February 3, 2013 by The Sumter Item

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Chamber names top honoree City’s newest Thompson Turner VP wins Business Person of the Year award

public defenders green but driven

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com

HILTON HEAD ISLAND — For their efforts during the past year, as well as their efforts aiding the Sumter community throughout the year, Hal Turner and former state Sen. Phil Leventis were honored by the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce at its annual retreat Saturday night. About 200 people from the Sumter area attended the event

Sumter’s three newest public defenders all gained their licenses to practice law within the past year or two. They work long days representing between 180 and 230 defendants each, navigating the sometimes treacherous waters of general sessions court in the 3rd Judicial Circuit, with their clients vacillating be-

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Hal Turner, right, vice president of Thompson Turner Construction, shakes hands with Lee Holloway, of The Citizens Bank, as he receives the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce Business Person of the Year award SaturSEE AWARD, PAGE A4 day night at the chamber’s annual retreat in Hilton Head.

tween thinking they’re magicians or deriding them as second-rate attorneys. Still, Grant B. Smaldone, Julie M. Richard and J. Christopher Shipman say criminal defense is their calling, even if they didn’t always know they wanted to practice law. “With criminal defense, especially in Sumter, (public defenders) SEE DEFENDERS, PAGE A6

Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office releases crime statistics Yearly report shows arsons, vehicle thefts up; violent offenses decline in 2012 BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Sumter County cut its homicide rate by more than half in 2012 but saw other crimes go up in the Sheriff’s Office’s end-ofyear summary of crime reports. DENNIS Crime analysts with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office prepared an “executive summary” of the past year’s crime numbers for the unincorporated

portions of the county. The numbers will be submitted to the State Law Enforcement Division and the FBI. Final numbers are tentative, officials say, and some categories could be revised. Totals will be presented by the sheriff at this weekend’s Chamber of Commerce retreat in Hilton Head. The number of killings in Sumter County was more than cut in half — dropping from nine in 2011 to four — while most property crimes saw an increase in numbers. Sheriff’s deputies responded to 501 burglaries in 2012, versus 402

the year before, a 24.6 percent increase. Arsons rose from 16 to 33 (106 percent), and motor vehicle thefts went from 37 to 70 (89 percent). Larcenies went from 433 to 458 (5.8 percent). In the category of violent crimes, the Sheriff’s Office reported rapes and aggravated assaults dropped about 17 and 28 percent respectively, from 30 rapes in 2011 to 25 this past year, and 474 aggravated assaults to 340. Simple assaults rose from 841 to 875 (4 percent), and robberies were up 68 percent, from 22 to 37.

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

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

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THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center, temporarily meets at PARD, 155 Haynsworth St. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Asthma Support Group — Every 1st Thursday, 6 p.m., Clarendon County School District 3 Parenting Center, 2358 Walker Gamble Road, New Zion. Call Mary Howard at (843) 6592102. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Sharon King at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for families members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Kaye Harmon at (803) 905-5620.

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WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: GriefShare (for those grieving the loss of a spouse) — Wednesdays, 10 a.m.-noon, Tuomey Medical Office Building, Suite 110. Call B.J. Drayton at (803) 773-4663. Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

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TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — Every Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

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MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — 5:45-6:45 p.m. every fourth Monday, North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763.

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HIV/AIDS: Positive Outlook, through Wateree AIDS Task Force — Second Thursday each month, 7 p.m. For those with HIV / AIDS, their friends and family. For meeting location, contact Roger at (803) 778-0303 or via email at Positiveoutlook@live.com.

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Sumter, Clarendon districts receive 21st Century grants BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Some students in Sumter and Clarendon counties will soon benefit from a federal grant. Clarendon School Districts 1 and 2 and Sumter School District are three of the 22 organizations across South Carolina that were recently awarded 21st Century Community Learning Center grants totaling approximately $1.8 million, according to a Friday news release from the State Department of Education. In Sumter, the schools that will benefit from the award are: • Crosswell Drive Elementary; • Lemira Elementary; • Alice Drive Middle; • Bates Middle; and • Chestnut Oaks Middle. In Clarendon, the schools are: • St. Paul Elementary, Clarendon School District 1; and • Manning Primary

School, Clarendon 2. Each district will receive up to $200,000 annually for up to four years to operate programs that provide a multitude of academic and enrichment activities to students before school, after school and during the summer, the news release states. The grants authorized under No Child Left Behind are awarded through a competitive process. MANNING PRIMARY

John Tindal, superintendent of Clarendon 2, said the grant will be used to expand the current after-school program at the primary school and include more students. “We’re real pleased to be one of the school districts that receives this grant,” he said. “We certainly need it. A lot of parents were asking for their kids to have extra assistance. Now we’ll be able to do that as a result of this grant.” The district part-

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nered with Save the Children to provide a literacy program more than five years ago, and part of that effort provided an after-school program at Manning Primary, said Tonia Smith, grant administrator and coordinator of special projects for the district. “So what the 21st Century program will do is allow us to add STEM — that’s Science, Technology, Education and Math — activities,” said the primary writer of the grant. “We’ve partnered with Mad Science out of Myrtle Beach. Once a week, they will provide handson, fun science activities.” A district teacher will work with students on technology skills once a week as well, Smith said. The grant also allowed the after-school program to take on 30 more students so that now it can serve a total of 70.

“We’re targeting students in third grade,” Smith said. “The program will provide remediation to those who may need assistance in math. They will go to math twice a week with certified teachers.” Students also engage in physical activities and receive a nutritious snack. The program even provides transportation for some students, and all this is free to the children, she said. The after-school program will operate through the first of May, and a three-week summer program helping the same students will take place in June. “It’s a really good program, and we’re very happy,” Smith said. “We’re excited the 21st Century grants made it back around to us.” The district had not received one in nearly 10 years, she said, and the district will receive a little more than $402,000 during the

next four years. The 21st Century Community Learning Centers programs began 14 years ago, the news release states. CLARENDON 1, SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT

The money will support instructional programs and enable more enrichment activities for St. Paul Elementary’s Early Bird sessions in the morning, afterschool program and in the summer, said Rose Wilder, superintendent for Clarendon 1. “We are excited about that,” she said. She also said her district will continue to seek grants to benefit students in all areas. “Especially with all the federal and state budget cuts, we’ll look to grants to supplement instructional programs in the district,” Wilder said. Although the grant was awarded to Sumter School District, the money will go to Help-

ing Youth Pursue Excellence. “Sumter School District is delighted to receive $433,125 to enhance after-school programs,” said Superintendent Randolph D. Bynum Sr. “This grant is a collaborative effort between the school district, the M.H. Newton Family Life Center, the South and North HOPE Centers and Jehovah Christian and Academic School. Two hundred students will receive direct academic instruction from certified teachers, have homework help, enjoy weekly mentoring experiences, choose enrichment activities and get a hot meal before they go home. This grant is another example of an outstanding partnership that will enable us to enhance a program that equips students to be responsible, successful and productive citizens in a global society.” Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

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Pastor will serve as chaplain assistant of fraternity

RESCUING THE FLAG

The Rev. James Blassingame, pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, was recently appointed to serve as chaplain assistant of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. by the newly elected 34th General President Mark S. Tillman of Detroit. Blassingame assumed his new duties during Tillman’s inauguration on Jan. 5 in Detroit. A life member of Alpha Phi Alpha, Blassingame was initiated in 1979 while a student at Morris College.

Firefighter Heath Haywood unwraps the flag at Thomas Sumter Academy the morning of Jan. 25. The 212 Ladder Truck of Sumter came to the flag’s rescue after the wind had whipped the flag around the pole.

Eagle Scout induction ceremony will be held An Eagle Scout Court of Honor induction ceremony will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1770 U.S. 15 S., Sumter. The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard will give a special presentation. John Joseph Roveri II is the inductee. The ceremony is open to the public.

Lee school board to discuss superintendent search The Lee County School Board of Trustees will hold a called meeting starting at 6:30 p.m. Monday at the district annex, 310 Roland St., Bishopville, to discuss a superintendent search. Trustees will also enter an executive session to talk about personnel, student, contractual and property matters. They will return to open session to vote on any executive session items requiring action.

Group will hold monthly meeting at center Sumter Vision In Progress will hold its regular monthly meeting from 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday in the board room of the James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center on South Harvin Street. For more information, contact executive director Patty Wilson at (803) 491-4910.

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Men pull wreck victims from burning car BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com It was just luck that David White and Parker Young were passing by at that hour of night, the same time a Pontiac Grand Am crashed into a cluster of trees on a remote road in Clarendon County. But when the two Sumter men, down on the lake for the weekend, came across the wreck, they sprang into action to pull the car’s injured occupants from the vehicle. White thinks they passed the car coming around a curb on M.W. Rickenbaker Road about 11:15 Friday night. “They came speeding around the curb, and I actually said to my friend, ‘Man, they must be in a hurry,’” White said. “Then a good three miles down the road around that sharp

curb, I saw their tail lights in the woods.” The car had left the roadway and lodged between some trees. The men said they could see smoke and flames coming from under the car’s crushed hood as they approached. White called 911 while Young approached to see if the two men inside could get out but found them to be injured and seemingly unconscious. “The driver was a little responsive, he talked to us a bit, but the passenger was not. He looked like he had a real bad wound on his head,” White said. The way the car had come to a stop in the treeline, the men found they couldn’t get inside the car. “The car was jammed between two trees; it looked like they’d knocked one tree down, and the

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doors would not open,” Young said. They found the window frames had come loose from the car’s crumpled door and were able to bend them back enough to pull the men out, then moved the fairly large men away from the scene as the flames spread through the car and burned the surrounding trees. “I knew we had to get out of there,” White said, “because I didn’t know if this thing was about to explode.” They laid the injured men down away from the fire and waited for emergency responders to arrive. One man was airlifted from the scene, and the other was transported by ambulance to Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Young and White, who both work for Amedisys Home Health Care in Sumter as a physical ther-

apy assistant and accounts executive, respectively, were spending the weekend at a house on Lake Marion owned by White’s family. The only reason they were out so late, White said, was to pick up a power cord from a nearby store. “If they had not been there, I don’t know what would have happened,” said Clarendon County Fire Chief Frances Richbourg. “They certainly did a fantastic job, and put themselves in danger, too.” Both men were still a little surprised Saturday at the turn their weekend plans had taken but consider themselves lucky to have been in a position to help a couple of strangers in distress. “The Lord has his hands in these things,” Young said. “He can put you in certain places at certain times.”

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Family starts Silver Lashes project to help area’s elderly BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Sometimes children really do listen to their parents, and sometimes, parents should listen to their children. Right before Christmas of 2011, Lee McElveen was giving Candace Mitchell and her brother, Desmond Mitchell, a lecture. “Our dad was giving us a talk about ‘you don’t know how blessed you are,’” said the Alice Drive Elementary student. “When Mom got home, I said, ‘you know, daddy is right.’” Candace then asked her mother for money to buy something for the people she and her brother visit in a local assisted living facility. During that summer, they had volunteered doing activities with the residents. “Then later she asked me for a couple more dollars saying, ‘Mama, how am I going to help people with only $5,’” LaShonda McElveen said. “That’s when I realized she was serious. So I asked my coworkers, and when we went to church, I told them about her idea. We raised $158 in two weeks.” Now the family’s act of giving has grown into the Silver Lashes project. At the time, LaShonda McElveen was a nurse at Lemira Elementary. Now she is the lead nurse for the Sumter School District. Her family attends Cross

From left, LaShonda McElveen, Desmond Mitchell, Candace Mitchell and Lee McElveen make up Silver Lashes, a group that benefits the elderly in assisted living facilities. Candace, now 9, started it two years ago. She is the president while her brother is the vice president.

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Road Christian Fellowship Ministries. Desmond and Candace used the $158 to buy items such as socks, combs, bath gel and lotions for the residents of the assisted living facility as well as the staff. “I love older folks, and I used to work at a nursing home,” LaShonda McElveen said. “Sometimes the staff is unappreciated.” When it came time to deliver the gifts, the parents pushed the cart down the hall, and the children gave out the gifts. “It was rewarding for the whole family,” LaShonda McElveen said. “I didn’t know how rewarding it would be to us. Candace said, ‘we can do this every year, all the time.’” Her husband liked that the children initiated it and they could see the happiness it brought the patients. “The kids thought

about how happy their grandmother is to see them,” Lee McElveen said. “We all get old, and many of these people don’t get visitors or presents. They could see the results as (the patients) smiled. It gave them hope.” McElveen had written a poem about her great-grandmother and her silver eyelashes, and out of that, Candace named the project Silver Lashes. Her greatgrandmother, Dollie Young, is now 94 years old and lives in Olanta. Candace became the president, and Desmond became vice president. The parents serve as managers. “She has always been a leader,” McElveen said. “She’d lead the pledge of allegiance in kindergarten. And we call him (Desmond) little reverend. The other day, he found $20 at school and turned it in to the office. ‘Mom, it could be some-

body’s lunch money,’ he said. The ladies in the office were having a rough day for whatever reason, and they said it lifted their spirits.” This past year, the family started raising money earlier and collected $286 for presents. This time they visited a different nursing home and did a Christmas program in the dining room before handing out gifts. “It made me feel really happy and joyful,” Candace said. Her brother, now a sixth-grader at Alice Drive Middle, started to cry as he talked about it. “It makes you feel warm inside to see that you’re making a difference in their lives,” Desmond said. While their parents were surprised at the initial idea and didn’t think the two would stick with it, both said they were proud of them.

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AWARD from Page A1 to see Turner and Leventis, as well as several others, be honored for their services during the three-day retreat and conference. Turner, the vice president of Thompson Turner, was honored as the chamber’s Business Person of the Year. Lee Holloway, who presented the award, cited Turner’s work on several projects improving the Sumter community, as well as helping to grow a vibrant business that’s important to the local economy. “His buildings have a reputation of excellence and clients seek him out time after time to do their next project,” Holloway said. Turner was especially praised for his efforts on the nearly completed Sumter Judicial Center downtown, which was called a symbol of his lasting legacy on the Sumter community. Turner was also cited for his efforts serving on various local and state boards, including the Board of Governors for the Tuomey Foundation, the Sumter Family YMCA, and as chairman of the Columbia Contractors Association, among others. In accepting the award, Turner thanked both his family for being supportive in his efforts, as well as the greater Sumter community. “I came back to Sumter because I wanted to make a difference, and you’ve helped me make a big difference,” Turner said. Meanwhile, Leventis was honored with the chamber’s Outstanding Achievement Award for his more than three decades representing the Sumter area in Columbia. Leventis’ award was presented by outgoing chamber Chairman Joseph Tobiere, as well as several of his former colleagues, who both praised and joked with the former senator. “For 30 plus years, Phil Leventis never hesitated to stand up for what he felt was right,” said Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen. “He served Sumter well, and he was a man who would take on issues when others wouldn’t.” “For 32 years, Phil Leventis served our community with dignity and leadership that was outstanding in so many ways,” said state Rep. David Weeks, D-Sumter. Still, most of the speakers felt the need to point out Leventis’ trademark penchant for verbosity. “He is a master of

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periods of time the former senator has stood at a podium in more than three decades. “I’m so proud to be a Sumter citizen,” Leventis said. “Sumter was very good to us, and we just tried to return the favor.” Reach Braden Bunch at (803) 7741201.

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CRIME from Page A1 Sheriff Anthony Dennis sees several ways his office could work to move numbers in a more positive direction. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of our murders are either gang-related or domestic violence situations,â&#x20AC;? Dennis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we partner with a lot of domestic violence groups. Some of these things can escalate at a home where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never even had a call for service. If we can get more people to report (domestic violence), maybe they can get some counseling.â&#x20AC;? Dennis also sees drugs as a major contributing factor to the crime numbers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think as much as 75 percent of the crimes we deal with are drug- or alcohol-related,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I think our drug seizures and monetary seizures have had an effect.â&#x20AC;? In 2012, the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office seized an estimated $1.85 million worth of drugs, up from $420,550 in 2011. The total for this past year includes 247.64 pounds of marijuana (up 517 percent on the previous year), 889 grams of cocaine (up 76 percent), 158 grams of crack cocaine (down 51.8 percent),

and 21,130 pills (up 165 percent). Heroin seizures dropped from 33.3 grams to zero. Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s deputies also confiscated $990,717.87 in cash last year, a 457 percent increase on 2011, when deputies seized $177,743. The increase in seizures is partly because of stepped-up enforcement. Earlier in January, Dennis said his office seized more drugs and money in 2012 than ever before, touting a nine-month undercover operation that led to 27 arrests, the recovery of $256,000 worth of illegal drugs and more than $250,000 in stolen copper. Copper theft is another area of growing concern for law enforcement, although for now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rolled into the catch-all category of larceny. The Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office also improved its rate of clearing cases. In 2012, 34.73 percent of all cases handled by the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 1,641 out of 4,725 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were cleared, up from a clearance rate of 27.69 percent in 2011. Capt. James Turner, who manages the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crime analysis software, said clearance doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always correlate with arrests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A case could be cleared by an arrest, it could be cleared if the person doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to cooperate with investigators any-

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more, a person could die, or we could determine itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an unfounded case, like if somethingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reported as a burglary and it turns out the wind blew the door open,â&#x20AC;? Turner said. Turner inputs data from deputiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reports into SLEDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case management system. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his job to make sure reports match up with the national standards. For example, items are labeled â&#x20AC;&#x153;seizuresâ&#x20AC;? only if theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re drugs, while other items are â&#x20AC;&#x153;evidence.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of it depends on where it happens,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you take a case of beer off the back of the delivery manâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

truck, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cargo theft. If you take it out of the store, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoplifting.â&#x20AC;? Looking forward, Dennis said crime numbers can be cut by targeted enforcement in the areas that need the most attention. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How we decide to assign our resources is where we see thefts and drug crimes taking place, and we place more resources into those areas,â&#x20AC;? the sheriff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But that means some other parts of the county might see us less. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where crime analysis helps us see where these crimes are happening and at what times

theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happening.â&#x20AC;? Dennis also wants to focus on a proactive approach to keep young people from getting in trouble with the law in the first place. To that end, he wants to continue the officeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s involvement with in-school programs, youth outreach and mentoring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always felt the youth, especially 17-year-olds, 18-yearolds, are the core of our problem with crime, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to continue to target,â&#x20AC;? Dennis said. Another goal for Dennisâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; third term as sheriff is closing some of the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outstanding cold cases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as I know thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a murderer out there walking free, that concerns me,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to spend more resources on our cold case unit, so those families can get closure.â&#x20AC;? But despite what the Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office still has to accomplish, Dennis thinks the yearend numbers for 2012 reflect a positive trend. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I credit all our officers with doing a great job,â&#x20AC;? Dennis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I even hear from citizens that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pleased with our education and enforcement efforts, and I plan for that to continue.â&#x20AC;? Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

