'Professional Gypsy' Recalls Life with the Circus

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STATE ‘Professional gypsy’ recalls life with the circus SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 75 CENTS A4 Board rolls back stipend cuts Payments now reduced by 25 percent; consultant says school district needs loan

BY BRUCE MILLS by only 25 percent of their annual session came after much public Since starting with the district [email protected] amount. On Jan. 12, the board had outcry concerning the stipend on Jan. 10, Scott Allan of School approved Superintendent Frank cuts. Support Inc., has conducted a 12- After exiting executive session Baker’s emergency financial plan, Also at Monday night’s meeting, month cash-flow analysis and de- Monday night, the Sumter School which cut all stipends in the dis- the outside financial consultant re- termined the district will need a District Board of Trustees voted trict by 50 percent. cently hired by the board updated loan, or tax-anticipation note, ALLAN unanimously to approve a recom- The response by the board Mon- the board on his work to date and mendation to reduce all stipends day at its regularly scheduled work goals. SEE DISTRICT, PAGE A7

Breaking ground on the Public Safety Complex

PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM Sumter city and county officials as well as promoters of the 2014 Penny for Progress campaign don hardhats with a penny to symbolize the groundbreaking of a Public Safety Complex funded through the ballot question. The $10.6 million complex, on the east side of Lafayette Drive between Loring Drive and Calhoun Street, will house a 36,000-square- foot headquarters building for Sumter Police Department and a 21,600-square-foot headquarters for Sumter Fire Department as well as a four-bay fire station. Engineers predict- ed it will take about 14 months to complete the project. Shovels with Sumter Police Chief hardhats await Russell Roark, left, and Sumter city and City of Sumter Fire Chief county dignitar- Karl Ford don hardhats ies to break for the ceremony on ground on a new Monday. public safety building on Monday.

Recent area Crime Stoppers provides retiree gets resource for public to help help through solve cases in community Fireside Fund BY ADRIENNE SARVIS each month. BY JIM HILLEY [email protected] Calls are answered by a [email protected] secretary in the police de- The Crime Stoppers or- partment’s investigation Kevin Howell, crisis relief ganization was created in division during the day on director for Sumter United JIM HILLEY / THE SUMTER ITEM 1976 after information from weekdays, and 911 dispatch Ministries, said Fireside Fund The Shaw Firefighters Association presents a check for $1,000 to The the public was used to answers calls on week- has provided the ministry Sumter Item Publisher Jack Osteen for Fireside Fund. The group’s solve a murder case in Al- nights and during the with the resources to address members conducted two boot drives in December to raise money for buquerque, New Mexico, weekend, Hodge said. urgent heating needs and to local charities, including Fireside Fund, which helps needy residents after a monetary reward Tips called in to the state make a lasting impact. stay warm during the winter months. was advertised on TV. number are sent to the ap- Recently, a senior visited Sumter Crime Stoppers, propriate law enforcement the Crisis Relief Ministry and Her income is extremely the first Crime Stoppers agency by email, she said. needed assistance with a pro- modest, he said. program in South Caroli- Most of the tips Crime pane account, Howell said. “She owns her home, which na, was organized in Octo- Stoppers receives lead to The woman is from Pine- is a great benefit to her,” How- ber 1981. the arrest of fugitives, she wood, he said, which is one of ell said. “However, with no Marie Hodge, Sumter said. the many smaller communi- house payment, her living ex- Crime Stoppers coordina- Some really good calls ties Sumter United Ministries cost-effective heat source,” pense totals cause her to be tor and latent print exam- come in, Hodge said. About assists throughout the county. Howell said. “She recently re- disqualified from some forms iner at Sumter Police De- four years ago, a tip helped “She has used electric space tired at 71 years old but had of assistance that she greatly partment, said the organi- solve a three-year-old cold heaters in the past but has ac- hopes of receiving some addi- needs.” zation receives about 10 case, she said. cess to propane in her home tional income, which never cases per month from calls and felt it would be a more materialized.” SEE FIRESIDE, PAGE A7 and solves about two calls SEE SOLVED, PAGE A7

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LOCAL BRIEF FROM STAFF REPORTS Downtown Sumter man charged with criminal sexual assault launches Sumter police officers placed Mar- cus Carlo Garrick, 43, of 1 Peach St., in custody Friday after he was iden- marketing tified in the assault of a woman ear- lier in the week and in an unrelated attempted assault of another woman the previous month. campaign Garrick is charged with criminal sexual conduct, first degree; BY IVY MOORE than they're primarily known for, assault with intent to [email protected] ‘We want people to Kile noted. "For example, what you commit criminal sexu- can get from Naomi and Warner. al conduct; and kid- There is a lot going on in Down- realize the construction It's not just a wedding or gift shop; napping. He is being town Sumter, and that doesn't refer you can get lunch there, for exam- GARRICK held at Sumter-Lee only to the construction, although a is making downtown ple. We'll post photos of the inside Regional Detention new public service initiative takes of businesses, not just their en- Center. Bond has been denied on its title from the work that seems to better. There is a lot trances. " each charge. some to cover the area. Dig It! Downtown Development Coordi- Police were called after 6 a.m. Downtown has been created to let going on. Downtown is nator Leigh Newman, whom Kile Tuesday, Jan. 17, when an injured residents know what's going on in describes as "the driving force be- woman went to an area convenience the center of town and that nothing still the place to come. hind Dig It! Downtown," said there store. Garrick, who was also in- is stopping because of the construc- will soon be about six construction jured, was later found sitting inside tion. We’re just in a transition sites downtown, but that there will a disabled car in his driveway. He, City of Sumter Communications be parking and business will go on however, said he did not remember and Tourism Director Shelley Kile as usual during the next 18 months what led to his injuries. said Dig It! Downtown will soon be phase.’ to two years of construction. The 32-year-old victim, a friend of accessible online and will empha- Events such as 4th Fridays con- the suspect, said she was held size that "even though there seems MATTHEW MORSE certs will continue, as will the con- against her will and assaulted after to be a lot of construction, that certs and other entertainment at asking Garrick to take her home. doesn't mean businesses or streets City webmaster the Sumter Opera House, Newman Both the victim and suspect were are closed. We want people to con- said. Already, she said, plans are treated for injuries and released tinue coming downtown, and Dig It! being made for several new events, from Palmetto Health Tuomey. will be a resource for them." signs across the city that read "Dig a new restaurant will soon begin During the investigation, Garrick The city's webmaster, Matthew It! Downtown" and information construction, new office space is was accused of an unrelated at- Morse, has created the website highlighting downtown businesses being created and other initiatives tempted sexual assault of another where Dig It! Downtown will be ac- on the website. In addition, there are coming up. All will be on the woman in December. cessible to the public as well as to will be a variety of promotions on- Dig It! website. Investigations into both incidents downtown businesses. line, and downtown businesses will "We want Dig It! to be the place are continuing. "We want people to realize the be listed by category with a link to people go to online when they're construction is making downtown the city's calendar listings. looking for something to do or a better," he said. "There is a lot "Dig It! will be strong in social good meal. We don't want anything going on. Downtown is still the media," she said, "and there will be to be pared down," Kile said. "We CORRECTION place to come. We're just in a tran- maps online and available in print. want to beef up. We want a lot more In Bob Reagan’s extended obitu- sition phase." Businesses can list daily specials, going on downtown because of the ary published in the Sunday edi- Morse said the website digitdown- for example, and we'll keep adding construction. It's a positive thing." tion of The Sumter Item, the year town.com should launch sometime to it." The website digitdowntown.com of his birth was incorrect. Reagan in the next week. Many people don't realize that is expected to launch within a was born in 1937. Kile said people will soon see some businesses offer much more week.

WILLIAM T. ‘BILLY’ FORT • 1938-2017 Local businessman known for fairness, loyalty, ethics William Thomas "Billy" Fort, who offshore fishing ... ." ed by all his friends. if they belonged with a story or a joke, died Jan. 14, was owner of Fort Roofing In business, Will Fort said, "Dad let "He will be missed." a hand on the shoulder. It's a gift he and Sheet Metal Works Inc. and a very us make mistakes; he was not stern, Joanne Crowson went to work for carried with him all his life." accomplished businessman who made but he made sure we learned from our Fort in 1971 and stayed until he retired As a father, Jeff Fort said, "He enormous contributions to his commu- mistakes so we didn't make them in 2005. couldn't have been any better. Growing nity; however, it is for his loyalty, car- again." "It was my only full-time job," she up in a small town like Sumter, there ing nature and personality In addition to business and family, said, "because he was so good to work were so many family relationships his friends and family re- Billy Fort served his community on for. If you needed something, he would across the generations. We spent a lot member him. Sumter County Council and Sumter bend over backwards to help you, and of time with family." Will Fort, who now runs Rotary Club; First Presbyterian he was a great role model — I owe most Another trait Billy Fort possessed, Fort Roofing and is the Church as deacon; his alma mater, of my work ethic to him. He was very Jeff Fort said, was his "old-school per- oldest of Billy Fort's three Clemson University, as a member of fair, and he had a lot of long-time em- sonality, his very personal approach. sons, recalled his father's the IPTAY (a scholarship fund, original- ployees. Nobody wanted to leave him." He enjoyed close relationships with all influence on him and ly "I Pay Ten a Year") board of direc- Crowson said she actually delayed the people he knew — through the in- brothers Jeff and Andy. FORT tors; and in numerous other ways. her own retirement because of Fort. dustry across the entire country, with "When we were growing Family photos fill frames and bulle- Fort was also a good family man, she people in all walks of life. They all up on Adams Avenue," Will Fort said, tin boards in Will Fort's office. He stood said, "and when you started work there came to appreciate his approach. He "he let us do what we wanted to do, and up and pointed to one Billy Fort was (at Fort Roofing), you became part of was a gentleman." we did a lot with him. We were good especially proud of. the family." William T. "Billy" Fort is survived by kids and never got in any big trouble." "In 1989, Dad was president of the Like his sons Will and Jeff and his his wife of 54 years, Martha Jayne Du- The brothers were close in age — National Roofing Contractors Associa- friend Dr. Williams, Crowson had high Bose Fort, sons William Thomas Fort they were all at Clemson University to- tion, and he got to introduce the speak- praise for Fort's gentility. III (Kim) of Sumter, Jefferson DuBose gether for one year, in fact — and a lot er, Ronald Reagan," he said. "He was a true Southern gentleman" (Suzanne) of Mount Pleasant and An- of what they did was "family stuff," he In the photo, Billy Fort is standing was a refrain the family heard from his drew Carr (Heather) of Roswell, Geor- said. with Reagan and several others. friends during the past week. gia, and five grandchildren: DuBose, His parents were also friends with Dr. Barney Williams grew up in "It's like a part of my life is gone," Craig, Carlie, Mary Bostic and Andrew. the sons' Clemson friends. Sumter with Fort. Crowson said. "I miss him." Memorial services were held in Clem- "They called them 'Billy T' and Jayne "As children, we played sports to- Son Jeff described his father as "the son and Sumter. D,'" Will Fort said. gether, graduated from Edmunds High kind of guy who had this gift that I In lieu of flowers, the family suggests "Dad was very active and loved the School and Clemson together, even think is rare. Anytime someone met donations to the American Cancer So- outdoors, and we all caught that from dated together," Williams said. "Billy him for the first time, after a short pe- ciety, P.O. Box 22478, Oklahoma City, him. We made a good foursome, so we always liked everyone and made them riod they'd feel like they'd known him OK 73123. played golf a lot, went scuba diving, comfortable with him. He was respect- for a long time. He made people feel as — Ivy Moore

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BY IVY MOORE He’s recorded many him- Branford Marsalis. House at the Lee County [email protected] self, and others have been Arts council president Chamber of Commerce; hits for such performers as Zack Medlin said those with they include light hors Lee County Arts Council Lady Antebellum and Dari- season tickets to the Ruth d’oeuvres, soft and adult continues its tradition of us Rucker. Josey Bell series will be ad- beverages and reserved presenting an annual con- Davis has been perform- mitted at no extra charge. seating for the concert. cert by Kershaw County na- ing since he turned 16, Medlin said that while Students are admitted tive Patrick Davis at the his- starting with his father Davis is performing at Bish- free because this is part of toric Bishopville Opera Rusty’s band. Since then, opville Opera House for the the concert series. The meet House. Singer-songwriter he’s worked exclusively in seventh time, this is his first and greet begins at 6 p.m., Davis and his Midnight the music business. Jewel’s there with his Midnight and doors to Bishopville Choir will take the stage at CD, The Merry Goes Round, Choir. Opera House, 109 N. Main 7:30 p.m. Friday as part of has 11 songs that are collab- Opening for Davis will be St., open at 6:30 p.m. with the Ruth Josey Bell Per- orations with Davis. Big Machine Recording Art- the show starting at 7:30 forming Arts Series. In addition to his solo ca- ist Lauren Jenkins of Nash- p.m. Any concert series PHOTO PROVIDED Davis has had numerous reer touring the Southeast ville. ticket holder can upgrade to Kershaw County native Patrick Davis, now songs hit No. 1 on the Bill- as a headlining act, he also General admission tickets a VIP ticket by paying an a popular singer-songwriter living in board Country Music regularly tours as a support are $15 each, and VIP tick- additional $15. Nashville, returns to Bishopville Opera Charts. The University of act for Rucker, Jewel and ets are $30 each and admit For more information or House with his Midnight Choir for a con- South Carolina graduate others. His own album Red, you to the pre-show Meet for tickets, call Lee County cert at 7:30 p.m. Friday. VIP ticket packag- has written thousands of White & Blue Jeans, features and Greet, held just across Arts Council at (803) 484- es as well as general admission tickets are songs since the age of 18. Jewel, Robert Randolph and the street from the Opera 5090. available. Trump moves to pull U.S. out of the Pacific-Rim trade deal WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Following a tumultuous first weekend in of- Trump moved to pull the United States out of fice — consumed by Trump’s criticism of the the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade media’s inauguration coverage and his spokes- pact Monday, dealing a quick blow to Barack man’s angry, inaccurate tirade against journal- Obama’s legacy as the new chief executive ists — the president was seeking to refocus on began fulfilling campaign promises in his first the sweeping, yet often vague, promises he full week in office. made as a candidate. He campaigned as a fierce “Great thing for the American worker that opponent of multilateral trade agreements, par- we just did,” Trump said in brief remarks as ticularly the 12-nation Pacific Rim deal. he signed a notice in the Oval Office. The deal was the cornerstone of Obama’s at- The president also signed memorandums tempt to counter China’s influence in Asia. The freezing most federal government hiring, Obama administration labored for years to fi- though he noted an exception for the military, nalize TPP. But Obama’s own Democratic Party and reinstating a ban on providing federal was skeptical of the pact, and the former presi- money to international groups that perform dent never sent it to Congress for ratification. abortions or provide information on the op- As Trump pressed forward, a legal watchdog tion. The regulation, known as the “Mexico group filed a lawsuit alleging he is violating THE ASSOCIATED PRESS City Policy,” has been a political volleyball, in- the so-called emoluments clause in the Consti- President Donald Trump hosts breakfast with business leaders in the stituted by Republican administrations and re- tution by allowing his business to accept pay- Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington on Monday. scinded by Democratic ones since 1984. ments from foreign governments.

