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The Sumter Elks Lodge 855 32nd Annual Turkey Shoot will be held each Sunday through Dec. 29 from 1 p.m. until sundown at 1100 W. Liberty St. All proceeds will be used to provide assistance to veterans in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties along with the Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia. The Sumter County Education Association-Retired will hold its Christmas program and luncheon at noon today at North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Brenda Bethune at (803) 4696588. The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 20, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. All area veterans are invited. Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will hold its Christmas program and dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 21, at Golden Corral, 2385 Walmart Blvd. Call Ferdinand Burns Jr. at (803) 968-4464. Sumter High School Class of 1980 will hold its 5th Annual End of the Year Celebration 7 p.m.midnight Friday, Dec. 27, at the Gamecock Shrine Club, 1865 U.S. 15 South. All classes invited. Hors d’oeuvres will be served. BYOB. Tickets: $10 per person or $15 at the door. The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will hold an important round-up meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. Blassingame at (803) 5064019. The Sumter Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, in the Bultman Conference Room of the University of South Carolina Sumter. All administrative professionals are invited to attend. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will hold its 2014 membership meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Associate member Judy L. Simon will accept annual membership dues. Martha Gaither, of Blind Awareness, will speak. The spotlight will shine on George Gibbons and the associate member is Rosa Gibbons. Transportation provided within the mileage radius. Contact Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 or DebraCanC2@frontier.com. Call the 24hour recorded message line at (206) 376-5992.
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Barbara Walters: From hard news to celebrity drivel BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH It’s terrifically unfair to blame Barbara Walters for the dumbing down of TV news. But few people better personify the dreadful trend. Her very career arc seems to typify and amplify the way that hard news has been crowded out by pop culture and junk culture, celebrity trivia, the craven genuflection before foreign royals, the deification of vulgar exhibitionists and the virtual exclusion of the thought-provoking and significant. We’re talking, of course, about the annual “Barbara Walters Presents the 10 Most Fascinating People of 2013” (9:30 p.m., ABC). At first glance, the list is as obvious and absurd as any grouping that includes both a pope and a pop tart like Miley Cyrus. And as usual, the list is most interesting for what it excludes. There are no scientists here. No business leaders, no inventors, no authors or developers or technical innovators. I can’t help feeling that anybody who finds Kim Kardashian “fascinating” is an idiot, or perhaps a cynic who has fashioned her message to appeal to idiots. For the record: Barbara Walters is no idiot. Barbara Walters once interviewed presidents and foreign leaders. She was there when Egypt’s Anwar Sadat and Israel’s Menachem Begin took a chance on peace in the Middle East. To go from that to this is too grim to contemplate. Funny, male correspondents don’t follow this trajectory. Walter’s
contemporary Ted Koppel no longer has a network news perch. But you don’t see him gushing over One Direction. Bob Schieffer doesn’t have to pretend he likes “The Hunger Games.” Even Anderson Cooper, who once hosted “Celebrity Mole,” is allowed to affect more gravitas. When we celebrate Miley Cyrus’ “twerk,” we tell young women that in order to be popular, it’s OK to behave like a mentally disturbed prostitute. But in celebrating Barbara Walters, we also tell women of all ages that in order to endure, you have to pretend to be shallow. Which example does more damage?
GAC). “Homes” also visits Tupelo, Miss., the new location of a restored tour bus that once belonged to Elvis Presley. • “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, check local listings) repeats a 2009 installment on “Extreme Ice,” documented in the Arctic, Alaska and the Alps. • “American Horror Story: Coven” won’t return with another original episode until January 8. • A rare facial tumor strikes a high school student on “The Girl with Half a Face” (10 p.m., Discovery Fit & Health). • “Best in Chow” (10:30 p.m., Cooking) visits Banff to find the best burger in the picturesque Canadian city.
Holiday Highlights Series Notes • Tales of adoption abound on “A Home for the Holidays with Celine Dion” (8 p.m., CBS). • Performers, including Miley Cyrus, Robin Thicke, Pitbull and Enrique Iglesias appear on “The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2013” (8 p.m., CW). • “Michael Buble’s 3rd Annual Christmas Special” (10 P.M., NBC).
Axl’s absence liberates Sue on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Vehicular mayhem on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 ABC, r, TV-PG) * The team tracks a Motor City murderer “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Jay and Phil bond on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) * The gang discovers Hodges’ ex-
Tonight’s Other Highlights • Contestants perform music from the movies on “The SingOff” (8 p.m., NBC, TVPG). • The top five perform on part one of the season finale of “The XFactor” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Scotty McCreery shows off his rolling retreat on “Celebrity Motor Homes” (9 p.m.,
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otic fiancee on “CSI” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).
Cult Choice An enchanted governess (Julie Andrews) brings joy to a prim banker’s family in the 1964 musical “Mary Poppins” (8 p.m., ABC Family). This beloved film is the subject of the just-opened drama “Saving Mr. Banks,” starring Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson.
Late Night Steve Carell, Will Ferrell, David Koechner and Paul Rudd are scheduled on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jennifer Lawrence, Bob Odenkirk and Bad Religion appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * James Marsden, Greg Fitzsimmons, Fortune Feimster and Gary Val-
entine are booked on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!) * Keanu Reeves sits down on “The Colbert Report” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * The cast of “Single Ladies” and William Shatner are booked on “The Arsenio Hall Show” (Syndicated, check local listings) * Ben Stiller and Brett Dennen appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jay Leno welcomes Christina Applegate, Kevin Nealon and the winner of “The Voice” on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Bill Simmons, Jalen Rose and Haim appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Natasha Lyonne on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2013, United Feature Syndicate