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superintendent of Sumter School Dis- Hamm said she thinks the district Hamm’s decades in trict on Tuesday. ALSO INSIDE has “tremendous potential,” and she Hamm spoke Wednesday on her new has three main goals for the upcoming Sumter School District board member Daryl public education post after Sumter School McGhaney welcomes Dr. Hamm to Sumter. school year. District Board of Trustees See page A11. One, she wants to make it a great unanimously voted her as year for the students by providing started in Sumter its interim superinten- them the resources to succeed. Next, dent Monday night at a School District 2 in Columbia and was Hamm said she desires to get involved BY BRUCE MILLS special called meeting. the district’s superintendent for the in the Sumter community and wants [email protected] Hamm will be replacing last four years, before retiring June 30. to work on that partnership, which HAMM retiring Superintendent She said the trustees asked her to she thinks is critical. Finally, she A public educator for 43 years who Frank Baker, whose last commit to being with the district for a plans to get the district’s schools in has held several leadership positions in day with the district is Monday. year while it conducts the search for a the best condition possible for the next her career, Debbie Hamm said she’s ex- Hamm spent the vast majority of her new superintendent, and Hamm said cited to start her new role as interim educational career with Richland she’s prepared to do that. SEE HAMM, PAGE A7 Future engineers Patrol officers earn citizen’s Thumbs Up
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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS trator Gary Mixon. He said Michaelson’s tion regarding: to register [email protected] planning and preparations have allowed • A request from the human resources the department to complete financial department to offer a short-term dis- Sumter County Council received projects faster than in previous years. ability plan to county employees via an children for news that the county is on a good path Council also received a presentation outside vendor. Keysa Rogers, county going toward its external audit season pertaining to accepting a county-wide human resources director, said the de- this fall. plan with AirMedCare, an emergency partment had received requests for a During the Sumter County Fiscal, helicopter transport company already short-term disability plan from employ- school Tax and Property Committee meeting operating out of Sumter. No action was ees. County council will give three read- on Tuesday, County Finance Director taken during the meeting. ings before the request is approved; and FROM STAFF REPORTS Jamie Michaelson said the plan is to During the public comment portion • To add a part-time position in the have the county’s financial information of council’s regular meeting on Tues- probate office. Rogers said the probate Parents who plan to enroll completed and turned into Webster Rog- day, a county resident made complaints office director is in the process of filling their child in Sumter School ers LLP on Oct. 6, which intends to have regarding Sumter-Lee Regional Deten- a vacant position and is planning to hire District for the first time are its audit report completed by Oct. 19. tion Center pertaining to safety and a part-time employee to assist with re- encouraged to enroll as soon The deadline to have audits completed legal matters. maining duties. Three readings are re- as possible to avoid last min- is Dec. 31, said Sumter County Adminis- In other news, council passed a mo- quired before the request is approved. ute crowds. Parents may reg- ister their child in the school zoned for their residence dur- ing regular school hours. Persons unsure of their school zone may contact the district’s attendance office at (803) 469-6900, extension 414. Children must be 4 or 5 on or before Sept. 1 to enroll in preschool or kindergarten, respectively. State law man- dates that children ages 5 to 17 must be in school. Upon registration, parents are required to provide school personnel with the child’s official birth certifi- cate or other proof of name and age, proof of residence and S.C. Immunization Form (DHEC 2740). The district recommends that parents of children transferring from another school district also bring the child’s latest report card. PHOTO PROVIDED Children transferring from Elijah Bradford, center with microphone, is the leader of the Valentinos, who will open for the O’Jays and Stephanie Mills at the Town- out of state must have their ship Auditorium in Columbia Sunday night. health certificate information on a S.C. form. Parents must take out-of-state certificates to a doctor or clinic in S.C. to Valentinos to open for O’Jays at Township have the information trans- ferred to the correct form. BY IVY MOORE Love Music,” “Darlin’ Dar- Valentinos “plan to pay ment,” he said. Additional information on [email protected] lin’ Baby (Sweet, Tender, tribute to Levi Stubbs and He’s also excited that his schools in Sumter, Clarendon Love),” “Livin’ For The the Four Tops, one of Mo- music and entertainment and Lee counties will be pro- Sumter’s Elijah Bradford Weekend” and“Use Ta Be town’s top male groups.” group, “Coffee House Pro- vided in The Sumter Item’s and The Valentinos will My Girl.” Their success led They will also cover “A ductions, will have a larger Back-to-School section to be open for the O’Jays and to their becoming the first Man’s World” by James platform to do what we al- included in the Aug. 3 edi- Stephanie Mills at 6 p.m. black vocal group to tour Brown and “Shout” by the ready do — change lives tion. Sunday at the Township large U.S. venues in the ‘70s Isley Brothers. one song at a time.” Auditorium in Columbia. and continuing into the “We are excited to play To purchase tickets for The concert was postponed ‘80s. the Township for the first Sunday’s concert visit the from an earlier date be- Mills first achieved fame time, and although we will websites thetownship.org or cause of the illness of one in her stage debut as Doro- be doing R&B, we believe ticketmaster.com. Tickets LOCAL BRIEF of the O’Jays. thy in the hit musical, “The this is a door opened by still held for the original FROM STAFF REPORTS The O’Jays are an iconic Wiz,” and recorded a series God, and we plan to repre- date will be honored. For R&B group whose hits in- of R&B hits, including five sent him in excellence more about The Valentinos, Visioning In Progress clude “Love Train,” “Put gold albums. through clean, classy and visit elijahbradford.com or monthly meeting set Your Hands Together,” “I Bradford said he and The professional entertain- call (803) 216-1773.
The monthly Visioning in Progress meeting will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Program provides air conditioners to those in need Wednesday at the Clyburn Transportation Center on South Harvin Street. James BY ADRIENNE SARVIS not have an air conditioner, he said. given to law enforcement and commu- T. McCain, chairman of [email protected] Gamble said the program is seeking nity agencies that can help give away Sumter County Council, will help from local business and churches the machines throughout the summer, update the community on Operation Summer Salvation is back which he hopes will donate at least one he said. events in the county that are again for a another year to supply air- air-conditioning unit. People who are eligible to receive an now happening or are conditioning units to the elderly and He said businesses can also help by air-conditioning unit will be inter- planned in the near future. disabled in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon allowing volunteers to collect dona- viewed before it is provided. Once the Those present will be en- counties. The program began in 2016 as tions outside of stores. He said the candidate has been approved, the air couraged to provide input a way to give people in need relief from group was able to purchase 12 air-con- conditioner will be installed by a vol- and ideas. The public is in- the summer heat. ditioning units after one evening of col- unteer with the program. vited to attend the meeting. This year the goal is to collect 150 air lecting donations outside of Walmart. For more information about the pro- For more information, call conditioners, said Derek Gamble, exec- Gamble said the program is able to gram, visit the Air Conditioners for the Patty Wilson at (803) 491-4910. utive director of Clean Slate Reentry purchase the units at a discounted rate Elderly and Disabled of South Carolina Program, a sponsor for the project. Six- from Simpson Hardware stores. The pro- Facebook page. Anyone interested in ty-six air conditioners have been donat- gram is also working on getting a grant making online donations can send a ed so far this summer, he said. to do more for the community, he said. message to the Facebook page for more CORRECTIONS Air conditioners are being assigned Gamble said donations and air-condi- information. If you see a statement in error, to people almost as soon as they are do- tioning units will be collected through Other questions can be directed to contact the City Desk at 774-1226 or nated or purchased, he said. The pro- the official end of summer, Sept. 22. Derek Gamble by calling (803) 316-9169 [email protected]. gram’s main priority is people who do Some of the air conditioners will be or David Johnson at (803) 529-5334.
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FROM STAFF REPORTS Caskill Road, Egypt Road and Monte Carlo Lane. Turbeville The South Carolina Depart- roads include Pope, Morris ment of Transportation is and Smith streets. providing public notification Clarendon County roads in- of projects identified for the clude portions of SC-S-14-784; 2018 Non-Federal Aid Pave- and roads selected in Man- ment Program. ning include South Boundary More than $78 million of Street, West Keitt Street, state transportation funding North Mill Street, East Rigby is available to advance ap- Street, East Huggins Street, proximately 319 miles of re- Nelson Circle, West Hospital surfacing and pavement re- Street, South Church Street, construction, according to a Bozard Street, Packard Lane, AP FILE PHOTO New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks in May 2013 during a news conference to announce the in- SCDOT news release. The Barfield Street, Canal Street, funding is distributed to Durant Street, Durant Street, crease in penalties for texting while driving in New York in this AP file photo. New York state is set each county based on the Dinkins Street, Dickerson to study the use of a device known as the “textalyzer” that would allow police to determine wheth- county’s percentage of Non- Street, North Barfield Street, er a motorist involved in a serious crash was texting while driving. Cuomo announced Wednesday Federal Aid secondary lane Depot Street, 2nd Avenue and that he would direct the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee to examine the technology, as well as miles in fair and poor condi- Weinburg Street. the privacy and constitutional questions it could raise. Read the full story at www.theitem.com. tion, compared to the state- Pending public input, these wide total of NFA secondary projects will be advertised for lane miles in fair and poor construction in October and New York eyes ‘textalyzer’ to bust texting drivers condition. December, the release said. A Eligible roadways for the specific construction sched- Non-Federal Aid Pavement ule will be determined as ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Police in New York The device is called the “textalyzer” be- Program are state owned projects are awarded. state may soon have a high-tech way of cause of its similarity to the Breathalyzer, roadways classified as local A summary of public com- catching texting drivers: a device known as which is used to identify drunk drivers. or rural minor collectors. ments received will be provid- a “textalyzer” that allows an officer to Once plugged into a person’s phone for Projects have been selected ed to the SCDOT Commission quickly check if a phone has been in use be- about a minute, it will indicate whether a consistent with state law, for consideration prior to ap- fore a crash. motorist was texting, emailing, surfing the which considers criteria such proving the projects in the Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on web or otherwise using his or her cellphone as pavement condition, traf- Statewide Transportation Im- Wednesday directed the Governor’s Traffic before a serious crash. The textalyzer fic, safety, as well as engi- provement Program. Safety Committee to examine the technolo- would not access actual information on the neering review. Comments will be accepted gy, as well as the questions about privacy phone, such as pictures, personal emails or Selected roads in Sumter until the close of business on and civil liberties its use would raise. web browsing history. and Sumter County include Aug. 16. “Despite laws to ban cellphone use while The “textalyzer” is still some months portions of: Debose Siding Anyone who would like to driving, some motorists still continue to in- away from being ready, according to Celleb- Road, Cockerill Road, Corpo- make a comment about the sist on texting behind the wheel — placing rite, the Israel-based tech company develop- rate Way, Phelps Street, Cov- recommendations can send themselves and others at substantial risk,” ing the device. ington Street, Nash Street, comments by mail to Viola Cuomo said in a statement first reported by Digital privacy and civil liberties groups Arnold Avenue, Wren Street, Covington, 955 Park St., P.O. The Associated Press. “This review will ex- already have questioned whether the tech- Baldwin Drive, Aldersgate Box 191, Columbia, SC 29202. amine the effectiveness of using this new nology’s use would violate personal privacy, Street, Edgewood Drive and For more information, in- emerging technology to crack down on this noting that police can already obtain search Adams Avenue. cluding additional ways to reckless behavior and thoroughly evaluate warrants if they believe information on a In Lee County, selected submit comments, visit www. its implications to ensure we protect the private phone could be useful in a prosecu- roads include portions of: Mc- scdot.org. safety and privacy of New Yorkers.” tion. Court: Violence law unfair to gay South Carolina couples
BY MEG KINNARD tionwide. The Ohio Supreme should be commended for en- son, whose office argued the Bakari Sellers, a former leg- The Associated Press Court in 2016 adopted the use suring laws were applied case on behalf of the state, islator and an attorney for the of gender-neutral references equally. said he would ask the court to woman who brought the case, COLUMBIA — People in in family court cases. Califor- “The Supreme Court of reconsider its ruling. In a told The Associated Press that same-sex relationships in nia and Massachusetts proac- South Carolina absolutely statement, Wilson said he sup- the case was an opportunity South Carolina should get the tively changed language in came down on the right side of ports an approach to “recon- to push South Carolina for- same legal protections against their laws. the law and of history,” she cile our state’s domestic vio- ward. domestic violence as hetero- Beth Littrell, an attorney said. “Same-sex couples lence laws with U.S. Supreme “We all know that South sexual couples, the state’s with Lambda Legal, said should be treated and recog- Court precedent” but that his Carolina is usually a few de- highest court ruled Wednes- while it would be great for nized by the law as entitled to office has defended the consti- cades behind the rest of the day, deeming a portion of the state legislatures across the equal dignity. That’s what the tutionality of the current law, union, but that it takes good state’s domestic violence law country to update language to U.S. Supreme Court said, and which only allows the state to people of all walks of life to unconstitutional. protect same-sex couples in now that what the South Caro- protect spouses, former set aside prejudice and pre- The court was asked to domestic violence situations, lina Supreme Court has said.” spouses and people with chil- conceived notions,” Sellers weigh in after a woman tried courts like South Carolina’s Attorney General Alan Wil- dren in common. said. “Today, love won.” to get a protective order against her former fiancée, NOWNOW CCARRYINGA MEN’S SUITS also a woman, and was denied. HISTORICAL Current law defines “house- “GROUPS WELCOME” hold members” as a spouse, $ Taw Caw former spouse, people with a 99 ALTERATIONS DONE child in common, or men and ON THE PREMISES Miss ionary women who are or have lived together. It does not include Baptist Church unmarried same-sex couples. Acting Justice Costa Plei- cones, who wrote the majority P.O. Box 325 • 1130 Granby Lane opinion, said during oral ar- 83783 Suite F | Broad Street | 803.418.0448 Pastor William T. guments in March 2016 that Summerton, SC 29148 Johnson he felt the law was “pretty clearly unconstitutional in its Annual Revival discriminatory impact upon same-sex couples.” Kevin Ard In his opinion, Pleicones July 30, 2017 – August 4, 2017 pointed out lawmakers have Proudly Announces over the years addressed the Sunday, July 30, 2017 • 7:00 PM definition of “household the founding of members” as covered under domestic violence protections KAFA Company, LLC Opening Night Guest Preacher in 1994, amending the lan- Pastor Adeira Black guage from “persons” living together to “male and fe- of Mt. Hermon male.” In 2015, during a mas- Missionary Baptist Church sive overhaul of South Caroli- Bishopville, SC na’s criminal domestic vio- lence law, legislators made Weekly Services will be held changes including increasing penalties for offenders but left July 31 - August 4, 2017 the gender-based definition 7:30 p.m. nightly intact. The U.S. Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause, the The Evangelist of the week will be court wrote, states, “No state shall ... deny any person with- Reverend Dr. Isaac J. in its jurisdiction the equal *Forestry Holt Jr. of protection of the laws,” such *Land & Royal Missionary Baptist as a benefit offered to one Consultant class of person but not others. Timber Church “In this case, we cannot find *Timber Sales North Charleston, SC a reasonable basis for provid- Appraisals ing protection to one set of do- *Land Sales Graduate of Morris College, mestic violence victims - un- Sumter, SC married, cohabiting or for- merly cohabiting, opposite-sex couples - while denying it to 803-491-5177 others,” the court wrote. For more information contact our church Other states have addressed kafacompany.com offi ce (803) 485-8153 this issue since the U.S. Su- preme Court’s 2015 decision Email: [email protected] www.tawcawbaptist.com legalizing gay marriage na- A4 | THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 NATION THE SUMTER ITEM Pressure mounts to curtail surgery on intersex children
BY DAVID CRARY toughen their policies. The all the other girls” her age AP National Writer American Academy of Pediat- when she was growing up. rics says it’s reviewing the However, Kyle Knight said NEW YORK — Children issue, and wants parents to there’s no evidence that this whose sexual characteristics understand the risks and ben- type of abnormal genitalia don’t neatly align with the efits of any course of action. poses a health threat. norm have for decades faced The AMA’s Board of Trustees “There are limits to what surgery to rearrange their is proposing a new policy parents can do to their kids,” anatomy to resemble that of statement urging doctors to he said. “Medically unneces- more typical boys and girls — defer intersex surgery on in- sary irreversible surgery that long before they were old fants and young children “ex- carries a risk of lifelong harm enough to have a say in the cept when life-threatening cir- should be one of those decision. cumstances require emergen- things.” But now the practice is cy intervention.” For families with intersex under assault, as never be- Adding to the momentum children, one welcome devel- fore. The American Medical was a statement in June from opment has been the forma- Association is considering a former surgeons general tion of specialized teams at THE ASSOCIATED PRESS proposal discouraging it. Joycelyn Elders, David Satch- some hospitals that address a Noi Liang, an intersex woman who works part-time as a patient ad- Three former U.S. surgeons er and Richard Carmona, wide range of physical and vocate at Children’s Hospital Colorado, stands at the medical center general say it’s unjustified. who said the surgery “is not psychological concerns. And on Tuesday, Human justified absent a need to en- in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado, on Friday. Liang, who Rights Watch and InterACT a sure physical functioning,” works for a technology firm, says the parents considering surgery for very young intersex children tend to be thorough and thoughtful in group advocating for intersex they wrote. “We hope that MORE TO THE STORY youth — are releasing a de- professionals and parents their deliberations, hoping that the decisions they make will be the tailed report assailing the who face this difficult deci- Read on at www.theitem.com. ones that their children — looking back years from now as adults — practice and urging Congress sion will heed the growing would have wanted them to make. to ban it. consensus that the practice “The results are often cata- should stop.” - EDUCATIONAL ADVERTISEMENT - strophic,” says the report, as- There are no comprehen- serting that the surgeries sive statistics on intersex sur- “can inflict irreversible physi- geries. The new report says Why Haven’t Senior cal and psychological harm.” most of the 21 health profes- “The pressure to fit in and sionals who were interviewed live a ‘normal’ life is real,” suggested that medically un- said Kyle Knight, a Human necessary surgeries were be- Rights Watch researcher who coming less common, but Homeowners Been wrote the report. “But there is none said their clinic had no evidence that surgery de- stopped doing them altogeth- livers on the promise of mak- er. ing that easier.” Even as the new report was Told These Facts? One of multiple reasons for being compiled, it came under the concern: Some intersex fire from the CARES Founda- children may undergo sur- tion , which advocates on be- gery aimed at assigning them half of families with children as male or female, yet grow born with abnormal genitalia Keep reading if you own a home in up to identify as the other sex due to a condition called con- — a potentially traumatic sit- genital adrenal hyperplasia, the U.S. and were born before 1955. uation. or CAH. Intersex is an umbrella Girls with this condition term encompassing various sometimes undergo recon- It’s a well-known fact that for many senior conditions in which internal structive surgery, often to re- citizens in the U.S. their home is their single biggest sex organs and external geni- duce the size of the clitoris. asset, often accounting for more than 50% of their talia develop differently than The foundation, which has total net worth. for a typical boy or girl. Ex- more than 20 physicians as Yet, according to new statistics from the mortgage perts say roughly one of every advisers, asserted that the industry, senior homeowners in the U.S. are now 2,000 newborns has so-called new report represents an un- sitting on more than 6.1 trillion dollars of unused differences of sex develop- warranted attempt to elimi- home equity.1 With people now living longer than ment that might prompt a nate that option. ever before and home prices back up again, ignoring doctor’s recommendation for “The choices available to this “hidden wealth” may prove to be short sighted. surgery or other medical in- parents and patients should All things considered, it’s not surprising that tervention. not be limited,” the founda- more than a million homeowners have already used Internationally, there’s been tion said. “Medical decisions a government-insured Home Equity Conversion vocal opposition to such sur- are difficult enough for par- Mortgage or “HECM” loan to turn their home equity geries. In 2015, they were con- ents without having to con- into extra cash for retirement. demned by several United Na- tend with the moral and phil- However, today, there are still millions of eligible tions agencies, and Malta be- osophical agendas of certain homeowners who could benefit from this FHA- FACT: came the first country to ban movements.” In 1988, President them. The new report includes insured loan but may simply not be aware of this FHA bill that “retirement secret.” Reagan signed an Major U.S. medical associa- input from an unidentified put HECM loans into law. tions haven’t gone that far, but 20-year-old woman with CAH Some homeowners think HECM loans sound the Human Rights Watch/In- who said she was glad her “too good to be true.” After all, you get the cash you terACT report urges them to parents made her “look like need out of your home but you have no more monthly lender, found that over 90% of their clients are satisfied mortgage payments. with their loans. While these special loans are not for everyone, they NO MONTHLY MORTGAGE can be a real lifesaver for senior homeowners like Betty PAYMENTS?2 EXTRA CASH? Carter, who recently took out a HECM loan with AAG so that she could finally get the extra cash she It’s a fact: no monthly mortgage payments are needed to fix up her house. MEXICANMEXICAN RESTAURANTRREESTAURANT required with a government-insured HECM loan;2 “With the help of AAG, I have been able to repair my however the homeowners are still responsible for home’s foundation that I had been putting off for several Everyone loves paying for the maintenance of their home, property years, refinish the hardwood floors, paint the interior and our delicious taxes, homeowner’s insurance and, if required, their will have the exterior painted within a few days. My house ” Mexican specialties. HOA fees. is starting to look like my home again and it feels good, Another fact many are not aware of is that says Carter. 246 S. Pike West Rd. 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WASHINGTON — President Trump said Wednesday that Electronics giant Foxconn will build a $10 billion factory in Wisconsin that’s expected to create 3,000 jobs. The announcement comes at a crit- ical juncture for a Trump adminis- tration that pledged to generate manufacturing jobs but has strug- gled to deliver results as quickly as the president promised. Trump’s plans for health care and tax cuts face an uncertain future in Con- gress, while his administration is bogged down by an investigation into Russia’s possible ties with his presi- dential campaign. The factory will produce liquid- crystal display panels that are used in televisions and computer screens, ac- cording to a senior White House offi- cial who insisted on anonymity to dis- cuss the announcement. Foxconn will locate its plant in the congressional district of U.S. House Speaker Paul Ryan, although the official declined to provide a specific location. Foxconn could eventually employ 13,000 workers at the factory, the offi- cial said. This would mark a substan- tial gain for a state that currently has 472,000 manufacturing jobs and is still recovering from factory layoffs — including the closure of a General Motors plant in Ryan’s hometown — that hit after the 2008 financial crisis. Taiwan-based Foxconn is perhaps best known for assembling Apple iPhones in China. The official said the White House was closely involved in Foxconn’s de- cision to locate a factory in the Unit- ed States and that the president had met personally with Foxconn chair- AP FILE PHOTO man Terry Gou. Staff members work on the production line at the Foxconn complex in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, southern China in May Seven states had competed for the 2010. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says President Trump plans to make a “major jobs announcement for Wisconsin” as anticipation Foxconn plant. The administration builds it will be about electronics giant Foxconn locating in the state. Read the full story at www.theitem.com. said it did not help steer Foxconn to Wisconsin in what would appear to be tion opportunity. Foxconn is the big- budget committee, said any deal of the area’s proximity to Lake Michi- a victory for both Trump and the gest contract assembler of smart- would be examined with a “fine- gan and its abundant water supply. state’s Republican governor, Scott phones and other devices for Apple toothed comb” and need to win ap- To make flat-panel displays, the com- Walker, who is up for re-election next and other brands. It has been eyeing proval by the Republican-controlled pany will need access to great quanti- year. building the plant in a part of Wis- Legislature. ties of water to keep work spaces Foxconn did not immediately re- consin represented by Ryan, who said White House chief of staff Reince dust-free, among other things. turn messages seeking comment he has met with company officials at Priebus, who is from Ryan’s congres- The news sent a jolt of excitement Wednesday. Other states vying for the Walker’s request. sional district in southeast Wiscon- across Wisconsin, even among long- plant are Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Critics have cautioned that Fox- sin, told WTMJ-TV on Tuesday that time Democratic critics of Walker. Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. conn has made promises before to in- Trump, when flying over the area in “It’s an exciting opportunity,” said Walker and several other Wiscon- vest in the U.S. and not followed Kenosha County during a visit to Democratic state Assembly Minority sin officials, including Ryan and through. Foxconn promised in 2013, Wisconsin in April, noticed vacant Leader Peter Barca. He also met with Democratic U.S. Sen. Tammy Bald- for example, to invest $30 million and land where a former Chrysler Motors Foxconn executives and said Walker’s win, were expected at the White hire 500 workers for a new, high-tech plant used to be. administration told him the deal House announcement. factory in Pennsylvania that was “He said, ‘That land should be could lead to 10,000 or more jobs. Republican leaders in the Wiscon- never built. used,’” Priebus said. “So when Fox- Barca, like many Democrats, voiced sin Senate have said Walker has been Wisconsin could be on the hook for conn came into the White House, into concern about how much taxpayers negotiating a memorandum of under- billions of dollars in incentives as the Oval Office, the president said, ‘I may have to contribute in tax breaks standing with Foxconn to build such part of the deal, though no details of know a good spot that you should go and other incentives. a factory in southeast Wisconsin. the state’s proposal have been re- to, that place in Kenosha.’” “We want to make sure it’s a fair Landing the multistate competition leased. State Sen. Alberta Darling, co- That part of the state is an attrac- deal for everybody,” he said. “We has been cast as a once-in-a-genera- chair of the Wisconsin Legislature’s tive location for a large plant because want a win-win-win.”