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The operation traveled by train "I look at some of my friends who 15, 20 years ago when I of good memories. Doctor Seuss said through the "backyard of America," have stayed on the road 15, 20 years, was on the show, you you shouldn't cry because it's over, but and the performers would wave at the and I don't even know how they did it," knew that it had a shelf smile because it happened." people who gathered to watch the train he said. "I did six, I did a fraction of life, and you knew that Fulton attended a performing arts go by. what they did, and they're still in the eventually trends were high school in Baltimore, Maryland. At Fulton said he used to tell his daugh- best shape of their lives. It definitely going to get a little too 17, he had the chance to attend clown ter "circus stories" before bedtime from keeps you young, for sure." fast-paced for the circus FULTON school, which led him to the circus. whatever city she chose to hear a story Fulton moved to Las Vegas after the for all that tradition, but I "I realized that I could always go to about. circus and worked as a Blackjack deal- don't think anybody ex- regular college," he said. "I just knew "In New York this one time we were er in the casinos. Later, he moved to pected it to happen so soon," said Con- that if I didn't take this opportunity to hanging out backstage, and we had a the Myrtle Beach area when some of way resident Bryan Fulton, who per- at least try clown college, I would just hippo on the tour, and the hippo used his circus friends got jobs at the old Pa- formed with the circus from 1996 to regret it. I knew in my heart that I to drool," he said. "So we made a bet vilion. 2002. wouldn't always be able to do clown with somebody to see if they would be Fulton has stayed in touch with some On Jan. 14, the company announced college. It's been one of the best deci- able to take a drink of a little bit of of his circus friends through the years that the circus would shut down in sions I ever made." their drool and see if they would do it. and still performs his act locally. May, citing lower attendance, high op- Clown college taught Fulton some of People would not believe the stories I "It is a family, and you don't ever re- erating costs and changing public opin- the basic skills he would need in the would tell because they're just thinking ally leave the circus," he said. "We ion on the use of animals in the circus. circus: juggling, acrobatics, makeup 'there's no way that that happened,' but never would say goodbye, we would al- In May 2016, the company discontinued and calisthenics. Less than a year later, in the circus, it was like everyday life." ways just say, 'See you down the road.'" Farmers attend meetings, prepare for growing season

BY JIM HILLEY the contracts may take a lit- increase in specialty crops Most people growing sweet you want the biggest pota- [email protected] tle bit of a hit,” he said. such as peas, collards and potatoes are usually small toes you can because they An interesting develop- sweet potatoes, DeWitt said, scale, he said, and market are not selling them for bak- ment is the possible intro- partially driven by the Mc- their potatoes to local gro- ing potatoes,” DeWitt said. January is a month when duction of hemp as an agri- Call Farms cannery opera- cery stores. As McCall Farms grows, farmers make plans for the cultural product. tion in Florence. “They grade them out, No. DeWitt said he thinks it will coming growing season, said “There are some meetings “McCall Farms is expand- 1 Selects, that sort of thing,” continue to seek local crops. Clemson Extension Agent popping up about some hemp ing their reach and are want- he said. “Transportation is always David DeWitt. production, which will be a ing more local crops to go in For those selling to the a key, because you are haul- “We are gearing up for our little different for South Car- their canning,” he said. cannery, grading is unneces- ing bulk products,” he said. annual winter meetings,” he olina,” DeWitt said. “That’s DeWitt said McCall Farms sary. “You can’t get that far from said. agricultural hemp, which is is now the lone sweet potato “They buy by the ton, so the plant.” As far as out in the fields, used for rope and paper and cannery in the county after people are doing some land stuff like that.” buying out a major competi- preparation, but recent mois- He said the General As- tive brand and moving its op- ture has limited the opportu- sembly passed a bill allowing erations to Florence. nity to get in the fields, he hemp production a few years “They expanded the sweet said. ago. potato acreage in South Car- DeWitt said winter wheat Another development is an olina quite a bit,” he said. is looking good. Guignard Feed Store “It's been a pretty good Come see us for all your feed and tack needs. winter for wheat other than the excess rain has some bot- Victor Brand Dog Foods • Diamond Dog Food • Nutrena (chicken, horse & cow) Feed toms drowning out,” he said. Goat and Hog Feeds and Horse Tack Supplies Most farmers are starting Insure your 4-door to make plans for the coming 1208 S. Guignard Dr. • Sumter, SC • 803.775.9497 year. and save money on At the annual meetings, agriculture officials encour- your front door. age farmers to make their choices for the next season and introduce new technolo- gies and products, DeWitt said. A good sign for farmers is that commodities markets Let’s Eat Breakfast! have improved some recent- ly, he said. “Corn, soybeans and cot- ton all went up a little bit,” he said. LetLet’s us sit help you get the protection you The cotton market has need.I’m here to strengthened, he said, but SaveAnd it’s twice ne with Home & Auto Discounts. the peanut market may be Callyou how us tol see how much you could save work hard down. when you insure your home and car with A good “There is a little bit of an Allstate. oversupply on peanuts, so someone JAMES THORNE 803-905-1911 7 Days a Week & Thursday Night Little’s 315 W WESMARK BLVD SUMTER Breakfast Buff et Personal [email protected] Cleaners 226 S. Pike West | 378 Bypass, Sumter (803)773-3321

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ALBANY, Georgia (AP) — Chuck Stafford was watching the Atlanta Falcons rout the Green Bay Packers for the NFC title when bad weather sudden- ly began to pound his mobile home in southern Georgia. Stafford, 74, had just gotten to head to the bathroom during Sunday's football game when the wind started whipping the mobile home park in Albany where he has lived for 31 years. His home started shaking vio- lently. The gusts blew the windows out of Stafford's trailer, spray- ing shattered glass everywhere. But he was lucky. "I grabbed hold of my wash- er and dryer, got my legs spread apart and hunched over," Stafford said. "I guess I picked a good time to go to the bathroom." Stafford was among resi- dents in Georgia, Mississippi and South Carolina who were trying to pick up the pieces left behind by a powerful storm system that tore across the Deep South during the week- end, killing 19 people, including 15 in south Georgia. Rescuers were going through stricken areas Monday, searching for possible survivors. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Dougherty County Coroner Jenny Bullard carries a pair of boots from her home that was damaged by a tornado Sunday in Adel, Georgia. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal de- Michael Fowler said that a clared a state of emergency in several counties, including Cook, that have suffered deaths, injuries and severe damage from weekend storms. total of four people died Sun- day in the county that includes curred in Orangeburg County South Carolina. She recalled waking up to Bricks lay scattered about, Albany. Some 60 miles away, a few minutes later. January tornado outbreaks the sound of hail and then alongside their possessions and Coroner Tim Purvis in south Weather experts say torna- are rare but not unprecedent- heard her father, calling her furniture. Across the street, Georgia's Cook County con- does can hit any time of year ed, particularly in the South. name. where the Bullards kept farm firmed seven people died at the in the South — including in the Data from the Storm Predic- "There was a bunch of stuff equipment in sheds, one shed mobile home park in the rural dead of winter. Even north tion Center shows that, during on top of him, and I just start- was blown apart. Two grain community of Adel, where Florida was under the week- the past decade, the nation has ed throwing everything I could silos were blown over. about half of the 40 homes end weather threat. seen an average of 38 torna- until I got to him," she said. "It's a horrible tragedy. But were leveled. While the central U.S. has a does in January, ranging from Then she and her parents fled. all this stuff can be replaced," The 15 killed in south Geor- fairly defined tornado season a high of 84 in 2008 to just four The young woman went back she said. "We can't replace each gia included two deaths each in — the spring — the risk of tor- in 2014. through the debris for family other. We're extremely lucky. the counties of Berrien and nadoes "never really goes to Jenny Bullard, 19, said she photos and other belongings. My dad is lucky to be alive." Brooks. zero" for most of the year in and her parents, Jeff and In South Carolina, the Na- the Southeast, explained Pat- Carla, are glad to have escaped TheThe tional Weather Service has rick Marsh of the Storm Pre- without major injury after an SHRIMPERSHRIMPER confirmed that two tornadoes diction Center in Norman, apparent tornado battered struck during the weekend, in- Oklahoma. their home in Cook County, OF SUMTER juring one woman who was He said 39 possible torna- causing walls to collapse. They trapped in a mobile home that does were reported across the are a farming family dating Serving Calabash Style was damaged near Blackville. Southeast from early Saturday back generations, living not far Seafood in Sumter for The weather service said a tor- into Sunday evening — none from where the mobile homes Over 40 Years. nado touched down about 3:45 immediately confirmed. Of were destroyed. p.m. Saturday in Barnwell that, 30 were reported in Geor- The middle section of their Monday - Saturday 10:30 AM - 9:00 PM County and moved into Bam- gia, four in Mississippi and brick house was ripped off the Sunday 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM berg County. The other oc- one each in Louisiana and slab. A piano was blown out of 803-773-5456 the house. 438 Broad Street • Sumter, SC

