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Testimony underway in trial Former Lee County charter school head accused of embezzling $2.2M

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Testimony officially got underway in the multi-milliondollar embezzlement trial of former Lee County charter school director Benita Dinkins-Robinson. The proceedings kicked off inside a U.S. District courtroom Wednesday at Matthew J. Perry Jr. Federal Courthouse in Columbia.

Dinkins-Robinson stands accused of misappropriating more than $2.2 million in funds from two federal agencies when she was head of operations at Mary L. Dinkins Higher Learning Academy.

The Bishopville charter school served hundreds of students from kindergarten to eighth grade before it shuttered in 2013.

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and she pleaded not guilty to both charges. She faces as many as 20 years in federal prison and a maximum fine of $250,000 if convicted. Officials also indicate they might try to seize as much as $2.2 million in cash proceeds and real property from the defendant.

Federal prosecutors allege Dinkins-Robinson embezzled Title I, Title II and IDEA

woman sat inside the courtroom Wednesday morning wearing a dark-colored pants suit and an absorbed expression on her face as she listened intently to the proceedings from the defense table, flanked by her attorneys Johnny Watson and Eleazer Carter. A federal grand jury indicted Dinkins-Robinson on two felony counts of theft of government property in May,

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funds from the U.S. Department of Education between 2010 and 2013 — funds which were designated to educate the children at her school. Authorities further charge that she did the same with U.S. Department of Agriculture funds meant for school food and nutritional programs between 2007 and 2012.

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Police assessors in town Analysts will decide if agency is reaccredited

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Captain Hook and the pirates, students from Miss Libby’s gymnastics program, practice their routine for the 18th-annual Sumter Arts Showcase to be held at Patriot Hall at 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday.

Annual program will center on ‘the wonder of believing in a story’

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t least one frog will be kissed, a boy will refuse to grow

up, a beautiful princess will let down her hair, and someone’s red hoodie might just attract a big bad wolf this weekend during the Sumter Arts Showcase.

In its 17 years, the event has traced the history of Hollywood and Broadway, kicked up its heels in Las Vegas, celebrated the physical prowess and showmanship of Cirque du Soleil and much more. So what theme could possibly be spectacular enough for Miss

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Libby’s School of Dance and special guests this weekend?

“Once Upon a Time,” said Seth Reimer, co-owner of the dance and gymnastics studio with his wife, Jennifer, and Libby Singleton. The program will focus on fairy tales “and the wonder of believing in a story.”

The show is a collaborative effort, with Jennifer as chief choreographer, writer and dance coach and Seth handling the technical aspects.

Seth, however, gives most of the credit to Jennifer.

“She can hear a piece of music, and immediately she has a theme, costumes, setting and choreography in her head,” he said. Then it falls to Seth and a team of electricians, carpenters and engineers to construct and light the set; the dance and gymnas-

tics students at Miss Libby’s have been rehearsing intently for the school’s biggest production of the year.

Jeff Faw, director of The Tuomey Foundation, which benefits from the event, said he’s surprised and impressed each year by the theme and the professional quality of the production.

“They like to keep it sort of under wraps,” he said, “to keep the mystique of the program. They like to surprise us.”

Reimer said the different pieces are based on actual fairy tales by such writers as Hans Christian Andersen and J.M. Barrie, and “some have a little Disneyesque twist. We were surprised in our research at some of the changes Disney

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DEATHS, B5 Martha Matthews Blanche Baker Thomas David Jr. Ruby Lee Brown Roger J. Smith

Janie Olden Cecil Mae Young Vicki Jo Pollock Richard Johnson Jr. Rosa Lee Durant

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Everybody wants to believe. We’re looking at the kid inside everyone. ...’

SETH REIMER co-owner of Miss Libby’s School of Dance

A small cluster of residents and local officials gathered inside Sumter City Council chambers Tuesday night to opine about the Sumter police force.

The outlooks were shared during a public session. Two assessors, who came into town this week to evaluate Sumter Police Department for its national ROARK reaccreditation, were on hand at the public forum to listen to the thoughts of those in attendance. The event culminated day one of a four-day visit from the inspectors.

“The agency, I’ve found to be, is very professional and very community policing-oriented,” said William Pease, a retired New Hampshire police captain who is serving as one of the accreditation analysts this week. “They’ve certainly showed that they’re very caring and diligent toward the citizens even through this accreditation process. As far as the citizens of Sumter are concerned, they should be proud of this police department.”

The assessors are members of the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., a Virginia-based agency that established a set of best-used professional practices in 1978 and now widely sets the standard for law enforcement agencies across the nation. CALEA will determine whether to reaccredit Sumter Police Department later this year. Pease’s partner in evaluating the department this week will be retired Texas police commander John Moseley.

The duo will make sure the city agency operates in compliance with a set of 480 CALEA standards.

They arrived in town Monday, reviewed files, visited with employees from the police force and took public call-ins

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Tuomey nurse earns 2015 Palmetto Gold Award

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Sly Owens earned a Bronze Star for his leadership as commander of the U.S. Army 874th Forward Surgical Team during Operation Iraqi Freedom in the Middle East, so it wouldn’t be too surprising if he isn’t all that impressed by receiving his latest honor.

But the 57-year-old staff nurse in Tuomey Regional Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit said he is proud to be among those receiving the 2015 Palmetto Gold Award from the South Carolina Nurses Foundation on March 28 in Columbia.

“I am very pleased to earn the award. I am one of only 100 around the state, so I think it

is quite an honor,” he said.

In nominating Owens for the award, Tuomey Administrative Director Charlene Brogdon cited Owens’ commitment to his patients, his leadership and his willingness to go the extra mile for his co-workers.

“He has all the characteristics of a leader in the Intensive Care Unit, the hospital and the community,” OWENS she said. “He goes above and beyond in patient care and in improving his nursing abilities. He is an example of what we want to see in a nursing position.”

Owens said he first became interested in nursing while in the military.

“I was a medic in the mili-

tary, and one of my supervisors said I would be a great nurse,” he said. “They sent me back to school, and the military paid the bill.”

Among the things he learned in the military is how to perform under fire — literally.

“During Operation Iraqi Freedom, we had bullets actually coming down through the top of the tent,” he recalled.

“The surgeons were doing operations wearing battle armor.”

Working at Tuomey isn’t quite as dangerous, he said.

“I can work here in the hospital and have no fear of being shot while I am doing my job, generally,” he said, speaking of the differences. “The level of professionalism is about the same; in the Iraqi battlefield,

everybody is working hard to take care of their patients, and it’s the same here, everyone is working hard to take care of patients.”

Owens said he thinks his professionalism and compassion are two of the qualities that helped him earn the Palmetto Gold Award.

“I think I bring a lot of expertise to the table with all my prior experience, and then I am very compassionate with the patients and the families, and I think my co-workers see that,” he said.

Brogdon also cited his experience.

“He has worked in a lot of different capacities, administrative jobs, different nursing departments,” she said.

Owens’ compassion is also what makes him a great nurse,

Possible rezoning met with criticism

Dan Gallentine, a resident of Linwood Plantation and a jet engine mechanic at Shaw Air Force Base, said if land near the base is rezoned to allow the development of an asphalt plant, the plant could lead to malfunctions with the base’s aircraft.

“Anything that goes down inside that intake is damage, whether it be dust in the air, which creates corrosion,” he said.

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Property owner wants to build asphalt plant near air base, neighborhoods

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Council chambers was packed with people waiting to comment during a public hearing Tuesday for a request to rezone land near Shaw Air Force Base that would later be used for an asphalt plant.

Council voted to defer action on the request to rezone approximately 173 acres of land on the southeast corner of the intersection of Frierson and Sargent roads from limited commercial and light industrial-warehouse to heavy industrial land.

The applicant, Bill Carter, intends to build an asphalt plant on the property that he and his three sisters have owned for more than 50 years if he can get it rezoned. If the property is rezoned, the C.R. Jackson Inc. asphalt plant will be moved from its location off Eagle Road onto Carter’s property between Stamey Livestock Road and Shaw.

The current location of the asphalt plant is bordered by Glasscock Co. Inc., and there is housing farther south on Eagle Road.

Clarke Dehart, a spokesperson from the asphalt plant, said moving the plant to the other side of Shaw’s runway would be beneficial to the plant.

Carter said he and his sisters own approximately 1,000 acres of land in the area and that some of that land was used to develop the Linwood Plantation and Saddlebrook neighborhoods. He said he also lives in the area

Brogdon said.

“His commitment to his patients is evident with every interaction,” she said. “He is able to connect with patients in such a meaningful way that many of his patients refer him to their friends for private duty services.”

Owens was born in Lake City, Florida, and eventually came to call Augusta, Georgia, home.

He met his wife, Michelle Logan-Owens, in Sumter, however, and they decided to live here. They have two daughters, Storm, 11, and Rhayne, 8.

The most rewarding part of his job, he said, is when a patient comes out of the Intensive Care Unit with a good outcome.

“It’s when you feel that what you did helped them,” he said.

and that he would not build anything in the area that would jeopardize the health of his family.

“If I thought it was a concern, I wouldn’t be up here trying to get the land rezoned,” he said.

Sumter Planning Department Director George McGregor said the department estimates the nearest residential use area is approximately 2,000 feet from Carter’s property. He said the department will review the distance of the site from other residential areas as well.

McGregor said the property’s current zoning classification allows for a number of commercial, wholesale and light manufacturing uses that could take place, but heavy industrial zones only allow for manufacturing and mining uses.

The planning director also said the request to rezone the property is consistent with the county’s 2030 comprehensive plan to encourage land uses

that are compatible with Shaw Air Force Base because not many people will be associated with the manufacturing plant.

Shaw Community Relations Manager Rob Sexton said although the base is concerned about “dropping an airplane on people,” industrial use is preferable to the air force base because there is a lower population density in an industrial zoned area.

Part of the land up for rezoning is in the base’s accident protection zone, an area that is supposed to be kept clear of structures and people.

“It’s the area where an accident is more likely to take place,” said Sexton.

Carter and Dehart plan to build the asphalt plant on the area of the property outside of the Shaw accident protection zone.

Many of the people who spoke during the public hearing live in Saddlebrook and Linwood Plantation, neighborhoods near the property, and they

stated the asphalt plant could cause health issues for their children and create environmental and road damage.

The residents also expressed concern that the dust and odors from the plant would drive people out of the area and cause a drop in property values.

Mike Wieczynski, a member of the U.S. Air Force for 22 years, said his family chose their home in Saddlebrook because it is in a quiet area and he cannot understand why the property owner would develop housing and a manufacturing plant in the same area.

“Why would you take some land like that, that you developed for housing purposes, and then put an asphalt plant right next to it?” he said.

Nate McCaskey, a pilot at Shaw, emphasized his concern with possible landing and visibility conditions while flying over the property if the asphalt plant is built.

“I’m landing a single-engine jet at about 200 miles an hour on these runways 10 times a month, and I need to be able to see to make that happen,” he said.

Councilman Artie Baker expressed concern about the route the asphalt plant vehicles would take to and from the property.

“You really have to answer a lot of these questions that the people out there want answered,” he said.

Dehart said the trucks would not travel through the surrounding neighborhoods but would take “the long way around.”

“We wouldn’t take Stamey Livestock. Our plan would be to go straight out to Thomas Sumter Highway and go around,” he said.

Councilman James T. McCain made a motion, and council voted to defer action on the rezoning request until the applicant returned with an environmental study, traffic study and a site plan. When the request is brought before the council with the additional information, a second public hearing will be held.

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S.C. Senate passes tougher domestic violence penalties

A red-bellied woodpecker, left, puffs up against the cold on a river birch in Sumter as ice coated the area on Tuesday morning.

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate has given key approval to a bill that would create tougher sentences and take guns away from people convicted of domestic violence.

The bill, which passed Wednesday on a 38-3 vote, creates three degrees of domestic violence charges based in large part on the level of violence or previous convictions.

The biggest sticking point was a gun ban. An amendment passed Wednesday would still ban guns for 10 years for anyone convicted of the two most serious degrees.

Daffodils, below, often called the first flower of the year to bloom, were a casualty Tuesday when rain turned to ice during the morning hours in Sumter.

Snow fell again in the Upstate on Wednesday evening, and forecasters predicted up to eight inches of snow in cities such as Greenville. According to the Associated Press, S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley issued a state of emergency for 31 counties. The declaration directs state agencies to begin coordinating to respond to any emergencies and to help local governments.

CORRECTION The date for the final Lenten Lunch program at Church of the Holy Comforter is Wednesday, March 25. The Very Rev. John Barr III, rector emeritus of Holy Comforter, is the speaker for that day. Admission is free, but a suggested donation of $4 for lunch is suggested.

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In Apple’s latest update, emojis get more diverse NEW YORK (AP) — Lovers of emojis, the cute graphics that punctuate online writing and texts, will soon be able to pick from different skin tones and depictions of families with two moms or two dads on Apple devices.

Apple Inc. has incorporated more diverse emojis into the developer version of the latest update to its mobile operating system. The iPhone and iPad maker has not said when the update

will be available for all users.

Currently almost all the emojis depicting people or body parts, such as a fist or bicep, look white on Apple devices and other platforms.

More cartoon-like faces that are smiling, crying, winking or suggestive of other emotions come in a shade of yellow reminiscent of “The Simpsons” characters.

An Apple spokeswoman said Tuesday that the com-

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standard so that it better represents diversity for all of us.”

Unicode last fall proposed adding five new skin color

options for emojis. A Unicode technical report says users worldwide want emojis that better reflect global diversity.

Apple is adding more than 300 additional emojis, including new icons of gay families and 32 new country flags.

Devices made by Cupertino, California-based Apple as well as those running Google Inc.’s Android operating system dominate the smartphone and tablet market.

Google spokeswoman Liz Markman said the Mountain View, California, company said it had no news to share Tuesday regarding diverse emojis.

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confess I watch “How It’s Made” on the Science Channel.

I know this makes me a bit of a nerd, but it is fascinating to see how raw materials are formed into candy, helicopters and vacuum cleaners. Through pressure, heat and assembly, something comes into existence that did not exist before.

How did your soul get made?

This is a question Darwin never tackled. We all have a soul, and we all understand our soul makes us who we are.

The soul is more than the sum of our parts; it is the combination of our hearts, our minds, our bodies, our relationships and our eternity intersecting and playing out across the moments of each day. Our souls are shaped by pressure; our souls experience the heat of emotion; our souls are assembled by the hand of God, each of us unique yet having much in common.

Everyone’s soul is broken.

Everyone’s. From President Obama to Brian Williams,

from Lebron James to Adrian Peterson, from Billy Graham to Bernie Madoff, everyone’s soul is broken.

Clay The theologSmith ical word for this is sin. The results can be seen everywhere.

How do you fix a broken soul? How do you fix your broken soul? You must understand how it is made.

God gave you a heart so you can decide. If this is broken, you will make poor decisions.

Check your decisions; is your heart broken?

God gave you a mind so you could think and feel. If this is broken you will think wrong thoughts and be trapped by destructive feelings. Check your thoughts and feelings: is your mind broken?

God gave you a body so you could have energy, strength and health. If this is broken, your body is enslaved by some-

CHURCH NEWS Agape Outreach Ministries, 328 W. Liberty St., announces: * Saturday — Community and spiritual event: WEW (Women Embracing Women) at 4 p.m.

Refreshments will be served and vendors will be on site. * Sunday, March 8 — Musical program at 4 p.m. featuring Original World Wonder.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph LemonDingle Road, Jordan community, Manning, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, March 11-13 — Revival at 7:30 nightly.

The Rev. John Clairborne, pastor of Mill Creek Baptist Church of Mullins, will speak.

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 4319 Rowe Drive, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, March 8 — 18th annual trustee and trustee wives’ program at 3 p.m. The Rev. Delbert Singleton, pastor of Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Alcolu, will speak.

Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday — Senior choir anniversary program at 11 a.m. * Sunday, March 15 — Missionary ministry’s annual red and white service at 4 p.m.

Chapel Hill Baptist Church, 8749 Old Highway Six, Santee, announces: * Sunday — Pastor’s eighth appreciation service for Dr. and Mrs. D.L. Grant Sr. at 10 a.m. Dr. W.D. Dennis of Rembert will speak. A luncheon will follow.

Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, 25 Community St., announces: * Sunday — Communion worship. The Lord’s Supper will be observed. * Sunday, March 29 — Youth Sunday observance with service beginning at 10:30 a.m.