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DEFENDERS from Page A1 handle about 90 percent of the docket for each term, so you gain a lot of experience in a short amount of time,â&#x20AC;? said Smaldone, an upstate New York native who grew up in the Myrtle Beach area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is one of the most dynamic areas of the law. All areas of the law are important, but this is one in which you have the massive responsibility of holding someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and freedom in your hands.â&#x20AC;? Smaldone, a 2011 Charleston School of Law graduate, joined the 3rd Circuit Public Defenderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sumter office in July 2012, only about two weeks before Richard. A former captain in the Air Force with a psychology degree from The Citadel and a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and law degree from Vermontâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Valparaiso University, Richard has the most experience, having practiced law in Vermont prior to returning to South Carolina. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were both hired around the same time, but I was available first,â&#x20AC;? said Smaldone. Shipman, a Spartanburg native who received a history degree from Wofford College before working in journalism for a couple of years, received his law degree from the University of South Carolina. He is the most recent addition to the office, having joined in November 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think you can still count in weeks how long Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here,â&#x20AC;? he joked. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not going to get experience like this in any other job, especially in South Carolina. I have about 190 cases right now. This is one of the few areas of law where they put you right to work because thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no one else to do it.â&#x20AC;? In South Carolina, public defenders, much like solicitors, operate within judicial circuits. Jack D. Howle oversees the 3rd Judicial Circuit, which encompasses Williamsburg, Clarendon, Lee and Sumter counties. They are available to defendants who cannot otherwise pay for their own attorneys, and eligibility is based on factors such as the number of people living in the household, real estate

holdings, bank statements and yearly income. Smaldone said their clients typically file for a public defender â&#x20AC;&#x201D; by filling out an application and paying the $40 fee required â&#x20AC;&#x201D; while out on bond after being charged with a general sessions offense. Particularly indigent defendants can have the $40 fee waived by a judge. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t granted bond, then they would apply from the jail,â&#x20AC;? Smaldone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re assigned to us pretty much at random. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m unsure exactly what (Sumter Chief Public Defender) Tim (Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) system is, but I think if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a heinous charge, like murder or something particularly serious, then either he or (Howle) would represent the defendant as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the most experienced.â&#x20AC;? Public defenders then generally meet with the client after the assistant solicitors working the case provide discovery materials. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That first time we meet, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re probably just happy that I really do exist and they do have a lawyer and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay a large amount of money for it,â&#x20AC;? Smaldone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As time goes on, that excitement kind of wanes and they realize theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in the legal system. They find out Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m

not some magician thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just going to make all their problems disappear.â&#x20AC;? Clients are not always cooperative, but Shipman said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s understandable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I imagine itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a scary thing to be arrested, to be brought up on charges and then realize that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking at serious time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of stress that goes with that, so you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect everyone to be happy. At that point, many of our clients are looking for whatever help they can get.â&#x20AC;? Shipman said one of their chief responsibilities as public defenders in providing that help is safeguarding their clientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legal rights, whether the client pleads guilty or goes to trial. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the difficulties in our job is getting as much information out of our clients as we can to aid in their defense,â&#x20AC;? Shipman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking with someone, many times you get something you can use in their defense just by accident. They might not know something is important. You might not know it until they say it. Your job as their lawyer is to guide them through the system and protect their rights. Sometimes the smallest piece of information is essential in doing that. They have rights they might not know about,

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J. CHRISTOPHER SHIPMAN AGE: 29 FROM: Spartanburg EDUCATION: Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in history from Wofford College, 2005; juris doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law, May 2012 STARTED: November 2012

JULIE M. RICHARD AGE: 31 FROM: Charleston EDUCATION: Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in psychology from The Citadel, 2005; masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in psychology from Valparaiso University, 2010; juris doctor from Valparaiso University, 2010; will earn a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of science in mediation and applied conflict studies from Champlain College in Vermont on March 2 STARTED: July 2012

GRANT B. SMALDONE AGE: 28 FROM: Born in upstate New York; raised in Myrtle Beach area EDUCATION: Bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in political science from the University of South Carolina, 2008; juris doctor from Charleston School of Law, December 2011 STARTED: July 2012

and if they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring it up, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve waived that right forever. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our job to make sure all their rights are protected.â&#x20AC;? Smaldone said clients sometimes expect miracles. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes a trial isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t in their best interest, and you can have a hard time explaining that to them,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Still, they think a trial, when everything is stacked against them, they think it will be good for them. They want us to go in front of a jury and make a miracle happen.â&#x20AC;? Richard said many times her clients have a situation where â&#x20AC;&#x153;they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the forest for the trees.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so focused,

especially when in jail, on the immediacy that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize the long-term consequences of taking or not taking the plea,â&#x20AC;? Richard continued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some clients insist on going to trial anyway. Those who it might not be in their best interest, I then have to think of what kind of defense I can come up with. At the end of the day, though, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their right.â&#x20AC;? And like her colleagues, Richard feels like she defends her office nearly as much as she defends her clients. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of our clients have it in their brains that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not real attorneys,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They tell us they need to go out and get a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;real lawyer.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; We are

real lawyers. It surprises me the depth with which our clients firmly believe that just because you pay for it, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get something better, despite the fact that we go out of our way for our clients. And despite the fact that we work on a full-time basis in this position. We are in court every single month.â&#x20AC;? Smaldone agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d stack my experience against many criminal defense attorneys in the area that accept large sums of money from their clients,â&#x20AC;? Smaldone said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing this every day. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in court every day when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in session.â&#x20AC;? Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how area senators voted on major issues in the week ending Feb. 1. The House was not in session. SECRETARY OF STATE KERRY: Voting 94 for and three against, the Senate on Jan. 29, 2013, confirmed Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., as the 68th U.S. Secretary of State. He was sworn into office Feb. 1. Republican Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz of Texas and Jim Inhofe of Oklahoma cast the negative votes. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Kerry â&#x20AC;&#x153;is very clear-eyed as it relates to the threat we face as a nation, especially in North Africa now but in many places as it relates to terrorist groups such as alQaeda. I look at Senator Kerry as a realist. While we have not always agreed on every issue, I have always found him to be someone who is open to discussion.â&#x20AC;? No senator spoke against Kerry during brief floor debate on his nomination. A yes vote was to confirm Kerry. VOTE S-1 slugged KERRY SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Lindsey Graham, R, Tim Scott, R Voting no: None Not voting: None DEBT-LIMIT SUSPENSION: Voting 64 for and 34 against, the Senate on Jan. 31 sent President Obama a bill (HR 325) to suspend the statutory debt limit until May 19, thus allowing the Treasury to borrow above the current $16.4 trillion limit until then. The borrowing will accommodate spending already approved by Congress. The bill also would impound congressional paychecks if either chamber were to fail to adopt a fiscal 2014 budget blueprint

by the required date of April 15. Under the bill, any impounded pay would be released to members by the end of the 113th Congress in January 2015. Senators sparred over whether this approach would violate the constitutional ban on lawmakers changing their pay before a general election has intervened. Stated in the 27th Amendment, the ban is designed to keep lawmakers from accepting pay raises without first having to face voters in the next biennial congressional election. Max Baucus, D-Mont., said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Since 1917, Congress has always taken appropriate action to avoid defaulting on Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bills. Failure to pass this bill will set off an unpredictable financial calamity that would plunge not only the United States but much of the world back into recession and more.â&#x20AC;? A yes vote was to pass the bill. VOTE S-2 slugged DEBT

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Middle East. Tabling supporter John McCain, R-Ariz., said the amendment â&#x20AC;&#x153;would be even more detrimental to our ally Israel, for which the continuing instability in Egypt is an abiding, clear and present danger.â&#x20AC;? He added the amendment â&#x20AC;&#x153;is uninformed and oblivious to the world challenges America faces and our continuing need to work with Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s partners, imperfect and frustrating though they may be.â&#x20AC;? Sponsor Rand Paul, R-Ky., called it â&#x20AC;&#x153;a blunder of the first proportion to send sophisticated weapons to a country that allowed a mob to attack our embassy and to burn our flag ... to send weapons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; F-16s and tanks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to a country that allowed a mob chanting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;death to Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to threaten our American diplomats. I am concerned that these weapons ... someday may be used against Israel.â&#x20AC;? A yes vote was to kill the amendment. VOTE S-3 slugged EGYPT

SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Graham Voting no: Scott Not voting: None

EGYPT MILITARY-AID CUTOFF: Voting 79 for and 19 against, the Senate on Jan. 31 tabled (killed) an attempt to end U.S. military assistance to Egypt in response to instability there under a Muslim Brotherhood-led government. Offered to HR 325 (above), the amendment sought, in part, to stop deliveries of military vehicles such as Abrams tanks and aircraft such as the F-16 fighter jet. Backers said the U.S. should not be propping up a government openly hostile to America, while opponents said the amendment would upend U.S.-Egypt relations, harm Israel and worsen chaos in the

DOLLAR-FOR-DOLLAR DEBT INCREASE: Voting 54 for and 44 against, the Senate on Jan. 31 tabled (killed) an amendment to HR 325 (above) to cut future discretionary spending by one dollar for every dollar increase in the national debt limit. The debt limit deals with the past in that it applies to money already appropriated by Congress. Sponsor Rob Portman, ROhio, said his amendment would â&#x20AC;&#x153;ensure that debtlimit increases are matched with equal cuts in ... spending over the next 10 years. There are no gimmicks, no

timing shifts, but these will be real cuts in the growth of federal spending.â&#x20AC;? A yes vote was to kill the amendment. VOTE S-4 slugged DOLLAR

breakwaters, piers, boardwalks and other infrastructure and left millions without transportation. This occurred nearly 3 months ago, and assistance is long past due for the victims who remain homeless and communities trying to rebuild.â&#x20AC;? Pat Toomey, R-Pa., said some senators â&#x20AC;&#x153;have used the occasion of the misery these people are suffering through to add on all kinds of spending that has absolutely nothing to do with superstorm Sandy, and none of it is offset.â&#x20AC;? A yes vote was to pass the bill. VOTE S-5 slugged SANDY

SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: None Voting no: Graham, Scott Not voting: None HURRICANE SANDY AID: Voting 62 for and 36 against, the Senate on Jan. 28 sent President Obama a bill (HR 152) to appropriate $50.5 billion in Hurricane Sandy disaster aid to areas of New Jersey, Connecticut and New York. The appropriation is emergency aid and thus would be deficit spending. About one-third of the aid would provide immediate relief to individuals, businesses, governmental units and other victims of Sandy, with the remainder to be spent on measures to curb damages from future storms. The preventive aid would be spent primarily in the region struck by Sandy last October but in other parts of the U.S. as well. The billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest outlays are $16.3 billion for transit and other transportation projects; $16 billion for Community Development Block Grants and Department of Housing and Urban Development payments for rebuilding housing and infrastructure; $11.5 billion in Federal Emergency Management Agency aid; $5.3 billion for Army Corps of Engineers projects and $2 billion for Federal Highway Administration projects. The bill also provides $500 million for social services such as mentalhealth counseling and childcare. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hurricane Sandy covered over 900 miles, took over 125 lives, destroyed homes and businesses, demolished

SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: None Voting no: Graham, Scott Not voting: None DISASTER-AID OFFSET: Voting 35 for and 62 against, the Senate on Jan. 28 refused to pay the $50.5 billion cost of HR 152 (above) by cutting the same amount from military and non-military discretionary spending over the next nine years. Failure of this amendment preserved in the bill the longstanding congressional practice of treating disaster aid as emergency spending to be added to the national debt rather than offset. Sponsor Mike Lee, R-Utah, said: â&#x20AC;&#x153;All we have to do to offset what we are being asked to spend here is to cut our discretionary spending by one-half of 1 percent over the next nine years.â&#x20AC;? A yes vote was to offset Hurricane Sandy aid. VOTE S-6 slugged OFFSET SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Scott Voting no: Graham Not voting: None ÂŠ 2013, Thomas Voting Reports Inc.

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‘Big Rich Atlanta’ not the next ‘Downton Abbey’ W

ay back in the summer of 2012, a British documentary film company contacted the world headquarters of Osteen Publishing Co. here in Sumter with this pitch: “We think there could be a very strong documentary series in following either a family run local newspaper or a small non-corporate newspaper.” No kidding. You can ask my brothers. “We’d like the family to be very close, but strong individuals, each very sure of their own mind,” the gentleman wrote. We politely declined immediately, knowing that if you’re going to risk making a fool of yourself, at least do it

COMMENTARY on your own terms and control the editing process. I hadn’t thought of this close encounter with the tragic pageant that is modern reality television until the recent premiere of “Big Rich Atlanta,” which features three Graham women with OSTEEN deep ties to Sumter. My impression? Aside from the guilt that comes from wasting a full hour of life on this earth in

| front of a television, I’d describe the entire cast as a depressing assemblage of hopelessly vain people. There are no redeeming virtues to be found. I didn’t see the second episode, so please don’t blame me for not knowing what has happened since. Because there are local women on the show, there has been a lot of discussion and speculation, also known as “street talk.” I asked some friends and associates to sum up their reaction to the show from the so-called “one-horse town of Sumter” perspective. Given the prickly nature of

this exercise, they asked to remain anonymous. Here are some observations: • If this entire group of women landed on a planet full of other women — like in a science fiction movie — they’d all be sacrificed immediately as a way to appease the gods and keep the planet safe. • It’s like an onion: The more you peel it back, the less taste you find — plus it makes your eyes water. • It should have a warning label and be rated “NS” for “Numb Skulls.” • It’s every father’s nightmare, and every ex-husband’s private confirmation that

sometimes things simply work out for the best. • These are not the sort of people who read newspapers. • Remember the aversion therapy scenes in “A Clockwork Orange?” That show could be considered aversion therapy on countless levels. • If I were trapped on a desert island with this group of people, I would surely take my chances in the ocean. Graham Osteen is a coowner of Osteen Publishing Co. and Editor-At-Large of The Item. Contact him at The Item, 20 North Magnolia St., Sumter, S.C., 29150; graham@ theitem.com, or call (803) 7741352.

GUEST COMMENTARY

Sumter schools face critical challenges New wave of reformers don’t support true learning environments BY RONDA DABBS FEINSTEIN I have taught in South Carolina for almost 28 years. I attended Sumter public schools from first grade through graduation from Edmunds High School in the late 1960’s. For decades my parents, Tommy and Evelyn Dabbs, have given of their time and resources to enrich the lives of school children in our community. I have deep roots here, and I care deeply that our community is in danger. Many people are waking up to the destruction being visited upon Sumter School District, but they may be unaware that this destruction is part of two powerful agendas. The first agenda seeks to privatize education, using our tax dollars. The second agenda seeks to nationalize education. Currently these agendas are in harmony, but a great struggle lies ahead when the forces of privatization and the forces of nationalization will be in conflict. As I researched the agenda for nationalizing education, I found statements indicating that even private schools and homeschoolers will be brought under the control of national standards in time. No one will escape the effects of this struggle. These agendas share another goal. Many of the proponents of both agendas agree that it will be necessary to remove education from the control both of parents and of local school boards, who are viewed as too small-minded to understand what is good for their children. Sumter still has time to resist these movements, but we must be aware that we are fighting powerful forces that originate far beyond the borders of South Carolina. Teachers in Sumter School District are not opposed to consolidation, nor do we resist change that benefits students. These two excus-

es are part of a propaganda campaign that is distracting the community from the reality that we are being taken over by powerful, national forces intent on shutting out parents, teachers, school boards and even students. Sumter is awakening to the realization that we are at war. This is a war for the minds of our children, Ronda and our children’s FEINSTEIN futures are at stake. Our community’s future is at stake. Ultimately, our nation’s future is at stake. We as a community are being distracted and intentionally divided against each other. This is part of the game plan of the latest “reform” movement in American education. The reason that I place the word “reform” in quotation marks is that during the decades that I have worked as a teacher, education has been in the grip of a succession of reforms, each claiming to save education. However, before this time I have never experienced a reform movement that seemed focused on destroying education. CHURNING AND BURNING TO CREATE MAJOR CHANGES

Part of the reformers’ implementation is called “churning.” Sumter has worked for decades to create unity and accord among its members. Many of us lived through the struggle to establish civil rights for all of our brothers and sisters. Many of us have worked to heal the ancient wounds of injustice. However, “churning” is designed to thwart our efforts and to turn us against each other. It is a conscious attempt to create division in the community. Ceresta Smith, a veteran African-American teacher from Florida, spoke to the Sumter community

last spring. According to Ms. Smith, this reform movement purposefully inserts into communities personnel who are trained to divide communities along lines that are most easily fractured. In the South, these lines are often perceived as racial. Ms. Smith warns that the students most damaged by this “reform” movement are AfricanAmerican. She finds that African-American students are among those most frequently assigned to underperforming schools in Florida. She states that these students are not given a real education; instead, they are drilled constantly in the hope that they will pass the many standardized tests that these reformers inflict on a district in their attempts to gather data that justify their reforms. Ms. Smith and others have observed that this “reform” movement is re-segregating society. For these and other reasons, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) officially opposes this particular “reform” movement. The next part of the plan is “burning.” This is a concerted movement to “shake up” public schools in the area, presumably because the schools are not working. In fact, American schools perform well internationally when students of similar socioeconomic backgrounds are compared. The proponents of this reform movement blame teachers for student weaknesses, when in fact teachers cannot control most of the overwhelming forces shaping the lives of their students. Nevertheless, the teachers that I know look their students in the face every morning and see the potential of each child looking back at them. Teachers are committed to freeing that potential. However, in the face of stubborn data that show their “no excuses” programs of

fear and intimidation are not working, reformers keep throwing illconsidered programs at the schools in the hope that something will work. The result of all this “churning” has become known as “burning,” an appellation created by the suffering communities that experience it. After enough “churning and burning,” the public schools become so chaotic and so academically weak that parents demand publicly funded charter schools as an alternative. EFFECTS OF THIS PRACTICE IN OTHER AREAS OF COUNTRY

Last November, years of churning and burning drove parents in Georgia to vote overwhelmingly for a state board that has the power to override a local board’s denial of a charter school’s application. However, South Carolina has a state charter school district already. The Item recently reported that the South Carolina Charter School District has received three letters of intent to open charter schools in Sumter. The freedom to teach implied in the idea of a charter school appeals to me. I have always been interested in how we might create even better learning environments. Most educators are always working to create better learning environments. But we must be careful. Charter schools do not have the same oversight as do public schools, and they tend to choose or retain only the higher-performing students. They often expel students for minor offenses. Once a student leaves, that student must find an increasingly rare and increasingly underfunded public school to attend. Driving out experienced teachers and staff is another part of the “churning and burning” inflicted upon a community. A recent study found that students’ test scores

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DISRUPTION CONTINUES THROUGH MICROMANAGEMENT

Meanwhile, the disruption continues, with harassing micromanagement, chaotic and contradictory directives and discipline referrals so complex that they seem designed to clog the system and to create the illusion that there are fewer discipline issues. These reformers nationwide seem purposefully to disrupt and to destroy learning communities. They do not support creative, independent teachers or teaching, nor do they encourage true collaboration. They are topdown, data-driven, bottom-line micro-managers. Teachers in Sumter are fighting to preserve the traditions of scholarship, creativity, integrity and independent thought within an oppressive setting. We are being told that we are “bad teachers” if we “resist change.” I think that

many assistant principals may be caught between doing what they know is right and having to follow directives that violate stated policies. Most ominously, some of our students, who demonstrate admirable scholarship and integrity, have been told that they should not “resist change.” Exhibiting true courage, these students and others have fearlessly shared their observations and experiences in several venues. They have organized a student coalition to defend their teachers from practices the students recognize as harmful both to students and teachers. I have observed that the rhetoric of this reform movement does not match the realities on the ground. In fact, I am witnessing fine behavior and scholarship imperiled while bad behavior and poor scholarship are condoned. We in Sumter cannot afford “churning and burning.” We in the Sumter community have struggled to create a better life for all of our students, and now we have to be strong and united to fight for their future. EDITOR’S NOTE: Ronda Dabbs Feinstein is the oldest daughter of Sumter residents Tommy and Evelyn Dabbs. She has taught English at Sumter High School since 1986. She attended the University of South Carolina, where she completed her BA, majoring in English. She completed a Master at Teaching (M.A.T.) degree from the same university. She is also an internationally certified Montessori teacher. Ronda is married to Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Jeffrey Feinstein. Their daughter, Lauren, attends Clemson University, where she studies genetics. This is a slightly abridged version of her original guest opinion, edited for length. The full, unabridged version appears online at www. theitem.com.

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dropped when a teacher left that school. The researchers were baffled. I am not. A learning community is a robust microcosm that takes years to develop. These environments are more than the sum of their parts. They are part of traditions built by the community over years. Many people retired or resigned at the end of the 2011-12 academic year. I remember just over 30 people leaving one of our schools. I was at the luncheon honoring them, and I was counting them as they walked to the principal to receive their valediction. Finally, our principal bid us goodbye. That was a difficult day. Teachers at my table counted just over 30 people who left. However, our district later reported that only 15 people had left this school. I wonder what happened to the other 15. There are indications that many more teachers will leave at the end of the 2012-13 school year.

