Program bridges generational gap Bates students discuss life topics with adults who volunteer time each month at the school BY BRUCE MILLS Wednesday during one of its [email protected] monthly, two-hour program ses- sions at the school. What started out with a disci- A few years ago, Hunter said, a pline referral of a student a few Bates student had gotten into se- years ago has turned into a rious trouble, and the kid’s SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 $1.75 monthly program at Bates Mid- grandmother, whom he lived dle School that bridges the gap with, had to be called in to the SERVING SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE OCTOBER 15, 1894 between the older and younger school to discuss the issue with generations and opens the lines Hunter and her grandson. BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM of communication on important During the visit, the grand- Bates Middle School student Kerrington topics. mother shared with Hunter and Pinckney listens Wednesday as adult vol- School Principal Ayesha Hunt- the young man that his problem unteer Gloria Summers talks Wednesday er discussed her school’s inter- during an intergenerational program ses- SEE GENERATIONS, PAGE A3 4 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES | VOL. 123, NO. 102 generational program on sion at the school.

Thomas Sumter OpenAcademy House Troopers investigate 3 Preschool - 12th Grade Thursday, March 15 • 6:30pm hit-and-runs in Rembert 5265 Camden Highway • Rembert, SC (803) 499-3378 Highway patrol asks those with any info to call, bring closure BY ADRIENNE SARVIS [email protected]

South Carolina High- way Patrol is seeking in- formation that could lead to arrests involving three fatal hit-and-runs in an 8-mile area in Rembert in 2015, 2017 and 2018. • Elizabeth Lewis, 53, was struck by a vehicle while lying in the road- way on Richbow Road about 8 p.m. on Sept. 5, 2015; • Dwain Wright, 56, It’s time to was struck by a vehicle while lying in the north- bound lane of Ellerbe ‘spring forward’ Mill Road about 12:35 a.m. on June 18, 2017; Did you remember to set your and • Devin Dinkins, 41, clocks ahead 1 hour last night? was hit by an unknown vehicle while walking along TB Wright Road SPORTS near Scotts Branch Road at 5:14 a.m. on Feb. B1 10. TSA Archery aims high According to reports, each incident occurred when it was dark outside, DEATHS, B6 and there were no exteri- or light sources such as Exile King William C. Bradham street lights. Janet T. Trembley Linda G. Gaines Finding the drivers is Robert L. Burke Queen E. Grady not just about solving the Lenwood R. Griffin Sr. Manuel Benjamin Sr. case, but also finding clo- Thena T. Ramsey Cecilia L. Vaughn sure for the families, Thelma J. Baker Standard L. Pugh South Carolina Highway PHOTOS BY ADRIENNE SARVIS / THE SUMTER ITEM Louise M. Byrd Sandra L. Howeth Patrol Lance Cpl. David A cross and flowers are seen on Richbow Road, Rembert, where Elizabeth Lewis, 53, was Eunist J. Simon David H. Tallant Jones said. struck and killed by an unknown vehicle on Sept. 5, 2015. Joyce Lynn Conyers And though the de- ceased contributed to the wrecks by being in the Dwain Wright, 56, was road, it is still a crime to struck and killed in the WEATHER, A12 drive away from the northbound lane of Ellerbe scene of a collision, Mill Road in 2017. Highway RAINY AND STORMY Jones said. Patrol is searching for an- Chance of rain and storms today and tonight. Highway patrol’s swers in the hit-and-run HIGH 61, LOW 46 goals are to bring the deaths of three people in drivers to justice and Rembert in the past few bring closure for the years. families who still travel INSIDE CONTACT US the roads where their Classifieds C6 Info: 774-1200 loved ones were killed, Comics D1 Advertising: 774-1237 Jones said. “At the end of the day, Opinion A11 Classifieds: 774-1200 Outdoors C5 we’re working for the Delivery: 774-1258 families,” he said. Panorama A5 News and Sports: C3 “It’s unfair,” Tammy Reflections 774-1226 Burgess, Lewis’ daugh- mother on Richbow about this as if it were still hurting. C4 Yesteryear ter, said. “It’s just not Road, Burgess said she their mother, Burgess “It seems like nobody right,” she said about the never saw anyone travel said. Someone could cares,” she said. “We just VISIT US ONLINE AT the .com lack of information. the road who didn’t live even give an anonymous keep praying and asking She said her mother there. There’s no reason tip to the police, she said. for strength.” was staying on Richbow for anyone to go back After more than two These are also roads Road with a boyfriend at there unless they live years of waiting for an- that are not heavily the time when she died. there, she said. swers, Burgess and her While visiting her People should think family are hopeful but SEE HIT AND RUN, PAGE A9

RICHARD LAUREN BOOTH • 1952 - 2018 Booth remembered for his passion for Sumter

Richard Booth BY ADRIENNE SARVIS ty. He continued his education by and as permanent master in equity was dedicated [email protected] earning a Juris Doctor Degree from for Sumter County by Gov. Mark San- to the Sumter University of South Carolina School ford in 2008. community This week, many in Sumter are re- of Law. Booth was a lifelong member of throughout his membering Richard Lauren Booth, He was admitted to the South Caro- Trinity United Methodist Church, life. Booth died 65, known for his charitable nature lina Bar in 1977 and began his law ca- where he was an active member of Monday at 65. and compassion for his community, reer by practicing law with Lee & the Boyle Bible Class and a Sunday who passed away on Monday. Moise, and Nash, Chappell & Wilson school teacher for more than 45 years. PHOTO PROVIDED Born in Sumter, Booth was a grad- before starting his own firm in 1986. He is also known for his participa- uate of Thomas Sumter Academy Booth was appointed special referee tion in numerous community groups and later earned a degree in financial and interim master for Sumter Coun- management from Clemson Universi- ty by Chief Justice Jean Toal in 2006 SEE BOOTH, PAGE A9 A2 | SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM

Call: (803) 774-1226 | E-mail: [email protected] Finney will be honored by Claflin University

FROM STAFF REPORTS versity and received her sity of South Carolina Sumter. The First Lady’s Hats and Gloves Master’s in Education in Finney was married for more than Scholarship Tea will feature an assort- Claflin University will present Fran- 1963 from South Carolina 60 years to the late Chief Justice Er- ment of specialty teas and musical per- ces D. Finney, class of ’56, with the State University. Finney’s nest A. Finney Jr., class of ’52, who formances by Loretta Holloway, class of 2018 Visionary Leader Award during passion for teaching and died in December 2017. He was the ’74. Vendor booths will open at 5 p.m. the 12th Annual First Lady’s Hats and inspiring academic first black to serve as chief justice on Proceeds from the event benefit the Gloves Scholarship Tea at 6 p.m. Tues- achievement to both FINNEY the South Carolina Supreme Court Alice Carson Tisdale Scholarship. day, March 20, in the Tullis Arena, youth and adults led her since the Reconstruction Era. Their Three Claflin students will be awarded Jonas T. Kennedy Health and Physical to a career in education. union produced three children: Third $2,000 scholarships and laptop com- Education Center. She began teaching first-graders in Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney puters for winning an essay contest Finney will be recognized for her Bucksport and later became the direc- III of Sumter; Jerry Finney, an attor- and for their academic achievements. contributions in K-12 and adult educa- tor of the kindergarten program at ney in Columbia; and Nikky Finney, a To purchase tickets, contact Tammy tion and community service. Morris College in Sumter. Finney renowned author and a professor at McCottry, director of special events, at Finney was born and raised in New- later taught non-traditional students University of South Carolina. Finney (803) 535-5665, [email protected], berry, earned a Bachelor’s Degree in at the Vocational Rehabilitation Cen- is admired as the matriarch of a fami- or to become a sponsor and make a fi- Early Childhood Education with a ter in Sumter before serving as direc- ly devoted to civil rights and social nancial contribution, visit www.claf- Minor in Social Studies at Claflin Uni- tor of Student Employment at Univer- justice. lin.edu.

The love of reading

PHOTOS PROVIDED Willow Drive Elementary School first-grade scholars re- cently traveled to local nursing homes to read and sing to residents as part of the school's Read Across America Cel- ebration. Afterward, they enjoyed fellowship at the Gold- en Corral, one of the school's community partners.

THIS MONTH IN S.C. HISTORY S.C. boasts scores of women who made significant contributions BY THE S.C. HISTORICAL SOCIETY Louisa Susan- hune (1875-1955) strongly thought that mann (1882-1934), a native of New York nah Cheves education was key to ending poverty City whose photography documented On March 17, 1856, the Mount Vernon McCord (1810- that plagued so many in rural South rural people in the South in the early Ladies Association received its charter 1879) gar- Carolina. In 1904, Dr. Bethune, a native 20th century, including the mountain in large part because of Ann Pamela nered the of Sumter, started a school for black peoples of Appalachia and the Gullah- Cunningham (1819-1875) of Laurens most atten- girls that would eventually become Bet- Geechee of the Sea Islands. Together, District. The organization raised the tion for her hune-Cookman University. She founded she and Peterkin produced "Roll, Jor- large sum of money for the purchase essays on an- the National Council for Negro Women dan, Roll." The fine art edition of the and restoration of George Washing- tebellum so- to “represent the national and interna- book is considered to be one of the ton’s Virginia estate, which had fallen cial issues tional concerns of black women” in most beautiful books ever produced. into disrepair and decay during the and econom- 1935 and served as a special adviser to Finally, Charlestonian Septima Poin- early 19th century. The Mount Vernon ics, but she President Franklin Roosevelt. sette Clark, known as the “Mother of Ladies’ Association, one of the earliest also wrote po- "Scarlet Sister Mary," a novel by Lau- the Civil Rights Movement,” was a lead- preservation and heritage organiza- ANN P. CUNNINGHAM etry, reviews rens native Julia Peterkin (1880-1961), er in the NAACP, the Highlander tions in the United States, still owns and blank won the Pulitzer Prize for Literature in School and the Southern Christian and maintains our first president’s his- verse drama. She lived at Lang Syne 1929 but also caused a scandal in the Leadership Conference and worked to toric home. plantation in St. Matthew’s Parish and state. Set in the Lowcountry among the establish citizenship schools through- March is Women’s History Month, a later in Columbia. In 1861, McCord be- Gullah people, it tells the story of an or- out the South. Although often underap- time to reflect upon the contributions came president of the Soldiers Relief phan, Mary, and her personal struggle preciated by Southern male activists, and accomplishments of women Association and armed and clothed her between goodness and sin. The book Clark also focused on education as a throughout history. In addition to Cun- son’s military company at her own ex- was banned at the public library in means to equality, thinking that ningham, South Carolina boasts scores pense. After his death at the Second Gaffney, but the Gaffney Ledger pub- “knowledge could empower marginal- of other notable women philanthro- Battle of Manassas, she devoted herself lished the entire book as a serial. Per- ized groups in ways that formal legal pists, writers and educators who con- to nursing soldiers as matron of the haps her setting inspired genius, for Pe- equality couldn’t.” tributed to the welfare and the prestige army hospital on the South Carolina terkin grew up at Lang Syne plantation, Learn more about these and many of the state. College campus in Columbia. former home of Louisa McCord. other South Carolina women at the Called “the most intellectually influ- As the state struggled to rebuild into As she gathered material for her nov- South Carolina Historical Society, ential female author in the Old South,” the 20th century, Mary McLeod Bet- els, Peterkin traveled with Doris Ul- www.schistory.org.

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ers with the students. GENERATIONS FROM PAGE A1 “We can offer the students advice and see how we are reminded her of a pivotal mo- Hunter said at each month- alike and how we are differ- ment in her own life when she ly program, the adults sit at a ent,” Wilson said. was also headed in the wrong table with the same students Wilson said he’s maintained direction and had to make an in order to build on those re- relationships with former stu- important decision to change lationships throughout the dent participants who are her life for the better. school year. now in high school. Afterward, Hunter said the According to Hunter, stu- “I am keeping up with the grandmother told her that dents selected for the pro- former participants that I kids today think they’re the gram are middle-level stu- worked with,” Wilson said. first to experience certain dents at the school — not at “We are going to see them all things, but they are not. the very top of their class aca- to the end.” “So that got me to thinking: demically but also not in the Seventh-grader Malik Han- That’s true, the younger gen- bottom quartile. Two of Bates’ nah, who sits with Wilson in eration feels they are the only teachers — Sharell Grant and his group, said the program people to go through difficult Jennifer Jackson — help allows students to connect things,” Hunter recalled. “So, Hunter facilitate the intergen- with people, and he especially I said to myself: ‘How do we erational program, which BRUCE MILLS / THE SUMTER ITEM likes Wilson. bridge the two together?’” breaks down the barriers be- Adult volunteer Chuck Wilson leads a discussion at his table with “He’s very uplifting, and he The result is Bates’ Inter- tween adults and today’s Bates Middle School students during an intergenerational program likes to get us into the swing generational Program, where youth. session at the school on Wednesday. of things,” Hannah said. “We 40 students (20 seventh-grad- The program sessions are have our fun moments at ers and 20 eighth-graders) creative, Hunter said, and tie teer who also wears the hat as Important take-aways from times.” meet once a month at the in educational standards, the school district’s instruc- the session were controlling Eighth-grader Kaitlyn school with several local adult such as literature, poetry, T- tional technology director, your emotions when online Brock said she enjoys the fact volunteers from all walks of Charts for looking at two said bullying has a limited au- and also what’s appropriate to that she can see how the life to talk about just that: Life sides of an issue, and inquiry- dience, whereas cyberbullying post online and what’s not. adults handle situations. and key issues that everyone based activities. can go viral on the internet. “This program helps the “We can all see from each faces. When each topic is dis- On the topic of social media younger generation; now they other’s point of view, so no- On Wednesday, 12 adult vol- cussed during a session, and Facebook, Hunter ex- have someone to talk to,” body is left behind,” Brock unteers were on hand at the Hunter, Grant or Jackson plained that words can hurt, Hunter said. said. “It gives the adults more school to rub shoulders with start with a clear definition but students can control if Another adult volunteer, of an understanding of how the 40 middle-schoolers to dis- and ask the youth and adults they participate in such activ- Chuck Wilson, has been in- we feel. I see the adults have cuss the topics of communica- gathered for good examples as ities. volved in the school’s inter- gone through a lot of what we tion, social media and cyber- conversation starters. “Sometimes, all you can do generational program from its have, but we also have more bullying. On Wednesday, attendees is shut off the computer,” initial planning stages three issues that they can’t under- The adult volunteers were a were asked what’s the differ- Hunter said. “Ignore it, shut it years ago. stand. There are a lot of simi- couple church pastors, a po- ence between bullying and cy- down. You don’t have to re- He said he thinks it’s a very larities between us, but lice officer and business lead- berbullying. spond to what people say good project because it com- there’s also a lot of differenc- ers, among others. David Laws, an adult volun- about you.” bines adult community lead- es.”

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Lightwire Theater brings fantasy trip to life on Sumter Opera Stage

BY RHONDA BARRICK wears black but is illuminated by the lights [email protected] LIGHTWIRE THEATER Afraid of the dark? attached to his or her costume and powered WHERE: Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. Lightwire Theater may be just the ticket to WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Friday by 16AA batteries for each show. COST: help you conquer your fear, and it's coming Tickets are $20-28. You may recognize the name Lightwire MORE INFORMATION: Call (803) 436-2616 or to Sumter Opera House on Friday. visit www.SumterOperaHouse.com. Theater from "America's Got Talent" where it Beginning the show in total darkness, an- was a semi-finalist, or TruTV's "FakeOff" ticipation builds as the stage fills with color- Behind the story of acceptance is the inge- where the troupe won the top prize of ful neon-illuminated characters that seem- nuity required to put on this show. A range $100,000. Lightwire Theater has entertained ingly float across the stage. The story un- of recyclable materials — aluminum rods, audiences across the world including Hong folds with the main character, Marvin the election signs, skateboard wheels, dryer Kong, Estonia, Belarus, China and Abu mouse, who wants to be popular but is la- ducts, plumbing supplies, PVC pipes, fishing Dhabi. beled a loser and a geek by the "cool" mice. poles, zip ties, back packs and duct tape — “The audience is sure to be captivated by Through his science books, Marvin enters are used to create the pliable props that Lightwire Theater performers as they create a world of fantasy where he longs to be a withstand the dancers' movements. Black colorful illusions to capture the child-like in- hero, and the audience is pulled into the trip fabric is added to the props for dimension nocence in each of us,” commented Cultural of a lifetime — to the surface of the moon in and lined with electroluminescent wire Manager Seth Reimer in a news release. his homemade rocket, where Marvin meets known as “el wire.” Unlike black lights, “el “We’re excited to bring this group to Sum- misfit creatures and learns of peril and wire” is powered by batteries and gives a ter. It’s going to be a fun-filled exciting pro- beauty. 360-degree glowing light. Each character gram that you will not want to miss!”

