Newly discovered type of dementia shows need for better testing A5 THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 | Serving South Carolina since October 15, 1894 75 cents Derby Day returns for 6th Sumter teachers year in downtown Sumter

endon Counties. “It’s a lot of Event is fundraiser fun — people get dressed up, and the ladies wear their Ken- for local United Way tucky Derby hats.” rally in Columbia The celebration begins at BY RACHEL PITTMAN Special to The Sumter Item 5:30 p.m. with a livestream of the “most exciting two min- Among 10,000 to attend Statehouse demonstration Downtown Sumter will utes in sports” but continues BY KAYLA ROBINS 10,000 people. earlier this week, was one dress up in its finest gingham long after. A variety of food, [email protected] “We’ve been promised of about 160 teachers in and seersucker for United beer and wine will be catered change for so long. If they Sumter who asked off Way’s 2019 Derby Day fund- until 10 p.m. by Hampton’s, Handmade signs in a sea do get input from us, they Wednesday. Sumter was one raiser, a Kentucky Derby Sidebar, With These Hands of red surged to the State- say we can’t do anything of at least seven school dis- watch party on May 4 featur- Natural Gourmet Foods and house on Wednesday as about it, maybe next year … tricts that closed for the day ing the finest local food and other local vendors. thousands of teachers and We’re tired of asking to be because so many teachers drink, music and, of course, a Myrtle Beach’s Tru Sol public education advocates heard,” said Matthew Wilt, asked off that they couldn’t live viewing of the iconic Band will perform from 7 to 10 rallied for legislation. a history and government get enough substitutes and horse race. p.m., playing Motown, oldies, S.C. for Ed, an online teacher in Sumter High administrators in the class- “This is the sixth year of hip-hop and R&B classics that teacher group, organized School’s International Bac- room to guarantee student Derby Day, and it’s really be- will make dancing a must. the rally in Columbia that calaureate program. safety. come something people look “This is really danceable the South Carolina Depart- Wilt, who was named a Some parents had to take forward to,” said Mindy Popo- music,” said Kari Cruse, chief ment of Public Safety tweet- Sumter School District vich, president of the United ed was attended by about Teacher of the Year finalist SEE RALLY, PAGE A3 Way of Sumter, Lee and Clar- SEE DERBY, PAGE A6

Remembering the past to keep it there

PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM Military members at Shaw Air Force Base heard from Lily Filler, below, a daughter of two Holocaust survivors, during a Ho- locaust Remembrance program at U.S. Army Central headquarters at the base last week. Holocaust Remembrance program at U.S. Army Central brings Third Army lineage, Holocaust survivor’s daughter together BY KAYLA ROBINS other’s eyes once again. [email protected] While the most common Younger versions of two connection in the murder of sides of the story six million European Jews from the Holo- and millions of other citizens caust found during World War II is the themselves star- victims and Adolf Hitler’s ing into each SEE PROGRAM, PAGE A6

Community to observe Yom HaShoah Event will honor The community’s second- said the local remembrance Holocaust victims annual observance will begin is one of several in the state BY IVY MOORE at 3 p.m. on Sunday at the and takes place during the Special to The Sumter Item Sumter Opera House, 21 N. United States’ annual com- Sumter will have the oppor- Main St. The Holocaust Re- memoration of the Holocaust tunity to honor the victims of membrance is co-sponsored led by the U.S. Holocaust Me- SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO the Holocaust during the by the Sumter Opera House, morial Museum in Washing- Sumter’s Holocaust Memorial stands on the grounds of the Temple Sinai Jewish History Days of Remembrance, ob- the Sumter County Museum ton, D.C. The museum’s web- Center at 10 Church St. On Sunday, partici- served across the country pants in the community’s Yom HaShoah, or and Temple Sinai. site says “The Holocaust was Holocaust Remembrance Day, will join in a during the week of April 28 Sumter County Museum Ex- the systematic, bureaucratic, silent march from the Sumter Opera House to the temple in remembrance of the six mil- through May 5. ecutive Director Annie Rivers SEE REMEMBRANCE, PAGE A6 lion Jews murdered during World War II.

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Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Former Camden horse to be inducted into Hunter Hall of Fame on Friday

BY DANNY KELLY ing with show horses when her mom took her to [email protected] a barn and took her riding. “It was a fun way to get out of school,” she Sarah Ward-Rupp, formerly of Camden and a said. graduate of the University of South Carolina, Ward-Rupp attended the Galloway School in has a very special horse. Atlanta. She later moved to Columbia and com- So special, in fact, that he’s being inducted into muted to Camden for five years and still trains the Carolinas Show Hunter Hall of Fame in a sometimes at Finally Farm in Camden. ceremony at the Aiken Charity Horse Show from Bling Bling, a Holsteiner gelding, has won 6 to 8 p.m. at Bruce Fields on May 3, where her competitions in all three show horse categories horse, Bling Bling, will also be presented with possible — hunters, jumpers and equitation. the 2019 Elma Garcia Award. “He covers all his bases,” Ward-Rupp said. If you’re wondering if she named him that, “But, most of his winning is in (the) hunter (cat- she did not, but she said she immediately loved egory).” it. Now 19 years old, the horse has a different but Ward-Rupp, who has been competing in eques- important role in Ward-Rupp’s life. trian competitions since her early teens, bought Ward-Rupp, now the owner and trainer at Fly- Bling Bling in 2005 as an equitation horse from over Farms in Conyers, said she is glad to have Peter Leone and has since won show horse com- Bling Bling around the farm to help her out. petitions in Aiken, Georgia; Blowing Rock, North “He’s a huge help to me as a rider,” she said. Carolina, where he has been a grand champion “On trail rides, he teaches others how to do it.” multiple times; Conyers, Georgia, where he won Bling Bling was also Ward-Rupp’s ring bearer twice in the adult finals in equitation; Palm in her wedding when she married Jon Rupp, a Beach, Florida; and the Capital Challenge Horse commercial pilot, in 2017. Show in Washington, D.C. Along with how special of a horse he is to her PHOTO PROVIDED “He’s an excellent adult hunter horse,” Ward- for competitions, Ward-Rupp said she also loves Sarah Ward-Rupp, formerly of Camden, rides her horse, Bling Bling. Rupp said. “He deserves it; he’s the best. Right Bling Bling for who he is. The horse will be inducted into the Carolinas Show Hunter Hall of when I tried him, I knew he was special.” “He has a great personality,” she said. “(Some- Fame in a special ceremony at the Aiken Charity Horse Show on Fri- Ward-Rupp, who was born just outside of times he just) wanders around and eats grass. day. Tampa and grew up in Atlanta, got into compet- Horses are just like big dogs, really.”

Sheriff’s office warns 93-year-old competes in Sumter County Senior Fitness Games of phone scammer BY DANNY KELLY School Track (quarter-mile walk, posing as deputy [email protected] half-mile walk, one-mile walk, 50- yard dash, 100-yard dash and stand- FROM STAFF REPORTS Just because you have aged does ing long jump) and bingo, spades, Sumter County Sheriff’s Of- not mean you can’t play ball. checkers, pity pat and Wheel of For- fice is warning residents of a The Sumter County 2019 Senior tune at SCRD, all on Wednesday. phone scammer using the Fitness Games, coordinated by What was significant about the sheriff’s office number, (803) Sumter County Recreation and games this year was 93-year-old 436-2000, to say the victim is Parks Department, are currently Emma Hough competed in the quar- being fined for failing to show underway. The two remaining ter-mile walk. up for jury duty. events include bowling today at 10 “She will be recognized as our According to Adrienne Sar- a.m. at Gamecock Lanes and the most matured participant,” pro- vis, public information officer awards luncheon on Tuesday at 11 gram director Latrell Chambers for the sheriff’s office, the call- a.m. at Salterstown Community said. er also says the victim will re- Center, 800 Salterstown Road. Also on Tuesday, participants ceive an additional fine and The events that already happened were able to get free screenings at could have a warrant for the include golf at Crystal Lakes Golf SCRD for hypertension, cholesterol victim’s arrest if payment is Course last Thursday; pocket bil- and blood pressure. not made by a certain date. liards at Sumter Senior Services Those who participated in the an- The sheriff’s office does not Center on Friday; table tennis, nual Fitness Games will also be contact people by phone for horseshoes, shuffleboard, softball able to participate in the South Car- failing to report to jury duty, throw, hula hoop, football throw, olina Classic State Games on May Sarvis said. A deputy will LATRELL CHAMBERS / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM corn toss, basketball throw, disc 8-11 and May 17-18 at Francis Mari- meet you in person if contact 93-year-old Emma Hough participates in the golf, ring toss and bullseye target on University. From there, they will is required. quarter-mile walk at the Sumter County on Tuesday at SCRD; and track and be able to participate in the nation- If you receive a phone scam 2019 Senior Fitness Games on Wednesday. field events at Alice Drive Middle al senior games. call, hang up immediately. Poll of the week

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they do have political clout,” teachers closing school to RALLY FROM PAGE A1 he said. rally, some offering to substi- With there being less than tute in their place. off work to watch their chil- a full week of legislative ses- A fifth-grade teacher in dren, and some teachers who sion days left, the massive ed- Sumter School District who did not go to Columbia stayed ucation overhaul bill that also wished to remain un- in Sumter to help provide teachers are upset about be- identified said he doesn’t vital services for students. A cause they say lawmakers have time to meet the indi- teacher at Shaw Heights Ele- did not get enough input vidual needs of his students mentary School who did not from the boots on the ground because he has too many in wish to be identified said she is still in a Senate subcom- his class. and co-workers made 80 pea- mittee after passing the At 29 elementary school nut butter and jelly sand- House. students, they don’t use wiches with juice boxes and McElveen said he heard desks because there isn’t delivered them to students at Gov. Henry McMaster men- enough space. They sit in their houses to make sure tioned the possibility of groups on the floor and on they got a meal for the day. bringing the chambers back bean bags. “I get it. It’s a lot of hassle for a special session and that “Don’t get me wrong, I love on parents on such short no- he supports coming back for my job, and I would do it tice, but at the same time, something that’s worth it like with 40 students in a class,” something has to be done or THE ASSOCIATED PRESS the education bill. Otherwise, he said. “But I have students we’re just going to keep An education advocate holds a sign during a teacher rally Wednesday it’s not expected to pass this on the first-grade reading bleeding teachers,” Wilt said. on the South Carolina Statehouse grounds in Columbia. Some state year. level, and I have students on “We get two personal days a officials have criticized teachers for leaving their classrooms. “It’s like the road system,” the 11th-grade reading level.” year. I took one of mine to McElveen said. “When it’s He said S.C. for Ed promot- advocate for my kids.” Legislators walked heard surprised him — he’s been neglected for so many ed on Wednesday that they Teachers are calling for throughout the crowd in Co- heard it before in schools and years, it’s hard to fix it in one are a non-partisan group. He legislators to provide full lumbia, listening to appeals from teachers. State Rep. year.” said he called his students’ funding to address classroom from teachers and taking David Weeks, D-Sumter, post- McMaster had previously parents after school was can- sizes, increased pay to com- selfies with demonstrators ed photos of him in the criticized teachers for dem- celed and said they were sup- bat growing teacher shortag- holding signs such as ones crowd on Facebook. onstrating on a school day portive. es and funding to hire school that read, “Sumter Teachers McElveen said he admires but called the rally “instruc- “Historically, any leader counselors and mental for Sumter Educators,” “I’d the teachers who made the tive.” that has been uncomfortable health professionals in dis- rather be teaching but this is personal decision to rally “These teachers that are with the masses has been tricts. important,” “My second job and that he talked with them here this year need to be in proven wrong,” he said. South Carolina’s #ALLOut- bought this sign” and “We about their goals. Some want the classroom next year He said he felt safe in Co- May1 rally occurred simulta- didn’t walk out on our stu- higher pay. Some want small- happy teaching,” he told The lumbia during the rally and neously with a rally in North dents, S.C. legislators did.” er class sizes. Everyone Associated Press. “I don’t that he enjoyed seeing col- Carolina that was tinged State Sen. Thomas agrees “we need to attract want them to feel like they lege professors in a group with sorrow after a gunman McElveen, D-Sumter, said he good teachers and keep have to come back here next with supportive signs. killed two students and in- found teachers from all four them.” year.” “I think our voice was jured four others Tuesday on counties he represents (Sum- “I told them I wish y’all McMaster, state Superin- heard,” he said. “But, if it the University of North Car- ter, Lee, Richland and Ker- would have come in Febru- tendent Molly Spearman and has to happen again, it will olina at Charlotte campus. shaw). He said nothing he ary. I think they’re realizing other Republicans denounced be bigger.”

