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WASHINGTON (AP) — Pledging emphatical- ly to empower America’s “forgotten men and women,” Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Friday, taking command of a riven nation facing an un- predictable era under his assertive but untest- ed leadership. Under cloudy, threatening skies at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol, Trump painted a bleak picture of the America he now leads, de- claring as he had throughout the election campaign that it is beset by crime, poverty and a lack of bold action. The billionaire business- man and reality television star — the first president who had never held political office or high military rank — promised to stir a “new national pride” and protect America from the “ravages” of countries he says have stolen U.S. jobs. “This American carnage stops right here,” Trump declared. In a warning to the world, he said, “From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land. From this moment on, it’s going to be America first.” Eager to demonstrate his readiness to take actions, Trump went directly to the Oval Office Friday night, before the inaugural balls, and signed his first executive order as president — on “Obamacare.” The order notes that Trump intends to seek THE ASSOCIATED PRESS President Donald Trump waves to the crowd as he walks with first lady Melania Trump during the inauguration parade Fri- SEE TRUMP, PAGE A11 day on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. Rally held for more School board gets update education funding Stipend recommendation and consultant reports BY BRUCE MILLS will propose an alternative recommendation BY ADRIENNE SARVIS among other things, in order [email protected] to the board on stipends on Monday. Hilton [email protected] to reduce spending after the said at the time he was not at liberty to iden- announcement of the dis- The Sumter School District Board of tify that recommendation. A small crowd of concerned trict’s $6.8 million debt crisis Trustees will receive an update from its out- The board’s finance committee includes educators, parents and stu- for fiscal year 2016-17. side financial consultant and a committee board members Hilton, McGhaney and Lu- dents gathered at Sumter Danielle Alexander, an Eng- recommendation on previously approved cille McQuilla and private business leaders County Courthouse at noon lish teacher at Lakewood High stipend cuts Monday at its regularly sched- in the community, including Greg Thomp- on Saturday for a rally to sup- School who helped organize uled monthly work session. son, Ben Griffith, Bobby An- port better state funding for the event, said the purpose of On Jan. 9, the board unanimously selected derson and William Byrd. Sumter School District stu- the rally was to raise aware- Scott Allan, of School Support, Inc., to work Employee stipends range dents. ness about the lack of state as the district’s finance consultant and from $450 to $6,700, based on The rally was organized funding for local students. guide it through its current debt crisis. experience and other factors, after the school district board Three days later, on Jan. 12, the board ap- according to district Public In- of trustees made the decision proved by a 5-2 vote Superintendent Frank formation and Partnerships to cut jobs and end stipends, SEE RALLY, PAGE A13 Baker’s emergency financial plan to cut 47 ALLAN Coordinator Shelly Galloway. district jobs and stop payments on all sti- The average stipend supple- pends for the remainder of the fiscal year, ment in the district for an as- through June 30, among other cash-preser- sistant coach of a major high vation efforts. school sport — such as foot- Before the board voted on the $6.8 million ball, basketball or baseball — Item photographer dies in budget cuts, Allan had reviewed every is in the range of $3,000 to line item of Baker’s financial plan and was $5,000, according to coaches in agreement with the cost-saving measures, who spoke to The Sumter Item. FROM STAFF REPORTS said of Gedamke: according to board Chairman the Rev. Daryl HILTON Generally, district employees “The Item family McGhaney. The board took Allan’s recom- who receive stipends are paid Keith Gedamke, longtime is deeply sad- mendations into consideration before vot- those supplements during a 12-month calen- award-winning photographer dened by the ing, McGhaney said at the time. dar year. Since stipends were stopped earli- of The Sumter Item, died Sat- death of Keith. He Since then, many district employees who er this month, employees received a 50 per- urday afternoon after a battle had many friends receive stipend supplements — in particular cent payment on these supplements for this with lung cancer. GEDAMKE in the Sumter athletic coaches — have expressed frustra- school year. The stopped payment on sti- Family and close friends community who tion with the board’s decisions, according to pends represented $867,000 in cash preserva- were present when he died at knew him and ad- some coaches who spoke to The Sumter Item tion for the district. The $6.8 million in total Palmetto Health Tuomey Hos- mired his work. Not only was on condition of anonymity. After a board fi- cuts were made to save cash so other bills pital. he a superb photojournalist but nance committee meeting Thursday — held could be paid and the district could end this Hubert Osteen, editor-in- an even better person.” mostly behind closed doors in executive ses- chief of The Sumter Item, in More information will be sion — committee chairman and board making the announcement, forthcoming when available. member Johnny Hilton said the committee SEE STIPEND, PAGE A13

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LOCAL & STATE BRIEFS Sumter leads state in home sales growth FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS BY RICK CARPENTER 14.8 percent increase in the [email protected] number of homes, condos Planning commission to and villas sold in the Sum- meet Wednesday Year-end statewide statis- ter/Clarendon counties mar- tics compiled by the South ket while the stats show a Sumter City-County Plan- Carolina Realtors reveal a statewide average increase in ning Commission will meet at 3 tighter inventory, fewer days the number of sales at 7.8 p.m. Wednesday in Sumter City on the market, higher sales percent. The Sumter/Claren- Council Chambers, Sumter prices and an increase in the don market showed the big- Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to number of homes, condos gest percentage gain in the consider a request to amend and villas sold in 2016 com- state from 1,296 sold in 2015 the Sumter West Planned De- pared to 2015. to 1,488 in 2016. Meanwhile, velopment to make a 200-foot And the Realtors’ break- the number of days on the mono-pole communications down for the Sumter/Clar- market before selling a home tower a permitted used in Pa- endon counties market looks dropped by three days from triot Park Sports Complex. even better with the highest 173 days a year ago and the The commission will also percentage increase in the median price increased from consider approval of its 2017 number of homes sold in the $127,250 to $135,000. calendar. state, a higher median sales The statewide number of price and a slight drop in the homes for sale dropped Student arrested after number of days a property “drastically” in the year-to- paper airplane incident lists before selling. year comparison, South Car- While some analysts may olina Realtors said in a pre- ANDREWS — A South Car- say that indicates a seller’s pared statement. Statewide, olina high school student is market, local Berkshire Ha- the inventory of homes for facing a possible 30-day jail thaway HomeServices John sale decreased by 7.9 percent sentence for allegedly throw- M. Brabham Real Estate and the months supply of in- ing a paper airplane that Broker and Vice President RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM ventory of homes for sale fell struck a teacher in the eye. Frank Edwards said he sees The Sumter/Clarendon market had the highest percentage in- 11.1 percent to 4.8 months. The South Strand News re- current conditions as a buy- crease in the number of homes sold in the state in 2016. The South Carolina Real- ports that Georgetown County er’s market. tors issues monthly, quarter- sheriff’s deputies on Jan. 10 Edwards said Berkshire sell off that began about property and the location ly and annual statistics re- arrested a 17-year-old student Hathaway sales for homes in September 2008. dictates the listing to final ported from data collected at Andrews High School. An 2016 grew by 15 percent com- Still, he said, local statis- selling price,” he said. “It all from the Multiple Listing instructor, Edward McIver, pared to 2015. He said buyers tics of a tighter inventory of depends on what and where Service, a real estate service told deputies he was hit in the and sellers need to remem- homes for sale and an in- you’re selling.” that shares real estate list- eye by a paper airplane ber that the area continues crease in prices bodes well. The Realtors’ statistics re- ings between real estate thrown during class. to recover from a real estate “The condition of the flect Edwards’ stats with a agencies and agents.

BOB REAGAN — 1917-2017 Longtime Sumterite remembered for community service Friend and family members In his 20 years as a member years, he coordinated more never saw Bob let politics get Once the jail confirmed the best described Bob Reagan as of Alice Drive Baptist, his than 100 volunteers from vari- between him and a relation- death, Reagan was contacted “a man of service.” Reagan, a Sunday school class birthed ous churches and denomina- ship.” and came out. longtime Sumterite, died Jan. more small-group classes tions to serve in the Sumter Major said Reagan always “Bob would sit there and 12. than any other class in the jail, according to Director served as a volunteer at the pray with the inmates,” Major Originally from Haynes- time frame — ac- Maj. Simon Major. jail with a love for the minis- said. “He sat with them, ville, Louisiana, Reagan cording to the “The impact he made for us try, and he personally consid- prayed with them, cried with served his country for 23 church’s lead was tremendous,” Major said. ered him part of the detention them and was with them dur- years in the U.S. Air Force be- pastor, the Rev. “He ministered to the inmates center team. ing the hard time. He was fore settling his roots in Sum- Dr. Clay Smith. and the officers as well. He One aspect of Reagan’s min- their arm during those times. ter. He later served his com- “Bob had a will be hard to replace, but he istry at the jail that many I witnessed that more than munity with 10 years on the passion for peo- also made sure there were didn’t realize, Major said, was 100 times during my years Sumter District 2 School REAGAN ple and really people in place that could he always delivered the news here.” Board of Trustees. He also wanted people to carry on the ministry without of family death notifications He is survived by his wife of served his church, Alice Drive come to know him.” to inmates. 61 years, Joyce; brothers, Wil- Baptist Church, as a Sunday Jesus,” Smith said. “He was Reagan was a small busi- “If something happened to lie Ray and Dewayne; daugh- school teacher and deacon. also willing to serve the least ness owner as founder and co- the family, Bob would deliver ters, Teresa Daniel and Sheila Additionally, he also served of these as a longtime chap- owner of Reagan’s Green the news to the inmates,” Ladner; son, Randy; and “the least of these,” serving as lain at the jail.” Acres, a Western wear retail Major said. “We, as jail staff, seven grandchildren and 10 chaplain of Sumter-Lee Re- Reagan began as a ministry store in Dalzell. He was also would not deliver that mes- great-grandchildren. gional Detention Center for volunteer at the jail in the active in Republican politics, sage, and we would not en- the past 16 years. early 1990s. Through the but according to Smith, “he courage the family to do it.” — Bruce Mills Council to consider concrete plants More charges in shooting BY ADRIENNE SARVIS nance to authorize a special bris pick up after Hurricane BY ADRIENNE SARVIS was pronounced dead at the [email protected]. source revenue credit agree- Matthew; [email protected] scene. ment between the county • Request a letter of sup- A records check revealed that Sumter County Council and Mount Franklin Foods port from South Carolina On Friday, Sumter County Secor is prohibited from pos- will meet at 6 p.m. on Tues- South Carolina LLC. A pub- Forestry Commission; Sheriff’s Office announced sessing a firearm. day in County Council lic hearing will be held prior • Discuss possibly creating more charges against Thomas In addition to murder, Secor Chambers, Sumter County to council’s vote; and a policy to handle com- David Secor Jr., charged with is charged with possession of a Administration Building, 13 • County committee ap- plaints from citizens whose murder for fatally shooting an- weapon during a violent crime; E. Canal St., to consider: pointments. complaints may be under other man on Jan. 4. possession of stolen property; • Second reading of a re- Also, county council will the jurisdiction of another According to a news release and felon in possession of a quest to amend the county have a special called meet- municipality; and from the sheriff’s office, firearm. zoning and development or- ing at 5 p.m. to: • Hold an executive ses- 35-year-old Secor, of 4040 Briar He was transported to Sum- dinance to make temporary • Request funds from the sion to discuss an unspeci- Branch Road, willingly and ter-Lee Regional Detention concrete and asphalt batch county’s infrastructure fund fied matter. knowingly possessed and dis- Center on Jan. 6 after turning plants permitted uses in gen- account to provide additional And, Sumter County For- played what appeared to be a himself in to the sheriff’s office eral commercial, light-indus- revenue to complete design feited Land Commission will handgun during the commis- that morning. trial warehouse and agricul- work for a lighting project at meet at 4:30 p.m. in County sion of a violent crime. A bond hearing is scheduled tural conservation districts. Sumter Municipal Airport; Council Conference Room to Secor shot and killed Thomas for Feb. 10 at Sumter County Council will vote on the issue • Receive a county finance discuss six contractual mat- Cockerill, 42, during an argu- Judicial Center. following a public hearing; report; ters pertaining to forfeited ment while in the 4000 block of The investigation is ongoing • Third reading of an ordi- • Receive an update on de- properties. Briar Branch Road. Cockerill and more charges are expected.

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ennifer McNeil, 54, shares that up in the morning, enrolled in a nutrition education class. “My doctor told me to keep doing she was in a state of panic to take the pill and not One class was all it took for me to real- what I am doing and hopefully in an- get her weight down. feel hungry. I could go ize I knew nothing about nutrition, or other six months he will be reducing J “I had high blood pressure all day without even what the human body really needs to my medications again, if not taking and cholesterol, and my doctor told thinking of food. I live. me off them completely. I feel so me I was headed for a heart attack if I would eat dinner and “I got off the pill to allow myself to much more confident in myself being didn’t lose weight. I was overwhelmed go to bed. After three feel hungry and full and to get on a able to take control of my health. at the thought of having to lose 50 months, I had become regular eating routine. This became a Never in a million years would I have pounds. He gave me six months, and I accustomed to eating journey about learning to feed my thought that eating more and eating committed myself to do whatever it Missy one meal a day. At my body, give it all the nutrients it needs the right foods could improve my takes to lose the weight. I had very lit- Corrigan six-month follow up, I to survive. I was eating foods I thought health without weight loss. Strug- tle success and all I had to show for was extremely were truly unhealthy, such as full fat gling with weight is frustrating, espe- my weeks of walking and cutting calo- shocked to learn that I had only lost 15 dressings and peanut butter. My ener- cially when you are told over and ries was an angry, hungry and misera- pounds. gy levels soared, and I felt as good as I over to lose weight but can’t seem to. ble woman. At six months, the scale “Actually, I was disappointed. I’ve did in my 20s. Another six months I know now that weight loss is not did not show the desired results of my known women my size lose 15 pounds went by and I went to the doctor. guaranteed to improve my health. It hard work so I asked my doctor for an in two weeks. To make it worse, none While my weight roughly stayed the is eating highly nutritious foods that appetite suppressant. of my blood work had even improved. same as the previous six months, my provide the body with what it needs “I was embarrassed to be taking the What I thought was going to be my blood work had dramatically im- to function that will allow my body to drug he prescribed, but I was willing magic pill was not. After hearing a nu- proved, and my blood pressure and be healthy. The exercise is an added to do anything to prevent myself from trition talk on the local radio station, I cholesterol medications were cut in bonus to keep my muscles, bones and having a heart attack. I would wake reached out for more information and half. heart strong.” Can breakfast help keep us thin?

NEW YORK (AP) — Cereal ers. The 1992 study featured on from submission, but felt they makers have happily encour- Special K boxes, for example, couldn’t because Kellogg ex- aged the belief that eating doesn’t list a funding source. pected it to be published. breakfast can help keep us thin Schlundt told the AP that Kel- When the paper kept coming and bring other benefits, partly logg paid for it. back with notes, O’Neil said by paying for studies that seem Even when funding is dis- she didn’t see a way around to support the idea. closed, people may not realize the problems. So, does that mean breakfast that not all studies are that “But let me look at the com- is bad for you? Not that either. meaningful. ments again and see if there is What it does show is how diffi- “The paper is not good, not some sort of clever verbiage cult it can be to sort the hype good = There are major struc- we can present,” she wrote. from reliable dietary advice tural problems with it that O’Neil did not respond to when studies are funded by the cannot be fixed,” Carol O’Neil, requests for comment. Kel- makers of Froot Loops, nutri- a professor at Louisiana State logg said it is unable to com- tion science is often inconclu- University, wrote to her co-au- ment on the study and the re- sive, and gray areas can be spun thor in 2011 about a Kellogg- search by Schlundt because for marketing. funded study, according to they were done long ago. Take Special K. In the 1990s, emails obtained through a re- General Mills, which has Special K boxes featured find- cords request. funded studies about break- ings that people who didn’t nor- O’Neil and her co-author fast, cereal and weight, de- AP FILE PHOTO mally eat breakfast lost more wanted to withdraw the paper clined to comment. Kellogg’s cereal products are seen in Orlando, Florida. weight after they started doing so. “That was the little piece they put on the cereal box,” said David Schlundt, a co-author of the study of about 50 women. Not mentioned on those boxes: Regular breakfast eaters who started skipping the meal lost even more weight, compared to those who stuck with their rou- tines. That doesn’t mean particular breakfasts can’t help some people control their appetites or bring other benefits such as energy. Schlundt’s study was tiny. But it shows how easy it is to simplify the complexities and limitations of nutrition science and cherry-pick the findings. Our understanding of what’s healthy can evolve, which is why dietary guidelines are regularly updated to reflect the latest science. A recommendation that breakfast can help with weight control — inserted in 2010 — is no longer in the guidelines. With its last update, the government says it looked at broader eating patterns. A look at some research F. ROOSEVELT JILL KRISTEN YOHANNES HENRY around breakfast and weight il- GILLIAM, MD MCLEOD, MD WYRICK, MD NEGASH, MD MOSES, MD lustrates why advice about it is Cardiology OB/GYN Family Medicine Hospitalist Surgery so tricky. “WHITE HAT” BIAS To investigate the long-held idea that breakfast can prevent weight gain, researchers in 2013 reviewed dozens of studies examining the premise. ONE comprehensive medical group. Their conclusion: Popular opinion outweighed the scien- tific evidence. DOZENS A major issue they identified of specialties. was that studies often mislead- ingly used language to indicate that breakfast influenced HUNDREDS of convenient ways to access quality care. weight, even though the findings did not establish a cause- These ﬁve physicians that you know and love represent the more than 600 providers and-effect relationship. Like a lot of nutrition research, the and 2,200 team members that make up the Palmetto Health-USC Medical Group. studies drew links between We are working together to bring you and your family the broadest range of health care physical traits and what people said they ate. services in our local practices, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, and across the system. When citing past studies, sci- All so you get the very best care in Sumter. entists also tended to mischar- acterize inconclusive results in favor of breakfast. CAROLINA FAMILY MEDICINE OF SUMTER Timothy Caulfield, an expert PAIN AND SPINE OF SUMTER in health law and policy at the PALMETTO HEALTH-USC ORTHOPEDIC CENTER University of Alberta, said nutrition science often comes PALMETTO HEART with uncertainties and SUMTER OB/GYN shouldn’t be discarded just be- SUMTER SURGICAL cause it doesn’t provide slam- dunk evidence. He said health SUMTER PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY experts give advice on the best available research, but there needs to be greater under- Find your doctor in Sumter today. standing about its limitations. phuscmg.org / 803-907-0350 “NOT GOOD, NOT GOOD” Disclosures about who paid Our Vision: To be known for clinical excellence for the research became the and remembered for compassionate care. norm only in recent years, so it’s unclear how much of the literature on breakfast and weight from past decades was funded by breakfast food mak- A4 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 LOCAL THE SUMTER ITEM

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PHOTOS PROVIDED Principal characters in Sumter High School Drama Department’s production of “Spamalot” are, from left, Andrew Lawrence as Sir Bedvedere, Christian Clayborne as Sir Galahad, Corey Gant as King Arthur, James Hesselgrave as Sir Lancelot and Bart Johnson as Sir Robin. The musical comedy based on the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” opens Wednesday in the SHS auditorium. Absurd, silly, irreverent, hilarious ...

LEFT: From left, Sara Grace Young It must be Monty Python’s ‘Spamalot’ is Lady of the Lake, Laura Me- mery is Patsy and Corey Gant is BY IVY MOORE King Arthur in the Monty Python [email protected] musical comedy “Spamalot,” which runs for four performances he musical comedy “Spamalot” is the 20th at Sumter High School. The play is consecutive annual musical presented by the based on the film “Monty Python and the Holy Grail.” T Sumter High School drama department. The slightly irreverent comedy based on the 1975 film BELOW LEFT: The cast and crew of “Spamalot” pauses for a group “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” reflects both shot during a rehearsal for the the director’s and the students’ desire to present play directed by Sumter High School drama teacher Kelly “something a little different” from the mainstream Melton, who promises “a lot of musicals usually seen in high school productions. silliness” in the Monty Python musical comedy. In fact, like each year’s final musical, it’s presented as a showcase for the students’ talents as well as entertainment for the community. many plays the students pro- duce over the course of their Sumter High drama teacher Jesus drank from at the Last four years prepare them for and “Spamalot” director Kelly Supper. During the course of acting and the technical as- Melton said he’s trying to ex- their search, the knights en- pects of theater. For “Spama- pose his students and their counter myriad bizarre plac- lot,” students are operating audiences to less familiar mu- es and eccentric characters sound and lights, doing their sicals, those “off the beaten — not that they’re exactly own makeup, assisting with path,” although he admits the most normal of people stage and costume design and “the school edition we’re themselves. For example, serving as stage managers doing has a little of the edge Patsy, Arthur’s assistant, fol- and stagehands. Studying taken off — the authors of the lows him everywhere bang- drama also benefits them for play changed the language to ing the two halves of a coco- life outside of school and on make it more suitable for our nut together to simulate the their jobs. audiences.” sound of a horse’s hooves. “Theater teaches them pa- That said, “It’s not a kid’s Laura Memery, who plays tience, dedication, responsi- show,” Melton said. “It’s Patsy, gets to sing the popu- bility, trust and leadership,” Monty Python, so it’s silly, it’s lar “Always Look on the Melton said, noting that stu- got some absurd humor and Bright Side of Life” from the dents in the arts also consis- inside jokes from the film.” Monty Python film, “Life of tently do better in their other As Act I begins, King Ar- Brian.” classes than most. thur is trying to assemble There are also the flatulent He also said that communi- what will eventually become French knight Sir Bedvedere, ty support for SHS drama is his Knights of the Round Sir Lancelot the Homicidally Rabbits and the Knights Who Arthur gets Excalibur, his strong. For example, Sylvia Table, who are soon charged Brave, Sir Robin the Not Say Ni. sword. She said she’s always Pickell has designed and with finding the Holy Grail Quite so Brave as Sir Lance- Sara Grace Young plays the been a Monty Python fan, and made many of the costumes, — in this case, the goblet lot, Not Dead Fred, Killer Lady in the Lake, from whom that “doing this musical has working with students. And made me more of a fan.” Both former students often come she and Corey Gant (King Ar- back to assist with various as- thur) are 18-year-old seniors, pects of shows. who are looking forward to Irreverence, a little (or a going to the Palmetto Drama lot) of slapstick, as well as Association convention next clever dialogue mark “Spama- month, when the drama stu- lot” with Monty Python-type dents will compete against humor. The stage play was other S.C. schools in the one- first presented in 2005, when act play division. Sumter High it won three Tony awards out will perform “Not an After of 14 nominations and was School Special.” named Best Musical. While Young plans to follow “It’s got about 15 songs,” a “double major in vocal per- Melton said, “and people will formance and musical the- walk out with a tune in their ater,” Gant’s major will be heads,” he predicted. chemical engineering. Like Sumter High School pres- many others in the drama ents four performances of club, Gant said, “No matter “Spamalot” at 7 p.m. Wednes- what I’m doing for a living, I’ll day through Friday and 2 p.m. always be involved in theater Saturday in the SHS auditori- in some capacity.” He said he um at 2580 McCray’s Mill believes that “Your job Road. Tickets are $10 for shouldn’t be your life, it adults, $8 for military, stu- should fund your life.” dents and senior citizens. Call Melton said the Sumter (803) 481-4480 for more infor- High drama classes and the mation. A6 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 PANORAMA THE SUMTER ITEM The Carolinian

PHOTOS PROVIDED Presented at the Dec. 15, 2016, Carolinian ball were, from left, debutantes Carter Chas- The Carolinian presented eight debutantes at its ball on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016, at Sun- tain Dwight escorted by Thomas Sandberg McGinnis and James Edgar Mayes III; Lind- set Country Club. From left are Hannah LeAnn Jordan escorted by Cadet Mason Brad- sey White Tisdale escorted by John Ansel McFaddin and Patrick Lane Ryals; Gulie Kath- ham Jordan and Walker Snead Patrick; Catherine Turner Parker escorted by Cadet Tal- ryn Moore escorted by John Alexander Kozicz and Coleman Chase Belk; and Katherine madge Alsey Johnson and Cadet John Wells Baker Jr.; Kendall Morgan Brogdon escorted Lorena Lynch escorted by George Dalton Marlowe and William Herbert Lynch. by Cadet Jeffrey Wayne Davis III and William Turner Brogdon IV; Holly Kathryn Scott escorted by Horace Lee Scott Jr. and Brandon Scott Spittle. The Carolinian also presented four sophomore sons, not pictured, that evening. They are Thomas Sandberg McGinnis, Ryan Glen Norris, Walker Snead Patrick and William Pierce Thompson. Les Trente The Camellia

The Camellia Ball presented five debutantes at its annual ball on Dec. 27, 2016, at Sun- set Country Club. From left are Catherine Turner Parker, Hana McKinley Haag, Kendall Les Trente presented three debutantes on Dec. 20, 2016, at Sunset Country Club. Front Morgan Brogdon, Elizabeth Hayley Smoak and Gulie Kathryn Moore. Back row, from row, from left, are Carter Chastain Dwight, Anna Louise Segars and Martha Camille left, are their escorts John Wells Baker, Gilbert Edward Parker III, William Blake Duke, Banks. Back row, from left, are their escorts, James Edgar Mayes III, Thomas Sandberg Alexander Grey Duke, Raines MacPhail, William Turner Brogdon IV, Walker Harvin Ard, McGinnis, Hunter Edward Segars, William Pierce Thompson, Robert Hayden Fletcher William Blake Bochette, Tommy Joe Barron Jr. and Brayden Davis Fidler. and John Louis Banks. The Epicurean The Cotillion The Cotillion Club presented two debutantes on Dec. 14, 2016, at Sunset Country Club. Front row, from left, are Madeline Rose Cromer and Clara Hines Harvin. Back row, from left, are their escorts Vincent Anthony Watkins, Dalton James Kirkhart, Steven LeGrande Harvin Jr. and Robert Sharp Turner.