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Central Carolina Technical Her father, who was a pastor, spurred Brady, Corbin Bruce and Charlton Thomas Sumter Academy College her fascination with the legal system by Commander. — Sean Hoskins SCIENCE FAIR PROJECTS taking her as a young girl to watch Sumter School District COME SEE ME AT COLLEGE DAY court proceedings at the courthouse in CCTC will host Come See Me at Col- Durham, North Carolina. He and her SUMTER EDUCATION FOUNDATION lege Day for high school students in mother, who was an English teacher DELIVERS BOOKS TO R.E. DAVIS Kershaw, Lee, Clarendon and Sumter and librarian, instilled in her a love of counties on Thursday. Students will learning and a passion for public ser- Thanks to a donation from the Wil- learn about admission and financial aid vice. liams-Brice-Edwards Charitable requirements, as well as discover the 50- Lynch received her Bachelor of Arts, Trust, the Sumter Education Founda- plus academic programs CCTC offers. cum laude, from Harvard College in tion distributed $10,000 worth of They will be introduced to Central Car- 1981, and her Juris Doctor from Har- books to R.E. Davis Elementary olina Scholars, CCTC's new initiative vard Law School in 1984, where she was School. Five additional schools also that provides qualifying high school se- an adviser to the first year moot court benefited from the $50,000 donation. niors the first two years at CCTC tuition competition and a member of the Legal Members of the Foundation’s Board PHOTO PROVIDED free. They will also have the opportuni- Aid Bureau and Harvard Black Law of Directors helped celebrate Read ty to take tours of the Main Campus, Students Association. In 1990, after a pe- Across America Day with this presen- Health Sciences Center, Legal Studies riod in private practice, Lynch joined tation and read to the students in During the last week of February, Center, Advanced Manufacturing Tech- the United States Attorney’s Office for their Ben Carson Reading Room do- Thomas Sumter had an opportunity to nology Training Center and the Natural the Eastern District of New York, locat- nated by Thompson Construction see, observe and grade a plethora of sci- Resources Management Center. ed in Brooklyn, New York — the city Group. ence fair projects. Lower School win- For more information, call (803) 778- she considers her adopted home. There, Last spring, the Sumter Education ners (pictured) are: for Chemistry, Clara 6602. she forged an impressive career prose- Foundation, which serves as the phil- Ann McCaskill; for Biology, Taryn Mc- GRADUATION FAIR cuting cases involving narcotics, money anthropic arm for Sumter School Dis- Brayer; for Physics, a three-way tie be- laundering, organized crime and public trict, embarked on a fundraising cam- tween Trenton Spilker, Luke Wyrick Central Carolina Technical College corruption. In one notable instance, she paign to raise money to purchase and Blake O'Bradovich. Most creative will host a Graduation Fair on Tuesday, served on the prosecution team in the books for classroom libraries. The 500 was Reese Distelsweig. Our overall March 27, on Main Campus in the atri- high-profile civil rights case of Abner for $500k aims to support teachers in Lower School winner for our Main um of building M500 from 10 a.m. to Louima, the Haitian immigrant who Sumter School District in strengthen- Campus is Trenton Spilker who will noon and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Students will was sexually assaulted by uniformed ing the reading proficiency of every represent our main campus at the have the opportunity to have graduation police officers in a Brooklyn police pre- student from preschool to high SCISA Science Fair. portraits taken, gather information cinct in 1997. school. TSA Middle School winners were: about job searching, view class rings In 1999, President Clinton appointed Thanks to the generosity of donors • Chemistry — first, Kaci McBrayer; and check the status of their graduation her to lead the office as United States at- such as BD, Eaton, Thompson Con- second, Annie Lee Kessinger; and third, applications. Graduation applications torney — a post she held until 2001. In struction Group, Kaydon, NBSC, Emily Holladay for spring and summer graduates are 2002, she joined Hogan & Hartson LLP SAFE, private foundations and indi- • Physics/Engineering — first, Jenene due by April 2. (now Hogan Lovells) as a partner in the viduals, more than $135,000 has been Grover; second, Lillian Lindler; and WELDING SKILLS COMPETITION firm’s New York office. While in private donated to the campaign. The founda- third, Savannah Butler practice, Lynch performed extensive tion’s goal is to raise $500,000. • Behavioral and Social Science, Bota- Central Carolina Technical College is pro bono work for the International Children who spend more time ny, Environmental, Medicine and hosting this year’s annual Welding Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, estab- reading grow into strong, proficient Health, Microbiology, and Zoology — Skills Competition on April 19 and 20 on lished to prosecute those responsible for readers who are workforce and col- first, Jordan Thornton; second, Abby Main Campus in Sumter. Ten South human rights violations in the 1994 lege ready. Cox; and third, Alex Goins Carolina technical colleges will compete genocide in that country. As special SUMTER HIGH DRAMA DEPARTMENT Overall winners for the Middle School in six welding categories. counsel to the tribunal, she was respon- RATES SUPERIOR — first, Jordan Thornton; and second, For more information and sponsor- sible for investigating allegations of wit- Kaci McBrayer ship opportunities, contact Welding Pro- ness tampering and false testimony. The Sumter High Theatre Depart- TSA High School winners were: gram Manager Axel Reis at (803) 778- While in private practice, she also ment competed in the Palmetto • Chemistry — first, Maci Willetts; 7863 or [email protected]. served on several boards including the Dramatics/S.C. International Thespian second, Lizzie Silvester; and third, Mat- VETERANS FORUM Federal Reserve Bank of New York and Festival and achieved well-deserved re- thew Daily and Cameron Dixon the Legal Aid Society of New York. sults. Their play, "Personal Effects," won • Physics — first, Ava Claus; and sec- Central Carolina Technical College’s In 2010, President Obama asked the highest rating of Superior and was ond, Zach Davis Veteran Resource Center, Student Vet- Lynch to resume her leadership of the awarded a perfect score from one of the • Behavioral and Social Sciences — eran Association and History Depart- United States Attorney’s Office in judges. Will Lane and Hutson Self won first, Graham Campbell and Josh Fu- ment will present a “Veteran Forum: Brooklyn. Under her direction, the of- double Superiors and qualified in their gate; and second, Logan Oxendine Honoring Our Local Heroes.” This fice successfully prosecuted numerous duet acting comedy to compete at the • Biology, Engineering, Environmen- event will be held on Tuesday, March 20, corrupt public officials, terrorists, cy- next level at the National Convention in tal, Medicine and Health, Microbiology, from 6 to 8 p.m. on the Main Campus in bercriminals and human traffickers, June. Donovan Green was one of 10 ac- and Zoology: first, Ethan Lisenby; sec- Building 400, Room M401. The event will among other important cases. — Anika tors to win the Superior Acting award, ond, Trey Bolton; and third, Alyssa Law feature a panel of several local veterans Cobb and Laura Grace Wylie and Hutson Self Overall winners for the high school — who will share their experiences and in- won Excellent Acting awards for their first, Ava Claus; and second, Ethan sight on how their military service im- University of South Carolina one-act play entries. In addition, Dono- Lisenby — Dr. F.L. Martin III pacted their education. Veterans of Sumter van Green, Will Lane, Andrew Law- World War II, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, rence, Logan Martin, Maggie Morse, CAMPUS CORNER and Operation Iraqi Freedom/Opera- SPRING BREAK Shay Simmons, Katherine Singleton tion Enduring Freedom will be on hand. and Laura Grace Wylie also won Supe- This is a great opportunity for the com- The University of South Carolina riors in their respective individual act- Coastal Carolina University munity to interact one on one with Sumter will not hold classes Monday ing events. these local heroes. This event is open to through Friday because it is spring LAKEWOOD STUDENT PLACES 2ND More than 40 Coastal Carolina Uni- the public. — Catherine M. Wood break; however, campus offices will be AT COMPETITION versity students volunteered during open to serve students and the commu- the eighth annual Women’s Leader- Morris College nity during this time. — Misty Hatfield Derek Kirby, a senior at Lakewood ship Conference and Celebration of High School and a student in the weld- Inspiring Women on Feb. 5-6 at the DEDICATION Wilson Hall ing program at Sumter Career and Myrtle Beach Convention Center in On Thursday, March 29, Morris Col- Technology Center, placed second at the Myrtle Beach. lege will hold a dedication for the Solo- FISHER AND TAVAREZ NAMED Midlands Technical College American Jeannette Pryor, a graphic design mon Jackson Jr. Administration Build- NATIONAL MERIT FINALISTS Welding Society competition. Derek re- major from Sumter, and Jessamine ing at 10 a.m. in conjunction with the ceived a customized welding helmet Ibe, a biology major from Sumter, vol- annual Pre-Easter Worship Service. The Seniors worth $350. After graduation, Derek unteered at the event. ceremony will be held in the Neal-Jones Kirsten Fish- plans to pursue an Associate’s Degree Auditorium at 10 a.m., and Dr. Solomon er and Mat- in Welding at Central Carolina Techni- Wofford College Jackson Jr. will deliver the message. thew Tavarez cal College. SPARTANBURG — Dr. Michael J. Jackson, a native of Columbia, pre- have been se- IB STUDENTS RAISE MONEY FOR Sosulski, provost of Wofford College, sented a check in the amount of $10 mil- lected as Na- AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY has announced the following local lion to the late Dr. Luns C. Richardson, tional Merit FISHER TAVAREZ students were named to the Dean’s president of Morris College, on Jan. 7, Scholarship Students in Sumter High School’s In- List for the fall 2017 semester: 2010. This was the largest individual gift Finalists. ternational Baccalaureate program's • Sumter — Essence Unique Buck- in the institution’s history. His first pri- They represent less than one percent of Creativity, Activity, Service class hosted man, Anna Christian Lyles, Edward ority is the students, therefore, portions U.S. high school seniors. As two of the their seventh-annual Kickin’ for a Cure Brode McMillan and James Patrick of Jackson’s gift were used to provide approximately 15,000 graduating seniors soccer tournament at Patriot Park. The Muldrow endowed student scholarships, con- in the nation to receive this high honor, students raised close to $1,000, which struct a new dormitory and aid in the they are eligible to receive a National will go to the American Cancer Society. Western Governors University construction of a new Student Health Merit Scholarship or a corporate-spon- CAS, which stands for creativity, ac- Services Center. Other designated capi- sored or college-sponsored merit schol- tivity and service, is the IB Diploma pro- SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — The fol- tal development projects include con- arship. Finalists are selected based on gram course that works with the devel- lowing Sumter students have received struction of a new administration build- their test scores, academic record, opment of the whole student: socially, their degree from Western Governors ing, the purchase of a new coach bus, course work, school recommendation, emotionally and physically. According University at its 64th commencement the roof replacement of an existing extracurricular activities and leader- to Sumter High School teacher and CAS ceremony at the Disney Coronado dorm, continued landscaping and beau- ship, and student essay. More than 1.5 supervisor Ann-Frances Brown, "The Springs Resort in Orlando on Feb. 10: tification of the campus and adding to million juniors in nearly 22,000 high development of attitudes and traits that Craig Stevens received his Bachelor of the college’s general endowment. schools entered the 2018 National Merit will be respected by others, such as de- Science in IT-Security Emphasis de- Jackson describes learning God’s Program by taking the 2016 Preliminary termination, commitment, initiative and gree; and Stacey Pack received her word and fellowshipping with some out- SAT which served as an initial screen of empathy, are a key focus of the course. Bachelor of Science in Nursing de- standing teachers, preachers and stu- program entrants. Students often identify this course as gree. dents at the college as a “great experi- CHESS TEAMS COMPETE the highlight of their IB program expe- ence.” He publicly expresses his grati- rience because it emphasizes personal Newberry College tude for the time he spent in the class- The lower school and middle school growth and student interests." room of Morris College. Jackson proud- chess teams competed in the S.C. Inde- Brown says that while the course fo- NEWBERRY — Students repre- ly shares how studying theology at pendent School Association State Chess cuses heavily on service, it is not the senting the Newberry College De- Morris College helped to mold him into Tournament held at the Sumter Civic only focus. Students are encouraged to partment of Arts and Communica- the person he is today. He truly inter- Center on March 1. The lower school grow as individuals while pursuing the tions recently competed in the South nalizes the school’s motto, “Enter to team finished fourth out of 17 teams, skills and knowledge IB encourages Carolina Speech and Theatre Associ- Learn; Depart to Serve,” and he exem- and the middle school team finished throughout the 18-month program. All ation State College Festival Competi- plifies this by his unselfish actions to- fifth out of 20 teams. Jeanna Mahr is the projects done in the CAS class are tion held at South Carolina State ward the improvement of education. the adviser for both teams. initiated and planned by the students, University. In the competition with This great servant of the Lord is dedi- COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS who are encouraged to investigate several other colleges, Nigel Johnson cated to family and friends and supports causes that interest them, identify areas of Manning placed first in the Theat- the future goals of education as provid- As of March 2, 90 percent of the 69 of need and implement projects that rical Design category. ed by Morris College. members of the senior class received will best support that need in the com- 2018 COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER merit-based scholarship offers total- munity. The students are required to re- Charleston Southern University ing more than $2.5 million to a four- flect on the CAS experiences and in- Morris College has announced Loret- year college or university. The follow- clude the reflections in their final senior CHARLESTON — Charleston ta E. Lynch, 83rd Attorney General of ing is a partial list of scholarship re- year portfolio that highlights the most Southern University has named the the United States, will address the grad- cipients compiled from information meaningful experiences. following local students to the Dean’s uating class of 2018 at the submitted to the college counselor, SHS DRILL TEAM WINS TOP HONORS List for the fall 2017 semester. May commencement exer- Diane Richardson. Clemson Universi- • Sumter — Thomas Zackery Cook; cise at 10 a.m. on May 5 at ty offered an academic scholarship to The Sumter High School Air Force David Christopher White; Megan Kel- Sumter County Civic Cen- Steph Areford, Chandler Curtis, Liza ROTC drill team competed against 10 ley Taylor; Deja Alease Richardson; ter. Lowder, Bryce Lyles and Madison other schools at the Low Country Drill Lindsey Cheyenne Barwick; April Under Lynch’s leader- Reaves. Auburn University offered a Competition held at Charleston South- Darlene Overby; Lauren Ashleigh ship, the Department of True Blue Scholarship to Emily ern University. The cadets earned seven Cain; Courtney Marie Simpson; Chris- Justice focused extensive- LYNCH Barnes, Baylor University offered an first-place trophies, four second-place topher Tanner Brunson; Dustin Tyler ly on national security academic scholarship to Jacob Cot- trophies and one third-place trophy. On Way; and and terrorism, corruption ton, and the University of Mississippi Saturday, the cadets will fight to retain • Turbeville — Jesse Renee Beasley. both domestic and international, offered an Academic Excellence their title as the top Air Force JROTC Students named to the Charleston human trafficking and improving the Scholarship to Breland Land. Coastal unit in S.C. as they complete in the Southern Dean’s List have earned a relationship between law enforcement Carolina University offered a Coastal Stinger Drill Meet held at Irmo High 3.5 GPA or better and earned 12 or and the communities they serve. Scholar Award to Zan Beasley, Kelly School. — Shelly Galloway more credit hours for the semester. THE SUMTER ITEM NATION SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 | A7 Hiring surge added 313K jobs in February, most in 1½ years

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER panies that use the metals, AP Economics Writer such as automakers, pack- aged food companies and WASHINGTON — U.S. em- those that make industrial ployers went on a hiring machinery. binge in February, adding During 2017, the stock 313,000 jobs, the most in any market, as measured by the month since July 2016, and S&P 500 index, surged 19 drawing hundreds of thou- percent, partly on anticipa- sands of people into the job tion of corporate and indi- market. vidual tax cuts. Yet barely a At the same time, average month after the tax cuts be- wages rose 2.6 percent dur- came law, investors shifted ing the past 12 months, a their focus to the potential slowdown from January’s consequences: Faster accelerated pace, which had growth that might intensify spooked investors because it inflation and lead the Fed to raised fears of high infla- accelerate its rate hikes. tion. Friday’s jobs report There have been some from the government re- signs that price pressures vised down January’s year- are picking up. But overall, over-year wage gain by one- inflation remains in check. tenth of a point to 2.8 per- The inflation gauge that the cent. Fed tends to monitor most An influx of new job seek- closely shows an increase of ers in February kept the un- just 1.7 percent from a year employment rate unchanged earlier, below the central at a low 4.1 percent. bank’s 2 percent target News of the unexpectedly level. robust job growth sent stock Most economists expect futures up after the report THE ASSOCIATED PRESS growth to pick up in the was released at 8:30 a.m. Work continues Feb. 26 on a new development in Fair Lawn, New Jersey. On Friday, the Labor Department coming months and to accel- Last month’s hiring surge reported that U.S. employers added 313,000 jobs in February, the most in any month since July 2016, erate inflation slightly by might have reflected, in drawing hundreds of thousands of people into the job market. year’s end. They have fore- part, confidence among cast that the economy will some businesses that the expand at just a 2 percent Trump administration’s tax sion began. Retailers added work in February, leaving firm, estimates that the tar- annual rate in the January- cuts will accelerate consum- 50,000, the most in two the number of unemployed iffs could eliminate roughly March quarter before top- er and business spending. years. Financial services little changed. The propor- 145,000 jobs. Still, the ad- ping 3 percent in the next Consumer optimism gained 28,000, the biggest in- tion of adults who either ministration has opened the two quarters. jumped to its highest level crease since 2005. have a job or are looking for door to so many possible ex- And manufacturers ex- since 2000 last month, likely The government also re- one rose to 63 percent from emptions from the tariffs panded at the fastest pace in reflecting higher after-tax vised up its estimate of job 62.7 percent. that an accurate estimate of nearly 14 years in February, incomes resulting from the growth in December and In the meantime, econo- the impact on jobs is all but according to a survey of tax cuts. January by a combined mists are calculating how impossible. purchasing managers. Hiring was solid across a 54,000. the Trump administration’s Steel and aluminum pro- The housing market, too, wide range of industries in The consistently strong decision Friday to impose a ducers would presumably remains generally solid, February, including higher- pace of hiring has led many 25 percent tariff on steel im- hire more people. with demand for homes paying sectors such as con- more people who had been ports and a 10 percent tariff But those gains would be strong in much of the coun- struction, which added on the sidelines to start on aluminum might affect more than offset, Trade try, though rising mortgage 61,000 jobs, the most since looking for work. Most of the job market. The Trade Partnership calculates, by rates may begin to slow 2007, before the Great Reces- those new job seekers found Partnership, a consulting sharp job losses among com- sales. PO BOY’S TREE SERVICE FARM PET GARDEN FREE ESTIMATES Palmetto Farm Supply VEGETABLETime To Plant TREE CARE TREE REMOVAL • TRIMMING • TOPPING PLANTS • SPRAYING & SEEDS • TREE REMOVAL • PRUNING are in. • STUMP REMOVAL • FERTILIZING • BUSH HOGGING Po Boy’s OVER 40 YEARS EXPERIENCE FIREWOOD Rex Prescott DELIVERY FERNS Tommy Thompson LICENSED & INSURED $ 99 7 469-7606 or 499-4413

