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Tuomey CEO will speak at VIP program Michael Schwartz, interim CEO of Tuomey Healthcare System, will be the guest speaker at a 10 a.m. Wednesday program hosted by Sumter Community Vision in Progress. Schwartz, a health care executive with more than 40 years’ experience in development and management of inSCHWARTZ tegrated hospital systems, has been with Tuomey since December 2013. He replaced former CEO Jay Cox, who resigned in September 2013 after Tuomey was found to be in violation of Stark Law and the False Claims Act. Sumter VIP Director Patty Wilson said Schwartz will address changes in services and policies at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, including “Payas-you-go” and other issues. “He will also talk about the future of the hospital,” Wilson said. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. Wednesday at James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center, 129 S. Harvin St. The public is invited to attend, and there is no charge for admission. For more information, call Wilson at (803) 491-4910.
Stormwater Solutions hosts video contest Sumter Stormwater Solutions is hosting its first video contest for the students of Sumter County. The contest is open to all elementary, middle and high school students. The contest will end on Nov. 21. There will be prizes for the selected winners. Interested students or teachers will need to pick up a registration form from their school’s guidance counselor or at the Clemson Extension office in Sumter. The extension office is on the fifth floor of the administration building at 115 N. Harvin St. next to the Sumter County Public Library. For more information, contact Jolie Brown at (803) 773-5561 or Jolie2@clemson.edu.
Woman says boyfriend hit her with watermelon FORT MILL — A Fort Mill man has been charged with criminal domestic violence after his girlfriend said he hit her with a watermelon. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that a 41-year-old woman told deputies that her boyfriend, 48-year-old Jimmy Poage, had been drinking on Wednesday night and thought she was cheating on him. The woman said Poage threw a watermelon at her and hit her recently repaired hip. Police arrived and found Poage walking away from the home. Officers said Poage told them his girlfriend had lied and that she actually had slapped him and smeared watermelon on her own clothes.
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Tom Adams, left, Fort Mill town councilman and candidate for the U.S. 5th Congressional District, answers questions while John Rickenbacker, who was serving as a representative for Congressman Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., a Sumter native, listens Thursday in Sumter.
1 candidate shows up for forum BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Fewer than 20 people showed up for the Sumter Branch of the NAACP Candidate Forum on Thursday including one candidate, Tom Adams, who is running for the 5th Congressional District seat. Blame it on the Gamecocks. “I want to point out I had a ticket to the game,” Adams said. The Fort Mill town councilman will face Rep. Mick Mulvaney, R-S.C., in November. John Rickenbacker served as a representative for Congressman Jim Clyburn, D-S.C. The Sumter native will go up against two candidates in the fall, Republican Anthony Culler and Libertarian Kevin Umbaugh. “What conclusion should we draw from the other candidates not attending?” said Andrea Loney, who served as
“But it’s spotty,” Adams said. “We need to continue to help people along as they change jobs and get an education. We need to extend benefits to those still struggling to find jobs.” He supports putting money into the Highway Trust Fund, which provides grants to states to help maintain and build roads. He also supports increasing funding for public housing and early education such as the Head Start Program. “We need to help take care of people,” Adams said. “I’m in favor of those kind of traditional, Democratic values. That being said, we have huge debt. The government can’t be everything to everybody all the time.” He’s also in favor of a strong American military and pledged to support bases in the 5th District. He believes in supporting veterans, too. “Those folks did what we asked. Now it’s time we do what we said,” Adams said.
the facilitator. “Please understand, all candidates for the U.S. 5th and 6th Districts were invited. So you can draw whatever conclusion you like when you go to the poll, and we’ll know better than to schedule a forum during a USC (University of South Carolina) game day.” She asked the questions submitted by members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Adams stressed compromise. “I like to say, ‘Compromise wrote the Constitution,’” he said. “Our government is broken. We’ve got the extreme left and the extreme right. They won’t come together in the middle. You have to meet in the center. That’s where the hard work of government is done. Our government worked before, and it can work again. If you give me your vote, I’ll give you a voice.” He thinks the Affordable Care Act could be more affordable, and he thinks the economy is improving.
Students challenged with new STEM activities Teacher brings back innovative ideas from training program BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (804) 774-1214 After spending some time attending SET Sail STEM training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, this summer, Ebenezer Middle School’s Marlissa Morton plans to implement some of the engaging and innovative activities into her own classroom and in the school’s STEM academy for sixth-, seventhand eighth-grade students. “We worked with different engineers on everything from simple catapults to building bridges,” said Morton, who teaches seventhand eighth-grade science. “It was really a great experience.” The training opportunity allowed Morton to learn several innovative STEM activities that she will carry
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Ebenezer Middle School’s Marlissa Morton, right, was one of a few educators around the world to attend SET Sail STEM training at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, this past summer. with her throughout the year while working with other faculty members who will teach and manage STEM academy. Morton said she has already noticed in the past that students enjoy the hands-on experience during science, and STEM academy will give them the opportunity to introduce students to more robotics and
engineering activities and careers in those respective fields. “I try to encourage my students to challenge themselves and go above and beyond. Go beyond the traditional careers,” Morton said. “I know my students love science, and they like the challenge.” Through the STEM academy, Morton said students
will have the opportunity to use technology and learn about robotics and engineering with hands-on projects. This summer, Morton also completed training for the Project Lead The Way Gateway in Design and Modeling at the USC School of Engineering. The program provides engineering and biomedical science curriculum for middle-school students that challenges, inspires and offers schools variety and flexibility. Much of the learning experience with the program is through activity-based learning, project-based learning and problem-based learning. Currently, Ebenezer is the only middle school in the district with the Gateway program. Morton said the program feeds into the programs at Sumter High School as well, and students who take the course may have the opportunity to earn college credit for engineering at USC Sumter.
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