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Jane O’Meara Sanders stands with her husband, Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders, as Danny Glover introduces them at Serendipity Café and Catering on Monday morning. Below, Myrtle Wright and her daughter, Myra Wright, share a moment with Glover, who was in Sumter to campaign for Sanders on Monday morning.

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With almost no notice and little fanfare, U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought his message of taking back the country from a few powerful aristocrats back to Sumter on Monday morning at Serendipity Café and Catering.

“This county belongs to all of us,” he said. “A handful of billionaires are not going to make the decisions for all of us.”

Sanders was introduced by state Rep. Terry Alexander, D-Florence, and veteran actor Danny Glover.

Alexander urged attendees to “‘Bern’ down Hillary’s firewall in South Carolina,” referring to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s reportedly strong support among black voters. Many pundits

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have predicted that her popularity among black voters will carry her to a victory in the state’s Democratic Party Presidential Preference Primary on Saturday and elsewhere in the South on March 1.

Glover said he supports Sanders because of his career-long support for social justice issues.

“He has been standing up for the causes of justice all his career,” he

As state Rep. Terry Alexander said at the Bernie Sanders campaign event at Serendipity Café on Monday morning, veteran actor Danny Glover “needs no introduction.”

Movie fans know Glover from “Lethal Weapon” and its two sequels, as well as “Places in the Heart,” “The Color Purple” and a host of other big-budget movies, independent films and TV appearances.

Glover said he was drawn to the Sanders campaign for a variety of reasons, including the

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‘Mothers of the Movement’ share support for Clinton

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Imagine the pain of losing a child to senseless violence and then having to bear that grief under the glare of national publicity.

Five black women who have lived the horrific scenario of having their children die in racially charged incidents shared their tragic experience at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church on Monday

afternoon as they toured South Carolina in support of Hillary Clinton. The women call themselves “The Mothers of the Movement.”

CLINTON Though their pain will never heal, each has found courage and a new purpose in life trying to bring change to a divided nation wracked by violence and bigotry.

The death of Trayvon Martin, a

17-year-old black teenager who was shot by George Zimmerman as he walked home from a convenience store in Miami Gardens, Florida, on Feb. 26, 2012, shocked the nation.

In reference to Martin’s death, President Obama said, “If I had a son, he would look like Trayvon.”

At Monday’s meeting in Sumter, Martin’s mother, Sybrina Fulton, said black people are being shot

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Clients continue to come through doors for heating help

BY JACK OSTEEN jack@theitem.com Fireside Fund continues to assist as many clients as possible, according to Salvation Army social worker Christy Lamb.

In fact, more than 40 families were seen last week, and she has more than 60 booked for this week.

Lamb said more clients are requesting assistance with higher electric

bills because of being on a fixed income and their bill sometimes being half of that.

One client recently spent more than $200 to have her electric heater re-

paired then received an electric bill for more than $340 due the same month.

Another client needed assistance with firewood and remembers the day when she could chop her own firewood but can’t do that anymore because of her failing health.

It’s Fireside Fund that helps people like this without having to turn them away.

Lamb said the need continues to be great, and calls are still coming in.

This year’s Fireside Fund is in honor of Dr. Charles “Pap” Propst, who died on May 20, 2015, at the age of 90.

Propst founded Sumter Pediatrics with Dr. Ted Young in 1954, where he practiced until 1986. Propst became a prominent member of the Sumter community, serving on the former Sumter School District 17

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Novelists to sign copies at Elephant Ear Gallery

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Two Sumter County natives, both successful novelists, will sign copies of their latest books at Elephant Ear Gallery from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday. Carla Damron, whose latest book, “The Stone Necklace,” was selected as the Midlands’ One Book, One Community read for 2016, was born and reared in Sumter; Brenda Bevan Remmes, whose “Home to Cedar Branch” is set among the Quakers DAMRON in a small North Carolina town, lives near the rural community of Dabbs Crossroads, where her family has resided for generations.

REMMES Both authors’ books have received enthusiastic reviews.

Damron is a fiction writer, clinical social worker and author of the Caleb Knowles mystery novels “Keeping Silent,” “Spider Blue” and “Death in Zooville,” in which she explores addiction, homelessness and other social issues.

“The Stone Necklace” follows the lives of several interconnected characters, all of whom are affected by the death of one beloved man in a car crash. Issues of infidelity, homelessness, eating disorders, guilt, addiction, mental illness and more plague central characters, and the reader is immediately drawn into the story.

“Home to Cedar Branch” begins with a rather dark, but funny scene of a doctor and patient (Katy) caught in flagrante delicto. Spouse abuse and its consequences are a central theme in Remmes’ Southern story, and there’s also murder, suspense and a lot of humor, as Katy ends up in Cedar Branch, the largely Quaker community where Remmes’ first novel, “The Quaker Café,” is set.

Kimberlyn Blum-Hyclaf, author of “In the Garden of Life and Death,” wrote of “Home to Cedar Branch,” “From her witty dedication until the quiet closing of elevator doors on final pages, Brenda Bevan Remmes welcomes us back to Cedar Branch and the Quaker Café with the humor, suspense, and deft touch required of Southern storytellers. Sometimes an author’s second novel is a disappointment, but Remmes has written a sequel that surpasses her first.”

Meet authors Carla Damron and Brenda Bevan Remmes at the 4-to-6 p.m. Thursday book signing at the Elephant Ear Gallery, 672 Bultman Drive. Books are in stock there, and refreshments will be served. Both books can also be purchased in bookstores and at www.amazon.com. Call (803) 773-2268 for more information.

Chromebooks engage students at High Hills Elementary School

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Dozens of fourth-grade students at High Hills Elementary School have begun learning in a new way this year, using laptops, technology applications and programs in their classes.

Lindsay Pierce, a fourthgrade teacher, uses the laptops, called Google Chromebooks, for most of her lessons. A Chromebook is a laptop running Google Chrome OS as its operating system.

Currently, the school is equipped with 28 laptops, which teachers rotate throughout their classrooms, and six which Pierce uses permanently in her classroom.

Students are using various programs to follow along with the teacher in lessons and to complete quizzes, classroom projects and assignments.

“Using the Chromebooks has helped very much with the understanding of the things we cover,” said Cody Dickerson, a fourth-grade student. “Because everything is saved in the programs, we can access the material over and over and study it.”

Madison Skalko, also a fourth-grade student, said using the laptops has helped her to understand better how to research online and find the relevant websites students need to complete their projects.

“I really enjoy that we can all follow along with the lessons on the Chromebooks and stay on the same

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From left, High Hills Elementary School’s fourth-grade students Alondra Rivera-Santos, Avery Garrison, Jaden Edgecomb and Cody Dickerson complete an activity in Lindsay Pierce’s class using the school’s Google Chromebooks on Monday. page,” Skalko said.

Pierce is one of about a dozen Google Certified teachers in the district.

Pierce said since she began using the laptops in the fall semester, she has seen an increase in engagement among her students.

“I haven’t seen my students more engaged than when they are using the devices,” she said.

Three of the programs that Pierce likes to use in her classroom include: Google Classrooms, Nearpod and Kahoot.

Google Classroom is a blended learning platform for schools that aims to simplify creating, distributing and grading assignments in a paperless way.

The program allows for

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Planning commission to hear request on group foster home Sumter City and County Planning Commission will meet at 3 p.m.

Wednesday in City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider a request to amend the zoning ordinance to allow residential care facilities to be located in Residential-9 districts. According to Sumter Planning Department, residential care

sharing of documents and lessons. Students, for example, can make slideshow presentations and embed videos in a project, which they can then share with the rest of the class.

Besides engaging the students, the programs make the process of grading and providing feedback easier for the teachers.

During a lesson, Pierce can observe and comment on what her students are doing in an application such as Google Docs.

She can also grade assignments instantly.

“As teacher, it’s a huge help. It saves a lot of the busy work,” Pierce said. “It also helps to cut the down the amount of paper we use and have to keep track of.”

facilities are establishments primarily engaged in the provision of residential social and personal care for children, the elderly and those with limits on ability for self-care. The applicant intends to have a group foster home in the 500 block of Knightbridge Road which is currently zoned Residential-9.

Boating incident takes lives of 2; body of 1 still missing MANNING — The search for the body of a drowned man continued Monday after a boating incident that claimed two lives during the weekend.

One man is dead and another is missing after their boat capsized on Lake Marion about 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

Capt. Robert McCullough, spokesman for the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, said the two men were fishing on Lake Marion, on Third Water Cove, near Lakevue Landing, when something happened to the boat, causing it to capsize and sink.

Boaters nearby attempted to throw a life jacket to one of the men, but he

Sumter School District started distributing laptops throughout the district in October 2015.

The number of students who’ve received a laptop include: 3,700 middle school students, 900 high school students and 1,200 elementary school students, according to David Laws Jr., Sumter School District’s director of secondary instructional technology.

The long-term goal is to have all students, grades third through 12th, equipped with a laptop.

Middle-school and high school students will be allowed to take Chromebooks home with them if they maintain a yearly user agreement and fee.

ultimately went under the water.

Boaters were able to pull the other man into their boat and attempted CPR, but they weren’t able to revive him.

McCullough said searching the lake for the drowned man’s body could present challenges, because of the size and depth of the lake, which could be as deep as 20 feet in some parts, he said.

Dive teams have been searching since Sunday morning, he said.

Clarendon County Deputy Coroner Bucky Mock said the names of both victims would not be released until the body of the drowned man is found.

Investigators are looking into what caused the boat to capsize.

Associated Press contributed to this story.

CORRECTION The Sumter Item misspelled the name of Jim Barnard in Sunday’s edition in a story titled “A model shipbuilder.”

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Exhibitions intriguing, creative, challenging

BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item The Sumter Item article “Gallery opens 2 exhibits with similar themes” (Feb. 17) delivers important information about the artistic concepts of Sumter native Mike Williams and Puerto Rico native Mario Marzan, the two artists currently featured at the Sumter Gallery of Art. Williams considers “Vistas Real and Imagined” a good reflection of his current work. Those familiar with Williams’ earlier paintings and sculpture recall his great love of the outdoors, his massive paintings of fishing holes with their tangled foliage, sometimes murky water and sense of intimate contact with nature. While his newer pieces still seem to celebrate the great connection between man and nature, the scenery and color choices appear brighter and more elaborate. Earlier choices of moss and dark green and brown now celebrate vistas filled with a range of bright palettes.

In “The Landing 2,” the view looks out beyond the lake while vibrant blue and orange intensify the setting.

In the large “Point 48,” Williams achieves a sense of luminosity, of perspective moving through the trees and of the energy of the sky. He observes, “Emotion plays a role in each piece, building the last work with constantly shifting perspectives … .

Flooded timber and swampy areas ... are beautiful places that can also be confusing and difficult to navigate.”

His attitude concerning the impact of ambiguous and negative space along with rich textures underscore the composition “Flashing Orange.”

A new concept “Letters to Myself” provides a fascinating look at impetus and technique, how a germinating idea can lead to composition.

“Letters to Myself” began as a form of doodling in February 2012. Pieces like No. 8 and No. 18 emerge from thoughts in calligraphy and translate into art where “the barrier of language is not

shared and thoughts are better left unsaid.” The large reflections of his small letters take form and emotion from the tone of the smaller works, almost painted “free writings.” Even the contrast of the smaller “letters,” especially the darker “Letters to Myself CP 1,” help clarify the evolving range of emotions.

Although Williams no longer works with sculpture because of space, many may remember his two large fish sculptures purchased by the Sumter County Cultural Commission. They decorated the Patriot Hall complex years ago but have since vanished from sight, hopefully to resurface again so all can enjoy this additional aspect of his creativity.

Marzan’s “Environmental Identities” emotionally invites the viewer into the subtly complex journey through symbolism (rain, rainbows that reflect the ancient Taivo culture and the idea of the underworld), architecture, geometric form (especially the direction of rainbows and impact of rectangles) and his Puerto Rican heritage. Marzan became fascinated with the history of his great-grandfather, an outsider artist who was the first in his family to immigrate to America. His site-specific “All the landscapes of my childhood have disappeared” (2016) reflects his own contemplation of his relationship with his native country and family heritage. Each “structure” recalls his obsession with his grandfather’s job with miniature doll pieces and pays homage to the dedication he had to diminutive objects, often combining them with small Statues of Liberty.

“There is a curiosity,” Marzan admits, “in miniature things. It (the installation) is nostalgic, and the small items often reduce the familiar to unfamiliarity ... .

What would you save in a burning house? Many houses in Puerto Rico are half done.” The work suggests “moments of history, identity and transition,” and the videos place the artist in his home surroundings. Although he at first wanted to

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Mario Marzan’s untitled 3-D piece is an example of his interest in “miniature things.” His work and that of Sumter native Mike Williams are on exhibit at the Sumter County Gallery of Art through April 3.

beauty as a destructive element. Strong angles in many of his paintings establish the intrusive nature of things against the natural and beautiful of what is inside or behind the geometric forms.

There are clouds — both white and gray, rainbows that celebrate the dynamic Caribbean colors and energy and the ever present intrusive geometric forms that divide and contrast the Caribbean as a playground with its economic and political issues. Works like “Circuit 3,” “Bathymetry” and “Afternoon Divide” reflect Marzan’s observations.

The smaller works along one wall highlight his careful use of space, his control of small and delicate tech-

increase the size of the installation and the geometric lines, he decided the size of the room would make the effect too confusing, focusing instead on the intimate appeal of the structures.

