Industrial Whiz Kid Local 20-Year-Old Graduated CCTC, Working Full-Time in Manufacturing
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IN SPORTS: Back from injuries, Kiick knocks off No. 2 Sebov at Palmetto Pro Open B1 USA TODAY Wednesday attack on Congressman stuns capital C1 FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents Palmetto Health, Greenville Health System to combine BY JIM HILLEY company, nearly half of all that can be redirected back to make South Carolina healthi- the new company. How the [email protected] South Carolina residents will improving the health and er,” he said. “Together we will company will be branded has be within 15 minutes of the meeting the needs of citi- continue to ensure our com- yet to be determined, he said. At a news conference in Co- new health company’s physi- zens,” he said. munity members, including The two current CEOs, Bea- lumbia on Thursday, Palmetto cian practices, hospitals and During a five-year period, those in rural areas, have ac- man and Riordan, will serve Health CEO Charles “Chuck” other health care facilities. that could mean access to as cess to high-quality, locally as co-CEOs of the new compa- Beaman Jr. announced Pal- Beaman said the efficien- much as $1 billion, he said. based care.” ny and share leadership re- metto Health and the Green- cies and improvements from The two systems are com- Beaman said a 16-member sponsibilities, according to ville Health System have the new company are intend- bining from a position of board of directors, made up of Thursday’s news release. agreed to come together to ed to translate into better fi- strength, Greenville Health him, Riordan, six members The only change to the Pal- create a new, nonprofit health nancial performance and put System Chief Executive Offi- each from the Palmetto metto Health board of direc- company. Palmetto Health in- the company in a stronger po- cer Michael C. Riordan said. Health and Greenville Health tors, which contains 19 mem- cludes Palmetto Health Tuom- sition to incur additional capi- “We have a long history of System boards of directors bers, three members selected ey in Sumter. tal. successful collaboration, as and two additional members by Palmetto Health Tuomey, According to a prepared “We will have capacity to in- well as a strong cultural fit elected by the other 14 statement announcing the new crease the amount of money and mutual commitment to members, will oversee SEE PALMETTO, PAGE A9 Industrial whiz kid Local 20-year-old graduated CCTC, working full-time in manufacturing BY BRUCE MILLS school, Barwick spent half a day at [email protected] Lakewood and the other half at the school district’s career center. In the program, he was able to fix Zack Barwick is a model that the machinery with his hands and also Sumter community and greater region conduct the logical part of diagnosing would like to build on. He’s 20, work- and troubleshooting machinery for ing full time locally, making more problems. That part he said he’s al- than $30,000 a year with benefits plus ways enjoyed. a 401K and didn’t even have to leave Central Carolina Mechatronics in- Sumter to get his degree. structor Bert Hancock also came to Barwick is a recent graduate of Cen- the career center and told the students tral Carolina Technical College’s Me- about the college’s program of study. chatronics program with an associate He was also able to get credit for two degree. He works as a multi-craft college courses in the program while (electrical and mechanical) technician still in high school. in the manufacturing field at Kaydon By that time, he was all in. After Corp. in Live Oak Industrial Park. He graduating high school in June 2015, started full time at the plant last week. he enrolled as a freshman at CCTC in Barwick grew up working various August that year. He said he picked up jobs but always enjoyed mechanical on the concepts pretty quickly and en- work, especially with cars. When a car joyed the variety offered in the course- was broken at home, he said he always work. liked to diagnose what the problems “I really liked the fact that the pro- were. fession is mixed,” Barwick said. He attended Lakewood High School, He said one day you could be doing and about five years ago in the 10th something electrical, such as fixing grade he saw a flier for a new Mecha- fuses, working your mind and pro- tronics program of study at Sumter gramming. Then, the next day, you Career Center that involved mechani- could be doing something mechanical cal and civil engineering. and hands-on, such as preventative He said it was everything