April 10, 2013 by The Sumter Item

Budget cuts to ground Shaw jets BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com The 77th Fighter Squadron has been ordered to stand down upon its return to Shaw Air Force Base because of budget cuts triggered by sequestration. Tuesday’s announcement comes as HOSTAGE the Air Force plans to trim about 45,000 flying training hours force-wide between now and October because of cuts to the military’s operations and maintenance funding. About one third of all active-duty combat planes will be affected by the cuts, the Air Force said. “We must implement a tiered readiness concept where only the units preparing to deploy in support of major operations like Afghanistan are fully mission capable,” said Gen. Mike Hostage, commander of the Air Force’s Air Combat Command. “Units will stand down on a rotating basis so our limited resources can be focused on fulfilling critical missions.” The decision by the Air Force to stand down the 77th — also known as “The Gamblers” — became known just a week after Capt. James Steel, a pilot with the squadron, died after his F-16 crashed while on deployment in Afghanistan. Earlier this week, the South Carolina Air Force Association named the 77th as the Outstanding Unit of the Year and Capt. Matthew A. Austin of the 77th as this year’s Outstanding Aviator. According to the Air Force, the stand down will remain in effect for the remainder of the fiscal year, ending Sept. 30, unless funding levels are changed by the federal government. “Historically, the Air Force has not operated under a tiered readiness construct because of the SEE F-16s, PAGE A5

←

F-16s will stand down

BELOW: Haley will be in Alcolu for industry opening

Wilson Hall’s golf team still undefeated B1 VOL. 118, NO. 146

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 | SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA

FOUNDED OCTOBER 15, 1894

60 CENTS

Child, 3, apparently shoots himself, dies BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com

JADE ANDERSON / THE ITEM

Sumter Police Department Deputy Chief Alvin Holston talks during a news conference Tuesday about the death of a 3-yearold boy from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

A 3-year-old boy is dead following an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to the Sumter Police Department. “I’m a father, and this is very difficult,” said Deputy Chief Alvin Holston. “Three years old is about as innocent as they come. It’s been a tough morning for the agency.” Since the mother has not been notified, the department had not released the child’s name as of press time. A call came into dispatch about 10 a.m. Tuesday that a gun had possibly been fired in an apartment in Magnolia Manor off South Pike East near U.S. 401. The occupant

was the child’s uncle, and he called 911. The 3-year-old and an unspecified number of others were visiting from Lilburn, Ga., on what Holston thinks was spring break. In addition to the uncle, two other children were at the home at the time of the incident. Upon arrival, officers discovered the boy with a wound to his upper body. Emergency Medical Services responded, but it was soon determined the injury was fatal. No one else in the apartment was hurt, Holston said, and the uncle was visibly distraught. “All this information is from the preliminary investigation,” he said. “We’ll be SEE BOY DIES, PAGE A8

Fire engulfs downtown shops Smoke pours from the second floor of Discount Flowers & Gifts on Tuesday as firefighters from across Sumter County responded to the all-call blaze. Fire personnel had the flames under control in an hour and contained to one shop on the street. Preliminary estimates set the damage to the building and its contents at $500,000.

BRISTOW MARCHANT / THE ITEM

Preliminary estimates: $500,000 to building and its contents BY BRISTOW MARCHANT AND JADE ANDERSON bmarchant@theitem.com, janderson@theitem.com Fire billowed out of a downtown building Tuesday afternoon, forcing firefighters from across Sumter County to scramble to stop the two-sto-

ry blaze from engulfing neighboring structures. About 50 firefighters responded to the fire inside Discount Flowers & Gifts on the corner of West Liberty and North Sumter streets about 3 p.m., and police closed Liberty Street to traf-

fic between Main and Washington streets to make room for ladder trucks and ambulances. Capt. Brian Horton of the Sumter Fire Department said firefighters were able to contain the blaze to the floral shop but that three other

businesses that share a roof with the store were filled with smoke as well. Preliminary estimates set the damage to the building and its contents at $500,000. Horton said an estimated $1 SEE FIRE, PAGE A5

Haley heads to Alcolu for Georgia-Pacific opening FROM STAFF REPORTS Georgia-Pacific officials, along with Gov. Nikki Haley, will be in Alcolu today to celebrate the start-up of the company’s OSB mill. The plant, located at 8250 Sumter

20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC 29150 (USPS 525-900)

www.theitem.com

Highway, will provide 130 jobs in Clarendon County. Company CEO and President Jim Hannan, executive vice president of Building Products Mark Luetters, Haley and local officials are expected to make statements and tour the plant.

Construction of the current facility began in 2007 by a Canadian company, Grant Products, which completed 80 percent of the facility before the construction market bottomed out and the need for oriented strand board plummeted. In 2010, Georgia-

DEATHS Frances C. Martin John Smith Wallace Harriet O. Felkel Carolyn Thomas Hazel Rose Jr. Lue Ellen Johnson Lee Roy Lynch Sr. B6 Theodore ‘Findious’ Hammett Jr.

Pacific purchased the Clarendon plant, Allendale plant and a plant in Canada from Grant Products for about $400 million. Georgia-Pacific then spent an additional $30 million SEE PLANT, PAGE A8

OUTSIDE PLEASANT

INSIDE 3 SECTIONS, 24 PAGES

Mostly sunny and warm; increasing clouds tonight HIGH: 84 LOW: 62 A8

Classifieds Comics Daily Planner Food Opinion Panorama Television

B7 C6 A8 C1 A7 C1 C7

SECOND FRONT THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013 Contact the newsroom at 803-774-1226 or e-mail news@theitem.com

Missing woman found unhurt

Boeing announces $1B expansion

FROM STAFF REPORTS A Sumter woman was found safe and sound Tuesday after law enforcement searched for her overnight in a wooded area. Sabrina Stallings, 33, returned to her home in the 2300 block of Treetop Lane off Pinewood Road about noon Tuesday, about 18 hours after she was reported missing. She was reportedly unharmed. Stallings, who reports said suffers from mental illness, left home about 6:30 p.m. Monday and was reported missing by her caregiver shortly thereafter. She took off on foot through the woods behind her home, according to the caregiver. It was unclear whether Stallings had spent the night in the woods or was at another location. Deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office launched a search of the woods and surrounding streets with search dogs Monday night, and the State Law Enforcement Division provided a helicopter to search the area, but Stallings could not be found. About 30 deputies took part in the search Monday night, and a smaller group of 15 resumed the search Tuesday before Stallings returned home.

Funeral director will be on broadcast FROM STAFF REPORTS For three years Lorin Peri Palmer has strategically worked to purchase her family’s business in Columbia while continuing to operate the business in Sumter. Last week, Palmer successfully expanded the “family business” and is one of a handful of minority female funeral directors PALMER in South Carolina. Her profile and planning for retirement, while facing obstacles many women face today, will be featured on CNBC’s “Nightly Business Report,” broadcast at 6:30 p.m. today on ETV. Hosted by Susie Gharib and Tyler Mathisen, the segment will take a closer look at the national statistics of minority women and their saving patterns toward retirement. While grappling with divorce, rearing her son, paying for his college and mortuary school and deaths in her own family, Palmer worked closely with a Columbia financial planner in preparing for retirement, purchase of the family business and preserving the family legacy for future Palmer generations.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Jack Jones, left, Boeing vice president and general manager of the company’s North Charleston plant, speaks with reporters at an aeronautics conference in Charleston on Tuesday as S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley and S.C. Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt look on.

CHARLESTON (AP) — The Boeing Co. announced Tuesday that it is expanding in South Carolina, investing another $1 billion and creating 2,000 new jobs over eight years. “Boeing is now a part of the fabric of South Carolina. So this is family, and when family does well, we all get excited,” Gov. Nikki Haley said at an aerospace conference along with Boeing and state officials. The state is providing $120 million in incen-

tives for upfront expansion costs such as utilities and site preparation at Boeing’s North Charleston manufacturing complex that now employs about 6,000. The first of the company’s 787 Dreamliners built in South Carolina rolled off the assembly line about a year ago. The plant assembles one of the planes a month and within six weeks will be assembling two a month, said Jack Jones, the vice president and general manager of Boeing

South Carolina. The Boeing plant also builds mid- and aftbody assemblies for 787s that are made in South Carolina and Everett, Wash. Jones said seven assemblies are put together each month, and the number will increase to 10 this fall. “We feel that with the Boeing commitment for a billion bucks and an additional 2,000 jobs created, the incentive the state is offering is commensurate with our commitment,” he said.

Sumter County Parks and Recreation Department employee James Brewer referees as Elsie Patterson, left, and Evelyn Sanders compete in the table tennis portion of the 2011 Sumter County Fitness Games. Patterson won the match by one point. Seniors from across the county will compete in several sports and games this year, starting with a golf match on Thursday, April 18, and ending with an awards banquet and senior prom on Friday, April 26. ITEM FILE PHOTO

Seniors training for fitness tournaments BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com Sumter County’s 2012 Senior Fitness Games will get underway Thursday, April 18, with a golf tournament at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. Following the tournament, the games will resume on Tuesday, April 23, with bowling at Gamecock Lanes, and continue through Friday, April 26, when the sponsor, the Sumter County Recreation Department, hosts the awards banquet and senior prom. “You must be at least 50 to participate,” said LaTrelle Chambers of the Recreation Department, “and you don’t have to be a participant in (department) programs.” She said the competitors will be grouped by age, starting with 50-54, 55-59, 60-64

and so on; those 90 years and older will be combined into one group. Participants in each category can win first, second and third place, qualifying them to compete in the S.C. Senior Sports Classic at Francis Marion University in May. There, they can qualify for nationals. “The competition here is friendly, more of a social thing,” Chambers said, “but they like to win. Our seniors at the recreation centers are getting ready now. Everyone will receive a medal that’s inscribed ‘If I had fun, then I’ve won.’” She noted that Sumter’s Robbie Baker, former director of Sumter County Emergency Management, has qualified at the national level in the past. All indoor events will be

SENIOR FITNESS GAMES SCHEDULE • 10 a.m., Thursday, April 18 — Golf • 10 a.m., Tuesday, April 23 — Bowling • 9:30 a.m. start, Wednesday, April 24 — Table tennis, horseshoes, shuffleboard, softball throw, football throw, corn toss, basketball throw, darts (lunch provided) • 9 a.m. start, Thursday, April 25 — 1-mile walk, 1-mile run, half-mile walk, quartermile run, 100-yard dash; bingo, spades, checkers tournaments (lunch provided) • 6 p.m., Friday, April 26 — Awards banquet and senior prom

held at the Sumter Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St., adjacent to the Sumter County Cultural Center. Track and field is set for the Bates Middle School track and indoors at the Recreation Department in case of rain.

Tuomey Wellness will be at the department from 9 to 11 a.m. to conduct free blood pressure, cholesterol and diabetes screenings on Wednesday, April 24; blood pressure screenings only will be conducted from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 25. Seniors can participate in as many events as they like during the games. The fee is $30, with additional fees required for the golf and bowling competitions. All competitors will receive a commemorative Tshirt. For the first time this year, the department has combined the awards banquet and senior prom. Those who wish to attend the April 26 dance but do not want to compete in the games will pay only $10.

LOCAL & STATE BRIEFS

FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS

Task force cancels meal fundraiser The Wateree AIDS Task Force has canceled its Dining with Friends fundraiser originally scheduled for April 18 at The Imperial restaurant. Citing several unforeseeable occurrences, task force Board Chairman Simon Major Jr. said, “The organization hopes to be able to retain our strong support from the community for the fall season (early September/ October 2013) when the organization hopes the sched-

REGULAR SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Home Delivery — Tuesday through Sunday: One year $144; Six months - $75.25; Three months - $40; Two months - $27.50; One month - $13.75; EZPay - $12 per month. Saturday and Sunday: One year - $72; Six months - $36.75; Three months - $18.50; One month, $6.25. Mail — One year - $249; Six months - $124.50; Three months - $62.25; one month - $20.95. OUTLYING RURAL ROUTE SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Home Delivery — Tuesday through Sunday: One year -

ule will be more conducive for this event.” For more information about the Wateree AIDS Task Force, call (803) 778-0303.

Bills to increase gas tax going nowhere COLUMBIA — A House panel has effectively rejected two proposals to increase South Carolina’s gas tax to pay for road construction. A Ways and Means subcommittee halted debate Tuesday on the Republicansponsored measures. While the bills can be considered

$153; Six months - $81.25; Three months - $43; Two months, $29; One month - $14.50. EZPay, $12.75 per month. Saturday and Sunday: One year - $84; Six months - $43; Three months - $22; One month - $7.50. HOME DELIVERY: Call (803) 774-1258, Mon-Fri, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat./Sun., 7 to 11 a.m. The Item is published six days a week except for July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years Day (unless it falls on a Sunday) by Osteen Publishing Co., 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter,

later, legislators indicated that won’t happen. Even so, they applauded Reps. B.R. Skelton and Tommy Stringer for offering a solution to a problem they agree needs immediate attention.

charged with three counts of grand larceny of items valued at more than $2,000 but less than $10,000. Arrested in August 2012, Hein has not posted a $15,000 surety bond granted him, according to court records.

CLARIFICATION | CORRECTION A story in Tuesday’s Item about Zachary Hein, the victim of a mob-style beating in 2011, needs clarification. Hein remains in the SumterLee Regional Detention Center awaiting trial on charges unrelated to his attack. He is

There was an incorrect figure reported in the April 3 story on Sumter’s city budget. The public works department is slated to receive $1,467,946 in the 2013-14 budget proposed to city council on April 2.

SC 29150. Periodical postage paid at Sumter, SC 29150. Postmaster: Send address changes to Osteen Publishing Co., 20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, SC 29150 Publication No. USPS 525-900 Member, Verified Audit Circulation.

Publishing Co. as agent. No responsibility for advance payments is assumed by the company until the money is received at this office.

NATIONAL ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVE: All carriers and dealers of The Item are independent contractors. Advance payment for subscriptions may be made directly to Osteen

RECYCLING: This newspaper is printed on recycled paper and uses environmentally safe soy inks to reduce ruboff. It is recyclable.

CORRECTIONS: If you see a statement in error, contact the City Desk. Corrections will appear on this page.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

THE ITEM

LOCAL / NATION

THE ITEM

BATES SYMPHONIC BAND RECEIVES AWARD

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Trell Akee Lawhorn, 26, of 3900 Artesian Drive, was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana, second offense, at 12:33 p.m. Friday at the intersection of Dugan and South Main streets. Officers found a 0.9-gram blunt and a small plastic bag of 2.7 grams of suspected marijuana in his front pockets. In the vehicle, they also found a bag with â€œseveral plastic baggies,â€? a digital scale and a mason jar containing 16.2 grams of suspected marijuana.

left eye was reportedly busted with some swelling, and he had a small cut on the right side of his nose and a busted bottom lip. STOLEN PROPERTY:

A non-working riding lawn mower valued at $3,000 and a black tool box valued at $60 full of hand tools valued at $300 were reportedly taken from a home in the 3000 block of Broad Street about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Two 21-inch TVs valued at $400 and a 47-

ASSAULTS:

PHOTO PROVIDED

Sean Hackett, director of the Bates Middle School Symphonic Band, shows off the plaque the band received for earning an overall excellent rating at the South Carolina Band Directors Associationâ€™s Concert Festival on March 27. The band students performed three songs for three judges and received an excellent rating from each judge. They then performed a song they had never seen before for two judges and received a superior rating from both.

IRS takes new steps to combat identity theft BY JIM ABRAMS The Associated Press WASHINGTON â€” The 2014 budget proposal to be released by the White House today will include new steps to combat what the Internal Revenue Service says is an exponential growth in tax refundrelated identity theft. A preview of the measures provided by administration officials Tuesday includes increasing criminal sentences for those convicted of tax-related identity theft and creating new civil penalties for

those who file fraudulent returns. The IRS would be able to assess a $5,000 civil penalty for each incidence of identity theft. Under the plan, the government would also limit access to Social Security Administration files on deceased individuals that have been used by those seeking fraudulent refunds. Instead, the files that the SSA compiles would be available immediately only to those who legitimately need the information for fraud prevention purposes. All other users would have to wait three years for access.

A 30-year-old man working at a business in the 3000 block of Broad Street fired four shots at a vehicle after a Chevrolet Trailblazer reportedly hit him in the parking lot about 12:20 a.m. Saturday. He was taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center. A 39-year-old man reportedly began punching a female victim in the head and torso about 2:08 p.m. Saturday in the eighth block of Executive Circle, Dalzell. The female said the suspect then pinned her to the floor, punched her several times in the head and wrapped his hands around her neck and choked her before fleeing the scene. Law enforcement responded to Tuomey Regional Medical Center in reference to a male victim who stated two or more unidentified people â€œjumped himâ€? and started hitting him at a business in the 3000 block of Broad Street on Friday night. The maleâ€™s

EMS CALLS:

Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 39 calls Saturday. One was considered â€œother trauma,â€? and the other 38 were medical calls.

WE BUY GOLD!

RECOVERED PROPERTY:

A Smith & Wesson 9 mm handgun was recovered in the first block of Brunhill Street about 3:39 p.m. Friday. It was reported stolen Sept. 17, 2011.

inch TV valued at $300 were reportedly taken from a home in the 300 block of Wyoming Drive about 5:39 p.m. Saturday. A Ryan Junior Sod Cutter valued at $4,000 was reportedly stolen from a field in the 3000 block of Root Road, Rembert, about 3:25 p.m. Saturday.

GUARANTEED HIGHEST PRICES PAID!

Gold Shop 600 Bultman Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-6767

BIG T JEWELERS Serving Manning & Sumter for 46 years! 520 W. Boyce Street Manning, SC 29102 (803) 435-8094

Breakfast for Dinner!

Bring B i the h whole h l ffamily il to enjoy our famous

THURSDAY NIGHT

BREAKFAST BAR Bacon, eggs, pancakes, French toast, sausage & more... And now Featuring-cooked to order fresh Belgium Waffles with delicious fruit toppings.

Donâ€™t forget

FRIDAY NIGHT SEAFOOD BUFFET Featuring Fresh Fried Oysters WHILE THEY LAST!

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ Proudly serving Sumter great food and friendly smiles for over 35 years!

Welcoming New Business Clients

New Behel Misionary Baptit Churh

If Time, Experience, and Gentle Care are Important to you...

DENTAL

Saturday, April 13, 2013 Banquet at 6:00 p.m. Pastor Marion H. Newton, Senior Pastor of Jehova Missionary Baptist Church Semi-Formal Attire | $20 Donation per ticket

436-2934 INSURANCE ACCOUNT INFORMATION

CALL TODAY FOR YOUR APPOINTMENT!

803.773.3328 740 Bultman Drive | Sumter TEMPORARY LOCATION Sumter Family Dental Center, PA | www.SumterDental.com

s reen Walg

Us! S. Wise Dr.

Bro

St.

Dr.

)RU PRUH LQIRUPDWLRQ RQ WKLV HYHQW SOHDVH IHHO IUHH WR FRQWDFW WKH FKXUFK RIĹšFH

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION

Bultman

3205 Highway 15 South | Sumter, South Carolina | (803) 481-4501

CARDS

Dr. Bultman

Sunday, April 14, 2013 Sunday Morning Worship at 10:00 a.m. Pastor Telley L. Gadson, Speaker of St. Mark United Methodist Church

MEMBER OF

Dr.

THEME

Due to our recent fire, we have lost some of our valuable patient records. Please call to confirm we have your information on file. Also taking new patients.

S. W ise

No Cros, No Crown!

Gregory A. Wheeler, D.M.D.

Saturday, April 13, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 14, 2013 at 10:00 a.m.

Eddie C. Durant, Jr., D.D.S.

ise D

Pastor Willie A. Wright, Jr. and Elect Lady Kahy F. Wright

CENTER

S. W

celebrates the 15th Pastoral Anniversary for

CONVENIENT OFFICE HOURS 7:00 a.m.â€“7:30 p.m. Mondayâ€“Friday

Bro ad

St.

LOCAL

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

FIRE from Page A1

BRISTOW MARCHANT / THE ITEM

A firefighter in full gear walks between two fire department vehicles on West Liberty Street. Multiple stations responded to an allcall fire in a flower shop on the corner of West Liberty and Sumter streets. No major injuries were reported, and no civilians were hurt in the blaze.

KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

About 50 firefighters responded to the fire inside Discount Flowers & Gifts on the corner of West Liberty and North Sumter streets Tuesday.

need to respond to any crisis within a matter of hours or days,â€? Hostage said. â€œThe current situation means weâ€™re accepting the risk that combat airpower may not be ready to respond immediately to new contingencies as they occur.â€? On average, aircrews â€œlose currencyâ€? to fly

combat commissions within 90 to 120 days of not flying, and it generally takes 60 to 90 days to conduct the training needed to return aircrews to mission-ready status, the Associated Press reported. Returning grounded units to mission ready-status would require additional

NEIGHBORHOOD CLINIC Sponsored by: Guignard Animal Clinic and Dalzell Ag Supply "QSJM t BN BN

9^^gj\YZd] nY[[afYlagfk >d]Y Hj]n]flYlan]k ;gfn]fa]fl dg[Ylagfk @]Yjlogje ;gfljgd O]]c]f\ `gmjk FYad Ljaeeaf_ Location for this clinic: $BNEFO )XZ %BM[FMM 4$ t UP TQPOTPS B DMJOJD JO ZPVS OFJHICPSIPPE DBMM

No Initiation Fee!

funds beyond Air Combat Commandâ€™s normal budget, the report said. Capt. Ann Blodzinski, public affairs officer with the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw, said it is important to note that the stand down orders for the 77th would last only through September and would be rotated to another squadron should budget constraints force the orders to continue. It is not known

we could see all this going on.â€? Hemby Smith is one of the firefighters who responded to the scene. He immediately noticed the black and brown smoke pushing through the cracks on the side of the gift shop building. â€œItâ€™s hard fighting fire in these older buildings,â€? he said. Smith said he entered the back of the shop, where the fire is thought to have begun. â€œThere were two sides (of stored items) and they must have had plastic flowers or something, because as soon as you put out one side and turned to the other, the first side would start back up,â€? Smith said. â€œSome of the containers must have had helium in them too, because they were blowing up. The whole place was jammed packed with stuff.â€? According to records, the flower shop building is on the former site of a stable, the Booth-Harby Livestock Co., that was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day in 1908. The current buildings were likely constructed between 1912-15, records indicate. Sumter Emergency Medical Services set up a treatment area in the intersection of West Liberty and Sumter streets for firefighters to cool off and get checked out between rotations in and out of the building. â€œTheyâ€™re allowed to go in for 15 or 20 minutes, then they

at this time if another Shaw squadron could be impacted in the future. Along with the 77th, both the 55th Fighter Squadron â€” â€œThe Shootersâ€? â€” and the 79th Fighter Squadron â€” â€œThe Tigersâ€? â€” make up the 20th Fighter Wing at Shaw. â€œThis will have a significant and multi-year impact on our operational readiness,â€? Hostage said. â€œBut right

Dentures â€˘ Partial Dentures Financing Available Call Office about Insurance

843-480-9500 803-807-2140

Immediate Dental Immediate Dental Group - Group, Columbia, LLC LLC 5900 Rivers Avenue, 1118 Greenlawn DriveSuite X N. Charleston, Columbia, SC 29209SC

h t u e o r n S B y l p m i S Rotisserie & Grill istro Southern u Cooking with a Cajun Kick

SSpring pring iiss here and so are tthese hese G Great Salads! Rotisserie oti ti se e Chicken Ch hick hi icck cken cke ke en n Salad S Sa alla ad

Sunset is Afordable Sunset offers true southern hospitality with a variety of affordable memberships for everyone. Enjoy a full golf membership for the whole family for only $245/month. Young professional, military, and social memberships also available!