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OBITUARIES

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2013

MICHAEL W. BAIRD Jr. Michael Woodrow Baird Jr., 46, beloved husband of Sharon Hudson Baird, died Friday, Feb. 1, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Michael Woodrow â&#x20AC;&#x153;Woodyâ&#x20AC;? Baird and Caroline Stone Sigmon. Mr. Baird was a member of Calvary Church of the Nazarene. He BAIRD was a 1984 graduate of Furman High School and received certification as a journeyman machine builder from the U.S. Department of Labor. He served in the U.S. Air Force and received the Air Force Achievement Medal for his heroic efforts assisting the passengers of an automobile accident. Mr. Baird was a manufacturing maintenance technician at Becton-Dickinson. He was an inspiration to all who knew him and especially enjoyed encouraging life skills to young people. He was an avid outdoorsman and muscle car enthusiast. Survivors besides his wife, mother, father and stepmother, Renee Baird, all of Sumter, include one daughter, Alison Holleigh Baird of the home; one brother, Theodore â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tadâ&#x20AC;? Baird of Sumter; and two special young men, Cody Brunson and Nathan Robinson. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Woodrow and Lucille Baird; and his maternal grandparents, Theodore and Ossie Stone. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Calvary Church of the Nazarene with the Rev. Arthur Sharpe, the Rev. Sammy Geddings and the Rev. Jane McElwee-Smith officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery. His nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Kevin Lamb, Jeff Meares, Drake Hutson, Mickey Robinson, Earl Muir, the employees of Becton-Dickenson, former employees of Bosch Braking Systems and former employees of Grant Forestry Products. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his mother, 2911 Waverly Drive.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

DAISY E. WILSON Daisy Eyvonne Wilson was born April 12, 1953, to Susan Dow and the late Esau Dow and was the wife of Willis Wilson Jr. She departed this life on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013. She was WILSON employed as a cook at several places to include the BBQ Hut, Mamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Kitchen, Tuomey Regional Medical Center and Sumter School District 17. She enjoyed cooking and entertaining people with her sense of humor. She leaves to cherish her memory: her husband, Willis Wilson Jr.; five children, Stacey D. McConico of Dalzell, Allen Quincey (Talena) McConico of Baltimore, Md., Grace L. McConico of Dalzell, Brittnay E. McConico and Randall B. Dow both of Sumter; her siblings, Charlie (Mary Ann) Dow and Ernest Dow, both of Thomasville, N.C., Henry (Joe Ann) Dow, Johnny Lee Dow, Julius Dow and Ranzy Dow, all of Baltimore, Curtis Dow of Sumter, Susan (Robert) Billie of Rimini, Joe Anne (Jimmy Lee) Stukes, Genise Dow of Sumter and Susan Samuel (Claudius) of Brooklyn, N.Y.; eight grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, from 2 to 7 p.m. at Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, at 1:30 p.m. at Antioch UME Church, 10026 Old River Road, Rimini, with the Rev. Barry Gadsden, pastor, officiating. Mrs. Wilson will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. for viewing until the hour of service. Interment will follow in Antioch UME Memorial Gardens. Family is receiving friends at the home, 19 S. Salem Ave., Sumter. Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or

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ALLIE HAM GABLE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Allie McFadden Ham, 92, widow of Junious Ham, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 2013, at National Health Care, Sumter. She was born Dec. 3, 1920, in the Workman community of Williamsburg County. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the daughter of the late John McFadden and Josephine Baker McFadden. Family is receiving friends at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, James and Merlenia Brown, 1102 Wheeler Circle, Gable. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. THOMAS B. JOHNSON Thomas Barrett Johnson, 46, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Jan. 31, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. He was born in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Feb. 28, 1966, to the parents of Aretha Maggie Andrews Johnson and the late Thomas Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Johnson. Thomas was educated at St. Peters Catholic Calvary School. He continued his education at Concord School and then graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School, all of New York. At an early age he joined Antioch Church of New York City. He was employed with Home Depot out of Columbia for an extended period of time. On Dec. 8, 2010, Thomas was united in holy matrimony to Ernnessa Jackson Johnson. Those left to cherish his precious memories, in addition to his mother, Aretha Maggie Andrews Johnson of Brooklyn, are: his loving and devoted wife, Ernnessa Jackson Johnson of the home; two sons, Barrett Johnson of Atlanta and Ernest Julian Jackson of the home; three daughters, Neâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ema P. Jackson, Niesha A. Jackson and Nailah J. Washington, all of the home; one sister, Barbara Ann Haynesworth

of Sumter; paternal grandmother, Gladys Johnson; mother-inlaw, Julia B. Jackson, and father-in-law, the Rev. Dr. Ernest Jackson, all of Sumter; three sisters-in-law, Minister Rondalyn (Gary) Hodge, Venita Jefferson and Jolonda (Kevin) Moses, all of Sumter; one brotherin-law, Timothy (Shelissa) Moultrie of Charlotte; aunts Wilhelmenia (John) Rose, Virginia (Willie) James, Sarah Sharper Reames and Lessie Dumas, all of Sumter, Gardenia Willis of Atlanta, Josephine (Ray) Larkins of Palmyra, N.J., Ella Russ of Queens, N.Y., Barbara Carter of Nakina, N.C., Mary (Rudolph) Galloway of Whiteville, N.C.; uncles, Empire (Louise) Andrews of Bristol, Pa., Richard (Nora) Andrews of Burlington, N.J., Curtis Andrews of Nakina, N.C.; a special cousin, Melinda (Byron) White; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and very close friends who will miss him. He was preceded in death by his father and an aunt, Hattie Mae Johnson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, from the New Hope Ministries, 95 Community St., Sumter, with Pastor John Russell Rogers, eulogist. The family will receive friends at the home, 524 W. Calhoun St., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The funeral procession will leave from the home at 1:30 p.m. Floral bearers and pall bearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in the Bradford Cemetery, Sumter. 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., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

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Monday, Jan. 28, 2013, at Fairfield Memorial Hospital, Winnsboro. He was born March 24, 1929, in Clarendon County. He was the son of the late Johnny Sr., and Lula James Richardson. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County. As a youth, he attended St. Phillip RMUE Church, where he accepted Christ as his personal savior. He was employed at Allen Stevens Steel Company for many years before he retired. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Edith Ethel Drayton Richardson of Pinewood; one son, Johnnie Richardson of Queens, N.Y.; two daughters, Gloria James of Columbia and Jean (Lawrence) Quick III of Long Island, N.Y.; one stepson, Preston (Sonya) Richardson of Staten Island, N.Y.; one sister, Marie Lewis of Summerton; three grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by five brothers and three sisters. Services will be held on Monday, Feb. 4, 2013, at Greater St. Phillip RMUE Church, Rimini, with the Rev. Daniel Grenn, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Viewing for Mr. Richardson will be held from 6 until 7 p.m. at the funeral home. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his wife, 1488 Drayton-McKnight Road, Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

SAM E. SAMUELS Sr. Sam â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baeâ&#x20AC;? Elbert Samuels Sr., 58, husband of Mary Cooper Samuels, died Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013, at

Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. He was born Feb. 16, 1954, in the Snow Hill section of Williamsburg County. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the son of the late James Albert Samuels Jr., and Mary Lee Woods Samuels. He attended Light Hill Baptist Church and St. James Missionary Baptist Church. He was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baeâ&#x20AC;? worked in logging and also served as an agriculturalist for S.E. Durant Farms in Alcolu. Survivors are his wife, Mary E. Samuels of Manning; two sons: Sam Samuels and LeTroy Samuels of Manning; two sisters: Annie D. (Robert) Johnson of Manning and Rosa M. Murray of Lanes; three brothers: Sammie L. Samuels of Manning, Floyd (Bessie) Keels of Lake City and Sam Keels of Long Island, N.Y.; one additional sister-in-law, Alice Grimsley of Albany, Ga.; a motherin-law, Hattie C. Cooper, of Alcolu; 11 grandchildren; two aunts, Donna Everett of Newport News, Va., and Clara Cochran; four very special young ladies, Tammy and Shonda Nesbitt, Dikesha (Lavar) Stills and Sharon Billups; and a dear friend, Janie (Cindy Billups) Nesbitt. The celebratory services for Mr. Sam â&#x20AC;&#x153;Baeâ&#x20AC;? Samuels Sr., will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 4, at the Hayes F. and LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Handsome Major officiating, Dr. Cokley Richburg presiding, with Elder Willie Johnson and the Rev. Henry McCray assisting. Family is receiving friends at 108 Allendale St., Manning. These services have been entrusting to Samuels Funeral Home, LLC Manning.

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Brothers’ teams ready for Super Bowl history BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The journey to this Super Bowl wound through bounties and replacement refs, eventually bringing the big game back to the Big Easy — with a replacement quarterback, a sibling rivalry and a grand exit for one of the NFL’s greatest players, clouded by the obscure healing powers of deer-antler spray. It is a Super Bowl of comebacks, of firsts and lasts, and — if San Francisco wins — the best. A win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday gives the 49ers six championships, matching Pittsburgh’s titles in the Super Bowl era. Unlike the Steelers, the Niners have never lost one. Of course, they haven’t won one in 18 years, either. “There’s a tradition with the San Francisco 49ers, but I think these guys are paving their own way,” said Hall of Fame receiver and three-time cham-

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pion Jerry Rice. “They’re playing with a lot of swagger.” Or as owner Denise DeBartolo York said, “We’ve come full circle and the dynasty will prevail.” New Orleans has come full circle, too. Ravaged by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, losing a quarter of its population, abandoned by the Saints for an entire season, the city couldn’t imagine hosting another Super Bowl. But as New Orleans recovered and rebuilt, it envisioned staging what Patriots owner Robert Kraft calls “the pre-eminent sporting event.” The NFL agreed it was time to return. And even if Commissioner Roger Goodell is despised here after slapping the Saints with suspensions and fines in the bounty scandal, the vibes from the French Quarter and Warehouse District this week have been supportive, SEE SUPER BOWL, PAGE B3

From top to bottom: Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh; quarterback Joe Flacco; and linebacker Ray Lewis.

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BOSTON — Boston College coach Steve Donahue knows nothing is easy when you’re RAHON trying to rebuild from a miserable season. And Saturday’s win over Clemson was proof of that. Freshman Joe Rahon scored a season-high 26 points

As Tom Fleenor watched his University of South Carolina Sumter baseball squad take the field on Saturday, catcher Joey Wilson was the only familiar face from a season ago. “That’s the nature of junior college baseball,” the USCS head coach said. “But I’m anxious to see what this group can do this year.” There was one more familiar sight at Riley Park as the Fire Ants opened the 2013 campaign with a pair of victories over Wilkes Community College of North

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Wilkes Community College’s Hayden Foster (6) takes a lead off second base as USC Sumter shortstop Trevor Bradley (7) tries to keep him close during the first game of a doubleheader at Riley Park on Saturday.

Carolina by scores of 3-2 and 17-0 in five innings. USCS won the opener in the bottom of the seventh on a walk-off single by Trevor Bradley. “I know everyone was proba-

bly a little nervous that first game,” Fleenor said. “The second game was probably more in line with what I hope we can be SEE USCS, PAGE B5

and Boston College snapped a five-game losing streak with a 75-68 win over Clemson despite nearly blowing a 17-point lead in the closing 5½ minutes. “People will say, ‘It wasn’t pretty,’” Donahue said. “I’m happy with this win. It was pretty enough.” The Eagles (10-11, 2-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) surpassed their victory total of last season, when they went 9-22. Lonnie Jackson SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B4

Schaffer making adjustments at FMU EDITOR’S NOTE: Barbara Boxleitner is a former Item assistant sports editor and college teacher. She is a Florida-based journalist and photographer who has been published in 41 newspapers, magazines and journals throughout North America. Each week she’ll provide updates on area athletes participating in college and professional sports at all levels. Contact her at BKLE3@aol.com.

Golfer John Michael Schaffer is improving. The Sumter High School graduate is a sophomore at Francis Marion University, where he competed in six of 12 SCHAFFER tournaments last year. He had a 77.44 scoring average during three spring events.

“John’s been steady,” Francis Marion head coach Mark Gaynor said. “The challenge is consistency.” “He’s been playing great in qualifying,” the coach said, noting that Schaffer simply has to transfer that level of play to tournaments. Schaffer said the issue is “my intensity is not the same. I’ve got to keep that same mindset.”

The program’s NCAA Division I schedule doesn’t make it easy for him, though, because of the courses the golfers play. “Most all of them are hard courses. It’s a little hard to adjust,” Schaffer said of FMU, which plays DI in golf and another sport, but is DII in other sports. Hole placement is the chief hurdle, he said, SEE SCHAFFER, PAGE B4

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A Super matchup: Ravens vs. 49ers BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press Matchups for the Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in New Orleans: When the Ravens (136) have the ball When QB Joe Flacco (5) looks out from behind center Matt Birk (77) on Super Bowl Sunday, he could be seeing two things: $$$$, and the fiercest defense heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s faced all season. Flaccoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract is up after this game, and while itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a near cinch the Ravens wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let the fiveyear veteran leave, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to cost a few million bucks to keep him. A victory against San Francisco and its bevy of All-Pro defenders would add even more moolah to the pot. This is one formidable challenge for Flacco because the Niners are more versatile than the defenses presented by Indianapolis, Denver and New England in the postseason. Start with the leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best linebacking corps, featuring two All-Pros in Patrick Willis (52) and

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NaVorro Bowman (53). Aldon Smith (99) is considered a linebacker, but is a hybrid LB-DE and he led the NFC with 19Â˝ sacks. Ahmad Brooks (55) comes off a spectacular second half in Atlanta. But Flacco and his targets â&#x20AC;&#x201D; WRs Anquan Boldin (81) and Torrey Smith (82), TE Dennis Pitta (88) and do-everything RB Ray Rice (27) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; should be encouraged by what the Falcons accomplished in the first half. They found seams and gaps everywhere, and the 49ersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; secondary must be stingier this time. Boldin has been sensational on every route in the postseason (16 catches, 17.3-yard average, 3 TDs). CBs Carlos Rogers (22) and Tarell Brown (25)

SUPER BOWL from Page B1 even uplifting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also terrific for us to be back here in New Orleans,â&#x20AC;? Goodell said, joking about voodoo dolls in his likeness. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our 10th Super Bowl here, the first since Katrina, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clear this city is back bigger and better than ever.â&#x20AC;? Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the tale of the head coaching brothers, Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s John and San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Jim, the first siblings to face off in a Super Bowl. And Ray Lewis, the pre-eminent linebacker of his generation on his self-proclaimed last ride. (His farewell party was somewhat sidetracked for two days this week when Lewis waved off a report that he tried to get unusual products like deer-antler spray to speed his recovery from an arm injury that sidelined him for 10 games.) â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are so many storylines to this game that make it bigger than just the Super Bowl,â&#x20AC;? 49ers CEO Jed York said. Such as the Harbaughs plot about sons of a lifetime coach who took different paths to the top of the NFL. John, older by 15 months, has made his career standing on the sideline with a headset. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only head coach to win playoff games in his first five seasons; his quarterback, Joe Flacco, has the same distinction as he heads into his first Super Bowl. Jim Harbaugh was a first-round draft pick and quarterbacked four teams in 14 pro seasons before going into coaching. He was an immediate success at San Diego â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Toreros in the college Pioneer League, not the Chargers in the NFL â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and Stanford before the 49ers won a bidding war for him in 2011. This weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family reunion has been lighthearted, though that figures to change Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably a little tougher emotionally,â&#x20AC;? John Harbaugh said of

facing his brother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little tougher just from the sense of I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you think about it when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re coaching against somebody else; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more about the scheme and the strategy. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little bit of

and Chris Culliver (29) will have a difficult time with the smart, physical Boldin. Smith can get deep on anybody, so safeties Dashon Goldson (38), an All-Pro, and Donte Whitner (31) have to be sharp. In each playoff game, Smith has gotten open for a long pass, even if it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a completion. And the biggest deep ball Baltimore completed was the 70-yarder to tie the game at Denver late in regulation time. That was to WR Jacoby Jones (12). Pitta against Willis, Bowman and the safeties is a juicy matchup, too. So is the entire offensive line attempting to neutralize Aldon Smith and defensive linemen Justin Smith (94), Ike Sopoaga (90), Ray McDonald (91), and Ricky Jean Francois (95). The main chore will fall to LT Bryant McKinnie (78), who seems to have resurrected his career in the postseason, and RT Michael Oher (74). Right guard Marshal Yanda (73) is Baltimoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best blocker.

a relationship element thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more strong than maybe coaching against someone else. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a better answer for you after the game. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been through this before. This is all new.â&#x20AC;? And oh-so-new for the QBs, Flacco and Colin Kaepernick.

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San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick, top, will be eyed by Baltimore linebacker Ray Lewis, bottom, in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Super Bowl XLVII as the 49ers take on the Ravens. Both players have interesting story lines as to how they arrived at this game.

Flacco is no fluke, holding the career record for road playoff wins with six. But until outplaying Peyton Manning and Tom Brady this year, he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten the Ravens to the Super Bowl. He has eight touchdown passes and no in-

terceptions in the postseason, padding a resume that soon will make him one very highly paid quarterback: Flaccoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contract expires after this game. Even with a franchise tag applied by Baltimore (13-6), heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll make about $14.6 million

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COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCORES STATE Saturday Georgia 65, South Carolina 56 Boston College 75, Clemson 68 Citadel 84, Furman 79 Coastal Carolina 62, Radford 52 College of Charleston 81, UNC Greensboro 59 Davidson 68, Wofford 57 Winthrop 66, Liberty 56

TOP 25 Saturday (3) Indiana 83, (1) Michigan 73 Oklahoma State 85, (2) Kansas 80 Pitt 65, (6) Syracuse 55 (7) Gonzaga vs. San Diego (late) (8) Arizona vs. Washington State (late) (9) Butler 75, Rhode Island 68 Cal 58, (10) Oregon 54 (11) Ohio State 63, Nebraska 56

N. Kentucky 70, USC Upstate 65 SEC Saturday (4) Florida 78, (16) Ole Miss 64 (17) Missouri 91, Auburn 77 Kentucky 72, Texas A&M 68 Arkansas 73, Tennessee 60 LSU 69, Mississippi State 68 Alabama 58, Vanderbilt 54

ACC Saturday (4) Duke 79, Florida State 60 (14) Miami 79, (19) N.C. State 78 Maryland 86, Wake Forest 60 North Carolina 76, Virginia Tech 60 TODAY Virginia vs. Georgia Tech, 3 p.m.

Northern Iowa 57, (15) Wichita State 52 (18) Kansas State 52, Oklahoma 50 (20) New Mexico 75, Nevada 62 (21) Creighton 75, Bradley 58 Air Force 70, (22) San Diego State 67 (24) Cincinnati 65, Seton Hall 59 TODAY (23) Minnesota vs. Iowa, 1 p.m. (12) Louisville vs. Marquette, 2 p.m.

Caldwell-Pope leads Georgia past USC BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Kentavious Caldwell-Pope likes what he sees on the court out of Georgia, especially over the last two weeks. The Bulldogs have shaken off an 0-3 start to Southeastern Conference play by winning four of their last five in league play. They won their third straight SEC game for just the second time in coach Mark Fox’s CALDWELL-POPE four seasons with a 67-56 victory against South Carolina on Saturday. Caldwell-Pope, the SEC’s second-leading scorer, had 19 points to lead Georgia. “We are feeling good,” he said. “There’s a lot of confidence going around.” And why shouldn’t there be?

