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BY KAYLA ROBINS daughter Bell said both women tested for sub- [email protected] reportedly stances they are illegal. tested pos- Both women were tested at Pal- Two new mothers in their 20s have itive for metto Health Tuomey and face the been arrested on child neglect amphet- charge of unlawful neglect of a charges after they and their new- amine, ac- child. borns tested positive for illegal cording to GRIMSLEY GUIFFRIDA Both are scheduled to appear in drugs. the arrest general sessions court on June 8. PHOTO PROVIDED Both were arrested in the separate warrant. This is the second and third time A monument to Lt. Charles H. Jones recog- incidents on May 14 after warrants Taryn Leigh Giuffrida, 25, of in two months a mother has been ar- nizes him as a recipient of the Confederate were issued on May 11, according to Whisperwood Drive in Dalzell, and rested for her newborn child report- Medal of Honor. Ken Bell, public information officer her newborn daughter reportedly edly testing positive for illegal sub- for the Sumter County Sheriff's Of- tested positive for opiates and meth- stances. An 18-year-old mother was fice. adone, according to another arrest arrested on April 13 after she and Dingle’s Mill Sharli Camille Grimsley, 27, of warrant. her newborn son tested positive for Beulah Cuttino Road in southern While amphetamine and opiates marijuana in October 2017. A war- battle topic at Sumter County, and her newborn can be used in prescription pills, rant was issued in December 2017. Monday meeting BY IVY MOORE Sen. Johnson at prayer breakfast: We owe Special to The Sumter Item

“Heroics at Manning the Day Before law enforcement a ‘debt of gratitude’ Lee Surrendered” is the topic for the Monday, May 21, meeting of the Sum- ter County Genealogical Society, its BY ADRIENNE SARVIS The community owes officers a debt of gratitude be- last until September. [email protected] cause they are brave and fearless, he said. Sumter native Bobby Thigpen will If anyone doubts the bravery of law enforcement offi- be the guest speaker at the 7:30 p.m. cers, think back to Sept. 11, 2001, Johnson said. meeting at Swan Lake Presbyterian Sumter's law enforcement officers from various agen- While civilians ran away from that gruesome scene as Church, 912 Haynsworth St. cies spent Tuesday morning in fellowship during the fast as they could, officers and other first responders Thigpen said his talk will be “about 2018 Police Week Prayer Breakfast at Church of the rushed toward the danger, he said. three men that by circumstance were Holy Comforter. "You have to be devoted and dedicated to do that," he in Sumter at the same time but had no Attendees listened to prayers from offi- said. prior connections and were brave cers and a speech from Sen. Kevin John- Officers show up to help families even though show- enough to go on this scouting mission son, D-Manning, about owing a debt of ing up means leaving their own families behind, John- against overwhelming odds.” gratitude to law enforcement. son said. The most interesting fact about his "There seems to be a deep level of dissat- They go to work not knowing if that will be the shift talk, Thigpen said, is “the main char- isfaction with law enforcement, maybe be- where they make the ultimate sacrifice, he said, and acter is Charles H. Jones, (my) wife’s cause of incorrect perceptions of what law JOHNSON some officers lay down their lives not just for friends but relative, and William Alexander enforcement does and what law enforce- for strangers, no matter the color of their skin. Brunson and Jesse N. Hodge are my ment stands for," he said. Sometimes, officers confront suspects who are larger, relatives. They just knew they were Bad apples exist in every profession, Johnson said, but stronger, quicker and even more equipped, but they still going to scout an army of Yankee in- the vast majority of officers are themselves law abiding show up to work with their agency badges and their vaders.” and take their responsibilities seriously. badges of courage, Johnson said. The men, motivated by their “loyalty Officers take an oath to uphold the law, and that's ex- Law enforcement officers are regular people doing to the cause of Southern indepen- actly what they do, he said. special things, he said. dence,” Thigpen said, took actions that "Most law officials love what they do," he said, "They Following Johnson's speech, Chief Deputy Hampton led to the battle of Dingle’s Mill. take pride in their job, and they do it well." Gardner of the Sumter County Sheriff's Office conduct- Capt. Daniel Judson Bradham, who When events — fun gatherings like the Iris Festival or ed the final inspection for Sumter's fallen law enforce- wrote an article about the incident for a disaster like a major flood — happen throughout our ment officers, and a member of the sheriff's office's the September 1896 Manning Times, community, law enforcement is there, Johnson said. honor guard played taps. was married to a relative of Thigpen. Thigpen was born in Sumter, grew up in Paxville and attended Edmunds (Sumter) High School before graduat- ing from Manning High School in 1952. He lived in Mayesville for several years 2 plead guilty to federal drug, firearms charges before moving in 1964 to Florence, where he still lives. BY ADRIENNE SARVIS session of a firearm and conspiracy tions for possession with distribu- After more than 40 years as a loco- [email protected] to use, carry of possess a firearm tion of marijuana, two counts of motive engineer with CSX Railroad, during a drug trafficking crime. possession of crack cocaine and a Thigpen retired and began doing re- Evidence presented in court estab- second offense of possession of a search on his family. Two Sumter men were sentenced lished Cummings distributed crack schedule I and schedule II controlled He is president of the Brewington in federal court in Columbia after cocaine and four baggies of heroin to substance. Cemetery Association in Clarendon they pleaded guilty earlier this year a confidential informant and under- Craft has prior state convictions County. The association, he said, pre- to various firearm and drug charges. cover officer in exchange for $400 in for two counts of second degree bur- serves the more than 200-year-old Chief United States District Judge Sumter on May 17, 2017. The incident glary, possession of crack cocaine, church building, the cemetery and Terry L. Wooten sentenced Brandon was recorded on audio and video. possession of a firearm, second de- church grounds. Leroid Cummings, 28, to 108 months On May 25, 2017, Cummings, ac- gree assault and battery, and two Admission is free and open to the of imprisonment with six years of companied by Craft, made arrange- counts of forgery. public, and refreshments will be supervised release and sentenced ments to sell a firearm and heroin to The case was investigated by the served. Those interested in joining the Brandon Christopher Craft, 31, to 63 the same informant and undercover Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Fire- society may do so at the meeting. months of imprisonment with three officer in exchange for $800. arms, and Explosives (ATF) and years of supervised release. Craft produced a Taurus .38 cali- Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. It According to a news release from ber revolver from a bag hidden in was prosecuted as part of Project United States Attorney Beth Drake, his waistband during the meeting CeaseFire, a joint federal, state and CORRECTION Cummings is charged with intent to and gave the weapon to the infor- local initiative focused on aggres- distribute and distribution of heroin mant. sively prosecuting firearm cases in In Sunday's edition, CCTC's gradu- and crack cocaine, and conspiracy to An investigation revealed the fire- an effort to reduce violent crime. ate count for 2018 of about 700 was use, carry or possess a firearm dur- arm had been reported stolen and Assistant United States Attorney given in error. About 600 students ing a drug trafficking crime. Craft that the heroin was actually cocaine. Stacey D. Haynes of the Columbia graduated. was charged for being a felon in pos- Cummings has prior state convic- office handled the case.

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BY KAYLA ROBINS Rumley's organization, which she the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw Air family can't go," she said. [email protected] and her husband, who is a pastor, Force Base, said he often hears from Her role at ARCENT is to connect began in 2009, gives out care packag- his airmen that, in a lot of ways, military families with the resources Diane Rumley knows that when a es to spouses. The packages handed their spouses' jobs are harder than they need, such as certified babysit- man or a woman enlists into the to each spouse on Tuesday — the vast their own. ters, counseling, school representa- United States military, the person majority of whom were wives — con- "We can't have a mission without tives and community activities. wearing the uniform is not the only tained jewelry, nail kits and personal our airmen and soldiers, and we don't She said the packages are curated one agreeing to make a sacrifice for hygiene items. have airmen and soldiers without a for the military spouse because they this country. Every care package also has a Bible strong family. And they're doing the include pretty jewelry but also useful Mothers, fathers, husbands wives in it. Rumley said more than 58,000 heavy lifting and the difficult work. and necessary items, like the person- and their children — a lot of their have been given out since they start- They're the ones left to take care of al hygiene items and the Bible. children — gathered at the Sumter ed the nonprofit. the hosuehold and take care of the Being a military spouse may be try- Opera House on Tuesday for a Mili- "And we're just scratching the sur- children," Lasica said. ing at times, especially every time a tary Spouse Appreciation event host- face," she said. "There are 750,000 He said this nonprofit and care family has to make new connections ed by Support Military Spouses, the spouses." package distribution is "just one and friends in a new place, but Klop- self-proclaimed largest Christian The group currently serves seven small way we can tangibly not just fleisch, who has been a military nonprofit dedicated to serving mili- military bases in South Carolina, say thank you and we appreciate spouse for more than 20 years, said tary wives and husbands in the na- North Carolina and Georgia. what they do, we can actually do Sumter is easy. tion. She said she and her husband, something for them." "This is the South," she said. "When "Military spouses sacrifice a lot. Steve, started the effort for a simple Cleo Klopfleisch, family readiness I first moved in, my husband was sta- Not only do they do the single parent- reason. group leader at United States Army tioned in Jordan. I moved in by my- ing, but usually they do that away "The Lord just laid it in my heart Central, which is located on Shaw, self. I had someone knocking at my from their own immediate family," and in my husband's heart," she said. said the Bibles provide comfort for door within three hours of actually Rumley said. "A lot of times they're "He really wanted them to know the spouses when they may feel lone- closing on the housing with bread, the mechanic if something goes three things: that He loves them; that ly or searching for answers. homemade bread and homemade wrong and they have to fix it. Many He hears their prayers; and that he "Being in a military family is very jam, welcoming me to the neighbor- times, a lot of first experiences that cares about them." unique and completely different than hood. we enjoy as a couple, as a family — The event Tuesday occurred on the in the civilian world because about "It was simply amazing just having first steps, first teeth, first words — a same day Gov. Henry McMaster was every two to three years, we have to somebody come up to me and wel- lot of that is done while their spouse joined by South Carolina Adjutant pick up and move to a new duty sta- coming, not even knowing that I was who is serving is not with them. So Gen. Robert Livingston to designate tion, and half the time when we do military, and welcoming me into the they're having a lot of life's moments May as Military Spouse Appreciation move, our spouses aren't even mov- community and having open arms, alone ... A lot of times, they have the Month. ing with us because they're deployed and since then, everybody in the worry of how is my spouse doing?" Col. Daniel Lasica, commander of in a place where the spouses and neighborhood is like family to me." Voted Best Of Sumter Best Place To Buy Furniture & Mattresses

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work in progress that’s al- ners throughout downtown, ty “to attend a fun event Memberships in the soci- B&B FROM PAGE A1 most finished. We look for- as well as lending financial and then stay in the down- ety are $35 a year for indi- ward to having people come support to Art in The Park. town area for the evening,” viduals and $50 for families. was placed carefully,” he by on Friday.” The society will announce Neaderhiser said. Guests may join at the open said. The McLaughlins will be plans for further downtown Wine, cheese and fruit house or by sending a check Both McLaughlins said present to talk about their enhancements by fall. will be served, and non- to: Main Street Society of they were impressed by the home and answer ques- Scheduling the event on a members are asked to make Sumter, PO Box 1441, Sum- eight fireplaces, which they tions. Friday offers an opportuni- a $5 donation to the society. ter, SC 29151. had cleaned and inspected MAIN STREET SOCIETY so they can be used. There are four stories, including Neil “Mongo” Neaderhis- the finished attic and base- er, Main Street Society ment. chairman, said “Main The house Street Society is is more a public-private than 5,600 MAIN STREET partnership that square feet, SOCIETY OPEN promotes down- sits on 1.21 HOUSE SERIES town Sumter. acres, has WHERE: 1912 Bed & Breakfast With all the con- four bed- (the former Barnett House), 24 struction of the rooms and Warren St. past couple of baths and WHEN: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday years, we’ve has a huge taken a slight COST: Free for Main Street front en- Society members; 5 donation pause in our ac- trance with for non-members tivities. Now Doric col- with new busi- umns. An nesses and other impressive improvements staircase draws the eye im- coming to fruition, we’re mediately upon entering. excited to help feature them “We love to entertain,” and look for new ways to Tracey McLaughlin said, enhance our amazing down- “and we’ve always wanted town.” to have a bed and breakfast. He said the society hosts The house is elegant but open houses twice a year, not so overboard that you “usually in the spring and can’t have fun.” the fall. The events usually Breakfast, in fact, is her feature a downtown busi- favorite meal to prepare, a ness or historic district task she looks forward to home, offering an opportu- each morning before head- nity “to showcase a busi- ing to her job at a local ness, home, or in this case, bank. Tommy McLaughlin both at once.” works from home, so will be In addition to the open present at all times when house events, the society they have guests, he said. has sponsored the Historic “It really doesn’t feel so Downtown Sumter signs, big since we’ve been living hanging plants, bike racks here,” Tommy said. “It’s a and the new lamppost ban- Cash in a FLASH! We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates Lafayette Gold and Silver Exchange InsideInnside VVestcoestco PrPropertiesopperrties 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 ((inside Coca-Cola Building) Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM 803-773-8022