The Epicurean presented two debutantes on Dec. 16, 2016, at Sunset Country Club. Front row, from left, are Madeline Rose Cromer and Eliz- abeth Hayley Smoak. Back row, from left, are their escorts Steven Mat- thew Prebish, Evan Davis Todd, William Blake Bochette and Coker Workman Lowder. Parent drafted into adoption Lord Clarendon Cotillion stops short of forming a bond DEAR ABBY to take on a responsibility I ther would quit smoking. My — After never wanted in the first immediate reaction was, planning to place. Is it good enough to "Isn't the fact that your son not have provide a safe, stable home loves you enough to make children, with opportunities for a you be healthy?" my partner child, but not to love or form I question the values we and I had a special connection with are teaching our young chil- to adopt him? dren. In a world where the one of his Reluctant parent in Texas trend is to conform and gath- Dear Abby family er likes, how much value ABIGAIL members. DEAR RELUCTANT — In your should we allow our children VAN BUREN Long story case, it appears it's going to to place on the opinions of short, it have to be. We don't have to others? I'm an old-fashioned was us or love everyone, but we do gal who believes in family an unsafe situation. have to treat them well, ties and the strength a per- I have never in my life had which you have done to the son develops by acting inde- an interest in children or best of your ability. But rec- pendently. spent any time with them. ognize that if you are truly Believes in family ties After a few years, I still have unable to form an emotional no interest in parenting. I bond with the child, his only DEAR BELIEVES — The internet work long hours, so my part- attachment will be to your provides a quick and easy ner does most of it, but he is partner. And because of all way for folks to bring atten- better at it, so it makes sense. the effort you HAVE put into tion to themselves or to a I ensure that the child's raising him, it's rather sad — cause they believe in. I agree The Lord Clarendon Cotillion presented one debutante at its annual needs are met. I organize for you. with you that for his health ball on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at Sunset Country Club in Sumter. events, take him to point A and for the sake of his child, Helen Bateman Brunson was escorted by Adam Daniel Lowder, left, or B, but have no interest in DEAR ABBY — I noticed a pic- the father should quit smok- and Don Cagney Brunson III. Sons presented were Don Cagney bonding or spending time ture of a young boy on Face- ing without being bribed Brunson III, John Landon Black, John William Graham and Richard with him — no desire to form book. He appeared to be with computer clicks. Be- Benton Wilder. a connection, which I feel about 4 or 5. He was holding tween you and me, I suspect some guilt about. Deep down, a sign stating that if he reit was something the boy's I resent having been forced ceived 20,000 "likes," his fa- mother dreamed up. THE SUMTER ITEM PANORAMA SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | A7

WEDDING ENGAGEMENT Dormon-Townes Newman-Kruger DAHLONEGA, Georgia — from Charleston School of Mr. and Mrs. John Lee Caitlin O'Brien Dormon and Law with a juris doctor de- Newman announce the Patrick John Townes, both of gree. He is an associate attor- engagement of their Charleston, were united in ney with McCants Law Firm daughter, Tiffani Marie marriage at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. in Mount Pleasant. Newman, to Mr. John 16, 2016, at Frogtown Cellars. The Rev. John Hage of Michael Kruger, son of The bride is the daughter of Brownson Presbyterian Mr. and Mrs. John An- Mrs. Suzanne Dormon and the Church in Southern Pines, thony Kruger, all of late John A. Dormon, and the North Carolina, officiated at Sumter. granddaughter of the late Mr. the ceremony. The bride-elect is the and Mrs. Ross L. O'Brien and Music was provided by Mi- granddaughter of the the late Mr. and Mrs. Ben S. chelle Cochcroft, vocalist; and late Mr. and Mrs. James Dormon, all of Anniston, Ala- Adam Poulin, violinist. Mood Newman of Sum- bama. She graduated from Au- Escorted by her brother, the ter, Mr. James Wayne burn University with a bache- bride wore her twin sister's MRS. PATRICK TOWNES Allsbrooks of Sumter, lor of science degree in histo- ballgown featuring an empire and Mr. and Mrs. Curtis ry. She is employed as a para- waistline, a sweetheart neck- Price Buschlen of New legal with Womble Carlyle line and a Guipure lace over- IV, brother-in-law of the bride, Smyrna Beach, Florida. Sandridge and Rice LLP in lay. She carried a bouquet of and Jonathan Michael She graduated from Charleston. white hydrangeas, blush roses, Mauney and Jordan McClain Laurence Manning The bridegroom is the son burgundy peonies, hypericum Mauney, cousins of the bride- Academy and the Uni- MISS NEWMAN, KRUGER of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Mark berries and seasonal greenery. groom. John Ernest Mundy V, versity of South Caroli- Townes of Sumter, and the Anna Dormon Mundy, sister nephew of the bride, served as na Upstate with a bache- grandson of Mrs. Chiquitta of the bride, served as matron ring bearer. lor of arts in early childhood education. She is employed Boyles, the late Mary V. Boyles of honor. Bridesmaids were Maggie Howell served as the by Sumter School District as a kindergarten teacher at and the late John L. Boyles Jr., Lara Elizabeth Gomez, cousin reader. Millwood Elementary School. all of Kingsport, Tennessee, of the bride, and Julie Cathe- The bride's mother held the The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Linda Mrs. Elsie Beasley and the late rine Townes and Whitney Eliz- reception at Frogtown Cellars. Diane Kirby and the late Mr. Joseph Thomas Kirby of Thomas L. Beasley of Leba- abeth Townes, sisters of the The bridegroom's parents Sumter, Mrs. Lois McIntosh of Pinewood, and the late Mr. non, Tennessee, and the late bridegroom. Elizabeth Willow held the rehearsal party and John William Kruger of Sumter. He graduated from Arthur R. Townes of Nash- Dormon, niece of the bride, morning-after brunch at Frog- Lakewood High School. He is employed as a firefighter ville, Tennessee. He graduated served as flower girl. town Cellars. with the City of Sumter Fire Department, Thompson In- from Presbyterian College The bridegroom's father Following a wedding trip to dustrial and Kruger's Lawn Service. with a bachelor of science in served as best man. Grooms- New York City, the couple re- The wedding is planned for April 8, 2017, at LinRan business management and men were John Ernest Mundy sides in Charleston. Farm in Sumter.

day clinic at Patriot Hall and performed Laurence Manning Academy 10th grade EDUCATION NEWS in concert that evening. Nominated by Logan Cruse, Kaylee Mixon and their band directors, students were se- 2016-17 FIRST SEMESTER Sarah Faye Turner. HEADMASTER’S LIST Sumter Christian School lected for outstanding musicianship, 11th grade discipline and dedication. Second Grade Ann Bethea Barwick, Lauren Bodi- SENIOR SPOTLIGHT Emily Wilkinson, a former assistant Terri Floyd — Gracin Henderson, Na- ford, Emilee Byrd, Abbie Patrick, Hunt- The January Sumter Christian band director at Bates Middle School, than Hyde, Purav Patel, Shely Patel, er Ren, Peyton Reynolds, Dalton Shirley School senior spotlight is on Donzell served as the guest clinician. She is the Robbie Robertson, Hunter Stanfield, and Shaw Stephens. Metz. A quiet leader, Donzell has en- band director at Fort Johnson Middle Jon Woodward and Claire Wright. 12th grade hanced the student body with his kind- School in Charleston and associate di- Anna Lynn Gamble — Finley Anne Jenna Avins, Madison Barkley, Laura ness, humor and talents throughout. As rector of bands at Cario Middle School Coffey, Adelaide Eaddy, Pierson Gam- Drose, Kelsey DuRant, Morgan Frye, captain of the basketball team, he en- in Mount Pleasant. She is a co-author of ble, Camdyn Geddings, Lucy McCarron, Lauren Gardner, Hannah Graham, joys spending his free time playing bas- “Habits of a Successful Middle School Dana Moberg, Heyward Moore, Cooper Jaymi Hipp, Shea Iler, Victoria McLeod, ketball and working out to hone his Band Director.” Newman, Olivia Newman, Grainger Shiv Patel, Amy Reynolds, Rebekah skills. He also has a strong desire to Sumter School District middle school Powell, Ben Sanders, Kaddin Spigner, Robinson, Ashton Rogers, Savannah help, motivate and positively change band directors are Brandon Wells, Alice Abigail Tanner and Mary Madilyn Way. Turner, Kelsey Williamson and Tiffany lives as much as he can. His favorite Drive; Sean Hackett and Alex Beaton, Kristen Rembert — Phen Field, Aidan Yow. — Kim Jolly Bible verses are Philippians 4:13 and Bates; Evan Thompson, Chestnut Oaks; Floyd, Eli Gamble, Joey Hatchell, Chel- Proverbs 24:10, which speak of finding Janelle Saulsgiver, Furman; Annette sea Millix and Colby Ridgeway. CAMPUS CORNER strength in Christ. Torres, Ebenezer and Hillcrest; and Third grade He says that the best thing about SCS Thomas Langford, Mayewood. Kelly Brown — Maggie Epperson, MARYVILLE COLLEGE is the environment, and his teachers say Anne Wilder Hartzog, Ashley Rae MARYVILLE, Tennessee — Horace that he adds to the school’s environ- BOARD MEETING SCHEDULED Hodge, Mason Hodge, Maddie McCar- Scott of Sumter was named to the ment with his respectful attitude. He Sumter School District Board of Di- ron, William Phillips, Lyza Prickelmyer, dean's list for the fall 2016 semester at considers his parents to be his mentors rectors will have a workshop meeting Caroline Prothro and Alyssa Walton. Maryville College. saying, “My parents taught me to never on Monday at 6 p.m. at the district of- Meagan Glass — Logan Durham, Qualifications for the dean's list in- give up no matter what, to be the best I fice. There is no public participation at Hayden Mitchiner, Jiya Patel, Matthew clude a grade point average of at least can be, to face adversity, and never set- workshop meetings, but the public may Ragan and JJ Ward. 3.6 in all work undertaken with no tle to be average but to strive for great- attend. — Mary B. Sheridan Courtney Johnson — Whitley Boykin, grade below a "C." Only full-time stu- ness and bring hope and motivation for Madelyn Coker, Ryleigh Maynard, Kib dents are considered for the list. others.” — Miriam Marritt Newman, Hunter Ridgeway and Lily University of South Carolina CLEMSON UNIVERSITY Sumter School District Wellborn. Sumter Fourth grade CLEMSON — Area students received EDUCATORS RENEW CERTIFICATION SEMINAR SERIES Jackie Barwick — Lainey Baggette, degrees Dec. 15 from Clemson Univer- Eight Sumter School District educa- Anna Kate Beane, Dakota Brailsford, sity. They are: tors met National Board Certification The next USC Sumter Seminar Series Anna Lewis Burke, Beau Carraway, • Bishopville — William Roy Caugh- renewal requirements. Each of these will take place Jan. 27 at noon in the Rory Carter, Rivers Ann Gardner, Laini man, bachelor of science in agricultur- teachers was already National Board Schwartz Building Room 127 and will Kosinski, Lila Kate Mathis, Campbell al mechanization and business; Jas- certified, and the renewal means the ed- feature a presentation by associate pro- McInnis, Layton Morris and Seth With- mine Nicole Perkins, bachelor of arts ucators have completed the require- fessor of English Dr. Ray McManus ti- erspoon. in psychology ments for certification for another 10 tled “Look at Those Cavemen Go: Ex- Erica Eaddy — Blake Arias, Emma • Gable — William Robert Mcnair, years. ploring 21st Century Masculinities Barwick, Mary Catherine Buyck, Mad- bachelor of science in agricultural Teachers who successfully completed Through Poetry.” die Clark, Olivia Danback, Haleigh Ged- mechanization and business the requirements for recertification McManus will explore the complicat- dings and Cole Hawthorne. • Lynchburg — Mary Suzanne were Virginia Mota, English for Speak- ed facets of 21st century Southern mas- Rebekah Fraser — Kaylee Avins, Dan- Green, cum laude with a bachelor of ers of Other Languages teacher; Gwen culinity through original poetry from iel Geddings, Kinsey Hatchell, Jacob science in nursing; Alexus Carolyn Diaz from F.J. DeLaine Elementary his new book “Whatever the Opposite Heil and Bryce Pack. Watford of Lynchburg, bachelor of sci- School; Tammie Morris from Kingsbury of Extinction Is.” The series is a month- Fifth grade ence in wildlife and fisheries biology Elementary School; Michelle McBride ly event led by USC Sumter and guest Kelley Brunson — Abi Fraser, Hugh • Pinewood — Kelsey Ann Carlisle, from R.E. Davis Elementary School; faculty who are experts in their respec- Jones and Cadin Ragan. bachelor of arts in biological sciences; Cynthia Smiley from Shaw Heights Ele- tive fields. Katherine Jans — Carlyn Hill. Chelsea Danielle Coullette, bachelor of mentary School; and Amanda Lane, Come hear what will be a lively pre- Penny Windham — Cam Barrineau, arts in computer science Susan Mixon and Denise Robinson from sentation and discussion on the evolu- Katie Clark, Savannah Feagin, Ian Har- • Rembert — Alyssa Jean Buschman, Willow Drive Elementary School. tion (and often the de-evolution) of men. ris and Brya Jackson. bachelor of science in animal and vet- This presentation is free and open to the Sixth grade erinary sciences BOARD MEMBERS RECOGNIZED public. Refreshments will be served. — Kim Jolly — Cadence Coker, Grace • Summerton — Rachel Marie Carl- The South Carolina School Board As- Misty Hatfield Ford, Hannah Nave, Graylyn Newman, ton, bachelor of science in biological sociation's Boardmanship Institute was Kinsley Newman, Campbell Proctor sciences; Hunter Christian Hodges, established in 1982 and offers a year- Clarendon School District 1 and Brandt Reynolds. bachelor of science in forest resource round training curriculum for board Robin Page — Jordan Baker, Karley management members across the state. The program SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD Brown, Porter Davis, Anna Kate Du- • Sumter — William D. Bradham, focuses on leadership skills for board CENTER Bose, Eva Eaddy, Ethan Lee, Nathan bachelor of arts in history; Chase Jor- members on state and national educa- Phan and Ansley Welch. dan Cross, bachelor of science in wild- tion issues. New board orientation is the Vera “Ms. Sissy” McAllister is the Michelle Sharpe — Savannah life and fisheries biology; Mary Grace only state-mandated training. The addi- employee of the month for SECC. Coursey, Henry DuRant, Jayden Hunt, Dallery, bachelor of science in manage- tional training is voluntary, and the dis- Report cards were issued on Thurs- Chandler Newman, Madison Phillips, ment; Savannah C. Matthews of Sum- trict appreciates the board members' day. Students should have two copies. Parker Tisdale, Ariyelle Wells and Joe ter, bachelor of arts in communication; willingness to participate. Parents/guardians are asked to re- Wilson. Mark Allen Miller Jr., bachelor of sci- Board members earn points for par- turn one signed copy to the teacher. Seventh grade ence in animal and veterinary scienc- ticipating in statewide conferences and The 100th Day Celebration will be Mary Elizabeth Davis — Jackson es; Austin Rutledge Pollard, bachelor on-site training in their district and may on Thursday. The theme will be “Hip Clemmons, Emma Danback, Camryn of science in agricultural mechaniza- earn up to Level 6 in the institute. The Hip Hooray for the 100th day!” Please Dunlap, Emily Fishburne, Mary Louise tion and business; Allison Miller Whar- levels of recognition are based on points have your child dress as an elderly Kinlaw, Lola Grace Livingston, Dhanya ton, summa cum laude with a bachelor accrued annually. “old” woman or man. Patel, Brooklin Thompson and Elisha of science in nursing; and Kayla Eliza- Dr. Barbara Jackson earned the Level The PTO/SIC meeting will be Wilson. beth Wilson, doctorate in bioengineer- 4 Boardmanship Institute pin and certif- Thursday at 6 p.m. SECC. Michelle Evans — Gray Barrineau, ing icate. Linda Alston and Lucille McQuil- The schoolwide field trip to Bar- Grace Jones, Clayton Lee, Reese McInn- la earned Level 3, and Chief Master Sgt. num & Bailey Circus will be Friday. is, Carleigh Moore, Emily Mueller, TROY UNIVERSITY Cheryl Moye earned Level 1. Children must arrive at school by 7:30 Aarsh Patel and Ward Watford. TROY, Alabama — Maia Grams of Board members were recognized at a.m. and must wear the school T- Hans Swygert — Kassi Beard, Vivian Summerton has been named to the pro- the Jan. 9 board meeting. Chairman of shirt. Bryant, Davis Campbell, Hayden Griffin vost’s list at Troy University for fall se- the board, the Rev. Daryl McGhaney, SECC Awards Day program has and Tirth Patel. mester/term 2 of the 2016-17 academic and Superintendent J. Frank Baker pre- been rescheduled for Feb. 3. The kin- Eighth grade year. The list honors students who are sented the awards. Karen Michalik, vice dergarten program will start at 12:30 Johnson Jolly, Britton Morris, Brooke registered for at least 12 semester hours chairwoman of the board, was recog- p.m., and the first- and second-grade Reed and Michelle Ren. and who have a grade point average of nized for 15 years as a school board program will start at 1:30 p.m. Ninth grade at least 3.65. member. William Barrineau, Rollin Barwick, ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Jadyn Bell, Kinsey Bjork, Breanna BOB JONES UNIVERSITY MIDDLE SCHOOL HONORS BAND St. Paul Elementary School art stu- Boykin, William Elmore, Alyssa Got- GREENVILLE — Andrew Hoffmann, Sixty-four outstanding seventh- and dents are participating in a visual art theiner, C.J. Griffith, Kaitlyn Jordan, a senior accounting major of Sumter, eighth-grade band students were select- contest titled "In His Footsteps. The Chase Lee, Lindsey Lew, Jami Newman, was among approximately 900 Bob ed from the seven district middle Dream Today." The contest is cen- Eaddy Osteen, Carrie Rickenbaker, Jones University students named to the schools to participate in the 2017 Sumter tered on building upon Dr. Martin Shawn Schuessler, Freddy Segura, fall 2016 dean’s list. The list recognizes School District Middle School Honors Luther King’s passion and leadership. Jaden Stanley, John Terry, Hunter students who earn a 3-3.74 grade point Band. Students participated in an all- — Beverly Spry Thompson and Darby Watford. average during the semester. A8 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 LOCAL | STATE THE SUMTER ITEM Faith, family power Sumterite’s military career goals

FROM UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA “AIT was definitely my most in- Special to The Sumter Item tense training,” Connor said. “I learned a lot more than I’d ever TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The 2006 known about how the body works and movie “The Guardian” had it all: the most important things to focus on Academy Award-winner Kevin Cost- in a medical emergency. I learned a ner in the lead role and rising star lot about keeping composure and re- Ashton Kutcher cast in a story about lying on one another, and those the U.S. Coast Guard’s training pro- things translate well into this compe- gram. tition, where no one is any better The action-adventure drama left an than anyone else and everyone helps impression on Sumter native and each other.” University of Alabama sophomore Brandon Sinnott, UA’s Ranger Bailey Connor. Her paternal grandfa- Challenge Commander, said Connor’s ther was a member of the Coast adjustment to both ROTC and the Guard, so seeing “The Guardian” Ranger Challenge team was easier eventually sealed her decision to pur- because her experience in Guard sue a career in the Coast Guard. training and at Marion. Bailey applied to the U.S. Coast “A lot of times, the selection pro- Guard Academy upon graduating cess is simply trying to get the from Wilson Hall but wasn’t accepted. women to try out,” Sinnott said. “We She eventually enrolled at Marion didn’t have to sell it to Bailey, though. Military Institute in Alabama, where PHOTO PROVIDED She’s very calming, very motivated to she began researching other branch- Sumterite Bailey Connor, a sophomore kinesiology major at University of Alabama, is get done what needs to be done when es of the military. Within months, one of 11 members of UA’s Army ROTC Ranger Challenge team. she has her mind set to something. Connor completed basic and ad- She also played softball and volleyball vanced individual training to become join UA’s team. The students compete carrying the aid litter in the wrong in high school, so she was used to a combat medic in the Army National in such Army-related events as land direction and thought ‘I need to fix competition.” Guard. She also transferred to UA, navigation, ruck marches and one- that.’” The fall semester was a test in time where she joined the Army ROTC rope bridge against teams from other Training is difficult: The 11 cadets management, as commitments to var- program. universities throughout the year. train each morning at 6 a.m. in addi- ious aspects of ROTC, class, Guard “While I was at Marion, I learned Connor and her teammates compet- tion to their scheduled ROTC work- and work required a strict schedule about all the other branches, and the ed Saturday in the Southeast Brigade outs. In any given week, they’ll do and work ethic, Connor said. She Army and National Guard really Challenge at Camp Blanding in multi-mile ruck marches with 40 never considered dropping any of her stuck out to me,” Connor said. Starke, Florida, where they faced the pounds of gear, cram as many sit-ups commitments, though, and she cred- “That’s where my direction started to winners of six Southeastern states and push-ups into 2 minutes as possi- its her drive to her parents and her shift. Friends showed me around UA, and Puerto Rico. ble and practice throwing grenades at faith. and my mom was born in Brent and The winning team will advance to targets. “They both worked full time,” Con- lived in Jasper, so I have family here, the final round at the U.S. Military While the training has been chal- nor said. “My dad would leave before and it was part of the reason I was so Academy in West Point, where the lenging, everyone has a specialty. I was awake and got home after dark, drawn here.” winner of all eight Brigades, teams Connor has high push-up and sit-up then he’d do things around the house. With ROTC, Guard duty, a part- from West Point and other countries numbers for female competitors, but I had a thousand good role models as time job and kinesiology and nutri- will compete. she said she isn’t the strongest run- a child. Motivation came from that, tion classes, Connor doesn’t have “The very first day of battalion PT, ner. She’s detail oriented and has from seeing all the successful people much room on her plate for other ac- they were talking about tryouts for combat medic training, which will in the world. Everyone is drawn to tivities. But she’s made an exception Ranger Challenge,” Connor said. “I help the team in the casualty-care those overnight success stories, but for one, and it helps that the activity saw all the people, and there were component of the regional competi- those stories are rare. Most people is Army related: the Ranger Chal- only a few girls. It was the fifth day tion. have decade-long stories, and what lenge. I’d been there, and I was nervous to Connor is also a member of the I’m doing now will build me to Connor is one of 11 UA Army go over there. I didn’t go the first day, Army National Guard, where she has strengthen my character to prepare ROTC cadets who were selected to but I wanted to. I then noticed them received combat medic training. for things down the road.” Sentencing scheduled for friend of Th e McLeod Health Clarendon Dylann Roof Medical Staff Demonstrates COLUMBIA (AP) — A friend Exceptional Dedication of the man sentenced to die for gunning down nine black parishioners during a Bible study in a South Carolina church is scheduled to learn To Healthcare his own fate next month. A sentencing hearing for Joey Meek has been slated for Febru- ary 28 in Charleston’s federal court, according to information filed online Thursday. Meek, 22, pleaded guilty last In addition to providing remarkable medical care for their own patients, these physicians also fi nd year to charges that he knew for six months that Dylann Roof the time to serve in leadership positions that further enhance the quality of care for all of our patients. had been planning the attack on parishioners at Emanuel AME McLeod Health Clarendon sincerely appreciates the physicians elected as Medical Staff Offi cers Church, that he had a gun and would carry extra ammunition for 2017. Th ey truly lead the way to medical excellence in our community. in an attempt to start a race war. According to federal prosecutors, Meek denied to the FBI in an initial interview having any knowledge about the mass shooting beforehand, but later changed his story. The plea marked the first con- viction in a mass killing that stunned the nation, reignited discussions about race relations and led to the removal of a Con- federate battle flag from the South Carolina Statehouse. Roof had previously posed for photos with a Confederate battle flag. Meek faces a possible prison sentence of eight years, although prosecutors have said they would argue for a shorter sentence if Meek cooperated in their case against Roof. It’s not clear what assistance was Dr. Robert S. Eagerton Dr. Devonne D. Barrineau Dr. Catherine E. Rabon provided by Meek, who did not Chief of Staff Vice Chief of Staff Chief Medical Offi cer testify in Roof’s federal trial last year on 33 federal charges. Eagerton Family Medicine McLeod Surgery Clarendon McLeod Health Clarendon Earlier this month, Roof, 22, was sentenced to execution in Board Certifi ed in Family Medicine Board Certifi ed in General Surgery Board Certifi ed in Internal Medicine the federal case. He still faces Medical University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina School Medical University of South Carolina, a second death penalty trial in state court. Charleston, SC /1982 of Medicine, Columbia, SC/2006 Charleston, SC/1996 When Meek pleaded guilty Spartanburg General Hospital, Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, Richland Memorial Hospital, last year, his lawyer said her Spartanburg, SC/1985 Spartanburg, SC/2011 Columbia, SC/2000 client had sought psychiatric treatment. Later asking to delay his sentencing, attorney Debbie Barbier said she planned to file a letter from a psychiatrist. That information was filed under seal, meaning it’s not available to the public. That was McLeod Health Clarendon also the case for many of the motions filed in Roof’s federal trial, including transcripts of www.McLeodHealthClarendon.org his two competency hearings. THE SUMTER ITEM NATION SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | A9 Gun industry, suicide prevention forge unlikely alliance

LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s a have serious mental health safely lock and store a firearm. difficult topic to discuss, problems and are at risk.” Steve Sanetti, president and fraught with politics and social It’s all about practicing safe CEO of the foundation, said that stigma, and an even tougher storage, he said. although the industry has taken one to fix: people who kill Suicide is the 10th leading on other projects designed to themselves with a gun. But cause of death in the United ensure the safe handling and now two unlikely allies — the States, with more than 44,000 storage of firearms, including gun industry and a leading sui- Americans dying each year — providing child-safe locks, “suicide prevention group — are half of them using a firearm. cide has been one area we have coming together to tackle it. For those who use a gun, it is not touched on as much in the It’s a partnership that’s fatal 90 percent of the time. The past. ... This is something we been elusive, with the gun in- goal of the partnership is to re- thought deserved attention.” dustry wary of encouraging a duce the number of suicides by At a news conference Tues- gun-control agenda and sui- 10,000 in the next decade. day at the industry’s annual cide prevention advocates un- The idea is to spread the trade show in Las Vegas, Sa- certain about diving into such word to gun owners and buy- netti acknowledged the pre- a prickly political topic. ers through dealers, gun rang- vailing opinion among doctors But after nearly a year of es and retailers on ways first and other experts is that the phone conversations and meet- to recognize warning signs best way to keep people safe is THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ings, the National Sports Shoot- and then to prevent the person to keep guns out of the home. A brochure is part of an initiative involving the National Shooting ing Foundation and American from accessing a firearm until About two-thirds of all gun Sports Foundation and the American Foundation to Prevent Suicide. Foundation for Suicide Preven- they are able to recover from deaths each year involve sui- The brochures are supplied to gun dealers and gun ranges to help tion discovered they had a goal their illness. The initiative last cide. gun owners understand the warning signs of those at risk of suicide. in common: preventing suicides. summer launched pilot pro- “As with most relationships, grams in Alabama, Kentucky, we had to get to know one an- Missouri and New Mexico and other a bit. We had to see that now is going national. Nobody beats they were serious, and I’m Brochures pointing out fac- sure that they had to see that tors that put some people at we were not going to be gun greater risk for suicide, warn- our deals control activists,” said Robert ing signs to watch for and tips Gebbia, CEO of the American on reaching out to someone Foundation for Suicide Pre- showing signs of depression vention. “We’re interested in are going to retailers and oth- not taking guns away, but in ers in the industry. There’s limiting access by those who also information on ways to %LVKRS6\OYHVWHU)UDQFLV,,, 6HQLRU3DVWRU 5RVD'XNHV &URVV5RDG&)0 6W3HWHU Cash in a FLASH! 6XPWHU6RXWK&DUROLQD We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, &RQJUDWXODWLRQV Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates Lafayette Gold 5RVD'XNHV and Silver Exchange 6DOHVSHUVRQRIWKHPRQWK InsideInnside VVestcoestco PrPropertiesopperrties 6DQWHH$XWRPRWLYH 480 E. Liberty St. Sumter, SC 29150 ((inside Coca-Cola Building) ´'RQ·WPDNHDPLVWDNH6KRSWKHODNHµ Mon. - Fri. 8:30 - 5:30 PM • Sat: 8 - 2 PM Santee Automotive HIGHWAY 261 • MANNING • 803-433-5400 803-773-8022 SANTEEAUTOMOTIVE.COM COME SEE OUR NEW BUILDING AT ● ● 852 W. LIBERTY ST.