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Security experts warn that businesses around the world bearing President Trump’s buildings bearing his name in gold, ab- That hasn't worried Kim Ok Kyu, name, such as Trump International Golf Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, face an in- duct workers associated with his enter- who lives in a Trump-branded apart- creased risk now that the businessman is in the White House. prises for ransom or worse, they say. ment tower in Seoul, South Korea. She "They may kidnap a Trump worker said security at her building is quite attack blamed on the Pakistani militant 2014. Authorities also have imprisoned and not even want to negotiate," aiming good, with many guards and strict re- group Lashkar-e-Taiba that killed 166 others over disrupted terror plots in the for publicity instead, said Colin P. strictions on outsiders entering the people. Mumbai police spokesman country, which hosts some 5,000 mem- Clarke, a political scientist with the building. Ashok Dudhe said he had no knowl- bers of the U.S. military. RAND Corp. who studies terrorism and "Terror? I don't think about it. I just edge of any additional security around Dubai police have declined to discuss international criminal networks. hope my home prices go up," Kim said. the tower. safety on the golf course while the de- Predicting an attack keeps police, in- But other properties are in areas that Another tower is being built in Ma- veloper says it plans no additional secu- telligence agencies and security experts have seen violence, like Trump Towers nila in the Philippines, a nation where rity there. The U.S. Embassy in Abu awake at night around the world — and, Istanbul, the Turkish city hit hard by a Abu Sayyaf militants conduct frequent Dhabi did not respond to questions by its very nature, it remains specula- string of bomb and gun attacks carried kidnappings for ransom and where about the golf course, which Trump's tive. out by the Islamic State group. Flags President Rodrigo Duterte wages a bru- children are expected to soon visit. U.S. brands have been targeted in and banners around the site bear the tal crackdown on drug dealers that has All of the Trump properties should overseas violence before, but they never president's name, while private security killed thousands. Philippine police say be looked at by outside security consul- belonged to a president. That's the dif- guards man X-ray machines and metal they haven't monitored any specific tants, said Christopher A. Hagon, a ference. Trump becoming America's detectors at its entrances, a standard threat toward Trump properties, managing partner of The Incident 45th president presents a unique chal- practice in the city. though a tower rising in Manila sits in Management Group and a former Lon- lenge given the range of his interna- In Bali, where bombs planted by the an area under an intensified security don police officer with experience in tional business interests. Islamic extremist group Jemaah Islami- watch after Duterte declared a "state of diplomatic security. However, he ac- Asked about security issues, the yah targeting bar-goers killed 202 peo- lawlessness" following a September knowledged such commercial proper- Trump Organization said in a state- ple in 2002, Trump's organization has li- bombing. ties can't be surrounded by concrete ment it has "extensive protocols in censed the president's name to a Even Trump's soon-to-open golf blast walls and controlled like a U.S. place at our Trump-owned and man- planned luxury resort. 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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS rebel factions traded accusa- Syria's conflict began with an tions of terrorism after their Arab Spring-inspired uprising first face-to-face meeting on against the Assad family's four- Monday, as talks in Kazakh- decade rule but escalated into a stan arranged by Russia and civil war after the government Turkey got off to a rocky start. violently cracked down on dis- The gathering in Astana, the sent and the opposition took up Kazakh capital, is the latest in a arms. The fighting is estimated long line of diplomatic initia- to have killed more than 400,000 tives aimed at ending the near- people since the uprising began ly six-year-old Syrian war, in March 2011. which has killed hundreds of thousands of people and dis- placed half the country's popu- lation. 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COMMENTARY Cooperstown hall must decide if it’s a museum or a shrine ASHINGTON — perform unusually rather Many Ameri- than unnaturally well. cans are more PEDs mock the idea that W thoughtful when winning is a just reward for choosing appliances than praiseworthy behavior — when choosing presidents, submission to an exacting but the baseball writers training regimen and the whose ballots decide who is mental mastery of pressure, “enshrined” — more about pain and exhaustion. Drugs that verb anon — in Cooper- that make sport exotic make stown’s Hall of Fame are it less exemplary; they mostly conscientious voters drain sport of admirable ex- struggling to unravel a cellence, which elevates knotty puzzle: How to treat spectators as well as com- retired players who are petitors. known or suspected Beyond this civic to have used perfor- interest in honest mance-enhancing athletics, there is a drugs while compil- matter of justice. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ing gaudy numbers? Many former ball- Such chemicals in- players missed hav- WOULD RESPONSE TO DEFICIT HAVE and approved budget. If one comes up crease muscle mass, ing major league ca- DIFFERED IF BAKER WERE BLACK? with a $6 million-plus deficit, and the per- thereby increasing reers, or longer After reading the recent articles about son that had control of the financial purse hitters’ bat speeds, major league careers the condition our school district is in (def- strings is not responsible, then to whom pitchers’ velocities George with larger con- icit over $6 million), I can’t help but won- should the taxpayers of Sumter be look- and recovery from Will tracts, because they der what would happen to Superintendent ing? Why has the finance office been with- the strain of train- competed honestly Baker if he were black. Would he still out an executive director of finance since ing and competing. against cheating op- have his job ... be forced to resign ... or Mr. Mann left the district? Who, if not Dr. On Wednesday, two highly ponents or lost playing time given another pass to cover up his short- Baker, has been in charge of the finances? probable users, Roger Clem- to cheating teammates. comings? According to the district’s website, the ens (third-most career These handicapped-because- I know some of you are screaming, fired budget was in balance as of the April 13, strikeouts, seven Cy Young honorable players could immediately whereas others are saying, 2015, presentation. According to the 2016- awards) and Barry Bonds have leveled the playing “here goes the race card again.” But does 17 General Fund budget, the district (career and season home field only by using danger- anyone remember the many rallies that should have been able to meet its obliga- run records, seven MVP ous PEDs, thereby jeopar- were held against Superintendent Bynum tions without a deficit. awards) reached 54.1 per- dizing their physical and for simply asking for accountability? Does These new shortages are on top of the cent and 53.8 percent, re- mental health and forfeiting anyone remember the many signs posted deficits that were discovered as part of spectively, up from 45.2 per- their integrity. around Sumter to remove Bynum? Where the district mergers. After that shortage, cent and 44.3 percent last And consider Fred McG- are the rallies and signs now? Where are the school board asked for and was grant- year and approaching the 75 riff, who in 19 sterling sea- the student protests now? $6 million, ed a tax increase to make up the differ- percent threshold for admis- sons during the steroid era $1,000/day consultant, position cuts and ence. sion. Only three players hit 493 home runs, seven one still is able to keep the position? Now we find that Dr. Baker’s handling have reached 50 percent short of the 500 mark that Amazing. of the school district is once again beyond without eventually being has generally opened Coo- To those who feel me, we just shake our the budget available. If the school district admitted (Jack Morris, Gil perstown’s doors to eligible heads and say “nothing new.” is spending like it did last year, then my Hodges, Lee Smith). players (retired five years) But to those who are bothered by this, I simple math would indicate that this year Cooperstown’s adminis- not suspected of PED use. only wish you could spend some time in is probably already in a deficit situation trators — it is not run by There is no suspicion that my shoes, see things from my viewpoint to compound the amounts discovered dur- Major League Baseball — McGriff used PEDs, and if and wonder why some can be crucified by ing the audit. and the writers-cum-gate- he had, he certainly would others’ opinion of my job performance If the school board continues to do the keepers must decide what have hit many more than while others are getting “pats on the same things that it has done thus far, then the institution is. Its title — seven additional home runs. backs” for making a complete mess of a it will get the same results as last year. If the National Baseball Hall The closest he has come to situation. the spending beyond the budget was done of Fame and Museum — im- Cooperstown’s 75 percent is I just wonder ... without Dr. Baker’s knowledge, then he is plies that the hall contain- 23.9 percent in 2012. (He re- K. REID responsible for being derelict in his du- ing the players’ plaques is ceived 21.7 percent Wednes- Sumter ties. If the spending was done with his somehow apart from and day.) And there are players knowledge or at his direction, then he was other than the museum. The in Cooperstown whose ca- BAKER IS IN CHARGE AND SHOULD incompetent. Oxford English Dictionary reers were enhanced by am- SHOULDER ALL BLAME FOR CRISIS It is past time for the elected members defines “museum” as where phetamines, which once In response to Debbie Miller, Dr. Baker of the school board to do their jobs and “objects of historical, scien- were ubiquitous in baseball absolutely should shoulder the blame for exercise due diligence and oversight on tific, artistic or cultural in- but now are banned. the school district’s financial crisis. It this school district. It is also past time for terest are stored and exhib- Until baseball’s steroid happened on his watch. Dr. Baker to give a full and public ac- ited.” A “shrine” contains parenthesis, only one de- He is the person in charge. He is the counting of his actions. “memorabilia of a particu- marcation had disrupted the person hired by the school board to oper- DANIEL TINDALL lar revered person or game’s continuity, that be- ate the school district within the specified Sumter thing.” Cooperstown stipu- tween the dead ball era and, lates that “voting shall be beginning around 1920, the based upon the player’s re- live ball era. The parenthe- WHO REPRESENTS YOU cord, playing ability, integ- sis has been closed, al- rity, sportsmanship, charac- though the financial incen- SUMTER COUNTY SUMTER CITY COUNCIL STATE LAWMAKERS Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning COUNCIL District 36 ter and contributions to the tives to cheat are such that MAYOR Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 team(s) on which the player there always will be sinister DISTRICT 1 Joseph T. McElveen Jr. District 50 (803) 435-8117 (home) Christopher Sumpter II 20 Buford St. 420 S. Main St. (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) played.” chemists competing to con- 1200 Broad St., PMB 180 Sumter, SC 29150 Bishopville, SC 29010 Some players’ records re- coct PEDs that defeat the ef- Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 773-0382 (803) 484-6832 (home) Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, flect abilities enhanced by forts of other chemists to [email protected] (803) 734-2934 (Columbia) D-Sumter DISTRICT 2 WARD 1 District 35 acts of bad character — sur- detect them. The incentives Artie Baker Thomas J. Lowery Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 reptitious resorts to disrep- can, however, be decisively 3680 Bakersfield Lane 829 Legare St. District 70 (803) 775-1263 (business Dalzell, SC 29040 Sumter, SC 29150 P.O. Box 5 (803) 212-6132 (Columbia) utable chemistry that tra- reordered by sufficiently se- Hopkins, SC 29061 803-469-3638 (home) (803) 773-9298 duces sportsmanship. But as vere penalties, which almost [email protected] (803) 776-0353 (home) NATIONAL LAWMAKERS DISTRICT 3 (803) 734-9142 (fax) younger writers who did not all players would favor. James Byrd Jr. WARD 2 (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District cover baseball during the If Cooperstown is content, 13 E. Canal St. Ione Dwyer [email protected] 1207 Longworth HOB Sumter, SC 29150 P.O. Box 1492 Washington, D.C. 20515 PED era become Hall of as perhaps it should be, to (803) 468-1719 (mobile) Sumter, SC 29151 Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, (202) 225-5501 Fame voters, the electorate be merely a museum — not (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 481-4284 D-Clarendon 531-A Oxford Drive is becoming less interested a negligible thing — then (803) 436-2108 (Fax) [email protected] District 64 Sumter, SC 29150 [email protected] WARD 3 117 N. Brooks St. (803) 327-1114 in disqualifying PED users. Bonds and Clemens belong DISTRICT 4 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. Manning, SC 29102 These writers should, how- there as important elements Charles T. Edens 810 S. Main St. (803) 938-3087(home) Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District ever, consider why PEDs 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) 319 Cannon House Office Building of the game’s story, and Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 Washington, DC 20515 matter. their story should be can- (803) 775-0044 (home) [email protected] Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter (202) 225-3315 (803) 236-5759 (mobile) District 67 1703 Gervais St. They subvert the central didly told on their plaques. WARD 4 P.O. Box 580 Columbia, SC 29201 idea of sport — athletes If, however, Cooperstown DISTRICT 5 Steven Corley Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 799-1100 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 115 Radcliff Drive competing on equal terms. wants admission to mean (803) 778-2471 (business) [email protected] 9770 Lynches River Road Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-1643 (fax) Distinguishing legitimate enshrinement, it must em- Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 305-1566 (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) Sen. Lindsey Graham from illegitimate athletic brace and articulate the (803) 437-2797 (home) [email protected] [email protected] 290 Russell Senate Office Building (803) 495-3247 (office) Washington, DC 20510 enhancement can be com- Hall’s ethic. America has DISTRICT 6 WARD 5 Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter (202) 224-5972 plex: The body produces tes- never more urgently needed James T. McCain Jr. Robert Galiano District 51 Midlands Regional Office 317 W. Bartlette St. 608 Antlers Drive 2 Marlborough Court 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 tosterone and human the insistence that real suc- Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29154 Columbia, SC 29201 growth hormone that are cess must be honorably (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 469-0005 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 933-0112 (main) [email protected] components of some potent achieved. (803) 607-2777 (mobile) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) WARD 6 Sen. Tim Scott PEDs. Enhancements im- DISTRICT 7 David Merchant Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington 167 Russell Senate Office Building prove performance without George Will’s email address Eugene Baten 26 Paisley Park District 29 Washington, DC 20510 P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29150 1216 Salem Road (202) 224-6121 devaluing it only if they in- is [email protected]. 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USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL USC BASKETBALL Carolina women keep rolling Gamecocks move up in Top 25 poll Loss to No. 5 Kentucky doesn’t hurt USC FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

The University of South Carolina men’s basketball team split two games with teams ranked ahead of it in The Associated Press Top 25 last week. Not only did the Gamecocks remain in the poll, but they moved up a spot as well. USC is ranked 23rd after beating then No. 19 Florida 57-53 at home on Wednesday and losing to then No. 5 Ken- tucky 85-69 on Saturday in a road contest. The Gamecocks, 15-4 overall and 5-1 in the Southeastern Conference, play host to Au- burn today at 6:30 p.m. in a THE ASSOCIATED PRESS game that will be televised on South Carolina forward A’ja Wilson (22) and Mississippi State center Chinwe Okorie (45) react to an official’s call during the first half of a the SEC Network. Carolina game on Monday in Columbia. The Lady Gamecocks held on for a 64-61 victory over the previously unbeaten Lady Bulldogs. travels to Missouri on Satur- day. Villanova and Kansas re- main the top two teams in the Wilson leads No. 5 South Carolina past No. 4 Bulldogs poll while Gonzaga moved up to third. BY PETE IACOBELLI The Gamecocks (17-1, 7-0 SEC) trailed to win. Victoria Vivians could’ve tied The Wildcats (19-1) beat AP Sports Writer 35-28 at halftime and were still down the game at 62 after getting fouled on a Seton Hall and Providence last 48-46 with less than two minutes left in 3-pointer with 18.6 seconds left. But week and received 35 first- COLUMBIA — A’ja Wilson tied her the third period. But behind Wilson and after hitting the first two free throws, place votes from the 65-mem- season high with 26 points, Allisha Gray Gray, South Carolina pushed forward Vivians’ final attempt rattled away and ber national media panel on had 16 of her 17 points in the final two for its ninth straight win over the Bull- the ball went out of bounds off the Monday. This is the seventh quarters and No. 5 South Carolina held dogs (20-1, 6-1) and grabbed control of Gamecocks. week on top this season for off previously undefeated No. 4 Missis- the conference as it tries for a fourth Blair Schaefer’s 3-pointer from the Villanova. sippi State 64-61 in a Southeastern Con- straight SEC title. Kansas (18-1) was No. 1 on 28 ference showdown Monday night. Mississippi State had several chances SEE USC, PAGE B4 ballots. Last week, the Jay- hawks had 32 first-place votes, compared with 28 for Villano- va. PRO FOOTBALL Gonzaga (19-0), the last un- beaten team in Division I, got the other two first-place votes and moved up one spot to Patriots vs. Falcons, Brady vs. Ryan third, the Zag’s highest rank- ing of the season. Kentucky and Baylor both BY HOWARD FENDRICH moved up one place to fourth AP Pro Football Writer and fifth, while Florida State jumped from 10th to sixth, the A season that began with Tom Brady Seminoles’ highest ranking serving a four-game suspension will since February 1993, when end with him in the Super Bowl, where they also were sixth. his New England Patriots will take on Arizona had the week’s big- Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons. gest jump, going from 14th to While much of the attention between No. 7 with its win at UCLA on now and the NFL championship game Saturday. The loss knocked on Feb. 5 in Houston will be focused on the Bruins from third to No. 8. Brady vs. Ryan, the truly key matchup North Carolina and Oregon could be Atlanta’s score-at-will offense, rounded out the Top Ten. which produced the most points during Butler was 11th followed by the regular season, against the unher- Virginia, Louisville, Notre alded defense of New England, which Dame, Wisconsin, Creighton allowed the fewest. — which fell from a tie for sev- And these two teams are playing enth — Duke, West Virginia — their best football at the most impor- which also fell from a tie for tant time. seventh — Cincinnati and Pur- AFC champion New England (16-2) due. has won nine consecutive games — and The last five teams were hasn’t even trailed since Nov. 27. NFC Saint Mary’s, Maryland, USC, champion Atlanta (13-5) has won its Xavier and Florida. past six in a row, scoring at least 33 The teams tied for seventh points in each. last week had the worst drops. “We’ll enjoy this,” Ryan said after West Virginia, which lost to earning his first Super Bowl trip in his Oklahoma and Kansas State, ninth season, “but we’ve got some fell 11 spots while Creighton, work to do.” which lost to Marquette in its Brady and coach Bill Belichick will THE ASSOCIATED PRESS first game since point guard Atlanta’s Matt Ryan walks off the field after the Falcons’ 44-21 victory over Green Bay in SEE BOWL, PAGE B3 the NFC championship game on Sunday in Atlanta. SEE XXX, PAGE XX

CLEMSON BASKETBALL Allen’s 17 leads Virginia Tech over Clemson 82-81

BY PETE IACOBELLI Allen made five of his six shots — in- that our togetherness has made us 2012-13 season. AP Sports Writer cluding three 3-pointers — in the final stick through the whole game.” Holmes hit a 3-pointer for Clemson 20 minutes and had a critical steal Hokies coach Buzz Williams thought as time ran out to end the scoring. CLEMSON (AP) — Seth Allen with 90 seconds left to keep Virginia Allen looked tired approaching the Zach LeDay had 16 points and Hill thought Virginia Tech’s toughness Tech out front. stretch. Instead, he was active on both had 11 for the Hokies. carried the Hokies against Clemson. “It was just a huge win because I ends of the floor, first with a steal His stellar play in the second half thought it was the most together we’ve with 90 seconds left and Virginia Tech THE BIG PICTURE didn’t hurt either. played in a long time,” said Allen, up by four. Then with a no-doubt Virginia Tech: The Hokies came in Allen scored 15 of his 17 points after Tech’s senior point guard. 3-pointer with 29.8 seconds left that as one of the ACC’s best shooting halftime as hot-shooting Virginia Tech It looked like Clemson (11-8, 1-6) had put the Hokies ahead 76-71. teams and Clemson’s defense could held off Clemson 82-81 on Sunday, seized control with an 8-2 run with Clemson got within 80-78 with 5.9 not slow them down early on as they sending the Tigers to their sixth fewer than 11 minutes left to lead 62- seconds left on Jaron Blossomgame’s made 15 of 30 shots. Tech also had a straight Atlantic Coast Conference 60. But Allen tied things with two foul 3-pointer. But Justin Bibbs hit two foul knack for taking off whenever the loss. shots, Ahmed Hill had a layin and shots to seal things. Tigers got close, a trait that could The Hokies (15-4, 4-3 ACC) shot 60.9 Allen added a jumper as the Hokies Blossomgame and Avry Holmes had serve the Hokies well as league play percent (14 of 23) in the second half took a lead they would not give up. 20 points each for Clemson, whose continues. Zach LeDay led the way and 54.7 percent overall to win for the “Even when they took the lead, I re- ACC losing streak is its longest since third time in the past four games. mained calm,” Allen said. “I think dropping seven straight to end the SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B2 B2 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