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — campus but noticed that he, him, was immediately burned One used to deal drugs on the too, was "always in the li- into my 7-year-old mind. It re- streets of New Orleans. An- brary." mains there to this day," he other grew up in Chicago "We started a conversation wrote. with two drug-addicted par- about how things were going Johnson writes of being 3 ents. A third survived the and the struggles we were when he and his mother fran- tough streets of New York going through in class and ul- tically ran from his father and Washington, D.C., where timately decided we needed to "who was high out of his he once stared down the bar- band together ... and we saw mind." rel of a gun. that same energy in Joe," "We sought refuge at my pa- All three young black men Johnson said. ternal grandparents' house ..." became board-certified doc- "We held each other ac- he writes. "We crawled under tors. countable," Semien recalled. the covers; I thought for a mo- In an interview with The "When one was falling short, ment that we were safe. A few Associated Press, Pierre AARON CORMIER VIA AP the other would pick him up." minutes later, my father came Johnson, Maxime Madhere Semien had to shed a street into the bedroom, dragged my and Joe Semien Jr. said they From left, Joseph Semien Jr., Pierre Johnson and Maxime Madhere reputation that included deal- mom into the hallway by her knew the odds were stacked are shown on their book “Pulse of Perseverance: Three Black Doctors ing drugs and an anger prob- ankle, and beat her." against them when they en- on Their Journey to Success.” lem that got him in trouble. Both parents struggled with tered Xavier University of He dropped out of Xavier at addiction, and Johnson wrote: Louisiana in 1998 with hopes out of their circumstances," wasn't easy. Four percent of one point, joined the military, "I learned as a young boy that of becoming doctors. Black said Madhere. doctors in the U.S. are black, re-enrolled, dropped out one of my purposes in life men make up a small percent- Semien, Johnson and Mad- according to the Association again and finally returned was to help others who could age of doctors in America, here each set a goal early on of American Medical Colleg- and met Johnson and Mad- not help themselves." and they knew getting to become a doctor. Semien, es. The men chose Xavier, here. The three doctors decided through college and medical an obstetrician/gynecologist knowing that the nation's Madhere describes in the to tell their stories in one school wouldn't be easy. from New Orleans who prac- only historically black Catho- book the troubled Brooklyn project because they'd already Their early lives, college tices in Lake Charles, de- lic institution consistently neighborhood where his proven they could work to- struggles, and victories are scribes in the book how he be- places black students in medi- mother lived after divorcing gether. Johnson said he plans chronicled in "Pulse of Perse- came intrigued by a sixth- cal school. his father. He recalls one day to push his friends to write a verance: Three Black Doctors grade anatomy class. Mad- Johnson, an obstetrician/ when a young black man was follow-up. on Their Journey to Success." here discovered his love for gynecologist working in Chi- shot in front of her apartment "If this book does what we They said they wrote the medicine after volunteering cago, writes about Xavier's building. hope and plan, to inspire kids book to show black boys that at a hospital. Johnson said he nurturing environment, "This was my first encoun- everywhere and to push peo- athletes and entertainers "just knew" he wanted to heal which helped spark the trio's ter with death. The image of ple to achieve success aren't the only examples of people after dealing with his friendship. this man dead on the pave- through all circumstances, black achievement and suc- parents. Johnson said he often saw ment, with the police and definitely a second book is in cess. Getting there, however, Madhere in class and around paramedics swarming around the making," he said. Madhere, an anesthesiolo- gist in Baton Rouge, said they're fortunate and have a NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING responsibility to share their HUD HOME PROGRAM experiences with the next Annual Action Plan generation. For the Period: April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019 "Young boys need to know it's not a game in these EVERY DAY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 6:00 p.m., the Sumter County Regional HOME Con- streets. They need to know sortium will hold a Public Hearing at Santee Lynches Regional Council of Governments’ office, 2525 Corporate that we are completely mar- Way, Suite 200, Sumter, S.C. ginalized as people of color when we mess up. They also The purpose of the Public Hearing will be to review the Sumter County Regional HOME Consortium’s 4th Year need to know you don't have Annual Action Plan which will be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development on or about to rap or shoot a ball to get June 29, 2018. The Plan outlines the availability and utilization of HUD HOME funds for the period April 1, 2018 to March 31, 2019.

The Annual Action Plan will be available for review at the Santee Lynches Regional Council of Governments’ office, 2525 Corporate Way, Suite 200, Sumter, S.C., between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday from May 17, 2018 to June 15, 2018. Persons with questions or comments concerning the Public Hearing may contact Sharon Durden, Santee-Lynches RCOG, (803) 774-1988.

The Sumter County Regional HOME Consortium and its Member Local Governments do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability in the admission of, access to, or treatment regarding employment in its federally assisted programs or activities.

Sharon Durden, Santee-Lynches RCOG, (803) 774-1988, has been designated to coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements contained in the U.S. Department of HUD’s regulations.

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n the aftermath of the Democratic Kanye West dust-up, my Party is that heart goes out to the if the party I white people who control doesn't keep the Democratic Party. My pity blacks in line stems from the hip-hop mega- and it loses star's November announce- even 20 to 25 ment to his packed concert percent of the audience that he did not vote Walter black vote, it in the presidential election but can kiss any if he had, he would have voted Williams hope of win- for Donald Trump. Then, on ning any April 21, West took to his presidential and many con- Twitter account, which has 28 gressional elections goodbye. COMMENTARY million followers, to an- Democrats may have already nounce, "I love the way Can- seen that threat. That's why dace Owens thinks." Owens is they support illegal immigra- Collusion is usually a dirty word Turning Point USA's director tion and voting rights for non- of urban engagement and has citizens. Immigrants from said that former President south of the border who are So where’s the outrage over Kerry’s secret Iran deal meetings? Barack Obama caused "dam- here illegally may be seen as age" to race relations in the either a replacement for or a ASHINGTON eign gov- touch with his former coun- United States during his two guarantee against the disaster — Democrats ernment ... terparts around the world, terms in office. of losing the black vote. routinely ex- with intent just like every previous Sec- West's support for Trump, Keeping blacks blind to the W press outrage to influence retary of State,"a Kerry along with his criticism of the folly of unquestioned support over claims of collusion with the mea- spokesman said. But Kiss- "plantation" mentality of the for the Democratic Party by a foreign power to under- sures or inger does not conduct rogue Democratic Party, has been keeping blacks fearful, angry mine our democracy. So conduct of diplomacy. When he meets met with vicious backlash and resentful and painting the where is the outrage over any foreign with foreign leaders, he usu- from the left. In one song, Republican Party as racist is revelations that former sec- government ally coordinates with the West raps, "See, that's the vital. Democrats never want retary of state John Kerry Marc Thiessen ... in rela- White House, often carrying problem with this damn na- blacks to seriously ask ques- held not one but two secret tion to any messages for the president, tion. All blacks gotta be Demo- tions about what the party has meetings with Iran's foreign disputes or and then briefs administra- crats. Man, we ain't made it done for them. Here are some minister to strategize over controversies with the Unit- tion officials afterward. off the plantation." Rep. Max- facts. The nation's most trou- how to undermine President ed States, or to defeat the Kerry did none of this. ine Waters said West "talks blesome and dangerous cities Trump's plans to withdraw measures of the United This is not the first time out of turn" and advised, "He — Indianapolis, Stockton, from the Iran nuclear deal? States, shall be fined under Kerry has interfered in U.S. should think twice about poli- Oakland, Milwaukee, Cleve- An Iranian Foreign Minis- this title or imprisoned not diplomacy as a private citi- tics -- and maybe not have so land, Kansas City, Baltimore, try spokesman confirmed more than three years, or zen. In 1970, he flew to Paris much to say." The bottom-line Memphis, St. Louis and De- the meetings after the Bos- both." In fact, no one has and met with the North Viet- sin that West has committed is troit -- have been run by Dem- ton Globe broke the news, been prosecuted under the namese while they were in questioning the hegemony of ocrats, often black Democrats, declaring, "We don't see the Logan Act in more than 160 the midst of negotiating the the Democratic Party among for nearly a half-century. U.S. just as Mr. Trump; the years, and most conservative Paris Peace accords with black Americans. The back- These and other Democratic- United States is not just the legal scholars consider it un- Kissinger. Kerry admitted lash has been so bad that West run cities are where blacks current ruling administra- constitutional. then that his actions were had to hire personal security suffer the highest murder tion." Think about what this Although what Kerry did "on the borderline of private to protect him against threats rates and their youngsters at- means. Iran is a terrorist was probably not illegal, it individuals negotiating." made against his life. Fortu- tend the poorest-performing state responsible for the was deeply hypocritical. Re- What he did last month was nately, the police are investi- and most unsafe schools. deaths of hundreds of call that in 2015, when Sen. not on the borderline. gating those threats. Democrats could never af- Americans in Iraq, whose Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and 46 Kerry would not have had Kanye West is not saying ford for a large number of leaders hold rallies where other Republicans wrote to to resort to rogue diplomacy anything different from what black people to observe, thousands chant "Death to Iran's leaders informing if he had negotiated a better Dr. Thomas Sowell, Larry "We've been putting you in America!" Kerry was work- them of the Senate's consti- deal. The agreement he Elder, Jason Riley, I and other charge of our cities for de- ing with a sworn enemy of tutional role in approving struck could not even mus- black libertarians/conserva- cades. We even put a black the United States to try to international agreements, ter the support of a simple tives have been saying for de- Democrat in the White House. undermine the foreign poli- Kerry was incensed. "My re- majority in the Senate, much cades. In fact, West has tweet- And what has it meant for us? cy of the elected president action to the letter was utter less the two-thirds majority ed quotations from Sowell, Plus, the president you told us of the United States. disbelief," he said at the needed to ratify a treaty. As such as "Socialism in general to hate has our unemploy- I thought we didn't like time. "To write leaders in Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., cor- has a record of failure so bla- ment rate near a record low." Americans who colluded the middle of a negotiation rectly points out, the Obama tant that only an intellectual It turns out that it's black with our enemies. ... is quite stunning ... [and] administration "made a bad could ignore or evade it" and votes that count more to black Kerry's meetings with ignores more than two cen- deal with Iran without sup- "The most basic question is and white politicians than Iran's leaders were not iso- turies of precedent in the port from Congress. ... not what is best but who shall black well-being, black aca- lated incidents, but part of a conduct of American for- American foreign policy decide what is best." Tweeting demic excellence and black formal lobbying campaign eign policy," Kerry said, makes lasting progress those Sowell quotations repre- lives. As for black politicians that included phone calls adding that he would never when it is led by the Presi- sents the highest order of and civil rights leaders, if with European Union lead- have interfered in that way dent, approved by Congress, blasphemy in the eyes of left- they're going to sell their peo- ers and meetings with the "no matter what the issue and presented honestly to ists. ple down the river to keep presidents of Germany and and no matter who was the American people." Kerry The big difference between Democrats in power, they France in which, the Globe president." What a differ- has no one to blame but him- black libertarians/conserva- ought to demand a higher reports, he discussed "the ence three years make. self for Trump's decision to tives and West is that he has price. details of sanctions and re- Cotton is a sitting United withdraw. And he certainly 28 million Twitter followers gional nuclear threats in States senator. The Senate has no business colluding and a huge audience of listen- Walter E. Williams is a profes- both French and English." has a constitutional role in with America's enemies ers whereas few blacks have sor of economics at George On Twitter, Trump sug- foreign policy. Kerry is a against America's president. even heard of libertarian/con- Mason University. To find out gested that Kerry might private citizen. servative blacks outside of Su- more about Walter E. Williams have violated the Logan Act, He has a constitutional Marc Thiessen writes a preme Court Justice Clarence and read features by other Cre- which says: "Any citizen of role in nothing. twice-weekly column for The Thomas. (I might add in pass- ators Syndicate writers and the United States ... who, Kerry's defenders com- Post on foreign and domestic ing that Dr. Thomas Sowell is cartoonists, visit the Creators without authority of the pare him to Henry Kissing- policy and contributes to the one of the nation's most dis- Syndicate webpage at www.cre- United States, directly or in- er and other former secre- PostPartisan blog. tinguished and accomplished ators.com. directly commences or car- taries of state who regularly scholars alive today.) ries on any correspondence meet with world leaders. © 2018, The Washington Post The Kanye problem for the ©2018 creators.com or intercourse with any for- "Secretary Kerry stays in Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The scenery was beautiful and ATTENDEE APPRECIATES SUMTER added greatly to the enjoyment. CIVIC CHORALE PRESENTATION SUMTER MAN HEAPS PRAISE ON But I wasn't prepared for a home- Kudos, not only to Ms. Parker, but LOCAL SHAKESPEARE PRODUCTION schooled class of potential thespians also the cast composed of Ethan Hall. I want to express my appreciation to who acted that night. Kieran Ullery, Micaiah Cohee, Jayde the Sumter Civic Chorale for a won- Saturday night (May 12) I was Ms. Diane Parker and the entire cast Torres, Christopher Sneider, Devany derful afternoon of music on Sunday, looking for something to do and no- are to be congratulated for providing Ullery, Corbin Stewart, Gus Tuttle, May 6. Their presentation with the ticed that the Sumter Area Family an entertaining and enjoyable eve- Dean Banar, Cameron Stewart, Alicia Sumter Honors Ensemble and the Educators' (SAFE) Shakespeare ning. Sneider, Ethan O'Shields, Josh Koval- Lakewood High School Choir was Class was going to present Shake- The cast took its production serious- cik, Madison Morehouse, Hannah most enjoyable. speare's "Much Ado About Nothing" ly and only a couple of giggles gave Kovalcik, Caleb O'Shield and AJ Hin- Erik Hines and Herbert Johnson are within the hour. away the ad-libbing that happened kle. to be commended for their fine work So I headed over to the First Assem- sparingly. Thank you for providing an enjoy- with the young people of Sumter. bly of God church on Alice Drive be- Although there were no micro- able evening. I only have one thing left Thank you to all those who partici- cause I have enjoyed that particular phones, the cast projected its voices to say: Bravo! pated. production in the past at other venues well enough that they could all be KEN BELL EDITH W. TAYLOR and was curious. heard throughout the facility. Sumter Sumter