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versation and challenge con- TRUMP FROM PAGE A1 ventions about political dis- course. After years of Demo- the “prompt repeal” of the ers himself the product of a cratic control of the White law. But in the meantime, it movement — not a party. House and deadlock in Wash- allows the Health and Human Trump declared his mo- ington, his was a blast of Services Department or other ment a fulfillment of his cam- fresh air for millions. federal agencies to delay im- paign pledge to take a sledge- At 70, Trump is the oldest plementing any piece of the hammer to Washington’s tra- person to be sworn in as pres- law that might impose a “fis- ditional ways, and he spoke ident, marking a generational cal burden” on states, health directly to the alienated and step backward after two terms care providers, families or in- disaffected. for Obama, one of the young- dividuals. “What truly matters is not est presidents to serve as com- Trump also signed commis- which party controls our gov- mander in chief. sions for two former generals ernment, but whether our In a show of solidarity, all confirmed to Cabinet posts government is controlled by of the living American presi- earlier by the Senate: James the people,” he said. “To all dents attended the inaugu- Mattis as secretary of defense Americans in every city near ral, except for 92-year-old and John Kelly to head the and far, small and large from George H.W. Bush, who was Department of Homeland Se- mountain to mountain, from hospitalized this week with curity. Vice President Mike ocean to ocean, hear these pneumonia. His wife, Barba- Pence swore them in soon words: You will never be ig- ra, was also in the hospital after. nored again.” after falling ill. Mattis struck a different But the speech offered scant But more than 60 House tone from his new boss in his outreach to the millions who Democrats refused to attend first statement to his depart- did not line up behind his can- Trump’s swearing-in ceremo- ment: “Recognizing that no didacy. ny in the shadow of the Capi- nation is secure without Trump’s call for restrictive tol dome. One Democrat who friends, we will work with the immigration measures, reli- did sit among the dignitaries State Department to strength- gious screening of immi- was Hillary Clinton, Trump’s en our alliances.” grants and his caustic cam- vanquished campaign rival At the inauguration, the paign rhetoric about women who was widely expected by crowd that spread out before and minorities angered mil- both parties to be the one tak- Trump on the National Mall lions. He did not directly ad- ing the oath of office. was notably smaller than at dress that opposition, instead At a post-ceremony lun- past inaugurals, reflecting offering a call to “speak our THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cheon at the Capitol, Trump both the divisiveness of last minds openly, debate our dis- Before being sworn in Friday, President-elect Donald Trump and Pres- declared it was an honor to year’s campaign and the un- agreements honestly, but al- ident Obama arrive for Trump’s inauguration ceremony at the Capitol have her attend, and the Re- popularity of the incoming ways pursue solidarity.” in Washington, D.C. publicans and Democrats president compared to mod- While Trump did not detail present rose and applauded. ern predecessors. policy proposals Friday, he 9-year low. Solon, Virginia, said he felt in- While most of Trump’s first After the swearing in, dem- did set a high bar for his Yet Trump’s victory under- spired as he stood and lis- substantive acts as president onstrations unfolded in the presidency. The speech was scored that for many Ameri- tened to Trump’s speech. will wait until Monday, he streets of Washington. Police full of the onetime show- cans, the recovery from the “I feel like there’s an Ameri- signed a series of papers for- in riot gear deployed pepper man’s lofty promises to bring Great Recession has come can pride that I’ve never felt, mally launching his adminis- spray after protesters back jobs, “completely” erad- slowly or not at all. His cam- honestly, in my life,” said tration, including official smashed the windows of icate Islamic terrorism and paign tapped into seething Showalter, who donned nominations for his Cabinet. downtown businesses, de- build new roads, bridges and anger in working class com- Trump’s signature “Make Sitting in an ornate room nouncing capitalism and the airports. munities, particularly in the America Great Again” red hat. steps from the Senate floor, new president. Despite Trump’s ominous Midwest, that have watched Trump’s journey to the in- the president who had just Police reported more than portrait of America, he is tak- factories shuttered and the auguration was as unlikely as disparaged the Washington 200 arrests by Friday evening ing the helm of a growing econ- certainty of a middle-class life any in recent U.S. history. He establishment joked with law- and said six officers had been omy. Jobs have increased for a wiped away. defied his party’s establish- makers, including House hurt. At least one vehicle was record 75 straight months, and Randy Showalter, a 36-year- ment and befuddled the news Democratic leader Nancy Pe- set afire. the unemployment rate was 4.7 old diesel mechanic and fa- media. He used social media losi, and handed out presiden- Short and pointed, Trump’s percent in December, close to a ther of five from Mount to dominate the national con- tial pens. 16-minute address in the heart of Washington was a blistering rebuke of many who listened from privileged seats only feet away. Sur- WANT TO SELL A rounded by men and women who have long filled the government’s corridors of power, the new president said that HOUSEHOLD ITEM? for too long, “a small group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have Run up to 4 lines for 1 week FREE! 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WRITER SEES PATTERN OF 2) Stipends were cut in the POOR LEADERSHIP amount of $867,000. Coaches, department heads, extracur- The Sumter Item’s editorial ricular activities, including policy prints letters to the edi- clubs and fine arts, were all tor up to 350 words in length. told on Friday, Jan. 14, that Some of today’s letters have they would only receive one been edited for length, but we half of the amount that they encourage you to read the full originally agreed upon when versions at theitem.com. they accepted this extra job. 3) I understand that at Sum- First, I would like to begin ter High School, two coaches by thanking the five puppets are paid solely to coach with on the Sumter School Board no other duties. Were their who approved the budget salary amounts cut? freezes. You approve anything 4) In the paper recently, the that Dr. Baker proposes. I did district stated that they hired read in the paper that Mr. 60 additional people more Allan also approved these than the district budgeted. cuts and he must be a wizard Will Dr. Nixon receive 50 per- to come up with these cent of her pay cut because it amounts in the short time seems as though she over- that he has served. If he is spent? that quick with these savings, 5) In last week’s paper, it then we need to hire him and was reported that roughly fire Dr. Frank Baker. $1.1 million was overspent If my research is correct, for budgeted classroom in- EDITORIAL Sumter School District has structional expenditures. $6.2 million deficit. So to Who does this? Furthermore, prove his due diligence, Dr. who approved these expendi- Baker comes up with a plan tures? Buckle up: Wild ride ahead that will save $6.85 million. I hope you, like I, are seeing What will this look like? a pattern of poor leadership. Many taxpayers don’t really To make the teachers, extra- n his inaugural address, 45th Presi- dent Trump. They will do so at their own care because the problem will curricular areas, and 47 peo- dent Donald John Trump made clear peril. The people have spoken, the average be solved by the proposed ple that are losing their jobs his intentions: “What truly matters is hard-working Americans who want a better plan, including the five pup- take the biggest hit in this I not which party controls our govern- nation, not a bigger Big Government nation. pets on the school board. I “SCREW UP” is ridiculous. ment, but whether our government is con- They’ve had enough of deficit spending, will give you a quick bulleted Ask the board the hard trolled by the people. January 20th, 2017 onerous taxation, massive government list: questions. Or not, and watch will be remembered as the day the people waste and fraud, and growth-killing regula- 1) Substitute teacher fund- as we experience a mass exo- became the rulers of this nation again. The tions that impede growth of our economy. ing will be cut by $144,000. dus of great teachers / coach- forgotten men and women of our country They’ve answered the question of “Are you (For those of you in the dark, es in our schools once again. will be forgotten no longer.” better off today than you were eight years this will affect teacher mo- MARY DAVIS The Obama era is over. As for his legacy, ago? It’s a big fat NO, and they have high rale.) Sumter we’ll leave that to future historians to sort out. hopes the new administration will “drain Meanwhile, the sore losers in his party the swamp” of D.C. bureaucracy and set the are freaking out over the election of Donald stage for real economic growth. Trump and his occupancy of the Oval Of- Donald Trump is not perfect, and will be an SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD accounting of the budget. fice. A large contingent of House Demo- unconventional president. But he has made it MUST DO DUE DILLIGENCE How can the board prevent crats boycotted the ceremonies in Washing- clear, he is a tough competitor who hates to this financial fiasco from hap- ton, a deeply un-American move given the lose. In many ways his presidency will resem- As taxpaying citizen of pening again If we don’t know fact that Hillary Clinton was right there on ble a bull in a china shop, but he can never be Sumter County and a long why it happened. the podium with her rival. Here’s a list of accused of lacking energy. As long as he can standing educator for more Never again should a the offenders: http://politi.co/2j7LA1H. channel that energy and force in the right way than forty years, I implore the board rely solely on infor- There’s a rocky road ahead for the Trump that will serve the best interests of the people Sumter School Board to take mation from one source, the administration. The left wing in this country who elected him and expect big things from time to make an informed de- superintendent. The board will be in full attack mode for the next four him, he will have a successful presidency. We cision regarding the plan to must remember that the su- years, trying its best to de-legitimize Presi- wish him well. That’s the American way. dig the school district out of perintendent serves at the this financial debacle. pleasure of the board. He It is unfair and dishonest to does not have autonomy. terminate employees and to That is why there is a cabi- GUEST COMMENTARY cut services to children with- net with professionals with out knowing the underlying expertise and experience in cause or the causes of this special fields. This is a deficit. I ask for a transparent wakeup call for every board Remembering Louis Fleming, accounting of the finances of member. Do your due dili- the district. gence. Exactly what was pur- DELANE DICKENS and keeping a hand on the plow chased? Give us a line by line Sumter BY CATHERINE FLEMING BRUCE DR. BAKER SHOULDN’T sary negative news could Special to The Sumter Item SHOULDER ALL THE BLAME cost our community new businesses or jobs? These he day that I write I am so tired of all the comments hurt our commu- this op-ed, Thurs- blaming that has been di- nity’s image and make peo- day, January 19th, rected to Dr. Frank Baker ple not want to live here T is a difficult day for over the school district is- which is why they move to me and for my entire family. sues. Dr. Baker is an ex- other counties that have It marks 10 years since my tremely honest and dedicat- more to offer! Is making the father, the Honorable Louis ed man who gives 110 per- news really worth hurting Fleming, passed from this cent of himself to this com- our community? Maybe earth. Today, the day you munity and to his job. He de- some of the board members are reading this, will be on a votes his day to making the have a hidden agenda! weekend of great change for school system a better place. I don’t feel that Dr. Baker our nation, as a new Presi- He constantly visits the is solely to blame for this fi- dent and Vice President schools and talks with the nancial crisis. And there have been inaugurated, and teachers and students to may be reasons why some of the world braces for politi- hear their concerns. How this has happened that has cal transition. many board members have not been made available to But rewind the tape a few made themselves so accessi- the public or the news. We decades, and political tran- ble? So many of the teachers should work to create an en- sition was happening then that I have spoken with and vironment to bring this com- as well. The United States know think very highly of munity together. The board Supreme Court had blown PHOTOS PROVIDED Dr. Baker. It is some of the needs to focus more of their open the door to broader po- Top, former County Councilman Louis Fleming is seen in action in board members that are in energy to assist in fixing the litical representation for council chambler. Above, Fleming is seen with his wife, Emma. question! I just don’t under- problems versus doing what black citizens in Sumter stand why some board mem- they can to make the situa- County. J. Phillip Rembert, ‘The struggle of all those president. Now the political bers felt the need to involve tions worse. a Tuskegee Airman and who fought for single mem- pendulum has swung to an- the local newspaper much I am sure that no one else Sumter County’s first Black ber district will have been in other side, and many won- less to contact WIS-TV to air in this community is more Councilman since 1974, died vain if Louis Fleming, a der what my father would our dirty laundry. Do they capable, caring, giving, driv- in 1987, triggering a special Democrat is not elected’. say about both incidents. think we are the only school en or dedicated and will election. The stage was set Sumter voters did not have to I think he would say, and district in the state to ever work countless hours to fix for the first representative reach back to the civil rights my mother would echo: ‘Be have a problem such as this? these problems than Dr. from District Six to be cho- movement era struggles – prayed up, be bold, and do No, but those other school Frank Baker. I think he has sen by the people via the voting rights battles were a not fear to keep your hand districts did not feel that in- been an exceptional superin- single member district very recent memory. on the plow.’ volving the media was the tendent and I am not alone! method of election in 1988. On April 12, 1988, with the solution. Do our board mem- DEBBIE MILLER It would not be an easy wind of those voting rights Catherine Fleming Bruce is bers think that this unneces- Sumter run. During the Democratic battles behind him, and the a child of The Honorable Special Primary, five names citizens of Sumter District Louis and Emma Fleming, HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? Send your letter to [email protected], drop it off at would be on the ballot. On Six beside him, my father sharing this distinction with January 30th, 1988, the was victorious, and became siblings Zarifa, Michel, The Sumter Item offi ce, 36 W. Liberty St., or mail it to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Campaign Committee for a Sumter County Council- Mary, Chantal and Andrea. Sumter, SC 29151, along with the writer’s full name, address and telephone number (for Louis Fleming organized an man. In the years since he This letter is drawn from a verifi cation purposes only). Letters that exceed 350 words will be cut accordingly in the ‘old fashion stump meeting’. has passed, America has book about her father which print edition, but available in their entirety at www.theitem.com/opinion/letters_to_ During the March run-off, made history with the elec- will be completed in time for editor. the recent court battles were tion and re-election of its observance of his 91st birth- invoked: ‘Have you voted yet? first African-American day on April 29, 2017. THE SUMTER ITEM LOCAL SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | A13

STIPEND FROM PAGE A1 fiscal year with as close to a balanced budget as possible, school board attorney Wil- liam “Bick” Halligan said at the time. The board issued a public statement after approving Baker’s emergency financial plan. “The cuts are large and painful, cannot be avoided, and must begin immediately,” the statement read. “The cuts affect many aspects of school operations, but are designed to have as little impact as possible on academic instruction.” The board’s actions come after the release in December of the 2015-16 audit report, which showed the district had gone over budget by $6.2 million in the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016. The audit report also revealed the district had $106,449 in its ending general fund balance at that date. Allan, the finance consultant, started his work with the district Jan. 10. The contract between Allan and the district’s board pays him $1,000 per day that he works in the dis- KASEY MEREDITH / THE SUMTER ITEM trict, plus reimbursement of travel and Danielle Alexander, an English teacher at Lakewood High School, speaks to a crowd of parents and teachers about receiv- overnight expenses. ing more state funding for Sumter School District students during a rally at Sumter County Courthouse on Saturday. Allan’s responsibilities during his term with the district will include explaining the from local government. Rutledge Dingle, who served as reasons for the district’s current financial RALLY FROM PAGE A1 Sumter and Richland school dis- principal of Sumter High School for condition, advising the board on reduction tricts received $1,400 and $1,500 of 15 years, said he attended Satur- of expenses for this fiscal year and closely Schools in surrounding districts federal funding per student, respec- day’s rally to support local teachers, monitoring the district’s cash flow position. receive more funding for students tively, during that budget year. coaches, and band and choir direc- Halligan has said Allan’s work with the even though Sumter School District A lot of people believe these bud- tors who, in some cases, are losing district will be “intense” in the initial is the 13th largest district in the get cuts would not happen if not for their jobs as a result of the school weeks on the job. Hilton said Thursday the state, she said. the lack of state funding, she said. district’s debt. board expects to receive Allan’s full analy- Alexander, who has taught at Alexander said the rally was not The teachers were promised sis explaining the various reasons that Lakewood for 10 years, said she about politics. money and, by no fault of their caused the district’s debt crisis “within a wants Sumter’s students to be com- No one person is to blame for the own, they are being asked to give up few weeks.” parable with students in other areas debt crisis, she said. A lot of people a substantial part of their income, The board’s work session will be held at for colleges and jobs. are looking for a “fall guy,” she he said. the district office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, “We want equity for funding and said. Someone at the district level — beginning at 6 p.m. education,” she said. Alexander said superintendent whether it be the superintendent, Monday’s work session is open to the However, according to a docu- Frank Baker is a student-oriented board members or someone in the public, but since it’s not the board’s regular ment that was provided at the rally, and generous person. finance department — made a terri- monthly meeting, public participation is Sumter School District received ap- The community is responsible for ble error, Dingle said. not on the agenda. According to district proximately $5,900 per student from not standing up for the students, There has to be a solution other staff, the board welcomes the public’s par- the state while Richland School Dis- she said. “We should have been than to punish the teachers, he said. ticipation at its regular board meetings, trict 1 received approximately $5,500 more vocal,” she said. Dingle said he is afraid the debt which are held the second Monday of each for fiscal year 2016-17. The docu- “The students don’t have a issue will cause many employees month. ment also showed that Richland 1 chance, if we don’t speak up for to leave the district and will make The board’s next regular meeting will be received about $10,500 per student them,” said Tammy McCaffrey, a potential teachers not think to Feb. 13 at Wilder Elementary School, 975 S. from local government and Sum- concerned parent with a child in come to Sumter. Main St. ter’s district received about $3,300 second grade. “It’s sickening,” he said.

Surviving are her eight Florida National Cemetery, and Lincoln Joe, 67 Sippio OBITUARIES children, Teddy, Charles, Bushnell. Road, Greeleyville. Levi (Linda), Joice (Michael), These services have been JUANITA MCLEOD sent to the family at williams- Joan (Marcellus), Alva, JOHNNY D. WILLIAMS entrusted to Samuels Funeral Juanita McLeod, affection- [email protected]. Kevin and Roberta (Wayne); BELTON — Johnny De- Home LLC of Manning. ately known as “Geraldine,” Visit us on the Web at www. 23 grandchildren; 25 great- Wayne Williams, age 45, died entered into eternal life on WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com. grandchildren; two great- on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, in BERNIE SHULER Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at her great-grandchildren; two sis- Laurens. Bernie Shuler, a life-long residence in Sumter. Born CARRIE SCOTT ters, Evola Phillips and Mary Born in Lafollette, Tenne- resident of Sumter, died on July 1, 1944, in Sumter Coun- Carrie Mae Smith Scott, 94, Sanders; sisters-in-law, see, he was the son of Debra Jan. 17, 2017, at home. ty, she was the daughter of widow of George Pinkney nephews, nieces, cousins; Kaye Smith Williams and the He is survived by his be- the late Algie and Hattie Bell Scott Sr., died Friday, Jan. 20, and a host of friends and late Winfred Lloyd Williams. loved wife, Jean; his son, Tres Speech McLeod and a loving 2017, at McLeod Regional loved ones. He was a 1989 graduate of (Michelle); daughter, Kriste stepmother, Dor- Medical Center. Homegoing services will be Hillcrest High School and a (Eric); granddaughter, Britta- etha Davis Born July 23, 1922, in Bish- held at 1 p.m. today at St. Paul graduate of USC-Sumter. He ny (Jordan), grandson, McLeod. She opville, she was a daughter of AME Church-Shaw, 1495 N. was employed by C&S Whole- Shane; granddaughter, attended the pub- the late Jessie David and the St. Paul Church Road, with salers in Mauldin. Claire; and great-grandson, lic schools of late Sallie Stokes the Rev. Eric R. Dent as pastor Johnny loved music and James. He is also survived by Sumter County. Smith. She was a and eulogist. was a self-taught guitar play- his sister, Pamela; and niece, Shortly thereaf- member of The family is receiving rela- er. He was an avid University Linda. MCLEOD ter, she relocated Green Acres As- tives and friends at the home, of Tennessee Volunteers foot- Please direct any memorials to Washington sembly of God. 425 Pitts Road. ball fan. to St. Jude Children’s Re- D.C., where she completed her She is survived The funeral procession will He was a loving son, broth- search Hospital. education. She became a by two sons, leave from the home at 12:20 er, father, grandfather and Bernie Shuler always was member of Joshua Baptist George P. Scott p.m. uncle. He will be dearly and will be a man who Church at an early age. SCOTT Jr. (Debbie) and Floral bearers will be fami- missed by all that knew him. dreamed of the stars. Those left to cherish her Charles D. Scott, ly and friends. Pallbearers In addition to his mother, he Elmore-Cannon-Stephens fond memories are one son, both of Sumter; three daugh- will be nephews and friends. is survived by the mother of Funeral Home and Crematori- Jerry McLeod; two grand- ters, Georgia Barber (Jack) of Burial will be in St. Paul his children, Mary Alice Tobi- um of Sumter is in charge of daughters, Shante McLeod Moultrie, Georgia, Lynn AME Church Cemetery. as Williams; one son, Bryce the arrangements. and Nyaja McLeod; one great- Breland of Petal, Mississippi Services are directed by the DeWayne Williams and his granddaughter, Sanai Jones- and Connie Avins (Horace) of management and staff of Wil- wife Jala; two daughters, TRAVIS BARGER Bracewell; a special nephew, Sumter; a sister, Bernice Deal liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 Catherine Elise Williams and DALZELL — Travis Lee Sharnell Williams, of Newark, of Florida; and numerous N. Main St., Sumter. Online Kristen LeAnna Williams; one Barger, 55, loving husband of New Jersey; 16 brothers and grandchildren and great- memorial messages may be grandson, Bryce DeWayne Jennifer L. Wheat Barger, sisters, Henry (Vicky) McLeod grandchildren. sent to the family at williams- Williams II; two sisters, Melis- died peacefully in his sleep on of Landover, Maryland, Sam- She was preceded in death [email protected]. sa Kay Williams and her fian- Friday, Jan. 20, 2017. uel (Dorothy) McLeod of Vir- by her husband; a brother, Visit us on the Web at www. cé, Ricky Brooks, and Heather Funeral services will be an- ginia Beach, Virginia, Wilbert Willie Smith; and two grand- WilliamsFuneralHomeInc. Michelle Brown and her hus- nounced by the Elmore Hill Lewis McLeod of Oklahoma daughters, Jacqueline Barber com. band Barry; his grandmother, McCreight Funeral Home and City, Oklahoma, James Holloway and Lessa Breland Margie Fiest; and many niec- Crematory. (803)-775-9386 (Claire) McLeod of Raleigh, McMasters HELEN CHRIS PERROY es and nephews. North Carolina, Herman A graveside service will be Helen Chris Perroy, age 98, A funeral service will be (Lamica) McLeod of Kershaw, held at 1 p.m. on Monday at died peacefully on Jan. 11, held at 2 p.m. today in Bullock Arnold McLeod of Rembert, Evergreen Memorial Park 2017, at home in Sumter. Funeral Home Chapel. Inter- Ernestine Wilson, Ann Cemetery. At her request, a private ment will follow in the Ever- (Eddie) Cooks, Kenyona Grandsons will serve as family memorial and inter- green Memorial Park Ceme- McLeod, Tabatha McLeod, pallbearers. ment beside her husband in tery. Belva (Keyon) Simon all of The family will receive Sault St. Marie, Michigan, Memorials may be made to Sumter, Loretta Davis of Co- friends immediately following will be held at a future date. the American Cancer Society, RUTH ANDERSON lumbia, Helen Everett, Glenda the graveside service and at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens 128 Stonemark Lane, Colum- (Joseph) Pressley Sr. of Rem- other times at the home of Funeral Home and Crematori- bia, SC 29210. ALCOLU — Ruth Anderson, bert, Mary McLeod and Joy her son and daughter-in-law, um of Sumter is in charge of You may go to www.bullock- 94, died Saturday, Jan. 21, McLeod of Dalzell; a special George and Debbie Scott, 4255 the arrangements. funeralhome.com and sign the 2017, at McLeod Regional friend, Ruby Pierson; and a McCrays Mill Road, Sumter. family’s guest book. Medical Center, Florence. She host of uncles, aunts, nieces, The family would like to ANTHONY S. BAKER The family has chosen Bull- was born Feb. 23, 1922, in nephews, other relatives and thank the staff of National BUSHNELL, Fla. — Antho- ock Funeral Home of Sumter Westminster Section of Clar- friends. Health Care for all of their ny S. Baker, age 73, son of the for the arrangements. endon County. A daughter of Celebration of life services loving care and attention. late Edward P. and Dora the late Henry Anderson and will be held at 11 a.m. on Stephens Funeral Home & Hodge Baker, died on Jan. 16, Addie Lesesne Anderson. Tuesday at Joshua Baptist Crematory, 304 N. Church St., 2017, after a brief illness. These services have been Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Manning, is in charge of ar- He retired from the United entrusted to Samuels Funeral Dalzell, with the Rev. Eugene rangements, (803) 435-2179. States Navy after 21 years of Home LLC of Manning. G. Dennis, pastor, and the Rev. www.stephensfuneralhome.org service. R. L. Williams, eulogist. He is survived by daugh- CLAIRE M. PETIT The family is receiving rela- ROSA SANDERS ters, Frances Arnold of BARBARA KEELS Claire Martin Petit, age 89, tives and friends at the home, Rosa Lee Elizabeth Wright Charleston, Sharon Mullins beloved wife of the late Rene 2193 Santee Drive, Sumter. Sanders was called home to of Blanchard, Oklahoma, and GREELEYVILLE — Barba- Petit, died on Thursday, Jan. The remains will be placed be with the Lord on Wednes- Carolyn White of Sumter; ra Jean Kennedy Keels, 73, 19, 2017, at Palmetto Health in the church at 10 a.m. day, Jan. 18, 2017, where she two brothers, Edward W. widow of Mackie Keels Sr. Richland. The procession will leave transitioned from her Sumter Baker of Sarasota, Florida, died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at Arrangements are incom- from the home at 10:20 a.m. residence. and Lawrence W. “Larry” McLeod Health Clarendon, plete at this time and will be Burial will be in the Joshua Ms. Sanders was born in Baker of Lake Panasoffkee, Manning. announced by Bullock Funer- Baptist Church Yard Ceme- Sumter County where she Florida; sister, Annette Hel- She was born Aug. 27, 1943, al Home. tery. lived most of her life. She was ton of University Place, in Gable, a daughter of the Services are directed by the a member of Cherryvale Bap- Washington; five grandchil- late Milton and Sadie Cousar management and staff of Wil- tist Church, Sumter. She re- dren; and several great- Kennedy. liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 tired from Crescent Tools grandchildren. The family is receiving N. Main St., Sumter. Online where she made and retained Interment will be held at 10 friends at the home of her memorial messages may be many friendships. a.m. on Friday, Jan. 27, at niece and her husband, Nell A14 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

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Lakewood’s Dontrea Os- Gators roll past Knights borne (1) shoots a layup over Crestwood’s 65-37 in top 5 showdown Dakota Jen- nings during BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS girls game and the entire boys perfect region record intact by the Gators’ [email protected] 65-37 victo- game were pushed back. beating Lakewood 54-31. ry on Friday The marquee boys matchup The LHS boys, who were at The Good things come to those between Crestwood and Lake- ranked No. 4 entering the who wait – at least that’s how wood, both ranked in the top game, improved to 12-5 overall Swamp. the Lakewood Gators likely feel. five in the latest South Carolina and 3-0 in the region with a Water dripping on the floor Basketball Coaches Association home matchup against Harts- from the air conditioning unit 4A poll, never materialized as ville slated for Tuesday. CHS, above caused a delay of nearly the Gators held the Knights to which was ranked second, fell an hour and a half on Friday at just 14 second-half points dur- to 13-6 and 2-2 and will host The Swamp -- the second such ing a dominant 65-37 victory. Lugoff-Elgin on Tuesday. delay in the last two months as The Crestwood girls also both the final quarter of the had a big win and kept their SEE SHOWDOWN, PAGE B6

USC MEN’S BASKETBALL West Florence Lexington letdown beats Sumter 71-65 to grab lead in region BY DENNIS BRUNSON [email protected]

FLORENCE – The Sumter High School varsity boys basketball team found itself in a good position at halftime of its Region VI-5A showdown with West Florence on Friday at the WF gymnasium. SHS had the Knights, who are ranked second in the state among 5A schools in the latest South Caro- lina Basketball JONES Coaches poll, playing an uneven game. The seventh-ranked Gamecocks led 25-24 at halftime. All of the defensive success Sumter enjoyed in the first half disappeared in the third quarter. West Florence posted 27 points in the third quarter and 20 more in the fourth on the way to a 71-65 victory. That gave WF the outright lead in the region race. The Knights improved to 16-3 overall and 5-0 in region play. SHS dropped to 12-6 in suffering its first region loss in five games. “We just seemed to lose our composure in the second half,” said Gamecock head coach Shawn Jones. “First, West THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Florence is a good team with a Kentucky’s Malik Monk (5) shoots while being defended by South Carolina’s Sedee Keita (24) during the fifth-ranked Wildcats’ 85-69 vic- lot of talented players. They tory over the 24th-ranked Gamecocks on Saturday in Lexington, Ky. got things going offensively and we started jacking up some shots. We didn’t handle With Dozier sidelined, No. 24 Gamecocks fall to No. 5 Kentucky that well. “This was a great atmosphere for a basketball game 85-69 as Wildcats gain sole possession of 1st place in SEC race though, and I’m glad our kids were exposed to it. This was BY GARY B. GRAVES gether against No. 24 South The showdown of the scratch of Gamecocks guard like a playoff game tonight.” The Associated Press Carolina because Malik SEC’s lone unbeaten teams and No. 2 scorer P.J. Dozier Sumter actually opened the Monk’s also shot began fall- in league play featured a with back spasms. second half with 3-point bas- LEXINGTON, Ky. — Ken- ing again. subplot of injuries to key “It’s not swelled,” he kets on its first two shots from tucky’s latest claim to Monk scored 27 points, players on both squads. Fox, added. “I think it might’ve Ahmad Peoples and Tylik Sib- Southeastern Conference su- Bam Adebayo added 18 and Kentucky’s No. 2 scorer, been a stinger, I don’t know. blies-Simon. Sibblies-Simon premacy involved overcom- Kentucky overcame a turned his right ankle mid- Something hit his ankle, so hit one of two free throws on a ing an injury to its catalyst sprained ankle to starting way through the first half; he’s in a boot. But they said technical to push the lead to and uneven stretches that guard De’Aaron Fox to beat he returned early in the sec- there’s no swelling.” 32-27 just 1:13 into the third absence created. South Carolina 85-69 on Sat- ond on crutches with his The Wildcats (17-2, 7-0 SEC) quarter. The fifth-ranked Wildcats urday and take over first foot in a protective boot. His steadily put the pieces to- place in the SEC. injury followed the pregame SEE LETDOWN, PAGE B3 SEE SUMTER, PAGE B6