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) He said the rabbits looked like — It was a woolly ride, but three they'd gotten wet but seemed quite wild rabbits managed to escape ris- comfortable and relaxed atop their ing floodwaters in New Zealand by mounts. clambering aboard sheep and surf- Rabbits are considered a pest to ing to safety on their backs. farmers in New Zealand, and Horne Ferg Horne, 64, says he's been said that typically when he sees farming since he left school at age one, he shoots it. 15 and has never seen anything "But they'd showed so much ini- quite like it. tiative, I thought they deserved to He was trudging through pelting live, those rabbits," he said. rain to rescue a neighbor's 40 sheep Horne herded the sheep to a from the floodwaters on Saturday at patch of dry ground on the farm their South Island farm near Dune- about 164 feet away. The sheep din when he spotted some dark didn't like it. shapes from a distance. "As they jumped through the He was puzzled because he knew water, the rabbits had a jolly good his neighbor, who was away in Rus- try at staying on," Horne said. sia attending a nephew's wedding, He said the rabbits appeared to didn't have any black-faced sheep. cling onto the wool with their paws. As he got closer, he thought it As they approached the higher might be debris from the storm, ground, the rabbits fell off but which had drenched the area and managed to climb a hedge to safety. forced Horne to evacuate his home. Horne returned later that after- Then he saw the bedraggled rab- noon. The floodwaters were reced- bits hitching a ride — two on one ing, the sheep were all safe, and the sheep and a third on another sheep. rabbits were long gone. "I couldn't believe it for a start," FERG HORNE VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS Horne said his home had also re- he said. In this image made from video on Saturday, two rabbits sit on the back of sheep as they mained dry. Nobody else would believe him ei- avoid rising floodwaters on a farm near Dunedin, New Zealand. He then sent his video to his son, ther without proof, he thought, so who sent images to the local news- he got out his phone to take a paper and posted them on Face- photo, an image he figured his or whatever you call it. I swear at it capture the moment. He said the book, as Horne doesn't have his grandchildren would enjoy. In fact, every day," he said. "I'm absolutely sheep were huddled together on a own page. he inadvertently shot a short video. useless with technology." high spot on the farm, standing in "From then on it's just gone "It's a Samsung or a smartphone Nevertheless, Horne managed to about 3 inches of water. crazy," he said. Items from Auschwitz death camp to tour Europe, America
BY MONIKA SCISLOWSKA also show an original bar- This photo made available by the Associated Press rack from the Auschwitz- Aushwitz Museum shows a pair of Monowitz part of the camp glasses that once belonged to a WARSAW, Poland — An and a German freight train person who perished at the Nazi exhibit of some items from wagon that the Nazis used to German death camp. Officials at the former Nazi German bring inmates to the camp the museum of the Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz are in. death camp of Auschwitz say going on a tour of Europe Some items, such as an SS some exhibits are going on a tour and North America to bring military belt buckle, are of Europe and North America to its tragic truth about the Ho- linked to the perpetrators, bring its tragic truth about the locaust to a wider audience. the German SS — men who Holocaust to a wider audience. The exhibit — called "Aus- built and operated the camp chwitz. Not long ago. Not far in occupied Poland during PAWEL SAWICKI / AUSHWITZ MUSEUM VIA AP away" — will be the first-ev- World War II. er traveling show done by The project will visit seven the museum and will include cities in Europe, starting in 600 original items. Most of Madrid later this year, and them will come from the seven in North America. The Auschwitz museum, but also names of the cities in North from other collections, such America have not been re- as Israel's Yad Vashem, the leased yet. United States Holocaust Me- Some 1.1 million people, GET READY FOR THOSE morial Museum in Washing- mostly Europe's Jews, but ton D.C., and from survivors. also Poles, Roma and Soviet "Today, when the world is prisoners of war, were killed moving in uncertain direc- in the camp's gas chambers tions," the exhibition can be or died of hunger, disease Rainy Days a "great warning cry for us and hard labor during World all" against building a "fu- War II. ture on hatred, racism, anti- The state museum was es- Semitism and bottomless tablished in 1947 to preserve WITH A SUMTER ITEM UMBRELLA contempt for another human the memory of the victims being," museum chief Piotr and be a warning to future M.A. Cywinski said. generations. In 2016, a record choose from these two styles The exhibit aims to tell number of more than 2 mil- victims' stories through lion people visited the Aus- their personal items. It will chwitz museum. 48” BRIGHTLY Cash in a FLASH! COLORED We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins $ 50 & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, COMICS Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates 13 Lafayette Gold and Silver Exchange InsideInnside VVestcoestco PrPropertiesopperrties 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 ((inside Coca-Cola Building) Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM 803-773-8022 We’ve Got Your Bloomers... 60” CLASSIC BLACK AND WHITE for all your summer planting $1650
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of the review,” but Trump’s tweets appeared to have done just that. The Pentagon has refused to release any data on the num- ber of transgender people cur- rently serving. A Rand Corp. study has estimated the num- ber at between 1,320 and 6,630 out of 1.3 million active-duty troops. IVY MOORE / THE SUMTER ITEM Criticism for Trump’s action Cpl. Caroline Sheppard-Lewis of the Sumter Police Depart- was immediate and strong THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ment’s patrol division got a big “thumbs up” from Sumter resi- from both political parties. Protestors gather in Times Square on Wednesday in New York, after dent Renee Robbins for her handling of a recent situation at His action is “harmful, mis- President Trump declared a ban on transgender troops serving any- Robbins’ home in Sumter’s historic district. guided and weakens, not where in the U.S. military, catching the Pentagon flat-footed and un- strengthens our military,” said able to explain what it called Trump’s “guidance.” His proclamation, on Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gilli- Twitter rather than any formal announcement, drew bipartisan denun- OFFICER FROM PAGE A1 brand of New York. ciations and threw currently serving transgender soldiers into limbo. John McCain, the Arizona The man on the wall, ing coolers with water dur- Republican and Vietnam War Shane Ortega, a 30-year-old troops was the next step. Sheppard-Lewis said, “had ing the hot summer hero, said Trump was simply retired staff sergeant in Los Just last week, when asked his ID out, tells me he’s had months, and they continue wrong. Angeles, said he’s concerned about the transgender issue at interaction with law en- their Random Acts of Kind- “Any American who meets more for civilians than trans- a Senate hearing, Gen. Paul forcement before. You could ness program, which pro- current medical and readiness gender troops. Selva, vice chairman of the tell by the way he was acting vides packages of bigger standards should be allowed to Ortega, who transitioned to Joint Chiefs of Staff, said, “I on the wall he was expecting items, a list of resources continue serving,” he said. male while serving in the am an advocate of every quali- us to do something different. and so forth. “There is no reason to force Army and served combat tours fied person who can meet the ... I had a Gatorade in the Recently, officers assisted service members who are able in Iraq and Afghanistan, said, physical standards to serve in car, and I asked him if he’d a “young lady who came to fight, train and deploy to “When Donald Trump attacks our uniformed services to be had anything to drink.” here from Charleston with leave the military -- regardless what America calls its heroes able to do so.” He mentioned She said her job “is about no place to stay. She of their gender identity.” or its warrior class, it means no opposition among service being compassionate. You brought nothing with her, Not everyone at the Capitol it’s only a matter of time be- chiefs to allowing transgender go in to listen.” not even a change of agreed. fore he starts attacking and service. Sheppard-Lewis laughed. clothes, and she had mental Rep. Duncan Hunter, a mem- disassembling the American Transgender service mem- “They say sometimes I take health issues. We contacted ber of the House Armed Ser- public, and that’s what I have bers have been able to serve a little longer. I like to talk her family,” Sheppard-Lew- vices Committee, said, “The the most fear of.” openly since 2016, when Carter and come up with a resolu- is said. president’s decision was the Hours after Trump’s tweets, ended the ban. Since Oct. 1, tion.” “(Patrol officers) are so- absolute right decision. ... It’s Defense Secretary Mattis, who transgender troops could re- McGirt said the traffic cial service workers,” Mc- about time that a decision is has been on vacation this ceive medical care and start and patrol division officers Girt said. “They really are.” made to restore the warrior week, was publicly silent and changing their gender identifi- “are our most utilized offi- “We want to make a posi- culture and allow the U.S. mili- the Pentagon referred all ques- cations in the Pentagon’s per- cers.” tive impact,” Sheppard- tary to get back to business.” tions to the White House. sonnel system. For Sheppard-Lewis and Lewis said. Transgender people already Navy Capt. Jeff Davis, a Pen- Carter also gave the services the other patrol officers, That’s not to say the pa- in uniform were concerned tagon spokesman, said the Pen- until July 1 to develop policies she said, meeting the pub- trol officers don’t perform about what comes next. tagon was working with the to allow people already identi- lic, especially young people, what’s generally viewed as “Everybody is hurt, every- White House to “address the fying as transgender to join the is very gratifying. “police work.” body is scared,” said Rudy Ak- new guidance” from Trump. military if they normal stan- “I like to get out and talk “Customer service is part barian, 26, who is in the mili- That suggested there is not yet dards and have been stable in with the kids. I don’t want of the job,” Sheppard-Lewis tary but did not want to identi- any new written policy or exec- their identified genders for 18 them to be scared of us,” said. “But if I have to give fy his branch. utive order. months. she said. “Kids are very cu- someone a ticket and they Akbarian, who said his chain Trump’s sudden declaration On June 30, Mattis extended rious about all the things say ‘thank you,’ I know I’ve of command was supportive as appears to halt a decades-long the July 1 deadline to next Jan. on the (uniform) belt.” done my job.” he transitioned from female to trend toward more inclusive 1, saying the services should She said normal daily ac- Robbins urged people male, said his time to re-enlist policies on military service, in- study the impact on the “readi- tivities take the officers into with concerns, “Please is coming up and he might stay cluding the repeal in 2010 of a ness and lethality of our forc- contact with “people who don’t hesitate to call them. to ensure there is a strong ban on gays serving openly. es.” That is the prism through are hungry, who really do Even for something dumb voice for transgender troops President Bill Clinton in 1993 which Mattis has viewed most, need a couple of bucks for a like this.” like himself. began the push to allow gays to if not all, personnel issues. sandwich. ... I change a lot It set her mind at ease, “I’m going to remain hope- serve. In December 2015, Presi- Just last week he ordered a of flat tires, get calls on a she said, “And as a bonus, ful,” he said. “America is really dent Barack Obama’s Pentagon high-level Pentagon review lot of disabled vehicles.” that guy got some hydra- progressive and definitely chief, Ash Carter, announced aimed at verifying that all mili- McGirt said the depart- tion and maybe some good smart, and there are a lot of that all military positions tary personnel policies “sup- ment’s Operation Hydra- feels for cops now. transgender members serving would be open to women. Lib- port and enhance warfighting tion has the officers carry- “Go Sumter PD!” in critical roles.” eralizing policy on transgender readiness and force lethality.”
was the founding chief infor- tors in the system. The thing HAMM mation officer for the district to do now is to concentrate on FROM PAGE A1 from 2001-13. Before that, the possible and move for- Hamm held posts in the dis- ward.” superintendent when the trict as chief academic officer, A native of California, school board names one. director of elementary and Hamm has her bachelor’s de- As superintendent of Rich- secondary education and di- gree from the University of land 2 from 2013-17, she led a rector of research and evalua- California, Santa Barbara. district with about 28,000 stu- tion, among others. She holds a master’s degree, dents, 3,719 employees and 41 Her work experience also Education Specialist degree schools and centers from pre- includes three years with the and a doctorate from the Uni- kindergarten through 12th state Department of Educa- versity of South Carolina. grade. Hamm said she’s proud tion and a year as a classroom She and her husband, Steve, of numerous accomplishments teacher here in the former have two adult daughters and during her four years at the Sumter School District 2 in six grandchildren. She lives in helm of the district, but she’s the 1973-74 school year at the Columbia. most proud of the work the former Eastern Elementary The school board and Baker district did with innovation School, which is now R.E. mutually agreed on July 18 and the opening of the Rich- Davis Elementary School. that he will retire effective land 2 Institute of Innovation. She’s looking forward to her Monday, after eight months of The implementation of that time ahead in Sumter. turmoil after the December state-of-the-art facility was an “I think Sumter is a com- release of the 2016 audit re- example of various public en- munity that really wants a port, which revealed the dis- tities working together to save great public education sys- trict overspent by $6.2 million taxpayers’ money by sharing tem,” Hamm said. “Sumter that year and had an ending space, according to Hamm. has huge potential, and it has general fund balance on June The facility houses a large resources that a lot of places 30, 2016, of $106,449 — a criti- number of district office staff, in South Carolina don’t have, cally low level, according to higher levels of the district’s and it has a lot of great educa- auditor Robin Poston. 2017 Career and Technical Educa- tion program, a teacher inno- vation incubator, a branch of 16 S. MAIN STREET the Richland County Public Powell’s SUMTER SC The Sumter Item is asking its readers to join in its eff orts to help United Ministries of Library and conference space Sumter County. Please choose to donate to one of the following: for the district’s professional ON MAIN (803) 775-8171 CRISIS RELIEF, which assists people who have received eviction and utility disconnect development program. Hamm notices, and helps provide food, furniture and appliances for domestic violence victims. said when the district doesn’t HOMELESS SHELTER (Samaritan House), which gives a safe place to sleep for up to 20 use the conference center, it’s FOR MEN & LADIES men and eight women. available as a large meeting space for the local community. HOME REPAIR AND WHEELCHAIR MINISTRY (SAM), which makes homes safe, Before serving as superin- dry, secure and accessible by repairing roofs, fl oors, etc. tendent in Richland 2, Hamm PLEASE APPLY MY DONATION WHERE IT IS MOST NEEDED
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The old, about a year before I started having once what it was to fall in love – with my mother of four who has se- children range in age from 9 children. Sometimes I look at the pic- husband. To be honest, I thought the experi- cured sanctuary inside a to 21, and the oldest has cere- ence was a once-in-a-lifetime event. Then church says she's comfortable bral palsy. ture and wish I could impart wisdom to when I held my son, a baby we had prayed being a symbol in the push to Chavarria is living with her that carefree individual, and prayed for, I realized the feeling wasn’t change immigration laws. youngest, Hayley, in a con- simply restricted to romantic love. I was Nury Chavarria says she's verted Sunday school room who stayed up past 10 there, in that moment, falling in love with unsure how long she'll stay at inside the small annex of the p.m. Oh child free Jamie, my son. Then it happened again with my Iglesia De Dios Pentecostal church. The bathroom is daughter. church in New Haven. She through a common room, there are so many things I’m not describing a new feeling for par- sought refuge there last week near the church's sanctuary. I wish I could tell you … ents. Whether you’ve had biological children, rather than obey a U.S. immi- There is no real shower, foster children, adoptive children or children gration order to leave her though a plumber has volun- It is obvious to those who with which you’ve had a significant influ- home in Norwalk and board a teered his time to make one. Faith Matters see me that I am pregnant. ence in their lives, you know. You know the flight to Guatemala, where Relatives are caring for These days I resemble a moment that you and this child connected. she hasn't lived for 24 years. Chavarria's other three chil- JAMIE H. Weeble, except I’m prone to It was these moments that made me realize A lot of Hispanics are in dren, including her oldest, WILSON both wobbling and falling that this experience isn’t one created by similar situations, she said. Elvin. down because of my dispro- mankind but designed by our Heavenly Fa- "I'm here to raise my voice A U.S. Immigration and portionate body-to-belly ther, who “loves us and gave his life for us.” to tell we are not criminals," Customs Enforcement ratio. Not to mention that it is very hot out- (Ephesians 5:2, NIV) Those moments where I she told The Associated Press spokesman, Khaalid Walls, side. Put all of that together, and it makes for feel in love with my children are the same during an interview inside said the agency considers a somewhat surly pregnant lady. feeling that God has for us, His children. the church Monday. "We are Chavarria a fugitive but has a However, there is one aspect of having a Parenting isn’t easy. It is an intensive edu- people, hardworking, who policy to avoid conducting en- child that was surprisingly easy, one I wasn’t cation process — one that doesn’t stop even came to this country to get a forcement activities inside wholly prepared for initially. Now, pregnant when your children become adults, but better life." sensitive locations, such as with my third child, it’s the thing to which knowing that God created within me the Chavarria is among at least churches. I’m most looking forward: the moment I get ability to love another person with just a 13 people across the United There are about 800 church- to see my child. In Scripture, the psalmist, fraction of the love that he lavishes on me States living in churches to es in the U.S. that have agreed David, describes this divine and secret pro- spurs me on to love those around me — my avoid deportation, according to be sanctuaries, up from cess. children, my friends and even those who are to Church World Service and about 400 a year ago, said the “For you created my inmost being; you seemingly unlovable. the Immigrant Rights and Ra- Rev. Noel Anderson, the knit me together in my mother's womb.” It’s given me a new avenue of prayer as I cial Justice Center for Com- grassroots coordinator for the (Psalm 139:13, NIV) anxiously await the arrival of my baby. It re- munity Change. sanctuary movement with It’sChurch a moment that is almost indescribable. mindsDirectory me to love like God loves. She says she needs to stay Church World Service.