that he maintenance on machines. Barwick wanted to look into for a career, and said he enjoys that variety available in RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM he then found out the career center one job. Zack Barwick maintains a machine used to sound test a bearing used in MRI machinery had an opening for its first class. So, recently at Kaydon in Live Oak Industrial Park. for his junior and senior years of high SEE WHIZ, PAGE A9 P-15’s “Foul Ball” Shirley still calling ‘em as she sees ‘em BY CAITLAN WALZER ganization because her family mem- always enjoyed baseball. In fact, she [email protected] bers who have served in the military. said, “I watch baseball on my TV and “My husband was in the U.S. Army ‘foul ball’ it there too.” P-15’s baseball games are underway, for a very short time, and my brother Osborne said that she is always and that means with every foul ball was in the (U.S. Air Force) Thunder- ready for baseball, and she has a pas- hit, the well-known chant of “Foul bird team,” Osborne said. “We are all sion for seeing the major league fields. Ball Lady” rings through the stadium. just very passionate about the veter- “My brother, in California, took me Shirley Osborne, 65, of Sumter has ans; I mean, where would our country to see the (San Diego) Padres, and that been attending the P-15’s games since be without them?” was wonderful,” she said. “Then, the early ‘70s. As a salute to the country’s veter- when we went for a wedding in Chica- A loyal fan at each game, Osborne ans, Osborne finds herself being the go, I was asked what I wanted to do can be found sitting in the stands, sec- official “Foul Ball Lady” and said that and of course, I wanted to go see the ond row, directly behind home plate. she wouldn’t change that for anything. (Chicago) Cubs.” “It seemed like to me I get a better “Years ago,” Osborne began, “there Because of her love for the game, es- view, and I can see the foul balls bet- were four of us kids, and my dad would pecially for the balls that are sent out ter,” Osborne said. tell us to go out and get the foul balls. of bounds, Osborne said her family Since 1989, Osborne has been a That’s what started me on the foul ball buys her small mementos that state CAITLAN WALZER/ THE SUMTER ITEM member of the American Legion Aux- kick.” P15’s “Foul Ball Lady,” Shirley Osborne, an- iliary and is passionate about the or- “Foul Ball Lady” said that she has SEE P-15’S, PAGE A4 nounces yet another foul ball. VISIT US ONLINE AT CONTACT US DEATHS, B4 WEATHER, A10 INSIDE Information: 774-1200 Helmut Breitweiser Marquille K. Miller AFTERNOON STORMS 3 SECTIONS, 24 PAGES the .com Advertising: 774-1246 Frank H. 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Mitchell Television C4-C5 A2 | FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017 THE SUMTER ITEM Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Jehovah MBC to host 3rd fatherhood event BY CAITLAN WALZER for the event, women live five “Often young men are [email protected] years longer than men. learning from their mothers, The release stated with heart aunts or other female figures For the third year in a row, disease as the leading cause of in their lives,” McFadden Jehovah Missionary Baptist death, the event hopes to en- said. “However, we do not be- and Quntwarica churches will courage fathers to be healthy lieve a young woman can be hosting a fatherhood event and to treat their health as part teach a young man to be a service, Mighty Men of Valor, of their commitment to being successful man. Men have to honor more than 100 fa- responsible fathers. leadership roles that women thers in the community who Minister Marlo Braboy said cannot teach, and they need a go above and beyond for their the event will promote the father figure to teach them.” families. healthy lifestyle that fathers Despite women often being Mighty Men of Valor will be should have in order to main- the ones to raise children, Mc- celebrating men of all cultures, tain a strong relationship with Fadden said she does applaud backgrounds and lifestyles. their children. them and feels they are doing “Fathers, unfortunately, “The whole point of the a great job. find themselves being single event is to broadcast and en- “Ladies are doing a great fathers and sometimes strug- courage fatherhood by being job,” McFadden said, “but gle getting quality time with more involved with their chil- there are great men out there their children,” Bishop John- dren, and to do that,” Braboy helping out with their families, SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO nie McFadden said.