He began to see landscape as a metaphor for communicating. The large canvases establish barriers and theme — the dichotomy between things that change and challenge the environment. For example, “Land Gate” uses acrylics, ink and graphite on panel to explore the chaos that visitors have sometimes brought to San Juan in particular. The arch invites, yet separates the intruder who destroys palm trees and water. His rainbow symbol alludes to the dual power of

niques and his reliance on symbols, color and geometry to capture interest and suggest theme.

Both exhibits continue to underscore how fortunate Sumter is to have people dedicated to sharing artistic styles and visions, to providing cultural opportunities for the community and to continuing to offer creative and challenging work to enrich its residents.

Mike Williams — “Vistas, Real and Imagined” and Mario Marzan — “Environmental Identities” will remain on exhibit at the Sumter Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel St., through April 13. The gallery is open Tuesday through Sunday. For more information call (803) 7750543.

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Sean McDonough eats lunch at the Macaroni Grill in South Portland, Maine, on Monday with his service dog Bruno at his side. McDonough suffered brain injuries in a car crash in 2008 and depends on Bruno to keep him calm in public settings.

Sorry, no kangaroos allowed Service-animal impostors face crackdown AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — People who falsely pass off their pets as service animals — think of the woman in Wisconsin last year who claimed the right to bring her kangaroo into McDonald’s — have frustrated people with legitimate needs to such an extent that legislators in several states are considering laws to restore the animals’ credibility.

Legislatures in Maine, Virginia, Arizona, Hawaii, New York and Puerto Rico are considering bills that would either establish such a program or penalize people who fraudulently claim to have service dogs.

In Maine, a task force this month issued a report that says well-meaning federal laws designed to protect people with disabilities have instead opened the door to fraud.

“The abuse and confusion are harming everybody,” said Barbara Archer Hirsch, an attorney with the Maine Human Rights Commission and member of the task force. “It’s harming the landlords, and it’s harming the individuals who need their animals.”

Here’s the dilemma: Under federal law, no papers are required for service dogs in public places. If people want to sneak their pampered Chihuahua into a restaurant, they can simply lie and say it’s a service dog trained to help them with their disability.

Sean McDonough, 51, has a brain injury from a car accident and said he’s noticed people are increasingly skeptical

that his 5-year-old goldendoodle, Bruno, is a service dog.

Bruno is trained to distract McDonough from stress triggers by pressing against him.

Security officers at a courthouse tried to block Bruno at the door recently because of their encounter with a fraudulent service dog, said McDonough, of Lyman, Maine.

“The court people treated me badly because of what other people had done,” he said.

Impostors pose a problem for businesses and landlords because they fear legal action if they clamp down, said Donna Hodges, who owns 100 apartment units in central Maine.

She recalled a prospective tenant who claimed his rambunctious pit bull was a service dog.

The dog was leaning out a car window and barking at her while its owner waved a framed, official-looking certificate identifying the dog as a service animal. She knew the certificate was a fake, she said, because federal law stipulates that service dogs don’t need documentation.

And she knew the dog was a fake, she said, because it was badly behaved.

Federal law applies a different standard for housing. A landlord may ask for a doctor’s letter if a person has a disability and needs to live with an animal. Those animals can include service dogs, as well as emotional support animals — pets that provide comfort but lack the training of a service dog.

An emotional support animal can be any kind of pet approved by a doctor, and public establishments do not have to accommodate them. However, businesses must accommodate people with service dogs.

In rare cases, a miniature horse may substitute for a service dog — they can be trained to guide the blind and live longer than dogs. But that’s it. The baby kangaroo that a woman carried into the McDonald’s, claiming it was a service animal, does not qualify.

People have also asserted service animal status for pigs, cats, rabbits, turkeys, llamas, snakes and turtles, said Jeanine Konopelski, spokeswoman for Canine Companions for Independence, a nonprofit based in California that supplies disabled people with trained service dogs.

In many of those cases, she said, people aren’t lying about their animals but misunderstand the difference between a service animal and an emotional support animal. “The public is confused,” she said.

Osama Edward, director of the Stockholm-based Assyrian Human Rights Network, said 42 Christians, mostly young women and children, were released. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights also said 42 were released, including at least 17 women.

A Syrian Christian figure said the worldwide Assyrian community launched a campaign for the captives’ release shortly after they were abducted. He said a bank account was opened in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil and donations began to flow in from around the world.

“We paid large amounts of money, millions of dollars, but not $18 million,” said the man, who requested anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the sensitive mediation. “We paid less than half the amount.”

The official added that the fate of five Assyrians who went missing during the abductions was still unknown.

IS attacked a cluster of villages along the Khabur River, sending thousands of people fleeing to safer areas and capturing the Assyrians over a period of three days.

Over the next two days, the extremists picked up dozens more from 11 communities near Tal Tamr.

BEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group on Monday released the last of some 230 Assyrian Christians kidnapped a year ago in Syria after receiving millions of dollars in ransom, Christian officials said.

Younan Talia, of the Assyrian Democratic Organization, told The Associated Press that about 40 remaining Christian captives were released early Monday and are on their way to the northeastern town of Tal Tamr.

Younan said the release came after mediation led by a top Assyrian priest in northern Syria.

The extremists captured the Assyrians, members of an ancient Christian sect, last February after overrunning several communities on the southern bank of the Khabur River in northeastern Hassakeh province.

Kidnapping for ransom is a main source of income for the extremists. In November, IS said it killed a Norwegian and a Chinese captive after demanding ransom for their release two months earlier.

Talia said IS demanded a ransom of $18 million for the Assyrian Christians. He said the figure was later lowered following negotiations. He said he did not know the final amount.

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Fulton said she is supporting Hillary Clinton because the former secretary of state reached out to her after Trayvon’s death.

“Nobody coerced us to be here,” she said. “I support Hillary because she is a mother, has good leadership skills and is familiar with foreign policy.”

She said she also thinks Clinton has consistently supported laws to reduce gun-related violence.

“My son was profiled, followed, chased and murdered by a man who still walks the streets with a weapon,” Fulton said.

Lucy McBath’s son Jordan Davis was murdered at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, on Nov. 23, 2012, when Michael David Dunn confronted the teen and his friends for playing loud music. According to testimony at Dunn’s trial, the 45-year-old software developer returned to his vehicle and began firing at the car containing Davis and three of his friends. Only Davis was hit by the 10 rounds fired by Dunn. Dunn was later found guilty of three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of firing into a vehicle and, later at a second trial, first-degree murder for the death of Davis.

McBath said Clinton is the best candidate to address gun laws.

“Clinton is the candidate who has challenged the criminal justice system, tried to prevent racial profiling and sentencing disparities between crack and powdered co-

caine,” she said. “Most individuals incarcerated are young black males.”

She said it is important to expose the gun culture.

Geneva Reed-Veal is the mother of Sandra Bland, a black woman who was found hanged in her cell in Waller County, Texas, in July 2015.

Reed-Veal, who lives in Chicago, said her daughter had moved to Texas days earlier to take a job. She said she couldn’t speak for days after her daughter’s death.

“She just went down to take a job. Talk about pain,” she said.

Reed-Veal said she was impressed by the way Clinton reached out to her after the tragedy and followed it up, even after she initially rebuked the former first lady’s attempts to communicate with her.

“You cannot fake passion; you cannot fake concern,” she said.

Maria Hamilton, whose son Dontre Hamilton was shot by a white police officer in Milwaukee’s Red Arrow Park on April 30, 2014, said Clinton reached out to her and listened to what she had to say.

“Just because you haven’t seen me riot does not mean that I am not angry,” she said.

Eric Garner died after being put in a chokehold by a police officer in Staten Island, New York, on July 17, 2014. His mother, Gwen Carr, said the media narrative of her son’s death was incomplete.

“He had broken up a fight and had his hands up,” she said. “He was not being aggressive but was asking, ‘Why are you bothering me?’

The officers still chose to

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From left, Maria Hamilton, Sybrina Fulton and Lucy McBath listen to Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner, make a point Monday during a presentation about breaking down barriers at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter. The mothers were here as surrogates for the Clinton presidential campaign. Geneva Reed-Veal, on the right, looks at Carr. take his life.”

She said the media portrayed her son as uneducated and coming from an unstable family.

“He was a student at Ohio State. He wasn’t raised in a broken home; we weren’t rich, but we provided the best,” she said.

Carr said she was also im-

everybody’s track record.”

The five women said they had found strength by leaning on each other.

“We have formed a special bond because we have each gone through it,” Fulton said.

“Our lives will never be the same, but we draw off of each other,” Hamilton said. “This is a form of healing.”

pressed by Clinton in the aftermath of her son’s death.

“She reached out to me as she did the rest of the mothers,” she said. “She listened to us for two hours.”

Carr said she was never politically involved before her son’s death but is now.

“Look at her track record,” she said of Clinton. “Look at

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Man recounts harrowing ride with Kalamazoo suspect KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — An Uber passenger says he called the police to report an erratic driver more than an hour before authorities allege the driver began shooting people at random, killing six and wounding two others before being arrested.

Matt Mellen told WWMT-TV in Kalamazoo that Jason Dalton picked him up at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday. He said Dalton introduced himself as “MeDALTON Me� and that he sat in front, because Dalton had his dog in the backseat.

Mellen said about a mile into the trip, Dalton got a phone call and that when he hung up, he began driving erratically, blowing through stop signs and sideswiping cars. “We were driving through medians, driving through the lawn, speeding along and when we came to a stop, I jumped out of the car and ran away,�

Mellen said. He said he called the police

and that when he got to his friend’s house, his fiancÊe posted a warning to friends on Facebook.

Mellen said he also tried warning the ride-hailing service. “I’m upset because I tried contacting Uber after I had talked to the police, saying that we needed to get this guy off the road,� Mellen said.

Several people have come forward since Dalton’s arrest to say that Dalton picked them up for Uber in the hours after the first attack and before his arrest. The Associated Press could not immediately confirm those accounts.

Authorities allege that Dalton shot the first victim outside of an apartment complex shortly before 6 p.m. and that he shot seven others over the next several hours. Dalton, 45, was arrested without incident early Sunday morning after a deputy spotted his vehicle driving through downtown Kalamazoo after leaving a bar parking lot.

Authorities have not provided a motive for what they said was his targeting

of victims with no apparent connection to him or to each other in the Saturday night shootings. “How do you go and tell the families of these victims that they weren’t targeted for any reason other than they were there to be a target?� Kalamazoo County Prosecutor Jeff Getting said at a Sunday news conference.

County Undersheriff Paul Matyas described a terrifying series of attacks that began about 6 p.m. Saturday outside the Meadows apartment complex on the eastern edge of Kalamazoo County, where a woman was shot multiple times. She was expected to survive.

A little more than four hours later and 15 miles away, a father and his 17-year-old son were fatally shot while looking at cars at a car dealership.

Fifteen minutes after that, five people were gunned down in the parking lot of a Cracker Barrel restaurant, Matyas said. Four of them died. “These are random murders,� he said.

Matyas declined to disclose anything found in Dalton’s vehicle, except for a semi-automatic handgun.

By midday Sunday, authorities were investigating a Facebook post that indicated that Dalton was driving for Uber during the manhunt and had taken at least one fare, Getting said.

A spokeswoman for Uber confirmed that Dalton was a driver for the company, but she declined to say whether he was driving Saturday night.

Uber prohibits both passengers and drivers from possessing guns of any kind in a vehicle. Anyone found to be in violation of the policy may be prohibited from using or driving for the service.

A man who knows Dalton said he was a married father of two who never showed any signs of violence.

Gary Pardo Jr., whose parents live across the street from Dalton in Kalamazoo Township, described him as a family man who seemed fixated on cars and often worked on them.

Damning study finds a ‘whitewashed’ Hollywood an industry-wide crisis, the report offers a new barrage of sobering statistics that further evidence a deep discrepancy between Hollywood and the American population it entertains. “The prequel to OscarsSoWhite is HollywoodSoWhite,� said Stacy L. Smith, a USC professor and one of the study’s authors, in an interview. “We don’t have a diversity problem.

We have an inclusion crisis.�

The study, titled the Comprehensive Annenberg Report on Diversity, examined the 109 films released by major studios in 2014 and 305 scripted, firstrun TV and digital series across 31 networks and streaming services that aired from September 2014 to August 2015.

The portrait is one of underrepresentation, no matter the media platform, from CEOs to minor characters. “Overall, the landscape of media content is still largely whitewashed,� the study concludes.

NEW YORK (AP) — In one of the most exhaustive and damning reports on diversity in Hollywood, a new study finds that the films and TV produced by major media companies are “whitewashed,� and that an “epidemic of invisibility� runs top to bottom through the industry for women, minorities and LGBT people.

A study released Monday by the Media, Diversity and Social Change Initiative at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism offers one of the most wide-ranging examinations of the film and TV industries, including a pointed “inclusivity index� of 10 major media companies — from Disney to Netflix — that gives a failing grade to every movie studio and most TV makers.

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SANDERS FROM PAGE A1 said. “He’s continuing the legacy of (Dr.) Martin Luther King (Jr.).”

Sanders touched on his themes of fighting a corrupt system and refocusing the nation on equality and justice.

Sanders said that despite the nation’s economic success, all of the wealth is going to the “2 percent.”

“Who made the decision that in one of the wealthiest countries in the world, we should have a childhood poverty rate of 35 percent?” he asked.

The Vermont senator said we are a rich country with massive inequality.

“We have a totally inadequate education system,” he said. “Who made this decision? Why? “Who made the decision we can work for a $9 or $10 minimum wage?

Who made the decision that women could work for 79 percent of what men work for — even less for women of color?” he asked.

Money has corrupted the political system in favor of the very wealthy, he said.

“Who made the decision we should give hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks to the 2 percent and cut food programs for children?”

He ripped the Republican candidates for president as products of a dysfunctional system.