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Michael Center, right, former men’s tennis coach at the Universi- N.C. gunman kills 2 ty of Texas at Austin, departs federal court on April 24 with an students, wounds 4 unidentified woman after he pleaded guilty to charges in a nationwide college on final day of classes admissions bribery scandal. CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) she feels guilty for surviv- — Students at a North Car- ing. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS olina university were gath- “When I was sitting there ered for end-of-year presen- on the floor, thinking that I tations in an anthropology might get a bullet in my class when a gunman shat- head, my biggest fear was tered the calm by opening somebody’s reality. And fire with a pistol, killing there are parents that are two and never going to be able to wounding hug their children again,” four, a profes- she said. sor said. A campus vigil for the vic- New details tims was planned for emerged Wednesday evening, and the Wednesday governor vowed a hard look Big worry for college scandal about the TERRELL to see what can be done to previous prevent future attacks. day’s shoot- In a news release, UNC- ing that caused chaos and Charlotte said all the vic- suspects: Their co-defendants panic on the last day of tims were students, five classes at the University of from North Carolina and North Carolina-Charlotte. one international. Riley C. BOSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors said all married couple, who pleaded guilty in Boston The shooting occurred Howell, 21, of Waynesville, along that they expect more people to be federal court Wednesday to paying $600,000 to during a class on the an- and Ellis R. Parlier, 19, of charged in the sweeping college admissions get their daughters into USC and the Universi- thropology and philosophy Midland, were killed in the scandal. Their secret weapon? The cooperation ty of California Los Angeles. Bruce Isackson, a of science, according to a attack. Those injured were of some parents and coaches who have already real estate developer from Hillsborough, Cali- message on what appeared Sean Dehart, 20, and Drew agreed to plead guilty, observers say. fornia, and his wife, Davina, have said they to be the Twitter account of Pescaro, 19, both of Apex; “You can rest assured that there is going to be take full responsibility for their “bad judg- the instructor who wit- Emily Houpt, 23, of Char- a new wave of indictments,” former federal ment.” nessed the attack. Adam lotte; and Rami Alramad- prosecutor Bradley Simon said. “They wouldn’t The couple could tell investigators about Johnson wrote that teams han, 20, of Saihat, Saudia need so many cooperators for existing cases. other school officials or coaches who might of students were delivering Arabia. What seems to me is that these individuals who have been in on the scheme, experts say. Their their presentations when A family friend who an- are cooperating are helping the government to testimony could also make it more difficult for the gunman opened fire. swered the phone Wednes- make new cases,” he said. parents to argue they didn’t know what Singer “Yes, there was a shoot- day at Parlier’s home in The parents’ and coaches’ cooperation could was doing with their money or were duped by ing in my class today,” Midland said the family also spell doom for others who are digging in him. Johnson wrote. “My stu- had no immediate com- their heels and still fighting the charges, includ- “The key issue in this case is absolutely dents are so special to me, ment. ing actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion de- what their intent was,” said Laurie Levenson, and I am devastated.” University Chancellor signer husband, Mossimo Giannulli. They are a professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. Johnson declined to com- Phillip Dubois said in radio among 19 parents disputing the allegations. “Did they know they were crossing a line and ment further Wednesday. interviews Wednesday that Among those known to be working with au- paying bribes? The more people who say, ‘Yes, The motive wasn’t imme- three of the four wounded, thorities is Laura Janke, the former University we all knew,’ the better it is for the prosecu- diately clear for suspect previously described as of Southern California assistant women’s soc- tion,” said Levenson, who used to work as a Trystan Andrew Terrell, having critical or life- cer coach who was paid by consultant Rick federal prosecutor. who UNC-Charlotte spokes- threatening injuries, had Singer to create fake athletic profiles to make Attorneys for the Isacksons declined to com- woman Buffy Stephens said undergone surgery. the children of “Full House” star Loughlin and ment Tuesday. The couple left the courthouse had been enrolled at the The suspect’s grandfa- a slew of other parents look like star athletes, without answering questions from reporters. school but withdrew during ther, Paul Rold of Arling- officials say. Since dozens of wealthy parents and coaches the current semester. Cam- ton, Texas, said Terrell and She could spill information about other USC at elite universities were arrested in March, pus Police Chief Jeff Baker his father moved to Char- figures charged in the case, including another four defendants have signed cooperation agree- said Terrell had not ap- lotte from the Dallas area soccer coach and athletic department official. ments with prosecutors. Singer, along with a peared on their radar as a about two years ago after She could also bolster the testimony of Singer, former Yale University coach and a man who potential threat. his mother died. Terrell who will likely be painted by defense attorneys cheated on entrance exams for students, had “I just went into a class- taught himself French and as a liar trying to take down the parents in already been secretly working with investiga- room and shot the guys,” Portuguese with the help of order to save himself. tors before the charges were announced. Terrell told reporters Tues- a language learning pro- “If I were one of those parents, I would be What exactly cooperators have offered inves- day as officers led him in gram his grandfather very nervous about (Janke),” said Simon, now a tigators remains unclear. They have all prom- handcuffs into a law en- bought him and was attend- white-collar criminal defense lawyer at Phillips ised to testify for prosecutors, if asked, in forcement building. ing UNC-Charlotte, Rold Nizer LLP, of New York. hopes of getting a shorter prison sentence. Terrell, 22, was booked said. But Terrell never Janke agreed in 2017 to create a profile por- John Cunha Jr., a lawyer for former Univer- into the Mecklenburg showed any interest in traying Loughlin’s and Giannulli’s younger sity of Texas at Austin men’s tennis coach Mi- County jail on two counts guns or other weapons, and daughter, YouTube star Olivia Jade Giannulli, chael Center, declined to comment on the of murder, four counts of the news he may have been as a competitive rower, authorities say. The coach’s cooperation agreement after he plead- attempted murder, possess- involved in a mass shooting teenager was admitted to USC as a crew recruit ed guilty last week to accepting $100,000 to help ing and firing a weapon on was stunning, said Rold, even though she didn’t play the sport, authori- a student get into the school. educational property and who had not heard about ties say. Fourteen parents, including actress Felicity assault with a deadly weap- the Charlotte attack before Loughlin and Giannulli, who have pleaded Huffman, have agreed to plead guilty. Huff- on. being contacted by an Asso- not guilty to paying $500,000 in bribes to get man, the Emmy-winning star of “Desperate People reacting to the ciated Press reporter. their daughters into USC, haven’t publicly Housewives,” is scheduled to appear in Boston sound of gunshots and a “You’re describing some- commented on the allegations. Janke’s lawyer federal court May 13 to admit to charges she campus alert scrambled to one foreign to me,” Rold declined to comment Tuesday. paid $15,000 to have someone rig her daugh- find safe spaces and en- said in a telephone inter- The only parents cooperating so far are a ter’s SAT score. dured a lengthy lockdown view Tuesday night. “This as officers secured the is not in his DNA.” campus on the last day of The shooting prompted a classes. lockdown and caused panic White House asks Congress for $4.5 billion in emergency border funding In a class a few rooms across the campus with away from where the more than 26,500 students shooting happened, Krysta and 3,000 faculty and staff. WASHINGTON (AP) — The tion of anonymity. It would be alone or who are separated Dean was about to present Junior Deja Stover, who Trump administration on used to address urgent hu- from their parents by DHS a senior research project wasn’t on campus at the Wednesday asked Congress manitarian needs, they said, under certain circumstances, when she heard someone time of the shooting, ar- for an additional $4.5 billion in and the money is needed will exhaust its resources by scream “shooter.” The an- rived Wednesday to find emergency funds for the U.S.- quickly. June. thropology major huddled sparse foot traffic and an Mexico border as the adminis- The White House wants $3.3 Acting Homeland Security behind a table with her atmosphere that was “pret- tration contends with a surge billion for humanitarian aid Secretary Kevin McAleenan classmates. ty surreal.” of Central American migrant to increase shelter capacity said Tuesday during a con- “The only thing that was “I’m pretty speechless. I families, with the bulk of the for unaccompanied migrant gressional hearing that the going through my head don’t have any words,” she funding for shelter and care. children and the feeding and department was running out was, one, I could very well said. The number of families and care of families. An additional of money amid a spike in mi- die today. ... I was mentally She said she thinks the children arriving alone to the $1.1 billion would go toward grants crossing the southern preparing myself for what shooting will make people border is outpacing the num- operational support, including border. it would be like to get shot change their routines in ber of single adults, and their personnel expenses, detention He told a House panel the and just kind of bracing order to be on guard more. needs are much different. The beds, transportation and in- money would be used for tem- myself for if it did hap- “Personally, I’m always U.S. is on track to have as vestigative work on smug- porary and semi-permanent pen,” she said. hyper-aware about stuff many as 1 million crossing gling. And the final $178 mil- facilities to process families Dean didn’t sleep much like this,” she said. this year, the highest since the lion would be used for mission and children and increase de- Tuesday night because she “There’s fear of course. But early 2000s, when mostly sin- support, including technology tention, though he didn’t spec- couldn’t get the noises out I have to keep going to gle men from Mexico crossed upgrades. ify a figure then. of her head. Now, she says school.” and were easily returned. Bor- “DHS projects it will ex- der stations were not con- haust resources well before structed to handle such a the end of the fiscal year,” large volume of children and reads the formal request letter families, and they have been to Congress, which was ob- Need Grass? pushed to the breaking point. tained by the AP. “Without ad- But getting Democrats and ditional resources, the safety Republicans to agree on the and well-being of law enforce- matter has been a challenge, ment personnel and migrants WE’VE GOT partly because of President are at substantial risk.” Donald Trump’s hardline It also says the Department rhetoric on immigration. It’s of Health and Human Servic- YOU COVERED not clear whether Congress es, which manages the care of will approve such a request, migrant children who arrive especially because it comes on the heels of the longest gov- ernment shutdown in history over funding for a border wall and Trump’s subsequent na- tional emergency declaration, which skirted Congress alto- gether to seek funding else- EVERY DAY where. This money, though, would Smoak Irrigation Company not be used for border barri- Serving Sumter and Surrounding Communities Since 1986 ers at all, according to senior administration officials who spoke to reporters on condi- Joey Smoak 803-773-3400 Michael Rowell THE SUMTER ITEM NATION THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 | A5 Seems like Alzheimer’s but peek into brain shows a striking mimic