PREP BOWLING Young ’Cats mature quickly, claim back-to-back state titles BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS The Swampcats had their strikes from Stamps and [email protected] fair share of growing pains Austin Kirby near the end of this season with a group the final game of the cham- Jay Atkins admits he real- made up of mostly under- pionship round gave LMA ly doesn’t remember much classmen, but that lack of all the breathing room it about the last game of experience didn’t hinder needed to claim back-to-back Thursday’s SCISA team them in the end. state titles. state bowling tournament at “We lost two good senior For Stamps and Mark Lu- Gamecock Lanes. bowlers from last year,” pori, it’s the second straight PHOTO PROVIDED The Laurence Manning sophomore Seth Stamps championship after being The Laurence Manning Academy varsity boys bowling team won its sec- Academy varsity boys head said. “We only had one win big parts of last year’s team. ond straight SCISA team state championship on Thursday at the state coach was too nervous, he all season, but when it was Austin and Dalton Kirby tournament held at Gamecock Lanes. Team members are, left to right, as- said, watching his young time to shine, we came up have been with the program sistant coach Ashleigh Atkins, Gregory Morris, Austin Kirby, Dalton Kirby, squad mature before his big in the moment.” Mark Lupori, Seth Stamps and head coach Jay Atkins. eyes. Very big. A pair of double SEE ‘CATS, PAGE B5 B2 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

W L Pct GB Utah 28 16 .636 — PRO TENNIS SCOREBOARD Oklahoma City 25 19 .568 3 Denver 17 24 .415 9½ Portland 18 27 .400 10½ TV, RADIO Minnesota 15 28 .349 12½ TODAY PACIFIC DIVISION 6:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Pre- W L Pct GB mier League Match – Leicester City vs. Golden State 37 6 .860 — Southampton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). L.A. Clippers 29 15 .659 8½ 9:10 a.m. – International Soccer: English Pre- Sacramento 16 26 .381 20½ mier League Match – Burnley vs. Arsenal L.A. Lakers 16 31 .340 23 (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Phoenix 13 29 .310 23½ 9:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Hertha Berlin vs. Bayer FRIDAY’S GAMES Leverkusen (FOX SPORTS 1). Charlotte 113, Toronto 78 10 a.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Devel- Orlando 112, Milwaukee 96 opment League D-League Showcase from Philadelphia 93, Portland 92 Mississauga, Ontario – Canton vs. West- Atlanta 102, Chicago 93 chester (NBA TV). Brooklyn 143, New Orleans 114 11 a.m. – International Soccer: Copa Cen- Golden State 125, Houston 108 troamericana Match – Honduras vs. Belice Memphis 107, Sacramento 91 (UNIVISION). Utah 112, Dallas 107, OT 11:20 a.m. -- International Soccer: Bundesli- L.A. Lakers 108, Indiana 96 ga League Match – Cologne vs. Mainz (FOX SPORTS 2). SATURDAY’S GAMES 11:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Portland at Boston, 5 p.m. Premier League Match – Chelsea vs. Hull Washington at Detroit, 6 p.m. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Noon – Women’s College Basketball: Notre Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Dame at North Carolina (ESPNU). Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Noon – College Basketball: St. John’s at Phoenix at New York, 7:30 p.m. Seton Hall (FOX SPORTS 1). Houston at Memphis, 8 p.m. Noon – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Ba- San Antonio at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. hamas Great Abaco Classic First Round Indiana at Utah, 9 p.m. from Great Abaco, Bahamas (GOLF). L.A. Clippers at Denver, 9 p.m. 12:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: New York Rangers Sacramento at Chicago, 9 p.m. at Detroit (WIS 10). THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 12:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: TODAY’S GAMES Rafael Nadal makes a backhand return to Germany’s Alexander Zverev during his 4-6, Virginia at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Golden State at Orlando, 12 p.m. 12:30 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2 victory on Saturday in the third round of the Australian Open in Development League D-League Showcase Phoenix at Toronto, 6 p.m. Melbourne, Australia. from Mississauga, Ontario – Reno vs. Salt Denver at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Lake City (NBA TV). 1 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Tulane MONDAY’S GAMES at Connecticut (ESPN2). Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m. 1 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Florida Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m. at Georgia (SEC NETWORK). L.A. Clippers at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Sacramento at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Nadal rallies to reach 4th 1 p.m. – College Basketball: George Mason at Richmond (TIME WARNER 1250). San Antonio at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Copa Cen- Cleveland at New Orleans, 8 p.m. troamericana Match – Nicaragua vs. El Sal- Houston at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. vador (UNIVISION). New York at Indiana, 8 p.m. 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Georgetown at Oklahoma City at Utah, 9 p.m. round at Australian Open Xavier (WLTX 19). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: St. Louis at Day- ton (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). NHL STANDINGS BY JOHN PYE “Well, fighting — and 24 minutes, No. 15 Dimi- 2 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Louis- By The Associated Press ville at South Florida (ESPNU). The Associated Press running a lot,” Nadal trov picked up pace and 2 p.m. – College Basketball: La Salle at Vir- EASTERN CONFERENCE said, when asked to ex- finished off 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 ginia Commonwealth (NBC SPORTS NET- ATLANTIC DIVISION WORK). MELBOURNE, Aus- plain how he pulled off at 2 a.m. — well short of GP W L OT Pts GF GA 2:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: tralia — Rafael Nadal the win. “I think you the Grand Slam record Miami at Syracuse (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Montreal 47 28 13 6 62 142 118 3 p.m. – NFL Football: National Football Con- Ottawa 43 24 15 4 52 113 111 had a good, hard look at know, everybody knows 4:34 a.m. finish for the Boston 49 23 20 6 52 122 124 ference Playoffs Championship Game – match between Lleyton Green Bay at Atlanta (WACH 57, WWFN-FM Toronto 43 21 14 8 50 134 128 the future before pulling how good Alexander is. 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). Florida 48 20 19 9 49 112 133 a few tricks from his He’s the future of our Hewitt and Marcos 3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Rut- Detroit 46 20 19 7 47 120 135 gers at Maryland (ESPN2). Tampa Bay 47 21 21 5 47 127 137 past to hold it back — sport and the present, Baghdatis in 2008. 3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Okla- Buffalo 45 18 18 9 45 107 126 for now. too.” Serena Williams has homa State at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS METROPOLITAN DIVISION The 14-time Grand It was 19-year-old had time on her side, SOUTHEAST). GP W L OT Pts GF GA 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: CareerBuilder Challenge Washington 45 30 9 6 66 145 97 Slam winner, still recov- Zverev’s 15th Grand reaching the fourth Final Round from La Quinta, Calif. (GOLF). Columbus 44 30 10 4 64 145 98 3 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Devel- Pittsburgh 45 29 11 5 63 164 133 ering from a couple of Slam match, but he had round without dropping opment League D-League Showcase from N.Y. Rangers 46 29 16 1 59 163 125 months off with an in- been on a three-match a set to stay on course in Mississauga, Ontario – Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia 46 22 18 6 50 132 148 Texas (NBA TV). Carolina 45 21 17 7 49 123 128 jured left wrist, rallied winning streak against her bid for a record 23rd 3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Ken- New Jersey 47 19 19 9 47 106 135 for a 4-6, 6-3, 6-7 (5), 6-3, top 10 players. Grand Slam title. Wil- tucky at Auburn (SEC NETWORK). N.Y. Islanders 43 18 17 8 44 123 128 3 p.m. – College Basketball: Illinois-Chicago 6-2 win over German “Now I’m disappoint- liams beat fellow Ameri- at Valparaiso (TIME WARNER 1250). WESTERN CONFERENCE teenager Alexander ed, but I know that this can Nicole Gibbs 6-1, 6-3 4 p.m. – Figure Skating: U.S. Championships from Kansas City, Mo. – Men’s Free Skate CENTRAL DIVISION Zverev on Saturday to was a great match,” he and didn’t face a break (WIS 10). GP W L OT Pts GF GA reach the fourth round said. “That was a great point until she was serv- 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Florida Minnesota 44 29 10 5 63 145 99 at Memphis (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Chicago 48 29 14 5 63 133 120 of the Australian Open. fight. ing for the match. 4 p.m. – International Soccer: Copa Cen- St. Louis 46 23 18 5 51 131 142 The 30-year-old Span- “He’s probably one of Dropping serve in that troamericana Match – Panama vs. Costa Nashville 46 22 17 7 51 126 120 Rica (UNIVISION). Dallas 47 19 20 8 46 126 147 iard finished stronger in the fittest tennis players game was her only lapse 5 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Winnipeg 48 21 23 4 46 135 148 the 4-hour, 6-minute in the history of the in a match that then ex- Vanderbilt at Tennessee (ESPN2). Colorado 43 13 29 1 27 87 145 5 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Louisi- PACIFIC DIVISION match on Rod Laver game, so ... there are a tended just beyond the ana State at Texas A&M (ESPNU). GP W L OT Pts GF GA Arena as Zverev, widely lot of positives in this hour — to 63 minutes, to 5 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: George Anaheim 48 26 13 9 61 127 118 Mason at Richmond (TIME WARNER 1250). San Jose 46 28 16 2 58 122 105 touted as a Grand Slam match.” be precise. The six-time 6 p.m. – College Basketball: East Carolina at Edmonton 48 25 15 8 58 137 128 champion of the future, Nadal finished with 43 Australian Open cham- Connecticut (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Calgary 48 24 21 3 51 127 131 6:30 p.m. – NFL Football: American Football Vancouver 47 22 19 6 50 114 131 tightened up with winners and 34 unforced pion next faces No. 16 Conference Playoffs Championship Game – Los Angeles 45 22 19 4 48 113 113 cramping and nerves. errors, while Zverev — Barbora Strycova. Pittsburgh at New England (WLTX 19, WW- Arizona 45 13 26 6 32 97 147 FN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for “I enjoyed a lot this hitting harder, using a “I don’t have anything 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Virginia Tech overtime loss. at Clemson (ESPNU, WWBD-FM 94.7, WNKT- great battle. I was losing wider array of shots and to prove in this tourna- FM 107.5). FRIDAY’S GAMES the last couple of times in trying more to find the ment here. Just doing 6:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican Chicago 1, Boston 0 League Match – Queretaro vs. Puebla (UNI- Buffalo 3, Detroit 2, OT the fifth set and I said to lines — had 58 winners the best I can,” Williams VISION). Pittsburgh 7, Carolina 1 myself, ‘Today’s the day,’” and 74 unforced errors. said. “Obviously, I’m 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Kansas Montreal 3, New Jersey 1 at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTS SOUTH- Nashville 3, Edmonton 2, SO said ninth-seeded Nadal, Grigor Dimitrov and here for one reason.” EAST). Vancouver 2, Florida 1 who had lost eight of the Richard Gasquet didn’t In one of two matches 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 SATURDAY’S GAMES previous nine times he’d start their third-round that finished just before Matches from Melbourne, Australia (TEN- St. Louis at Winnipeg, 3 p.m. trailed 2-1 in a best-of- match until 11:58 p.m. midnight, U.S. Open NIS). Carolina at Columbus, 5 p.m. 8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Arizona State New Jersey at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. five-sets match. local time, most likely the runner-up Karolina Plis- at Southern California (ESPNU). Buffalo at Montreal, 7 p.m. Nadal attributed his latest start for a match at kova rallied from 5-1 9 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. Open Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. superior finish to the ex- the Australian Open. down in the third set to Matches from Melbourne, Australia Washington at Dallas, 8 p.m. perience of 236 previous After grinding beat Jelena Ostapenko (ESPN2). Tampa Bay at Arizona, 8 p.m. 3 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Anaheim at Minnesota, 9 p.m. matches in the majors. through four games in 4-6, 6-0, 10-8. Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 Matches Edmonton at Calgary, 10 p.m. from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2). Colorado at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. MONDAY TODAY’S GAMES 3 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Bahamas Great Abaco Classic Second Boston at Pittsburgh, 3 p.m. Round from Great Abaco, Bahamas (GOLF). Columbus at Ottawa, 5 p.m. SPORTS ITEMS 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). Vancouver at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. – College Basketball: American at Nashville at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Holy Cross (CBS SPORTS NTEWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina MONDAY’S GAMES State at Duke (ESPN). Los Angeles at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Hadwin shoots 13-under 59 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Missis- Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. sippi State at South Carolina (ESPN2, WNKT- Calgary at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. FM 107.5). Anaheim at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Christian Florida at Arizona, 9 p.m. at Oklahoma State (ESPNU). San Jose at Colorado, 9 p.m. 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Washington at at CareerBuilder Challenge Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Mis- LA QUINTA, Calif. — Adam Hadwin finished their rounds, and the scoring souri at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK). GOLF 7 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian By The Associated Press shot a 13-under 59 on Saturday in the average soared to 79.027. Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches from Melbourne, Australia (TEN- CAREERBUILDER PAR SCORES CareerBuilder Challenge for the ninth TRAIL BLAZERS 127 NIS). Saturday sub-60 round in PGA Tour history and 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Cleveland State t-TPC Stadium Course at PGA West: 7,113 CELTICS 123 at Wisconsin-Green Bay (TIME WARNER yards; Par: 72 the second in 10 days. 1250). j-Jack Nicklaus Tournament Course at PGA In cool, clear conditions in the des- BOSTON — Damian Lillard had a 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New York at Indiana West: 7,159 yards; Par: 72 (TNT). q-La Quinta CC: 7,060 yards; Par: 72 ert after rain the previous two days, three-point play with 47 seconds left in 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Oklahoma at La Quinta, Calif. the 29-year-old Canadian made a 6-foot overtime and finished with 28 points Texas (ESPN). Purse: $5.8 million 9 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Third Round birdie putt on the par-4 17th and got to lift the Portland Trail Blazers to a Open Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Adam Hadwin 71j-69t-59q—199 -17 up-and-down for par — making a 127-123 victory over the Boston Celtics Matches from Melbourne, Australia Dominic Bozzelli 64t-67q-69j—200 -16 (ESPN2). Hudson Swafford 65q-65j-71t—201 -15 3-footer — from just off the green on on Saturday night, snapping their 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Southern Brian Harman 67j-65t-69q—201 -15 the par-4 18th at La Quinta Country four-game losing streak. at Mississippi Valley State (ESPNU). Bud Cauley 69j-67t-65q—201 -15 9 p.m. – NHL Hockey: San Jose at Colorado Chad Campbell 66j-69t-66q—201 -15 Club. CJ McCollum scored 35 points to (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Brendan Steele 68q-64j-70t—202 -14 Justin Thomas had an 11-under 59 lead Portland, which lost in the clos- 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana-Lafay- Robert Garrigus 68j-69t-66q—203 -13 ette at Texas-Arlington (TIME WARNER Chris Kirk 69t-66q-68j—203 -13 last week in Hawaii in the first round ing seconds in Philadelphia on Friday 1250). Geoff Ogilvy 67j-69t-68q—204 -12 of his Sony Open victory. Hadwin night. Lillard added seven assists. 3 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Australian Open Grayson Murray 68j-69t-67q—204 -12 Men’s and Women’s Quarterfinal Matches Richy Werenski 69t-67q-68j—204 -12 matched David Duval’s tournament Isaiah Thomas led Boston with 41 from Melbourne, Australia (ESPN2). Anirban Lahiri 69j-72t-64q—205 -11 Charles Howell III 67t-68q-70j—205 -11 record, a 13-under 59 on the Arnold points, his 14th time this season with Martin Laird 68j-66t-71q—205 -11 Palmer Private Course in the final 30 or more points. Marcus Smart and Sean O’Hair 67t-69q-69j—205 -11 NBA STANDINGS Chez Reavie 68j-70t-67q—205 -11 round of his 1999 victory. Jim Furyk Al Horford each scored 17 for the Celt- By The Associated Press Whee Kim 70j-73t-63q—206 -10 shot a tour-record 12-under 58 last ics, who have lost two straight after Andres Gonzales 69j-72t-65q—206 -10 EASTERN CONFERENCE Greg Owen 67q-67j-72t—206 -10 year in the Travelers Championship. winning 13 of 16. ATLANTIC DIVISION Zac Blair 67t-69q-71j—207 -9 W L Pct GB Luke List 67j-70t-70q—207 -9 LANGER WINS AT HUALALAI AFTER PISTONS 113 Toronto 28 15 .651 — Jon Rahm 71q-66j-70t—207 -9 Boston 26 16 .619 1½ Bryce Molder 69q-68j-70t—207 -9 WIND CUTS TOURNAMENT SHORT WIZARDS 112 New York 19 25 .432 9½ Danny Lee 67t-64q-76j—207 -9 Philadelphia 15 26 .366 12 Phil Mickelson 68q-66j-73t—207 -9 KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Bern- AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Marcus Brooklyn 9 33 .214 18½ Paul Casey 67q-69j-71t—207 -9 Scott Stallings 67t-71q-69j—207 -9 hard Langer was declared the winner Morris scored 25 points and tipped in SOUTHEAST DIVISION Vaughn Taylor 68j-72t-67q—207 -9 of the Mitsubishi Electric Champion- the winning basket at the buzzer, lead- W L Pct GB Aaron Wise 68q-68j-71t—207 -9 Atlanta 25 18 .581 — Steven Alker 69j-70t-68q—207 -9 ship after strong winds blowing across ing the Detroit Pistons to a 113-112 vic- Washington 23 19 .548 1½ the Hualalai golf course halted the tory over Washington on Saturday Charlotte 22 21 .512 3 CHAMPIONSHIP AT HUALALAI PAR SCORES Orlando 18 27 .400 8 Saturday tournament on Saturday. night for their third straight win. Miami 13 30 .302 12 At Hualalai GC It was Langer’s 30th victory on the Reggie Jackson had 19 points and CENTRAL DIVISION Kaupulehu-Kona, Hawaii PGA Tour Champions, moving him eight assists, while Tobias Harris W L Pct GB Purse: $1.8 million Cleveland 30 11 .732 — Yardage: 7,107; Par: 72 into second place on the career list be- added 18 points and nine rebounds for Indiana 22 20 .524 8½ Final hind Hale Irwin, who has 45 wins on the Pistons, who let a 16-point lead slip Chicago 21 23 .477 10½ Note: Due to weather conditions the third and Milwaukee 20 22 .476 10½ final round was cancelled. the senior circuit. Langer became the away in the fourth quarter before Detroit 20 24 .455 11½ Bernhard Langer, $300,000 64-65—129 -15 Fred Couples, $165,000 65-65—130 -14 first person to win this event three Morris’ big bucket. Kirk Triplett, $120,000 67-64—131 -13 times while celebrating his 33rd wed- John Wall finished with 19 points, 10 WESTERN CONFERENCE Olin Browne, $85,000 65-67—132 -12 SOUTHWEST DIVISION Lee Janzen, $85,000 66-66—132 -12 ding anniversary with wife Vikki on assists and seven rebounds, and Mar- W L Pct GB David Toms, $85,000 69-63—132 -12 Saturday. kieff Morris added 19 points and nine San Antonio 33 9 .786 — Duffy Waldorf, $85,000 64-68—132 -12 Houston 33 13 .717 2 Rocco Mediate, $55,000 67-66—133 -11 Sustained winds of 15-25 mph with rebounds for Washington, which had Memphis 26 19 .578 8½ Tom Pernice Jr., $55,000 69-64—133 -11 gusts up to 45 had golf balls rolling off its four-game win streak snapped. New Orleans 17 27 .386 17 Gene Sauers, $55,000 65-68—133 -11 Dallas 14 29 .326 19½ Joe Durant, $42,500 68-66—134 -10 the greens in the tour’s first event of NORTHWEST DIVISION Jeff Maggert, $42,500 68-66—134 -10 2017. Only five golfers in the field of 47 From wire reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | B3

TOP 25 ROUNDUP (5) KENTUCKY 85 LETDOWN (24) S. CAROLINA 69 FROM PAGE B1 SOUTH CAROLINA (15-4) regrouped without Fox and Kotsar 2-2 0-0 4, Silva 1-2 1-2 3, Felder 1-6 1-2 3, Notice 2-7 0-0 4, FSU holds off Cards 73-68 earned the hard-fought vic- Thornwell 9-23 14-15 34, Keita 0-1 0-0 0, Holliman 0-0 0-0 0, tory thanks to Monk, who Gravett 3-4 0-0 7, McKie 1-7 0-0 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — made 9 of 14 from the field 2, Hinson 0-0 0-0 0, Blanton 5-6 Jonathan Isaac and Dwayne and 5 of 6 free throws after 0-0 12. Totals 24-58 16-19 69. Bacon both scored 16 points shooting just 5 of 14 at Mis- KENTUCKY (17-2) Gabriel 4-9 0-0 11, Adebayo 5-6 and No. 10 Florida State held sissippi State. Adebayo 8-12 18, Monk 9-14 5-6 27, Fox off No. 12 Louisville 73-68 on added a series of dunks and 3-3 0-1 6, Briscoe 0-2 0-0 0, Humphries 2-2 2-2 6, Killeya- Saturday. Derek Willis added 12 points Jones 0-0 0-0 0, Willis 4-8 3-4 12, Isaac, who also had 10 re- and 7 rebounds as Kentucky Wynyard 0-0 0-0 0, Calipari 0-0 0-0 0, Hawkins 1-4 3-3 5. Totals bounds, is the first FSU fresh- won its seventh straight. 28-48 21-28 85. man to have three consecutive “I was just way more fo- Halftime — Kentucky 47-38. double-doubles since Corey cused than I was in Missis- 3-Point Goals — South Carolina Lewis in 1994-95. sippi,” Monk said of 5-20 (Blanton 2-2, Thornwell 2-6, Gravett 1-1, Felder 0-3, No- Florida State started the bouncing back. “I really tice 0-4, McKie 0-4), Kentucky game by scoring the first 14 can’t even tell you (why). I 8-20 (Monk 4-7, Gabriel 3-8, Willis 1-3, Hawkins 0-1, Briscoe points but Louisville slowly just had to look forward 0-1). Fouled Out — None. Re- worked its way back. It got and keep moving on.” bounds — South Carolina 23 (Thornwell 6), Kentucky 29 within one point twice in the Kentucky led throughout (Willis 7). Assists — South Caro- lina 11 (Notice, McKie 4), Ken- second half, including 69-68 and began pulling away in tucky 17 (Hawkins 7). Total with 2:04 remaining before the the final 10 minutes, lead- Fouls — South Carolina 26, Ken- Seminoles scored the final ing by as many as 23 with tucky 16. A — 24,389 (23,500). four points. 1:27 remaining. Terance Mann added 15 Sindarius Thornwell said of Fox. “We just have points and Michael Ojo had 10 scored a career-high 34 to adjust really fast and for the Seminoles (18-2, 6-1 At- points and Temarcus Blan- just play on without him.” lantic Coast Conference), who ton 12 off the bench for The Wildcats still looked went 5-1 during a stretch South Carolina (15-4, 5-1 ragged at times yet adjust- where it faced six straight SEC), which had won five ed and got welcome contri- ranked opponents. straight. butions from Willis — who Tony Hicks led Louisville had a nasty dunk — Weny- (16-4, 4-3) with 16 points while THE BIG PICTURE en Gabriel (11 points), Mangok Mathiang added 13 South Carolina: Losing Dominique Hawkins (seven and Deng Adel 12. the 6-foot-6 Dozier before- assists) and Isaiah Briscoe, (1) VILLANOVA hand left the Gamecocks who went scoreless but scrambling to replace handled point guard duties PROVIDENCE 68 nearly 15 points per game well. Shooting 58 percent PHILADELPHIA — Josh against the nation’s No. 3 and outrebounding the Hart scored 25 points, Kris offense. After initially Gamecocks 32-27 also Jenkins had 19 and No. 1 Vil- struggling they recovered helped. lanova beat Providence. to keep it close behind The defending national Thornwell, who shot 9 of DOZIER’S NO-GO champion Wildcats (19-1, 7-1 23 but hit 14 of 15 free South Carolina coach Big East) have won five THE ASSOCIATED PRESS throws. Ultimately, there Frank Martin said that straight since their only loss Florida State forward Jarquez Smith, left, is fouled by Louisville for- just wasn’t enough offense Dozier looked awkward at Butler on Jan. 4 temporari- ward Anas Mahmoud during the Seminoles’ 73-68 victory on Satur- besides him or rebound- after going for a layup in ly knocked them out of the day in Tallahassee, Fla. ing to keep up with Ken- practice Friday and began No. 1 spot in The AP Top 25. tucky. having spasms on the flight (2) KANSAS 79 a 50-44 lead on a layup by best 19 points as Virginia used “It is kind of frustrating to Lexington. He said medi- Dean Wade. a 22-7 run spanning halftime. during the game, but it cal personnel worked “all TEXAS 67 (9) NORTH CAROLINA 90 London Perrantes added 11 isn’t like those guys didn’t night, all day” trying to get LAWRENCE, Kan. — points, all in the first 7 min- try,” Thornwell said of the him ready before deciding Devonte’ Graham scored 18 BOSTON COLLEGE 82 utes, for the Cavaliers (15-3, lack of support. “Some- to hold him out. points and Frank Mason III BOSTON — Kennedy Meeks 5-2 Atlantic Coast Confer- times shots just didn’t fall “I’ve had seven knee sur- added 17 for Kansas. scored 20 points with nine re- ence), and Devon Hall had 10. our way.” geries and I’ll take every Freshman Josh Jackson bounds and Justin Jackson The victory was the fourth in Kentucky: Guard Mychal one of them before I deal chipped in 15 points for the scored 22 points for North a row for Virginia. Mulder’s absence because with a back spasm,” Mar- Jayhawks (18-1, 7-0 Big 12) Carolina. (17) WISCONSIN 78 of sickness didn’t seem like tin said. “It’s an uncom- while Svi Mykhailiuk added It was the sixth straight win a big concern depth-wise fortable thing. We’ve got to 12 points and Landen Lucas for Carolina (18-3, 6-1 Atlantic MINNESOTA 76 until Fox got hurt, initially keep treating it and hope had 12 rebounds. Coast Conference) since a MINNEAPOLIS — Ethan leaving Wildcats looking that it kind of cools off and (14) ARIZONA 96 league-opening loss to Geor- Happ scored a career-high 28 out of sorts and resulting try and get him ready for gia Tech. points and grabbed 12 re- in sloppy play that allowed Tuesday.” (3) UCLA 85 (11) OREGON 69 bounds to lead Wisconsin. the Gamecocks to make it a LOS ANGELES — Kobi Nigel Hayes added 21 points game. UP NEXT Simmons scored 20 points and STANFORD 52 for the Badgers (16-3, 5-1 Big “It changed a lot because South Carolina: Hosts Au- Arizona remained undefeated EUGENE, Ore. — Chris Ten) to help beat the Golden he changes the game as burn Tuesday night before in conference play. Boucher had 16 points and 10 Gophers. soon as he comes in and as traveling to Missouri next Lauri Markkanen added 18 rebounds, Dylan Ennis scored VANDERBILT 68 soon as he goes out,” Monk Saturday. points for the Wildcats (18-2, 15 points and No. 11 Oregon 7-0 Pac-12), who have won 12 rolled to a big victory over (19) FLORIDA 66 in a row. Stanford. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Mat- Lonzo Ball scored 24 points Jordan Bell and Tyler Dors- thew Fisher-Davis scored 19 for UCLA (19-2, 6-2), which ey each had 11 points for Ore- points and Nolan Cressler had its 11-game home winning gon, which overcame 19 turn- came up big in the final min- streak snapped. overs by shooting 11 of 25 ute for Vanderbilt. MARQUETTE 102 from 3-point range. The Commodores (9-10, 3-4 (13) BUTLER 70 Southeastern Conference) (7) CREIGHTON 94 ended a four-game losing OMAHA, Neb. — Katin Re- DEPAUL 69 streak. inhardt scored 17 of his sea- ROSEMONT, Ill. — Kethan (20) CINCINNATI 78 son-high 21 points in the first Savage scored 20 points for half and Marquette picked up Butler. TULANE 61 its first Big East road win. Kamar Baldwin added 18 NEW ORLEANS — Jacob Luke Fischer and Jajuan points and Kelan Martin had Evans scored 15 points as Cin- Johnson added 18 points 12 for the Bulldogs (17-3, 6-2 cinnati won its 10th consecu- apiece for the Golden Eagles Big East). tive game. (13-6, 3-3). (15) NOTRE DAME 84 Cincinnati (17-2, 7-0 Ameri- KANSAS STATE 79 can Athletic Conference) shot SYRACUSE 66 56 percent from the field and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (7)WEST VIRGINIA 75 SOUTH BEND, Ind. — V.J. the Green Wave (4-15, 1-6) shot South Carolina’s Sindarius Thornwell (0) tries to get by Ken- MANHATTAN, Kan. — Beachem scored a career-high 45 percent and made just five tucky’s Isaiah Briscoe (13) during the Gamecocks’ 85-69 loss on Kamau Stokes and Barry 30 points for Notre Dame, first-half field goals. Saturday in Lexington, Ky. Brown each scored 13 points to which snapped a 4-game los- (21) PURDUE 77 help Kansas State rally to upset ing streak against Syracuse. No. 7 West Virginia 79-75. Matt Farrell added 15 points PENN ST. 52 Kevin & Operdella Miller The Wildcats (15-4, 4-3 Big and nine assists for the Irish WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — 12) trailed by 12 late in the (17-3, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Con- Caleb Swanigan had 19 points first half before Stokes keyed ference), who were coming off and 12 rebounds for Purdue. a late burst, hitting a layup a 3-point loss at No. 10 Florida The Boilermakers (16-4, 5-2 right before the halftime buzz- State. Big Ten) got 13 points from er to cut the deficit to two at (16) VIRGINIA 62 freshman guard Carsen Ed- the half. wards and 10 each from Dakota Buoyed by that run, Kansas GEORGIA TECH 49 Mathias and Vince Edwards. State went on a 14-6 run to CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — start the second half and take Marial Shayok scored a career- From wire reports