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GLOVER FROM PAGE A1 senator’s life experience.

“He has been a supporter of working people, he has worked for the unions; all of that brings me to Bernie’s message,” he said.

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Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders spoke to a mostly full house at Serendipity Café and Catering on Monday morning. candidates can’t even acknowledge the reality of climate change,” he said.

Sanders said voters should “think outside the box and not accept the status quo.”

“For 30 years, the middle class has been disappearing,” he said. “We have been turning our backs on the

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He said his campaign has no super political action committee and doesn’t get money from Wall Street.

He knocked politicians who set up barriers to voting.

“We have an outrageous level of voter suppression,” he said.

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movie because it’s a “smart script,” and that relates to working with Sanders, which he said is unique.

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“If you are afraid to participate in a fair and free election, get out of politics,” Sanders said.

Few Sumterites knew Sanders would be in Sumter on Monday morning, and the short notice likely hurt attendance. Many attendees were already Sanders supporters.

Waiting in line before the doors to the café opened, Nancy Macdonald said she likes Sanders because they share the same beliefs.

“I believe the political parties have been controlled by moneyed interests,” she said. “You have to deal with that before you can change things.

“I am impressed by his energy and how much he works to make the country better for ordinary people.”

Navy veteran Steven Pulley, a 16year Sumter resident, said he is also a Sanders supporter.

“He is a down-to-Earth, no-nonsense guy,” he said. “He wants to include everybody, and he gets the young folks involved.”

Pulley said he saw Sanders when he came to Sumter in September 2015 and was impressed with him then.

Steven Pulley’s wife, Dana, said she also is supporting Sanders.

“He walks the walk and doesn’t just talk the talk,” she said. “He has been consistent throughout his political career.”

Akil Snipe, from Charleston, said he is still undecided.

“I want to hear him in person instead of through the media,” he said while waiting outside the café.

a farm in Georgia.”

He said his recent movie work includes the not-yet-released “Mr. Pig,” a road movie shot in Mexico and directed by Diego Luna, and an independent film about three priests shot in Bloomington, Indiana.

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At 69 years old, Glover doesn’t seem to be slowing down yet, as www.imdb.com lists 13 projects either announced or in production.

He said he has also been speaking at a number of colleges.

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Executive overreach meets resistance “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.”

— Newton’s Third Law of Motion

W

ASHINGTON — Notice the Newtonian physics of America’s Madisonian system. Barack Obama’s Woodrow Wilsonian hostility to the separation of powers, expressed in his executive authoritarianism, is provoking equal and opposite reactions from the judicial and legislative branches.

The Supreme Court has inflicted George on Obama a Will defeat accurately described as the court’s most severe rebuke of a president since it rejected Harry Truman’s claim that inherent presidential powers legitimated his seizure of the steel industry during the Korean War. The court has blocked Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which rests on the rickety premise that the Clean Air Act somehow, in a way unsus-

pected for four decades, empowers the Environmental Protection Agency to annihilate the right of states to regulate power generation.

It is unprecedented for the Supreme Court to stop a regulatory regime before a lower court has ruled on its merits.

This is condign punishment for the EPA’s arrogance last year after the court held that it had no authority for a rule regulating fossil-fueled power plants in Michigan. The EPA snidely responded with a gloating statement that the court’s decision came too late to prevent it from imposing almost $10 billion in costs under the illegal rule.

The legislative branch, too, is retaliating against executive overreach. Consider the lethal letter Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., sent to the Education Department concerning its Office of Civil Rights.

OCR has sent its own letters to, among other targets, colleges and universities, concerning, among other topics, sexual harassment and violence. These letters, Lankford notes in his, although purporting to offer mere “guidance,” clearly are intended to intimidate schools with the implied threat of “inquiry, investigation, adverse finding or

rescission of federal funding.”

Furthermore, Lankford says, they fail to identify “precise governing statutory or regulatory language” that empowers OCR to micromanage institutions’ disciplinary practices.

OCR is insisting on practices discordant with constitutional values. These practices include denying persons accused of sexual assault the right to confront accusers, and subjecting the accused to convictions based on a mere “preponderance of evidence” rather than “clear and convincing” evidence.

In an October 2014 letter to The Boston Globe, 28 Harvard Law School faculty members voiced “strong objections” to OCR’s diktats: “As teachers responsible for educating our students about due process of law, the substantive law governing discrimination and violence, appropriate administrative decision-making, and the rule of law generally, we find the new sexual harassment policy inconsistent with many of the most basic principles we teach.”

Accusing Harvard of “jettisoning balance and fairness in the rush to appease certain federal administration officials,” the professors said: “Harvard has adopted proce-

dures for deciding cases of alleged sexual misconduct which lack the most basic elements of fairness and due process, are overwhelmingly stacked against the accused, and are in no way required by Title IX law or regulation.”

They cited “the absence of any adequate opportunity to discover the facts charged and to confront witnesses and present a defense at an adversary hearing.” And: “The failure to ensure adequate representation for the accused.”

And: “The lodging of the functions of investigation, prosecution, fact-finding, and appellate review in one office, and the fact that the office is itself a Title IX compliance office rather than an entity that could be considered structurally impartial.”

Sixteen University of Pennsylvania law professors have expressed similar concerns.

As have two members of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, who note “a disturbing pattern of disregard for the rule of law at OCR,” including: defining “perfectly legal conduct as unlawful” (e.g., “telling sexual or dirty jokes” and displaying “sexually explicit drawings”) and squandering resources “to address violations it has made

up out of thin air.”

Last Wednesday, OCR, oblivious or indifferent to such learned reproaches, replied to Lankford, saying: Its “guidance” letters do not have the force of law — a distinction without a difference because the letters construe statutes and regulations that have such force. And: The “preponderance of evidence” evidentiary standard is proper because many schools already are using it.

Furthermore, OCR says it must initiate proceedings against an institution “in front of a neutral independent department hearing officer.”

So, the department monitors itself neutrally and independently. Lankford will soon use congressional hearings to acquaint OCR with how unpersuaded he is.

OCR and the EPA, representative tentacles of this lawless administration, are inadvertently serving constitutional values by arousing the resistance of rival branches. Madison’s Newtonian system can still stymie Wilson.

tumbling to earth.

It was going to happen. Of course it was going to happen.

You just had to be patient.

You just had to be strong.

But in the wake of his victories in New Hampshire and now South Carolina, the question is no longer “when.” It’s “if.” And the answer isn’t clear at all.

Gingrich analyzed his appeal perfectly during that Fox News appearance. “It’s a very simple rule,” he said. “If you think Washington is so sick you want someone to kick over the kitchen table, then you like Donald Trump and you frankly don’t care about the details.”

Naysayers can’t claim that he’s just a bad gaffe or an ugly revelation away from doom. There have already been gaffes aplenty — if you can call them gaffes. There have been revelations galore.

All Trump’s fans see is someone barreling forward without apology and with a largeness that makes them feel a little less small. They see a winner. And it’s no longer an illusion.

flayed off him by Trump.

With his uncanny bat-like sonar, sensing how to psychologically gauge and then gut an opponent, Trump went straight for the Bushes’ biggest bête noire: wimpiness.

The underlying message of Bush campaigns is always: “Trust us. We know best.” But that has been proven false.

The country is now aflame with anger and disgust about politicians and bankers who conned trusting Americans and never got punished for it.

That fury has led to the rise of wildly improbable candidates in both parties. As the Bush dynasty falls, it must watch in horror knowing that it is responsible for the rise of Donald Trump.

George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR FORMER TRICK-OR-TREATER NOW WALKS IN TREAT GIVERS’ SHOES What goes around, comes around.

Back in the late 1940s and early 1950s, a young boy with my name went trick-or-treating with friends. It was a happy time for all concerned, us young folks and the old folks who gave us candy. I remember several houses that we hated going to because the people who lived in those houses, mostly aged women, insisted on us going inside so they could get a better look at us and our costumes. These homes were always hot, and our costumes were meant to keep us warm because of the cold weather in Pennsylvania. While we were stuck in these too-hot homes, other kids were getting all the good stuff from other houses.

Now, back to the present day. An old man, speeding to age 80 years old, likes to see young folks on trick-or-treat evening, talk to them and try to guess who they are. I’m sure they would rather move on to other houses before all the good stuff is gone. To those kindly folks back in 1950, don’t look down too sternly from heaven on this old man. I now walk in your shoes.

JOE KALIE Sumter

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “Tim Cook’s Bad Apple,” The Wall Street Journal’s Gordon Crovitz writes, “Refusing to cooperate with the FBI is about protecting the brand, not iPhone users.”

The dispute between Apple and terrorism investigators comes down to whether Apple can refuse a court order because it fears complying would be bad for business.

Contrary to CEO Tim Cook’s claim that the FBI’s request is “chilling” and would benefit “sophisticated hackers and cybercriminals,” Apple hasn’t been asked to make iPhones less secure. Instead, last week the company rejected a court order to do minimal work to help the FBI unlock a single phone used by successful terrorists.

This case is a forceful reminder why the Constitution empowers courts to order reasonable searches.

There’s no risk to encryption and the dead terrorist has no privacy rights. So what is Apple trying to protect?

Legislation may be premature, but Mr. Cook’s poor judgment in blocking access to the terrorist’s iPhone tells Americans they can no longer trust technology companies to make these decisions on their own.

••• In The New York Times, Frank Bruni asks, “Is there any stopping Donald Trump?”

Over the last few months and even weeks, the question among many flabbergasted Republican traditionalists and incredulous political analysts was when the forces of gravity would catch up with Donald Trump and send him

••• In “Escape from Bushworld,” Maureen Dowd of The New York Times writes, “The Bushes always bristled at the ‘d’ word. And now they don’t have to worry about it anymore. The dynasty has perished, with a whimper.

The exclamation point has slouched off.”

The Bushes are leaving the field to someone they have utter contempt for: Donald Trump.

And the main emotion in Bushworld is relief. No one could bear one more day of watching Jeb get the flesh

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Has heroin addiction become a public health crisis?

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH When does somebody else’s problem become a national crisis? “Frontline” (9 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings) dedicates two hours to “Chasing Heroin,” a look at the explosive growth in opiate addiction.

An in-depth look at addicts, efforts to treat them and a history of attitudes toward drugs, criminality and approaches to recovery, “Chasing” begins with a startling fact.

America faces nearly 30,000 prescription opioid and heroin overdose deaths each year. To put that in some perspective, that’s roughly equal to the annual homicide and suicide totals for gun-related fatalities.

To look at it another way, there are just over 58,000 names on the Vietnam War Memorial Wall. That grim toll took nearly a decade and a half (1961-75).

An accounting of overdose deaths would fill a wall in just under two years.

But if the statistics read like a casualty list, why are so many talking about giving up the “War on Drugs” approach?

Like many subjects, it boils down to race and class. When the crack epidemic exploded in the 1980s, it was seen as an “urban” problem, and the “solution” appeared to be tougher sentencing laws and the construction of more prisons. Similarly, meth addiction was often compartmentalized as a problem of the rural poor.

Heroin addiction appears to be an outgrowth of the overprescription and easy availability of prescription painkillers.

Hooked on Oxycontin and Vicodin, addicts turned to a cheaper substitute — heroin.

And now that many addicts come from white, suburban areas, “tough on crime” politicians feel freer to use a formerly taboo word: “compassion.”

Whatever the motivation, the makers of “Chasing” see society at a turning point. More than two million Americans need drug treatment and fewer than half have access. According to its producer Marcela Gaviria, “Chasing” sets out to “explore what happens when addiction is treated like a public health crisis, not a crime.”

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Kesha plays along on “Hollywood Game Night” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• On two helpings of “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (ABC, TV-14), a dangerous deal (9 p.m.), approaching Frost (10 p.m.).

• Liv sees the glass as halffull after dining on an optimist’s brain on “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14.) Enrico Colantoni (“Veronica Mars”) gueststars.

• Asa and Big Foster bond on “Outsiders” (9 p.m., WGN, TV14).

• Confronting a crisis, Stewart wants the old delusional Dean back on “The Grinder” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Sands needs Brian’s help on “Limitless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV14).

• Robert Shapiro (John Travolta) takes umbrage when Johnnie Cochran (Courtney B. Vance) takes charge during the jury selection process on “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

Muppets” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Sonja may be too close to a case on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A patient’s decision sparks a divide on “Chicago Med” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * An agent, rattled by undercover work, rejoins the group on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Casey faces a barrage of propaganda on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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With the alarming growth in heroin addiction, America is experimenting with radical new approaches to the drug problem. “Frontline” takes an in-depth look at opiate addiction with “Chasing Heroin,” airing at 9 p.m. today on PBS. teen (Shirley Temple), a playboy (Cary Grant) falls for her older sister (Myrna Loy) in the 1947 comedy “The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer” (4:15 p.m., TCM).

SERIES NOTES CULT CHOICE Pursued by a precocious

Taft relishes an assignment on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) *

Brighten Someone’s Day with

Reagan makes a bold offer on “New Girl” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Billie Jean King guest-stars on “Fresh Off the Boat” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Folks from “Arrow” help corner King Shark on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * Jimmy plays a role on “Grandfathered” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Kermit and Piggy strike a pose on “The

LATE NIGHT Anthony Mackie is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Kevin Spacey, Bill & Melinda Gates and Kygo on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Bobby Cannavale and David Remnick visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Khloe Kardashian appears on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: AA — Monday-Friday, noon and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA Women’s Meeting — Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775-1852.

AA “How it Works” Group — Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494-5180.

441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. 441.

AA Summerton Group — Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall.

Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 435-8085.

Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way.

Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS:

C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Ronda St. Call Elizabeth Owens at (803) 607-4543.

Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

MONDAY MEETINGS:

THURSDAY MEETINGS:

Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763. Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.

TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle.

Call (803) 773-0869.

Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First Tuesday of each month at noon and third Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 4692616, Carolyn Klaege at (803) 469-6059 or Margaret Sanders at (803) 469-6887.

Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits.

Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

Sumter Amputee Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 6:30 p.m., Sumter Prosthetics & Orthotics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) 883-4356.

Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St.

Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., National Health Care, 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346.

Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive.

Call Fred Harmon at (803) 9055620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc.

Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 7780303.

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call Donna Parker at (803) 481-7521.

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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ESE 4-8 mph

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WNW 7-14 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 54/48 Spartanburg 54/49

Greenville 53/48

Columbia 69/56

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Sumter 67/55

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 69/58

ON THE COAST

Charleston 74/60

Today: Cloudy with a touch of rain. High 65 to 74.

Wednesday: Thunderstorms, some severe in the afternoon. High 69 to 73.

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

62° 55° 60° 36° 80° in 2011 18° in 1959 0.48" 4.56" 2.69" 6.86" 8.25" 6.63"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 67/58/r 44/32/c 51/41/r 43/32/pc 70/46/t 82/53/s 77/50/t 40/34/sn 81/65/c 42/38/r 76/51/s 68/49/pc 45/41/r

LAKE LEVELS Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Myrtle Beach 67/59

Manning 71/59

Today: Cooler with rain and drizzle. Winds northeast 6-12 mph.

Wednesday: Heavy rain and a storm in the morning. Winds south 10-20 mph.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 65/56

Bishopville 65/57

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

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 10.38 -0.04 19 5.00 +0.10 14 9.52 +0.02 14 4.54 -0.54 80 79.34 -0.17 24 12.20 +1.69

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REGIONAL CITIES City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

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City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Today Hi/Lo/W 65/56/r 80/60/c 54/49/r 60/52/r 72/60/r 48/44/r 53/48/r 50/43/r 68/59/r 80/61/c 70/59/t 74/62/c 64/56/r

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City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Today Hi/Lo/W 51/43/r 70/60/r 67/59/r 71/60/r 70/59/r 52/47/r 57/51/r 59/53/r 75/59/t 54/49/r 72/60/r 67/57/r 48/44/r

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Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

Tuesday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m., hospital board room SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Tuesday, Feb. 23, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers GREATER SUMTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Wednesday, Feb. 24, noon, chamber office SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, Feb. 24, 3 p.m., fourth floor, Sumter Opera House, Council Chambers SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Thursday, Feb. 25, 7:30 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 32 E. Calhoun St.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Expect to face EUGENIA LAST competition.

Instead of overreacting, try to do more, complain less and outmaneuver whoever challenges you. Once you establish your position, you will be able to manipulate things in your favor. Don’t be afraid to do things differently.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take on new pastimes or join a group that will bring you in touch with interesting people, projects or causes. The experiences you encounter today will prompt you to head in a new direction. Let your actions be your voice.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s what you do that will make a difference to the way people view you. If you leave a good impression on others, you will prosper. Being detailed and dedicated to reaching your goals should be your priority. Avoid being indulgent.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You will draw an audience if you speak up and share your ideas and concerns.

The knowledge and experience others share with you will help you make a decision that will affect how you live. Someone will offer something unexpected.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your charm will entertain some and impress others. Changes to existing partnerships will turn out to be to your advantage. You can secure your position, but don’t do so by spending money you do not have.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Emotions will surface, leaving you in a vulnerable position. Deal with matters swiftly and move on. Turn the tables by using the situation to inform others of your plans. The

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Offering to compromise will help you get what you want in the end. Love is in the stars, and travel will not only be entertaining, but educational.

Getting together with friends or pursuing a hobby will lead to new beginnings.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Look for the most unlikely path to take and you will outmaneuver anyone who is trying to get in your way. Make a unique change at home that will encourage you to explore a creative dream you want to pursue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be the captain and get your plans underway. Look for adventure, but stay within your means. Avoiding debt will ease your stress and ensure that whatever you do will be enjoyable. Romance doesn’t have to be costly.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll be in control, making it easy for you to manipulate situations that will contribute positively to your new endeavors. Contracts, settlements and investments will turn in your favor. Aggressive action will pay off.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Look for the perfect job or a partnership with someone who will contribute what you need in order for you to accomplish your dream. Your ability to let others do what they do best will lead to your own success.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Play to win. Revel in any challenge that comes your way. Let your intuition and uniqueness help you conquer whatever you set out to do. Evaluate relationships and set new guidelines to ensure that everything runs according to plan.

According to Dennis Selvig, who took this photo: This horse is a strawberry roan appaloosa. It is a beautiful and somewhat rare color. There is a classic American Cowboy song written about this breed by Curley Fletcher (1892–1954).

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Momentum swing Seniors lead big 3rd-quarter turnaround as Sumter girls punch ticket to lower state finals

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Wilson, Coates lead rout of ‘Bama No. 3 Gamecocks dominate 66-46

By JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A’ja Wilson scored 16 points and Alaina Coates added 13 points and a career-high 18 rebounds to lead No. 3 South Carolina to a 66-46 victory over Alabama on Monday night.

The Gamecocks (26-1, 14-0 Southeastern Conference) continued their league stranglehold after already clinching a third straight regular season title. They dominated the boards and defensively.

South Carolina held Alabama (14-13, 3-11) to 28.6 percent shooting and outrebounded the Crimson Tide 58-31.

Coates picked up her leagueleading 14th double-double.

Wilson collected 10 rebounds and three blocked shots. Tiffany Mitchell added 10 points and reached double digits with a layup off a behind-the-back pass from Bianca Cuevas midway through the fourth quarter. Khadijah Sessions had 11 rebounds.

Shaquera Wade led the Tide with 11 points.

The Gamecocks maintained a double-digit lead throughout the second half for their fourth straight win since falling to No. 1 Connecticut.

South Carolina took a 45-31 lead into the fourth quarter after collecting three offensive rebounds on its final possession. Sarah Imovbioh finished the sequence with a layup for the Gamecocks’ biggest lead to

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Sumter’s Jessica Harris (20) drives past Lexington’s Olivia Thompson during the Lady Gamecocks’ 45-40 victory on Monday at the SHS gymnasium in the quarterfinals of the 4A state playoffs.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Jason Loudenslager saw a lot of nervousness and tentativeness from his Sumter High School varsity girls basketball squad in the first half of Monday’s 4A quarterfinal playoff game against Lexington, and the scored reflected it.

“The biggest thing we did at the half

was just get them to take a deep breath.” Loudenslager said. “We wanted them to enjoy the moment and enjoy the ride, even if it only lasted for 16 more minutes.”

Come the third quarter, the Lady Gamecocks definitely looked like they were enjoying themselves again -- and the next stop on their ride will be at Florence Civic Center and the 4A lower state finals.

Kyra Wilson and Cy Cooper helped lead a 19-2 charge as Sumter rallied from an early deficit, and the Lady Gamecocks capitalized on enough free throws down the stretch to hold off Lexington 45-40 at the SHS gymnasium for their first trip to the LS finals since the 2004-05 season.

Sumter will face North Augusta, a

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Myrtle Beach ends Crestwood’s season with 39-36 win

By JOE L. HUGHES II The Sun News MYRTLE BEACH -- What a difference a year makes.

Moments after watching her team tearfully walk off the court last February following a 3A quarterfinal playoff loss to Crestwood High School, Myrtle Beach girls basketball head coach Jennifer Dennison issued a challenge that she hoped cut deep into the squad’s skin.

This year’s group of Lady Seahawks would not fall short of its goals due to a lack of mental toughness.

Almost a full calendar year later, the team had not forgotten the test put forth by its coach, and showcased lessons

learned when it needed it most.

Finding itself in a battle of wills against the same Crestwood squad that eliminated it last season, this time it was Myrtle Beach that made the necessary plays down the stretch, enabling it to come away with a 39-36 victory.

With the win, the Lady Seahawks advanced to the 3A lower state final for the first time since 2012. There to meet them on Friday will be Region VII-AAA rival Wilson.

“I told them at halftime, I was tired of having chihuahuas on the court,” Dennison said following the win. “I wanted me some pit bulls, and the pit bulls showed up in the

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Coaches and parents console Crestwood’s Shaquanda MillerMcCray following the Lady Knights’ 39-36 loss to Myrtle Beach on Monday at the MBHS gymnasium in the quarterfinals of See season, Page B3 the 3A state playoffs.

Hamlin felt for Kenseth after wild finish

By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Four drivers went into the Daytona 500 determined to end Joe Gibbs’ 23-year losing skid in NASCAR’s biggest race of the year.

So when Matt Kenseth took the white flag, Denny Hamlin was deterhamlin mined to help his teammate get to victory lane. Only the move he made to defend for Kenseth led to Hamlin winning the closest Daytona 500 in history.

His decision to jump out of line to block a charge from Kevin Harvick instead led Harvick to push Hamlin enough to catch Kenseth. He staved off Kenseth’s attempt to block, then wedged in between Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. and beat Truex to the checkered flag by 0.010 seconds.

Even as he celebrated his first Daytona 500 victory, Hamlin felt for his teammate.

“This is a great moment for me, but I feel awful for Matt because he’s such a great friend, such a great teammate,” Hamlin said. “I’m just

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college baseball roundup

Cancer in remission, Tigers’ Schmidt gets a win in return

By ERIC OLSON The Associated Press Six months after his cancer went into remission, Clemson’s Clate Schmidt pitched the five most meaningful innings of his life.

Schmidt threw 77 pitches and earned the win over Maine on Saturday in an outing bridging his comeback from illness to his role as senior leader for new coach Monte Lee. “For me, it was tunnel vision,” Schmidt said. “When opening weekend came, I wanted to be on the mound.

That’s the thing that has driven me since I was first diagnosed.”

Schmidt worked 52 innings mostly as a reliever in 2015 but always felt fatigued. He underwent a series of tests after he felt a lump on his neck last winter, and doctors told him at the end of the season that he had Stage 2 nodular sclerosis Hodgkin lymphoma.

Four rounds of chemotherapy were followed by 17 radiation treatments. By August, he was declared cancer-free.

“I had no stamina coming out of treatment,” he said. “I honestly was 50 percent, maybe. It was extremely tough, especially conditioning and running.”

Schmidt, from Acworth, Georgia, was pushed hard by Clemson’s strength staff and his teammates over the fall and winter, and he locked down the Saturday starter’s job. He allowed four runs and eight hits, walked one and struck out five in a 9-4 win over Maine.

“I thought I did extremely well attacking the zone, and I had only 25 balls out of 77 pitches, so I was pretty excited about that,” he said.

“The four earned runs, I was kind of disappointed in that just for the simple fact of being a competitor and I know I’m better than that. Once it gets deeper into the season, I’m going to be better.”

Schmidt’s fastball has lost a little velocity; he’s now throwing 88-90 mph. Chicago Cubs starter Jon Lester, who overcame cancer, met with Schmidt last summer and told him what he could expect

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Clemson pitcher Clate Schmidt threw 77 pitches in the Tigers’ 9-4 victory over Maine on Saturday, six months after his cancer went into remission. during every step of his return to baseball.

Schmidt, in turn, reached out to University of Pittsburgh star football player James Conner, who announced in December he had Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The two talk almost every day, and Schmidt said he’s trying to arrange for Conner to visit Clemson to throw out a first pitch.

“I try to tell everyone, no matter how young or old you are, please, if you feel something strange or a foreign, a lump, don’t be scared to put it off and get it checked,” Schmidt said. “As scary as the news might be, it’s better than the alternative of waiting it out and then letting it get to the point where you can’t beat it.”

GATORS SWEEP: Consensus No. 1 team Florida swept three games from Florida Gulf Coast by a combined score of 24-9. The Gators batted .330 in the series and their pitchers compiled a 1.67 ERA with 35 strikeouts and five walks.

STRUGGLING SOONER: Projected high first-round draft pick Alec Hansen of Oklahoma struggled Satur-

day, lasting little more than an inning against Northeastern. Hansen walked four, hit a batter and allowed one hit while giving up three runs in a 5-3 loss. The teams split the four-game series, with Northeastern beating a Big 12 opponent for the first time.

FEAR THE FIGHTING HAWKS: Alabama better not overlook North Dakota when the Fighting Hawks visit Tuscaloosa this week. North Dakota took two of three at then-No. 12 Southern California, with the Trojans having to come from behind in the bottom of the ninth Sunday to get their win. On Friday, lefthander Zach Muckenhirn threw a three-hitter in a 1-0 win, North Dakota’s first over a ranked opponent.

CHAMPS WIN 2 of 3: Defending national champion Virginia issued five of its seven walks in the last two innings Sunday in a 5-4 loss to Coastal Carolina. The Cavaliers opened with wins over Kent State and Appalachian State. Virginia starters Connor Jones, Daniel Lynch and Tommy Dole allowed two runs over 18 innings.

Fire Ants drop twinbill to Harford The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team dropped a doubleheader to Harford Community College on Sunday at Riley Park.

The Fire Ants lost the opener 4-1 and dropped the second game 3-2. USCS lost the series 3-1 in falling to 5-5 on the season.

In the opener, Sumter managed just six hits, two apiece coming from Fred Wadsworth and Evan Carter. Wadsworth scored the lone run, coming in on a sacrifice fly by William Thomas.

Right-handed pitcher Jamie Morlan took the loss. He pitched five innings, charged with all of the runs in a 4-run Harford fourth. He allowed four hits, walking one and striking out five.

In the second game, Caleb Morris hit a solo home run.