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Sacramento 16 27 .372 21½ PGA West: 7,159 yards; Par: 72 6:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Au- Phoenix 15 29 .341 23 q-La Quinta CC: 7,060 yards; Par: 72 DURHAM, N.C. — Fresh- country, said Silvano San- burn at South Carolina (SEC NET- L.A. Lakers 16 32 .333 24 La Quinta, Calif. man Dennis Smith Jr. tos, who coached Ventura WORK, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM Purse: $5.8 million scored a season-high 32 from age 7 to 14. 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). SUNDAY’S GAMES Final 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Southern Golden State 118, Orlando 98 Hudson Swafford (500), $1,044,000 points to help North Caro- Dallas 122, L.A. Lakers 73 CHARLOTTE 109 Illinois at Wichita State (CBS SPORTS 65q-65j-71t-67—268 lina State rally from 12 Phoenix 115, Toronto 103 WASHINGTON 99 NETWORK). Minnesota 111, Denver 108 Adam Hadwin (300), $626,400 down late in the first half 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Purdue Monday’s Games 71j-69t-59q-70—269 at Michigan State (ESPN). Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Bud Cauley (163), $336,400 69j-67t- and stun No. 17 Duke 84-82 CHARLOTTE (AP) — 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Kansas Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m. 65q-69—270 on Monday night. John Wall had 24 points at West Virginia (ESPN2). L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Brian Harman (163), $336,400 Abdul-Malik Abu added and seven assists, Markieff 7 p.m. — College Basketball: Louis- Sacramento at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. 67j-65t-69q-69—270 San Antonio at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. 19 points for the Wolfpack Morris added 23 points and ville at Pittsburgh (ESPNU). Cleveland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Dominic Bozzelli (110), $232,000 7 p.m. — NBA Basketball: San Antonio Houston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. 64t-67q-69j-71—271 (14-7, 3-5 Atlantic Coast eight rebounds, and the at Toronto (NBA TV). New York at Indiana, 8 p.m. Chad Campbell (95), $201,550 Conference), who earned Washington Wizards beat 7 p.m. — NHL Hockey: St. Louis at Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m. 66j-69t-66q-71—272 Pittsburgh (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Brendan Steele (95), $201,550 the program’s first win at the Charlotte Hornets 109- 7 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Austra- TUESDAY’S GAMES 68q-64j-70t-70—272 Duke’s famously hostile 99 on Monday for their fifth lian Open Men’s and Women’s Quar- Boston at Washington, 7 p.m. Scott Stallings (85), $179,800 Chicago at Orlando, 7 p.m. Cameron Indoor Stadium win in six games. terfinal Matches from Melbourne, 67t-71q-69j-66—273 L.A. Clippers at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. since 1995. N.C. State ran Otto Porter Jr. was active Australia (TENNIS). San Antonio at Toronto, 7 p.m. Martin Laird (75), $156,600 68j-66t- 7 p.m. — College Basketball: St. Jo- Minnesota at Phoenix, 9 p.m. 71q-69—274 off a 20-5 run to erase a all night with 14 points and esph’s at St. Bonaventure (TIME Utah at Denver, 9 p.m. Sean O’Hair (75), $156,600 67t-69q- 68-59 deficit in the final 6 ½ 13 rebounds for his seventh WARNER 1250). 69j-69—274 7:55 p.m. — International Soccer: WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Richy Werenski (75), $156,600 minutes, then got one final double-double of the sea- Mexican League Match – Coras vs. Sacramento at Cleveland, 7 p.m. 69t-67q-68j-70—274 Houston at Boston, 7:30 p.m. stop when Jayson Tatum son. Bradley Beal made Santos (UNIVISION). Charles Howell III (58), $113,680 Miami at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. lost control of the ball be- four 3-pointers on his way 8 p.m. — College Basketball: Villano- Atlanta at Chicago, 8 p.m. 67t-68q-70j-70—275 va at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1). Golden State at Charlotte, 8 p.m. Francesco Molinari (58), $113,680 fore getting a shot off on to 18 points, helping the 8:30 p.m. — College Basketball: Ar- Oklahoma City at New Orleans, 8 p.m. 69j-73t-66q-67—275 Duke’s final possession. Wizards shoot 54 percent kansas at Vanderbilt (SEC NET- Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Grayson Murray (58), $113,680 from the field while the WORK). Toronto at Memphis, 8 p.m. 68j-69t-67q-71—275 FAMILY, FANS MOURN 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Tulane at New York at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Chez Reavie (58), $113,680 68j-70t- Hornets struggled to stop L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10:30 p.m. Houston (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 67q-70—275 VENTURA the pick and roll. 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Ken- THURSDAY’S GAMES Patrick Reed (58), $113,680 69q-71j- LAS TERRENAS, Do- tucky at Tennessee (ESPN). Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. 70t-65—275 SWAFFORD WINS 9 p.m. — Professional Tennis: Austra- Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Robert Garrigus (48), $84,100 minican Republic (AP) — lian Open Men’s and Women’s Quar- Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m. 68j-69t-66q-73—276 Dozens of children wear- CAREERBUILDER L.A. Lakers at Utah, 10:30 p.m. terfinal Matches from Melbourne, Bill Haas (48), $84,100 68q-72j- ing blue T-shirts with the LA QUINTA, Calif. — Australia (ESPN2). 68t-68—276 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Kansas Whee Kim (48), $84,100 70j-73t- name “Ventura” embla- Hudson Swafford tapped in State at Iowa State (ESPNU). NHL STANDINGS 63q-70—276 By The Associated Press zoned on the back gathered for par on the 18th hole to 9 p.m. — College Basketball: Ball Greg Owen (48), $84,100 67q-67j- around a coastal home on finish with a 5-under 67 State at Eastern Michigan (TIME EASTERN CONFERENCE 72t-70—276 WARNER 1250). Monday to pay their re- and a 1-stroke victory over 9:55 p.m. — International Soccer: ATLANTIC DIVISION spects to their idol: Kansas Adam Hadwin in the Ca- Mexican League Match – Atlante vs. GP W L OT Pts GF GA PGA CHAMPIONS TOUR Montreal 48 28 13 7 63 144 121 By The Associated Press City Royals pitcher Yorda- reerBuilder Challenge on Guadalajara (UNIVISION). Ottawa 45 25 15 5 55 122 120 11 p.m. — College Basketball: Utah Boston 50 23 21 6 52 123 129 Through Jan. 21 no Ventura. Sunday at La Quinta Coun- State at New Mexico (ESPNU). Toronto 44 21 14 9 51 136 131 He died Sunday in a car try Club. 3 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Austra- Florida 48 20 19 9 49 112 133 CHARLES SCHWAB CUP MONEY LIST 1, Bernhard Langer, (1), $300,000. 2, Fred Detroit 47 20 19 8 48 120 136 crash in his native Domini- Swafford gained a berth lian Open Men’s and Women’s Quar- Couples, (1), $165,000. 3, Kirk Triplett, (1), Buffalo 46 19 18 9 47 110 128 terfinal Matches from Melbourne, $120,000. 4, Olin Browne, (1), $85,000. 8, can Republic, where he in The Masters with the Tampa Bay 48 21 22 5 47 130 142 Australia (ESPN2). Rocco Mediate, (1), $55,000. was known for practicing victory. METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA SCORING AVERAGE (ACTUAL) with his former youth Hadwin, who shot a 59 in NFL PLAYOFFS Columbus 46 32 10 4 68 155 106 1, Bernhard Langer, 64.50. 2, Fred Cou- baseball team every time the third round, shot a 70 By The Associated Press Washington 46 31 9 6 68 149 100 ples, 65.00. 3, Kirk Triplett, 65.50. 4 (tie), Pittsburgh 46 30 11 5 65 169 134 Olin Browne, Lee Janzen, David Toms and he visited the Caribbean on Sunday. WILDCARD PLAYOFFS N.Y. Rangers 47 30 16 1 61 164 125 Duffy Waldorf, 66.00. 8 (tie), Rocco Medi- Saturday, Jan. 7 Philadelphia 48 23 19 6 52 136 154 ate, Tom Pernice Jr. and Gene Sauers, Carolina 46 21 18 7 49 125 131 66.50. Houston 27, Oakland 14 New Jersey 48 20 19 9 49 110 136 Seattle 26, Detroit 6 N.Y. Islanders 45 19 17 9 47 129 133 DRIVING DISTANCE Sunday, Jan. 8 1, John Daly, 310.5. 2, Marco Dawson, Tuesday and then visit Pittsburgh 30, Miami 12 WESTERN CONFERENCE 304.0. 3, Doug Garwood, 298.8. 4, Kenny POLL Kentucky on Saturday. Green Bay 38, N.Y. Giants 13 CENTRAL DIVISION Perry, 298.5. 5, Jeff Sluman, 297.5. 6, Miguel Angel Jimenez, 295.5. 7, Fred Cou- FROM PAGE B1 Virginia will also face GP W L OT Pts GF GA ples, 291.0. 8, Joe Durant, 290.5. 9, Jesper DIVISIONAL PLAYOFFS Minnesota 46 30 11 5 65 152 106 two ranked opponents on Parnevik, 288.8. 10, Jeff Maggert, 288.0. Saturday, Jan. 14 Chicago 49 30 14 5 65 137 122 Maurice Watson Jr. suf- the road: at Notre Dame on Atlanta 36, Seattle 20 Nashville 47 23 17 7 53 130 122 DRIVING ACCURACY PERCENTAGE fered a season-ending knee Tuesday and at Villanova New England 34, Houston 16 St. Louis 47 23 19 5 51 134 147 1, Joe Durant, 100.00%. 2 (tie), Olin Browne, Sunday, Jan. 15 Winnipeg 49 22 23 4 48 140 151 Gene Sauers and Kirk Triplett, 92.86%. 5, injury, dropped nine plac- on Sunday. Green Bay 34, Dallas 31 Dallas 48 19 20 9 47 129 151 David Frost, 89.29%. 6, Marco Dawson, Pittsburgh 18, Kansas City 16 Colorado 44 13 29 2 28 89 148 85.71%. 7 (tie), Hale Irwin, Jeff Maggert, es. The other double-ranked PACIFIC DIVISION Esteban Toledo and Paul Goydos, 82.14%. Kansas has quite a week game has Xavier at Cincin- CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS GP W L OT Pts GF GA coming up. The Jayhawks nati in their annual cross- Sunday, Jan. 22 Anaheim 49 26 14 9 61 130 123 GREENS IN REGULATION PERCENTAGE NFC San Jose 47 29 16 2 60 125 107 1, Olin Browne, 91.67%. 2 (tie), Fred Cou- are at West Virginia on town meeting on Thursday. Atlanta 44, Green Bay 21 Edmonton 49 26 15 8 60 144 131 ples, Gene Sauers, Kirk Triplett and Colin AFC Calgary 49 24 22 3 51 130 138 Montgomerie, 88.89%. 6, Duffy Waldorf, Vancouver 48 22 20 6 50 116 135 86.11%. 7 (tie), Esteban Toledo, Joe Durant New England 36, Pittsburgh 17 Los Angeles 46 22 20 4 48 115 117 and Woody Austin, 83.33%. 2 Tied With Arizona 46 14 26 6 34 102 150 AP TOP 25 POLLS PRO BOWL Jerry Smith, 80.56%. Sunday, Jan. 29 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point Men’s Top 25 Women’s Top 25 At Orlando, Fla. for overtime loss. TOTAL DRIVING By The Associated Press By The Associated Press AFC vs. NFC, 8 p.m. (ESPN) 1, Marco Dawson, 8. 2, Joe Durant, 9. 3 The top 25 teams in The Associated The top 25 teams in The Associated SUNDAY’S GAMES (tie), Gene Sauers and Jeff Sluman, 16. 5, Press’ college basketball poll, with Press’ women’s college basketball SUPER BOWL N.Y. Rangers 1, Detroit 0, OT Jeff Maggert, 17. 6, Fred Couples, 18. 7, first-place votes in parentheses, re- poll, with first-place votes in paren- Sunday, Feb. 5 Pittsburgh 5, Boston 1 John Daly, 23. 8, Bernhard Langer, 24. 9 cords through Jan. 22, total points theses, records through Jan. 22, total Columbus 7, Ottawa 6, OT (tie), Lee Janzen and Kirk Triplett, 27. based on 25 points for a first-place points based on 25 points for a first- At Houston vote through one point for a 25th- place vote through one point for a Atlanta vs. New England, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT Chicago 4, Vancouver 2 PUTTING AVERAGE place vote and last week’s ranking: 25th-place vote and previous ranking (FOX) Nashville 4, Minnesota 2 1 (tie), Bernhard Langer and Jeff Maggert, Record Pts Prv Record Pts Prv Monday’s Games 1.500. 3, Marco Dawson, 1.538. 4, Duffy Wal- 1. Villanova (35) 19-1 1591 1 1. UConn (33) 18-0 825 1 2. Kansas (28) 18-1 1572 2 2. Baylor 19-1 787 2 Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. dorf, 1.548. 5, Lee Janzen, 1.560. 6, Jay NBA STANDINGS Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. 3. Gonzaga (2) 19-0 1471 4 3. Maryland 19-1 743 3 Haas, 1.565. 7, David Toms, 1.571. 8, Tom 4. Kentucky 17-2 1414 5 4. Mississippi St. 20-0 734 4 By The Associated Press Calgary at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Pernice Jr., 1.600. 9, Fred Funk, 1.609. 10, Anaheim at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. 5. Baylor 18-1 1379 6 5. South Carolina 16-1 702 5 Paul Broadhurst, 1.615. EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida at Arizona, 9 p.m. 6. Florida State 18-2 1215 10 6. Florida St. 19-2 657 7 San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m. 7. Arizona 18-2 1190 14 7. Washington 19-2 616 8 ATLANTIC DIVISION BIRDIE AVERAGE 8. UCLA 19-2 1177 3 8. Notre Dame 18-3 576 6 W L Pct GB TUESDAY’S GAMES 1, Bernhard Langer, 8.50. 2, Fred Couples, 9. North Carolina 18-3 1171 9 9. Louisville 18-4 545 9 Toronto 28 16 .636 — St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. 8.00. 3 (tie), David Toms and Duffy Waldorf, 10. Oregon 18-2 1035 11 10. Stanford 17-3 515 10 Boston 26 17 .605 1½ Columbus at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. 7.50. 5 (tie), Marco Dawson and Scott Mc- 11. Butler 17-3 914 13 11. Oregon St. 18-2 506 11 New York 19 26 .422 9½ Los Angeles at New Jersey, 7 p.m. 12. Virginia 15-3 803 16 12. Texas 14-4 460 12 Philadelphia 15 27 .357 12 Carron, 7.00. 7 (tie), John Daly, Tom Pernice Detroit at Boston, 7 p.m. 13. Louisville 16-4 796 12 13. UCLA 15-4 434 13 Brooklyn 9 34 .209 18½ Jr., Jeff Sluman and Kirk Triplett, 6.50. Calgary at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. 14. Notre Dame 17-3 767 15 14. Duke 17-3 405 15 SOUTHEAST DIVISION Washington at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. 15. Wisconsin 16-3 746 17 15. Ohio St. 17-5 384 16 EAGLES (HOLES PER) 16. Creighton 18-2 731 7 16. Arizona St. 14-5 271 18 W L Pct GB Buffalo at Nashville, 8 p.m. 1 (tie), Olin Browne, Jay Haas, Lee Janzen 17. Duke 15-4 628 18 17. Miami 14-5 254 14 Atlanta 26 18 .591 — San Jose at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. and Doug Garwood, 18.0. 6 Tied With Jeff 18. West Virginia 15-4 569 7 18. NC State 15-5 247 21 Washington 23 20 .535 2½ Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Maggert, 36.0. 19. Cincinnati 17-2 478 20 19. Virginia Tech 16-3 221 17 Charlotte 23 21 .523 3 Minnesota at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 20. Purdue 16-4 412 21 20. Oklahoma 15-5 202 20 Orlando 18 28 .391 9 SAND SAVE PERCENTAGE 21. Saint Mary’s 17-2 290 23 21. DePaul 16-5 159 19 Miami 14 30 .318 12 WEDNESDAY’S GAMES 1 (tie), Hale Irwin, Jerry Smith, Kirk 22. Maryland 17-2 261 25 22. West Virginia 15-5 104 24 Toronto at Detroit, 7 p.m. Triplett, Marco Dawson, Joe Durant, Woody CENTRAL DIVISION Philadelphia at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m. 23. South Carolina 15-4 171 24 23. South Florida 15-3 102 23 W L Pct GB Austin and Paul Broadhurst, 100.00%. 8, 24. Xavier 14-5 146 22 24. Green Bay 17-2 90 - Vancouver at Colorado, 9:30 p.m. Michael Allen, 75.00%. 9, Lee Janzen, Cleveland 30 12 .714 — Edmonton at Anaheim, 10 p.m. 25. Florida 14-5 47 19 25. Kansas St 15-5 54 22 Indiana 22 21 .512 8½ 71.43%. 4 Tied With John Daly, 66.67%. Chicago 22 23 .489 9½ THURSDAY’S GAMES Others receiving votes: Kansas St. Others receiving votes: Syracuse 44, Detroit 21 24 .467 10½ ALL-AROUND RANKING 41, SMU 33, Northwestern 28, UNC Kentucky 15, Texas A&M 13, Temple Los Angeles at Carolina, 7 p.m. 1, Kirk Triplett, 63. 2, Marco Dawson, 67. 3, Milwaukee 20 23 .465 10½ Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Wilmington 14, Iowa St. 12, Virginia 13, Tennessee 11, Michigan 10, Mar- Bernhard Langer, 70. 4, Joe Durant, 72. 5, Tech 7, Dayton 6, Southern Cal 6, quette 8, Northwestern 7, California Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m. Jeff Maggert, 88. 6, Fred Couples, 89. 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Akron 1, Illinois St. 1, Middle Tennes- 3, Drake 3, Wyoming 2, Oregon 2, (tie), Lee Janzen and Duffy Waldorf, 94. 9, see 1, Utah 1 Harvard 1. SOUTHWEST DIVISION Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Olin Browne, 102. 10, David Toms, 104. W L Pct GB Calgary at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m.