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some people Only recently have scientists devel- told they have Alzheimer’s may in- oped special, pricey scans that can stead have a newly identified mimic of measure that buildup in living brains. the disease — and scientists say even Then studies with those scans found though neither is yet curable, it’s criti- about a third of people with Alzheim- cal to get better at telling different er’s symptoms lack amyloid buildup — kinds of dementia apart. ruling out Alzheimer’s, said Schneider, Too often, the word dementia is used senior author of Tuesday’s paper. PETE COMPARONI / UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY VIA AP interchangeably with Alzheimer’s What else could cause their dementia? On Tuesday, doctors including lead author Dr. Peter Nelson of the Sanders-Brown Cen- when there are multiple types of brain ter on Aging in Lexington, Kentucky, released results showing a buildup of an abnormal degeneration that can harm people’s ANOTHER TOXIC PROTEIN FOUND protein named TDP-43 sometimes causes dementia, especially in the oldest-old. memory and thinking skills. It turns out another protein, named “Not everything that looks like Al- TDP-43, also can run amok in the zheimer’s disease is Alzheimer’s dis- brain. Scientists knew it plays a role in OTHER CULPRITS ALSO ARE “We must learn more about each ease,” said Dr. Julie Schneider, a neu- a completely different disorder, Lou OVERLOOKED contributing cause of dementia so we ropathologist at Rush University Medi- Gehrig’s disease. Then, they linked • Strokes, sometimes small “silent” can understand how these changes cal Center in Chicago. And among all TDP-43 buildup to severe shrinking of ones, can trigger what’s called vascu- begin and interact and co-occur, and the known dementias, this newly iden- the hippocampus, a brain region key lar dementia, something scientists at how to best diagnose, treat and pre- tified kind “is the most striking mimic for learning and memory. the National Institutes of Health think vent them,” she said. of Alzheimer’s,” she added. Nelson said about a quarter of peo- might be prevented with better blood It’s not clear how many people have ple over age 85 have enough abnormal pressure control. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO TELL ONE this particular type, which an interna- TDP-43 to affect their memory or • Lewy body dementia, named for DEMENTIA FROM ANOTHER? tional team of scientists defined Tues- thinking abilities. For now, it takes an clumps of still another abnormal pro- Current treatments for Alzheimer’s day in the journal Brain. But there autopsy to spot — the symptoms seem tein, can cause Alzheimer’s-like symp- and other dementias temporarily ease could be a sizeable number, said Dr. like Alzheimer’s until a specialist can toms along with movement and other symptoms. But there are other reasons Peter Nelson of the University of Ken- peer inside the brain. problems. for a precise diagnosis. A list of medi- tucky, the paper’s lead author. “What is now clear is that a lot of • Frontotemporal dementia often cations common for seniors can harm The dementia was dubbed “LATE,” dementia is caused by gloppy proteins. triggers changes in personality and people with Lewy body dementia, for an acronym chosen in part because We used to think it was just two gloppy tends to strike at a younger age than example. Knowing the specifics also the oldest seniors seem at greatest proteins, amyloid and tau,” Nelson Alzheimer’s, yet can still be misdiag- can help people plan care, as some risk. said. nosed. types of dementia worsen faster than Here’s a look at various dementias The next step: Finding better ways Many older patients probably have others. in the confusing Alzheimer’s-or-not to measure abnormal TDP-43 and di- “mixed dementia,” several brain And it’s critical for developing better mix: agnose LATE. (It stands for an un- changes that combine to cause trouble, dementia treatments. Testing a treat- wieldy scientific name — Limbic-pre- Dr. Walter Koroshetz, head of NIH’s ment that targets, say, the tau tangles SCIENTISTS STUMBLED ONTO dominant Age-related TDP-43 Enceph- National Institute of Neurological Dis- or amyloid plaques of Alzheimer’s NEWEST DISORDER alopathy.) orders and Stroke, told a recent meet- won’t stand a chance if patients who Alzheimer’s is the most common “Our ultimate goal is to test people ing about non-Alzheimer’s dementias. only have TDP-43 are allowed into the form of dementia, and autopsies have hopefully in a very noninvasive way,” Tuesday’s paper about TDP-43- study. long found its telltale signs in the said National Institute on Aging de- caused disease adds to the complexity, “If you have a dementia percolating brain: sticky plaque from an abnormal mentia specialist Nina Silverberg. said Alzheimer’s Association chief sci- in your brain, the only hope we have buildup of amyloid protein, and tan- That’s key to eventually developing ence officer Maria Carrillo, who right now is to participate in a clinical gles of another protein named tau. treatments. wasn’t involved with the new research. trial to try to stop it,” Nelson said. Study: U.S. kids’ suicides spiked after Netflix’s ‘13 Reasons’ BY LINDSEY TANNER trigger suicidal behavior, ler of the University of Chica- sodes and created a website search,” he said. “This is a AP Medical Writer Bridge said. go, who was not involved in the with crisis hotlines and other critically important topic, Bridge acknowledged the research. resources. In the second sea- and we have worked hard to Suicides among U.S. kids study’s limitations included not Lisa Horowitz, a co-author son, the show’s actors offered ensure that we handle this aged 10 to 17 jumped to a 19- knowing whether anyone who and researcher at the National advice to viewers on where to sensitive issue responsibly.” year high in the month follow- died by suicide had watched Institute of Mental Health, seek help. The series’ third Horowitz said the new re- ing the release of a popular TV the show. Also, the researchers noted that suicide is the second season will run later this sults highlight how impor- series that depicted a girl end- were not able to account for leading cause of death for U.S. year. tant it is for parents and ing her life, researchers said. other factors that might have teens and called it “a major A Netflix spokesman noted other adults to connect with The study published Monday influenced suicides. Those in- public health crisis.” Her agen- that the new study conflicts young people. can’t prove that the Netflix clude the April 19, 2017, suicide cy helped pay for the study. with University of Pennsylva- “Start a conversation, ask show “13 Reasons Why” was of former New England Patri- Teen suicide rates have in- nia research published last how are they coping with the the cause, but there were 195 ots player Aaron Hernandez creased in recent years, and week that found fewer suicid- ups and downs of life, and more youth suicides than and a man accused of a Face- other research has suggested al thoughts among young don’t be afraid to ask about would have been expected in book-publicized killing who that bullying and heavy use of adults who watched the en- suicide,” she said. It’s a myth the nine months following the died by suicide the day before social media may contribute to tire second season than that just asking might be a show’s March 2017 release, Hernandez. Bridge said those the risk. among non-viewers. trigger, Horowitz said. given historical and seasonal deaths couldn’t account for the Netflix included warning “We’ve just seen the study “One of the best ways to suicide trends, the study esti- spike the study found for the messages with some of the epi- and are looking into the re- prevent is to ask,” she said. mated. entire month of April. During April 2017 alone, 190 The researchers analyzed U.S. tweens and teens took data from the federal Centers their own lives. Their April for Disease Control and Pre- 2017 suicide rate was .57 per vention on deaths in Ameri- 100,000 people, nearly 30 per- cans aged 10 to 64 from Janu- cent higher than in the preced- ary 2013 through December ing five years included in the 2017. Their results were pub- study. An additional analysis lished in the Journal of the found that the April rate was American Academy of Child higher than in the previous 19 and Adolescent Psychiatry. The years, said lead author Jeff researchers found no change in Bridge, a suicide researcher at suicide rates in those 18 and Nationwide Children’s Hospital older after the show was re- in Columbus, Ohio. leased. “The creators of the series The results are plausible and intentionally portrayed the sui- add to evidence that compelling cide of the main character. It media depictions of suicide can was a very graphic depiction of negatively influence young peo- the suicide death,” which can ple, said sociologist Anna Muel- Cash in a FLASH! We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates Lafayette Gold and Silver Exchange Inside Vestco Properties 480 E. 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caust. The annual recognition is an Her parents endured unthinkable ber to never forget to never let it hap- PROGRAM FROM PAGE A1 eight-day period that typically begins tragedy, the kind you wouldn’t be- pen again. To bring light to life and the Sunday before the Jewish obser- lieve if there weren’t photographic keep it away from segregation and Nazis, another relationship is that of vance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust and physical evidence. Her parents hate. the survivors and the soldiers who Memorial Day, which this year is gave her and her three younger sib- Filler brings life to those around liberated the concentration camps. today. Washington, D.C., holds a na- lings a happy childhood, but she no- her in more ways than retelling her Last week saw that connection in tional commemoration with state, ticed a difference. She had no grand- parents’ story. the faces of Lily Filler and a room city and local programs held in most parents. Her parents had a sequence The daughter of two Holocaust sur- full of U.S. Army Central soldiers and of the 50 states, including U.S. mili- of numbers tattooed on the inside of vivors became an obstetrician and gy- commanders at ARCENT’s headquar- tary ships and bases around the their forearm. They didn’t speak of necologist, managing her own medi- ters on Shaw Air Force Base. The world. their past when she was a child, but cal practice for 30 years before retir- daughter of two Holocaust survivors Filler, whose parents immigrated to Filler said she doesn’t remember a ing in 2014. spoke at Patton Hall for ARCENT’s Columbia from Munich, Germany, night her mother slept through. “To help people give birth and life Days of Remembrance Holocaust Ob- when she was 18 months old, showed Now that her parents are gone, and after so much death and dying, that’s servance program. a video and talked about her main as the remaining survivors and liber- not a coincidence,” she said. “If you serve and you pay even ca- message of if it weren’t for the Amer- ators are all dying, bringing a first In times of war, soldiers can some- sual attention to the news today, that ican and Allied armed forces, she generation of the world who will have times be seen as the installers of hatred still exists,” said Maj. Gen. would not have been born, her par- never heard first-hand testimony, she doom, weapons used to harm. In David C. Hill, deputy commanding ents murdered with the rest of their feels it is her duty to continue telling World War II, in the spring of 1945, general at ARCENT, speaking about family in gas chambers, concentra- their story. faces in Army uniforms brought the theme of the program, “Beyond tion camps or somewhere along the Their story involves her father barely alive faces in striped uniforms Religious Boundaries – Learning way. being alive because he was instructed out from death’s grasp from faces in from the Holocaust” and how “that “At the 50th anniversary of the end to “move right” when he got out of Nazi uniforms. hatred” transcends one religion or of World War II, my father … Ben the cramped boxcar filled with riders’ They started a connection they one type of person. Stern, who was liberated from Allach excrement and stepped out to Aus- hope is never forgotten. He said the Army teaches its sol- concentration camp (a sub-camp of chwitz, and “‘the SS guy, always with Both following in the footsteps of diers the same lessons the Holocaust Dachau) on April 30, 1945, spoke these that whip, with German shepherd their predecessors, liberators’ lineage proved. Conducting evil acts is not words: ‘It would be easy for me to be dogs, with one leg propped up on a from the Third Army and survivors’ the only way for evil to persist. Inac- filled with rage and agony over the stool and instructions given with his lineage from the proof of a daughter. tion, indifference and silence allow it human depravity that I experienced in fingers. We didn’t know at the time, Both learning from the past to re- to spread like a disease left un- the Holocaust,’” Filler said. “‘But, but to the right meant life, to the left member to never repeat it. checked. when I recall my first sight of the meant the gas chambers,’” Filler re- “My dad used to say, ‘I don’t mind The U.S. Congress established Days American soldiers entering the camps, counted her father used to say. the nightmares,’” Filler said, “‘be- of Remembrance as the nation’s an- it was as though God himself has sent Holocaust Remembrance Day is cause it can happen again if we don’t nual commemoration of the Holo- his own Angels of Deliverance.’” about just that — retelling to remem- stop bigotry and hatred and racism.”

loved: Children of the Holo- pay tribute to the rescuers Center, 10 Church St., is REMEMBRANCE FROM PAGE A1 caust.” Burkett’s collection who risked their lives to save open from 1 to 4 p.m. on is a series of pencil drawings others during the Holocaust Thursdays and Fridays and state-sponsored persecution away on the corner of Hamp- of photographic portraits of and to the American soldiers 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. and murder of six million ton Avenue and Church children who died in the Ho- who liberated the concentra- To learn more about Days Jews by the Nazi regime and Street. Those who cannot locaust. They are displayed tion camps. of Remembrance, including its collaborators. Holocaust walk the distance can drive. in the new Ackerman Exhib- For more information on the national ceremony in the is a word of Greek origin Rivers said participants it Hall in the temple, Rivers the local observance, contact U.S. Capitol Rotunda and a meaning ‘sacrifice by fire.’ will hear a voice reading the said. Annie Rivers at the Sumter map of remembrance events The Nazis, who came to names of victims of the Ho- Christina Knauss of The County Museum at (803) 775- around the country, visit the power in Germany in Janu- locaust as they enter the Catholic News Service wrote 0908. United States Holocaust Me- ary 1933, believed that Ger- temple. The ceremony there of the portraits, “To look at In addition to Sunday’s Ho- morial Museum’s website at mans were ‘ra- will include them is to briefly feel as if locaust Remembrance, Tem- www.ushmm.org/survivors- cially superior’ prayers and re- you have touched a tiny soul. ple Sinai Jewish History victims. and that the HOLOCAUST marks by Co- Their eyes, especially, reach Jews, deemed REMEMBRANCE DAY lumbia resident out with a spark of life.” For Th e Plus Size Woman Only! ‘inferior,’ were When: 3 p.m. Sunday Henry Gold- Rivers said while Jews an alien threat berg, the son of were Nazi Germany’s main to the so-called Where: Beginning at the a Holocaust target for annihilation, mil- Sumter Opera House German racial survivor and a lions of people with disabili- community.” Cost: Free member of the ties, Polish people, Jehovah’s Ellen Jansen More information: (803) S.C. Council on Witnesses, homosexuals, So- of the Sumter 775-0908 the Holocaust. viet prisoners of war, politi- Opera House Guests may cal dissidents, Roma, or gyp- said introducto- also light a sies, and others were also op- ry remarks from local digni- candle in remembrance of pressed and killed. taries and a short video from the victims and heroes of the In addition to commemo- the Holocaust Memorial Mu- Holocaust at the Temple. rating those killed in the Ho- seum will open Sunday’s ob- Following Goldberg’s talk, locaust, the Sumter Opera servance. Immediately fol- participants will be invited House, Sumter County Mu- lowing, those participating to tour the Temple Sinai seum and Temple Sinai also will join in a silent march Jewish History Center and to seek “to reflect on the les- from the Opera House to view a temporary exhibit by sons (the Holocaust) holds Temple Sinai a few blocks Mary Burkett titled “Be- for our lives today. They also Beautiful SundayHOMESTYLE Selections for HOT FOOD BAR From 2pm Mothers' Day until close.