To schedule a tour, call Debbie Teichert, Membership Director at 803-775-5541 ext. 101! SUNSETCOUNTRYCLUBSC.COM

come out and have to rehab for just as long,â€? said EMS Director Bobby Hingst, who had three emergency responders on scene to tend to the firefighters. â€œIf theyâ€™re not doing OK, we can hold them back.â€? Others in local businesses couldnâ€™t just stand by and watch. Pam Hall, owner of BJâ€™s Health Food Store, purchased water for those battling the blaze. â€œI just saw a firefighter collapse,â€? she said. â€œI took all my cool water and all their water over there (Perfection Bakery). Then I went down to the corner and bought $60 worth of water. Theyâ€™re there to help you. I would hope if something went wrong, theyâ€™d be there to help me.â€? By 3:50 p.m., Ford was ready to declare the fire under control. While damage to the shop is extensive, the fire chief thinks any damage to neighboring buildings would be limited to smoke and heat damage. â€œWeâ€™ll probably be out here for another three or four hours overall,â€? Ford said. â€œWith these old buildings, you have to check every crevice and cranny. We donâ€™t want to have to come back for a night fire.â€? Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

now, there is no other acceptable way to implement these cuts.â€? The Gamblers squadron was organized Feb. 20, 1918, originally as the 77th Aero Squadron, at Waco Field, Texas. In its 95-year history, the 77th has had several stints at Shaw Air Force Base, including the period shortly after World

War II and for the past 19 years. In addition to its current deployment in Afghanistan, the Gamblers were also deployed in southwest Asia as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom and other operations during the past decade. Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

TOOTHACHE? Dental Extractions

Southwest Salad

(SJMMFE $IJDLFO #SFBTU -FUUVDF 5PNBUP $VDVNCFS Rotisserie Ro R ottiisss sse seer erie riiee Chicken, Chhi hick icck cken keen en, n, Grapes, G ap Gr 'JSF 3PBTUFE $PSO #MBDL Candied Cand C Ca annd diie ied ed Pecans, P nnss Celery, Celle Ce #FBOT 5PSUJMMB 4USJQT 4FSWFE 4FDSFU 4FBTPOJOH BOE .BZP 4F 4 FD FU 4FBTPOO OH OH H BOOE XJUI B )PNFNBEF #BDPO 4FSWFE PO B CFE PG -FUUVDF CFE CF C FE E PG -F E PG $IJQPUMF 3BODI %SFTTJOH

Chefâ€™s Salad

R50-XNSP23477 V2

F-16s from Page A1

million in property was saved. While none of the customers or employees in any of the affected businesses were reported injured, one responder suffered a minor injury. Horton said a firefighter likely suffered a sprained ankle but had been taken to nearby Tuomey Regional Medical Center for observation. Responding to smoke showing from the building, downtown firefighters quickly determined backup was needed. â€œWe called in additional stations to a four-alarm fire, and then put out an all-call,â€? said Sumter Fire Chief Karl Ford, standing outside the still-smoking building. â€œAll of Sumterâ€™s paid stations are here, as well as a few volunteer stations.â€? Horton said the fire erupted in the back of the street-level shop and quickly engulfed several store items and quickly spread to the boarded-up second floor, sending smoke into neighboring businesses. Michael Gill has worked at Reliable Pawn for nine years and was inside when the fire started. â€œPeople told us they were seeing smoke outside,â€? he said. â€œWe came out back, and

THE ITEM

Spinach Salad

Wedding, Prom and Pageant dresses are too important to not fit properly.

Have it done right the irst time! Customized fittings. Crinoline Rentals. Gown Steaming. Expert Alterations For Ladies and Men Full Service Wedding Alterations Wedding Gown Cleaning and Preservation 'PSNBM 8FBS t #FBEFE 4FRVJOFE t -FBUIFS t 6MUSBTVFEF

Over 22 years experience! #VMUNBO %SJWF t 4VNUFS 4$

Alice Van Allen - Owner

'SFTI DIPQQFE JDFCFSH 'SFTI 4QJOBDI UPTTFE XJUI MFUUVDF 5PNBUP $VDVNCFS #BDPO %SJFE $SBOCFSSJFT )BN 5VSLFZ #BDPO $IFFTF $BOEJFE 1FDBOT #MVF $IFFTF $SPVUPOT BOE ZPVS DIPJDF PG $SVNCMFT XJUI B )PNFNBEF ESFTTJOH 3BTQCFSSZ 7JOBJHSFUUF %SFTTJOH Dmf[` K]jn]\ =n]jq\Yq <aff]j O]\f]k\Yq l`jgm_` KYlmj\Yq

Look for Our Menu and Specials on Facebook $"5&3*/( t (*'5 $"3%4 t 5",& 065

65 W. Wesmark Blvd (ACROSS FROM BILTON LINCOLN)

803-469-8502 Sun., Mon., Tues. 11:00am-2:30pm

Caren Schwartz

8FE BOE 5IVS -VODI BN QN t %JOOFS QN QN 'SJ BOE 4BU BN QN

Protect all that youâ€™ve built with Safe. Sound. Secure.ÂŽ insurance from Auto-Owners Insurance. Call or visit us today!

1170 Wilson Hall Road Sumter, S.C. 29150 469-3030 bynuminsurance.com

PAID ADVERTISEMENT

THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

BELK.COM

WELCOME TO

NEW. FOR YOU! Belk Sumter Mall shoes & accessories GRAND OPENING! Your favorite departments are even better!

NEW! in shoes

We know you love shoes, so we’ve expanded and updated our shoe department to give you more! More styles, more selection and more brands!

Korks®, Lucky Brand®, G by Guess, Dr. Scholl’s®, Mountrek, Crocs™, Nine West, Anne Klein, Jessica Simpson, Orthaheel®, Sperry® Top-Sider, Yellow Box®, Bandolino, b.ø.c® & so many more! Korks

NEW!

Lucky Brand®

NEW!

Jessica Simpson

G by Guess

Jessica Simpson

NEW!

Michael Kors

NEW!

Dooney & Bourke

MICHAEL Michael Kors

NEW! in accessories

We’ve made it easier than ever to find the prettiest finishing touches from your favorite brands, in an updated environment you’re going to love.

MICHAEL Michael Kors, Hobo, BCBGENERATION, Kenneth Cole New York, Nine West, Carolee, Lily Bloom, The Sak, Dooney & Bourke, Jessica Simpson & so many more!

NEW PREMIUM BRANDS! MORE FAVORITES To learn more, visit belk.com/new Belk.com/getconnected

OPINION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM

To submit a letter to the editor, e-mail letters@theitem.com

COMMENTARY

Black unemployment

couple of weeks ago, Black Entertainment Television founder Bob Johnson, speaking at The National Press Club, said the nation “would never tolerate white unemployment at 14 and 15 percent.” Black unemployment has been double that of white Americans for more than 50 years. Walter The black WILLIAMS youth unemployment rate is more than 40 percent nationally. In some cities, unemployment for black working-age males is more than 50 percent. Let’s look at this, but first let’s look at some history. From 1900 to 1954, blacks were more active than whites in the labor market. Until about 1960, black male labor force participation in every age group was equal to or greater than that of whites. During that period, black teen unemployment was roughly equal to or less than white teen unemployment. As early as 1900, the duration of black unemployment was 15 percent shorter than that of whites; today it’s about 30 percent longer. To do something about today’s employment picture requires abandonment of sacred cows and honesty. The typical answer given for many black problems is racial discrimination. No one argues that every vestige of racial discrimination has been eliminated. But the relevant question is: How much of what we see can be explained by discrimination? I doubt whether anyone would argue that the reason for lower unemployment, higher labor force participation and shorter duration of unemployment among blacks in the first half of the 20th century was that there was less racial discrimination. I also doubt whether anyone would argue that during earlier periods, blacks had higher education and greater skills attainment than whites. Answers must be sought elsewhere. I was a teenager during the late 1940s, living in North Philadelphia’s Richard Allen housing project. Youngsters in my neighborhood who sought after-school, weekend or summer jobs found them. I picked blueberries in New Jersey, caddied at Cobbs Creek Golf Club, shoveled snow for the Philadelphia Transportation Co., delivered packages for a milliner, performed janitorial work at Horn & Hardart restaurant, and huckstered fruits and vegeta-

bles. As a high-school student, Christmas employment for me included after-school and weekend work at Sears, Roebuck and Co.’s mailorder house, and one year, I delivered mail for the U.S. Post Office. Such opportunities for early work experiences are all but gone for today’s teens living in Richard Allen homes. A major reason is the minimum wage law, which makes hiring low-skilled workers a losing economic proposition. In 1950, only 50 percent of jobs were covered by the minimum wage law. That meant the minimum wage didn’t have today’s unemployment effect. Today nearly 100 percent are covered. Today’s child labor laws prevent youngsters from working in perfectly safe environments. The minimum wage has destroyed many jobs. That’s why, for example, in contrast with the past, today’s gasoline stations are self-service and theater ushers are nonexistent. Then there are superminimum wage laws, such as the Davis-Bacon Act, which were written for the express purposes of excluding blacks from government-financed or -assisted construction projects. Labor unions have a long history of discrimination against blacks. Frederick Douglass wrote about this in “The Tyranny, Folly, and Wickedness of Labor Unions,” and Booker T. Washington did so in “The Negro and the Labor Unions.” To the detriment of their constituents, black politicians give support to labor laws pushed by unions and white liberal organizations. Then there’s education. Black youths are becoming virtually useless for the increasingly high-tech world of the 21st century. According to a 2001 report by Abigail Thernstrom, “The Racial Gap in Academic Achievement,” many black 12th-graders dealt with scientific problems at the level of whites in the sixth grade; they wrote about as well as whites in the eighth grade. The average black high-school senior had math skills on a par with a typical white student in the middle of seventh grade. The average 17-year-old black student could only read as well as the typical white child who had not yet reached age 13. That means an employer hiring the typical black high-school graduate is in effect hiring an eighth-grader. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2013 creators.com

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers: APRIL 8

The Herald of Rock Hill on cleaner air: Whenever the federal government enacts new standards to reduce pollution, we can count on affected industries to complain loudly about the cost to them and ultimately to their customers of implementing the changes. What sometimes gets lost in the clamor are the health benefits of the new standards. That appears to be the case with the decision last month by the environmental Protection Agency to move forward with a rule requiring cleaner gasoline and lower-pollution vehicles nationwide. The change amounts to one of the most significant air pollution initiatives of President Barack Obama’s administration. Predictably, oil industry officials are up in arms, claiming that the new regulations hamper their ability to produce fuel and would add up to 9 cents to the cost of a gallon of gas in some places. The gist of the new rule is that oil refiners will have to remove more of the sulfur from the gasoline they produce. While sulfur, itself, does not directly contribute to the production of smog, it hampers the operation of catalytic converters and other pollution control devices in cars, which in turn leads to greater tailpipe emissions. The health benefits resulting from the new rule are likely to be significant. ... California already operates under the new standard. So do Europe, Japan and South Korea. Car manufacturers welcome the changes, saying they prefer uniform sulfur standards for fuel nationwide. Pollution standards, whether they affect air quality, water quality or some other aspect of the environment, need to be assessed based on effectiveness vs. cost. But we can’t forget to include public health in the calculations. The EPA estimates that because of smog produced by vehicle emissions, 158 million Americans are breathing unhealthy air. Cheap gasoline is nice but we’re paying for it in other ways. The oil industry is the most profitable in the world. The five biggest U.S. oil companies receive taxpayer subsidies of $2 billion a year. They should be more cooperative in efforts to require them to produce a cleaner product. APRIL 8

The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg on U.S. must avoid

overlooking or overstating threat: Another week and more tough talk from North Korea is likely. This past week, the North Korean army warned the U.S. government that its military has been cleared to wage an attack using “smaller, lighter and diversified nuclear” weapons. The threat from the unnamed army spokesman is one in a series of escalating warnings from North Korea, which has railed for weeks against joint U.S. and South Korean military exercises in South Korea and has expressed anger over tightened sanctions for a February nuclear test. It’s difficult to know just serious to take the North Koreans. Their constant bashing of the United States has been going on for years. But with its new leader in place and uncertainty about how he and the military interact, there is the possibility that North Korea could attempt a nuclear attack on South Korea, Japan or even the United States. The National Security Network, an information organization often in line with Obama administration positions on national security, may not have access to inside information needed to know just how real the Korean threat is taken in Washington, but NSN does a good job in seeking out diverse assessments. The points and positions made in a position paper titled “Right-Sizing the Threat Assessment of North Korea,” seem to be insightful and non-partisan: “Experts stress that while North Korea’s threats should be taken seriously, Pyongyang’s key motivation is to score political points domestically and to test the new South Korean administration — not to start a war. The North lacks the military capability to follow through on many of its threats, and questions on the state of North Korea’s nuclear program remain as the intelligence community sifts through the data from last month’s nuclear test. “Going forward, the challenge for Washington will be to continue unequivocal and strong support for American allies in the region while allowing North Korea the space to dial down its rhetoric. Policymakers in Washington should be careful not to over-focus on today’s headlines, as Congress and the Pentagon set long-term plans and budgets for the U.S. military.” And the bottom line: Pentagon spokesman George Little offers sensibly, “Our desire is peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula. The North Koreans have two choices. They can choose the path of peace or they

N.G. OSTEEN 1843-1936 The Watchman and Southron

H.G. OSTEEN 1870-1955 Founder, The Item

H.D. OSTEEN 1904-1987 The Item

can choose the path of provocation. One is better than the other for everyone involved, including the North Korean military and the North Korean people.” APRIL 7

The Post and Courier of Charleston on not scrimping on school buses: Unless children can get to school on time and safely, the world’s best teachers can’t help dig South Carolina out of its educational slough. And unless the House-passed budget’s allocation for new school buses grows a lot, it will be increasingly difficult for students to do just that. Why? Because the oldest and most polluting school bus fleet in the country will continue to break down more, frequently require more maintenance, use more gas and fail more often to get children to school on schedule. But the real cost of using buses that are too old even to be under warranty is the risk of a serious accident in which children are injured or killed. State Superintendent of Education Mick Zais has demonstrated that he is fiscally conservative. Last year he didn’t even ask for an increase in his department’s budget. ... A 2007 state law also requires the fleet to be replaced every 15 years. It was enacted after The Post and Courier reported on the sorry state of South Carolina’s school bus fleet. Dr. Zais’ budget request would begin the replacement cycle established by the Legislature — and then ignored. School buses should not be shorted as if they are somehow not essential. Earlier this year, the state received 342 new buses to be distributed statewide. They are to replace some that are 28 years old, and they were paid for ($24.6 million) mostly by lottery funds and unclaimed lottery prizes. It was the first time since 2006 that unclaimed lottery money was applied to school bus purchases. ... Older buses can have safety problems and are prone to catching fire. Some have holes in the floor which can allow exhaust fumes to waft in and be inhaled by children. Most lack standard safety features and equipment found on new buses to transport students with disabilities. The Legislature is ignoring its responsibility by failing to replace school buses on a regular cycle and by failing to provide lottery money on a regular basis for that purpose. Worse, lawmakers are failing the state by playing fast and loose with students’ safety.

HUBERT D. OSTEEN JR. | EDITOR AND CHAIRMAN

Founded October 15, 1894 20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC 29150

MARGARET W. OSTEEN 1908-1996 The Item

H. GRAHAM OSTEEN II Co-President

KYLE BROWN OSTEEN Co-President

JOHN DUVALL OSTEEN Vice President and Publisher

LARRY MILLER CEO

DAILY PLANNER

THE ITEM

Get Ready for Summer and pay no interest for 36 Months!

BOY DIES from Page A1 releasing more details as they become available.” The weapon was an automatic and seems to have been in the open, Holston said. Once all the facts are gathered, the department will work in conjunction with the 3rd Circuit Solicitor’s Office to determine if charges will be filed, he said. In his more than 20 years in law enforcement, Holston said he can only recall two other similar incidenc-

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

es, the last one being seven or eight years ago. He recommends having “honest dialogue” with children, stressing that guns are not toys. “You can’t pull back the results of what is coming out of that chamber,” Holston said. “Utilize all safety measures possible to protect yourself, your family and your community.”

Or choose 5.9 % APR Or up to $1250 instant rebate

YOUR ONE CALL COMFORT SOLUTION (803) 795 - 4257

TODAY

TONIGHT

84°

THURSDAY 81°

Warm with increasing clouds

62°

48°

49°

Rain and a thunderstorm in the morning

Sunny much of the time

Winds: S 6-12 mph

Winds: S 8-16 mph

Winds: WSW 10-20 mph

Winds: E 3-6 mph

Winds: SE 6-12 mph

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 75%

Chance of rain: 15%

High ............................................... 84° Low ................................................ 55° Normal high ................................... 73° Normal low ..................................... 47° Record high ....................... 88° in 1959 Record low ......................... 30° in 1972

Greenville 82/61

Bishopville 84/62

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00" Month to date ............................... 1.17" Normal month to date ................. 0.94" Year to date ................................ 11.05" Normal year to date ................... 12.23"

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

Full 7 a.m. 24-hr pool yest. chg 360 358.18 +0.02 76.8 75.34 +0.01 75.5 74.86 -0.11 100 97.83 -0.06

River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

City Aiken Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia

Sources: Sumter Police Department and National Rifle Association of America, eddieeagle.nra.org/information-for-parents.aspx

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/61/s 80/56/s 82/62/s 84/63/s 78/63/s 71/57/s 80/61/s 84/60/s 82/63/s 86/64/s

7 a.m. yest. 8.71 4.36 7.04 3.54 78.72 9.45

24-hr chg -0.13 -0.08 +0.11 -0.49 -0.49 +2.17

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 80/59/t 70/50/t 75/53/t 81/59/t 78/66/pc 69/59/pc 79/65/pc 78/57/t 77/55/t 81/61/t

Sunrise today .......................... 6:57 a.m. Sunset tonight ......................... 7:49 p.m. Moonrise today ....................... 6:54 a.m. Moonset today ........................ 8:21 p.m.

Gaffney 83/61 Spartanburg 83/62

Precipitation

• Always unload firearms before bringing them into the home. • Store ammunition in a separate and secure location in the home. • Keep firearms completely out of reach of children. • Utilize security devices such as gun safes, locking gun cabinets and gun locks to secure firearms. • Re-check firearms carefully to be sure they are unloaded before removing them from storage. • Talk to children about guns, especially the difference in toy guns or guns on TV and real ones. • If you have decided your child is not ready to be trained in gun handling, teach him or her to follow the National Rifle Association’s Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program which consists of four parts: if you find a gun, stop, don’t touch, leave the area and tell an adult. • If you think a child is ready to handle guns, explain the rules of gun safety, and the rules should apply to children of the home as well as visiting children. • Always keep the gun pointed in a safe direction. • Always keep your finger off the trigger until ready to shoot.

56° Mostly sunny and beautiful

Winds: SSW 6-12 mph

Temperature

Firearm accidents in the home can be prevented, and firearm owners are responsible for making certain the firearms in the home are not casually accessible to anyone, especially young children.

SUNDAY

77°

Partly sunny, a t-storm in the afternoon

Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday

GUN SAFETY TIPS

SATURDAY 72°

62°

Mostly sunny and pleasantly warm

Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

FRIDAY

78°

Columbia 86/64 Today: Mostly sunny, nice and warm. Thursday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm in the afternoon.

New

First

Apr. 10 Full

Apr. 18 Last

Apr. 25

May 2

Florence 84/62

Sumter 84/62

Myrtle Beach 74/62

Manning 84/62

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Aiken 84/61 Charleston 80/61

Today: Mostly sunny and pleasantly warm. High 72 to 78. Thursday: Partly sunny. High 73 to 78.

The following tide table lists times for Myrtle Beach.

Wed.

City Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/62/s 82/60/s 82/62/s 84/62/s 84/62/s 85/66/s 84/62/s 85/61/s 81/62/s 84/60/s

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 81/64/t 77/65/pc 81/66/pc 80/64/pc 82/66/pc 84/69/t 79/56/t 81/65/pc 79/65/pc 78/59/t

Thu.

City Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta Marion Mount Pleasant Myrtle Beach

Today Hi/Lo/W 82/61/s 83/60/s 71/62/s 80/62/pc 82/60/s 82/60/s 81/62/s 81/59/s 78/62/s 74/62/s

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 77/55/t 76/54/t 72/68/pc 83/68/t 75/49/t 80/55/t 76/51/t 75/54/t 77/64/pc 74/65/pc

High Ht. 9:55 a.m.....3.1 10:10 p.m.....3.4 10:36 a.m.....3.0 10:49 p.m.....3.4

City Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low Ht. 4:29 a.m....-0.3 4:35 p.m....-0.3 5:12 a.m....-0.2 5:15 p.m....-0.3

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/62/s 75/63/s 85/65/s 84/60/s 86/62/s 80/64/s 83/62/s 72/61/s 79/60/s 83/60/s

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 80/62/t 76/65/pc 81/63/t 79/55/t 82/65/t 79/65/t 77/55/t 73/67/pc 78/64/pc 77/58/t

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

-10s -0s

PLANT from Page A1 to complete the Clarendon facility. The Atlanta-headquartered Georgia-Pacific will produce oriented strand boards at the site. According to the company’s website, oriented strand board is similar to plywood and is used in residential and commercial construction for subflooring, roof sheathing, exterior sheathing and other residential and commercial construction applications. A plant official said in September 2012 the mill will use Southern yellow pine harvested from a radius of about 100 miles of the Clarendon plant. Initially 80 to 100 truckloads of pine will be used daily, with a peak of 125 trucks a day when the plant is working at its optimal level. And dozens of local businesses are expect-

0s 10s 20s 30s

ed to reap some of the benefits of having such a facility nearby. The startup is the latest in a string of positive economic news for the county, which had an unemployment rate of 13.3 in February, one of the highest in the state. In March, Spirit, a pharmaceutical company, announced it would locate in the former Federal Mogul facility in Summerton, bringing 300 jobs and making a $12.2 million investment. And, in January, Swift Group of Industries, a maker of replacement refrigerator filters, said it would establish a new filter manufacturing facility in Manning. With an initial $3.5 million investment, and further investment planned later, the company expects to generate 60 new jobs.

STATE BRIEF

40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Stationary front

Cold front Showers Rain T-storms Snow Flurries

From Associated Press reports

Ice

Warm front

Today Thu. Today Thu. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 55/38/pc 67/46/s Las Vegas 74/59/s 81/62/s Anchorage 27/11/sf 30/14/c Los Angeles 82/56/s 72/55/s Atlanta 81/66/s 77/52/t Miami 84/74/t 85/75/pc Baltimore 87/63/pc 82/59/t Minneapolis 36/28/sn 36/24/sn Boston 59/44/c 48/40/sh New Orleans 80/69/c 77/54/r Charleston, WV 86/60/pc 81/48/t New York 79/58/c 63/50/c Charlotte 84/60/s 78/57/t Oklahoma City 53/32/i 59/35/s Chicago 49/44/r 50/33/sh Omaha 38/31/r 42/25/pc Cincinnati 80/62/c 69/41/r Philadelphia 87/62/pc 77/52/t Dallas 63/38/r 65/43/s Phoenix 78/59/s 85/61/s Denver 34/19/c 49/28/c Pittsburgh 78/60/c 78/54/t Des Moines 47/34/r 43/26/r St. Louis 78/47/t 54/35/c Detroit 52/42/r 50/44/r Salt Lake City 54/43/s 59/35/sh Helena 60/39/pc 55/33/sh San Francisco 68/50/s 64/47/pc Honolulu 85/69/s 84/70/s Seattle 57/43/r 55/39/pc Indianapolis 76/60/t 64/38/r Topeka 48/32/r 49/28/pc Kansas City 53/35/r 46/28/pc Washington, DC 86/64/pc 81/64/t Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

ARIES (March 21-April 19): overreact, but you also the last word in astrology You’ll find it difficult to must make sure that you sidestep emotional issues. fight for what you want. eugenia LAST Speak up and settle Don’t back down. whatever is bothering LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): you. A change may be Partnerships will be under necessary if you don’t want to lose confidence scrutiny. Diplomacy is encouraged if you want or self-respect. to get your way. Know what you’re up against TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Put a little force and be willing to compromise in order to close behind your words and you’ll get what you a deal. want. You don’t have to upset authority figures, SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Ask questions and but making diplomatic suggestions in a tactful you will get answers. Once you’re able to put all manner will show who is in control. the pieces together you will have a very good GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can make a chance of getting what you want. difference. Suggest reforms you feel will help SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Size up your create a better environment at work, home or personal situation and make alterations to your in your community. You don’t have to donate home and domestic life that you desire. financially. Socializing and networking will do wonders for CANCER (June 21-July 22): Sharing your your confidence. thoughts will lead to interference and CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Caution will be opposition. Make sure you’re prepared to necessary physically, financially and verbally. address any issues that arise. Keep your Don’t stir things up or meddle in other people’s statements simple, to the point and within affairs. Now is not the time to confront. reason. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Self-improvement LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Size up your situation, projects will lead to compliments. You will target your goal and proceed to the finish line. make a good impression on people from your Don’t let personal demands stand in the way of past if you make it a point to reconnect. your professional responsibilities. Love is on the PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let anxiety lead rise. to impulsiveness or promising more than you VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Listen carefully to can deliver. Patient and well-thought-out plans what’s being discussed. You shouldn’t will be your ticket to success.

PICK 3 TUESDAY: 5-0-1 AND 7-4-9 PICK 4 TUESDAY: 4-5-1-7 AND 1-6-1-4 PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY: 2-11-23-28-34 POWERUP: 3 MEGAMILLIONS NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME

FOR SATURDAY: 4-7-8-29-39 POWERBALL: 24

Director: Unemployment agency to lay off 100 COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s unemployment agency is laying off 100 employees in June as part of a statewide reorganization that directs anyone seeking jobless benefits to use its upgraded online system, the agency’s interim director announced Tuesday. John Finan said the Department of Employment and Workforce will eliminate

one-on-one help with unemployment claims June 10, and the number of local offices offering job training and other re-employment services will shrink. Exactly how many of those 56 offices will remain open past June depends on decisions made by the state’s 12 workforce investment boards, he told The Associated Press before the official announcement.