Mickey Dugan had a double and Thomas had a triple and scored a run. Carter had a hit and an RBI. Right-hander Tyler Bialeschki took the loss. He worked six innings and was charged with all three runs.

He allowed three hits, while striking out six and walking none.

USC 8 Albany 1

COLUMBIA – Former University of South Carolina Sumter right-handed pitcher Colie Bowers picked up the victory in relief in South Carolina’s 8-1 win over Albany on Sunday at Founders Park.

Bowers worked 1 1/3 scoreless innings. He didn’t allow any hits, but walked two while striking out two.

The Gamecocks, who improved to 3-0, finished with 12 hits. John Jones had two hits and three runs batted in. LT Tolbert had three hits and scored twice, while Marcus Mooney scored three runs.

Clemson 19 Maine 2

CLEMSON -- Chase Pinder belted a 3-run home run in the fourth inning and Seth Beer hit a grand slam in the fifth to lead Clemson to a 19-2 win over Maine on Sunday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

The Tigers won the series 2-1.

The Tigers’ 22-hit performance saw every starter with

at least one hit and 14 Tigers with a hit in all. Pinder went 2-for-3 with a homer, four runs batted in and three runs scored, while Beer went 2-for3 with his first career homer.

Former Thomas Sumter Academy standout Maleeke Gibson had a hit for Clemson.

Virginia Tech 12 Citadel 0

CHARLESTON – The Citadel dropped the final game of its season-opening series against Virginia Tech, losing 12-0 on Sunday at Riley Park.

Sumter’s Jacob Watcher had one of the Bulldogs’ three hits.

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TODAY 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Round-of-16 First Leg Match – Barcelona vs. Arsenal (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Round-of-16 First Leg Match – Bayern Munich vs. Juventus (FOX SPORTS 2).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Rhode Island at Davidson (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Georgia State at Georgia Southern (ESPN2).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Alabama at Kentucky (ESPN).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Temple at Tulsa (ESPNEWS).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana State at Arkansas (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Carolina (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Clemson at Georgia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New Orleans at Washington (NBA TV).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Florida (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Columbus at Detroit (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: Dayton at Saint Louis (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: Kansas at Baylor (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal First Leg Match – D.C. United vs. Queretaro (FOX SPORTS 1, UNIVISION).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Michigan State at Ohio State (ESPN).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Christian at Texas Tech (ESPNEWS).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Virginia Tech at Boston College (ESPNU).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Missouri at Mississippi (SEC NETWORK).

10 p.m. – College Basketball: New Mexico at Colorado State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

10 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal First Leg Match – America vs. Seattle (FOX SPORTS 1, UNIVISION).

10 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Brooklyn at Portland (NBA TV).

11 p.m. – College Basketball: NevadaLas Vegas at Boise State (ESPNU).

11 p.m. – International Diving: FINA Championships from Rio de Janeiro – Women’s Springboard (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division

Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Division

Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

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San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division

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Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

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Sunday’s Games

Cleveland 115, Oklahoma City 92 New Orleans 111, Detroit 106 Boston 121, Denver 101 San Antonio 118, Phoenix 111 Toronto 98, Memphis 85 Charlotte 104, Brooklyn 96 Indiana 105, Orlando 102 Dallas 129, Philadelphia 103 Chicago 126, L.A. Lakers 115 Portland 115, Utah 111

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Tuesday’s Games

Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Washington, 7 p.m.

Sacramento at Denver, 9 p.m.

Houston at Utah, 9 p.m.

Brooklyn at Portland, 10 p.m.

Charlotte at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

New York at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Golden State at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Chicago, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

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Monday’s Games

Columbus at Boston, 7 p.m.

Arizona at Washington, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Nashville at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Columbus at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Arizona at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Edmonton, 9 p.m.

Calgary at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Buffalo at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

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By The Associated Press PGA Tour-Northern Trust Open Par Scores Sunday At Riviera Country Club Los Angeles Purse: $6.8 million Yardage: 7,322; Par 71 (35-36) Final Round (a-amateur) Bubba Watson (500), $1,224,000 66-68-67-68—269 -15 Jason Kokrak (245), $598,400 68-64-70-68—270 -14 Adam Scott (245), $598,400 68-68-67-67—270 -14 Dustin Johnson (135), $326,400 68-66-68-69—271 -13 K.J. Choi (105), $258,400 69-67-67-69—272 -12 Marc Leishman (105), $258,400 68-67-68-69—272 -12 Chez Reavie (90), $227,800 66-67-69-71—273 -11 Sung Kang (83), $204,000 70-69-66-69—274 -10 Matt Kuchar (83), $204,000 69-69-69-67—274 -10 Ryan Moore (75), $183,600 69-68-69-69—275 -9 J.B. Holmes (62), $144,160 71-66-69-70—276 -8 Martin Laird (62), $144,160 68-70-69-69—276 -8 Hideki Matsuyama (62), $144,160 69-67-68-72—276 -8 Troy Merritt (62), $144,160 68-66-70-72—276 -8

Haru Nomura, $195,000 69-68-70-65—272 -16 Lydia Ko, $119,765 70-70-68-67—275 -13 Karrie Webb, $86,881 67-71-70-71—279 -9 Charley Hull, $47,014 70-70-72-68—280 -8 Beth Allen, $47,014 69-71-72-68—280 -8 Min Seo Kwak, $47,014 69-71-71-69—280 -8 Ha Na Jang, $47,014 69-70-70-71—280 -8 Danielle Kang, $47,014 70-70-67-73—280 -8 Georgia Hall, $24,956 71-73-70-67—281 -7 Brooke M. Henderson, $24,956 70-71-73-67—281 -7 Annie Park, $24,956 70-72-69-70—281 -7 Catriona Matthew, $24,956 67-69-73-72—281 -7 Jenny Shin, $24,956 67-70-70-74—281 -7

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GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 58 34 20 4 72 157 137 Anaheim 58 31 19 8 70 146 141 San Jose 57 31 21 5 67 168 154 Arizona 58 27 25 6 60 161 180 Vancouver 59 23 24 12 58 142 168 Calgary 58 26 29 3 55 160 180 Edmonton 60 22 32 6 50 150 184 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

LPGA-Women’s Australian Open Par Scores Sunday At The Grange Golf Club, West Course Adelaide, Australia City Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,600; Par: 72 Final Round (a-amateur)

Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Boston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Golden State at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

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GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 57 43 10 4 90 191 131 N.Y. Rangers 59 34 19 6 74 171 150 N.Y. Islanders 57 31 19 7 69 164 144 Pittsburgh 58 30 20 8 68 154 151 New Jersey 60 29 24 7 65 133 141 Carolina 60 27 23 10 64 148 160 Philadelphia 58 26 21 11 63 144 158 Columbus 59 23 29 7 53 149 184

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

3A Quarterfinals Monday Upper State (1) Wren 59, (1) Lancaster 54 (1) Dreher 62, (1) Eastside 33 Lower State (2) Wilson 50, (1) Midland Valley 40 (1) Myrtle Beach 39, (1) Crestwood 36

Robert E. Lee Academy’s varsity girls basketball team saw its season come to an end on Monday with a 55-37 loss to Hilton Head Christian in the quarterfinals of the SCISA 2A state tournament at Sumter County Civic Center.

The Lady Cavaliers, who finished the year with a 10-15 record, fell behind 18-0 to start the game. However, they slowly chipped away, pulling within 40-32 early in the fourth quarter.

Reaghann Griffin led REL with 15 points. Meg Gaskins added 10 and Rebecca Dinkins finished with eight.

Zi Doe led 22-6 HHC with 23 points. Jossie Frazier added 14.

Hilton Head Christian will take on Spartanburg Christian in a semifinal game on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center.

2A Quarterfinals Today Upper State (2) Newberry at (1) Pendleton (1) Keenan at (1) Andrew Jackson Lower State (2) Dillon at (1) Bishop England (2) Battery Creek at (1) Mullins 1A Quarterfinals Monday Upper State (1) McCormick at (1) Christ Church (1) C.A. Johnson at (1) Calhoun County Lower State (1) Estill at (1) Burke (1) Timmonsville at (1) Latta BOYS 4A Second Round Saturday Upper State (1) Fort Mill 63, (2) Spartanburg 59 (2) Spring Valley 68, (1) Westside 67 (1) Blythewood 89, (3) Gaffney 71 (1) Byrnes 80, (2) Nation Ford 50 Lower State (2) Carolina Forest 53, (1) James Island 49 (1) Irmo 84, (2) Summerville 56 (2) South Aiken 66, (4) South Florence 65 (2) West Ashley 49, (1) Sumter 45 Quarterfinals Today Upper State (2) Spring Valley at (1) Fort Mill (1) Blythewood at (1) Byrnes Lower State (2) Carolina Forest at (1) Irmo (2) South Aiken at (2) West Ashley

ROBERT E. LEE Watson 4, Griffin 15, Gaskins 10, Dinkins 8.

HILTON HEAD CHRISTIAN McCarthy 8, Doe 23, Frazier 14, Gray 5, DeSimone 3, Lucci 2.

3A Quarterfinals Today Upper State (1) South Pointe at (1) Seneca (1) A.C. Flora at (1) Berea Lower State (2) Wilson at (1) Midland Valley (4) Lakewood at (1) Marlboro Co.

1A Quarterfinals Today Upper State (2) Ridge Spring-Monetta at (1) C.A. Johnson (1) McBee at (1) Calhoun County Lower State (2) Carvers Bay at (2) C.E. Murray (1) Hannah-Pamplico at (1) Hemingway

SCisa STATE PLAYOFFS 3A BOYS Second Round Wednesday At Sumter Civic Center (U1) Hammond vs. (U5) Wilson Hall, 8 p.m.

(U2) Pinewood Prep vs. (U3) Northwood, 6:30 p.m.

(L1) Porter-Gaud vs. (L4) Cardinal Newman, 5 p.m.

(L2) Heathwood Hall vs. (L3) Laurence Manning, 3:30 p.m.

GIRLS Second Round Today At Sumter Civic Center (U1) Hammond vs. (U4) First Baptist, 3:30 p.m.

(U2) Thomas Sumter vs. (U3) Porter-Gaud, 5 p.m.

(L1) Northwood vs. (L5) Ben Lippen, 6:30 p.m.

(L2) Pinewood Prep vs. (L3) Wilson Hall, 8 p.m.

2A BOYS Second Round Today At Heathwood Hall (in Columbia) (1) Spartanburg Day vs. (2) Hilton Head Christian, 7 p.m.

At Wilson Hall B (1) Trinity-Byrnes vs. (2) Florence Christian, 6:30 p.m.

At Wilson Hall A (1) Christian Academy vs. (3) Spartanburg Christian, 6:30 p.m.

At Wilson Hall B (1) Bethesda Academy vs. (2) Oakbrook Prep, 8 p.m.

GIRLS Second Round Monday At Sumter Civic Center (1) Hilton Head Christian 55, 2) Robert E. Lee 37 (1) Spartanburg Christian 51, (2) Florence Christian 42 (1) Pee Dee 51, (2) Thomas Heyward 28 (1) Trinity-Byrnes 41, (2) Spartanburg Day 28 1A BOYS Second Round Today At Wilson Hall B at Heathwood Hall (in Columbia) (1) Charleston Collegiate vs. (2) N. Myrtle Beach Christian, 5 p.m.

(4) Wardlaw vs. (2) Covenant Classical, 5:30 p.m.

At Wilson Hall A (1) Curtis Baptist vs. (2) Beaufort Academy, 5 p.m.

At Wilson Hall A (1) Anderson Christian vs. (2) Cathedral Academy, 8 p.m.

GIRLS Second Round Monday at Wilson Hall A (1) Richard Winn vs. (3) Northside Christian, 6 p.m.

At Wilson Hall A (1) Holly Hill vs. (3) Patrick Henry At Wilson Hall B (1) Dorchester vs. (3) St. John’s Christian, 6 p.m.

At Wilson Hall B (1) Curtis Baptist vs. (2) Laurens Ac.

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SCHSL STATE PLAYOFFS Girls 4A Quarterfinals Monday Upper State (1) Rock Hill 45, (2) Ridge View 44 (1) Spring Valley 95, (1) Dorman 46 Lower State (1) North Augusta 45, (1) Goose Creek 43 (1) Sumter 45, (2) Lexington 40

2A Second Round Saturday Upper State (1) Blacksburg 77, (2) Indian Land 72 (1) Abbeville 65, (3) Cheraw 62 (1) Keenan 59, (2) Strom Thurmond 39 (1) Andrew Jackson 69, (3) Ninety Six 40 Lower State (1) Ridgeland-Hardeeville 84, (2) Mullins 74 (2) Timberland 61, (1) Battery Creek 57 (1) Lee Central 62, (3) Edisto 52 (1) Dillon 67, (3) Bishop England 55 Quarterfinals Wednesday Upper State (1) Blacksburg at (1) Abbeville (1) Keenan at (1) Andrew Jackson Lower State (2) Timberland at (1) RidgelandHardeeville (1) Lee Central at (1) Dillon

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Sumter’s Kyra Wilson (5) puts up a shot past Lexington’s Taylor Foulks for a layup during the Lady Gamecocks’ 45-40 victory on Monday at the SHS gymnasium in the quarterfinals of the 4A state playoffs.

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45-43 winner over Goose Creek, on Saturday at 5 p.m. for a chance to play for the state title the following Friday in Columbia.

The Lady Gamecocks improved to 24-4 overall while LHS finished the season at 18-8.

“Couldn’t be any more proud of that senior group,” Loudenslager said. “It was those same seniors that put us in the hole that we were in, and it was those same seniors that bailed us out of it.

“They did what we asked them, and they buried Lexington literally in the first three minutes of (the third) quarter.”