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WHEN — Today, 6:40 p.m., CBS WHEN — Today, 3:05 p.m., Fox OPENING LINE — Patriots by 4 OPENING LINE — Falcons by 4 1/2 RECORD VS. SPREAD — Packers RECORD VS. SPREAD — Steelers 10-6-1, Falcons 10-6 11-7, Patriots 14-3 SERIES RECORD — Packers lead SERIES RECORD — Steelers lead 17-14 15-14 LAST MEETING — Patriots beat LAST MEETING — Falcons beat Steelers 27-17 at Heinz Field, Oct. 23 Packers 33-32 at Georgia Dome, Oct. 30 LAST WEEK — Steelers beat LAST WEEK — Packers beat Chiefs 18-16; Patriots beat Texans Cowboys 34-31; Falcons beat 34-16 Seahawks 36-20 AP PRO32 RANKING — Steelers AP PRO32 RANKING — Packers No. 5, Patriots No. 1 No. 6, Falcons No. 4 STEELERS OFFENSE — OVERALL PACKERS OFFENSE — OVERALL (7), RUSH (14), PASS (5) (8), RUSH (30), PASS (7) STEELERS DEFENSE — OVERALL PACKERS DEFENSE — OVERALL (12), RUSH (13), PASS (16) (22), RUSH (8), PASS (31) PATRIOTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (4), RUSH (7), PASS (4) FALCONS OFFENSE — OVERALL PATRIOTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (2), RUSH (5), PASS (3) (8), RUSH (3), PASS (12) FALCONS DEFENSE — OVERALL STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES (25), RUSH (17), PASS (28) — New England leads playoff series STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES 3-1, including winning previous two — Packers lead playoff series 2-1, matchups in AFC championship including 48-21 win in divisional game in 2005 and 2002 played in playoff on Jan. 15, 2011. Michael Pittsburgh. Patriots went on to win Vick and Falcons won at Green Bay Super Bowl both seasons. This marks on Jan. 4, 2003 to give Packers first fifth postseason meeting and third home playoff loss. ... First time teams straight to occur in AFC title game. ... have met in NFC championship Pittsburgh’s lone playoff win over game , this will be final NFL game Patriots was 7-6 divisional-round THE ASSOCIATED PRESS played in Georgia Dome, which will victory in 1998 at Three Rivers Atlanta outside linebacker and former Clemson standout Vic Beasley (44) and the rest of the be torn down in offseason. Falcons Stadium. ... New England has won Falcons hope to rewrite history today when they host Green Bay in the NFC championship moving into $1.5 billion Mercedes- past three meetings overall, game. Benz Stadium for 2017 season. ... including wins in past two regular Over/under of 60 points is highest seasons. ... Sunday marks for any postseason game since Pittsburgh’s 16th conference records were kept beginning 1980, championship game appearance, Falcons aim to rewrite according to R.J. Bell of Pregame. most since 1970 merger. Steelers are com. ... Packers have won 13 NFL 8-7 in conference championship championships, most for any team. games, tying them with Patriots and Falcons are playing for only second Broncos for most victories. ... Super Bowl berth and first Pittsburgh leads NFL with 36 history against Packers championship. ... Game matches two postseason victories. ... Coach Mike of NFL’s top quarterbacks and MVP Tomlin is looking to lead Steelers to BY PAUL NEWBERRY Favre’s successor un- ing the regular season, candidates: Falcons’ Matt Ryan led Super Bowl for third time in career. ... The Associated Press derstands the significance said it won’t be an issue. NFL with 117.1 passer rating, fifth Ben Roethlisberger is 3-1 as starting of playing with such a sto- highest in NFL history. Packers’ QB in AFC title game. He has 13-6 ATLANTA — The NFC ried team. JORDY’S RIBS Aaron Rodgers (104.2) was fourth. ... career postseason record. ... Last championship is quite a “It’s like no other place The prognosis for Green Rodgers has passed for at least 350 week, RB Le’Veon Bell became first mismatch. in our sport,” said Green Bay’s top receiver was a yards and two touchdowns in both player in NFL history to rush for at Not on the field, mind Bay quarterback Aaron bit murkier. Jordy Nelson postseason games this season, and least 150 yards in each of his first you. Rodgers, who has guided returned to practice at third straight playoff game with two playoff games. ... WR Antonio The Atlanta Falcons are the Packers (12-6) to eight midweek, but he’s still re- those marks would tie Drew Brees Brown had six catches for 108 yards playing as well as they straight wins. “As a foot- covering from broken ribs for most in postseason history. ... In against Kansas City, his fourth have all season. Ditto for ball historian and some- that forced him to miss last eight games, Rodgers is 8-0 with consecutive playoff game with at the Green Bay Packers. It one who’s loved the game the victory in Dallas. 2,384 yards passing, 21 TDs and one least 100 yards receiving. He’s tied should be quite a shootout since a young age, you re- While Nelson said he’s interception. ... Rodgers’ 100.1 with Larry Fitzgerald for longest when they meet today in alize how special it is to still a long way from a full postseason passer rating is fourth postseason streak of 100-yard the Georgia Dome’s final be part of this team, but recovery, he didn’t rule best in NFL history. ... Packers coach receiving games in NFL history. ... LB game, with a trip to the also know that this team out a possible return Mike McCarthy has 10-7 postseason James Harrison is looking for fifth Super Bowl on the line. has been around since against the Falcons. record and has led team to playoffs consecutive playoff game with at But when it comes to the 1919, and it’s going to be The Packers sure could in nine of his 11 seasons. ... WR Jordy least one sack. ... New England is first tradition and history of the around long after you’re use him. Davante Adams Nelson missed win over Cowboys team since 1970 merger to advance two franchises, the Packers done.” (ankle) and Geronimo Al- have a decided edge. The Falcons (12-5) don’t lison (hamstring) were with injured ribs after leading NFL to six straight AFC championship It’s a landslide, really. have that sort of legacy to also dealing with injuries with 14 TD catches. ... PK Mason games. ... Patriots are 5-1 in Lambeau Field. fall back on. that forced them to miss Crosby made two field goals of more conference championship games Cheeseheads. Thirteen But they do have the practice time. than 50 yards in final two minutes played at home and 8-4 overall. ... NFL championships. Four highest-scoring team in last week, including winning With their win last week over Super Bowl titles. The the league, led by MVP DREAM MATCHUP 51-yarder on final play. ... Packers Houston, coach Bill Belichick and QB snow and the tundra. The candidate Matt Ryan , and Ryan and Rodgers are LB Clay Matthews and Falcons LT Tom Brady have won 23 playoff green and the gold. a home-field edge that re- leading MVP candidates, Jake Matthews are cousins. Clay games together, most in league The Falcons? ally paid off last week. along with New England Matthews missed regular-season history by head coach and starting Hmmm ... give us a min- quarterback Tom Brady game at Atlanta with injury. ... quarterback. No other coach-QB JULIO’S FOOT ute. and Dallas rookies Ezekiel Falcons 5-3 all-time at home in combo has even participated in that In 51 seasons, they have All-Pro receiver Julio Elliott and Dak Prescott. postseason. ... Win over Seattle many games together. ... Belichick played in only one Super Jones was limited in prac- It’s easy to see why. gave second-year coach Dan Quinn has advanced to 11 conference Bowl and never won a tice after being sidelined Ryan had the best sea- first playoff victory. ... Ryan set championship games, most by head championship. For much at the end of last week’s son of his nine-year ca- franchise record with 4,944 yards coach since merger. Tom Landry is of their existence, the Fal- victory because of a lin- reer, completing nearly 70 passing — sixth straight with at least next with 10. ... Brady’s 23 playoff cons were burdened with gering left foot injury. percent of his passes for 4,000, tied for second-longest streak in wins are most by starting cartoonish ownership, That’s nothing new for 4,944 yards and 38 touch- NFL history. ... Ryan would set NFL quarterback in league history. He laughable draft picks and Jones, but the sprained downs with just seven in- record by passing for at least three TDs also is NFL postseason leader in horrific personnel moves toe still raised concerns terceptions. He didn’t let in fourth straight postseason game. ... career completions (756), attempts such as trading away a about how effective he’ll up in his first game of the RB Devonta Freeman has 10 rushing (1,221), passing yards (8,244) and strong-armed young quar- be in the biggest game of playoffs, lighting up the TDs in last six home games, including touchdown passes (58). ... WR Julian terback in the early 1990s. the season. Seahawks for 338 yards postseason. Freeman posted second Edelman has franchise-high 76 Brett Favre went on to Jones, who had 83 re- and three TDs . Ryan has straight season with more than 1,000 career playoff receptions. have a pretty good career ceptions for 1,409 yards gone five straight games yards rushing. with the Packers. and six touchdowns dur- without throwing a pick. Respect abounds as Patriots, Steelers play for Super Bowl berth

BY KYLE HIGHTOWER ‘70s,” Belichick said. “They the Patriots was the 2005 loss The Associated Press were pretty consistently when he was a rookie. tough to deal with through Brady is 6-2 in head-to-head FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — that entire period of time, matchups with Roethlisberg- There are few things that Bill which has been all of my er, but Roethlisberger didn’t Belichick respects more than years in the league.” play in the Patriots’ Week 7 history in the NFL. Either New England or win in Pittsburgh because he And few teams elicit as Pittsburgh has been a part of was recovering from surgery much praise from the Patriots nine of the 17 Super Bowls on his left knee. coach as the Pittsburgh Steel- since 2000, winning six cham- Including the two playoff ers. pionships between them. wins, Brady is 9-2 overall Part of it is the reverence But for all their individual against Pittsburgh, including that Belichick holds for the way successes, the teams have met a 4-0 record at home . Roeth- Steelers founder Art Rooney only four times in the play- lisberger is 3-6 all-time and his family has operated a offs. The Patriots have won against New England. franchise that’s remained three of those matchups, in- History aside, Brady said he among the league’s best, win- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS cluding the last two in the is expecting to get the best ning multiple Super Bowl titles There’s plenty of respect between Pittsburgh and New England as AFC title games in 2005 and from Pittsburgh, which start- more than 30 years apart. It is a they meet for the AFC championship today. One of the key matchups 2002 at Heinz Field. Both ed the season 4-5 but has won model emulated when Robert will be Steelers wide receiver Antonio Brown (84) against Patriots cor- times New England went on its last nine. Kraft bought the Patriots in nerback Malcolm Butler (21). the win the Super Bowl. “(Roethlisberger’s) been a 1994 and six years later hired Pittsburgh quarterback Ben leader for that team for a long Belichick, who has nurtured a Those histories will collide onship game. Roethlisberger has been a part time and they’ve won a lot of “Patriots Way” that has helped when two of the most success- “They’ve been tough to deal of both of the Steelers’ recent games with him behind the bring four Lombardi trophies ful programs of the 2000s with going all the way back to championships, but the 34-year- center,” Brady said. “It’s to New England. meet in today’s AFC champi- coach (Chuck) Noll in the old’s only playoff meeting with going to be a great game.” THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | B5 AREA ROUNDUP SATURDAY PUZZLES Lady Barons top OP 49-37 THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE in SCISA Region II-3A opener

Wilson Hall’s varsity girls onne Myers and Brianna Jen- JV BASKETBALL basketball team had three kins both scored nine points. SUMTER 50 players score in double fig- Myers also had four steals. ures as it defeated Orange- WEST FLORENCE 28 burg Prep 49-37 on Friday at B TEAM BASKETBALL FLORENCE – Sumter High the OP gymnasium. School improved to 10-1 with LAURENCE MANNING 32 Courtney Clark had 14 a 50-28 victory over West points to lead the Lady Bar- CARDINAL NEWMAN 31 Florence on Friday at the WF ons, who improved to 12-4 MANNING – Laurence gymnasium. overall in winning their Manning Academy defeated Omar Croskey led the SCISA Region II-3A opener. Cardinal Newman 32-31 on Gamecocks with 17 points. Mary Daniel Stokes added 12 Thursday at Bubba Davis Tyre Smalls added 10. and Diamond Crawford fin- Gymnasium. FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 36 ished with 10. Eaddy Gamble led LMA LAURENCE MANNING 35 THOMAS SUMTER 33 with 16 points. Vivian Bryant added 10. FLORENCE – Laurence ROBERT E. LEE 31 On Wednesday in Manning, Manning Academy lost to By Neville Fogarty BISHOPVILLE – Thomas the Lady Swampcats lost to Florence Christian School 1/21/17 Sumter Academy led by 16 Wilson Hall 33-21. Gamble led 36-35 on Friday at the FCS ACROSS 42 Library 10 Participates in 36 Marshland points in the third quarter, Laurence Manning with eight gymnasium. 1 Robin on ‘60s TV exchanges a camp activity waders but had to hold on to beat points and Randi Lynn Hol- Chase Lee led LMA with 21 9 Mischievous kids 44 Drea de Matteo’s 11 Grace closing 37 Dreaded figure? Robert E. Lee Academy 33-31 combe had six. points. A.J. Nelson added 10. 15 What one taking role on “The 12 Fruity chip 41 “__ e Leandro”: on Friday at the REL gymna- a flight doesn’t Sopranos” go-with Handel cantata BUFORD 43 43 “Yup!” sium. MIDDLE SCHOOL use? 46 Sources of 13 Hybrid LEE CENTRAL 41 16 Mustang rival remote power hatchback 44 “Nope!” Bree Stoddard led TSA 45 Longtime BASKETBALL 17 Abomination 48 Balderdash 14 They may leave with 15 points. Reghann Grif- BISHOPVILLE – Lee Cen- “Sexually 18 Common soccer 50 Dark prints fin led the Lady Cavaliers HILLCREST 29 tral High School fell to 8-2 Speaking” host result personification 21 “We __ Start the with 10 points and Megan with a 43-41 loss to Buford on 46 Catching flies, FURMAN 18 Fire”: Billy Joel Watson had eight. Thursday at the LC gymnasi- 19 Coach Eric 52 Speeds (up) so to speak 23 Shakespearean DALZELL – Hillcrest Mid- um. Taylor’s wife on 56 More affected, 47 Pollo partner LEE CENTRAL 35 title word dle School defeated Furman Javontae McCloud led the “Friday Night in a way 49 Sweeping stories BUFORD 28 Lights” 57 More than 25 Power eponym 51 “Look, amigo!” 29-18 on Thursday at the Stallions with 13 points, five 26 Dos cubed LANCASTER – Lee Central HMS gymnasium. steals and five assists. 20 Biting criticism familiar with 53 One of a cube’s 22 Hardboard brand 59 Arrive copiously 27 Goes wild High School evened its Re- Zamani Fulmore led the De’Ablo Halley had 12 points dozen 24 William 60 Some summer 29 Contemporary 54 Engine with a lot gion IV-2A record at 3-3 with Lady Wildcats with 20 points. and five steals and Travis Donovan’s homes “Be yourself” of juice a 35-28 victory over Buford on Hickson had seven points. WWII org. 61 Toll road 31 Great spell 55 Slugger who Friday at the BHS gymnasi- BOYS 25 Dropped jaws convenience 33 “Are we there began and ended um. MIDDLE SCHOOL 28 Computer media 62 Site of yet?” reply his career as A’Yanah Lucas had 18 VARSITY BASKETBALL 30 Cold sound? Napoleon’s last 34 Brown a Texas Ranger points to lead the Lady Stal- BASKETBALL of publishing 58 Hwy., e.g. WILSON HALL 57 31 “Star Trek” rank: exile lions to go along with nine re- BATES 41 Abbr. Friday’s Puzzle Solved bounds and four steals. Jiah ORANGEBURG 51 MAYEWOOD 36 32 __ St. Louis DOWN Ervin added eight points. 35 Exodus pronoun 1 Overpower FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 41 ORANGEBURG – Wilson Umar Lawson scored 13 36 Liquid diet 2 Radius neighbor Hall opened its SCISA Region points to help lead Bates Mid- LAURENCE MANNING 31 component 3 Office quantity II-3A schedule with a 57-51 dle School to a 41-36 victory 38 “The Time 4 Some breaks in FLORENCE – Laurence victory over Orangeburg over Mayewood on Thursday Machine” race the NFL action Manning Acadmey lost to Prep on Friday at the OP at the MMS gymnasium. 39 Traffic sound 5 Nursery noise Florence Christian 41-31 on gymnasium. Cameron Jenkins added 10 40 Jethro Tull 6 Base command Friday at the FCS gymnasi- Drew Talley led the 8-7 Bar- points and Justus Boone had frontman 7 “Think Like um. ons with 20 points. Jacob Cot- seven for the Bantams. Anderson a Man Too,” e.g. Brooke Bennett led LMA ton added 11. Grant DeVaro- 41 Big name in 8 Exhaust with 11 points. Olivia Coker na added eight. B TEAM BASKETBALL printers 9 Terrier type ©2017 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 1/21/17 added eight. Marquis Wilson led the In- THOMAS SUMTER 25 dians with 19 points. CALHOUN 10 JV BASKETBALL LAURENCE MANNING 57 JUMBLE ST. MATTHEWS -- Brandon LEE CENTRAL 35 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 34 Burns scored eight points to THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME BUFORD 16 FLORENCE – Laurence help lead Thomas Sumter By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek BISHOPVILLE – Lee Cen- Manning Academy defeated Academy to a 25-10 victory tral High School improved to Florence Christian School over Calhoun Academy on 9-1 with a 35-16 victory over 57-34 on Friday at the FCS Thursday at the CA gym. Buford on Thursday at the gymnasium. Preston Houser added six LC gymnasium. Terrell Houston led LMA points for the Generals, who Star McCants led the Lady with 14 points. Taylor Lee improved to 4-2, followed by Stallions with 10 points. Robi- added 10. Ethan Lisenby with five.

PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY ning, 4 p.m. Furman at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Carolina Academy at Thomas Sum- Manning at Hillcrest, 5 p.m. Sumter at Conway (Boys Only), 6 ter, 4 p.m. East Clarendon at Lee Central, 5:30 p.m. Williamsburg at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Basketball p.m. Varsity Bowling Crestwood at Lugoff-Elgin, 6 p.m. Dorchester at Clarendon Hall, 4 Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning in Lee Central at Chesterfield, 6 p.m. p.m. SCISA Individual State Champion- Lakewood at Hartsville, 6 p.m. Maranatha Christian at Sumter ship (at Gamecock Lanes), 5:30 JV and B Team Basketball Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m. p.m. Camden Military at Wilson Hall B Team Basketball (Boys Only), 4:30 p.m. Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 5 FRIDAY B Team Basketball p.m. Varsity Basketball Robert E. Lee at Thomas Sumter, 6 Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m. p.m. WEDNESDAY Lee Central at North Central, 6 p.m. Middle School Basketball B Team Basketball East Clarendon at Creek Bridge, 6 Alice Drive at Hillcrest, 5 p.m. Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 5 p.m. Bates at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m. p.m. Cross at Scott’s Branch, 6:30 p.m. Ebenezer at Furman, 5 p.m. Varsity Wrestling Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 6 Mayewood at Manning, 5 p.m. Socastee, Darlington at Sumter, 6 p.m. C.E. Murray at Lee Central, 6 p.m. p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball East Clarendon at Scott’s Branch, Sumter at South Florence (Girls 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY Only), 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Manning at Lake Marion, 4 p.m. TUESDAY South Florence at Sumter (Boys Williamsburg at Thomas Sumter, 4 Varsity Basketball Only), 6 p.m. p.m. Lugoff-Elgin at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Florence Chris- Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, Hartsville at Lakewood, 6 p.m. tian, 4 p.m. 4 p.m. Chesterfield at Lee Central, 6:30 Junior Varsity Basketball Clarendon Hall at Andrew Jackson p.m. Darlington at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Academy, 4 p.m. Hannah-Pamplico at East Claren- North Central at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Sumter Christian at Calvary Chris- don, 6 p.m. Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 6 tian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Bethune-Bow- p.m. Varsity Wrestling man, TBA B Team Basketball Sumter in Region VI-5A Tourna- Varsity and JV Basketball Sumter at Fairfield Central (Boys ment (at Carolina Forest in Myrtle SUDOKU Conway at Sumter (Girls Only), 6 Only), 6 p.m. Beach), 6 p.m. p.m. Robert E. Lee at Dillon Christian, 4 HOW TO PLAY: Hanahan at Manning, 4 p.m. p.m. SATURDAY Florence Christian at Wilson Hall, 4 Middle School Basketball B Team Basketball Each row, column p.m. Mayewood at Alice Drive, 5 p.m. Sumter, Crestwood JV in Sumter Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Man- Bates at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. Tournament (Boys Only), TBA and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition. number of double strikes in future’s bright for us.” ‘CATS FROM PAGE B1 the final game, Atkins said. In the girls division, Cardi- “We had a couple of guys nal Newman claimed the a few years now as well and really step up and roll dou- overall title with a score of newcomer Gregory Morris bles,” Atkins said. “That was 382. Thomas Sumter Acade- also shined in the biggest mo- pretty exciting, especially the my wound up runners-up for ment of the season. pair at the end because that the second straight year with “It was very, very excit- pretty much clinched it for a score of 319 followed by ing,” Atkins said. “I was so us. Even when we had opens, Porter-Gaud (277) and Heath- wound up that I don’t know it seemed like so did the other wood Hall (214). even know how many pins (teams), so we were able to The members of the TSA we won by. We were bowling stay ahead.” team are Lauren Jones, Kelly against Heathwood Hall in The Swampcats won the Baisden, Emily Stacey, Sa- the final four, so it was nip preliminary round as well as mantha Kindsvater, Tabitha and tuck with them the the top team in the final four, Scruggs, Victoria Atlas and whole match.” and that gave everyone a Caroline Dollard. The ‘Cats wound up win- boost, Stamps said. In the newly formed co-ed ning by 51 pins over the High- “That gave us a lot of con- division, Spartanburg Chris- landers (507-456) to claim fidence,” he said. “We were tian wound up edging Wilson their third state bowling title picking up a lot of strikes Hall for the title by a score of in school history. Porter- and spares. In that last, 454 to 446. Thomas Sumter Gaud (436) was third and Car- game, I was just telling ev- (362) was third followed by dinal Newman (435) was eryone to focus on what Porter-Gaud (305). fourth. they were doing and not Members of the Wilson LMA was up just 29 pins look at anybody else’s Hall team are Alexander after the second game of the scores. We were able to do Blum, Hayley DuBose, Nick THE ANSWERS TO THESE PUZZLES CAN BE FOUND ON championship round, but that. Giardini, Lauren Robello and pulled away thanks to a “We’re still young, so the Alex Price. TODAY’S DAILY PLANNER PAGE. B6 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM MIDDLE SCHOOL ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM The Sumter Middle School Conference has named its All-Conference football team. Members of the team are, first row, left to right: Anteon China, Marcus Lane, Deshawn McK- night, Hayden Vazquez, Al’Tarique Mitchell, P.J. Washington, Kai Buffalo, Victor Brown and B.J. Sumpter of Alice Drive. Second row: Marlik Davis, Corey Graham, Jaquan House, Charles Ellerba, Jerrell Pringle, Irvin Marvs, Darius Burgess and Anthony Hilton of Manning. Third row: Nevyn Brown, Justus Boone, Keion Brown, Ahshad Smith, Xavier Brown, Miles Caper and Jaymar Ludd of Bates. Fourth row: Orion Thompson, Pherneco Myers, Chris Williams, Ray’Quan Durant, Derrick Prince and Parris Lowery of Mayewood. Fifth row: Clayton Feagin and Donovan Stephens of Hillcrest and Jeremiah Benjamin, Sheron Robinson, Jaylin Singleton, Tony Raymond and Gavin Zimmerman of Ebenezer. Sixth row: Koby Wagner, James Wright and Kendrick Pringle of Furman and Daytreon Mack, Jamie Golden, Tilmon Vaughn and Raymond Myers of Chestnut Oaks.