Salem Missionary Baptist Church The Catholic Community of Greater St. Paul Church Adventist Assembly of God 320 West Fulton Street Sumter, St. Jude Site Methodist - United 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Presbyterian PCA 803-775-8054 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 Founder Bishop W.T. English Bethel United Methodist Church Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist First Assembly of God Reverend Dr. Cartrell Woods, Jr. Pastor www.stjudesumtersc.org Sunday School - 10:30 am Westminster Presbyterian Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 103 N Pike West 775-4455 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 Sun. School 9:00 am Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Sunday Morning Worship - 11:30 am 230 Alice Dr., Sumter • 803-773-7235 Rev. Jeremy Howell Pastor Harry Robinson www.sumterfi rstag.org Praise Worship 9:55 am Parochial Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm Pastor Stuart Mizelle Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Jason Banar, Pastor Worship 10:00 am Saturday: 6:00 pm Sunday School 9:15 am Sunday School: 10 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm Sunday School 9:30 am Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 pm Sumter Bible Church Worship Service 10:30 am www.yourbethel.org www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org Sunday Worship: 10:30 am (in Spanish) 420 South Pike West, Sumter Baptist - Southern Confession: Sat. 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm [email protected] 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Presbyterian USA African Methodist Trinity United Methodist Church Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Baptist - Missionary Grace Baptist Church Church of Christ 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Episcopal 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Rev. Joseph James, Jr. First Presbyterian Church Dr. Stephen Williams of Sumter Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church Blended Worship 8:45 am [email protected] Plaza Church of Christ 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) Wayman Chapel AME Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Sunday School 9:45 am Pentecostal S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Traditional Service 11:00 am (803) 773-3814 • [email protected] 160 N Kings Hwy • 803-494-3686 Marion H Newton, Pastor Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 www.waymanchapelame.com trinityumcsumter.org Rev. Nick Cheek Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Sunday School: 10 am First United Penecostal Church Reverend Dr. Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Sunday School Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Church School 9:00 am (Summer Adult Classes) 9:30 a.m. Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm Pastor Theron Smith Worship 10:15 am Non-Denominational Hickory Road Baptist Church Sunday Service: 10:00 am Hospitality & Fellowship Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm 1245 Cherryvale Dr & 6:30 pm (Fellowship Hall) 10:10 a.m. The Rock Church of Sumter 803-494-8281 Interdenominational Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Worship (Sanctuary) 10:30 a.m. Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor 365 N. Saint Paul Church Rd., Sumter Sunday School 9:45 am 803-494-7625 (ROCK) Spiritual Life Christian Center Pastor Gwendolyn Credle WHICH WAY? Worship 10:55 am Sumter First Pentecostal 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Sunday School 9:30 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Holiness Church Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Worship 11:00 am 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church Wednesday Bible S. Paul Howell, Pastor 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Sunday School: 10:00 am Study: 7:00 pm Calvary Bible Church Rev. Robert White, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:45 am 770 N. Wise Dr., Sumter Sunday School: 9:45 am & 6:00 pm Victory Full Gospel 803-774-2341 Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: Interdenominational Church Pastor Richard Harris Bible School June 20th - 25th 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 7:00 pm 6:00 - 8:30 PM Sunday School 9:45 am Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Worship 11:00 am & 6:00 PM 4 year old & up Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Presbyterian - ARP Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm Christ Community Church(CCC)
Photo Credit : ccl Credit Photo 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter Lemira Presbyterian Church hat do we do when we reach a crossroads and have to make a Catholic - Roman www.cccsumter.com 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Wturn and we’re not sure which way to go? We have to make a Lutheran - ELCA 803-905-7850 Pastor Dan Rowton choice, pick a direction. Indecision will confront us at many turns The Catholic Community of Sunday Worship 10:00 am in our lives; what can we do? In every situation there is something Sunday School 10:00 am Sumter, St. Anne Site we can do, no matter how perplexing the circumstances. We can St James Lutheran Church Worship 11:00 am 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 First Church of God ask God. He can set us free from those paralyzing feelings of fear 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter and frustration. James 1:5 assures us, “If any of you lack wisdom, Parochial Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org let him ask of God.” This week, as you worship, tell God of your Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM www.sumterfcg.org Pastor Keith Getz dilemma, invoking His unwavering wisdom. Move forward with Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Ron Bower, Pastor faith, in God’s loving care. Sunday School: 9:00 am Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Sunday School: 9:30 am Daily Devotional Reading Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Confession: Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Psalm Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am 32 43 56 57 68:1-20 68:21-35 80 Holy Communion: 12:00 pm Scriptures Selected by the American Bible Society ©2017, Keister-Williams Newspaper Services, P.O. Box 8187, Charlottesville, VA 22906, www.kwnews.com THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS At Your Carolina RANDY BONNER Service Home PRO GLO AUTO PAINT, “Please worship at the Store Manager Church of your choice’’ Bullock Funeral Home Care BODY, GLASS & FRAME & Crematorium Filters, Inc. Your Concierge ~ Steward ~ Guide WORK, INC. FRASIER TIRE SERVICE INC To In-Home Care and Beyond Insurance Work Welcomed Where Caring Makes a Difference 109 EAST NEWBERRY AVENUE Don’t Fuss Call Us 1190 Wilson Hall Road 310 E. Liberty Street 1250 Wilson Hall Road Sumter, SC 29150 773-6842 Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29150 2085 Jefferson Road, Sumter, S.C. 29153 (803) 469-3400 MANAGEMENT AND STAFF (803) 773-1423 Ph 803-607-9677 / Fax: 888-686-2571 Phone (803) 469-3895 • FAX (803) 469-2414 18 E. Liberty St. • 778-2330 www.bullockfuneralhome.com Fax (803) 778-1512 www.ays-homecare.com Email: [email protected] Billy Caples, Sr. Job’s Mortuary Norman Williams & Associates Ingram & Associates piggly 1132 Broad Street 312 S. Main St., Sumter Employment Services TAX FIRM 208 East Calhoun (803) 773-3323 wiggly 639 BULTMAN DRIVE 344 West Liberty Street Locally Owned • Established 1966 Sumter, SC 29150 FULL SERVICE TAX FIRM OF SUMTER Telephone: 803.938.8200 “The Home Of Distinctively 803-775-5308 Bring your Church Bulletin in Claims: 1.800.841.3000 Finer Funeral Service’’ 494-8292 and receive a free small drink Discount Furniture Sumter Cut Rate Drugs Sumter Machinery Co. Outlet Seven “Serving Sumter Since 1904” 2891 Broad St. • Sumter 803-773-8432 Convenient Mill Supplies • Steel Sales 3232 SS.. MainM St. • Sumter Machine Shop • Electric Shop M-F 9:30-7:00 • Sat 9:30-5:00 2645 Warehouse Blvd., Sumter, SC Locations Closed Sunday LetL Your Welding Shop 803-469-8733 803-481-8200 (803) 773-5114 LLighti Shine. www.advanceheating-air.com 803-773-1441 www.outletfurniture.com AllowAllow YYoYouru Business to Glorify God! Benton Young, Owner “Flowers For All Occasions’’ 103 Brooklyn St. • Sumter, SC
To view church information online go to www.theitem.com or www.sumterchurchesonline.com THE SUMTER ITEM RELIGION THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 | A9 Survey: Most U.S. Muslims view Trump as foe Find support from phones, between Jan. 23 and May 2, in English, Arabic, individual Americans, Farsi and Urdu, and has a margin of error of plus or remain optimistic minus 5.8 percentage points. The last several months NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. have seen an uptick in re- Muslims say they have expe- ports of anti-Muslim harass- rienced widespread suspicion ment, including arson and about their faith in the first vandalism at mosques and months of Donald Trump's bullying at schools. In the presidency but also have re- Pew survey, nearly half of ceived more support from in- U.S. Muslims say they have dividual Americans and re- faced some discrimination in main hopeful they can even- the last year, such as being tually be fully accepted in treated with distrust, threat- American society, a new sur- ened or called an offensive vey finds. name. That percentage is Nearly three-quarters of only a slight increase over U.S. Muslims view Trump as previous surveys. unfriendly to them, accord- However, the figure is ing to a Pew Research Center much higher for respondents report released Wednesday. who said they were more vis- Sixty-two percent say Ameri- ibly identified as Muslim, for cans do not view Islam as example by a head covering, part of the mainstream after THE ASSOCIATED PRESS or hijab, for women. Sixty- a presidential election that Marchers carry the national flags of Pakistan, top left; Lebanon, bottom left; Iran, top center; Egypt, bot- four percent of those with a saw a surge in hostility to- tom center; and the American flag during the Muslim Day Parade on Madison Avenue on Sept. 25, 2016. more distinct Muslim identi- ward Muslims and immi- ty said they had recently grants. faced some type of discrimi- At the same time, nearly figure largely unchanged for researchers. Prejudice took office Jan. 20. He prom- nation. half of Muslims said they a decade. against Muslims has "pushed ised to fight terrorism Still, the survey found evi- had received expressions of "There's a sense among the the average American to say, through "extreme vetting" of dence of a growing sense of encouragement from non- American Muslim population 'This is really not fair. I'm refugees and had a plan to Muslim belonging in the Muslims in the past year, an that others are beginning to going to knock on my neigh- temporarily ban travelers United States. Eighty-nine increase over past polls. And understand them and begin- bor's door to see if they're all from six Muslim-majority percent said they were proud Muslims remain optimistic ning to sympathize with right,’" Jamal said. countries. to be both Muslim and Amer- about their future. Seventy them,'" said Amaney Jamal, a The Pew survey is its third The latest poll of 1,001 ican, and nearly two-thirds percent think hard work can Princeton University political on American Muslims since adults was conducted by said there was no conflict be- bring success in America, a scientist and adviser to Pew 2007 and its first since Trump phone, both landline and cell- tween Islam and democracy. Learn to listen to understand, strengthen your relationships t has been said, “The biggest son listens 18 seconds before they “Get rid of distractions, put every- Where does your spouse want your communication problem is respond.” thing down and shut out everything. next vacation to be? If you had prob- Breathe slowly and deeply. Physically lems answering these questions, ask Ithat we do not listen to under- Have you ever been cut off when relax and get comfortable.” What are yourself: Am I listening for under- stand. We listen to reply.” Accord- you have been talking to someone? those distractions? We need to turn standing or to reply? Most likely your answer is yes. Today, off TVs, put down cellphones or other Today may we all make a commit- ing to this quote, we are going to focus on a skill that mobile devices, log off computers and ment to listen to learn more about when people listen can truly strengthen families across shut off video games. those special people around us? our world. The skill is listening. This may be uncomfortable for they mainly listen In Proverbs 1:5, we read these some, but the more you do it the easier Family Encouragement Corner is a to reply to the per- words, “let the wise listen and add to it gets. Remember we want to listen so weekly inspirational thought from their learning, and let the discerning we can learn about those special peo- Richard Holmes. Holmes serves as a son speaking. In get guidance.” We can learn a lot if we ple around us. You may say, “I know chaplain at Shaw Air Force Base. the book "How to are truly listening. We could learn a everything I need to know about The opinions expressed in this article lot about our spouses, children, co- them.” If this is the case then take do not express the views of Shaw Air Family Talk to Anyone," workers, neighbors and friends if we time to answer the following ques- Force Base or the United States Air Encouragement author Leil will truly listen. What does it mean to tions: What is the biggest challenge Force. For more information regarding truly listen for understanding and not your spouse or children are facing? Family Encouragement Corner or to RICHARD Lowndes writes, HOLMES just to reply? In an article titled “Lis- What is the greatest joy your loved offer your suggestions or comments, “The average per- tening to Understand vs. Listening to ones have experienced this week? Who please feel free to email familyencour- Reply,” author Andy Eklund states: are your children's best friends? [email protected].
Life Center, 415 Manning ave. school supplies. St. John Baptist Church, 3944 CHURCH NEWS Giveaways and light refresh- * Saturday, Aug. 26 —Church Brewer Road, Manning, an- ments. school workshop at 9:30 a.m. nounces: Agape Outreach Ministries, 100 Bob Cooper), announces: * Sunday, Aug. 27 — Church * Saturday, Aug. 5 — Kidney transplant fundraiser for An- E. Red Bay Road, announces: * Sundays through Sept. 3 — Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live school annual day program at Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: 9 a.m. nette Henry at 6 p.m. On the * Sunday, Aug. 20 — The Outdoor interdenominational program: The Heavenly An- unity choir’s annual anniver- worship service will be held * Sunday-Friday, Aug. 4 — Re- gels, The Soul Revivers, The sary celebration at 4 p.m. at 9:30 a.m. for those who vival. The Rev. James Williams New Birth Holiness Church, 42 Sons of Faith and more. spend summer weekends at will speak at 7 p.m. on Sunday Larkin St., announces: Lake Marion. Check us out on and the Rev. George P. Wind- Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Facebook. ley Jr. will speak at 6 nightly * Sunday, Aug. 6 — Celebra- St. Mark Missionary Baptist Lynam Road, announces: Monday-Friday. tion at 3 p.m. for the pastor’s Church, 7650 Summerton High- * Sunday — Missionary Sun- 21st anniversary. Apostle way, Silver community, Pine- day observance during 10 Fellowship Outreach Ministries, James Dawkins of Taylor will wood, announces: a.m. worship. 1891 Florence Highway, an- Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets speak. nounces: at Bethesda Church of God, * Friday-Sunday, Aug. 11-13 — * Wednesday-Friday, Aug. 2730 Broad St., announces: The 18th anniversary of the 9-11 — Revival at 7 nightly. * Thursday-Friday, Aug. 17-18, Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Rev. Willie J. Chandler will be Speakers as follows: Wednes- and Sunday, Aug. 20 — Cele- * Saturday, Aug. 12 — Knitting Grove Road, Rembert, an- celebrated as follows: 7 p.m. day, the Rev. Robert China, of bration for the 45th anniver- Hearts will meet from 10 a.m. nounces: Friday, the Rev. Dr. Curtis Can- sary of Apostle Vinetta Evans to noon. The “Surrendered Liberty Hill AME Church; * Sunday — Youth Day wor- tey, of Aimwell Missionary Thursday, the Rev. Jeanette as follows: 7:30 p.m. Thurs- Drama Team” of Lake City will Baptist Church of Pamplico, day, various speakers; 7:30 minister through drama, testi- ship service at 11 a.m. Minis- Collins, of LaGree AME ter Vincent Hall will speak. will speak; 4 p.m. Saturday, Church; and Friday, the Rev. p.m. Friday, Bishop John mony and music. A love offer- anniversary banquet at Taw * Sunday-Friday, Aug. 6-11 — Dr. Willie Wade. Brown, of New Beginning ing will be received. Visit knit- Caw Outreach Community Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Christian Outreach of Flor- tingheartsministry.wordpress. Center in Summerton, Dr. D.L. * Sunday, Aug. 13 — Home- Adam Lamont China will ence will speak; and 3 p.m. com. Grant Sr., moderator of Jeru- coming at 4 p.m. The Rev. speak. Sunday, Pastor Andre Baxter, salem Baptist Association of Keith Mayes, of High Hills of Lord of Lords of Hope Min- AME Church, will speak. Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Andrews, will speak; and 3 istries of Manning, will p.m. Sunday, The Rev. Dane speak. Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynch- Refreshing Springs Kingdom Out- burg, announces: reach, meets at Colony Harris, of The Body of Christ Bethel AME Church, 219 E. Cal- Square, 741 Bultman Drive, Church Ministries of Colum- houn St., announces: * Sunday, Aug. 6 — Homecom- bia, will speak. Friendship Missionary Baptist ing at 10 a.m. Suite 21, announces: * Saturday — Gospel fest at 4 Church, 182 S. Pike East, an- * Saturday — Kingdom Men p.m. featuring various choirs. nounces: United quarterly prayer break- Taw Caw Missionary Baptist * Today-Friday — Revival at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist fast at 10 a.m. Topics to be Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Church, 325 Fulton St., an- Church of God by Faith Inc., 609 7:30 nightly. discussed: fatherhood, build- Summerton, announces: nounces: ing relationships and building Atlantic Ave., announces: * Saturday, Aug. 5 — Women * Sunday-Friday, Aug. 4 — Re- leadership skills. in the Pulpit Empowerment * Sunday — Youth worship vival. Pastor Adeira Black, of * Friday-Sunday — S.C. Dis- celebration at 10:45 a.m. The trict Assembly at 7:30 nightly. Conference 2017 beginning at Mount Herman Missionary 8:30 a.m. with registration. Rev. Rossi Ramsay, field rep- Baptist Church of Bishopville, Also, Michele Scriven Mason resentative of Sumter Baptist Reid Chapel AME Church, 1008 will speak at the 4:30 p.m. Speakers: Dr. Hashonah Dibert St., announces: will speak at 7 p.m. Sunday. Lockette, Dr. Kimberly Fergu- Association, will speak. Dr. Isaac J. Holt Jr., of Royal scholarship program on Sat- * Sunday, Aug. 13 — 100 son, Pastor Sheila B. Neal, * Sunday, Aug. 6 — Evangelist Missionary Baptist Church of urday. Bishop James E. McK- Women in White worship ser- Minister Teresa Hicks, Ms. Savitrus McFadden will speak North Charleston, will speak night Jr. will speak at 11 a.m. vice at 3 p.m. Pastor Dorothy on Sunday. Beulah and Minister Jennifer at 6 p.m. at 7:30 nightly Monday-Friday. Cook. There will also be Maple, of Community Church * Sunday, Aug. 13 — Back-to- of Praise, will speak. praise dancers, worship and school worship celebration at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist more. Triumph Ministries, 3632 Broad 10:45 a.m. St. Ext., announces: Church, 105 Dinkins St., Man- St. James United Methodist ning, announces: * Sunday, Aug. 27 — Usher * Friday, Aug. 18 — Ignite ser- High Hills Missionary Baptist ministry’s anniversary wor- Church, 720 Broad St., an- * Sunday — The second an- nounces: vice at 7 p.m. Dr. Inga Nelson Church, 6750 Meeting House ship celebration at 10:45 a.m. of Charlotte will speak. nual rainbow tea will be held Road, Dalzell, announces: The Rev. Johnnie M. Gist will * Thursday-Friday, Aug. 10-11 at 4 p.m. Speakers: Fatimah speak. — Youth Revival at 7 nightly. Holland, Quadri Bell-Aimwell, * Sunday, Aug. 6 — Holy com- Theme: Focusing youth for Willow Grove AME Church, 8105 Jakiya Frierson, Whitney Le- munion will follow 10:15 a.m. Christ. Minister Adonikan A/B Sumter Landing Road, saine, William Shaw and Kyn- worship. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Hudson of Timmonsville will Horatio, announces: dra Johnson. * Sunday, Aug. 13 — Ushers’ Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., an- speak on Thursday. Various * Sunday — Catchall Lodge * Monday-Friday, July 31-Aug. anniversary program during nounces: praise dancers and steppers No. 425 members will worship 4 — Revival at 7 nightly. The 10:15 a.m. worship. * Saturday — Royal Princess will perform on Friday. with the congregation. Church Rev. Aaron Brown, of Unity Crown Tea party at 4 p.m. * Sunday-Tuesday, Aug. 27-29 school begins at 8:45 a.m. fol- Baptist Missionary Church of Jehovah Missionary Baptist * Friday, Aug. 4 — Back-to- — Revival as follows: 6 p.m. lowed by 10 a.m. worship. Cross, will speak. school youth revival and Sunday, the Rev. Elvia C. Gad- Church, 803 S. Harvin St., an- * Saturday, Aug. 26 — Banquet praise at 7 p.m. son of Columbia will speak; 7 nounces: to honor the Rev. Wallace and p.m. Monday, the Rev. Millie Edwin Boyle Santee Summer * Saturday — Local author’s * Saturday, Aug. 5 — Back-to- Mrs. Gloria Preston at 4 p.m. Nelson Smith will speak; and Ministry, 1098 Lemon Ave., tea and book signing 11 a.m.- school bash 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at Catchall Lodge No. 425, Dal- 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Rev. Manning, (across from Camp 3 p.m. at M.H. Newton Family featuring workshops and zell. RSVP tickets $20. James Smith will speak. A10 | THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 TELEVISION THE SUMTER ITEM
