, "Hot Corn Dip some color, crunch, heat, texture, Nutrition information per serving: 175 calories; 106 calories from fat; 12 g fat (6 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 28 That's So Good You Might Cry a etc., and sprinkle that thing all mg cholesterol; 210 mg sodium; 10 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 9 g protein. Little, But Not in an Undignified over this dip. Way." Capture summer’s flavor by canning tomatoes

BY LEE REICH flavors among the most savory variet- without ing Associated Press ies, suffice it to say that the variety any further the San Marzano is among the best, and preparation (beyond lids makes up the bulk of that slushy red cutting off any bad and plac- From the loving way I look at them, heaven that fills the jars on my kitchen spots) until I've accumu- ing one on each jar. A you'd think these jars were filled with counter. In Italy, commercially canned lated enough for a batch. threaded ring holds each a fine red wine. But no, they are filled tomatoes that are San Marzano tout Then I put a half inch of lid down firmly but not too with fine red tomatoes. How satisfied that fact on the label. water into the bottom of a tightly. and rich they make me feel! So my first bit of advice: Make your- large cooking pot, dump in the fro- Now you need one special piece of The royal red color broadcasts rich- self a note to get some San Marzano zen and any new fresh tomatoes I equipment: either a pot large enough ness through the sparkling clean glass. tomato seeds for planting next spring. have, and start cooking. My goal is to to completely submerse the jars under But it's not just for show; I know from You can't count on buying San Marza- slowly simmer the mass to concen- 2 inches of water, or a pressure can- years past that these particular toma- no transplants next year because the trate it. ner. A rack that fits into the bottom of toes will impart an especially rich, variety almost universally sold as Once the tomatoes have cooked either pot keeps the jars off the direct- well-balanced and tomato-y flavor to transplants is Roma, a good-looking down to about half their volume, ly heated metal. After 45 minutes in sauces, stews and soups. but sad-tasting paste tomato. which takes about a half a day on low boiling water or 15 minutes under 10 heat with occasional stirring, I could pounds of pressure in the pressure A GOOD VARIETY MAKES EASY CANNING jar them up. But I like to first blend canner, the jars are finished. Remove my tomatoes, an easy job with an im- them immediately from the water A GOOD SAUCE Perhaps you can buy some San Mar- mersion blender that you dip into the bath, but the pressure canner needs to It's hard to reap such satisfaction zano fruits now, or fruits of some cooking pot. A quick rinse cleans the sit unopened and undisturbed until from a jar or can that you "harvest" other good cooking tomato such as blender, and then I ladle the now the pressure drops back down. from a supermarket shelf, or even Howard's German, Amish Paste, Anna slushy tomato heaven into washed, Among the most satisfying aspects from tomatoes you purchase and then Russian or Prudens Purple. If so, jar one-quart canning jars, filling them to of canning tomatoes is looking at the jar up yourself. One reason is variety. up your own for winter use. Not many within an inch of their tops. finished jars cooling on the counter. A great deal of difference exists in people can tomatoes these days and To each quart jar add 2 tablespoons Once they cool, press on each lid to cooked flavor from one variety of to- methods vary, so let me describe my of bottled lemon juice or 1/2 teaspoon confirm that it's been sucked down- mato to the next, even if both are method, which is simple and relatively of citric acid. This is to make the mix wards and a vacuum seal has formed. billed as "paste tomatoes." Most com- quick. more acidic, which prevents growth of Those tomatoes can now just sit on a mercial paste tomato varieties are bred I'm ready to begin once I've accumu- the bacterium that causes botulism. shelf indefinitely. But they won't — be- for such qualities as good yield and lated a quarter of a bushel or more of Canning jars are sealed with special cause I'll eat them, the other satisfying disease resistance, but too often fall tomatoes. I rarely harvest that many at rings and lids. I ready the lids by put- part of canning tomatoes. flat when it comes to flavor. once, so I'll just toss thoroughly ripe ting them into a small pot of water, http://www.leereich.com/blog Without delving into the nuances of ones into a plastic bag in the freezer bringing it to a boil, and then remov- http://leereich.com