The last time Georgia won three straight league games, it wound up 9-7 in the SEC and picked for the NCAA tournament. No one’s projecting the Bulldogs (10-11, 4-4) for the Big Dance yet, but that hasn’t dampened the rising spirit among the team. “We’re just having fun,” Caldwell-Pope said. The fun truly started in the second half when Georgia opened with a 17-8 run to take control. Freshman Kenny Gaines had 9 of his 11 points in the stretch, where the Bulldogs went from down 30-29 to ahead 46-38. Gaines said it’s taken a while for the team’s young players like himself to feel totally comfortable as he did against the Gamecocks (12-9, 2-6). “Sometimes you mess up, but you’ve got to be able to put that behind,” he said. Michael Carrera led the Gamecocks (12-9, 2-6) with 16

CLEMSON from Page B1 nailed four clutch free throws to finish with 14 points for Boston College, and Ryan Anderson had a pair of key baskets late and scored 12 points. Donahue believes his team should be feeling better after hanging on, despite its recent struggles. “Every positive thing is crucial in everything we’re doing,” he said. “If you don’t have success — like everything in life — it’s hard. How’s the confidence? Fragile.” Devin Booker scored 19 points and became the 36th player in Clemson history to reach the 1,000-point plateau, joining older brother Trevor (2009) as the second brother combo in school history. Randy and Richie Mahaffey did it in the 1960s. The Tigers (12-9, 4-5) were shooting near 30 percent until they started to hit from long range in the closing 7 minutes, but it came too late. It was Clemson’s poor start that frustrat-

ed coach Brad Brownell. “We missed a bunch of makeable shots at the beginning of the game. A lot of them were very makeable,” he said. “Those are shots you just have to make to put pressure on the opponent. We made some — too little, too late.” Milton Jennings had 13 points and Jordan Roper 11 for the Tigers, who had won their last two games. Jackson’s 3-pointer from the left wing gave BC a 65-48 lead, but the Tigers scored the next 13 points, slicing the deficit to four on Jennings’ jumper with 2:32 left. “Everyone did a good job of keeping their poise,” Rahon said. Adonis Filer’s 3 cut it to 67-66 with 75 seconds left, but Anderson followed with a layup off Rahon’s pass on the Eagles’ ensuing possession. Anderson’s layup came after his jumper from the wing gave BC a 67-61 edge, snapping

GEORGIA 67, USC 56 GEORGIA (10-11) D. Williams 2-3 0-0 4, Florveus 1-2 0-1 2, CaldwellPope 7-11 2-3 19, V. Williams 1-2 2-2 5, Brantley 1-2 0-0 3, Mann 3-4 5-6 11, Dixon 0-1 0-0 0, Gaines 4-8 2-2 11, Morris 0-0 0-2 0, Cannon 4-6 0-0 8, Djurisic 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 25-43 11-16 67. SOUTH CAROLINA (12-9) Chatkevicius 0-1 0-0 0, Carrera 5-13 5-6 16, Jackson 1-3 0-0 2, Smith 1-4 0-0 3, Ellington 5-12 1-1 14, Williams 1-4 0-0 2, Richardson 5-10 0-0 12, Kacinas 1-2 3-4 5, Leonard 0-2 0-0 0, Slawson 0-2 2-2 2.

points, but had just one of those the final 20 minutes. South Carolina’s leading scorer, Brenton Williams, was held to 2 points on 1-of-4 shooting. Caldwell-Pope added seven rebounds for the Bulldogs. But it was Georgia’s fast start to the second half that turned things around in what had been a tight game, which had been tied six times — the last at 31-all on Gaines’ first basket of the game. He followed up with a driving shot on his team’s next possession that put the Bulldogs ahead for good. Gaines’ third bucket of the half extend-

Totals 19-53 11-13 56. Halftime_South Carolina 30-29. 3-Point Goals_ Georgia 6-13 (Caldwell-Pope 3-6, Brantley 1-2, Gaines 1-2, V. Williams 1-2, Mann 0-1), South Carolina 7-20 (Ellington 3-6, Richardson 2-6, Carrera 1-1, Smith 1-3, Leonard 0-1, Slawson 0-1, Williams 0-2). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Georgia 30 (Caldwell-Pope 7), South Carolina 27 (Carrera 7). Assists_Georgia 14 (Mann 6), South Carolina 9 (Ellington, Jackson, Smith 2). Total Fouls_Georgia 15, South Carolina 19. A_11,327.

ed the lead to 37-33. John Cannon added two easy layups after Georgia beat South Carolina’s backcourt press and Gaines’ struck with his 3-pointer. The Gamecocks got within 46-44 on Bruce Ellington’s 3-pointer and three-point play, but Dontae Williams followed with a put back and Vincent Williams a 3-pointer to restore the Georgia’s edge. South Carolina would not get closer than five points the rest of the way. The Bulldogs made 25 of 43 field goals to finish with a SEC season high 58.1 percent shoot-

BOSTON COLLEGE 75, CLEMSON 68 CLEMSON (12-9) Jennings 4-11 3-4 13, Booker 4-9 11-14 19, McDaniels 3-6 0-0 6, Hall 1-3 1-1 3, Harrison 1-6 0-0 3, Filer 3-6 2-2 10, Roper 4-10 0-0 11, Sullivan 1-1 1-1 3, Nnoko 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 18-22 68. BOSTON COLLEGE (10-11) Odio 3-6 0-0 7, Anderson 6-10 0-4 12, Jackson 3-8 6-6 14, Hanlan 2-4 1-2 6, Rahon 9-12 2-6 26, Van Nest 1-3 1-2 3, Clifford 0-0 0-0 0, Rubin 1-1 0-0 3, Heck-

a scoreless stretch of nearly 4 minutes. “Ryan did a good job of getting to a (spot) and we dumped the ball to him,” Rahon said of Anderson’s layup. “That was a gamechanging shot.” Jennings’ long 3-point attempt then went off the front rim

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too far by.” Gaynor is pleased by Schaffer’s progress. “He’s not weak in any area. From when he got here, his improvement has been very steady,” he said. “We’re very lucky to have him on the team. He has the passion.” The team opens its spring schedule Monday at the Tournament Players Club at Sawgrass, the Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., course that is home to The Players Championship on the PGA Tour. Send updates about area athletes to Boxleitner at BKLE3@aol.com

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SMSC tourney begins Monday The Sumter Middle School Conference boys and girls basketball tournaments will be held at Alice Drive Middle School beginning on Monday. The girls semifinal games will be played on Monday. Top seed Chestnut Oaks will take on No. 4 seed Alice Drive beginning at 5 p.m. Second seed Hillcrest will face No. 3 Furman at 6:30. On Tuesday, the boys semifinals will be played. No. 1 Furman will meet No. 4 Ebenezer at 5 p.m., and second seed Alice Drive will take on No. 3 Chestnut Oaks at 6:30. The championship games will be played on Thursday. The girls game will start at 5 p.m. with the boys game scheduled for a 6:30 start. Admission is $3 per person per day. GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL LEE CENTRAL SPAULDING

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LAMAR — Lee Central Middle School advanced to the championship game of the Upper Pee Dee Conference tournamen with a 20-16 overtime semifinal win over Spaulding on Saturday at the Spaulding gymnasium. Arial Robinson led Lee Central with eight points and 10 rebounds. Lee Central will face C.E. Murray on Monday at 6 p.m. in the championship game at the Spaulding gym. VARSITY BASKETBALL LAURENCE MANNING FLORENCE CHRISTIAN

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FLORENCE — Grace Beatson and Perrin Jackson both had double-doubles to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a 57-48 victory over Florence Christian School on Friday at the FCS gymnasium. Beatson scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Jackson had 12 points and 10 boards. Dixie Richburg added nine points. EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SUMTER CHRISTIAN

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HARTSVILLE — Sumter Christian School closed out its season with a 50-39 loss to Emmanuel Christian on Friday at the Emmanuel gymnasium. Morgan Walker led SCS with 13 points, while Michelle Bunch had nine and Sara Hutston eight. The Lady Bears finished 7-10 overall and 1-5 in SCACS Coastal Area 1 play. Brooke Johnson led EC with 17 points while Annie Beisecker had 15. HOLLY HILL THOMAS SUMTER

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DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Academy lost to Holly Hill 44-26 on Friday at Edens Gymnasium. Tallon Graham led the Lady Generals with seven points and Julia Law had six. Kayla Crider led Holly Hill with 14. On Thursday in Aiken, Taylor Knudson scored 26 points to lead TSA to a 40-26 victory over South Aiken Christian. Katie Minichan led SAC with 10. ANDREW JACKSON CLARENDON HALL

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EHRHARDT — Clarendon Hall remained winless in SCISA Region I-1A with a 36-29 loss to Andrew Jackson Academy on Friday at the AJA gymnasium. Kaitlyn Sawyer led the Lady Saints, who fell to 4-11 overall and 0-7 in region play, with a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds. Sonam Kuber added eight points. JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN

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HARTSVILLE — Sumter Christian School finished its season undefeated as it beat Sumter Christian 34-5 on Friday at the Emmanuel gymnasium. The Lady Bears finished 7-0 and won the SCACS Coastal Area 1 Conference title. Morgan Walker scored 13 points and Suzanna Hutson had eight. LAURENCE MANNING FLORENCE CHRISTIAN

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FLORENCE — Laurence Manning Academy defeated Florence Christian School 39-13 on Friday at the FCS gymnasium. Courtney Beatson led LMA with 14 points. HOLLY HILL THOMAS SUMTER

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DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Academy lost to Holly Hill 20-13 on Friday at Edens Gymnasium. Kylie Kesser led TSA with four points. On Thursday in Aiken, TSA beat South Aiken Christian 16-6 as Mary Catherine Ross scored eight points. CLARENDON HALL ANDREW JACKSON

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EHRHARDT — Clarendon Hall improved to 10-2 on the season with a 29-17 victory over Andrew Jackson Academy on Friday at the AJA gymnasium. Delaney Peeler led the Lady Saints with 11 points. Shannon Corbett had eight points and Christine Elenbark had six points and 10 rebounds. BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL LEE CENTRAL KINGSTREE

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AMAR — Lee Central Middle School advanced to the championship game of the Upper Pee Dee Conference tournamen with a 523 semifinal win over Kingstree on Saturday at the Spaulding gymnasium. Lee Central, which improved to 12-3 on the season, was led in scoring by Kendrick Holloman with 11 points and Demarcus Smith with 10. Lee Central will face C.E. Murray on Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the championship game at the Spaulding gym. VARSITY BASKETBALL CLARENDON HALL ANDREW JACKSON

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EHRHARDT — Clarendon Hall picked up its first victory of the season on Friday with a 43-38 win over Andrew Jackson Academy at the AJA gymnasium. Collyn Bates led the Saints, who improved to 1-15 overall and 1-8 in SCISA Conference I-1A, with 19 points. Wes Keller had eight points and 10 rebounds. EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN SUMTER CHRISTIAN

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HARTSVILLE — Sumter Christian School lost to Emmanuel Christian 65-35 in its regularseason finale on Saturday at the Emmanuel gymnaisum. T.J. Barron led the Bears, who fell to 12-7 overall and 4-2 in SCACS Coastal Area 1 play, with 10 points. Josh McGranahan added eight points and 13 rebounds. Jake Beiscker led EC with 23 points, JUNIOR VARSITY BASKTEBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN EMMANUEL CHRISTIAN

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HARTSVILLE — Sumter Christian School won the SCACS Coastal Area 1 Conference title as it defeated Emmanuel Christian 46-29 on Friday at the Emmanuel gymnasium. Aaron Pekuri and T.J. Barron both had double-doubles to lead the Bears, who finished the season with a 12-4 record. Pekuri had 15 points and 13 rebounds while Barron had 10 points and 10 boards. Shaquan Cole scored 11 points. CLARENDON HALL ANDREW JACKSON

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EHRHARDT — Clarendon Hall improved to 3-10 on the season with a 35-32 victory over Andrew Jackson Academy on Friday at the AJA gymnasium. Raj Patel led the Saints with 15 points. Cameron Earle had nine points and Matthew Corbett had 17 rebounds and five points.

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PREP SCHEDULE MONDAY Varsity Basketball Lake City at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Clarendon Hall at Williamsburg, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Basketball Sumter at West Florence, 6 p.m. Darlington at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Marlboro County at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Manning at Hartsville, 6 p.m. B Team Basketball Trinity-Byrnes at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 29 15 .659 – Brooklyn 28 19 .596 21/2 Boston 23 23 .500 7 Philadelphia 20 26 .435 10 Toronto 17 30 .362 131/2 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 29 14 .674 – Atlanta 26 19 .578 4 Orlando 14 32 .304 161/2 Charlotte 11 34 .244 19 Washington 11 34 .244 19 Central Division W L Pct GB Chicago 28 18 .609 –

| Indiana 28 19 .596 1/2 Milwaukee 24 21 .533 31/2 Detroit 18 29 .383 101/2 Cleveland 13 34 .277 151/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 37 11 .771 – Memphis 30 16 .652 6 Houston 25 23 .521 12 Dallas 20 27 .426 161/2 New Orleans 15 32 .319 211/2 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 35 11 .761 – Denver 30 18 .625 6 Utah 26 21 .553 91/2 Portland 23 23 .500 12 Minnesota 17 26 .395 161/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 34 14 .708 – Golden State 29 17 .630 4 L.A. Lakers 21 26 .447 121/2 Sacramento 17 31 .354 17 Phoenix 16 31 .340 171/2 Saturday’s Games Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Sacramento at New York, 7:30 p.m. Oklahoma City at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Houston, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Washington at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Orlando at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Utah at Portland, 10 p.m. Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Sunday’s Games L.A. Clippers at Boston, 1 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Detroit, 1 p.m. Miami at Toronto, 2 p.m. Monday’s Games Orlando at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. Detroit at New York, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Portland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Dallas at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Utah, 9 p.m.

GOLF Waste Management Phoenix Open Par Scores The Associated Press Saturday At TPC Scottsdale Scottsdale, Ariz. Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,216; Par: 71 Third Round Phil Mickelson 60-65-64—189 -24 Brandt Snedeker 64-66-65—195 -18 Padraig Harrington 64-70-63—197 -16 Ryan Moore 66-66-65—197 -16 Troy Matteson 67-65-66—198 -15 Brendan Steele 69-65-65—199 -14 Bill Haas 65-64-70—199 -14 Scott Piercy 70-66-64—200 -13 Brendon de Jonge 66-67-67—200 -13 Gary Woodland 67-66-67—200 -13 Roberto Castro 65-68-67—200 -13 Hunter Mahan 67-67-67—201 -12 Bryce Molder 67-67-67—201 -12 Billy Horschel 69-68-64—201 -12 Ted Potter, Jr. 64-69-68—201 -12 John Rollins 66-66-69—201 -12 Matt Every 65-67-69—201 -12 Robert Garrigus 66-66-69—201 -12 Angel Cabrera 66-65-70—201 -12 Jeff Klauk 67-68-67—202 -11 Greg Chalmers 68-68-66—202 -11 Justin Leonard 65-71-66—202 -11 William McGirt 67-66-69—202 -11 Ben Crane 67-71-64—202 -11 Charlie Wi 68-63-71—202 -11 Brian Harman 70-65-68—203 -10 John Mallinger 65-69-69—203 -10 Ryan Palmer 64-73-66—203 -10 Brian Gay 65-66-72—203 -10 Keegan Bradley 67-63-73—203 -10 Nick Watney 65-71-68—204 -9 Charles Howell III 67-68-69—204 -9 Casey Wittenberg 67-67-70—204 -9 Rory Sabbatini 68-66-70—204 -9 Cameron Tringale 69-67-69—205 -8 Kevin Stadler 68-68-69—205 -8 Chris Kirk 67-69-69—205 -8 Kevin Chappell 66-68-71—205 -8 Bubba Watson 67-67-71—205 -8 Jeff Maggert 64-70-71—205 -8 Tim Clark 69-68-68—205 -8 Lucas Glover 68-70-67—205 -8 Kevin Na 69-64-72—205 -8 David Hearn 67-65-73—205 -8 K.J. Choi 71-67-67—205 -8 Ken Duke 66-69-71—206 -7 Bo Van Pelt 68-67-71—206 -7 Carl Pettersson 72-65-69—206 -7 Chris Stroud 71-66-69—206 -7 Bud Cauley 71-67-68—206 -7 George McNeill 70-68-68—206 -7 David Toms 69-67-71—207 -6 Boo Weekley 69-66-72—207 -6 Harris English 67-67-73—207 -6 Colt Knost 71-65-71—207 -6

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USCS from Page B1 this year.” One of the big questions entering Saturday’s opener concerned the Fire Ants’ brand new pitching rotation, and Game 1 starter Marlin Morris set the bar high. Morris tossed a complete game and didn’t allow a run after the first inning. The Cougars got two runs in the first inning thanks in part to a USCS error. But Morris was able to put that behind him quickly, Fleenor said. “I was very pleased with him – it raises our expectations even more,” Fleenor said. “He was a strong in the seventh inning as he was in the second and had good control of all his pitches. He’s a competitor and he was in command most of the day.” That effort was followed by 3-hole hitter Josh Bowers combining with John Fissel and Chris Orlando on a 5-inning shutout in the second game. “Josh is a legit 2-way player for us,” Fleenor said. “He’s going to carry a big load for us this year, so it was actually great to get him out there for

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USC Sumter starting pitcher Marlin Morris delivers a pitch during the Fire Ants’ 3-2 victory in the opening game of a a doubleheader against Wilkes Community College on Saturday at Riley Park.

three innings and then shut him down. We don’t want to wear him down too much in the early going. “But all three of those guys pitched well with the innings they were given.” The offense came to life as well. The Fire Ants had nine hits in the opener despite scoring just three runs, but broke out in a big way in the later game with 17 runs on the board at the end of the day. “You expect pitching to be a little ahead of hitting right now,” Fleenor said. “But I don’t want to put too much

emphasis on one game, especially a season opener.” But Fleenor saw glimpses of what the Fire Ants are capable of offensively. Bradley went 3-for-4 in the opener and Will Thompson – who scored the game-winning run – came back with a 3-run, inside-the-park homer in the second contest to blow the game open in the third inning. “I think our speed was a big factor today,” Fleenor said. “There were a couple of times today where we beat out infield singles, including the game-winning run in the bottom of the seventh (of the first game).” “We’ve got speed and we’ve got some power. We’ve got a balanced lineup this season, I think. A lot of guys who can come up with big hits when we need them.” The overall defense, which was one of the major issues for USCS last season, appears to be on more solid ground this season, he added. “Again, I don’t want to look too much at what we did in two games, but I think it’s going to be much improved this year,” he said. “We had some silly errors in the first game, but came back strong overall.”

Parcells, Sapp, Carter among 7 Hall inductees NEW ORLEANS — Bill Parcells was a winner everywhere he coached. Time and time again, he took over struggling franchises and showed them what it takes to be a success, including a pair of Super Bowl titles with the New York Giants. Getting in on his fourth try, Parcells led an induction class that also included mouthy defensive lineman Warren Sapp, prolific receiver Cris Carter and a pair of stalwarts from the trenches, offensive linemen Jonathan Ogden and Larry Allen. The class of 2013 also included a pair of senior selections, Curley Culp and Dave Robinson. MICKELSON LEADS PHOENIX OPEN

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson birdied the final four holes and five of the last six for a 7-under 64 and a has six-stroke lead over Brandt Snedeker after Saturday’s round at the Phoenix Waste Management Open. PETERSON NFL MVP

NEW ORLEANS — Adrian Peterson called it a blessing in disguise. Strange way to describe a career-threatening major knee surgery. The Minnesota Vikings’ star came back better than ever, just

missing Eric Dickerson’s longstanding rushing record and closing out the season with two of the top NFL awards from The Associated Press: Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year. As sort of an added bonus, he beat Peyton Manning for both of them Saturday night. Manning’s own sensational recovery, from four neck surgeries, earned him Comeback Player honors. Also honored were: —Washington’s Robert Griffin III, who beat out a strong crop of quarterbacks for the top offensive rookie award. — Houston end J.J. Watt, who took Defensive Player of the Year, getting 49 of 50 votes. — Bruce Arians, the first interim coach to win Coach of the Year after leading Indianapolis to a 9-3 record while head man Chuck Pagano was being treated for leukemia. Arians became Arizona’s head coach last month. —Carolina linebacker Luke Kuechly, the league’s leader in tackles with 164, who won the top defensive rookie award. From wire reports

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Biding time until fishing season

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his time of year is hunt. He had a feeling very tough; deer that the stripers may get season is over, duck an early start this year season is over, dove seadue to the warmer than son is over, and I don’t normal winter. That have the option of quail would suit me just fine. or rabbit hunting. That A couple of years ago, doesn’t leave too much we caught striped bass for me to do or write after striped bass from the about. river and all of them were I do need to get down within a few inches of to the deer hunting propbeing legal size. Well, by erty and remove my tree now they should be full stands. I hate to leave grown and full of fight. them attached to the trees Sometime around the over the summer third week of Febmonths because ruary, give or take a they are held on by few days, the shad nylon straps. Nylon will begin running and the summer up the Santee River sun and heat do and into the Re-Dinot get along well version Canal, together. The last below the dam. For thing I want to do my money, there is Earle is step off of the no fish that battles WOODWARD ladder next August, like a shad, at least and the stand and I not in fresh water. I plunge to the ground. It have taken bass, striped could hurt. bass, trout, jackfish and I prefer to remove the pretty much every other stands while it is still cool. fish that swims in our Putting up and taking freshwater lakes and rivdown stands is a bit of ers, and there is no other work, and while I can’t fish that can fight like a make it cool in August, I shad. When caught on can take advantage of the light tackle, in a river with cool weather to take them a modest current, and down in the spring. when they average 2-3 The good thing is that pounds — and can go over it’s just a few short weeks 5 pounds — when they’re before everything is going hooked they run, leap and to bust wide open. dash more like a tarpon I was at Pack’s Landing than anything else that during the early part of comes to mind. January, talking to Stevie I’m not crazy about in the store after a duck them as far as table fare,

but for catch-and-release fun, there is no equal in the fishing world. And to make things even more confusing, the crappie are already beginning to bite. I’ve heard several reports of fish biting in the swamp and in Jack’s Creek. I do love to chase crappie, and while they are not the superb fighters that the shad are, what they lack in scrap, they make up for on the table. As far as preferred freshwater fish, I prefer the jackfish over all others, even with all of their bones, but a crappie comes in a very close second. When I pull a slab over the side of the boat, I’m seeing big, white, flaky fillets turning golden brown in hot grease! The confusion comes because I have to make a decision as to what I want to fish for. Do I want to try the stripers, shad or crappie? I like all of them, and it’s hard to decide. The rest of the fish will be biting better as the weeks roll on and the weather warms even more, but until then, I have been known to find bass in the backs of sloughs and creeks, especially those facing south and into the sun, where the shallow water warms

when the sun hits it. A spinner bait dragged slowly around bushes and stumps in those locations can really produce some nice stringers of bass. So, since I’ve got rods and reels for stripers, rods and reels for shad, and cane poles and other rods and reels for crappie, I suppose that I should begin to take them apart, clean all of last year’s grease, grime and oil off of the gears and moving parts and replace it with new grease and oil. Then I can strip off the old line and put new line on the reels and cane poles. By the time this weekend is over, I’ll be ready to pull the cord on the Yamaha and see about catching a fish for the frying pan. Believe it or not, the days are actually getting a bit longer and that gives me the opportunity to slip down to the hunting property, get a stand down and then walk through the woods for a few minutes and look for antler sheds and chunks of fat lighter for the fireplace. It may not be “real” hunting, but at least it’s not sitting in the house watching the walls come creeping in — and it helps get me to fishin’ season. The next few weeks are gonna be tough waiting.