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Animal Control. someone you deal with daily. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Trust in what more time and effort into home, family and personal finances. Refuse TOP: At roughly 6 months old, Ralphie has plenty of energy and a desire to interact with humans and and who you know. Walk away from other dogs. We don’t know about cats, but Ralphie likes everybody he has ever met so far. Possibly with unstable situations and people. Put to get wrapped up in someone else’s Ralphie is a young boy with plenty of energy dilemma or extravagant plans. Live by proper introductions, he will find a feline buddy too. What’s important is this smart, handsome young boy your energy into getting ahead by will grow intoJones a fine, is a loyalwater and loving, loving happy-go-lucky dog with a bit of boy training and consistency. Are you the person who doing a thorough job and taking care your standards and stand by those can provide Ralphie with a forever home? of matters yourself. A little romance who think and feel the same way you will brighten your day. do. BELOW: Did someone say water? Jones loves water. At approximately nine months old, Jones is a happy- go-lucky lab mix. We do not have a history on this boy, so we would advise a new owner to be cautious in- VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Learn as PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Caution troducing him to large bodies of water until he is fully trained to come on command. Other than that, you go. Watching what others do will must be taken when it comes to help you when it’s your turn to money matters, joint ventures or what’s not to love about this curious, smiling smaller-sized young adult? present and promote what you have dealing with close friends or relatives If you would like to meet Ralphie in kennel 18 or Jones in kennel 22 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Win- to offer. Networking, business asking for a handout. Offer kles Road, call the adoption coordinator at (803) 774-3232 or email at [email protected]. As with meetings and trips will bring suggestions, but don’t put your all of our adoptable dogs, we do require a spay or neuter agreement, and it is strictly enforced. We have promising results. A change of security in jeopardy for emotional many other adoptable dogs as well as animals who were found and are waiting for their owners to claim scenery will do you good. reasons or someone else’s gain. them. Check Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. SECTIONB WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

PREP SOFTBALL USC SUMTER BASEBALL East Clarendon drops close one All coming together 9-7 to Lewisville Surging Fire in series opener Ants set for BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item district TURBEVILLE — Abby Rear- don and Gracen Watts tournament smashed home runs but it was not enough as East Clarendon fell to Lewisville 9-7 in nine in- BY TREVOR BAUKNIGHT nings on Monday in the open- [email protected] er of the best-of-3 1A softball state championship series. When the University of Now the Lady Wolverines South Carolina Sumter base- must travel to the Lady Lions' ball team takes the field home field in today at 3:30 p.m. against Richburg on ASA Brooklyn in the open- Wednesday and ing game of the Eastern Dis- come away with a trict championship, it will do win in Game 2 to so as a different team than force a third and the one that lost five of its deciding game on last seven games heading Friday at a neu- into the NJCAA Region 10 ARD tral site. tournament in Lexington "They've got a and fell into the loser's great pitcher and good hit- bracket of that tournament ters," said EC head coach Lisa with a humbling 12-3 loss to Ard, whose team dropped to USC Lancaster. 19-7 on the season. "We put a Instead, the Fire Ants little pressure on them and hope they'll more closely re- they'd respond, then they put a semble the team that strung little pressure on us and we'd together five straight wins to respond. It was back and forth, emerge with the region title and just some mental and and a ticket to upstate New physical errors right there York with a chance to get were the difference in the ball back to the NJCAA World game." Series. EC led 6-5 entering the sev- "The biggest thing is that enth inning before Lewisville I'm just so proud of the way BY TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM third baseman and No. 2 hitter our young men overcame The University of South Carolina’s Lenny Gonzalez takes batting practice on Saturday in preparation Amber Bass lifted a Marleigh losing in the first round," for the Eastern District championship in Poughkeepsie, New York. The Fire Ants take on ASA Brooklyn Floyd pitch over the leftfield said USC Sumter head coach today at 3:30 p.m. in its opening game in the 4-team, double-elimination tournament. The tourney fence to tie the score and force Tim Medlin. "When you get winner advances to the Junior College World Series. extra innings. into the loser's bracket like "That was my fault," Ard that and get beat the way we TUNE IN ONLINE to win that tournament, be- said. "I should've never let No. did - it was as poor a perfor- cause that is as talented a 2 (Bass) hit when I had my mance as we've had all year Follow the Fire Ants with streaming coverage of the NJCAA Eastern team as I've encountered in District championship, starting at 3:30 p.m. today at lead." long. Don't get me wrong, https://team1sports.com/monroecollege/ the five years I've been back A pivotal play came in the part of that is due to the fact in junior college baseball," top of the ninth, when the that Lancaster played about he said. "They're very good. Lady Lions plated three runs as well as they can play, and did the biggest cliche in bounded this year with a For us to go in there and after both teams failed to score we didn't. baseball, they played it one 36-21 mark so far, could call beat them twice, that's very even with a runner starting "But when you know that pitch at a time. It was about it a successful season just special." the inning at second base in order to do anything, as exciting as you can ask for responding the way they Everything from here out under international tiebreaker you've got to win five games for in terms of the drama of did against Florence-Dar- is icing on the cake, but the rules. With Ashley Wood open- in a row, it's a daunting the game and to watch them lington Tech, Medlin said. Fire Ants are excited for the ing the ninth at second, lead- task," Medlin said. "I don't mature." "We had a phenomenal opportunity to carry off the off hitter Alexis Odum think they got caught up in Indeed, the Fire Ants, year when we could look sweets. reached on an infield single, that or got bogged down. which finished last season and say we beat Florence- putting runners on the cor- They went out and literally with a losing record and re- Darlington Tech two times SEE ANTS, PAGE B3 ners with one out. Ard elected to intentionally walk Bass, loading the bases and setting up what would prove to be a PREP SOFTBALL chaotic play. Lewisville pitcher Chloe Thomas lifted a fly ball to Game 2 between Lady Barons, CN rescheduled right which was caught with runners breaking at each base. The throw coming into first Matchup set for today at 6 p.m. Wilson Hall third was short, allowing Bass to re- baseman Madison turn safely. As the ball was re- BY DENNIS BRUNSON Sliwonik, left, awaits covered, an offline throw came [email protected] a throw at third toward the plate and had to be ahead of Cardinal chased down by Reardon, who While the process may not have been Newman’s Hannah gathered the ball as Wood had pretty, the final result for the Wilson Bostic during the circled back and dove safely Hall softball team on Monday was ab- Lady Barons’ 6-5, into third before briefly look- solutely beautiful. 8-inning victory in ing to make a move for home. Kathryn Sistare's single back up the the opening game "We could have turned 20 middle scored Becka Noyes with the of the SCISA 3A double plays," Ard said. "What winning run in the bottom of the state championship do you do? If we could have eighth inning to give the Lady Barons a series on Monday. thrown to first and got the dou- 6-5 victory over Cardinal Newman in Game 2, scheduled ble play when we caught that in the opening game of the SCISA 3A for Tuesday in Co- ball, we would have been out of state championship series at Patriot lumbia, was post- the inning. We just let them Park SportPlex. poned to today at 6 hang around and couldn't get "The philosophy behind our team p.m. because of rain. them all at the end. Like I said, this year has been 'for each other,'" MICAH GREEN / if we don't beat ourselves I said WH head coach Teresa Alexan- THE SUMTER ITEM think we'll be OK." der, whose team came from behind Failing to get that potential twice before winning. "I think that didn't play clean defense. But when they had to do win." inning-ending double play applies to tonight. First, we didn't it came down to it, the girls were proved costly for EC as Codi hit the ball tonight. Second, we there for each other and did what SEE HALL, PAGE B3 Horne followed with a single to left that plated Wood and Ivy McCall single to just about the same spot to bring home KEEPING UP Odum and Bass, putting the Lady Lions up 9-6 heading to the bottom of the inning. With Tristan Azurdia at sec- Philip Watcher having solid season for USC Aiken ond base, Hannah Hickman found a hole on the left side BY BARBARA BOXLEITNER high five con- Sumter Academy, pitcher The Citadel junior Trey that advanced Azurdia to Special to The Item secutive during Shane Bishop was 1-0 with a Davis had a 5-2 overall re- third. As leftfielder Paige Wil- February, when 6.00 earned run average in cord. The past Baron won liamson took her time getting Philip Watcher has been a he had a sea- eight games for North once at sixth singles and lost the ball back in, Azurdia top offensive player for the son-best 7-game Greenville University. twice at fifth singles in dual rounded third and came home USC Aiken baseball team. hitting streak. Presbyterian College play. to pull EC within two. That The Sumter High School During a 12-7 pitcher Will Smith was 2-4 SOFTBALL would prove to be the last run graduate started 53 of the WATCHER loss to Mount with a 6.54 ERA in 15 games. of the game as Thomas recov- first 54 games and batted Olive, he drove He played for Sumter. Mississippi University of ered to strike out Britni An- .268 with 44 runs batted in, in a season-high five runs on MEN'S TENNIS Women junior Bailee Watts derson, induce a fly ball to left which ranked third on the a 2-run single and 3-run hit .313 in playing 35 of 36 from Elly Floyd and retire team. The redshirt junior homer in five at-bats. He stole USC freshman Thomas games. The Robert E. Lee Caitlyn Timmons on a ground- second baseman hit four eight bases in 12 attempts. Brown had a 10-9 overall re- Academy graduate drove in er to second. home runs. MORE BASEBALL cord. The Wilson Hall grad- 18 runs, fifth on the squad. Watcher had 17 multihit uate was 4-1 at No. 6 singles SEE ECHS, PAGE B4 games, including a season- Previously at Thomas in dual competition. SEE SOFTBALL, PAGE B4 B2 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

NBA PLAYOFFS Rockets have much to improve upon in Game 2 versus Warriors

BY KRISTIE RIEKEN the regular season to earn the and allowing our talent to The ASSOCIATED PRESS top-seed. shine through," coach Steve "We are who we are, and Kerr said. "We have so many HOUSTON — The Houston we're pretty good at it," gifted players, that as long as Rockets have plenty of things D'Antoni said. "We can't get we're solid with the ball, we to fix after squandering their off who we are. Embrace it. don't make mistakes, defend coveted home-court advan- Just be a better (version) of with intensity, then our tal- tage in the Western Confer- who we are and don't worry if ent's going to take over." ence finals. somebody else solves the puz- To counteract all of that tal- Tops on their list: limiting zle a different way ... we've got ent, the Rockets must find a turnovers, eliminating open to play at our strengths." way to get more players in- 3s and making things tougher For the defending champion volved offensively to provide on the Golden State Warriors Warriors, they masterfully support for Harden. Chris — particularly Kevin Durant. answered the challenge of Paul scored 23 points on Mon- "Kevin Durant and (Stephen) opening a playoff series on day, but P.J. Tucker and Trev- Curry, they're good. So they're the road for the first time or Ariza, who combined to av- going to make" shots, Houston since 2014. After falling be- erage almost 18 points in coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Our hind by nine points early in Houston's first 10 postseason head can't explode that they go front of a raucous Houston games, managed just nine one-on-one and make shots ... crowd, they settled down and points combined in Game 1. you have to be able to absorb led for most of the second Part of the struggles came some of their greatness; at the half en route to the victory. from Ariza getting into foul same time, don't make the men- But playing in a franchise- trouble early, picking up his tal errors that we did. That record fourth straight confer- fifth foul with about 10 min- would accumulate for 15, 20 ence finals, the Warriors know utes left in the third quarter. points, and that's the difference that they can't let up after While the Rockets still expect in the game." wrestling homecourt advan- Durant to get his points, they Some almost sounds like tage away from the Rockets. hope Ariza will be able to stay the Rockets will have to play "That was a big win. We're on the floor more on Wednes- almost perfect beat the War- not going to downplay it," day to try and make him work riors. They wouldn't go as far Thompson said. "But we're harder for them. as to say that, but James not satisfied. We have a gold- The Rockets insist that they Harden, who scored 41 in en opportunity tomorrow to aren't going to let the disap- Game 1, did say that at this take a good lead. You have to pointment of their loss in the level the margin for error gets have a short memory in the opener bleed into Game 2. razor thin. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS playoffs, because the next Harden took it upon himself "It's the (conference) finals," Golden State forward Kevin Durant (35) fouls Houston guard James game will come at you fast, to check in with his team- he said. "There's four teams Harden in the second half of the Warriors’ 119-106 victory in Game 1 and it might feel good to win, mates after Game 1, calling here for a reason. Obviously of the Western Conference Finals on Monday in Houston. Game 2 is but it's a seven-game series them up to see if they had these four teams have done today in Houston. for a reason." their heads in the right place great things all year. You can't Now they believe they're up and remind them that there's make the same mental mis- en route to a 119-106 victory. knocking down long 2's when for an even bigger test in a lot more to play for. takes like you're in a regular Klay Thompson scored 28 he was matched up against Game 2, with the Rockets des- "I wanted to make sure that season." points and made 6 of 15 smaller defenders. perate not to head to Oakland they're good and they're in a There were plenty of Rock- 3-point attempts on a night That said, what the Rockets in a 0-2 hole. But they insist good place," he said. "All the ets miscues in Game 1. Harden lamented that about won't do in Game 2 on they won't approach this guys seem happy and motivat- They coughed up the ball 13 10 of those looks were wide- Wednesday night is change game any differently than ed. So we watch film, we can times on Monday and the open. Thompson's perfor- what they've done all year and they did the opener. correct some things, and Warriors outscored the Rock- mance came on top of Durant what led to them winning a "I think the game really (Wednesday) we should be ets 18-3 on fast break points scoring 37 points, mostly by franchise-record 65 games in came down to staying solid better."