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COMMENTARY Museum fuels hatred of America in a foreign land ILBAO, Spain — The Guggen- WILL GET AWAY, BUT YOU’VE S -- IN Nowhere is it noted that terrorists The men and women of the U.S. mili- heim Museum Bilbao is a YOUR OWN BED AND NOW YOU’RE were trained to lie about abuses in cus- tary risk their lives every day to pro- masterpiece of American ar- THE ONE TO SLEEP IN IT. WHY tody, that multiple government investi- tect us from evil men bent on our de- Bchitecture, a swirl of curved SHOULD EVERYONE ELSE STAY BE- gations found that no torture took struction. Their courageous service configurations crafted out of sheets of HIND AND SMELL YOUR STINKING place at Guantanamo Bay or that when gives Holzer the freedom to produce titanium by Frank Gehry. But step in- COWARDICE? HERE’S A MESSAGE abuses did take place, as they did in her art. side the stunning structure, and the TO YOU — SPACE TRAVEL IS UN- Abu Ghraib, abusers were investigated It’s no surprise that the art world is celebration of America is over. CERTAIN AND ANY REFUGE OF and punished. The vast majority of left wing. But the Guggenheim Muse- Most of the second floor is dedicated YOURS CAN BE BLOWN OFF THE U.S. personnel responsible for detain- um Bilbao — an institution owned by to the works of American artist Jenny MAP. THERE’S NO OTHER PLACE ing and questioning terrorists served an American foundation, in the heart Holzer, who seems to FOR YOU TO GO. KNOW THAT YOUR with honor to prevent another attack of Spain — has turned itself into some- be filled with loathing FUTURE IS WITH US SO DON’T GIVE such as the one we suffered on Sept. 11, thing worse: an instrument of anti- for the land of her US MORE REASONS TO HATE YOU.” 2001. But if you came through the ex- American propaganda. The museum is birth. As you enter Charming. The posters are helpfully hibit, you would think that the Ameri- spreading calumnies against the men one gallery, you are translated into Basque, Spanish, can military was the modern-day and women of the U.S. military and fu- greeted with an exhib- French and German, so that visitors equivalent of the Spanish Inquisition. eling hatred of America in a foreign it called the “Inflam- from many lands can take in Holzer’s Not all her works are so offensive. In land. matory Essays,” a se- sentiments and, according to the Gug- one exhibit, a four-sided vertical LED Among the redacted documents in ries of posters printed genheim, “consider the necessity of so- sign swings from the ceiling with the gallery, one of her most recent Marc Thiessen on colored paper and cial change, propaganda’s potential to scrolling first-person accounts from works is displayed — a massive render- containing the artist’s manipulate the public and the condi- those detained and tortured by the ing of a page from special counsel Rob- various manifestos. tions that attend revolution.” brutal regime of Bashar al-Assad in ert Mueller’s indictment of Paul They were originally pasted through- In another gallery, Holzer has creat- Syria. But even here, the juxtaposition Manafort. Missing from the exhibit out the public spaces of New York City ed paintings out of redacted U.S. gov- of this exhibit with the redacted mili- was the page from the actual Mueller and now plaster the walls of the gal- ernment documents relating to inter- tary documents seems designed to report that declared there was no con- lery in a rainbow of geometric designs. rogation of terrorist detainees at send a subtle message that there is re- spiracy with Russia. She has yet to The presentation is beautiful, but the Guantanamo Bay and in Iraq and Af- ally no moral distinction between turn that redacted document into art. sentiments are anything but. ghanistan. Some canvasses show intel- Assad and America — both are tor- I’m sure she’s working on it. The first one I see, right by the door, ligence documents with the black re- ture regimes. is titled “THE END OF THE U.S.A.” It daction lines in gold and silver leaf, In fact, it was the U.S. armed forces Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @ reads: “ALL YOU RICH F -- - SEE THE while others are blowups of handwrit- that struck Assad’s regime to stop his marcthiessen. BEGINNING OF THE END AND ten statements by detainees alleging all use of chemical weapons against inno- TAKE WHAT YOU CAN WHILE YOU kinds of horrific abuses at the hands cent civilians and drove the Islamic © 2019, The Washington Post Writers CAN. YOU IMAGINE THAT YOU of Americans. State from its murderous caliphate. Group LETTER TO THE EDITOR THANK YOU TO SUMMERTON COMMUNITY FOR HELP AFTER CAR PROBLEM On Thursday, April 18, my family and I were driving from New York to Florida. A problem with our car left us alone in the middle of the Summerton com- munity. We were more than blessed to meet Ellen Ardis (pro-tem mayor) as well as the Hill family. Barbara, daughter Gabby and husband Art Hill (Sumter Parks and Recreation director) all took extremely amazing care of my family and I! Ellen secured a hotel room, while Barbara and Gabby bought our family dinner and Art drove my family and I near- ly 50 miles to try and secure a rental car. All out of the good- ness of their hearts! We are so thankful for the amazing people that we met from your town and feel that everyone should know what great people we encoun- tered. Thank you again and a very special thank you to Art! THE ROGERS FAMILY Long Island, New York

COMMENTARY Biden plays the race card during his announcement s he debated with himself “With those words,” Biden said, “the stuffing him in a box with white su- 2020 Issues” declared the inside head- whether to enter the race for president of the United States as- premacists. line on the Post story. The Post is not the 2020 Democratic nomina- signed a moral equivalence between The strategy is not original. It was talking about customary crimes of vi- Ation, Joe Biden knew he had those spreading hate and those with tried but backfired on Hillary Clinton olence in America or D.C. — robbery, a problem. the courage to stand against it. And in when she called Trump supporters rape, assault, battery, murder — a dis- As a senator from Delaware in the that moment, I realized that the threat “deplorables ... racist, sexist, homo- proportionate share of which are com- ’70s, he had bashed busing to achieve to this nation was unlike any I had phobic, xenophobic, Islamophobic ... mitted by minorities of color. racial balance in public schools as stu- seen in my lifetime.” bigots.” The crimes that interest the Post are pid and racist. Cut it out, Joe. This is just not credi- This didn’t sit well with some white those committed by white males As chairman of Senate Judiciary in ble. Even he cannot believe Trump folks in Wisconsin, Michigan and Mid- against minorities, which can be used the hearings on the nomination of had in mind the neo-Nazis and Klans- dle Pennsylvania. to flesh out the picture of America Clarence Thomas in man chanting, “Jews will not replace Yet the never-Trumpers seem to that preexists in the mind of the left, 1991, Biden had been us!” when Trump said there were think it could work this time. if not in the real world. dismissive of the “fine people” on both sides. After Saturday’s attack on the Pass- Yet it does appear that issues of charges by Anita Hill If this were truly a road-to-Damas- over service in Poway, California, race, tribe and identity are becoming that the future justice cus moment for Biden, calling forth a which took a woman’s life, Trump de- an obsession in our politics. This had sexually ha- new resolve to remove so morally ob- nounced the atrocity, expressed his weekend, The New York Times faced rassed her. tuse a resident of the Oval Office, why condolences, called Rabbi Yisroel charges of anti-Semitism for a cartoon In 1994, Biden had did he have to agonize so long before Goldstein, who had been wounded, of a blind Trump in a skullcap being steered to passage a getting in the race? and consoled him for 15 minutes. led by a seeing-eye dog with the face Pat tough anti-crime bill And was Charlottesville, a riot in- “Nevertheless,” wrote The Washing- of “Bibi” Netanyahu, who had a Star Buchanan that led to a dramatic volving Klansmen, neo-Nazis and rad- ton Post on Monday in a front-page of David on his collar. increase in the prison icals, really a “threat to this nation” headline, “President’s words push Recoiling under fire, the Times population. unlike any Biden had seen in a life- race to fore of campaign.” pulled the cartoon and apologized. Crime went down as U.S. prisons time that covers the Cuban missile cri- “The rise of white nationalist vio- On Monday, Rev. Al Sharpton met filled up, but Biden’s bill came to be sis, Vietnam, the riots in 100 cities lence during Trump’s tenure is emerg- with “Mayor Pete” Buttigieg. Subject seen by many blacks as discriminato- after Martin Luther King’s assassina- ing as an issue,” said the Post, because of discussion: Reparations for slavery, ry. tion and Sept. 11? Trump “previously played down the which ended more than a century be- What to do? Acting on the adage Even the anti-Trump media seemed threat posed by white nationalism fore the mayor was born. that your best defense is a good of- skeptical. Their first interviews after (and) ... also has a long history of anti- “All is race,” wrote Disraeli in his fense, Biden decided to tear into Presi- Biden’s announcement were not about Muslim remarks.” novel “Tancred.” “There is no other dent Donald Trump — for giving aid Charlottesville but why it took so long The article should be taken serious- truth.” and comfort to white racists. to call Anita Hill to apologize. ly. For the Post is not only an enemy His announcement video began with Yet there is an unstated message in of Trump but a powerful institutional Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of footage of the 2017 white supremacist the Biden video. It is this: ally of the left. And during presiden- “Nixon’s White House Wars: The Bat- rally in Charlottesville, highlighting With the economy firing on all eight tial campaigns, it doubles as an oppo tles That Made and Broke a President Trump’s remark, after the brawl that cylinders and the drive for impeach- research and attack arm of the Demo- and Divided America Forever.” left a female protestor dead, that there ment losing steam, a new strategy is cratic Party. were “very fine people on both sides.” emerging — to take Trump down by “Violence, Hate Crimes Emerge as © 2019 CREATORS.COM A8 | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

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Donation for Simmons at (803) 236-0816, each round is $2.50, with a Evet Jefferson at (803) 316- 87° 64° 84° / 64° 90° / 68° 86° / 62° 83° / 59° $10 prize for the winner of 3321 or Johnny Goodley at Chance of rain: 5% Chance of rain: 25% Chance of rain: 65% Chance of rain: 60% Chance of rain: 60% Chance of rain: 5% each round. For more infor- [email protected]. S 4-8 mph S 3-6 mph S 6-12 mph WSW 6-12 mph WSW 7-14 mph NE 6-12 mph mation, call (803) 773-6324. The Lincoln High School Pres- The 10th Annual St. Anne & ervation Alumni Association Gaff ney St. Jude Gala will be held board meeting will be held 84/60 from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Fri- at 10 a.m. on Saturday, day, May 3, at the May 11, 26 Council St. Ad- Spartanburg O’Donnell House. This ditional information may TODAY’S Greenville 84/61 event will include heavy be obtained by calling the 84/61 hors d’oeuvres, music, a alumni office from 10 a.m. SOUTH cash bar and a silent auc- to 2 p.m. Monday or Florence CAROLINA Bishopville tion. 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Call Kath- ON THE COAST Charleston fice at (803) 775-3632 for erina Carolina at (803) 406- 84/66 more details. Today: Some sun; a thunderstorm in south- 0490 or Dr. Deborah L. ern parts. High 77 to 84. A community health fair Wheeler at (803) 983-7221. weekend will be held Fri- Friday: A couple of showers and a heavy The AARP Smart Driver thunderstorm. High 77 to 82. day-Sunday, May 3-5, at Course will be offered 10 Maranatha SDA Church a.m.-2 p.m. on Wednesday, lawn, 314 W. Huggins St., May 15, at the Shepherd’s Manning, as follows: Fri- Center, 155 Haynsworth St. LOCAL ALMANAC LAKE LEVELS SUN AND MOON day, 7-8:15 p.m. seminar; Cost: $15/AARP members; SUMTER THROUGH 2 P.M. YESTERDAY Full 7 a.m. 24-hr Sunrise 6:32 a.m. Sunset 8:06 p.m. Saturday, 9:30 a.m.-12:40 $20/non-members. Call Lake pool yest. chg p.m. seminars, 12:45-5 p.m. Temperature Moonrise 5:34 a.m. Moonset 6:02 p.m. (803) 773-1944 to make a Murray 360 357.96 +0.04 screenings and activities, High 85° reservation. 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CLARENDON COUNTY FIRST STEPS BOARD Thursday, May 2, 4 p.m., 16 S. Brooks St., Manning