FISHING REPORT

Santee Cooper System Catfish: Fair to good. Fish are being caught in deep water around suspended bait. Establishing a slow a drift as possible with the standard drift rig or fishing vertically with suspended baits. Bait of choice is cut menhaden. Striped bass: Fair. Stripers are feeding on stressed threadfin shad and will take slow trolled artificials or spoons and slow drifted live baits. Crappie: Fair. Success requires light winds and a stable weather pattern. Crappie will take jigs more readily this time of year. Largemouth bass: Fair to good. Sunny days warm the shallows a degree or two and bass will hit slow rolled spinner baits and shallow running crank baits. Vertical jigging with spoons on deeper drops also will trigger a good largemouth strike. Lake Murray Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that fish are concentrated in the channels, particularly when water temperatures are below about 53-55 degrees. In the winter the herring and gizzard shad move into the river channel and use it as a highway and they do the same with the creek channels. Concentrate your efforts in the upper lake. Lake Wateree Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Will Hinson points out that at any given time of year not all of the crappie will be doing the same thing and the winter is no exception. The largest concentrations of crappie, generally with an average size of 8-13 inches, will be found at the top of the lake up the river run starting above Wateree Creek and continuing up to the dam that forms Stumpy Pond (the reservoir above Lake Wateree). Fish along the river ledge, which allows you to fish deep if bait is deep or shallower if the bait moves up. Captain Hinson is tight-lining (also known as pushing). Lake Greenwood Largemouth Bass: Fair. Catching large fish is difficult, but numbers of fish can be caught in the mid to lower lake around brush piles in 16-21 feet of water. Most of the brush seems to at least hold small bass. Some anglers have been catching bigger fish working a shakey head worm around mid-lake docks in about 10 feet of water, but with the recent cold snap fish may have backed out to deeper water. Lake Monticello Catfish: Good. The bite for blue catfish in the 10-20 pound range is still good, with fish running bigger not uncommon. Many shad and catfish are glued to the bottom and the most productive depth range has been 50-65 feet. Anchor around shad schools that are not tight to the bottom and slightly broken up, which indicates that fish are feeding on them. White perch, gizzard shad and even herring are working well and cutting the bait in cubes about the size of a mussel has been catching the majority of the fish.

AGRICULTURE Impatient? Tips for a quicker vegetable harvest BY DEAN FOSDICK Associated Press Writer Vegetable gardening is an exercise in patience. Sweet potatoes can take more than 100 days to ripen; some tomato and watermelon varieties require five months. But there are ways to shorten the wait. The easiest is choosing plants that taste best when harvested young. “The one thing you will miss out on with speedy growing is bulk, but what you will get in return is layers of flavor; a sprinkle of hot and peppery microgreen radish here, a sweet and nutty, barely cooked new potato there, a garnish of cucumber-y borage flowers to finish a dish,” writes Mark Diacono in the new “The Speedy Vegetable Garden” (Timber Press). “These are the crops that will mark out your cooking as distinctly and unquestionably homegrown.” Timing is everything. “Be slow to harvest and you’ll miss their best moments,” says Diacono, who does his gardening on a 17acre plot in Devon, England. “These are fresh, lively and zingy flavors, flavors that can either fade or become bitter and overly strong as the plant grows on toward maturity.” Many plants — notably fruits — are genetically wired for late development. “Tomatoes, strawberries and apples all want to be left on the plant until they are fully ripe to get the fullest, lushest flavors out of them,” Diacono says. “Vegetables are a little different. Many get woodier, less succulent and lower in sweetness as they grow more mature, so really are at their

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Heirloom tomatoes, rear, can take more than 100 days to ripen, while the smaller cherry tomatoes, foreground, need only 65 days. Grow both varieties to stagger the dates of your harvest.

loveliest picked young.” That would include new potatoes, radishes, baby carrots, zucchini, miniature cucumbers, spring peas, turnips and beets. Cut-and-come-again salad leaves can be clipped in as little as 21 days. Sprouted seeds (mung beans, mustard, lentils) can become table fare in just three days. Check the maturity dates on seed packets as you shop. Heirloom tomatoes take 100 days or more to develop while cherry tomatoes

need only about 65 days. The same goes for squash. Winter squash (acorn, butternut) generally require 110 days before they are kitchen-ready. Summer squash (crookneck, zucchini), by comparison, can be eaten in 55 days or less. There are many ways to jumpstart the growing season so you can be harvesting a meal while other gardeners are just beginning to turn the ground. Among them: • Choose the warmest site possible if you’re plant-

ing early. “Even a small change in temperature can make a difference during spring and fall frosts,” says Jo Ann Robbins, an extension educator with the University of Idaho. • Use enclosures. Covering plants moderates temperature, wind and humidity. “Air and soil temperatures are warmer, and the cover will conserve heat radiation from the soil during the night,” Robbins says in a fact sheet. • Start vegetable plants inside from seed, and trans-

plant them eventually into the garden. “Research shows the older the transplants, the better they will resist cold weather,” Robbins says. • Warm the soil early. “Throw a piece of black or clear polyethylene over the soil in early spring, pin it down with tent pegs or bricks, and wait,” Diacono says. “The sun will warm it and excessive water will be kept off, leaving it in a fantastically workable state a few weeks later and conducive to quick plant growth.”

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DECEPTION fuels many film plots

ABOVE: Marlene Dietrich is confronted by prosecutor Charles Laughton in this scene from the 1957 film, “Witness for the Prosecution,” in which deception is a major theme. AP FILE PHOTO

Manti Te’o saga pales in comparison BY CHRISTY LEMIRE AP Movie Critic and IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com

OS ANGELES — When scandalous tales of fraud involving superstar athletes Lance Armstrong and Manti Te’o were exposed in the last week, connections to films were immediate and obvious. The story of Notre Dame Football hero Te’o falling for a fake dead girlfriend on the Internet called to mind the documentary “Catfish.” And disgraced cyclist Armstrong, who has finally admitted to doping in winning the Tour de France a record seven times, is already the subject of a biopic that’s in the works. It’s a huge topic that’s been explored in myriad ways on screen, and you’d probably come up with five entirely different choices, but here are Lemire’s picks for five great movies about deception:

Vertigo (1958): Speaking of fake dead women. One of Alfred Hitchock’s best, it also feels incredibly personal — stylish and frightening, of course but also achingly sad. Yes, Jimmy Stewart is being manipulated, being duped into serving as part of a murder plot. And he’s foolish enough to let himself fall in love with Kim Novak’s doomed, quintessentially icy Hitchcockian blonde AP FILE PHOTO not once but twice. But This undated film image rehe’s also deceiving leased by Paramount shows himself, allowing his Jimmy Stewart, left, and Kim need for love to feed his obsessive quest to Novak, in a scene from Alfred recreate that sensation Hitchcock’s 1958 film, “Vertigo.” all over again. Much is made of some of the film’s most famous images — the push/pull effect as Stewart’s character fights off his vertigo in the bell tower, the eerie, neon-green haze of the hotel room. But at its core, “Vertigo” is about needing to feel secure and loved. Some Like It Hot (1959): Named the greatest comedy of all time by the American Film Institute, the Billy Wilder classic is also predicated on one big, wacky lie. Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon pretend to be women to escape the clutches of mob thugs after they witness a massacre. Musicians Joe and Jerry change their names to Josephine and Daphne and join Sweet Sue’s All-Girl Orchestra, where they befriend sexy singer Sugar Kane Kowalczyk, played by Marilyn Monroe in one of her most Marliynish roles ever. The laughs come from how utterly unbelievable these men are as women, but also from how they try to maintain this elaborate ruse as both their emotions and their enemies close in on them.

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Matt Damon, far left, gives a stunning performance as the forger and murderer Tom Ripley, who also impersonates rich playboy Dickie Greenleaf, played by Jude Law, center. Greenleaf’s girlfriend is portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow.

Can you think of any others? (Ivy Moore) — My favorite is 1957’s Witness for the Prosecution. Based on the Agatha Christie story, it’s an old-style, courtroom melodrama in which Marlene Dietrich deceives everybody even, unintentionally, herself. Dietrich’s husband, played by Tyrone Power in his final role, has been accused of murder, and Dietrich’s scheme to get him acquitted completely fooled me the first time around (I had not read the Christie story when I first saw this film, but quickly became a big fan).

And who can forget Anthony Minghella’s 1999 film of the Patricia Highsmith novel, The Talented Mr. Ripley? Matt Damon’s character is not only a forger and a murderer, but manages to successfully impersonate one of his victims. Matters get a lot more complicated, with Damon continually having to manipulate matters in order to maintain his illusion and his freedom.

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Pittmans on trial for murder of Mayesville’s Dr. Davis The Pittmans were accom- some time as the attorneys panied into the courtroom by worked their way through a their attorneys, S.K. Nash of pool of 36 men before being Sumter and Clint T. Graydon accepted by the state and the of Columbia. Travis defense. Members of Pittman was dressed the jury were: W.G. from the in a light tan suit Bradham, R. Leon archives of and brown hat while The Item Burgess, E.B. Scarborher husband wore a ough, E.W. Geddings, dark blue coat and C.E. Freeman, Major light trousers. Mrs. Shelley, E.B. Kolb, G. Davis and several L. Broadway Jr., J. members of her Oscar Kennedy, W.S. family did not arrive Jackson, W.D. Boykin until some time after Item Editor and C.W. Harrison. court was opened. Solicitor McLeod HUBERT OSTEEN They sat beside Soopened the state’s licitor Frank A. case by bringing to McLeod of Sumter and P. H. the stand its first witness, the McEachin of Florence, who is widow of Dr. Davis, who deassisting in the prosecution. scribed what happened in the The jury selection took early morning of March 3. yesteryear in Sumter

75 YEARS AGO – 1938 June 30-July 7 The murder trial of Redin G. Pittman and his wife Travis Goodman Pittman got under way in general sessions court on July 7. They are being tried for the murder of Dr. E.M. Davis in the early morning hours on March 3 at his Mayesville home. “The court room was packed with a curious throng,” The Item reported, “every seat being occupied and several hundred being turned away. The doors were locked by order of Judge P.H. Stoll and the aisles kept clear of spectators. Some were allowed to stand in the rear of the courtroom, however.”

The couple had retired for the night shortly before 11:30 p.m. after a game of bridge. Later in the evening the Davises were awakened after hearing a car approaching from the highway, which passed the house, turned around at the end of the street and stopped in front of the Davis home. Mrs.. Davis said she heard someone walk up on the porch and knock. Dr. Davis got up, she testified and went toward the front porch and switched on the light before opening the door. Suddenly, she said, there was “a confusion of sound,” prompting her to get out of bed and run to the front door, where she saw her husband

scuffling with a man in the yard. She said she heard Dr. Davis to say, “I don’t know you!, I haven’t done you any harm! Turn me loose!” Mrs. Davis said she screamed for help from her neighbor, E.G. Spencer, and begged the man to turn her husband loose. She heard Dr. Davis exclaim, “ Don’t shoot me,” as he broke away and headed back to the house, but before he could get there, she said, the man fired two or three shots at him. Dr. Davis managed to get into the house and Mrs. Davis closed and locked the door. However, the man, later identified as Redin Pittman, SEE YESTERYEAR, PAGE C6

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Baker-Ruf Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milton Baker Jr. of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Leslie Ann Baker of Sumter, to Woodrow Clark Ruff of Sumter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Randy Clark Ruff of Little Texas, Ala. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Milton Baker Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Leslie Moore, all of Sumter. She graduated from Thomas Sumter Academy and the University of South Carolina Upstate with a bachelor of science in early childhood education. She is employed by Sumter School District as a secondgrade teacher at Cherryvale Elementary School. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Helen Ruff and the late William Ruff and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnston, RUFF, MISS BAKER all of Little Texas. He graduated from Notasulga High School and attended Auburn University. He is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. The wedding is planned for March 30, 2013, at Sans Souci Farm. ••• The couple is registered at Doolalies, 105 E. Wesmark Blvd.; Creative Cookery, 584 Bultman Dr.; Target, www.target.com; and Bed, Bath and Beyond, www.bedbathandbeyond.com.

Conley-James Mr. and Mrs. Charles Edward Conley of Elloree announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Annice Conley of Elloree, to William Hamilton James Jr. of Sumter, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Hamilton James Sr. of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Anne Hungerpillar Polin and the late Robert Lide Polin of Elloree, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harry Conley of Hagan, Ga. She graduated from Clemson University in 2010 with a bachelor of arts degree in elementary education and is pursuing a graduate degree in speech pathology and audiology at South Carolina State University. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Copeland Gardner and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Whiteford James, all of JAMES, MISS CONLEY Sumter. He graduated from Clemson University in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in agricultural economics. He is employed by Triple J Farms and Whiteford Farms. The wedding is planned for Aug. 3, 2013, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Elloree.

Stranger’s act of kindness gives comfort lasting years

dear abby

er you are, please know how much of a EAR ABBY — When I was 12, difference your kindness made in my my family moved to New Jersey. Lucky for me, I made a best life. STILL GRATEFUL IN TEXAS friend across the street, “Janie.” We spent all our time together. I loved being DEAR STILL GRATEFUL — One at her house because it was a happy simple act of kindness made an impact one, unlike my own home. (My mom on your life, but you have multiwas erratic and unhappy, and it plied it many times over by conaffected our whole family.) tinuing to pass it on. A year later, Janie learned her family would be moving to DEAR ABBY — When setting Ohio. I was devastated. The day someone up for a date, do you the moving truck came, Janie think it is important to share the and I were inseparable. The person’s race? My friends and I driver was a young man in his Abigail have no problem with interracial 20s named Randy. VAN BUREN relationships, but other people, When Janie and her family unfortunately, sometimes do. I left in their car, I sat on the curb would hate to put someone in a outside my house sobbing. When the loading crew finished, Randy situation where a date rejected him/her started the truck, then turned off the en- or is rude because of race. Our friend “Jena” set up a girlfriend, gine. He got out and came and sat be“Joan,” who is Chinese, on a date with a side me on the curb and told me how white man. Joan knew what the man someday my pain would lessen. looked like and was fine with it, but He said I was a special person, and shared a little about his own family who when Jena showed the man a picture of was far away. Then he took a ring off his Joan (who is gorgeous), he made an exfinger and said he wanted me to have it. cuse and backed out. What do you think, Abby? We dislike It was a Marines ring his grandfather prejudice, but we want to avoid hurting had given to him. He insisted I take it, anyone in the future. gave me a hug and drove off. COLORBLIND IN When I went into my house and my MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA mother saw the ring, she said, “What did you do to get THAT?” It made me DEAR COLORBLIND — When arfeel dirty and I didn’t understand why. So I sent the ring to Janie and asked her ranging a blind date, the usual practice is to give each party as much informato please return it to Randy, which she tion about the other as possible. Bedid. cause it’s part of the “package” you’re In the years that have followed, that offering, race should be mentioned to man’s generosity and compassion have prevent any surprises. stayed with me. It helped me to believe However, you may have drawn the in myself when things in my family wrong conclusion about the man in this seemed dark. Since then, when I have case. Has it occurred to you that he may seen people who were hurting, I have have backed out because Joan is so gortried to do what Randy did — make geous that he was intimidated? Many them feel better. beautiful women have complained Sadly, I have never known how to find him to thank him. Randy: Wherevabout having this problem.

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Mixon-Mangum Mr. and Mrs. Gary M. Mixon of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittanie Lauren Mixon of Houston, Texas, to Joseph Guy Mangum III of Houston, son of retired Chief Master Sgt. and Mrs. Joseph G. Mangum Jr. of Smithfield, Va. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Mendel L. Mixon and the late Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Thames, all of Sumter. She graduated from Sumter High School in 2006 and College of Charleston in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in psychology. She is employed as a senior therapist by Texas Young Autism Project in Houston. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph G. Mangum MANGUM, MISS MIXON of Wake Forest, N.C., and the late F. Earl McPeters of Florence, Ala., and Ms. Betty McPeters of Washington, D.C. He graduated from Sumter High School in 2005 and The Citadel in 2010 with a bachelor of science degree in business administration. He is employed as a transportation supervisor for A.P. Moller Maersk in Houston. The wedding is planned for April 6, 2013, at St. Anne’s Catholic Church in Sumter.

Edens-Quinn Mr. and Mrs. Mark Spears Edens of Dalzell announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Ellen Edens of Columbia, to Robert Alexander Quinn of Columbia, son of Mr. and Mrs. Brian Wesley Quinn of Columbia. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roy Otis Chesson of Elizabeth City, N.C., and Henry Curtis Edens Jr. and the late Mrs. Ruth Johnson Edens of Dalzell. She graduated from Wilson Hall, Clemson University with a bachelor of arts in early childhood education and Converse College with a master’s degree in education. She is employed by Sumter School District as a firstgrade teacher at Oakland Primary QUINN, MISS EDENS School. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Young Oak Park of Incheon, South Korea, and Frank Fall Quinn and the late Mrs. Carolyn Frances Quinn of Cedar Lake, Ind. He graduated from Spring Valley High School, Clemson University with a bachelor of science in chemistry, Armstrong Atlantic State University with a bachelor of science in medical technology, and is attending South Carolina College of Pharmacy. The wedding is planned for March 9, 2013, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sumter.

Healon-Cappelmann Mr. and Mrs. James Edwin Healon Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Michelle Healon, to Tyler James-Henry Cappelmann, son of James Mark Cappelmann and Ms. Julie Tripp Cappelmann, all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Joyce Ann Healon and the late James Edwin Healon Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. George Albert McLeod, all of Sumter. She graduated from Thomas Sumter Academy in 2006 and from the University of South Carolina Upstate in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education. She is employed as a teacher by Sumter School District. The bridegroom-elect is the grand- CAPPELMANN, MISS HEALON son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Henry Cappelmann of Tryon, N.C., and Mrs. Sarah Watson Tripp and the late Clarence Lester Tripp of Taylors. He graduated from Sumter High School in 2006 and Francis Marion University in 2011 with a bachelor’s degree in business management. He is employed as unit manager at Waffle House. The wedding is planned for June 22, 2013.