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The Sumter Middle School Conference has named its All-Confer- ence volleyball team. Members of the team are, first row, left to right: Jada Washington, Layken Cox, Kayla Wil- liams, Kaytlin Moore and Emily Deas of Bates. Second row: Kailin Hodge, Willow Hairston, Emily Buddin and Molly McMahon of Alice Drive. Third row: Sabrina Sea- borough, Trelaija Dennis and Karema Scarbor- ough of Mayewood and Ayonna Young, Kayonna Baxter and Jadiya Jack- son of Chestnut Oaks. Fourth row: Shania Davis and Michaela Sanders of Ebenezer, Crystal Anderson and Ariana Rideaux of Fur- man and Keemari Bruce and Mya Hayes of Hill- crest.

he finished with 14. Trevion SHOWDOWN Webber and Jamal Walton added SUMTER FROM PAGE B1 FROM PAGE B1 five each. It was two big quarters and two It quickly spiraled out within 54-52 with two big performances from Jah’Che of control for SHS. West free throws from Jay- “It was a big game for us,” Lake- Whitfield and Tyanna Saunders Florence’s Jalen Cam- lenn Corbett with 6:54 wood head coach Bryan Brown that powered the Lady Knights to eron converted a 3-point remaining in the game. said. “In the second half we held victory. Whitfield finished with 22 play and then hit two After the Knights them to 14 points and that was the points and Saunders added 17 as free throws after Jones opened their advantage difference. We played pretty good CHS ran its overall record to 18-2 was hit with a technical back to seven, Sumter defense down the stretch and we and 4-0 in Region VI-4A. for arguing the call. pulled within 61-57 on converted on offense.” Crestwood led just 9-4 after the Cameron then banked a follow-up by Isiah The Gators led 27-23 at the first quarter, but increased its home a shot in the lane Moore with 3:47 left to half, but came out of the gate hot advantage to 25-9 at the half and to run off seven straight make it 61-57. SHS to start the third quarter. LHS 43-22 after three quarters. points in a span of 17 would go over three outscored Crestwood 20-5 during “We kind of rushed things too seconds to put WF up minutes before it the frame and never looked back much at the beginning,” head 34-32. scored again as the in cruising to the near 30-point coach Tony Wilson said of his A 3-point play from Knights opened the victory. fifth-ranked Lady Knights. “We Juan Perez extended lead to as much as 11. “Our guys were active on the de- weren’t letting the game come to the Knights’ scoring Sumter was without fensive end tonight, and when us. We missed a lot of easy shots. run to 10 straight 6-foot-4-inch post play- we’re active, we’re a really good We were trying to hit the home points. West Florence er Raymond Johnson, team,” Brown said. “We’ve been run instead of being patient. opened the lead to as who was on an official kind of up and down all season, “We were able to get some bet- much as 10 points in the visit to Georgia South- but we’re gelling at the right time. ter sets against their zone (de- third quarter, the final ern for football. Our defense is getting where we fense) after that and run our of- time coming after Sha- “We really missed need it to be. RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM fense.” rone Wright Jr. drilled a Raymond down low,” “The guys have bought in to Crestwood’s Jah’Che Whitfield (15) CHS also did a better job of re- trey to make it 49-39 said Jones, whose team being active and playing with drives to the bucket against Lake- bounding after the first quarter. with 2:14 remaining in was consistently hurt their hands and that causes trou- wood’s Shayla Harvin during the Whitfield finished with seven re- the third quarter. by the Knights’ ability ble for a lot of teams.” Lady Knights’ 54-31 victory on Fri- bounds, Saunders had six and Al- “We’re just a grind- to grab offensive re- It certainly seemed to for the day at The Swamp. exandria Dukes added seven. Des- ing type of team,” said bounds. “We learned Knights, who were never able to tiny Jamison also added five WF head coach Pete some things and now find any offensive rhythm in the “Things happen and you have boards to go along with five points. Ellis. “We’re only we have to carry them second half. to adjust to them and we just Ki’Ari Cain was lone Lakewood seven or eight deep forward.” “I thought we played pretty didn’t adjust all night,” he said. player to post double figures with and we just keep work- Corbett led Sumter good the first quarter and part of The Gators also benefited from 18. Rahteisha Burgess added eight ing and working and in scoring with 15 the second quarter, but we didn’t a balanced scoring attack. Grant and Serena Choice finished with working. We finally points. Andrew Tiller come out with a whole lot of en- Singleton and Davonte Pack led 11 rebounds. started hit some out- had 12 and Sibblies-Si- ergy in the second half,” CHS the team with 17 points each – in- “We did some really good side shots (3-for-4 from mon added 10. head coach Dwayne Edwards cluding combining for five things, but there were some obvi- 3-point range in the Cameron led West said. “Lakewood just wanted it 3-point baskets – but LHS got ous things that we have to work third quarter) and that Florence with 24 more than we did. contributions from nine different on,” LHS head coach Demetress opened things up for points, going 11-for-13 “Anytime you have a team play- players. Dontrea Osborne fin- Adams-Ludd said after her us around the basket.” from the free throw ing on high energy and you’re ished with nine points while squad fell to 8-7 overall and 1-2 in The Gamecocks line. Wright, the son of playing on low energy, you’re not Malik Wilson added eight. Juwan the region. “We’re going to work didn’t go away easily former Clemson and going to have a good result.” Perdue had five points and also on handling some of the things though. They had the NBA center Sharone Edwards didn’t blame the long pulled down eight rebounds. we saw tonight, so hopefully lead cut down to 51-48 Wright, added 20 and delay prior to the start of the Ja Morant was the only Crest- we’ll be more prepared when we entering the fourth Travion McCray had game as a possible reason, either. wood player in double figures as go to Crestwood.” quarter and pulled 14. THE SUMTER ITEM · SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | C1

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PETE THE PLANNER Investing choices and time horizons

DEAR PETE: I graduated from college in May 2016 and have been working at my first job for about six months. I make a good salary for a single 23-year-old and put a fair amount of that away in savings. Typically, I put one full paycheck in my savings account and use the other paycheck for bills/food/entertainment. I’ve played around with the thought of going to graduate school after I reach the two-year point with my current company, but I have yet to fully decide what I want to do in the not-so-distant future. Thus, the large savings comes in to play — it’s essentially my back-up plan. What is the best way for me to handle that money? Should I keep it in a savings account until I get further along as I’ve been doing? Should I put it in the market? Should I purchase bonds or a CD? I’m unsure. The My money will likely sit in my bank account, and I will GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO rule of If you plan on using your sav- months from now? You would al- continue to add to it each month, but I don’t plan on ings to defray the cost of graduate most certainly invest the college thumb using any of it within the next year and a half unless school in 18 months, then your funds to grow them over this long is, if unforeseen circumstances arise. —SAM time horizon is 18 months. This period of time. Alas, we’re not your matters because if you choose to talking about years, we’re talking time invest your money in a market about months. horizon Preparing to spend money two (stock, bond, or other), 18 months My rule of thumb is if your Peter Dunn years from now is quite different generally isn’t long enough to ob- time horizon is two years or less, is two Special for from saving money for the distant tain your desired result of both save the money, don’t invest it. years or USA TODAY future, and that’s why you must modest growth and stability. Depending on where you live, less, remain boring. Could you generate market re- you may be able to utilize a 529 Time horizon is one of the turns in 18 months? Sure. Is it college savings plan and take ad- save the most important concepts in in- worth the risk? Not in my opi- vantage of the tax benefits. Some money, vesting. When dealt with proper- nion. plans actually have CD (certifi- don’t ly, you look like a genius, as This is the essence of saving cate of deposit) options. However, invest it. Dear Sam: Sometimes it pays perceived threats float past your versus investing. Saving is pre- if grad school isn’t a certainty, I’d to be boring, and sometimes it account without incident. When serving money for a goal while be hesitant to use a 529 plan be- doesn’t. In your case, your dili- handled poorly, you either won’t avoiding all perceivable risks. In- cause of the penalty associated gent, conservative nature may have the money you once had vesting is taking on risk to grow with withdrawing funds for non- Peter Dunn is an author, speaker help you pay for grad school with- when you need it most, or you your money over a period of time. qualified expenses. and radio host, out taking on a ton of student- will have much less money than Time horizon determines wheth- If I were you, I’d either keep and he has a free loan debt, but your diligent, con- you could have had, had you sim- er or not you should be focused the money in the savings account podcast: Million Dollar Plan. Have servative nature should also ply understood the concept of on saving or investing. or find a one-year CD to squeak a question about prevent you from attempting to time horizon. At the most basic Let’s change your goal for a out a bit more yield. Keep up the money for Pete grow your money over the next 18 level, time horizon describes the moment. What if your goal was to great work. Your boringness will the Planner? Email him at months. Your time horizon is way period of time until you need to pay for a hypothetical child’s edu- pay great dividends — just not AskPete@pete too short to try anything cute. liquidate an investment. cation 18 years from now, not 18 those kind of dividends. theplanner.com

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That strong non-defense big-ticket items is how willing you are in a stream- reading likely reflects homeown- down nearly 4% for the year but ing environment to sit through ers who scrambled to lock in low rose 0.9% in November and is up tons of commercials. borrowing costs before a rise in two consecutive months. Some Remember that Netflix, which JEFFERSON GRAHAM, USA TODAY interest rates, Nomura economist economists think the develop- starts at $7.99 per month, is ad- Hulu’s Which brings us back to what Lewis Alexander says. But, he ment signals a turnaround. Econ- free. Amazon Prime Video, “Switch to now seems like the best bargain notes, pending home sales fell re- omists reckon Commerce will which comes with the free ship- No Commer- around. DVRs, rented monthly cently, indicating closings may report Friday that those capital ping option, offers ad-free pro- cials” slide from cable providers, start at have softened in December. goods orders increased 0.3% in gramming as part of the $99 offers viewers around $15 monthly. You can set Economists estimate the Nation- December. yearly subscription. Other video the option to it to record your favorite shows, al Association of Realtors will an- That rebound in business capi- services, such as Crackle and pay more and once they start, zap through nounce Tuesday existing home tal spending helped the economy Seeso, don’t charge to watch for no ad the commercials at top speed, sales dipped 1.1% last month to a grow at a 3.5% annual rate in the them. You just have to watch ads. interruptions. without being forced to watch still-solid seasonally adjusted an- third quarter, its biggest gain in On Hulu, we counted 15 com- them. nual rate of 5.6 million. two years. In the fourth quarter, mercials for a one-hour episode But as a viewer, I prefer the New home sales also have been business investment likely posted of “Nashville,” the former ABC on-demand model. Open up the healthy, recording a 5.2% jump in another modest gain while com- series, now revived on CMT. menu, and the complete season November. Sales of new homes pany stockpiling added to growth That seemed rather excessive. of shows are waiting for you. I represent about 10% of the total New home for a second consecutive quarter, That is, until we attempted an lasted through one episode of market but help set the course of sales Alexander says. Meanwhile, con- episode of Late Show with Ste- Nashville, with ads on Hulu be- housing starts, a driver of con- have been sumer spending is set to post an- phen Colbert on CBS All Access. fore surrendering to the com- struction employment and eco- healthy, other solid increase, but weak That one had 29 commercials mercial gods and switching to nomic growth. Single-family recording exports probably tempered and promos. And for both series, the ad-free model. building permits, a harbinger of growth. RBC Capital Markets the benefit of streaming — fast I’ll happily spend the $44 housing construction, picked up a 5.2% says. Economists figure Com- forward to the good parts — loses yearly to escape. noticeably last month, suggesting jump in merce will report the economy its luster when ads are involved. How about you? “that demand in the housing November. grew at a 2.1% rate last quarter. THE SUMTER ITEM · SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | C3 USA TODAY PERSONAL FINANCE Innovation helps commuters New ways to handle ‘last mile’ can add up to real savings for some don’t look like a circus act” Philip Reed when riding it, Wardle says. But NerdWallet devices also have to be reason- ably affordable, light, foldable, safe and legal. As trains, buses and subways In the brave new world of unload across America, some commuting, Boston engineering commuters emerge carrying a firm BSC Group redesigns roads variety of odd contraptions to to be “complete streets,” says speed them to the workplace, Peter Reed, BSC’s manager of from folding electric bikes to highway engineering (and self-balancing one-wheelers. brother of this reporter). “We This is the work of innovators used to design roads from the trying to solve the problem of inside out, first for cars, then pe- what transportation experts call destrians and cyclists. Now we the first and last mile — getting design from the outside in, ad- from home to public transporta- dressing pedestrians, then bicy- tion and then from there to the clists and then vehicles.” office. These days it’s not unusual to “It doesn’t matter how good catch a glimpse of someone glid- and clean and safe public trans- ing by on a vehicle and think, portation is. If (commuters) “What the heck was that?” Be- can’t get to it, or it is too far sides the self-balancing and from their work, it is a huge famously combustible “hover- turn-off for people,” says Geoff board” is the gravity-defying, Wardle, executive director of $2,295 Solowheel Xtreme, a graduate transportation sys- self-balancing single wheel with tems and design at ArtCenter footrests on the sides. College of Design in Pasadena, Calif. Getting around a city without “People are your own car is getting easier on waking up to many fronts, with ride- and car- sharing services growing and the fact that a with bike-sharing programs ap- pearing in cities around the commute that globe. Designers and companies are looking to fill in those last- used to be mile gaps, Wardle says, some- 20 minutes is times inspired by the “bold” but ultimately “half-baked” Segway, now an hour.” the self-balancing, two-wheeled conveyance introduced to much Evan Saunders, URB-E’s head of sales fanfare in 2001. Wardle, who also teaches on Another unusual-looking ve- the subject, says transportation hicle is the Stator electric scoot- now should be viewed holistical- er, with fat tires and low center ly. In his classes, “We are com- of balance that lets you jump on pletely agnostic about what type and off without putting down a of transportation we work on.” kickstand. As an ArtCenter stu- Forward-thinking automak- dent, Nathan Allen got the idea ers such as Ford realize the days for his invention by watching of just building cars to transport children jump off moving scoot- people are ending. Ford hired URB-E ers and simply let them crash to global design firm Ideo to study At top, The $899 URB-E Sport the ground. He says he plans to “multimodal transportation,” has a comfortable seat, speeds raise money through Kickstar- which patches together all up to 14 mph on a lithium ion ter.com and hopes to begin pro- modes of travel. battery, and it folds up in duction soon. Ideo designers took to the seconds. Allen says many devices, streets of Chicago experiment- while practical, fail because peo- ing with — and timing — differ- ple decide, “I don’t want to be ent methods of making short seen on that thing.” With the urban trips. Another sign of the Stator, Allen aims for both prac- times: 2016’s Los Angeles Auto JASON WARE;URB-E tical and aesthetic appeal. Show billed itself as “AutoMo- Some people, after experi- bility LA” and showcased more menting, just return to the origi- than cars and trucks. nal first-mile vehicle: the The URB-E — a folding elec- bicycle. Wardle says it’s hardly tric bike — was one device on surprising since it remains “the display there. The $899 URB-E most calorie-efficient way to Sport has a comfortable seat, move people on the planet.” Per- speeds up to 14 mph on a lithi- haps, he suggests, the mayor of um ion battery, and it folds up in Los Angeles should designate seconds. In 2016, the company, one Thursday a month as two- headquartered in Pasadena, sold wheel-only day. 3,000 URB-Es in 26 countries, says Evan Saunders, URB-E’s NerdWallet is a USA TODAY content head of sales. partner providing general news, commentary and coverage from around the “We are trying to take more web. Its content is produced indepen- cars off the road,” Saunders says. dently of USA TODAY. “People are waking up to the fact that a commute that used to be 20 minutes is now an hour.” U.S. Census Bureau statistics Inset, URB-E, confirm that commute times headquartered have risen 20% since 1980. in Pasadena, Calif., The first requirement for a sold 3,000 URB-Es successful transportation device The $2,295 Solowheel Xtreme, a self-balancing single wheel in 26 countries is it has to be big enough so “you with footrests on the sides, offers alternative transportation. in 2016.

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fits at age 62 is 25%; at age 63, it early in order to enable benefits Robert Powell is about 20%; at age 64, it is about for those dependents, Blanken- Special to USA TODAY 13.3%; and at age 65, it is about ship says. 6.7%. What’s more, if this applies, One strategy to consider: “Of- your surviving spouse will also ten it makes sense for one mem- receive a permanently reduced ber of a couple to start benefits benefit as well. early, especially if the early start Still, there are times when it results in a relatively small dol- makes sense to claim at age 62 lar-value reduction,” Blankenship You can certainly start your says Jim Blankenship, author of says. A Social Security retirement A Social Security Owner’s Manual. “For example, if an individual’s benefits as early as age 62, but ad- One, you might want to start early start results in a reduction STOCKPHOTO visers tend to advise against in collecting Social Security benefits from $400 per month to $300 “Often it makes age 62 may be necessary, rather most, but not all, cases. at age 62 if your expectation of per month, then it might make than a choice,” Blankenship says. One reason why advisers are so lifespan is lower than average. sense for that member of the sense for one And one more reason why against claiming at age 62 is that “That is to say, if your health couple to start earlier and there- member of a some, maybe even many, people the benefit amount you receive circumstances and/or family his- fore receive benefits for a longer start benefits at age 62 is this: will be less than your full retire- tory lead you to believe that you period of time.” (Check out couple to start “They just can’t bear the thought ment benefit amount. According will not live beyond approximate- FinancialEngines.com’s Social benefits early, of the government holding onto to the Social Security Admini- ly age 80, then starting early may Security claiming tool to see if their money any longer,” Blan- stration, if you start your benefits be in your best interest.” this or some other strategy might especially if the kenship says. early, they will be reduced based In addition, if you have other make sense for you.) early start results on the number of months you re- dependents that could collect Another reason to claim at age Robert Powell is editor of Retirement ceive benefits before you reach benefits based on your record, 62: You may have no other op- in a relatively Weekly and contributes regularly to USA TODAY, “The Wall Street Journal” your full retirement age. So, if such as a young spouse and/or tions — or inadequate savings small reduction.” and MarketWatch. Got questions about your full retirement age, or FRA, young children, you might and other sources of income. money? Email rpowell@allthings is 66, the reduction of your bene- choose to start your benefits “And, if so, starting benefits at Jim Blankenship, author retirement.com. C4 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 THE SUMTER ITEM REFLECTIONS Sponsored by The Sumter Item Locals contributed to success of flying school Shaw was one of the most important air schools in the nation

rom Shaw Field’s early construction, its air school grew into a viable and func- F tional entity. Research finds that many individuals, including several from Sumter, made important contributions to the school’s growth and development. Contribu- tions made by several individuals, both military and civilian, helped Shaw become one of the most important air schools in the nation. Perhaps the leading local citizen serving at Shaw was William A. Thomp- son, former executive secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce who while on active duty served as base defense and class Sammy Way training officer. He REFLECTIONS graduated from Sumter High School and Clemson Col- lege, where he received a bachelor of science degree and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. During Thomp- son’s tenure with the Chamber, he along with several Sumterites, including F.B. Creech, John Riley, Johnny Raffield and others, played an important role in convincing the military to choose Sumter as the site for the military flight school. Thompson was called to active duty and was selected to attend the adju- tant general’s school in Washing- ton, D.C. From Washington, he was assigned to a duty station at Max- well Field in Alabama before coming to Shaw Field in the summer of 1941, where he was promoted to the rank of major. His initial assign- ment at Shaw was to plan and coordinate all training for officers and enlisted men at the basic flying school. SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS The Sumter communi- SUMTERITE OVERSEAS: 15th AAF in Italy — Natives of South Carolina, all Clemson College alumni, recently met at a B-24 Liberator ty provided another key heavy bombardment unit of the 15th AAF in Italy. From left are Maj. Randy Hinson of Kershaw, Capt. Fred A. Thompson of Williston, BEATY figure to the flying Lt. Col. William A. Thompson of Sumter, Maj. James Banks McFadden of Great Falls and Capt. Wister O. Jackson Jr. of Starr. Thompson, school, Lt. Ruth H. Beaty. Beaty holds the former secretary of Sumter’s Chamber of Commerce, was at one time stationed at Shaw Field. His family resides in Warren Court. “distinction of being the first trained nurse to be Carolina E. Ross, Clara Ellen Fowl- stationed at Shaw er, Eleanor W. Dubose, Anne M. Field.” The day after Lewis, Dela G. Beddoes, Mary C. she was commissioned a Harrelson, Rebecca Gates, Edna B. THOMPSON second lieutenant in the Isley, Annie N. Moore, Leona M. Army Nurse Corps, she Pope, Corinne B. Riley, Clair F. Rog- was assigned to duty at Shaw Hos- erson, Ella L. Smith, Laura Jane pital. A Sumter native, nurse Beaty Cooper, Margaret C. Adams, Ruth S. was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mims, Eleanor M. Dwight, Gloria B. Robert W. Beaty, and like Thomp- Seale, Sophia G. Lyon and Tallullah son graduated from Sumter High M. McGilvary; also James F. Atkin- School. She graduated from Queens son, Elizabeth B. Bailey, Edward A. College in Charlotte and completed Brown, William A. Carlisle, Margue- her nurse’s training at Tuomey rite B. Compton, George Dennis, Hospital in 1941. She practiced Harvin Dennis, Frank N. Duke, Dor- nursing locally until she entered othy A. Dunlap, George W. Faulk, the service and was assigned to Sarah A. Fields, Luther O. Funder- Shaw Field. burke Jr., Edna B. Gamble, Eliza- Many civilians were also em- beth J. Geddings, William D. Har- ployed at Shaw to help “speed the rington, Richard I. Kolb, Julia W. war effort.” McCoy, Ruth E. Pate, Harry Priole- “The first civilian employees re- au, Manning R. Rappe, Joseph B. ported to Shaw Field on Sept. 1, Richardson, Willie R. Sargent, Grace 1941, more than three months be- W. Schwerin, Lucille B. Steine, Ethel fore flight training began. They Lt. W.A. Thompson, who recently left his position in Sumter as Secretary of the Chamber H. Stubbs, Margaret A. Terry, Glad- were Elinor Barwick, civilian per- of Commerce for active army duty, visited in the city over the weekend. He was flown to ys M. Tomlinson, Joe K. Wells, Mari- sonnel clerk, and Miss Elizabeth the city from Maxwell Field, Alabama, where he is stationed. Top photo shows the army on H. West, Lawrence L. Whitaker, Spears, special orders clerk. They bomber taking off on its return flight yesterday. Below, Lt. Thompson and Mrs. Thomp- Thomas J. Wooten, Hilliard I. Brun- were followed a few days later by son are shown (center) just before the takeoff. ner and Edwin C. Bradberry. Miss Anne Lemmon, Mrs. Dolores The information and photos used Sykes, Mrs. Ira Kay, Mrs. Edna B. from a canteen carried over his and its manifold activities.” in making this document were ob- Isley and Mrs. Raymond Fowler, shoulder before water coolers were The following civilian employees tained from The Sumter Item ar- who took up their duties in post installed. However, the hardships were at Shaw Field when flight chives and from information pro- headquarters, then an incomplete were soon overcome, and by the training began: Elinor Barwick, vided to the paper in 1942 by the building with little or no furniture. time the first class of cadets ar- Lydia Lee James, Elizabeth Spears, Shaw Cadets in celebration of the These veteran employees can re- rived in December, many buildings Dolores U. Sykes, Marguerite B. base’s first anniversary. member when they all shared one with many new offices had been Baily, Portia C. Cuttino, Mary L. typewriter and used nail kegs for opened, and the number of civilian Lackey, Anne Lemmon, Elizabeth A. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at chairs. They can also recall the employees at Shaw Field had grown Manning, Jennie S. Merrit, Mari- [email protected] or (803) 774- man who served them ice water in proportion by the size of the post anne F. Palmer, Annette Roddey, 1294.