SCOREBOARD Central Division (Best-of-7) PRO FOOTBALL W L Pct GB EASTERN CONFERENCE Milwaukee 25 17 .595 — Washington 4, Pittsburgh 2 TV, RADIO St. Louis 22 16 .579 1 Thursday, April 26: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 Pittsburgh 23 17 .575 1 Sunday, April 29: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 1 TODAY Chicago 21 17 .553 2 Tuesday, May 1: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3 6 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Internazionali BNL d’Italia Cincinnati 14 28 .333 11 Thursday, May 3: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 1 Tepper to Early-Round Matches from Rome (TENNIS). West Division Saturday, May 5: Washington 6, Pittsburgh 3 10 a.m. — Professional Tennis: Internazionali BNL Monday, May 7: Washington 2, Pittsburgh 1, OT d’Italia Early-Round Matches from Rome (TENNIS). W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1 11 a.m. — Professional Golf: Asian Tour GS Caltex Arizona 24 17 .585 — Saturday, April 28: Boston 6, Tampa Bay 2 Maekyn Open Final Round from Seoul (GOLF). Colorado 23 20 .535 2 Monday, April 30: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 2 buy Panthers 1 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Minnesota San Francisco 21 21 .500 3½ Wednesday, May 2: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 1 or Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK). Los Angeles 16 24 .400 7½ Friday, May 4: Tampa Bay 4, Boston 3, OT 2:30 p.m. — International Soccer: UEFA Europa League San Diego 17 27 .386 8½ Sunday, May 6: Tampa Bay 3, Boston 1 Final Match from Lyon, France — Atletico Madrid vs. Marseille (FOX SPORTS 1). MONDAY WESTERN CONFERENCE for record 4 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at Arizona Atlanta 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Winnipeg 4, Nashville 3 or Cincinnati at San Francisco (Joined In Progress) Milwaukee 7, Arizona 2 Friday, April 27: Winnipeg 4, Nashville 1 (MLB NETWORK). Colorado 6, San Diego 4 Sunday, April 29: Nashville 5, Winnipeg 4, 2OT 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, San Francisco 10, Cincinnati 7 Tuesday, May 1: Winnipeg 7, Nashville 4 WDXY-AM 1240). Thursday, May 3: Nashville 2, Winnipeg 1 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at TUESDAY Saturday, May 5: Winnipeg 6, Nashville 2 $2.2 billion Washington (ESPN). San Diego 4, Colorado 0 Monday, May 7: Nashville 4, Winnipeg 0 7:30 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, May 10: Winnipeg 5, Nashville 1 BY STEVE REED Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Vegas 4, San Jose 2 WPUB-FM 102.7). Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, April 26: Vegas 7, San Jose 0 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 9 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoff Western L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Saturday, April 28: San Jose 4, Vegas 3, 2OT Conference Final Series Match 3 — Winnipeg at Las Toronto at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Monday, April 30: Vegas 4, San Jose 3, OT Vegas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. Wednesday, May 2: San Jose 4, Vegas 0 CHARLOTTE — The Caroli- 9 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs St. Louis at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Friday, May 4: Vegas 5, San Jose 3 na Panthers are being sold for Championship Series Game 2 — Golden State at Milwaukee at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Vegas 3, San Jose 0 Houston (TNT). Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. an NFL-record $2.2 billion. CONFERENCE FINALS 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Houston at Los Hedge fund manager David Angeles Angels (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK). TODAY (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) 5 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Belgian Chicago White Sox (Santiago 0-1) at Pittsburgh (Taillon Tepper has agreed to buy the Knockout Day 1 from Antwerp, Belgium (GOLF). 2-3), 12:35 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Philadelphia (Velasquez 3-4) at Baltimore (Castro 1-1), Washington 2, Tampa Bay 0 Panthers from team founder 12:35 p.m. Friday, May 11: Washington 4, Tampa Bay 2 Jerry Richardson, two people MLB STANDINGS St. Louis (Mikolas 5-0) at Minnesota (Lynn 1-3), 1:10 p.m. Sunday, May 13: Washington 6, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto (Happ 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 2-2), 1:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 15: Tampa Bay at Washington, 8 p.m. familiar with the situation AMERICAN LEAGUE Milwaukee (Woodruff 1-0) at Arizona (Koch 2-1), 3:40 Thursday, May 17: Tampa Bay at Washington, 8 p.m. said Tuesday. The people p.m. x-Saturday, May 19: Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:15 East Division Cincinnati (Harvey 0-2) at San Francisco (Suarez 1-2), p.m. spoke to The Associated Press W L Pct GB 3:45 p.m. x-Monday, May 21: Tampa Bay at Washington, 8 p.m. on condition of anonymity be- N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 2-0) at Washington (Scherzer New York 28 12 .700 — x-Wednesday, May 23: Washington at Tampa Bay, 8 7-1), 7:05 p.m. cause the team Boston 28 13 .683 ½ p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Buehler 2-1) at Miami (Straily 1-0), 7:10 Toronto 21 20 .512 7½ has not yet an- p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay 17 22 .436 10½ Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 3-3) at Atlanta (McCarthy 4-2), nounced the sale. Baltimore 13 28 .317 15½ Winnipeg 1, Vegas 1 Central Division 7:35 p.m. Saturday, May 12: Winnipeg 4, Vegas 2 The purchase is THURSDAY Monday, May 14: Vegas 3, Winnipeg 1 subject to a vote at W L Pct GB Wednesday, May 16: Winnipeg at Vegas, 9 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 12:10 p.m. Cleveland 20 20 .500 — the NFL owners San Diego at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Friday, May 18: Winnipeg at Vegas, 8 p.m. Minnesota 17 20 .459 1½ Philadelphia at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. x-Sunday, May 20: Vegas at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. meeting next Detroit 18 22 .450 2 Chicago Cubs at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 22: Winnipeg at Vegas, 9 p.m. Kansas City 13 28 .317 7½ week in Atlanta. Colorado at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. x-Thursday, May 24: Vegas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. TEPPER Chicago 10 27 .270 8½ Richardson an- West Division nounced in De- W L Pct GB NBA PLAYOFFS TRANSACTIONS Los Angeles 25 16 .610 — cember he was selling the team Houston 26 17 .605 — CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS THURSDAY amid an NFL investigation into Seattle 23 17 .575 1½ (Best-of-7) Oakland 20 21 .488 5 BASEBALL sexual and racial misconduct Texas 16 26 .381 9½ EASTERN CONFERENCE Major League Baseball in the workplace. That decision Cleveland 4, Toronto 0 OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF BASEBALL — Suspended MONDAY Tuesday, May 1: Cleveland 113, Toronto 112, OT Seattle 2B Robinson Cano 80 games after testing came after a report by Sports Tampa Bay 2, Kansas City 1 Thursday, May 3: Cleveland 128, Toronto 110 positive for Furosemide, a Diuretic, in violation of Illustrated detailing Richard- Detroit 6, Cleveland 3 Saturday, May 5: Cleveland 105, Toronto 103 Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Oakland 6, Boston 5 Monday, May 7: Cleveland 128, Toronto 93 Treatment Program. son's alleged misconduct. Seattle 1, Minnesota 0 Boston 4, Philadelphia 1 American League The league's investigation into L.A. Angels 2, Houston 1 Monday, April 30: Boston 117,Philadelphia 101 BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Announced INF Renato Nunez Thursday, May 3: Boston 108, Philadelphia 103 cleared waivers and was assigned outright to Norfolk the allegations is still ongoing. TUESDAY Saturday, May 5: Boston 101, Philadelphia 98, OT (IL). The price tag is the most Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Monday, May 7: Philadelphia 103, Boston 92 BOSTON RED SOX — Placed RHP Carson Smith on the 10- N.Y. Yankees at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Wednesday, May 9: Boston 114, Philadelphia 112 day DL. Recalled LHP Bobby Poyner from Pawtucket ever paid for an NFL fran- Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. (IL). chise, eclipsing the $1.4 billion Cleveland at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated 2B Yoan Moncada Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Houston 4, Utah 1 from the 10-day DL. the Pegula family paid to pur- Toronto at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Sunday, April 29: Houston 110, Utah 96 CLEVELAND INDIANS — Selected the contract of RHP Neil chase the Buffalo Bills in 2014. St. Louis at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Wednesday, May 2: Utah 116, Houston 108 Ramirez from Columbus (IL). Placed OF Bradley Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. Friday, May 4: Houston 113, Utah 92 Zimmer on the 10-day DL, retroactive to May 12. Ben Navarro, the founder Houston at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. Sunday, May 6: Houston 100, Utah 87 Transferred LHP Ryan Merritt from the 10- to the 60- and CEO of Sherman Finan- Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 8: Houston 112, Utah 102 day DL. Golden State 4, New Orleans 1 NEW YORK YANKEES — Recalled OF Clint Frazier from cial Group, was considered TODAY Saturday, April 28: Golden State 123, New Orleans 101 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated RHP David Hale Chicago White Sox (Fulmer 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Taillon Tuesday, May 1: Golden State 121, New Orleans 116 for assignment. Tepper's biggest competitor in 2-3), 12:35 p.m. Friday, May 4: New Orleans 119, Golden State 100 OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Reinstated OF Stephen Piscotty the bid to purchase the Pan- Philadelphia (Velasquez 3-4) at Baltimore (TBD), 12:35 Sunday, May 6: Golden State 118, New Orleans 92 from the bereavement list. Optioned RHP Kendall p.m. Tuesday, May 8: Golden State 113, New Orleans 104 Graveman to Nashville (PCL). thers. He conceded Tuesday Cleveland (Bauer 2-3) at Detroit (TBD), 1:10 p.m. SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed 2B Robinson Cano on the that he'd lost the bid. St. Louis (Mikolas 5-0) at Minnesota (Lynn 1-3), 1:10 CONFERENCE FINALS restricted list. p.m. (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) TEXAS RANGERS — Placed 3B Adrian Beltre on the 10-day "My family and I are grateful Toronto (Happ 4-3) at N.Y. Mets (Wheeler 2-2), 1:10 p.m. DL, retroactive to May 14. Purchased the contract of to have had the opportunity to Tampa Bay (Faria 3-2) at Kansas City (Hammel 0-4), EASTERN CONFERENCE INF Hanser Alberto from Round Rock (PCL). 2:15 p.m. Boston 1, Cleveland 0 National League be included as a potential buyer Texas (Colon 1-1) at Seattle (TBD), 3:40 p.m. Sunday, May 13: Boston 108, Cleveland 83 ATLANTA BRAVES — Claimed LHP Chad Bell off waivers of one of the premier assets in N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 2-0) at Washington (Scherzer Tuesday, May 15: Cleveland at Boston, 8:30 p.m. from Detroit Tigers and optioned him to Gwinnett (IL). 7-1), 7:05 p.m. Saturday, May 19: Boston at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. CHICAGO CUBS — Activated RHP Yu Darvish from the 10- all of the Carolinas — the Pan- Oakland (Cahill 1-1) at Boston (Sale 3-1), 7:10 p.m. Monday, May 21: Boston at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. day DL. Optioned OF Mark Zagunis to Iowa (PCL). thers football team," Navarro Houston (Verlander 4-2) at L.A. Angels (Richards 4-1), x-Wednesday, May 23: Cleveland at Boston, 8:30 p.m. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Activated 3B Justin Turner and 9:40 p.m. x-Friday, May 25: Boston at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. 2B Logan Forsythe from the 10-day DL. Optioned INF/C said in an email to The Associat- x-Sunday, May 27: Cleveland at Boston, 8:30 p.m. Kyle Farmer and OF Tim Locastro to Oklahoma City ed Press. "It would have been a THURSDAY (PCL). Oakland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE NEW YORK METS — Placed LHP Jerry Blevins on the privilege to become the stewards Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Golden State 1, Houston 0 paternity leave list. Recalled LHP Buddy Baumann and of this iconic franchise to ensure Texas at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Monday, May 14: Golden State 119, Houston 106 RHP Jacob Rhame from Las Vegas (PCL). Optioned RHP Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. Wednesday, May 16: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m. Corey Oswalt to Las Vegas. its home remains in the Caroli- Detroit at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Sunday, May 20: Houston at Golden State, 8 p.m. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Sent RHP Jerad Eickhoff on a Tuesday, May 22: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m. rehab assignment to Reading (EL). nas where it belongs, to establish NATIONAL LEAGUE x-Thursday, May 24: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Adam Wainwright a new era of leadership and ex- East Division x-Saturday, May 26: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m. back on the 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Jack Flaherty from x-Monday, May 28: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m. Memphis (PCL). cellence on and off the field, and W L Pct GB SAN DIEGO PADRES — Placed LHP Joey Lucchesi on the to leverage the team's NFL plat- Atlanta 25 15 .625 — 10-day DL. Recalled INF Carlos Asuaje from El Paso form to further our quest to help Philadelphia 23 16 .590 1½ NHL PLAYOFFS (PCL). Washington 24 18 .571 2 SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Optioned OF Austin Slater to all children gain access to a New York 19 18 .514 4½ CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Sacramento (PCL). Recalled INF Miguel Gomez from Miami 14 26 .350 11 Richmond (SL). great education." THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018 | B3