WEDDING / ENGAGEMENT POLICY Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Holiday deadlines vary. Engagement and wedding forms may be obtained at The Item or downloaded from The Item’s Web site at www.TheItem.com. Please type or print all information, paying particular attention to names. Do not print in all capital letters. Photographs must be vertical and of reproduction quality. To have photo returned, provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Photos can also be e-mailed to rhondab@theitem.com. All photographs must be received by above deadlines. It is not The Item’s responsibility to make sure the photograph is e-mailed by your photographer. The Item charges the following fees: $95, wedding form announcement with photo; $90, wedding form announcement without photo; $75, engagement form announcement with photo; and $70, engagement form announcement without photo. If you would like your announcement to include information that is not on The Item form, there will be an additional $50 charge. For information, call 774-1264.

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1973 T he â&#x20AC;&#x153;storm of the centuryâ&#x20AC;? struck Sumter on Feb. 9, 1973, leaving the city and surrounding areas in desperate straits. Estimates varied from location to location as to the amount Sammy WAY of snowfall; however, the entire community was declared a disaster area by President Richard Nixon at the rereflections

quest of Gov. John West. The snow began falling on Friday and continued all day and well into the night. A state of emergency was declared as some 10,000 travelers were reportedly stranded along Interstate 95. The massive snowfall came on the heels of an earlier ice storm that dropped large amounts of snow and sleet on Sumter on Jan. 7-8. Damage from these combined weather events was extensive, with

losses of poultry houses alone reported to be between $3 and $4 million dollars. The storm also resulted in three reported deaths, several fires and numerous medical emergencies. These photos will conjure memories among those who experienced this historic anomaly of 40 years ago. Reach Item archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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St. Anne Catholic School STUDENTS COMPETE IN TOURNAMENT

Oscar Floyd, Joshua Macias, Ian VandeVelde, Trevor Kinman, River Modarelli and Christian Hines represented St. Anne Catholic School at the South Carolina Independent Schools Association (SCISA) Middle School Chess Tournament held at Sumter Civic Center on Jan. 22. CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

St. Anne kicked off Catholic Schools Week on Jan. 27 with a Minute to Win It Competition. Families competed against one another in various challenges. The Borsos family won a prize for wearing the best team uniform. The Millwood family won the competition. On Monday, the PTO presented the faculty and staff with a water cooler and treated them to breakfast and lunch. The St. Anne Teacher of the Year was announced during the morning assembly. Leah Kiernan, middle school social studies and literature teacher, was selected for the enthusiasm and dedication she has shown in taking on many extra duties this year and for the outstanding job she does in the classroom each day. On Tuesday, the students participated in community service projects. They made Valentine’s Day cards for veterans and cards for the Sumter Catholic Community parishioners who are ill. St. Anne Catholic School students, faculty and parents gathered together for a Morning Assembly and Awards Ceremony on Thursday. The monthly St. Anne Star award was presented to Kellie Panaro for the extraordinary amount of time and effort she gives to the school. — Jody Murphy

Wilson Hall DURANT NAMED NATIONAL SCHOLAR

Senior Justin DuRant has been offered a National Merit Scholarship from the University of Oklahoma. Valued at $98,000, the scholarship covers the full cost of tuition, room and board and is offered to the top incoming freshmen who have been named National Merit Finalists.

Lindsay Daniel, Hailey Banar, Gage Bowen, Cody Squires, Madison Dagesse, Jade Leviner, Alex McKnight, Kailee Poston, Emily Patel, Diego Hassell, Caroline Smith, Ethan Bishop, Jacob Owens, Trayton Hill, Meagan Hudson, Evan Ardis, Nish Patel, Mark Burns, Libby Delaney, Marlyn Huling, Mary Kaitlynn Boyce, Jordan Eldridge, Mary Louise Brown, Alexus Wilkinson, Mikel Holmes, Laura Cummings, Madisyn Whitt, Dylan Humphrey, Dy’Asia Wright, Andrew Lawrence, Megan Oakley and Ashleigh McElveen. Students were also recognized for earning all As for the second quarter. These students were awarded the Principal’s List certificate for this achievement. The student’s earning all As were: Lizzie Ardis, Christopher Starker, Garen Jones, Allison Culick, Kelsie Starks, Aaliyah Craig, Aiden Griffin, Madeleine Morehouse, Layken Caines, Michael Clark, Haley Wells, Brayden Bishop, Allison Irick, Layne Bowen, Joshua Miller, Abbie Turner, Kaytlyn Smith, Haley Cruse, Matthew Prescott, Sydney Scudder, Asher Hasbrouck, Kayleigh Dawkins, Autumnstar Gray, Kinsley Warfle, Sakura McCracken, Haleigh Gamble, Elizabeth Nesbitt, Breanna Orr, Michael Regan, Rebekah Lindsay, Dax Dickerson, Logan Evans, Cody Peyton, Ashlyn Elmore, Samantha Morris, Drew Squires, Lydia Kitchens, Alyssa Johnson, Brooke Barkley, Caleb Turner, Gaberiel Dagesse, Jayden Milligan, Lily Grace Williamson, Nathan Turlington, Harrison Rickard, Ravyn Ardis, Benjamin June, Darren Dawkins, Logan Velez, Grayson Thomas, Emily McAffee, Brianna Kiernan, Anna Turlington, Lane Ireland, Roxana Bedser, Kadyn Dickerson, Kailin Hodge, Mason Murray, Allison McElveen, Ethan Reed, Daniel Lawrence, EmmaLee Peyton, Carolina Pruden, Natalie Spencer, Brianna Mims, Savannah Hynes, Lauren McAffee, Cassidy Kitchens, Aaron Kiernan, Hannah Brown, Logan Cruse, Jonathan June, Nicholas Rabon, Bryce Thomas, Michael Smith, Sydney Daniel, Katy Ladouceur, Bart Johnson and Corey Gant. — Regina Thomas

Thomas Sumter Academy LOWER SCHOOL HONORS

OVERFIELD OFFERED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Senior Jessica Overfield has been offered an Achievement Award Scholarship by Arcadia University of Pennsylvania. Valued at $44,000, the scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen based on academic achievement, participation in school activities, community service, volunteer work and special talents. EDMONDSON RECEIVES DEAN’S SCHOLARSHIP

Senior Jordain Edmondson received the Dean’s College Scholarship from Presbyterian College. Valued at $36,000, the scholarship is awarded to incoming freshmen based on SAT scores, academic performance, strength of curriculum and strength of high school. WAGGETT THIRD IN STATE

Sophomore Raines Waggett won four matches and tied one to finish third in individual competition and Wilson Hall’s team placed third at the S.C. Independent School Association State Chess Tournament held at the Sumter Civic Center on Jan. 23. Fourteen teams and 77 players participated in the tournament. Advised by Dr. Samuel Barrett, the team consists of Waggett, sophomore Trey Davis, and juniors Eric Hartzell and Jay Goodson. — Sean Hoskins

Westside Christian Academy WARRIORS OF THE WEEK NAMED

The Westside Christian Academy character quality of the week of Jan. 21, was meekness. The preschool Warrior of the Week was preschool student Wyatt Bridges. The elementary Warrior of the Week was fifth-grade student Natalie Spencer. The middle school Warrior of the Week was sixth-grade student Logan Cruse.

Being recognized for outstanding citizenship during the second quarter were first-graders Henry Pitts and Marina Sawyer; second-grader Emily Porter; third-graders Emma Bradley, Clay Marshall, Lilly Matthews, Ansh Patel and Louis Wright; fourth-grader Ethan Lisenby; and fifth-graders Ellie Hunter and Joshua Sawyer. Seventeen students received the “BUG” award which is given to students for Bringing Up Grades: first-grader Owen Stimets; second-graders Michael Boswell, Tanlynn Brunson, Mary LeNoir Hoge, Nicky Huntley and Evan Stevens; third-graders Hailee-Rhodes Eargle and Louis Wright; fourth-graders Natalie Boswell, Chase Cato, Camryn Hutto and Jacqueline Taylor; and fifth-graders Matthew Dailey, Callen Harrelson, Garrett Kildron, Jon Mouzon and Lauren Scott. Receiving recognition for outstanding effort in physical education were Sammy Matthews and William Wright, first grade; Torrie Chapman and Mack Eades, second grade; Madeline Britton and Lewis Wright, third grade; Khalil Hicks and Adrianna Martin, fourth grade; and Ava Claus and Josh Sawyer, fifth grade. Lower school librarian Lucile Watts recognized the students in each grade who had the highest and second highest Accelerated Reader points for the quarter. Acknowledgment went to first-graders Isabella Grudzinski (highest) with Mary Harper and Jack Kildron (tied for second highest); second-graders Lauren Feeney (highest) and Makayla Canino (second highest); third-graders Lucy Wiemer (highest) and Sammy Kessinger (second highest); fourth-graders Logan Long (highest) and Ethan Lisenby (2nd highest); and fifth-graders Caleb Galloway (highest) and Graham Campbell (2nd highest). — Jennifer Cain

STUDENTS HONORED FOR GRADES

Westside announces the honor roll students for the second quarter of the 2012-13 school year. The following students in grades one-eight were recognized for A/B honor roll for the second quarter: Hannah Daughrity, Sophie Mellon, Carolina Martin, Trinity McMillan, Josef Brown, Walker Allsbrooks, Joey Lowder, Miken Dickerson, McKenzie Dubose, Wesley Brokop,Katie Alford, Matthew Cummings, Peyton Moris, Autumn Moore, Ria Holloway, Carson Clark, Grant Billings, Abigail Burrows, Madison Lyles, Jolee Boatright, Wyatt Boykin, John Riggs, Brooklin Thompson, Alex Wineburner, Nicole Spencer, Emily Dreher, Emma Altomare, Kaitlin Driggers, Lexi Richardson, Shane Dickson,

Morris College MIDDLE SCHOOL VISITATION DAY

Middle school students are invited to visit the campus on Wednesday from 9 a.m. to noon to learn about programs and choose college as a future goal. The event will be held in the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center. For additional information, contact the Office of Admissions and Records at (803) 9343200. HONORS DAY CONVOCATION

The college will hold Spring Semester Honors Day Convocation at 10 a.m. Thursday in the Neal-Jones Auditorium. Morris Kahn Associate Professor, De-

partment of African and African-American Studies at Harvard University, Dr. Marla F. Frederick, will be the speaker. She has served at Harvard since 2008. She earned her undergraduate degree from Spelman College in Atlanta and the Ph.D. from Duke University. Frederick has numerous publications. BASKETBALL GAMES

The Lady Hornets will play the ladies of Voorhees College at 6 p.m. on Monday. The Hornets will follow against the men’s team at 8 p.m. Both games will be held in the Garrick-Boykin Gymnasium. — Vicky Sutton-Jackson

Central Carolina Technical College

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are the experts. Very few people in the legislature are educators.” She urged them to speak out and be involved in issues regarding education. McAllister told the group to remember their voices have power. Schultz reminded them that the board supports public education and the district’s teachers. He told them to go home that night and call 10 people and tell them what they heard and learned at the panel discussion. Weeks reiterated to the educators, “Don’t assume we know what your issues are. We don’t always know. Email everyone on the legislative delegation and ask them to assure you that you will be heard. This gives us ammunition with which to fight for you.”

MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY ACCREDITATION

BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELEBRATED

NIMS (National Institute for Metalworking Skills) recently notified Central Carolina Technical College that its Machine Tool Technology Program has received national accreditation for the next five years. This accreditation is the result of a rigorous examination determining that the CCTC program meets the quality standards as established by NIMS on behalf of the nation’s precision manufacturing industry. — Neal A. Crotts

February is Black History Month, and schools throughout Sumter School District will celebrate in a variety of ways. The theme for this year is “At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington.” The theme denotes two anniversaries in black history and in the fight for civil rights. This year marks 150 years since Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. The proclamation granted freedom to all slaves in the Union. This year is also the 50th year since Dr. Martin Luther King’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The speech was delivered at the Lincoln Memorial to a crowd of approximately 250,000 people. For information on Black History month events and activities, visit http:// sumterschools.net. In addition to the district calendar, there are links to all of the schools and their calendars of events.

Clarendon School District 1 SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

Summerton Early Childhood Center recognized students who were on the Honor Roll, had perfect attendance and showed good citizenship for the second nine weeks at the school’s Awards Day Program. The program included the reading of a poem titled “Believe in Yourself” by second-grader Kenjii Johnson, who received a rousing applaud. SECC’s Chorus under the direction of Kendrea Hodges performed marvelously. ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY

SPES honored the life and the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during a recent PTO/SIC meeting. The program titled “The Dream is Alive!” featured performances by the St. Paul Pride Dancers, Little Girls with Big Dreams, and a skit in which students gave dedications to the late civil rights leader. The highlight of the program was the re-enactment of the “I Have a Dream” speech given by Coach Henry Clay Butler of Lake Marion High School. Everyone was awed and inspired by Coach Butler’s amazing delivery of Dr. King’s famous speech. SCOTT’S BRANCH MIDDLE/HIGH

Special Services Students and Teachers from Scott’s Branch High School toured the Governor’s Mansion in Columbia. They were given a guided tour and were able to discuss the history of South Carolina through art, portraits, antiques, literature and furniture. The students strolled through the gardens and observed a variety of flowers, trees and shrubs native to S.C. After leaving the mansion, the students enjoyed viewing artifacts housed at the Fort Jackson Museum. The students and their chaperones were invited to dine at the Officer’s Club on Fort Jackson. All students had the opportunity to meet base dignitaries and interact with members of the Officer’s Club. The tour was sponsored by teachers Ann Blackman, Althea Johnson and Elizabeth Dingle. — Beverly Spry

Sumter School District TEACHER FORUM HOSTS GUEST PANEL

The Teacher Forum hosted a legislative advocacy panel discussion recently at Alice Drive Middle School. Members of the guest panel included Kathy Maness, Palmetto State Teacher’s Association Executive Director; Amy McAllister, the 2012-13 S.C. State Teacher of the Year; Keith Schultz, Chairman of the Sumter School District School Board of Trustees; and J. David Weeks, member of the S.C. House of Representatives and chairman of the local legislative delegation. The Teacher Forum is composed of current and immediate past campus teachers of the year and current and all past district teachers of the year. The panel discussion consisted of questions to every panelist on timely topics regarding education. Subjects included the most important way for educators to have their voices heard; what NOT to do regarding legislative advocacy; and how one effectively communicates his or her passion without the risk of not being heard. The panelists also had questions unique to their positions. The last question asked of each panelist was what they felt was the most important closing take-away for the audience. Maness told the group educators have been “sleeping giants” and need to wake up. She told the educators, “You

SCHOOL COUNSELOR WEEK HELD

This week is National School Counseling Week, sponsored by the American School Counselor Association. The week serves to focus public attention on the unique contributions of professional school counselors and how students are impacted by what school counselors do. Counselors in Sumter School District are completing a book study on the ASCA model for school counseling. The study is being done in preparation for next year’s full implementation of the counseling model in every school. The district is enhancing its school counseling programs as comprehensive, data drive programs which positively impacts students’ social, personal, educational and career development. Counselors’ titles are changing from guidance counselors to school counselors, and the programs will be called school counseling programs. The comprehensive program, based on the ASCA National Model, will ensure equitable access to a rigorous education for all students; will identify the knowledge and skills students will acquire as a result of the program; and will be delivered to students in a systematic fashion. Effective programs such as the ones in Sumter School District are a collaborative effort between the counselor, parent and other educators. Sumter School District employs 44 certified school counselors. The Coordinator of Counselors is Zan Pender. ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA STUDENTS NAMED

Three Sumter High School students have been selected for the All-State Orchestra. Senior Jessica Beal and junior Michelle Casey were chosen for the senior 11-12 orchestra, and sophomore Taylor Willis was chosen for the clinic 9-10 orchestra. Students began preparing for AllState at the beginning of the school year and auditioned first for the Region 4 orchestra in October. Nine students were chosen for the Region 4 orchestra which was held in Beaufort in November. After progressing from there, the students received new audition music for All-State auditions. All-State will take place Feb. 22-24 in Columbia. Each level will perform from five to seven pieces of standard orchestral literature. A guest clinician will lead the workshops for the students. The guest clinician for the 9-10 orchestra is Alex Spainhour, the musical director of the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium Chamber Orchestra and the Anderson Chamber Orchestra. He is also an adjunct professor of violin at Anderson University. The guest clinician for the 11-12 orchestra is David Becker, the Director of Orchestral Studies and Conductor of the Symphony, Chamber and Opera Orchestras at the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music in Wisconsin. He was the recipient of the 2010 Lawrence University Excellence in Teaching award. Erik Hines is Sumter High orchestra director. — Mary B. Sheridan

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LEMIRE from Page C1 The Usual Suspects (1995): The movie itself is one big lie — a seemingly simple caper mystery that grows enormously complicated with layer upon layer of twists and tricks. I am not even going to begin to try to explain the plot — if you’ve seen it, you know it, and if you haven’t, you should. And then you, too, can say out loud, “Aha!” It’s the movie that put director Bryan Singer on the map and it won both of the Oscars for which it was nominated: for Christopher McQuarrie’s clever and complex original screenplay and for Kevin Spacey’s chilling supporting turn as the chatty (and unreliable) witness Verbal Kint. Infernal Affairs (2002): A loyal young member of the mob infiltrates the police force and an undercover cop works his way deep within the mafia. Years later, each man must sniff out the mole in the other’s organization — each man must find the other. Sound familiar? That’s because this hugely suspenseful Hong Kong thriller was the basis for The Departed, the 2006 film that finally earned Martin Scorsese his long-overdue Academy Award for best director (along with prizes for best picture, adapted screenplay and editing). The lies and cover stories must remain airtight, even as crises of identity and purpose begin to creep into the characters’ consciousness. Andy Lau and Tony Leung are both great as two sides of the same coin who must tap into their resourcefulness as the danger of being exposed increases.

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Under the 1920s’ costumes and makeup of this pair of animated females are two of Hollywood’s best known romantic leads, Jack Lemmon, left, and Tony Curtis. They masquerade as women in an all-girl orchestra to escape gangsters hunting them in Billy Wilder’s 1959 film, “Some Like It Hot,” in which they co-star with Marilyn Monroe.

Compliance (2012): This movie made me so angry while I was watching it. How could anybody be so stupid? How could anybody be tricked into falling for such outlandish manipulation? But that’s where the power comes from in writer-director Craig Zobel’s startling film with its under-

stated performances: This did happen, over and over, across the country. He’s just exposing an element of human nature we’d rather suppress. A prank phone caller pretending to be a police officer (Pat Healy) tells the middle-aged manager of a fast-food restaurant (Ann Dowd) that a

young, pretty employee (Dreama Walker) has stolen money from a customer, and leads her though a series of increasingly invasive, degrading investigative steps. Everyone goes along with this charade — no one thinks to question it — and all you can do is sit in your seat and watch, and squirm.

On a much lighter note is Dave, the 1993 film in which Kevin Kline impersonates the comatose U.S. president — and somehow manages to do a better job than the real president, in the process falling for the first lady, played by Sigourney Weaver. The cast also includes Ben Kingsley, Ving Rhame, Frank Langella, Laura Linney and one of my personal favorite funny women, Bonnie Hunt. The great Bette Davis played twins twice, first in the 1946 film, A Stolen Life, and again in the 1964 Dead Ringer. In “A Stolen Life,” she assumes the identity of her drowned twin sister in order to try to get back the man she thinks her sister stole from her; in “Dead Ringer,” Davis murders her twin, a rich woman that Davis again believes stole her man. This one has as many twists as “Witness for the Prosecution,” and Davis, as usual, is brilliant. Among other films that feature successful forms of deception are: “The Great Imposter,” released in 1966 and starring Tony Curtis; “Catch Me If You Can,” based on a true story, with Leonardo di Caprio taking on many different names and occupations, including airline pilot, lawyer and doctor; the 1988 “Dead Ringers,” with Jeremy Irons playing twin gynecologists, who alternately impersonate each other as they descend into madness and drug addiction — it’s directed by David Cronenberg, so you know going in it can creep you out. If you have any favorites, we’d love to hear about them. Share them with AP Movie Critic Christy Lemire through Twitter: http://twitter.com/ christylemire or with Ivy Moore by email at ivym@ theitem.com.