PUBLIC AGENDA

pictures from the public Have you visited someplace interesting, exciting, beautiful or historical that you’ve taken some pictures of? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include selfaddressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Thursday, 5 p.m., library SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Thursday, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office (county courthouse, first floor, Room 114-C)

Dennis Selvig comments on his photo submission, “Driving along a country road near Ballarat, Australia, we spotted these kangaroos grazing in a field. The nearest one just stood there looking at me while I took this picture.”

SPORTS WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM To contact the Sports Department, call (803) 774-1241 or e-mail sports@theitem.com

Tiger ready to win another Masters BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Tiger Woods watches his shot out of a bunker on the second hole during Tuesday’s practice round for the Masters in Augusta, Ga.

AUGUSTA, Ga. — Around every corner at Augusta National is another reminder that Tiger Woods isn’t getting any younger. He played a practice round with a teenager from China who wasn’t even born when Woods won his first Masters. He was introduced at his news conference Tuesday as playing the

Site: Augusta, Ga. Schedule: Thursday-Sunday Course: Augusta National Golf Club (7,435 yards, par 72) Purse: TBA ($8 million in 2012). Winner’s share: TBA ($1.44 million in 2012) Television: ESPN (Thursday-Friday, 3-7:30 p.m., 8-11 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday, 3-7 p.m.; Sunday, 2-7 p.m.)

Masters for the 19th time, which caused Woods to bow his head

and cover his eyes. Among dozens of photographs on the walls of the club is one of defending champion Phil Mickelson helping Woods — with a much fuller head of hair — into the green jacket after Woods won the Masters in a playoff. That was from 2005. And that was the last time Woods won the Masters. Woods says at least he’s contending, so he’s

not about to panic. He conceded that it feels a lot longer than eight years ago, though he is not the least bit discouraged that the Masters is the major he has gone the longest without winning. Since that Sunday evening, Woods has won the British Open twice, the PGA Championship twice and another U.S. Open. SEE TIGER, PAGE B5

Hancock, Siva lead Cardinals to victory BY NANCY ARMOUR The Associated Press

card this season. “These guys have all played pretty consistently throughout the year,” Burnette said. “I hope we’ll be able to keep this momentum going throughout the rest of the season.” Schwartz is playing in the No. 1 spot, and was averaging around 38 strokes per nine holes entering Tuesday’s match. Salzer, Waggett and Sharp Turner, the lone senior on the team, are all within a couple of strokes of Schwartz,

ATLANTA — Plenty of teams talk about how tight-knit they are, how the team matters more than any individual accomplishment. Louisville has the national title to prove it. Short-handed because of Kevin Ware’s broken leg, facing yet another big deficit and with their biggest star, Russ Smith, having a rare off HANCOCK night, the Cardinals simply went to the next guys up. Luke Hancock made SIVA four straight 3-pointers late in the first half, single-handedly halting what was threatening to become a Michigan runaway, and Peyton Siva and Chane Behanan erupted for monster second halves to lead topseeded Louisville to an 82-76 victory that gave the Cardinals their third national title. “I’m just so happy for our team,’’ said Hancock, the first sub in tournament history to win most outstanding player honors. “I’m happy that multiple guys got to contribute on this great run. Everybody

SEE WH GOLF, PAGE B3

SEE CARDINALS, PAGE B4

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE ITEM

Wilson Hall’s Grier Schwartz follows his putt on the third hole at Sunset Country Club during a SCISA Region II-3A match on Tuesday. Schwartz shot a 37 to lead the Barons to victory.

Barons golf keeps rolling Wilson Hall wins SCISA Region II-3A match to improve to 13-0 BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Andrew Burnette is in his first season as the head coach of Wilson Hall’s boys golf team. The Barons are undefeated on the season, but he isn’t sure how much of an affect he’s had on the success. “I think the team saw this coming,” said Burnette, who watched his team improve to 13-0 on Tuesday by winning a SCISA Region II-3A match at Sunset Country Club. “We’ve played pretty well

all year.” Wilson Hall rolled to an easy victory on Tuesday, shooting a 155 to win by 19 strokes. Florence Christian was second at 174 while Orangeburg Prep shot 178 and Laurence Manning Academy 186. Grier Schwartz led the Barons in the 9-hole match, shooting a 37. Christian Salzer and Raines Waggett both shot a 39, while Coker Lowder finished with a 40. Having four players finish with rounds inside of three shots of each other has been Wilson Hall’s calling

Clowney might sit out rest of spring BY CHRIS DEARING The State COLUMBIA — Jadeveon Clowney might not take another snap this spring, and that would be fine with USC defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward. Clowney sustained a neck sprain last week when he and J.T Surratt collided while trying to tackle a ball carrier in the backfield. Clowney said he didn’t see Surratt and when the two hit, Clowney’s neck ended in an awkward position. He’s been sore since and had a noticeably stiff neck after Tuesday’s practice. “His neck and back is still stiff,” Ward said. “Whether he goes another snap (this spring), I don’t care.” Clowney isn’t sure if he’s done for the spring but even

C. ALUKA BERRY / THE STATE

USC defensive end Jadevon Clowney may sit out the remainder of the Gamecocks’ spring practices.

if he is released by the doctors, the unanimous AllAmerican has little to prove and likely will be held out.

But that won’t stop the junior defensive end from preparing for next season. “It’s about learning the playbook,” Clowney said. “We put in some new stuff and play calls and the rest of the stuff I will just catch up on. I will be working on my strength and conditioning. You get those two things, football will take care of itself.” Clowney was in the news again earlier this week after he was finally unseated on the ESPN Best of the Best Poll for his memorable hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith in the Outback Bowl. Jack Hoffman, a 7-year old Nebraska fan and cancer patient, scored a touchdown in the Cornhuskers Spring Game on Saturday. SEE USC, PAGE B4

Clemson DE Beasley makes big impression in scrimmage BY TRAVIS SAWCHIK Post and Courier CLEMSON — Is he for real? That’s what Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was asked regarding defensive end Vic Beasley following Clemson’s second spring scrimmage Monday. In the scrimBEASLEY mage Beasley recorded four sacks, continuing his torrid play this spring. While the sacks were of the touch variety, the numbers still speak to Beasley’s ability to get around offensive tackles thanks to a rare blend of strength and explo-

siveness. Is Beasley for real? Will the sophomore build off his impressive part-time showing last fall (eight sacks) and become a true difference maker as a pass rusher? “We’ll see,” Venables said. “It’s still a process. He’s getting better but he still needs to get bigger and stronger.” Beasley has added 10 pounds since the bowl game, his 6-3 frame now carrying 232 pounds. His goal is to reach 250. The coaches say Beasley is one of the strongest players pound-forpound but to truly overwhelm 300-pound tackles Beasley must gain bulk. What he doesn’t want to lose is his ability to fly SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B4

SPORTS

THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

REL falls to Trinity-Byrnes 10-9 DARLINGTON — Robert E. Lee Academy lost to Trinity-Byrnes 10-9 on Tuesday at the T-B field. Casey Kelley was 2-for-3 with a run batted in and two runs scored for the Cavaliers. Cody Kelley had a double, an RBI and three runs while Russell Watkins and Tee Outlaw both scored two runs. On Monday in Bishopville, Robert E. Lee lost to McBee High School 7-6. Casey Kelley was 2-for-4 with a double, two RBI and two runs. Cody Kelley had two hits, including a double, and scored two runs. JV TRACK AND FIELD WILSON HALL WINS MEET

Wilson Hall scored 242 points to easily win a 5-team meet on Tuesday at Spencer Field. Ben Lippen was second with 67 points while Orangeburg Prep had 56, Thomas Sumter Academy

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP 39 and St. Francis Xavier High School 10. Michael Lowery won three events for the Barons, the high jump, triple jump and long jump. He also ran a leg on the 4x100-meter relay team FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS WILSON HALL 4x800 Relay — Connor Curtis, Rhett Howell, Justin Timmons, Matthew Tavarez (11 minutes, 55 seconds), 100 Dash — Nick Sersun (12.52 seconds). 1,600 Run — Rhett Howell (5:37.00). 4x100 Relay — Michael Lowery, Campbell Mims, Noah Harvin, Hayes Gooson (50.49). 400 Dash — Campbell Mims (1:03.06). 400 Hurdles — Hayes Goodson (1:11.18). 800 Run — Justin Timmons (2:21.91). 200 Dash — Hayes Goodson (25.56). 4x400 Relay — Justin Timmons, Campbell Mims, Noah Harvin, Nick Sersun (4:33.13). High Jump — Michael Lowery (5 feet, 0 inches). Triple Jump — Michael Lowery (33-06.50). Long Jump — Michael Lowery (16-11), Shot Put — Michael DeVore (28-05). THOMAS SUMTER 110 Hurdles — Ty Litsey (21.40).

VARSITY SOCCER WILSON HALL BEN LIPPEN

2 0

Wilson Hall improved to 5-4 on the season with a 2-0

victory over Ben Lippen on Monday at Patriot Park SportsPlex. Justin Schaare and Phillip Shuler both scored goals for the Barons, while Will Young and Adam Jennings each had an assist. Matthew High had eight saves in goal. Head coach Joe Disher cited the defensive play of Michael High, Edel Barrett and Cody Hoover. JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER SUMTER SOUTH FLORENCE

3 1

FLORENCE — Sumter High School improved to 7-0 on the season with a 3-1 victory over South Florence on Tuesday at the SF field. Oscar Martinez-Cruz had a goal and an assist for the Gamecocks. Owen Brooks and Richie Cotton each scored a goal and Nick Fry had an assist.

GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

Bettencourt fans 17 in SHS’ win Hannah Bettencourt pitched a 1-hit shutout and struck out 17 batters to lead Sumter High School to an 8-0 varsity softball victory over Manning on Monday at the SHS field. Bettencourt, Robbi Winfield and Tara Rhodes each had two hits for the Lady Gamecocks, who improved to 8-7 on the season. VARSITY SOCCER CAMDEN CRESTWOOD

6 0

Crestwood High School fell to 3-6 on the season with a 6-0 loss to Camden on Tuesday at the Crestwood field. Kayla Rdzinski had 14 saves in goal for the Lady Knights. HARTSVILLE LAKEWOOD

4 0

Lakewood High School fell to 3-3 on the season with a 4-0 loss to Hartsville on Tuesday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Freshman Myranda Owens had 19 saves in her first start in goal for the Lady Gators,

who dropped to 1-3 in Region VI-3A. JV TRACK AND FIELD WILSON HALL WINS MEET

Wilson Hall scored 257 points to easily win a 4-team meet on Tuesday at Spencer Field. Ben Lippen finished second with 81 points followed by Orangeburg Prep with 45 and Thomas Sumter Academy with 3. Cori Moore led the Lady Barons by winning the 100-meter dash, the triple jump and the long jump. FIRST-PLACE FINISHERS WILSON HALL 4x800 Relay — Cameron Duffy, Holly Poag, Maggie Ballard, Jessica Tetterton (12 minutes, 53 seconds). 100 Hurdles — Chandler Patrick (19.75 seconds). 100 Dash — Cori Moore (13.97). 1,600 Run — Nicolette Fisher (6:04.06). 4x100 Relay — Cantey Jacocks, Anna Katherine Graves, Chandler Patrick, Lizza Segars (59.93). 400 Dash — Julia Ladson (1:05.91). 800 Run — Chandler Curtis (2:49.44). 200 Dash — MaryPaisley Belk (29.36). 4x400 Relay — Cameron Duffy, Lizza Segars, Nicolette Fisher, Julia Ladson (5:00.48). Triple Jump — Cori Moore (29 feet, 11 inches). Long Jump — Cori Moore (13-10.50). Shot Put — Katie Scannella (23-10).

MLB ROUNDUP

Medlen, Braves edge Miami 3-2 MIAMI — Kris Medlen allowed only an unearned run in seven innings Tuesday night, and the Atlanta Braves earned their fifth consecutive victory by beating the punchless Miami Marlins 3-2. MEDLEN The Braves improved to 7-1, their best start since 2007. The Marlins fell to 1-7 with their fourth consecutive defeat, and they’re off to their worst start since the 1998 team began the season 1-11. Evan Gattis hit his second homer and Justin Upton doubled home a run. Craig Kimbrel pitched around a leadoff walk in the

ninth for his fourth save in as many chances to complete a four-hitter. Atlanta has allowed six hits and two runs in the first two games of the series.

9-3 against the rival Los Angeles Dodgers at reconfigured Petco Park.

PHILLIES METS

DETROIT — AL MVP Miguel Cabrera hit his first homer of the season and drove in four runs, leading the Detroit Tigers over the Toronto Blue Jays 7-3.

8 3

PHILADELPHIA — Ryan Howard and Michael Young hit back-to-back home runs, Cliff Lee came within one out of a complete game and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the New York Mets 8-3 on Tuesday night. PADRES DODGERS

9 3

SAN DIEGO — Will Venable homered and hit a bases-loaded triple for the San Diego Padres, who rebounded from a dreadful six-game trip to win their home opener

AMERICAN LEAGUE TIGERS BLUE JAYS

YANKEES INDIANS

7 3

14 1

CLEVELAND — Robinson Cano hit one of New York’s five homers and drove in five runs, Andy Pettitte pitched seven solid innings and the Yankees romped to a 14-1 win over the Cleveland Indians. From wire reports

SPORTS ITEMS

UConn women rout Louisville for 8th title NEW ORLEANS — Geno Auriemma and Connecticut are back on top. With freshman Breanna Stewart leading the way, it might be a while before they relinquish that spot. Stewart scored 18 of her 23 points in the first half and Connecticut won its eighth national championship with a 93-60 rout of Louisville on Tuesday night. It was the most lopsided victory in a title game. SOUTH CAROLINA THE CITADEL

6 5

COLUMBIA — Joey Pankake’s homer in the bottom of the ninth inning on Tuesday at Carolina Stadium propelled the Gamecocks to a 6-5 victory over The Citadel. Pankake had two hits on the night and Connor Bright had three as USC improved to 27-7. CLEMSON WESTERN CAROLINA

12 9

CULLOWHEE, N.C. — Jon McGibbon went 3-for-4 with four runs batted in and three runs scored to lead Clemson to a 12-9 victory over Western Carolina on Tuesday at Hennon Stadium.

The Tigers, now 22-11 on the season, scored three runs in the top of the ninth inning for the victory. KNICKS WIZARDS

120 99

NEW YORK — The New York Knicks romped to their first Atlantic Division title since 1994, getting 36 points from Carmelo Anthony and beating the Washington Wizards 120-99 for their 13th straight victory. PACERS CAVALIERS

99 94

INDIANAPOLIS — George Hill scored 27 points and David West added 15 to help the Indiana Pacers rally from a 20-point deficit for a 99-94 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. NETS 76ERS

104 83

NEW YORK — Brook Lopez had 29 points and 11 rebounds, Reggie Evans added 17 points and 24 boards, and the Brooklyn Nets earned a 104-83 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. From staff, wire reports

SCOREBOARD

TV, RADIO TODAY 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Barcelona, Spain -- Paris SaintGerman vs. Barcelona (FOX SOCCER). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Turin, Italy -- Juventus vs. Bayern Munich (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Masters Par 3 Contest from Augusta, Ga. (ESPN). 6 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Cornell at Syracuse (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Cleveland (ESPN). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Miami (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Boston at New Jersey (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Brooklyn at Boston (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- College Swimming and Diving: NCAA Men’s Championships from Indianapolis (ESPNU). 10 p.m. -- International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match from Monterrey, Mexico -- Los Angeles vs. Monterrey (FOX SOCCER). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Denver (ESPN).

MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 5 2 .714 – Baltimore 3 4 .429 2 New York 3 4 .429 2 Tampa Bay 3 4 .429 2 Toronto 2 5 .286 3 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 4 2 .667 – Detroit 4 3 .571 1/2 Kansas City 4 3 .571 1/2 Minnesota 4 3 .571 1/2 Cleveland 3 4 .429 11/2 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 5 2 .714 – Texas 5 2 .714 – Seattle 4 4 .500 11/2 Los Angeles 2 4 .333 21/2 Houston 1 6 .143 4 Monday’s Games Boston 3, Baltimore 1 N.Y. Yankees 11, Cleveland 6 Kansas City 3, Minnesota 1 Texas 5, Tampa Bay 4 Seattle 3, Houston 0 Tuesday’s Games Detroit 7, Toronto 3 Chicago White Sox at Washington, late N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, late Tampa Bay at Texas, late Minnesota at Kansas City, late Oakland at L.A. Angels, late Houston at Seattle, late Today’s Games Toronto (Buehrle 0-0) at Detroit (Porcello 0-1), 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay (M.Moore 1-0) at Texas (D.Holland 0-0), 2:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-1) at Washington (Zimmermann 1-0), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Nova 0-1) at Cleveland (Myers 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (Arrieta 0-0) at Boston (Dempster 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Minnesota (Hendriks 0-0) at Kansas City (W.Davis 0-0), 8:10 p.m. Oakland (Milone 1-0) at L.A. Angels (Blanton 0-1), 10:05 p.m. Houston (Peacock 0-1) at Seattle (Beavan 0-0), 10:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games Toronto at Detroit, 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Texas at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 6 1 .857 – New York 5 2 .714 1 Washington 4 2 .667 11/2 Philadelphia 2 5 .286 4 Miami 1 6 .143 5 Central Division W L Pct GB Cincinnati 5 2 .714 – St. Louis 3 4 .429 2 Chicago 2 5 .286 Milwaukee 2 5 .286 3 Pittsburgh 2 5 .286 3 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 5 2 .714 – Colorado 5 2 .714 – Los Angeles 4 2 .667 1/2 San Francisco 4 3 .571 1 San Diego 1 5 .167 31/2 Monday’s Games Milwaukee 7, Chicago Cubs 4 Cincinnati 13, St. Louis 4 N.Y. Mets 7, Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 2, Miami 0 Pittsburgh 5, Arizona 3 San Francisco 4, Colorado 2 Tuesday’s Games L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, late Chicago White Sox at Washington, late N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, late Atlanta at Miami, late Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, late Cincinnati at St. Louis, late Pittsburgh at Arizona, late Colorado at San Francisco, late Today’s Games Cincinnati (H.Bailey 1-0) at St. Louis (Westbrook 0-1), 1:45 p.m. Pittsburgh (J.Sanchez 0-1) at Arizona (Miley 1-0), 3:40 p.m. Colorado (Francis 1-0) at San Francisco (Zito 1-0), 3:45 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Floyd 0-1) at Washington (Zimmermann 1-0), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Hefner 0-1) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 0-1), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (Minor 1-0) at Miami (Sanabia 1-0), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 0-0) at Chicago Cubs (Feldman 0-1), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Billingsley 0-0) at San Diego (Stults 1-0), 10:10 p.m. Thursday’s Games San Francisco at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Washington, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct x-New York 50 26 .658 x-Brooklyn 44 32 .579 x-Boston 40 37 .519 Philadelphia 31 45 .408 Toronto 29 48 .377 Southeast Division W L Pct z-Miami 60 16 .789 x-Atlanta 42 36 .538 Washington 29 48 .377 Orlando 19 59 .244 Charlotte 18 59 .234 Central Division W L Pct y-Indiana 48 29 .623 x-Chicago 42 34 .553 x-Milwaukee 37 39 .487 Detroit 26 52 .333 Cleveland 24 52 .316 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct y-San Antonio 57 20 .740 x-Memphis 52 25 .675 Houston 43 34 .558

GB – 6 101/2 19 211/2 GB – 19 311/2 42 421/2 GB – 51/2 101/2 221/2 231/2 GB – 5 14

Dallas New Orleans

38 39 .494 19 27 50 .351 30 Northwest Division W L Pct GB x-Oklahoma City 56 21 .727 – x-Denver 53 24 .688 3 Utah 41 37 .526 151/2 Portland 33 44 .429 23 Minnesota 29 47 .382 261/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-L.A. Clippers 51 26 .662 – Golden State 44 33 .571 7 L.A. Lakers 40 37 .519 11 Sacramento 27 50 .351 24 Phoenix 23 54 .299 28 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division z-clinched conference Monday’s Games No games scheduled Tuesday’s Games Cleveland at Indiana, late Washington at New York, late Philadelphia at Brooklyn, late Milwaukee at Miami, late Toronto at Chicago, late Phoenix at Houston, late Charlotte at Memphis, late Oklahoma City at Utah, late Minnesota at Golden State, late New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, late Today’s Games Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Orlando, 7 p.m. Miami at Washington, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Portland, 10 p.m. New Orleans at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. San Antonio at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Thursday’s Games New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Pittsburgh 39 29 10 0 58 127 95 N.Y. Rangers 39 19 16 4 42 96 94 N.Y. Islanders 39 19 16 4 42 113 119 New Jersey 39 15 14 10 40 92 106 Philadelphia 38 17 18 3 37 106 118 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 38 25 8 5 55 120 91 Boston 38 25 9 4 54 108 81 Toronto 39 22 13 4 48 121 109 Ottawa 38 19 13 6 44 94 85 Buffalo 39 16 17 6 38 105 118 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 39 20 17 2 42 117 110 Winnipeg 40 19 19 2 40 98 120 Carolina 38 16 20 2 34 99 121 Tampa Bay 38 16 20 2 34 121 114 Florida 39 13 20 6 32 96 132 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Chicago 38 29 5 4 62 128 83 St. Louis 37 21 14 2 44 106 98 Detroit 39 19 15 5 43 99 101 Columbus 39 16 16 7 39 91 104 Nashville 40 15 17 8 38 96 109 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 39 22 11 6 50 105 95 Minnesota 38 22 14 2 46 103 97 Edmonton 39 16 16 7 39 101 108 Calgary 38 14 20 4 32 102 134 Colorado 39 12 22 5 29 90 124 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 40 27 8 5 59 123 99 Los Angeles 39 22 13 4 48 114 96 San Jose 38 20 11 7 47 98 94 Phoenix 39 17 16 6 40 105 106 Dallas 38 18 17 3 39 104 117 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot Monday’s Games Boston 6, Carolina 2 Toronto 4, N.Y. Rangers 3 Calgary 3, Colorado 1 Vancouver 2, Phoenix 0 Anaheim 2, Edmonton 1 Tuesday’s Games Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, late Pittsburgh at Carolina, late San Jose at Columbus, late Washington at Montreal, late Ottawa at Tampa Bay, late Buffalo at Winnipeg, late St. Louis at Nashville, late Chicago at Minnesota, late Los Angeles at Dallas, late Today’s Games Boston at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Phoenix at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Colorado at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Thursday’s Games N.Y. Islanders at Boston, 7 p.m. Montreal at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Carolina at Washington, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. St. Louis at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Colorado at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press BASEBALL American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS_Placed RHP Jered Weaver on the 15-day DL, retroactive to April 8. Selected the contract of RHP Dane De La Rosa from Salt Lake (PCL). Transferred LHP Andrew Taylor from the 15- to the 60-day DL. National League MILWAUKEE BREWERS_Transferred 1B Corey Hart from the 15- to the 60-day DL. Selected the contract of C-1B Blake Lalli from Nashville (PCL). American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS_Signed OF Buddy Sosnoskie. GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS_Traded 1B John Alonso to Sioux Falls for a player to be named. KANSAS CITY T-BONES_Signed LHP Aaron Meade. BASKETBALL National Basketball Association HOUSTON ROCKETS_Assigned C Tim Ohlbrecht to Rio Grande Valley (NBADL). FOOTBALL National Football League DALLAS COWBOYS_Re-signed WR Anthony. OAKLAND RAIDERS_Signed CB Mike Jenkins. HOCKEY National Hockey League NASHVILLE PREDATORS_Recalled F Daniel Bång from Milwaukee (AHL). PHOENIX COYOTES_Assigned D David Rundblad to Portland (AHL). ST. LOUIS BLUES_Recalled F Dmitrij Jaskin from Peoria (AHL). COLLEGE DELAWARE_Named Joe Shirley as senior associate athletic director for facilities, operations, and capital projects. DEPAUL_Granted junior F Moses Morgan, freshman F Montray Clemons, freshman G-F Jodan Price and sophomore C Derrell Robertson Jr. permission to transfer. GEORGE MASON_Named Cory Hanks women’s assistant soccer coach. Announced junior G Vertrail Vaughns will transfer from the men’s basketball program. MAINE_Fired men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead. PROVIDENCE_Announced freshman G Ricky Ledo will enter the NBA draft.

SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM

PREP SCHEDULE

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE ITEM

Wilson Hallâ€™s Sharp Turner follows his tee shot during the Baronsâ€™ SCISA Region II-3A match on Tuesday at Sunset Country Club. Turner is the lone senior for Wilson Hall, which improved to 13-0 on Tuesday.

WH GOLF from Page B1 according to Burnette. â€œGrier has been the most consistent, but we almost always have three or four around 37 or 38,â€? he said. Wilson Hall will be taking on Sumter High School and West Florence today

at 4 p.m. at Sunset. â€œWeâ€™re looking forward to playing this match,â€? Burnette said. â€œWe want to see how we stack up against them. We wanted to play Sumter because the kids (on the two teams) know each other really well. So I got in touch with the Sumter coach (Matt Love) and we put it together.â€?