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ACC All-Access Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing Last Man Standing The Middle “Twenty The Middle “Life The Middle “The The Middle “The The Golden Girls The Golden Girls The Golden Girls HALL 52 183 “Bullying” “The Help” Years” Skills” Friend” Smile” “The Operation” “Adult Education” HGTV 39 112 Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop Flip or Flop At Flip or Flop House Hunters (N) Hunters Int’l Desert Flippers (N) House Hunters Flip or Flop At HIST 45 110 Mountain Men Tom hits the jackpot. Mountain Men: Fully Loaded (N) Mountain Men “The Cut” (N) (:03) Alone “Hooked” (N) (:03) Mountain Men “The Cut” Mnt. Men Blue Bloods “The Bullitt Mustang” A car Blue Bloods “Unsung Heroes” An elusive Blue Bloods “Hold Outs” Erin must take a Blue Bloods “Flags of Our Fathers” Dan- Blue Bloods “Back in the Day” Jamie and Blue Bloods ION 13 18 from a classic film is stolen. serial killer taunts Danny. case from a colleague. ny’s ex-partner faces an accusation. Eddie face important choices. “Cursed” Married at First (:45) Married at Married at First Sight “Final Decisions” (Season Finale) The couples make their final (:02) Date Night Live (Series Premiere) Cameras follow couples on dates. (N) (Live) (12:02) Married at LIFE 50 145 Sight First Sight (N) decisions. (N) First Sight MSNBC 36 92 Hardball With Chris Matthews (N) All In With Chris Hayes (N) The Rachel Maddow Show (N) The Last Word The 11th Hour With Brian Williams (N) Rachel Maddow NICK 16 210 Henry Danger The Thundermans ›› “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” (2009) Voices of Ray Romano. Nashville “Speed Trap Town” Friends Friends Friends SPIKE 64 153 Stephen King’s It “Demonic” (2015, Horror) Maria Bello, Frank Grillo. Premiere. The Mist Kevin becomes a test subject. Stephen King’s It (5:32) ›› “G.I. Joe: Retaliation” (2013) ›› “Immortals” (2011, Adventure) Henry Cavill, Stephen Dorff, Isabel Lucas. Premiere. A stonemason › “I, Frankenstein” (2014, Fantasy) Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto. Franken- SYFY 58 152 Dwayne Johnson. (DVS) revolts against a bloodthirsty king. stein’s creature gets into a war involving immortals. Seinfeld “The Pool Seinfeld Elaine Seinfeld “The Gum” Seinfeld “The Rye” The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Conan “The Cast of Veep; Mastodon” People of Earth TBS 24 156 Guy” mulls intimacy. Theory Theory Theory Theory Actor Julia Louis Dreyfus. “New Beginnings” (6:30) ››› “Saddle the Wind” (1958) ››› “A Double Life” (1947, Crime Drama) Ronald Colman, Signe Hasso, Shelley ››› “Random Harvest” (1942, Drama) Ronald Colman, Greer Garson, Philip Dorn. (12:15) “The Talk of TCM 49 186 Robert Taylor, Julie London. Winters. An unstable actor begins to adopt the persona of Othello. A love-struck woman rebuilds an amnesiac’s shattered life. the Town” TLC 43 157 My 600-Lb. Life “Teretha’s Story” My 600-Lb. Life “June’s Story” My 600-Lb. 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(DVS) Order “Knock Off” TRUTV 38 129 Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers “Universal Appeal” Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Impractical Jokers Comedy Knockout Comedy Knockout Impractical Jokers TV LAND 55 161 M*A*S*H M*A*S*H M*A*S*H Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond Love-Raymond King of Queens King of Queens King of Queens Law & Order: Special Victims Unit A Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Wit- Queen of the South Camila sends Teresa (:01) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (12:01) Shooter USA 25 132 missing girl turns up as a hooker. Suspects fall victim to the measles. nesses of a rape don’t call for help. to Chicago. (N) Chicago PD and SVU pursue a suspect. (DVS) WE 68 166 Growing Up Hip Hop Atlanta Growing Up Hip Hop Growing Up Hip Hop “Bad and Boogie” Bossip on WE TV Growing Up Hip Hop “Bad and Boogie” Bossip on WE TV Gr.- Hip Hop WGNA 8 172 Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Cops Teamwork. Cops ‘Date Night Live’ offers play-by-play coverage
BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Run,” a comedy presented as a closets. Can you cover romance like documentary that was re- • Jamie guides Mitch and a live sporting event? Lifetime leased years before such mock- Logan from her jail cell on launches “Date Night Live” (10 umentaries as “Spinal Tap” or “Zoo” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). p.m., TV-14), offering viewers the fake documentary ap- • Kenny offers Drew moral glimpses of nine couples on proach to comedies like “The support on “The Night Shift” (10 “actual” dates, interacting Office.” p.m., NBC, TV-14). with each other in real time. “Date Night Live” proves • Kevin becomes a guinea Overlapping coverage is that every “new” approach to pig on “The Mist” (10 p.m., made possible with dozens of television is rooted in some- Spike, TV-14). cameras offering viewers fly- thing decades old. on-the-wall access to strangers The premiere of “Date Night making small talk, connecting Live” follows the season finale CULT CHOICE as possible friends and lovers of “Married at First Sight” (8 Joan of Arc (Hedy Lamarr), or suffering the slow-motion p.m., Lifetime, TV-14), which Isaac Newton (Harpo Marx), cringe-worthy torture of a featured three couples who Nero (Peter Lorre) and other very bad first impression. met as strangers, got married historical figures appear in the Here to offer play-by-play and then proceeded to get to 1957 comedy “The Story of Man- commentary are comedian Mi- know each other over the kind” (4:15 a.m., TCM), starring JOHN BRITT / NBC chelle Collins, radio personali- course of 16 episodes. Tonight, Ronald Colman as the Spirit of From left, Jill Flint stars as Jordan Alexander, J.R. Lemon as Kenny ty Bethany Watson and rela- they meet with experts and de- Man and Vincent Price as the Fournette and Brendan Fehr as Drew Alister in the “Family Matters” tionship coach Paul Brunson. cide if they should remain Devil. episode of “The Night Shift,” airing at 10 p.m. today on NBC. “Date Night Live” follows in married. the tradition of A&E’s “Live * Stars from medical procedur- Late Show With Stephen Colbert” PD,” giving viewers (or is that SERIES NOTES als take on family shows on (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fal- voyeurs?) real-time access to TONIGHT’S OTHER Jealousy consumes Sheldon “Battle of the Network Stars” (9 lon welcomes Michael Strah- unfolding events. HIGHLIGHTS on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A man an, Jill Kargman and Slayer The absurdity of employing • The use of an AK-47 in a fa- p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * Jamie dressed as a well-fed reptile on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 multi-camera surveillance and ther’s murder intimidates wit- Foxx hosts “Beat Shazam” (8 competes on “The Gong Show” p.m., NBC) * Billy Crystal, “color” commentary to nine nesses on the series premiere p.m., Fox, TV-PG) * Contes- (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14). Chris Bianco and Casey James dating experiences hearkens of “The First 48: Scared Silent” (8 tants perform songs from Salengo appear on “Jimmy Kim- back to actor/director Woody p.m., A&E, TV-14). movie soundtracks on “Boy mel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Allen’s 1971 movie “Bananas.” • The search for Alexander Band” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * LATE NIGHT Tyra Banks, Sen. Chris Mur- It presented the assassination the Great’s grave takes the Louis Anderson guest-stars on Masha Gessen is booked on phy (D-Conn.), OneRepublic of a Central American dictator tandem to Egypt on “Hooten & “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (8 p.m., “The Daily Show With Trevor and Brad Wilk visit “Late Night as a sporting event, complete The Lady” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14). CW, TV-PG) * Kevin gets in the Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Cen- With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., with voiceover by Howard Co- • Gunnar’s hometown visit charitable Christmas mood on tral) * Julia Louis Dreyfus, NBC) * Matt Bomer, Niecy sell. The movie ended with Co- exhumes ghosts from his past “Kevin Can Wait” (8:30 p.m., Tony Hale, Anna Chlumsky, Nash, Brendan Gleeson and sell offering commentary of a on “Nashville” (9 p.m., CMT, CBS, r, TV-PG) * Stuck inside Reid Scott, Matt Walsh, Kevin Julia Michaels appear on “The couple (Allen and Louise Lass- TV-PG). on “Big Brother” (9 p.m., CBS, Dunn, Gary Cole, Sam Rich- Late Late Show With James Cor- er) consummating their mar- • “Mysteries at the Museum” (9 TV-14) * Chris Hardwick hosts ardson and Mastodon appear den” (12:35 a.m., CBS). riage. p.m., Travel, TV-PG) wraps up “The Wall” (9 p.m., NBC, TV- on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Prior to “Bananas,” Allen di- its 12th season with a look at PG) * Andy Cohen hosts “Love Samantha Bee, Gillian Jacobs Copyright 2017 rected “Take the Money and skeletons discovered in actual Connection” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) and Spoon are booked on “The United Feature Syndicate
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COMMENTARY Kicking the North Korea can down the road not a viable foreign policy
teve Forbes, editor-in- porting North chief of Forbes maga- Korean mili- zine, in a strongly tary prod- S worded July 27 edito- ucts, or of rial titled “Crackdown on transporting North Korea unavoidable military now,” laid out the case for the items or nu- United States to take decisive clear parts to action against the repugnant Hubert D. Pyongyang. North Korean regime led by Osteen Jr. 5) Step up its fat, murderous dictator, our anti-bal- Kim Jong-un. listic missile This is the same regime that efforts, with the stated goal of murdered American student shooting down any future mis- Otto Warmbier during an ill- siles fired by North Korea. fated visit to that totalitarian Simple enough for even the nation. Two years ago, Warm- North Koreans to understand. bier was tortured to death by Forbes concludes with a final NOTABLE & QUOTABLE Kim’s bloodthirsty enforcers word: “Powerful stuff, this. after he harmlessly picked up But kicking the North Korea The Herald-Journal of Spar- of the state’s elections. But a water is to be taken for a propaganda poster inside can down the road, as we have tanburg discusses secret gov- closer look at the facts dis- granted. Installation of and the country. done for more than 20 years, is ernment in South Carolina. pels some of the alarm. improvement to wells are In his view, Forbes details no longer a viable option.” That is not to say that priorities. what the U.S. crackdown Well said, Mr. Forbes. North ll public bodies in hackers did not try to pene- • • • should do: Korea is clearly a clear and South Carolina trate the state’s elections da- Peter Baker of The New 1) Bar any travel to North present danger to the peace should be paying tabases. But so far they have York Times discusses presi- Korea by U.S. citizens that is and security of the United A attention to a done no damage due to the dential interviews. not explicitly sanctioned by States and to the rest of the court ruling against the defenses-in-depth deployed Washington. world. It’s a rogue nation with Newberry County Council by the State Election Com- Whatever else he is, Mr. 2) Put North Korea back on no respect for normal human this month. They should mission, according to Trump is a news machine. the U.S. list of terrorist states. behavior and no resemblance look at the decision and re- spokesman Chris Whitmire. He generates headlines 3) Start applying serious whatsoever to a civilized na- examine their use of secre- The state has no evidence every time he speaks. He sanctions on all banks and tion. cy … pointing to where any of the has made the White House companies that do business Kicking the North Korea (I)n general practice, pub- attempted efforts to pene- press corps a growth indus- with North Korea. can down the road is no for- lic bodies just state which trate the election computer try. With other presidents, 4) Announce that the U.S. eign policy — it’s downright general section of the law firewalls originated or what we sometimes struggled to Navy would be free to inter- suicidal for any country to ac- they are claiming gives motivated them, he says. find nuggets of news in an dict ships suspected of trans- cept. them legal reason to go into Some could prove to be as interview; with Mr. Trump closed session. For instance, innocent as an election aide we were overwhelmed. they will say they are going typing in the wrong pass- After the session on behind closed doors to dis- word while trying to access Wednesday, I have now in- GUEST COMMENTARY cuss contractual matters voter files on Election Day, terviewed seven presidents without saying which con- a particularly busy time. — some in office, some after tract they are discussing. Others are almost certainly they left — and with Mr. That’s what Newberry due to automated attacks Trump the experience is Sumter School District County was accused of that roam the web looking strikingly different in al- doing. Council members for vulnerabilities to exploit most every respect. cited their reasons for rather than dedicated at- Bill Clinton was discur- welcomes Dr. Debra Hamm closed session “in such a tempts to compromise state sive, ranging widely over a general way that the specif- voter information. So far variety of topics and citing he Sumter School She began her teaching ca- ic topic of the actual execu- the state has no information at length arguments, anec- District Board of reer in Sumter School Dis- tive session was hidden ... to indicate that any of the dotes or pieces of informa- Trustees is pleased to trict Two and supervised the (and) the public had no way attempts came from Russian tion that had recently fasci- T announce that Dr. teacher assessment unit at of knowing what was being efforts to hack the electoral nated him, whether or not Debra W. Hamm, was appoint- the South Carolina Depart- discussed,” Judge Thomas system. they related to the day’s ed as Interim Superintendent ment of Education. Dr. Russo wrote. • • • news. He read voraciously at Monday Hamm worked in Richland The judge ruled that the The Times and Democrat of and usually had a lot on his night’s meet- Two School District for near- council has to be much Orangeburg discusses clean mind. These interviews ing. In order ly thirty-seven years and more specific about why it water in South Carolina. were invariably compelling to maintain served in various capacities, is eliminating the public but not necessarily newsy, stability and including curriculum special- from its meetings. It also The Water Well Trust, the and pinning him down on to continue ist, Director of Research and has to cover all of Ballard’s only national nonprofit questions was a challenge. properly ad- Evaluation, Director of Ele- legal fees. helping low-income Ameri- George W. Bush was more ministering mentary and Secondary Edu- This problem is not limit- cans get access to a clean, concise and stayed on topic our schools, cation, Chief Academic Offi- ed to Newberry County. We safe water supply, has an- — generally more reflective, Daryl Dr. Hamm’s cer, Chief Information Offi- had a town council in the nounced that it is expanding thoughtful and informed McGhaney employment cer, Interim Superintendent, Upstate meet behind closed from 13 to 16 the number of than he was given credit for will com- and Superintendent. She re- doors to discuss spending South Carolina counties eli- but highly disciplined about mence on Au- tired as Superintendent from taxpayers’ money on an in- gible to receive assistance sticking to the message he gust 1, 2017. Dr. Hamm will re- the Richland Two School Dis- centive program to lure new for drilling a new water well wanted to impart. He gave ceive the same daily rate of trict on June 30, 2017. businesses to town. We have or rehabilitating an existing interviews when he had a pay as our previous Superin- The Board appreciates Dr. seen a county council meet well. point to make. The trick was tendent. Hamm’s willingness to serve behind closed doors to work In 2016, the U.S. Depart- crafting a question that The Board is very pleased and has great confidence in on the county budget. ment of Agriculture award- would surprise him and get that Dr. Hamm has agreed to her professional ability and We have councils and ed a $140,000 matching grant him off script to say what assume the responsibility for integrity. Her wealth of expe- school boards that close the to the Water Well Trust for he really thought about providing leadership to our rience and highly-respected public out of their meetings a project to increase potable something. District during the transition leadership abilities will serve routinely, citing only the water availability to house- Barack Obama enjoyed the period while the Board begins Sumter County well in the vague reasons of “personnel holds in 13 rural South Car- give and take of an interview, the process of searching for weeks and months ahead. matters” or “receiving legal olina counties, including but there was more give than the next Superintendent. Dr. Further, Board members information.” Those general Orangeburg. take. He preferred professori- Hamm is a graduate of the trust that District employees reasons are not enough Other counties are Dar- al answers, speaking in full University of California, and members of our commu- under the law. lington, Lee, Marion, Sum- paragraphs. He was smart, Santa Barbara. She earned a nity will join us in supporting Judge Russo is right to in- ter, Clarendon, Williams- logical and impressive. But master’s degree in education, Dr. Hamm as the new Interim sist that you have a right to burg, Laurens, Cherokee, reporters with long lists of educational specialist degree, Superintendent of Sumter know what your city or Kershaw, Union, Marlboro questions watched the clock and a doctoral degree in edu- County. county council or your and Spartanburg. tick and strained to politely cation research from the Uni- DARYL MCGHANEY, school board is doing. They The WWT has now ex- interrupt the world’s most versity of South Carolina. CHAIRMAN should rarely meet behind panded eligibility to another powerful person in order to Dr. Hamm has been a pub- Sumter School District closed doors, and when they three counties: Fairfield, get to more than just a few of lic educator for over 43 years. Board of Trustees do, they are required to let Colleton, and Jasper. them. you know what they’re talk- The USDA grant monies None of these men came ing about. will provide long-term, low- close to Mr. Trump in his • • • interest loans to applicants capacity to provoke. A prod- FROM OUR TIMELINE @THEITEM The Charleston Post and seeking new or improved uct of the New York tabloid Courier discusses election water wells in the 16-county world, Mr. Trump has an hacking in South Carolina. area … unerring instinct for saying The program stands to things that will produce (A) Wall Street Journal ar- benefit a great many people gasps. ticle proclaiming that “South as estimates are that from Carolina may prove a micro- an eighth to a third of peo- Notable & Quotable is com- cosm of U.S. election hack- ple in Southern states rely piled by Graham Osteen. ing efforts” stirred justified on wells. Contact him at graham@ concerns about the security Ask those people whether theitem.com.