YESTERYEAR from Page C1 smashed open the door and followed the mortally wounded Dr. Davis into the hall with a pistol in his hand. She said she exclaimed, “Don’t shoot Dr. Davis anymore, you’ve already killed him.” In spite of her pleas, the man shot Dr. Davis “several more times” before fleeing. Mrs. Davis switched on the light in the hall and sought to help her husband, she said, but he was already dead. During the shooting Mrs. Davis was struck by a stray bullet in her left foot, she said, as she concluded her testimony. Dr. J.H. Mills of Mayesville described the wounds he found on Dr. Davis after the shooting. There were bruises below the right ear and cheek and one finger, his legs and one foot; five bullet wounds were found, and powder burns were found on the inside of the left thumb and on one of the body wounds. W.J. Seale, chief of the Sumter County Rural police, was the last witness called by the state before recess. Seale said he investigated the killing and in the course of his investigation went to see Pittman at his filling station near Lake City. Pittman told him that on the Wednesday night before Dr. Davis was killed he went into Lake City

with his wife after closing the station, rode around awhile with policeman Hoyt Ward until about 1a.m. and after dropping Ward off rode around some more with his wife before returning to their home and retiring for the night. Seale noticed a bruise on Pittman’s hand, who told him he hurt it while handling a beer crate, also telling him he had a few drinks that night but did not get drunk. The following Monday morning following the killing of Thursday morning, March 3, Seale arrested both Pittmans and jailed them. By Tuesday night, Seale testified, Mrs. Pittman sent for him and told him she wanted to “tell him the whole thing” and admitted her husband killed Dr. Davis and described all the events leading up to the shooting. Seale was told by Mrs. Pittman that Dr. Davis had sent her a number of messages asking her to meet with him. When she told her husband about the messages on Wednesday afternoon, the day before the killing, she said he became very angry and declared they would go to Mayesville, see Dr. Davis and “have it out.” They drove to Mayesville, Seale said he was told, stopped in front of the Davis home and Pittman went up on

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Redin and Travis Pittman went on trial for the murder of Dr. E.M. Davis of Mayesville during the week of June 30 through July 7, 1938. Hundreds of would-be spectators had to be turned away from the courthouse, as there was no room for them.

the porch. Before he left the car and went up on the porch, she said she urged him to take his pistol, because Dr. Davis “is a dangerous man,” he quoted her as saying, fearing that Dr. Davis would kill her husband since she had once heard Dr. Davis threaten to kill Pittman. When Dr. Davis came to the door, she told Seale, Dr. Davis exclaimed, “ I don’t know you, I never have seen

you before.” A scuffle ensued between the two men as they came off the porch into the yard. She said that during the scuffle her husband’s hat fell off and while he reached down to retrieve it, Davis started for the house as Pittman pursued him, after which she heard several shots outside and more shots inside the house. Pittman then ran back to the car, pushed her from under

the steering wheel and drove off rapidly, returning to their Lake City home, where she burned her husband’s clothes. After hearing Mrs. Pittman’s account of the shooting, Seale confronted her husband and told him of his conversation with his wife. He then brought Pittman to his wife’s cell, and she verified to him what she had told Seale. Pittman did not dispute her account, telling Seale it

was “all right as he intended to tell the whole thing in the morning anyway.” Pittman then admitted to Seale that “You’ve got the right man. No one was in it but me.” As for the tussle with Dr. Davis when he exclaimed, “I don’t know you” in a loud voice, Pittman said Dr. Davis was attempting to deceive his wife “because (Dr. Davis) knew him well and recognized him as soon as he came to the door.” On cross-examination by defense attorney Graydon, Seale said he learned during his investigation that Mrs. Pittman had been “friendly” with Dr. Davis and that was the reason he questioned Pittman first after the arrests. Mrs. Pittman told Seale that her (sexual) relations began with Dr. Davis when she “was not 13 years old” and would continue for several years up until the time she married Pittman and even after that when he would send messages to her seeking to meet her. Solicitor McLeod told the court he had only two or three more witnesses to call after a recess for lunch, after which the defense would begin presenting its case. Next week: Many more revelations would come forth as the case against the Pittmans wound down. Contact Editor Hubert Osteen at Hubert @the Item or (803-774-1298).

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Marriage Licenses Ryan Wayne Coil and Lindsey Marie Critser; Paul Robert Van Matre and Allison Leigh Stevens of Shaw Air Force Base; Lester Paul Craver of Charlotte, N.C., and Sue Ellen Burchfield; Rufino Santana of Dalzell and Kasey Delle Carter; Antwan Juraee Jackson of Orangeburg and Roteshia Areletta Hamilton of Charleston; Irving Chatman and Cedriesha Nicole Jones of Columbia; Brent Xavier Staley and Ta Meeka Necka Cook; Michael E. Evans and Stacey R. Durant; Victor Gonzalez of Perry, Ga., and Desiree Lynn Lopez; Justin Bernard Hampton and Lecole Katherine McDuffie, both of Dalzell; James Henry Wright and Amanda Leann Brady; Deesco Lanon Bethea and Hope Deshawn Brailsford. Kyle Lydick and Katherine Olivia Nance; Michael Jerome McMillan of Cayce and Diamond Teairra Flemming of West Columbia; Joshua Charles Robinson of Shaw Air Force Base and Melody Cheyenne-Marie Geren of Chattanooga, Tenn.; Dwight Allen Garrison and Kayla Anne Coker of Dalzell; Fredrick Adams Corbett and Meagan Lee Cassidy; Mark Wilson Backensto and Rose Beldad Villanueva, both of Dalzell; Wendell Jeffrey Neese and Lisa Fleming Nettles; Jonathan David Melton of Darlington and Denise Jowers Iler; Kenneth Ray Lee and Heather Breann Frye; Carlos Antonio Vasquez and Erica Gacuelin Caceres, both of Fayetteville, N.C. Hassan Saaffir Coaxum and Lashonda Chauntee Myers, both of Mayesville; Trenton Lanell Dennis and Kalendra Lunita Peterson; Devin Andrew Barton and Brittany Dannielle Mason; Shamar Baquan Fludd and Jocelyn Marie James, both of Mayesville.

Building Permits Esther W. Ardis, owner, Lee’s Roofing Co., contractor, 1050 Arnaud St. (1054), $8,000 (reroof, residential); William J. Carter Sr., owner, Square It Up Storm Roofing Inc., contractor, 415 W. Wesmark Blvd., $12,731 (reroof shingles, commercial); Colin Chalupa, owner, Avant Construction LLC, contractor, 2942 September Drive, $24,795 (interior remodeling, replace air handler / heat pump, residential); James R. Jr. and Rhonda Allsbrook, owners, Rodger E. Roberts, contractor, 565 W. Foxworth Mill Road, 900 unheated square feet, $8,500 (construct one open no wall carport — detached, residential); Adams Outdoor Advertising Ltd., owner and contractor, 1115 W. Liberty St., $132,575 (freestanding billboard / digital face, commercial). Arthur H. Wilder Jr., owner, G. Earl Stephens, contractor, 25 S. Magnolia St., 1,394 heated square feet and 900 unheated square feet, $150,000 (master bedroom / bath / music room and garage addition — all attached, residential); Stanley D. and Rose Allsbrook, owners, Square It Up Storm Roofing Inc., contractor, 1310 Camp Branch Road, $6,372.87 (reshingle roof, residential); William L. and Myrtis H. Bright, owners, Wells Builders, contractor, 2920 Waverly Drive, $10,860 (replace roof, residential); Julia Ann Trahan, owner, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 3823 Stonewood Drive, $5,100 (remove / replace shingles, residential); Heirs of Cleveland P. McBride Jr., owner, Wells Builders, contractor, 1060 Morris Way Drive, $6,500 (remove / replace shingles, residential). Anthony M. and Julie Bettencourt, owners, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 3280 Butterworth Circle, $7,900 (reroof, residential); Larry Otis Atkinson (trustee), owner, Sam Avins Construction, contractor, 2550 Tahoe Drive, 500 heated square feet and 3,700 unheated square feet, $129,000 (new warehouse / office, commercial); Sumter County School District 2, owner, Adams Outdoor Advertising, contractor, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, $129,000 (change face / digital — Sumter School District, commercial); Billy and Bonnie Brown, owners, Mack Bartlette III, contractor, 790 Griffin St. (mobile home, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 5545 Schellin Drive, Lynchburg, 3,530 heated square feet and 1,300 unheated square feet, $170,183 (new dwelling, residential). James R. Allsbrook Sr. Estate, owner, Square It Up Storm Roofing Inc., contractor, 1280 Camp Branch Road (1260), $25,364.12 (reshingle roof, residential); Patricia B. Webb, owner, Larry E. Timmons, contractor, 3450 Pinewood Road, $5,600 (install

PUBLIC RECORD metal roof, residential); Steven F. Hinton, owner, James Miller Construction, contractor, 551 Lynam Road, $5,000 (reroof, residential); Douglas C. Clark, owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 210 Muscovy Trail, $7,000 (remodel bathroom, vanity, tub, tile, residential); Bridgette Bennett, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 806 Point Drive (816) (mobile home, residential); David E. and Brenda K. Joslin, owners, Brenda Joslin, contractor, 12 Glendale Court, 256 unheated square feet, $10,000 (attached sunporch addition, residential). Shirley Chandler, owner, TRM Inc., contractor, 117 Haynsworth St., 200 unheated square feet, $8,400 (replace detached storage building, residential); Debra M. or Robert H. Osteen Jr., owners, John Jackson, contractor, 3940 Blackberry Lane (mobile home, residential); City of Sumter, owner, Sumter County Public Works, contractor, 1980 Stamey Livestock Road, 240 heated square feet, $50,000 (county recycling center, commercial); James D. and Jewel S. Thompson, owners, Steven Hudson Construction LLC, contractor, 913 Sassafras Drive, 294 heated square feet, $42,000 (family room addition and reroof, residential); C&S National Bank of South Carolina, owner, Potter Construction Services Inc., contractor, 670 W. Liberty St., 67 unheated square feet, $50,000 (ATM addition to existing drive-thru lane of existing Bank of America, commercial). Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 580 Brutsch Ave., 3,627 heated square feet and 705 unheated square feet, $109,000 (new dwelling, residential); Renato C. Del Beni, owner and contractor, 6640 Hidden Haven Road, 2,080 heated square feet and 400 unheated square feet, $129,040 (new dwelling, residential); Premier Homes of Sumter LLC, owner, Renato C. Del Beni, contractor, 3965 Cantle Drive, Dalzell, $5,600 (vinyl fence, residential); Elizabeth Martin (lifetime estate), owenr, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 327 North St. (mobile home, residential); Michael S. and Laura B. Jones, owners, Jeffery D. Haas, contractor, 442 W. Hampton Ave., $5,500 (reroof, residential). James E. Wilson Estate, owner, KC Construction, contractor, 969 Dover Circle, $6,500 (remove / replace shingles, residential); Fathers Properties LLC, owner, Dee & Gee Builders LLC, contractor, 50 Bland Ave., $6,700 (place roof on car shed, residential); Brian L. Brunson, owner and contractor, 2365 Bryson Road, $8,250 (repairs to master bedroom from fire, residential); Thomas N. and Carolyn L. Lawrence, owners, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 926 Club Lane, $34,000 (interior renovations, residential); Shari S. Bradley, owner, Square It Up Storm Roofing Inc., contractor, 934 Grimble Court, $12,637 (reshingle roof, residential); Kathy J. Miles, owner, Pee Dee Building System, contractor, 124 Laverne Ave., 420 unheated square feet, $7,400 (detached metal storage building with concrete pad, residential). Johnny and Julie Murray, owners, Johnny Murray, contractor, 3375 Ashlynn Way, 600 unheated square feet, $5,000 (detached garage, residential); Connie Wallace, owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 23 Pathfinder Drive, $6,800 (remove shower, repair floor joist and sheetrock, relocate lighting, residential); Marvin Ladson and Dian Larrimore, owners, Geddings Construction LLC, contractor, 20 Glider Court, 576 heated square feet and 296 unheated square feet, $46,000 (detached garage, residential); Sybil B. Brown, owner, Nunnery Roofing & Remodeling, contractor, 15 E. Charlotte Ave., $5,980 (remove / replace shingles, residential). Joseph L. and Dolores T. Horton, owners, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 2802 Hathaway Drive, $6,050 (reroof, residential); Norma S. Tolbert, owner, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 601 Wren St., $6,600 (reroof, residential); Gladys S. Pridgen, owner, Henry E. Floyd Builders, contractor, 112 E. Clark St., Pinewood, $9,500 (rework interior for Wards BBQ, commercial); Gary A. and Connie A. Griffin, owners, Gary A. Griffin, contractor, 640 Godwin St., 1,380 heated square feet, $32,000 (new dwelling, residential); Oakland Plantation Apartments (a partnership), owner, Alisco Inc., contractor, 5501 Edgehill Road, $500,000 (repairs to electric, plumb, HVAC, roof trusses, drywall trim, insulation, commercial). James Thomas Wall, owner, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 2765 Bryant Road, $5,400 (remove / replace

shingles, residential); Nicholas G. and Gidget B. Sanders, owners, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 2487 Drexel Drive, Dalzell, $5,000 (remove / replace shingles, residential); Anthony D. and Nancy S. Hoefer, owners, Billy Barrett Structural Services LLC, contractor, 2731 Fenimore Drive, $9,900 (roof shingle replacement, residential); Willene Wilkerson, owner, Billy Barrett Structural Services LLC, contractor, 17 Pembroke Court, $8,000 (repairs to substructure due to wood decay, residential); Provident Baptist Church, owner, Sign Tek, contractor, 2445 Old Manning Road, $20,417 (freestanding sign — Providence Baptist Church, commercial). John Henry Gibson (lifetime estate), owner, Ronnie V. Gainey, contractor, 500 Bendale Road, $5,000 (reroof, residential); Naomi L. Brogdon, owner, Windham Roofing & Remodeling, contractor, 33 W. Charlotte Ave., $6,270 (reroof, residential); James A. Dixon Jr., owner, James Miller Construction, contractor, 20 Candlelite Court, $5,200 (reroof, residential); Ritchie K. West, owner, Donnie Ryan Beard, contractor, 497 Chippewa Circle, $5,000 (remove / replace shingles, residential); Barbara L. Shockley, owner, James E. Standley, contractor, 4140 Peach Orchard Road (4130), Dalzell, $8,988 (reroof shingles, residential); Lucille Washington, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 8 W. Williams St. (mobile home, residential). Rodney Tindal, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 204 Webb Ave. (mobile home, residential); Angie J. Glasscock, owner, Waterworks LLC, contractor, 2950 Tara Drive, $27,000 (swimming pool, residential); Fe Lobo Menendez, owner, Lyman P. Updyke dba Cougar Roofing LCC, contractor, 914 Trailmore Circle, $5,400 (remove / replace shingles, residential); Larry L. Barker, owner, Larry Barker, contractor, 405 Mallard Drive, 400 unheated square feet, $5,000 (top over existing patio and fireplace, residential); Edward K. and Sonmi Redfoot, owners, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 916 Saltwood Road, $8,488 (reroof, residential); Patricia Ann Singleton et al, owner, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 5059 Dennis Road, Rembert, $6,400 (reroof, residential). Leola Whittaker, owner, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 303 Penn St. (305), $9,743 (reroof, commercial); Kenneth Wixey, owner, Leonard Avins, contractor, 1760 Florence Highway, 300 heated square feet, $30,000 (bedroom / bathroom addition, residential); Archie Junior Blakley, owner, Dennis Construction, 720 unheated square feet, $11,450 (detached storage building, residential); Willie Mayrant, owner, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 5055 Camden Highway, Lot 6, Dalzell (mobile home, residential); Johnny M. James, owner and contractor, 630 St. Augustine Drive, 2,600 heated square feet and 600 unheated square feet, $150,000 (new dwelling, residential); Gainey Construction Co. LLC, owner and contractor, 2870 Foxcroft Circle, 1,617 heated square feet and 464 unheated square feet, $103,530 (new dwelling, residential). Angela Marie Stewart, owner, Sharon D. Tindal, contractor, 169 Poinsett Drive, $5,750 (reroof shingles, residential); James S. and Dian Lynn Russell, owners, George Edward Cantlon, contractor, 910 Muirfield Court, $6,800 (reroof, residential); Aaron aka Arron L. Libby, owner, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 114 Chappell St., $7,470 (reroof, residential); Sumter County, owner, Jones & McIntosh LLC, contractor, 7720 Sumters Landing Road, Horatio, 600 unheated square feet, $107,174 (truck bay addition, commercial); Alva A. and Annie M. Rivers (lifetime estate), owners, Monroe Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 10 Buckingham Blvd., $16,219 (reroof, residential). Estelle Westson, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 2460 Elizabeth Drive (mobile home, residential); Sumter County, owner, Jones & McIntosh LLC, contractor, 7045 Post Office St., Rembert, 988 heated square feet, $179,352 (training room / restroom addition, commercial); Town of Mayesville, owner, Tefon Construction Co., contractor, 22 N. Min St., Mayesville, $344,980 (renovate existing building, commercial); Jeffrey S. and Evelyn P. Brogdon, owners, The Swimmin’ Hole Inc., contractor, $15,613 (swimming pool, residential); James L. and Denise Thompson, owners, Vinyl Siding by Chuck Brown, contractor, 3867 Barfield Road, $5,000 (roofing repair, residential).

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Richard D. and Janet B. Morlan, owners, Dennis Construction, contractor, 685 Allison Brook Lane, 1,620 unheated square feet, $16,000 (detached shop with leanto, residential); Mitchell R. and Nicole M. Grunsky, owners, JJ Hardee Construction and Design, contractor, 1255 Boardwalk, $20,000 (bathroom renovations, residential); Mid State Investment Co. Inc., owner, Carolina Home Improvements, contractor, 521 Laurens Ave., $99,338 (fire damage repairs, residential); Michael W. Anderson, owner, Lynam Construction LLC, contractor, 885 S. Guignard Drive, 10,500 unheated square feet, $263,065 (new warehouse, commercial); Meredith Homes Inc., owner, Brian Richard Wesley, contractor, 2185 Harborview Drive, $8,000 (brick fence, residential). Christopher E. and Dottie J. Black, owners, Cephus Gregg Jr., contractor, 4 Haile Drive, $10,768 (wood / brick fence, residential); Harry B. and Marilyn Weathersbee, owners, James Daniel Burleson, contractor, 21 Adams Ave., $7,000 (reroof, residential); Minnie Nixon Beatty, owner, Gilbert Construction LLC, contractor, 1375 N. Kings Highway, Dalzell, $8,690 (roof replacement, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 3215 Matthews Drive, 2,374 heated square feet and 564 unheated square feet, $82,000 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 975 McCathern Ave., 3,627 heated square feet and 661 unheated square feet, $109,000 (new dwelling, residential). Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 955 McCathern Ave., 3,627 heated square feet and 661 unheated square feet, $109,000 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 965 McCathern Ave., 4,072 heated square feet and 442 unheated square feet, $129,900 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 1005 McCathern Ave., 3,627 heated square feet and 661 unheated square feet, $109,000 (new dwelling, residential); Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 995 McCathern Ave., 2,853 heated square feet and 692 unheated square feet, $72,230 (new dwelling, residential). Hurricane Construction Inc., owner and contractor, 910 McCathern Ave., 2,374 heated square feet and 564 unheated square feet, $82,000 (new dwelling, residential); Sumter Mall LLC, owner, Hunter Builders, contractor, 1057 Broad St. (H Ruben), $100,830 (upfit of H. Ruben Vision Center, residential); Lantana Apartments LLC, owner, Hawkins and Kolb Construction Co., contractor, 861 Carolina Ave., Unit 11, $33,000 (replace roofing, windows as needed and new siding, commercial); Johnny M. James, owner and contractor, 2000 Hatteras Way, 2,300 heated square feet and 300 unheated square feet, $135,000 (new dwelling, residential); Second Mill Developers LLC, owner, Johnny M. James, contractor, 105 Nautical, $45,000 (brick fence, residential). Delores G. Horton, owner, Gaymon & Associates General Contractors, contractor, 135 Nautical Drive, 2,496 heated square feet and 600 unheated square feet, $182,328 (new dwelling, residential); Dargan Ellerbe, owner, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 5040 Cannery Road, Dalzell (mobile home, residential); Timothy Simonds, owner, Gaymon & Associates General Contractors, contractor, 20 Currituck Court, 2,595 heated square feet and 600 unheated square feet, $189,060 (new dwelling, residential); James E. and Lori M. Rowe, owners, Hoover Builders, contractor, 5765 Crolley Road, Rembert, 1,500 unheated square feet, $30,000 (ag pole barn, commercial); Laura J. and Tucker Cardello, owners, Jeffrey D. Haas, contractor, 122 N. Salem Ave., $7,300 (reroof, residential). Stephanie McLeod, owner, Ralph Brown, contractor, 5625 Narrow Paved Road, Olanta (mobile home, residential); Wallace E. and Sara A. Mitchell, owners, Wallace E. Mitchell, contractor, 535 Mimosa Road, $7,000 (reroof, residential); Robert F. Livingston, owner, Knepp Roofing Carpenter, contractor, 5425 Plantation Drive, $5,575 (roof replacement, residential); Robert F. Livingston, owner, Knepp Roofing Carpenter, contractor, 5430 Oakland Drive, $7,630 (roof replacement, residential); John P. and Marcia B. Good, owners, Aycock Construction LLC, contractor, 3265 Green View Parkway, $14,600 (emergency roof repair, residential).