TODAY Varsity Baseball Conway at Sumter, 6:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Camden Military, 5 p.m. Varsity Boys Golf West Florence, Wilson Hall at Sumter (at Beech Creek), 4 p.m. Hartsville at Lee Central (at Bishopville CC), 4:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer Lakewood at Eau Claire, 7:30 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer Lakewood at Eau Claire, 6 p.m. Varsity Softball Sumter at East Clarendon, 7 p.m. Lower Richland at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Lake Marion at Scottâ€™s Branch, 5 p.m. Junior Varsity Softball Sumter at East Clarendon, 5 p.m. Lower Richland at Lakewood, 5 p.m. Pinewood Prep at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis Manning at Wilson, 4:30 p.m. Wilson Hall in SCISA Open, TBA Varsity Track and Field Camden Military at Scottâ€™s Branch, 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter, Robert E. Lee at Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. THURSDAY Varsity Baseball Dreher at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. Keenan at Lee Central, 5:30 p.m. Calhoun at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Williamsburg, 6:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Sumter Christian at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m. B Team Baseball Colleton Prep at Wilson Hall (DH), 4 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. Varsity Boys Golf Camden at Sumter (at Beech Creek), 4 p.m. Wilson Hall at Calhoun, 3:30 p.m. Patrick Henry at Laurence Manning, 3:30 p.m. TSA at Orangeburg Prep (at Orangeburg Co. Club), 3:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee, 3:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys Golf Sumter at Camden Military (at White Pines Country Club), 4:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Camden at Sumter, 6:45 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at Crestwood, 5 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Camden at Sumter, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Softball East Clarendon at Sumter, 6 p.m. Keenan at Lee Central, 5:30 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Sumter Christian at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball East Clarendon at Sumter, 6 p.m. Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. B Team Softball Robert E. Lee at Hammond, 5 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis Wilson at Sumter, 5 p.m. Varsity Track and Field Lakewood, Marlboro County at Crestwood, 5 p.m. Manning, Darlington at Hartsville, 4:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Porter-Gaud, 4 p.m. FRIDAY Varsity Baseball Sumter at Conway, 6:30 p.m. Darlington at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Manning, 7:30 p.m. Lee Central at Lake Marion (DH), 5:30 p.m. Hemingway at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 7 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Palmetto Christian, 5 p.m. Carolina at Robert E. Lee, 7 p.m. Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball Darlington at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. Lakewood at Manning, 5:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. B Team Baseball Carolina at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter at Conway, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Marlboro County, 7:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at St. Francis Xavier, 6 p.m. Covenant Central vs. Westminster Catawba (in Columbia), 5:30 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Lakewood at Sumter, 5 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m. Crestwood at Marlboro County, 6 p.m. Darlington at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Varsity Softball Sumter at Conway, 6:30 p.m. Darlington at Crestwood, 7 p.m. Manning at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Lee Central at Lake Marion (DH), 5:30 p.m. Scottâ€™s Branch at Carvers Bay, 5:30 p.m. Florence Christian at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m. Carolina at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m. Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Softball Darlington at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m. Manning at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Florence Christian at Wilson Hall, 3:30 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Carolina at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. B Team Softball Robert E. Lee at Richard Winn, 5 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis Sumter at Conway, 5 p.m. Varsity Track and Field Sumter in Taco Bell Classic (in Columbia), 10 a.m.

AREA SCOREBOARD BASEBALL/SOFTBALL DOYLE ACADEMY HITTING PROGRAM

| Sumter Christian Basketball Clinic held over the summer. The clinics, which will be ran by Bobby Baker, Tom Cope and Jim Davis, are scheduled for June 10-14, June 24-28 and July 15-19. The first session is for children in grades 3-6, the second is for grades 6-9 and the third is for grades 9-12. The clinic will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. each day. The cost of each session is $45 per camper. T-shirts will be given and trophies will be awarded.

U9 REC LEAGUE SOCCER CHAMPS

The Doyle Academy Baseball/Softball Spring Hitting Program will be held on Saturday, April 21, at Patriot Park SportsPlex. The program will begin at noon and last until 5 p.m. It is open to children age 13 and under. The registration fee is $45 before Friday, April 12, and $65 after that date. A T-shirt can also be purchased for $15. Players can register at the Sumter County Recreation Department located at 155 Haynsworth Street. For more information, call Phil Parnell at (803) 436-2248.

BOWLING GAMECOCK LANES SCORES

RECREATION DEPARTMENT JAMBOREE

The Sumter County Recreation Departmentâ€™s Spring Baseball and Softball Jamboree will be held on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at Palmetto Park. The scrimmages will run through the afternoon, ending with the T-Ball scrimmages scheduled to begin at 12:35 p.m. PHOTO PROVIDED

GOLF RED CROSS HEROES TOURNAMENT

The Heroes of the American Red Cross Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, April 26, at Sunset Country Club. The tournament format is 4-person Captainâ€™s Choice. The minimum team handicap is 40 strokes and only one team member can have a handicap under 10. The entry fee is $300 per team. There will be a 2-mulligan limit per player at a cost of $5 each. There will be prizes for closest to the pin, holein-one and place prizes. There are sponsorship opportunities for $1,500, $1,000, $400 and $100. The team entry deadline and sponsorship deadline are both April 19.

The Raiders finished with an 8-0 record to win the U9 division in the Sumter County Recreation Departmentâ€™s spring soccer league. Members of the team are, first row, left to right, Patrick McKnight, Ellie Mors, Abby Brice, Gabriel Goodin and Daniel Cooper. Second row: Ethan DeVore, Ezra Abbott, Jackson Mahr, Rachel Johnson and Evan Bell. Third row: Coach Marlon Charles and coach James McKnight.

For more information, contact Mack Kolb at (803) 773-1477 or mkolb@ftc-i.net or Nancy Cataldo at (803) 7735-2363 or nancy.cataldo@ redcross.org. ROAD RACING RECOVERY ROAD RACE

The Recovery Road Race will be held on Saturday, April 20, at Swan Lake Iris Gardens Heath Pavilion. There will be a 10-kilometer run/ walk as well as a 5K run/walk beginning at 9 a.m.. The 10K entry fee is

COOKâ€™S Auto Plus Auto Parts

Shop & Compare Prices!

$25 before April 13 and $30 after that date. The 5K entry fee is $20 before April 13 and $25 after that date. There will be race day registration beginning at 7:30. Those who register before April 13 will receive a T-shirt. For more information, go to http:// www.sumtersc.gov/recreation.aspx. To register online, go to www.strictlyrunning.com. BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINICS

There will be three sessions of the

get in the loop Find it online

BEFORE YOU BUY YOUR AUTO PARTS! Your community Your news ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€

Headlamps, Tail lamp assembly, door handles, CV Shafts, Sensors, Belts, Hoses, Rotors, Filters, Batteries, Brakepads...

Whatever auto part you need let us save you money!

ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€

ŕ¸€

The Item www.theitem.com 803-774-1200

ŕ¸€ ŕ¸€

â€œWhere your business is always appreciated!â€?

'SJFSTPO 3E t %BM[FMM 4 $ AUTO PLUS PARTS SUPPLIER

Phone: 803-499-9086 Fax: 803-499-4388 Email: ccooks@ftc-i.net

Week of March 23 Industrial Mixed: Douglas Oliver 216-545; Emanuel Irving 507. Friday Night Mixed Worth Geddings 279-619; Rowland Yates- 77-773; Lewis Washington 267-732; Charlie Boykin 279-759; Ricky Grimmett 246; Mike Hodge 247; Dandrel Dukes 210-581; Anthony Wilson 556; Maceo Pack 630; Tim Jenkins 645; Norvell Jackson Jr. 495; Kenneth Jenkins 663; Darryl Fleming 684; Luke Hicks 659; Michael Gregg 580; Duane Tomlin 526; Norris Kendrick 612; Joann Goins 267-674; Gloria Scott 195452; Lynette Allen 220-553; Mirisa Hicks 235-637; Evvie Prioleau 555. Kings & Queens Willie Thames 245-616; Tony Friday 595; Frances Burgess 503. Sunday Night Mixed Jason Tisdel 246-639; Harold Allan 660; Nancy Sorrell 510; Rhia Tisdel 431. Tri-Parish Bill Eaker 226-560; Joe Casey 510. Hot Shots Nancy Champion 521. USC Class Austin Meyer 129-326; Jamie Ayers 349; Tiavonna Canty 300. Tuesday Night Mixed Eric Griffin 279-697; Bobby Holladay 279-696; Stafford Law 246-617; Xavier Lonon 243-601; Mike Wallace 257-703; Don Infelise 279-793; Justin Jones 279-761; Darryl Fleming 255-680; Doug Oliver 217-547; Charlie Boykin 268-733; John Garrett 224-609; Phillip June 719; Gregg Anderson 775; David McGowan 689; Felicia Blake 219-551; Becky Dabbs 207-545; Tanya Foster 236-635; Wendy Smith 582; Kim McGowan 351. Extravaganza Josh Birchfield 276-675; Russ Bieger 202-540; Ceci Hunter 468. Possibilities Helen Bartlett 171-422; Vicky Blackmon 556; Frances Bradley 384; Ginny Atkinson 388; Maureen Newman 443. Afternoon Delight Chuck Scott 225, Pam Scott 377. Thursday Night Open Danny Palumbo 268-638; Don Infelise 264-720; Craig Fulghum 232; Larry Schultz 265-684; Jason Krug 249-737; Allen Anderson 226558; Gregg Anderson 250-692; William Wescott 211-535; Frank Nine 268-701; Dustin Hodge 235-611; Dave Fanning 257; Phil June 233; Bing Davis 606; Shawn Matter 685; David Outlaw 576; Edwardo Allen 665; Tom Thompson 582.

New business directory

theitem.com/marketplace

SPORTS

THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

Ex-players call NFL brain injury panel a ‘sham’ BY MARYCLAIRE DALE The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA — Lisa McHale wishes her husband had lived long enough to learn more about the links between concussions and long-term brain injuries. Her husband Tom, an All-Ivy athlete who played in 87 NFL games from 1987 to 1995, died of an overdose in 2008 after battling depression and a painkiller addiction. An autopsy later showed he suffered from traumatic brain injuries. But she said it helps that more players now go public with their neurological problems, including some of the thousands now suing the NFL over concussions. “To know it wasn’t his fault, that there was something going on neurologically, it helps,’’ McHale said in Philadelphia on Tuesday, where lawyers for the NFL and for more than 4,200 former players argued over whether the complaints belong in federal court or, as the NFL believes, in arbitration. A lawyer for the former players argued that the NFL “glorified’’ violence and profited from damaging hits to the head. Players’ lawyer David Frederick also accused the league of concealing the emerging science linking concussions to neurological problems for decades, even after the NFL created a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury committee in 1994.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lisa McHale, the widow of former NFL player Tom McHale, speaks during a news conference on Tuesday in Philadelphia after a hearing to determine whether the NFL faces years of litigation over concussion-related brain injuries. Thousands of former players have accused league officials of concealing what they knew about the risk of playing after a concussion. The lawsuits allege the league glorified violence as the game became a $9 billion-a-year industry.

The panel was led by a rheumatologist. “It set up a sham committee designed to get information about neurological risks, but in fact spread misinformation,’’ Frederick argued at the

USC from Page B1

SPRING GAME DETAILS

Hoffman survived a risky operation to remove a golfball sized tumor from his brain stem. The inspirational play ended Clowney’s run of being a 45-time winner of the SportsCenter poll on Monday. Clowney said most of the chatter of the hit had halted in recent weeks until Hoffman finally ended his streak. “I’m happy for him,” Clowney said. “I shouted him out on Twitter and everything. He deserves it.” BRIDGING THE GAP

The ongoing effort of the USC athletics department to reach out to former players continued on Tuesday. All former football players were invited to be guests at football practice. A dinner was held in their honor at The Zone at Williams-Brice Stadium. Athletics director Ray Tanner and football coach Steve Spurrier spoke to the estimated crowd of about 125 former players. SPUR UPDATE

Sharrod Golightly and Jordan Diggs have been in a spirited battle to take over the spur position from the graduating DeVonte Holloman. Golightly has a slight lead coming out of spring but the final decision probably will carry over to the fall. “It’s real close,” Ward said. “They both have done a lot of good things but I think Sharrod has made more plays this spring. If we had to start tomorrow, Sharrod would be the starter.”

South Carolina will conclude spring practice Saturday with the annual Garnet and Black Spring Game at Williams-Brice Stadium. Admission is free with kickoff set for 1 p.m. The scrimmage will consist of four 12-minute quarters with the clock stopping in the first half but running continuously in the second half. The spring awards will be presented by Spurrier at halftime and Ted Hendricks, the former college and NFL great, will be on hand to award Clowney the 2012 Ted Hendricks Award that is given to nation’s top defensive end each season. Parking will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. The Farmer’s Market — with the exception of the premium lots closest to the stadium — and the ETV lots will open at 9 a.m. and will cost $10. Gates 6 and 10 in the Fairgrounds will open at 9 a.m., also at a cost of $10. Seawell’s will open its grass lot at 9:30 a.m. for a $5 fee, while the athletics department’s Key Road lot will open at 9 a.m. and be free to the public. Fan Fest will be held before and after the game. A cornhole tournament and tailgate competition for those who pre-registered will be held before the game in the Gamecock Village. Singer Patrick Davis will hold a free concert in the Farmer’s Market amphitheater at 11a.m. Approximately 30 minutes after the game, Fan Fest will move inside the stadium and allow fans photo opportunities, field goal attempts and other activities.

CLEMSON from Page B1 around tackles. “The majority of the time I’m going around the edge,” Beasley said of his sacks. Beasley thinks he can keep his speed while adding strength and knowledge of the defense to become true difference maker. “I’m preparing well,” Beasley said. “I’m being dedicated.” DL DOMINATES

Beasley wasn’t the only Clemson defensive lineman to dominate as Grady Jarrett (3 sacks) and D.J. Reader (2 sacks) also had multiple sacks Monday.

“It was just a butt kicking,” Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. “I wish I could paint a more balanced picture.” Clemson left tackle Brandon Thomas did not play due to a class conflict. STOUDT-KELLY BATTLE CONTINUES

Through two spring scrimmages, Cole Stoudt appears to have widened his lead in the race to become the No. 2 quarterback. Stoudt has completed 16 of 27 passes for 194 yards, three touchdowns, and an interception in two scrimmages this spring. Chad

CARDINALS from Page B1 from (walk-on) Tim Henderson on. It’s just great for our team.’’ Their affection was unmistakable as the Cardinals (355) celebrated among the falling confetti. Ware, who had been helped onto the court in the final seconds, was bearhugged by everyone in a Louisville jersey. They turned mid-court into a mosh pit, dancing and exchanging fist bumps. And when it came time to cut down the nets, it was Ware who was given the honor of removing the last

pivotal federal hearing to determine if the complaints will remain in federal court. U.S. District Judge Anita Brody’s decision could be worth billions to either side. About one-third of the league’s 12,000 former players have joined the litigation. Some are battling dementia, depression or Alzheimer’s disease, and fault the league for rushing them back on the field after concussions. Others are worried about future problems and want their health monitored. A handful, including popular Pro Bowler Junior Seau, have committed suicide. NFL lawyer Paul Clement insisted that teams bear the chief responsibility for health and safety under the players’ collective bargaining agreement, along with the players and their union. “The clubs are the ones who had doctors on the sidelines who had primary responsibility for sending players back into the game,’’ Clement said at a news conference after the court hearing. Brody appeared most interested in whether the contract specifies that head injuries are workplace safety issues that belong in arbitration. “It has to be really specific. That’s what I have to wrestle with,’’ she said. Frederick called the contract “silent’’ on latent head injuries, and said players therefore have the right to seek damages in court.

strands. Grinning from ear to ear, he stood in front of the basket as it was lowered to him. “It’s not about me, I’ve never been that type of guy,’’ Ware said. “These are my brothers. They got the job done.’’ They always do. The Cardinals don’t have the same collection of aweinspiring talent as Rick Pitino’s first title team, the 1996 Kentucky Wildcats. But they are every bit as good a team, because of their bond and unselfishness. When Ware

Kelly has completed 15 of 29 passes for 149 yards and two touchdowns. Neither particularly impressed Swinney on Monday. Stoudt completed 10 of 18 passes for 81 yards, including a touchdown and an interception. Kelly completed fewer than half of his passes — 7 of 15 — for 78 yards, which included a 49-yard scoring pass to Charone Peake on a screen pass. “They were just OK,” Swinney said. “I didn’t see leadership I wanted to see.” Swinney gave starting quarterback Tajh Boyd most of the scrimmage off as he wanted to work in his younger quarterbacks.

snapped his right tibia during the Midwest Regional final, it could have unraveled the entire team. Instead, Ware urged the Cardinals to “just go win,’’ and his teammates took inspiration from his gruesome injury. And when the Cardinals fell behind, there was always someone who stepped up to give Louisville a boost. The Cardinals erased a 12-point deficit against Michigan, the seventh time this year — and second time in Atlanta — they came back from nine points down or more to win. Hancock matched his career high with 22 points, including a perfect 5 for 5 from

Stenhouse Jr. adjusting to NASCAR’s premier series BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is trying to find his way on the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, and he can’t even ask his fellow rookie and girlfriend Danica Patrick for a whole lot of advice. The two drivers are on different teams, so technical questions about how to set the car up or adjustments to how the car run aren’t allowed. Instead, any conversations about business don’t get all that specific, Stenhouse said Tuesday. “We do talk a little bit about how we’re driving,’’ Stenhouse said. “But most of the time I’m watching football or basketball or something.’’ Stenhouse took STENHOUSE JR. time out of his first full season in Sprint Cup racing to promote the Bojangles 500 next month at Darlington Raceway with stops in Columbia that included taking in a South Carolina spring football practice, meeting with Gamecocks coach and NASCAR fan Steve Spurrier and a brief conversation with defensive lineman Jadeveon Clowney. Stenhouse won the Nationwide Series two years in a row before making the jump to the big leagues. His best finish of the year was 12th at the season opening Daytona 500 and he has led just one lap at Las Vegas. He is currently 15th in points in Sprint Cup and trails Patrick for Rookie of the Year. The 25-year-old driver said the adjustment to NASCAR’s premier series has been tough. “The competition level is just so much higher in the Sprint Cup series. I know the race tracks, I know my crew and my guys, but I don’t know how all the guys are out there racing,’’ Stenhouse said. He said he is still trying to figure out how to properly use the brake and keep things smooth with the 250 extra horsepower he gets in Sprint Cup cars. He also is getting used to running longer races. “I don’t know exactly what I need in my car to be good at the end of a 500-mile race, compared to a 300-mile race,’’ Stenhouse said. Stenhouse’s first Sprint Cup season started with plenty of off track news, as his relationship with Patrick became public just before the Daytona 500. Stenhouse’s head drooped a little Tuesday as he was asked about his famous girlfriend Tuesday, but he still answered the questions. “I enjoy talking about the on track stuff,’’ Stenhouse said. The Mother’s Day weekend race at Darlington is about a month away, and Stenhouse said he likes the track. He won the Nationwide pole in 2012 before finishing sixth and finished 10th in his second start at the track in 2011.

3-point range. Siva had 14 of his 18 points in the second half, and Behanan had 11 of his 12 rebounds in the second half. Behanan also chipped in 15 points for Louisville, which finished the season on a 16game winning streak. “I just thought we needed something,’’ Hancock said. “I tried to do whatever I could to help the team. I usually take a back seat to Russ and Peyton (Siva), which I’m fine with. ... I just hit a few shots.’’ Smith had been brilliant through the first five tournament games, averaging 25 points and shooting 50 percent. But he reverted to his wild and “Russdiculous’’ ways

— he missed nine of his first 10 shots, and finished with just nine points — and Michigan was threatening to run away with the game behind the hot hand of Spike Albrecht. Then Hancock made one, two, three and then a fourth 3-pointer as part of a run that turned a 12-point deficit into a one-point lead. As his hand hung in the air after the last one, the Georgia Dome shook with cheers of “LUUUUUUKE!’’ for the guy who is so respected by his teammates he was made a team captain before he was eligible to play his first game for Louisville.

MASTERS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM

McIlroy arrives with new confidence BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — Three months into the season, Rory McIlroy feels as if it’s already been a long year. The splashy announcement of his Nike deal, and the commercial with Tiger Woods that raised hopes of a big rivalry. The missed cut in Abu Dhabi. The first-round exit from the Match Play Championship. Quitting halfway through the second round of the Honda Classic. The loss of his No. 1 ranking. And now, McIlroy is ready to get started. “I’ve always said the main golf season is from the start of April to the end of August, so that’s when I want to play my best golf,’’ McIlroy said Tuesday. It all starts with the Masters. McIlroy can’t simply dismiss the last three months and the endless questions about the state of his game and his new equipment. He at least brings some measure of form to the first major championship of the year. Desperate to find his game, he added the Texas Open at the last minute and in turned out “almost perfectly.’’ The 23-year-old from Northern Ireland didn’t think about his swing, only his score. He challenged in the final round and wound up the runner-up. Whether he’s ready for Augusta National won’t be known until Thursday. But at least he knows it’s there. “I’ve went through these patches before where I haven’t played so well and the game feels quite far away, and then something clicks and then all of a sudden, it’s back again,’’ McIlroy said. “I probably should have learned more from it from last summer when I was going through those struggles. ... When I don’t play my best, it’s when I get into bad habits in my golf swing. Whenever my golf swing is where I want it to be, that’s when I produce results. “And that’s what I’ve seen has started to happen over the past few weeks.’’

MASTERS TEE TIMES

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rory McIlroy chips out of a bunker on the second hole during Monday’s practice round for the Masters in Augusta, Ga.

The problem has been the swing, not the clubs he was swinging. Even so, McIlroy conceded the adjustment took some time. Woods took nearly five years before working all the Nike clubs into his bag. McIlroy did it all at once, and when he played poorly the first two months of the year, it only added to the scrutiny. “The way I was hitting the ball at the start of the year, I needed a short game just to get myself around the golf course,’’ McIlroy said. “Off the tee has been a big improvement. There was a little bit of an adjustment period getting the driver that really suited me. And once I got that, you gain confidence whenever you play rounds and you see yourself hitting good drives, hitting it in the fairway and setting yourself up with iron shots into the greens.’’ McIlroy has plenty at stake this year. He already has two legs of the career

Grand Slam, having set the scoring record at the U.S. Open when he won at Congressional in 2011, and then lapping the field at Kiawah Island last summer to win the PGA Championship. A win this year would put him exclusive company. Dating to 1960, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Tom Watson, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are the only players to win majors in three straight seasons. Boy Wonder would love for that to happen at the Masters, and he’s provided enough evidence that it could happen. McIlroy smiled when he was introduced for his news conference, and the moderator mentioned his best finish was a tie for 15th. That was in 2011, the year he took a 4-shot lead into the final round, and still was leading by one shot going to the back nine until his game imploded. He closed with an 80.