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Call (803) 436- ers who are expected to 2616 for information. participate. For informa- SE 4-8 mph S 4-8 mph SW 7-14 mph N 4-8 mph ENE 7-14 mph NE 7-14 mph tion, call Steve Berger at A Summerton Health Fair Gaff ney will be held 10 a.m.-2 p.m. (803) 774-1306 or (803) 305- 5122. 88/72 on Saturday, July 29, at Spartanburg Clarendon 1 Community The Sumter Friends of NRA TODAY’S Greenville 89/72 Resource Center, 1154 Annual Event and Dinner will 89/71 Fourth St., Summerton. be held at 6 p.m. on Thurs- SOUTH Free blood pressure and day, Aug. 10, at the Ameri- CAROLINA Florence diabetes screening, visit can Legion, 31 Artillery Bishopville 91/73 tests, massage therapy by Drive. Tickets are $45 each WEATHER 91/73 a licensed massage thera- or $80 per couple. A table Temperatures shown on map are Columbia pist, cholesterol test for eight can be pur- Sumter today’s highs and tonight’s lows. 92/75 (nothing to eat or drink chased for $320. 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AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL PRO BASEBALL Champs: The hard way
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS New York Yankees’ Jordan Montgomery winds up during the first inning of Tuesday’s game against Cincinnati in New York. Montgomery
PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM back on track Florence players dogpile relief pitcher Brent Herlong after the last out as Post 1 won the American Legion state cham- pionship over Rock Hill 4-0 on Wednesday at Riley Park. Needing 2 victories, Florence pitching posts pair of shutouts Left-hander follows up as Post 1 wins 4th state title in 6 years and second straight worst start with his best BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS as Yanks defeat Reds 4-2 [email protected] BY BEN WALKER Every American Legion state The Associated Press championship is different, Flor- ence Post 1 head coach Derick NEW YORK — After giving up six runs in Urquhart said, but Wednesday’s one inning in his last start, Jordan Montgom- 4-0 triumph over Rock Hill was ery took a no-hitter into the sixth inning on definitely the hardest. Tuesday against Cincinnati. After committing eight errors The left-handed rookie pitcher from Sumter in a loss to Post 34 on Monday, ended up going 6 2/3 innings, allowing just one Florence was faced with the task run, as the New York Yankees defeated the of having to win three games — Reds 4-2. including two on Wednesday — in Montgomery improved to 7-5 on the season. order to repeat as state champi- Relying heavily on his sinker and curveball, ons. Montgomery faced the minimum through five Post 1 answered the challenge innings until Scott Schebler broke a 0-for-20 and then some. slump with a leadoff double in the sixth. Mont- After getting a complete-game gomery gave up two hits while striking out six one-hitter from Blake Robinson in and walking one in an 85-pitch effort. the 6-0 opening win against “This team’s just trying to go out there and Inman, the pitching mojo carried win every game,” Montgomery said in a story over into the title game rematch on MLB.com. “I’m trying to throw strikes and against Rock Hill. Josh Price and give it up to the defense and the bullpen to Brent Herlong combined to toss make the plays. They were outstanding to- another shutout, and this time the night. I’m happy with it.” defense played flawlessly to give In his previous start against Minnesota, Florence its fourth state crown in Montgomery allowed six runs in the second in- the last six years. ning and took the loss even though he did go Post 1, now 38-2 on the year, ad- on to pitch six innings. vances to the Southeast Regional Aroldis Chapman closed for his 12th save in in Asheboro, N.C., where it will 15 chances, giving the Yankees their fourth win take on the Kentucky state cham- in five games. pion at 12:30 p.m. next Wednesday. Montgomery’s new teammate, Todd Frazier, “It was obviously going to be got a welcoming introduction from the public- hard to win back-to-back games,” Florence players and coaches hoist the American Legion state championship address announcer, a shout-out from the Price said. “But Blake pitched a trophy Wednesday afternoon at Riley Park. Florence beat Rock Hill 4-0 after Bleacher Creatures and a warm ovation from great game and managed to go all defeating Inman 6-0 earlier in the day. his new fans. nine. Then I came in and probably Then, with a bunch of family members and had the start of my life. It was seven strikeouts and just one how many innings we’d get out of friends packed in the stands, he stepped up to just really good.” walk on 111 pitches. him. But we’d go as long as we the plate with the bases loaded, hoping to do Normally a reliever, Price had “Just his (arm) angle,” Urqu- could and we had Nick Gray, something really special in his home debut at started just one game for Flor- hart said of his right-hander’s Brent Herlong and Austin Moore Yankee Stadium. ence all season. No one would success. “He can throw it hard available if we had to.” Oh, he did. Frazier had an unforgettable first have guessed that when he from there and he’s got good off- walked off the mound after 7 2/3 speed stuff. Something different. scoreless innings that included “As a reliever, we didn’t know SEE PITCHING, PAGE B3 SEE MONTGOMERY, PAGE B4
USC BASEBALL YOUTH SOFTBALL Kingston has busy start Sumter to host as coach of Gamecocks Dixie Softball BY PETE IACOBELLI the third Gamecocks head AP Sports Writer coach in 21 years last World Series month , charged with COLUMBIA — Mark bringing a College World Kingston has not had much Series champion back into BY DENNIS BRUNSON time to relax since taking national title contention. [email protected] over South Carolina’s base- South Carolina missed the ball team. The NCAA Tournament in two This isn’t Sumter’s first rodeo, new Game- of the past three seasons, nor is it its first Dixie Girls Soft- cocks coach leading to the change at the ball World Series. doesn’t plan to top. In fact, when the Dixie Softball give his play- Kingston was building a Girls World Series begins on Sat- ers much time powerful program at South urday at both Patriot Park to adjust ei- Florida, which made the SportsPlex and Bobby Richardson KINGSTON ther. NCAAs in two of the past Complex at Palmetto Park with “I’m not a three years. He thought it four different tournaments, it patient per- had the chance to play in won’t even be the biggest World son,” Kingston told The As- NCAA super regionals and SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO Series Sumter has hosted. sociated Press on Wednes- make the CWS in upcoming Members of the Sumter Debs all-star softball team celebrate When Sumter had the 2009 day. “I want success yester- seasons. He was not looking after winning the 2009 Dixie Debs World Series in Sumter. There World Series in conjunction with day and I know our fans see were five different classifications that year and Sumter will host it the same way.” four classes starting on Saturday at Patriot Park SportsPlex and Kingston, 47, became only SEE KINGSTON, PAGE B4 and Bobby Richardson Complex at Palmetto Park. SEE DIXIE, PAGE B5 B2 | THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM
Springer, Houston, 66; Moustakas, COLLEGE FOOTBALL Kansas City, 65; Smoak, Toronto, 65. SCOREBOARD HITS—Altuve, Houston, 139; Ramirez, Florida State running Cleveland, 119; Dickerson, Tampa Bay, 117; Hosmer, Kansas City, 117; back Dalvin Cook (4) runs TV, RADIO Springer, Houston, 114; Abreu, Chi- as head coach Jimbo cago, 113; Andrus, Texas, 113; Betts, TODAY Boston, 112; Schoop, Baltimore, 112; Fisher looks on during a 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European Cabrera, Chicago, 111. PGA Tour European Open First Round DOUBLES—Altuve, Houston, 31; Betts, Seminoles’ practice in from Hamburg, Germany (GOLF). Boston, 31; Ramirez, Cleveland, 31; Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: German Lindor, Cleveland, 29; Lowrie, Oak- Championships Early-Round Match- land, 28; Upton, Detroit, 28; Abreu, The two-a-day football es from Hamburg, Germany (TEN- Chicago, 27; Dickerson, Tampa Bay, practices that coaches NIS). 27; Gurriel, Houston, 27; 3 tied at 26. 7 a.m. – Senior PGA Golf: PGA Tour HOME RUNS—Judge, New York, 32; once used to toughen up Champions The Senior Open First Moustakas, Kansas City, 29; KDavis, their teams and cram for Round from Bridgend, Wales (GOLF). Oakland, 28; Smoak, Toronto, 27; 9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European Springer, Houston, 27; Morrison, the start of the season PGA Tour European Open First Round Tampa Bay, 26; Gallo, Texas, 25; Sano, from Hamburg, Germany (GOLF). Minnesota, 23; Napoli, Texas, 22; 3 are going the way of tear- 9:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Ladies Scottish tied at 21. away jerseys and the Open First Round from North Ayr- PITCHING—Sale, Boston, 12-4; Vargas, shire, Scotland (GOLF). Kansas City, 12-4; Santana, Minneso- wishbone formation. 10 a.m. – Youth Baseball: National ta, 11-7; Carrasco, Cleveland, 10-4; Youth Championship 13U Pool Play Fulmer, Detroit, 10-8; Paxton, Seattle, Game from Yaphank, N.Y. (CBS 10-3; Pomeranz, Boston, 10-4; 6 tied AP FILE PHOTO SPORTS NETWORK). at 9. 11:30 a.m. – Senior PGA Golf: PGA Tour ERA—Sale, Boston, 2.48; Kluber, Champions The Senior Open First Cleveland, 2.74; Stroman, Toronto, Round from Bridgend, Wales (GOLF). 2.98; Vargas, Kansas City, 3.08; Sev- 11:30 a.m. – International Swimming: erino, New York, 3.21; Santana, Min- FINA World Championships Semifi- nesota, 3.26; Fulmer, Detroit, 3.35; nals and Fiinals from Budapest, Hun- Darvish, Texas, 3.44; Duffy, Kansas gary (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). City, 3.56; Cobb, Tampa Bay, 3.57. Noon – Major League Baseball: Mil- STRIKEOUTS—Sale, Boston, 200; Ar- waukee at Washington or Oakland at cher, Tampa Bay, 167; Kluber, Cleve- Toronto (MLB NETWORK). land, 149; Darvish, Texas, 143; Severi- 1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: National no, New York, 136; Carrasco, Cleve- Youth Championship 14U Pool Play land, 130; Porcello, Boston, 121; Ver- Game from Yaphank, N.Y. (CBS lander, Detroit, 120; Estrada, Toronto, SPORTS NETWORK). 118; Tanaka, New York, 118. 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Canadian Open First Teams look to adjust to NCAA Round from Oakville, Ontario (GOLF). NATIONAL LEAGUE 4 p.m. – Women’s Amateur Golf: USGA EAST DIVISION Girls Junior Championship Round- of-16 Matches from Augusta, Mo. W L Pct GB (FOX SPORTS 1). Washington 59 39 .602 — 4 p.m. – Horse Racing: John Morrissey Atlanta 48 52 .480 12 Stakes and Smithwick Memorial New York 47 51 .480 12 rule ending 2-a-day practices Miami 45 53 .459 14 from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). Philadelphia 34 64 .347 25 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk CENTRAL DIVISION BY STEVE MEGARGEE “It just makes all the sense in the world,” (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). W L Pct GB AP Sports Writer Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh said. 7 p.m. – High School Basketball: Las Milwaukee 54 48 .529 — Vegas Classic Semifinal Game from Chicago 52 47 .525 ½ Most programs were trending away from Las Vegas (ESPNU). Pittsburgh 50 52 .490 4 The two-a-day football practices that two-a-day practices long before this deci- 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis 49 51 .490 4 Tampa Bay at New York Yankees or Cincinnati 41 60 .406 12½ coaches once used to toughen up their sion. Arizona at St. Louis (MLB NETWORK). WEST DIVISION teams and cram for the start of the season More than three-quarters of the 89 Foot- 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: World TeamTennis Match – Orange County W L Pct GB are going the way of tear-away jerseys and ball Bowl Subdivision teams that responded at New York (TENNIS). Los Angeles 70 31 .693 — the wishbone formation. to an Associated Press survey on the subject 8:30 p.m. – CFL Football: Montreal at Arizona 58 43 .574 12 Winnipeg (ESPN2). Colorado 58 44 .569 12½ As part of its efforts to increase safety, the said they conducted multiple practices on 8:30 p.m. – High School Basketball: Las San Diego 43 57 .430 26½ Vegas Classic Semifinal Game from San Francisco40 63 .388 31 NCAA approved a plan this year that pre- certain days last year. But in the over- Las Vegas (ESPNU). vents teams from holding multiple practices whelming majority of cases, teams made 10 p.m. – Women’s International Soc- TUESDAY’S GAMES cer: Tournament of Nations Match Houston 5, Philadelphia 0 with contact in a single day. sure one of those workouts had limited or from Seattle - United States vs. Aus- Milwaukee 8, Washington 0 The move has forced plenty of schools to no contact. tralia (ESPN, UNIVISION). N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 2 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New Texas 10, Miami 4 alter their practice calendar, with many Those teams won’t have to change their York Mets at San Diego or Chicago St. Louis 3, Colorado 2 teams opening their preseason as early as approach too much. Cubs at Chicago White Sox (Joined In Atlanta 8, Arizona 3 Progress) (MLB NETWORK). L.A. Dodgers 6, Minnesota 2 this week. Officials don’t mind if it causes a Hainline said he didn’t know exactly how 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European N.Y. Mets 6, San Diego 5 few logistical headaches as long as it reduc- many programs were still holding multiple PGA Tour European Open Second San Francisco 11, Pittsburgh 3 Round from Hamburg, Germany es the head injuries that had become all too contact workouts on certain days before the (GOLF). WEDNESDAY’S GAMES common this time of year. NCAA ruling, but he said it was more com- 5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: German N.Y. Yankees 9, Cincinnati 5 Championships Quarterfinal Match- Arizona 10, Atlanta 3 According to the NCAA’s Sport Science mon in the Division II ranks than among es from Hamburg, Germany (TEN- San Francisco 2, Pittsburgh 1 NIS). Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Institute, 58 percent of the football practice FBS schools. Milwaukee at Washington, 7:05 p.m. concussions that occur over the course of a Coaches say that because players are on Miami at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, year happen during the preseason. Brian campus working out all year, there’s no MLB STANDINGS 8:10 p.m. Hainline, the NCAA’s chief medical officer, need to work them quite as hard once pre- By The Associated Press Colorado at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. says August also is a peak month for cata- season practices begin. AMERICAN LEAGUE N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. strophic injuries resulting from condition- “Back in the day, we used two-a-days to EAST DIVISION W L Pct GB TODAY’S GAMES ing rather than contact, such as heatstroke get in shape,” Florida State coach Jimbo Boston 56 47 .544 — Milwaukee (Garza 4-5) at Washington and cardiac arrest. Fisher said. “You weren’t there all summer. New York 53 46 .535 1 (Scherzer 11-5), 12:05 p.m. Tampa Bay 53 49 .520 2½ Cincinnati (Stephenson 0-3) at Miami “There was just something about that You didn’t come until the second half. They Baltimore 48 53 .475 7 (O’Grady 1-1), 7:10 p.m. month really stood out,” Hainline said. “We didn’t train from January until June like Toronto 46 54 .460 8½ Arizona (Godley 3-4) at St. Louis (TBD), 7:15 p.m. couldn’t say with statistical certainty if this they do now.” CENTRAL DIVISION Chicago Cubs (Lester 7-6) at Chicago was because of the two-a-days, but there Marshall athletic director Mike Hamrick, W L Pct GB White Sox (Pelfrey 3-7), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland 53 45 .541 — N.Y. Mets (Flexen 0-0) at San Diego was enough consensus in the room and a member of the Division I football over- Kansas City 52 47 .525 1½ (Perdomo 4-5), 9:10 p.m. Minnesota 49 50 .495 4½ enough preliminary data that it looked like sight committee, agrees that times have Detroit 45 54 .455 8½ FRIDAY’S GAMES it was because of the two-a-days.” changed. As an example, he cites the gruel- Chicago 39 58 .402 13½ Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Some coaches believe the benefits could ing workouts Paul “Bear” Bryant held at WEST DIVISION Colorado at Washington, 7:05 p.m. W L Pct GB Cincinnati at Miami, 7:10 p.m. go beyond reducing concussions. Texas A&M during the 1950s, which were Houston 67 33 .670 — Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 “I don’t think you’re going to have the chronicled in the book and ESPN movie Seattle 51 52 .495 17½ p.m. Texas 49 51 .490 18 Arizona at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. number of injuries that you had, especially “Junction Boys.” Los Angeles 49 52 .485 18½ N.Y. Mets at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Oakland 44 56 .440 23 Pittsburgh at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. the soft tissue injuries — hamstring pulls, “There ain’t no ‘Junction Boys’ anymore San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 quad pulls, groin pulls,” Louisiana Tech because the players are in tip-top shape TUESDAY’S GAMES p.m. coach Skip Holtz said. when we start football practice,” Hamrick Houston 5, Philadelphia 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Cincinnati 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE Teams still can hold two practices on a said. Toronto 4, Oakland 1 BATTING—JTurner, Los Angeles, .364; Murphy, Washington, .340; Harper, given day, but one of those practices can Even so, some players say they’ll miss the Kansas City 3, Detroit 1 Cleveland 11, L.A. Angels 7, 11 innings Washington, .335; Posey, San Fran- only be a “walkthrough” that includes no grind. Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 4 cisco, .326; Blackmon, Colorado, .325; Taylor, Los Angeles, .321; Zimmer- contact, helmets, pads or conditioning activ- “Going through a two-a-day is tough, and Texas 10, Miami 4 L.A. Dodgers 6, Minnesota 2 man, Washington, .317; Cozart, Cin- ities. Three hours of recovery are required that’s a big part of football,” Kansas State Seattle 6, Boston 5, 13 innings cinnati, .317; Peralta, Arizona, .316; Rendon, Washington, .316. between a practice and a walkthrough, offensive lineman Dalton Risner said. “That WEDNESDAY’S GAMES RUNS—Blackmon, Colorado, 87; Harp- though meetings can be held during that pe- builds you for the season. I wish that could Tampa Bay 5, Baltimore 1 er, Washington, 83; Goldschmidt, Ari- N.Y. Yankees 9, Cincinnati 5 zona, 77; Stanton, Miami, 69; Inciarte, riod. go back to what we used to do.” Boston 4, Seattle 0 Atlanta, 68; Arenado, Colorado, 67; Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Votto, Cincinnati, 65; Murphy, Wash- Oakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. ington, 64; 3 tied at 63. Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. RBI—Arenado, Colorado, 86; Lamb, L.A. Angels at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Arizona, 79; Goldschmidt, Arizona, Miami at Texas, 8:05 p.m. 75; Harper, Washington, 75; Shaw, PRO FOOTBALL Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee, 73; Murphy, Washington, 8:10 p.m. 72; Ozuna, Miami, 72; Reynolds, Colo- Minnesota at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. rado, 70; Blackmon, Colorado, 69; Votto, Cincinnati, 69. TODAY’S GAMES HITS—Blackmon, Colorado, 134; In- Panthers QB Newton shakes off rust L.A. Angels (Ramirez 9-8) at Cleve- ciarte, Atlanta, 125; Arenado, Colora- land (Bauer 8-8), 12:10 p.m. do, 123; Murphy, Washington, 122; Oakland (Manaea 8-5) at Toronto LeMahieu, Colorado, 118; Ozuna, (Stroman 9-5), 12:37 p.m. Miami, 118; Harper, Washington, 115; BY STEVE REED Newton said through a nerback James Bradberry Tampa Bay (Archer 7-6) at N.Y. Yan- Gordon, Miami, 114; Goldschmidt, AP Sports Writer team spokesman that the who jumped the route. kees (Sabathia 9-3), 7:05 p.m. Arizona, 110; Zimmerman, Washing- Chicago Cubs (Lester 7-6) at Chicago ton, 105. practice was another step in Newton bounced back White Sox (Pelfrey 3-7), 8:10 p.m. DOUBLES—Murphy, Washington, 33; Arenado, Colorado, 32; Herrera, Phil- SPARTANBURG — Cam the recovery process. with a 35-yard completion to FRIDAY’S GAMES adelphia, 32; Duvall, Cincinnati, 28; Newton was back doing “It’s a start,” Newton said. Russell Shepard during Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Drury, Arizona, 25; Harper, Washing- ton, 25; Phillips, Atlanta, 25; Owings, what he does at practice — “Everything felt good, but 6-on-7 drills — by far the L.A. Angels at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Houston at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Arizona, 24; Seager, Los Angeles, 24; dancing, playing up to the we have a long way to go to longest pass he attempted Kansas City at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Shaw, Milwaukee, 24. HOME RUNS—Stanton, Miami, 32; Bell- crowd and, Baltimore at Texas, 8:05 p.m. get where I know we can be. all night. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 inger, Los Angeles, 28; Votto, Cincin- most impor- Tonight was just fun getting Shula said as training p.m. nati, 26; Bruce, New York, 25; Harper, Minnesota at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Washington, 25; Blackmon, Colorado, tantly, throw- out on the grass in front of camp progresses Newton N.Y. Mets at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. 24; Thames, Milwaukee, 24; 4 tied at 23. ing passes. the fans and throwing it will throw longer passes, but PITCHING—Kershaw, Los Angeles, AMERICAN LEAGUE 15-2; Davies, Milwaukee, 12-4; Grein- Newton around a little bit.” overall it was a solid night BATTING—Altuve, Houston, .364; Se- ke, Arizona, 12-4; deGrom, New York, showed no ill In between drills Newton for the 2015 league MVP. gura, Seattle, .327; Gamel, Seattle, 12-3; Scherzer, Washington, 11-5; .321; Ramirez, Cleveland, .321; Cor- Wainwright, St. Louis, 11-5; Wood, Los effects from off- smiled, showed off his dance “He just has to try not to rea, Houston, .320; Hosmer, Kansas Angeles, 11-1; 4 tied at 10. season shoul- moves and displayed his do too much,” Shula said. City, .310; Judge, New York, .310; ERA—Kershaw, Los Angeles, 2.04; NEWTON Springer, Houston, .310; Pedroia, Bos- Scherzer, Washington, 2.26; Gonza- der surgery as well-known playfulness by “As a coach you always ton, .308; Gregorius, New York, .307. lez, Washington, 2.83; Greinke, Arizo- the Panthers using his arms to direct the want your guys to get as RUNS—Springer, Houston, 82; Judge, na, 2.92; Ray, Arizona, 3.15; Leake, St. New York, 80; Altuve, Houston, 72; Louis, 3.20; Lynn, St. Louis, 3.21; Stras- opened training camp crowd at Gibbs Stadium to many reps as you can, espe- Betts, Boston, 70; Ramirez, Cleve- burg, Washington, 3.26; deGrom, New Wednesday night at Wofford stand and cheer in sync. cially at that position. We land, 66; Correa, Houston, 64; Gard- York, 3.30; Martinez, St. Louis, 3.34. ner, New York, 64; Sano, Minnesota, STRIKEOUTS—Scherzer, Washington, College. “He is infectious in terms are playing catch up, not 63; Dickerson, Tampa Bay, 62; Trum- 192; Kershaw, Los Angeles, 168; de- Grom, New York, 152; Ray, Arizona, Newton, who underwent of that,” Rivera said. just with him but with some bo, Baltimore, 62. RBI—Cruz, Seattle, 75; Judge, New 149; Strasburg, Washington, 141; Gre- surgery to repair a partially Offensive coordinator other guys. ... But our goal is York, 73; Schoop, Baltimore, 71; KDa- inke, Arizona, 140; Samardzija, San Francisco, 138; Martinez, St. Louis, torn rotator cuff in his right Mike Shula said Newton to have him ready for the vis, Oakland, 69; Sano, Minnesota, 68; Correa, Houston, 67; Cano, Seattle, 66; 136; Nelson, Milwaukee, 132; Lester, throwing shoulder in looked good. (regular season) opener.” Chicago, 126. March, fired several passes “Mentally he was pretty The 28-year-old quarter- in the 10 to 20-yard range in sharp and he did a good job back injured his shoulder his first practice with team- of not trying to do too last December in a win over COOK’S PARTS CITY mates since the end of last much,” Shula said. “I think the San Diego Chargers, but season. all of us are pretty pleased. finished the season. The Auto Parts Panthers coach Ron Rivera ... You can tell he was eager Panthers hoped rest during said he was very pleased with to get back out and it’s a the offseason would allow Get a the velocity Newton had on good start.” the shoulder to heal natural- the ball, but added there is After spending several ly, but when it didn’t re- $ room for improvement. minutes stretching out his spond as well as expected he 25 “He was a little rusty shoulder before practice, opted for surgery. early on and his timing was Newton showed good zip on Newton is coming off the Gift Card off a little bit, but it was the ball on a series of short worst statistical season of practice one and you can see slant, seam and comeback his six-year career. After Mail-In Rebate With Purchase Of Now Includes Stainless BRAKEBEST SELECT BRAKE PADS & Steel Hardware On Select he was getting more and routes. 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RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Rock Hill catcher Brandon Banks, second from left, restrains Cameron Smith, third from left, after he went after umpire John Puma, far right, after being ejected following a strike call. Post 34 lost Wednesday’s American Legion state championship game 4-0 to Florence at Riley Park.