Sumter was down 23-14 at the break thanks in large part to an abysmal 6-for-31 half from the floor. The Lady Gamecocks were also 1-for-8 from the foul line.

“We got all the looks we wanted -- we just missed every free throw and every layup.

We didn’t really change that much (entering the second half), we just executed better.”

A lot better. Wilson scored the first six points to start

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fourth quarter.”

A game largely played in a phone booth, Crestwood’s 6-point lead early on was the largest by either team in a contest featuring 12 lead changes and seven ties.

Business picked up in the final period when Lady Seahawks senior point guard Keocia Walker knocked down a shot from deep range, along with being fouled on the play.

After tacking on the free throw, Myrtle Beach pulled ahead 32-30 for the team’s first lead since late in the second quarter.

Crestwood was not done though, pulling back ahead courtesy on buckets by Jayla Bolden and Shaquanda MillerMcCray, pushing the Lady Knights back in front, 34-32.

Out of sorts for much of the night, Myrtle Beach All-State performer Nia Sumpter chose the right time to make her presence felt.

A jumper from the elbow would tie things at 34-34 with 2:14 left in the game. She followed that with a key block on the other end of the floor.

More importantly, Sumpter’s four free throws in the final minute helped put a bow

things off and Cooper finished with eight of the last 12 points for SHS as the Lady Gamecocks turned a 9-point deficit into an 8-point advantage, 3325.

“We started playing our kind of ball,” said Cooper, who finished with 13 points, six rebounds and five steals. “We started moving the ball around (a lot better) and doing what our coach told us to do.

We got in the game.”

The big run didn’t put the Lady Wildcats down for the count, however, Trailing by as many as 11 in the fourth quarter, Lexington chipped away behind leading scorers Destinee Langford and Taylor Foulks. Foulks missed much of the second half after getting into foul trouble, but had six of her eight points in the final frame for LHS and led the team with 10 rebounds.

Langford, who led all scorers with 22, added four more, including a bucket with just over a minute remaining to pull the Lady Wildcats within 41-38.

Sumter rebounded from a tough night at the charity stripe, though, to knock down eight of 15 in the fourth quarter and seal the victory. on a Myrtle Beach win.

“I wasn’t on good offensive terms, but coaches told me to pick it up on defense and my offense would come,” Sumpter said. “That’s what happened with my free throws and the shots I made at the end of the game.”

As the final seconds ticked off the clock, somber tears from the previous season were replaced by those of joy and jubilation. Conversely, Crestwood players tried to hide their emotions, eager to leave the court following a hardfought game that unfortunately did not go their way.

“We rushed our shots, we weren’t patient enough on the offensive end,” said Crestwood head coach Tony Wilson. “I told them before the game that we could take the ball to the basket, but we settled for too many jump shots.

And, as a result, we started to rush things.

“Myrtle Beach played a good game in mixing up the triangle-and-two (defense), but us not being patient was what hurt us most.”

Sumpter was the only Lady Seahawk in double figures, leading the team with 10 points. Cawasha Ceasar led all scorers with 13 points in a losing effort.

“That’s nothing but nerves and not shooting free throws in the game the way you do in practice,” Loudenslager said.

“We missed a lot of front ends and you start to question yourself when you do that. We always preach to trust whoever is going to the line no matter what they’ve done the rest of the night and to always trust yourself.

“We’ve got to talk about that and get it straightened out before Saturday.”

Sumter’s pressure defense sparked a lot of its offense in the second half. Jessica Harris had five steals to go along with 10 points and Wilson, who finished with a team-high 17 points, also led the team with 11 rebounds.

SHS also did a better job defending Langford, who had 18 points in the first two periods including 11 in the second quarter -- nine of which came from 3-point range. Lexington hit five 3s in the first half, but went 0-for-9 the rest of the way.

“We did a better job of that in the second half, but to be honest a lot of those 3s were three feet behind the line,” Loudenslager said. “(Langford) is a college-caliber player and she made her shots.”

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The margin burgeoned to 24 during a dominant final period.

The Gamecocks, who came in averaging an SECbest 72 points in league games, were held at least 10 points below that for the third straight game. The defensive play more than made up for the 38 percent shooting performance.

Hannah Cook, Alabama’s leading scorer, had three points on 1-of-12 shooting.

CLASS BY ITSELF South Carolina seniors Mitchell, Asia Dozier and Khadijah Sessions broke the Class of 2015’s school record for wins over a four-year period, improving to 114-17.

REBOUNDS The Gamecocks collected the third-most rebounds of coach Dawn Staley’s 7-plus season tenure, one behind the 59 against Florida in Jan. 2013. The high was 62 against College of Charleston in November 2013.

TIP-INS South Carolina: Has won the last 12 meetings and improved to 9-8 in Tuscaloosa. ... Committed 16 turnovers and had 16 assists.

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By The Associated Press Sunday At Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Fla. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses)

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Denny Hamlin (11) crosses the finish line inches ahead of Martin Truex Jr. (78) to win the Daytona 500 on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway.

Truex comes up a few inches short in closest Daytona 500

By MARK LONG The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Martin Truex Jr. expects to hear about this one for the rest of his career.

Maybe even the rest of his life.

Truex was on the losing end of the closest Daytona 500 in race history Sunday, coming up just a few inches short in a photo finish with Denny Hamlin.

“I remember when it happened to Mark Martin, poor guy, been so close here so many times,” Truex said.

“They still show the high-

light. The picture of that race is in the tunnel when you come in Turn 1. I have a feeling I’m going to have to see that same thing for a long time.

“It hurts a little bit, but a lot to be proud of, for sure.”

Indeed, Martin lost to Kevin Harvick by 0.020 seconds in 2007. That had been the closest finish in Daytona 500 history — until now.

Hamlin edged Truex by 0.010 seconds.

“You’d rather get beat by a few feet than 4 inches, absolutely,” Truex said.

Truex watched a replay of the frantic finish on pit road,

wanting to see how close it really was.

Matt Kenseth was leading on the final lap when Hamlin made his move. Hamlin, who was running fourth, jumped out of line and moved to the outside. He got a big push from Kevin Harvick and caught Kenseth, who tried to block him. Hamlin wedged between Kenseth and Truex, and Kenseth got out of shape and had to get off the gas.

Hamlin and Truex raced side by side to the checkered flag.

“Honestly, I don’t know that I could have done anything better to have a better

chance of winning it,” Truex said. “We were in the right spot. We made the right moves. ... You can second guess all day long. I think the only thing I should have done different was been a little more aggressive coming to the line holding Denny up the racetrack.

“It gave him that couple inches to beat me to the line.

If I had been rubbing him up the track a little earlier on, I think we would have been OK. It’s hard to make those decisions. I felt like I had the momentum, and I did ‘til those last couple feet. So, you know, live and learn.”

Kenseth goes from 1st-to-worst feeling after fade

By DAN GELSTON The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Matt Kenseth was one lap away from his third Daytona 500 victory.

In a flash, Kenseth lost it all Sunday — the lead, the win, even a top-10 finish.

Kenseth was rolling in the No. 20 Toyota, leading 40 straight laps with only one more to go.

He just missed.

“There’s a million things you could do differently,” Kenseth said.

Kenseth was out front and leading Martin Truex Jr. until the final lap. Denny Hamlin, who was running fourth, jumped out of line, moved to the outside and caught Kenseth. Kenseth tried to throw a block, but Hamlin wedged into the middle between Kenseth and

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so proud of all my other teammates for us being so committed to each other for 500 miles.

That was very rare that you see the selflessness that you saw, even with two laps to go.

All of us were committed to pushing (Kenseth) to a victory.

“I saw (Harvick) coming. I said, ‘If I didn’t make a run, he was going to make a run just like I did.’ I went up there to block, he hit me so hard it shot me three cars forward.

It’s crazy, it happened so fast.”

The victory ended Gibbs’ 23year drought at the Daytona 500. It gave Hamlin his first Daytona 500 victory in 10 tries, and Toyota its first in “The Great American Race.”

“It’s the pinnacle of my career, for sure,” said Hamlin.

Gibbs, who in November cel-

Truex. Kenseth drifted wider, toward the wall, and had to save his car from wrecking.

Kenseth, who won the Daytona 500 in 2009 and 2012, faded to 14th and saw teammate Hamlin win the big one for Joe Gibbs Racing.

“If I can’t win, I want my teammate to win,” Kenseth said. “That’s what being teammates is all about, is to get everybody at Joe Gibbs Racing running good and we did that today.”

Hamlin beat Truex by 0.010 seconds in the closest finish in the history of the race. Kenseth so badly wanted to be the driver to win JGR’s first Daytona 500 title since Dale Jarrett in 1993.

Kenseth said he wanted to hold the lead with one lap remaining.

“I wouldn’t trade that position for anybody in the

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Denny Hamlin (11) and Martin Truex Jr. (78) take the lead from Matt Kenseth (20) in Turn 4 on the final lap of the Daytona 500. whole field,” Kenseth said. “I didn’t really think the outside was going to muster up enough run to get it to be honest with you. Somehow, (Hamlin) just got a massive run. Hindsight I probably

ebrated with Kyle Busch the team’s first Sprint Cup title in a decade, won the race for the first time since Dale Jarrett in 1993.

Gibbs had made it clear that he had no use for the victories his drivers collected in the exhibition races leading into Sunday’s season-opener — Hamlin and Busch each won one race in the buildup to the opener. But the three-time Super Bowl-winning coach was focused only on the 500 and his four drivers brainstormed on the best way to get a win.

“The thrill in football, you can’t get any more excited than that, winning a Super Bowl. It’s the same thrill over here,” Gibbs said. “Most people never get to have a dream in life. I’ve had two from an occupational standpoint. I’m probably one of the most blessed guys in the world.”

Hamlin, Kenseth, Busch and

should have stayed in front of Martin and tried to race him back to the line. It looked like he was going so fast I could get in front of him and get a little boost and I just couldn’t.”

Carl Edwards stuck close together for most of the race, and they got assistance from Truex, who became a de facto JGR teammate this year when Furniture Row Racing moved to Toyota.

Kenseth led Truex until the final lap when Hamlin finally jumped out of line. Starting a second line on the outside, Hamlin got a push from Kevin Harvick that allowed him to catch Kenseth. Kenseth tried to throw a block but Hamlin wedged into the middle between Kenseth and Truex, and Kenseth had to save his car from wrecking.

“The last thing I wanted to do was wreck off turn four with my Toyota teammates and none of us win,” Hamlin said. “We had talked about a plan overnight to just work together, work together and I’ve never seen it executed so flawlessly.

“I said with two to go that

we have to get the team victory no matter what it takes and I essentially was trying to go up there and block (Harvick) to keep him from getting to those guys.”

Truex wasn’t sure what he could have done differently.

“It hurts a little bit,” Truex said. “I think the only thing I should have done different was been a little more aggressive coming to the line, holding Denny up the race track.

That last split second when he pulled off my door, that was it.

It gave him that couple inches to beat me to the line.

“It’s hard to make those decisions. Live and learn. I think if I get in that position again, I’ll do it a little bit differently.”

Toyotas swept the podium as Truex was second, and Busch third. Edwards was fifth to give Toyota four of the top five spots. It comes three months after Busch gave Toyota its

1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 200 laps, 139.1 rating, 45 points.

2. (28) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 200, 114.4, 40.

3. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 200, 117.2, 39.

4. (9) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200, 100.4, 37.

5. (10) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 200, 78.6, 36.

6. (5) Joey Logano, Ford, 200, 96.5, 35.

7. (14) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200, 100, 34.

8. (27) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 200, 68.1, 33.

9. (21) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 76.5, 33.

10. (8) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200, 94.3, 31.

11. (38) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200, 58.2, 31.

12. (34) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200, 80.1, 29.

13. (13) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200, 81.5, 28.

14. (2) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200, 103.1, 28.

15. (39) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 200, 71.5, 26.

16. (26) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200, 79.7, 26.

17. (6) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200, 87.3, 24.

18. (37) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200, 65.2, 23.

19. (7) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 200, 82.5, 22.

20. (25) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200, 81.2, 22.

21. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 200, 63.9, 20.

22. (19) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 200, 59, 19.

23. (24) Landon Cassill, Ford, 200, 56.8, 18.

24. (35) Brian Scott, Ford, 200, 43.2, 18.

25. (12) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 200, 57.4, 0.

26. (18) Brian Vickers, Chevrolet, 200, 68.3, 15.

27. (22) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200, 48.3, 15.

28. (23) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200, 54.3, 13.

29. (29) David Ragan, Toyota, 200, 45.8, 13.

30. (36) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 200, 39.6, 12.

31. (33) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 200, 33.5, 11.

32. (32) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 199, 53.3, 9.

33. (31) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 199, 48.2, 8.

34. (15) Greg Biffle, Ford, 198, 57.2, 7.

35. (16) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, accident, 184, 50.9, 6.

36. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, accident, 169, 79.6, 6.

37. (1) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 160, 43.7, 5.

38. (40) Robert Richardson Jr., Toyota, engine, 135, 27, 3.

39. (17) Chris Buescher, Ford, accident, 91, 36.6, 2.

40. (20) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, accident, 91, 34.5, 1.

Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 157.549 mph.

Time of Race: 3 hours, 10 minutes, 25 seconds.

Margin of Victory: 0.010 seconds.

Caution Flags: 6 for 31 laps.

Lead Changes: 20 among 15 drivers.