Scott in major contention with anchored stroke BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press AUGUSTA, Ga. — It’s no coincidence that Adam Scott has played better in majors since finding consistency on the putting greens — and he credits his anchored putting stroke for the improvement. Scott has finished tied for second and eighth the past two years on Augusta National’s lightning-fast greens since switching to a long putter. He’s been among the top 15 in six of the past eight major events, including his disappointing second-place at the British Open after leading by four strokes with four holes to play. Scott, though, thinks his regular appearance among the leaders on golf’s biggest venue is because of his steadier putting performances. “You’ve hit the nail on the head there,’’ he said Tuesday. “It’s the consistency with it that makes me putt that way.’’ Scott understands his time with the anchored stroke is running out. The USGA and Royal & Ancient Golf Club, golf’s ruling bodies, proposed a ban on such strokes last fall. Of the major golf organizations around the world, the PGA Tour and PGA of America are the only groups who have spoken out against the ban, which would

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Adam Scott, right, gets a club from caddie Steve Williams on the ninth green on Tuesday during a practice round for the Masters in Augusta, Ga.

not take effect until 2016. A decision is expected later this spring. Scott isn’t happy his style of choice is under attack. He’s spoken about it several times. “I believe they are making a mistake and that’s been well documented,’’ he said. “But, hey, they are going to do what they are going to do, I guess, and we’ll

TIGER from Page B1 Could he have imagined in 2005 that seven Masters would come and go without him winning? “I wouldn’t have been happy with that,’’ Woods said. “I put myself in the mix every year but last year, and that’s the misleading part. It’s not like I’ve been out there with no chance of winning this championship. I’ve been there, and unfortunately just haven’t got it done. “Obviously, I’m not real happy with the fact that I haven’t won more,’’ he said. “But the whole idea is to give myself opportunities. And as of right now,

see how the other powers that be respond.’’ Until he’s told differently, Scott will keep using the stroke when the Masters starts Thursday that’s been so effective for him in recent years. The Masters is one major left where a player using a belly putter or broom-handle putter pressed against the chest has not

I’m tied for second on the all-time win list here. So that’s not too bad, either.’’ Woods has changed his practice routine at this major. For years known as a dew sweeper for playing his practice rounds at the crack of dawn, Woods hasn’t shown up at the course until after lunch this week. He played Monday with 14-year-old Guan Tianlang and Dustin Johnson. After his news conference, he headed to the practice range before going out for nine holes with Fred Couples. Asked about the change, he was coy, telling a reporter with whom he’s familiar, “Just wanted to mess with you.’’ He smiled, never giving an ex-

won. Three of the last five major champions used a belly putter — Keegan Bradley at the 2011 U.S. PGA Championship, Webb Simpson at the 2012 U.S. Open and Ernie Els at the 2012 British Open — and Scott is hopeful to breakthrough at tradition-soaked Augusta National. He had his chances each of the last two years here, especially in 2011 when he held a one-stroke lead Sunday standing on the 17th tee. He made pars on the two closing holes, yet was left disappointed when Charl Schwartzel of South Africa birdied the final four holes in one of the greatest Masters’ finishes of all-time. “There was not much else for me to do other than birdie the last four holes, also, like Charl did,’’ Scott joked. “I’ve watched a lot of Masters, seen a lot of finishes (and) when you’re a oneshot lead on 17 and you make two fours, that usually puts you somewhere in a playoff or maybe win. But I wasn’t even close.’’ Scott finished two shots behind Schwartzel. Last year, Scott put himself in a difficult hole early on with an opening 75. He got himself into the top 10 with a closing 66, which included a hole-inone on the par-3, 16th hole.

planation, so that much hasn’t changed about Woods. The biggest difference is his health and his game, which are connected. There has been so much activity off the golf course — the scandalous revelations of extramarital affairs that ended his marriage, changing swing coaches to rebuild his swing for the fourth time, a move to South Florida to a mansion so large he has his own practice range in the backyard — that it was easy to overlook the injuries. It all started to turn the corner last year when Woods began winning again — three times on the PGA Tour — and getting back into contention at the majors.

By The Associated Press At Augusta National Golf Club Augusta, Ga. a-amateur Thursday-Friday 8 a.m.-10:56 a.m. — Sandy Lyle, John Peterson, a-Nathan Smith 8:11 a.m.-11:07 a.m. — Larry Mize, Brian Gay, Russell Henley 8:22 a.m.-11:18 a.m. — Ian Woosnam, David Lynn, Kevin Na 8:33 a.m.-11:29 a.m. — David Toms, Richard Sterne, Ted Potter Jr. 8:44 a.m.-11:40 a.m. — Tom Watson, Ryan Moore, Kevin Streelman 8:55 a.m.-11:51 a.m. — Robert Garrigus, Carl Pettersson, Tim Clark 9:06 a.m.-12:13 p.m. — Mike Weir, Lee Westwood, Jim Furyk 9:17 a.m.-12:24 p.m. — Brandt Snedeker, Ryo Ishikawa, Justin Rose 9:28 a.m.-12:35 p.m. — Jose Maria Olazabal, Marc Leishman, a-T.J. Vogel 9:39 a.m.-12:46 p.m. — Charl Schwartzel, Webb Simpson, Peter Hanson 9:50 a.m.-12:57 p.m. — Zach Johnson, K.J. Choi, Graeme McDowell 10:12 a.m.-1:08 p.m. — Michael Thompson, John Huh, John Senden 10:23 a.m.-1:19 p.m. — Stewart Cink, Nicolas Colsaerts, Thaworn Wiratchant 10:34 a.m.-1:30 p.m. — Bubba Watson, Ian Poulter, a-Steven Fox 10:45 a.m.-1:41 p.m. — Tiger Woods, Luke Donald, Scott Piercy 10:56 a.m.-1:52 p.m. — Jason Day, Rickie Fowler, Padraig Harrington 11:07 a.m.- 8 a.m. — John Merrick, Thorbjorn Olesen, D.A. Points 11:18 a.m.-8:11 a.m. — Craig Stadler, Ben Curtis, a-Michael Weaver 11:29 a.m.-8:22 a.m. — Mark O’Meara, Martin Laird, Jamie Donaldson 11:40 a.m.-8:33 a.m. — Paul Lawrie, Thomas Bjorn, Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano 11:51 a.m.-8:44 a.m. — Trevor Immelman, George Coetzee, a-Alan Dunbar 12:13 p.m.-8:55 a.m. — Ernie Els, Steve Stricker, Nick Watney 12:24 p.m.-9:06 a.m. — Ben Crenshaw, Matteo Manassero, aGuan Tianlang 12:35 p.m.-9:17 a.m. — Bernhard Langer, Lucas Glover, Henrik Stenson 12:46 p.m.-9:28 a.m. — Vijay Singh, Bo Van Pelt, Y.E. Yang 12:57 p.m.-9:39 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Sergio Garcia, Adam Scott 1:08 p.m.-9:50 a.m. — Fred Couples, Dustin Johnson, Branden Grace 1:19 p.m.-10:12 a.m. — Hunter Mahan, Hiroyuki Fujita, Francesco Molinari 1:30 p.m.-10:23 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, Louis Oosthuizen, Martin Kaymer 1:41 p.m.-10:34 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Keegan Bradley, Freddie Jacobson 1:52 p.m.-10:45 a.m. — Jason Dufner, Matt Kuchar, Bill Haas

It was early last summer when he could finish a round and spend an hour on the range, and when his fitness plan was more about building strength then rehabilitating his left leg. “The No. 1 concern was first of all, get health, get strong enough where I can practice,’’ he said. “And once I started to be able to practice, things turned. And they turned quickly. I feel comfortable with every aspect of my game. I feel that I’ve improved, and I’ve gotten more consistent, and I think the wins show that. That’s something that I’m proud of so far this year. And hopefully, I can continue it this week and the rest of the year.’’

OBITUARIES

THE ITEM

FRANCES C. MARTIN Frances Clarke Martin, 92, widow of Henry G. â€œHankâ€? Martin Jr., entered into the presence of the Lord on Monday, April 8, 2013, in Brentwood, Tenn. Funeral MARTIN services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St. (803) 775-9386.

HAZEL ROSE Jr. MANNING â€” Hazel Rose Jr., 72, husband of Nanie T. Rose, died April 4, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. He was born Sept. 12, 1940, in Gable. He was a son of the late Hazel Rose Sr. and Ruth Erie McCants Rose. He received his education in the Melina Parochial School. In his youth, he attended Melina Presbyterian Church, USA.

He was employed as a truck driver in New Jersey for many years and also worked at R.N. Johnson Cotton Gin, City of Manning, Gamecock Security, Warner Turf and Hawthorne Inc. Survivors are his wife, Nanie P. Rose, of the home; two daughters, Amy J. Rose of Manning and Erica Holmes-Lewis of Newark, N.J.; three sons, Melvin Christopher (Shona Mitchell) Teal of Charleston, Clifton Solomon Jr. of Philadelphia, Pa., and Clayton Rose, whom he reared as his own, of Manning; two sisters, Yvonne (George) McFadden of Gable and the Rev. Mary RoseHagan of Gable; two brothers, Joseph Rose of Manning and Avila Rose of Gable; five aunts; father-in-law, Seymour Graham; five sisters-in-law; and one brother-in-law. Celebratory services for Mr. Hazel Rose Jr. will be held at noon Thursday at Melina Presbyterian Church, USA, Gable. The Rev. Carnell Hampton will serve as eulogist, with the Rev. Samuel Sparks presiding, and the Rev. Mary Hagan, the Rev. Benny McCants and the Rev. Franklin McCants assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mr. Rose will lie in repose one hour prior to service time. Family will receive friends at the home, 1121 Acorn Lane, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

LEE ROY LYNCH Sr. MANNING â€” Lee Roy Lynch Sr., 83, widower of Beatrice Cline Lynch, died Monday, April 8, 2013, at his home. Born April 25, 1929, in Lake City, he was the son of the late John Earl Lynch and the late Eunice McGee Lynch Miles. He was a retired U.S. Air Force veteran with 21 years of service, and he was of the Church of God faith. He is survived by: three sons, Johnny L. Lynch Sr. of Manning, Lee Roy Lynch Jr. of Lugoff and Charlie Lynch of Manning; three daughters, Sheryl Lynch of Stockton, Calif., Ellen Marie Hibbard of Manning and Beverly Hawkins of Sumter; a brother,

James Lynch of Orangeburg; a sister, Pat Kelly of Norwich, N.Y.; 14 grandchildren; nine stepgrandchildren; and numerous greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen L. Lynch; a grandson, Ethan Lee Lynch; a great-granddaughter, Shania Scott; and two stepchildren. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Broach officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow in Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 8210 Moses Dingle Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimerâ€™s Association, South Carolina Chapter, 3223 Sunset Blvd., Suite 100, West Columbia, SC 29169. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

THEODORE â€˜FINDIOUSâ€™ HAMMETT Jr. Theodore â€œFindiousâ€? Hammett Jr., 91, widow of Romell Caldwell Hammett, died Saturday, April 6, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter. He was born June 17, 1920, in the Potato Creek section of Summerton. He is the son of the late Theodore Hammett Sr. and Mariah Manning Hammett. Theodore attended the public schools of Clarendon County. In his young, adult life, he joined St. James AME Church, Davis Station. After relocating to Sumter, he joined Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church. He was a farmer for many years and worked with the Fort Roofing Co., where he retired. Survivors are: a son, Lawrence (Minnie) Hammett of Sumter; a daughter, Delores (Willie) Parker Jr. of Sumter; one sister, Nancy Ragin; five grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and two great-greatgrandchildren.

3 6$ 520 9, 7 1* 8 6 ;

HARRIET O. FELKEL COLUMBIA â€” Harriet Osteen Felkel, 76, died Sunday, April 7, 2013. Born in Sumter, Ms. Felkel was the daughter of the late Heyward Lewis Osteen and Myrtis Ginn Osteen. Ms. FELKEL Felkel graduated from Edmunds High School in 1954 and Columbia Hospital School of Nursing in 1957. She was a member of Ebenezer Lutheran Church of Columbia. She was also a lifetime member of the AT&T Telephone Pioneers, Daughters of the American RevolutionSumter Home Chapter and retired from the American Board of Occupational Health Nurses Association. She felt blessed to enjoy her field of nursing for more than 55 years in several capacities to include office manager at Columbia Surgical Associates, the first Occupational Health Nurse for Providence Hospital and Southern Bell/AT&T. After retiring from Southern Bell/AT&T, she continued working as a certified case manager for Crawford & Co. Ms. Felkel believed in giving back to the community and helping others. Throughout her career, along with raising her family, volunteering was important to her. She volunteered her time and nursing skills at the Columbia Free Clinic. She was also the supervising RN for the South Carolina Law Enforcement Agency providing health screenings for Project Readiness. At Ebene-

zer Lutheran Church, she served in the following roles: an adult program coordinator, a Sunday school teacher, a member of the Altar Guild and chairwoman of the Evangelism Board and Worship Ministry. Ms. Felkelâ€™s heart has been her family. She has been a loving mother, daughter, sister, aunt and grandmother. She loved her children unconditionally and cherished her precious grandchildren. She has been a special friend to many and will be missed by all who loved her and those she loved and served. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Thompson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, 4720 Augusta Road, Lexington. There will be a graveside service at 11 a.m. Friday in Sumter Cemetery, 700 Oakland Ave., Sumter. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Newberry Boys Farm, PO Box 713, Newberry, SC 29108, or First Baptist Church of Sumter, PO Box 867, Sumter, SC 29151, in memory of Harriet O. Felkel / Myrtis Ginn Osteen for its bicentennial. Surviving are her daughters, Susan Long Herndon and husband, Jeff, of Columbia and Patricia Long Miller and husband, Thad, of Lexington; brothers Heyward Lewis Osteen Jr. of Sacramento, Calif., and David Milton Osteen and wife, Georgia, of Lugoff; and grandchildren, Kellie Herndon, Michelle Herndon, Blake Miller and Landon Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lewis W. Felkel Jr.; son, Donald O. Long Jr.; and her parents. Family and friends may sign the online guest book at www. thompsonsfuneral.com.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

The celebratory services for Mr. Theodore â€œFindiousâ€? Hammett Jr. will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday at the Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church. Pastor Marion H. Newton will be the eulogist with Minister Napoleon Bradford presiding, and the Rev. Dr. W.T. Johnson, the Rev. Nate Brock and the Rev. Ricky Simmons assisting. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter. Mr. Hammett will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. Family is receiving friends at the home of his son and daughterin-law, Lawrence and Millie Hammett, 2092 Kingsbury Drive in Sumter. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

JOHN SMITH WALLACE ST. STEPHEN â€” John Smith Wallace, widower of the late Patricia Ann Jackson Wallace, departed this life on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the Lake Moultrie Nursing Center. Born on Nov. 30, 1940, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Smith Wallace and the late Robertha Hilton Wallace. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of his daughter, Diane Wallace, 7 Harvin Ave., Manning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and shall be announced by the Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel. CAROLYN THOMAS BALTIMORE, Md. â€” Carolyn Thomas died Monday, April 8, 2013. Arrangements will be announced by BacoteEaddy Funeral Home of Timmonsville. The family is receiving friends at 4960 Narrow Paved Road, Lynchburg. Bacote-Eaddy Funeral Home, P.O. Box 370, 209 N. Brockington St., Timmonsville, S.C. 29161. (843) 3467336. LUE ELLEN JOHNSON MANNING â€” Mrs. Lue Ellen Johnson, widow of the late Mr. Matthew â€œBillâ€? Johnson, died Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Kentmere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Wilmington, Del. Born in Manning on

April 17, 1932, she was a daughter of the late Mr. Levi Black Sr. and the late Mrs. Margie Lawson Black. Her education was obtained in the public schools of Clarendon County. Mrs. Johnson lived in New York for more than 30 years and returned to Manning in 1988. She was a loyal and dedicated member of Mount Zero Baptist Church. Survivors include: four daughters, Betty (Alvin ) Smith of South Orange, N.J., Willie Mae (Waldron) Keyes of New York City, Shelly (Michael) Dickey of New York City and Barbara Johnson of Bronx, N.Y.; five sons, William (Jeannie) Johnson of New York, N.Y., Matthew Johnson III of New York, N.Y., Brook (Sharon) Johnson of Durham, N.C., Gregory (Sharell) Johnson of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Gilbert Johnson of Manning; a brother, Levy (Ruth Mae) Black of New York; 35 grandchildren; 21 greatgrandchildren; sistersin-law, Sadie (Willie) Sowell of Manning, Betty (David) Heyward of Bronx, N.Y., Gloria (Daniel) Thames of Manning; Phosia (Robert) McCray of Paxville, Alean Johnson of New York City, Shirley Black of Sumter and Annie Ruth of Denmark; brothers-inlaw, Leroy (Ella Mae) Johnson, Larry (Vicky) Johnson and Larnell (the Rev. Aretha) Johnson, all of Manning. She was preceded in death by: one daughter, Mary Lou Johnson; one son, Roddey L. Johnson; four brothers, Thomas Black, Johnnie Black, James Black and Abe Black. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at Mount Zero Baptist Church with the pastor, Dr. Lucious Dixon, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Thelma Dixon, the Rev. Aretha Johnson and the Rev. Terry Johnson. Interment will follow in Mount Zero Baptist Church Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 17 E. South St., Manning. Online condolences may be sent to Flemingdelaine@aol. com. Fleming-DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel is in charge of services. #SPBE 4USFFU r Sumter, SC

Palmetto Farm Supply

803-775-1204

OPEN MONDAY - SATURDAY 8AM - 6PM

CAT ADVANTAGE II $40.99 ADVANTAGE II $42.99 ADVANTIX II $45.99 ALL SIZES 4 PACK

ALL SIZES 4 PACK

Your Sumter Hometown Prom Headquarters

$PSOFS PG 8JTF BOE "MJDF %SJWF r r XXX DBOUIPOZTNFOTXFBS DPN

WHILE SUPPLIES LAST

Splurge a little, for a lot less, in

The Item classifieds 803-774-1234

www.theitem.com

Classified lassified

CLASSIFIEDS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM

WWW.THEITEM.COM ITEM.COM

DEADLINES

11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday. Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturdayâ€™s edition. 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sundayâ€™s edition.

803.774.1234

OR TO PLACE YOUR AD ONLINE GO TO WWW.THE ITEM.COM/PLACEMYAD LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice NOTICE OF ORDER FOR PUBLICATION IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LEXINGTON COUNTY C/A No. 2012 DR 3202791 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA LEXINGTON COUNTY Thomas Hinson Jr, Plaintiff, vs. Sabrina Wittlief Defendant. NOTICE TO: Sabrina Wittlief By order of the Court for service by Publication dated the 27 day of March, 2013, you are hereby notified that on the 11th day of December, 2012, Thomas Hinson Jr filed suit against you for divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Court of Lexington County, South Carolina, and to serve upon Plaintiff Thomas Hinson Jr 532A Placid Cir., Batesburg, SC. 29006, an answer in writing within thirty (30) days of the date of the order for publication. T (803) 917-0471.

Legal Notice G&M STORAGE Jumbo Maxi Storage 3130 Quandry Road Sumter SC 29150 5 Unit Storage Auction #13, #20 Rick Bowen; #25 Donald Evans; #29, #31 Brian Amik Thursday April 11, at 10:00 am â€˘ Gas Tanks â€˘ Motorcycle â€˘Motorcycle exhaust â€˘ Motorcycle seats â€˘ Tile Saw â€˘ Turkey Fryer â€˘ Kobalt Tool Bench â€˘ GE Mini Fridge â€˘ Air Mate Compressor â€˘ Dewalt Miter Saw â€˘ File Cabinets & Chairs â€˘ Airless Spray Gun â€˘ Werner Fiber Glass Ladders â€˘ Weder Weight Equipment â€˘ Misc. Neon Light Up Signs & Equipment â€˘ Drill Press â€˘ Sheet Metal Break â€˘ Wheel Chair â€˘ Snow Skis â€˘ Old Singer Sewing Machine â€˘ Gas Grills â€˘ Furniture â€˘ Large Quantity of Tuxedos â€˘ Formal Wear â€˘ Shoes Ties â€˘ Vest etc. Thousands of pieces

Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2012-CP-43-02315

Summons & Notice as nominee for 1st Choice Mortgage/Equity Corp. of Lexington dated March 19, 2007 and recorded on March 30, 2007 in Book 1071 at Page 1199 and rerecorded on April 12, 2007 in Book 1073, Page 1044, in the Sumter County Registry, hereinafter Mortgage. Thereafter the Mortgage was transferred to the Plaintiff herein by assignment and/or corporate merger. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, more particularly described in the said mortgage and are more commonly described as: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any situate, lying, and being in the Township of Providence, and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Tract containing 5.00 acres, as shown on that certain boundary plat prepared for James W. Stanley, Sr., and Sharon T. Stanley, by J. Henry Walker, III RLS, dated April 5, 2001, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001 at Page 287 and having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. Also included herewith is that certain 2001 Fleetwood Carriage Manor Manufactured Home bearing serial number GAFL175A&B72552-CD11. This being the identical property conveyed to James W. Stanley, Jr. by Deed of Jim Stanley and Sharon T. Stanley dated March 19, 2007 and recorded March 30, 2007 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1071 at Page 1196. TMS No. 233-00-02-029 Property Address: 3101Queen Chapel Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT:

Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. James W. Stanley Jr.; Discount Homes, Inc.; South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant(s).

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

In Memory

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1704 Main Street, Post Office Box 58, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof. Your answer must be in writing and signed by you or by your attorney and must state your address or the address of your attorney, if signed by your attorney.

Notice is hereby given that the Complaint in the foregoing action, together with the Summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Greenville County on the 21st day of November, 2012. McDONALD, McKENZIE, RUBIN, MILLER AND LYBRAND, L.L.P. Post Office Box 58 Columbia, South Carolina 29202 (803) 252-0500 John F. McKenzie Attorney for the Plaintiff March 29, 2013

BROCK & SCOTT, PLLC, Suzanne E. Brown, SC Bar No. 76440 J. Marshall Swails, SC Bar No. 79067 J. Martin Page, SC Bar No. 100200, 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 (888) 726-9953 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1029031

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF GREENVILLE

Han Kwak, Plaintiff vs. Marvin Jeffrey McGill, Jr., Defendant.

Mr. Willie Holmes 1/8/44 - 4/10/09 His grace and mercy brought us through. It's has been 4 yrs and we are still missing you. Wife Mary, Children: Chris, Tiffany & Derrick, Grandchildren, Sisters, Brothers, extended family & friends

BUSINESS SERVICES Business Services

Lost & Found

Concrete

Where's Mozart? Small Parrot, Orange & Green. Call 803-773-9065

Beautify your home w/decorative concrete, pools, woodwork. Tile look on porches, patios, stamping. 494-5442/ 968-4665

Will Go To Work For You! To Find Cash Buyers For Your Unused Items

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

Daniel's Lawn Care â€˘Tree removal/trim â€˘Clean-up jobs â€˘Mowing â€˘Pinestraw Mulch 803-968-4185 Epps Lawn Care, LLC Commercial & Residential Free estimates Tommy Epps 843-598-4620 Newman's Lawn & Tree Service Mowing, hedge trimming, Spring clean-up, pinestraw, mulch bedding, tree removal. 803-316-0128

Int/Ext Painting, Pressure washing. 30 yrs exp. Ref. Quality work/free est. Call Bennie 468-7592

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. Robert's Metal Roofing 29 years exp. 18 colors & 45 year warranty. Call 803-837-1549.

Tree Service

Fulton Town Electric, Service any electrical needs. Cert. Master Electrician, 938-3261/883-4607

NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

H.L. Boone, Contractor additions, painting, roofing, gutters, sheetrock, blown ceilings, decks. 773-9904

SBC Construction Decks & Fences, Screen Porches, Sun Rooms, Flooring, Concrete, Top Soil, Water problems, Insulated Windows. Free Est. 795-6046 Professional Remodelers Home maintenance,ceramic tile, roofing, siding & windows doors, etc. Lic. & Ins. (Office) 803-692-4084 or (Cell) 803-459-4773

Tree Doctor Call us for an appt. Free est. 7 days/week. Prune trees, remove trees, grind stumps, proper limbing & treatment. 803-773-8402.

MERCHANDISE Want to Buy Wanted Appliances: Washers, Dryers, Stoves & Refrig. Working or not. 803-968-4907 Looking for a stump grinder in good condition. Call (803) 468-1946

Auctions G&M STORAGE

Painting

Electrical Services

Home Improvements

CLASSIFIED ADS

TW Painting, carpentry & all household needs. Call 803-460-7629.

Lawn & Handyman Service, Reasonable rates, free estimates. Call Sweat @ 803-236-2473

ANNOUNCEMENTS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 2012-CP-23-6796

Tree Service

Clary's Lawn Service. Lawn maint., Debris removal, and other handy services. Call 803-406-3514

NEED AN ERRAND RUN??? Call Gail at 803-464-8825. Very reasonable rates. Gail's Go For Service

Lost: In Manning: male Australian shepherd, Old Georgetown Rd. (Across from LMA school). $100 Reward! Call 803-225-6363.

Home Improvements

Lawn Service

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT MARVIN JEFFREY McGILL, JR.:

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on December 5, 2012

SUMMONS

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

Summons & Notice

We will be happy to change your ad if an error is made; however we are not responsible for errors after the first run day. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the printing or omission of an advertisement. We reserve the right to edit, refuse or cancel any ad at any time.

803-316-0128

Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

Jumbo Maxi Storage 3130 Quandry Road Sumter SC 29150 5 Unit Storage Auction #13, #20 Rick Bowen; #25 Donald Evans; #29, #31 Brian Amik Thursday April 11, at 10:00 am â€˘ Gas Tanks â€˘ Motorcycle â€˘Motorcycle exhaust â€˘ Motorcycle seats â€˘ Tile Saw â€˘ Turkey Fryer â€˘ Kobalt Tool Bench â€˘ GE Mini Fridge â€˘ Air Mate Compressor â€˘ Dewalt Miter Saw â€˘ File Cabinets & Chairs â€˘ Airless Spray Gun â€˘ Werner Fiber Glass Ladders â€˘ Weder Weight Equipment â€˘ Misc. Neon Light Up Signs & Equipment â€˘ Drill Press â€˘ Sheet Metal Break â€˘ Wheel Chair â€˘ Snow Skis â€˘ Old Singer Sewing Machine â€˘ Gas Grills â€˘ Furniture â€˘ Large Quantity of Tuxedos â€˘ Formal Wear â€˘ Shoes Ties â€˘ Vest etc. Thousands of pieces

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

803- 905-4242

GOT STUFF? Tables Just $1 & Up!

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: Discount Homes, Inc. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, South Carolina, 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53, of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of South Carolina Code 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the attached mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original note and mortgage and Complaint attached hereto.

LIS PENDENS: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by James W. Stanley Jr. to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc.