Cross Road Christian Fellowship / St. Peter Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Sunday, March 8 — The eighth pastoral anniversary celebration of Bishop Sylvester Francis at 4 p.m. Bishop Jeffery Johnson will speak.

3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Friday-Saturday — “Shop til You Drop ... Dead” dinner theatre will be presented. Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. Tickets are $15 per person or $25 per couple. Funds raised benefit Relay for Life. Call Wava at (803) 499-5190 or (803) 2361041. * Sunday-Friday, June 21-26 — Vacation Bible School will be held from 6 to 8 nightly. Free dinner will be served each evening at 5:30. This year’s program is “EVEREST — Conquering Challenges with God’s Mighty Power.” Children age 2 and older are welcome.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Communion worship service. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. followed by 11:30 a.m. worship. * Sunday, March 8 — “Women in the pulpit” service / women’s history month celebration. The Rev. Millie Nelson Smith will speak. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. followed by 11:30 a.m. worship.

Faith Deliverance Temple Church, 130 Corbett St., Mayesville, announces: * Sunday — Initial sermon of Brother Steven Nathaniel at 4 p.m.

Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1981 Florence Highway, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, March 4-6, and Sunday, March 8 — Appreciation celebration for Apostle Virnett Evans at 7:30 nightly Wednesday-Friday and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Speakers vary.

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Saturday — Seasoned Saints

thing that controls you. Check your body: is it enslaved?

God gave you relationships so you could find community, intimacy and grace. If these are broken, you will be lonely, disconnected and striving. Check your relationships: are they healthy?

God gave you eternity so you could live beyond this world and its heartache. If your eternity is broken you live hopeless and defeated. Check your eternity: is it broken?

All this is fixable through the grace of Jesus. He understands your soul. He knows which part to work on first.

You can try to fix it yourself, but no one in human history has been able to fix all that is broken in their soul. It takes the Maker to fix what He made. He understands how He made you.

I wonder if God is inviting you and me to sit down and watch “How It’s Made: Your Soul.” We might learn not only what’s broken, but also how Jesus will fix it.

Clay Smith is the lead pastor at Alice Drive Baptist Church.

Email him at wcsmith@adbc.org.

and youth ministries will host a heritage celebration 11 a.m.2 p.m.

First Church of God, 1835 Camden Highway, announces: * Saturday — Revival of the Heart Women’s Winter Conference 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Morning speaker will be Brenda Blankenship, director of women’s ministry at Milestone Church in Spartanburg, and afternoon speaker will be Kristy Byers, Christian comedian from Columbia. Worship will be led by the Women of FCG Praise Team. Tickets are $20 and available at the church office from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. MondayThursday. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. Tshirts will be available for $20 and merchandise from various vendors will also be available.

RELIGION IN BRIEF Pickens school board to reconsider prayer EASLEY (AP) — The Pickens County School Board is going to take another look at its prayer policy.

The school board voted 3-2 this week to put the issue on the agenda for the March 23 meeting, The Greenville News reported.

Trustee Alex Saitta said the district has received information from the state attorney general and the district’s insurance company since delaying action on the policy in October.

The policy would allow local ministers to offer prayers at meetings according to their consciences, on a rotating basis. It is based on one the U.S. Supreme Court approved for the town of Greece, New York.

The school district’s attorney has told the board there are differences in the school board’s legal status compared to the town council in New York, and that the ruling doesn’t offer

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Saturday — Health Fair 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Interested vendors should call Delores Nickelson at (803) 972-3034. * Sunday — Evangelist Savitra McFadden will speak at 6 p.m. * Sunday, March 8 — Benedict College day at 10:45 a.m. Dr. David H. Swinton, president / CEO of Benedict College, will speak. The Benedict College Gospel Choir will provide the music. * Sunday, March 15 — Pastor’s support ministry anniversary will be recognized at 10:45 a.m. * Sunday, March 29 — Palm Sunday / youth worship celebration at 10:45 a.m.

Free Will Baptist PF Church, 971 Boulevard Road, announces: * Saturday — A barbecue sandwich fundraiser will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sandwiches will be $3 each.

Eat in or take out.

Refreshing Springs Kingdom Outreach, meets at Econo Lodge, 226 N. Washington St., announces: * Today — Prophetic Outpour 2015 at 7:30 p.m.

High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Holy communion after 10:15 a.m. worship.

Second Presbyterian Church, 1125 Old Pocalla Road, announces: * Saturday — Black history program. Ann Caldwell and the Magnolia Singers will provide music at 3 p.m. Donation: $20.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, March 8 — Parade of youth will be held during morning worship. * Sunday, March 15 — YWA anniversary will be celebrated during morning worship. * Sunday, March 29 — Youth service. Church school will begin at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, March 14 — Knitting Hearts Café will meet 10 a.m.-noon. Joyce Russell-Sanders will speak. www.knittingheartsministry.org

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Sheppard Ministries announces: * Saturday — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. at Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, featuring the Believer’s Quartet and the Singing Sheppards. * Saturday, March 21 — Southern heritage concert choir at 6 p.m. at Wise Drive Nazarene Church, 302 N. Wise Drive. The special friends choir will be made up of 16 groups and soloists. There will be barbecue chicken plates available beginning at 4 p.m.

Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church, 240 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces:

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The policy discussion has drawn crowds of protesters at board meetings for the past two years.

N.C. may exempt officials from duties RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Some North Carolina lawmakers say court officials should be exempt from carrying out duties related to marrying gay couples that would conflict with their religious beliefs.

Legislation has been introduced in response to federal judges overturning the state’s gay-marriage ban in October. The measure approved Tuesday by the Senate judiciary committee allows magistrates to refuse to preside at same-sex weddings. It also allows assistant and deputy registrars of deeds to not issue marriage licenses. It also prohibits them from acting in all civil marriages.

* Friday, March 6 — Gospel singing at 7 p.m. featuring the Bobby Bowen Family.

Spring Hill AME Church, 4309 Bill Davis Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, March 15 — Women’s day celebration at 11 a.m.

St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Pastor’s eighth anniversary celebration at 4 p.m.

Pastor Jonathan Anderson, of Fellowship Baptist Church of Manning, will speak.

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Friday-Sunday, March 13-15 — Women’s Empowerment Seminar at Manning Junior High School featuring Helen Miller and other gospel singers and motivational speakers. Call (843) 325-9994 or (803) 464-1956.

Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., announces: * Sunday — “One” worship service at 10:30 a.m. The Rev. Dr. Regi Thackston will speak. Lenten service will be held at 6:30 p.m. St. Mark UMC will provide music. The Rev. Webb Belangia will provide the liturgy and the Rev. Mary Johnson will speak.

Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Sunday, March 8 — Ushers’ 57th anniversary program at 4 p.m. Associate Minister Sandra Moss will speak.

Wayman Chapel AME Church Family Life Center, 200 N. Kings Highway, announces: * Saturday, March 7 — Gospel fest at 6 p.m. featuring Justified Gospel Group, Frankie Smalls & the Gospel Kings, Pearson Singers and All in the Family. Tickets: $5 in advance or $7 at the door. Call (803) 319-3339.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015

New megachurch must be above reproach

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ast week, Newspring Church announced Sumter as the home of one of its future installations. There was a simultaneous release of opposing reactions to this announcement.

Newspring Church was founded in 2000 by its senior pastor, Perry Noble. Recently, the church, which includes its satellite campuses all over South Carolina, have boasted 32,000 people in weekly attendance. Since 2000, the church, as well as Noble, have been a veritable wellspring of controversy in terms of its style of worship, its organization and acceptable practices.

There is a significant group of people who find it easy to relate to Newspring’s modern methodology. It’s an effective way of reaching others, they say, in a time where church numbers are on the steady decline. Then there are the critics, who allege that the megachurch employs questionable processes in an attempt to spread the faith; that the core message pales in comparison to the Newspring brand and reputation.

Full disclaimer: I have never been to a Newspring service. I know of their practices through what others have said. I have listened to one of Noble’s sermons, as well as several audio

clips online. I have several wonderful friends who are members of Newspring Church or similar conFaith Matters gregations.

They are deepJAMIE H. ly committed WILSON to their faith, which is, in part, a reflection of the health of their church. I have no doubt that God can use Newspring Church to minister to people in Sumter.

What I have is a lot of questions, and they are questions I would ask of any church family that comes to the Sumter area. Are they making church more relevant, reaching those on the peripheral of more established churches or are they simply maintaining a highly attractive community center or burying the message of faith in layers of flash? My prayer is for the former.

Newspring goes against the grain of traditional church, which isn’t inherently wrong. We have to be mature enough to understand that while I might not prefer the methodology of a pastor, that doesn’t make his or her process incorrect.

Having said that, I do not

agree that “anything goes” when it comes to church methodology. I do have a problem with faith communities that seem to leave a lot of collateral damage in their wake in their attempt to reach others. I hope this is not what Newspring’s legacy is. I hope those who remember Newspring, at least as it pertains to the Sumter area, remember it as the community that helped point the way to a closer relationship with God. Research conducted by a local church some years ago revealed that only about onethird of Sumter residents attended church on an Easter Sunday, which is largely considered to be one of the mostattended Sundays of the year.

If Newspring is trying to meet its goal of 100,000 church attendees in South Carolina, then certainly Sumter is ripe for the harvest.

Let me be among the first to welcome Newspring to Sumter. I hope that you reach those that other churches have been unable or unwilling to reach. I hope leaders of the church foster a community that can worship “in spirit and truth” (John 4:23) so that the church will be above reproach from its critics.

Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmattersumter@gmail.com

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Samantha Elauf, center, her mother Majda Elauf, left, and P. David Lopez, General Counsel of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, leave the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday. The Supreme Court is indicating it may side with a Muslim woman who didn’t get hired by clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch because she wore a black headscarf that conflicted with the company’s dress code to her job interview.

Liberal and conservative justices aggressively questioned the company’s lawyer during arguments at the high court Wednesday in a case that deals with when an employer must take steps to accommodate the religious beliefs of a job applicant or worker under the federal civil rights law known as Title VII.

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Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

ach finished piece of wood furniture began as a tree in a forest, a tree made by the Creator. As regal as that tree stood, God gave man the knowledge and skill to refine it into innumerable items of intense beauty. It’s only by sawing down the tree, stripping the protective bark and sanding the rough wood that the tree is prepared for an end piece full of beauty.

Sometimes, we feel cut down and stripped of our shields.

As painful as that seems, God may be preparing us to be the best we can be. He may be smoothing our rough edges.

Let God prepare you for greatness; visit your house of worship this week.

Anglican Church of the Holy Comforter 213 N. Main Street 803-773-3823 The Rev. Marcus Adam Kaiser Sunday Services 8:30 am (Rite 1) & 11:00 am (Rite ll) in the Sanctuary www.holycomforter.net Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am

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Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Rev. Lei Ferguson Washington Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am

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Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

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Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm

Worship 11:00 am Sun Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed Mid Week Service 7:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Long Branch Baptist Church 2535 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell 803-499-1838 Pastor Jonathan Bradshaw Sun School 10:00 am

Catholic - Roman The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Fr. Thomas Burke, C.S.S.R. Weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 5 pm Sun. 9:00 and 11:30 am Mass

The Catholic Community of S t St d Sit Sumter, St. JJude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org Fr. Charles Michael Donovan, C.S.S.R. Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sun. Euch.: 9:00, 11:30 am, 1 pm (Spanish)

Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive • 803-883-1049 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Christ Community Church(CCC) 525 Oxford St, Sumter 803-934-9718 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am

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Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

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City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Worship 8:45 am Traditional Worship 11:00 am Sunday School 9:45 am trinityumcsumter.org

Presbyterian USA First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Ray Fancher Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m.

Hospitality/Fellowship 10:10 a.m.

Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

Night Church Schedule: 4:45 p.m. Children & Youth 5:00 p.m. Adults 6:30 p.m. Supper (all ages)

Presbyterian

Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. J. Robert (Bob) Huggins Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Night Supper/Bible Study 6:30 pm

Lutheran - ELCA Non-Denominational St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am

Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Bible Study 6:00 pm

Pentecostal First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

Calvary Christian Outreach Ministry - “Multi-Cultural” 220 Hasel Street, Sumter, SC (Sumter School District Annex Building) Sunday Worship 11:00 am LaShonda McElveen, Pastor

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LMA aims to spark learning with new team

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com The room was filled with graduate students, not only listening, but also actively participating in the lecture on the Revolutionary War battles in South Carolina.

But wait … weren’t they just sixth- and seventh-graders?

“I’m going to treat you just like my college students,” Laurence Manning Academy Headmaster Spencer Jordan told the group of students.

“Who was one of the famous Revolutionary War generals from South Carolina?” he asked, calling on a student at random.

The student replied without hesitation. These series of questions were presented to other students randomly. The students were not intimidated by such an open dialogue approach but rather curious and engaged.

LMA has started an academic team that will take the top 15 students from each class, grades three through seven, and give them additional instruction in core subject.

The goal of the program, according to Jordan, is to prepare them for honors, which starts in eighth grade, and to go more in depth in the specific subject areas.

“We basically want to give students supplementary instruction on what they learn in the classroom, in a unique individual setting that would get them more engaged in each subject area,” said Jordan.

Jordan said that he and Tripp Boykin, assistant headmaster, came up with the plan for the program.

Each of the grade levels will meet with Jordan or another administrator once a month for a 90-minute session. The subject areas will include history, science and math.

“I want to make sure that the children understand the importance of additional knowledge and research at a young age,” he said. “This will propel them to explore the avenues that they would want to go into when they get to college.”

Jordan said his goal is to also reinforce what the children learn in the classroom, and at their monthly meet-

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Laurence Manning Academy Academic Team seventh-graders, from left Breanna Boykin, Kaitlyn Jordan and Eaddy Osteen, look up a fact during Headmaster Spencer Jordan’s presentation. ings, with field trips.

“For example with the lecture that we did on the American Revolution, we’re planning to visit Revolutionary War sites in the area,” he said.

The program also incorpo-

rates technology that the students can use during the discussion to instantaneously look up relevant information from the lectures.

“We want this to be a very relaxed atmosphere which al-

lows the students to have an interchange in dialogue, research methods and insight about the material that they are learning that goes beyond what they learn in the classroom,” Jordan said.

Contest winners present poems on city

Club seeks scholarship applicants

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

Manning City Council celebrated Cities Mean Business Month by hosting a city-wide writing contest for students in kindergarten through grade 7.

Several topic options were offered to help students think about how businesses and city government can work together to make a stronger community such as “What does the mayor do?,” “If I was mayor for a day,” “What happens at City Hall?” and “What type of business would you own and why?”

Students could write in any format including poems, essays or short stories. The top winners from three age categories were second-grader Gavin Ard, fourth-grader Ansley Welch and seventh-grader Drew Newman.

“We had some very creative submissions, and all of the students did an excellent job,” said Carrie Trebil, City of Manning’s director of tourism and community development.

Scott Tanner, city administrator, gave an update on the city’s projects. He said the upgrade on the city’s wastewater treatment plant was nearly completed, the city’s fire department expansion was on schedule and estimated to be finished this summer, and the city’s parking lot paving project was ready to begin.

Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson recognized Dawn Griffith for her eight years of service as executive director of the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce by presenting her with a key to the city.

City council also: • Approved a resolution to sell some of the city’s vehicles that were not being used;

Goat Island Boat Club is seeking applicants in the Santee Cooper lakes region for its annual $2,000 scholarship.

Any high school senior living in Clarendon, Sumter, Orangeburg, Berkeley or Calhoun counties who is accepted to an institute of higher learning, regardless of his intended major, can qualify for the scholarship.

The scholarship is also open to any college student in the state who is majoring in wildlife management, forestry, fisheries, marine biology or other related fields focused on environmental protection or lake systems. College students who are applying do not have to live in the fivecounty area.

Scholarship applicants must submit an essay on one of the following topics: either their interests in wildlife management, forestry, fisheries, marine biology or environmental protection of the Santee Cooper Lakes/River System; or describe their most

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City of Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson is seen with Cities Mean Business Month writing contest winners, fourth-grader Ansley Welch and second-grader Gavin Ard. Seventh-grader Drew Newman was not present for the photo.