Lap Leaders: C.Elliott 1-3; D.Earnhardt Jr. 4-17; Ky.Busch 18-21; D. Earnhardt Jr. 22; R.Newman 23; D.Hamlin 24-57; M.Truex Jr. 58; B. Labonte 59; J.Johnson 60-77; Ky.Busch 78-92; D.Ragan 93; M. Waltrip 94; D.Hamlin 95-119; M.Truex Jr. 120; D.Hamlin 121-155; A.Dillon 156; B.Keselowski 157; M. Annett 158; B.Scott 159; M.Kenseth 160-199; D.Hamlin 200.

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): D.Hamlin, 4 times for 95 laps; M.Kenseth, 1 time for 40 laps; Ky.Busch, 2 times for 19 laps; J.Johnson, 1 time for 18 laps; D.Earnhardt Jr., 2 times for 15 laps; C.Elliott, 1 time for 3 laps; M.Truex Jr., 2 times for 2 laps; A.Dillon, 1 time for 1 lap; R.Newman, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Keselowski, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Scott, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Annett, 1 time for 1 lap; D. Ragan, 1 time for 1 lap; M.Waltrip, 1 time for 1 lap; B.Labonte, 1 time for 1 lap.

Wins: D.Hamlin, 1.

Top 16 in Points: 1. D.Hamlin, 45; 2.

M.Truex Jr., 40; 3. Ky.Busch, 39; 4.

K.Harvick, 37; 5. C.Edwards, 36; 6.

J.Logano, 35; 7. K.Larson, 34; 8. R. Smith, 33; 9. A.Dillon, 33; 10. Ku. Busch, 31; 11. R.Newman, 31; 12.

A.Almirola, 29; 13. K.Kahne, 28; 14.

M.Kenseth, 28; 15. M.McDowell, 26; 16. J.Johnson, 26.

NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race.

The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

first championship.

“This was our 10th try at the Daytona 500,” said David Wilson, president of Toyota Racing Development, who called the win the biggest in Toyota history — trumping even the 2003 Indianapolis 500 victory.

“When we came into the sport, we struggled. We were not ready. We didn’t know.

And so it’s taken time for us to collectively build an organization of winning races and competing for championships.”

Kenseth faded to 14th.

“They don’t get much more crushing than that,” Kenseth said. “If I can’t win, I want my teammate to win. There’s a million things you could do differently, but I did what I thought I should do at the time to try to win. We finished terrible, but that was the move I thought I had to make to try to preserve the win.”

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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

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Tennessee’s 31-year run in the women’s poll over

By DOUG FEINBERG The Associated Press

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Clemson’s Jaron Blossomgame (5) has had a tremendous season, but is in need of some help as the Tigers make a push for the NCAA tournament. Clemson is in Atlanta today to take on Georgia Tech.

Blossomgame to Tigers: ‘Can’t do it all by myself ’

BY Scott Keepfer skeepfer@greenvillenews.com CLEMSON – Jaron Blossomgame has taken his game to a different level of late, averaging almost 26 points over the Clemson basketball team’s last four games.

Now if he could get a few teammates to join him, the Tigers could find themselves punching an NCAA Tournament ticket a few weeks hence.

“I can’t do it all by myself,” Blossomgame said. “Both of my games when I had career highs, we lost those games, to it goes to show I need my teammates to step up.”

Blossomgame has set new career highs twice in the last four games, with the latest coming Saturday at N.C. State when he scored 33 points – the most points scored by a Clemson player in an Atlantic Coast Conference road game in 47 years.

But the Tigers had only one other player in double figures in the 77-74 defeat, and therein lies the rub – Blossomgame needs some help.

“We need a little more consistency out of someone else,” Clemson Coach Brad Brownell said. “We’ve got to get consistent play out of our perimeter (guys) to really help us get back to playing at a consistent

men’s top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 21, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Rcd Pts Prv 1. Villanova (45) 24-3 1,604 1 2. Kansas (20) 23-4 1,580 2 3. Oklahoma 21-5 1,393 3 3. Virginia 21-5 1,393 7 5. Xavier 24-3 1,368 8 6. Michigan St. 22-5 1,346 8 7. North Carolina 22-5 1,241 5 8. Iowa 20-6 1,144 4 9. Arizona 22-5 1,028 12 10. Maryland 23-5 976 6 11. Louisville 21-6 902 18 12. Miami 21-5 851 11 13. Oregon 21-6 842 16 14. West Virginia 20-7 772 10 15. Duke 20-7 674 20 16. Kentucky 20-7 627 14 17. Iowa St. 19-8 616 13 18. Indiana 22-6 571 22 19. Baylor 20-7 521 25 20. Purdue 21-7 357 17 21. Texas A&M 20-7 283 — 22. Utah 21-7 253 — 23. Notre Dame 18-8 185 19 24. SMU 22-4 154 21 25. Texas 17-10 104 24 Others receiving votes: Dayton 80, Providence 48, California 34, Wichita St. 33, Texas Tech 31, Wisconsin 27, Saint Joseph’s 20, VCU 19, Hawaii 12, South Carolina 12, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 10, Cincinnati 3, Valparaiso 3, San Diego St. 2, Southern Cal 2, Stephen F. Austin 1, UAB 1, UALR 1, UConn 1.

level offensively.”

No question there.

“During that stretch when we won the five games (in a row), guys were consistent in scoring,” Blossomgame said.

In the five-game stretch in January that saw the Tigers

post consecutive victories against Florida State, Syracuse, Louisville, Duke and Miami, Clemson had 14 players score in double figures in addition to Blossomgame.

In the Tigers’ most recent five defeats against Virginia, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Notre Dame and N.C. State, just eight Clemson players other than Blossomgame were able to reach double figures.

Bottom line? It’s imperative that Blossomgame get help from players such as Jordan Roper, Avry Holmes, Gave DeVoe and Donte Grantham if the Tigers hope to win their final three regular-season games, beginning with Tuesday night’s game at Georgia Tech.

“We’ve got to stay confident and keep believing,” Blossomgame said. “We’re right there in the thick of things and we still have a chance to finish in the upper half of the league and get a good seed for the ACC Tournament, so we’re still believing in each other and we still believe we can do great things.”

Georgia Tech Coach Brian Gregory believes in the Tigers, too.

“They’ve got all the pieces – you can’t win the amount of games they’ve won without those pieces,” Gregory said.

women’s top 25 The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 21, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:

Rcd Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 26-0 800 1 2. Notre Dame 25-1 756 2 3. South Carolina 25-1 746 3 4. Baylor 27-1 704 4 5. Ohio St. 23-4 656 5 6. Maryland 25-3 623 6 7. Oregon St. 24-3 608 7 8. Texas 24-2 581 8 9. Arizona St. 24-4 563 9 10. Louisville 22-6 508 11 11. Texas A&M 20-7 463 12 12. Florida St. 21-5 421 10 13. Stanford 22-6 409 15 14. UCLA 20-7 387 12 15. Kentucky 19-6 338 16 16. Mississippi St. 22-6 319 14 17. Miami 22-5 258 18 18. Syracuse 22-6 241 23 19. DePaul 23-7 221 21 20. Michigan St. 20-7 134 25 21. South Florida 19-7 131 19 22. Oklahoma St. 19-7 94 17 23. Oklahoma 18-8 91 20 24. Missouri 21-6 76 — 25. Colorado St. 24-1 58 —

Tennessee’s 31-year run in the Top 25 is over.

The Lady Vols streak of 565 consecutive weeks in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll ended Monday as Tennessee fell out of the Top 25. The streak started Feb. 17, 1985.

“It’s really an amazing streak and a tribute to all of the players and coaches who’ve contributed to the Lady Vols’ rich tradition of excellence,” Tennessee coach Holly Warlick said. “The results this season haven’t been what we wanted, but I assure you my staff and I are working extremely hard to ensure that our players reach their potential and, in turn, help our program attain the level of success we expect at Tennessee.”

Tennessee (16-11) had been teetering on the edge the past few weeks and finally dropped out after losing two of its three games last week. With the Lady Vols out, UConn now has the longest active streak.

The Huskies, who remain No. 1 in the poll this week, have been ranked for 428 consecutive weeks. It would take them roughly seven more years to match Tennessee’s record.

While the Lady Vols fell out, UConn continued its run at No. 1. The Huskies cruised through two more easy victo-

Others receiving votes: Florida 55 BYU 50 West Virginia 42, Georgia 23, UTEP 14, Arkansas St. 7, Oregon 7, Green Bay 5, Florida Gulf Coast 4, Duquesne 3, Tennessee 2, Washington 2.

ries. They host SMU on Wednesday and then Tulane on Saturday. This was the 200th week overall that UConn has been No. 1 in the poll.

The Huskies were followed

by Notre Dame, South Carolina, Baylor and Ohio State.

Colorado State entered the Top 25 for the first time since 2002. The Rams have won 21 straight games. Missouri also came back into the poll while Florida fell out.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful

By Breann Liebermann, Clemson Extension - Water Resources Agent Rain Barrel Art Contest Open to all Sumter County Schools

The very first Earth Day was held in 1970. On April 22, 1970, 22 million Americans all across the country celebrated our Earth and the resources that it provides to us. 46 years later, it is just as important as ever that we learn about and celebrate protecting our natural resources.

Maybe you’ve always wanted to be a part of Earth Day, but didn’t know how to get involved. Good news: there is an Earth Day celebration happening right here in Sumter! On Saturday, April 23 from 8AM to 12 PM, Swan Lake Iris Gardens will come alive with Sumter organizations, schools, industries, businesses, local governments and utilities all providing information and activities about sustainability and natural resources.

One of those organizations will be Clemson Extension Water Resources. Clemson Extension will display sever-

al rain barrels decorated by local school classes, and you will have the chance to vote on your favorite barrel. Your vote counts: winners will receive class pizza parties.

All elementary, middle, and high school classes are eligible to participate in this year’s contest, and they must sign up by March 9th. To register, contact Breann Liebermann at 803-7735561 or blieber@clemson. edu. Clemson Extension will provide barrels, primer, and topcoat paint. Schools are responsible for providing all other decorating materials.

This contest is a great opportunity to engage students in hands-on learning as they combine creativity with water resources protection.

Schools can even choose to install their rain barrel on school grounds after the event to harvest rainwater.

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Citadel’s Sears SoCon Pitcher of the Week CHARLESTON — Sophomore left-handed pitcher John Patrick Sears was named the Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week on Monday following a dominant performance in the season-opening win against Virginia Tech last week.

Sears, the former Wilson Hall standout, pitched five innings against the Hokies and fanned 12 of the 19 batters he faced. The 12 Ks are a new career-high for the sophomore, breaking his previous mark of 10 set last year against Mercer, which was the last time a Bulldog pitcher recorded 10 strikeouts in a game. He allowed just two hits and walked one in his season debut.

This was the first weekly award for Sears, who was tabbed preseason second-team All-SoCon. Sears was also tabbed one of Collegiate Baseball’s National Players of the Week for his performance.

S.C. Athletic Hall of Fame class announced COLUMBIA — Three-time Super Bowl champion Troy Brown and basketball standouts B.J. McKie of South Carolina and Greg Buckner of Clemson head up the newest members to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame.

The group announced its eight inductees Monday. They will be enshrined May 16. Also named are South Carolina offensive lineman Art Whisnant, South Carolina basketball’s Martha Parrker Hester, administrator Buddy Sasser, Citadel baseball’s Richard Wieters and Clemson baseball’s Flint Rhem.

Brown, of Barnwell, played 15 seasons for the New England Patriots and was part of three Super Bowl winners.

McKie played for the Gamecocks from 1996-99 and became the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,119 points.

Buckner is fourth all-time in Clemson’s scoring at 1,754 points during his career from 1994-98.

Nomura wins Women’s Australian Open by 3 ADELAIDE, Australia — Hawaii-based Japanese player Haru Nomura won her first LPGA tournament in her 72nd start, shooting a closing 7-under 65 on Sunday to win the Women’s Australian Open by three strokes.

Nomura, who was tied for the lead with two others going into the final round at The Grange’s West course, finished with a 16-under total of 272.

Top-ranked and defending champion Lydia Ko finished second after a 67.

Jets cut cornerback Antonio Cromartie NEW YORK — The New York Jets have released cornerback Antonio Cromartie, a cost-cutting move that will save the team $8 million in salary cap space.

The decision Monday marks the second time in three years that the Jets have cut Cromartie, who was re-signed last offseason after a year in Arizona. After reuniting with Darrelle Revis in New York, Cromartie struggled at times midway through the season before having a solid finish.

Cromartie will turn 32 in April.

Kentucky dismisses Hatcher after arrest FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky has dismissed senior defensive end/linebacker Jason Hatcher from the team following his arrest early Monday for marijuana possession and speeding in Franklin County.

The arrest report states a sheriff’s deputy clocked Hatcher’s Chevrolet going 81 mph in a 70 mph zone on eastbound Interstate 64 and pulled him over at 12:55 a.m. Monday just west of Frankfort. The report added that the deputy noticed a strong odor of marijuana and that Hatcher tried to conceal some of the drug in his pants. A search found a “large quantity” of marijuana in Hatcher’s car.

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Bubba Watson tees off on the second hole in the final round of the Northern Trust Open on Sunday, an event he won for the second time in three years.

Watson walks to his own beat — and wins

By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — For someone who says he gets nervous around big crowds, Bubba Watson loves to be in big company.

He started the week by taking his 3-year-old son to see Justin Bieber, and it ended with Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry sending him a text just a few minutes before Watson teed off in the final round of the Northern Trust Open.

“He said, ‘Little man was getting lessons from Bieber, maybe I could show him how to shoot,”’ Watson said. “I saw the text about 15 minutes before my tee time. I didn’t want to text him. Then he would say, ‘Quit texting me, you should have won.’ But I ended up winning.”

That he did, for the second time in two years at Riviera, and in a manner that was anything but boring.