DRIVERS WANTED Sumter Transport -Excellent pay ($.41 per running mile - includes $.04 per diem non-taxable expense) - Paid Vacation - Paid Holidays - Paid Sick Days - BC/BS Health Ins. - Dental Insurance - Life Insurance - Short Term Disability - 401(k) w/co. Match

- CDL (Class A) w/ hazmat & tanker - At least 2 yrs. exp. - Clean MVR

CONTACT Pat Joyner at 803-775-1002 Ext. 107 OR visit our website to download a job application and fax to (954) 653-1195 or Cell (803) 840-5337 www.sumtertransport.com 170 S. Lafayette Drive Sumter, SC 29150 EOE

Shaw Flea Market "U 4IBX "'# r

Shopping for a Deal? Turn to our Classified section to find the latest garage, yard, moving and estate sales going on in your area. You never know what you might find!

What areng you waiti for?

Classifieds www.theitem.com

Check out the yard sales!

CLASSIFIEDS

THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

MAYOâ€™S SUIT CITYTuxedo Season 130. t 8&%%*/( t 8)"5&7&3 5)& 0$$"4*0/ Weâ€™ve got you covered at Mayoâ€™s Suit City. Just Arrivedâ€“Spring Collection of suits, shirts, ties, shoes, accessories, and more. 569&%04 "7"*-"#-&oGPS SFOUBM PS QVSDIBTF

If your suits arenâ€™t becoming to you, Itâ€™s a good time to be coming to Mayoâ€™s! 8FTNBSL 1MB[B t t .PO 4BU t XXX .BZPT%JTDPVOU4VJUT DPN Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Help Wanted Full-Time

Unfurnished Homes

Mobile Home Rentals

Homes for Sale

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

Local Mattress Co. looking for experienced industrial Seamstress Send resume PO 2471 Sumter SC 29151

3200+ sq ft brick home in Manning. Available now, 3 BR, 3 bathrooms, Formal living room & dining room. Appliance included, 2 months deposit and 1 month rent in advance. required call 803-473-0321 for more info.

For Sale, 3Bed/2Bath, Land, $360/mo. 803-494-5090

New const. in Beech Forest Patio Sec. 1550 sq. ft. 3BR 2BA, Eat in kitchen Hdwd, carpet, tile, granite. Custom cabinets, $148K 803-565-4850

Lawn / Garden / Nursery CENTIPEDE SOD 80sqft - $20 250 sqft - $50 500 sqft- $95 Call 499-4023 or 499-4717

EXPERIENCED CHEF/LINE COOK Full time, Good pay and hours, reliable, Run all kitchen positions. Simply Southern Call 469-8502

For Sale or Trade

ATTENTION Driver Trainees Needed Now!

Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439 Equipment Trailer, $1,550 and Car hauler $1,475. Call 803-972-0900 Microwave/Convection oven (Counter top) with accessories $15.00.803-469-4119

No Experience Necessary. Roehl Transport needs entry level semi drivers. Premium equipment & benefits. Call Today! 1-888-263-7364

Help Wanted Part-Time $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

**CASH** FOR JUNK CARS NO TITLE NEEDED Call 934-6849 or 934-6734 30 inch (White), Electric Kenmore Range $75.00. Call 803-481-3683

Firewood For Sale, $60/truck load delivered. Call Chris at 803-464-8743 Electric Organ. 2 keyboards, full pedals. Great for small church or home, $50. 803-983-9172 Cub Cadet Zero-turn Mower, 22HP. Garage kept. 5yrs old. $1,700 OBO. 803-506-8344 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Young energetic female needed for domestic labor. Drug testing, and police record check. 803-495-8018 Looking for part-time Bookkeeper. Must have computer skills, and high trust level. Apply in person and ask for Rich, at Travel Centers of America, 3014 Paxville Hwy, Manning, by phone 888-669-8256 or online www.mytajob.com. "Specify by clicking bookkeeper or store"

Work Wanted Need X-Tra $$$ Buy Wholesale $100 Min. Home & Body Oils & More! 774-7823

Spacious, nice 2BR in safe area. Convenient to Shaw/Sumter. Dumpster, Water, Heat pump & Sec lights incl'd. No H/A or PETS! $465/mo + $350/dep. 803-983-0043

3BR 1.5 BA 1700 Sq Ft, Owner Financing with $5,000 Down Call 803 288-2934

Help Wanted Full-Time

Unfurnished Apartments

Assistant Manager Needed. Valid driver's license and automobile required. This is a Manager Trainee Position and a career opportunity that offers competitive salary and a complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to Manager possible in 15 months. No experience necessary. Apply in person at: World Finance 104 Capital way. Manning SC Full/Part Time Help Wanted Busy Dr's office in Sumter needs friendly and fast paced worker. Mail resume to Box 307 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 First Care Medical Transport has full/part time Emt positions available. Contact Michelle 843-372-1656 Certified Dental Assistant needed for fast paced dental office. Must love the joy & challenge of working with children. Excellent salary & benefits for the experienced professional. Please fax resume to: 803-934-9943. The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity! SFC Jeffrey Hudson 803-427-3104 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979

W. Calhoun 2BR/1.5BA, newly renovated, full kitchen, C//H//A. water & W/D incl, $525 month. Prudential 774-7368.

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 For Rent SW MB 3 brd, 2 ba, central a/c, Manning area. $400.00 deposit, 400.00 rent leave message 803-473-3297 Scenic Lake 2BR1BA & 3BR2BA. No pets. Call between 9am - 5pm: (803) 499-1500.

Large 1 bdrm Apt. $300 Dep/Rent. Chestnut St. 468-1900

Resort Rentals

Mobile Home Rentals

Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean, Call 803-773-2438

Rent to own 4BR DW @ 3350 Pinewood Rd Call (803) 497-3579

50 Wesmark Ct. 1,177 sq ft. $1000/mo. Reception area, 3 office space, breakroom, 1/2ba, file/storage room. 773-1477

For Rent D-W in Wedgefield, 3 br and 2 baths for 650.00 call 803-225-0389 for more info

120 Broad St Office space, Great location, Rent is $495-$695 Agent Owned Call 236-2425

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 2BR 2Ba Mobile home off Panola Rd. between Pinewood & paxville $450 mo.843-884-0346

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo. Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444

Garden Circle

Unfurnished Homes House for Rent 3 br, 1ba in Manning 575. dep and 575. rental per month. call 803-473-7577 212 Perkins Ave.3BR/1.5BA. $750/mo + dep. Call 803-406-6887 or 803-979-0275.

$318

â€“PER MONTHâ€“ 1 BR Unit

$411

Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900. Fin. avail. 803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816 LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes. We have a layaway program. For more information, call 843-389-4215. Blow Out Sale Pre-owned Manufactured Homes 2, 3, 4 Bedroom homes at wholesale prices. Call 803-614-1165

Farms & Acreage

Autos For Sale A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

OPEN Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip. Located 3349 N. Main St 5.5 miles from 378 overpass at N. Main., on Hwy 15 N. next to Baker Mini Warehouse. Remember Cars are like Eggs, Cheaper in the Country!!! 803-469-9294 2004 Century Freight Liner, Good cond, no oil leaks, good maintenance. records, heat & air. Contact owner, 803-236-1527 2000 Pontiac Montana. Asking $2,700, sound mechanic condition. Call 803-469-0631

159 acres in Clarendon County $1,700 per acre. Call 803-473-4219 leave message For Sale by owner, 10 acres near Alcolu $39,000. Owner financing. 803- 427-3888.

CLASSIFIED ADS Will Go To Work For You! To Find Cash Buyers For Your Unused Items

1 Bedroom Apartments for 62 YEARS AND OLDER Â‡5HIULJHUDWRU Â‡&HQWUDO +HDW $LU Â‡&RPPXQLW\ 5RRP Â‡5DQJH Â‡+DQGLFDS Â‡&RLQ 2SHUDWHG Â‡%OLQGV $FFHVVLEOH /DXQGU\ 5RRP Â‡&DUSHW Â‡(PHUJHQF\ &DOO Â‡&HLOLQJ )DQV 6\VWHP **Rent Based On 30% of Adjusted Income** **Utility Allowance Given**

NOW LEASING

Apartments Studio

Manufactured Housing

Office Rentals

3BR/2BA DW C/A, wall to wall carpeting, FP, lg. den. Completely reconditioned 0.5 ac. yd, $625mo. 96 Bowman Rd. Lee County. Sect. 8 welcome 410-804-0458 or 803-968-1672.

RENTALS

EMPLOYMENT

STATEBURG COURTYARD

TRANSPORTATION

FSBO: 5446 Meadow Dr. 3BR/2BA with 1322 sq ft. Hardwood floors, Stainless appliances and granite counters. Buyers Agent Welcome. No rentals. More pics and info at www.militarybyow ner.com. AD# 260029. $109,000. Call Brenda @ 803-491-4714

Bassett Park

*UDQYLOOH &RXUW Â‡ 6XPWHU 6 & )RU DSSOLFDWLRQ RU LQIRUPDWLRQ SOHDVH FDOO

803-469-8238 TTY 800-735-8583

Must be 55 or older. Call for further details. www.gardencircleapts.com

778-2807 202 East Liberty Street Mon.-Fri. 9am -5pm

1 Bedroom Apartments for 62 YEARS AND OLDER Â‡5HIULJHUDWRU Â‡&HQWUDO +HDW $LU Â‡&RPPXQLW\ 5RRP Â‡&RLQ 2SHUDWHG Â‡+DQGLFDS Â‡5DQJH /DXQGU\ 5RRP $FFHVVLEOH Â‡%OLQGV Â‡(PHUJHQF\ &DOO Â‡&DUSHW Â‡&HLOLQJ )DQV 6\VWHP **Rent Based On 30% of Adjusted Income** **Utility Allowance Given**

Southview

+LOOLDUG 'ULYH Â‡ 6XPWHU 6 & )RU DSSOLFDWLRQ RU LQIRUPDWLRQ SOHDVH FDOO

803-934-1449 TTY 800-735-8583

More Bang for your buck CLASSIFIED DEPARTMENT Call, email or fax us today!

classiied@theitem.com â€˘ (803) 775-1024 FAX

(803) 774-1234 No refunds for early cancellations. Private Party only! Businesses and Commercial accounts ineligible. All ads must be prepaid. All advertising subject to publisherâ€™s approval. Special cannot be combined with any other discounts. Other restrictions may apply.

BOOKKEEPER/ACCOUNTANT NEEDED EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS: Canadate must have at least an Associateâ€™s degree LQ DFFRXQWLQJ RU UHODWHG ÂżHOG &DQGLGDWH PXVW EH SURÂżFLHQW LQ WKH XVH RI 0LFURVRIW ([FHO 0LFURVRIW :RUG $W OHDVW WZR \HDUV H[SHULHQFH ZRUNLQJ LQ ÂżQDQFLDO UHSRUWLQJ DQG general ledger SKILLS REQUIRED: ([FHOOHQW DWWHQWLRQ WR GHWDLO DQG DFFXUDF\ LQ DOO WDVNV ([FHOOHQW SODQQLQJ DQG RUJDQL]DWLRQ VNLOOV *RRG FRPPXQLFDWLRQV VNLOOV BENEFITS: Good pay Vacation and PTO +HDOWK 'HQWDO DQG 9LVLRQ ,QV

CONTACT %R[ & 2 Â‡ 7KH ,WHP 32 %R[ Â‡ 6XPWHU 6&

PANORAMA WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM

Contact Ivy Moore at (803) 774-1221 or e-mail ivym@theitem.com

Library celebrates

COMMUNITY SERVICE BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com

umter will celebrate National Library Week along with communities across the country from April 14-20. The theme for this year is “Communities matter @ your library.” The Sumter County Library has already begun celebrating the contributions of its staff with photos and profiles on Facebook, and there are several other plans for the weeklong observance. According to the American Library Association, “libraries across the nation are bringing communities together as new technologies continue to change the world around us. No longer just places for books, libraries provide resources that reflect the needs of the communities they serve. From seed lending libraries to technology workshops for job seekers, libraries strengthen communities through education and social enrichment.” The annual observance of National Library Week was begun by the ALA 55

The “Library Book Elves” crack themselves up after performing “Jingle Bells” during the karaoke portion at a recent Christmas program sponsored by the Sumter County Library. The library is honoring its staff with profiles on Facebook and displays in the lobby during National Library Week, April 14-20.

Visitors to any of the three branches will be able to view a colorful display featuring library services and programs and write down the reasons why they love the library. Many books have been years ago. While community libraries have their own individual schedules of activities, the ALA will release its 2013 “State of America’s Libraries Report” on Monday; Tuesday is designated as National Library Workers Day;

written about libraries, and several will be featured in a special section near the new books. Library employees are readers, too, and they’ll share their favorite books in another lobby display. Wednesday, April 17 is National Bookmobile Day; and Thursday, April 18, is Celebrate Teen Literature Day. The Sumter County Library has several displays and programs on its agenda for the week.

The Morris College Steppers are one of many groups recruited by the library to entertain and inspire young people and adults.

LIBRARY GUIDE ■ Tuesday, April 16, 5:30 p.m. — Ford Simmons, Reference and Information Services Coordinator/Webmaster, will speak at the main library on Harvin Street to explain all the programs and services available to the public. No registration is required for this event. ■ Wednesday, April 17, 1:30 p.m. — Simmons will be in the computer training room at the main library to lead an interactive tutorial on the library’s website. The comprehensive site holds most of the information anybody could want to know about the library facility and its workings. Register for this one by calling (803) 773-7273.

LIBRARY SERVICES A quick look back at some of the programs at the library last year reveals the scope of its free educational services that benefit the community. There were author fairs offering readers the opportunity to meet many local writers; the King James Bible exhibit, the summer reading program for young people, the Friends of the Library book sale and author events, book clubs and many more informative and fun events. The library also offers a variety of workshops for those seeking jobs, including how to write a resume, interviewing skills and more. Classes in computer programs, such as Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and social media — Facebook and Twitter, for example — genealogy, keyboarding and more are offered regularly, and all at no charge. If you’ve waited until the last minute to start on your income taxes, you can even pick up the forms at the library. And the best service the library provides is, of course, free access to books on all topics, fiction and nonfiction. WRITERS’ PANEL A good example of the services the library provides to the community at no charge will not occur during library week, but at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 27. James Borton, editor of the new anthology, “The Art of Medicine in Metaphors,” will be joined by several of the book’s contributors for a discussion of the effects and therapeutic benefits of writing during and about ill-

ness. Meet them in the main meeting room of the downtown library. Titled “Why Stories Matter: Writing About Illness,” the program will welcome participation from the audience. Panelists so far include: Brandi Ballard, Amelia Cornell, Ed Madden, Cassie Premo-Steele and Cathy Cuppett. Ballard is a writer currently working on her master of fine arts degree at the University of

Ford Simmons, Reference and Information Services Coordinator/ Webmaster for the Sumter County Library, teaches numerous free computer classes at library. He’ll explain the services available there at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, during National Library Week.

SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BRANCHES Downtown (main) Library 111 N. Harvin St. (803) 773-7273 HOURS: Monday-Tuesday, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, 2-6 p.m. Wesmark Branch 180 W. Wesmark Boulevard (803) 469-8110 HOURS: Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

ITEM FILE PHOTOS

James Borton talks with his Themes in Medicine and Literature class about a William Carlos Williams story they read for English 285. Borton and several contributors to his book, “The Art of Medicine in Metaphors,” will particpate in a panel at the downtown branch of the Sumter County Library on Saturday, April 27.

South Carolina and is the illustrator and co-editor of “The Art of Medicine”; Cornell, a Sumter resident, has been writing since high school and is studying social work with the hope of working in a drug and alcohol treatment center;

Cuppett is a Spanish professor at Coker College; Madden teaches English at USC and has written two books of poetry; Premo-Steele, a prolific poet, fiction and nonfiction writer, has published nine books.

South Sumter Branch 337 Manning Avenue (803) 775-7132 HOURS: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Borton, who now teaches at Coastal Carolina University, was inspired by his own nearfatal illness to create the USC Sumter class Themes in Literature and Medicine. His book includes several of his students’ reflections on illness, dying, death, suffering, healing and redemption.

For more information about local National Library Week events or the program on “Why Stories Matter: Writing About Illness,” call (803) 773-7273 or visit the library website at sumtercountylibrary.org.

Chopin lecture-recital set for USC Sumter FROM STAFF REPORTS Classical pianist Dorian Leljak will present a lecture recital at noon Wednesday, April 17, at the University of South Carolina Sumter. The recital will be held in the Nettles Auditorium and is free and open to the public. The program will include selections from the Preludes, Opus 28 by Frédéric Chopin. Leljak is professor of piano at the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad, Serbia, and teaches at the Royal College of Music in London. His previous engagements include teaching at the Yale School of Music. He has studied

with Arbo Valdma and with Yale University’s Boris Berman. Leljak has won numerous international piano competitions, including the Rachmaninov Competition in Belgrade and the Novi Sad Piano Competition and has been awarded a number of prestigious prizes, including the University of Novi Sad Merit Award and the Yale University Mary Clapp Howell, Irving Gilmore and Parisot Prizes. He has appeared in recital and with orchestras including the Windstrings Orchestra, Wyoming Symphony Orchestra, Yale Philharmonia Orchestra, Belgrade Philharmonics, Belgrade Radio-Television Orchestra,

Voyvodina Philharmonics, Yale Repertory Orchestra and many others. With a successful career as a chamber musician, Leljak has established collaborations with cellist Istvan Varga and Pianist Ninoslav Zivkovic. In 2002 he debuted at Carnegie Hall and Boston Philharmonia Hall. Additional information about Leljak is available online at www. dorianleljak.com. This event is sponsored by the USC Sumter Department of Arts and Letters and the Korn Trust. USC Sumter Music Instructor Jane Luther Smith is the host and can be contacted at jlsmith@uscsumter.edu or (803) 9383831 for more information.

PHOTO PROVIDED

Pianist Dorian Leljak will present a lecture/recital with selections from Chopin’s Preludes, Opus 28 at noon on Wednesday, April 17, in the Nettles Auditorium at the University of South Carolina Sumter.

FOOD

THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

Meat industry to reboot labels in effort to help consumers J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor

FAMILY FEATURES

Honey and Spice Sautéed Pork Hand Tacos

Southwest pork tacos perfected BY FAMILY FEATURES From coast to coast, every region of the country has its own tasty take on serving up their favorite pork chop dishes. This go-to protein is a versatile canvas for a wide range of mouthwatering flavors and techniques to drive taste buds wild. For a sautéed, sweet and spicy dinner-time solution, take inspiration from some of the best regional secrets for preparing pork tacos. Down south, they favor fried pork chops wrapped in a soft, puffy shell. In Kansas City, the preference is to stuff the grilled pork chop in a hard shell after smothering it in a tangy barbecue sauce. As for the Southwest, Honey and Spice Sautéed Pork Hand Tacos are a scrumptious favorite that’s easy to prepare and even easier to devour. This fuss-free recipe can be prepared in a variety of ways; create sizzling pork chops in a skillet or hot off the grill — the perfect excuse to get a head start on grilling season. To kick things up even more, try a rice pilaf dish on the side. Chop up some cilantro to stir into the rice for an added layer of flavor.

To ensure your pork tacos are juicy and tender, cook your chops to an internal temperature of 145°F with a 3-minute rest. Be sure to use a digital cooking thermometer to get the most delicious results. What’s your favorite regional pork recipe? Share your recipes and discover others from across the country on Pork Social at www. PorkBeinspired.com/ porksocial. HONEY AND SPICE SAUTÉED PORK HAND TACOS

Prep time: 15-20 minutes Cook time: 5 minutes Yield: 4 servings, 2 tacos each 1 pound thinly-cut boneless chops (1/2inch thick), cut into strips 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon soy sauce 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle pepper (smoked or plain paprika can be used as an alternative) 8 small corn tortillas, warmed 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce 1 cup pico de gallo* Sour cream or crema to taste In a medium sized

bowl combine the honey, olive oil, lemon juice, soy sauce and ground chipotle pepper and whisk to combine. Add the sliced pork to the marinade and let it sit for 15 minutes. Heat a skillet over high heat. Add the slices of pork to the skillet and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side, flipping with tongs in the middle of the cooking process. Once cooked, remove the pork to a plate and reserve. Arrange 8 corn tortillas on a platter. Sprinkle each with equal amounts of shredded lettuce and pico de gallo. Arrange a few pieces of pork on top of each taco, and top with sour cream or crema if desired. * You can find prepared pico de gallo, typically a combination of onions, chiles, tomatoes, lime juice and cilantro, in the refrigerated section of the produce department in most major supermarkets. Nutritional information per serving: Calories: 360; Fat: 10g; Saturated Fat: 1.5g; Cholesterol: 80mg; Sodium: 550mg; Carbohydrates: 39g; Protein: 27g; Fiber: 2g Source: National Pork Board

Don’t know your pork butts from your rump roasts? It may be getting a little easier. The American meat industry is rolling out a refresh of the often confusing 40-year-old system used for naming the various cuts of beef, pork, lamb and veal. That’s because the system — the Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards, or URMIS — was designed more for the needs of retailers and butchers than for the convenience of harried shoppers more familiar with Shake ‘n Bake than boneless shank cuts. The bottom line is that meat counter confusion isn’t good for sales. So after nearly two years of consumer research, the National Pork Board, the Beef Checkoff Program and federal agriculture officials have signed off on an updated labeling system that should hit stores just in time for prime grilling season. In all, more than 350 cuts of pork and beef (veal and lamb updates are coming later) will sport the new labels, which will include not only simplified names, but also detailed characteristics of the meat and cooking guidelines. So what once was called pork butt — and actually does not come from the pig’s nether region — will now be called a Boston roast and be described as a bone-in pork shoulder. “The problem is consumers didn’t really understand the names that were being used, and still don’t,” said Patrick Fleming, director of retail marketing for the Pork Board. “The names confused consumers to the point where they’d go, ‘You know, the information doesn’t help me know how to use it, so I’m going to stop using it.’ That was a wake-up call for both the beef industry and pork industry.” Where appropriate, the new labels also will use universal terms across species — a bone-in loin cut will be called a T-bone whether it’s pork or beef — as well as reduce label clutter. Before the update, a properly labeled sirloin steak would be called a “beef loin top sirloin steak, boneless.” Now it will be called ... a sirloin steak. The change comes while America is at a culinary crossroad. Interest in food as entertainment is at an all-time high, but knowledge of food and cooking has ebbed. Farmers markets are booming, but so is the processed food industry. Still, more people are asking more questions about their food, and the massive meat industry (pork and beef alone account for nearly $40 billion in annual retail sales) is hoping to answer them.

Sandra Lee takes a break after 25th cook book

This image released by the National Pork Board shows an example of the updated Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards label for porterhouse pork chops.

Meat labels are federally regulated. And though the URMIS system is a voluntary one, nearly 85 percent of food retailers use it. Those who don’t must use either alternative federally approved labels, or submit their own for approval. The backbone of URMIS, which was launched in 1973, is butchering and anatomical terminology. Even at launch, consumer understanding of that was weak. “That old system just wasn’t really doing its job to communicate to the consumer,” said Trevor Amen, director of market intelligence for the Beef Checkoff Program. “If you’re a butcher or a meat cutter, you really know what part of the animal it comes from. But if you’re a consumer, you just want to know what it is and what to do with it.” Now it falls to retailers to implement the changes, as well as educate consumers. The industry will help, including launching a marketing effort to spread the word. Still, there is concern the very changes the industry hopes will help consumers may end up confusing them even more. Though the new names may catch on, already published cookbooks and recipes could call for meats by different names. Will people know to buy a New York chop if a pork recipe calls for a top loin chop? And what about older cooks who grew up with legacy names, such as pork rump (now called leg sirloin)? “The intent certainly was not to confuse consumers, but there are some situations where that certainly could happen,” said Bucky Gwartney, a federal agriculture marketing specialist who worked with the meat industry to formulate the changes. “We tried to make sure even though some of these changes were fairly dramatic, they were still grounded in the original cut (of meat).”

FOR FREE! ARE YOU AN ITEM SUBSCRIBER?

BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Sandra Lee says her next cookbook will be her last. At least for a while. The Food Network star known for semi-homemade cooking — and more recently as the live-in girlfriend of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo — says the release this month of her 25th cookbook marks a turning point. She wants more time to focus on her eponymous magazine, as well as to write a home and gardening book. “It’s quite a milestone,” Lee said of her new book, “Every Dish Delivers.” ‘’Especially when you take into consideration that when I was out shopping my very first cookbook, everybody on the planet told me it wouldn’t work. I’d sit in these meetings and say to people, ‘Seriously? Have you been to Middle America? Do you know the American housewife?’” Though she loves writing cookbooks, Lee said she prefers the immediacy of a magazine because it can better reflect the moment and season. “I am completely and passionately dedicated and intimately involved with every line in the magazine. And I don’t know a lot of people who are like that anymore,” she said in a tele-

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Do you want to sell something for $100 or OHVV" 7KH ,WHP &ODVVL¿HG 'HSDUWPHQW ZLOO UXQ \RXU DG FREE LQ WKH SDSHU IRU GD\V

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

This publicity photo courtesy of Sandra Lee shows the cover of the magazine, “Sandra Lee,” March-April 2013, Collector’s Issue. Lee says her next cookbook, “Every Dish Delivers: 365 Days of Fast, Fresh, Affordable Meals,” will be her last.

phone interview. “When people go and put their dollars on the table, that’s what they deserve. That’s what they think they’re buying and that’s what you should be delivering to them.” Meanwhile, Lee is joining with fellow food celebrities Emeril Lagasse, Guy Fieri, Bobby Flay and Martha Stewart to host her second World’s Largest Bake Sale on May 1, an event that raises money for the New York food bank. The last one, held in 2011, raised more than $50,000 and made it into the record books as, yes, the world’s largest bake sale.