• Approved a resolution to sign an agreement of mutual aid between the city’s police department and City of Myrtle Beach Police Department to have additional officers from Myrtle Beach assist with events such as the Striped Bass Festival in April; and • Tabled appointing a replacement for Janice Reed Coney’s seat on the planning commission as Coney was appointed a Clarendon County magistrate judge earlier this year.

meaningful achievements and how they relate to their career goals and field of study.

Applicants must also provide an official transcript of grades and a list of extracurricular activities, civic and community involvement. Applications must be postmarked or emailed no later than March 31, and the winner will be recognized on the opening night of the Striped Bass Festival in April.

“We want to continue rewarding the outstanding students in the area who have a desire to be leaders in their fields or to improve the environment and lake system,” said Hal B. White, the 2015 scholarship chairman.

White said that the scholarship is funded primarily from proceeds received from the club’s annual Poker Run, one of the events at the annual festival.

For applications and additional information, visit the goatislandboatclub.com or contact White at (803) 478-5022 or hbwhite@ftc-i. net.

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THE SUMTER ITEM George is a male wirehaired griffon who will be 5 years old in March. He likes some dogs but no cats, and his behavior with children is unknown. He walks well on a leash but is scared of storms. He is up to date on his shots, has been neutered and has tested negative for heartworms.

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PETS OF THE WEEK Foster is a male 4 ½-year-old Chihuahua mix who weighs about 17 pounds. He is good with other dogs, cats and children. He was once potty trained, so it shouldn’t take long to get him retrained. He is up to date on his shots and has been neutered. The shelter is running a special during February and March; all dogs 2 years and older may be adopted for half price.

Meet George, Foster and many other cats and dogs at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway. Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.

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Summons & Notice SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS 14-CP-14-341 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Enoch McKinney, Plaintiff, vs.

Annie C. Murphy, Joyce DeVane, Llewellyn McKinney, Tyrone McKinney, Nokeima Ramirez, Rickey McKinney, Edward B. McKinney, Susie Blanding, Ernestine Gamble, Clara L. Canty, Marllina Outterbridge, Alma R. Canty, Lucille Billups, James Canty, Teretha Bennett, Melvin Youngs aka Melvin Young, Joe Ann Nyamweya, Booker T. Youngs aka Booker T. Young, Veola Mack, Charles L. Mack, Kimberly Walker, Vertell Wright, Sharon Soles, Carnell Mack, Ulysses Mack, Charles McKinney, and if any of the above named Defendants or other heirs at law of Moses P. McKinney be deceased, JOHN DOE, a fictitious name constituting and representing all unknown heirs at law, legatees, devisees, grantees, assignees, and lien creditors, said Defendants and unknown heirs at law of Moses P. McKinney, and RICHARD ROE, a fictitious name constituting and representing all unknown parties who may be minors or suffering under any legal disability or persons in the Armed Services of the United States and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint, and the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles.

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the subscriber at his office, Townsend Building, 210 West Laurens Street, Laurens, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Special Referee for the aforesaid County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Special Referee is authorized and empowered to enter final judgment in this case. Any appeal from the final judgment entered by the Special Referee shall be made directly to the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint in this action, together with the Summons, of which the foregoing is a copy, were duly filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina, on the 31st day of July, 2014.

NOTICE TO THE MINOR DEFENDANTS, and to the persons with whom they reside, and to all Defendants laboring under any legal disability, or persons in the military service herein designated by the names of John Doe and Richard Roe and to the general or testamentary guardian or guardians, if any: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that you, and each of you, are hereby required to have a Guardian Ad Litem appointed to represent your interest in the above entitled action within thirty (30) days after the services of this Notice upon you, exclusive of the day of service.

Notice is hereby given that an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Court upon the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff, against the above named Defendant, for the purpose of a cause of action for partition of the real estate hereinafter described, which, at the time of the commencement of this action, and at the time of filing of this Notice, was situated in Clarendon County, South Carolina. Said real estate being described as follows, to wit:

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Location Address: 1105 Stateburg Lane, Jordan, SC TOWNSEND & THOMPSON Registered Limited Liability Partnership Attorneys for the Plaintiff Thomas J. Thompson 210 West Laurens Street Post Office Box 215 Laurens, SC 29360 Telephone: 864-984-6554 Fax: 864-984-8000

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-14-240

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as Trustee for GreenPoint Manufactured Housing Contract Trust, Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2000-4 v. Moses T. Jackson, III, a/k/a Moses Jackson a/k/a Moses T. Jackson, Cassandra N. Jackson, Dixie Auto Parts, CFNA Receivables (SC), Inc. f/k/a Citifinacial, The South Carolina Department of Revenue, The United States of America acting by and through the Internal Revenue Service, and The South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I, the undersigned Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on March 2, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Clarendon County Admin Building, 411 Sunset Dr., Manning, South Carolina to the highest bidder: All that certain, piece, parcel or lot of land, situate, lying and being in the Paxville Section of Clarendon County, South Carolina delineated on plat prepared by Duvalle W; Elliott, PLS, dated August 23, 1997, and recorded in Plat Book A-0026 at Page 4 in the RMC Office for Clarendon County and designated thereon as Lot 7 containing 1.00 acres, more or less, of Paxville West Subdivision and having such measurements and boundaries as shown on said plat.

This being the identical property conveyed to Moses T. Jackson, III and Cassandra N. Jackson by deed of M.M. Weinberg, Jr. and W. R. Sanford, dated May 3, 2000 and recorded on May 5, 2000 in Book A406 at Page 44 with the Clarendon County Register of Deeds Office.

Estate Notice Clarendon County

Notice of Sale

some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder).

For complete terms of sale, attention is drawn to the Judgment of Foreclosure and Order for Sale on file with the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County.

A personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will remain open after the date of sale for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to South Carolina Code §15-39-720 (1976, as amended), unless the deficiency is waived. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.860% per annum. However, the plaintiff reserves its right to waive deficiency up to the time of the sale.

This property will be sold subject to a 120 day right of redemption of the United States of America, pursuant to Section 2410(c), Title 28, United States Code.

Should the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney or agent fail to appear on sales day, the property shall not be sold, but shall be readvertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney or agent is present.

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

Purchaser is responsible for the preparation and filing of their deed.

William T. Geddings, Jr. Special Referee for Clarendon County January 26, 2015.

Clarendon County, South Carolina

TMS No.: 086-00-01-036 (Land) & 086-00-01-036-01 (MH)

All that certain, piece, parcel or lot of land lying and being situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, containing 25.4 acres, more or less, as shown on Plat of Survey of the Estate of Jams McKinney, a copy of said plat being attached hereto and designated as Exhibit 1A.

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR Under occasional supervision, operates heavy equipment in the maintenance of County roads. Operates a variety of trucks and heavy equipment, which may include bulldozers, front end loaders, backhoes, bush cutters, side cutters, etc., to maintain County roads, bridges, and rightsof-way. Primary maintenance tasks include grading roads, mowing vegetation next to roads, removing trees and debris, hauling dirt and debris, digging ditches, installing drainage pipes, etc. Must be able to operate a Motor Grader.

Requires a High School Diploma/GED supplemented by one to two years of experience in heavy equipment operations and road maintenance, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must posses a S. C. class "B" or "A" CDL driver's license.

Reports to the Public Works Foreman.

Applications will be taken at the Clarendon County Administrative Office, Human Resource Department, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, SC 29102 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday thru Friday. Applications will be accepted until position is filled. countyhr@clarendoncountygov.org

Estate: Sadie Stack Richardson #2015ES1400039 Personal Representative: John W. Richardson, Jr. 417 Wood Willow Point Chapin, SC 29036 02/26/15 - 03/12/15

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SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON AD VALOREM TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee for Clarendon County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to cost and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee for Clarendon County may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on

All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and 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 claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

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With red meat, moderation should be the key

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mericans have al-

plicated in various illnesses.

Studies have shown that too much dietary fat and cholesterol can increase the risk for heart disease. A high-fat diet also leads to an increased risk of some cancers. In addition, a diet high in total fat probably promotes obesity, which itself is a risk factor for heart disease, cancer and diabetes.

The amount of saturated fat in some meats can pose a threat to health. A diet high in saturated fat can lead to elevated blood cholesterol levels, which, in turn, may result in the coronary arteries becoming clogged, setting the stage for a heart attack. Studies in the United States have found that vegetarians have, on average, blood cholesterol levels 29 percent lower than people who eat meat regularly. Lacto-ovo vegetarians — those who consume only dairy products, eggs, vegetables and fruit — have on average blood cholesterol levels 16 percent lower than people who eat meat regularly.

A high intake of saturated fat may also increase the risk of colon cancer. According to a study of female registered nurses published in the New England Journal of Medicine, women who ate the most animal fat were almost twice as likely to develop colon cancer as those with the lowest intake.

Of all goods the women consumed, beef, pork and lamb were most strongly linked to colon cancer, particularly if the women had these foods as a main course at least once a day. Women who regularly ate skinless chicken or fish rather than red meats cut their risk by as much as 50 percent.

The amount of cholesterol

ways appreciated meat. In colonial

days, they hunted game animals for it, and by the early 1800s as more people left farms to settle in towns, they brought it with them preserved in salt. In the 1870s, the growth of the cattle industry and new methods of feeding and transporting domes-

Nancy Harrison

tic animals

RETIRED CLEMSON EXTENSION AGENT

fresh meat

introduced into the av-

erage person’s daily diet.

While we are eating more meat and poultry than ever before, the different kinds of meat we choose has changed.

Poultry has come into favor because it is lower in fat. Beef consumption has declined steadily since 1976, when Americans reached an alltime high of 89 pounds per person yearly, 25 pounds more than we eat today. During the same period, pork consumption has also declined, while that of chicken and turkey has risen.

FAT AND CHOLESTEROL Red meat is one of the major sources of fat and cholesterol in the American diet; these substances have long been im-

in meat is also a concern. Fat and saturated fat content vary according to the species of animal, the cut, whether the fat is trimmed or the cholesterol is found in lean tissue as well as in the fat. However, saturated fat has a far greater effect on blood cholesterol levels than dietary cholesterol.

NUTRIENTS IN MEAT You don’t need to eat meat and poultry to survive; it’s possible to get all the nutrients you need from a vegetarian diet, especially if you also include low-fat dairy products and/or fish. But meat and poultry are exceptionally rich in iron, zinc and vitamins B6 and B12, nutrients that are difficult to obtain in a meatless diet.

Iron, for example, is essential for the production of hemoglobin in our bodies. But, according to the National Academy of Sciences, about 14 percent of woman between the ages of 15 and 45 have some degree of iron deficiency. Meat and poultry contain heme iron, the type that is best absorbed by the body; the iron in plant foods, in contrast, is non-

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND PLAN AVAILABILITY FOR REVIEW

The Sumter County Regional HOME Consortium (SCRHC) invites citizens to comment on its Draft Five-Year Consolidated Plan which covers the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2020 and its Draft First Year Action Plan which covers the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016. The Draft Plans will be available for review from March 8, 2015 to April 6, 2015 at the SanteeLynches Regional Council of Governments’ office at 129 S. Harvin Street (temporary location), Sumter, SC, and in each County at the following locations: Clarendon County Administrative Offices, Manning, SC; Kershaw County Government Center, Camden, SC; Lee County Courthouse, Bishopville, SC; Sumter County Administrative Offices, Sumter, SC. Copies of the Plans will be provided upon request. Comments may be submitted in writing to Kyle Kelly, Director, Economic and Community Sustainability Department, Santee-Lynches RCOG, P.O. Box 1837, Sumter, SC 29151.

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BALANCING MEAT IN YOUR DIET

servings will provide significant amounts of nutrients without adding excess fat to your diet. Just 3½ ounces — about the size of a deck of cards — of trimmed, cooked sirloin steak or skinless chicken breast yields more than half of the Recommended Dietary Allowance for protein. The steak also furnishes about a third of the recommended amount of riboflavin, niacin, vitamin B6, phosphorus and iron, about half the recommended amount for zinc and one-and-a-half times the recommended amount for vitamin B12, about 30 percent of the vitamin B6 and about 75 percent of the niacin.

Note that few experts recommend eliminating all meat, or even all red meat from your diet, because of its nutritional value. Use your simple guidelines: portion size, choose lean cuts, substitute chicken or turkey for some of the red meat, and choose lowfat cooking methods.

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heme iron and not as well absorbed. About 15 percent of the iron in beef, lamb, chicken and pork is absorbed by the body, compared to 5 percent in blackstrap molasses and raisins, and 4 percent in navy beans.

About 70 percent of the zinc in the American diet comes from animal products, mostly meat. Chicken and pork contain impressive levels of vitamin B6. As for vitamin B12, it is not easy to find sources other than animal products, unless you consume fortified soy milk, some nutritional yeasts or supplements. And, of course, meat and poultry are known for their high protein content, supplying, along with fish, 48 percent of the protein in the American diet.

The protein in meat, unlike that in vegetables and grains, is complete, meaning that it provides all of the amino acids needed by the body.

A Public Hearing to review the Plans and receive additional comments will be held March 19, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. at the City Hall, Manning, South Carolina. This public hearing concerns the Sumter County Regional HOME Consortium’s Five-year Consolidated Plan and the First-year Annual Action Plan, which are strategies to be followed in carrying out the HUD Programs and provides the basis for assessing the performance of the Sumter County Regional HOME Consortium. The Five-year Plan and Annual Action Plan will be submitted to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on or about April 10, 2015. The Five-year Plan will outline the availability and utilization of HUD HOME funds for a period of five years.

The Annual Action Plan will outline the availability and utilization of HUD HOME funds for the period April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2016.

This Public Hearing and the matters to be discussed are subject to the provisions of the Sumter County Regional HOME Consortium’s Citizen Participation Plan, developed in anticipation of participation in the Federal HUD HOME Program, which provides for the participation of the citizens of Clarendon, Kershaw, Lee and Sumter Counties, as well as the citizens of the City of Sumter in the planning and implementation of projects with HUD HOME funds.

The Sumter County Regional HOME Consortium and its Member Local Governments do not discriminate on the basis of age, color, religion, sex, national origin, familial status or disability in the admission of, access to, or treatment regarding employment in its federally assisted programs or activities.

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‘How to Get Away with Murder’ finale full of surprises

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The fall’s most talked-about new series wraps up its season early. “How to Get Away With Murder” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14) concludes its freshman year with a two-hour episode. True to form, it promises to be full of the kinds of surprises that people used to share over water coolers the next morning, but now tweet about a second after they occur.

A legal thriller spanning the worlds of the courtroom and classroom, “Murder” owes much to “The Paper Chase” and “The Good Wife,” but also the fractured chronology popular with a generation that has come of age since “Pulp Fiction.” There was a time when we got one or two flashbacks a season in any given series. The critical success of series like “True Detective,” “The Returned” and “Fargo” demonstrate that audiences will follow a good story anywhere, no matter how convoluted the shifts in time.

Look for “Murder” star Viola Davis on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC).

• Like “Murder,” NBC’s “The Slap” (8 p.m., TV-14) is supposed to spark conversation and controversy. But people have to watch it first, and, so far, the audience has been slim. This is hardly surprising.

Based on an acclaimed 2011 Australian series available in its entirety on Netflix, “The Slap” appears to be suffering the fate of Fox’s “Gracepoint,” a little-watched reboot of the British series “Broadchurch,” seen here on BBC America.

On both series, stars from the original — David Tennant (“Broadchurch”) and Melissa George (“The Slap”) — appear.

On tonight’s episode, Hector’s sister Anouk (Uma Thurman) gets life-changing news.

Unfortunately for NBC, the tepid turnout for “The Slap” has provided a weak lead-in for “The Blacklist,” a hit last season so highly regarded by the network that it aired directly after the Super Bowl as a way of touting its move to Thursday nights. “Allegiance,” a series considered a tad too similar to FX’s “The Americans,” is also dead last in the ratings at 10 p.m.

NBC’s all-drama Thursday night block is off to a decidedly weak start. The fact that two of its shows seem cloned

doesn’t help matters.

• Not all copycats are doomed. A very healthy audience turned out for the astoundingly stale new version of “The Odd Couple” (8:30 p.m., CBS, TV-PG). All told, more than 13 million watched. It should be interesting to see how many stick around for second helpings.