ANTS FROM PAGE B1

"Everybody's excited for it. World Series in Grand Junc- It's been a long year," said tion, Colorado. ace right-hander Blake Rob- "We have already played inson, a sophomore out of Harford and Monroe this Florence. "A lot of people year," said Medlin, whose doubted us, I guess, but we're team split four games with here now. I've never been to Harford and two games with New York, and most of these Monroe early in the season. guys haven't been. It's going "They're both very good to be exciting. Last year we clubs, but we know what ended up with a losing re- we're capable of and there's cord, and this year we're 36- no reason for us to think we 21, so it's been a bounce-back can't go up there and win it. season. Nobody expected it, Right now we're playing with but we have high expecta- such confidence, even if we tions." get behind and no matter Robinson attributed the who the opponent is, I really team's success on the field to feel like the team trusts contributions from everyone themselves and trusts one on the team. another." "We've got some great hit- The Fire Ants are aiming ters - (Eric) McGirt, Donta for their second Eastern Dis- (Green), Lenny (Gonzalez), trict title after earning a trip Tyler Mangum - we've got to the JUCO World Series in guys swinging the sticks and 2015. The team's second-year our pitching has improved players are hoping to avoid quite a bit. As a pitcher, I another letdown next season can't say we carry the team by developing a sense of ca- because we've got some great maraderie. sticks and defense behind Sumter's own Lenny Gon- us." zalez, a former Lakewood MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Medlin said the team High standout catcher and Wilson Hall pitcher Drake Ives delivers a pitch during the Lady Barons’ 6-5, 8-inning victory over seemed to coalesce as a fami- infielder, said he and the Cardinal Newman in the opening game of the SCISA 3A state championship series on Monday at ly almost overnight after the other second-year players Patriot Park SportPlex. Game 2 was postponed on Tuesday and has been rescheduled for today at 6 Lancaster loss. have taken it upon them- p.m. in Columbia. "Believe me, it was not a selves to keep it going, bring- family atmosphere up until ing along the freshman class and Erin Boyer. this weekend," Medlin said. and instilling the same work- HALL FROM PAGE B1 With one out in the third, Gillespie hit a "That is something that really ethic that has Gonzalez him- grounder down the third base line that the formed after that whipping self looking at playing at the The Lady Barons improved to 25-9 on the home plate umpire initially called a foul ball. we took on Saturday night. next level. season while taking a 1-0 lead in the best- After a consultation with the third base um- That's a Lancaster team that "It's been pretty amazing. of-3 series. Game 2 was scheduled for Tues- pire, the ball was called fair and Gillespie we had soundly beaten three In high school, I didn't con- day in Columbia but was postponed because was awarded second with a double. out of four times during the sider myself a very good of rain. It has been rescheduled for today at That brought a heated discussion from season, that came in as the player because I had a lot of 6 p.m. at the CN field. If a third game is Alexander, but to no avail. bottom seed. I really feel like development to do," Gonzalez needed, it will be played on Thursday at a “I told him there's no doubt the ball was our guys took it for granted said. "Coming here was a neutral site. fair, but it was called foul and that means heading into the game, and I great choice. I came here I Monday’s game went to extra innings tied it's a dead ball," Alexander said. made them stand there and was 255 pounds, and coach at 5-5 after both teams scored a run in the Ives got out of the jam by getting Green- watch them celebrate. I told Medlin said 'You're going to seventh. With the international tiebreaker wood to ground out, moving Gillespie to the guys 'You created that cel- have to lose weight, because rule in place, that meant each team started third. She struck out Dinkins for the final ebration, and that's not the we're going to get you to the the eighth with a runner at second. out. kind of team we are.' To next level,' and I said 'Yes sir.' Karen Hocutt started at second for CN in Bostic dropped a single into shallow cen- watch them going forward I left here last year at 215 the top of the inning. She moved to third on ter to start the fourth. Ives proceeded to was really a special treat. pounds, so he had me work- a wild pitch, but the Lady Cardinals popped strike out Hogan and Hocutt, but Bostic got "I said all year that I ing. up three times on bunt attempts against the to second on a passed ball and to third on a thought the thing that got in "The returners have been a offerings of Wilson Hall pitcher Drake Ives. wild pitch. Ives got out of trouble again by the way of our being the big part of it, holding people Noyes started on second for the Lady Bar- catching Argoe looking at a called third kind of team we could be was accountable and trying to ons in the bottom of the inning. Madison strike. our immaturity," Medlin take the first-year guys Sliwonik popped up her attempt, but Sistare Ives looked to be heading to her easiest said. "We didn't handle some under our wings and just dropped a single into center against CN inning in the fifth when she retired the first situations well or show up show leadership," he said. pitcher Jasmine Hogan, and Noyes easily two trying to bunt. However, things turned ready mentally to play every "We try to set an example. beat the throw home. quickly. day. I told them going into I'm leaving this year, but I'm "I just went up there and cleared my mind," Gillespie was hit by a pitch and Green- that last game that win or working with the freshmen Sistare said. "This was all about the team. Ev- wood hit one just behind the circle that nei- lose, this team has earned to get them to do what I did erything we did led to that moment." ther third baseman Sliwonik nor shortstop my respect and has shown and keep it going." "Winning the first game is huge," Alexan- Elmore could reach. Dinkins hit a line drive the kind of determination I McGirt, a second-year out- der said. "I think it allows you the opportu- that hit off the glove of first baseman Noyes always felt like was there." fielder from Latta, said the nity to refocus, to prepare for the next game that loaded the bases. USC Sumter has played team is on much better foot- without as much pressure. It allows you to Bostic followed with a slicing line drive to two of the three teams in the ing this season and going for- prepare with maybe some different strate- right. Lady Barons rightfielder Amelia tournament, splitting games ward. gies." Weston came in on the ball, but it hit her with both Harford Communi- "Our team is together in In the seventh, Cardinal Newman's Han- glove and then her face as well. The bases ty College and Monroe. The this now, and last year it nah Bostic singled to right with two outs. were cleared with Bostic ending up on third Fire Ants' opening-game op- wasn't like that," McGirt The ball got by rightfielder Caitleigh Bryant to make it 3-1. ponent, ASA Brooklyn, is said. "We just have to do and Bostic went all the way to third. She After a delay as Weston was taken care of 19-17 on the season, while what we did this past week- scored on Hogan's single. and removed from the game, Hogan singled Harford is 47-12 and Monroe end, just stay hyped in the Hogan retired Madison Elmore to start back up the middle to drive in Bostic and is 33-14-1. The four teams dugout and keep everybody Wilson Hall's half of the seventh. However, make it 4-1. will play a double elimina- up and I don't see anybody Carly Allred slapped a single into short left Wilson Hall didn't stay down long though. tion tournament with the stopping us if we do what we field to reach base. Ives, who had hit a Bryant, who replaced Weston in right, hit a winner heading for the JUCO know how to do." game-tying, 3-run home run in the fifth, shot to right just inside the line that ended walked on four pitches to move Allred to up as a ground rule double. After an out, second. Allred reached on a bunt single. A fly to right by Sydney Jarecki moved That brought Ives to the plate, and she hit Allred to third and brought Liza Lowder to a 1-2 pitch to straight center that easily the plate. She hit a chopper that went half- cleared the fence for the game-tying homer. way down the third base line. Lady Cardi- "I just love being in those kind of pres- nals third baseman Maddie Dinkins chose sure situations," Ives said. "When I saw to field the ball and Lowder beat the throw Amelia go down, that made me think of 'for to first as Allred scored the tying run. each other.' She's my best friend, and I did Allred was 3-for-4 with three runs scored. that for her." Ives struck out 13 in her complete game Wilson Hall's first run came in its half of performance, but had an uneven game. She the first. Allred legged out a bunt for an in- didn't record a 1-2-3 inning. field single with one out. She stole second The Lady Cardinals got runners to third and scored on a 2-out double to the gap in in each of the first four innings against right-center field by Sydney Jarecki to Ives, but couldn't push a run across. make it 1-0. Ives walked leadoff batter M.K. Gillespie The Lady Barons looked to have another to start the game. She was on third two run in the fourth when Madison Sliwonik pitches later on a wild pitch and a passed hit a line drive into the gap in left-center. ball. Ives responded by striking out Kaytlin Centerfielder Hogan laid out while running Greenwood, Dinkins and Bostic. to the gap and made a diving grab to keep Ives walked Hogan to start the second. Jarecki, who had walked, from scoring. Hogan advanced to second on a passed ball Bostic was 2-for-4 with two runs scored and was sacrificed to third by Hocutt. Ives for CN, while Hogan was 2-for-3 with two responded again, striking out Cam Argoe RBI. Special Buy at Wally’s Rubbermaid 1 Gal. Heavy Duty SureSprayS BY TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM USC Sumter takes infield during a recent practice after the team’s im- 5 Gal. 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FLORENCE – The Sumter High AREA ROUNDUP Lewis had a 36-hole score of 152. loser for the Cavaliers. He pitched a School varsity boys golf team finished Flowers followed with a 157, Coulter a complete game, allowing five hits while in a tie for 11th among 16 teams in the 549. It easily outdistanced second place 161 Jenkins a 168 and Solberg a 170. striking out five and walking two. 36-hole 5A state tournament played on Boiling Springs, which shot a 577. PEE DEE ACADEMY 2 Garrett McDaniels tossed the shut- Monday and Tuesday at Country Club Evans Lewis led Sumter in the first ROBERT E. LEE 0 out for the Golden Eagles. He allowed of South Carolina. round with a 77. Dixon Flowers fol- four hits while striking out nine and The Gamecocks had a 2-round score lowed with a 79, Dwight Jenkins shot BISHOPVILLE — Pee Dee Academy walking three. of 637, tying with Wade Hampton of an 81, Bradley Coulter an 82 and Mi- scored two runs in the top of the sev- The Cavaliers dropped to 23-4 on the Greenville. SHS shot a 319 in the first chael Solberg an 84. enth inning to beat Robert E. Lee Acad- season, while Pee Dee improved to 20-2. round and 318 in the second round. WH Lewis led Sumter in the second emy 2-0 in the opening game of the The teams were playing Game 2 on shot 320 in the opening round and 317 round with a 75. Flowers followed with SCISA 2A baseball state championship Tuesday in Mullins. in the second round. a 78, Coulter a 79, Solberg shot an 86 series on Monday at the REL field. Gaffney with a 27 under par score of and Jenkins an 87. Austin Windham was the hard-luck From staff reports