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PRO TENNIS Rules of engagement: Williams reaches QFs, speaks

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — For here to win another title. With top- three rounds and more than a week, seeded Angelique Kerber already out, Serena Williams wanted to keep all the she also has the chance to regain the focus on her primary objective in Aus- No. 1 ranking. tralia. Next up, she’ll face 2016 semifinalist She hasn’t worn an engagement ring Johanna Konta, who beat Ekaterina at the Australian Open, and hasn’t re- Makarova 6-1, 6-4 to make it fourth- ally wanted to elaborate much on the round victories over the Russian in marriage proposal from Alexis Oha- back-to-back years. nian — which she made public late last Mirjana Lucic-Baroni was an emerg- month by posting a poem on news web- ing talent when Serena and Venus Wil- site Reddit. liams were first making an impact, The six-time Australian Open cham- reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon pion is in Melbourne aiming for an in 1999 when she was 17. After a long, Open-era record 23rd Grand Slam title. difficult time off the tour, she has re- Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit, has turned to the quarterfinals of a major been at her matches. for the first time since. After her toughest match at the tour- Lucic-Baroni beat American qualifi- nament this year, a 7-5, 6-4 win over No. er Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-2 and will next 16-seeded Barbora Strycova on Mon- play U.S. Open finalist Karolina Plis- day, she was relaxed enough to reflect kova, who had a 6-3, 6-3 win over Daria on her engagement. She’d just reached Gavrilova. the Australian Open quarterfinals for Whatever comes of it, the 34-year-old the 11th time, and said she had nothing Lucic-Baroni said she’d make the most THE ASSOCIATED PRESS to lose after struggling with her misfir- of the moment. Serena Williams makes a forehand return to Barbora Strycova during their fourth-round ing serve — she was broken four times, “I felt kind of a little bit of unfin- match in the Australian Open on Monday in Melbourne, Australia, on Monday. Williams including her first two service games ished business,” she said. “I still want- won by the scores of 7-5, 6-4. — and making 46 unforced errors. ed to play on a stage like this ... Come The 35-year-old Williams was asked, out, play, have these wins, be in a quar- the last game to win. Overall, he con- The Canadian is conscious he is the again, about her engagement in a post- terfinal of a Slam.” verted six of 17 break-point chances. highest-ranked player still in the draw, match news conference — this time by Rafael Nadal is coming back from He next plays third-ranked Milos Ra- but also of what lies ahead. an Italian journalist who wanted to clar- two months off to rest his injured left onic, the Wimbledon finalist and high- “It sort of crosses your mind,” Raon- ify the reference to Rome in her poem. wrist, and was delighted to reach the est-ranked man still in the tournament ic said. “But it’s very insignificant be- “What did I say? I said I was whisked quarterfinals of a Grand Slam for the after upset losses for top-ranked Andy cause there’s a lot for me to even get away to Rome?” she said, explaining 30th time with his 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 win Murray and defending champion past that point where it would have how Ohanian took her back to where over Gael Monfils. It was Nadal’s first Novak Djokovic. been to play potentially against those they first met to propose. win over a top-10 player at a Grand No. 15 Grigor Dimitrov closed with guys. I’m pretty intent on staying in Were they introduced, or was it hap- Slam since his French Open victory in an ace to hold off wild-card entry that moment.” penstance? 2014 — the last of his 14 major titles. Denis Istomin, who upset Djokovic in That’s something Williams is count- “Literally by chance. It was just -- I “Being in the quarterfinals of a the third round, 2-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2, 6-1. The ing on, too. was sitting down, and he sat next to Grand Slam after couple of years not Bulgarian will next play No. 11 David “I feel like it was really good for me me,” Williams said. “Yeah, that doesn’t being there is very special for me,” said Goffin. to win on probably not my best day,” happen anymore, right? Nadal, who last progressed this far at Raonic had a 7-6 (6), 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 win Williams said of her wayward serve. “I live in a movie and in a fairytale in the 2015 French Open. over No. 13 Roberto Bautista Agut, hit- “Sometimes you rely on one shot and if my mind, so I guess eventually it was Nadal went up a break early in the ting 33 aces and 75 winners. But he also it goes off, and then, like, what happens bound to happen.” first two sets, had his chances in the had nine double-faults and 55 unforced now? Still, she’s not planning the wedding third before Monfils rallied, and then errors, and didn’t really get on a roll “It was really good for me to almost just yet. As she said to all previous traded breaks in the fourth before until after spiking his racket into the lose that so I know my other game is questions about the engagement, she’s breaking the acrobatic Frenchman in court in frustration in the third set. going pretty good, too.”

New England opened the game’s end, the Patriots had BOWL FROM PAGE B1 season with a 3-1 record de- forced two turnovers. spite using two backup quar- New England ranked No. 1 Keeping Sumter Beautiful be seeking their — and the Pa- terbacks while playing those in the NFL in points allowed triots’ — fifth Lombardi Tro- games without Brady after he per game at 15.6, and it gave By Amanda McNulty, phy, and second in three went through a lengthy court up only 326.4 yards per game, County Extension Agent years. This will be the fran- battle in an unsuccessful bid eighth-best. chise’s league-record ninth to have his ban overturned for MVP favorite Ryan, mean- Summertime Blues early, mid-season, and late cultivars appearance in the Super what became known as “De- while, directed a unit orches- available from which you can Bowl, including titles in the flategate.” NFL Commissioner trated by offensive coordina- Actually, summertime blues doesn’t choose. 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2015 edi- Roger Goodell suspended tor Kyle Shanahan — expect- have to mean that your heart is bro- Clemson has a really helpful fact tions. Brady because the league said ed to be hired after the season ken ‘cause your sweetheart has sheet on this subject -- just search “This team showed a lot of it determined the Patriots in- as San Francisco’s new head found someone new. Blueberries are Clemson hgic blueberries (hgic mental toughness over the tentionally underinflated foot- coach, he’s the son of two- a summertime treat that’s perfect for stands for Home & Garden course of the year,” Brady balls used in an AFC champi- time Super Bowl champion most backyards in South Carolina. Information Center) that lists culti- Long, long lived and productive, vars that fall into each category. Also, said. onship game victory two coach Mike Shanahan — that you’ll find such details as the color, The Falcons have never won years ago. topped the league in scoring with proper pruning, blueberries are relatively pest and disease free. Lots size and flavor of the different offer- the Super Bowl. This will be During Sunday’s game in (33.8) and ranked second in ings. Atlanta’s second trip to the Foxborough, Massachusetts, yards (415.8). of people freeze the extra fruits they pick over the season and have ber- Pruning blueberries is easy even for big game; it lost to Denver in spectators mocked Goodell by Brady, a three-time Super height-challenged people like me – 1999. ries to put on their cereal all winter chanting “Where is Roger?” — Bowl MVP and two-time long. you don’t need a ladder! Once your The club’s never had a he chose to attend the game in league MVP, and the Patriots The key to being successful is doing bushes are mature, go in each year quarterback quite as good as Atlanta instead. also own a pretty effective of- a little homework up front. Although and remove one-fourth to one-third Ryan, though. And as well as Brady played fense, even after losing star fall is the best time to plant in South of the oldest canes at ground level so The guy nicknamed “Matty — 32 for 42 for 384 yards, those tight end Rob Gronkowski to Carolina, it’s hard to find a wide you’ll have new, vigorous replace- Ice” went 27 for 38 for 392 three scores and zero inter- an injury. New England choice of varieties of blueberries (or ments which produce the most fruit. yards, four touchdowns and ceptions — it was the way ranked fourth in yards (386.2) other fruit trees) to plant until the Most important is to take a soil test. zero interceptions, while add- New England’s defense played and third in points (27.6). catalogues come out in late winter. Blueberries are really finicky about ing a rushing TD, to boot, that stood out. Another thing these teams Blueberries fall into several catego- soil pH, requiring a pH lower than leading Atlanta past Aaron ries. For most of South Carolina, we your vegetable garden. So do take a Right from the get-go, too: have in common is that nei- soil test right now and bring it our Rodgers and the Green Bay On Pittsburgh’s first two ther hurts itself with turn- need to select rabbiteye cultivars, as they perform best in our soils and office on the fifth floor of the white Packers 44-21 on Sunday in drives, nine plays yielded a overs: They tied for the fewest building next to the downtown the NFC championship game. total of 26 yards. Then there in the regular season, with 11. temperatures. There’s a lot of hype about highbush cultivars but these library. 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AREA ROUNDUP ning, 4 p.m. PREP SCHEDULE Carolina Academy at Thomas Sum- ter, 4 p.m. TODAY Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 4 Varsity Basketball p.m. Gamecocks defeat Conway 63-58 Lugoff-Elgin at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 4 Hartsville at Lakewood, 6 p.m. p.m. Chesterfield at Lee Central, 6:30 Maranatha Christian at Sumter CONWAY – Isaiah Moore with 15 points. Justus Boone Moore hit three free p.m. Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m. scored 25 points to lead Sum- had 11 and Justice Single- throws with no time remain- Hannah-Pamplico at East Claren- B Team Basketball don, 6 p.m. ter High School to a 63-58 tary eight. ing in regulation to tie the Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 5 Scott’s Branch at Bethune-Bow- p.m. varsity boys basketball victo- On Thursday in Manning, game, then hit two hit free man, TBA ry over Conway on Monday Chestnut Oaks defeated throws in overtime to give Varsity and JV Basketball WEDNESDAY at the CHS gymnasium. Manning 54-46. McCoy had a the Barons the win. Conway at Sumter (Girls Only), 6 B Team Basketball p.m. Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 5 Raymond Johnson added double-double of 12 points Hanahan at Manning, 4 p.m. p.m. 15 for the Gamecocks, who and 12 rebounds to lead the Florence Christian at Wilson Hall, 4 Varsity Wrestling VARSITY WRESTLING p.m. improved to 13-6 overall and Falcons. Kameron Rodriguez Socastee, Darlington at Sumter, 6 Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Man- 5-1 in Region VI-5A. Andrew also had 12 points and Gold- SUMTER FINISHES FOURTH p.m. Tiller added 14. en had nine. Sumter High School fin- CHS dropped 13-4 and 3-3. ished fourth in the Game- Jimmy Nichols had 21 for FURMAN 37 cock Duals on Saturday at improved to 9-4 with a 35-28 Corbett scored nine points to the Tigers and Juwan Moody HILLCREST 15 the SHS gymnasium. victory over Manning Junior lead Clarendon Hall to a had 18. Furman defeated Hillcrest Stratford won the tourna- High on Monday at the 27-12 victory over St. John’s 37-15 on Thursday at the ment while Dutch Fork was MJHS gymnasium. Christian on Friday at the MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL FMS gymnasium. second. Goose Creek was Trelaija Dennis led the CH gymnasium. Nicholas Martin led the In- third and SHS fourth. Lady Vikings with 21 points. Amberly Way scored six ALICE DRIVE 50 dians with 13 points, while The Gamecocks will play April Goodman added eight. points and pulled down 12 HILLCREST 19 James Wright had eight. host Socastee and Darlington rebounds for the Lady DALZELL – Marcus Lane on Wednesday at 6 p.m. FURMAN 20 Saints. Hadleigh McIntosh EBENEZER 19 and Trevonte Brunson both JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL also had six points. had double-doubles to lead GIRLS Furman defeated Ebene- Alice Drive to a 50-19 victory SUMTER 35 zer 20-19 in overtime on LAURENCE MANNING 33 over Hillcrest on Monday at CONWAY 33 Monday at the FMS gymna- FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 26 the HMS gymnasium. CONWAY – Sumter High MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL sium. FLORENCE – Breanna Lane had 10 points and 10 School improved to 11-1 with ALICE DRIVE 50 Tia Follin led the Lady In- Boykin scored 11 points to assists for the 12-1 Hawks, a 35-33 victory over Conway HILLCREST 40 dians with eight points. Sele- lead Laurence Manning while Brunson had 10 points on Monday at the CHS gym- na Hopkins had five. Academy to a 33-26 victory and 10 rebounds. nasium. DALZELL – Alice Drive Shania Davis led EMS with over Florence Christian Devin Boston had eight Omar Croskey led the had three players score in 13. School on Friday at the FCS points and Jalen White had Gamecocks with 12 points. double figures in a 50-40 vic- gymnasium. six. Tyre Smalls had 10 and Jay- tory over Hillcrest on Mon- JV BASKETBALL Aubrey Bennett added len Johnson had eight. day at the HMS gymnasium. eight points for LMA, which CHESTNUT OAKS 42 Stevye Sinkler had 18 CRESTWOOD 22 improved to 9-3. BATES 40 WILSON HALL 30 points for the Lady Hawks, LUGOFF-ELGIN 20 Chestnut Oaks had three CAMDEN MILITARY 17 while Tajanique Johnson LUGOFF – Crestwood High ORANGEBURG PREP 29 players score in double fig- Wilson Hall improved to had 13 points, five rebounds, School improved to 5-7 with WILSON HALL 25 ures in a 42-40 victory over 10-4 with a 30-17 victory six assists and four steals. a 22-20 victory over Lugoff- ORANGEBURG – Wilson Bates on Monday at the CO over Camden Military on Jada Sawyer had a double- Elgin on Monday at the L-E Hall suffered its first loss gymnasium. Monday at Nash Student double of 10 points and 18 gymnasium. of the season on Friday, Datreon Mack led the Fal- Center. rebounds and Inga Col- Jaden Stokes led the Lady falling to Orangeburg Prep cons with 16 points. Montel Peter Zhang led the Barons clough grabbed 10 rebounds. Knights with 14 points. 29-25 at the OP gymnasi- McCoy had 12, while Jamie with 12 points, while Emory um. Golden had a double-double Moore had nine. MAYEWOOD 35 CLARENDON HALL 27 The 10-1 Lady Barons were of 10 points and 10 rebounds. On Friday in Orangeburg, MANNING 28 ST. JOHN’S CHRISTIAN 12 led by Andie Grae Wingate Umar Lawson led Bates Wilson Hall beat OP 35-33. MANNING – Mayewood SUMMERTON – Bailey with 11 points.