• The Ovation Network celebrates Johnny Cash’s birthday with six episodes of the series “Song By Song” (1 p.m.), dedicated to the stories behind Cash’s hits. “Johnny Cash in San Quentin” (5 p.m.) and “Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison” (6 p.m.) follow.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Herman’s case may affect Amelia on “Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• Red and Liz take on the Deer Hunter on “The Blacklist” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• A fortune-teller could not see it coming on “Backstrom” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

on “The Vampire Diaries” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A cure for the Mark of Cain eludes the gang on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Bonnie overdoes it on “Mom” (9:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

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Annalise (Viola Davis) takes on a priest who is accused of murdering another priest on part one of the season finale of “How to Get Away with Murder” airing at 9 p.m. today on ABC. • Barely clad models frolic in Puerto Rico on “The Victoria’s Secret Swim Special” (10 p.m., CBS).

• New evidence throws Alex off his game on “Allegiance” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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Olivia Wilde is scheduled on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Mindy Kaling, A.J. Jacobs and D.J. Demers are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Ryan Reynolds, J.B. Smoove and Dierks Bentley are on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes James Spader, Margot Robbie and Tobias Jesso Jr. on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Will Forte, Ellie Kemper and Sleater-Kinney visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Kunal Nayyar guest-hosts Bob Newhart, Cat Cora and Sim Bhullar on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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SHOWCASE FROM PAGE A1 made to the stories. The story of Sleeping Beauty and Maleficent, for example: There is a reason Maleficent became an evil queen.”

Faw said the foundation is pleased to be the beneficiary of the showcase.

“Miss Libby’s has raised around half a million dollars for us over the years,” he said. “That really has made a difference to the community.

The funds raised this year will benefit infant and newborn care.”

Special guests include harpist Sarah Jekel and guitarist-singer Ashley Holloman, and Ann Floyd will return as mistress of ceremonies.

Reimer said, “A narrative sequence will introduce each fairy tale, and there will not be a lull between numbers. Things will always be moving, there will always be something to watch or listen to.”

He said the event is always new each year, “nothing is stale or repeated.” And even though it’s a lot of work, he said, “It’s fun, it’s a challenge. It’s really fun for us.”

Faw agreed, noting that the program “keeps getting better and better. This is the 18th year, and it always seems to be getting bigger and better. I go to all of them and talk to a lot of people, and I’ve never known anyone to be the least bit disappoint-

POLICE FROM PAGE A1 Tuesday afternoon from residents expressing their personal assessments of the department. They are expected to remain in town until today, auditing the agency’s policies and procedures.

“This demonstrates that we’re doing what we say we’re doing,” Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III said.

“CALEA provides guidance and also has policies and procedures set in place. Everything that we do is policy driven so that if we have an issue, and we have policies and procedures, others can follow it.

Everything that we do has a policy or procedure that we can tie it back to.”

The visit is part of the reaccrediting process, which takes place every three years. This year marks the 20-year anniversary of the department’s first accreditation, which came in 1995 under former Police Chief Harold Johnson. The department has since been reaccredited five additional times, the last coming in July 2012.

Johnson addressed Moseley and Pease, who sat during much of Tuesday night’s hear-

ed. The music is always impressive, and Ann Floyd always has a big surprise. You never know what character she’ll be dressed as.”

“We always try to pick a theme everyone will enjoy,” Reimer said, “and fairy tales are very popular right now, with ‘Into the Woods’ and the TV show ‘Once Upon a Time’. And the showcase benefits The Tuomey Foundation,” more specifically the Bell Women and Children’s Pavilion, where he said, “People may think back on when they were there, when their baby was in the neonatal unit two years ago, where they were when their child was born.

“Everybody’s got a wish,” Reimer said. “Everybody wants to believe.

We’re looking at the kid inside everyone. Why did you relate to that pirate or fairy?

“Can we bring that magic to the stage?”

Miss Libby’s School of Dance presents the 18th Annual Sumter Arts Showcase to benefit The Tuomey Foundation at 7 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. General admission tickets are $15 and are available at Miss Libby’s on Wesmark Boulevard and at The Tuomey Foundation, 102 Main St. Donors of $100 or more receive a minimum of two tickets, including a special reception at 6 p.m. Saturday and other benefits; they can be purchased from the foundation. For more information, call (803) 774-9014 or visit www.tuomeyfoundation.com.

ing listening intently to the assessments of local residents.

“I know what it means, and I’m so very proud to live in a city where the men and women of the police unit keep this going,” he said. “It opens it up to the public, lets them know and bares our souls to the public. I remember a time long ago when we closed our doors, and we didn’t want too many people sniffing around finding out what was going on.

But all that changed. And one of the things that facilitated that was the accreditation process.”

Frances Hill, a retired community services coordinator of more than 30 years at a Sumter nonprofit, said she remains active in the community and spoke of the police force in glowing terms.

“They’re dedicated and committed,” Hill said. “I came to support the reaccreditation of this police department because they deserve to stay in good standing. They work hard as a team, they work hard as a committee, and I’m sure that Chief Roark keeps them on their toes with the policies and procedures.”

Not all of the residents on hand had such flattering thoughts to share about the

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TRIAL FROM PAGE A1 Assistant U.S. Attorney Winston Holliday told jurors during his opening arguments that the defendant was signatory on the accounts into which federal funding was being poured and she had direct access to it as she was responsible for using it to feed and educate the students at the school. He suggested the conditions at the school and in the classrooms, the nature of instruction and qualification of teachers all suffered as a result of Dinkins-Robinson.

According to prosecutors, the former director set up three shell companies — Project Reach, T&E Catering and J&J Contracting — that engaged in financial transactions with the charter school and helped her cover her tracks to make the federal dollars disappear.

Holliday told the jury she made several substantial cash withdrawals from school accounts and alleged she used the money to go on cruises, take trips and vacations, shopping excursions and dine at high-end restaurants.

“She treated this school like a personal piggy bank, and we’re going to show that,” he said. “She wasn’t just cutting the corners; she was taking a chain saw to the corners and cutting them any way she wanted.”

Carter, a Manning defense attorney, rebutted Holliday’s opening arguments, calling the prosecution’s case “convoluted.” He described Dinkins-Robinson as a hard-working woman with a histo-

city agency. One man handed the assessors a file of complaints he had against the police department and said he would speak with them after the hearing about them. Another told the evaluators he was the victim of racial harassment at the hands of two police officers who he claimed lied to have him placed in contempt of court.

‘She treated this school like a personal piggy bank, and we’re going to show that. She wasn’t just cutting the corners; she was taking a chain saw to the corners and cutting them any way she wanted.’

WINSTON HOLLIDAY Assistant U.S. attorney ry of saving money, noting she saved $10,000 through working by the time she graduated from high school.

He gave jurors a long narrative of the hurdles he said the school faced from its establishment — first from Lee County School District and then from South Carolina Public Charter School District. He seemed to infer the allegations were an attempt to sabotage the school because it did not cave to the power grabs from both districts. He also contended that moving the federal dollars to the “shell companies” would not be illegal unless the companies failed to perform any types of services for which they were paid.

The trial is expected to resume today at 10 a.m. inside Matthew J. Perry Jr. Federal Courthouse.

Assessors told the crowd they would take everything into consideration and use it to craft a 25- to 30-page report after they complete the reviews on the department.

Roark and other top-ranking officers from the department will go before an interview panel in July during a CALEA conference in Colorado. The commissioners will question

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Twitter as America’s conscience W

ASHINGTON — Denizens of social media were rankled during Sunday night’s Academy Awards telecast when actor Sean Penn made a crack about Mexican director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and green cards.

Or so we are told by the minders of buzz.

Penn, just before announcing Inarritu’s award for Best Picture, the director’s third Oscar of the evening, quipped: “Who gave this son of a bitch his green card?”

Cue the sound of tweeters gasping.

But of course it was a quip.

Do people really think it was xenophobic? Indeed, many — with the notable exception of Inarritu — were offended.

I won’t explain the joke, since this would render it absolutely un-funny. Not Kathleen that Penn’s Parker joke was a knee-slapper, but it was obvious (at least to me and apparently to Inarritu) that it was a joke, not a slur. Inarritu, who says he and Penn have had a “tough” joke friendship dating back to 2003’s “21 Grams,” a film they worked on together, said he thought it was “hilarious.” It certainly didn’t inhibit his acceptance remarks, which included his prayer that his fellow Mexicans “can be treated with the same dignity and respect of the ones that came before and built this incredible, immigrant nation.”

His emphasis.

One might even view Penn’s comment as a backhanded compliment. As in, this director is so amazing, who let him come in here to make the rest of us feel like chopped liver? There, I went and explained the joke, anyway.

I’ll concede that Penn’s delivery had all the warmth of a basilisk’s gaze. Then again, what would one expect from Penn?

He has mastered the expression of one who would rather be anywhere else. His default countenance is of a man trapped between existential angst and disgust — or rather like someone who knows what’s really going on.

Had almost any comedian — Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jon Stewart — delivered the same line, the effect would have been much different and doubtless found inoffensive if not charming.

It’s all in the delivery.

Must everyone always be happy? And more concerning, will our uber-sensitivity eventually render us humorless robots uttering pre-approved giblets of meaningless verbiage?

Any attempt at humor that relies as its basis on race, sex or any other distinction to which an -ist may be added is verboten. This is commendable on its face, but there are fine lines and shades of gray between funny and offensive. Often, a good joke is both. Oversensitivity, meanwhile, can have a stifling effect not just on humor but on public discourse and free expression.

A non-Twitter example is the

‘I’ll concede that Penn’s delivery had all the warmth of a basilisk’s gaze. Then again, what would one expect from Penn? He has mastered the expression of one who would rather be anywhere else.’ recent decision at Mt. Holyoke College to cancel its annual production of the “Vagina Monologues.” Any reason would do as far as I’m concerned, except perhaps for this one: The Eve Ensler creation isn’t inclusive enough (even at an all-women’s college) because, stand back, it excludes women who are “trans.” That is, those who may not (yet) have vaginas.

This is stupefyingly funny in a strange way, but it’s not a joke.

The underlying principle of such extreme sensitivity, whether on social media or college campuses, is the idea that no one should ever be offended.

This is a noble goal (I guess), but where does such absolutism fit into a free society? And whither goest humor, which relies on irreverence and the formerly justified assumption that God shared his sense of humor with his most perplexing creation — human beings?

Kidding aside. Social media, especially Twitter, have appropriated the role of national conscience. When Tweety Bird is upset, the whole world is upset — or at least that portion of the world that pays attention to such things. As of 2014, only 23 percent of online adults (18 and older) use Twitter, according to the Pew Research Center.

But the broader media pay attention to and report on buzz as though these online snippets were the last word on public opinion. But buzz, like all gossip through time, is meaningless without contextual analysis.

Buzz, in other words, doesn’t necessarily suggest a conclusion, such as Americans have lost their sense of humor and we have become mind-numbingly politically correct.

This may be our future, heaven forbid. But meanwhile, we can find some comfort in the following: Many Americans couldn’t care less about the Oscars, what Penn said, or what Twitter buzzed about it. Only 36.6 million watched the Academy Awards this year, down 16 percent from last year, according to Nielsen ratings.

Context is, as always, everything. But we’ll see what Twitter has to say about that.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THANKS FOR UPDATE ON CANTEEN AT MILLWOOD ELEMENTARY I want to thank Annie Wehri for informing us about Millwood Elementary School’s recently opened “canteen” for students.

Now that students get free breakfast, lunch, in many cases dinner, and other cases food for the weekend, someone had to come up with a way to give them even more. What about the students that don’t like that “free” stuff ?

I suggest that you write a letter and tell the school that you will not pay for your children borrowing money from them.

You will have to take it to school and give it to someone at the front desk. Get them to sign for it or it will get lost.

Your idea to “not be able to borrow what they might not be able to pay back” sounds like a “sane” idea to me. Don’t forget that we are now living in an “insane” driven society.

The school may have a policy that the children have a “right” to borrow money and because they are a minor, you must pay for their borrowing habits. Could be that they won’t be promoted until their bill is paid off ? But don’t forget that if you are considered “poor” then you will get it for free.

Good luck with this. Unless you can get some kind of organized revolt against it then you will be the one who suffers the consequences. I will be glad to join you.

Don’t forget that about half the people have no idea what is going on today, and what’s worse, they don’t know it, and sure don’t care.

JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

INFO IN LETTER ON BISHOPVILLE TRUCK ROUTE IS FALSE A recent letter was printed by The Sumter Item from Frank Brent Millican Jr. in regards to a road project, a truck route around the town of Bishopville, under consideration for construction in Lee County. Mr. Millican made several assertions in his letter that are false, and it is important to set the record straight as he is repeating assertions being made in Lee County by some people in opposition to the project.

First, the assertion that Lee County Council or anyone in connection with local government in Lee County played any role in the planning or conducting of the recent public information meeting held by South Carolina Department of Transportation regarding this project is false. No one associated with Lee County government was involved with any aspect of planning the meeting from selecting the location, to providing any funding for any rental fees or even providing refreshments. Lee County government officials were notified of the date, location and format of the meeting the same day signs were erected by SCDOT on state right of way along the major roadways entering the town of Bishopville 23 days prior to the meeting.

Secondly, Mr. Millican asserts the preferred alignment or route selected for construction was chosen by SCDOT and the

county. This project was proposed and advocated for as a road construction project by representatives from Bishopville City Council and Lee County Council serving on the Santee-Lynches Council of Governments. This project has been under consideration for approximately a decade, and once approved for funding by SanteeLynches COG was submitted to SCDOT and Federal Highways Administration for evaluation, including potential route design and construction. Lee County Council has had no more opportunity for input into the route selection process than any other group or individual in the county which has advocated for or against the project. Final route selection is conducted under federal guidelines that are designed to keep local politics out of the selection process for road projects using federal funding. The opposition to the project only developed after the preferred alignment was submitted for public comment

by SCDOT. Finally, the assertion that construction of a truck route will in some way endanger buses or the school system in Lee County is a point being used to scare people in the community by tying this project to endangering children. Logic dictates if the same roadways are currently used by trucks and buses to navigate through and around Bishopville and another roadway is constructed that might be used by either the trucks or buses depending on where they are traveling, there will be a reduction in the number of trucks and buses sharing the roadway that exists today. No more truck traffic will be created by having an additional road. The newly created road will simply lessen the volume of traffic on the existing roadway by dividing the existing traffic. The trucks will continue to travel to the same destinations as before a truck route was built and if the destination requires the trucks pass an existing school, the same truck would have traveled past the school on the roadways existing today. Lee Central Middle and High Schools, referred to by Mr. Millican in his letter, are on the eastern side of the interstate. Any construction as a result of this project will occur on the western side of the interstate. Therefore no truck will pass the school as a result of traveling on a new truck route. The vehicle would have to exit the truck route to pass in proximity to the schools mentioned.

As for Mr. Millican’s comments regarding the Cotton Museum and Veterans Museum, which are located in Lee County, he is certainly entitled to his opinion regarding these establishments. But his opinion seems to have been formed by the same level of research he used to develop his thoughts on the truck route. He admits in his letter he has never visited either of the buildings. How can he have an informed opinion as to the presentation of the subject matter in these museums without taking the time to visit and see for himself ?

ALAN WATKINS Lee County Administrator Bishopville

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AROUND TOWN The Shepherd’s Center, 24 Coun- a chance to win $1,000 in tuition credit or $500 cash. All cil St., will offer public informaproceeds will benefit the tion sessions from 11 to 11:50 school to improve the educaa.m. on Thursdays as foltion of the students. lows: Feb. 26, planning your spring garden a ClemNeed helpwith planning your spring garden?

The Shepherd’s Center will hold son Extension Service reprea one pot cook-off 11 a.m.-1 sentative; March 5, tips, p.m. on Friday, March 13, at tricks and troubleshooting Trinity Lincoln Center, 24 iPad and PCs. Council St. Tickets are $10 for The AARP Foundation Volunteer all you can eat. Call (803) 773Tax-Aide Program will offer free 1944. income tax assistance for lowThe American Red Cross will income or elderly taxpayers. offer New Volunteer Orientation You will need: all tax forms / Disaster Services Overview for and information; governnew Red Cross volunteers ment-issued ID; Social Secufrom 9 a.m. to noon on Saturrity card; all W-2’s, 1099s and day, March 14, at 1155 N. 1098s; and supporting docuGuignard Drive. This class is ments if you plan to itemize. for anyone who would like to Assistance will be available 9 volunteer in any capacity a.m.-2 p.m. on Mondays and with the Red Cross. Call (803) Wednesdays through April 13 775-2363. at The Spectrum senior cenYou can make a difference in ter, 1989 Durant Lane. Call the life of an abused, abandoned (803) 316-0772. or neglected child. The South Free income tax filing services Carolina Department of Soand FAFSA applications will be cial Services is seeking famiprovided through April 15 as lies interested in becoming follows: 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. adoptive or foster / resource Wednesdays, SC Works — parents. The agency will host Santee Lynches, 31 E. Calan Adoption and Foster Care houn St., (803) 774-1300; 9:30 Expo informational meeting a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. from 4 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Saturdays, appointments March 17, at the North HOPE only on Sundays, Goodwill — Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Job Link Center, 1028 Broad (800) 763-6637.