3 Lines (up to 16 words) For 3 Days Price & Phone number must be in ad One item, per household, per week May repeat ad at regular cost

Name $GGUHVV City Home Phone # 3ULQW <RXU $G +HUH

Must submit ad on provided coupon Businesses/Commercial Accounts not eligible Additional Lines $5.49 Each Add a Photo - $5.00

State

=LS

UP TO 16 WORDS

Mail To:

&ODVVL¿HG 'HSW P.O. Box 1677 Sumter, SC 29151

NO REFUNDS. CANNOT BE COMBINED WITH OTHER DISCOUNTS. GARAGE & YARD SALES EXCLUDED. ALL ADVERTISING SUBJECT TO PUBLISHERS APPROVAL. MUST HAVE PAID CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION.

FOOD

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM

Start spring with fruit punch cupcakes BY ALISON LADMAN Associated Press Bright citrusy flavors. Splashes of colorful sugary confetti. Rich creamy frosting flecked with berries. These cupcakes have it all and are a perfect way to welcome spring. We start with a moist white chocolate cake recipe, but infuse it with lemon and lime zest so the flavor pops that much more. Then we spike the cake with confetti â€” finely chopped jelly beans. Finally, we top it all with a cream cheese frosting blended with raspberry jam. Want to push these over the top? Get mini jelly beans and use them as â€œsprinklesâ€? on top of the cupcakes. Resist the urge to use a food processor to chop the jelly beans added to the batter; we tried and it doesnâ€™t work. Just use a good knife and finely chop them the old fashioned way. Sprinkling them with a bit of flour while chopping will help keep

FRUIT PUNCH SPRING CUPCAKES

Start to finish: 1 hour (20 minutes active) Makes 12 standard cupcakes For the cupcakes: 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1 cup superfine sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract Zest of 1 lemon Zest of 1 lime 2 whole eggs 2 egg yolks 1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted, plus extra 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Rhubarb sauce perfect for pork tenderloin BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press When I informed The Husband that I was going to make pork with a rhubarb sauce, he dismissed the idea out of hand. He does not like sweet in his savory. I tried to explain (as I have a thousand times before) that thereâ€™s a good reason why any number of classic dishes team up meat and fruit, including duck a lâ€™orange, foie gras with apples, and pork with prunes. Fruit contains acid as well as sugar, and acid has a winning way of cutting through the fatty richness of duck, pork and brisket. The Husband wasnâ€™t buying it. Heâ€™ll eat his roast duck with a peppercorn sauce, his pork with French mustard, and his foie gras without accompaniment of any kind, thank you. I could have added that rhubarb is a vegetable, not a fruit, and that itâ€™s so tart (not sweet) itâ€™s rarely present in a recipe without some kind of sugar added for balance. But I would have been banging my head against a wall. So I rocked on regardless because I love rhubarb. PORK TENDERLOIN MEDALLIONS WITH RHUBARB-ORANGE SAUCE

Start to finish: 45 minutes Servings: 6 2 pork tenderloins (about 1 1/2 pounds total), trimmed of fat Kosher salt and ground black pepper 2 tablespoons extravirgin olive oil, divided 2 cups thinly sliced rhubarb 2 teaspoons sugar 2 tablespoons minced shallot 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1 cup orange juice 2 teaspoons water 1 teaspoon cornstarch

ing flour and milk. Gently but thoroughly fold in first the melted white chocolate, then the bits of jelly beans. Spoon the mixture into the prepared muffin cups, filling them threequarters full. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Allow to cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack and cool completely. To make the frosting, in a large bowl use an electric mixer to beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add the raspberry jam and stir until just combined. Spread or pipe the frosting onto the cooled cupcakes. Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator. Nutrition information per serving: 470 calories; 240 calories from fat (51 percent of total calories); 27 g fat (16 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 130 mg cholesterol; 53 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 34 g sugar; 5 g protein; 180 mg sodium.

them from sticking to the knife. Pectin jelly beans may be a little harder to find than the regular variety; youâ€™ll need to read the ingredient list to find them. But the pectin variety will have a better texture when baked. The more common cornstarch-based variety will still work if you canâ€™t find the pectin kind, but be extra diligent about finely chopping them, as they sink even more readily.

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard Chopped fresh chives, to garnish Trim off the thin end piece of each tenderloin, cutting off about a 3-inch section. Slice the remaining portion of each tenderloin crosswise into 3/4-inch rounds. You should end up with about 18 to 20 pieces, including the 2 thin sections cut from the ends. Season the pork on all sides with salt and pepper. In a large skillet over medium-high, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil. Working in batches, add the pork to the skillet. Cook, turning to brown on all sides, for about 4 to 5 minutes, or until the pork is just pink at the center (about 145 F). Transfer the pork to a plate, cover with foil and let it rest while you prepare the sauce. Return the skillet to the heat and add the remaining tablespoon of oil, the rhubarb and the sugar. Saute for 2 minutes. Add the shallots and garlic and cook, stirring, for another minute. Add the orange juice and simmer for 2 minutes. In a small bowl or glass, whisk together the water and cornstarch, then add to the simmering broth in a stream, whisking. Return the sauce to a boil, then whisk in the mustard and any juices that have collected on the plate from the pork. To serve, divide the pork medallions between 6 plates, then top with some of the sauce. Garnish with chives. Nutrition information per serving: 200 calories; 60 calories from fat (30 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (1.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 75 mg cholesterol; 8 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 25 g protein; 420 mg sodium.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Fruit Punch Spring Cupcakes are infused with lemon and lime zest.

1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup milk 4 ounces white chocolate bits, melted 8 1/2-ounce bag (about 1 cup) pectinbased jelly beans, finely chopped and tossed with a bit of flour to coat For the frosting: 8-ounce package

cream cheese, softened 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened 1/4 cup raspberry jam Heat the oven to 350 F. Line a muffin pan with cupcake papers. In a medium bowl, use an electric mixer to beat together the butter, sugar, vanilla, and both zests until light and

fluffy. Add the whole eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, beating thoroughly between each addition. In a small bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix half of the flour mixture into the butter-sugar mixture, then half of the milk. Repeat with the remain-

ÂŠ 2013 by Vicki Whiting, Editor Jeff Schinkel, Graphics Vol. 29, No. 17

= FRESH = FROZEN = CANNED = CALIFORNIA = PODS = COOK

is the leading producer of snow peas the United States.

C Only 5% of peas are sold . Over half are and most of the rest are .

Â˝ cup plain yogurt or low-fat mayonnaise 1 tbsp vinegar 1 tsp sugar 1 10-ounce box of frozen peas 1 cup salted peanuts Âź cup grated red onion

Gently stir in the peas and nuts.

Chill for about an hour. Then, munch with friends!

Can you find the two identical cans of split pea soup?

A B

E D

I H

K J

11 18

13 8

Standards Link: Number Sense: Calculate sums and differences to 20.

Peas were one of the favorite vegetables of our third U.S. president. He grew more than 30 varieties in his garden at Monticello. Can you unscramble his name? Mix yogurt, vinegar, sugar and grated onion.

The numbers on the intersections of these peas are the sums of the numbers in the two peas on each side. Write the correct number from 1 to 10 on each pea. One is done for you.

e grow on a _________ plant which produces _____ containing seeds or peas (thatâ€™s us). Weâ€™re _______ in the pod and either eaten ________ (pod and peas), or weâ€™re removed from the pod before eating (shelled peas). Snow peas can be eaten pod and all. Edible-pod peas, like the snow pea, were _______ so that the podsâ€™ fibers go in one ____________, allowing them to be chewed.

Race a friend! Who can find the most peas on this page in 3 minutes?

A 1/2 cup of cooked peas provides: an excellent source of vitamin K, vitamin A, vitamin C, fiber, folate, thiamin, protein and iron.

Colorful News

Find the words in the puzzle. Then

MONTICELLO look for each word in this weekâ€™s Kid Scoop stories and activities. CRUNCHY THIAMIN A P S D N U O P R C MARKET I N E D I B L E R C SOURCE E E G A M A D U S S DAMAGE POUNDS T E K R A M N A P S EDIBLE M O N T I C E L L O SUGAR N E L O H W A D W U PLANT P O D Y T N A O P R WHOLE E E A S T T N O R C SNOW STIR Y R A G U S T I R E POD Standards Link: Letter sequencing. Recognized identical PEA words. Skim and scan reading. Recall spelling patterns.

Market Math Look through the grocery advertisements in the newspaper. Make a shopping list that includes things listed in the ads. Add up the cost of purchasing everything on your list. Standards Link: Number Base Ten: Solve problems with addition.

Send your story to: Thiamin is also called vitamin B1. It helps keep the bodyâ€™s nerves healthy. It also helps the body convert food into energy.

Look through the newspaper for words that describe color. Can you find 10 or more?

If a person doesnâ€™t have enough thiamin, he or she can be weak and tired. Low levels of thiamin can also cause nerve damage.

Standards Link: Language: Understand the functions of adjectives.

Tell other kids about a book you think they should read during the summer. Deadline: May 5 Published: Week of June 2 Please include your school and grade.

This page is brought to you by these This page is brought to you by these Carolina Childrenâ€™s Dentistry community minded businesses. community minded businesses. Call 1-800-293-4709 Call 1-800-293-4709 to sponsor this Exciting Page! to sponsor this Exciting Page!

piggly wiggly Quality Manufactured and Modular Homes at great prices Financing Available 2735 Broad Street - Sumter, SC

803-469-3222

www.claytonhomesofsumter.com

4 Locations To Serve You Better â€œInvesting In Our Futures by â€œPromoting Literacy For Our Kidsâ€?

Columbia, SC (803) 736-6000

Sumter, SC (803) 775-4793

Specializing In Infants, Children, and Adolescents

Call 1-800-293-4709 to sponsor this Exciting Page!

775-3962

Resident Experts

1283 Broad Street Sumter, SC 29150 803-905-5500

â€œIf it rolls, we ix itâ€? & -JCFSUZ 4U r

Buy a Happy Meal or a Ea_`lq Ca\ k E]Yd Yf\ GET A

1091 Broad St., Sumter 938-9767

FREE COOKIE Redeemable only at: McDonalds Any Sumter or Bishopville Location

438 N. Main Street, Sumter 800-849-8884 / 803-773-6689 24/7 EMERGENCY SERVICES

Buying used Mobile Homes, Lots,

FREE Home Pick-up & Delivery

Call 1-800-293-4709 to sponsor this Exciting Page!

#1 IN THE #2 BUSINESS!

This page is brought to you by these community minded businesses. VESTCO PROPERTIES

Sumter Laundry & Cleaners

This page is brought to you by these community minded businesses.

Â‡ 6PDOO &RPPHUFLDO 5HVLGHQWLDO 3OXPELQJ ,QVWDOODWLRQV Â‡ *HQHUDO 5HSDLUV Â‡ -HW &OHDQLQJ Â‡ &DPHUD ,QVSHFWLRQ RI 'UDLQ 3LSHV

This page is brought to you by these community minded businesses.

Acreage, or Houses In Need of Repair Call 803-773-8022 anytime

â€œProud Supporters Of Literacy In Our Communityâ€?

Sumter Beauty College

&DUROLQD $YH Â‡ 6XPWHU 6& Phone: 773-7311 Fax: 773-7312 Faye Smith - Owner

Sumter Family Dental Center 740 Bultman Drive, Sumter, SC 29150

(803) 773-3328

Sumter Cut Rate Drugs 803-773-8432

4 .BJO 4U t 4VNUFS Call 1-800-293-4709 to sponsor this Exciting Page!

'SFF *O 5PXO %FMJWFSZ 4JODF

)PVST . ' ". 1. t 4BU ". 1. XXX TVNUFSDVUSBUFESVHT DPN

THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

piggly wiggly SUMTER • MANNING BISHOPVILLE

2/$6

2/$5

59 OZ. TROPICANA PURE PREMIUM

16-32 OZ. ORE-IDA

ORANGE POTATOES JUICE

24 OZ. PIGGLY WIGGLY

KETCHUP

78¢

COCA-COLA

ICE CREAM

LIMIT 5 W/PIG CARD & $20 ORDER

LIMIT 2 W/PIG CARD & $20 ORDER

24 PK. .5 LITER

6 CT. COTTONELLE DOUBLE ROLL

5/$10 BOGOF

LIMIT 2 W/PIG CARD & $20 ORDER 8 CT. SCOTT

BOGOF

2/$5

10-16 OZ. BIRDS EYE STEAMFRESH

8 OZ. CRYSTAL FARMS SHREDDED OR

VEGETABLES

CHUNK CHEESE

5/$5

5.3 OZ. YOPLAIT

59 OZ. BRIGHT & EARLY

GREEK YOGURT

BREAKFAST BEVERAGE

5/$10

3/$5

9 OZ. LEAN, SUB, CROISSANT OR

12 OZ. BORDEN

HOT POCKETS

AMERICAN CHEESE

5/$10

2/$5

7-10 OZ.

10-12 OZ. HEALTHY CHOICE

KIDS CUISINE

DINNERS

$2.99

BOGOF

45 OZ.

20-29 OZ. SIMPLY POTATOES &

COUNTRY CROCK

MAC N CHEESE

2/$5

$5.99

7-11 OZ.

13-34 OZ. DIGIORNO PIZZA, ORIGINAL, FLATBREAD OR

TGIF SNACKS

DIPPING STICKS

5/$4

$6.99

6.5 OZ PIGGLY WIGGLY 2 LB. BAG NATURE’S BEST TILAPIA OR

PIZZAS FLOUNDER FILLETS

TOWELS

56 OZ. PET

6 PK. .5 LITER

$4.99

DASANI WATER$3.99 LIMIT 2 W/PFC & $20 ORDER

BATH TISSUE

2/$7

2/$5

$1.89

3/$2

2/$5

30 OZ. KRAFT

5 LB. BAG QUAKER

15 OZ. LIBBY’S

15-18 OZ. KELLOGG’S RICE KRISPIES OR

22 OZ. KELLOGG’S FAMILY

MIRACLE WHIP LIMIT 2 W/PIG CARD & $20 ORDER

QUICK GRITS

CANNED VEGETABLES

RAISIN BRAN

POP TARTS

5/$5

32 OZ.

7.5 OZ. CHEF BOYARDEE

15 OZ. HUNTS

4-7 OZ.

5 OZ. STARKIST CHUNK

HAWAIIAN MICROWAVE MANWICH PUNCH BOWLS

RICE-ARONI

LIGHT TUNA

2/$5

5/$5

BOGOF

10/$5

48 OZ. PW

40 CT. PRICE WISE

14 OZ. AJAX

5.5 OZ. FRISKIES CANNED

VEGETABLE OIL

FOAM PLATES

DISH LIQUID

24 CT. TOP CARE IBUPROFEN TABLETS OR

CAPLETS

CAT FOOD

BOGOF

5/$5

2/$4

$3.49

2/$3

8-10 OZ. FRITO LAY FRITOS OR

LAY’S

LANCE HOMEPACK

12-14 OZ. NABSICO

GOLDEN FLAKE

CHEETOS

STAX

$12.99

$9.99

$7.99

$5.99

18 PK. 12 OZ. CANS OR BOTTLES BUD OR

18 PK. 12 OZ. CANS

.75 LITER

6 PK. 12 OZ. BOTTLES

BUD LIGHT

PABST BEER

CRACKERS FIG NEWTON OR COOKIES COOKIES

BLACKSTONE WINES

FLIP FLOP WINES

HOT FRIES

REDDS APPLE ALE

GREENBAX GROCERY SPECIALS 32 OZ.

1 PACK SPARKLE BIG ROLL PRINTS

2 GB

12 OZ. OUR PRIDE PIMENTO CHEESE SPREAD

3.5 GB

2.25 GB

4 CT. VALU TIME 2 PLY BATH TISSUE

1 GB

6 OZ. STONY FIELD FAT FREE YOGURT

1 GB

7.25 OZ. PIGGLY WIGGLY MAC N CHEESE

1 GB

5 CT. SCHICK TWIN BLADE DISPOSABLE

1.5 GB

PIGGLY WIGGLY HALF GALLON MILK

3 GB

32 OZ. PIGGLY WIGGLY VEGETABLE OIL

3 GB

6.75-8.46 OZ. FURLANI’S TEXAS TOAST

2 GB

$1.99 OR LESS LITTLE DEBBIE SNACK CAKES

2 GB

GATORADE

1.75 GB

15 OZ. PIGGLY WIGGLY INSTANT CHOC MIX

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM

PHARMACY

DELI BAKERY 114 E. Calhoun Street 1455 S. Guignard Pkwy. 1011 Broad Street 343 Pinewood Road 36 Sunset Dr., Manning

Conveniently located inside the Piggly Wiggly at: 114 E. Calhoun Street 1011 Broad Street 1455 S. Guignard Pkwy. 36 Sunset Dr., Manning

773-6312 778-5755 775-3268 773-1252 433-8544

DAISY SHOP 773-5114 Now located inside the Piggly Wiggly on Pinewood Rd. to better serve you!

PRICES EFFECTIVE APRIL 8 - 14, 2013 QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED. NONE SOLD TO DEALERS. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CORRECT PRINTER’S ERRORS. PHOTOS FOR ILLUSTRATION PURPOSES ONLY - PRODUCT APPEARANCE MAY VARY

$1.99 USDA SELECT BEEF BONELESS

FRESH FAMILY PACK FRYER

FRESH SLICED QUARTER

CHUCK ROAST

DRUMSTICKS OR THIGHS

PORK LOINS

99¢

$1.49

$2.99

USDA SELECT

RIB-EYE STEAKS

$8.99

FRYER BREAST

$3.99

$1.69

T-BONE STEAKS

CUBED STEAK

PORK SPARERIBS

$1.49

COUNTRY STYLE RIBS

99¢/HEAD ICEBERG

CANTALOUPES

LETTUCE

$3.99

99¢

10 LB. BAG

YELLOW OR

RUSSET POTATOES

ZUCCHINI SQUASH

$4.99

99¢

5 LB. BAG

12 OZ. PEELED

2 PC. PER BAG FRESH MEDIUM

$1.49LB

FRESH FAMILY PACK BONELESS FRESH FAMILY PACK PORK STEAKS OR BEEF FOR STEW OR

CERTIFIED ANGUS BEEF NEW YORK OR

FRESH FAMILY PACK SPLIT

$7.99 LB

SLICED FREE - MORTY PRIDE PREMIUM

SMOKED PICNICS

$1.89 LB

$2.19

FRESH FAMILY PACK SLICED FINGER STYLE

PORK SPARERIBS

BABY RED APPLES CARROTS

2/$6

5/$5

BOGOF

2/$5

12 OZ. ALL VARIETIES CAROLINA PRIDE HICKORY SMOKED

12 OZ. CAROLINA PRIDE MEAT FRANKS OR

10 OZ. CAROLINA PRIDE SLICED

28 OZ. MILD OR HOT CAROLINA PRIDE BOX

6 OZ. ALL VARIETIES LAND-O-FROST

SLICED BACON

SLICED BOLOGNA

HAM OR PICNIC

SMOKED SAUSAGE

BRISTO LUNCHMEATS

4/$5

5/$10

YELLOW OR

MIX OR MATCH 4 CT. MEDIUM TOMATOES OR 3 CT. WHITE OR

MANGOES YELLOW CORN

$5.99

2/$5

$8.99

27.5 OZ. PW FAMILY PACK

1 LB. PKG. BUTTERBALL 85% LEAN

SNOW

SAUSAGE BISCUITS

GROUND TURKEY

CRAB CLUSTERS

$7.99

$6.99

31-40 CT 1 LB NATURE’S BEST LARGE COOKED

FRESH FARM RAISED ATLANTIC

SHRIMP

SALMON FILLETS

5/$10

MIX OR MATCH 8 OZ. MATCH 6 CT. RED GRAPE TOMATOES OR MIX OR PLUMS OR 6 CT. 3 CT.

RED BELL PEPPERS

NAVEL ORANGES

MEAT SALE $10.99

$5.99

CUT AND WRAPPED FREE

CERTIFIED ANGUS BONELESS

CERTIFIED ANGUS

RIB-EYE STEAKS

$10.99

WHOLE TOP SIRLOIN TENDERLOINS STEAKS

$8.99

CERTIFIED ANGUS COWBOY

CERTIFIED ANGUS

RIB-EYE STEAKS

NEW YORK STRIP

DELI & BAKERY SPECIALS

MRS. MAC’S 8 PIECE

12 CT. FRESHLY BAKED CHOC-CHIP, RAISIN OATMEAL, SUGAR, PEANUT BUTTER OR BROWNIE

SLICED TO ORDER VIRGINIA OR

FRIED CHICKEN

$7.99

HONEY BAKED HAM

$4.99

$8.99

5 LB. GUSTO SPICED LUNCHMEAT OR

5 LB. LANCASTER COUNTY

ROLL CHOPPED BOLOGNA HAM

$8.99

$7.99

3 LB. BOX MULLBERRY FARMS 100%

10 LB. BAG FRESH FRYER

LEG BEEF PATTIES QUARTERS

2/$5

2/$3

2/$5

5/$5

$8.99

$3.99

6 CT. DESSERT

20-24 OZ. GELATIN

6 OZ. MRS. FRESHLY’S PECAN TWIRLS OR

8” CARROT CAKE SINGLE LAYER - $4.99

3 TENDERS, FRIES, SLAW & DRINK

SHELLS

PARFAIT RINGS

CINNAMON 8” CARROT CHICKEN CAKE 2 LAYER TENDERS BASKET TWIRLS

$16.99

$5.99

10 LB. BOX AUNT BESSIES RIB TIPS OR

4 LB. COUNTRY HAM HOCKS OR

RIBLETS

SEASONING BACON

THE ITEM

COMICS

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

DOG EAT DOUG

GARFIELD

ZITS

BEETLE BAILEY

BLONDIE

ANDY CAPP

DILBERT

BORN LOSER

MOTHER GOOSE

Jeff MacNelly’s SHOE

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

Granddaughter with racy Facebook profile needs help

dear abby

EAR ABBY — I children. have just discovSAD GRANNY IN FLORIDA ered that my granddaughter’s mother DEAR SAD GRANNY helped her get a Face— Your granddaughter book page on which she may be disrespectful beis listed as 17, interested in men and in a relation- cause her mother dislikes ship. The child is only 11, you, and you haven’t been around but you’d never enough so the girl know it from the could really get to makeup and know you. Also, she hairdo in her is only 11. Her photo. mother is presentI am hearting her on Facebroken that she book in an inapis being “marAbigail propriate manner keted” this way VAN BUREN (to put it mildly), and that her and the result prospects for a could be tragic. life of achieveIs it possible for your ment and happiness are son to talk with a lawyer zero. I have little to no contact with her because and seek custody? If it’s I have been put off by her not, he should contact child protective services. mother’s “street” attiRather than “replace” tude. If her lips are movyour grandchild, it would ing, the woman is lying. My granddaughter is dis- be better for all concerned to HELP her. respectful and ignorant. What breaks my heart For an excellent guide is that I had hoped to to becoming a better conpass on to her items that versationalist and a more have been in our family sociable person, order for generations, includ“How to Be Popular.” Send ing a sizable inheritance. your name and mailing adWhat can I do to salvage dress, plus check or money a relationship with a girl order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: who wants nothing to do Dear Abby, Popularity with me? Failing that, Booklet, P.O. Box 447, where can I turn to reMount Morris, IL 61054place her with a more 0447. (Shipping and hansuitable heir? My son dling are included in the can’t father any more price.)