Mississippi State: The Bulldogs used fouls built up, it opened things for two quarters to fall behind at halftime USC FROM PAGE B1 their own power post duo to gain con- South Carolina’s Gray to slash to the for just the second time this year. In trol of things early. Six-foot-5 Chinwe basket in the second half. the other, Duke finished the 74-63 upset right corner with 8 seconds left missed Okorie had seven rebounds, five of South Carolina: for what had been South Carolina’s the mark. Again, the ball came up them offensive, in the first minutes Maybe the Gamecocks have too only loss. The Gamecocks tightened Mississippi State’s way on a tie up be- against South Carolina’s vaunted post much of a belief in their own ultimate things up down the stretch with just neath the basket. But Vivians missed a pair of 6-5 Wilson and 6-4 Coates. When success. How else to explain their slug- three second-half turnovers in rallying short shot with 4 seconds left, Wilson Okorie had to take a seat with two gish showing at the start of the game past Mississippi State. collected the rebound and hit two foul fouls, 6-7 sophomore backup Teaira (they fell behind 7-0 and 14-7) and at the shots for the final margin. McCowan gave the Gamecocks fits end of the second quarter (Mississippi UP NEXT Breanna Richardson and Vivians with her athletic play as she made all State outscored them 15-8 over the final Mississippi State returns home to play each had 12 points to lead the Bulldogs. four of her shots. seven minutes before the break? South Texas A&M on Sunday. McCowan, though, picked up three Carolina, which came in averaging 13 South Carolina goes to Georgia on THE BIG PICTURE fouls in the opening 20 minutes. As the turnovers a game, had 11 in the first Thursday night.

OBITUARIES LUCILLE Y. PECHINKA He earned his bachelor’s and liam “Billy” St., Manning, SC 29102. friends at the home of her SUMMERTON — Lucille master’s degrees in education Clemmons, 75, Stephens Funeral Home & parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Youngblood Pechinka, 80, at the University of South husband of Patri- Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Maple, 4110 Patriot Parkway, widow of Sam Pechinka, died Carolina. He was a retired cia Brown “Patti” Manning, is in charge of ar- Sumter, SC 29154. on Saturday, Jan. meteorologist from the U.S. Clemmons, died rangements, (803) 435-2179. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. 21, 2017, at her Air Force and was paired with on Monday, Jan. www.stephensfuneralhome.org Main St., Sumter, is in charge home. the 82nd Special Forces Army CLEMMONS 23, 2017, at his of arrangements. Born on Oct. 13, Group out of Fort Bragg, home. MICHAEL P. TENNANT 1936, in Wilkes- North Carolina. He was also a Born on May Michael Paul Tennant, 31, RUTH JOHNSON Barre, Pennsylva- Mason and a member of the 18, 1941, in Wilmington, North died on Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, On Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, nia, she was a VFW. Mr. Barger was a sixth Carolina, he was a son of the at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Ruth McFadden-Wilson John- PECHINKA daughter of the grade science teacher at Hill- late George Garland Clem- Born in Benson, North Car- son, widow of Lee Ernest late Lawrence crest Middle School, was the mons and Emma Boswell olina, he was a son of Jerry Johnson, exchanged time for and Marian Wysocki Young- head football coach and was Clemmons. He was a retired and Mary Strickland Ten- eternity at her residence. blood. She was an avid artist also a former basketball South Carolina State Trooper nant. Born on Nov. 22, 1917, in and a member of St. Mary coach. He was also known as with 37 years of service and Surviving are his parents of Clarendon County, she was a Catholic Church in Summer- “Shakes” of the Warrior recently retired as the codes Sumter; two brothers, Ray- daughter of the late Willie ton. Brotherhood Motorcycle Club. enforcement officer with the mond Tennant and fiancé, Mi- Bradley and Rosa Ruth Mc- She is survived by her Surviving are his wife of City of Manning. He was a chelle, and Jerry Tennant Jr. Fadden. daughter, Lynne Ann Pechin- Dalzell; one son, Joel Barger volunteer with the Clarendon and fiancé, Sheryce; a sister, The family is receiving rela- ka of Summerton; two nieces; (Adela); one daughter, Sarah County Fire Department and Mary Gladden and husband, tives and friends at the resi- and a nephew. Barger; five brothers, Mike the City of Manning Fire De- Anthony, all of Sumter; and dence, 40 Wright St., Sumter. In addition to her husband, (Marlene), David (Lanie), Dale partment. He was a member numerous nieces and neph- Funeral services are incom- she was preceded in death by (Vanna), Bob (Cindy) and of Manning First Baptist ews. plete and will be announced her brother, Lawrence Young- Roger; one stepson, Adam Church. Funeral services will be by Fleming & DeLaine Funer- blood Jr. Patrick Raynard (Danielle); He is survived by his wife of held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday al Home & Chapel. A memorial service will be and five grandchildren, Gabri- Manning; a daughter, Debbie in the chapel of Elmore Hill held at a later date. el, Anthony, Diego, Allison Clemmons Jordan (Bill) of McCreight Funeral Home WESLEY KIND The family requests that me- and Ari. West Columbia; a son, Mi- with the Rev. Lynwood Collins Wesley Kind, 58, husband morials be made to one of the The family will receive chael Clemmons (Susan) of officiating. of Shirley Guess Parker following: A Second Chance friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Fri- Hartsville; a sister, Barbara The family will receive Kind, died on Monday, Jan. Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Har- day at Elmore Hill McCreight Moss of Winder, Georgia; and friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on 23, 2017, at Palmetto Health vin Highway, Manning, SC Funeral Home. five grandchildren, Austin Wednesday at Elmore Hill Tuomey. 29102; SC Alzheimers Associa- Funeral services will be Jordan, Madison Jordan, Billy McCreight Funeral Home. Born on March 11, 1958, in tion, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite held at 2 p.m. on Saturday in Clemmons, Michaela Clem- Online condolences may be Sumter County, he was a son L, Anderson, SC 29621; Jeho- the chapel of Elmore Hill Mc- mons and Anna Grace Clem- sent to www.sumterfunerals. of Henry Sr. and Sarah Kind. vah Jireh Outreach Ministries, Creight Funeral Home with mons. com. The family is receiving rela- P.O. Box 13, Manning, SC military honors. A funeral service will be Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- tives and friends at the home, 29102; or St. Mary’s Catholic There will be a procession held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday neral Home & Crematory, 221 1021 Sea Brook Road. Church, 14 N. Cantey St., Sum- leaving at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Manning First Baptist Broad St., Sumter, is in charge Funeral arrangements are merton, SC 29148. from Hillcrest Middle School Church with the Rev. John of the arrangements, (803) incomplete and will be an- Stephens Funeral Home & going to the funeral home. Ev- Gambrell officiating. Burial 775-9386. nounced by Williams Funeral Crematory, 304 N. Church St., eryone is welcome to join the will follow in Clarendon Me- Home Inc. Manning, is in charge of ar- procession. morial Gardens. rangements, (803) 435-2179. Online condolences may be Pallbearers will be Buddy TIMOTHY T. BROOKS www.stephensfuneralhome.org sent to www.sumterfunerals. Lester, Richard Taylor, Trey Timothy Tyrone Brooks, 53, com. Brown, Carter Jones, Tim husband of Stephannie J. Du- TRAVIS LEE BARGER Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Baxley and Mitch McElveen. rant-Brooks, departed this life DALZELL — Travis Lee neral Home & Crematory, 221 Honorary pallbearers will on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, at Barger, 55, loving husband of Broad St., Sumter, is in charge be the S.C. Highway Patrol, CYNTHIA MAPLE-HUDSON his residence. Jennifer L. Wheat Barger, of the arrangements, (803) Clarendon County Fire De- He was born on Dec. 26, died peacefully in 775-9386. partment, City of Manning Cynthia Maple-Hudson, 52, 1963, in Columbia, a son of the his sleep on Fri- Fire Department, the Mullet wife of Bryant Reginald Hud- late Bishop Frank and Mother day, Jan. 20, 2017. Club and the Kimbrough son, departed this life on Helen McKnight Brooks. Born in Tope- Johnson Sunday school class. Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at Pal- The family will receive ka, Kansas, he Visitation will be held from metto Health Richland, Co- friends at the home of his fa- was a son of the 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens lumbia. ther-in-law, Matthew Durant, late Donald Eu- Funeral Home and other Born on Dec. 18, 1964, in 108 Pinewood Road, Sumter, BARGER gene and Betty times at the residence. Sumter, she was a daughter of SC 29154. Ann Haggard GEORGE W. CLEMMONS Memorials may be made to Frank Lee and Mary Lou Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Barger. Mr. Barger attended Manning First Baptist Church Smith Maple. Main St., Sumter, is in charge Alice Drive Baptist Church. MANNING — George Wil- Building Fund, 49 W. Boyce The family will receive of arrangements. THE SUMTER ITEM TELEVISION TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 | B5