St., (803) 774-5006; and 9:30 The Lincoln High School Class of a.m.-7 p.m. Thursdays and 1966 will hold a planning 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays, meeting for the 50-year class Lee County Adult Education, 123 E. College St., Bishopville, reunion at 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, at the South (803) 484-4040. Call Ms. SamSumter Resource Center. uels at (803) 240-8355.

The Sumter County DevelopA charity benefit antique aucmental Disabilities Foundation is tion will be held from 5 to 7 proud to announce its inaugural p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 28, at Sumter Disabilities Benefit Gala, the Marvin Hodge Life Enin celebration of Disabilities richment Center, 609 Miller Awareness Month (March Road. There will be antique furniture and odds and ends. 2015). This event will be held from 6:30 to 10 p.m. on Food and drink will also be Thursday, March 26, at The available for purchase. Call O’Donnell House. The attire Marvin Hodge at (803) 316for the evening is cocktail / 7276, Lottie Spencer at (803) black tie optional. Event will 883-4532 or Crystal Perry at offer a fare of fine food, a (803) 406-7474. wine tasting experience and The Sumter Benedict Alumni silent auction. Purchase adClub will hold an important vance tickets by credit card meeting at 6 p.m. on Mononline at http://tinyurl.com/ day, March 2, at the North m9duzgq.

HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. St. Anne Catholic School’s sixth Blassingame at (803) 506annual benefit auction will be 4019. held from 6 to 10 p.m. on FriThe Clarendon County Demoday, May 1, at the O’Donnell cratic Party will meet at 7 p.m. House. Event will include on Thursday, March 5, at heavy hors d’oeuvres, music, Bassard’s Pond House, 4162 a cash bar and silent aucRev. JW Carter Road, Sumtion. Rafe, master of ceremomerton. nies from J.R. Dixon Auctions, Robert E. Lee Academy will hold will also conduct a live auction. Tickets are $25 per perits 15th Annual Cavalier Pride Auction on Saturday, March 7, son. All proceeds will benefit at 630 Cousar St., Bishopville. St. Anne Catholic School and Food will be served from 5 to assist in continuing its various programs and funding 7 p.m. There will be a silent and live auction with bidding scholarships. Call (803) 7753632 for tickets or more inbeginning at 5:30 p.m. A rafformation. fle will be held for a Yeti cooler. Event will also feature

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

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MONDAY

Mostly cloudy and chilly

Mostly cloudy and cold

Times of clouds and sun

Mostly sunny and chilly

Cool with low clouds

Rather cloudy and warmer

45°

27°

50° / 26°

45° / 29°

56° / 42°

65° / 44°

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 25%

NNE 6-12 mph

NNE 3-6 mph

NNE 4-8 mph

NE 8-16 mph

NE 7-14 mph

NNW 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 43/28 Spartanburg 44/29

Greenville 43/30

Columbia 46/31

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

Sumter 45/27

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 49/31

ON THE COAST

Charleston 51/32

Today: Mostly cloudy. High 50 to 54.

Friday: Mostly cloudy. High 53 to 57.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 46/28/c 14/-2/sf 37/20/c 16/-4/sf 56/33/pc 71/53/pc 53/36/pc 27/17/sn 68/53/sh 29/20/sn 76/51/s 66/55/pc 35/24/sn

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.83 74.93 74.52 96.45

24-hr chg -0.08 +0.04 +0.02 +0.40

Sunrise 6:55 a.m.

Moonrise 12:24 p.m.

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

trace 4.31" 3.10" 9.11" 5.62" 7.04"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

38° 32° 61° 37° 82° in 1982 14° in 1967

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

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Fri. Hi/Lo/W 45/29/pc 15/-4/s 32/25/c 17/-1/s 51/35/c 68/55/pc 54/40/s 28/12/pc 68/54/c 29/12/pc 77/57/pc 62/52/sh 34/17/pc

Myrtle Beach 45/31

Manning 48/26

Today: Mostly cloudy and chilly. Winds northeast 3-6 mph.

Friday: Mostly cloudy and chilly. Winds north 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 43/27

Bishopville 45/26

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 8.04 19 5.51 14 7.68 14 3.81 80 78.15 24 7.21

Sunset Moonset

6:15 p.m.

1:42 a.m.

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AT MYRTLE BEACH

High 3:01 a.m.

3:31 p.m.

4:03 a.m.

4:32 p.m.

Today Fri.

Ht. 2.9 2.6 2.9 2.5

Low 10:05 a.m.

10:15 p.m.

11:07 a.m.

11:15 p.m.

Ht. 0.3 0.1 0.4 0.1

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 40/23/sf 45/28/c 49/30/c 53/34/c 43/32/r 51/32/c 41/27/c 46/31/c 46/31/c 41/24/c 35/23/sn 39/25/c 38/22/sn

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 37/21/c 51/29/pc 55/31/pc 57/35/pc 40/30/c 55/32/c 44/22/pc 47/30/c 51/29/pc 46/25/pc 36/20/pc 43/23/pc 42/22/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 43/27/c 67/43/r 42/28/c 38/22/sn 51/31/c 39/22/c 43/30/c 41/25/c 54/37/c 62/42/c 51/30/c 51/30/c 44/24/c

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 49/26/pc 65/45/c 45/23/pc 40/21/pc 55/31/c 39/19/pc 45/26/c 41/21/c 55/38/pc 60/45/pc 52/30/pc 54/31/pc 43/24/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 43/21/c 52/33/c 45/31/c 48/31/c 53/35/c 37/21/sn 41/27/c 42/23/c 56/35/c 44/29/c 54/36/c 42/26/r 39/22/c

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 42/17/c 55/33/c 49/30/c 54/30/pc 56/35/pc 39/20/pc 44/22/pc 42/21/pc 59/36/pc 45/25/c 56/37/pc 48/26/c 40/19/pc

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

For Comfort You Can Count On, Better Make It Boykin!

PUBLIC AGENDA

803-795-4257

SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Friday, 7:45 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce, 32 E. Calhoun St.

www.boykinacs.com License #M4217

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Make social EUGENIA LAST plans. Put greater emphasis on love, romance and important relationships. Express your feelings, define where you stand, and identify what you want to see happen in the near future.

Communication is key to success.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Limitations due to emotionally escalating situations will leave you reluctant to make a decision regarding your situation at home or at work. The suggestions made by an outsider will help ease your stress.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen to what’s being said, but don’t take action prematurely. Chill out and take time to reassess your life personally and professionally.

Changes made at home will allow you to entertain new prospects.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll face both positive and negative situations. Focus on what you are able to change and where you can be productive and progressive.

Don’t rely on others for help. A creative solution will lead to success.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You have plenty to offer, so jump into action and do your part. Your contribution to any team you join will help you master your ability to be a leader. A serious talk will result in a successful relationship.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Revisit some of your past financial decisions. Buying and selling is highlighted, but the changes you make should be to lower debt and ease stress. Don’t let anyone lead you astray or cost you emotionally or financially.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Discuss

the changes you want to see happen within a partnership or your living arrangements. Back away from anyone who is demanding or pushy. You have much to gain if you offer your honest opinion.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Put your cash and prized possessions in a safe place. Give yourself a chance to search for the best financial options. A risk may be tempting, but will not be worth the stress and instability that will ensue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t let depression turn in to a costly affair. You are experiencing a make-it-or-break-it period where partnerships are concerned. Don’t make a rash decision or say something you’ll regret. Focus on the positives and protect your assets.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep a low profile and go about your business under the radar, and you will avoid being pushed in a direction that you feel uncertain about. Helping others or working on behalf of a cause will bring you the highest returns.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Pick up the pace and take an active part in anything that is work-related or goal-oriented. You can expand your interests and your friendships with influential people if you attend a networking function. Love is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep busy and stay out of trouble. Too much time on your hands will lead to misunderstandings and emotional turmoil. Focus on selfimprovement, not on trying to change others. Don’t take on responsibilities that don’t belong to you.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

8-11-13-25-32 PowerUp: 2

15-23-26-45-66 Megaball: 4; Megaplier: 3

numbers unavailable at press time

PICK 3 WEDNESDAY

PICK 4 WEDNESDAY

LUCKY FOR LIFE MONDAY

7-8-9 and 5-8-7

6-0-9-1 and 4-6-8-4

17-22-24-38-40; Lucky Ball 12

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Glen Clinch comments on his photo submission, “A hawk was taking a break on the peak of my neighbor’s house while hunting for its next meal. I call it ‘Neighborhood Watch.’”

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015

AUTO RACING

Smith revels in ride, new kid

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

Ben Lippen 58-43 earlier in the day.

“The last two games have really been a blur to me,” Talley said. “We lost to Cardinal Newman by two (points) the first time and then three the next, so we’ve played them close all year.

“We just moved the ball really well in the second quarter and we hit our free throws down the stretch.

That’s something we haven’t been very good at all year, but we’ve really hit our free throws the last two games.”

WH went 7-for-8 from the charity stripe in the final stanza (and 12-for-14 in the game) to hold off a pesky Cardinals squad that battled back from 11-point deficits twice – once after halftime

CHARLOTTE— Regan Smith was quick to accept an offer to race in the Daytona 500 as Kurt Busch’s replacement driver.

He did have one slight concern, though, about spending an additional day in Florida.

His pregnant wife, Megan, was at home in North Carolina expecting their first child. But he said the couple agreed SMITH in advance that should she go into labor, he should complete his races before heading home.

“I’ve asked her to keep her legs crossed as long as she can if she does go into labor,” Smith joked at Daytona International Speedway last weekend.

Everything worked out just fine for the Smiths, who welcomed son Rhett Lee on Wednesday, an off day for NASCAR drivers.

The baby had a short window to arrive: Smith gets back on track Thursday at Atlanta Motor Speedway, where he’ll drive Busch’s car for StewartHaas Racing in an open NASCAR test. He’s slated to fill his regular role as Xfinity Series driver for JR Motorsports all weekend, and do double-duty in the Sprint Cup Series for SHR. Busch has been indefinitely suspended by NASCAR. Smith, who ran four full seasons in the Cup series from 2008 through 2012, has spent the last two as a fulltime driver for JR Motorsports in NASCAR’s second-tier series. But he has been a super substitute a handful of times the last few years.

Smith filled in unexpectedly for Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 2012 when Earnhardt was sidelined with a concussion, and he flew in on race day last year at Watkins Glen when SHR needed an emergency substitute for Tony Stewart.

Now he’s making his second

SEE BARON, PAGE B4

SEE SMITH, PAGE B3

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Wilson Hall’s Drew Talley (10) puts up a shot between Cardinal Newman’s John Ragin, left, and Alex Cunningham during the Barons’ 62-54 in a quarterfinal game in the SCISA 3A state playoffs on Wednesday at Sumter Civic Center.

Don’t wake the Baron Wilson Hall win away from playing for SCISA 3A title

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com If it is a dream, Wilson Hall boys basketball head coach Eddie Talley said he’s hoping the wake-up call doesn’t come until sometime on Sunday.

That’s because Talley’s Barons – who entered the TALLEY SCISA 3A state tournament with a sub-.500 record – are one win away from playing for a state title.

Wilson Hall pulled off its second upset of the week on Wednesday against secondseeded Cardinal Newman with a 62-54 victory at Sumter Civic Center. The sixth-

4A BOYS LOWER STATE TICKETS ON SALE The Sumter High School varsity boys basketball team will face James Island in the 4A lower state championship game on Friday at Florence Civic Center at 8:30 p.m.

James Island defeated South Florence 70-63 in overtime on Wednesday to advance to the lower state title game.

Tickets will be on sale to the public at Sumter High School today and Friday. Tickets will be sold at the school’s athletic department office.

Also, tickets will be on sale to students during each of the school’s four lunch periods today and Friday.

Tickets are $10 per person. Children age 5 and under will get free admission.

Also, advance tickets for the 3A girls lower state championship game between Crestwood and Lakewood on Saturday at 5 p.m. at Florence Civic Center are still on sale.

Contact Crestwood athletic director Brian Jackson at (803) 469-6200 and Lakewood athletic director Frankie Ward at (803) 506-2700.

Tickets are $10 per person and are good for all of the games on Saturday. However, if someone leaves the building another ticket has to be purchased.

seeded Barons had previously knocked off third-seeded Augusta Christian.

They now move on to face

No. 1 Northwood Academy on Friday at 8 p.m. in a semifinal matchup at the civic center. Northwood defeated

PRO BASKETBALL

USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Latest injury to Rose hits Bulls hard

Gamecock seniors want to finish legacy they helped create

BY WILLIE T. SMITH III The Greenville News

BY ANDREW SELIGMAN The Associated Press

CHICAGO — The news that Derrick Rose will have knee surgery again hit the Chicago Bulls and their fans hard and left them in a familiar spot — trying to get by without their star point guard.

The torn meniscus in his right knee was announced Tuesday night, another tough twist for a franchise, a star, his sponsors and a fanbase that thought the Bulls were entering another golden era just a few years ago, with the Chicago product leading the renaissance.

Instead, he’s having surgery on his right knee for the second straight year —

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago guard Derrick Rose will have knee surgery after it was announced on Tuesday he has torn meniscus in his right knee.

The news hit the Chicago Bulls and their fans hard and left them in a familiar spot—trying to get by without their star point guard. on the heels of a season he missed entirely following a torn left ACL. “It’s so unfair,” Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said.

“The guy’s been through so

much. Any time you have surgery, it’s tough. This will hopefully be much, much shorter than the other one.

SEE ROSE, PAGE B3

COLUMBIA— They had to buy into the vision articulated by Dawn Staley at the time.

When Aleighsa Welch and Elem Ibiam were in high school, the University of South Carolina women’s basketball team wasn’t ranked. It was not a threat to win the Southeastern Conference title.

Heck, the Gamecocks were just trying to find a way to win a league tournament game.

Both opted to put their trust in Staley, however, which put in place the building blocks for what the program has transformed into today.

Welch and Ibiam, along with junior college transfer guard Olivia Gaines, will compete in their final regular season game at Colonial Life Coliseum at 7 tonight when

WELCH

IBIAM

the No. 2-ranked Gamecocks host No. 13 Mississippi State.

The game is important for several reasons: A victory would top last year’s total of 14 in the SEC, giving USC it most-ever regular-season victories.

A victory would guarantee the Gamecocks no worse than a tie for the SEC regular-season title with Tennessee.

Since USC just defeated the Lady Vols, it would earn the top seed in the league’s tournament.

Finally, a victory over the Mississippi State would be the 32nd straight in Colonial Life Arena — the longest home streak for any USC

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

5 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Joburg Open First Round from Johannesburg (GOLF).

1 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte (ASPIRE).

1 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Round-of-32 Second Leg Match – Liverpool vs. Besiktas (FOX SPORTS 1).

1 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Round-of-32 Second Leg Match – Fiorentina vs. Tottenham (FOX SPORTS 2).

2 p.m. – PGA Golf: Honda Classic First Round from Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. (GOLF).

3 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte (ASPIRE).

3 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Round-of-32 Second Leg Match – Young Boys vs. Everton (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Round-of-32 Second Leg Match – Roma vs. Feyenoord (FOX SPORTS 2).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte (ASPIRE).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Houston at Temple (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Nebraska at Ohio State (ESPN).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Tennessee (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: High Point at North Carolina Asheville (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Virginia at North Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Florida at Alabama (SEC NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Mississippi Stat at South Carolina (SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas-El Paso at Louisiana Tech (FOX SPORTS 1).

8 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match – D.C. United vs. Ajajuelense (FOX SPORTS 2).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Golden State at Cleveland (TNT).

8 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Mississippi Stat at South Carolina (Joined In Progress) (WNKT-FM 107.5).

8:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Minnesota at Nashville (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Charlotte (ASPIRE).

9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Portland at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Tennessee Tech at Morehead State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Arizona at Colorado (ESPN).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Southern Methodist at Memphis (ESPN2).

9 p.m. – College Basketball: Rutgers at Purdue (ESPNU).

9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Tennessee at Georgia (SEC NETWORK).

9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Auburn at Vanderbilt (SPORTSOUTH).

10:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Arizona State at Utah (FOX SPORTS 1).

10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Phoenix (TNT).

11 p.m. – College Basketball: San Diego at Gonzaga (ESPN2).

1 a.m. - LPGA Golf: Honda LPGA Thailand Second Round from Chonburi, Thailand (GOLF).

5 a.m. - Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Joburg Open Second Round from Johannesburg (GOLF).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

By The Associated Press Schedule

TODAY

EAST CCSU at Bryant, 7 p.m.

Delaware at Drexel, 7 p.m.

Sacred Heart at Fairleigh Dickinson, 7 p.m.

St. Francis (NY) at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Wagner at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.

Mount St. Mary’s at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m.

Houston at Temple, 7 p.m.

Rider at Monmouth (NJ), 8 p.m.

SOUTH ETSU at The Citadel, 6 p.m.

Winthrop at Campbell, 7 p.m.

Jacksonville St. at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.

Northeastern at Elon, 7 p.m.

W. Carolina at Furman, 7 p.m.

Charleston Southern at GardnerWebb, 7 p.m.

Radford at Liberty, 7 p.m.

Wofford at Mercer, 7 p.m.

Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian, 7 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 7 p.m.

High Point at UNC Asheville, 7 p.m.

Samford at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.

Chattanooga at VMI, 7 p.m.

Georgia Southern at Appalachian St., 7:30 p.m.

SIU-Edwardsville at Austin Peay, 8 p.m.

UTEP at Louisiana Tech, 8 p.m.

FIU at Marshall, 8 p.m.

E. Illinois at Murray St., 8 p.m.

UTSA at Southern Miss., 8 p.m.

UT-Martin at Tennessee St., 8 p.m.

FAU at W. Kentucky, 8 p.m.

Louisiana-Monroe at South Alabama, 8:05 p.m.

SMU at Memphis, 9 p.m.

Tennessee Tech at Morehead St., 9 p.m.

MIDWEST Nebraska-Omaha at IPFW, 7 p.m.

W. Illinois at IUPUI, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Michigan St., 7 p.m.

Nebraska at Ohio St., 7 p.m.

Milwaukee at Wright St., 7 p.m.

Green Bay at Ill.-Chicago, 8 p.m.

N. Arizona at North Dakota, 8 p.m.

Grand Canyon at Chicago St., 8:05 p.m.

Utah Valley at UMKC, 8:05 p.m.

Rutgers at Purdue, 9 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Charlotte at North Texas, 8 p.m.

N. Dakota St. at Oral Roberts, 8 p.m.

Old Dominion at Rice, 8 p.m.

Texas-Arlington at Arkansas St., 8:30 p.m.

Troy at Texas St., 8:30 p.m.

Georgia St. at UALR, 8:30 p.m.

FAR WEST Arizona at Colorado, 9 p.m.

S. Utah at N. Colorado, 9 p.m.

Montana St. at E. Washington, 9:05 p.m.

Cal St.-Fullerton at CS Northridge, 10 p.m.

UC Irvine at Cal Poly, 10 p.m.

Montana at Idaho, 10 p.m.

BYU at Portland, 10 p.m.

Pacific at Santa Clara, 10 p.m.

UC Davis at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m.

Arizona St. at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

San Diego at Gonzaga, 11 p.m.

Saint Mary’s (Cal) at San Francisco, 11 p.m.

Oregon St. at Stanford, 11 p.m.

Long Beach St. at Hawaii, 11:59 p.m.

FRIDAY

SPORTS

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015

EAST Harvard at Cornell, 6:30 p.m.

Penn at Brown, 7 p.m.

Fairfield at Canisius, 7 p.m.

Manhattan at Iona, 7 p.m.

St. Peter’s at Marist, 7 p.m.

Siena at Quinnipiac, 7 p.m.

Princeton at Yale, 7 p.m.

Dartmouth at Columbia, 8 p.m.

MIDWEST Ohio at Akron, 8 p.m.

Valparaiso at Cleveland St., 10 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

SPORTS ITEMS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 37 Brooklyn 23 Boston 21 Philadelphia 12 New York 10 Southeast Division W Atlanta 44 Washington 33 Miami 24 Charlotte 22 Orlando 19 CENTRAL DIVISION W Chicago 36 Cleveland 36 Milwaukee 31 Detroit 23 Indiana 23

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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W Memphis 41 Houston 38 Dallas 39 San Antonio 34 New Orleans 29 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Portland 36 Oklahoma City 32 Utah 21 Denver 20 Minnesota 12 PACIFIC DIVISION W Golden State 44 L.A. Clippers 37 Phoenix 29 Sacramento 19 L.A. Lakers 14

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Golden State 114, Washington 107 Cleveland 102, Detroit 93 Oklahoma City 105, Indiana 92 Dallas 99, Toronto 92 Wednesday’s Games Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Dallas at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

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

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Houston, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Denver, 9 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

San Antonio at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games Washington at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

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

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

Charlotte at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Miami at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at Houston, 8 p.m.

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

Utah at Denver, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Montreal 60 39 16 5 Tampa Bay 62 37 19 6 Detroit 59 33 15 11 Boston 60 29 22 9 Florida 60 26 21 13 Ottawa 57 24 23 10 Toronto 60 24 31 5 Buffalo 61 18 38 5 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT N.Y. Islanders 62 40 20 2 N.Y. Rangers 59 37 16 6 Pittsburgh 60 34 17 9 Washington 61 33 18 10 Philadelphia 61 26 24 11 New Jersey 60 25 26 9 Columbus 59 26 29 4 Carolina 59 22 30 7

Pts GF GA 83 162 133 80 203 167 77 173 154 67 158 158 65 145 169 58 163 161 53 167 183 41 114 204 Pts GF GA 82 200 173 80 186 145 77 172 149 76 181 152 63 162 178 59 136 158 56 155 184 51 134 159

Barnes gets 1st career win CLEMSON— Clemson scored three runs in the fifth inning, including two with two outs, to take the lead for good in its 11-5 win over Wofford at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.

Freshman lefthander Charlie Barnes (1-0) from Sumter High School earned his first career win by pitching 3 1/3 perfect innings in relief with two strikeouts. Wofford reliever Connell Anderson (1-1) sufBARNES fered the loss.

The Tigers, who won their 15th game in a row against the Terriers, improved to 5-2 on the season. Wofford dropped to 7-1.

Clemson plays a 3-game series against No. 10 South Carolina at three different locations this weekend. The first game is Friday at 6:30 p.m. at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on ESPN3.

MANNING, BRONCOS TALKING ABOUT REWORKING CONTRACT

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It looks as if it’s going to come down to money.

A person with knowledge of the negotiations confirms the Denver Broncos and Peyton Manning’s representatives are discussing ways to revise his contract and give the team more flexibility in free agency.

The 30-year-old Jones played three seasons with Baltimore after a five-year run with Houston.

RUNNING BACK REGGIE BUSH RELEASED BY LIONS

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions released running back Reggie Bush on Wednesday, halfway through the fouryear deal he signed as a free agent before the 2013 season.

Bush started 23 games for the Lions. He rushed for 1,006 yards in 2013, but this past season he had only 76 carries for 297 yards while slowed by injuries. Bush, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2006 draft, turns 30 next week.

PACKERS RELEASE VETERAN LINEBACKER HAWK

MILWAUKEE — The Green Bay Packers have released inside linebacker A.J. Hawk, cutting ties with the nine-year veteran and respected locker room presence.

Hawk leaves Green Bay with 1,118 tackles, tops in the franchise since 1975. He appeared in 142 out of a 144 possible regularseason games with 136 starts since being drafted in the first round in 2006.

CLEMSON SAYS CASE PROTECTING ICONIC HOWARD’S ROCK DAMAGED

JACOBY JONES CUT BY RAVENS AFTER THIRD SEASON WITH THE TEAM

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Jacoby Jones was cut Tuesday by the Baltimore Ravens.

The wide receiver and kicker returner was a major contributor to the Ravens’ Super Bowl championship.

CLEMSON — Clemson’s athletic department says the case surrounding the school’s iconic Howard’s Rock that is the center of the team’s pregame football ritual was damaged Wednesday morning.

The school said in a statement the rock does not to appear to have been damaged and that campus police are investigating the incident.

From wire reports

BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Kentucky improves to 28-0, tops Mississippi State 74-56 STARKVILLE, Miss. — Top-ranked Kentucky fought off a slow start but still cruised to a 74-56 victory over Mississippi State on Wednesday night to keep its undefeated season on track.

Freshman Trey Lyles scored a career-high 18 points and Aaron Harrison added 16 for Kentucky (28-0, 15-0 Southeastern Conference), which is the last remaining undefeated team in the country.

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GP W L OT 61 41 13 7 60 38 18 4 61 36 20 5 62 31 20 11 60 31 22 7 61 27 25 9 61 26 24 11

Pts GF GA 89 186 143 80 188 151 77 180 146 73 173 168 69 169 158 63 191 202 63 161 175

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 61 38 16 7 83 182 171 Vancouver 60 35 22 3 73 171 156 Los Angeles 59 29 18 12 70 162 152 Calgary 60 32 24 4 68 171 157 San Jose 61 30 23 8 68 171 174 Arizona 61 20 34 7 47 134 206 Edmonton 62 18 34 10 46 142 206 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games Chicago 3, Florida 2, SO Vancouver 2, Boston 1 N.Y. Islanders 5, Arizona 1 N.Y. Rangers 1, Calgary 0 Carolina 4, Philadelphia 1 Buffalo 4, Columbus 2 Montreal 5, St. Louis 2 Nashville 5, Colorado 2 Edmonton 2, Minnesota 1 Winnipeg 4, Dallas 2 Los Angeles 1, Detroit 0

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — No. 2 Virginia didn’t have two starters. Wake Forest never had a chance.

The Cavaliers earned their seventh straight win by routing the Demon Deacons 70-34 on Wednesday night.

(11) WICHITA STATE 63 INDIANA STATE 53

INDIANAPOLIS — Darius Carter had 20 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 11 Wichita State to a 63-53 win over Indiana State on Wednesday night.

(23) BUTLER 73 MARQUETTE 52

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kentucky guard Aaron Harrison (2) shoots against Mississippi State guard Craig Sword (32) in the Wildcats’ 74-56 victory on Wednesday in Starkville, Miss.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kellen Dunham scored 22 points and Kameron Woods added 14 to lead No. 23 Butler to a 73-52 win over Marquette on Wednesday night.

NBA HAWKS 104 MAVERICKS 87

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks took the lead with a 13-0 run in the third quarter and went on to a 104-87 victory Wednesday night over the Dallas Mavericks, who were without suspended guard Rajon Rondo.

From wire reports

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Calgary at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m.

Ottawa at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Vancouver at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

Arizona at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Columbus, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Toronto, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Nashville, 8:30 p.m.

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

Detroit at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with SS Everth Cabrera on a one-year contract. Designated OF Alex Hassan for assignment.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Agreed to terms with RHP Chad Gaudin on a minor league contract.

American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Traded OF Johnny Bladel to Sussex County (Can-Am) for future considerations.

SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed INF Brock Kjeldgaard.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association DALLAS MAVERICKS — Suspended G Rajon Rondo one game for conduct detrimental to the team.

FOOTBALL

National Football League BALTIMORE RAVENS — Terminated the contract of WR/KR Jacoby Jones.

GREEN BAY PACKERS — Released LB A.J. Hawk.

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Named Fitz Ollison senior director of football communications.

NEW YORK GIANTS — Released RB Peyton Hillis.

WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Signed WR Nick Williams.

GAMECOCK FROM PAGE B1 team.

“This has been exciting for us,” Ibiam said. “But we still want to go into the game focused because we know this team is a really good and competitive. We’re going to have to fight for 40 minutes. But it will be exciting to go out and possibly win another regular season (title).”

Welch, the first player from South Carolina to put her trust in Staley and join the Gamecocks’ program, has been the team’s leader virtually since enrolling.

“I’ve had nightmares about her not suiting up for us next year,” Staley said of Welch. “But we’re going savor each moment we have her. She has been incredible for our program. Her ability to lead, her ability to kind of be a coach on the floor, a coach in the dorms and all of those things.”

Welch made it clear following the Gamecocks’ 71-66 win over Tennessee on Monday that the team still has unfinished business.

“It is a good win for us, but it is not the stopping point for our season,” Welch said.

“It is not something we look at as ‘OK, now that we’ve beaten Tennessee, we’re good.’

We still have two games that are very important, especially Thursday night with it being our last home game.

“We still have business to handle if we want to outright win the regular-season

title. This was something we had to accomplish to complete our goal of repeating as regular-season SEC champs.”

The Gamecocks enter with a 26-1 record, including 14-0 in the SEC. The team leads the country in attendance, and after more than 14,000 fans showed up for Monday’s game against Tennessee, Staley is hoping the seniors get the same reception.

“What this senior group has given to our program, given to this community and given to our university, not just in wins — the leadership they’ve displayed, the leadership they’ve learned being at the University of South Carolina,” Staley said, “I think it is only fitting that we send them off with something really special.

“A sellout is great, but if 14,000 people could show up again, we can’t be mad at that.”

While much has been said about the USC bench, led by 2014 SEC Freshman of the Year Alaina Coates and freshman phenom A’ja Wilson, Welch and Ibiam led the charge against Tennessee.

While Ibiam is not as outgoing as Welch, Staley believes Ibiam has been a team leader in her own way.

“El Is like E.F. Hutton,” Staley said. “She doesn’t talk a whole lot, but when she does, she has a really good relationship with every one of our players.

“She gives the attention your mother would give you when you’re sick. I think our players really embrace that.”

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ROSE FROM PAGE B1 But the big thing is our concern for him first as a person.”

Rose’s rise from growing up in a tough Chicago neighborhood to stardom with his hometown team is well-documented. He has a maximum contract with the Bulls and a huge marketing deal with Adidas.

But in some ways, this era is feeling like a big tease for the Bulls and their fans.

Instead of celebrating a championship for the first time since the Michael Jordan-Scottie Pippen era, they have suffered through close calls and long waits while Rose recovers.

It wasn’t what the Bulls envisioned after taking him with the first pick in the 2008 draft.

He went from Rookie of the Year to All-Star to MVP in his first three seasons, becoming the youngest player to win that award in 2011 while leading Chicago to 62 wins and the Eastern Conference finals.

But the feel-good story took a drastic turn the following season when Rose crumpled to the court with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the playoff opener.

The top-seeded Bulls bowed out in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers.

SMITH FROM PAGE B1 start for Busch, who was suspended Friday. But with 173 career Cup starts, Smith thinks he’s capable of moving car-to-car and stepping in wherever needed.

“I think the fortunate thing is that I’ve done enough Cup races to where I’m familiar with most of the cars,” he said. “They all take their own kind of shape and form. You make the most of them. I don’t think anybody wants to be in the scenario where you have to sub under circumstances, whatever they may be.

“And with that said, if it happens, you want to make the most of that opportunity.”

KYLE BUSCH-FUTURE RACING

Kyle Busch is back in North Carolina receiving treatment on his broken right leg and broken left foot, and it’s not clear how long he’ll be sidelined.

But when he does return to racing, it’s unlikely that team owner Joe Gibbs will limit his racing outside the Sprint Cup Series. Busch was injured Saturday in the season-opening Xfinity Series race at Daytona, a day before the Daytona 500.

Gibbs said it’s hard to hold Busch back because aside from his wife, Samantha, racing is all he has. Busch owns a NASCAR Truck Series team at Kyle Busch Motorsports.

“Let’s think about it for a minute, he has his own race team, loves that, wants to

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose (1) drives past Sacramento Kings guard Ben McLemore (23) as Jason Thompson (34). Rose will have surgery on his right knee for the second straight season.

Rose sat out the 2012-13 season, and his long-awaited comeback last season ended at 10 games.