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They have planted onto shattered reefs to help re- nearly 1,900 trees since Janu- pair damage in the largest-ever ary, with a goal of 750,000 in effort of its kind for Puerto the next seven years, said Rico. Luisa Rosado, the group's habi- The Category 4 storm dam- tat manager. aged 1.2 billion trees and "This is a project where we snapped hundreds of thou- really won't see the results," sands of corals off reefs she said. "The results will be around the island when it hit from now to 100 years." on Sept. 20. Despite the wide- ‘If you think about It's also a labor-intensive spread destruction, a lack of project where crews have to re- funding and pressing human what you are seeing, turn every three months to the needs kept pushing back long- site where the trees are plant- term plans to replant trees ed to monitor their progress and rebuild corals. it’s broken animals.’ during the first year, then Now that Puerto Rico is JIM RITTERHOFF every four months in the sec- slowly regaining its footing ond year. Rosado said more after the storm and initial Executive director of volunteers are needed, espe- funding has been secured, cially because the nonprofit is conservationists are fanning Force Blue tied up visiting places around out across the island and into the island trying to find seeds its waters to repair and re- for native and endemic species. store what's left of the island's push the pieces down into the Sometimes they get lucky flora. freshly laid cement. and people call them, saying "The damage is huge," said "If you think about what they uncovered seeds amid Nilda Jimenez, marine ecology you're seeing, it's broken ani- hurricane debris. A man from director for the island's De- mals," said Jim Ritterhoff, ex- the western mountain town of partment of Natural Resourc- ecutive director of Force Blue, Lares recently brought in a es. a nonprofit organization made 4-foot-tall bag filled with Helping nature recover has up of retired U.S. Special Oper- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS branches and leaves but also a environmental and economic ations veterans working on tiny black seed known as aceit- Luisa Rosado Seijo, manager of the ecological recovery program de- importance: Puerto Rico's nat- coral reef conservation proj- illo, which is now a rare spe- ural beauty is one of its big- ects. veloped by Para la Naturaleza, a nonprofit organization, makes a tour cies. gest tourist draws. Experts The group is participating in of one of the NGO’s nurseries in the Rio Piedras Botanical Garden, in The find drew a big smile also note that reefs protect a nearly $1.5 million project San Juan, Puerto Rico. from Manuel Sepulveda, coasts from heavy swells and largely funded by the U.S. gov- greenhouse managing coordi- serve as habitat for many spe- ernment with help from the swells generated during the still tens of thousands of cor- nator for Para La Naturaleza. cies consumed on the island, U.S. nonprofit organization hurricane. If further funding als out there that are upside "There are very few seed including red snappers, lob- Ocean Conservancy to help re- is available, divers will target down or even just on their side banks in Puerto Rico and the sters and octopi. store between 100 and 300 cor- other areas as well. that we can get out there and Caribbean," he said. 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warding a grade to a con- gaged in more vigorous and effective ased” news in a negative light). cept like press freedom reporting than ever before. The specter of fake news also has af- might seem like an impossi- Other panelists, like Brett Scharf- fected the public’s ability to believe Able task, but here at the fs, professor of law at BYU, took an what they read. About one-third re- First Amendment Center, we give it altogether different view of the con- ported a decrease in trust in news ob- our best shot. flict. tained from social media. In April of last year, we began com- “The Trump administration has If there’s a silver lining to be found piling quarterly First Amendment re- presented an unprecedented challenge here, it might be that a recent follow- port cards, relying on a panel of 15 to the press, and the press has done a up survey revealed that Americans experts from across the political spec- remarkable job of discrediting itself,” have been coping with this uncertain trum — academics, activists, journal- he said. atmosphere by becoming savvier news ists and lawyers — to evaluate the He said it’s difficult to read a story consumers. state of each of our core freedoms. from any press source without taking About 30 percent of Americans en- In our latest report card, which into account the outlet’s perceived bi- gage with news every day of the week, came out in January, freedom of the ases. and almost three out of four do some- press earned a C grade, making it the “The problem is not that the press is thing to verify the news they receive most delinquent of the five freedoms not free,” Scharffs said. “The press is — 72 percent of Americans said they protected by the First Amendment THE ASSOCIATED PRESS free, but it has become much more dif- check what they read by looking for (speech, press, religion, assembly and Lata Nott is the executive director of the ficult to trust.” additional information in other news petition). First Amendment Center at the Newseum Whether or not the press has dis- sources. Virtually the same number This grade reflects the contentious Institute in Washington. credited itself, it’s undeniable that the said they also test the validity of what relationship that the press has with issue of trust in the media has loomed they have read or seen by talking with the current presidential administra- said Stephen Solomon, one of the pan- large this past year. others. tion. In the past few months, President elists and a professor of First Amend- The 2017 State of the First Amend- This is indeed good news for the Trump has called for the firing of spe- ment law at NYU. “The move from ment survey revealed that less than news business, since the power of the cific journalists, threatened to revoke rhetoric to specific threats and law- half of Americans believe the news press largely depends on the good NBC’s FCC license and taken legal ac- suits is a dangerous escalation.” media try to report the news with- judgment of the audience. tion against Buzzfeed, Fusion GPS, But the outlook for freedom of the out bias. (Interestingly, more than and Fire and Fury author Michael press isn’t entirely gloomy. Many of half of respondents expressed a Nott is executive director of the First Wolff. our panelists pointed out that despite preference for news that aligns with Amendment Center at the Newseum In- “President Trump’s attacks on the these challenges, the press continues their own views, demonstrating that stitute in Washington, D.C. Follow her press took on a new level of toxicity,” to fulfill its watchdog role and is en- many Americans may not view “bi- at https://twitter.com/LataNott.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR GIVE LOCAL BUSINESSES A CHANCE BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE It’s happening … do you see more? Isn’t it worth it to sup- it? Online shopping has be- port your town? come so commonplace no one The personal service you seems to be thinking of the will receive by shopping lo- adverse results. cally will be another benefit. Local businesses, brick- You can touch it, try it on, and-mortar stores, are strug- ask questions, see the actual gling and will ultimately color in person and support close unless something your town! Do you want to changes. I am asking you to live in a vibrant, full and liv- think about it. ing town? Or do you want to Not only will you have a live in a ghost town? town with empty buildings, Online shopping has be- you will also have a town that come a way of life, even buy- will no longer receive the tax ing groceries and ready-to- revenue that is currently cook meals. I am not saying being paid by these business- don’t do it; I am saying shop es. Police, city officials, fire- local as much as possible. men and the like will still Take care of your local busi- have to be paid. Where do you nesses, and they will take think the money will have to care of you. come from? You, the taxpayer! The people that work at or What you see as a good deal own these businesses are online will ultimately cost your friends and neighbors. you in the future. I am not If this editorial changes one saying you should never shop mind or creates food for online. What I am suggesting thought, then it is worth it. is that you think first. Can Give your local businesses a you buy it at a local business chance. for almost the same price? RAY RIDGEWAY Maybe just a few dollars Sumter COMMENTARY Babies with Down syndrome have a right to life

ASHINGTON — When as nothing more than a burden on so- land or Denmark. ... Let’s pursue in- turns out, the researchers concluded, Karen Gaffney’s mother ciety. Princeton University professor clusion, not termination.” that “the experience of Down syn- found out she would be Robert George recently tweeted out a The message of inclusion is slowly drome is a positive one for most par- Wborn with Down syn- shocking video in which a bureaucrat getting through. Last month, baby ents, siblings and people with Down drome, the doctor said Karen proba- from Dutch National Institute for food maker Gerber named Lucas syndrome themselves.” bly would not be able to tie her own Public Health shows a man with Warren — a boy with Down syndrome Lawmakers are taking notice. As shoes. Instead, as Karen explained in Down syndrome on a blackboard how — its 2018 “Gerber Spokesbaby,” se- The Washington Post reported this a moving and eloquent TEDx talk, “expensive” he is for society com- lecting him out of 140,000 entries for week, more states are passing laws she has become an accomplished pared to “normal” his “glowing and giggly smile.” Good prohibiting doctors from performing open-water swimmer who has crossed people. “Do the for Gerber. His smile glowing should abortions because of a fetal Down the English Channel in a relay race Dutch, who suffered be no surprise. A 2011 study by Har- syndrome diagnosis. Indiana, North and completed the swimming leg of under — and in many vard University researchers found Dakota, Louisiana and Ohio have the Escape from Alcatraz triathlon. cases heroically re- that rather than leading lives of suf- passed such laws, with Ohio’s “Down Now she fears the result of a new sisted — Hitler’s fering, people with Down syndrome Syndrome Non-Discrimination Act” race — the one to “find newer, faster domination, forget have unusually high rates of happi- scheduled to take effect later this ways” to screen for Down syndrome that the ‘final solu- ness. An amazing 99 percent said they month. Utah is currently debating a so that more children with the dis- tion’ began with the are happy with their lives, 97 percent similar law. The bill’s sponsor, Re- ability can be killed in the womb. Marc Thiessen dehumanization and like who they are, and 96 percent like publican state Rep. Karianne Lison- Her fears are well-founded. CBS eugenic killing of the how they look. “Overall, the over- bee, says “Utah’s message to the News recently reported that Iceland handicapped?” whelming majority of people with world is that we will not tolerate dis- was on the verge of “eliminating” George asked. Down syndrome surveyed indicate crimination.” Naturally, pro-abortion Down syndrome. Unfortunately, there Today, more and more people with they live happy and fulfilling lives,” absolutists are suing to block these was no great medical breakthrough to Down syndrome are speaking out and the researchers found. laws (successfully in the case of Indi- report. Iceland, it turns out, is not demanding recognition of their hu- Surveys from Boston Children’s ana). eliminating Down syndrome; it is manity. Recently, Frank Stephens ap- Hospital found that far from being a It is simply intolerable that so eliminating people with Down syn- peared before the House Appropria- burden on their families, children many joyous lives are being snuffed drome. The country’s abortion rate tions Committee, where he told mem- with Down syndrome bring enormous out. “All lives are a gift from God,” for Down syndrome babies is close to bers of Congress “I am a man with joy to their loved ones. Ninety-four Gaffney says. “To me, that means that 100 percent — the highest in the Down syndrome, and my life is worth percent of siblings expressed feelings all lives matter, even if you will be world. Denmark is close behind at 98 living.” Noting the abortion rates for of pride about their brother or sister born with an extra chromosome.” percent. In the United States, it is 67 Down syndrome babies in Europe, he with Down syndrome, and 88 percent percent — and Karen fears the rates declared, “I completely understand said that they were better people be- Follow Marc A. Thiessen on Twitter, @ here will soon reach European levels. that the people pushing this particu- cause of them. Only 4 percent would marcthiessen. “Save our lives!” she pleads. lar ‘final solution’ are saying that peo- trade their sibling in for another, and Sadly, there will always be those ple like me should not exist,” but only 4 percent of parents regretted © 2018, The Washington Post Writers who see people with Down syndrome pleaded, “Let’s be America, not Ice- having their Down syndrome child. It Group

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PREP ARCHERY PRO GOLF Woods closes to within 1 shot of Aiming higher rookie Conners

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Ca- nadian rookie Corey Conners kept the lead in the Valspar Championship and had a clear view of what he faces in the final round. Tiger Woods was right in front of him Saturday, and Conners could hear the roars all afternoon. Conners, who ran off birdies in the early stretches of both sides at In- nisbrook, saved WOODS par from the bunker on the 17th and kept his cool when his ball moved slightly on the 18th green to finish off a par for a 3-under 68. Now comes the hard part. He had a one-shot lead over Woods, Brandt Snedeker and Justin Rose as he goes after his first PGA Tour victory be- fore a crowd rarely seen this side of a major. Thousands bordered on a delirium for just about every shot Woods hit, especially when he chipped in for birdie behind the ninth green, holed a 20- foot birdie putt at No. 10 and gave himself birdie chances inside 8 feet on the next two holes. Woods missed them both to slow his momentum. He dropped only one shot and fin- ished with four straight pars PHOTOS BY TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM in his round of 67. It was his ABOVE: Thomas Sumter Academy archery team members Madeleine Britton (foreground) and Tyler Singletary (back) shoot during a re- fifth straight round at par or cent practice session at the Dalzell school. The TSA archery team recently won its second straight SCISA state championship and the ele- better, his longest stretch in mentary and high school teams will compete in the upcoming National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament to be held the same season since Septem- March 27-29 at Sumter County Civic Center. BELOW: TSA fifth-grader William Britton will lead the elementary school team at the state ber 2013. tournament. “Loud. Very, very loud,” Woods said about the gallery. “I played myself right there in Thomas Sumter archery contention. It will be a fun Sunday.” Conners, in only his 17th team wins 2nd straight start on the PGA Tour as a pro, was at 9-under 204. He finished with a two-putt SCISA title, will compete par from 20 feet and one ner- vous moment. As he was tak- ing a few practice strokes for in NASP state tourney his 3-foot par putt, the ball moved ever so slightly without BY TREVOR BAUKNIGHT National Archery in the him touching it with his put- [email protected] Schools Program’s state tour- ter. He marked it and called nament at the Sumter Coun- over an official to confirm DALZELL — The Thomas ty Civic Center March 27-29. there is no longer a penalty for Sumter Academy archery Archery coach Mac a ball moving even after a team is only in its third sea- McLeod said it’s hard to player has addressed if it was son of competition, but al- lower expectations after en- championship our second to just keep shooting higher,” clear he didn’t cause the ball ready has notched two joying that kind of quick suc- year, and then again this said McLeod. to move. SCISA state championships cess. year, it’s kind of hard to step and will be competing in the “After winning the state back from that and we want SEE AIM, PAGE B5 SEE TIGER, PAGE B2

PREP BASEBALL MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Clemson, Cougars await NCAA fate; USC finds out if season continues

FROM STAFF show will be televised on AND WIRE REPORTS ESPNU beginning at 8:30 p.m. That’s when USC will find out The Clemson Tigers know if its 17-16 season will be ex- they are in the NCAA men’s tended. basketball tournament. They Carolina lost to Arkansas in just need to find out all of the the second round of the specifics. Southeastern Conference The South Carolina Game- tournament on Thursday. It cocks are hoping they are in has failed to make the NCAAs the National Invitation Tour- a year after making a magical nament. They will find out run to the Final Four. this evening if they are in or On Friday, No. 19 Clemson if their season is over, just a lost to top-ranked Virginia TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM couple of hours after Clem- 65-58 in the semifinals of the Socastee’s Bryan Reeder (8) is caught in a rundown between Sumter first baseman Josh Bryant (22) son finds out the particulars Atlantic Coast Conference and second baseman Drake Thames during the Gamecocks’ 4-3 victory on Friday at Gamecock Field of its first NCAA trip since tournament. 2011. The Tigers were the No. 4 The Tigers, along with Co- seed in the tournament and Sumter baseball beats Socastee 4-3 lonial Athletic Association are 23-9 as they await their champion College of NCAA fate. Charleston, are the two Pal- Shelton Mitchell had 18 BY DENNIS BRUNSON That he did, leading off the inning with a metto State teams who will points and Elijah Thomas [email protected] double. His teammates, Bryce Spittle and find out today what they are added 15 for Clemson, which Bryce Lyons, did something right as well, seeded, where they will be remains the lone original When Sebastian Ducom stepped to the getting Ducom across the plate to give the playing and, most impor- member of the ACC that plate for the first time leading off the bot- Gamecocks a 4-3 victory over Socastee on tantly, who they will be play- hasn’t won the conference tom of the sixth inning for the Sumter High Friday at Gamecock Field. ing in the 68-team tourna- tournament. Clemson was try- School baseball team, he had one simple ap- Not only was the victory the first of the ment. ing to reach the finals for only proach. season in five games for Sumter, it came in The NCAA tournament se- the third time. “I was just trying to do something right,” lection show begins at 6 p.m. Ducom said. SEE SHS, PAGE B3 on TBS. The NIT selection SEE NCAA, PAGE B4 B2 | SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