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Estate Notice Help Wanted Mobile Home Legal Notice Public Hearing Full-Time Rentals Sumter County NOTICE TO CREDITORS Seeking a FT maintenance per- MH 4BR/2BA, lg, w/d, lg lot, stove, 510 - Hood, Lavetta NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS for Apartment Communities refrigerator. For more info call 558 - Lawrence, Michael OF ZONING APPEALS OF ESTATES son PUBLIC HEARING located in Bishopville and surround- 803-481-3498 709 - Gamble, Quaran Persons having claim against the 724 - Casteel, Damon following estates are required to deliver ing areas. Successful candidate will Lost & Found Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, 747 - Fegins, Shamara The Sumter City-County Board of or mail their claims to the indicated perform various maintenance duties water//sewer//garbage pk-up incl'd. Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly Personal Representatives, appointed to necessary to maintain and enhance scheduled meeting on Wednesday, RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 administer these estates, and to fi le their Small crippled dog found on Hwy the value of the communities. Duties B016 - Fleming, James February 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the claims on Form #371PC with the Probate 401, please call to identify. City Council Chambers located on include plumbing, light electrical, MH 3BR/2BA, w/d, large lot, stove, B078 - Watcher, Robert Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. the Fourth Floor of the Opera House 803-469-9381 painting, cleaning, etc. Applicant refrigerator. Farmers Rd. off St. Paul B082 - James, Shauna Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or C022 - Bennett, Tequalli (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South before the date that is eight months after must have own tools and reliable Ch. Rd.1.5 acre. Call for more info C037 - Walker, Vanessa Carolina). The following request is the date of the fi rst publication of this transportation. M-464 c//o The Item, 803-481-3498 C038 - Fidiaj, Brenda scheduled for public hearing: Notice to Creditors, (unless previously BUSINESS PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 C042 - Harrison, Diane barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), D004 - Lawson, Jacory BOA-17-01, 343 Pinewood Rd. (City) or such persons shall be forever barred SERVICES Spring Hill Suites by Marriott on STATEBURG D008 - Wheeler, Lakisha The applicant is requesting a as to heir claims. All claims are required Broad St. is seeking a front desk COURTYARD E004 - Selitte, Mario variance from Article 8, Exhibit 8-5 to be presented in written statements, Maximum Sign Area for General clerk and house keeper. Previous 2 & 3 Br, Sec. 8 E031 - White, Matthew indicating the name and the address hotel exp. required. Please apply in E039 - Belcher, Sabrina Commercial Zoning District to allow of the claimant, the basis of the claim, Home 803-494-4015 Improvements person at 2645 Broad St. Sumter, SC F045 - Burroughs, Virgil for an additional 473.26 sq. ft. of the amount claimed, the date when the H005 - Rhodes, Kierra signage on the front of the building. claim will become due, the nature of any The property is located at 343 The #1 Furniture Retail Company J010 - Dixon, Nicholas uncertainty as to the amount claimed and All out Home Improvements Pinewood Rd., represented by Tax in the U.S. is seeking highly the date when due, and a description of We beat everybody's price 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 Map #206-12-02-044 and is zoned any security as to the claim. motivated individuals with outgoing Licensed & Bonded REAL 0142 - Nelson, Gretta General Commercial (GC). personalities to join our Sales Team. 803-316-8969 0249 - Williams, Lorenzo Estate:/Elizabeth Grubb Candidates must have a working ESTATE 0403 - Demmons, Dante Documents pertaining to the #2016ES4300001 H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel knowledge of computers. They will 0411 - Rex, Candy proposed request(s) are on file in the Personal Representative paint roofs gutters drywall blown be required to build sales volume by 0431/2 - Carraway, Cheryl Office of the Sumter City-County Grandy Grubb Planning Department and are ceilings ect. 773-9904 providing superior customer service 0531 - Lane, Loriel 1904 West Oakland Avenue Homes for Sale available to be inspected and and knowledge of product and 0728 - Lovely, Andria Sumter, SC 29150 0736 - Brown, Danesha studied by interested citizens. Legal Service finance options. This full time Estate:/Zane Dale Wright Investors Dream! Located on position is based on a flexible work Purchase must be made with cash Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. #2016ES4300030 schedule that includes evenings, Sampson St. Buy 3 houses & get the only and paid for at the time of sale. Mayor Personal Representative Attorney Timothy L. Griffith Saturdays and some holidays. Offer- 4th house free! Call 775-4391 or All goods are sold as is and must be Mary W. Martin 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. ing unlimited income potential based 464-5960 for more information. removed at the time of the sale. Sale NOTICE OF SUMTER C/O William C. Coffey, Jr. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury on commission and bonuses. Guar- is subject to adjournment. BOARD OF ZONING PO Box 29102 anteed salary during training proc- APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING Manning, SC 29102 Painting ess. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., The Sumter City-County Board of Estate:/Willie Jean Munn Sumter, SC 29150 or email to Summons & Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly #2016ES4300013 Int/Ext Painting, Pressure wash- [email protected] Notice scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Personal Representative ing. 30 yrs exp. References. Quality February 8, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. in the Gale M. Doggette work/free est. Bennie 803-468-7592 SEEKING A HIGHLY MOTIVATED City Council Chambers located on 46 Chamblee Road RESIDENTIAL PLUMBER WITH A IN THE JUVENILE COURT the Fourth Floor of the Opera House Walterboro, SC 29488 FOR SUMNER COUNTY, (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Roofing STRONG PROFESSIONAL WORK Estate:/Patsy Hopkins HABIT. Must have at least 5 years of TENNESSEE Carolina). The following requests are scheduled for public hearing: #2016ES4300038 experience and a valid driver's STATE OF TENNESSEE Personal Representative All Types of Roofing & Repairs All license. HILL PLUMBING offers Leonard E. Hopkins work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. DEPARTMENT OF BOA-16-16, 3350 N. Main St. (County) competitive pay, incentives and CHILDREN'S SERVICES The applicant is requesting Special 2155 N. Kings Hwy. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. health insurance. Come join Sumt- Exception approval in order to allow Dalzell, SC 29040 PETITIONER er's leading plumbing contractor by 6 Middle St. Price reduced. 3 or 4 for a Liquor Store (SIC 592) as Estate:/Thomas D. Carty Tree Service filling out an application at: required per Article 3; Section I #2016ES4300710 Br. 2 Ba. C/H/A. New construction. IN THE MATTER OF: 438 N. Main St., Sumter SC EOE General Commercial Zoning District; Personal Representative Financing avail. Call 464-5960 KEYSHON ROBINSON NELSON, 3.i.4.e Special Exceptions - Liquor Douglas W. Carty NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE DOB: 06/29/99 FILE NO. Medical practice seeking someone Stores; Exhibit 5 and Article 5; 6185 Carty Lane Tree removal, trimming & stump 2012-JV-590 w/exp as a Medical Assistant. Send Section B; 5.b.1 and 5.b.2.i of the Wedgefield,SC 29168 grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128 A CHILD UNDER 18 YEARS OF Sumter County Zoning Ordinance. resume to: AGE The property is located at 3350 N. Estate:/Joseph Gardner Gore Jr [email protected] Full Main St., represented by Tax Map # #2016ES4300028 A Notch Above Tree Care ORDER FOR SERVICE BY quality service low rates, lic./ins., free 244-00-01-001, and zoned General Personal Representative Top pay for Roofers with flat roof PUBLICATION Commercial (GC). est BBB accredited 983-9721 Ann H. Gore experience TPO, Aspalt, mod bit, C/O Thomas Player, Jr. It appearing to the Court from the Tree removal, epdm, Only Experience roofers need BOA-17-02, 4395 Camden Hwy. Attorney at Law Ricky's Tree Service allegations of the Petition for (County) stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, apply. Call 803-968-9833. PO Drawer 3690 Btwn 8am-5pm only Termination of Parental Rights, The applicant is requesting a Sumter, SC 29151 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. Motion for Service by Publication variance of 1300sqft from the Class A HAZMAT Drivers and the Affidavit of Diligent Search maximum allowed of 1100sqft per Estate:/Emily Cribb Moise 401 Albert Dr., near Morris College, that the whereabouts of the EnviroVac is the leading Industrial the Sumter County Zoning #2016ES4300011 3 Br. Financing available. Call Respondent, TAMIKO ROBINSON, Ordinance Article 4,Exhibit 8A Personal Representative Cleaning company in the Southeast. 803-775-4391 or 464-5960 Mother of KEYSHON ROBINSON Maximum Square Footage of David Deleon Moise, Jr. MERCHANDISE We are looking for dedicated NELSON, is unknown and cannot be Residential Accessory Structures C/O Jack W. Erter, Jr. employees working in the Sumter, Manufactured ascertained by diligent search, Based on Gross Acreage in order to Attorney at Law South Carolina area to haul waste 50 Housing therefore, the ordinary process of allow a 2400 sq. ft. detached PO Box 580 hours per week, while having the law cannot be served upon structure. The property is located at Sumter, SC 29151 Garage, Yard & weekends off work. These employ- Respondent, TAMIKO ROBINSON, 4395 Camden Hwy., represented by M & M Mobile Homes, Inc. Now Mother of KEYSHON ROBINSON Estate:/Mary Elaine Player Estate Sales ees start at $16/hr. Please apply Tax Map #151-14-02-08 and zoned selling New Wind Zone II Champion NELSON. Agricultural Conservation (AC). Rittle online at http://www.cleancompany #2016ES4300037 .com/application/ and Clayton Homes. Lots of floor LARGE GARAGE SALE plans available to custom design It is, therefore, ORDERED that said Documents pertaining to the Personal Representative William H. Rittle Every Weekend your home. Nice used refurbished TAMIKO ROBINSON, Mother of proposed request(s) are on file in the Medical Assistant / Scribe needed KEYSHON ROBINSON NELSON be Office of the Sumter City-County 1043 Nottingham Dr. Tables $2 & $3 for specialty medical practice. Must homes still available also. Bank and served by publication of the Planning Department and are Sumter, SC 29153 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB have experience with in-office patient Owner financing with ALL CREDIT following notice for four (4) available to be inspected and Open every weekend. Call SCORES accepted. Call consecutive weeks in THE SUMTER studied by interested citizens. Estate:/Leynoyette J. Dixon care, strong communication skills, #2016ES4300007 803-494-5500 detailed-oriented, time management, 1-843-389-4215 Like us on Face- ITEM, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed in the Personal Representative computer skills to include the use of book M & M Mobile Homes. SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL State of South Carolina and James T. McCain, Chairman Timothy Dixon EMR. Salary based on experience. distributed throughout Sumter Mary Blanding, Clerk 2650 Edmunds Dr. For Sale Land & Lots Sumter, SC 29154 Full-Time with Benefit. Send resume for Sale County, South Carolina and by or Trade to Box 466 c//o The Item, PO Box publication of the following notice Estate Notice Estate:/William Dean Kolb 1677 Sumter SC 29151 for four (4) consecutive weeks in The #2016ES4300020 Acre Minutes from Sumter Item, a weekly newspaper of Sumter County Kimball Piano with stool. Very good Personal Representative Walmart/Shaw, general circulation printed in the condition $100 Call 803-469-2105 Trucking Kelly K. Geddings State of South Carolina. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Opportunities all hookups. $12,900. 2729 Browning Ridge Dr. Sofa, Lazyboy End Recliners, like 888-774-5720 OF ESTATES Sumter, SC 29154 new. $425 Call 239-560-7224 It is further ORDERED that if the Persons having claim against the Truck Driver needed for hauling TAMIKO ROBINSON, Mother of following estates are required to deliver Estate:/Anne B. Thomas One plot, Lot 333 Fountain Four chips. Must have CDL & min. 3 years TRANSPORTATION KEYSHON ROBINSON NELSON or mail their claims to the indicated #2016ES4300644 Garden. At Evergreen Cemetery. For exp. Call 803-804-4742. does not enter an appearance or Personal Representatives, appointed to Personal Representative otherwise Answer the Petition, details call 423-892-0638. administer these estates, and to fi le their Robert E. Thomas, Jr. further personal service or service claims on Form #371PC with the Probate 5 Folsom Street Home office desk.. Good condition. by further publication shall be Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Sumter, SC 29150 dispensed with and service of any $25 Call 803-469-2105 Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or future notices, motions, orders or before the date that is eight months after Estate:/James Kendrick good condition, you RENTALS Miscellaneous other legal documents in this matter the date of the fi rst publication of this #2016ES4300008 Recliner, may be made upon the TAMIKO move. $50 Call 803-494-9610 Notice to Creditors, (unless previously Personal Representative ROBINSON, Mother of KEYSHON barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), Lottie Rivers McCaw , good condition, queen ROBINSON NELSON, by filing same or such persons shall be forever barred 2510 Raccoon Road Sofa bed Unfurnished with the Juvenile Court Clerk of size, you move. $200 OBO Call as to heir claims. All claims are required Sumter, SC 29154 Apartments Sumner County, Tennessee. to be presented in written statements, 803-494-9610 indicating the name and the address Estate:/Roosevelt Joe NOTICE TO RESPONDENT, of the claimant, the basis of the claim, #2016ES4300394 Computer desk. Good condition. Studio Apt bath, kitchen, Fridge, TAMIKO ROBINSON Personal Representative stove, fenced courtyard, $520 Mo the amount claimed, the date when the $25 Call 803-469-2105 claim will become due, the nature of any Stephanie A. Joe water & elec, incld No smoking or The State of Tennessee, Department C/O John Moorman New & used Heat pumps & A/C. uncertainty as to the amount claimed and Pets 803-225-3137 of Children's Services, has filed a the date when due, and a description of Attorney at Law Will install/repair, Call 803-968-9549 petition against you seeking to any security as to the claim. 17 E. Calhoun St. or 843-992-2364 Huntington Place Apartments terminate forever your parental Sumter, SC 29150 Rents from $625 per month rights to KEYSHON ROBINSON Table, 6 chairs, 40x48 & 18in leaf. NELSON, who was born to TAMIKO Estate:/Henry Furman, Jr. Estate:/Jeffrey A. Routch $275 Call 239-560-7224 1 Month free* ROBINSON on June 29, 1999 in #2016ES4300024 #2016ES4300035 *13 Month lease required Charleston County, South Carolina. Personal Representative Personal Representative Emma Furman Conn. Elec. Organ with touch -n-play Leasing office located at Refurbished batteries as low as The birth certificate is silent as to Elisabeth A. Miller 4000 McCrays Mill Rd. C/O Glenn F. Givens keyboard and Different sound ef- Ashton Mill Apartment Homes $45. New batteries as low as the identity of the biological father. fects. $100 Call 803-469-2105 595 Ashton Mill Drive It appears that ordinary process of Sumter, SC 29154 107 N. Main Street $59.95. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-3600 law cannot be served upon you Computer desk, excellent, 71x24. Rd. 803-773-4381 because your whereabouts are Estate:/Rebecca W. Carson Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 Estate:/Martha W. Wright $60 Call 239-560-7224 unknown. You are hereby #2016ES4300015 ORDERED to appear in the Juvenile Personal Representative #2016ES4300034 Kathryn C. Bush Personal Representative Senior Living LEGAL Court of Sumner County, Tennessee in Gallatin, Tennessee on the 21st 646 Smithville Church Rd. Wayne A. Wright Apartments day of December, 2016 at 9:00 a.m., to Cheraw, SC 29520 8610 W. Fairway Woods Dr. for those 62+ NOTICES personally to answer the Petition for N. Charleston, SC 29420 EMPLOYMENT (Rent based on income) Termination of Parental Rights. Estate:/Terry Wayne Edwards Estate:/Jerry Lynn Price, Sr. Shiloh-Randolph Manor Failing to appear for the hearing on #2016ES4300004 #2016ES4300016 125 W. Bartlette. Legal Notice this date and time, without good Personal Representative Personal Representative Help Wanted 775-0575 cause, pursuant to Rule 39(c)(3) of Angela M. Edwards Barbara F. Price the Tenn. R. Juv. P. will result in the C/O Sarah Rand-McDaniel Full-Time Studio/1 Bedroom Public Storage/ 5850 Alcott Drive loss of your right to contest the PO Box 12009 Wedgefield, SC 29168 apartments available PS Orangeco, Inc. petition to terminate your parental Columbia, SC 29211 ATTENTION : NOW HIRING EHO LEGAL NOTICE rights to the child listed above. You Estate:/Marcus De'Quan Packers - Cooks - Cashiers NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE may view and obtain a copy of the Estate:/Robert Lee Carter Garland Petition and any other subsequently Cooks must have 2 yr exp. Interviews Willow Run, 251 Rast St. 2BR, OF PERSONAL PROPERTY #2016ES4300033 #2016ES4300295 will be every Thurs. beginning filed legal documents at the Sumner Personal Representative Personal Representative 2BA, incl. water & trash P/U, pool, Notice is hereby given that the County Juvenile Court Clerk's Office, Hyon Roberta Carter Gwendolyn Garland 1-26-17 @ 2-3pm $575 mo./dep. 968-7801 225 East Main Street, Gallatin, TN Location: Golden Chick, undersigned will sell to satisfy the 2402 Kingsway Road C/O Robert G. Rikard lien of owner at public sale by 37066. Ft. Washington, MD 20744 Attorney at Law 807 Broad St. Sumter, S.C. 2BR/2BA, Willow Run Apt., 900sqft, competitive bidding on February 9, 1329 Blanding Street very nice & clean, washer & dryer 2017 personal and/or business IT IS SO ORDERED. Entered this Estate:/James Cuttino Eldridge Columbia, SC 29201 included. $550+$550 deposit. Back- property including but not limited to 18th day of October, 2016. #2016ES4300716 ground check required and referen- furniture, clothing, tools and other Personal Representative Estate:/Lumicha J. Whaley BARRY BROWN, JUDGE #2016ES4300010 ces. Call Kim 803-294-0925 household / business items located at Lynn T. Eldridge the properties listed. APPROVED FOR ENTRY: 2135 Hobbit Way Personal Representative Sumter, SC 29153 Bruce Whaley Unfurnished The sale will begin at 1:00 pm at 1143 STATE OF TENNESSEE C/O Hughey Law Firm Homes DEPARTMENT OF Attorney at Law N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC Estate:/Ollie Huggins Hodge 29153. CHILDREN'S SERVICES PO Box 348 Robyn L. Taylor, BPR#026922 #2016ES4300039 Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 homes & MH, in Sumter Personal Representative 3 & 4 Br Assistant General Counsel The personal goods stored therein by Mary C. Hodge County & Manning area. No Sect. 8. 393 Maple Street, Suite 201 below named occupant(s); 2350 Old Manning Road Rent + dep. req. 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JESSICA HILL, AP LEWIS JACOBS, AP Trump signs orders on trade, abortion Among executive actions: Withdrawing “We’ve been talking President about this for a long Trump holds the U.S. from Trans-Pacific Partnership up an exec- time. A great thing utive order Along with an executive order for the American withdrawing Gregory Korte signed Friday on Obamacare, worker, what we the U.S. from @gregorykorte Trump’s first-week executive ac- just did.” the Trans- USA TODAY tions signal a U-turn from Obama Pacific Part- administration policies. President Trump nership after “Everybody knows what I’m signing it WASHINGTON President Trump about to do,” Trump said before Priebus handed him a memoran- alongside signed three presidential direc- withdrawing from the Trans-Pa- dum directing a hiring freeze, White House tives Monday, withdrawing U.S. cific Partnership, a 12-nation Trump emphasized, “except for Chief of Staff support for a Pacific trade deal, trade deal signed by the Obama the military.” The hiring freeze is Reince imposing a hiring freeze in civil- administration but not ratified by in line with similar actions taken Priebus. ian agencies, and restoring the so- the Senate. “We’ve been talking by Presidents Ronald Reagan and called Mexico City policy that about this for a long time. A great George W. Bush in their first days prohibits U.S. aid from support- thing for the American worker, in office. Obama did not order a ing international groups that pro- what we just did.” mote abortion. When Chief of Staff Reince v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B SAUL LOEB, AFP/GETTY IMAGES

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BRANDEN CAMP, AP For the latest national sports coverage, go to sports.usatoday.com TORNADOES SET DEADLY USA SNAPSHOTS© Driving on air RECORD IN THE SOUTH At least Dozens of tornadoes killing 15 people in Georgia and A rescue Doyle Rice were reported one in Florida. It was also the worker 16 killed @usatodayweather deadliest day overall since April searches for in worst USA TODAY through the weekend 27, 2014. Four people were killed survivors in January a time of year when Saturday in another tornado in the wreckage storms of such power Mississippi. of a mobile day since The Southeast took stock Mon- and destruction January 2017 is now the sec- home Mon- 1969 day of the wide swath of destruc- ond-deadliest January for torna- day after 55% tion wrought by the deadliest are rare. does in the U.S. since accurate a tornado of Americans believe January day for tornadoes in 48 records began in 1950. Only Janu- ripped flying cars will exist in years. cording to the Storm Prediction ary 1969 had more. through the next 50 years. With 16 deaths, Sunday be- Center. Survey teams were examining Albany, Ga. came the USA’s worst January Such destructive storms are damage Monday to determine SOURCE Arconic survey of 1,007 adults day for tornadoes since Jan. 22, rare for January, and Sunday’s MICHAEL B. SMITH AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY 1969, when 32 people died, ac- storm was particularly deadly, v STORY CONTINUES ON 2B