ECHS FROM PAGE B1 reached on an infield error rapid rate, seemed thrown ed some extra time and she an infield error and a field- to score Hickman and Tim- off by the delay, even look- called it. I guess she (Thom- er's choice. EC then tied the mons, who had walked and ing at and making a motion as) got upset with it. It just score with Watts' 2-run For such a high-scoring singled. Reardon's homer toward her wrist. happens." homer in the fifth and took game, it took both teams a tied the score in the fourth. "Once she (Reardon) got in Lewisville regained the its 6-5 lead in the sixth as while to get going. Thomas The Reardon home run the box, she (Thomas) was lead with two runs in the Olivia Singletary reached and Marleigh Floyd both came a few pitches after the getting quick to the plate," fifth, but would not hold it on an infield single, took opened with two shutout in- EC catcher had called time Ard said. "That didn't give for long. A Thomas ground- second on a wild pitch, stole nings, with Thomas striking and stepped out of the box. the batter a lot of time to get er and a Horne triple to third and came around as out three and allowing just a Thomas, who was working ready and look at (the right-center scored Odum catcher McCall's throw to leadoff single to Elly Floyd in in her pitches at a fairly pitch). She (Reardon) want- and Bass, who got on due to third got away. the first during that span. Marleigh Floyd's only baser- unner during that span came on an infield error. "Since the regular season, © 2018 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 34, No. 23 Using 12 toothpicks, try this puzzle. Lay out the toothpicks as shown below. which has been almost a Can you make four squares by moving only three toothpicks? month, we haven't seen any pitching," Ard said. "It takes a while to catch back up to it. Even when we do it in practice, that's one thing, OUCH! Hot fun in the summertime can be painful! but having to come out in Too much fun in the sun can burn your skin. the game and see live pitch- How does the sun burn skin? ing like that, it's a different Normal skin cells. Cells that get too much This turns the skin red and story. It took a little while sunlight swell and fill with makes it hurt. but we started catching on." blood. Lewisville struck first with three runs in its half Standards Link: Math: Problem Solving; make a model to solve a puzzle. of the third as Wood walked, Lauren Crocker singled to right-center and Odum hit Find:• banana • watermelon • moon • dolphin • car BURN Find the words by looking up, into a fielder's choice, with • bat • bowling ball • crocodile • ice cream • octopus down, backwards, forwards, To burn or not to burn? LIFESAVER sideways and diagonally. Wood being forced out at SKIN third. Thomas came through Everybody has tiny grains of color called L S U R A Y S C D N melanin in their skin. MELANIN with a 2-out single up the SUNSHINE B I C N D B U O A R middle to plate Crocker with Melanin grains are like a screen. They Andy DARKER R N F O Y O U O R M the game's first run. Horne protect the body from the burning rays Melody BEACH O R B E A C H L K E followed with another single of sunlight. Everybody’s skin makes Tanya melanin. Melanin grains are brown. BODY W S U N S H I N E L into right-center that gave COOL When your skin is exposed to the sun, N P S K K A I N R A the Lady Lions a 3-0 lead it makes more melanin. That is why SPOTS after Odum and Bass came your skin gets darker when you play HOT H O T I I E V T H N around to score. in the sunshine. RAYS U T T I N Y R E T I The Lady Wolverines put Different skin types BROWN S S H U R T B U R N up two runs in the bottom TINY Tanya has a lot of melanin Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recongized identical of the third as Watts in her skin. Andy and HURT words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns. Melody have a little. Amy has very little. Some parts of Amy’s body make more melanin than others. These dark spots are called freckles. Lifesaver Letters What should you look for Amy SOFTBALL when you are getting too Everybody needs to protect their Sun Safety Scavenger Hunt FROM PAGE B1 much sun? Cross out every skin from the sun. Even people letter that is printed twice on In today’s newspaper, find pictures of: with lots of melanin will burn. the innertube. The five • Something to protect you from the sun. Their skin won’t burn as fast letters left spell your answer! The infielder had a .920 • Something to cool you on a hot day. as Amy’s, but it will burn. Standards Link: Reading Comprehension: Follow fielding percentage in 137 simple directions; identify common sight words. • Something you do on a sunny day. chances, second most on the team. Standards Link: Health: Practice safe behaviors during recreation. 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BY MIKE HELFGOT homers. He also doubled and singled. The Associated Press "A lot of quality at-bats throughout the whole ballgame, especially against CHICAGO — Nobody expected Quintana," Flowers said. "Right out of 5-foot-9 Ozzie Albies to be among the the gate, too. It's always nice to get major league home run leaders. Same him on the ropes a little bit, get a cou- with the Atlanta Braves' rise to the top ple runs across and give Julio some- of the NL East. thing to work with." They've made a believer of Cubs Almora went deep in the second, manager Joe Maddon. and Bryant connected in the third, but Albies hit a leadoff drive for his 13th the Cubs were unable to keep up with homer, Jose Bautista connected for a the slugging Braves. three-run shot and the Braves held off Flowers, Quintana's former battery- Chicago 6-5 on Monday. mate with the Chicago White Sox, hit Julio Teheran (4-1) pitched six in- a two-run shot in the third, a towering nings and Tyler Flowers hit his first drive over the wall in left-center. Bau- homer this season as NL-leading At- tista lifted Atlanta to a 6-4 lead in the lanta (25-15) won for the sixth time in fifth, belting a drive to left for his sec- seven games. The Braves moved 10 ond homer since joining the club on games over .500 for the first time since May 4. July 28, 2014. Teheran allowed four runs and four "It's one of those things because the hits, struck out one and walked three. names aren't big — they're going to be The 27-year-old right-hander had a big names in a couple years," Maddon scoreless streak of 16 2/3 innings be- said. "They'll be more easily identifi- fore Almora's second homer of the able. They have some really great tal- season. ent there. I'm a big fan." THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Sam Freeman replaced Teheran and A.J. Minter worked a shaky ninth Atlanta’s Jose Bautista celebrates with teammates after hitting a 3-run ome run off the got one out before departing with run- inning for his second save in the Chicago Cubs’ Jose Quintana during the fifth inning of the Braves’ 6-5 victory on Monday ners on first and second. Shane Carle makeup of an April 15 rainout. Minter in Chicago. The Braves’ Nick Markakis and Tyler Flowers scored on the play. then came in and retired each of his hit Ian Happ to force in a run with two five batters while extending his score- out, but Kris Bryant lined out to left to less streak to 13 innings. end the game. lowed all three Atlanta homers after into the bleachers in right for his Quintana was tagged for six runs Chicago closed out a 5-2 homestand pitching six sparkling innings against fourth career leadoff homer. The and nine hits in 4 2/3 innings against with its second straight loss. Bryant Miami in his previous start. rookie second baseman tied Manny a Braves team that has been feasting and Albert Almora Jr. each hit a two- The 21-year-old Albies drove Quin- Machado, Mookie Betts and Bryce on left-handed pitching. Atlanta is 8-3 run homer, but Jose Quintana (4-3) al- tana's second pitch the opposite way Harper for the major league lead in against lefty starters.