AUTO RACING SPORTS ITEMS Harvick chasing 3rd straight NASCAR win Fire Ants win 3 BY JOHN NICHOLSON Atlanta.’ Phoenix has always been a TICKETGUARDIAN 500 LINEUP The Associated Press good track for him as well. It takes a of 4 in Softball few weeks to realize where you Friday’s qualifying; race Sunday At ISM Raceway AVONDALE, Ariz. — Kevin Har- stand. I think we are in good shape Avondale, Ariz. vick left everyone else behind the so far, but I do think that he is a (Car number in parentheses) 1. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 136.945 Spring Training; last two weeks in Atlanta and Las solid step in front of everybody right mph. Vegas. He figures to be even harder now.” 2. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 136.643. 3. (9) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 136.126. to beat Sunday at ISM Raceway, the Harvick’s victory Sunday in Las 4. (88) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 136.080. mile oval in the foot- Vegas was marred by penalties in 5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 135.947. 6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 135.900. Clemson, USC hills outside Phoenix part fueled by social media photos of 7. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 135.870. 8. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 135.864. where he has a record his buckled rear windshield. NAS- 9. (20) Erik Jones, Toyota, 135.829. eight victories. CAR said inspectors at its research 10. (4) Kevin Harvick, Ford, 135.522. 11. (24) William Byron, Chevrolet, 134.791. pick up victories Trying to become the and development center in North 12. (12) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 134.776. first driver to win three Carolina found the Ford violated a 13. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 135.262. 14. (21) Paul Menard, Ford, 135.181. straight NASCAR Cup rule requiring rear window support 15. (19) Daniel Suarez, Toyota, 135.074. races since Joey Loga- braces holding the glass rigid and 16. (38) David Ragan, Ford, 135.014. MYRTLE BEACH – The University HARVICK 17. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, no in 2015, Harvick another requiring the right rocker 135.008. of South Carolina Sumter softball topped the speed charts panel extension to be aluminum. 18. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 134.998. team won three of its four games in 19. (14) Clint Bowyer, Ford, 134.700. for both practice sessions Saturday. On Wednesday, Harvick was penal- 20. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, the Softball Spring Training at The Fittingly, the 2014 season champion’s ized the seven playoff points he earned 134.283. Ripken Experience Myrtle Beach, win- 21. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 134.238. No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Ford has for winning the race and the first two 22. (10) Aric Almirola, Ford, 134.078. ning two on Friday and splitting two a Jimmy John’s “Freaky Fast!” paint stages. He was docked 20 regular 23. (41) Kurt Busch, Ford, 133.764. on Saturday. 24. (37) Chris Buescher, Chevrolet, 133.566. scheme. points and the team lost 20 owners’ 25. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 133.274. In Friday’s opening game, the Fire “When things are going good, you points. Crew chief Rodney Childers 26. (95) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 133.215. Ants hammered Henry Ford Commu- 27. (43) Darrell Wallace Jr., Chevrolet, need to hammer it home,” Harvick was fined $50,000, and car chief Robert 133.052. nity College 20-4. USC Sumter racked 28. (13) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 133.013. said. “Let’s just keep pushing things Smith suspended two races. 29. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 132.920. up 19 hits and eight stolen bases, and forward and try not to stumble along “I can’t wait to win another race 30. (32) Matt DiBenedetto, Ford, 132.597. it broke the game open with a 9-run 31. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, 131.844. the way and screw up what’s going and jump up and down in victory 32. (23) Gray Gaulding, Toyota, 130.709. fifth inning. on. To me, it feels a lot like 2014, ex- lane on the back of my car,” Harvick 33. (72) Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, 130.378. Kristen McKenzie went 4-for-4 for 34. (96) DJ Kennington, Toyota, 129.697. cept now you’ve got a team with five said Friday. 35. (51) Timmy Hill, Chevrolet, 128.889. USCS, which was 6-4 on the season years of experience, and that’s pret- Defending series champion Martin 36. (15) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 128.553. heading into its two games on Satur- ty scary.” Truex Jr. will start from the pole in 37. (00) Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 0.000. day. Jayla Cowell, Brooke Ward, Ash- Yes, it is. the No. 78 Toyota. Hendrick Motors- ton Rogers, Alexis Lyles, Emily Holmes “In Atlanta, we kind of chalked it ports has the next three spots, with Poker as the primary sponsor of Go and Hailey Carter all had multiple hits. up to Kevin being probably the best Kyle Larson second, Chase Elliott Fas Racing’s No. 32 Ford for the Rogers had three stolen bases driver at Atlanta and we just third and Tucson driver Alex Bow- weekend through a social media Lyles and Carter had doubles in the thought it was Atlanta and he is typ- man fourth. Logano will start fifth, posting — and Denny Hamlin’s 9-run inning and Ward had a triple. ically fast there,” said Logano, the and Harvick 10th. retweet. Megan Phillips worked five innings 2016 Phoenix fall winner. “Vegas was SOCIAL MEDIA HELP “We hate doing this, but we are to get the win. She struck out 10 and one of those things where we all UNSPONSORED as of right now for walked one while allowing four hits thought, ‘Wow, maybe it wasn’t just Matt DiBenedetto added Zynga @ISMRaceway this weekend!” and four runs. In the second contest, Sumter de- feated Lackawanna College 7-4. Rogers picked up the win, allowing three runs Match — Cologne vs. Werder Bremen (FOX SPORTS Utah at New Orleans, 4 p.m. SCOREBOARD 2). Sacramento at Denver, 5 p.m. over five innings. She allowed six hits, 3:55 p.m. — International Soccer: English Premier Houston at Dallas, 7 p.m. but walked none and struck out six. League Match — Manchester City vs. Stoke City Indiana at Boston, 7:30 p.m. TV, RADIO (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Philadelphia at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. The Fire Ants had 15 hits. Carter, 4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cleveland at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Rogers and Ward each had three hits, TODAY Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Angels from Tempe, Ariz. 6 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Boston (MLB NETWORK). MONDAY while Lyles and Holmes both had two. vs. Minnesota from Fort Myers, Fla. (MLB 6 p.m. — College Basketball: CollegeInsider.com Milwaukee at Memphis, 8 p.m. USC Sumter and Lackawanna met NETWORK). Basketball Tournament First-Round Game (CBS Sacramento at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. 9 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Detroit SPORTS NETWORK). San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m. again on Saturday, with Lackawanna vs. Toronto from Dunedin, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, Miami at Portland, 10:30 p.m. winning 9-2. 9:25 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier WDXY-AM 1240). League Match — Watford vs. Arsenal (NBC SPORTS 7 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA TUESDAY Rogers was had two hits, both of NETWORK). Tournament Selection Show (ESPN). Indiana at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. them doubles and an RBI. Holmes had 10:30 a.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga 7 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Carolina at New York Rangers Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m. League Match — Leipzig vs. Stuttgart (FOX SPORTS (FOX SPORTSOUTH). two hits, including a double, while Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m. 1, UNIVISION). 7 p.m. — College Softball: Arkansas at Georgia (SEC Oklahoma City at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Cowell had two hits and Lyles a double. 11:55 a.m. — International Soccer: English Premier NETWORK). Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. League Match — Tottenham vs. Bournemouth (NBC 8 p.m. — NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Houston The Fire Ants beat Ocean County Charlotte at New Orleans, 8 p.m. SPORTS NETWORK). (ESPN). L.A. Clippers at Chicago, 8 p.m. College 11-3 in its final game. Ward Noon — NHL Hockey: Boston at Chicago (WIS 10). 8 p.m. — Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Orlando at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Noon — College Softball: Kentucky at Florida (SEC Tournament Selection Show (ESPNU). was 3-for-4 with a home run, Leslie Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m. NETWORK). 8 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cleveland at Phoenix, 10 p.m. 12:30 p.m. — IRL Racing: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Minnesota vs. New York Yankees from Tampa, Fla. Shaw had two hits, three RBI and two Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. from St. Petersburg, Fla. (WOLO 25). (MLB NETWORK). runs, Lyles had three hits, including a 12:50 p.m. — International Soccer: Eintracht 8 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Frankfurt vs. Borussia Dortmund (FOX SPORTS 2, Women’s and Men’s Third-Round Matches from double and three RBI and Phillips had UNIVISION). Indian Wells, Calif. (TENNIS). MLB SPRING TRAINING three hits and two RBI. Holmes had 10 p.m. — College Basketball: CollegeInsider.com 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Atlanta two hits, including a triple, two runs vs. Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (FOX SPORTSOUTH). Basketball Tournament First-Round Game (CBS AMERICAN LEAGUE 1 p.m. — PGA Golf: Valspar Championship Final SPORTS NETWORK). and two RBI. Round from Palm Harbor, Fla. (GOLF). 10:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Miami at Portland W L Pct. 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: (ESPN). New York 11 4 0.733 Lyles pitched four innings to get the Pittsburgh vs. Toronto from Dunedin, Fla. (MLB 11 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago Houston 11 5 0.688 win. NETWORK). White Sox vs. Seattle from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB Cleveland 9 6 0.600 1:30 p.m. — Professional Basketball: Euroleague NETWORK). Minnesota 7 6 0.538 CLEMSON 7 Game — Panathinalkos vs. Real Madrid (NBA TV). 2 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Texas vs. Oakland 7 6 0.538 2 p.m. — College Softball: Mississippi at Texas A&M Kansas City from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). Boston 8 7 0.533 GEORGIA TECH 3 (SEC NETWORK). Toronto 8 8 0.500 2 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open Kansas City 7 7 0.500 CLEMSON — Clemson won its At- Women’s Third-Round Matches and Men’s Second- NBA STANDINGS Chicago 7 8 0.467 Round Matches from Indian Wells, Calif. (TENNIS). Baltimore 7 8 0.467 lantic Coast Conference series against 3 p.m. — PGA Golf: Valspar Championship Final EASTERN CONFERENCE Tampa Bay 7 8 0.467 Georgia Tech, beating the Yellow Jack- Round from Palm Harbor, Fla. (WIS 10). Detroit 6 9 0.400 3 p.m. — Major League Soccer: D.C. at Atlanta Atlantic Division Los Angeles 7 11 0.389 ets 7-3 in the first game of a double- (ESPN). W L Pct GB Texas 5 9 0.357 header at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. 3 p.m. — Professional Basketball: NBA G-League Seattle 5 9 0.357 Game — Erie at Canton (NBA TV). x-Toronto 48 17 .738 — The Tigers improved to 14-1 overall and x-Boston 46 20 .697 2½ 3:30 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Golden State at NATIONAL LEAGUE 2-0 in the ACC. They won the opening Minnesota (WOLO 25). Philadelphia 35 29 .547 12½ 3:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Monster Energy Cup New York 24 42 .364 24½ W L Pct. game of the 3-game series 3-2 on Friday. Series Ticket Guardian 500 from Avondale, Ariz. Brooklyn 21 45 .318 27½ Chicago 11 2 0.846 (WACH 57, WEGX-FM 92.9). Southeast Division Miami 9 5 0.643 Drew Wharton had two doubles and 4 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: W L Pct GB Milwaukee 9 6 0.600 drove in two runs for Clemson. Pat- Cincinnati vs. Seattle from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB San Diego 8 6 0.571 NETWORK). Washington 38 28 .576 — Arizona 9 7 0.563 rick Cromwell and Chris Williams 4 p.m. — College Football: Auburn Pro Day from Miami 35 31 .530 3 Atlanta 8 7 0.533 were both 3-for-4 with two runs. Seth Auburn, Ala. (SEC NETWORK). Charlotte 29 38 .433 9½ San Francisco 8 7 0.533 5 p.m. — College Softball: Auburn at Louisiana State Orlando 20 46 .303 18 Los Angeles 8 7 0.533 Beer hit a solo home run, his fifth of (ESPN2). Atlanta 20 46 .303 18 Washington 7 7 0.500 the season. 5:30 p.m. — Senior PGA Golf: PGA Tour Champions Central Division St. Louis 6 8 0.429 Spencer Strider got the win with 2⅓ Toshiba Classic Final Round from Newport Beach, W L Pct GB Colorado 6 9 0.400 Calif. (GOLF). Philadelphia 6 10 0.375 innings of scoreless relief. Carson Spi- 6 p.m. — College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Cleveland 38 27 .585 — Pittsburgh 5 9 0.357 Selection Show (TBS). Indiana 38 28 .576 ½ New York 5 10 0.333 ers worked 2⅔innings for his third save. 6 p.m. — College Softball: Arkansas at Georgia (SEC Milwaukee 35 31 .530 3½ Cincinnati 5 11 0.313 GT fell to 9-5 and 0-2. NETWORK). Detroit 30 36 .455 8½ 7 p.m. — College Track and Field: NCAA Indoor Chicago 22 43 .338 16 SATURDAY USC 7 Championships from College Station, Texas Atlanta 15, Pittsburgh (ss) 1 (ESPN2). WESTERN CONFERENCE Boston at Minnesota, cancelled PRINCETON 3 7:30 p.m. — NHL Hockey: Dallas at Pittsburgh (NBC Southwest Division Miami 7, St. Louis 3 SPORTS NETWORK). N.Y. Yankees 10, N.Y. Mets 3 COLUMBIA — South Carolina won 8 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: San W L Pct GB Tampa Bay 5, Philadelphia 3 Diego vs. San Francisco from Scottsdale, Ariz. (MLB Houston 51 14 .785 — Washington 2, Houston 2 its series over Princeton with a 7-3 vic- NETWORK). New Orleans 38 27 .585 13 Baltimore 13, Pittsburgh (ss) 5 tory on Saturday in the first game of a 8 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open San Antonio 37 28 .569 14 Toronto 6, Detroit 3 Women’s Third-Round Matches and Men’s Second- Dallas 20 45 .308 31 Chicago White Sox 4, Chicago Cubs (ss) 4 doubleheader at Founders Park. Round Matches from Indian Wells, Calif. (TENNIS). Memphis 18 47 .277 33 Milwaukee 9, Colorado 2 The Gamecocks won 9-2 on Friday 8:30 p.m. — College Basketball: National Invitation Northwest Division San Francisco 11, L.A. Angels (ss) 7 Tournament Selection Special (ESPNU). Texas 8, Oakland 2 in the first game of the 3-game series. 9 p.m. — NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Los Angeles W L Pct GB Cleveland 8, San Diego 8 TJ Hopkins, LT Tolbert and Madi- Lakers (ESPN). Portland 40 26 .606 — Arizona 10, Kansas City 3 11 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Minnesota 38 29 .567 2½ San Francisco (ss) 9, L.A. Angels 8 son Stokes each had three hits for Cleveland vs. Kansas City from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB Oklahoma City 38 29 .567 2½ Seattle vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 8:05 p.m. USC. Hopkins had a home run, three NETWORK). Denver 36 30 .545 4 Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, 2 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Utah 36 30 .545 4 Ariz., 9:05 p.m. runs, two stolen bases and three RBI. Angeles Dodgers vs. Colorado (MLB NETWORK). Pacific Division Tolbert had a homer and two RBI and TODAY MONDAY W L Pct GB Stokes had an RBI. Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Golden State 51 15 .773 — 6 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Cody Morris got the win, working L.A. Clippers 35 29 .547 15 Baltimore vs. Boston from Fort Myers, Fla. (MLB Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. L.A. Lakers 29 36 .446 21½ NETWORK). N.Y. Yankees vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. six innings. He allowed five hit and Sacramento 21 45 .318 30 9 a.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Houston St. Louis vs. Washington at West Palm Beach, Fla., 1:05 p.m. two walks while striking out six. Phoenix 19 49 .279 33 vs. New York Mets from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. x-clinched playoff spot NETWORK). Houston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. UCONN FIRES OLLIE Noon — College Basketball: CollegeInsider.com Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., Basketball Tournament First-Round Game (CBS SATURDAY 4:05 p.m. SPORTS NETWORK). Charlotte 122, Phoenix 115 Chicago Cubs vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. The combination was too much for 1 p.m. — Major League Exhibition Baseball: Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Cleveland (ss) vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., UConn: an NCAA investigation and a Washington vs. Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (MLB Memphis at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. 4:05 p.m. NETWORK). San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Cleveland (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., second straight losing season. 2 p.m. — College Basketball: CollegeInsider.com Orlando at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. 4:05 p.m. All of which left coach Kevin Ollie Basketball Tournament First-Round Game (CBS Cincinnati vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. SPORTS NETWORK). L.A. Dodgers vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. out of a job. He was fired Saturday 2 p.m. — Professional Tennis: BNP Paribas Open TODAY Toronto at New York, 1 p.m. Texas vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. four years after leading the Huskies to Women’s and Men’s Third-Round Matches from San Diego vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 6:05 p.m. Indian Wells, Calif. (TENNIS). Chicago at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. the NCAA basketball title. Golden State at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 6:05 3:20 p.m. — International Soccer: Bundesliga League p.m. The university said in a statement it has “initiated disciplinary proce- dures” and is dismissing him for “just cause.” The school says it would have TIGER FROM PAGE B1 to winning since his last victory no further comment until its disciplin- in the Bridgestone Invitational at ary process and the NCAA inquiry are Firestone in 2013. It has been a complete. The scope of the investiga- He will be paired in the final came to see. He twice matched remarkable return from his tion is not clear. group with Rose, who holed a birdies with Woods with 12-foot fourth back surgery, especially Ollie spent six seasons at UConn wedge for eagle from 120 yards on putts, and after falling two shots since he wasn’t cleared to start and was an assistant under Hall of the par-5 11th and followed with behind and the crowd getting hitting balls until five months Fame coach Jim Calhoun on the 2011 two more birdies for a 66. louder by the hole for Woods, Sne- ago. NCAA title team. The team went 14-18 Snedeker, coming off a sternum deker battled back with a pair of In his sights are a shot at his this season, including 7-11 in the injury that knocked him out of birdies for a 67. 80th career victory on the PGA American Athletic Conference. Ollie’s golf for the second half of last He will play with Woods again in Tour and more momentum and career record at UConn is 127-79. year, was equally impressive as the final round. madness as the Masters approach- the guy in his group everyone Woods has never been so close es. From staff and wire reports THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 | B3

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP Manning shuts out Darlington 6-0