The last word ARIES (March LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Walk in astrology 21-April 19): away from negativity and toward Opportunity enlightenment. Seize the moment, EUGENIA LAST is heading and follow your heart and your your way. dreams. Make relationships, love Channel your energy into getting and gaining experience your what you want in all aspects of life. priorities. Romance will improve Wheeling and dealing will pay off, your attitude and your personal and celebrating with someone you life. Take a mental, physical or love should be on your agenda. spiritual journey. PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Keep personal secrets to yourself. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t for something new and exciting to Angela Capers shares a photo she make assumptions based on what occupy your time and to help you took of her daughter, Kolby Wil- others tell you. Transparency will make a change to the way you son, who dressed up to celebrate be lacking when dealing with joint move forward. Traveling, learning Dr. Seuss’ birthday with her class ventures. Protect your reputation and new experiences will prepare at Pocalla Springs Elementary and stick to the rules and you for what’s to come. Embrace School earlier this year. regulations to avoid setbacks. Deal life to build your future. with institutions and red tape with honesty and integrity. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Put more emphasis on personal GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Set the growth, home and family. Mental, pace instead of letting someone emotional and physical changes else take the lead. Use your skills, will prompt you to engage in intelligence and charm to relationships with people who outmaneuver negativity and share the same interests. opposition. Form alliances with Simplifying your life will free up people who are forward-thinking more time to spend with someone and eager to bring about positive you love. change. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stay CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be calm, and don’t worry so much careful who you choose to associate with personally or about what others do or say. Pay professionally. Don’t be fooled by a closer attention to your home, how smooth talker. Look for people who you live and the changes you want offer sound advice and practical to make to ensure your stability, options that you know you can security and comfort moving afford and incorporate into your forward. life. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): An LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A change unexpected offer should be looked may not appeal to you initially, but at carefully. If you are uncertain, with a little finagling, you’ll find a say so and move on to something way to move forward. Personal more suitable. Make decisions that improvements will pay off and serve you well. You don’t have to encourage others to support your be a people pleaser when it’s not in efforts. Romance is on the rise. your best interest. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Get VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share Financial, contractual or health involved in something you believe issues will surface. If you take on in, and make a difference. The those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to [email protected], or mail to Sandra Holbert too much or you are unable to experience will be satisfying and c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a adjust to what’s happening, it will change your attitude toward life self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please. Photos of poor reproduction quality may not be difficult to get ahead. Make sure and the way you want to live. Don’t publish. With the exception of pictures that are of a timely nature, submitted photos will publish in the order in which they are received. you know what you want before expect everyone to support your you engage in negotiations. choices. SECTION B THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: [email protected]

PREP SOFTBALL USC SUMTER BASEBALL District champions Sumter RHP Holladay stays home to pitch for Fire Ants DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]

Some students want to spread their wings when it comes time to embark upon college, and some like to stay close to home. Jacob Holladay is one of those who wasn’t ready to ven- ture too far from home at this point, and fortunately for him the University of South Caroli- na Sumter can meet his needs academically and athletically. Holladay, the pitcher and outfielder for Sumter High School, recently signed with the Fire Ants. “I just decided I wanted to stay in town,” Holladay said of his decision. “I just want to play ball and work on my aca- MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM demics.” East Clarendon shortstop Elly Floyd prepares to put the tag on a Bamberg-Ehrhardt baserunner during the Lady Wolverines’ 7-2 victory Holladay, the younger broth- over the Lady Red Raiders on Wednesday in their 2A lower state championship series at the East Clarendon softball field in Turbeville. er of USC first baseman Jor- dan Holladay, plans to study physical therapy. He also had East Clarendon wins district, moves to 2A lower state the opportunity to go to Flor- ence-Darlington Technical BY DANNY KELLY night to win the 2A District VI tourna- first year in 2A ball and we lost a lot of College, but he decided to go [email protected] ment and move on to 2A lower state. starters. 2A is a little tougher. They be- with USC Sumter. The Lady Wolverines will be playing lieve they can play ball and they’re Holladay hopes to be able to TURBEVILLE — East Clarendon Timberland on Saturday for their first doing a good job.” continue to work on the softball did something it’s never done game in the series, most likely on the The Lady Wolverines were led by mound and in the outfield at before on Wednesday — make lower road. pitcher Maddie Newsome, who record- the collegiate level. state at the 2A level. “It means a lot this year,” East Clar- ed a strikeout, three walks, four hits “I think the plan right now The Lady Wolverines (20-7 overall, endon head coach Andy Baker said of and two earned runs. is for me to pitch and play in 12-7 Region VII-2A play) defeated Bam- making lower state for the first time the outfield,” Holladay said. berg-Ehrhardt 7-2 at home Wednesday after moving from 1A to 2A. “It’s our SEE ECHS, PAGE B3 The right-handed Holladay had a tremendous season on the mound for the Gamecocks, who went 15-11 and reach the NBA PLAYOFFS championship round of their district tournament in the 5A state playoffs earlier this week. Holladay had a 6-2 win-loss record, starting 11 of the 12 Durant leads the way again, games in which he pitched. He tossed a team high 59 innings, allowing just 45 hits. He struck out 48 and walked just 13 while compiling a 1.42 earned run Warriors lead Rockets 2-0 average. SEE HOLLADAY, PAGE B3 BY BETH HARRIS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kevin Durant and the Golden State Warriors brought it on both ends, kept their mouths shut and handled business at home against James Harden and the Rockets. Now, the two-time defend- ing champions are headed to Houston with a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal. Durant scored 29 points and established an early de- fensive tone against Harden, leading the Warriors past the Rockets 115-109 on Tuesday night as the focus refreshing- ly returned to basketball after two days of constant SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO chatter about the officiating. Sumter High pitcher Jacob Holla- "Tonight I think it was a day delievers a pitch during a great officiated game," Gold- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 10-inning game against Lugoff- en State's Draymond Green Golden State’s Draymond Green (23) reacts after scoring in front of Houston’s Chris Paul (3) during Elgin earlier this season. Holladay the second half of the Warriors 115-109 victory over the Rockets in Game 2 of their second-round will pitch for USC Sumter next SEE NBA, PAGE B3 NBA playoff series in Oakland, California, on Tuesday. season.

HORSE RACING Baffert takes aim at record-tying 6th Kentucky Derby win

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The pain of sign freshly updated with the names Trainer Bob Baffert, who has seeing Cavonnier get beat by a nose in of his Derby and Triple Crown win- three Kentucky Derby hope- his first Kentucky Derby nearly kept ners. "I could win the Derby and just fuls, watches on the track dur- trainer Bob Baffert from returning to go home, that kind of race it is." ing a workout at Churchill Churchill Downs. He will have three chances to make Downs on Tuesday in Louis- He figured he would never again history Saturday. ville, Kentucky. The 145th run- have a horse good enough to win on Baffert saddles Game Winner, Im- ning of the Kentucky Derby is the first Saturday in May. probable and Roadster in the 145th scheduled for Saturday. A year later, though, he won the Derby. None is the early favorite. That THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Derby with Silver Charm and again the status belongs to Omaha Beach, an- next year with Real Quiet. Since the other California horse that is trained mid-1990s, Baffert has won five Ken- by Richard Mandella, Baffert's next- tucky Derbies and two Triple Crowns door neighbor at Santa Anita. while becoming the face of horse racing. Game Winner and Improbable already "The Kentucky Derby is still the have losses to Omaha Beach this year. one," Baffert said, standing outside his barn in front of a green-and-white SEE DERBY, PAGE B3 B2 | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

AREA ROUNDUP Sumter claims 14 spots in 5A boys qualifier, 12 in girls Discus COLUMBIA — Sumter Alicia Spann 1st 102-10 ward Academy on Tuesday at Griffin shot an 80, Jenkins High School will fill 14 spots Myla Wilson 4th the THA field Dwight an 87 and Palmer Rob- in the boys portion of the 5A Keaton Price had a triple bins an 89. state qualifier track and field VARSITY BASEBALL and two RBI to lead the Cava- meet and 12 in the girls fol- LAURENCE MANNING 10 liers, who improved to 21-3. VARSITY SOFTBALL lowing the Region IV-5A qual- Jenkins McCullum and Hunt- AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN 5 SUMTER CHRISTIAN 15 ifier at Spring Valley High’s er McGee both had two hits FOUNTAIN INN CHRISTIAN 9 Harry Parone Stadium on MARTINEZ, Ga. — Lau- and an RBI, while Dustin Ken- Thursday. rence Manning Academy ad- nedy, Drew Watson and Jett Sumter Christian School 200 The Sumter boys finished Robert McKnight 2nd vanced to the semifinals of Smith each had a hit and an scored six runs in the bot- first in four events. Melvin Tylee Craft 4th the SCISA 3A state playoffs RBI. tom of the sixth inning to 400 Lundy won the 100-meter Lodaine Redwood 1st 50.64 with a 10-5 win over Augusta CLARENDON HALL 4 break a tie and go on to a dash in a time of 10.70 sec- 800 Christian School on Tuesday RICHARD WINN 3 15-9 win over Fountain Inn Theron Bradford 2nd onds, Lodaine Redwood won 4x100 at the ACS field. Christian on Tuesday at the the 400 in 50.64, Ja’Kheem 1st 42.15 Lodaine Redwood, Melvin The Swampcats score five SUMMERTON — Claren- SCS field. Lundy, Abraham Temoney, Anthony Heyward won the long jump Dinkins-McCall runs in the top of the sixth to don Hall stayed alive in the 1A Jordan Jenkins and Lexi with a distance of 24 feet, 2.25 4x400 break a 5-5 tie and pick up the state playoffs with a 4-3, 8-in- Caples both went 3-for-5 to 2nd Theron Bradford, Dylan Vance, inches, and the 4x100 relay Lodaine Redwood and either Keron win. That improved them to ning win over Richard Winn lead the 6-5 Lady Bears. Jen- team won in 42.15. The team Benbow, Robert McKnight or Tylee 16-4 on the season and gave Academy on Tuesday at the kins scored twice and had Craft will include Redwood, Lundy, 4x800 them a sweep of the best-of-3 CH field. three RBI, while Caples had Abraham Temoney and either 2nd Jakarriez Sanders, Dylan Vance, series. The deciding game in the three RBI and one run. Theron Bradford, Robert Lewis Heyward or Tylee Craft on Long Jump Laurence Manning will face best-of-3 quarterfinal series Cierra Hemingway had two Saturday. Ja’Kheem Heyward 1st 24-02.25 Ben Lippen in a best-of-3 se- will be played on Thursday in hits, two walks, two runs and Tylee Craft 3rd Robert McKnight qualified Triple Jump ries in the semifinals begin- Winnsboro beginning at 6 p.m. three RBI. Tylee Craft 3rd in both the 100 and 200, while Discus ning on Monday. LMA will Haley Carter struck out 18 Craft qualified in the 200, long Davin Jackson 2nd host the opening game. VARSITY GOLF to get the win. jump and triple jump. Deshawn McKnight 3rd Jake Jordan had three hits SUMTER FINISHES SECOND The lone winner for the GIRLS and three runs batted in to JV SOFTBALL girls was Alicia Spann in the 100 lead LMA. Britton Morris also COLUMBIA — Sumter High Geryreon Peay 4th LAURENCE MANNING 11 discus with a throw of 102-10. 400 had three RBI to go along School earned a berth in the Kayla Greene 3rd ORANGEBURG PREP 4 Tajanique Johnson quali- 4x100 with a hit. 5A upper state tournament fied in both the long jump and 4th Jada Gayle, Niya Womack, Gery- Burgess Jordan was 2-for-3 with a second-place finish in Laurence Manning Acade- reon Peay and either Tajanique John- triple jump, while Miya Wil- son or Kalya Greene with a double, JT Stanley was the Region IV-5A tournament my improved to 10-1-1 with an son qualified in both the shot 4x400 2-for-4 with a home run and on Tuesday at Columbia 11-4 win over Orangeburg 4th Kayla Greene, Jenna Power, In- put and the discus. ayah Lipscomb, Nicole Wells an RBI, and Aaron Carlton Country Club. Prep on Tuesday. The 5A qualifier will be 4x800 had a double and an RBI. The upper state tournament Laura Betts Brogdon and 3rd MacKenzi Zimmerman, Jenna back at Harry Parone Stadi- Power, Inayah Lipscomb, Kayla ROBERT E. LEE 11 will be on Monday at Woodfin Lindsey Barwick both had um on Saturday beginning at Greene Ridge Golf Course in Spartan- three hits with Barwick pick- High Jump THOMAS HEYWARD 0 10 a.m. Shushan Hairston 3rd burg. ing up two RBI. Gracyn Nal- Long Jump RIDGELAND — Robert E. Blythewood won with an 18- ley had three RBI and Malorie SUMTER HIGH 5A QUAILIERS Tajanique Johnson 4th Triple Jump Lee Academy completed a hole total of 310. Sumter fin- Spiegel got the win in the cir- BOYS Tajanique Johnson 4th sweep of its SCISA 2A quar- ished with a 335. cle. 100 Shot Put Melvin Lundy 1st 10.70 seconds Myla Wilson 3rd terfinal playoff series with an Brandon Griffin led the Robert McKnight 4th Christal Cain 4th 11-0 win over Thomas Hey- Gamecocks with a 79. Andrew From staff reports