SUDOKU

TELEVISION

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

AROUND TOWN

TW FT

The Shepherdâ€™s Center will offer public information classes 11-11:50 a.m. on Thursdays at 24 Council St. as follows: April 11, Beltone Hearing Center, Jodie Rolands will conduct tests and measure hearing loss; April 18, how to care for your feet; April 25, healthy eating for seniors; May 2, tips on spring gardening; May 9, Fix-it-All, Dean Hallal, with do it yourself home repairs; May 16, Betty Reese, Elephant Ear Gallery; May 23, American Red Cross, preparing for a disaster; and May 30, protecting yourself from scams and scammers. Goodwill of Sumter will offer free tax services 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays through April 20 in the Job-Link Center of Goodwill, 1028 Broad St. Call (803) 240-8355. The Regional Transit Council will meet 10-11 a.m. Thursday, April 11, at the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments, 36 W. Liberty St. The Sumter Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in the Bultman Conference Room of USC Sumter. Call Mary Sutton at (803) 938-3760. The Mary McLeod Bethune Section National Council of Negro Women (Sumter Section) will meet at 5 p.m. Friday, April 12, at Morris College. Kingdom Media Foundationâ€™s Masters of the Arts Talent Showcase will hold preliminary auditions at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, at The Ruach, 245 Oswego Road. For Christian-based talent, auditions are open to vocalists, dancers, spoken word artists and instrumentalists. Must be at least 12 years old. Call (803) 847-2569 or email officialKMF@ gmail.com. A Sumter Detachment 1202 Marine Corps League flapjack fundraiser will be held 8-10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, at Applebeeâ€™s, 2497 Broad St. Tickets are $6 and can be purchased at the door or in advance. Call (803) 469-8723. Proceeds will be used to support active armed forces members. Rembert Area Community Coalition (RACC) will hold a Spring Parade 9 a.m.noon Saturday, April 13. The parade will begin at Dennis Convenience Store, 7570 Pisgah Road. Call Dr. Juanita G. Britton at (803) 432-2001. The Northside Neighborhood Association will hold a â€œgiveawayâ€? 9 a.m.noon Saturday, April 13, at the North Main Park. Items will include clothing, canned goods, furniture and household goods.

7 PM

7:30

WIS News 10 at Entertainment 7:00pm Local Tonight (N) (HD) news update. News 19 @ 7pm Inside Edition (N) Evening news up- (HD) date. Wheel of ForJeopardy! (N) tune: Island (HD) Hopping (N) (HD) Rick Stevesâ€™ Eu- NatureScene: rope: Rome: Ba- Green Ridge State roque Brilliance Forest The Big Bang The Big Bang Theory: The Theory Sheldon Bozeman Reaction haunted. (HD) Family Feud Family Feud

8 PM

8:30

9 PM 9:30 LOCAL CHANNELS

THE ITEM 10 PM

10:30

Dateline NBC (N)

Chicago Fire: Rear View Mirror Dawn, facing suspension, receives help; Voight wants a retraction from Casey. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Backfire 6-year-old witnesses triple homicide. (N) (HD) Nashville: My Heart Would Know Juliette has to give a sold out, solo concert in New York City. (N) (HD) The Truth About Exercise with Michael Mosley Recent discoveries highlighted; more. (N) (HD) WACH FOX News at 10 News events of the day, late breaking news and weather forecasts are presented. Dish Nation (N) Numb3rs: Finders Keepers Numb3rs: Take Out Restaurant rob- Access HollyMulti-million dollar racing yacht sinks, bers run up credit card charges on wood (N) (HD) and the team is called to investigate. bogus website. (HD) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: Dreams Deferred Prostitute helps track down a killer. (HD) Survivor: Caramoan-Fans vs. Favor- Criminal Minds: Pay It Forward ites (N) (HD) Shocking discovery in time capsule. (N) (HD) The Middle: Dollar Suburgatory: Go, Modern Family: (:31)How to Live Days Landing a Gamblers College Flip Flop Flipped with Your Parjob. (N) (HD) decision. (N) (HD) house. (N) (HD) ents (N) (HD) Nature: Clash: Encounters of Bears NOVA: Australiaâ€™s First 4 Billion Years: and Wolves Yellowstone National Awakening Earthâ€™s birth; early life Park, Wyoming. (HD) forms. (N) (HD) American Idol: Finalists Compete (N) (HD)

11 PM

11:30

12 AM

WIS News 10 at (:35)The Tonight Show with Jay 11:00pm News Leno Scheduled: actor Charlie Sheen; and weather. musician Brad Paisley performs. (N) News 19 @ 11pm (:35)Late Show with David LetterA look at the news man Scheduled: from â€œ42,â€? actor Harevents of the day. rison Ford; musical guest Jake Bugg. ABC Columbia (:35)Jimmy Kimmel Live Scheduled: News at 11 Nightly â€œDisconnectâ€? star Jason Bateman; acnews report. (HD) tor Chadwick Boseman. (N) (HD) Tavis Smiley (HD) BBC World News Charlie Rose (N) International news (HD) from the BBC. Family Guy: For- Family Guy: Busi- Everybody Loves eign Affairs Trip to ness Guy Peter Raymond: Italy, Paris. runs business. Part #1 The King of How I Met Your Itâ€™s Always Sunny Queens: Mother: Woooo! in Philadelphia Queensâ€™bro Bridge Party girls. (HD) Cancer scare. (HD)

CABLE CHANNELS Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty: Duck Dynasty: Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty (N) Duck Dynasty Duck Dynasty (:31) Duck Dy- (:01)Duck DyPick up; gator. Sweatinâ€™ Bullets Samurai Si (HD) Willie races. (HD) Bass Pro shop. (HD) (HD) Sadieâ€™s dress. (HD) Hunt falls apart. nasty (HD) nasty: Samurai Si CSI: Miami: Manhunt Killer of P.S. I Love You (â€˜07, Drama) aaa Hilary Swank. A grieving woman begins receiving messages left by her late hus- (:01) The Bodyguard (â€˜92, Romance) aac Kevin Horatioâ€™s wife is loose. (HD) band, who planned to help her overcome her sorrow and begin to find happiness again. (HD) Costner. Bodyguard signs on to protect superstar. (HD) River Monsters: Unhooked (HD) River Monsters: Unhooked (HD) River Monsters: Unhooked (HD) North Woods Law: Uncuffed (HD) River Monsters: Unhooked (HD) River (HD) (6:00) 106 & Park Amateurs compete The Game Busi- Letâ€™s Stay ToBarbershop 2: Back in Business (â€˜04, Comedy) aa Ice Cube. Calvinâ€™s shop is put in danger The Game Com- The Wendy Wilfor viewersâ€™ votes. (N) (HD) ness investor. (HD) gether (HD) again when a developer seeks to shut it down. mitment. (HD) liams Show (N) Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Real Housewives of Orange County: The Rachel Zoe Project: Godzilla Ra- Itâ€™s a Brad Brad Dukes of Melrose Real Housewives of Orange County: Dukes of MelSecrets Revealed Evil Eyes and Evil Faces Healing. chel! (N) World (N) (N) Evil Eyes and Evil Faces Healing. rose: In a Jumpsuit The Kudlow Report (N) The Car Chasers All-Star Celebrity Apprentice (HD) Treasure Detectives: Violin/Warhol Mad Money Investing advice. Apprentice (HD) Erin Burnett OutFront Anderson Cooper 360Â° (N) (HD) Piers Morgan LIVE (N) (HD) Anderson Cooper 360Â° (HD) Erin Burnett OutFront P. Morgan (HD) The Colbert Re- Daily Show with Chappelleâ€™s Chappelleâ€™s South Park: Go, South Park Workaholics: Al- South Park: Daily Show with (:31)The Colbert South Park: Pineport (HD) Jon Stewart (HD) Show Show God Go! Part I (HD) Cartman in future. ice Quits (HD) Butterballs (HD) Jon Stewart (N) Report (N) (HD) wood Derby (HD) Austin & Ally Ally Disneyâ€™s Shake It Jessie (HD) Dog with a Blog: A.N.T. Farm: Gravity Falls: Car- Dog with a Blog: Jessie Friend at Disneyâ€™s Shake It Gravity Falls Psy- Wizards of hires crush. (HD) Up! (HD) Freaky Fido idANTity crisis pet Diem (HD) Dog With a Hog dinner. (HD) Up! (HD) chic neighbor. Waverly Place Weed Country: Rippers (HD) Weed Country Mike investigated. Weed Country Angry neighbors. (HD) Pot Cops: Buried In Weed (N) (HD) Weed Country Angry neighbors. (HD) Pot Cops (HD) Special (HD) NBA Count (HD) NBA Basketball: Brooklyn Nets at Boston Celtics from TD Garden z{| (HD) NBA Basketball: San Antonio Spurs at Denver Nuggets from Pepsi Center MLB Baseball: Teams TBA z{| (HD) Baseball Tonight (HD) SportsCenter: from Bristol, Conn. SportsCenter (6:00) Secretariat (â€˜10, Drama) aaa Diane Lane. Naive Remember the Titans (â€˜00, Drama) aaa Denzel Washington. Black football coach replaces The 700 Club (N) Prince: Commulady takes horse-racing stables. (HD) popular, white coach at newly integrated school. (HD) nity Action. Restaurant: Impossible (HD) Restaurant: Impossible (HD) Restaurant: Impossible (HD) Restaurant Stakeout (HD) Restaurant: Impossible (HD) Restaurant (HD) MLB Baseball: Atlanta Braves at Miami Marlins from Marlins Park z{| (HD) Braves Live (HD) Braves Live (HD) World Poker Tour no} (HD) MLB Game (HD) Brady Marcia joins The Brady Bunch: Frasier: Proxy Frasier: Kissing Frasier: Tales from Frasier: Star Frasier: Bristle Frasier: Rooms Frasier Live life Frasier: We Two Gold Girl: Golden scouts. Lights Out Prexy Cousin the Crypt Mitzvah While You Work with a View again. Kings Moments, Part 1 Love It or List It: Duplex Dilema (HD) Cousins Cousins Property Brothers: April (HD) Hunters (N) (HD) Hunters (HD) Property Brothers Glitzy home. (HD) Prop Bro (HD) Swamp People: Texas Hold â€˜Em (HD) Swamp People: Floating Dead (HD) Swamp People: Bad Mojo (HD) Swamp People: Blood Lines (HD) (:02) Vikings: Burial of the Dead (:01) Swamp (HD) (5:00)The Outlaw Josey Wales (â€˜76, WWE Main Event (N) E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (â€˜82, Science Fiction) aaac Dee Wallace. A strange visitor from Ladder 49 (â€˜04, Action) Joaquin Western) Clint Eastwood. another planet has a profound effect on a young boy. Phoenix. (6:00)To Be Announced Program in- To Be Announced Program information is unavailable at this time. To Be Announced Program information is unavailable at this time. (:02) To Be Anformation is unavailable at this time. nounced Sponge Drake Full Hse Full Hse Full Hse Full Hse Nanny Nanny Friends (:33) Friends (:06) Friends GoodFellas (â€˜90) Robert De Niro. (HD) Braveheart (â€˜95, Drama) aaac Mel Gibson. A farmer organizes a resistance against the tyranny of English rule. Haunted Collector: Island of Fear; Haunted Collector: Emmitt House Haunted Collector: Spirits of Gettys- Deep South Paranormal: I Fear That Haunted Collector: Spirits of Gettys- Paranormal LongTropical Terror Puerto Rico spirits. Ghosts; Shadow Intruder Hotel; home. burg; Shadow Intruder Civil War; rider. Train A Cominâ€™ Longleaf saw mill. (N) burg; Shadow Intruder Civil War; rider. leaf saw mill. Seinfeld: The Pilot, Seinfeld: The Family Guy: Fam- The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang The Big Bang Conan Scheduled: Jeremy Piven. (N) Cougar Town Part 2 (HD) Soup (HD) ily Goy Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) Theory (HD) (HD) Hollywood trip. The MGM Story Showcase of 1950 Sleuth (â€˜72, Mystery) aaac Michael Caine. When a crime novel writer discovers that his wife A Little Romance (â€˜79, Romance) aaa Sir Laurence Olivier. An elderly cuMGM previews. is having an affair, he invites her lover to his manor to participate in a strange game of wits. pid who is really an ex-convict assists a pair of young lovers. Obsession (HD) Obsession (HD) Hoarding: Buried Alive (HD) Hoarding: Buried Alive (N) (HD) Obsession (N) Obsession (N) Hoarding: Buried Alive (HD) Obsession (HD) (5:30) Inglourious Basterds (â€˜09, Drama) aaac Christian Bruckner. In Bostonâ€™s Finest (N) (HD) Southland (N) (HD) Bostonâ€™s Finest (HD) Southland (HD) WWII, Jewish-American soldiers set out to strike terror in the Third Reich. (HD) (:15) Regular Lego Star Wars Empire Strikes Crew King King American (HD) American (HD) Family Family (:15) Robot Pawn Pawn Pawn: Poachers Pawn Repo Repo: All In Repo (N) Operation Repo Repo Knife threat. Repo Pawn: Poachers Gold Girl Gold Girl Gold Girl Gold Girl Raymond (HD) Raymond (HD) Young (N) (HD) Raymond (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) Queens (HD) NCIS: Ex-File Joint investigation for NCIS: Dead Air Radio DJ & Navy officer NCIS: Nature of the Beast Tony & psych: Deez Nups The gang faces (:01) NCIS: Los Angeles: Special De- (:01) NCIS: livery Murdered marine. (HD) Cracked (HD) Gibbs and Mann. (HD) murdered on air. (HD) Gibbs are desperate for answers. (HD) crime boss at a wedding. (N) Charmed: The Torn Identity (HD) Braxton Family Values (HD) Braxton Family Values (HD) Braxton Family Values (HD) Braxton Family Values (HD) Braxton (HD) Funniest Home Videos (HD) Rules (HD) Rules (HD) Rules (HD) Rules (HD) WGN News at Nine (HD) The Vampire Diaries (HD) Rules (HD)

Does domestic drama of â€˜Americansâ€™ defy belief? BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH When it comes to spy thrillers, thereâ€™s no place like home. Now entering the home stretch of an impressive first season, â€œThe Americansâ€? (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA) is the latest show to re-emphasize that old adage from â€œThe Wizard of Oz.â€? Back in the glory days of James Bond, we never really cared about 007â€™s domestic life. Did he have a mother? A mother-in-law? It just wasnâ€™t part of the scenery. As recently as 1994, the spy comedy â€œTrue Liesâ€? lampooned the notion of a super spy as married man. But where would Foxâ€™s â€œ24â€? have been without the bloody commingling of domestic melodrama and worldthreatening terror? When Jack Bauer wasnâ€™t saving his daughter, Kim, the presidentâ€™s wife was upending his administration. (That happened twice!) At the end of the day or, rather, the season, the intrigue seemed to begin and end inside the family unit. Showtimeâ€™s â€œHomelandâ€? also does a great job of juggling terror both foreign and domestic. â€œThe Americansâ€? puts an almost suffocating emphasis on home and family. Philip Jennings (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Keri Russell) are KGB agents passing as average Americans circa 1981. They have managed to raise a â€œrealâ€? family as part of their assigned arrangement. Sex and subterfuge are part of their secret job for the Soviet Union, but Philipâ€™s relationship with one American has caused collateral damage to the coupleâ€™s emotional Potemkin

village. So the spies decide to foist a â€œrealâ€? separation on their fake marriage, much to the dismay of their actual children. Itâ€™s all a bit difficult to follow â€” or swallow. It doesnâ€™t help matters that â€œThe Americansâ€? relies, like sitcoms of old, on an ever-present nosy neighbor, Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich), who happens to be an FBI agent fishing in the same small pond of spies and counterspies as Philip and Elizabeth. Itâ€™s beyond believable that agents for both sides would get together over casseroles in Stanâ€™s kitchen and then fail to recognize one another scant days later because of a few wigs and costume changes. Donâ€™t get me wrong; â€œThe Americansâ€? is a smart show well worth watching. But as with â€œ24,â€? the all-in-the-family tension and the sheer number of coincidences and chance encounters are beginning to border on camp. â€˘ â€œNOVAâ€? (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG) examines evolution on one particular island continent in the four-part documentary series â€œAustraliaâ€™s First 4 Billion Years,â€? airing every Wednesday through May 1. â€˘ Combining two of cableâ€™s more consistently annoying cliches, â€œDeep South Paranor-

malâ€? (10 p.m., Syfy, TVPG) goes in search of deep-fried superstition.

er) schemes revenge in the 1972 mystery â€œSleuthâ€? (8 p.m., TCM).

Tonightâ€™s Other Highlights

Series Notes

â€˘ Finalists perform on a two-hour â€œAmerican Idolâ€? (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). â€˘ Oliver asks McKenna out on a date on â€œArrowâ€? (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14). â€˘ The detectives help investigate a man suspected of being a serial killer on â€œLaw & Order: Special Victims Unitâ€? (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14). â€˘ An easy real estate â€œflipâ€? just wonâ€™t move on â€œModern Familyâ€? (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). â€˘ Gene Simmons has a special request on the second season premiere of â€œToy Hunterâ€? (9 p.m., Travel, TV-G). â€˘ A triple homicide leaves few clues on â€œCSIâ€? (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). â€˘ A former rescue comes to Dawsonâ€™s aid on â€œChicago Fireâ€? (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14). â€˘ A sudden crisis forces Rayna to skip a New York concert date on â€œNashvilleâ€? (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). â€˘ Kidnappers seize Lucero and Cooper on â€œSouthlandâ€? (10 p.m., TNT, TV-MA).

Cult Choice A cuckolded mystery writer (Laurence Olivi-

â€œSurvivorâ€? (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * â€œDateline NBCâ€? (8 p.m.) * Frankie muffs a job interview on â€œThe Middleâ€? (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * College choices on â€œSuburgatoryâ€? (8:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * A buried time capsule reveals more than history on â€œCriminal Mindsâ€? (9 p.m., CBS, TV14) * Crowley holds an angel captive on â€œSupernaturalâ€? (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Polly takes to her bed on â€œHow To Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life)â€? (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

Late Night Ken Burns is booked on â€œThe Daily Show With Jon Stewartâ€? (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jeremy Piven, Jeremy

Wade and the Three Oâ€™Clock appear on â€œConanâ€? (11 p.m., TBS) * Shane Smith sits down on â€œThe Colbert Reportâ€? (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Harrison Ford and Jake Bugg appear on â€œLate Show With David Lettermanâ€? (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jay Leno welcomes Charlie Sheen and Brad Paisley on â€œThe Tonight Showâ€? (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jason Bateman, Chadwick Boseman and Alice in Chains appear on â€œJimmy Kimmel Liveâ€? (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Bill Cosby, Ashley Tisdale and Sandra Lee visit â€œLate Night With Jimmy Fallonâ€? (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Myq Kaplan and Heâ€™s My Brother Sheâ€™s My Sister on â€œThe Late Late Showâ€? (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2013, United Feature Syndicate

Tom & Maryâ€™s Put & Take LAUNDRY AND

CLEANERS t 0SHBOJD %SZ $MFBOJOH t t -BVOESZ t t "MUFSBUJPOT t t 0QFO 4JY %BZT B 8FFL t t 2VBMJUZ 8PSL BU 3FBTPOBCMF 1SJDFT t t "MM 8PSL (VBSBOUFFE t

LAUNDERED KHAKI OR BLUE JEAN wet pressed with or without starched

$3.75 HOME AUTO CYCLE RENTERS

FREE RATE QUOTE 938-8200

Plus Tax - With Coupon. No Limits â€“ Exp 4-30-13 All Coupons Must Be Prepaid At Drop Off Time Coupons Valid At 2 Locations:

1784 Peach Orchard Rd (Hwy 441) t 8 8FTNBSL t (Across From Simpsons Hardware)

FOOD WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 2013

THE ITEM Contact Rhonda Barrick at 803-774-1264 or e-mail rhondab@theitem.com

FRESH FROM THE

Garden TO THE

Table

FAMILY FEATURES hether you grow your own vegetables or shop the produce aisle in your grocery store, garden-fresh vegetables add beautiful color and great taste to the table. Ree Drummond, known to her fans as The Pioneer Woman, is raising four active kids on a working cattle ranch in Oklahoma and has written two best-selling cookbooks. She says she loves to find new ways to put more delicious veggies on her family’s table. “I get so excited about my garden — maybe a little too excited!” Drummond says. “Sometimes I

literally have vegetables coming out my ears. Fortunately, I’ve got four kids who love to pick just about anything I plant, so everything gets harvested on time — if not a little earlier.” “When I bring those veggies into my kitchen, nothing shows off their fresh flavor like a little bit of butter - or, even better, Land O Lakes® Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt. I love this product because it comes in pre-measured, onequarter cup sticks of butter. That makes prep easier, because so many of my recipes, like my Pasta Primavera, call for just 2 to 4 tablespoons of butter.”

If you don’t have a vegetable garden or can’t always get fresh produce, don’t despair. Flash-frozen vegetables retain much of their flavor and nutrient value. Thaw vegetables before using them in these recipes, or just heat them through and toss with highquality butter for an easy side dish. When they taste this good, kids will be saying, “More veggies, please!” Ree Drummond has partnered with Land O’Lakes and blogs at www.ThePioneerWoman.com. Find more garden-fresh recipes at www.LandOLakes.com.

REE DRUMMOND

SPRING STIR-FRY Yield: 4 servings 1 half stick (4 tablespoons) Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt, divided 3 cloves garlic, minced

1 pound whole jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails removed 3 carrots, peeled and chopped 1/2 pound asparagus, ends trimmed

Heat 2 tablespoons butter in large skillet over medium heat. Add minced garlic and stir to cook for 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook for 3 minutes, or until opaque. Remove shrimp and garlic to a plate. Do not clean skillet. Add rest of the butter and melt. Add carrots and asparagus in a single layer and cook, stirring oc-

off, cut into 2-inch pieces 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen green peas Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

casionally, for 2 to 3 minutes or until tender but still slightly crisp. Scoot carrots and asparagus to edges of pan, then add peas to middle of pan. Cook for one to two minutes, stirring gently, until peas are heated through and tender. Add shrimp back to pan, stir to toss, then add

1 lemon 1/4 cup finely minced fresh parsley Fresh Parmesan shavings, as desired

salt and pepper. Squeeze juice of one lemon all over contents of pan and cook for an additional 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Sprinkle parsley over top. Serve stir fry immediately over cooked rice, or on its own. Top with Parmesan shavings and squeeze on extra lemon juice if needed.

OVEN-ROASTED ASPARAGUS AND MUSHROOMS Yield: 4 servings 1 pound asparagus, trimmed 1 (8-ounce) package mushrooms, quartered 1/4 cup red onion, sliced 3 large cloves garlic, sliced 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 half stick (4 tablespoons) Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt, melted 1 teaspoon lemon juice Heat oven to 425 degrees. Arrange asparagus, mushrooms and onions on aluminum foil-lined 15 x 10 x 1-inch baking pan. Sprinkle with garlic, salt and pepper. Drizzle melted butter and lemon juice over top. Bake 15 to 20 minutes until asparagus are tender and lightly browned.

PASTA PRIMAVERA Yield: 6 servings For the pasta 1 half stick (4 tablespoons) Land O Lakes Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt, divided 2 large carrots, peeled and sliced diagonally 1 cup bite-sized broccoli pieces 2 medium zucchini, sliced diagonally 1 medium summer squash, sliced diagonally

4 ounces white mushrooms, washed and sliced 1/2 large onion, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 1/2 cup frozen peas 1 cup diced cooked ham 8 whole basil leaves, chopped (set aside extra chopped basil, for garnish) 1 pound pasta (penne, fusilli or linguini), cooked according to package directions and drained

Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add carrots and cook for 1 minute, then add broccoli and cook for an additional minute. Remove from skillet and set aside. Add 1 additional tablespoon butter to skillet and allow it to melt. Add zucchini, squash, and mushrooms, and cook for 3 to 4 minutes, or until vegetables are starting to soften. Remove from skillet and add to other vegetables. Set aside. Add remaining 1 tablespoon butter to the skillet and allow it to melt. Add onions and garlic to skillet and cook for 2 minutes, or until starting to turn translucent. Pour in wine and chicken broth and stir, scraping bottom of pan to loosen flavor-

For the sauce 1/4 cup dry white wine (up to 1/2 cup), optional (replace with additional broth if not using) 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth 3/4 cup heavy cream 3/4 cup half-and-half Black pepper to taste 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese (set aside extra grated Parmesan cheese, for garnish)

ful bits. Cook liquid for 3 to 4 minutes, allowing it to reduce by about half. Stir in cream and halfand-half, then add Parmesan and allow cheese to melt. Add black pepper to taste. Let sauce thicken for about 2 to 3 minutes. Add all vegetables to sauce, then add frozen peas, diced ham and chopped basil. Stir to combine everything. If sauce needs a little more liquid, splash in a small amount of broth as needed. Place cooked pasta in a large serving bowl. Pour all contents of skillet over pasta and toss to combine. Sprinkle with extra chopped basil and serve with extra Parmesan.

MARGHERITA PASTA Yield: 4 servings 6 ounces (1 1/2 cups) uncooked dried penne pasta 1 half stick (4 tablespoons) Land O Lakes Butter

with Olive Oil & Sea Salt 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh garlic 2 medium (2 cups) tomatoes, coarsely chopped

1/4 cup thinly sliced fresh basil leaves 1/2 cup shredded Parmesan cheese

Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; return to saucepan. Keep warm. Meanwhile, melt butter in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until sizzling. Add garlic; cook 30 seconds or until softened. Add tomatoes and basil; continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until heated through (1 to 2 minutes). Add pasta and Parmesan cheese, stir until combined. Serve immediately.