DARLINGTON — Chandler my on Thursday at Baron JV SOCCER Evans tossed a 3-hit shutout Field. WILSON HALL 1 to lift Manning High School’s Tanner Epps went 2-for-4 PINEWOOD PREP 0 baseball team to a 6-0 victory for WH, while Daulton Dabbs over Darlington on Thursday and Charlton Commander SUMMERVILLE — John at the DHS field. each had a double. Osteen scored the game’s lone Evans threw just 58 pitches, goal on a throw-in from Jack striking out five and walking VARSITY SOCCER Poag as Wilson Hall defeated none. He retired the first nine MANNING 5 Pinewood Prep 1-0 on Thurs- batters he faced. LAKEWOOD 2 day at the PP field. The Monarchs, who im- Devin Nether had the shut- proved to 2-0 on the season, MANNING — Lakewood out in goal for the Barons. led 1-0 going into the fifth. High School fell to 3-1 with a LAKEWOOD 4 Trevin Harrison had a run- 5-2 loss to Manning on Friday MANNING 0 scoring single and he scored at Ramsey Stadium. on an error to make it 3-0. Phillip Cadena scored both MANNING — Lakewood High In the seventh, Sandy John- of the goals for the Gators. School evened its record at 1-1 son had a 2-run single and with a 4-0 victory over Manning Camryn Watford followed VARSITY TENNIS on Friday at Ramsey Stadium. with an RBI single. SOCASTEE 6 Grayson Ramirez scored LAURENCE MANNING 12 SUMTER 0 three goals for the Gators. PINEWOOD PREP 5 Frank Gonzalez, Alex Vene- MYRTLE BEACH — Sumter gas, Thomas Burkott and Car- SUMMERVILLE — Brent High School lost its Region los Cadena each had an assist. Jordan went 4-for-4 to lead VI-5A opener on Thursday, Ryan Carter had 11 saves in Laurence Manning Acade- falling to Socastee 6-0 at the goal. TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM my’s 15-hit attack in a 12-5 vic- Socastee courts. Sumter starting pitcher Ethan Brown works in the second in- tory over Pinewood Prep on The Gamecocks fell 1-2 B TEAM BASEBALL ning of the Gamecocks’ 4-3 victory over Socastee on Friday at Friday at the PP field. overall. WILSON HALL 6 Gamecock Field. The win was Sumter’s first on the season in Morgan Morris had three SINGLES HAMMOND 5 five outings. hits for the Swampcats, who 1 – Robert Wartsler (SOC) defeated improved to 2-0. Dawson Hat- Briggs Berry 6-0, 6-0. Wilson Hall defeated Ham- 2 – Lap Chan (SOC) defeated Zachary SHS FROM PAGE B1 field and Andrew Boyd both Kelly 6-1, 6-0. mond 6-5 on Friday at Patriot 3 – Arav Patel (SOC) defeated Tyler had two hits. Smithhart 6-3, 6-0. Park SportPlex. Boyd worked five innings to 4 – Alan Lucas (SOC) defeated Alex Dylan Richardson had two its Region VI-5A opener. Shumake said. “For a soph- Burger 6-0, 6-0. pick up the victory. 5 – Jimmy Duane (SOC) defeated hits and scored two runs for The Braves, playing their omore in his first region ROBERT E. LEE 7 Kaleb Bartrug 6-0, 6-0. the Barons. Blake Van Patten region opener as well, fell game, he gave us a good WILSON HALL 2 DOUBLES had two hits and a run. Camer- to 0-5. performance. We felt like 1 – Did not play. on Coulter picked up the win. Ducom had come on to we needed to get him out 2 – Sawyer Osborne/Jayden Ferris Wilson Hall fell to 1-1 with a (SOC) defeated Jordan Baker/Keller play second base in the top after the five innings, and 7-2 loss to Robert E. Lee Acade- Thomas 6-0, 6-1. From staff reports of the sixth inning when we were in position to win Drake Thames moved from the game.” second to the mound. He Fellow lefty Josh Bryant turned on a pitch from So- replaced Ethan Brown in the GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP castee relief pitcher Dylan sixth and struck out the first Kuehne, sending it down two batters he faced. Howev- the leftfield line. The base- er, he gave up two walks with Lakewood beats King’s Academy 4-1 ball hit at the base of the a single in between to load fence and Ducom rolled the bases. into second with the dou- Bryant was replaced by Shelby Brown didn’t allow a two runs to force extra in- hits and four walks. ble. Thames, who gave up a goal in a 5-kick shootout, nings and then scored eight in Claire Kelly also went 5-for- “I was really trying not 2-run to Ethan Brekke to while her teammates convert- the ninth to pick up a 17-10 5 with two doubles for the 2-0 to think so much,” Ducom tie the game at 3-3. ed three to lead Lakewood victory over Lower Richland Lady Cavaliers. Rebecca Din- said. “I was just trying to Sumter got out to a 3-0 High School to a 4-1 victory on Thursday at the LR field. kins had two hits, including a find something good to lead in the bottom of the over The King’s Academy on Darby Watford led the way double. hit. When I hit it I thought first against Braves starter Thursday at J. Frank Baker for the Lady Gators, going On Wednesday in Lake City, it had a chance (to get Wesley Lane. Jackson Ho- Stadium. 5-for-6 with a double, three REL beat Carolina Academy out).” shour drew a leadoff walk Brown also had 10 saves in runs and two RBI. She was 6-3. Carson Shannon had three It didn’t, but that’s where and Jacob Holladay fol- goal during regulation and also the winning pitcher. doubles and five RBI and was Spittle and Lyons came in lowed with a single. overtime. Converting the Avriel Clark was 2-for-4 also the winning pitcher. to get Ducom to touch Joey Pereira put down a kicks in the shootout for the with a double, three runs and DILLON 5 home. Spittle put down a sacrifice bunt that Lane Gators were Emily Cadena, two RBI, while Keeley Hulse EAST CLARENDON 3 perfect sacrifice bunt to fielded, but he threw the Sydney Gonzales and Monet was 2-for-3 with a double, move Ducom to third. ball down the right field Reevy. three runs and an RBI. TURBEVILLE — East Clar- Lyons came off the bench line. Both Hoshour and Cadena scored LHS’ goal in Grace Newman, Kaitlyn endon High School lost to Dil- as well, pinch-hitting for Holladay scored while regulation. Ramsey and Kaleigh Geddings lon 5-3 on Friday at the EC Victor Brown. He delivered Pereira reached third. With On Wednesday in Sumter, each had two hits and two field. a hard hit fly ball to right two outs, Pereira scored Lakewood beat Lower Rich- runs. Caitlin Timmons had two that scored Ducom with when Lane balked after land 7-0. Cadena had a hat LAURENCE MANNING 5 hits, including a double, with the winning run. Pereira broke for home. trick of three goals, while Itzel CAROLINA 3 an RBI for the Lady Wolver- “We’ve got a lot of guys Socastee got its first run Ramirez, Cheyenne Myers, ines. Gracen Watts added a who are still competing for in the second. Lane led off Gonzalez and Reevy each LAKE CITY — Laurence double and two RBI. jobs right now,” said Sum- with a single and scored on scored a goal. Manning Academy defeated ter head coach Brooks Shu- a 2-out base hit by Bryson Eren Gutierrez-Alonso had Carolina Academy 5-3 on B TEAM SOFTBALL make. “It was great to have Reeder. four assists, while Cassidy Thursday at the CA field. LAURENCE MANNING 18 those guys come in and do Sumter plays host to Car- Hunter and Hailey Knotts Madison Truett led LMA of- BEN LIPPEN 14 what they did. They’ve all olina Forest on Tuesday in each had one. fensively, going 3-for-4 with been working hard.” another region contest. SOCASTEE 6 two doubles and two RBI. COLUMBIA — Laurence Thames pitched a score- “This was a huge win for SUMTER 0 Abbie Beard and McKenzie Manning Academy improved less seventh to pick up the us,” Shumake said. “The Truett both had a double and to 3-0 with an 18-14 victory victory. prognosticators had us MYRTLE BEACH — Sumter an RBI. over Ben Lippen on Thursday Left-handed sophomore fifth (in the 6-team region) High School dropped its Re- ROBERT E. LEE 20 at the BL field. Ethan Brown started on and Socastee sixth, so this gion VI-5A opener on Friday, FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 2 Lindsey Barwick led LMA the mound for the Game- is a game we needed to falling to Socastee 6-0 at the offensively, going 3-for-4 with cocks. He worked five in- win. We’ve got Carolina Socastee field. FLORENCE — Robert E. two doubles and three RBI. nings, allowing three hits Forest coming up so our The Lady Gamecocks fell to Lee Academy scored 10 runs Anna Marie Beard had two and two walks while strik- schedule doesn’t get any 3-1 overall. in the third inning on the way hits and three RBI, while Han- ing out one. Sumter led 3-1 easier.” to a 20-2 victory over Florence nah Kate Branham and Macey when he left the game. Holladay is expected to VARSITY SOFTBALL Christian School on Thursday Jans each had two hits and an “I thought Ethan did a start on the mound on LAKEWOOD 17 at the FCS field. RBI. good job for us tonight,” Tuesday. McKenzie Watts went 5-for-5 Emily Anderson had two LOWER RICHLAND 10 with a triple to lead REL of- hits and Campbell Proctor HOPKINS — Trailing 9-7 fensively. She also picked up had a hit and two RBI. going into the seventh inning, the win in the circle, striking Lakewood High School scored out eight while allowing five From staff reports Come in and check out our large LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY don, 5:30 p.m. VARSITY AND JV GIRLS SOCCER Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6 p.m. selection of Tuxedo’s for this VARSITY BASEBALL VARSITY BOYS TENNIS Lugoff-Elgin at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Timberland at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. Lower Richland at Sumter, 5 p.m. Lake Marion at Manning, 5:30 p.m. Sumter Christian at Orangeburg Christian, 5 p.m. TUESDAY VARSITY SOFTBALL VARSITY BASEBALL Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6 p.m. . VARSITY AND JV BASEBALL Thomas Sumter at Robert E. 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Daniel Nierenberg 3/10/18 ACROSS 42 “Thunderball” 13 Boat-lifting 33 Heroic 1 Oceanic setting device adventure ecosystem 44 Try hard (for) 14 Depressed 35 1931 Oscar- 12 Common 45 Had taken, as area winning intruders a portrait 22 Turned inside Western based 15 Mexican sugar 46 Tagged, out on an Edna substitute perhaps 23 Not feel well Ferber novel 16 Home Depot 47 Territorial 24 Mrs. __, head 38 “Raging Bull” purchase marking of the kitchen boxer 17 Black-necked 51 It may build up in “Beauty and 39 “Wolf” channel flier gradually the Beast” 41 Mailer, for one 18 Knoxville 52 Skeet 25 Numb, in a 42 Something in energy agcy. participant way back of a hit? 19 Sportscaster 55 Styling 26 Marseilles 43 Packer Andrews creations money quarterback 20 Bradlee in 56 Italian cooking 27 Erratic driver’s Rodgers “The Post” staple come- 44 Feature of 21 2013 Culinary 57 Tolkien uppance, Sousa’s music Hall of Fame creature perhaps 46 Deep-water inductee 58 Mall attraction 28 Pungent spice fish 23 Key used in 29 __ tendinitis: 47 Sulk shortcuts DOWN arm muscle 48 Catchall 24 Word of 1 Medieval ailment survey opción warning weapon 31 Two-faced 49 Carnival draw 25 Downer at a 2 Seaweed deity 50 Street party? product 32 1997 film adornment 29 Waterside 3 Indian palace character 53 “Preacher” accommo- resident getting a lot of network dations 4 One of the buzz? 54 Black __ 30 Not dense, in a Karamazovs way 5 “Deliverance” Previous Puzzle Solved 31 Lindy relative co-star of 34 Deuterium Jon, Burt and THE ASSOCIATED PRESS discoverer Ronny Harold 6 Allow Virginia guard Devon Hall (0) drives against Clemson forward Aamir Simms (25) during the first half of 35 They usually 7 Cause the Cavaliers’ 64-58 victory in the semifinals of the ACC tournament on Saturday in New York. have spines 8 Small program 36 Ornate opener metalware 9 Plains tribe pass from going out of bounds. 37 Spots for 10 Classy wheels NCAA FROM PAGE B1 sports 11 Religious Salt scored all eight of his points and stands recluse snatched six of his game-high eight rebounds 39 Forks over, 12 Vehicle Tigers leading scorer Marcquise Reed, aver- after halftime. Virginia fans chanted his name formally for some 40 Collaborate spiritual aging better than 16 points, was held to six on and gave him a standing ovation when he 41 “Even so ... ” experiences 2-for-14 shooting. He missed nine of 10 tries went to the bench. from 3-point range against the most suffocat- “They were probably just surprised I was ing defense in the country. scoring so much,” Salt said. “It was a bit ugly “They’re just so big, long, athletic, and at the end, but it was good to get it.” JUMBLE there’s a lot of them, so they keep rotating Clemson got within four with 13.4 seconds guys,” Clemson head coach Brad Brownell left, but Devon Hall hit two free throws and THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME said. “They don’t ever back off. They play like Reed missed two shots at the other end as Vir- By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek this every day.” ginia closed it out. Kyle Guy scored 15 points to help the 30-2 Clemson was picked in the preseason to Cavaliers hold off Clemson. UVa got several finish 13th in the ACC. Instead, the Tigers crucial contributions from role player Jack set a program record with 11 regular-season Salt down the stretch. wins in ACC play and then won their tourna- “This is a complete group. Their unity is as ment opener 90-82 over Boston College to good as any as I’ve ever coached,” Cavaliers reach the semifinals for the first time since coach Tony Bennett said. “They’re relentless 2011. the way they play, and that’s the way we have They haven’t been able to solve Virginia, to play to be good.” though. Clemson shot 35 percent from the Virginia used a quick 10-0 run to build a field, including 5-for- 25 on 3s. Still, it was a 14-point lead with 13 minutes remaining better showing than that 61-36 loss at Virginia and then slowed the game down, but Clem- on Jan. 23, when the Tigers shot 32 percent son cut the deficit to five with 7:22 left. and managed only 13 points in the second That’s when Salt, a 6-foot-10-inch junior half. center from New Zealand who was averag- That game came three days after senior for- ing 3.4 points and 4.1 rebounds, started com- ward Donte Grantham, who averaged 14 ing up really big. points, went down with a season-ending knee “He’s just all heart, and he’ll do whatever injury against Notre Dame. you ask,” Bennett said. “But I think we have a “I do feel confident with our team,” team full of guys like that.” Brownell said. “I think we’re playing pretty After tossing in a baby hook with 8:25 to go, good basketball. I thought we got better this Salt grabbed an offensive rebound, scored on weekend.” a turnaround bank shot in the post and fol- College of Charleston is 26-7 and in the lowed with another bucket inside at the five- NCAA tournament for the first time since minute mark. 1999. The Cougars beat Northeastern 83-76 in Salt wasn’t done. He pulled down an impor- overtime in the CAA tournament champion- tant defensive rebound, had a tip-in with 2:02 ship game at North Charleston Coliseum on left to make it 59-51 and then saved a long Tuesday.

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CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT TV SCHEDULE HOW TO PLAY: TODAY WOMEN Each row, column and MEAC set of 3-by-3 boxes ESPNU MEN Championship must contain the NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW 10 a.m. – North Carolina A&T vs. Hampton numbers 1 through 9 TBS 6 p.m. PATRIOT without repetition. CBS SPORTS NETWORK NIT SELECTION SHOW Championship ESPNU 11 a.m. – Navy vs. American 8:30 p.m. SWAC SEC ESPNU ESPN Championship Championship Noon – Southern vs. Grambling State 1 p.m. SOUTHLAND ATLANTIC 10 WLTX 19 CBS SPORTS NETWORK Championship Championship 1 p.m. – Rhode Island or St. Joseph’s vs. St. Bonaven- 1 p.m. – Lamar or Nicholls vs. Stephen F. Austin or ture or Davidson Central Arkansas

AMERICAN ATHLETIC NORTHEAST WLTX 19 ESPNU Championship Championship 3:30 p.m. – Cincinnati vs. Memphis or Wichita State vs. 2 p.m. – St. Francis (Pa.) vs. Robert Morris Houston IVY IVY ESPNU ESPN2 Championship Championship 4 p.m. – Princeton or Yale vs. Pennsylvania or Harvard Noon – Harvard vs. Cornell or Pennsylvania vs. Yale SUN BELT SUN BELT ESPNU ESPN2 Championship Championship 9 p.m. – Arkansas-Little Rock vs. Troy or Texas State 2 p.m. – Louisiana-Lafayette or Texas-Arlington vs. vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Georgia State or Georgia Southern NCAA TOURNAMENT SELECTION SHOW ESPN 7 p.m. ESPNU THE ANSWERS TO THESE PUZZLES CAN BE FOUND ON 8 p.m. TODAY’S DAILY PLANNER PAGE. THE SUMTER ITEM SPORTS SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 | B5

PHOTOS BY TREVOR BAUKNIGHT / THE SUMTER ITEM ABOVE: Members of the Thomas Sumter Academy archery team practice recently in preparation for the National Archery in the Schools Program state tournament to be held March 27-29 at Sumter County Civic Center. The Generals will be looking to improve on last year’s 10th-place finish. BELOW: The Thomas Sumter Academy middle school archery team practices.

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South Carolina Department of Nat- Check out the National Archery in the ural Resources, which sponsors the Schools Program website. NASP program in South Carolina by www.naspschools.org donating 12 bows, targets and arrows, requires that the equipment be used as part of an academic curriculum. we got started three years ago.” McLeod fulfills that requirement by Thomas Sumter has teams at the teaching a unit on archery in his elementary, middle school and high General Skills class, which also school levels. Each team can have up teaches students basics of survival to 22 archers, and in tournaments, like woodworking, gardening, auto- the top 12 count and four of those mobile maintenance, first aid and have to be from the opposite sex. personal finance. McLeod said he didn’t have to look “Last year we went into the NASP hard to find kids interested in taking tournament here in Sumter ranked up archery. 15th and finished 10th overall with “A lot of the kids that aren’t in- the high school team,” McLeod said. volved in traditional sports have a lot “This year, we’re going in ranked of interest in this -- I coach the bowl- 12th. If we can move up to top sev- ing team here, and you see the same enth or eighth this year, just improv- thing with them,” McLeod said. ing on last year, that would be a goal, “Some of the kids come before school chery even if you have something the point where I was enjoying it so and I’ve got some individuals that are at 7:30, some come during their wrong with you or can’t run or aren’t much I was shooting four hours a shooting really well. I look for Tyler lunchtime to practice. I’ve got some the strongest or tallest. It doesn’t re- day, and that got me where I am (Singletary) to finish in the top three elementary kids that come during re- ally matter. Just about anybody can now.” in the state and win some scholarship cess. They’re giving up their time to do it.” Singletary agreed that the sport is money.” get in there and practice. I try to set it Madeleine Britton also got started mostly a mental challenge. Singletary wouldn’t be the first up so if a kid is playing another at an early age because of their fa- “It’s 98 percent mental and 2 per- from TSA to make the sport work for sport, they can come practice before ther’s interest in hunting. She took a cent physical, and you have to devel- him academically. Last year’s team school and it doesn’t interfere. We try break from archery only to pick it op that,” he said. “It’s not so much leader, Kyle Decker, now shoots for to do it so they can play what they back up when she discovered Thomas shooting as thinking about it and Emmanuel College in north Georgia, want to play.” Sumter would be having a team. then just doing it over and over again becoming the first archer in the state McLeod said archery is a great “I put my bow down for a couple of until that becomes muscle memory.” to receive an archery scholarship. learning experience both from the years, and then (William) started Singletary said he got started with McLeod explained that the SCISA team sports perspective and in devel- shooting with his hunting bow and it his father’s hunting bow three years championship is determined among oping as an individual. started up at Thomas Sumter, so I ago, but doesn’t bow hunt because he member schools within a larger re- “One of the great things is not only picked it back up because there was a likes to remain focused on the compe- gional competition. Thomas Sumter are they learning from playing a team team,” she said. “One day I went to tition. is a part of Region 2. sport, but they’re also setting individ- practice and I liked it, and I already “I don’t want to develop bad hab- “There are public schools, private ual goals along with their team goals had the bow, so I just decided to do it.” its,” Singletary said. “I want to kind schools, and home schoolers, and -- a lot of life skills and a lot of disci- Madeleine said that with practice, ar- of stick to the same thing every time, within that, the SCISA schools com- pline,” he said. “You’ve got to hold chery becomes almost second nature. and that way I don’t have to change pete against each other as well as that bow on the target until you know “As soon as you know where to anything - I can just stay in the mo- with the other schools,” McLeod said. you’ve got the shot, and it takes a lot shoot, it’s just easy,” she said. “You tion of shooting on these targets.” Thomas Sumter is the only local of self-discipline to wait until you’ve just pull it back, and you know the After the NASP state tournament at school that competes in NASP tour- got it. It’s a sport like golf that they right place -- you don’t even have to the end of March, TSA will hope to naments, despite sponsorship by can do forever. Most of them are very aim.” return to the national tournament South Carolina Department of Natu- dedicated and they get in there and TSA’s top high school archer is Sin- and even the Worlds. It has been to ral Resources that provides complete practice every chance they get.” gletary, now in only his second year both. competitive packages for schools in- Fifth-grader William Britton as a competitive archer and shooting “We qualified to go to the national terested in competing. echoed McLeod’s advantages. in the high 290s out of 300 on average. tournament in Louisville, Kentucky, “You go through a class with them “I’ve been doing it since I was about “Last year, I found out about the and it was a great experience,” said on safety rules, the use of the equip- four,” said Britton, whose sister Mad- team, joined and was shooting about McLeod. “There were over 17,000 kids ment and setting up a range to be cer- eleine shoots for the middle school average,” said Singletary. “I took a there shooting in a 4-day tournament. tified,” McLeod said. “After doing team. “It’s fun, and you don’t have to little bit of a break, and when I came From there, we qualified to go to the that, they give the schools 12 bows, a get hurt like in football or get hit with back, I had lost some of the muscle Worlds in Orlando, (Florida) and we rack, targets and arrows to get start- the ball like in baseball. If you get in- memory I had, and I worked off that traveled down there and competed. ed. After that you have to buy your jured, you don’t have to wait a year and kept improving. I just practiced It’s just getting better, and the kids own, but we did that and that’s how before you can do it -- you can do ar- and practiced. I loved it, and I got to are loving it.”