one inning in which it had more than mound, you have to try to get to him PITCHING FROM PAGE B1 one hit and was unable to scratch and do a few things. If you string a few across a run in that inning either. hits together, it’s a different ballgame, Florence only needed Herlong, who fielder JD Munford. Trailing 2-0, Brandon Banks led off but like I said you have to tip your cap retired all four batters he faced, in- Munford led off the second with a the bottom of the fifth with a single to (Price). He did a great job locating cluding a 1-2-3 ninth inning to set off single and moved to second on Benj and took second on a wild pitch. With and mixing pitches. He’s probably the the celebratory dogpile. Jones’ base hit. Paul then hit a sharp two outs, Daniel Lipe hit a solid single best arm that we’ve seen to date.” “It’s great to win it again,” said Post grounder up the middle that was to the outfield, but Banks was held up The offensive frustration boiled over 1 second baseman Zay Paul, who was picked up by Post 34 second baseman at third. He was stranded there as the for Rock Hill in the eighth inning. A named the Most Valuable Player of Brock Rodgers, but he stepped on the next batter struck out. No other Rock called second strike didn’t sit well the tournament. “Rock Hill was a very bag too late to get Jones. Hill batter made it past second. with first baseman Cameron Smith, hard team, and we played the way we Meanwhile Munford took off for Lipe finished with two hits to lead who briefly exchanged words with were supposed to play. We didn’t make home while the RH players were still RH. home plate umpire John Puma before errors, we made the plays and we hit reacting to the safe call and easily beat “My third base coach Stewart Hunt stepping out of the box to regroup. the ball when we needed to. the throw to make it 1-0. has done a fantastic job all season Puma went to clean the plate and “... When we made those eight er- Post 1 then tacked on single runs in long,” Post 34 head coach Jeremy Smith came back and apparently said rors, we knew that wasn’t Post 1 base- the fifth, sixth and eighth innings. McCoy said. “I trust him. He had a too much as Puma tossed him from ball. This is how Post 1 baseball is sup- Moore had an RBI single in the fifth to thought to hold him up. We had our the game. An emotional Smith had to posed to be played.” drive in Will Hardee with two outs and catcher running, who doesn’t neces- be held back before leaving the field. Paul made a potential season-saving Jon Mitchell Carter did him one better sarily run that well, so hopefully you “I think that was just building over grab on a soft liner during Tuesday’s by collecting two RBI singles — also hold him there and you’ve still got the game,” McCoy said. “When you 5-4 win over Chapin/Newberry while each with two outs. runners on and maybe you get some- have a guy throwing that well, you start also collecting three hits. He followed “We knew we weren’t going to have thing else. to get a little frustrated. It’s a big game, that performance with another solid a big inning against those guys,” “It could have been a momentum and for some guys, this is the last time one on Wednesday, connecting for a Urquhart said. “That’s a quality team swing, but you also can’t play ‘what- they’ll play American Legion baseball sixth-inning double and also scoring and we figured a run here and a run ifs.’ ” or baseball period. You let your emo- two of Florence’s four runs. there was what we needed. McCoy also tipped his cap to Price, tions get the best of you and maybe see Post 1’s offense was both opportu- “... We just tried to chip away and who held them to just five hits on the something that necessarily didn’t hap- nistic and clutch against Rock Hill. keep putting pressure on them.” day. pen or whatever, but it’s baseball. This Three of the four runs were scored It was more than enough as Rock “We got a base hit here and there, game is played with emotion and I don’t with two outs, and the first one came Hill had no answer for Price. Post 34, but we couldn’t string a few together,” fault anybody involved. on an aggressive running play by right which finished the year 20-3, had just he said. “With a guy like that on the “It happens. It’s baseball.” Pitcher Robinson leads Florence into title game against Rock Hill BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]
Florence Post 1 starting pitcher Blake Robinson set the tone for the day for Flor- ence in the championship round of the American Le- gion state tournament on Wednesday at Riley Park. Robinson took a no-hitter into the eighth inning of Post 1’s first game against Inman and ended up tossing a 1-hit shutout in a 6-0 victory. Flor- ence defended its state title in the second game by shutting Inman’s Justin Brasher, left, turns a double play as Florence’s Noah out Rock Hill 4-0. Matthews slides into second during Post 45’s 6-0 loss to Post 1 on The right-handed Robinson, Wednesday in an American Legion state tournament elimination who will be a sophomore at game at Riley Park. the University of South Caro- lina Sumter this year, struck he ended up striking out on a several pitches. Corn hit out 10 and didn’t walk a bat- bunt attempt. Corn then got Tuten on pitch No. 10 and ter. He gave up a 1-out single Austin Moore to pop up on the walked Moore to load the PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM to Luke Johnson in the eighth infield and Dylan Brewer to bases. Brewer dropped a sin- Florence starting pitcher Blake Robinson threw a one-hit shutout dur- for Post 45’s only hit. Two fly out. gle into shallow centerfield to ing Wednesday’s 6-0 victory over Inman at Riley Park. The victory lift- other runners reached on er- Post 1 had runners on base drive in two runs and make it ed Post 1 into the title game. rors. in each of the next three in- 4-0. Florence jumped on Post 45 nings but couldn’t get anyone A JD Munford home run off AMERICAN LEGION STATE TOURNAMENT starter Jacob Corn with three across. Florence broke the of Inman reliever Johnson to At Riley Park Game 9 - Inman 6, Horry 2, Horry straight hits to open the bot- game open in the fifth though. lead off the sixth made it 5-0. Double-elimination eliminated tom of the first, but only got Lindsey Robinson led off Florence added the final run Saturday Game 10 - Chapin/Newberry 7, Gaff- Game 1 - Florence 11, Fort Mill 8 ney 3, Gaffney eliminated one run out of it. with a double and moved to in the seventh. Game 2 - Rock Hill 13, Horry 2 (7) Game 11 - Rock Hill 5, Florence 0 Zay Paul reached on an in- third on a bunt single by Paul. Florence finished with 14 Game 3 - Inman 13, Chapin/New- Tuesday berry 3 (8) Game 12 - Inman 18, Rock Hill 5 field single, John Mitchell Carter sacrificed Paul to sec- hits with everyone in the line- Game 4 - Gaffney 11, Sumter 2 Game 13 - Florence 5, Chapin/New- Sunday Carter singled to right and ond before Hardee grounded up getting at least one hit. Game 5 - Chapin/Newberry 10, Fort berry 4, Chapin/Newberry eliminat- Will Hardee singled to right to out to second to score Lindsey Paul had three hits and Mill 9, Fort Mill eliminated ed Game 6 - Horry 2, Sumter 1, Sumter Wednesday score Paul. Robinson and move Paul to scored two runs, Brewer had eliminated Game 14 - Florence 6, Inman 0, However, Florence had third with two outs. three hits and two runs batted Game 7 - Florence 13, Inman 10 Inman eliminated Monday Championship cleanup hitter Lex Tuten try Tuten got into a battle at the in and Carter had two hits Game 8 - Rock Hill 9, Gaffney 3 Game 15 - Florence 4, Rock Hill 0 to bunt the runners over and plate with Corn, fouling off and got hit by a pitch. B4 | THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM
MLB ROUNDUP AREA SCOREBOARD GOLF Diamondbacks MID STATE RESULTS MONDAY AT CAMDEN COUNTRY CLUB BOYS 7-9 (9 holes) rip Braves 10-3 1 - Wyatt Bunyea 38 10-12 (9 holes) PHOENIX — Ketel Marte is still trying to find his hit- 1 - Teddy Dunn 42; 2 - Harper Epperson 45. ting stroke since being called up from the minors in 13-14 (18 holes) late June. He isn’t a regular player and admitted he 1 - Miller Jones 82; 2 - Matthew Zeigler 90. wished he was doing better than his .220 average. 15-18 (18 holes) On Wednesday, however, Marte showed bat and 1 - Dixon Flowers 76; 2 - Evans Lewis 80. speed prowess with a rare inside-the-park home run, GIRLS helping the Diamondbacks beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3. 13-18 (18 holes) J.D. Martinez homered twice, his second and third 1 - Michaelah Wise 97; 2 - Ava Neal 95. home runs in the past three days and two of his first three as a Diamondback. CHURCHES CHALLENGE Marte ripped a high drive off the right field corner There are just three spots remaining fence with one out in the bottom of the third inning, for teams in the 18th annual Churches and the ball ricocheted and rolled back toward the in- Challenge Praise Rally & Golf Tourna- field with Braves outfielder Sean Rodriguez unable to ment, which will be held Aug. 25-26. gather it in. Marte circled the bases and crossed home The praise rally will be held at Alice plate standing with his arms outstretched. Drive Baptist Church located at 1305 Lor- Daniel Descalso tripled in two runs earlier in the in- ing Mill Road on Friday, Aug. 25, while ning, backing starting pitcher Patrick Corbin (8-9). the tournament itself will be held at Sun- Corbin wasn’t always sharp, but got through six in- set Country Club on Saturday, Aug. 26. nings with two runs allowed and seven hits. He struck The cost is $45 per golfer and includes out five and walked four to go with a hit batter and the praise dinner on Friday as well as wild pitch. lunch and beverages on Saturday. Braves right-hander Aaron Blair was done after Players can also purchase up to two three innings. Blair (0-1) allowed five runs and five hits mulligans for $5 that can be used any- with five walks and three strikeouts after being called where on the course. up from Triple-A Gwinnett to make the start. Registration forms can be mailed to CGA, Matt Kemp’s groundout drove in Brandon Phillips 1285 Clara Louise Kellogg Drive, Sumter, with the game’s first run in the top of the first, but the SC 29153 or can be brought to the office at Diamondbacks responded in the bottom of the inning Dillon Park, next to Crystal Lakes Golf after two stolen bases by Gregor Blanco. Course. If someone sinks a hole-in-one on Blanco raced home on Jake Lamb’s sacrifice fly to tie the 18th hole, a $51,000 prize is awarded. the score. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Should someone ace the 18th hole, his or Descalso drove in Lamb and Paul Goldschmidt, who Atlanta’s Matt Kemp slams his bat down in frustration after her church will receive a check for $50,000, both walked to start the bottom of the third. Then striking out against Arizona during the Diamondbacks’ 10-3 and the player will receive $1,000. came Marte’s third home run of the season. win on Wednesday in Phoenix. For more information, contact the Martinez launched his first home run with two outs in Christian Golfers Association at (803) 773- the fourth off Braves reliever Luke Jackson. It drove in All-Star break. Homer Bailey (2-5) lost his third start in 2171 or (803) 983-3457. Goldschmidt, who doubled twice and scored three runs. a row, giving up seven runs — five earned — and 10 Martinez later took Ian Krol deep in the eighth with hits in six-plus innings. VOLLEYBALL Goldschmidt aboard. SCISA OFFICIALS NEEDED Phillips’ sacrifice fly in the fourth accounted for At- RED SOX 4 lanta’s second run, and Nick Markakis singled in Dans- MARINERS 0 The South Carolina Independent by Swanson in the eighth. Brandon Drury’s pinch-hit SEATTLE — Chris Sale pitched seven innings of Schools Association is looking to add vol- single scored Marte in the seventh. three-hit ball, 20-year-old Rafael Devers became the leyball officials for the 2017 season. youngest Boston player to hit a home run since Tony The training will involve classes and of- RAYS 5, ORIOLES 1 Conigliaro in September 1965 and the Red Sox beat Se- ficials would have to be available for 4 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Evan Longoria and Steven attle to stop a four-game losing streak. p.m. matches. Souza Jr. homered, and Alex Cobb (9-6) gave up one Sale (13-4) struck out 11, reaching double digits for For more information, contact SCISA run and four hits in seven innings. the 14th time this season. District Director Teddy Weeks at Longoria’s two-run homer off Ubaldo Jimenez (4-7) A day after his big league debut, Devers homered in [email protected] or (803) 446-3379. put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 in the sixth, and Souza hit his the third off Andrew Moore (1-3) for his first major 21st homer this season in the seventh against Darren league hit. Sandy Leon hit a two-run homer off Moore BOWLING O’Day. in the fourth. GAMECOCK LANES SCORES YANKEES 9 GIANTS 2 JUNE 30-JULY 6 REDS 5 PIRATES 1 Sunday Night Mixed No-Tap: Kris Hackett 300-796; Jay Gillion-245-701; Cooter Brown 255-696; Paul NEW YORK — Luis Severino (7-4) struck out nine over SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Belt hit a tiebreaking Flanagan 225-574; Nick Urban 704; Tiffany Reynolds 485; seven innings, allowing a pair of unearned runs and double in the seventh against Tony Watson (5-3) on a Mike Reynolds 256. three hits as New York completed a two-game sweep. routine fly that left fielder Starling Marte had trouble Afternoon Delight: Steve Witherspoon 204-581; Earl Didi Gregorius hit his fourth homer in three games seeing because sun and wind. Fronabarger 225-586; Norvell Jackson Sr. 542; Greg and Todd Frazier hit his first homer for the Yankees, Jeff Samardzija (5-11) allowed one run and four hits Jones 267-706; Robert Baxter 220-523; Bill Cockerill 221- who have won consecutive series after going 0-8-2 in se- in seven innings, and Sam Dyson worked the ninth for 558; Jerry Coker Jr. 225-576; Daniel Brown 602; Liz ries after sweeping Baltimore from June 9-11. The Yan- his sixth save. Andrews 453; Gwen Cofield 506. kees have won eight of 12 following a 7-19 slide. Jr. Ten Pins: Grant Billings 127-268; Camden Arnold Cincinnati has lost three straight and is 2-11 since the From wire reports 150; Caleb Baker 145; Hunter Sweeney 145.
rounds of last month’s Major League Kingston said the more he and Tan- KINGSTON FROM PAGE B1 Baseball draft. ner spoke, the more the new coach re- Kingston likes the nucleus of re- alized how similar they were. Kings- to move anywhere. But he got a call was unless it was one of two or three turning players. He stresses, however, ton believes having a boss who knows from South Carolina athletic director guys that are in Omaha every year,” that they’ve got to put in the work to how to coach winning baseball gives Ray Tanner to gauge his interest. Kingston said. “But I think once they improve if they hope to get on the him an edge. “The further we went into the pro- heard my vision of the program, once field. If there’s something amiss on the cess, the more I realized that if he of- they saw me speak about what my ex- A longtime baseball man from Buf- field or in recruiting, Kingston said fered this job that I would be taking periences were and where I thought I falo, Kingston attended his first major Tanner will be an asset to talk with or it,” Kingston said. could take this program, that eased league game to see the Blue Jays at bounce ideas off of. Kingston’s time since his introduc- some of their concerns.” Toronto’s old Exhibition Stadium. He Right now, Kingston is happy to tion on June 30 has been spent finaliz- Kingston has his staff in place. He thrives on seeing his teams play fun- have a complete staff and a good re- ing a staff, shoring up next year’s ros- brought in Mike Current as recruiting damentally sound baseball. He loves ception from area recruits. Next ter, watching young players and meet- coordinator from USF and held onto speed and power and won’t be afraid comes preparations for fall ball, when ing Gamecocks fans who maybe had pitching coach Jerry Meyers and to let analytics enter the discussion Kingston hopes to get a true glimpse another, high-profile coach in mind as Gamecocks staffer Stuart Lake. Keep- about how to get the most out of his into what he’ll take to the field next Chad Holbrook’s replacement. ing Meyers was particularly crucial teams. season. It’s OK, Kingston said, No hard feel- because Kingston said South Carolina Tanner, who won CWS titles in 2010 “We’re working our butts off to do ings . will have to rebuild its pitching staff and 2011, said when evaluating Kings- well, and you know when that hap- “I think our fans were a little bit with Clarke Schmidt, Wil Crowe and ton, “there wasn’t a box he didn’t pens a lot of people are going to get a hesitant about who their new coach Tyler Johnson taken in the first five check.” kick out of it,” he said.