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Store at 32 S. Main St. A new and modern front and new lighting for City will test the interior of the store are included in the project. “These improvements to our store will add much to the at- air raid siren; tractiveness of both the exterior and interior and we feel will tie in with the concerted efforts of downtown merchants to improve the shopping Cut Rate gets atmosphere in their area,” Clyde Mc- Manus, manager of Sumter Cut Rate, stated. • Pete Lyles, Dennis Hopson and a facelift job Tom Cusumano each collected two hits to lead Sumter’s Gamecocks to a 75 YEARS AGO — 1942 5-0 victory over Camden. Lyles made July 10 — 16 the biggest noise with his stick, col- Local Chamber of Commerce offi- lecting a double and a triple, while cials have been asked to cooperate in Hopson knocked in two runs. Eddie a nationwide inventory of automo- Belken went all the way on the bile tires now in the hands of retail mound for the Birds, allowing four and wholesale outlets, by telephon- hits and fanning four. The triumph ing dealers to get forms, which have gave Sumter, tied for the lead in Re- been mailed to them, filled by July gion IV, a 3-1 mark. 15. Forms were to be delivered this • Paul Dietzel, head football coach week to tire shops, gasoline stations, and athletic director at the Universi- retreading shops, used tire dealers, ty of South Carolina, will be the new and used car dealers, bicycle speaker at the Sumter County Game- and motorcycle tire dealers, finance cock Club supper. A graduate of companies and all other types of Miami University in Ohio (class of dealers retailing tires, to determine ’48), Dietzel became head football how many tires each had on hand. coach at Louisiana State University Warren T. King, secretary of the in 1955 after serving as an assistant local Chamber, had begun telephon- under Earl Blaik at Army. Four ing dealers this morning. years after he took the reins of LSU, • Sumter merchants were urged to the Bayou Bengals went undefeated have their air raid wardens in their through 10 games, capturing the Na- stores before 9 tonight so that all tional championship and defeating stores would be pro- Clemson, 7-0, in the Sugar Bowl. He tected during to- came to South Carolina in the spring night’s blackout. of 1966, succeeding the departed Since no one will be Marvin Bass. allowed on the streets during the 25 YEARS AGO — 1992 blackout, the war- SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO Jan. 9 — 15 dens would not be al- 1942 — Bride-to-be of Harry Hopkins, Mrs. Louise Macy, continues her activities as a The 14th Annual Awards Exhibi- lowed to go to their nurse’s aide in civilian defense work. Here she is seen at Memorial Hospital in New York tion of the South Carolina Watercol- Yesteryear places if they were with Mara Kristin, a patient, and Mrs. William Preston, another nurse’s aide. or Society will be on display at Sum- in Sumter caught after the ter Gallery of Art during January. SAMMY WAY blackout had started. heroine of Bataan, will be in Sumter traffic and create easier shopping. In The show, which is touring the state • Needing just one on Heroes Day if her present plans an address before the Rotary Club, as part of the Traveling Exhibitions more win to lay offi- work out. The nurse, a native of Gussio reviewed the super block con- Program of South Carolina State cial claim on the district title, Sum- Swansea, who was decorated for her cept as suggested by a consultant Museum, is sponsored by C&S Na- ter Juniors will be after that victory work with the defenders of Bataan firm working on a downtown im- tional Bank, Southern Coatings Inc. Monday afternoon in Columbia. The and Corregidor, and who was inspi- provement study for Sumter. He also and Riley & Co. “Night Moods” by Juniors hold a two-to-one edge over ration for a giant parade in the cited some reasons why a mall con- Rose Marie Metz of Sumter, “Heri- the “Caps” in play thus far. Coach state’s capital city, Columbia, yester- cept for the downtown area could tage” by Betty Anglin Smith and John Riley will use his slender right- day will visit her brother, Robert work if properly planned. “Workers Compensation” by Genie hander, Bill Green, for the contest. Redmond, manager of the J. Drake • Sumter’s track team, now unbeat- Wilder were each awarded the Green, who hasn’t seen but one in- Edens Super-Market here, for the en in five starts this season, settled Grumbacher Gold Medallion prize of ning of service since July 4, should week-end. She is expected to arrive down to start preparation for what is $1,000 in this year’s exhibition. be in good shape for the tilt. Josey on Friday, which is the day set aside expected to be their toughest meet of • Sumter would be the urban cen- will work behind the plate for the to pay tribute to the nation’s heroes. the season next week. That’s the day ter of a new black-majority congres- Gamecocks. • A large air-raid siren that has the Gamecocks will host rugged sional district under a plan passed • Sumter High School football been exchanged for one of the small- AAA foe Florence, a team Coach Bill Wednesday by the House Judiciary hopes took a rise toward the top er ones previously installed in the Painter calls “the best we’ve met in Committee. All of Sumter, Lee and when it was learned H.T. Goodman, city will be tested tomorrow after- dual competition so far this season.” Clarendon counties are included in who was slated to be one of the co- noon, City Manager Raffield said At the Alice Drive track, in a warm- the district created in the proposal, captains of the 1941 football team, today, and all the city’s sirens on one up for that big meet, the Gamecocks which was narrowly approved dur- but was ineligible for service, will be circuit will sound at that time. The captured 12 of 15 first places while ing a special meeting. The plan was ready for the gridiron this fall. The new siren is at the corner of Warren routing Columbia High, 99-24, for passed after the committee rejected 180-pound center, who was a stone and Broad streets. their fifth victory. Another school re- several other proposals for redraw- wall on defense and a fine blocking • The Cornhuskers, Shaw Field’s cord fell for the Birds, and this time ing the state’s political boundaries. It man on the 1940 club, will no doubt new novelty band, will make its it was in the field events where was immediately placed on the con- go back after his center position, radio debut on the Shaw Field Ren- Hamp Norris broke the mark in the tested calendar by Sumter Rep. Joe which was held last fall by Frank dezvous program, which will broad- discus. McElveen, the House majority lead- James. James will more than likely cast direct from the USO on Liberty • Cadets Joseph Thomas McElveen er, who voted against it. be shifted to a guard position. Street by WFIG. The popular half- Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. J.T. • Carolyn Edwards was named the • Nearly 200 thousand pounds of hour variety show will begin at 8:30 McElveen, and Lester Groves Pitt- Sumter Family YMCA’s Humanitari- scrap rubber were collected in Sum- p.m. and will feature Shaw Field and man, son of Col. and Mrs. Wayne C. an of the Year. The Humanitarian of ter during the period of June 15 to Sumter talent. Organized only a Pittman, Shaw Air Force Base, won the Year award is the YMCA’s top July 10, which was set aside for the short time ago by five Shaw Field en- The Citadel’s coveted Gold Stars for honor and is presented to those who national rubber salvage drive, ac- listed men, “The Cornhuskers” have academic achievement for the first have provided outstanding commu- cording to a report issued from the a repertoire that includes everything semester. Col. Wallace E. Anderson, nity service. Edwards, a native of Chamber of Commerce office. Ham from Argentine Tangos to Hillbilly academic dean, presented the awards Mullins, moved to Sumter more than Brooks of the Standard Oil Co. office jives. Directed by Eddie Belford, the at a full dress parade at the military 40 years ago and has been a dedicat- here was chairman of the local pe- novelty troupe includes Martin Sil- college. Col. Anderson and the ca- ed volunteer to community services troleum industries’ committee for berman, Clarence Leino, Bob Kelly dets being honored “took the review” since, her friends said. A graduate of the salvaging of rubber. and Bill Kelly. when the Corps of Cadets passed the Coker College in Hartsville, Edwards • The championship flight of the reviewing stand. Gold Stars are is the founder of the local YMCA’s annual Coca-Cola golf tournament at 50 YEARS AGO — 1967 awarded to those cadets who made “The Special Population” swimming Sunset Country Club, qualifying for April 10 — 16 grade-point ratio of 3.6 or higher the program which teaches mentally and which ended Sunday, will pit the fol- Sumter’s Gamecocks came home previous semester. physically handicapped children lowing top-ranked players against with a third-place finish in the high • A 19-year-old Sumter soldier, from the Sumter and Clarendon each other, Pro Leonard Davis an- school division I of the 10th-annual Army Pfc. Terry L. Anton, son of re- County school districts to swim. nounced this morning: Bit Wilder Furman Relays. Myers Park of Char- tired Lt. Col. and Mrs. Thomas E. • Sumter School District 17 Board and Quint Heath, Ed Lewis and Lu- lotte, which dominated the events, Anton, has been killed in action of Trustees will wait until its next ther Wimberly, Gene Moses and was first, and Beaufort came in sec- while serving with the 25th Infantry regularly scheduled meeting to decide Frank Throne, Ryan Kennedy and ond. The Gamecocks’ Hamp Norris Division in Vietnam. Although the how to select a new superintendent. Dr. Brunson, Dr. Heise and Dr. Bult- gained a second place in the discus action in which he was participating Superintendent Dr. Lawrence G. Der- man, Shorty Carmichael and Mr. with a toss of 141’9”. Sumter set a was not specified, he had recently thick Jr. died Jan. 3 after undergoing Hope, Fred Heath and Mr. Studer, new school mark in the 880-yard written home that he was participat- surgery Dec. 20 at Duke University Furpo Kirkley and Mr. Stanley. In relay with a time of 1:31.9. ing in search and destroy operations Hospital. The District 17 board ap- the first flight, all players drew byes. • Sumter’s downtown area is suf- near Saigon. pointed Dr. Andrena Ray acting su- They are Isidore Denmark, Dr. fering from urban hardening of the • A new face-lifting job, in keeping perintendent in a special meeting Baker, Gene Moses III, Mr. Daitz and arteries. The possible remedy? An with the modernization and beautifi- Jan. 2. Ray, the district’s assistant su- Mr. Livey. Bit Wilder was low qualifi- anti-coagulant known as the “super cation of Sumter’s downtown shop- perintendent for instruction, was to er for the tourney with a 73. block,” which, according to planning ping district, is now underway at assume the superintendent’s duties • Lieutenant Juanita Redmond, director Ed Gussio, could relieve Sumter Cut Rate (Walgreen Agency) while Derthick was recuperating.

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ScorpioTk 4.33 ... -.25 AFLAC 70.08 +.62 +.44 PiedmOfc 21.44 +.38 +.80 US Silica 58.89 +1.40 +2.57 BurlStrs 83.17 -.16 -1.58 DxEMBear 22.38 -.12 +.50 GbXUran rs 16.01 +.07 -.93 Stock Footnotes: cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. g - Dividends and earnings in SeadrillLtd 3.07 -.04 -.29 AGCO 62.28 +.60 +1.40 Pier 1 7.71 +.02 -.44 USG 29.24 +.66 -.14 CBL Asc 10.45 -.02 -.52 DxSCBear rs19.94 -.31 +.77 Globalstar 1.38 +.01 -.14 Canadian dollars. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus listing qualification. n - Stock was PimDyCrd 20.54 -.12 -.11 SealAir 48.27 +.15 +.24 AK Steel 9.52 ... -.19 UndrArm s 29.02 -.18 -1.06 AT&T Inc 41.45 +.45 +.49 CBRE Grp 30.25 ... -1.07 DxFnBr rs 21.49 -.29 +.58 GlobusMed 26.17 -.18 -1.15 a new issue in the last year. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. rs - Stock has undergone a reverse PionEnSvc 6.10 +.15 ... Seaspan 11.04 +.09 -.43 UnAr C wi 25.16 -.10 -1.34 Aarons 30.31 +1.12 -1.74 CBS B 63.49 +.86 +1.17 DrGMBll s 8.56 +.28 +.19 GoldFLtd 3.47 +.02 +.03 split of at least 50% within the last year. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s - Stock has split by at PioNtrl 184.97 +1.02 +3.00 SeaWorld 18.90 +.23 +.19 AbbottLab 40.46 +.06 -.47 CEB Inc 76.46 +.06 -.79 DxGBull s 10.14 +.33 +.44 GoldResrc 5.32 +.16 +.02 least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd - When distrib- PitnyBw 15.72 +.05 -.87 SempraEn 102.44 +.36 +.67 UnilevNV 41.71 +.46 +.28 AbbVie 61.15 -.23 -.84 CF Inds s 34.20 +1.95 +.22 Dx30TBear 23.42 +.12 +.73 Goldcrp g 15.38 +.29 +.78 uted. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. un - Unit,, including more than one security. vj - Company PlainsAAP 30.44 -.07 -1.07 SensataT 41.21 +.15 -.34 Unilever 41.95 +.39 +.49 AberFitc 11.90 +.15 +.02 CIT Grp 42.15 +.13 -.87 DxFnBull s 41.10 +.51 -1.34 GoldStr g .83 -.01 -.05 PlatfmSpc 11.07 +.06 -.05 ServiceCp 28.94 +.08 -.01 UnionPac 108.60 +2.36 +3.35 CMS Eng 42.33 +.20 +.39 DxBiotBear 14.98 +.30 +1.11 in bankruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name. AbdAsPac 4.78 +.03 +.06 GoldmanS 232.20 +.79 -12.10 Mutual Fund Footnotes: b - Fee covering market costs is paid from fund assets. d - Deferred sales charge, or PlatGpM rs 1.59 +.07 -.19 ServiceMst 37.58 +.11 +.42 Unisys 13.15 +.15 -.60 Accenture 115.07 -.43 -1.88 CNH Indl 9.25 +.21 +.18 DirxChiBull 17.10 -.14 -.37 Graingr 246.47 +2.30 +9.45 Polaris 86.32 +.42 +.05 ServcNow 83.40 +.70 -.13 Unit 27.65 +.88 +1.11 CNO Fincl 19.18 -.07 -.11 DrxSCBull 99.52 +1.45 -4.38 GrmPrTr rs 27.10 +.13 -.33 redemption fee. f - front load (sales charges). m - Multiple fees are charged, usually a marketing fee and either Sherwin 283.62 +.53 -1.48 Acuity 207.86 +1.41 -7.19 a sales or redemption fee. NA - not available. p - previous day´s net asset value. s - fund split shares during Potash 18.94 +.87 +.03 UtdContl 75.24 +1.22 +.92 Adient n 64.19 +.88 +2.77 CSRA n 32.54 +.10 -.51 DirxEnBull 38.52 +.42 +.19 GranTrra g 2.65 +.04 -.16 PwshDB 15.87 +.18 -.02 ShipFin 15.70 +.10 +.35 UtdMicro 1.85 +.02 -.03 CVS Health 81.56 -1.14 +.08 Discover 70.20 +.20 -1.46 GraphPkg 12.26 -.29 -.56 the week. x - fund paid a distribution during the week. PS Agri 20.83 +.08 +.10 Shopify n 50.09 -.57 +1.99 AdvAuto 171.50 -.22 -3.29 Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial. UPS B 114.96 +.69 +.72 AdvFood n 27.17 +.09 -.86 CYS Invest 7.88 +.02 -.04 Disney 107.66 +.38 -.40 GrayTelev 10.85 +.30 +.25 PS USDBull 26.03 -.09 -.13 SibanyeG 8.22 +.15 +.16 CabotO&G 22.13 -.35 +.21 DollarGen 71.00 -.01 -2.09 GtPanSilv g 1.80 -.02 +.06 SiderurNac 3.77 +.07 +.01 UtdRentals 111.19 +.74 +4.14 Aegon 5.38 -.01 -.14 Invesco 30.52 +.35 -.58 LaredoPet 13.56 +.24 -.27 McDnlds 122.26 +.08 +.76 NorflkSo 113.59 -.83 +2.00 PSFinPf 18.17 +.02 -.16 US Bancrp 51.20 +.47 -.49 AerCap 42.08 +.40 -.92 CalifRes rs 21.20 +.81 +1.18 DomRescs 75.79 +.17 +.58 GtPlainEn 27.24 +.19 -.11 PS TrCol n 105.38 ...... SignetJwlrs 80.72 -.05 -.06 CallGolf 11.27 ... -.29 DonlleyRR rs16.59 -.03 -.70 GrubHub 39.40 +.05 +.36 IronMtn 34.68 +.76 +1.28 LVSands 55.74 -.10 +.46 McKesson 150.28 +2.99 +3.10 NDynMn g 2.63 +.17 +.35 SilvWhtn g 21.22 +.38 +.75 US NGas 8.05 -.23 -.46 Aetna 122.53 -.03 +.22 iShItaly rs 24.69 +.14 +.14 LaSalleH 29.97 +.17 -.07 McEwenM 3.86 +.08 +.07 NthnO&G 3.50 +.05 +.25 PS SrLoan 23.33 -.01 -.03 Agilent 47.62 -.02 -1.07 CallonPet 15.18 +.04 -.03 DEmmett 37.80 +.51 +.87 GpFnSnMx 6.92 -.01 -.31 PS SP LwV 41.74 +.19 +.20 SimonProp 184.53 +1.61 +.52 US OilFd 11.39 +.22 -.02 Calpine 12.07 -.12 -.16 Dover 79.02 +.77 -.63 GpTelevisa 20.87 +.24 +.92 iShJapan rs 50.49 +.32 -.40 LeggMason 32.15 +.58 -.10 MeadJohn 74.84 -.01 +4.45 NorthropG 232.11 -.28 +1.94 Skechers s 24.97 +.42 -.49 USSteel 33.38 +.17 +.68 Agnico g 45.64 +.44 -.41 iSTaiwn rs 30.64 +.32 -.15 LeggPlat 47.71 +.22 +.71 MedProp 12.63 +.07 ... NovaGld g 5.10 +.04 ... PwShPfd 14.43 +.06 -.12 AirProd 146.62 +1.15 +1.27 Cameco g 11.74 -.18 -1.55 DowChm 57.38 +.29 -.42 Guess 12.51 +.16 +.09 PShEMSov 28.61 +.02 -.11 SmithAO s 47.89 +.44 -.57 UtdTech 110.79 +.06 +.57 CampSp 62.84 +.60 +1.12 DrPepSnap 90.70 +.33 +1.16 GugSPEW 87.97 +.33 -.08 iSh UK rs 31.17 +.03 -.16 LendingClb 5.75 -.03 +.14 Mednax 70.05 +.18 -.64 Novartis 70.65 +.22 -1.75 Smucker 133.57 +.71 +2.57 UtdhlthGp 158.66 -.04 -3.14 AlamosGld 8.34 +.07 +.13 iShCorEM 44.18 +.15 -.24 LennarA 43.85 +.12 -.61 Medtrnic 74.99 -.31 -.10 NovoNord 35.53 -.10 -.20 PSIndia 19.80 -.17 -.23 AlaskaAir 94.71 +.49 +.39 CdnNR gs 70.12 +1.30 -.88 DuPont 73.03 +.08 -.57 HCA Hldg 79.71 +1.09 +.31 Praxair 117.39 +1.29 +.31 SocQ&M 32.40 -.06 +1.53 UnumGrp 45.02 +.59 +.23 CdnNRs gs 30.74 +.41 -.69 DukeEngy 77.33 +.21 +.12 HCP Inc 30.07 +.11 -.15 iShCHEmu 26.86 +.11 -.08 LeucNatl 23.13 +.20 -.33 Merck 62.53 +2.20 +.19 NOW Inc 21.85 +.25 +.86 SonyCp 30.50 +.10 -.52 Albemarle 93.36 +.31 -.64 iSCHeafe 26.46 +.08 -.24 Level3 58.89 +.12 +.49 Meredith 55.75 -.15 -2.65 Nucor 60.99 +.84 +.62 PrecDrill 5.81 +.08 +.38 Ur-Energy .77 +.00 ... CP Rwy g 150.99 +.68 +2.51 DukeRlty 26.56 -.06 -.04 HDFC Bk 64.21 +.16 +.09 Pretium g 10.28 +.14 -.04 SouthnCo 49.06 +.01 +.26 Alcoa Cp 35.66 +.24 +2.65 iShCHJpn 28.20 +.11 -.25 LexRltyTr 10.69 +.02 -.12 Meritor 13.78 -.07 +.12 OasisPet 14.46 +.07 -.30 UraniumEn 1.54 -.02 -.14 CapOne 87.34 +.62 -1.51 Dynegy 9.42 -.28 -.44 HP Inc 14.73 -.13 -.04 Primero g .76 +.00 -.05 SthnCopper 36.01 +.16 +.66 Alibaba 96.06 -.11 -.21 ItauUnibH 11.52 +.14 +.30 LibtProp 40.62 +.19 +.39 MetLife 54.33 +.31 +.02 OcciPet 68.59 -.14 -.49 AllegTch 17.06 +.36 +.65 CpOne pf H 25.28 +.42 +.16 E-TrAlerInf 28.28 +.13 -.08 HSBC 41.74 +.07 +.58 PrinFncl 58.24 -.06 -.79 SwstAirl 51.09 +1.02 -.06 V-W-X-Y-Z CardnlHlth 75.03 -.52 +.03 EOG Rescs 105.47 +.28 +.08 LifeLock 23.93 -.01 -.02 MKors 42.46 +.43 +.07 Oceaneerg 27.54 +.18 -.17 Allegion 65.16 -1.42 -.34 HalconRs n 8.57 +.13 -.66 J-K-L ProLogis 52.57 -.19 +.27 SwstnEngy 9.41 -.10 -.63 VF Corp 51.85 +.36 +.52 CarMax 66.65 +.18 -.52 EP Energy 5.84 +.16 -.13 Hallibrtn 56.45 +1.11 +1.91 LincNat 66.93 +.24 -.28 MitsuUFJ 6.36 +.06 +.02 Och-Ziff 3.23 +.05 +.06 SpectraEn 41.97 +.42 -.23 Allergan 214.34 -.24 -1.80 JPMorgCh 83.67 +.37 -3.03 PrUltQQQ s 93.01 +.41 +.10 Vale SA 10.03 +.23 +.45 Carnival 53.30 -.15 -.16 EQT Corp 62.86 +.37 +.71 Hanesbds s 22.37 +.29 +.31 LionsGat A 28.20 +.10 +.15 MobileTele 10.55 +.01 +.42 OcwenFn 4.90 +.03 -.14 ProUltSP s 78.16 +.46 -.31 SpiritAero 56.64 -.61 -1.47 AlliantEg s 37.36 +.08 -.13 JPMAlerian 31.98 +.16 +.05 Vale SA pf 9.40 +.38 +.70 Caterpillar 94.58 +1.20 +.87 EastChem 76.74 +.72 -1.15 HarleyD 58.62 +.39 -.11 LionsGat B 26.01 +.07 -.35 Mobileye 42.63 -.71 +.45 OldRepub 19.23 +.14 +.25 ProSht20Tr 23.76 ... +.28 SpiritRltC 10.82 -.02 -.18 AlldWldAsr 52.71 -.15 -.13 Jabil 23.20 +.13 -.38 Cel-Sci .11 -.01 -.02 Eaton 67.93 +.20 -.73 Harman 110.59 +.04 -.08 LiveNatn 27.43 +.09 -.29 MolsCoorB 97.62 +.08 ... Olin 26.64 +.55 -.43 PUltSP500 s 85.08 +.87 -.37 Sprint 8.93 -.04 +.32 ValeantPh 14.73 -.17 -.60 AllisonTrn 33.95 +.16 -.04 JanusCap 13.55 +.07 +.30 Cemex 8.84 +.54 +.87 EVTxMGlo 8.12 +.04 +.03 HarmonyG 2.48 ... +.01 LloydBkg 3.27 +.05 +.01 MonogRes 10.31 +.03 -.12 OmegaHlt 32.36 +.23 -.10 PUVixST rs 28.40 -2.41 -2.23 Square n 14.89 +.16 +.14 ValeroE 66.24 +.17 -.15 Allstate 74.54 +.32 +.65 JohnJn 114.15 -.05 -.45 LockhdM 257.73 +.70 +3.20 Monsanto 108.58 +.46 +.96 Omnicom 85.13 +.57 -.18 AllyFincl 19.27 -.05 -.66 Cemig pf 2.67 +.02 +.07 EclipseRs 2.44 -.03 +.04 HartfdFn 48.31 +.07 -.02 PrUCrude rs 21.92 +.77 -.18 SP Matls 51.09 +.45 +.22 VlyNBcp 11.30 -.01 -.34 CenovusE 14.61 +.12 -.14 Ecolab 118.40 -.45 -.17 JohnContl n 42.90 +.03 -.76 Loews 46.03 +.33 -.07 Moodys 101.02 +1.06 +4.06 OneMain 22.59 +.56 -1.02 AlpAlerMLP 12.70 +.03 -.05 Headwatrs 23.29 +.01 -.06 ProVixST rs 17.25 -.70 -.65 SP HlthC 69.84 -.18 -1.08 VanEGold 23.12 +.24 +.38 Centene s 63.31 +1.05 +.66 Ecopetrol 9.50 +.11 +.05 JonesEngy 4.70 -.15 -.20 MorgStan 42.59 +.14 -1.22 Altria 70.01 +.46 +2.43 HlthSouth 39.95 ... -1.84 LaPac 18.83 -.12 -1.07 ONEOK 56.59 +.63 +.28 ProShtVix 110.95 +4.18 +3.75 SP CnSt 52.58 +.34 +1.06 VnEkRus 21.08 +.08 -.37 CenterPnt 25.60 +.16 +.18 EdisonInt 71.97 +.25 -.13 JoyGlbl 28.14 -.01 ... Mosaic 31.28 +1.03 +.03 Ambev 5.43 +.07 +.12 HeclaM 6.14 +.10 +.17 Lowes 71.76 +.16 -.39 OneokPtrs 43.87 +.32 -.93 PrUShCrd s 33.00 -1.31 +.02 SP Consum 83.93 +.24 -.03 VanE EMBd 17.84 +.13 +.10 CntryLink 25.56 +.06 +.30 EdwLfSci s 95.51 -.78 -1.62 JnprNtwk 27.43 +.01 -.44 Ameren 52.05 +.24 +.08 HelixEn 8.58 +.04 +.10 LyonBas A 90.89 +1.13 +1.16 MuellerWat 13.07 +.21 +.18 Oracle 39.87 +.66 +.61 ProctGam 87.45 +2.75 +4.11 SP Engy 74.54 +.28 +.16 VnEkSemi 73.77 +.70 +.56 Chemours n 24.99 +.73 +.10 EldorGld g 3.46 +.12 +.06 KAR Auct 45.38 +.13 -.28 AMovilL 12.55 +.13 -.02 HelmPayne 77.99 +.27 -.32 MurphO 31.82 +.22 +.69 OutfrontM 26.58 -.03 -.06 ProgsvCp 36.54 +.16 +.29 SPDR Fncl 23.15 +.11 -.36 CheniereEn 43.26 +.62 -.19 EliLilly 76.81 -.03 -.59 KB Home 16.35 +.14 +.10 M-N-0 NGL EnPt 24.00 +1.10 +1.30 OverSh rs 5.45 +.37 +.63 VEckOilSvc 34.48 +.32 +.52 AmAxle 20.02 -.55 -.67 Herbalife 53.01 -.13 +1.01 ProShSP rs 36.04 -.11 +.04 SP Inds 63.44 +.01 +.22 VanE JrGld 37.01 +.36 +.35 ChesEng 6.69 +.07 -.23 Embraer 22.64 +.61 +1.76 Hershey 105.57 +.35 +.72 KBR Inc 16.43 +.06 -.41 M&T Bk 157.03 +1.68 +.96 NRG Egy 16.11 +.55 +1.51 OwensCorn 54.17 +.31 +.30 ProUShSP 14.70 -.09 +.06 SP Tech 49.80 +.27 +.14 AEagleOut 14.96 +.08 -.25 Chevron 115.60 +.02 -.78 EmergeES 15.88 +1.20 +2.80 VangIntBd 83.16 +.12 -.22 AEP 62.91 +.21 -.32 HertzGl 21.01 +.25 -.87 KCG Hldg 14.00 +.32 +.19 MBIA 11.46 +.06 +.26 Nabors 17.58 +.07 +.29 OwensIll 19.28 +.10 +.03 PrUShDow 14.10 -.12 +.07 SpdrRESel 30.90 +.19 +.21 ChicB&I 31.59 -.21 -1.14 EmergCap .35 -.05 -.05 KKR 17.22 +.18 -.01 MDU Res 28.61 -.07 -.29 NOilVarco 39.08 +1.18 +1.68 VangSTBd 79.58 +.09 -.02 AmExp 76.20 -.49 -.42 Hess 57.98 +.26 -.91 P-Q-R PUShtQQQ 22.13 -.09 -.02 SP Util 48.64 +.09 +.13 Chicos 13.21 +.17 -.36 EmersonEl 58.83 +.40 +1.71 HP Ent n 22.88 +.11 -.06 KT Corp 14.20 +.19 +.17 MFA Fncl 7.88 +.05 +.05 NatRetPrp 44.88 +.23 -.21 PrShRs2K rs 52.70 -.77 +2.05 StanBlkDk 119.99 +.33 +.66 VangTotBd 80.81 +.06 -.25 AHm4Rent 21.13 +.19 +.27 Chimera rs 17.50 +.06 +.01 EmpStRTr 20.24 +.07 +.48 AmIntlGrp 66.54 +.25 +.19 HilGrVa n 26.60 +.51 +1.55 KC Southn 87.91 +3.41 +4.02 MGIC Inv 10.49 +.05 +.39 NaviosAcq 2.00 +.04 -.08 PBF Engy 24.28 +.10 +.57 ProUShL20 40.21 +.15 +.90 StarwdPT 22.54 +.16 +.14 VanHiDvY 75.70 +.31 -.06 ChrisBnk 1.38 +.02 -.72 EnLinkLP 18.26 -.24 +.43 HollyFront 29.98 +.13 -.05 KateSpade 17.76 -.07 -.34 MGM Rsts 28.74 +.05 +.12 Navios 2.00 +.30 +.29 PG&E Cp 61.36 +.26 +.78 PUShtR2K 23.83 -.25 +.63 StateStr 79.01 +.26 -3.92 VangSmCp 130.17 +.62 -1.13 AmTower 104.20 -.24 +.75 ChubbLtd 131.41 +.14 +1.16 Enbridge 42.91 +.30 -.36 AmWtrWks 71.93 +.06 +1.11 HomeDp 135.60 +.21 +.56 KeanGrp n 21.65 ...... 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2.20 -.01 -.09 VangREIT 83.14 +.60 +.53 Amphenol 68.60 +.39 +.49 HostHotls 18.33 +.11 +.07 Keycorp pfI 26.76 +.46 +.04 Macys 29.70 +.25 -.18 NewResid 16.00 +.12 -.03 PalatinTch .44 +.01 -.00 PubStrg 217.97 +2.64 +3.85 StoreCap 25.24 +.04 -.06 VangDivAp 86.25 +.16 +.29 CgpVelICrd 23.14 -1.36 +.06 EgyTrEq s 18.02 +.31 -.58 HovnanE 2.09 -.02 -.19 KilroyR 73.94 +.45 +1.11 Magna g s 42.64 +.07 -2.20 NY CmtyB 15.81 +.12 +.08 PaloAltNet 142.11 +.19 +3.63 Stryker 121.75 -.38 -1.17 Anadarko 70.03 -.15 -1.21 Citigroup 56.11 -.55 -3.52 EngyTsfr 35.76 +.11 -.36 PulteGrp 19.12 +.18 -.07 VangAllW 45.60 +.22 -.17 AnglogldA 12.06 -.03 +.03 HudsPacP 35.81 +.18 +.66 KimbClk 116.22 +.32 +1.63 MagnaChip 7.95 -.30 +.60 NY REIT 9.92 +.11 +.05 Pandora 13.25 +.06 +.49 PureStrg n 12.02 +.17 +.47 SumitMitsu 7.84 +.06 -.12 CitizFincl 35.82 +1.09 -.47 EnersisAm 8.96 +.23 +.31 Kimco 25.15 +.17 -.18 Mallinckdt 46.08 -2.04 -4.56 NewellRub 46.08 +.11 -.92 ParkHot n 26.05 +.04 -.25 VangEmg 37.02 +.06 -.22 ABInBev 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he full moon hovered Danny Conyers above the tree line in the were sitting out by western sky, illuminating the pond. T the woods around us in a “You’ve missed soft blue light. A jet-black sky full the ducks,” Matt of twinkling stars and a few gray volunteered. clouds loomed overhead. “Some woodies and Clayton and I sat on a log in the a pair of mergan- flooded timber — talking and wait- Dan sers circled around ing on daylight. It was not cold. Geddings and flew out a little We had heard some whispering while ago.” I wings overhead in the darkness wasn’t too con- when we started wading into the cerned, as I knew woods. that more would move right at It’s not unusual for ducks to be dusk. Soon a single flew by, then active at night on a full moon, but later a pair. A group of six circled I was worried that they might not and pitched into the flooded tim- show up at daylight. We would ber. I could hear others calling to- know soon enough. ward the back. Our conversation was pleasant, I told Matt that I didn’t think and the surroundings were com- there was enough activity to justi- fortable, but daylight was coming, fy a hunt. “We might need to wait and we needed to get into position. for some new ducks to show up,” I I took the trail toward the far end offered. “Maybe the cold weather of the timber, and Clayton veered had pushed some birds into our off toward the shallows and more area, and they might need time to open timber to the west. find our pond.” Even though I could see perfect- I called Clayton the next day, but ly well in the bright moon light, I he was unconvinced. He wanted to BY S.C. DNR pulled out my small pen light to go Saturday morning, even if South Carolina Department of Natural Resources sank a 42-foot tugboat last week at look into the water ahead of me. there were only a few ducks. the Little River Offshore reef site, also known as PA-02. The light penetrated the surface “There are only a couple of that glittered in the moonlight and weeks left in the season,” he ar- revealed the logs and limbs below gued. His enthusiasm spilled over, the surface. and I agreed. We might as well go Divers and fish to benefit I’ve taken that unexpected ahead with a hunt. plunge into the icy water on more Back in the timber, a dark shape than one occasion, after tripping hurtling across the treetops on some unseen obstacle or losing caught my attention, and I from Little River reef addition my balance in a muddy bottom, so snapped up my 870. The wood I’m very careful nowadays to avoid duck streaked past, and my shot BY S.C. DNR completed with CCA’s assistance,” that particular scenario. blasted tree limbs and air. My feet said Robert Martore, SCDNR artifi- A downed tree and a small open- had not been set, and I had twisted Sport divers and fish alike have a cial reef coordinator. “They’ve ing in the canopy was my destina- awkwardly at the last instant. I renew structure to explore at a popular helped with nearshore reef deploy- tion, and soon I was there. The solved that I would do better the artificial reef site 10 miles off the ments along the entire South Caroli- ducks had pitched into this open- next time. coast of Little River. na coastline, and we hope to contin- ing with abandon on our last hunt, A pair came over from the oppo- Last week, the S.C. Department of ue this partnership well into the fu- and I was hoping for a repeat per- site direction. I saw them coming Natural Resources (SCDNR) sunk a 42- ture.” Coastal Conservation Associa- formance. and had time to get set and make foot tugboat at the Little River Offshore tion is an organization of strong After noticing that my overall the shot. I missed again! Too many reef site, also known as PA-02. Funded state chapters comprised of avid rec- surroundings were a little bright- trees here! I needed to move over in part by the Coastal Conservation As- reational fishermen who have band- er, I looked to the sky and was sur- to a bigger opening in the timber. I sociation South Carolina (CCA SC), the ed together to address conservation prised to see that the cloud cover had not heard Clayton shoot yet. new reef section is named the CCA-Lit- issues nationally and within their re- was now solid. No stars were visi- Wood ducks twisting and turn- tle River Offshore Reef. spective states. ble, and the moon was gone. The ing through the timber can be a The Little River Offshore artificial Artificial reefs are man-made gray light would get lighter, but it challenging target. I’ve shot mal- reef site is one of the oldest in South structures laid on the seafloor that would be difficult to know when lards back pedaling into the de- Carolina, with its earliest structures provide a foundation for the estab- daylight and sunrise were upon coys, and it seemed easy. This was added in the 1970s to provide fish lishment of productive habitat for us. not easy. habitat in an otherwise bare section marine life. They attract fish and Then off to the southwest came When I moved over to a bigger of seafloor. Over the years, the reef other marine organisms from many the thud of distant gunshots. opening, the woodies dropped into has become one of the most popular levels of the food chain, and SCDNR “Duck ponds, beaver ponds or the hole where I had been stand- diving sites in the state, and SCDNR has established dozens of artificial the lake?” I wondered. There was ing. It didn’t get any better. More has worked with the area’s active reefs off the coast of South Carolina a lot of shooting, and it seemed ducks flew directly overhead when diving community to add numerous to increase the amount of fish habi- much too early. I dug down I wasn’t looking. It was just one of armored personnel carriers, barges tat and enhance recreational oppor- through my chest waders and those days. and concrete culverts. One section of tunities for saltwater anglers and grabbed my phone. I was sur- Later, Clayton and I sat on a log the site, dubbed Barracuda Alley, sport divers. prised to see that it was 7 a.m. and talked about the hunt. It had was created with the aid of Coastal SCDNR constructs artificial reefs Legal time! been a bust, but we had enjoyed it Scuba dive shop of North Myrtle out of a variety of recycled steel and Two days before, on Thursday immensely. Beach and is a well-known dive- concrete materials. In order to pro- afternoon, I had rolled up a little training site offering challenges for tect the surrounding marine envi- after 5 p.m. to check on the eve- Dan Geddings is a weekly colum- divers of all levels. ronment, structures like boat hulls ning flight. My brother Matt, our nist for The Sumter Item. Email “This is now the fifth major artifi- are methodically stripped and cousin Bill Ardis and family friend Dan at [email protected]. cial reef construction project we’ve cleaned before being sunk.