Minnesota, .320; CSantana, Cleveland, .316. SCOREBOARD RUNS_Haniger, Seattle, 28; Mancini, Baltimore, 23; SPORTS ITEMS Merrifield, Kansas City, 23; Betts, Boston, 22; W L Pct GB Moncada, Chicago, 22; 6 tied at 21. TV, RADIO Houston 18 12 .600 — RBI_DSantana, Seattle, 30; Mondesi, Kansas City, 26; Seattle 18 14 .563 1 Gallo, Texas, 25; Voit, New York, 25; Abreu, Chicago, TODAY Texas 14 14 .500 3 24; Davis, Oakland, 24; Rosario, Minnesota, 24; State to appeal 10 a.m. — PGA Golf: Wells Fargo Championship First Los Angeles 13 17 .433 5 Springer, Houston, 24; AGordon, Kansas City, 22; Round from Charlotte (GOLF). Oakland 14 19 .424 5½ Healy, Seattle, 21. Noon — Major League Baseball: San Diego at HITS_Andrus, Texas, 39; Brantley, Houston, 39; Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WWFN-FM 100.1, TUESDAY’S GAMES Mancini, Baltimore, 39; DSantana, Seattle, 38; Semien, tossed conviction WPUB-FM 102.7). Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, ppd. Oakland, 38; Anderson, Chicago, 36; Merrifield, Kansas 1 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Colorado at Tampa Bay at Kansas City, ppd. City, 35; Simmons, Los Angeles, 35; 3 tied at 34. Milwaukee or Cincinnati at New York Mets (MLB Detroit 3, Philadelphia 1 DOUBLES_Healy, Seattle, 13; Buxton, Minnesota, 12; NETWORK). Boston 5, Oakland 1 Choo, Texas, 11; Haniger, Seattle, 11; Mancini, 2 p.m. — PGA Golf: Wells Fargo Championship First of former Penn Cleveland 7, Miami 4 Baltimore, 11; Castellanos, Detroit, 10; AGordon, Round from Charlotte (GOLF). Houston 11, Minnesota 0 Kansas City, 10; Simmons, Los Angeles, 10; 5 tied at 9. 4 p.m. — Horse Racing: Unbridled Sidney Stakes and Pittsburgh 6, Texas 4, 11 innings TRIPLES_Mondesi, Kansas City, 5; Kiermaier, Tampa Verse Stakes from Louisville, Ky. (NBC SPORTS Arizona 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Bay, 3; Merrifield, Kansas City, 3; Polanco, Minnesota, NETWORK). L.A. Angels 4, Toronto 3 3; 7 tied at 2. State leader 4 p.m. — Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle 5 HOME RUNS_Rosario, Minnesota, 11; Davis, Oakland, Washington or Tampa Bay at Kansas City (MLB 10; Gallo, Texas, 10; Altuve, Houston, 9; Bruce, Seattle, NETWORK). WEDNESDAY’S GAMES 9; Moreland, Boston, 9; Springer, Houston, 9; 5 tied at HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsyl- 4:30 p.m. -- Boston 7, Oakland 3 8. 5 p.m. — Men’s College Lacrosse: Big 10 Conference Kansas City 3, Tampa Bay 2, 1st game STOLEN BASES_Anderson, Chicago, 10; Ramirez, vania's attorney general will ap- Tournament Semifinal Match — Rutgers vs. Penn Pittsburgh at Texas, 2:05 p.m. Cleveland, 9; DGordon, Seattle, 8; Hamilton, Kansas peal a federal judge's decision to State (BIG TEN NETWORK). N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. City, 8; Mondesi, Kansas City, 8; Smith, Seattle, 8; 5 p.m. — Women’s College Lacrosse: Patriot League Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 4:10 p.m., 1st game DeShields, Texas, 7; 5 tied at 6. vacate the child-endangerment Tournament Semifinal Match from Baltimore — Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 4:45 p.m., 2nd game PITCHING_German, New York, 5-1; Glasnow, Tampa conviction of former Penn State Colgate vs. Loyola (Md.) (STADIUM). Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 6:40 p.m. Bay, 5-0; Gonzales, Seattle, 5-0; Bauer, Cleveland, 4-1; 6 p.m. — LPGA Golf: Mediheal Championship First Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Berrios, Minnesota, 4-1; Cashner, Baltimore, 4-1; President Graham Spanier. Round from Daly City, Calif. (GOLF). Cleveland at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Chirinos, Tampa Bay, 4-0; Montas, Oakland, 4-2; Attorney General Josh Shap- 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 7:40 p.m., 2nd game Verlander, Houston, 4-1; Walden, Boston, 4-0. WDXY-AM 1240). Houston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. ERA_Stroman, Toronto, 1.43; Glasnow, Tampa Bay, iro announced the decision 6:30 p.m. — Men’s College Lacrosse: Big East Toronto at L.A. Angels, 10:07 p.m. 1.75; Sanchez, Toronto, 2.32; Bauer, Cleveland, 2.46; Wednesday, a day Conference Tournament Semifinal Match — Verlander, Houston, 2.46; Turnbull, Detroit, 2.53; Snell, Providence vs. Georgetown (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). THURSDAY’S GAMES Tampa Bay, 2.54; German, New York, 2.56; Morton, after U.S. Magis- 7 p.m. — College Baseball: Dallas Baptist at Missouri Houston (Peacock 2-1) at Minnesota (Berrios 4-1), 1:10 Tampa Bay, 2.76; Gonzales, Seattle, 2.80. State (ESPNU). p.m. STRIKEOUTS_Cole, Houston, 65; Bauer, Cleveland, 55; trate Judge Karo- 7 p.m. — College Baseball: Mississippi State at Texas Tampa Bay (Morton 3-0) at Kansas City (Duffy 0-1), Verlander, Houston, 53; Paxton, New York, 51; Boyd, line Mehalchick A&M (SEC NETWORK). 2:15 p.m. Detroit, 48; Berrios, Minnesota, 41; Carrasco, 7:30 p.m. — Men’s College Lacrosse: Big 10 Conference Boston (Price 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Giolito 2-1), Cleveland, 41; Rodon, Chicago, 40; 4 tied at 39. ruled Spanier was Tournament Semifinal Match — Maryland vs. Johns 8:10 p.m. improperly charged Hopkins (BIG TEN NETWORK). Toronto (Sanchez 3-1) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 2-2), NATIONAL LEAGUE 7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern 10:07 p.m. BATTING_Bellinger, Los Angeles, .431; McNeil, New under a 2007 law for Conference Semifinal Series Match 4 — Boston at York, .370; Yelich, Milwaukee, .353; DeJong, St. Louis, SPANIER actions that oc- Columbus (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). FRIDAY’S GAMES .342; Markakis, Atlanta, .330; Cabrera, Pittsburgh, .329; 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Peralta, Arizona, .317; Fowler, St. Louis, .313; Heyward, curred in 2001. Semifinal Series Game 3 — Toronto at Philadelphia Oakland at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Chicago, .309; Walker, Arizona, .307. Mehalchick gave (ESPN). Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. RUNS_Bellinger, Los Angeles, 32; DeJong, St. Louis, 26; 8 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Boston at Chicago Kansas City at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Yelich, Milwaukee, 26; Albies, Atlanta, 24; McCutchen, Shapiro's office three months to White Sox (MLB NETWORK). Seattle at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia, 24; Ozuna, St. Louis, 24; Baez, Chicago, retry Spanier, who had been con- 8 p.m. — Women’s College Lacrosse: Patriot League Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m. 23; Freeman, Atlanta, 23; 4 tied at 22. Tournament Semifinal Match from Baltimore — Army Boston at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. RBI_Bellinger, Los Angeles, 37; Yelich, Milwaukee, 34; victed for how he responded in vs. Navy (STADIUM). Ozuna, St. Louis, 28; Alonso, New York, 26; Hoskins, 2001 to a complaint about former 9 p.m. — Men’s College Lacrosse: Big East Conference NATIONAL LEAGUE Philadelphia, 24; Baez, Chicago, 22; Franco, Tournament Semifinal Match — Villanova vs. Denver East Division Philadelphia, 22; Soto, Washington, 22; Swanson, assistant football coach Jerry (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). W L Pct GB Atlanta, 22; 3 tied at 21. Sandusky showering with a boy. 10 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Philadelphia 16 13 .552 — HITS_Bellinger, Los Angeles, 47; DeJong, St. Louis, 40; Conference Semifinal Series Match 4 — Sam Jose at New York 15 14 .517 1 Peralta, Arizona, 39; McNeil, New York, 37; Yelich, Shapiro says federal courts Colorado (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Atlanta 14 15 .483 2 Milwaukee, 36; Albies, Atlanta, 35; Baez, Chicago, 35; have limited power to act in state 11 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Toronto at Los Washington 12 16 .429 3½ Blackmon, Colorado, 34; Eaton, Washington, 34; Angeles Angels (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK). Miami 8 21 .276 8 Markakis, Atlanta, 34. criminal cases, and argues Me- 2:30 a.m. — Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Central Division DOUBLES_DeJong, St. Louis, 14; Peralta, Arizona, 13; China Open Second Round rom Shenzhen, China W L Pct GB Bryant, Chicago, 10; Posey, San Francisco, 10; Rendon, halchick exceeded that authority. (GOLF). St. Louis 19 10 .655 — Washington, 10; Walker, Arizona, 10; Escobar, Arizona, Spanier was forced out as pres- Chicago 15 12 .556 3 9; Jones, Arizona, 9; Markakis, Atlanta, 9; 12 tied at 8. Milwaukee 17 14 .548 3 TRIPLES_Blackmon, Colorado, 3; Tapia, Colorado, 3; 9 ident shortly after Sandusky's NBA PLAYOFFS Pittsburgh 13 14 .481 5 tied at 2. arrest in November 2011. Cincinnati 12 17 .414 7 HOME RUNS_Bellinger, Los Angeles, 14; Yelich, The 70-year-old had been CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS West Division Milwaukee, 14; Ozuna, St. Louis, 10; Pederson, Los (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) W L Pct GB Angeles, 10; Alonso, New York, 9; Baez, Chicago, 9; scheduled to begin serving two Los Angeles 20 12 .625 — Goldschmidt, St. Louis, 9; Hoskins, Philadelphia, 8; months in jail Wednesday. EASTERN CONFERENCE Arizona 17 13 .567 2 Reyes, San Diego, 8; Winker, Cincinnati, 8. Boston 1, Milwaukee 1 San Diego 17 13 .567 2 STOLEN BASES_Robles, Washington, 7; Story, Colorado, SUPERSTAR IRISH JOCKEY RUBY Sunday, April 28: Boston 112, Milwaukee 90 Colorado 13 17 .433 6 6; Tatis Jr., San Diego, 6; Yelich, Milwaukee, 6; Bellinger, Tuesday, Apil 30: Milwaukee 123, Boston 102 San Francisco 12 18 .400 7 Los Angeles, 5; Wong, St. Louis, 5; 5 tied at 4. WALSH RETIRES FROM HORSE RACING Friday, May 3: Milwaukee at Boston, 8 p.m. PITCHING_Greinke, Arizona, 5-1; Arrieta, Philadelphia, TUESDAY’S GAMES 4-2; 22 tied at 3. Monday, May 6: Milwaukee at Boston, 7 p.m. PUNCHESTOWN, Ireland — Wednesday, May 8: Boston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Detroit 3, Philadelphia 1 ERA_Davies, Milwaukee, 1.38; Castillo, Cincinnati, 1.45; x-Friday, May 10: Milwaukee at Boston, TBD St. Louis 3, Washington 2 Paddack, San Diego, 1.91; Musgrove, Pittsburgh, 2.06; Irish jockey Ruby Walsh has re- Cleveland 7, Miami 4 Smith, Miami, 2.17; Fried, Atlanta, 2.30; Samardzija, x-Monday, May 13: Boston at Milwaukee, TBD tired from horse racing, ending a Toronto 1, Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Cincinnati 3, 10 innings San Francisco, 2.53; Marquez, Colorado, 2.94; Hamels, Saturday, April 27: Toronto 108, Philadelphia 95 San Diego 4, Atlanta 3 Chicago, 3.19; Margevicius, San Diego, 3.23. career in which he had more than Monday, April 29: Philadelphia 94, Toronto 89 Milwaukee 4, Colorado 3 STRIKEOUTS_Scherzer, Washington, 54; Castillo, Thursday, May 2: Toronto at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh 6, Texas 4, 11 innings Cincinnati, 50; Strasburg, Washington, 48; Greinke, 2,500 winners and earned more Sunday, May 5: Toronto at Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m. Arizona 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Arizona, 46; Corbin, Washington, 44; Teheran, Atlanta, successes at the Cheltenham Fes- Tuesday, May 7: Philadelphia at Toronto, 8 p.m. L.A. Dodgers 10, San Francisco 3 44; Marquez, Colorado, 43; deGrom, New York, 43; x-Thursday, May 9: Toronto at Philadelphia, TBD Chicago Cubs 6, Seattle 5 Holland, San Francisco, 40; Syndergaard, New York, 39. tival than any other rider. x-Sunday, May 12: Philadelphia at Toronto, TBD WEDNESDAY’S GAMES The 39-year-old Walsh made WESTERN CONFERENCE Pittsburgh at Texas, 2:05 p.m. NHL PLAYOFFS his decision after riding Kemboy Golden State 2, Houston 0 N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. to a two-length victory at the Sunday, April 28: Golden State 104, Houston 100 Chicago Cubs at Seattle, 6:40 p.m. CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS Tuesday, April 30: Golden State 115, Houston 109 Detroit at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Punchestown Gold Cup on Saturday, May 4: Golden State at Houston, 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m. EASTERN CONFERENCE Wednesday. Monday, May 6: Golden State at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Cincinnati at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Columbus 2, Boston 1 x-Wednesday, May 8: Houston at Golden State, 10:30 Cleveland at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Thursday, April 25: Boston 3, Columbus 2, OT "I think I knew going out that p.m. San Diego at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. Saturday, April 27: Columbus 3, Boston 2, 2OT if he won, I wouldn't be riding x-Friday, May 10: Golden State at Houston, TBD Colorado at Milwaukee, 7:40 p.m. Tuesday, April 30: Columbus 2, Boston 1 x-Sunday, May 12: Houston at Golden State, TBD L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, 9:45 p.m. Thursday, May 2: Boston at Columbus, 7:30 p.m. again," Walsh said. "Nothing Denver 1, Portland 0 Saturday, May 4: Columbus at Boston, 7:15 p.m. goes on forever and it has always Monday, April 29: Denver 121, Portland 113 THURSDAY’S GAMES x-Monday, May 6: Boston at Columbus, TBA Wednesday, May 1: Portland at Denver, 9 p.m. Cincinnati (Mahle 0-3) at N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 1-3), x-Wednesday, May 8: Columbus at Boston, TBA been about big races — it doesn't Friday, May 3: Denver at Portland, 10:30 p.m. 12:10 p.m. Carolina 2, N.Y. Islanders 0 get any bigger here than that." Sunday, May 5: Denver at Portland, 7 p.m. San Diego (Strahm 0-2) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 0-0), Friday, April 26: Carolina 1, N.Y. Islanders 0, OT x-Tuesday, May 7: Portland at Denver, 10:30 p.m. 12:10 p.m. Sunday, April 28: Carolina 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Walsh really burst on to the rac- x-Thursday, May 9: Denver at Portland, TBD Colorado (Gray 2-3) at Milwaukee (Peralta 1-0), 1:10 Wednesday, May 1: N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m. ing scene when winning the x-Sunday, May 12: Portland at Denver, TBD p.m. Friday, May 3: N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m. St. Louis (Hudson 2-1) at Washington (Strasburg 2-1), x-Sunday, May 5: Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, TBA Grand National steeplechase in 4:05 p.m. x-Tuesday, May 7: N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, TBA x-May 8: Carolina at N.Y. Islanders, TBA 2000 on Papillon, trained by his fa- MLB STANDINGS FRIDAY’S GAMES ther, Ted. He also won the famous St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. WESTERN CONFERENCE AMERICAN LEAGUE Oakland at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. race on Hedgehunter in 2005. East Division St. Louis 2, Dallas 1 Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Thursday, April 25: St. Louis 3, Dallas 2 But Walsh will perhaps be best W L Pct GB Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Tampa Bay 19 10 .655 — Saturday, April 27: Dallas 4, St. Louis 2 San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Monday, April 29: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 remembered for riding two-time New York 17 12 .586 2 N.Y. Mets at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Toronto 14 15 .483 5 Wednesday, May 1: St. Louis at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Champion Hurdle winner Hurri- Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Friday, May 3: Dallas at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m. Boston 14 17 .452 6 L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. cane Fly and double Cheltenham Baltimore 10 20 .333 9½ x-Sunday, May 5: St. Louis at Dallas, TBA Central Division x-Tuesday, May 7: Dallas at St. Louis, TBA Gold Cup champion Kauto Star. W L Pct GB San Jose 2, Colorado 1 Walsh was aboard Kauto Star for Minnesota 17 10 .630 — MLB LEADERS Friday, April 26: San Jose 5, Colorado 2 Cleveland 16 12 .571 1½ Sunday, April 28: Colorado 4, San Jose 3 each of his five King George VI Detroit 13 14 .481 4 AMERICAN LEAGUE Tuesday, April 30: San Jose 4, Colorado 2 Chase wins. Chicago 12 14 .462 4½ BATTING_Anderson, Chicago, .375; Andrus, Texas, .355; Thursday, May 2: San Jose at Colorado, 10 p.m. Kansas City 10 20 .333 8½ Mancini, Baltimore, .355; Reddick, Houston, .352; Saturday, May 4: Colorado at San Jose, 10 p.m. West Division Dozier, Kansas City, .348; Goodwin, Los Angeles, .338; x-Monday, May 6: San Jose at Colorado, TBA Brantley, Houston, .331; Choo, Texas, .330; Polanco, x-Wednesday, May 8: Colorado at San Jose, TBA From wire reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 | B3