“I’m still shocked,” Kirk Hinrich said. “I didn’t have any idea he had an injury like that (Tuesday) at practice. I just feel for him. You can’t imagine what he’s gone through these last three years. Just when it seems like he was hitting his stride and playing great and it kind of felt like he had put it behind

race it, it’s a big part of him and Sam and his future,” Gibbs said. “So you kind of think about that and you know he’s going to be racing some trucks. He has Sam and he has racing. He loves it.”

JGR tried to cut Busch’s schedule in 2012, when he ran just three Truck Series races and 22 events in Xfinity. The reduction in races made him miserable and he had one of the worst seasons of his career: He won one race, missed the Chase, and went winless in Xfinity and Trucks.

“At one point there in his career, we did cut back quite a bit and it was one of the tougher years,” Gibbs said. “I felt like in his case, he just loves it so much and felt like it was something that really makes his happy, keeps him excited about life and you always wrestle with that.”

BOWYER-FOX ANALYST

Clint Bowyer is the latest driver to be added to the Fox and Fox Sports 1 coverage of the Xfinity Series.

Bowyer will be the analyst alongside Adam Alexander and Michael Waltrip for next month’s race at Fontana, California, and the May race at Charlotte Motor Speedway.

Bowyer is the fifth Sprint Cup Series driver to be added to the rotation. Kevin Harvick was in the booth for last week’s season-opener, and Jeff Gordon, Brad Keselowski and Danica Patrick also have upcoming races scheduled.

Harvick said he enjoyed his time in the booth more than he expected.

him, for this to happen is just devastating.”

Thibodeau said Wednesday it’s not clear when the injury happened or when team physician Dr. Brian Cole will perform the surgery. The coach wasn’t sure how long Rose will be out, either.

If he misses the remainder of the year, it would be his third season-ending knee surgery.

“Heartbreaking, in a way,

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015 because of how much he’s been through for the last couple of years,” Pau Gasol said.

“Difficult to deal with. We feel for him.”

Thibodeau said the Bulls knew another tear was possible. The question is how Rose proceeds from here.

Dr. Alexis Colvin, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in sports medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital, said he could have the torn cartilage reattached or removed.

She said a reattachment — the procedure he had last year — is the better long-term option. But he would miss the rest of the season. Removing the torn cartilage would keep him out at least six weeks, meaning a return would be possible. The problem is it increases the risk of arthritis.

Colvin, who has not examined Rose, is not ruling out the possibility of him playing at a high level again.

“The good thing, I guess, is it’s not like he’s (torn) two ACLs in the same knee,” Colvin said. “It’s meniscus surgery, which typically the recovery is not as bad as some of the other things can be. I don’t think I would necessarily write him off for now.”

Rose’s return combined with the addition of Gasol as

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The news came when the Bulls appeared to be picking up steam and putting their recent struggles behind them.

They had won six of seven and were leading Cleveland by a half game in the Central division at 36-21 before hosting Charlotte on Wednesday.

Rose, who played in just 10 games last year after sitting out the 2012-13 season following surgery on his left knee, is averaging 18.4 points and 5.0 assists. He had played in 19 straight games and 30 of 31, easing concerns about his knee.

Rose appeared to be rounding into form, averaging 22.6 points over his final 14 games before the All-Star break. But he struggled in three games after that.

He had eight points on 1-for13 shooting while playing almost 33 minutes in Monday night’s 87-71 victory over Milwaukee. He averaged 10.7 points on 23.5 percent shooting in Chicago’s first three games after the break.

Now, he’s back on the shelf again.

“The last procedure he had on his meniscus, we knew this was a possibility,” Thibodeau said. “Unfortunately, it didn’t take. Now, they have to go back in and take care of it.”

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SCHSL PLAYOFFS BOYS 4A

Tuesday Third Round Upper State (1) Spring Valley at (1) Hillcrest, ppd.

(2) Blythewood at (1) Wade Hampton, ppd.

Lower State (1) Sumter 66, (1) Irmo 60 (1) James Island 70, (3) South Florence 63 Friday Upper State Championship At Bon Secours Arena (Greenville) 8:30 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (1) Sumter vs. James Island, 8:30 p.m.

3A

Tuesday Third Round Upper State (2) Southside at (1) A.C. Flora, ppd.

(Today) (3) Lower Richland 55, (2) Dreher 53 Lower State (1) Darlington 81, (2) St. James 77 (Wednesday) (1) Midland Valley 70, (1) Wilson 53

(Wednesday)

Saturday Upper State Championship At Bon Secours Arena (Greenville) (3) Lower Richland vs. Southside or A.C. Flora, 6:30 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (1) Darlington vs. (1) Midland Valley, 6:30 p.m.

2A

Wednesday Third Round Upper State (2) Andrew Jackson at (1) Strom Thurmond (2) Chesnee at (1) Keenan (Today) Lower State (1) Battery Creek at (1) RidgelandHardeeville (2) Whale Branch at (1) Timberland Saturday Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) 4:30 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center 3:30 p.m.

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Tuesday Third Round Upper State

(1) Fox Creek 51, (1) Southside Christian 46 (1) Calhoun County 72, (1) C.A. Johnson 70 Lower State (1) Burke at (1) Allendale-Fairfax (Wednesday) (1) Hannah-Pamplico 87, (4) Timmonsville 66 (Wednesday) Saturday Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (1) Fox Creek vs. (1) Calhoun County,, 12:30 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center 12:30 p.m.

GIRLS 4A

Monday Third Round Upper State (1) Spring Valley 75, (2) Dorman 60 (2) Dutch Fork 62, (1) Spartanburg 41 Lower State (1) Irmo 55, (1) Sumter 40 (1) Goose Creek 69, (1) Summerville 55 Friday Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (2) Dutch Fork vs. (1) Spring Valley, 7

p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (1) Irmo vs. (1) Goose Creek, 7 p.m.

3A

Monday Third Round Upper State (1) Dreher 68, (1) Belton-Honea Path 55 (1) Lancaster 41, (1) Southside 40 Lower State (1) Lakewood 55, (1) OrangeburgWilkinson 51 (2) Crestwood 48, (1) Myrtle Beach 38 Saturday Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (1) Dreher vs. (1) Lancaster, 6 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (2) Crestwood vs. (1) Lakewood 5 p.m.

2A

Tuesday Third Round Upper State (2) Keenan at (1) Pendleton (Today) (1) Newberry 66, (1) Indian Land 36 Lower State (1) Bishop England at (1) Ridgeland-

Hardeeville (Wednesday) (2) Whale Branch at (1) Dillon (Wednesday) Saturday Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) Keenan or Pendleton vs. (1) Newberry, 2 p.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center 2 p.m.

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Monday Third Round Upper State (1) Christ Church 71, (2) Ridge Spring-Monetta 31 (1)Calhoun County 54, (1) C.A. Johnson 48 Lower State (2) Latta 62, (1) Cross 31 (1) Carvers Bay 61, (1) Timmonsville 59 Saturday Upper State Championship At Bons Secour Arena (Greenville) (1) Christ Church vs. (1) Calhoun County, 11 a.m.

Lower State Championship At Florence Civic Center (2) Latta vs. (1) Carvers Bay, 11 a.m.

SCISA STATE TOURNAMENTS GIRLS 3A

Quarterfinals Tuesday (U1) First Baptist 52, (U4) Pinewood Prep 32 (U2) Hammond 50, (U3) Thomas Sumter 34 (L1) Northwood 50, (L4) Porter-Gaud 49 (L2) Wilson Hall 46, (L2) Cardinal Newman 45 Friday Semifinals at Sumter Civic Center (L2) Wilson Hall vs. (L1) PorterGaud, 3:30 p.m.

(U1) First Baptist vs. (U2) Hammond, 6:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals Tuesday (4) Trinity-Byrnes 57, (1) Christian Academy 55 (1) Bethesda Academy 86, (5) Pee Dee 62 (3) Spartanburg Day 63, (2) Hilton Head Prep 44 (2) Oakbrook Prep 57, (3) Florence Christian 37 Today Semifinals at Sumter Civic Center (1)Bethesda Academy vs. (2) Oakbrook Prep, 5 p.m.

(4) Trinity-Byrnes vs. (3) Spartanburg Day, 8 p.m.

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Quarterfinals Tuesday (2) Curtis Baptist 68, (3) Anderson Christian 52 (1) Charleston Collegiate defeated (4) Holly Hill (1) Cathedral Academy 86, (4) Dorchester 61 (3) Laurens 46, (7) Wardlaw 29 Today Semifinals at Wilson Hall (1) Charleston Collegiate vs. (2) Curtis Baptist, 7:30 p.m. (Gym A) (3) Laurens Academy vs. (1) Cathedral Academy, 7:30 p.m. (Gym B)

Quarterfinals Monday (1) Richard Winn 72, (5) Curtis Baptist 35 (2) Dorchester 42, (6) Newberry 24 (1) Holly Hill 54, (5) Patrick Henry 37 (3) Laurens Academy 50, (2) St. John’s Christian 17 Today Semifinals at Wilson Hall (1) Richard Winn vs. (2) Dorchester, 6 p.m. (Gym A) (3) Laurens Academy vs. (1) Holly Hill, 6 p.m. (Gym B)

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Goodson’s block helps WH girls escape Cardinal Newman 46-45

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item Tuesday’s SCISA 3A girls basketball state playoff quarterfinal game between Wilson Hall and Cardinal Newman was a classic example of throwing the record books out of the window before a game.

The 21-5 Lady Barons seemed destined for victory against the 12-13 Lady Cardinals, but that outcome was severely in doubt through most of the second half.

In the end it was a Lauren Goodson block on the Lady Cardinals’ final shot attempt of the night that preserved a come-from-behind 46-45 victory for the Lady Barons, who advance to take on Northwood Academy Friday at 3:30 p.m. in a semifinal game.

“It was tied up and we took a 3-pointer and they went down and scored after that,” said Wilson Hall head coach Glen Rector.

“There was actually three or four big defensive plays for us at the end of the game.

Hayley Smoak on the right-hand side did a great job of denying the ball, created a turnover, Hannah Jordan got a steal over here on the other side of the court and then Lauren having the block at the end. There’s three big plays for us in the last 18 seconds that really made a big difference in the game.”

Rector said he was not fooled by the great disparity in records between the two teams coming into the game.

“This is the third time that we’ve played them,” he said. “We beat them by three and we beat them by 11 but it was a close game until the last couple of minutes. So we felt like Cardinal Newman was going to bring their ‘A’ game tonight, and they did. They played hard, they were well prepared for the game and it was just a battle back and forth where we had the one-point lead at the end.”

The Lady Cardinals held their own through the first quarter, which included four ties and three lead changes. Wilson Hall led 13-11 as Nicolette Fisher closed with a follow, with neither team leading by more than two. Two of the lead changes came as Wilson Hall’s Lauren Goodson and Cardinal Newman’s Sierra Bacon exchanged 3-point plays just past the midway

point of the quarter.

The second quarter began with a tie as CN’s Hannah Dobbs hit an outside jumper.

Wilson Hall then scored the next five points before Lillie Powers and Hannah Jordan swapped 3s, leaving Wilson up 21-16. The Lady Cardinals tied the score with their own 5-0 run before Wilson Hall closed the half on an 8-2 run for a 29-23 halftime lead.

Jordan scored the Lady Barons’ first six points of the second half, on a low-post bucket and two free throws, as Wilson Hall built its largest lead, 34-27, with 5:55 left in the third quarter. Then the Lady Barons went on an extended cold streak from the field as CN went on an 11-0 run that was broken with a Jordan free throw as time expired, leaving the Lady Cardinals with a 38-35 lead heading to the fourth.

CN led by five, 42-37, before a Jordan three pulled Wilson Hall within two with 3:29 to go. A Holly Scott putback 33 seconds later tied the score before the Lady Cardinals retook the lead on a low-post bucket by Mary Emma Dayhuff.

The CN lead was three after Bacon hit the front-end of a 2-shot foul with 1:31 left.

Goodson then somehow beat a triple-team for a bucket on the right wing to pull the Lady Barons within one, and Wilson Hall completed the final lead change of the night with a Jordan bucket inside at the 19-second mark. A steal by Hayley Smoak, a tieup that gave Wilson Hall the jump ball and a Jordan steal kept the Lady Barons on top, though five missed free throws in the final 19 seconds left the door firmly ajar for Cardinal Newman.

Jordan led all scorers with 16 while Bacon topped Cardinal Newman with 13 points.

Next up for Wilson Hall is a familiar foe in Northwood, the 3A girls state runner-up to Heathwood Hall last season.

“Northwood is a very explosive team,” Rector said. “They have very good athletes, and it’s a tough matchup but it’s a matchup that we’re looking forward to. They beat us back in December, so our girls have been in that situation before where they played against them, so we shouldn’t be nervous going into the game. We’re excited about the opportunity.”

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Quarterfinals Monday (1) Hilton Head Christian 66, (5) Marlboro Academy 31 (3) Calhoun Academy 55, (7) Oakbrook Prep 43 (1) Palmetto Christian 59, (4) TrinityByrnes 32 (2) Spartanburg Day 35, (6) Thomas Heyward 16 Today Semifinals at Sumter Civic Center (1) Hilton Head Christian vs. (3) Calhoun Academy, 6:30 p.m.

(2) Spartanburg Day vs. (1) Palmetto Christian, 3:30 p.m.

Cardinal Newman’s Mary Emma Dayhuff (5) attempts to protect the ball from Wilson Hall’s Catherine Kelley (3) during the Lady Barons’ 46-45 victory on Tuesday in the quarterfinals of the SCISA 3A state playoffs. Wilson Hall will face Northwood Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Friday in the semifinals at Sumter Civic Center.

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Quarterfinals Wednesday at Sumter Civic Center (U1) Hammond 66, (U4) Heathwood Hall 52 (U2) Pinewood Prep 68, (U3) PorterGaud 64 (L1) Northwood 58, (L5) Ben Lippen 43 (L6) Wilson Hall 62, (L2) Cardinal Newman 54 Friday Semifinals at Sumter Civic Center (U1) Hammond vs. (U2) Pinewood Prep, 5 p.m.

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Each time though the Barons responded with runs of their own. WH went on a 9-2 run in the third quarter after Cardinal Newman had pulled within four and a 6-0 run in the fourth all but put them away after the Cardinals had gotten within five.

“We responded,” Talley said. “We tried to respond oneon-one sometimes and that didn’t work. But when we played as a team and moved the ball, that’s when good things happened to us.”

Good things really started happening for WH in the second quarter. Clayton Lowder hit back-to-back 3-point baskets for the Barons to start things off and the period ended with a 7-2 run punctuated by Brent Carraway’s lastsecond connection from downtown – one of three such shots Wilson Hall made at the end of each of the first three quarters.

The third frame produced an offensive showcase from two of the game’s leading scorers in Cardinal Newman’s John Ragin and Wilson Hall’s Drew Talley.

Ragin nearly brought the Cardinals back all by himself after the break by scoring the first seven points. He had 10 in the quarter and was tied for team lead with 15.

But the younger Talley nearly matched him point for

point. Using mostly backdoor cuts, he found himself open under the basket for a number of layups as he finished with nine points in the quarter and 15 for the game.

“I really didn’t think about it,” Drew Talley said of his head-to-head matchup with Ragin. “We just ran our offense and I got open. Whenever I would cut hard, I got open. We did a good job of getting the ball inside to the open man. It was a big difference for us tonight.

“We did that and when we got the rebound, we got out and pushed.”

WH had five different players continue the scoring trend in the final stanza and had eight total players who wound up on the scoreboard. That was enough to hold off CN, which got a trio of 3-pointers from Jones while they were trying to climb out of what proved to be an insurmountable hole.

Sam Watford finished with 13 points for the Barons, who improved to 14-13. Carraway added 10 while Lowder and Jake Croft had six each.

Daniel Dunlap added seven for the Cardinals, who finished the season at 16-10.

“I know a lot of people didn’t expect us to make it this far – maybe even some of us didn’t,” Drew said. “But we’re here now, and we just want to continue to play like we’ve been playing and keep going.”

Wilson Hall’s Sam Watford, left, attempts to pass around Cardinal Newman’s Lloyd Hemming during the Barons’ 62-54 victory on Wednesday at Sumter Civic Center. WH will face Northwood on Friday at 8 p.m. in a semifinal game.

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MARTHA MATTHEWS Martha Frances Nelms Matthews, 92, widow of Morton Wilson Matthews, formerly of the Sanford community of Nicholson, Georgia, died on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Covenant Place in Sumter.