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BUSINESS SERVICES Fencing 2 Gates 6 Ft. high, w/lg amount of Cyclone fencing. 1 Lg doghouse, 1 Sm doghouse. $300. neg. 803-499-5120

Flooring Floor covering, repairs & installs. Carpeting, vinyl, hardwood & tile. Over 10 yrs exp. 803-468-1335

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

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Central Carolina Technical College vacancies: Financial Aid Counselor and Part-Time Contract Security Specialist. Specific duties can be found at www.cctech.edu/ aboutus.htm.

Customer Service/Sales Support Location: Sumter, SC Employee Type: Full Time Job Type: In House Customer Service for Industrial Accounts Industry: Industrial Waste streams Req'd Experience: 3-5 years Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite Excel and Word

Need Sleep? We have it! Best Prices-Name Brands The Sleep Rite Shop - S. Mall Split Oak Firewood, $60/dump, $65/stacked. Darrell Newman 803-316-0128. Tree Service also available.

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Lafayette Gold & Silver, Buying Gold Jewelry, Diamonds, Silver 925 Jewelry, Silver Coins, Sterling, Open 6 days. 773-8022 143 S. Lafayette Dr.

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Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Full time Administrative Assistant needed with Quickbooks experience required. Apply in person @ 1282 N. Lafayette. No Phone Calls Please.

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

Lawn Service Daniel's Lawn Care •Tree removal/trim •Clean-up jobs •Mowing •Pinestraw Mulch 803-968-4185

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734. Hodge Roofing Solutions, LLC, Lic.& Bonded. Free Estimates. Also do Vinyl Siding & Seamless Gutters. 803-840-4542

Tree Service Tree Doctor Call us for an appt. Free est. 7 days/week. Prune trees, remove trees, grind stumps, proper limbing & treatment. 803-773-8402. STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

For Sale - Tupelo and Cypress slab for bowls, rough cut pine 100 years old Cypress timber. call - 803-229-2842 Firewood For Sale $50/Sm load, $100/Lrg load. Call Quinn McLeod 452-5874 lv msg if no answer. Hickory & Oak firewood. Seasoned/Green $60 Delivered. Notch Above Tree Service. 983-9721 Oak Firewood for sale, Full size truck $75 . Call Fred 464-5668 or 803-481-2789

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Apply online at http://jobs.sc.gov Or apply in person between 8am-4pm Mon-Fri at the Personnel Office, Central Carolina Technical College, 506 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 or fax a SC State application to 803-778-7878. CCTC is an EOE/ AA employer. FT Salesperson for local used car dealership. Previous car sales and financing exp req. Exc. opportunity, Call 803-778-6568 M-F, 10AM-3PM for appt. SATELLITE TV/INSTALLER FOR DISH NETWORK systems needed for multiple locations in the mid to eastern areas in South Carolina. REQUIREMENTS: Good written and verbal communication skills. Basic computer skills. Strong customer service skills. High school diploma or GED. Clean driving record. Must be able to pass a drug and background screen. No experience required, training is available. Send resume to robbie.sandm@yahoo.com. RECRUITER/TROY UNIVERSITY SUMTER Troy University's Sumter Site has an openings for a college recruiter. The recruiter is an essential element of the University administrative team. Based on program and location capacity, the recruiter builds student prospects and new student markets by locating, establishing, assist in developing and implementing recruiting strategies and activities that enhance enrollments. Applicants will meet the following requirements: 1. One year of recruiting and/or sales experience 2. Bachelor's degree in Marketing or related field from an accredited college or university, a Master's degree preferred 3. Must have transportation and current driver's license 4. Must have excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills Extensive travel is required, some of which is overnight travel. Weekends and Evening work will also be required. Please respond through Troy University's online application process at https: /www.troyuniversityjobs.com/applicants/jsp/shared/Welcome_css.jsp Click on Global Campus, then select and click on Recruiter Sumter position title.

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OAK FIREWOOD for sale starting @ $4.00 per box. 2 Blocks from Thomas Sumter Academy on Old Camden Rd. Call 840-3842 or 666-8078

Seeking FT class a CDL driver flatbed experience and knowledge of building materials preferred. Apply in person at 1315 20th Century Lane Manning SC 29102

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Medical Help Wanted Optician//Optical Sales Associate: needed for private optometric practice in Sumter area. Experienced individual needed full time, but part time will be considered. Duties include assisting in frame selection and lens design, as well as assisting at front desk, answering phone, contact lens dispensing//training. Send resume to Office Manager, 127 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29150 or email to holtonsusan@sc.rr.com.

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments 1, 2 & 3//BR Apartments for rent. Call 803-775-6941 Freshly Painted Duplex,2BR /2BA, W/D hook-up. Walk to mall. $600/mo + dep. 494-4220 or 565-0056.

Unfurnished Homes Recently renovated BRICK 3BR//2BA 2.5 acres, new roof, tankless water heater, tiles floors in kitchen//bath, etc. On N. St. Paul Church Rd. LEASE $675 mo. or for sale $89,900. Call 803-464-5872 4269 Confederate Rd. 2 br, 1 ba, with appliances, $500 mo. + $500 dep. 983-3337. 450 Lynam Rd. 3 Br, 2 Ba, 2 car garage, built in 2008. $900 mo. + $900 dep. 983-3337. Approx 1,200 sq ft 2BR//1BA house with garage. $750//mo, utilities included. 803-494-5663 3 Br, 2 Ba, country home, no pets $745 mo. $450 dep. 803-406-6159, 9am - 8pm. 2 & 3/BR's Trailers for rent , Cherryvale Dr., $250 & up. (803) 651-9926

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Restoration Advisory Board (RAB) Meeting 4 February 2013, 6:30 PM New Beginnings Banquet Facility 1335 Hwy 441, Sumter, SC 29154 (0.3 miles north of Hwy 378) SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. – Shaw is hosting a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Feb. 4, 2013, at the New Beginnings Banquet Facility, and invites the public to attend and participate. Shaw is conducting an ongoing series of environmental activities under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, a federal law enacted in 1980 to require the investigation and cleanup of legacy sites throughout the country. hese initiatives are also accomplished within the guidelines of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976. he meeting is of Shaw’s Restoration Advisory Board. he board provides a forum through which local communities, installations and regulatory agencies can work together in an atmosphere that encourages discussion and exchange of information on current and future environmental cleanup programs here. he purposes of this meeting are to allow the community the opportunity to view detailed information about ongoing Shaw’s environmental cleanup activities and to discuss speciic questions and answers with the Shaw Environmental Restoration Team on a one-on-one basis.

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American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

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3 bd/2bth DW Private Lot, Water/Sewer, Trash incl. 494-8350

Lakewood 3BR /2.5BA ,Lrg Kit/granite, fnd yard, heated inground fiberglass pool. $218k 803-340-0305

Remodeled Homes, 2BR $350, 3BR $425, Quiet area, No pets, Call 840-5734

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SW 3br 2ba Lrg. kit, very clean, nice area, $450/mo. Call 840-5734.

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1987 14x70 2BR//2BA, all appliances, C//H//A. Windsor City or can move. $6,500 OBO. 469-6973.

2BR/2BA SW 3 person Max. $375/mo + dep. Incl water, sewage, garbage. No pets. Behind Shaw. 236-3780

BAD CREDIT, NO CREDIT Tax Season is here. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes. We have a layaway program & in home financing so you BUY HERE AND PAY HERE! CALL 843-389-4215

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

FOR SALE IN MANNING 1465 Herod $350/mo. 1356 Herod Dr. $350/mo. Owner Financing. 803-460-3787

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

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Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900. Fin. avail. 803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816

1 & 2 br, remodeled MHs. Appl. incl., heat pump. Water, sewage & trash P/U provided. $300 - $330 /mo+ dep. Call: (803) 464-3437 or 464-7937, 12-8 pm.

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3 br, 2 bath owner financing. $7,000 down. 983-8084. 5775 Cane Savannah Rd. (Wedgefield). 1+ acre land for sale. Perfect for a new home or future investment. Close to Shaw AFB. Call 803-983-2261

Land & Lots for Sale

Rent to own 2BR/1BA all appl. incl. C/H/A, water & sewer incl. $385/mo. Call 468-1226.

LAND FSBO: 1.78 acres located off Bethel Church Rd. Please call for details. 864-551-7689

Off Pinewood Rd. Nice, clean 3 Br, 2 Ba. No pets, No sec. 8, $550 mo $550 dep 481-5592 for appt

5 MH lots left for sell, Dalzell. 2 home lots for sell Wedgefield Rd. Call Burch 803-720-4129.

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Rem 1187 Super Mag special purpose Matt finish 26 in barrel $750.00 1897 Winchester Made in 1942 $1250.00 Call Thomas 803-473-4350

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4.26 acres 3080 N. Main St (Sumter). Call 919-875-9725

1.9 acres on Waiters Rd., Horatio. $5,000 owner financing available. Call 983-3337.

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Camp Sites available at Randolph's Landing by the week or month. Call 803-478-2152.

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Have you ever dreamed of owning a vintage 2 story Southern Mansion in the Historic District? Close to downtown, Military neighbors. 4BR//3.5 tiled Baths, Lg rooms, tall ceilings, hardwood floors, office//den. Wrought Iron fence, Inground pool, 2 car garage, workshop, Surry Shed//1860's (Gazebo). Lovely landscaped yard. Backs up to a beautiful church. Hear the wonderful church bells everyday. 3,600 sq ft. ALL this for $195,000. 803-840-1974 or 803-565-6871 for details.

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601 Bagnel

Nice home w/upgrades. Lg Master BR. Home has oversized doors through out & wheelchair ramp. Owner can move quickly. Large corner lot with a lot of square footage for the price. All appliances stay; all only 4 months old. Lg. 2 car garage & well to water the garden. Call Bob $99,900 MLS#113807.

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Extra large 3BR house w/inished room in basement. Sunroom off rear overlooks pastures. Nice horse barn, fencing, triple garage, circular drive. Country living at itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best. Appointment please. Call Mary $405,000 MLS#102590.

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Custom Built 2 Story home located in popular Timberline SD. Beautiful 3 BR, 2.5 BA home w/Hdwd loors, granite, moldings, smooth 9â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceilings, front & side porches, screen porch & patio. Beautifully landscaped. Must See! Call Jan $274,000 MLS#112760.

1870 Escallonia Dr.

Excellent 3BR split plan, 2 full bath home located min from Shaw AFB! Covered bk porch, 2 car garage. Nice master suite w/2 dbl vanities in bath & walk-in-closets. Call Mary Anna $141,900 MLS#113671.

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Dot Elliott ABR, Realtor 803-968-6896

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490 Arrowhead

Beautiful 4BR, 2.5BA home in prestigious Deerield SD. Sunroom, Lg. Family Rm, Formal LR & DR. Heavily landscaped yard. Call Joyce $189,900. MLS#114558.

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Custom built hurricane resistant 3BR, 3.5BA home in Wyboo Plantation. Gated Community. 3 car oversized garage. Must see! Call Mark or Tina $481,000 MLS#113983.

2950 Tara Dr.

In Deerield Plantation. Beautiful custom built home w/decorator accents! Tall ceilings w/trey in GR. Fireplace w/gas logs. Open loor plan. Granite ctops. Lg. mst. BRw/2 walk-in closets. Cvd. Outdoor porch/great rm. Inground pool, salt system. Much more! Call Jeanie $274,000 MLS#114431

537 Pittman Dr.

Horse-Ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dream! 4BR, 2BA country home on edge of Sumter. 2.96 ac. paddock, stable. Inground pool & deck. Lg. bonus rm. 4 yr old arch roof, new applâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Sellers will help with closing costs! $229,000 Call Jamie MLS#111706.

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1155 McArthur Drive

Nice 2BR, 2BA Mobile home w/living room & kitchen area. Some interior painting is being done. The home is located on a beautiful lot with shade trees, front/rear steps & a metal carport. Call Bill $25,000 MLS#113128.

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Awesome home site w/workshop & 2 car garage. Pond site & horse ring. 18.65 acres. Call Lori $65,000 MLS#114322.

2280 Beach Forest

Custom Brick Home, Community Pool, Solid surface countertops, Lg EatIn-Kitchen, ceramic tile, hardwood loors, crown moldings. Must See! Call Lamon $267,000 MLS#112781.

3643 Red Lane Rd.

Lovely 3BR, 2BA home. Large yard fenced, BBQ Pit. All appliances stay; range, refrigerator, washer, dryer, dishwasher, disposal. Call Stephen $129,900. MLS#113079

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Continental Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/3.5ba $1,500 Copley Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/1ba $675 Dawn Circle â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $850 Dennis Rd. Rembert â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 5bd/3.5ba $1,400 Drexel Ct. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $800 Jessamine Tr. 2bd/1ba $650 Joyce St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $995 Lawrence St. 3bd/1ba $650 Masoncroft Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4bd/2.5ba $1,400

Millhouse Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4bd/2.5ba $1,025 Murphy St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/1ba $300 Perry Blvd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $1,500 Quimby â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $900 Riley â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $1,000 Robinhood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/1ba $750 Ruger Dr. 4bd/2.5ba $1,300 Sheridan Dr. 3bd/2.0ba $900 Spanish Villas â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Apt. 4 Hwy 261 2bd/1ba $525

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Bill Day

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Great investment property. Very cute 3BR, 1.5BA home in good location; convenient to everything. Spacious rooms w/beautiful hardwood loors throughout. Call Michelle $85,000 MLS#114217.

Nice Duplex near Millwood School. Priced to sell. Call Laurie $121,900 MLS#114517.

1465 Ruger Dr.

Hunters Crossing. Two story, 4BR, 2.5BA home. Fenced backyard, 2 car garage. Call Jane $138,900 MLS#114187.

Beautiful home on Beech Creek Golf Course; features hardwoods & ceramic tile. Move in ready & minutes to Shaw AFB. Call Bob $199,999 MLS#113475.

Swimming Pen Rd. Mayesville â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $1,400 Tamarah Way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2.5ba $1,300 Tamarah Way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4bd/2ba $1,100 Trailwood â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2.5ba $1,250 Tudor (Duplex) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2bd/2ba $750 Twin Lakes â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $1,200 Wise Dr. 4.5bd/2.5ba $1,600 Peach Orchard Rd. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2bd/2ba $550

Donna Krepps Administrator

80 Ramsgate

Spacious 4BR, 2BA & a New Roof! Formal LR & DR, Kit has stove & sep oven. Fam Rm w/ireplace. Sunroom, Deck, Fncd. Yd. 24X30 wired workshop. Call Dot. REDUCED 159,900 MLS#112390.

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Everything has been redone. Granite countertops, new carpet in bedrooms, new tile in kitchen & baths, all wood burning ireplace, fenced yard with storage shed. Beautiful home in-move-in condition. $110,000 Call April MLS#113629.

RENTAL PROPERTY Annie St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/1ba $850 Aurora Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $1,300 Beach Forest â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4bd/2.5ba $1,850 Beacon Dr. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $950 Brabham â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/1.5ba $800 Cadbury â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $1,050 Camden Hwy (Duplex) â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2bd/1ba $525 Colts Run â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 2bd/1ba $575 Covington St. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 3bd/2ba $925

Joyce Shorter Broker In Charge,GRI

5 Foxire Lane

Custom built 2 Story, 4BR, 3.5BA, Sunrm overlooks water. 13 acre lake w/pier. 2 carport w/storage. Must see! Minutes from Shaw. Call Tina $259,000 MLS#112749

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Emily Swallow plays one of the doctors being grilled on “Monday Mornings,” premiering at 10 p.m. Monday on TNT.

Emily Swallow plays one of the doctors being grilled on "Monday Mornings," premiering Monday at 10 p.m. on TNT.

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TNT’s ‘Monday Mornings’ Medical Drama Debuts on TNTsomething different offers By Candace Havens © 2013 FYI Television, Inc. Creator and executive producer David E. Kelley had previously done a medical drama, but not one quite like his new series "Monday Mornings," premiering Monday at 10 p.m. on TNT. Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon, joins Kelley on the series as an executive producer adding authenticity to the drama. Gupta, who is also CNN's chief medical correspondent, wrote the book the medical show is based on. The series is set in a fictional hospital in Portland, Ore. It follows the lives of several doctors as they push themselves to the limits. "We can't beat him off us with a stick," Kelley says of Dr. Gupta. "He's probably the highest-paid TA (technical assistant) we've ever had - [he even] scrubbed up for some of the OR scenes. This project only came to being when I got an assurance from Sanjay that he would stay with it. If you haven't read the book, I would highly recommend it, [although] it gives away some story points, but it's a fantastic book where the characters are rich. It's what made me want to do the series, but I wanted to keep the voice that came with it, being Dr. Gupta, and he assured me that he would not abandon us, and he would stay with us. He's lived up to that promise. And it's been great for all of us. You know, any series at some point becomes a community. It's one of the things I love about television. It's we become a team, and to have him, Sanjay, at the cen-

ter of this team, it's really been something special for us all to know him and also have him as a leader on this particular project. "At first I had a reservation of the project itself because I had done a medical show before," Kelley says. "I met with Sanjay. He told me about the book. It sounded great, but the terrain sounded a little familiar with 'Chicago Hope.' Then I read the book and saw that it was completely different. The characters were different. The stories were different, and the staple of this book was these M and M meetings. It felt like fertile storytelling ground, and I probably was drawn to it because it was different." The morbidity and mortality meeting every Monday morning holds the doctors accountable for what happens with their patients. Chief of Staff Dr. Harding Hooten (Alfred Molina) grills each doctor as the others watch. Mistakes are highlighted, and the doctors must explain their actions. "Apart from the money, this was just great writing and a wonderful character," Molina says about doing the series. "And a chance to legitimately chew some scenery, which was a nice change, because normally you get criticized for it. It's the only time in television when directors actually said to me, 'Be a bit louder,' which is nice. But it always boils down to the same things, I think. It's always about writing and can you see yourself playing this person. Can you see yourself living with this person for hopefully a reasonable amount of time? And there

are all sorts of other considerations along the way, but ultimately that's really what it boils down to." The medical team under Dr. Hooten's watchful eye includes Dr. Jorge Villanueva (Ving Rhames), the hospital's trauma chief; neurosurgeons Dr. Tyler Wilson (Jamie Bamber) and Dr. Tina Ridgeway (Jennifer Finnigan); Chief of Transplantation Dr. Buck Tierney (Bill Irwin); the socially challenged Dr. Sung Park (Keong Sim); cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sydney Napur (Sarayu Rao) and eager resident Dr. Michelle Robidaux (Emily Swallow). The M and M scenes are tough on the actors, but they enjoy the challenge. "I think when any of us is called up there and challenged and criticized and, you know, basically we have to explain ourselves and what we did wrong or what we did right, but that's rare, and so that's always sort of a scare when we read the next script because we're so excited to get the next script. It's like Christmas morning. This cast, we eat it up every time we get the next script. But when we know we're the one up there, it definitely adds a layer of fear. Those shooting days are long, but it's also fun because we are all together." Hitting a mark and rattling off medical jargon is tough. "You do have to work at it because it's got to be second nature," Bamber says. "The scene is about something else. And it's normally acted with just that. Then you add the medical jargon, mask and sometimes goggles, and you realize you have to be on your game."

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