OBITUARIES McLeod. She re- In addition to her husbands Girls Auxiliary, 215 E. Main tired as a nurse’s and parents, she was preceded St., Summerton, SC 29148. aide at Claren- in death by a son, Gary Stephens Funeral Home & EXILE KING Burial will follow at the don Memorial Touchberry; and five siblings, Crematory, 304 N. Church St., NEW YORK, N.Y. — Exile church cemetery. Hospital with 40 Ruth, Bill, Audrey, Kathleen Manning, is in charge of ar- “Buddy” King, 85, widower of The family is receiving years of service. and Pete. rangements, (803) 435-2179. Deloris Noble King, died on friends at the home of his sis- TREMBLEY She was a mem- A funeral service will be www.stephensfuneralhome.org Thursday, March 1, 2018, at ter, Sandra L. Sumter, 2128 ber of Summer- held at noon Tuesday at ROBERT L. BURKE his residence. Greenville Circle, Sumter. ton Baptist Church. Summerton Baptist Church He was born These services have been She is survived by her son, with the Rev. Bob Ashba and Robert Lionel “Bob” Burke, on Dec. 21, 1932, entrusted to Samuels Funeral Jackson T. Touchberry III the Rev. Billy Carlisle offici- 87, of Greenville, passed away in Clarendon Home LLC of Manning. (Joanne) of Wake Forest, ating. Burial will follow in on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2018, County, a son of JANET T. TREMBLEY North Carolina; three grand- Summerton Evergreen Cem- in Greenville. the late Bernie children, Jackson T. Touch- etery. Bob was born on May 12, and Maggie SUMMERTON — Janet berry IV (Stacy) of Smithfield, Honorary pallbearers will 1930, in Parkersburg, West KING Sumter. McLeod Touchberry Tremb- Virginia, Matthew Touchber- be any members of the GA’s Virginia, to Robert L. Burke Funeral servic- ley, 94, widow of J.T. Touch- ry (Jenny) of Chapin and of Summerton Baptist Church Sr. and Ola Gertrude Camp- es for Mr. King berry Jr. and Thomas V. Brian Buker of Wake Forest, during the time that Mrs. bell. will be held at noon on Mon- Trembley, died Friday, March North Carolina; four great Janet led this group. The Cremation Society of day at St. Mark AME Church, 9, 2018, at National Health grandchildren; three sisters, Visitation will be held from South Carolina — Westville 2 1st St., Summerton, with the Care of Sumter. Thelma McLeod of Sumter, 10 a.m. to noon prior to the Funerals in Greenville is as- Rev. Williette Canty, pastor, Born Sept. 10, 1923, in Pine- Barbara Morris of Summer- service in the church fellow- sisting the family. www.cre- eulogist, the Rev. J.C. Lane wood, she was a daughter of ton, and Geraldine Timmons ship hall. mationsocietyofsc.com presiding and Minister Tame- the late James Wilson McLeod of Dillon; and several nieces Memorials may be made to kia Hunter Ross assisting. and the late Mary Dawkins and nephews. Summerton Baptist Church, SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B6 B6 | SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

LENWOOD R. GRIFFIN SR. Box 176, Pinewood, SC 29125. 2018, at her home. Rev. Dr. Cartrell Woods, pas- a.m. for viewing until the Lenwood Roe Griffin Sr., 82, Online condolences may be Born on April 19, 1966, in tor of Salem Baptist Church, hour of service. husband of Ruby Annette sent to www.sumterfunerals. Jacksonville, Florida, she was officiating, eulogist. Burial Funeral services will be Braxton Griffin, died Satur- com a daughter of Clarence L. and will be in the Beulah AME held on Monday at 11 a.m. at day, March 10, 2018, at his Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- Joyce Marilyn Hodge. She was Churchyard cemetery, 2272 Asbury United Methodist home surround- neral Home & Crematory, 221 of the Baptist faith. Sumter Highway, Kingstree. Church, 355 Pudding Swamp ed by his family. Broad St., Sumter, is in charge Survivors include her par- Services directed by the Road, Lynchburg, with Pastor Born Sept. 26, of the arrangements, (803) ents of Sumter; two sons, management and staff of Wil- Shirley McKnight officiating. 1935, in Sumter, 775-9386. Bryan Hodge of Ridgeland liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 Interment will follow in he was a son of and Brandon Conyers of Sum- N. Main St., Sumter. Goodman Cemetery. the late Frank ter; a granddaughter, Chaisen Online memorial messages Job’s Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Griffin and the Larkins; a brother, Joseph may be sent to the family at Main St., Sumter, is in charge GRIFFIN late Mary Hodge of Dayton, Ohio; and [email protected]. of arrangements. McLeod Griffin. paternal grandmother, Helen com. Visit us on the web at Online memorials may be He was a U.S. B. Hodge of Sumter. www.WilliamsFuneralHo- sent to the family at: jobsmor- Army veteran and he was re- She was preceded in death meInc.com [email protected] or visit us on LOUISE M. BYRD tired from Pepsi Cola Compa- by her paternal grandfather, QUEEN E. GRADY the web at: www.jobsmortu- ny in Sumter with over 40 Fraizer Hodge; and maternal ary.net. years of service. He was a Louise Mathis Byrd, 93, grandparents, Eula Mae and Queen Esther Grady, 81, STANDARD L. PUGH member of Christian Taber- widow of Henry W. Byrd Sr., Joseph Powers, and Jimmie widow of Tommie W. Grady, nacle of the Holiness Faith died on Thursday, March 8, Varnadore. died on Friday, March 9, 2018, Standard “Stanley” Lenord Church. 2018, at National Healthcare The family will receive at her residence in Sumter. Pugh, 67, died Friday, March In addition to his wife, he is Center. friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Born in Ridgeland, she was 9, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tu- survived by three sons, Len- Born in Lee County, she Monday at Elmore-Cannon- a daughter of the late Ernest omey Hospital, Sumter. He wood Roe Griffin Jr. (Debo- was a daughter of the late Stephens Funeral Home and and Winnie Bell Dobson An- was born July 19, 1950, in rah), Charles Tony Griffin Robert Mathis and Bessie other times at the home of derson. Pinewood, a son of the late (Teresa) and Dane Michael Dority Mathis Croft. Mrs. her parents, 205 Toonsie The family will receive Horace Pugh and Phoebe Griffin (Shannon), all of Sum- Byrd was a member of Tem- Drive, Sumter. friends at 2325 Four Bridges Boyd Pugh. ter; several grandchildren and ple Baptist Church and she Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Road, Sumter, SC 29153. The family is receiving great grandchildren; and two was retired from Campbell Funeral Home and Crematori- Funeral arrangements are friends at the home of his sisters, Patricia Parsons of Soup Co. um of Sumter is in charge of incomplete and will be an- brother and sister-in-law, Je- Boston, Massachusetts, and Surviving are six sons, the arrangements. nounced by Palmer Memorial rome and Gloria Pugh, begin- Lillian Mello of Sumter. Henry W. Byrd Jr. (Elaine), WILLIAM C. BRADHAM Chapel Inc. ning Thursday at 1374 Wil- A graveside service will be Bobby Byrd (Ann), Lucius MANUEL BENJAMIN SR. liam Acres Lane, Manning. held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Byrd, Terry Byrd (Debbie), FLORENCE — William C. These services have been Trinity Cemetery in Alcolu Paul Byrd (Christine) and “Bill” Bradham, 89, of Flor- Manuel Benjamin Sr., 95, entrusted to Samuels Funeral with the Rev. Tony Porter and Mark Byrd (Teresa); 15 grand- ence, passed away on Thurs- widower of Annie Mae Hor- Home, LLC, Manning. the Rev. Tony Griffin officiat- children; and 29 great-grand- day, March 8, 2018, at McLeod ton Benjamin departed this SANDRA L. HOWETH ing. children. Hospice House. life on Saturday, March 10, The family will receive She was preceded in death Arrangements will be an- 2018 in Sumter. MANNING -- Sandra Logan friends immediately following by a brother, Robert Mathis nounced by Cain Calcutt-Ste- He was born Aug. 19, 1922, Howeth, 73, wife of Leslie the graveside service. Jr.; a sister, Ruby McLeod; phens Funeral Home. in Sumter County, a son of Lynn “Les” Howeth, died Stephens Funeral Home & and her daughter-in-law, LINDA G. GAINES the late Robert and Tryfenia Thursday, March 8, 2018, at Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Cathy Timmons Byrd. Ballard Benjamin. Palmetto Richland Health. Manning, is in charge of ar- Funeral services will be Linda Glasscho Gaines was The family will be receiving Born April 18, 1944, in Sum- rangements, (803) 435-2179. held at 3 p.m. on Monday at born on Oct. 9, 1958, in Sum- friends daily from 11 a.m. to 8 ter, she was the daughter of www.stephensfuneralhome. Temple Baptist Church with ter, the eighth of 12 children p.m. at the home, 211 Brand Dorothy “Dot” Pritchard org. Pastor Brian Magaw and Pas- born to the late Wilbur and St., Sumter. Logan and the late Fred C. THENA T. RAMSEY tor Terry Byrd officiating. Louise Burgess Glasscho. Services entrusted to Logan. She was a member of Burial will be at Evergreen In 1976, Linda graduated Whites Mortuary, LLC, 517 N. Bethel Baptist Church and the Mrs. Thena Thomas Memorial Park cemetery. from Sumter High School. In Guignard Drive, Sumter. Ruth Sunday School Class. Ramsey, 64, entered into eter- Pallbearers will be grand- the same year that she gradu- CECILIA L. VAUGHN She was a member of Associ- nal rest on Wednesday, March sons, David Byrd, Jimmy ated from high school, she ates of Vietnam Veterans of 7, 2018, at Pal- Byrd, Greg Byrd, Stephen was joined in holy matrimony ASHWOOD -- Cecilia L. America (AVVA) and A Broth- metto Health Tu- Byrd, Daryl Mitchell and to Terry Michael Gaines. To Vaughn, 80, died Saturday, erhood Against Totalitarian omey, Sumter. great-grandson, Zachary this union were born two chil- March 10, 2018, at McLeod Re- Enactments (ABATE). Sandra Born in Clar- Byrd. dren. gional Medical Center in Flor- retired from the Department endon County, The family will receive After marriage, she devoted ence. of Social Services in South she was a daugh- friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on herself and time to taking Born July 25, 1937, she was Carolina and the Department ter of the late Monday at Temple Baptist care of her family and her a daughter of the late Cecil D. of Human Services in Maui, RAMSEY James and Jose- Church. home. Her great love for chil- Vaughn and the late Nora Lee Hawaii. She specialized in phine West The family would like to dren led her to open a day Weatherford Vaughn. child welfare and adoption. Thomas. thank the staff on Magnolia care center in her home in Services will be announced Survivors include her hus- Funeral services will be Hall at NHC Sumter for their Jacksonville, North Carolina, by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens band of 52 years; her mother held at 3 p.m. today at New care and support. where she and her family Funeral Home and Crematori- of Sumter; a son, Gregory L. Hope A.M.E. Church, Pine- Memorials may be made to lived for 33 years. um of Sumter. Howeth, (Dana) of Maui, Ha- wood. The Rev. Jose Lazano, Temple Baptist Church, 120 Linda enjoyed the adven- VIRGINIA E. JORDAN waii, and their daughter, Kas- Pastor officiating. Final rest- Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC tures of traveling, shopping, Virginia Epps Jordan, wife sidy; a daughter, Shari Beth ing place will be in the church 29150. dressing up and modeling. of the late Richard Jordan, Howeth (fiancé, Ricki Wil- cemetery. Online condolences may be She was a very fashionable departed this earthly life on liams) of Paxville, her chil- Mrs. Ramsey will be placed sent to www.sumterfunerals. lady who adored jewelry and March 8, 2018. She was born dren, Brianna (fiancé Derrick in the church one hour prior com fine clothing. She was a par- in Sumter County to the late Ellis) and Abbigail; and to the service. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu- ticipant in many modeling John and Elise Epps. Colton’s fiancé, Lindsey Pol- The family will receive neral Home & Crematory, 221 shows and contests. She had Affectionately known to lard; and great grandchildren, friends at the home of her Broad St., Sumter, is in charge the privilege as well to do many as “Ning,” Mrs. Jordan Payton, Landon and Braxton. brother, Euline Thomas, 1350 of the arrangements, (803) some modeling work through was educated in the Sumter In addition to her father, Burton Road, Pinewood. 775-9386. Maultsby Talent Agency of County School System. She she was preceded in death by Online condolences may be Wilmington, North Carolina. later moved to Baltimore, a grandson, Colton. sent to: www.dysonshomefor- Linda had a very beautiful, Maryland, where she worked Funeral services will be held funerals.com. quick smile, and she loved to at Milford Manor Nursing at 3 p.m. today at Bethel Bap- Professional services en- laugh. She was also a very Home for 35 years. While liv- tist Church, with the Rev. trusted to Dyson’s Home for kind and generous person. In ing in Baltimore, she joined Larry Fraser and the Rev. Funerals, 237 Main St., Sum- 2010, Linda moved back to New St. John Baptist Church. Allen Glass officiating. Burial merton, SC. 803-485-4280. Sumter to help care for her She joined Asbury United will be in the church cemetery. EUNIST J. SIMON THELMA J. BAKER mother, even though she suf- Methodist Church at an early Honorary pallbearers will fered illnesses and medical age and remained a member be members of the Ruth Sun- Thelma May Johnson Eunist James Simon, 53, de- complications herself. until her death. She had a sig- day School Class and the Baker, 84, wife of Thomas parted this earthly life on After the death of her moth- nificant effect on everyone Bethel Women on Missions. Daniel Baker, died on Thurs- Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at Pal- er in 2016, she desired and she met; always inviting you The family will receive day, March 8, 2018, at National metto Health Tuomey. made plans to return to Jack- in her home. friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today Healthcare Center. Born in Sumter County, he sonville to live with her only Mrs. Jordan leaves to cher- at Bethel Baptist Church and Born in Wedgefield, she was was a son of the late Eunist and beloved daughter and ish her memories: two daugh- other times at the home of a daughter of the late Ollie and Pauline Jenkins Simon. family in the place that she ters, Virginia Gamble and Ida her mother. Lester “O.L.” Johnson and He attended the public had called home for so many Golden; two sons, Richard (Jo- In Lieu of Flowers, the fam- May Bell Johnson Johnson. schools of Sumter County. At years. sephine) Lee and Elister (San- ily requests that memorials Mrs. Baker was a member of an early age, Eunist joined On March 4, 2018, her plans dra) Lee, all of Sumter; two may be made to Bethel Baptist Pinewood Baptist Church. Mechanicsville United Meth- were realized when she finally stepdaughters, Brenda Church, 2401 Bethel Church Surviving are her husband odist Church. moved back to her beloved (Charles) Smith and Alma Road, Sumter, SC 29154. of Pinewood; two daughters, He leaves to cherish his Jacksonville. One day later, in Jackson, both of Baltimore, The family would like to ex- Debbie Wilkinson (Paul) of memories: one brother, James the early morning of March 5, Maryland; seven grandchil- press their appreciation to the Pinewood and Gayle Baker of Earl Simon; three sisters, 2018, at Onslow Memorial dren: Annette Maith, Taruis staff of the 11th floor of Pal- Pinewood; a brother, Lamar Betty Rufus, Barbara Ann Hospital, she moved again — Epps and Tyrek Epps of the metto Richland Health for all Johnson (Iris) of Pinewood; Simon and Patricia Simon, all to her heavenly home. home, Charles Smith Jr., of their care and compassion two sisters, Rosa Lee Bradley of Sumter; and a host of She leaves to cherish her Tracey Jackson, Theodore during her illness. of Sumter and Margaret S. aunts, uncles, nieces, neph- memories: one daughter, Ter- Jackson and Michael Jackson, Elmore-Cannon-Stephens McIntosh of Pinewood; one ews, cousins and friends. rika Gaines (William) Burgess all of Baltimore; four great- Funeral Home and Crematori- grandchild, Tommy Wilkin- The family is receiving rela- of Jacksonville; one son, grandchildren: Joseph Wells, um of Sumter is in charge of son (Lucy); three great-grand- tives and friends at his home, Terry Michael Gaines Jr. of Richard McDowell, Tamra the arrangements. children, Maclaren Wilkinson, 5545 Goshen Road, Sumter, York, Pennsylvania; five sis- Gamble and Troy Gamble, all DAVID H. TALLANT Owen Wilkinson and Bear and at the home of his broth- ters, Gloria (John) Carter, of Baltimore, and Robert Wilkinson; and a sister-in-law, er, 1013 Marilyn Ave., Sumter. Anna (Robert) Witherspoon, Gamble Jr. of the home; three MANNING -- David H. Tal- Diane Johnson of Pinewood. Funeral services will be Carolyn Smith and Sylvia sisters: Pearline Gamble and lant, 77, husband of Roberta She was preceded in death held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Glasscho, all of Sumter, and Mary Barno of Lynchburg, L. Ryan Tallant, died Satur- by a brother, Billy Johnson. John Wesley Williams Sr. Me- Mary Scriven of Whiteville, and Lizzie Harrison of Tur- day, March 10, 2018, at Funeral services will be morial Chapel of Williams Fu- North Carolina; five brothers, beville; two brothers, Nathan- McLeod Regional Medical held at 11 a.m. on Monday at neral Home Inc., 821 N. Main Wilber Lee, Charles, Joe iel Epps and McSwin (Eliza) Center in Florence. Pinewood Baptist Church St., Sumter, with Elder J. El- Louis, Michael and Alphonza, Epps, both of Lynchburg; one Born Oct. 28, 1940, in Nash- with the Rev. Bennie Barwick bert Williams officiating, eu- all of Sumter; three sisters-in- godchild, Tonya Hackett of ua, New Hampshire, he was officiating. Burial will be at logist. law, Shirley Sims and Elvira Baltimore; a very dear friend the son of the late Hugh Ver- Pinewood Cemetery. The procession will leave at Washington of Sumter and for 50 years, Mrs. Bernice sal Tallant and the late Lillian Pallbearers will be Mickey 12:20 p.m. from his home. Dianne (Kenny) Diggs of Harwin, and a host of nieces C. Landry. Johnson, Brian Johnson, Rod- Burial will be at Mechanics- Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and nephews and other rela- Survivors include his wife; ney Johnson, David Harris, ville United Methodist two brothers-in-law, Jerry tives and friends. five children, Doreen Whitte- Paul Smith and Dr. Frank Churchyard cemetery. Gaines of Sumter and Antho- She was preceded in death more of New Hampshire, Les- Baker. Services directed by the ny Gaines of Greenville; sev- by one grandchild, Robert lie Leftwich of Georgia, Dan- The family will receive management and staff of Wil- eral aunts, uncles, nieces, Gamble Sr.; one stepson, Rich- iel H. Tallant of New Hamp- friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 nephews, cousins and friends. ard Jordan III; two sisters, shire, Cliff Tallant of Massa- Monday at Pinewood Baptist N. Main St., Sumter. In addition to her mother Reather Bell Powell and chusetts, and Brenda Toum of Church and other times at the Online memorial messages and father, she was preceded Veinice Rufus; four brothers: Massachusetts; 14 grandchil- home of her sister, Rosa Lee may be sent to the family at in death by her brother, An- Jerome Epps, Codell Epps, dren; and nine great-grand- Bradley, 2312 Gingko Drive. [email protected]. thony Glasscho, on April 27, Johnnie Jenkins and William children. He was preceded in The family would like to ex- com. Visit us on the web at 2016. McCray; and one son-in-law, death by a sister, Virginia press their gratitude and www.WilliamsFuneralHo- Funeral services will be Robert Gamble. Long of Madison, Maine. thanks for the care that Thel- meInc.com held at 1 p.m. on Monday at Public viewing will be held Services will be private. ma received at NHC and by JOYCE LYNN CONYERS the John Wesley Williams Sr. on Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Caris Hospice. Memorial Chapel of Williams Job’s Mortuary. Funeral Home and Crematori- Memorials may be made to Joyce Lynn Conyers, 51, Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Mrs. Jordan will be placed um of Sumter is in charge of Pinewood Baptist Church, P.O. died on Thursday, March 8, Main St., Sumter, with the in the church on Monday at 10 the arrangements. THE SUMTER ITEM · SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 | C1