SPORTS ITEMS Ex-Clemson scoring leader Perry joins South Carolina, Staley COLUMBIA — Former was let go in March. Spann. when testing with penalties to him by a licensed doctor in Clemson leading scorer Nelly Smith is a friend, ex-Virgin- MARINERS’ CANO VIOLATES for first violations began. He the Dominican Republic to Perry is changing sides in the ia teammate and one-time DRUG AGREEMENT said the substance was given treat a medical problem. Palmetto State's biggest sports roommate of Staley. rivalry. Staley says Perry is an im- Seattle Mariners second South Carolina coach Dawn pact player "who will bring a baseman Robinson Cano has Staley announced that Perry is wealth of experience" to joined a lengthy list of players joining the Gamecocks as a South Carolina. who have been suspended for graduate transfer. Perry had Perry averaged 14.3 points violating baseball’s drug Keeping KatieSumter Altman-Goff, Water Resources Beautiful Extension Agent led the Tigers with 12.7 points a a game as a sophomore in agreement. game in the 2016-17 season, but 2015-16. She bolsters a back- Cano was suspended for 80 Slip and Slide and room for kids to romp missed last year with a shoul- court that lost Bianca Cue- games after testing positive Not many of us need a huge while you assemble the sand- der injury. Perry, a 5-foot-10 vas-Moore and Victoria Pat- for Furosemide, a diuretic. area of lawn. People who com- wiches, deviled eggs, and pick- guard, decided to leave Clem- rick to transfers and this The 35-year-old was the 87th plain about the lack of diversity les you’ve prepared. And if you son after coach Audra Smith year's grad transfer Lindsey player suspended since 2005, that comes from commercial are feeling competitive, a larger agriculture often overlook the space lets you play croquet; a fact that in the ‘burbs there’s game that individuals of all the same basic scenario as that ages and skill can enjoy togeth- OBITUARIES will take place at 2 p.m. on of thousands of acres of a er – although it may take some Thursday at Society Hill monocrop – lawns. restraint not to “send” your AME Church, 1030 Morello SAMUEL PRIOLEAU III She was born on March 30, Road, S.C. 260 South, in the A yard with a small opponent too far if you want Samuel Prioleau III, 56, hus- 1963, in Sumter, a daughter of Jordan community of Man- amount of beautiful turf grass, everyone to end up in a cheer- band of Christine Stavis Prio- the late James and Matilda ning, where Evangelist Shir- located in fun sun, leaves room ful frame of mind. leau, died on Monday, May 14, Anderson Cummings. ley Waiters will preside. for shrubs and small and large We’re entering the time 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- The family will receive Words of consolation will be trees that support wildlife on when warm-season grasses, the omey. friends at the home, 611 E. brought by the Rev. Dr. Mary the other parts of your proper- ones we grow in this part of the Born on Jan. 18, 1962, in Liberty St., Lot 43, Sumter, SC Rhodes, pastor of the Society ty. If you haven’t read Doug state, are going into their active Sumter County, he was a son 29150. Hill AME Church. The ser- Tallamy’s Bringing Nature growth phase. Now’s the time of the late Samuel Prioleau Jr. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. vice of committal will follow Home, take time to do so. to fertilize and to tweak your and Janie Lee Davis-Prince. Main St., Sumter, is in charge in the family plot located in When I was little, we scouted irrigation system. Your lawn The family is receiving rel- of arrangements. the Society Hill AME Church our yard for birds’ nests and needs an inch of water a week – were enthralled by watching rainfall usually supplies most of atives and friends at the RALPH P. COWLEY JR. Cemetery. home, 5620 Kenrose Lane, The family is receiving the progress of the nestlings. this so get a rain gauge. On Rembert. Ralph Priday Cowley Jr., relatives and friends from 2 Make your yard a haven for medium or light textured soils, Funeral arrangements are age 95, beloved husband of to 7 p.m. at the residence, birds and the insects and plant you’ll do best by applying one- incomplete and will be an- the late Carolyn Boykin Cow- 9290 Raccoon Road, Man- life that support them. half inch twice a week, remem- nounced by Williams Funeral ley, died on Tuesday, May 15, ning. So how much lawn do bering to reduce that by the Home Inc. 2018, in New Born, North Fleming & DeLaine Funer- you need? Well, if you have amount of rain you recorded. JOHN W. SCARBOROUGH Carolina. al Home and Chapel of Man- kids or grandchildren, you cer- You want to water deeply, five Arrangements will be an- ning is in charge of these ser- tainly want enough to set up a to six inches, to encourage the John W. "Noot" Scarbor- nounced by Bullock Funeral vices. Slip and Slide on special occa- roots of your grass to also grow ough, 80, husband of Marie Home. Online condolences for the sions. WARNING – think to that depth. Water naturally Copeland Scarborough, de- family may be sent to www. twice about throwing yourself moves downward in the soil parted this life on Monday, flemingdelaine.com or fleming- on that long sheet of plastic! profile after rain or irrigation May 14, 2018, in Sumter. [email protected]. I’ve had some surprisingly and you want roots positioned He was born on March 17, JOSEPH WRIGHT rough landings in the past. to keep those leaf blades well 1938, in St. Charles, a son of You’ll want enough space hydrated as hotter and drier the late Maggie Scarborough Joseph Wright, 63, died on to spread a cloth for picnics days come. Copeland and George Gregg. Monday, May 14, 2018, at Pal- The family is receiving HATTIE P. GIBSON metto Health Tuomey. friends at 870 Boulevard Born in Sumter County, he XEROX SOLID INK PRINTER Road. MANNING — On Thurs- was a son of the late Theo- Many Standard Sumter County Funeral arrangements are day, May 10, 2018, Hattie dore and Hester Nixon Features Public Works incomplete and are entrusted Prince Gibson, widow of Wright. 40 prints per minute to Whites Mortuary LLC. Ronald Elijah Gibson, heard The family will receive black & white 436-2241 and FULL COLOR her master's call in Manning. friends at the home, 7365 GLORIA JEAN C. SUMPTER Xerox Color Qube® 8870MFP Born on Oct. 4, 1947, in the Scales Road, Rembert, SC For more information contact your local rep. Gloria Jean Cummings Jordan community of Man- 29128. Call Thomas Cuttino @ 778-2330 Sumpter, 55, wife of Charles ning, she was a daughter of Funeral arrangements are XDOS, Inc. Sumpter, departed this life on the late Jonathan and Rober- incomplete and will be an- Sunday, May 13, 2018, at her tha Mack Prince. nounced by Palmer Memorial Xerox® and Phaser® registered trademarks of Xerox Corporation. residence. 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Tree Service Help Wanted Miscellaneous Summons & Summons & Part-Time Notice Notice Tree removal, stump grinding, & Camp Bob Cooper (Clemson ANNOUNCEMENTS pressure washing. Jenkinson Tree TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE Service, LLC. Fully insured. Call University Youth Learning Institute), NAMED: matter for the 4th day of June, 2018 803-847-8014 for a free estimate. Summerton, SC is now hiring for YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED at 12:00 o'clock P. M. Happy Ads Part-Time Food Service Workers, and required to appear and defend Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, no more than 28 hours per week, by answering the Complaint in this You are hereby notified to be stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, shifts vary, some weekends. Must action, a copy of which is hereby present in the chambers of the 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. served upon you, and to serve a copy Family Court of the have a valid ID, reliable transporta- THIRD Judicial Circuit, located at tion, and be able to pass a of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina 215 North Harvin Street at the background check. Please Call: Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, aforesaid time. PETS & 803-478-2105. within thirty (30) days after the Clemson University is an service hereof, exclusive of the day TYPE: ADOPTION HEARING ANIMALS Equal Opportunity Employer of such service; except that the TIME ALLOTTED: 1 Hour United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer THIS CASE WILL BE HEARD BY Trucking Refurbished batteries as low as JUDGE Jerry D. Vinson, Jr $45. New batteries as low as $65. after the service hereof, exclusive of Dogs Opportunities the day of such service; and if you 6v golf cart battery as low as $65. fail to do so, judgment by default will IT IS ORDERED that the attorney Lawnmower batteries, $38.95. requesting the hearing shall notify FT / PT Class A CDL Drivers. Must be rendered against you for the For Sale: AKC registered Lab pups, Auto Electric Co. relief demanded in the Complaint. the opposing Counsel or party of the 11 wks old, records provided. $400 possess haz mat & tanker endorse- 102 Blvd Rd. 803-773-4381 date of the hearing as the Clerk's Call David 803-983-6894 ments & TWIC card. Clean 10 Yr TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN office will send notices of Hearing MVR. Applicant must be 23 years of YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO only to the requesting attorney. age with at least 2 years driving LEGAL MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN experience of any kind. Home daily, YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON SUMTER COUNTY FAMILY COURT WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) 215 NORTH HARVIN STREET operate on ELD system. Sign on SUMTER, S.C. 29150-4900 MERCHANDISE bonus of $3000 Call (803) 473-6553. NOTICES RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: **BE ADVISED THAT WHILE A CASE IS SET BEFORE A CERTAIN Garage, Yard & Legal Notice YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED JUDGE, SUCH DESIGNATION IS Estate Sales AND NOTIFIED to apply for the SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT Happy 20th Anniversary to my RENTALS PUBLIC AUCTION appointment of a guardian ad litem NOTICE. within thirty (30) days after the husband Jerry Simon. Love Al- Solomon Upholstery NOTICE OF ADOPTION ways, Judy Simon Sumter Self Storage, 731 Broad St. service of this Summons and Notice 267 Myrtle Beach Hwy., 464-7555 Sumter, S.C. will have an auction upon you. If you fail to do so, TO: THE DEFENDANTS May 11th- May 25th 8 am - ? 2 Old Unfurnished 10:00 am, Saturday, May 26, 2018. application for such appointment antiques, Tom's snack machine, will be made by Attorney for ABOVE-NAMED: LETISHA DAVIS Apartments AND ROLAND DWIGHT BOSTIC Coke machine, piano and more. BIG These units to be sold: Plaintiff. BUSINESS #332 Teresa Fullard SALE! PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an #382 Monica Gibson YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE Senior Living adoption action involving the above SERVICES #427 Matilda McFadden that Plaintiff will move for an Order Lawn / Garden / Apartments child has been filed in the Sumter #453 Robin Michael of Reference or the Court may issue Nursery County Family Court under the for those 62+ #516 Reda Holliday a general Order of Reference of this above docket number. Business (Rent based on income) #527 Diane Herrington action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Services CENTIPEDE SOD 100 sqft - $25; Shiloh-Randolph Manor #542 Devonte Lowery Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the YOU MUST RESPOND within thirty #606 James Steplight South Carolina Rules of Civil 250 sqft - $55; 500 sqft- $100. Call 125 W. Bartlette. (30) days of your receipt of this #713 Leonard Brailsford Procedure. 499-4717 or 565-4403 775-0575 Notice of Adoption by filing with the KNOPSNIDER HAULING #812 Matilda McFadden Studio/1 Bedroom above court a written Answer stating #906 Lancaster Moses YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE & LAWN SERVICES, LLC For Sale apartments available whether you contest, intervene, Auction to be conducted by Dinkins that under the provisions of S.C. Serving Sumter Area or Trade consent or respond otherwise to the EHO Auction SCAL #3696 Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June Call Larry at 803-869-4570 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of pending adoption and further stating Three grave plots, Hillside Memorial Sumter Treatment Specialists plans rents contained in the referenced your reasons for same. Park. $2200 ea. Contact David HUNTINGTON PLACE to submit a certificate of need Mortgage is perfected and Attorney Financial APARTMENTS application to South Carolina DHEC for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that YOU MUST THEN request a hearing Benjamin 803-397-1700 if you file a written Answer to Service RENTS FROM $650 PER MO. to establish an outpatient narcotic all rents shall be payable directly to treatment program. In Sumter it by delivery to its undersigned contest the adoption. County. The estimated cost of this attorneys from the date of default. In Gates Finance LEASING OFFICE LOCATED AT project is $156,500.00. the alternative, Plaintiff will move YOU MUST PROVIDE the above 803-774-7600 ASHTON MILL before a judge of this Circuit on the court of your current address and Now that the tax season is APARTMENT HOMES Summons & 10th day after service hereof, or as changes in address during the over Wayne Greene & Terri 595 ASHTON MILL DRIVE Notice soon thereafter as counsel may be adoption proceeding. Gagnon are ready for making 803-773-3600 heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and SHOULD YOU FAIL to file an loans from $400-$1200. We SUMMONS AND Answer or response within the stated OFFICE HOURS: MON-FRI 9-5 compelling payment of all rents look for a way to make the NOTICE OF covered by such assignment directly thirty (30) days of your receipt of this loan, not to turn it down!! Our FILING OF to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be Notice, then you will be deemed to loans are only 9 to 11 Months. have consented to the adoption by Unfurnished COMPLAINT based upon the original Note and We are so excited to be (Non-Jury) Mortgage herein and the Complaint Plaintiff and you will be deemed to making loans. Homes attached hereto. have forfeited and relinquished all Foreclosure of your parental rights to the above 803-774-7600 child, should you have any. 14x70 Mobile Home ready to move IN THE COURT OF NOTICE OF FILING For Sale 1995 Searay 23 ft cuddy COMPLAINT cabin cruiser. 175 hp v-8 excellent in. With Option to rent the lot space COMMON PLEAS YOU MAY QUALIFY for court-appointed counsel to assist Home at the lake. 2 bd 2 ba. $8,500 OBO. THIRD JUDICIAL TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE condition, low hours, great family and represent you in this matter 803-473-4254. CIRCUIT NAMED: Improvements boat. $10,000. 803-481-8357 or under certain circumstances. You C/A #: 2018-CP-43-00395 YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE 803-840-5780. must make your application for that the original Complaint, Cover Mobile Home appointed counsel within thirty (30) H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Sheet for Civil Actions and Commercial Speed Queen Wash- Rentals days of your receipt of this Notice paint roofs gutters drywall blown COUNTY OF SUMTER Certificate of Exemption from ADR ers and Dryers, Multiple Frontload with the Sumter County Family in the above entitled action was filed ceilings ect. 773-9904 Units Available. $350 Set or $275 Court, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Washer & $150 Dryer Call Clean Spacious 3bd 2ba MH on South Carolina,(803)436-2366. single lot in Granada MHP. 10 mins Plaintiff, Sumter County on March 29, 2018. A Lawn Service 803-775-4119 M-F, 8-5 vs. Notice of Foreclosure Intervention from Shaw. $575 mth + $575 Dep. NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS DAVID G. SMITH III, CONNOR was also filed in the Clerk of Court's New & used Heat pumps & A/C. 803-651-1564. CONSULTING & RENTALS and Office. TO: DEFENDANTS, LETISHA Jan's Lawn Service Will install/repair, Call 803-968-9549 SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT DAVIS AND ROLAND DWIGHT or 843-992-2364 For Rent or Rent to Own: 5BR/3BA OF REVENUE, Brock & Scott, PLLC Cut grass, shrubs, planting, pine BOSTIC: straw. Call 803-491-5375 803-795-6572 Defendants. 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE Phone 844-856-6646 Nice 3BR 2BA SW on 1 acre. 5 min. that unless you apply and have some Clary Lawn Service Free Estimates NAMED: Fax 803-454-3451 to Shaw. Priv lot. $650mo. + dep. person appointed as Guardian ad Attorneys for Plaintiff Call 803-406-3514 803-983-0371 Litem for you in the above action EMPLOYMENT YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED within thirty (30) days after the and required to answer the AMENDED SUMMONS service hereof, exclusive of the date Legal Service Mobile Home Complaint in this action, a copy of IN THE FAMILY COURT of such service, the Plaintiffs will Lot Rentals which is herewith served upon you, OF THE Help Wanted apply to have some suitable person and to serve a copy of your answer to THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Full-Time appointed as Guardian ad Litem for Attorney Timothy L. Griffith the said Complaint upon the DOCKET NO. 2017-DR-43-468 the minor Defendant. 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Mobile home lot. Rent $165/mo. subscribers, at their office, 1703 Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury Rusty's Diesel Service is looking Includes water & Sewage. Peaceful Laurel Street (29201), Post Office STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ORDER APPOINTING for a FT Diesel Mechanic, Must have Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina COUNTY OF SUMTER neighborhood. Off 521 N. 1.5 miles GUARDIAN AD LITEM at least 2 yrs exp, Must have own passed Kmart Call. 803-983-3121 29211, within thirty (30) days after Roofing the service hereof, exclusive of the Harold Heyward, Tools. Please apply in person @ On consideration of the Notice of day of such service; and if you fail to Plaintiff, Rusty's Diesel @ 874 S Guignard Dr. Motion and Motion for Appointment answer the Complaint in the time vs. Robert's Metal Roofing Sumter No Phone Calls Please Office Rentals of Guardian ad Litem and Consent aforesaid, judgment by default will Letisha Davis and Roland Dwight by Attorney, Michael M. Jordan, 35 Yrs exp. 45 yr warranty. Financing be rendered against you for the Bostic, Cashier needed full time. Must have Esquire of the Sumter County Bar, to avail. Expert installation. Long list of Offices-$300-600. 803-983-7330 relief demanded in the Complaint. Defendants. satisfied customers. 803-837-1549. some computer knowledge, be In the Interest of: be appointed to represent the interests of the minor child in the self-motivated, dependable & ener- NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that M.J.D. B (DOB 04/24/15) above cause of action. All Types of Roofing & Repairs All getic. Apply at Wally's Hardware the original Complaint in the above a minor under the age of 1291 Broad St. entitled action was filed in the office seventeen(17) years. work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. REAL IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that of the Clerk of Court for Sumter Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. Michael M. Jordan, Esquire shall County on March 8, 2018. TO: THE DEFENDANTS Barnette's Auto Parts seeking ESTATE serve as the Guardian ad Litem for someone to drive tow truck. ABOVE-NAMED: LETISHA DAVIS AND ROLAND DWIGHT BOSTIC the minor child, M.J.D.B. Tree Service Clean driving record req. CDL Benjamin E. Grimsley S.C. Bar No. 70335 AND IT IS SO ORDERED! preferred but not required. Apply Land & Lots Attorney for the Plaintiff YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Newman's Tree Service Tree in person at Barnette's Auto Parts P.O. Box 11682 and notified that an action has been for Sale Sumter County Family Court removal, trimming, topping, view 1370 N St. Paul's Church Rd. Columbia, S.C. 29211 filed against you in this Court. Third Judicial Circuit enhancement pruning, bobcat (803) 233-1177 Within thirty (30) days of the day you receive this Summons, you must work stump grinding, Lic & Holiday Inn Express seeking front 31.0 acres near Elliot. 13.5 acres [email protected] insured. Call 803-316-0128 respond in writing to this Complaint Dwight C. Moore, Esquire desk manager, front desk clerk, near St. Charles, owner financ- 26 North Main Street ing. Call 803-427-3888 or harryives SUMMONS by filing an Answer with this Court. maintenance & housekeepers. You must also serve a copy of your Post Office Box 1229 @hotmail.com AND NOTICES Auto Service Please apply in person at 2490 Answer to this Complaint upon the Sumter, South Carolina 29151 (Non-Jury) (803) 778-6520 (office) Broad St. FORECLOSURE Plaintiffs or the Plaintiffs' Attorney 1 acre of deep wooded land w at the address shown below. If you (803) 775-6364 (fax) complete access in Manning area. OF REAL ESTATE fail to answer the Complaint, Attorney for Plaintiff PT MAINTENANCE personnel MORTGAGE needed at local apt. complex. Great Turkey hunting land. $3,000 judgment by default could be OBO 803-473-4254 rendered against you for the relief Must have drivers license & own IN THE COURT OF requested in the Complaint. tools. HVAC exp. a plus. Apply in COMMON PLEAS person at 625 S. Mill St. Manning TRANSPORTATION C/A NO.: HEARING NOTICE or call 803-435-2751. 2018-CP-43-00555 TO: Roland Dwight Bostic. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Help Wanted COUNTY OF SUMTER A Hearing has been set in the above Part-Time The Bank of New York Mellon FKA Exp. Trailer switcher needed in Autos For Sale The Bank of New York As Trustee Sumter to move trailers in yard. Do For The Certificateholders Of washouts & minor repairs. Thurs., CWABS, Inc., Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2004-3, Fri. & Sun. 7 am - 5 pm. Must have 2 CHEAP CARS, TRUCKS & VANS Starting at $1395 Plaintiff, yrs exp. CDL & clean driving record. v. CONTRACTORS 803-938-2708 M-F 9am-3pm lv msg Price is Right Auto Sales Joyce S. Hallums, with experience. 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275 Defendant(s). WANTED Looking to find... MAYESVILLE A NEW BEST LYNCHBURG, ELLIOTT & ST. CHARLES FRIEND? HOME DELIVERY If you have good, dependable transportation, a phone in your home, and a desire to earn extra income CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Call REDA at 774-1257 Call, email or fax us today! FODVVLILHG#WKHLWHPFRP‡  FA X (803)774-12 36 W. Liberty St. • Sumter, SC SECTIONC WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2018 Pageant benefits homeless female vets Palmetto Health Tuomey tech, drill sergeant will compete BY IVY MOORE Special to The Sumter Item That said, Smith noted that many of the areas in which ryanna Smith is a she’ll be judged are similar to those in other pageants. busy woman. She “There is an interview relat- b ing to things plaguing our vets, works as a histolo- like the V.A. (Veterans Admin- gy technician at Palmetto istration), PTSD (Post Trau- Health Tuomey, serves as a matic Stress Disorder),” she said. “We also compete in a U.S. Army drill sergeant at physical competition — Fort Jackson, and she’s a strength and agility.” For her talent competition, mom. Add to that her prep- Smith said she will demon- aration for participating in strate her skill in advanced “‘ri- fling,’ It’s like a drill, or drill the Ms. Veteran America ceremony. There are a lot of 2018 Competition in June. different maneuvers.” She laughed. “I can’t sing or She’s used to having a full dance. Right now, I’m practic- load of responsibilities, Smith ing walking in heels instead of said. combat boots.” She worked as a medical spe- Smith said she was drawn to cialist in Infectious Disease and the Ms. Veteran America Com- Blood Support during her 2014 petition because its purpose is deployment in Afghanistan — to encourage women to support all of the blood and blood prod- each other and because it high- ucts in that lights attri- country were ‘There are more than butes beyond her responsi- the strength, bility. 50,000 homeless courage and While she sacrifice of speaks with veterans in the U.S., military some humor women — of her pag- most with kids.’ “These eant competi- women are tion, Smith BRYANNA SMITH mothers, sees it as an daughters, important re- sisters and sponsibility. wives,” the She is passionate about repre- MVA mission states. senting women in the armed “There are more than 50,000 PHOTO BY CHRIS M. MOORE / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM services. homeless female veterans in “This is my first pageant. I the U.S., most with kids,” Smith Bryanna Smith, a histology technician at Palmetto Health Tuomey and a U.S. had to work up to the task of said. “They’re the fastest-grow- Army drill sergeant working at Fort Jackson, is preparing to compete in the Ms. competing,” Smith said. “I have ing segment of the population. Veteran America Competition in Arlington, Virginia, in June. The mission of the to be able to represent drill ser- A lot of them don’t think they competition is to bring attention to the plight of the more than 50,000 homeless geants and the Army as a deserve anything for their ser- female veterans in the U.S. An ambassador to bring awareness to the situation whole; every branch of the ser- vice and sacrifice. will be chosen in the competition. vice competes.” “It only costs $25 to put It’s worth all the work and homeless female vets and their time she’s putting into prepara- families” in secure housing for tion, she said. one day, she said. The competition, she said, Smith has already raised competition is built around on her interview, talent, mili- er contestants’ activity, interac- “has more to do with how you funds for several months’ hous- this.” tary history and advocacy. The tion and participation during help military women in the ing. Smith will compete in June scoring criteria include grace, the competition. coming years. Let’s see how we “We need to find a solution to in Arlington, Virginia, where poise, confidence and personal- For more information, visit can represent females.” this problem,” she said. “The she will be scored and ranked ity, and the judges also consid- www.finalsaluteinc.org.