bounds — three on the offen- NBA FROM PAGE B1 sive end over two possessions ECHS FROM PAGE B1 in the opening quarter — and said. “They let us be physical, seven assists. East Clarendon opened up both teams, and they made Game 3 is Saturday in Hous- the scoring in the bottom of the calls they needed to make. ton. the second when Newsome It was kind of disheartening Players on both sides stayed plated Savanna Wingara for a game that I love since I poised with cool heads. with a single. Later in the in- was a child to see the talk "I felt like both teams, both ning, Kirby Floyd and Elly over the last two days was coaches, just let the refs do Floyd scored on a single nothing about basketball and their jobs all night," Durant from Hope Azurdia to make everything about foul calls. Is said. "I think the refs did an it 3-0 Lady Wolverines. that what this game is coming amazing job, the players did a Bamberg-Ehrhardt got a to?” great job, and the coaches." run back in the top of the Harden got hit in both eyes Durant set a tone when took fourth when Elaney Sand- early but was able to return an early charge from Harden ers plated Amanda Ahlin and finished with 29 points and blocked one of his shots with a double to make it 3-1. and seven rebounds as Houston committed five However, East Clarendon "I barely could see," said quick turnovers that led to 10 scored twice in the bottom Harden, who was treated with points. Andre Iguodala, who of the fourth when Britni eye drops. also handled much of the load Anderson plated Amanda Boos regularly greeted both defending Harden, added 16 Floyd with a sacrifice fly Harden and Chris Paul at points, five rebounds and four and Azurdia scored on a deafening Oracle Arena, assists. throwing error to make it where the Rockets complained Curry dislocated his left 5-1 Lady Wolverines. after a 104-100 Game 1 defeat middle finger in the first East Clarendon scored that the officials missed foul quarter but X-rays were nega- two more runs in the bot- calls when the Warriors tive and he returned with it tom of the fifth when Kins- closed out on Houston's taped. ley Drigger scored Elly 3-point shooters. Curry missed his first four Floyd and Amanda Floyd Paul celebrated and cheered 3-point tries before hitting late with a double to make it 7-1. when Harden drew a foul on in the first and played in foul Bamberg-Ehrhardt would Durant in the closing seconds trouble once more. He picked get a run back in the top of MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEM of the third on a very such up his fourth with 6:43 in the the seventh when Wallis Rut- East Clarendon pitcher Maddie Newsome delivers a pitch during play. Harden converted three third on a reach in, something land scored Joanna Wallen the Lady Wolverines’ 7-2 victory over Bamberg-Ehrhardt on free throws to pull Houston he's been working to stop with a sacrifice fly to make it Wednesday in their 2A lower state championship series at the within 82-75 going into the doing. 7-2, but it would get no closer. East Clarendon softball field in Turbeville. final 12 minutes. Harden injured his eyes The team’s recent win Harden scored seven with 6:39 left in the first, grab- streak has really helped confidence has shot through or two, but we battle ‘til the straight Houston points dur- bing at his face after he and build its confidence. the roof,” Baker said. “We can last out. I’m super proud and ing one stretch midway Green fought for a loose re- “The last three weeks, our hit the ball. We give up a hit our confidence level is high.” through the fourth, including bound and Green's left hand a 3 at 7:25 that go the Rockets got Harden in the face. within 92-89. Stephen Curry When Harden went to the connected for a key 3 at the locker room with 6:27 left and That’s because he drew 10 walks and was 6:31 mark on the way to 20 a towel over his left eye for a HOLLADAY FROM PAGE B1 hit by a pitch seven times. He tied for sec- points. cut, Green patted him on the ond on the team in runs scored with 17. Harden's eyes were still red back and checked to make “Jacob was a really good pitcher for us “Jacob was our most valuable player for and bothering him postgame. sure he was OK. Harden re- this year,” Sumter head coach Brooks Shu- both hitting and pitching last year,” Shumake "It's pretty blurry right now. turned at the 7:09 mark of the make said. “He did a really good job of fill- said. “I think he’s got a really good chance to Hopefully it gets better day by second. ing the strike zone, and his changeup and compete in the outfield for USC Sumter.” day," Harden said. "That's him. I didn't have a curveball were really good pitches for him.” USC Sumter is one of the top programs in Klay Thompson scored 21 doubt he was coming back un- Holladay didn’t have a huge year at the NJCAA Region X. The Fire Ants reached points and hit consecutive less it was something cata- plate, going 17-for-68 for a .250 batting aver- the Eastern District tournament last season 3-pointers late in the third. strophic," coach Mike age. He had a double and drove in 10 runs and played in the Junior College World Se- Green had 15 points, 12 re- D'Antoni said. but had an on-base percentage of .376. ries in 2015.