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Pete the Planner using the same 7% return assumption. Peter Dunn Were you to change jobs and find USA TODAY your way to a 50-cents-on-the-dollar Contribution match, $7,500 per year would flow into your retirement accounts, as opposed to $10,000 per year. Your new hypothetical Dear J: I love questions like this, J. I account balance at age 60 would be $1.41 bigger deal than get to bust out my fancy calculators and million dollars. With all that heartache try to show you what your financial and consternation of your employment statement will look like 12 years from decision, the difference only ends up now. I don’t have all the information I being about $81 per month of after-tax, need from you to perfectly answer the inflation-adjusted income at retire- contributor question, but I’m still going to break ment, based on the hypothetical contri- your question down into pieces, so you bution amounts I assigned to you. can get an idea of how big an effect your Generally speaking, the difference Dear Pete: I’m currently working at a job where my employer matches employer match really is. between a dollar-to-dollar match and a Let’s start in a super weird place. 50-cents-on-the-dollar match impacts my 401k contribution dollar-for-dollar up to a certain percentage, We’re going to assume, for no particular you only up to the match maximum. I’ve which is great. I’m considering taking a different job in which the reason, that you aren’t going to contrib- seen more generous 50-cents-on-the- ute another dime to your retirement ac- dollar matches than the standard 4% match is 50 cents on the dollar up to a certain percentage. I’m 48 years counts. Just so we’re clear, keep con- dollar-to-dollar match. If your match old and my hope is to retire from full-time work when I’m 60. My wife tributing to your retirement accounts. max is 10%, and your employer matches You didn’t tell me how much you’re con- 50-cents-on-the-dollar, then 15% of and I have around $550,000 combined in our retirement accounts. tributing, so I think it’s best to illustrate your income will flow into your account. my point by acting as though you will When you hit the match max and your I’m worried the drop in the match would be a significant loss. What do never contribute again. employer matches dollar-for-dollar up you think? — J Based on what you have set aside for to 4%, then 8% of your income flows retirement, you will have approximately into your retirement account each year. $1.27 million 12 years from now, if you’re A point of distinction worth noting: able to average a 7% rate of return on The match max is much different than what you have. Upon retiring at age 60, the actual max. To truly max-out your you’d have roughly $2,200 per month of retirement account, you would contrib- after-tax income available, accounting ute $18,500, since you’ve yet to achieve for inflation and a 3.5% withdrawal the age of 50. And once you do hit age rate. Having access to $2,200 per 50, you’ll be able to contribute $24,500. month, in today’s dollars, at Too many people confuse the match your target retirement max with the max, and that results in date will either excite you puny retirement account balances. or terrify you. It doesn’t Here’s where I suggest you focus — really matter though be- your contributions. Sure, your employer cause you’ve committed match is important, but your contribu- to contributing to your tions are much more important. If you retirement accounts for aren’t already, make every effort to max- the next 12 years. out contributions to your retirement ac- I have no idea how counts for the next few years. If you much you’re contribut- can’t, I’d question whether you really ing, but I’m going to can afford to retire at age 60 anyway, say you’re putting in at without a pension. least $5,000, based on And I can’t end this column without your balance at age 48. restating my ubiquitous retirement Though I don’t know if mantra, which must be mentioned since you are stopping at the com- you plan on retiring prior to age 65. If pany match, I have to assume you don’t have a healthcare-in-retire- you are for the sake of this calcu- ment strategy when retiring prior to age lation. By the way, don’t stop at 65, you don’t have a retirement strategy. the company match. If you stay Peter Dunn is an author, speaker and at your job, and contribute radio host, and he has a free podcast: $5,000, and your employer hap- Million Dollar Plan. Have a question pens to match that $5,000 contri- about money for Pete the Planner? GETTY IMAGES/ bution, you’d have approximately Email him at AskPete@petetheplan- ISTOCKPHOTO $1.46 million dollars at retirement, ner.com

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Young with little capital the stock market sprinted into its ninth year of a bull market. But do they work find new way to invest well when the market is diving? The answer to that question de- Jennifer Jolly pends on whom you ask. Several 20- Special to USA TODAY something investors I spoke with say they’ve been great. A host of new micro-investing apps What once was prohibitively expen- including Robinhood, Acorns, and Stash sive and especially daunting for this make it easy to invest on the go, with zero demographic is now literally in the experience and little more than pocket- palm of their hands. Wall Street hopes consumer inflation doesn’t come in high in a report Tuesday change to pony-up. Many app users I spoke with say as that would set off inflation alarms. ALTAYB GETTY IMAGES/ISTOCKPHOTO Is that a good thing in a fluctuating they’re adding about $25 a week into market? It depends on whom you ask, their micro-investing accounts. Not what you’re after — and whether you enough to really “make or break” them want one more way to get addicted to financially should the markets plunge. Investors await word on whether your smartphone. A standard refrain from experienced These kinds of apps are exploding, inflation stayed up or eased appealing mainly to Millennials looking for convenient ways to start saving and Paul Davidson 0.3% in January, the largest decline in increasing their money. USA TODAY nearly a year. Economists don’t expect Their low barriers to entry, easy auto- the slump to persist. The recently mation, and familiar tap-swipe-buy, A report on inflation takes center passed tax cuts, which began showing Tinder-style interface has led to a gold stage in this week’s economics news. up in workers’ paychecks last month, rush of sorts. Investors are eager to see whether a probably boosted spending, Alexander Stash lets you pick more than 40 dif- sharp jump in January that stoked says. Job and income growth have re- ferent flavors of exchange traded funds fears of higher interest rates continued mained sturdy. Economists expect the (ETFs) and stocks for a minimum deposit in February. Also on tap: the latest da- Commerce Department on Wednesday of $5. ta on retail sales, housing starts and to record a 0.2% rise in retail sales and a According to Stash, since it launched industrial production. 0.4% increase in a core measure that ex- in late 2015, it’s amassed nearly 2 million Tuesday, the Labor Department will cludes categories such as autos and gas. customers and 5 million educational My piggy bank and the Stash app: release its closely watched consumer Friday, Commerce will announce last subscribers, with about 40,000 clients Which will save more of my change? price index. Consumer prices climbed month’s housing start totals. Starts joining weekly. JENNIFER JOLLY/SPECIAL FOR USA TODAY a hefty 0.5% in January, and a core leaped 9.7% in January, but that fol- Acorns lets you round up credit and measure that excludes volatile food lowed a weather-related decline in De- debit card purchases to the nearest dol- financial advisers: Don’t put anything and energy items rose 0.3%, the most cember. Housing demand is strong, and lar and then invests your digital change. on the table you’re not willing to lose. in a year. The news fanned concerns supplies are low, a combination that’s It says it’s now up to 3 million users. Investors need to do their home- that the Federal Reserve will hike in- likely to lift home construction. The Robinhood, a stock brokerage app work, making sure they take advantage terest rates this year more than it has growth in starts has been tempered by that lets you buy and sell individual of an employer-matched 401(k), realize forecast. The February employment worker shortages, rising material costs stocks for $0 a trade, has about 3 million how seemingly small fees cut into re- report Friday showed pay increases and limited lot availability. After Janu- accounts, and more than 1 million people turns, and see if they have access to moderating, and the fresh inflation da- ary’s strong gain, economists forecast a signed up for early access to Robinhood’s tax-favored investment accounts like ta could follow suit. While rent prob- 3.1% drop in February to a seasonally new crypto trading service. an IRA. ably increased, airline fares probably adjusted annual rate of 1.29 million. Robinhood is free, while Acorns and “If you’re in a financial position to dipped, Nomura economist Lewis Al- Industrial production has enjoyed a Stash charge a small management fee. use these apps, that is, if you’re already exander says. Economists estimate resurgence rooted in a strong global One of the biggest advantages to mi- saving 15% or so of your income for re- that overall and core inflation both economy and a rebound in oil drilling cro-investing apps is that they let you tirement, you’ve already built up an rose 0.2%, nudging total annual infla- activity. Though the warm weather bypass brokerage account minimums — emergency fund, and you’ve paid down tion to 2.2% from 2.1% and keeping the probably dampened utility output last which sometimes require thousands to high-interest debt, then they can be a core reading steady at 1.8%. month, factory and oil production prob- start — and skip the struggle of saving up great way to learn about the markets,” Retail sales helped power consumer ably picked up. After production dipped enough to invest in a mutual fund. Andrea Coombes, NerdWallet’s invest- spending and the economy in 2017, but 0.1% in January, economists look for the They’ve attracted young investors as ing and retirement specialist says. sales were flat in December and fell Fed to report a 0.3% rise in February. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 | C3 REFLECTIONS

ABOVE: Brick Church was constructed from bricks made on site. LEFT: Crosswell Store and Masonic Lodge Large Sumter exposition held in 1901