CLUB DIGEST Liam, Emma lead top baby names in 2017 SUMTER ART ASSOCIATION The Sumter Art Association meeting BY TERRY TANG have ethnic pride. was held April 17 at the Parish Life Associated Press "I think you see ethnic influenc- Building of the Church of Holy Com- es coming into play in a more in- forter. President Patti Sosnowski wel- Emma and Liam were the most direct way. You see more parents comed 42 members. Ginger Jones gave frequently chosen baby names for looking back and looking for plac- an inspiring devotion on God’s promis- 2017. es in their lives that hold mean- es. Sue Towery read the May minutes in For the fourth year in a row, ing that can be translated into the absence of recording secretary An- Emma was the top girl's name ac- names," said Satran, who also co- drena Ray. Exhibits chairwoman Linda cording to the annual list of the wrote the books "The Baby Name Hogon announced several cultural most popular baby names re- Bible" and "Cool Names for Ba- events and activities taking place in our leased by the Social Security Ad- bies." community during the coming month. ministration on Friday. Liam Ethnic pride could also be a fac- Corresponding secretary Vicki Good- pushed last year's champ, Noah, tor for parents of Hispanic de- win read several acceptance notes from to second to claim the top spot. scent. A lot of new parents "are newly elected members. The Social Security Adminis- using Hispanic names rather than Following the business meeting, Deb- tration releases the 1,000 most trying to pick more Anglo-fied bie Thomas introduced violinist Heidi popular baby names each year. names," Satran said. Wilson, who entertained the members They trumpeted the name reveals and Logan. She also says Hispanic culture with a melodic rendition of Bach music. Friday with a Facebook Live an- Other trends last year included has become more ingrained in the President Patti Sosnowski adjourned nouncement. The agency uses the a rise in the use of Melania for a food, music and television that the business meeting and invited every- announcement to draw traffic to girl, likely influenced by first lady Americans consume. So, names one to the tea table. Hostess chairwom- its website, where workers can Melania Trump. such as Sofia and Ariana become an was Mary Dallery. Co-chairwoman begin tracking their benefits long Pamela Redmond Satran, who more well-known. Linda Hogan. Committee members as- before retirement. blogs about baby-naming and is "As cultures of various Span- sisting were Emily Boykin, Jayne Col- When it came to girls' names, also co-founder of the baby name ish-speaking countries become lins, Ginger Jones, Mary Reed, Betty Emma was followed by Olivia, site Nameberry.com, said the rise more familiar to mainstream Brogdon, Caren Durant, Jackie Gamble, Ava, Isabella and Sophia. of Liam reflects the large popula- America, I think the names start Emily Stroman, Sue Towery and Hazel For the boys, Liam and Noah tion of Irish people in the U.S. being used beyond the Hispanic Walker. were followed by William, James who may not speak Irish, but population."

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BY KEVIN McDONOUGH own, independent of human Stars of long-running hit oversight. You don’t have to series can do pretty much be a fan of “The Terminator” anything they want. Johnny to find that chilling. Galecki moves from a sitcom about scientists on “The Big Bang Theory” to a cable se- TONIGHT’S SEASON FINALES ries that uses real science to • The owner of the bag of comic effect. On “SciJinks” bones is revealed on “The (10:07 p.m., Science, TV-PG), Blacklist” (8 p.m., NBC, TV- the actor assembles a team of 14). experts with a taste for prac- • A prom date jilt drives tical jokes. 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Is this a good thing? woman (Daryl Hannah) who NBC) anticipates the big Originals” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14). Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Some have predicted that turns out to be a mermaid in event by interviewing celebri- artificial intelligence will the 1984 comedy fantasy ties. How special! Not to be Copyright 2018 transform society unlike any “Splash” (8:30 p.m., Pop). The confused with “Royal Wedding LATE NIGHT United Feature Syndicate change since the Industrial film turned Hanks and Han- Watch” (10 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, Terry Crews is booked on Revolution. We already share nah into major stars and re- check local listings). “The Daily Show With Trevor our cars, phones, bank ac- vived the fortunes of the • Philip reveals jarring se- Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Cen- counts and doctor’s offices floundering Disney studio. crets on the eve of Elizabeth’s tral) * Joel McHale, Anna Pa- with intelligent machines But some contend that its assignment at the big summit quin and Alex Edelman ap- and systems, and assistants greatest impact was the pop- on “The Americans” (10 p.m., pear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, like Siri and Alexa gather in- ularization of “Madison” as a FX, TV-MA). r) * Chadwick Boseman and formation about us and make girl’s name. • Will makes a safety in- Erik Bergstrom appear on profiles from our questions spection on “Colony” (10 p.m., “The Late Show With Stephen and web searches. USA, TV-14). 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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS A “Skinny” Mango Margarita is garnished with a slice of citrus dipped in cinnamon in Amagansett, New York. The recipe by Elizabeth Karmel calls for a tequila-based mango li- queur for flavor and sweetness, plus silver tequila and fresh-squeezed Meyer lemon juice. Make a killer margarita with tequila-based liqueur

BY ELIZABETH KARMEL tas using Meyer lemons because they The Associated Press ‘SKINNY’ MANGO MARGARITA are sweeter than a traditional lemon or lime, and the juice would high- 2 drinks I recently had the pleasure of trav- Servings: light, not overpower, the delicate eling to Mexico to learn how to make 1.5 ounces favorite Silver Tequila mango flavor. tequila. I always liked sipping on te- 1 ounce Patron Mango Liqueur The results were even better than quila, but now I am in love with it. 2 ounces fresh-squeezed Meyer lemon juice what I envisioned, and I hope that Tequila is like wine; it is a simple Ground cinnamon you will agree. process. It is made by hand and re- Meyer lemon or orange slice, cut in half for garnish The drink is refreshing and flects both the terroir of the high- smooth without being sweet at all. lands or the valley soil in which the Shake all ingredients with ice and strain into a short “rocks” glass filled with crushed You can taste the real ataulfo (a.k.a. blue agave plant is grown and the ice. Dip the side of the Meyer lemon or orange slice into the cinnamon and garnish the champagne) mangoes that the li- heart and soul of the distillers. It is a glass. I make a cut in the center of the slice with a paring knife so that it slips over the queur is made with, and the sweet- fascinating industry that combines rim of the glass more easily. tart Meyer lemon juice is just sour old-fashioned traditional methods Chef’s Note: One ounce is equal to 2 tablespoons. If you don’t have an ounce mea- enough to make it a margarita. and new science and technology in sure, you can use a tablespoon. When I thought about how to gar- equal parts. It is also delicious and Nutrition information per serving: 101 calories; 0 calories from fat; 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 nish the margarita, I decided to in- fun to drink. mg cholesterol; 1 mg sodium; 7 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 5 g sugar; 0 g protein. corporate a tip from the master te- While I was in Jalisco — the state quillier of Cazadores. Tania Ose- that almost all tequilas come from — guera is one of the few female tequil- I visited the Patron distillery. Among liers, and her favorite accompani- the many things that I learned, I dis- My thought was that the tequila li- to help me make “skinny margari- ment to sipping tequila is to dip the covered that they have four tequila- queur would add just the tiniest tas” with the four flavors of the li- edge of a cut orange in ground cin- based liqueurs called Patron Citron- amount of sugar and a fruity compo- queurs: orange, lime, mango and namon. This beats the heck out of ge. As I tasted, it occurred to me that nent to complement the tequila and pineapple. the lime and salt tradition and com- the tequila liqueur might be a great citrus juice. So, the skinny margari- Oscar happily agreed and made plements the rich, fresh flavors of substitution for the Grand Marnier ta would be a little smoother than four margaritas, the only difference the tequila. that I usually use in a margarita. I the traditional tequila and lime juice being the flavor of the liqueur. A Even though it was designed for a liked the idea that the primary spirit version with no need to add agave group of us tasted them all blind, glass of neat tequila, I decided to try stayed the same. (Tequila with the syrup or sugar. I couldn’t wait until I and the overwhelming winner was it with my Mango Margarita. I used Patron liqueur vs. Brandy in Grand got home to test my theory, so that the mango liqueur. When I came a slice of the Meyer lemon since I al- Marnier). night, I asked Oscar, the bartender, home, I made a batch of the margari- ready had one cut, but you could use

BROCCOLINI STRASCINATI Broccolini Strascinati (“DRAGGED” BROCCOLI) Servings: 4 to 6 Start to finish: 20 minutes is simple, full of flavor 1-1/2 pounds broccolini 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil Kosher salt to taste BY KATIE WORKMAN such as broccoli rabe or 3 cloves garlic, very thinly sliced The Associated Press cauliflower. With this meth- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste od, the common step of par- 1/4 cup dry white wine One of the amazing things boiling the vegetable before about Italian food (besides sauteeing is skipped, and Trim the broccolini and cut it into 1-inch pieces, it being, you know, Italian the result is that the vegeta- using the stems and the florets. food) is that the best dishes bles stay firmer and the fla- Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a are often so completely, re- vor is more concentrated. large skillet (with a lid), the biggest one you have. freshingly simple. Like, A generous amount of Add the broccolini and cook, stirring to flip the piec- four-ingredients simple. olive oil along with hot pep- es around occasionally, until they start to turn gold- (No, we don’t count olive oil pers and garlic are usually en brown but are still crisp tender, about 8 minutes. and salt. Or water. Or air.) used, and I saw no reason to Season with salt; add the garlic and red pepper I love broccoli. I can roast tamper with tradition there. flakes, and saute for 30 to 60 seconds, until you can broccoli with olive oil and You’ll see that the garlic smell the garlic. salt all day long. I use it in and pepper flakes are added Add the wine and cover the pan for 2 minutes, al- stir-fries too, and casse- toward the end — this lets lowing the liquid to come to a simmer. Remove the roles, and quesadillas, et ce- you cook the broccolini lid and saute for another minute until the liquid is tera, et cetera. I rarely just over nice high heat without steam or blanch it, however, the garlic and pepper flakes almost evaporated and the broccolini is as tender as because I find steamed burning. you like it. Remember that it will soften a bit more broccoli to be kind of disap- Don’t keep flipping and off the heat. Serve hot. pointing. But this dish? fussing with the broccoli Nutrition information per serving: 86 calories; 58 calories from This is the opposite of dis- too often or it won’t brown, fat; 6 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 198 appointing. which gives it that nutty mg sodium; 4 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 4 g protein. SARAH CROWDER VIA ASSOCIATED PRESS The “dragged” (strascina- caramelized flavor that ti) technique is most often makes this dish pretty sub- — though you should feel broccoli first, then with er head of florets, all of used with broccoli in Italy, lime. Also, this dish works free to cook it until it is as broccolini, which is like which are edible and have a though other vegetables can best when there is a little tender as you like. broccoli but with longer, slightly milder flavor than be prepared the same way, crunch left in the broccoli I made this with regular slimmer stalks and a small- broccoli.