translator. MONTGOMERY FROM PAGE B1 At least there was some consolation for Frazier — a at-bat wearing the pinstripes, break, the Yankees brought run scored, rarely seen on a grounding into a rare run- along Frazier and relievers triple play, because Matt Hol- scoring triple play as the New David Robertson and Tommy liday scampered home before York Yankees beat the Cincin- Kahnle, all acquired last week Gregorius was trapped. nati Reds 4-2 Tuesday night. in a trade with the Chicago It was the Reds’ first triple “I might’ve set a record,” White Sox. play since 1995, and the first Frazier said. “Got to be a re- Frazier made the two-hour any team has turned against cord.” drive from his hometown of the Yankees since 2011. It was “Can laugh about it now. At Toms River near the Jersey the first time a team scored on the time, I was pretty upset,” shore, and the veteran third a triple play since Seattle he said. “It was just unbeliev- baseman had his own person- against Minnesota in 2006. able. Hopefully, that doesn’t al rooting section in tow. Yankees manager Joe Gi- ever happen again.” With three on and none out rardi could only hang his Last-place Cincinnati lost in the second inning, Frazier head on the dugout railing at for the 10th time in 12 games. hit a hard grounder up the the bizarre sequence. Billy Hamilton’s bid for a middle that shortstop Jose “A strange play,” he said. tying extra-base hit in the Peraza gloved. Peraza quickly Peraza started in place of eighth was thwarted when stepped on second and threw Cozart. Peraza was part of a pinch-hitter Zack Cozart, out to first. three-team trade involving of the starting lineup to rest Gregorius, who had been on Frazier in 2015. his tender quadriceps, hob- second base, held up when the Rookie Luis Castillo (1-4) bled into third. ball was hit, in case it was gave up three runs in five in- Cozart, an All-Star short- caught. He was late to ad- nings. Despite the loss, he left stop, was pulled as a precau- vance, and first baseman Joey with a memory, thanks to Fra- tion. Votto’s throw across the dia- zier’s ball. “I’ve kind of asked Zack to mond caught him in a run- “I will never forget that. try and stay away from exac- down. Gregorius was called Triple play, bases loaded, erbating some things,” Reds out for running wide of base- that’s amazing,” he said. “If THE ASSOCIATED PRESS manager Bryan Price said. line trying to avoid a tag. double plays the best friend of New York Yankees' Todd Frazier rounds the bases after hitting a solo Back in the Bronx for the “I just tried to get a double a pitcher, what about a triple home run against Cincinnati during the Yankees’ 4-2 win over the first time since the All-Star play,” Peraza said through a play?” Reds in New York. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 | B5
DIXIE FROM PAGE B1 DIXIE SOFTBALL WORLD SERIES DIXIE DARLINGS (7-8) will draw for the bye. If all teams games, all three will draw for the the most number of games, they the opening of Patriot Park, it had have played the same number of bye. will draw for the bye. If all teams each of the five classifications avail- All Games at Patriot Park games, all three will draw for the have played the same number of bye. DIXIE PONYTAILS X-PLAY (11-12) games, all three will draw for the able at the time. There were 52 Saturday bye. teams and 110 games were played. Game 1 – Lancaster, South Caroli- DIXIE ANGELS X-PLAY (9-10) Saturday-Monday at Palmetto Park na, vs. Sherman, Texas, 10 a.m. Tuesday-Wednesday at Patriot Park DIXIE BELLES (13-15) There are “only” 42 teams sched- (Field 1) Saturday-Monday at Palmetto Park uled to be here for the four classes. Game 2 – Columbia, Mississippi, Tuesday-Wednesday at Patriot Park Saturday All Games Played at Patriot Park vs. Duplin County, North Carolina, Game 1 – Sabine, Louisiana, vs. The tournament begins on Saturday 10 a.m. (Field 4) Saturday Summetown, Tennessee, 10 a.m. Saturday and ends with the championship Game 3 – Montgomery, Alabama, Game 1 – Okeechobee, Florida, vs. (Field 5) Game 1 – Franklin County, Florida, vs. Crew-Burkeville, Virginia, 11:15 Evansville, Louisiana, 10 a.m. (Field Game 2 – Geneva, Alabama, vs. vs. Troy, Alabama, 10 a.m. (Field 2) round on Wednesday. The largest a.m. (Field 1) 1) Columbia, Mississippi, 10 a.m. Game 2 – Sabine, Louisiana, vs. number of games that can be played Game 4 – Summertown, Tennes- Game 2 – East Montgomery, Ala- (Field 6) Magee, Mississippi, 10 a.m. (Field see, vs. Okeechobee, Florida, 11:15 bama, vs. Franklin County, Texas, Game 3 – West Pasco, Florida, vs. 3) is again — “only” — 80. a.m. (Field 4) 10 a.m. (Field 2) Duplin County, North Carolina, Game 3 – Florence, South Carolina, The different World Series are the Game 5 – Jena, Louisiana, vs. Sum- Game 3 – Dillon, South Carolina, vs. noon (Field 5) vs. West Robeson, North Carolina, ter, 12:30 p.m. (Field 1) South Columbus, North Carolina, Game 4 – Hopkins County, Texas, noon (Field 2) 7-8 year-old Dixie Darlings, which Sunday noon (Field 1) vs. Sumter, noon (Field 6) Game 4 – Lexington, Tennessee, vs. will have 11 teams, the 9-10 Dixie Game 6 – Game 1 Winner vs. Taylor Game 4 – Chester County, Tennes- Game 5 – Prince Edward/Farmville, Delta County, Texas, noon (Field 3) County, Georgia, 10 a.m. (Field 1) see, vs. Sumter, noon (Field 4) Virginia, vs. Dillon, South Carolina, Game 5 – Halifax County, Virginia, Angels X-Play (10 teams), the 11-12 Game 7 – Game 5 Loser vs. Game 4 Game 5 – Rustburg, Virginia, vs. 2 p.m. (Field 6) vs. Sumter, 2 p.m. (Field 2) Dixie Ponytails X-Play (11 teams) Loser, 10 a.m. (Field 4) Merchant Park, Mississippi, 2 p.m. Sunday Sunday Game 8 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 (Field 1) Game 6 – Game 1 Winner vs. Craw- Game 6 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 and the 13-15 Dixie Belles (10 Loser, 11:15 a.m. (Field 4) Sunday ford County, Georgia, 10 a.m. (Field Loser, 10 a.m. (Field 2) Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game Game 6 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game 4 6) Game 7 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 teams). 4 Winner, 11:15 a.m. (Field 1) Loser, 10 a.m. (Field 2) Game 7 – Game 5 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 10 a.m. (Field 3) The Darlings and Belles tourna- Game 10 – Game 3 Winner vs. Game 7 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 Loser, 10 a.m. (Field 5) Game 8 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game Game 2 Winner, 12:30 p.m. (Field Loser, 10 a.m. (Field 1) Game 8 – Game 1 Loser vs. Game 2 5 Winner, noon (Field 2) ments will be played entirely at Pa- 1) Game 8 – Game 4 Winner vs. Game Loser, noon (Field 5) Game 9 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game triot Park. The Angels and Pony- Game 11 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game 5 Winner, noon (Field 2) Game 9 – Game 5 Winner vs. Game 2 Winner, noon (Field 3) 9 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 1) Game 9 – Game 1 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, noon (Field 1) Game 10 – Game 5 Loser vs. Game tails will play at Palmetto Park Sat- Game 12 – Game 6 Loser vs. Game 2 Winner, noon (Field 1) Game 10 – Game 3 Winner vs. 9 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 2) urday, Sunday and Monday before 10 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 4) Game 10 – Game 5 Loser vs. Game Game 2 Winner, 2 p.m. (Field 6) Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 13 – Game 7 Winner vs. 9 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 2) Game 11 – Game 3 Loser vs. Game Game 6 Winner, 7 p.m. (Field 3) moving to Patriot Park on Tuesday Game 8 Winner, 7:15 p.m. (Field Game 11 – Game 7 Winner vs. 9 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 5) Game 12 – Game 9 Winner vs. and Wednesday. 4) Game 6 Winner, 7 p.m. (Field 1) Game 12 – Game 6 Loser vs. Game Game 3 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 2) Game 14 – Game 10 Winner vs. Game 12 – Game 9 Winner vs. 10 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 6) Monday Sumter is hoping to have success Game 6 Winner, 7:15 p.m. (Field 1) Game 3 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 2) Game 13 – Game 7 Winner vs. Game 13 – Game 11 Winner vs. in this edition of the World Series Monday Monday Game 8 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 5) Game 8 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 2) Game 15 – Game 14 Loser vs. Game Game 13 – Game 11 Winner vs. Game 14 – Game 10 Winner vs. Game 14 – Game 10 Winner vs. like it did in ’09. The Sumter Debs 13 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 1) Game 8 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 2) Game 6 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 6) Game 12 Loser, 7 p.m. (Field 3) (16-18) won the World Series, while Game 16 – Game 11 Winner vs. Game 14 – Game 10 Winner vs. Monday Game 15 – Game 12 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 7 p.m. (Field 4) Game 12 Loser, 7 p.m. (Field 1) Game 15 – Game 14 Loser vs. Game Game 8 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 2) the Belles played in the champion- Game 17 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 15 – Game 12 Winner vs. 13 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 6) Tuesday ship round. The Ponytails, Angels Game 14 Winner, 7:15 p.m. (Field 1) Game 8 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 2) Game 16 – Game 11 Winner vs. Game 16 – Game 14 Winner vs. Tuesday Tuesday Game 12 Winner, 7 p.m. (Field 5) Game 15 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 2) and Darlings all played on Monday, Game 18 – Game 17 Loser vs. Game Game 16 – Game 14 Winner vs. Game 17 – Game 9 Winner vs. Game 17 – Game 15 Winner vs. meaning they played .500 ball. 16 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 1) Game 15 Loser, 6 p.m. (Field 4) Game 14 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 6) Game 13 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 2) Game 19 – Game 17 Winner vs. Game 17 – Game 15 Winner vs. Tuesday Wednesday The Sumter Darlings will take on Game 15 Winner, 7: 15 p.m. (Field Game 13 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field 4) Game 18 – Game 17 Loser vs. Game Game 18 – Game 17 Winner vs. 1) Wednesday 16 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 3) Game 16 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 2) Jena, Louisiana, in its opening Wednesday Game 18 – Game 17 Winner vs. Game 19 – Game 17 Winner vs. Game 19 – If Necessary (Field 2) game on Saturday at 12:30 p.m. The Game 20 – Game 19 Winner vs. Game 16 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 4) Game 15 Winner, 8 p.m. (Field3) Game 18 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 1) Game 19 – If Necessary (Field 4) Wednesday Note: If after Game 17 there are Sumter Angels will take on Chester Game 21 – If Necessary, 7:15 p.m. Game 20 – Game 19 Winner vs. three teams with one loss each, County, Tennessee, at noon, the (Field 1) Note: If after Game 17 there are Game 18 Winner, 6 p.m. (Field 3) the team having played the most three teams with one loss each, Game 21 – If Necessary (Field 3) games will receive the bye in Sumter Ponytails will meet Hop- Note: If after Game 19 there are the team having played the most Game 19. If two teams have played kins County American, Texas, at three teams with one loss each, games will receive the bye in Note: If after Game 19 there are the most number of games, they the team having played the most Game 19. If two teams have played three teams with one loss each, will draw for the bye. If all teams noon and the Sumter Belles will games will receive the bye in the most number of games, they the team having played the most have played the same number of meet Halifax County American at 2 Game 21. If two teams have played will draw for the bye. If all teams games will receive the bye in games, all three will draw for the Game 21. If two teams have played bye. p.m. the most number of games, they have played the same number of
and his stepdad, Donald Goff. South Carolina and North Elizabeth Ann Thompson and OBITUARIES The Celebration of Life will Carolina as a professional her husband, the Rev. James CECELIA H. EADON be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday teacher and taught school in Ellis Griffeth, of Greenville, Stephens Funeral Home & at Bullock Funeral Home, 1190 Charlotte, North Carolina, Rebecca T. Cooley of Flor- MANNING — Cecelia Har- Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Wilson Hall Road, Sumter. The and Easley before marrying ence, Judith T. Burgis, M.D. vin “Ceil” Eadon, 95, beloved Manning, is in charge of ar- entombment will be at Resur- Tommy in 1947. During the and her husband, Scot A. wife of 52 years of the late Ju- rangements, (803) 435-2179. rection Cemetery, Holy Angels initial years of their mar- Strickland, of Columbia and lius Romey www.stephensfuneralhome.org Mausoleum, 7800 W. Center riage, Emily and Tommy lived Jane T. Davis and her hus- Eadon Jr., passed Road, Omaha, at a later date. in Great Falls, Camden and band, Harold, of Mount Pleas- away on Tues- COL. THOMAS LEE ROSS JR. The mausoleum was chosen to Columbia as well as in Dela- ant; as well as her seven day, July 25, 2017, HOPKINS — Retired U.S. surround Tom with loved ones ware, Virginia and North Car- grandchildren, Timothy G. at Palmetto Air Force Col. Thomas Lee for eternal rest. olina, before moving to Or- Layman and his wife, Alexis, Health Tuomey. Ross Jr., 74, died on Wednes- The family will receive angeburg in the mid-1960’s. Robert T. Cooley and his wife, Born on June day, July 26, 2017, friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fri- Emily and Tommy enjoyed a Julie, David T. Cooley and his EADON 5, 1922, in Man- from respiratory day at Bullock Funeral Home. loving 65 year marriage, until wife, Krystal, Patrick M. Bur- ning, she was a failure at the The family wishes to extend Tommy’s death in 2013. Emily gis and his wife, Christen, daughter of the late Stewart Medical Univer- a special thank you to Dr. was a homemaker and devot- Emily E. Burgis, H. Franklin Ingram Harvin and Leila Bur- sity of South Marshall and his staff at Car- ed mother to their four daugh- Davis IV and his wife, Camp- gess Harvin. She was a gradu- Carolina in olina Pulmonary, Dr. John ters and imparted her cook- bell, and Martha McElveen T. ate of Manning High School Charleston. Tom Lazaro and his staff at Mid- ing, sewing, needlework and Davis; and five great-grand- and Greensboro College in was recently di- Carolina Internal Medicine knitting skills as well as her children, Ingrid, Naomi and Greensboro, North Carolina. ROSS agnosed with and Dr. Dee Ford and the en- wisdom and faith, to them. In John Henry Layman and Gar- She was a charter member of pulmonary fibro- tire staff at MUSC in the Med- Orangeburg, Emily was a ris and Sarah Beth Cooley. New Covenant Presbyterian sis in May 2017. ical Intensive Care Unit. longtime active member of St. Her graveside interment Church, PCA. Thomas was born on Feb. Contributions in memory of Paul’s United Methodist service will be held at 10 a.m. She is survived by her chil- 13, 1943, in Sumter. He was Tom can be made out to the Church, where she served on on Saturday at Bethel United dren, Cecelia Mooneyhan of also known to some as Lane Thomas Foundation, the administrative board, Methodist Church, Oswego, Florence, Julius R. Eadon III Tommy Lee. Tom grew up in Omaha, www.omahagives. taught Sunday school and was 5575 Lodebar Road, Sumter. of Atlanta, Marian Eadon of Dalzell, where he met many org/lanethomasfund or the active in the United Methodist In lieu of flowers, memori- Manning and Leila “Doll” of his long-term friends he Wounded Warriors fund, Women. She served as local als may be made to St. Paul’s Eadon of Sumter; six grand- still cherishes today. Tom www.woundedwarriorproject. and state president of the United Methodist Church, children, Lawrence Edward graduated from Hillcrest High org. American Legion Auxiliary; 1356 Amelia St., Orangeburg, Miller (Macey), Cecelia Har- School in Dalzell. He played You may go to www.bullock- was a Girl Scout leader; and SC 29115. vin Whitaker (Curtis), Cecelia college baseball at Spartan- funeralhome.com and sign the was involved in many charita- Online condolences may be Eadon Mooneyhan, Virginia burg Methodist College and family’s guest book. ble and community activities, sent to www.sumterfunerals. Meyer Eadon, Anne Harvin later at Auburn University, The family has chosen Bull- including teaching illiterate com. Iler and McCuen Burgess where he received his bache- ock Funeral Home of Sumter adults to read. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Eadon; four great-grandchil- lor’s degree in business ad- for the arrangements. In addition to her parents neral Home & Crematory, 221 dren; and a number of nieces ministration. Auburn’s team and husband, Emily was pre- Broad St., Sumter, is in charge and nephews. success led them to the ceded in death by brothers, of the arrangements, (803) In addition to her parents Omaha College World Series. Woodrow W. Whitmire, F.W. 775-9386. and husband, she was preced- He achieved his master’s de- Whitmire Jr., D.D.S., and ed in death by four brothers, gree in accounting from St. Ralph S. Whitmire. Stewart Ingram Harvin Jr., Mary’s University, San Anto- She is survived by her twin Dr. Harry Thornton Harvin, nio. Tom married Margaret sister, Frances W. Craig, and William Burgess Harvin and Ann Keating of Sioux City, JEREMIAH HEYWARD JR. her sister, Catherine W. Gar- Charles Richard Harvin; a sis- Iowa, in 1969. His career was ber. She is also survived by ter, Leila Olive “Doll” Harvin; in the United States Air Force Jeremiah Heyward Jr., 59, her four daughters, the Rev. and a son-in-law, Jimmy Lee for 26 years. Tom’s time in the husband of Angela Shiggs Mooneyhan. service allowed him and his Heyward, departed this life on A funeral service will be family to travel throughout Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at held at 11 a.m. on Friday at the country. He was decorated McLeod Hospice House, Flor- New Covenant Presbyterian as a full colonel and retired in ence. Church with the Rev. Marty 1995. Tom and Margaret He was born on Sept. 2, Hodge officiating, assisted by moved to Hopkins in 1995, 1957, in Sumter County, a son the Rev. Jon Beane. Burial where he worked at the USC of the late Jeremiah Sr. and will follow in Manning Ceme- School of Medicine. Tom Everlena Cantey Heyward. tery. worked on special projects The family will be receiving Pallbearers will be Samuel until 2012 when he retired. friends at the home, 6155 H. Edmunds, Stewart I. Har- Tom cherished living on Ross Sammy Swamp Road, Pine- vin III, Dr. Harry T. Harvin, Farms, taking care of his ani- wood, SC 29125. Samuel O. Harvin, Edward S. mals and beautifying his Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Ervin, Marion L. Eadon Jr., home. Main St., Sumter, is in charge Cameron T. Harvin and Ste- Tom loved helping people of arrangements. phen L. Harvin. and was known for his uncon- Honorary pallbearers will ditional love he shared with EMILY W. THOMPSON be David Geddings, Gene Gal- his friends and family. In addi- Emily Whitmire Thompson, We Care Every Day lagher, Finley Read, Mike tion, he loved spending time 93, widow of Garris Archibald Cook, Humphrey D. Smith, with his children and grand- “Tommy” Thompson Jr., en- Grant Beard, Samuel E. children. He loved his Uncle tered into eternal rest on July in Every Way® Plowden, Ted Gardner and William James Ross, who was 25, 2017, at Presbyterian Com- William T. Geddings. like a father to him. Tom al- munities of South Carolina in Visitation will be one hour ways enjoyed planning and Lexington. The Visiting Angels national, private duty network of home care prior to the service from 10 to seeing his classmates at the Emily was born on Sept. 23, 11 a.m. in the church fellow- Hillcrest High School reunions 1923, in Easley, a twin daugh- agencies is the nation’s leader for providing non-medical senior ship hall and other times at and watching Fox News. ter of Ferber Wright Whit- care. Our Angels provide in-home care, respite care, senior the residence, 1989 Old He is survived by his wife, mire and Avie Catherine personal care, elder care, and companion care so that elderly Georgetown Road, Manning. Margaret; his daughter, Tracy Smith Whitmire. She was a di- adults can continue to live independently in their own homes In lieu of flowers, memori- Lynn Ervin and her husband, rect descendant of Nancy and als may be made to Clarendon Dr. Michael Ervin, of Colum- Henry Whitmire, believed to throughout America. Christian Learning Center, bia; his son, Thomas Ross III be the first permanent settlers P.O. Box 911, Manning, SC and his wife, Tara, of Omaha, in the Jocassee Valley, which 29102; Clarendon County Unit- Nebraska; and five grandchil- is now under Lake Jocassee. ed Ministries, P.O. Box 73, dren, Sydney Ross, Thomas Emily graduated from Easley Manning, SC 29102; or to New Ross IV, Parker Ervin, Pres- High School in 1940 and from Covenant Presbyterian ton Ervin and Adelina Ross. Winthrop College in 1944 with 144 Garrett Street, Suite D • Sumter, SC Church General Fund, 2833 He was preceded in death a Bachelor of Science degree Alex Harvin Highway, Man- by his parents, Thomas Lee in home economics. 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Rupert by answering the Complaint in this incapacitated, or under a legal ([email protected]), New England at least 3 times a ([email protected]), action, of which a copy is herewith disability; for any unknown SC Bar #68530 SC Bar #100740 Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, week. Great pay. Contact Tony at served upon you, and to serve a copy heirs-at-law of Sylvia V. Ridgeway Matthew E. Rupert William P. Stork tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 803-607-8371 of your Answer on the subscribers at a/k/a Sylvia Vermell Ridgeway, ([email protected]), ([email protected]), wheelers, or almost anything of their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, including their heirs, personal SC Bar #100740 SC Bar #100242 value. Also old signs & lawn furniture Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box representatives, successors and William P. Stork Louise M. Johnson 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, assigns, and all other persons ([email protected]), Call 803-983-5364 ([email protected]), 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days entitled to claim through them; and SC Bar #100242 SC Bar #16586 after the service hereof, exclusive of for all other unknown persons with Louise M. Johnson Garage, Yard & RENTALS Tasha B. Thompson the day of such service; except that any right, title, or interest in and to ([email protected]), Estate Sales ([email protected]), the United States of America, if the real estate that is the subject of SC Bar #16586 SC Bar #76415 named, shall have sixty (60) days to this foreclosure action, was filed in Tasha B. Thompson Jane S. Ruschky Sat. July 29th, 6-12 at 19 answer after the service hereof, the Office of the Clerk of Court for ([email protected]), Yard Sale! Unfurnished ([email protected]), exclusive of the day of such service; Sumter County on the 6th day of SC Bar #76415 Alice Dr. Men, women, children SC Bar #70472 Apartments and if you fail to do so, judgment by July, 2017. Jane S. Ruschky clothing & house hold items. ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF default will be rendered against you ([email protected]), 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 for the relief demanded in the YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE SC Bar #70472 Christmas in July Sale, Thurs., Fri. Columbia, SC 29204 Senior Living Complaint. NOTICE that unless the said ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF & Sat. 10 am to 5:30 pm. Prices 803-252-3340 Apartments Defendants, or someone in their 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 slashed. Sumter Greens' painted for those 62+ YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE behalf or in behalf of any of them, Columbia, SC 29204 ironing boards on display during (Rent based on income) that should you fail to Answer the SUMMONS shall within thirty (30) days after 803-252-3340 sale. Elephant Ear, 672 Bultman Dr. Shiloh-Randolph Manor foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff AND NOTICES service of notice of this order upon will move for a general Order of 125 W. Bartlette. them by publication, exclusive of the IN THE COURT OF Reference of this cause to the IN THE COURT OF day of such service, procure to be COMMON PLEAS 775-0575 Master-In-Equity or Special Referee Studio/1 Bedroom COMMON PLEAS appointed for them, or any of them, a SUMMONS AND for Sumter County, which Order Guardian Ad Litem to represent apartments available shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the CASE NO. NOTICE OF 2017-CP-43-01021 them or any of them for the purposes FILING OF EHO South Carolina Rules of Civil of this action, the Plaintiff will apply Procedures, specifically provide that for an order making the appointment COMPLAINT AND STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA the said Master-In-Equity or Special of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi NOTICE OF EMPLOYMENT COUNTY OF SUMTER Huntington Place Apartments Master is authorized and empowered absolute. FORECLOSURE Rents from $625 per month to enter a final judgment in this INTERVENTION cause. U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Help Wanted 1 Month free* Manufactured Housing Contract AMENDED LIS PENDENS (NON-JURY *13 Month lease required TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through MORTGAGE Full-Time NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Leasing office located at YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) Certificate Trust 1997-1, FORECLOSURE) action has been commenced by the Ashton Mill Apartment Homes UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF PLAINTIFF, NO: 2017-CP-43-00842 Plaintiff above named against the Cashier needed full time. Must have AGE AND THE PERSON WITH VS. 595 Ashton Mill Drive Defendants above named for the DEFICIENCY WAIVED some computer knowledge, be WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES Judy S. Keith a/k/a Judy Sue Keith; 803-773-3600 foreclosure of a certain mortgage self-motivated, dependable & ener- AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 given by Judy S. Keith and Sylvia V. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU Sylvia V. Ridgeway a/k/a Sylvia getic. Apply at Wally's Hardware Ridgeway to Green Tree Financial COUNTY OF SUMTER ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND Vermell Ridgeway, their heirs or 1291 Broad St. Servicing Corporation, dated NOTIFIED to apply for the devisees, successors and assigns, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Unfurnished January 22, 1997, recorded January appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem all other persons entitled to claim Company as Trustee for GSAMP The #1 Furniture Retail Company Homes 27, 1997, in the office of the Register within thirty (30) days after the through them; all unknown persons 2002-HE2, Mortgage Pass Through in the U.S. is seeking highly of Deeds for Sumter County, in Book service of this Summons and Notice with any right, title or interest in the Certificates, Series 2002-HE2, motivated individuals with outgoing 665, at Page 1991; thereafter, said upon you. If you fail to do so, real estate described herein; also any PLAINTIFF, personalities to join our Sales Team. 3BR/2BA recently updated large Mortgage was assigned to U.S. Bank, Plaintiff will apply to have the persons who may be in the military vs. home on Chestnut St. $975mo Call N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Candidates must have a working appointment of the Guardian ad service of the United States of Don Roundtree; HomeGold, Inc. 843-925-1391 Housing Contract knowledge of computers. They will Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made America, being a class designated as DEFENDANT(S) Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through be required to build sales volume by absolute. John Doe; and any unknown minors Certificate Trust 1997-1 by Mobile Home or persons under a disability being a TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE providing superior customer service assignment instrument dated May 19, Rentals class designated as Richard Roe, NAMED: and knowledge of product and NOTICE 2017 and recorded May 25, 2017 in DEFENDANT(S). YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED finance options. This full time Book 1233 at Page 1713. position is based on a flexible work TO THE DEFENDANTS: and required to answer the 2BA/2BA, C/H/A, max 4 people, no YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Complaint herein, a copy of which is The description of the premises is as schedule that includes evenings, pets. $450 month+deposit. Ray- that the Summons and Complaint, of ABOVE-NAMED: herewith served upon you, or follows: Saturdays and some holidays. Offer- mond St. Call 803-481-8134 which the foregoing is a copy of the YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED otherwise appear and defend, and to ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot ing unlimited income potential based Summons, were filed with the Clerk and required to appear and defend serve a copy of your Answer to said of land, situate, lying and being in Section of Court for Sumter County, South by answering the Complaint in this Complaint upon the subscriber at his on commission and bonuses. Guar- 2, 3, & 4BR 2BA No pets, the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina on June 12, 2017. action, of which a copy is herewith office, Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box anteed salary during training proc- 8 accepted. 499-1500 or 469-6978 Carolina, and being designated as served upon you, and to serve a copy 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within ess. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., btwn 9am-5pm Lot 72, Whispering Meadows, PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the of your Answer on the subscribers at thirty (30) days after service hereof, Sumter, SC 29150 or email to containing 0.57 acres, more or less, their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, except as to the United States of order appointing Anne Bell Fant, as shown on that certain plat [email protected] Vacation whose address is PO Box 796, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box America, which shall have sixty (60) prepared for Judy S. Keith and Rentals Simpsonville, SC 29681, as Guardian 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, days, exclusive of the day of such Sylvia V. Ridgeway, by Robert G. 3 Full Time Care Giver positions 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days service, and if you fail to answer the Ad Litem Nisi for all persons Mathis, PLS #8371, dated January 9, available, 1 yr. Experience. Apply in after the service hereof, exclusive of Complaint within the time aforesaid, Vacation rental, Santee area, 3BR whomsoever herein collectively 1997, and recorded in the Office of person, 48 Inglewood Dr, designated as Richard Roe, the day of such service; except that or otherwise appear and defend, the W/200ft sandy beach, fishing pier, the RMC for Sumter County on defendants herein whose names and the United States of America, if Plaintiff in this action will apply to Luv N Care Daycare January 27, 1997 in Plat Book PB 97 good local golf, and bird watching. named, shall have sixty (60) days to the Court for the relief demanded addresses are unknown, including at Page 104, and having such metes Sleeps 6. Call 803-492-3074 answer after the service hereof, therein, and judgment by default will Local law firm seeking to fill any thereof who may be minors, and bounds as reference to said plat incapacitated, or under other legal exclusive of the day of such service; be rendered against you for the full-time paralegal position. Applicant will show, all measurements being a disability, whether residents or and if you fail to do so, judgment by relief demanded in the Complaint. must have 3-5 years of experience in Office Rentals default will be rendered against you little more or less. the legal field, Paralegal degree is non-residents of South Carolina; for for the relief demanded in the YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE all named Defendants, addresses This being the same property not required but is preferred. unknown, who may be infants, Complaint. that should you fail to Answer the Office Space for Lease conveyed unto Judy S. Keith and Interested persons please forward foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff incapacitated, or under a legal Sylvia V. Ridgeway by virtue of a your resume to: Box 476 c/o The 50 Wesmark Ct YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE will move for an Order of Reference disability; for any unknown Deed from Grover E. Rabon, III, Reception area & 3 Offices heirs-at-law of William R. Hodge, that should you fail to Answer the of this case to the Master in Equity Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 dated January 22, 1997 and recorded 1177 Sq Ft $1100 per mo. including their heirs, personal foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff for Sumter County, which Order January 27, 1997 in Book 665 at Page will move for a general Order of shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the Newman's Tree Service Call Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb representatives, successors and 1989 in the Office of the Register of Reference of this cause to the South Carolina Rules of Civil Now hiring for landscapers & tree 803-773-1477 assigns, and all other persons Deeds of Sumter County, South entitled to claim through them; and Master-In-Equity or Special Referee Procedure, specifically provide that service employees. Driver's license is Carolina. for all other unknown persons with for Sumter County, which Order the said Master in Equity is a must. 803-847-7430 shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the any right, title, or interest in and to TMS No. 151-13-01-032 authorized and empowered to enter REAL the real estate that is the subject of South Carolina Rules of Civil a final judgment in this case with Experienced framers needed. Procedures, specifically provide that Have references available upon this foreclosure action, was filed in appeal only to the South Carolina ESTATE the Office of the Clerk of Court for request. Call George at Sumter County on the 6th day of 803-236-6891. July, 2017. Get The Sumter Item Thomas Sumter Academy, in Manufactured YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE Rembert, SC is seeking applicants Housing NOTICE that unless the said for part-time school bus driver for our Defendants, or someone in their delivered to your Hopkins/Eastover route. Require- behalf or in behalf of any of them, M & M Mobile Homes, Inc. Now shall within thirty (30) days after ments are: A CDL license, Depart- selling New Wind Zone II Champion ment of Transportation Physical and service of notice of this order upon doorstep. and Clayton Homes. Lots of floor them by publication, exclusive of the a copy of your driving record for the plans available to custom design day of such service, procure to be last ten years. Please send this your home. Nice used refurbished appointed for them, or any of them, a information along with a resume to: homes still available also. Bank and Guardian Ad Litem to represent [email protected]. Owner financing with ALL CREDIT them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply SCORES accepted. Call for an order making the appointment 1-843-389-4215 Like us on Face- of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi book M & M Mobile Homes. absolute. LIS PENDENS Bethlehem Missionary Baptist TRANSPORTATION Church is seeking a full time born NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an again, church musician. Must be action has been commenced by the able to play a New Millennium Plaintiff above named against the Hammond Organ & Piano, lead choir Defendants above named for the and overall music ministry. Must foreclosure of a certain mortgage have good communication skills and given by Ronald Edward Holston, Jr. be able to read music, play by ear or Miscellaneous to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for both. Salary Negotiable. Please Mortgage Lenders of America, LLC, contact Pastor David Lawson if dated August 7, 2009, recorded interested 803-478-7833 August 12, 2009, in the office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Field Service Techs Needed Sumter County, in Book 1127, at Page Local Company 3308; thereafter, said Mortgage was Requirements: assigned to JPMorgan Chase Bank, Out of state work (on site 3-4 National Association by assignment weeks), Valid Drivers License, Con- instrument dated January 23, 2014 and recorded February 3, 2014 in fined space entry training provided, Book 1198 at Page 2954.The Note and Haz Wop, OSHA training provided, Mortgage were subsequently Drug free environment. modified by a Loan Modification Benefits: Agreement dated June 18, 2014 and Excellent pay, Paid vacation, Paid recorded October 24, 2014 in Book holidays, Paid sick days, health 1205 at Page 5852. insurance, 401(k) with match, daily Refurbished batteries as low as The description of the premises is as START YOUR SUBSCRIPTION per diem & board provided. $45. New batteries as low as follows: Send resume to: $59.95. 6v golf cart battery as low as All that certain piece, parcel or lot of STC, PO Box 1060, $59.95. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd land with the improvements thereon, CALL (803) 774-1258 Sumter, SC 29151 Rd. 803-773-4381 if any, situate, lying and being in the Contact Desert Exposureʼs B8 THE ITEM CLASSIFIEDS THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017 MAYO’S SUIT CITY “Keepin Kool with Hot Fashions” Seer Suckers, Linen, and Suits for Every Occassion JUST IN - NEW SELECTION OF 2PC WALKING SUITS If your suits aren’t becoming to you, It’s a good time to be coming to Mayo’s! Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com
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Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff You must submit any requests for judgment by default will be rendered PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June will move for an Order of Reference Foreclosure Intervention against you for the relief demanded GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO 1, 1999. of this case to the Master in Equity consideration within 30 days from in the Complaint. Foreclosure Intervention, you may STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND for Sumter County, which Order the date of this Notice. IF YOU communicate with and otherwise FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY NOTICE OF FILING deal with the Plaintiff through its AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO South Carolina Rules of Civil ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN COMPLAINT law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN Procedure, specifically provide that FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON the said Master in Equity is YOUR MORTGAGE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) authorized and empowered to enter COMPANY/AGENT MAY PROCEED Complaint was filed in the above represents the Plaintiff in this action ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS a final judgment in this case with WITH A FORECLOSURE ACTION. entitled action in the Sumter County and does not represent you. Under FROM YOU PERSONALLY. UNDER SOME LEGAL appeal only to the South Carolina If you have already pursued loss Clerk of Court's Office on May 12, our ethical rules, we are prohibited DISABILITY: Court of Appeals pursuant to Rule mitigation with the Plaintiff, this 2017, for the purpose of instituting from giving you any legal advice. 203(d)(1) of the SCAR, effective June Notice does not guarantee the an action against the Defendant, YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED 1, 1999. availability of loss mitigation options Kionne Marquis Ross as a result of You must submit any requests for AND NOTIFIED to apply for the or further review of your an auto accident which occurred Foreclosure Intervention appointment of a guardian ad litem TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN qualifications. May 15, 2014. consideration within 30 days from within thirty (30) days after the YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO the date of this Notice. service of this Summons and Notice MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS IS A COMMUNICATION BRYAN LAW FIRM OF SC, L.L.P. upon you. If you fail to do so, YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE J. Thomas McElveen, III IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR application for such appointment WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) PURPOSE OF THIS Attorney for the Plaintiffs VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO will be made by the Plaintiff RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT 17 East Calhoun Street PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE Announcements immediately and separately and UNDER SOME LEGAL A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION P. O. Box 2038 INTERVENTION, YOUR such application will be deemed DISABILITY: OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR Sumter, SC 29151 MORTGAGE COMPANY/AGENT absolute and total in the absence of THAT PURPOSE, except as stated (803) 775-1263 MAY PROCEED WITH A House possibly haunted? Find out your application for such an YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED below in the instance of bankruptcy FORECLOSURE ACTION. If you for free. Sumter Ghost Finders. appointment within thirty (30) days AND NOTIFIED to apply for the protection. have already pursued loss mitigation after the service of the Summons and SUMMONS AND appointment of a guardian ad litem 803-481-8826 or 803-406-8888 with the Plaintiff, this Notice does Complaint upon you. NOTICE OF FILING OF within thirty (30) days after the IF YOU ARE UNDER THE not guarantee the availability of loss COMPLAINT AND service of this Summons and Notice PROTECTION OF THE mitigation options or further review YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE upon you. If you fail to do so, BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE NOTICE OF of your qualifications. that should you fail to Answer the BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT FORECLOSURE application for such appointment foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will be made by the Plaintiff OF A BANKRUPTCY INTERVENTION THIS IS A COMMUNICATION will move for an Order of Reference immediately and separately and PROCEEDING, THIS NOTICE IS (NON-JURY FROM A DEBT COLLECTOR. THE of this case to the Master in Equity such application will be deemed GIVEN TO YOU PURSUANT TO PURPOSE OF THIS in/for this County, which Order shall, MORTGAGE absolute and total in the absence of STATUTORY REQUIREMENT AND COMMUNICATION IS TO COLLECT pursuant to Rule 53 of the South FORECLOSURE) your application for such an FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, appointment within thirty (30) days AND IS NOT INTENDED AS AN OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR specifically provide that the said IN THE COURT OF after the service of the Summons and ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT THAT PURPOSE, except as stated Master in Equity is authorized and Complaint upon you. OR AS AN ACT TO COLLECT, COMMON PLEAS below in the instance of bankruptcy empowered to enter a final judgment ASSESS, OR RECOVER ALL OR C/A NO: protection. in this case with appeal only to the ANY PORTION OF THE DEBT 2017-CP-43-01005 YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE South Carolina Court of Appeals that should you fail to Answer the FROM YOU PERSONALLY. DEFICIENCY IF YOU ARE UNDER THE pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff PROTECTION OF THE SCAR, effective June 1, 1999. REQUESTED will move for an Order of Reference SUMMONS BANKRUPTCY COURT OR HAVE of this case to the Master in Equity Jury Trial Requested BEEN DISCHARGED AS A RESULT NOTICE OF FILING STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA in/for this County, which Order shall, COUNTY OF SUMTER OF A BANKRUPTCY OF SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF pursuant to Rule 53 of the South AND COMPLAINT COMMON PLEAS Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, Bank of America, N.A., specifically provide that the said CIVIL ACTION NO: PLAINTIFF, TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE Master in Equity is authorized and 2017-CP-43-0864 vs. empowered to enter a final judgment NAMED: Melvin Elliott Gadson aka Melvin YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE in this case with appeal only to the Prime STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Gadson; Mary Ann Anthony Gadson; South Carolina Court of Appeals that the foregoing Summons, along COUNTY OF SUMTER HomeGold, Inc. with the Complaint, was filed with pursuant to Rule 203(d)(1) of the DEFENDANT(S) SCAR, effective June 1, 1999. Downtown the Clerk of Court for Sumter Tyeashia Vaughn, individually and County, South Carolina, on May 11, as Guardian ad Litem for Zaniya TO THE DEFENDANTS, ABOVE 2017. NOTICE OF FILING OF COMMERCIAL Vaughn, a minor under fourteen (14) NAMED: SUMMONS AND years of age, and Cornelia Burns YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED NOTICE OF Vaughn, and required to answer the COMPLAINT SPACE FOR FORECLOSURE PLAINTIFFS, Complaint herein, a copy of which is INTERVENTION vs. herewith served upon you, or TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: RENT Ryan A. McLeod, as Special otherwise appear and defend, and to 30 W. Liberty St. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Administrator of the Estate of James serve a copy of your Answer to said YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE pursuant to the South Carolina Lee Rogers, and Kionne Marquis Complaint upon the subscriber at his that the foregoing Summons, along Supreme Court Administrative Ross, office, Hutchens Law Firm P.O. Box with the Complaint, was filed with • Newly renovated • 800 SSquare ffeet Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter DEFENDANTS. 8237, Columbia, SC 29202, within the Clerk of Court for Sumter "Order"), you may have a right to thirty (30) days after service hereof, County, South Carolina, on June 1, • Electric included • New HVAC Foreclosure Intervention. TO THE DEFENDANT KIONNE except as to the United States of 2017. • Internet ready • Possible buildout to suit. MARQUIS ROSS: America, which shall have sixty (60) To be considered for any available days, exclusive of the day of such NOTICE OF Foreclosure Intervention, you may You are hereby summoned and service, and if you fail to answer the FORECLOSURE $950.00 a month communicate with and otherwise required to answer the Complaint in Complaint within the time aforesaid, INTERVENTION deal with the Plaintiff through its this action, a copy of which is or otherwise appear and defend, the law firm, Hutchens Law Firm, P.O. herewith served upon you, and to Plaintiff in this action will apply to PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT Call for more information Box 8237, Columbia, SC 29202 or call serve a copy of your answer to the the Court for the relief demanded pursuant to the South Carolina 803-726-2700. Hutchens Law Firm, said Complaint on the subscribers at therein, and judgment by default will Supreme Court Administrative 803-774-1290 represents the Plaintiff in this action their offices at 17 East Calhoun be rendered against you for the Order 2011-05-02-01, (hereinafter and does not represent you. Under Street, Sumter, South Carolina, relief demanded in the Complaint. "Order"), you may have a right to Email: [email protected] our ethical rules, we are prohibited within thirty (30) days of such Foreclosure Intervention. from giving you any legal advice. service; and if you fail to answer the YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE Complaint within the time aforesaid, that should you fail to Answer the To be considered for any available
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