Two years ago, he closed with 64-64 without making a bogey. On Sunday, he went from a one-shot lead to three

shots behind Adam Scott in seven holes. Once he caught back up, he fell two holes behind Jason Kokrak with four holes to play.

And then he closed with two birdies over the final three holes for a one-shot victory over both of them.

“I don’t know if you know, but the carry of that (fairway) bunker is 321 yards, by the way, with the adjustment,” Watson said, brimming with the smile of someone who cares not what anyone thinks because he has a trophy. “So for me, I wanted to hit it as hard as I could. That was the key. And so it worked out. It went straight. Ping makes a good driver, the ‘G’ driver. I don’t know if you’ve seen it.

It’s pink.”

Still smiling, he showed his winning mood when he added, “I love it when I win and can just make stuff up.”

It’s not always happy times.

Just two weeks ago in Phoenix, Watson was quick to point out that he doesn’t like the changes to the TPC Scottsdale course and was mainly playing because of sponsor

ties to the community and because he lived for eight years in the area.

What he really didn’t like were headlines he thought misconstrued his feelings, and the verbal abuse that was so severe that some players wondered why Watson would ever go back to the Phoenix Open.

“I’m not over it,” he said.

“It’s heartbreaking that a city or community or local press would put a headline to spur on a bad image. So it’s hurtful.”

Apparently, it inflicted more pain than passing a kidney stone, and Watson knows all about that.

He said he passed one Monday when he arrived at Riviera, the second one in five years. And he said he kept it in a plastic bag this week.

“Five years ago, he (the doctor) said there was one more in my system, and obviously it was this week. My baby came out, I guess,” he said.

“Again, no pain. And I’m already a head case, so ... I thought I was dying without pain.”

OBITUARIES LEROY JOHNSON MANNING — Deacon Leroy Johnson, 78, husband of Ella Mae Hodge Johnson, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, a son of the late Matthew Johnson Sr. and Susie Mae Tindal Johnson.

Funeral services for Deacon Johnson will be held at 11 a.m. today at Mount Zero Missionary Baptist Church, Manning. The JOHNSON Rev. Dr. Lucious Dixon will be presiding pastor; the Rev. Terry R. Johnson Sr. will officiate; and the Rev. Major Lloyd, the Rev. John H. Nelson and Bishop Lewis Peterson will assist. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery.

Family is receiving friends at the residence, 6266 Silver Road, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

GLENN G. SEWELL Glenn Geddings Sewell, 100, widow of Fred A. Sewell, went to be with her Lord on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born Oct. 8, 1915, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Washington Geddings and Maria Louisa Geddings.

She graduated from Sumter Girls High School and a local business college. She retired in New Orleans from a large bakery firm where she managed the staff for 14 bakeries.

Surviving are one sister, Em Geddings Follin of Sumter; one brother, T.W. Geddings Jr. of Lima, Ohio; numerous nieces and nephews including Mary Alice and Bobby Beatson and Jeanie

Follin McIntosh; caregivers; and her special caregiver, Lou Dixon, who was with her to the end.

She was preceded in death by three sisters, Margaret Beatson, Mana Geddings and Gladys Dietz, and three brothers, Ladson Geddings, Eugene Geddings and Clarence Geddings.

Funeral services will be held at noon today in the Chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Jason Browder and the Rev. John Sorrells officiating.

Burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to noon today prior to the service at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Crosspoint Baptist Church, 2755 Carter Road, Sumter, SC 29150, or to the Sumter Cruisers Car Club, 1206 Shoreland Drive, Sumter, SC 29154.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.

ELLA W. MURPHY BISHOPVILLE — Mrs. Ella Wilson Murphy, 72, wife of James Murphy, passed on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, Hartsville.

Born in Bishopville, she

was a daughter of Vernon Sr. and Queenie Bell McKnight Wilson.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the home, 365 Johnson Pond Road, Bishopville.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville.

KATHRYN FOISEY Kathryn Aileen Joye Foisey, widow of Roland J. Foisey, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at home surrounded by her family. Kathryn and Roland were married for 59 years.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

ergrass and the late Mattie Roundtree Pendergrass.

The family is receiving friends at her residence, 1256 Audrey Road, Manning.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

CARRIE B. BROWN Carrie B. Brown, 101, widow of Edward Brown Sr., died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at her home. Born in Sumter County, June 15, 1914, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Rebecca Howard Mack.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 6 Charles St., Sumter.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Williams Funeral Home, Inc.

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VIRGINIA N. WRIGHT LYNCHBURG — Virginia Nell Wright, 70, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, Sumter. She was born June 13, 1945, a daughter of the late Henry Wright and Maggie Busby Wright.

The family is receiving friends at her residence, 7310 Fullard St., Lynchburg.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ALBERTA P. KENNEDY MANNING — Alberta Pendergrass Kennedy, 46, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Palmetto Richland Hospital, Columbia. She was born June 27, 1969, in Manning, a daughter of Robert Lee Pend-

NEW ZION — Dedrick Singletary, 26, died Friday, Feb. 19, 2016, at McLeod Regional Hospital, Florence. He was born June 15, 1989, in Florence, a son of Machearda McCray.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 1584 Newman Branch Road, New Zion.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

JOYCE L. SHORTER Joyce Lambert Shorter, 80, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born June 15, 1935, in Clarendon County, she was the daughter of the late Daniel J. Lambert Sr. and Pammie Ridgill Lambert. Joyce was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church. She had previously worked at Phillips 66, Kroger, Southern Coatings

and delivered newspapers for The Sumter Item. She was a caretaker of many.

Survivors include a son, C.B. “Tripp” Shorter III (Renee); a daughter, Pat S. Felder (Steve); grandchildren, Kenneth W. Porter (Karen), David A. Porter (Jen Lucas), Kayla Porter, Stephanie F. Richburg (Curt), Steven Felder, Joshua Shorter, Madelyn Shorter and Angie Porter; nine great-grandchildren; and a brother, Daniel J. Lambert Jr. (Sandi “Nett”).

She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Pam S. Porter; three grandchildren, Cole, Catherine and Carrie; a brother, the Rev. Neville Lambert; a sister, Betty L. Woodward; and former husband, C.B. Shorter Jr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holley and the Rev. Jason Wilson officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem United Methodist Church Cemetery, Davis Station.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and Jamie Richardson.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. Billy Clowney, Dr. William S. Kellogg, the staff of the Oncology Department of Palmetto Health Tuomey, and the nursing staff of Santee Hematology.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tripp Shorter, 14 Guyton Dr. Memorials may be made to Northside Memorial Baptist Church, 1004 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29153.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Doubt prevents man from fully enjoying life DEAR ABBY — No matter what I do, I am never satisfied. I have a great wife and two great kids, and yet I always feel like I could Dear Abby have done ABIGAIL better with VAN BUREN my life. I go to work and no matter how hard I work, I feel like I never get recognition for it.

When I go out with friends, we have a great time, but I never feel like I am really part of the group.

I do suffer from depression and have spoken to a specialist. People often tell me that I spread myself too thin and never relax enough to enjoy

my success. But how can I relax when I always feel unsatisfied with my efforts?

Just not satisfied DEAR NOT SATISFIED — A way to do that would be to start by examining why you are so hard on yourself. Whether it was caused by parents who didn’t give you the validation you needed while growing up or a lack of self-esteem, until you understand why you are hurting yourself this way, your problem won’t be resolved.

You say you have spoken to “a specialist” about your depression. Perhaps it’s time for another visit and a chat about what’s really bothering you.

DEAR ABBY — Years ago when I was married, I bought a beautiful two-carat solitaire ring as a sign of my accomplishment

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Do you agree with them? I don’t want to wear this on any other finger and have no plans to give it up.

Stubborn in Pennsylvania DEAR STUBBORN — I agree with your mother and your friends that what you’re doing sends a wrong message. When a woman wears a diamond on the third finger of her left hand in this culture, it means that she’s not available. I am puzzled about one thing: Can you please explain, since you refuse to wear the ring on another finger or give it up, why you are asking me for advice?

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HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

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ACROSS 1 Egg-shaped tomato 5 Molecule part 9 Winter outerwear 14 Suit on a board 15 Plumber's piece 16 Playful trick 17 One raising a hand (TN) 19 Pedro's "I love you" 20 Answer (for) 21 More confident 22 Wedge-shaped arch piece (PA) 26 Byzantine or Roman (NY) 27 Many California wines 28 Motel charges 30 Hockey legend Bobby et al.

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TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their office, Post Office Box 2599, Lexington, South Carolina 29071, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, or otherwise appear and defend, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on October 20, 2015.

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SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-00719 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Green Tree Servicing LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. Harrison J. Cyrus and Antoinette Dean, DEFENDANT(S).

(151093.00055) TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ANTOINETTE DEAN ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the

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TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR 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 to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 18, 2015.

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar #100406 Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar #71250 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 Jessica S. Corley, SC Bar #80470 James L. Williams, SC Bar #102408 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

Public Hearing NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following requests are scheduled for public hearing: BOA-16-02, 225 Bultman Dr. (City) Request for Special Exception approval to allow the development of a multi-family apartment complex as required per Article 5, Section 5.a.3 and 5.b.1 of the City Zoning Ordinance. Property is located at 225 Bultman , zoned General Commercial (GC) and represented by Tax Map # 229-01-02-003.

BOA-16-03, 1745 Hwy. 15 South (City) The applicant is requesting a reduction in the number of required parking spaces per Article 8, Exhibit 8-9 Off Street Parking Requirements for Non Residential Uses from 43 to 35 spaces. Property is located at 1745 Hwy 15 South, zoned General Commercial (GC) and represented by Tax Map #225-00-03-048.

BOA-16-04, 670 and 680 Curlew Circle (City) The applicant is requesting a reduction of five (5) feet from the required 25 foot front setback to allow 20 feet as per Article 3, Section 3.b.5.b. Development Standards for R-9. The properties are located at 670 and 680 Curlew Circle, zoned Residential-9 (R-9) and represented

by Tax Map #s 184-04-03-009 and 184-04-03-008.

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following request is scheduled for public hearing: BOA-16-01, 2250 Peach Orchard Rd. (County) Applicant is requesting several variances: 1) a reduction in the number of parking spaces from the required 38 to 36 per Article 8, Exhibit 23; 2) reduction of 10.3 feet from the required 20 foot front setback to allow 9.7 feet as required

by Article 3, Section 3.i.5.b.; and 3) variance from the required 5 foot parking lot perimeter buffer to allow for the installation of a 6-foot wooden privacy fence along the rear and southwest corner property lines per Article 8,Section 8.d.7.c.2. The property is located at 2250 Peach Orchard Rd., is zoned GC and represented by Tax Map # 133-02-02-004.

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Vivian Fleming-McGhaney, Chairwoman Mary Blanding, Clerk

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:

Diane Lee Hodgson #2016ES4300086

Personal Representative Anthony Marra

2736-2 Jobee Drive Charleston, SC 29414 Estate:

Matthew Douglas Golden #2016ES4300084

Personal Representative Alphonso Golden

650 North St. Paul Church Rd. Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:Florence Ogburn Reding #2016ES4300105 Personal Representative Julia Hinkle

55 Wilder Trail Pawleys Island, SC 29585 Estate:

Joye T. Segars #2016ES4300080

Personal Representative Margaret S. Bond

and Raymie V. Segars, III C/O Richard L. Booth Attorney at Law PO Box 2756 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Monica P. George #2016ES4300094

Personal Representative Patricia G. Walters

746 Tallwood Road Charleston, SC 29412 Estate:

Eddie L. Arrants, Jr. #2016ES4300100

Personal Representative Yvonne Boyce

3201 Edby Road Fairbank, AK 99709 Estate:

Harold T. Billups #2016ES4300104

Personal Representative Josephine Billups

17 West Moore Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Ella B. Howard #2016ES4300091

Personal Representative Carolyn D. Howard

301 N. Progress Avenue Apt G-7 Harrisburg, PA 17109 Estate:

Kenneth F. Duffy #2016ES4300088

Personal Representative Sara L. Reames

C/O Kenneth Hamilton Attorney at Law PO Box 52359 Sumter, SC 29152 Estate:

Donald John Rogers #2016ES4300097

Personal Representative Farrell E. Jones

80 Lucky Court Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Pearl McInnis Nesbitt Turner #2016ES4300103

Personal Representative Woodrow M. Nesbitt

C/O Christopher R. Durant Attorney at Law PO Box 137 Manning, SC 29102 Estate: Louise Singleton Grant #2015ES4300500 Personal Representative David Grantt

C/O Kenneth R. Young, Jr. Attorney at Law 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Jane Brown Gardner #2016ES4300074

Personal Representative Yolanda C. Adams

1773 Jameson Circle Lawrencevill, GA 30043 Estate:

Corrine Levy Philips #2016ES4300077

Personal Representative George Davis Philips

C/O Jack W. Erter, Jr. Attorney at Law 126 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Julia Hinson Pate #2016ES4300090

Personal Representative Joan Pate-Lyons

2286 Winters Hill Road Manning, SC 29102 Estate:

Doris Josephine Sansbury #2016ES4300110

Personal Representative Lee A. McLeod

2 Wharfside Street 2-A Charleston, SC 29401 Estate:

Mary I. Burress #2016ES4300107

Personal Representative Lisa L. Allbritton

PO Box 1973 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Sarah B. Seavert #2016ES4300073

Personal Representative Thomas M. Seavert

1200 Kolb Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Alice T. Norris #2016ES4300102

Personal Representative John E. Norris, III

C/O Ross M. Lindsay III Attorney at Law 4707 Oleander Drive Myrtle Beach, SC 29577

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