eflections returns well-furnished club rooms to the city of in the handsome Masonic R building, occupying the en- Sumter in May of tire second floor, which em- 1901 to report on a large braces a dance hall as large as any in the state, beside exposition held in the pool and billiard, reading city that year. An exposi- and reception room … Sum- ter has a modern theater, a tion is defined by Web- seating capacity of 1,000 in ster’s as “a large public its handsome new town hall building, which is also the exhibition or show, often home of the First National international in scope.” Bank (the Simonds Bank) and an attractive-looking This cultural, social, in- shoe store.” dustrial and architectur- “This is a community of churches, throughout the al display presents a pic- county as well as the city. ture of Sumter that The Presbyterians estab- lished churches on the banks should of the Black River in colonial prove both times, and the Episcopalians organized at what is now interesting Stateburg over 125 years ago. and infor- “The Old Brick Church six miles from Mayesville mative to was constructed of brick its citizen- made on its site. The Church of the Holy Cross Sammy Way ry. The au- was built in 1850 consisting REFLECTIONS thor has of ‘pise de terre’ and a con- crete floor. The pews and all made use the furniture are beautiful- of the 1901 Exposition ly fashioned from solid ma- hogany, and there is very Report and numerous intricate stucco work in the articles and photographs arch ceiling above the chan- cel. In the city, the Baptists from The Item archives and Methodists have two to prepare churches, and the Lu- this re- therans, port. Edit- Episcopa- lians, Catho- ing was lics and required Presbyteri- ans are well because represented. of the A syna- gogue is length of also located the re- there. “Sumter port. The has double article and triple rows of ma- will be jestic oaks presented extending through all in two residence parts. sections of the city, “Sumter with grassy, offers rare well-kept attractions Several well-known theater groups and flowered to the home performed on the second floor of lawns bor- seeker and Sumter’s landmark, The Opera dering its SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOS to the capi- House, during this era. many beau- Simonds Bank of Sumter, or First National Bank, was housed in Sumter’s town hall building in 1901. talist be- tiful homes cause it is a beautiful, rapid- set well back from its clean, ly growing healthful city of broad, sandy streets and extensive and diversified sidewalks; this is one of the manufacturing interests, has prettiest little cities in the the best of most everything, South … There are also is peopled by clever, pro- many handsome old homes gressive and patriotic men in various parts of the coun- and handsome, charming ty, and some rare, beautiful women, and because its fer- scenery is to be found tile back country is for the among the ‘High Hills of the most part in the hands of Santee,’ about the old home sturdy, honorable, hard- place of Gen. Thomas Sum- working farmers of modern ter of Revolutionary fame. ideas, among whom are There is no clay to contend many historic families — the with, and the roads of the The view from Calhoun Street looking toward true charming types of the county and the streets and Washington Street famous old South.” sidewalks of the city are al- “The volunteer fire de- ways in condition regardless partment here, which there of weather. The broad side- is no better in the South, is walks of the city are alive composed of the best young with bicyclists 15 minutes men in the town who take after the hardest rain. great pride in their organi- “The riders of wheels are zations and who sacrifice confined to the street only both time and money to in the business sections, make them the best, work- paying a dollar tax under a ABOVE: Bicyclists enjoyed riding through the streets of ing faithfully under rules popular ordinance for the Sumter. and regulations copied from privilege, the money thus a paid department and giv- raised being expended for LEFT: High Hills Plantation, the home of Alfred C. DeLor- ing the town all the benefits street improvement. This me, burned in 1965. of a paid department. arrangement makes the “The same class of young wheel unusually popular in men maintain spacious, Sumter …” C4 | SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 THE SUMTER ITEM YESTERYEAR Volunteer program unique to district; Shaw avoids ’93 ‘hit list’ 75 YEARS AGO — 1943 hand. I congratulated him, of Edmunds was named to the Oct. 2 — Oct. 8 and we talked about his big squad as a guard. • The Young Women’s Chris- win. Now, I was standing on a 25 YEARS AGO — 1993 tian Association of Sumter, steel serving table directly March 5 — 11 one of the agencies benefitted over the same place where we by the Community Chest had shaken hands. He lay • Florence Christian out- Fund, reports on its activities there struck down by bullets. scored Wilson Hall 17-6 in the during the first year of its His right hand held a bleeding final four minutes of the game membership in that fund. The side. His face was white. His and pulled away to a 61-52 win Community Chest campaign eyes were open. His lips over the Barons in the SCISA is this year being combined moved just slightly. But he did 3A state semifinals at the with the War Fund drive, not cry. Sumter County Exhibition which embraces many war re- • With the surge of students Center. Florence Christian, lief organizations. The open- next fall, Edmunds High 21-2, will play Orangeburg ing gun in the double-canvass School officials and teachers Prep, a 63-57 winner of Hud- was fired by Shepard K. Nash, will be looking for the return gens, in the 3A state champi- president of the Community of health room volunteers. onship game at the Exhibition Chest, in a radio address. The The adult volunteer program Center. following report was prepared instituted at Edmunds last fall • The Hillcrest Wildcats by Mrs. Katherine Shattuck, and still unique in School Dis- picked the perfect opportunity director of the YWCA. trict 17 has improved class at- to show there is more to them • Sumter High’s football tendance, uncovered student than 4A basketball player of team staged a brilliant second- health problems and brought the year Ray Allen. With Allen half comeback to tumble Cam- counseling needs to the fore. in foul trouble and off his den’s Bulldogs from the unde- During the first eight months game in the first half, Hillcrest feated ranks. The Gamecocks of operation, 17 volunteers managed to overcome a pair overcame an early Camden have treated minor cuts and of furious spurts by Irmo to touchdown to win out in the bruises, taken temperatures, remain within nine points at annual struggle before some notified parents when their half-time of the 4A state play- 4,000 fans by a 12-to-7 score. son or daughter was being dis- off second-round game. Allen Completely reversing their missed because of illness and returned to form in the second play in the final half, the Birds kept accurate health records half, and his teammates con- struck twice in the final quar- for each student. tinued their solid play as the SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO ter to grab the game out of the • A local Boy Scout who met Wildcats rallied for a 73-68 vic- bag and then 1968 — Newly crowned 1968 Queen Iris Roberta Mathis of Manning all requirements for the Eagle tory. staved off two is flanked on the left by first runner-up Judy Ann Christensen, Miss Rank before his recent 13th • While U.S. Sen. Ernest last-minute Hartsville, and on the right by second runner-up Dayle Marchette. Ro- birthday officially received “Fritz” Hollings delivered the Camden bids berta Mathis will be the reigning queen for the 1969 version of Sum- Scouting’s highest honor in worst possible news to for a touch- ter’s world-famous Iris Festival. special ceremonies in Ninth Charleston, the absence of down. Air Force Headquarters com- Shaw Air Force Base from his • Four in 1906 and is approximately the connotation of the word mand section. Chester list of base closings helped American 40 years old. It was the first “character” includes special “Rusty” Kelley III, son of Se- Sumterites breathe easier. The bombers mechanized pumping equip- traits that make something nior Master Sgt. and Mrs. exclusion of Shaw, combined Yesteryear were shot ment used by the City Fire De- more interesting and valuable Chester Kelley Jr., rushed with Hollings’ announcement down over partment, pumping having because of its age. Those who from Tenderfoot to Eagle in that Homestead Air Force in Sumter Swiss territo- been previously done by hand. know the little house at 212 less than two years after join- Base in Florida would close, SAMMY WAY ry during a Many Sumterites will remem- Main St., called “The Cot- ing Shaw’s Troop 344 at age 11. buoyed a rosy scenario for fight with ber the days when the ringing tage,” think it has character Less than one percent of all Sumter that has been floating German of the fire alarm was the sig- — the distinctive character of boys in Scouting make Eagle, since two Homestead squad- fighter planes, including one nal for the fire department a house that has evolved and those who do are usually rons were reassigned to Shaw definitely downed by Swiss horses to dash through the through a long history and about 15 years old. “Rusty is last September in the wake of anti-aircraft fire, a communi- streets pulling the big red has been changed to meet the the youngest boy I know of to Hurricane Andrew. Some que announced today. Two of wagon. needs of each new generation. become an Eagle Scout,” said local leaders and U.S. Rep. the bombers fell near Land- • Award of Air Warning Ser- • Suicidal, hair-raising and Tech. Sgt. James E. Schwab, John Spratt, D-S.C., said then quart, another between Al- vice pins to 155 volunteers spine-tingling ... are among Scoutmaster of Troop 344 for that the presence of the vanen-Bad and Bergun, and from the city and a number the terms that have been used the past three years. Homestead squadrons im- the fourth in the Santis re- from the rural districts of the to acclaim the performances • Master Sgt. Charles T. proved Shaw’s chance of gion, the announcement said. county will be made Friday presented by the Eldon Daniel Scott, chief air route traffic avoiding this year’s base “hit It added that the bodies of evening at 8 o’clock in the Ed- Auto Thrill Champions. Eldon controller with Operating Lo- list.” seven fliers had been found munds High School auditori- Daniel, veteran producer, cation A of the 5th Mobile • Morris College’s Annual and that other crew members um, instead of as originally promises that the 1968 edition Communications Group, has Mid-Winter Banquet/Rally had parachuted to safety. scheduled in the court house of the show, which may be been named Air Traffic Con- was extremely successful as • Lt. Leon Blanding of Sum- Thursday night, Chief Observ- seen at Sumter Speedway, tops troller of the Year for the Tac- the college’s constituents ter was presented the Distin- er T. D. Dunscombe an- any “thrill show” ever seen tical Air Command. Sgt. Scott gathered to raise over $364,000. guished Flying Cross by the nounced today. The change in before. You will see Mr. Iron captured Air Traffic Control- This annual fundraising event commanding general of the time was made necessary by Chest, Capt. Dynamite, preci- ler of the Year for the 5th Mo- is one of two that the college Eighth Fighter Command in the army’s call for a blackout sion driving in gleaming 1968 bile Communication Group at sponsors each year. The other England, relatives learned Thursday night, and settling model automobiles, with Shaw, which put him in world- event is the Annual Thanks- today. A letter from Lt. Bland- for the high school auditorium many intricate maneuvers wide competition for the Air giving Day Rally. The amounts ing dated Sept. 23 said, “Thirty as the courtroom is being used performed over and between Traffic Controller of the Year raised at both functions have minutes ago, I received the D. now for the fall term of court rampways. Award for the Air Force Com- put the college in sight of its F. C. …” Lt. Blanding is the of common pleas. The pins • It took three years, but it munications Service. $1,500,000 goal. As funds con- son of Mrs. D. M. Blanding of will go to those volunteers finally happened. Sunday af- • In-city construction for tinue to come in, the college Sumter. He has been stationed who have given to the AWS, ternoon at Memorial Park, May stood at less than half of hopes to reach its goal by June in England for two years, first most of them in watches at Sumter won its own tennis the total for a year ago, with 30, 1993. as a pilot for the Royal Canadi- the tower atop the City Na- tournament, the Iris Festival Wilson Hall and a service sta- • How does a team that must an Airforce, then as a member tional Bank building. Invitational, by defeating de- tion comprising the greater replace three-quarters of its of an American Eagle Squad- • Gen. Emile P. Moses, com- fending champion Hartsville share of the valuation of all infield merit the No. 1-ranking ron Air force, then as a mem- manding officer of the U.S. 4-1 in a match that was closer building permits issued. Avery in the state and a top-20 rating ber of the American Air Forc- Marine Parris Island training than the score indicates. All Lumber Co. is constructing in the nation? Sumter High es. He holds, in addition to his base and native of Sumter, three of the singles went to the initial phase of the Wilson School baseball coach Mark latest decoration, a citation air was guest of honor at the the limit of three sets as Jim Hall school complex on Wise Roach does not have to look medal and the oak leaf cluster, Sumter Rotary Club luncheon Boykin, Arthur Abbott and Drive. Rabon Construction Co. far for an explanation. “I given in lieu of a second air yesterday. E. B. Boyle, presi- Charlie Hodgin came away is contractor for a $58,000 think it’s because of our pitch- medal. dent of the Rotary Club, called with close triumphs for Sum- Humble Oil Co. service sta- ing,” Roach said before prac- • The War Department an- upon H. G. Osteen, editor and ter. tion, being erected at the for- tice. “In high school, you are nounced the names of 400 U.S. publisher of the Daily Item, to • Cecil Johnson climaxed a mer YWCA location on Wash- fortunate if you have two good soldiers missing in action in introduce Gen. Moses. Mr. profitable week by driving his ington Street. New residential pitchers. I feel that we have at the Asiatic, European, North Osteen, who as a teacher in 1964 Comet to victory in the structures accounted for least three and, by the end of Africa, Pacific and Southwest the Sumter schools had taught 40-lap late-model main event $63,500, home alterations and the season, we may have four Pacific areas. The listed in- Gen. Moses, paid tribute to the at Sumter Speedway. The win additions for $49,000 and com- good pitchers.” Simply put, cluded: Missing in the Europe- late Sen. Altamont Moses, fa- gave Johnson a total of $850 mercial renovations and ex- the starting rotation of junior an area: South Carolina: Wil- ther of Herbert, Henry and for his week’s efforts. Friday pansion for $15,000, for a total Chad Hoshour, sophomore lis, 2nd Lt. John W., Jr. — son Emile Moses. night he picked up an extra of $286,300 last month. This Lee Hatfield and senior On- of J. W. Willis, Lynchburg. • Miss Julia Bull, daughter $250 for breaking the long figure compared with $679,168 trell McCray make the Game- • The dairy which furnishes of Mr. and Mrs. Kinloch Bull Chevelle string at Hartsville a year ago. cocks the top team in the state, milk for children of the Cross- of Milford Plantation, Sumter, while also taking home the • Retirement ceremonies according to the South Caroli- well home was ravaged by fire, has been selected as the typi- regular late-model purse of were held for three members na High School Baseball and the building was com- cal University of South Caroli- $300. And the Florence driver of Sumter School District No. Coaches Association’s pre- pletely destroyed. All the na co-ed. Her picture will added $300 more when he 17. John H. Kilgo, secondary season poll and the 16th- cows, the refrigeration unit adorn the cover of a new bul- nosed out Frank Sessoms in consultant for District No. 17 ranked high school baseball and some other equipment letin in process of preparation the Sumter race. since 1966, retired. He was a team in the nation, according was saved; the firemen and of- by the University News Ser- • Hugh T. Stoddard Jr. of former principal of Lincoln to USA Today’s preseason ficials of the home estimated vice for distribution to high Sumter was one of Furman High School who had taught poll. that the damage would school girls. Miss Bull, a soph- University’s 268 seniors to for 38 years. Retiring from • Education is responding amount to between $600 and omore, was selected to appear graduate. He received the teaching were Mrs. Elizabeth to the impact of technology $800. The dairy was located on the cover of the co-ed bulle- Bradshaw Feaster Medal for S. Cousar of Lemira Elemen- in the workplace. In the field out of the city limits on Poin- tin by a committee consisting general excellence. He is the tary School and Mrs. Elease of mathematics, new meth- sett drive, across the Seaboard of several students and facul- son of Dr. and Mrs. Hugh T. H. Bush of Stonehill Elemen- ods of instruction emphasize railroad track, and firemen ty members, who examined Stoddard of Sumter, was edi- tary School. relevancy, collaboration and were helpless to fight the qualifications of dozens of co- tor of the Furman student • Manning High girls’ bas- the “hands-on” involvement flames because of the lack of eds on the campus before newspaper, member of the ketball coach John Thames of students. To encourage water supply. The two-room making their selection. The G.E. College Bowl team and is has been selected to coach the students to develop these building became ignited about committee considered such listed in Who’s Who in Ameri- Lower Pee Dee girls’ basket- skills at an early age, the col- 6:30 o’clock yesterday after- qualifications as beauty, intel- can Colleges and Universities. ball squad in the first basket- lege’s Mathematics Depart- noon. John E. Follin operated lect, talent, character and per- • In that narrow, darkened ball clinic and all-star game at ment will be hosting the the dairy which served the or- sonality in making its choice. corridor, there was terror, pro- Southside High School of third-annual “Math Meet.” phanage exclusively. 50 YEARS AGO — 1968 fanity, tears, blood and the vi- Florence. Assisting Thames This meet provides competi- • A relic of bygone days is olence of a nation. Sen. Robert will be Jake Strickland of East tion for sixth- and seventh- June 2 — 8 on exhibit during Fire Preven- Kennedy of New York had Clarendon. The Girls’ Pee Dee grade students from Sumter tion Week. It is the Sumter • People who care about walked down the same back Coaches Association will School Districts 2 and 17 and, Fire Department’s fire wagon, anything that has passed the corridor in the kitchen of the sponsor the clinic and all-star for the first time, Clarendon now on display in front of the test of time — be it a person, a Ambassador Hotel just 15 min- match. The Upper Pee Dee School District 1. This is the National Bank of South Caro- relationship or an object — utes before. He was in a good and Lower Pee Dee teams are only math competition avail- lina on North Main Street. seem to agree that age brings mood. He had won California. composed of seniors from two able in the area for middle- The “steamer” was purchased “character.” For these people, And he came over to shake my six-county areas. Chris Edens school students. THE SUMTER ITEM SUNDAY, MARCH 11, 2018 | C5

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PHOTO PROVIDED Prescribed fires are typically low intensity and used to achieve specific management objectives. Here, prescribed fire is being used to reduce competition for young planted longleaf pines. Fire on the Controlled landscape burns benefit he flames burned the hair off the back of my hands and singed Tmy mustache, eye- our forests brows and eyelashes. My side- burns were singed, but my gray hair was pretty much BY RYAN BEAN protected by my hat that was Clemson Extension pulled down tight on my head. My long-sleeve shirt The weather in South Carolina in March can be had protected my arms and characterized as crisp, cool and perfect for a con- torso. Jeans and boots cov- trolled burn. That’s why it’s fitting that Gov. ered and protected the rest. PHOTO PROVIDED Henry McMaster has proclaimed March 2018 Pre- The tractor A U.S. Fish and Wildlife technician conducts a prescribed burn on Poin- scribed Fire Awareness Month. and disk were sett Electronic Combat Range near Wedgefield. Prescribed burning is a very important man- undamaged. agement tool here in the Southeastern U.S. It is a In a desper- and our friends Jamie and South Carolina. necessary tool for both managers of forests and ate attempt to Melisa Ivey were there to Smoke management is one crop fields. Prescribed fire has been described as stop the fire help. We had a plan and had of the most important aspects “fire applied in a knowledgeable manner to forest and keep it called the State Forestry of prescribed burns. Smoke and grassland fuels on a specific land area under under control, Commission to give notifica- will settle into low-lying selected weather conditions to accomplish prede- I had plowed tion of the burn. areas in the evenings as termined, well-defined management objectives.” Dan a new strip Even with a good plan and winds and temperatures drop. As such, it goes Geddings just ahead of the right equipment things For that reason, most con- ‘Prescribed burning without saying that the wall of can still go wrong, but we had trolled burns are conducted any time fire is ap- flames. The enough help and equipment early in the day when smoke plays a crucial role plied to the ground, wind had unexpectedly to keep the burn contained, is more easily dispersed by it should be done changed direction, picked up even when conditions in the upper-atmosphere winds. in forest and land with the utmost speed, and the flames had field changed beyond our con- Burns are conducted to re- care and concern jumped our original fire- trol. duce fuel loads of pine nee- management given to many fac- breaks. The conflagration had Prescribed burns are a dles, shrubs and vines in for- tors. been roaring across the old valuable wildlife management estry land. Competing hard- One of the most field toward the nearby tool and are conducted woods can be reduced or con- objectives.’ common reasons for woods. throughout the state. Late trolled with burns in pine RYAN BEAN the use of pre- The plowed strip stopped winter or early spring burns stands. Disease and insect scribed fire in our the flames, and now I could are known as cool-season control can be heightened. Area Forestry and Natural forests is to reduce sit back and breathe a sigh of burns and are the most com- Pastures can be burned to im- fuel loading. Over relief — but not for long. I got mon. Warm-season burns are prove grazing quality. Wild- Resources agent with time, trees drop off the tractor and used my less common and yield some life habitat can be improved their foliage which shovel to pat down the last of very different results for land as burns will stimulate fruit Clemson Cooperative will continue to the smoldering hot spots. My managers. One example is and seed production and in- Extension Service build up in the ab- brother Matt appeared out of that hardwood stems are bet- crease open areas for feeding sence of fire. When the smoke with a shovel and a ter controlled with warm-sea- and travel. conducting a pre- few words of encouragement. son burns. Some forest types depend scribed fire, the This incident unfolded a March has been proclaimed on fire. Longleaf pine forest fuels will typically only include tree litter, grasses couple of years ago on a par- Prescribed Fire Awareness evolved and flourished in the and small debris. In the case of a wildfire, where cel of land that we managed Month in South Carolina. Gov. South because of natural and the fire gains much more intensity, more fuels be- for our hunt club. Henry McMaster made the Native American caused come available, which leads to further damage and We were conducting a pre- proclamation at the request of burns on the landscape. Plant added difficulty in controlling them. In an effort scribed burn for wildlife man- the South Carolina Prescribed and animal communities to reduce the possibility of catastrophic wildfires, agement purposes. The sec- Fire Council. The SCPFC is a evolved with the longleaf for- land managers use prescribed fire to reduce these tion that we burned was a coalition of state, federal and est. Longleaf is making a fuels in order to reduce the risk of losing valuable portion of an abandoned nongovernmental land man- comeback in the South, and timber growth, damage to property and structures field. I had plowed strips agement organizations. The prescribed fires can help with and even loss of life. across the field during the goal is to raise awareness of that comeback. “Prescribed burning plays a crucial role in for- winter to stimulate wildlife- the role that fire plays in the For more information about est and land management objectives. When a for- friendly plant growth, and stewardship of our natural re- prescribed fires, go to the est is managed using prescribed, not only is the fire breaks were plowed sources and the protection of SCPFC website at www.scpfc. result aesthetically pleasing, but fuels are re- around the area we wanted to lives and property. weebly.com, the Forestry Com- duced, and the risk for damaging wildfires is burn — to include some back- Controlled fires reduce mission website at www.state. much less,” says Ryan Bean, Area Forestry and up firebreaks. wildfires, enhance wildlife sc.us/forestry.com or the Natural Resources agent with Clemson Coopera- We waited until early habitat and help to keep for- Longleaf Alliance website at tive Extension Service. March, after the small game est land healthy and produc- www.longleafalliance.org. So, next time you see smoke as a result of a season ended, for a day when tive. Approximately 500,000 controlled burn, remember, prescribed burning the wind and humidity were acres are prescribed or con- Reach Dan Geddings at cdged- is an essential tool in the health and safety of favorable. My brother Matt trolled burned every year in [email protected]. South Carolina’s forestlands.

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