Born on April 8, 1922, in Madison County, Georgia, she was a daughter of the MATTHEWS late Loyd Jessie and Maude Elizabeth Williams Nelms. She was a dedicated lifelong member of New Harmony Baptist Church in Nicholson. Mrs. Matthews spent her adult life as a homemaker. Her many hobbies were an important part of her life and included sewing, cooking, gardening, baking and growing plants, especially her violets. She moved to Sumter in 2003 to be with her daughter. She resided at Covenant Place for the past five years and not only enjoyed many activities there, but also the close friendships she established. She very much appreciated the many visits from members of First Presbyterian Church.

Surviving are a daughter, Elizabeth “Beth” Matthews Jackson and her husband, John Bristow Jackson; a granddaughter, Martha Allison Jackson Stewart and her husband, Michael Allen Stewart; two great-grandchildren, Kaitlyn Olivia Stewart and Gabriel Evan Stewart, all of Sumter; a brother-in-law, Bobby Sanford Matthews, and sister-in-law, Barbara Jean Kesler Matthews, both of Nicholson; and a number of nieces, nephews and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her brother, Loyd Jessie Nelms Jr. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Gordon’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 6625 Nowhere Road, Hull, Georgia, with the Rev. Bill Jackson officiating.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Albert L. Stone, Andy Stone, Eric Matthews, Michael McNabb, Charlie Barrineau, Jerry Paul Pittman, Gerald Lester, Greg Pittman and Brandon Pittman.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday at Covenant Place in the Life Enrichment Center, 2825 Carter Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Ray Fancher and the Rev. Janie McElwee-Smith officiating.

The family will receive friends following both services and other times at the home of her daughter and son-in-law in Sumter.

Memorials may be made to New Harmony Baptist Church, 8816, Highway 334, Nicholson, GA 30565; to Gordon’s Chapel Perpetual Care Cemetery Trust, 6625 Nowhere Road, Hull, GA 30646; or to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150.

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.

(Doris) of Hartsville; 10 grandchildren; and 17 greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her brother, J.S. Dukes; and sister, Julia Helen Rabon.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Dr. James Chandler, the Rev. Dr. Steve Williams and the Rev. Charles Ahtonen officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Donnie P. “Trey” Baker III, Trace Teal, Kevin Lynn, Tytus Lynn, Nathan Stark and Glenn Teal.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1865 Paschal Lane.

The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Tuomey Hospice and Brenda McLeod for the tender, loving care given to Blanche in her final days.

Memorials may be made to Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150.

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great-grandfather and friend.

In addition to his family, Roger will be dearly missed by his four-legged friends, Stitch’n, Tyme, Coyote, Saffron, Julia, Gracie, Heidi, Puddles and Garfey.

Surviving in addition to wife are one daughter, Myrtle Smith Pack and her husband, George, of Sumter; two grandsons, Brandon Lance Pack and wife, Jessica, and George Michael Pack and wife, Ashley, both of Sumter; and eight great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Everette Smith and Lewis Smith.

A memorial service with full military honors will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at the residence, River Birch Mule Run Farms.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

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The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

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BALTIMORE, Md. — Thomas David Jr., 74, widower of Edna Montgomery David, died on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at Blue Point Nursing and Rehabilitation, Baltimore.

He was born on April 8, 1940, in the Camp Bob Cooper section of Summerton, a son of the late Thomas Sr. and Annine Levy David.

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

RUBY LEE BROWN Ruby Lee Richburg Brown, 84, widow of Arthur Lee Brown, died on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at Woodruff Manor in Woodruff.

Born in the Bloomville community of Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late William Arthur and Janie Gertrude Ridgeway Richburg.

Mrs. Brown was a member of New Salem Baptist Church.

Survivors include two sons, Stanley Arthur Brown (Chhunlay) of Boiling Springs and Kenneth Bethea Brown (Jacki) of Sumter; one brother, Charles Olden Richburg of Alcolu; one sister, Jewel Lowder of Alcolu; seven grandchildren; and 12 greatgrandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, William A. Richburg Jr. and Edward Richburg.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Robert Rivers and the Rev. Kevin Massey officiating.

Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be grandsons and nephews.

Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s AssociationPalmetto Chapter, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621.

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

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BLANCHE BAKER Blanche Olevia Dukes Baker, 89, widow of Donnie Paschal Baker Sr., died on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at her home.

Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Sam Curry and BAKER Susan Carolyn “Carrie” Evans Dukes. Mrs. Baker was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She retired from Campbell’s Soup Co. Survivors include four sons, Donnie P. Baker Jr. (Brenda), Herbert Baker, Wayne Baker and Mark Baker, all of Sumter; two daughters, Sara B. Fritsche and Shelby “Rikki” B. Barnes, both of Sumter; three brothers, Curry Dukes (Mary Ellen) of Sumter, Harold Dukes (Naomi) of Manning and Eugene Dukes

DALZELL — Roger James Smith, age 91, beloved husband of Mary Uetzfeld Smith, died on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015, at his residence.

Born on Sept. 1, 1923, in New Hampton, New Hampshire, he was a son of the late James Edwin and Myrtle Irene Boyington Smith. Mr. Smith was retired from the U.S. Air Force. While on active duty, he served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. After his retirement, he and his wife raised and showed Tennessee Walker show mules and donkeys. Roger will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather,

Janie Olden was born on Oct. 9, 1934, in Sumter, a daughter of Claude (Agnes) White and the biological daughter of Mary Spann.

During the morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, God called her home.

Janie attended the public schools of Sumter and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1954. She also graduated from Garner Beauty School in 1954. She received her Christian education at Trinity Baptist Church. She later joined New Fellowship Baptist Church and remained there until her passing. She served on the senior choir and missionary society. She was a very faithful member and was loved by all. Janie retired from Campbell Soup Co. in 1991, after 25 years of service.

Fond and loving memories will be cherished by her husband, Willie “Billy” Olden; two daughters, Celestine O. Roberts and Claudia O. Harvin; one son, Rusan “Rudy” (Alisia) Olden; 12 grandchildren; one great-grandson; one brother, Dores (Dee) Medley; one sister, Rosa (Woodrow) Ford; sister-in-law, Lula Pack; brothers-in-law, Charles (Shirley) Olden and David Conyers (Lue); two goddaughters, Virginia (Larry) James and Necole (Toby) Favor; a host of nieces and nephews; and numerous spiritual sons, daughters and friends.

Janie was preceded in death by her parents, Claude (Agnes) White; her biological mother, Mary Spann; sisters, Blondell Conyers and Naomi Chiles Jones; and brothers, Sammy Pack and Marion Smith.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Olden will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with the Rev. Dale Edwards officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 23 Van Buren Drive, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

CECIL MAE YOUNG Cecil Mae Young, 71, widow of Bobby Young Sr., departed this life on Tuesday, Feb. 24,

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She was born on Jan. 30, 1943, in Florence County, a daughter of the late Frank and Rozena Wilson McKitchen Ham. The family will be receiving friends at the home of her son, 2210 W. Cummings Road, Effingham, SC 29541.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

VICKI JO POLLOCK Vicki Jo Pollock, 53, died on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Services will be announced

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RICHARD JOHNSON JR. MANNING — Richard Johnson Jr., 76, widower of Dorothy Blackwell Johnson and husband of Phosa Gibson Johnson, died on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2014.

He was born on May 20, 1938, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Richard Sr. and Mary Lou Hodge DeLaine Johnson.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Rosell Johnson, 1474 Meagen Lane, Manning.

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

ROSA LEE DURANT Elder Rosa Lee McDaniel Durant, daughter of the late Richard and Addie Dickerson McDaniel, departed this earthly life on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at her home.

She was born on Nov. 24, 1926, in Lee County. She was a beloved and devoted daughter, wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and dedicated community servant. At an early age, Elder Durant accepted Christ as her personal savior and joined Mechanicsville United Methodist Church. After her marriage to Feggin Durant Sr., she joined Ebenezer United Presbyterian Church (USA), where she served faithfully in numerous capacities to include church elder, clerk of session, deacon, moderator of the Presbyterian Women, and a member of the senior choir. She was a member of American Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 203. She served as secretary and on the hospitality committee for the Household of Ruth Lodge 1754. Her community involvement included the Broad Street Neighborhood’s Reunion, the Bates Community Club, and a voting poll manager for the Sumter County Election Commission.

Mrs. Durant received her education in the public schools of Lee County and received her bachelor of science in education from Morris College. She later did further graduate studies at Winthrop College and Perdue University. She retired from the Darlington School District after 30 years of service as an early elementary education teacher.

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rimony to the late Feggin Durant Sr. From this union six children were born.

She leaves to cherish her memories: her children, Barbara (George) Gibbons and Feggin Jr. (Ethel) Durant, both of Sumter, Gladys Durant of Irmo, and Dinnell (William) McCabe and Jacqueline (Rufus) Holman, both of Columbia; her stepson, Johnnie Lee (Queen) Durant of Hillside, New Jersey; one uncle, Amos Dickerson of Paterson, New Jersey; one aunt, Beulah Lassiter of Brooklyn, New York; two devoted cousins, Flossie Dickerson of Paterson and Leroy Dickerson of Sumter; one sister-in-law, Almeta Cook of Newark, New Jersey; a special nephew, Leo (Jeanette) Farmer of Durham, North Carolina; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews and friends; and two dear adopted daughters, Bessie Keels and the Rev. Debbie Bowens-Davis.

Throughout her extended illness, she always declared “I’m in God’s hand” and it was he that allowed her to remain in her home through the love and care of devoted family members. Mom was a strong woman, full of wisdom and was referred to by Gladys as “My Pumpkin.” Additionally, she was cared for by cherished loving caregivers, Angela Davis, Qulondia Bolden, Dorothy Kirkland, Sonya Bolden, Ida Greene, Patricia Richardson, Frankie Ransom and Annette Coard. The caregivers affectionately called her “mom.” A special thanks also goes out to Amedisys Hospice.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Addie McDaniel; her only brother, Willie (Gladys) McDaniel; and a beloved son, Willie Earl Durant.

Homegoing celebration will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Ebenezer United Presbyterian Church USA, 4620 Queen Chapel Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Carnell Hampton, moderator, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Ernest Jackson, the Rev. Larry Weston, the Rev. Matthew, Dr. Franklin D. Colclough Sr., Dr. Stephen Masolwa and the Rev. Debbie A. Bowens-Davis.

The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 5 Scotkins St., Sumter.

The remains will be placed in the church at noon.

The procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be ladies of the Broad Street Neighborhood Reunion and Presbyterian Women.

Pallbearers will be men of the Broad Street Neighborhood Reunion and Presbyterian Men. Burial will be in Ebenezer Presbyterian Churchyard cemetery.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

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Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

3600 Dallas St. Dalzell Must Sell 3 Br 2 Ba lg. lot, lg. shop Financing avail. Call 803-775-4391 or 464-5960

Unfurnished Homes Must see! Buy or Rent. 3 Br, 1.5 Ba, office, covered carport with workshop in Pinewood. Call Donnie for details 803-972-3110.

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910 Cherryvale 3br/1ba $505.00 4270 Hickory Rd. 3br/2Ba $475.00 4266 Hickory Rd 2br/1ba $325.00 Come by for application: 294 N. Bultman Dr. 803-938-5524 RENT TO OWN HOUSE 3 Br/ 1Ba, flexible mthly payments, down payment req. Call 803-468-5710 2 & 3BR Apt & houses available in Sumter. No Sec. Dep. required. Call 773-8402 for more info.

84' Cadilac Biarritz Good Cdtn 42K Mi. Asking $5000 OBO Call 803-491-7753 Mark 04' Honda Accord LX 124K mi.

Silver Excellent Cdtn $6000 Call 469-4252 150 Milton, Must Sell, 2 Br, lg. corner lot, great shape. Financing avail. Call 803-775-4391 or 464-5960 Water front house & lot. 4bd/ 2 bath, front deck, boat house w/ track, c/h/a, most furniture can go w/ house .26 acres 1050 sq/ft. 1159 Lakeview Dr Manning SC, White Oak Creek in Wyboo Call 843-659-4332

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For Sale Nice 4Br 2Ba DW with large lot 803-983-0408

Land & Lots for Sale Minutes WALMART. Acre $4,900.

Utilities! 713-870-0216.

Must see! Large family friendly waterfront home in Deerfield,4BR 2.5BA Lg Rec room $1600 Mo +Dep Call 803-468-4659 or 469-0555

MIN TO WALMART/SHAW 1 AC +/- Cleared, septic, water, elec. $12,900. 888-774-5720

3BR 2BA Lake House Rental. Call for more info 803-406-6159 9am-8pm leave msg

MIN SHAW AFB, 16 + acres. $1750 per acre paved rd. Water, elec. 888-774-5720

TO: FRED GREEN (HEIR OF BERNIE GREEN), JUANITA JOHNSON, YVONNE WALKER, AMY G. THOMAS, LAMBERT GREEN, JR., KELVIN C. GREEN, OSSIE PACK, GERALDINE PACK, WILBUR PACK, OCTAVIA PACK, FREDERICK GREEN, AND HENRY GREEN, AND THEIR HEIRS, DEVISEES, ASSIGNS, AND SUCCESSORS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT the Plaintiff, through her undersigned attorney, will move before the Honorable Walter G. Newman, Special Referee in this matter, for an order directing the disbursement of certain funds currently being held by the Sumter County Clerk of Court in this matter. These funds are the proceeds of the sale of certain real property ordered by the Court located in Sumter County and described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, in Sumter Township (formerly located in Stateburg Township), on Deschamps Road, shown and designated as Tract 10 and being 21.0 acres shown on plat prepared by C.H. Haynesworth, Surveyor dated May 23, 1947 and filed May 26, 194, in Plat Book Z-7 at Page 28.

LESS AND EXCEPTING a two acre tract shown on that certain plat of Julian B. Allen, R.L.S. dated April 5, 1983 and recorded in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office in Plat Book Z-47 at Page 298 and conveyed to Thomas Jefferson Davis and Sandra G. Davis by deed of Mary Ellen G. Forbes f/k/k Mary Ellen Green dated April 13, 1983 and filed April 20, 1983 in the Sumter County Register of Deeds Office.

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EMPLOYMENT

Tree Service

Help Wanted Good energetic person familiar with air tools metal & wood working. Truck driving abilities w clean driving record req. Resume to: Box 402 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Legal Notice

Want to Buy

Split Oak Firewood $65/dumped, $75/stacked.

Newman's Tree Service 316-0128.

Septic tank pumping & services. Call Ray Tobias & Company (803) 340-1155.

Help Wanted Part-Time

Resort Property

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO.: 2007-CP-43-832

The above-named parties and their heirs, devisees, estates, assigns, and/or successors were believed to have had an interest in the above-described real property before it was sold by order of the Court, but could not be located to be compensated according to their interest in this real property. If you are one of the above-named parties or their heir, devisee, assign, or successor, you are directed to contact the Plaintiff's counsel, David F Sullivan, by mail at 205 N Maple St., Ste. 2, Simpsonville, SC 29681 or by phone at (864) 757-1524, within thirty (30) days of this advertisement or be forever barred from any claim to funds being held by the Sumter County Clerk of Court in this matter.

This Notice is pursuant to an Order for Publication recorded on February 12, 2015, in the Sumter County Clerk of Court's Office.

Abandon Vehicle / Boat

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Mary Ellen Forbes f/k/a Mary Ellen Green, Plaintiff, vs.

Mildred G. Lewis, Catherine I.Green, Charles Lambert Green, Sandra M. Bowers, Floyd A. Bowers, Jr., Wanda L. Bowers, Amy G. Thomas, Paralee Moody, Yvonne Walker, Juanita Johnson, and John Doe, representing unknown defendants including those who are minors and unknown defendants under legal disability of Mary E. Green (deceased), Bernie Green (deceased), Susanna Ragin,

Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at Herriott's Paint and Body, 1518 Cherryvale Drive, Sumter, SC 29154. Described as a Mercedes, E320, VIN # WDBJF55F5VA440762. Total Due for storage is $4250.00 as of May 19, 2014 , plus $30.00 per day thereafter.

Owner is asked to call 803-406-1235.

If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

CONTRACTOR WANTED! PINEWOOD PANOLA & RIMINI If you have good, dependable transportation, a phone in your home, and a desire to earn extra income Call Harry Pringle at 774-1257 or Apply in Person at

20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2015