USA’s newest satellite: ‘Hi-def from the heavens’ GOES-16, a revolution times the image resolution of ticated technology ever flown in existing spacecraft. It’s like space to predict severe weather in weather science, “high-definition from the heav- on Earth.” sends its first images ens,” the National Oceanic and And it’s fast: The satellite can Atmospheric Administration scan the entire Western Hemi- said in a statement. sphere in just five minutes. Doyle Rice GOES stands for geostationary “It will revolutionize how @usatodayweather operational environmental severe-weather forecasting is USA TODAY satellite. done,” says meteorologist Ryan “This is such an exciting day Maue of WeatherBell Analytics. for NOAA,” says Stephen Volz, The school-bus-size satellite, The USA’s newest weather the director of NOAA’s Satellite known as GOES-R when it was satellite — GOES-16 — has sent and Information Service. launched in November, is in a back its first images of our planet, “One of our GOES-16 scientists geosynchronous orbit of Earth. federal scientists announced compared this to seeing a new- This means it hovers in the same Monday. NOAA born baby’s first pictures — it’s spot above the planet, about The photos are of weather and GOES-16 captured this view of the moon from the satellite’s that exciting for us. ... These im- 22,000 miles above the equator, Earth in high detail — at four position 22,000 miles above the equator earlier this month. ages come from the most sophis- and matches Earth’s rotation. C2 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 · THE SUMTER ITEM After TPP, Trump to focus on jobs Opinions split on competitors. because we don’t have many,” he For example, the agreement said. “But other members around effect pact would with South Korea requires that the Pacific Rim have lots. TPP have had on growth only 35% of the parts of products will lower their trade barriers.” coming into the U.S. duty-free originate in Korea, which means A NEUTRAL ASSESSMENT Roger Yu the majority of parts could come In a report last year, the U.S. In- @ByRogerYu from China or other places, ac- ternational Trade Commission, a USA TODAY cording to the Communications non-partisan federal agency, had Workers of America. a more optimistic outlook, saying The TPP could be used as a the agreement would result in a The Trans-Pacific Partnership “backdoor” for Chinese products net increase of 128,000 full-time was pitched as fuel for American to come into the U.S. duty-free jobs in 15 years. exporters in their global and hurt domestic competitors, it But the agency estimated that competition. said. the TTP would boost U.S. gross President Trump, by signing an About 448,000 U.S. jobs could domestic product only by a mod- executive order Monday to aban- be lost if the TPP were enacted, est 0.15%, or $42.7 billion, by don the TPP, demonstrated that according to a study by Tufts Uni- 2032. his priority is to slow the tide of versity’s Global Development Output in manufacturing, nat- jobs leaving the United States and And Environment Institute. ural resources, and energy would experiment with other protec- Critics also say the TPP would drop of 0.1%, with the TPP agree- tionist measures before providing be the latest in a string of failed ment in place, the agency predic- a leg-up to American companies trade policies that have contrib- ted. In 15 years, output would seeking cheaper labor abroad. uted to wage stagnation in the grow 0.5% in the agriculture in- The order on his first working U.S. Working-class Americans al- dustry and 0.1% in the services day as president reverses decades EVAN VUCCI, AP ready lose about $1,800 annually sector, the ITC said. of pro-trade policies pursued by President Trump on Monday signs an executive order to with- because wages have been de- The ITC concluded that the his predecessors, who argued draw the U.S. from the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership pressed by companies choosing TPP would contribute to modest such deals boost U.S. exports, trade pact fashioned under the Obama administration. to operate in countries with low- growth in American companies’ open markets for American com- er wages, according to the left- business abroad. U.S. exports and panies and lead to more jobs. The TPP would have nies from selling their products leaning Economic Policy Insti- U.S. imports are projected to Trump argues these trade in foreign countries. The TPP tute. “It’s a race to the bottom on grow by 1% and 1.1%, respectively, deals are costing U.S. workers removed more than also includes rules about environ- wages,” said Robert E. Scott, sen- in 15 years as a result of the TPP. their jobs, and that the TPP is 18,000 taxes that mental standards, labor practices, ior economist for the Economic The ITC said some details of filled with too many concessions have hindered the the influence of state-owned en- Policy Institute. the agreement — such as rules for to other nations sale of U.S. products terprises, trade disputes, e-com- Obama has countered that the protecting data flows and estab- The TPP is a trade pact among merce policies, intellectual TPP offers benefits that would lishing standards for customs, 12 Pacific Rim countries, exclud- in foreign countries. property protection and anti-cor- touch many sectors of the U.S. sanitary conditions and intellec- ing China, that was signed last Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam, ruption measures. economy. “Building walls to iso- tual property rights — would be year by President Obama after Chile, Brunei, Singapore and New late ourselves from the global more difficult to quantify but be seven years of negotiation. But Zealand. The pact “levels the ARGUMENT AGAINST TPP economy would only isolate us just as beneficial to U.S. exporters. the Senate had not yet ratified it. playing field by setting the high- Labor unions that oppose the from the incredible opportunities “TPP would generally establish The 30-chapter pact, which also est enforceable standards and by deal are primarily concerned that it provides,” he said. trade-related disciplines that needed to be ratified by other removing barriers to selling our the TPP inhibits domestic invest- Jeffrey Frankel, professor of strengthen and harmonize regu- countries before Trump’s order goods overseas,” Obama wrote ment, particularly in manufactur- capital formation and growth at lations, increase certainty, and Monday, aims to boost exports, last year in an editorial for The ing, by offering benefits to U.S. Harvard Kennedy School, said in decrease trade costs for firms that remove tariffs, open access to Washington Post. companies that relocate opera- an editorial for The Boston Globe trade and invest in the TPP re- more markets and usher in trans- A key selling pitch by Obama tions and jobs abroad. They say it that the TPP reduces tariffs and gion,” the ITC said. parency in trade rules. was that agreement would re- also loosens restrictions on for- quotas. “It is true that the United Other countries part of the move more than 18,000 tariffs eign companies that export to the States will not be lowering many Contributing: Brent Snavely and Chris- TPP are Australia, Canada, Japan, that have hampered U.S. compa- United States, hurting domestic such import barriers under TPP sie Thompson, USA TODAY Network ‘New era of trade policy’

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hiring freeze, but only a pay freeze for senior members of the White House staff. The White House did not im- mediately release the text of the directives, but Trump held up the trade order for a photo opportu- nity. “It is the policy of my admini- stration to represent the Ameri- can people and their financial well-being in all negotiations, par- ticularly the American worker,” the memorandum said, according to an Agence France-Presse/Get- ty Images photo. None of the directives were ex- ecutive orders, but rather presi- dential memoranda. Known as “executive orders by another name,” presidential memoranda became President Obama’s exec- utive power tool of choice, sign- ing more of them than any MIKE NELSON, EPA president in history. Boulders block Topanga Canyon Boulevard in California Monday after torrential rain unleashed flooding and landslides. Trump ordered that all future trade deals be negotiated individ- Corrections & Clarifications ually, country-to-country, and not part of regional trade pacts. USA TODAY is committed Walls of storms bear down White House press secretary to accuracy. To reach us, contact Standards Editor Sean Spicer said it “ushers in a Brent Jones at 800-872- v CONTINUED FROM 1B There is no more danger of se- lines,” AccuWeather meteorolo- new era of trade policy,” and rep- 7073 or e-mail accu- CONTINUED FROM C1 vere weather or tornadoes any- gist Brett Rathbun said. “The resents “a strong signal that the [email protected]. Please indicate whether how many tornadoes hit Georgia, where in the USA for at least the coastal flood threat will be great- Trump administration wants free you’re responding to the length of their path and their next several days, according to est at times of high tide.” and fair trade around the world.” content online or in the strength. The tornadoes and the Storm Prediction Center. Ferry service was halted Mon- The Mexico City policy, re- newspaper. storms left dozens injured and Elsewhere Monday, separate day between Cape Cod and Nan- ferred to as the “global gag rule” destroyed homes, businesses and storms were slamming California tucket in Massachusetts as wind by abortion rights groups, was communities. and the Northeast with heavy gusts to 60 mph were expected. first adopted by President Ronald President Trump pledged to rain and snow and howling winds. Snow was forecast for interior Reagan in 1984 and has been sub- aid Georgia’s recovery. Flood watches and warnings portions of the Northeast, where ject to presidential ping-pong “I just spoke with Gov. Nathan were in effect from San Francisco winter storm warnings were in ever since. Deal,” Trump said at the White to San Diego, and high-wind effect. One to 2 inches of rain was Democratic presidents repeal House. “Georgia is a great state, watches and warnings were post- forecast from Pittsburgh to it as one of their first acts in of- great people. … The tornadoes ed in New England and portions Washington, New York and Bos- fice; Republicans reinstate it. PRESIDENT AND PUBLISHER were vicious and powerful and ton by Tuesday night, Accu- The text of President Trump’s John Zidich strong, and they suffered greatly. Weather said. Mexico City policy was not im- EDITOR IN CHIEF So we’ll be helping out the state In the West, yet another storm mediately available, but Bush’s Patty Michalski of Georgia.” The president also walloped California Sunday and version ordered that “taxpayer CHIEF REVENUE OFFICER expressed condolences for vic- Monday, dumping rain along the funds appropriated pursuant to Kevin Gentzel tims in surrounding states. coast and a couple of feet of snow the Foreign Assistance Act should Deal declared a state of emer- in the mountains. Two to 4 inches not be given to foreign nongov- 7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean, Va. 22108, gency Monday for 16 Georgia of rain fell on coastal Southern ernmental organizations that 703-854-3400 counties. He added that “all indi- California on Sunday alone, perform abortions or actively Published by Gannett cations suggest” a request would which had first responders busy promote abortion as a method of The local edition of USA TODAY is be made for federal assistance. setting up roadblocks, rescuing family planning in other nations.” published daily “These storms have devastated BRANDEN CAMP, AP people from the water, clearing Spicer said the policy was in- in partnership with Gannett Newspapers communities and homes in south Aretha Allen lost two members debris and repairing power lines, tended to prevent “coercive abor- Advertising: All advertising published in central Georgia, and the state is of her family in a tornado that AccuWeather said. tion and forced sterilization USA TODAY is subject to the current rate making all resources available,” devastated a mobile home Mammoth Mountain, a ski practices.” card; copies available from the Deal said. park Sunday in Adel, Ga. area in the Sierra, announced “The president has made it no advertising department. USA TODAY may About 4,700 Georgia residents Monday that it set a record for its secret that he’s a pro-life presi- in its sole discretion edit, classify, reject or cancel at any time any advertising were without power as of Mon- of the Mid-Atlantic coast as a po- snowiest month on record, ac- dent,” he said. He cast the deci- submitted. day evening, the state’s emergen- tent nor’easter cranked up. cording to its website. So far in sion as both a question of National, Regional: 703-854-3400 cy management agency said. A hurricane-force wind warn- January, the ski area has picked protecting life and taxpayer Reprint permission, copies of articles, There were 37 preliminary re- ing was in effect for the waters up more than 20 feet of snow, money. glossy reprints: ports of tornadoes from Friday south of Long Island, where gusts “and it’s STILL DUMPING!,” Trump already signed his first www.GannettReprints.com or call through Sunday, said Patrick of up to 74 mph were forecast, the Mammoth announced Monday. executive order on Friday, direct- 212-221-9595 Marsh, warning-coordination National Weather Service said, After lingering storms Tues- ing agencies to allow more flexi- USA TODAY is a member of The meteorologist with the prediction calling it “a dangerous storm for day, dry weather will settle over bility to states, companies and Associated Press and subscribes to other center. An average January sees mariners.” much of the western U.S. for the consumers in carrying out the Af- news services. USA TODAY, its logo and only 21 tornadoes. The all-time “The wind along with the middle and latter part of this fordable Care Act while the Re- associated graphics are registered record number of January torna- drenching rain and soft soil could week and will stretch into early publican-controlled Congress trademarks. All rights reserved. does is 212, set in 1999. knock down trees and power next week, AccuWeather said. works to repeal it. THE SUMTER ITEM · TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2017 | C3 LIFE

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Bill Keveney @billkev USA TODAY MYLES ARONOWITZ Full Frontal’s Samantha Bee Comedy has entered a differ- aims to bridge nation’s divide. FILMMAGIC; AFP/GETTY IMAGES ent realm with Donald Trump’s Neil Diamond is 76. Tatyana presidency, as top comedians tial “anger translator” with Ali is 38. Daveed Diggs is 35. process the possibilities of a President Obama at a White leader who provides a daily House Correspondents’ Dinner, Compiled by Jaleesa M. Jones stream of potential material. says Trump would have a differ- Liberal-leaning comics, such ent kind of interpreter. as Bill Maher, a fierce Trump “He certainly doesn’t need an USA SNAPSHOTS© critic, also feel disappointment. anger translator. … He has Twit- Maher says he was ready to ter for that,” Key says. “It would get back to HBO’s Real Time RANDY HOLMES, ABC probably be Captain Reticent.” Real Time Air piano? With Bill Maher (Fridays, 10 HBO host Bill Maher, left, and ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel The potential for Trump jokes ET/PT), which returned after a have conflicting feelings on finding the funny regarding Trump. “definitely makes the show easier Among five actors who won two-month break on inaugura- to do,” says Jimmy Kimmel, host Oscars portraying piano- tion night, as both a citizen and is concerned about Trump’s hos- Bee rejects the idea that come- of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live playing figures since 1984, only comedian. tility toward critics, but “I can’t dians automatically love having a (weeknights, 11:35 ET/PT). did not tickle the ivories: “I was in a very dark place, be me and do my job and satisfy president who provides more “When you have to explain a sto- F. Murray Abraham in I’ll admit, right after the elec- my audience without speaking joke material. “There’s my job, ry before you make a joke about 1 Amadeus tion. ... I thought, ‘I’ve had a openly and freely. … But we don’t and there’s Citizen Sam Bee, who it, it slows you down. There’s very good run. Vancouver is looking know what this man is capable of, cares deeply about the future of little detail to explain when it awfully nice,’ ” he says. “But I because he seems to only live for this nation” She says she wants to comes to Donald Trump.” started to get all the emails” — vengeance and adulation.” connect with viewers who don’t It can be difficult for come- from fans who wanted to hear Samantha Bee, another hard- agree with her. “I personally get dians to top Trump, though, adds his biting take on the new presi- charging Trump critic, says his satisfaction talking to people who Kimmel, who expects some dent. “It’s nice to feel needed.” surprise victory altered the focus imagine us pitted against each Trump commentary during ac- Maher, who was sued by of TBS’ Full Frontal With Saman- other and (finding) unexpected ceptance speeches at the Oscars NOTE Those who did: Holly Hunter, Geoffrey Trump in 2013 after offering to tha Bee (Wednesdays, 10:30 ET/ community. I’m not being Polly- in February, which he’ll host. “He Rush, Adrien Brody, Jamie Foxx. Ryan Gosling also does all his own piano playing donate $5 million to charity if PT), which aimed to do more sto- anna here, but going forward seems to be parodying himself, in “La La Land.” the businessman could prove ries that weren’t related to the that’s where we need to go.” for the most part.” SOURCE USA TODAY research he wasn’t the child of an orang- election after what she thought Keegan-Michael Key, who per- TERRY BYRNE AND VERONICA BRAVO, USA TODAY utan (the suit was withdrawn), would be a Hillary Clinton win. formed as Luther, the presiden- Contributing: Gary Levin C4 | TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2017 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM BIZARRO SOUP TO NUTZ

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