jinxed," said the trainer who once got "It's sort of wide-open," he said "I knew he was something really DERBY FROM PAGE B1 spooked at the sight of a black cat about the 20-horse field. special," said Baffert, who first touted crossing his path on the backside of Game Winner has the strongest re- the colt to TMZ. A sixth victory by Baffert would tie Churchill Downs. sume of Baffert's entries. He was last The celebrity website's camera crew him with Ben Jones for most in Derby Baffert has had three Derby starters year's champion 2-year-old male and caught Baffert outside a trendy West history. in the same year twice before. In 2006, won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Hollywood restaurant last year. "Ben Jones, the golfer?" Baffert his entries finished ninth, 16th and Churchill Downs. The colt lost last He gets stopped in airports by joked. 17th. In 1999, his horses were fourth, month's Rebel Stakes by a nose to people who recognize him by his Nope. fifth and 11th. Omaha Beach. white hair. His horses are routinely "Plain Ben" Jones trained six Derby "There's nothing more exciting in "He's tough, he's gritty. Coming to overbet simply because he trains winners between 1938 and 1952. Jones the Derby than when you turn for the Derby, you want a horse that's re- them. and Baffert are among four trainers home and your horses are in conten- silient," Baffert said. "He's ready for a "I used to be the horse guy," he said. who have won the race four times. tion," the 66-year-old said. "You just big effort." "Now they know me by Baffert, so I've Baffert equaled Jones' feat of back- want to be proud that your horses Improbable finished second to come a long way." to-back Derby winners in 1997-98. He show up." Omaha Beach in the Arkansas Derby. When asked by strangers if he has could do it again Saturday, having Baffert knew he was bringing the Roadster has overcome the most ob- won the Kentucky Derby, he does not won last year with Justify, the colt best horse to the Derby with Triple stacles, having undergone throat sur- like to say how many times. Perhaps that went on to give Baffert his second Crown winner American Pharoah in gery last year and quarter cracks in because he still cannot believe the an- Triple Crown triumph. 2015 and Justify last year. He hasn't his hooves this year, similar to a swer is five. "I hate thinking about things be- talked up his current trio the same human breaking a fingernail near the "I'm going in there like I'm trying to cause then I feel like I'm getting super way. cuticle. win my first Derby," he said.

hune Sr., widower of Bessie She was born on July 16, Funeral services will be OBITUARIES DesChamps Bethune and sig- 1935, in Summerton, a daugh- held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at nificant other of Estelle ter of the late Henry and Floyd Funeral Home Chapel KAREN HEATER BREWER trical and Computer Engi- "Stell" Arnold, departed this Haley Brunson Keels. in Olanta with burial at Beth- A gathering to celebrate the neering from the University life at Prisma The family is receiving any Free Will Baptist Church life of Karen Heater Brewer of South Carolina in 1985. Health Richland friends at her residence, 1371 Cemetery. will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Karen retired from SPAWAR Hospital. Evening Shade Drive, Sum- Visitation will be one hour Saturday at the Systems Center Atlantic Born on Feb. merton. prior to the service at the fu- picnic shelter at (Charleston) in 2015, where 29, 1936, in Clar- These services have been neral home. the Home House she had worked for more than endon County, entrusted to Samuels Funeral Born in Florence County, of the Society of 30 years. She was named em- he was a son of Home LLC of Manning. he was a son of the late Theo- the High Hills of ployee of the year three times BETHUNE the late Thelmer dore W. and Jessie Mae Pierce Santee, at the during her tenure there, both "Judge" Bethune RICHARD A. STANKOVEN Floyd. end of Acton as an individual and as part and Mattie Johnson Bethune. Richard Andrew Stankoven, He was preceded in death BREWER Road, Sumter. of a group award, and was The service celebrating age 78, beloved husband of by a brother, Bobby Floyd. Officiating will recognized numerous times his life will take place at 2 Evelyn Holden Stankoven, Surviving are a brother, be the Rev. James Grubb, for volunteerism. She was an p.m. on Friday at Historic died on Saturday, April 27, Donald T. Floyd of Sumter; Minister of Assimilation and animal lover who always had Taw Caw Missionary Baptist 2019, at Prisma Health Tuom- and a sister, Jacqueline Mae Discipleship at Shandon Unit- a houseful of pets, her latest Church, 1130 Granby Lane, ey Hospital. Stokes of Bishopville. ed Methodist Church in Co- being dogs, Ava and Ziva, and Summerton, where the pas- Born in Litchfield, Illinois, Online condolences may be lumbia. cats, Lucy and Sugar. tor, the Rev. Dr. W.T. John- he was a son of the late made at www.floydfuneral. Following a brief eulogy, Karen is survived by her son, will preside. The Rev. Dominik and Dorothy Hays com. her family invites you to enjoy mother and companion, Ruth Willie J. Chandler, pastor of Stankoven. Mr. Stankoven a barbecue lunch. Dress is ca- Heater and Tom Dennis (TD) St. Mark Baptist Church, served in the U.S. Army as a SYLVIA T. MOSELEY sual. Directions can be found of Sumter and Horatio; her will bring words of hope. combat engineer and later re- Sylvia Turbeville Moseley, online at www.bullockfuneral- brother, Kenneth James Heat- The service of committal tired as a coal miner. He was 94, widow of U.S. Air Force home.com or follow the brown er and his wife, Lois, of Dela- will follow in the family plot member of Sumter VFW Post Maj. Mark Leslie Moseley, historical monument signs to ware, Ohio; a nephew, John located at Gibson-Clark Cem- 3034. died on Wednesday, May 1, General Thomas Sumter Me- Clifford Heater; an aunt, Shir- etery. Surviving is his wife, Eve- 2019, at her home. morial Park from S.C. 441 or ley Blaylock Davis of Kannap- Public viewing will take lyn Holden Stankoven of Services will be announced S.C. 261 off of Highway 378 olis, North Carolina; and sev- place from 4 to 8 p.m. today Sumter. by Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- west of Sumter. The shelter is eral cousins in North Caroli- at Fleming & Delaine Cha- In addition to his parents, neral Home & Crematory, 221 in a fenced enclosure adjacent na, Washington and Califor- pel, 222 W. Boyce St., Man- he was preceded in death by Broad St., Sumter, (803) 775- to the park gate. nia. ning. his brothers and sisters. 9386. Karen was 56 years old Memorials may be made to The family is receiving rel- A memorial service will be when she passed away on Charleston Animal Society, atives and friends at the resi- held at 4 p.m. on Thursday at Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2018, at 2455 Remount Road, North dence of his daughter and Sumter VFW Post 3034. the Medical University of Charleston, SC 29406 or www. son-in-law, James and Patri- You may go to www.bullock- South Carolina in Charleston, charlestonanimalsociety.org. cia Bethune Conyers, 1466 funeralhome.com and sign the after a brief illness. You may go to www.bullockfu- Bethune Road, Pinewood, and family's guest book. She was born on Nov. 7, neralhome.com and sign the at his residence, 4018 Elliott The family has chosen Bull- 1962, at MacDill Air Force family’s guest book. Road, Pinewood. ock Funeral Home of Sumter BARBARA WILEY Base, Tampa, Florida, a The family has chosen Bull- Fleming & DeLaine Funer- for the arrangements. daughter of Ruth Blaylock ock Funeral Home for the ar- al Home and Chapel of Man- BISHOPVILLE — Barbara Heater and the late James rangements. ning is in charge of these ser- Wiley, 66, passed away on Langdon Heater. She lived vices. Online condolences for Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at with her military family in the family may be sent to Carolina Pines Regional Medi- Tampa, Sumter, Goldsboro, www.flemingdelaine.com or cal Center in Hartsville. North Carolina, Aviano/Bu- [email protected]. The family is receiving doia, Italy, and Sumter again, ROBERT H. FLOYD friends at 520 Fourth St., Bish- before moving to Charleston ANNIE NELSON JEFFERSON opville. after college. She was a 1981 WALTER BETHUNE SR. SUMMERTON — Annie Robert H. Floyd, age 64, Professional and courteous graduate of Sumter High Nelson Jefferson, 83, died on died on Monday, April 29, services will be announced School and earned her Bache- COLUMBIA — On Wednes- Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at her 2019, in a Florence hospital, later by JP Holley Funeral lor of Science degree in Elec- day, April 24, 2019, Walter Bet- residence. after an illness. Home, Bishopville Chapel. B4 | THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2019 COMICS THE SUMTER ITEM bizarro Wallace the braVe

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DEAR ABBY — I self in danger. I’ve been in abu- most annoying habit of blow- have a former sive relationships in the past, ing his nose at the table into co-worker and one attack was nearly fatal. one of my cloth napkins. It’s whose hus- I’ve spoken to her about the disgusting, not only to me, but band was just dangers of being with a person to the other guests as well. released from such as him. She says she can’t What can I do to make him a psychiatric leave because they have three stop? I tried placing a small box facility. He children on the spectrum. Am I of tissues next to his dinner had threat- being silly? plate, but he ignores them and Dear Abby ened to kill Apprehensive in Texas uses his napkin anyway. I don’t ABIGAIL himself and even like to re-use the napkin VAN BUREN the entire DEAR APPREHENSIVE — You aren’t after it’s been washed, particu- family with being silly. Listen to your gut. larly for guests. him. I met Nowhere in your letter did you Turned off at the table him before the indicate that you and the wife incident. He didn’t seem bal- are close friends. If you’re un- DEAR TURNED OFF — Because anced then, and I was uncom- comfortable being around her you tried the subtle approach fortable being around him. husband because of your own and it didn’t work, tell this im- Since his release, my friend history, you don’t have to be. polite widower that you placed keeps inviting me to their the box of tissues near him so house and wants to come to DEAR ABBY — We have a dear he would stop using your nap- mine. I keep making excuses friend, a widower, whom we in- kins as handkerchiefs. Frankly, for not allowing visits to my vite to dinner frequently be- it’s considered rude to blow house or hers. I still have a bad cause he’s alone. 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NEW YORK (AP) — “The Baby-Sitters Club” will soon be joining the audiobook rev- olution. More than 100 books in the beloved middle grade series started by Ann M. Martin will be available Aug. 13 in audio editions, the producer and distributor Audible Inc. announced Tuesday. The first five installments will be nar- rated by Elle Fanning, with other readers including Brit- tany Pressley and Emily Bauer. Fanning said in a statement that she loved bringing to life the books’ “fierce friendships and baby- BETTINA STRAUSS / THE CW sitting adventures.” Malcolm Goodwin, left, stars as Clive and Rose McIver as Liv in the season five premiere episode of “iZombie,” airing at 9 p.m. today on CW. Audio has been a rapidly growing part of the publish- ing business and Martin said in a statement that she wel- comed seeing her work in a CW’s ‘iZombie’ begins its final season “new format for the next gen- eration.” BY KEVIN McDONOUGH son White, Lucinda Dryzek Things” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA). * James feels inadequate on “The Baby-Sitters Club,” Everybody’s favorite brain- and Jonathan Whitesell) pre- “Abby’s” (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV- which tells of a circle of eating sleuth returns for a paring for the first months- PG) * A civilian’s death puts friends in Stoneybrook, Con- fifth and final season. For the long flight to Mars confronts a CULT CHOICE pressure on the squad on necticut, has sold more than uninitiated, “iZombie” (9 p.m., horrific choice even before Mixing melodrama and “S.W.A.T.” (10 p.m., CBS, TV- 100 million copies worldwide. 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