FISHING REPORTS (full pool is 360.00) and water temperatures at has been very effective. the dam are ranging between 62 and 63 Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson degrees. Clarity remains pretty good. (864-992-2352) reports that the big fish bite is 4044), but they have caught some very nice Information on fishing trends provided Bass: It continues to be a pretty tough fall for improving on Lake Monticello as temperatures fish including the 17-incher pictured below. courtesy of www.AnglersHeadquarters.com, bass fishing on Murray, and veteran drop. Fishing on the bottom in deep water Brush in about 18-25 feet of water has been South Carolina’s premier fishing report tournament angler Captain Doug Lown with cut gizzard shad or white perch is the the most productive, and they have been source. Customers of the Angler’s reports that it’s been hard to establish a best option for catching big fish. fishing about 12-20 feet down over that brush. Headquarters online tackle store have access consistent pattern for catching fish. Even Excellent numbers of bream have been caught Lake Wylie (12/4) to daily updates and full-length reports on its when anglers find numbers of fish it has been over the same depth brush, and on a recent site. hard to find good ones — a 4 ½ pounder has Lake Wylie is at 95 percent of full pool, and trip they kept 160 bream (and threw back at DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www. been a big bass in most recent tournaments. water temperatures are in the upper 50 to least that many) fishing 10-15 feet down with scdhec.gov/environment/water/fish. For the most part Doug says that the fish that lower 60s. crickets. Some brush has more bream, while he and his tournament partner have been Bass: It was a rough fall for bass fishing on Freshwater Fishing Report: some has more crappie. If both are present catching have been fairly shallow, and they Lake Wylie, but Guide and FLW Angler Bryan Santee Cooper (12/4) the bream are usually more aggressive at haven’t caught much in more than 10 feet of New (704-421-5868) reports that things are getting to baits. Santee Cooper water levels are down to 73.7 water. Most of the fish they are catching have finally improving. In a recent tournament in Lake Marion (full pool is 76.8) and 73.5 in There are still a lot of bluegill and white perch in been in less than 4 feet, but deeper water has Bryan and tournament partner Todd Auten Lake Moultrie (full pool is 75.5). Main lake the canal, but soon English says that they will been close by. Fish are not scattered out in managed a 13- or 14-pound bag, which surface temperatures range from about 60-61 leave and then the shellcracker will take over. certain depth ranges but instead are holding would have made for an easy win a month or degrees. Lake Wateree (12/2) to certain little spots, and it has been hard to so ago. Instead there were a couple of 16- pound bags ahead of them, a sure sign that Catfish: The bite for numbers of catfish Lake Wateree is at 98.1 percent of full pool, locate them as they move around a lot. Doug things are improving. Bryan says it’s now continues to be good, but Captain Jim Glenn and water temperatures continue to range suspects that constantly dropping water levels pretty easy to catch 10-15 fish (including (843-825-4239) suspects that the big fish bite widely from the upper 50s to mid-60s. have forced the fish to constantly reposition. is about to be wide open. On recent trips Jim’s At times rock has been the best cover, and small ones) and have a fun day of fishing boat has continued to catch tons of 1-6 pound Bass are acting peculiarly on Lake Wateree, with water levels low a lot of docks don’t have again. Right now the bite is all about the fish, with the biggest fish recently in the 15-19 and CATT owner Brett Collins and tournament any decent water. Most of the fish they are bait, and in order to catch fish you have to be pound range. There have been some trips angler Dearal Rodgers both concur that the catching are coming on shakey head worms around schools of shad. That means that where barely any fish broke 10 pounds, but fish just aren’t in the grass. Dearal says that and jigs, and Doug believes that if water levels Bryan is leaning very heavily on his anglers still got their line pulled plenty. the only way he has been able to catch fish will stabilize fishing could get more consistent. electronics during this part of the fall. There has been around docks, but they have However, with the cold weather coming the Channel and blue catfish bite is still pretty is one group of shad that is in the very backs big fish should turn on soon. This week last generally been smaller bass. They caught a of creeks, and then there is another group of bunch of 14-inch fish his last time out but just strong, although Captain Chris Simpson (864- year Jim’s boat caught two 50 plus pound fish, 992-2352) warns that the recent warm shad out on the main lake. They could be and the 10th they boated an 82-pound couldn’t find the big ones. Brett and his around drop-offs, other structure, or frankly partner did find the big ones — at least weather has scattered fish out and slowed the catfish. At times there have been severe winds bite just a little. The best action is still coming anywhere else, and so following your graph which have made fishing a challenge, while at relatively speaking — in the last Wateree is crucial. Bryan is also spending some time Open tournament on Saturday. They finished drifting cut herring across main lake humps other times there has been so little wind that and points in 20-40 feet of water, as well as running windblown pockets. The best baits in first place with 14.59 pounds, and Brett says drifting without a motor was impossible. exploring certain feeder creeks which are right now include Alabama rigs, jerkbaits, Overall the best action has come either they also couldn’t find anything in the grass. holding good numbers of fish. With weather crankbaits and jigs. Fish can be found from a drifting when there is wind or down-rodding Even though water levels were high and there fluctuations anglers need to assess where the few feet of water out to 25 or 30 feet, but when it is calm (dropping baits vertically over was good water around the grass the fish just fish are holding on a particular day and then over the deeper depths they are more likely fish, without an anchor) in the mid-20s to weren’t in it, and they found everything off cater their game plan accordingly. to be suspended than hugging the bottom about 30 feet of water. Most any fresh cut bait main lake points in 2-6 feet of water. They Lake Monticello (11/28) right now. will catch fish. caught all their fish flipping a jig. Bass: Good. Andy Wicker reports that bass are South Carolina freshwater recreational fishing Crappie fishing has not been wide open Lake Murray (11/30) starting to group up (with the white perch) in regulations: (Pdf file): www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/ according to Captain Steve English (843-729- Lake Murray water levels are down to 353.97 their winter holes, and vertically fishing a jig pdf/freshfishing.pdf . C8 | SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 CLASSIFIEDS THE SUMTER ITEM

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For Sale Seeking a FT maintenance per- Summons & Summons & or Trade son for Apartment Communities Notice Notice located in Bishopville and surrounding areas. Successful candidate will AANNOUNCEMENTSNNOUNCEMENTS New & used Heat pumps & A/C. perform various maintenance duties NOTICE OF FILING Will install/repair, Call 803-968-9549 necessary to maintain and enhance or 843-992-2364 IN THE COURT OF NOTICE OF FILING the value of the communities. Duties COMMON PLEAS AND OF Lost & Found include plumbing, light electrical, , 6 chairs, 40x48 & 18in leaf. THIRD JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT OF Table painting, cleaning, etc. Applicant $275 Call 239-560-7224 CIRCUIT GUARDIAN AD Small crippled dog found on Hwy must have own tools and reliable Case No.: LITEM NISI 401, please call to identify. excellent, 71x24. transportation. 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The Plaintiff will move to refer the in the U.S. is seeking highly case to the Master in Equity with any Recliner, good condition, you YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE appeal to the South Carolina motivated individuals with outgoing Supreme Court. The pleadings in move. $50 Call 803-494-9610 personalities to join our Sales Team. that the Summons and Complaint were filed with the Clerk of Court for this case are on file in the Office of Candidates must have a working Sumter County, South Carolina on the Clerk of Court for Sumter knowledge of computers. They will November 29, 2016. County. be required to build sales volume by providing superior customer service SUMMONS A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr., and knowledge of product and SC Bar #: 6013 EEMPLOYMENTMPLOYMENT (Jury Trial Requested) Attorney for Plaintiffs finance options. This full time P.O. Box 2446 position is based on a flexible work 6 Middle St. Price reduced. 3 or 4 TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE Sumter, SC 29151 Medical practice seeking someone schedule that includes evenings, Br. 2 Ba. C/H/A. New construction. NAMED: (803) 418-5700 w/exp as a Medical Assistant. Send Saturdays and some holidays. Offer- Financing avail. Call 464-5960 YOU HEREBY ARE SUMMONED resume to: ing unlimited income potential based and required to answer the [email protected] on commission and bonuses. Guar- M & M Mobile Homes, Inc. Now SUMMONS selling New Wind Zone II Champion Complaint in this proceeding, a copy AND NOTICES anteed salary during training proc- of which is herewith served upon Top pay for Roofers with flat roof ess. Send resume to 2850 Broad St., and Clayton Homes. Lots of floor you, and to file a response with the experience TPO, Aspalt, mod bit, plans available to custom design Clerk of Court for Sumter County IN THE COURT OF Sumter, SC 29150 or email to COMMON PLEAS epdm, Only Experience roofers need [email protected] your home. Nice used refurbished within thirty (30) days from the date apply. Call 803-968-9833. homes still available also. Bank and of service hereof, exclusive of the CIVIL ACTION NO: SEEKING A HIGHLY MOTIVATED Owner financing with ALL CREDIT day of such service. If you fail to file 2016-CP-43-01314 In Loving Memory of Btwn 8am-5pm only RESIDENTIAL PLUMBER WITH A SCORES accepted. Call such response within the aforesaid Jackie Smith thirty (30) days, the Plaintiff shall be STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Class A HAZMAT Drivers STRONG PROFESSIONAL WORK 1-843-389-4215 Like us on Face- 7/8/53-1/22/15 entitled to a default judgment for the COUNTY OF SUMTER EnviroVac is the leading Industrial HABIT. Must have at least 5 years of book M & M Mobile Homes. Its been two years since God relief demanded in the Complaint. Cleaning company in the Southeast. experience and a valid driver's decided to take you home. There Santee Lynches Community We are looking for dedicated license. HILL PLUMBING offers Land & Lots McGOWAN, HOOD & FELDER, LLC Development Corporation, isn't a day that goes by, that we employees working in the Sumter, competitive pay, incentives and for Sale Patrick M. Killen Plaintiff, don't think of you. We will forever South Carolina area to haul waste 50 health insurance. Come join Sumt- SC Bar #15531 vs. have our memories together. hours per week, while having the er's leading plumbing contractor by Attorney for Plaintiff Shirley Lipinski, Eddie Dees Jr., 6 ac. MH site, $23,500 or 11 ac, or Mamie Dees, and any children and Love, Kim, Jalyn & the Family filling out an application at: 28 North Main Street weekends off work. These employ- 22 ac. on Shilo Raccoon Rd. Owner Sumter, SC 29150 heirs at law, distributes and ees start at $16/hr. Please apply 438 N. Main St., Sumter SC EOE fin. Call 843-231-1111 (803) 774-5026 devisees, and if any be deceased, online at http://www.cleancompany (803) 774-5028 Fax then any persons entitled to claim BBUSINESSUSINESS .com/application/ Caregiver needed for home health. Acre Minutes from [email protected] under or through them; also all Must pass background check. Call Walmart/Shaw, other persons unknown claiming any SSERVICESERVICES School Resource Officer 803-236-3603. all hookups. $12,900. SUMMONS right, title, Interest or lien upon the The Clarendon County Sheriff's 888-774-5720 AND NOTICES real property described in the Truck Driver needed for hauling Office is currently looking to fill Complaint herein, any unknown chips. Must have CDL & min. 3 years adults being a class designated as Home position of School Resource Officer. For Sale, 5 acres on William IN THE COURT OF Improvements exp. Call 803-804-4742. Brunson Rd. near John C. Land COMMON PLEAS John Doe; and any unknown minors The candidate selected will be or persons under disability or in working at both the middle high and Landing. Call 803-983-7543 for more CIVIL ACTION NO: the military service being a class Drivers: Regional & OTR. Excellent 2016-CP-43-02239 All out Home Improvements high school grade level. The candi- Pay + Rider Program. Family details. designated as Richard Roe; and One We beat everybody's price date selected must be a current Stop Mortgage Inc., and Aames Medical/Dental Benefits. Great STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Licensed & Bonded class one officer and preferably have Capital Corporation Hometime + Weekends. COUNTY OF SUMTER Defendants. 803-316-8969 5 plus years of law enforcement CDL-A, 1 yr. EXP. 877-758-3905 LLEGALEGAL training. The candidate needs to be Santee Lynches Community YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Legal Service able to work independently of direct NNOTICESOTICES Development Corporation, and required to answer the supervision and must be able to Plaintiff, complaint herein, a copy of which is interact and establish a rapport with vs. herewith served upon you, and to Attorney Timothy L. Griffith both students and staff. The selec- Esther Cocklin, Aaron Dickerson, serve a copy of your answer to this RRENTALSENTALS Jimmie Dickerson, Jean Connors, 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. ted candidate will have a take home Legal Notice complaint upon the subscriber, at Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury and Louise Dickerson and any the address shown below, within vehicle if they live within 15 miles of children and heirs at law, distributes NOTICE OF SUMTER thirty (30) days after service hereof, any Clarendon County line, any Willow Run, 251 Rast St. 2BR, and devisees, and if any be deceased, exclusive of day of such service, and Painting distance greater than that will not CITY-COUNTY PLANNING then any persons entitled to claim 2BA, incl. water & trash P/U, pool, COMMISSION MEETING if you fail to answer the complaint, include a take home vehicle. The under or through them; also all judgment by default will be rendered $575 mo./dep. 968-7801 other persons unknown claiming any Int/Ext Painting, Pressure wash- salary is negotiable upon the The Sumter City - County Planning against you for the relief demanded experience of the candidate. Appli- right, title, interest in or lien upon in the complaint. ing. 30 yrs exp. References. Quality Studio Apt bath, kitchen, Fridge, Commission will hold its regularly the real property described in the work/free est. Bennie 803-468-7592 cations for this position can be stove, fenced courtyard, $520 Mo scheduled meeting on Wednesday, complaint herein, designated as LIS PENDENS located in the Clarendon County water & elec, incld No smoking or January 25, 2017, at 3:00 P.M. in in John Doe, and any minors or Admin Building in the Human the City Council Chambers located incompetent persons or person in the Roofing Pets 803-225-3137 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Resource Dept. on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter military, designated as Richard Roe, Opera House (21 North Main Street, action has been commenced by the Huntington Place Apartments Plaintiff against the Defendants, to All Types of Roofing & Repairs All Sumter, South Carolina). This is a Defendants. Applications are being accepted at Rents from $625 per month quiet title to property described as work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. public meeting. the Clarendon County Administration 1 Month free* follows: Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED Building, Human Resource Dept. *13 Month lease required If there are any questions, please and required to answer the All that piece, parcel, or lot of land 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC Leasing office located at call George McGregor or Donna complaint herein, a copy of which is together with improvements thereon, Tree Service 29102, Monday thru Friday, 8:30 am McCullum at (803) 774-1660. herewith served upon you, and to Ashton Mill Apartment Homes situate, lying, and being near Sumter serve a copy of your answer to this until 5:00 pm countyhr 595 Ashton Mill Drive County, South Carolina, designated NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE: complaint upon the subscriber, at A Notch Above Tree Care Full @clarendoncountygov.org 803-773-3600 as Lot 14, Block 7, on a plat of The following self-storage Cube the address shown below, within Haynsworth, Surveyor, dated quality service low rates, lic./ins., free Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5 contents containing household and thirty (30) days after service hereof, November 4, 1904, in the ROD Office est BBB accredited 983-9721 CLARENDON COUNTY IS AN other goods will be sold for cash by exclusive of day of such service, and for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-6 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOY- CubeSmart 4194 Broad Street if you fail to answer the complaint, Senior Living at Page 2 and being bounded and Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, ER, WE DO NOT DISCRIMINATE Sumter, SC 29154 to satisfy a lien on judgment by default will be rendered measuring as follows: On the North stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, ON THE BASIS OF RACE, RELI- Apartments February 9, 2017 at approximately against you for the relief demanded by Lot 13, Block 7, and measuring 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. GION, COLOR, SEX, AGE, NA- for those 62+ 11:00 am at www.storagetreasures.c in the complaint. (Rent based on income) om thereon 150 feet; On the East by Lot TIONAL ORIGIN OR DISABILITY 45, Block 7 and measuring thereon NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Shiloh-Randolph Manor LIS PENDENS Tree removal, trimming & stump Reginald McBride - Cube 119 50 feet; On the South by Lot 15, Block ATTENTION : NOW HIRING 125 W. Bartlette. Natron China - Cube 168 7, and measuring thereon 150 feet; grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Packers - Cooks - Cashiers 775-0575 Maggelan Arrigton - Cube 64 and on the West by "H" Street and Cooks must have 2 yr exp. Interviews Studio/1 Bedroom action has been commenced by the measuring thereon 50 feet; be said apartments available Plaintiff against the Defendants, to measurements more or less and will be every Thurs. beginning quiet title to property described as EHO Autos For Sale according to said plat. PPETSETS & 1-26-17 @ 2-3pm follows: Location: Golden Chick, This lot is designated as Sumter AANIMALSNIMALS 807 Broad St. Sumter, S.C. 3 & 4 Br homes & MH, in Sumter All that piece, parcel of lot of land County Tax Map Parcel 227-12-05-007 County & Manning area. No Sect. 8. together with the improvements and is known as 107 H. Street. Kershaw County Board Rent + dep. req. Call 803-460-6216 thereon, if any, situate, lying, and of Disabilities and being near the City Limits of Sumter, This is the same property conveyed County of Sumter, State of South Pets Special Needs to Shirley Lipinski by deed of Carolina designated as Lot 14, Block Carolina B. Richardson, Sumter 1619 Jefferson Davis Hwy. STATEBURG 7, on a plat of John R. Haynsworth, Camden SC 29020 New Business County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Black & white male rabbit, healthy, COURTYARD Surveyor, dated November 4, 1904, of dated and recorded December 21, 1 year old, gentle, moving, will give 803-432-4841 2 & 3 Br, Sec. 8 in Sumter record in the Office of the Register 2010 in the ROD office for Sumter to suitable home. Call 803-494-3726 Equal Opportunity Employer of Deeds of Sumter County in Plat County in Volume 1148 at Page 2572. 803-494-4015 Book Z-6 at Page 2 and being Job Posting bounded and measures according to NOTICE OF FILING • 20 plus years said plat as follows: On the North by Open Positions 3BR & 2BR, all appliances, Sumter Lot 13, Block 7, said plat, and AND OF LPN: area. Section 8 accepted. 469-6978 experience measuring thereon 150 feet; On the APPOINTMENT part-time position - flexible hours: MMERCHANDISEERCHANDISE or 499-1500 East by Lot 45, Block 7, said plat, and OF GUARDIAN AD Must have a High School Diploma or measuring thereon 50 feet; On the LITEM NISI GED and vocational or technical MH 4BR/2BA, lg, w/d, lg lot, stove, • On Lot Financing South by Lot 15, Block 7, said plat, school in nursing. Minimum of one refrigerator. For more info call Available and measuring thereon 150 feet; and Please take notice that an action has Auctions year experience as LPN; must have 803-481-3498 on the West by "H" Street, said plat, been commenced and is now current state Board of Nursing LPN and measuring thereon 50 feet; be pending to quiet title to property as all of said measurements a little Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, described above. James A. Stoddard, Bill's Antiques and Furniture license and must keep the license • Buy Here Pay more or less and according to said Sumter attorney, has been appointed water//sewer//garbage pk-up incl'd. is closing! Sat. Jan. 28th, 10 am, current during tenure of employment Here plat. This lot is designated on the Guardian ad Litem Nisi for unknown 1107 N. Main St. Sumter, Info, Pix, in this position. Must have excellent RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350 Auditors Tax Map for Sumter County defendants. terms at auctionzip.com ID#14336 verbal and written communication as Parcel 227-12-05-007 and is known MH 3BR/2BA, w/d, large lot, stove, Odom Auction SCAL #4219 SCAF skills, and a valid SC driver's license. as 107 H. Street. The Plaintiff will move to refer the refrigerator. Farmers Rd. off St. Paul • In House Credit #4061 Must have computer skills. Apply in case to the Master in Equity with any Ch. Rd.1.5 acre. Call for more info This conveyance is made subject to appeal to the South Carolina 803-968-5115 person. Decisions 803-481-3498 all visible and recorded easements, Supreme Court. The pleadings in covenants, and rights of way this case are on file in the Office of Garage, Yard & 3BR 2BA MH. $475/mo + $400 Locally Owned & affecting said property. the Clerk of Court for Sumter Estate Sales Dep No Sect 8. 803-775-0492 lv County. msg. Operated This is the same property conveyed to Esther Cocklin by deed of A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr., LARGE GARAGE SALE Carolina B. Richardson, Sumter SC Bar #: 6013 Every Weekend 3735 Broad Street County Treasurer and Tax Collector, Attorney for Plaintiffs Tables $2 & $3 RREALEAL hereafter Richardson, dated and P.O. Box 2446 recorded December 21, 2010 in the Sumter, SC 29151 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB Sumter, SC 29154 EESTATESTATE ROD office for Sumter County in (803) 418-5700 Open every weekend. Call 803-494-4247 Volume 1148 at Page 2572. 803-494-5500 “Do unto others For Sale, 47 acres with house, 3BR/1.5BA, off Summerton Hwy. Call as you would have For Sale done to you!” or Trade 803-983-7543 Investors Dream! Located on Sofa bed, good condition, queen Sampson St. Buy 3 houses & get the size, you move. $200 OBO Call 4th house free! Call 775-4391 or 803-494-9610 464-5960 for more information. $UH\RXUHDG\IRUDJUHDWMRE" BEGIN YOUR NEW BANKED OWNED ON SITE HEALTHCARE CAREER TODAY! REAL ESTATE AUCTION *XDUDQWHHGVDODU\IRU SUMTER &KU\VOHU7HFKV)RUG7HFKV 2808 Loretto Dr., Sumter, SC 8VHGFDUPHFKDQLF6DOHVSURIHVVLRQDO Classes begin 5 BR, 5BA, 3658 sq. ft, February 2017 6LJQRQERQXV &RPSDQ\EHQHÀWV%RQXVHVLQSD\SODQV Sale Date: Saturday, January 28th, 2016 *UHDWZRUNHQYLURQPHQW6DWXUGD\DQG6XQGD\RII Dental Assisting at 2:30 pm &RQWDFW Pharmacy Technician Accepting Pre-Auction Offers! 5% Buyer’s Premium. /RRNIRU6DQWHH$XWRPRWLYHRQ)DFHERRN Medical Administrative Assistant Visit auctionservicesintl.com Santee Automotive to download brochure or call 800-260-5846. SANTEEAUTOMOTIVE.COM Find Out More - Call Today! Auctioneer: Michael B. Harper FORD • CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP • RAM 803-938-3795 www.uscsumter.edu SCAL 3728 ASI-FM.AF3990 ´'RQ·WPDNHDPLVWDNH6KRSWKHODNHµ HIGHWAY 261 • MANNING • FORD CHRYSLER DODGE JEEP RAM • 800-671-0365 THE SUMTER ITEM COMICS SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 2017 | D1

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