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DAILY PLANNER

THE ITEM

SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 2014

Martin Luther King Jr. Day closings BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed Monday. GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed Monday: federal government offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; County of Sumter offices; Clarendon County offices; and Lee County offices. SCHOOLS — The following will be closed Monday: Sumter School District; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Lee County Public Schools; Thomas Sumter Academy; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; Laurence Manning Academy; Clarendon Hall; Sumter Christian School; William Thomas Academy; Morris College; USC Sumter; and Central Carolina Technical College. Wilson Hall will observe a teacher in-service day Monday and there will be no student attendance. Robert E. Lee Academy will be closed Monday in observance of Robert E. Lee’s birthday. OTHER — The following will be closed Monday: Clemson Extension Service; Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce; Harvin Clarendon County Library and the Sumter County Library. All offices of The Item will be closed Monday.

FYI

The Sumter Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Bultman Conference Room at USC Sumter. Administrative professionals, assistants and secretaries are encouraged to attend. Call Mary Sutton at (803) 938-3760. Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. Free help for cancer patients from the American Cancer Society. Transportation to treatment, help for appearance related side effects of treatment, nutrition help, one-on-one breast cancer support, free housing away from home during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone to talk to — all free from your American Cancer Society. Call (800) 227-2345. The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships Inc., a non-profit organization, announces the S.C. Weatherization Assistance Program. This program helps provide weatherization assistance to low-income South Carolinians. Services include, but are not limited to, insulating attics, walls, floors, water heaters and exposed pipes; stripping and caulking around doors and windows; and replacing broken glass panes. Call the Weatherization office of Wateree Community Action Agency Inc. at (803) 773-9716 or the state information line at (888) 771-9404.

QUIZ 795-4257

TODAY

TONIGHT

52°

28°

MONDAY 60°

TUESDAY 50°

32°

22°

20°

Clear

Sunny, breezy and not as cool

Mostly cloudy, windy and cooler

Mostly sunny and colder

Chilly with plenty of sun

Winds: WSW 10-20 mph

Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

Winds: WSW 10-20 mph

Winds: NW 10-20 mph

Winds: N 4-8 mph

Winds: W 8-16 mph

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 30%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday High ............................................... 45° Low ................................................ 30° Normal high ................................... 55° Normal low ..................................... 32° Record high ....................... 76° in 1952 Record low ......................... 12° in 1959

Greenville 48/29

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... Month to date .............................. Normal month to date ................. Year to date ................................. Normal year to date ....................

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

Full 7 a.m. 24-hr pool yest. chg 360 356.35 -0.05 76.8 76.24 +0.28 75.5 73.90 none 100 99.14 -0.42

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

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

City Aiken Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia

Today Hi/Lo/W 52/26/s 42/23/s 50/27/s 54/26/s 56/34/s 53/42/pc 56/32/s 50/26/pc 48/29/s 54/27/s

7 a.m. yest. 8.85 4.80 10.83 7.80 81.41 12.77

Bishopville 52/28

0.00" 2.50" 2.35" 2.50" 2.35"

24-hr chg +0.18 -1.10 +1.00 -0.09 -0.42 -7.63

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 61/32/s 57/25/s 61/31/s 63/32/s 62/40/s 59/41/s 63/38/s 59/30/s 60/33/s 62/32/s

Columbia 54/27 Today: Breezy with some clouds, then sunshine. Monday: Warmer with plenty of sunshine.

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 59/31/s 58/32/s 60/33/s 59/31/s 61/32/s 65/42/s 61/30/s 59/32/s 63/38/s 57/28/s

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Tuesday, 6 p.m., planning commission office, Manning CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., district office SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 3 p.m., Planning Department, conference room, 12 W. Liberty St.

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Cold front Showers Rain T-storms Snow Flurries

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134 Has a break 135 Hinge (on) 136 Target game DOWN 1 Spectrum slice 2 S&L offering 3 Polar explorer’s skill? 4 Genealogy chart 5 Eventually become 6 FedEx Cup org. 7 Mall myth? 8 Misfortunes 9 Swimwear selections 10 Towel term 11 Little troublemaker 12 Orchard fruit 13 Tempo 14 Motto of a determined commuter? 15 Put a price on 16 Attorney Dershowitz 17 Email command 18 Old ﬂames 26 The Chosen author 28 Assembly-line job? 30 Small-car brakes? 32 Two-band designation 33 Rice style 35 Operates 37 Cuisine 38 Honored with a party 41 High points 44 Is compelled 45 Pine tar? 46 Lavishly decorated 47 Puts on a pedestal 52 Had been 55 Matador opponent 57 Reason for a ranch-dressing recall? 60 See the sights

Charleston 56/32 The following tide table lists times for Myrtle Beach.

High Ht. 10:43 a.m.....3.0 11:08 p.m.....2.6 Mon. 11:15 a.m.....2.9 11:43 p.m.....2.6 Sun.

City Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta Marion Mount Pleasant Myrtle Beach

Today Hi/Lo/W 48/29/s 46/27/s 56/38/s 62/33/pc 49/28/s 54/28/s 47/28/s 46/25/pc 56/34/s 54/34/pc

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 60/31/s 58/27/s 59/43/s 64/39/s 62/30/s 63/33/s 59/29/s 59/28/s 63/40/s 59/36/s

City Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low Ht. 5:14 a.m....-0.1 5:39 p.m.....0.1 5:53 a.m.....0.1 6:14 p.m.....0.1

Today Hi/Lo/W 54/29/s 56/35/s 48/29/pc 50/25/pc 52/24/s 56/33/s 49/30/pc 57/37/s 56/32/pc 48/27/pc

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 61/34/s 61/40/s 59/32/s 60/29/s 60/30/s 62/39/s 61/33/s 60/41/s 61/35/s 56/30/s

Today Mon. Today Mon. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 56/31/s 55/29/s Las Vegas 65/42/s 66/44/s Anchorage 33/30/pc 39/31/r Los Angeles 81/51/s 78/53/s Atlanta 46/33/s 60/30/s Miami 72/55/s 76/62/s Baltimore 44/26/pc 47/24/pc Minneapolis 30/7/pc 10/-16/sn Boston 38/27/sf 37/16/sf New Orleans 60/39/pc 65/47/pc Charleston, WV 38/26/sn 44/17/c New York 40/29/sf 42/21/pc Charlotte 50/26/pc 59/30/s Oklahoma City 67/36/s 58/25/s Chicago 30/22/pc 22/4/sn Omaha 52/25/s 36/-1/pc Cincinnati 32/27/pc 34/11/pc Philadelphia 41/29/pc 45/23/pc Dallas 66/44/s 66/35/pc Phoenix 76/47/s 73/49/pc Denver 60/27/s 47/24/s Pittsburgh 31/23/sn 34/12/sf Des Moines 44/24/s 32/-2/sn St. Louis 48/31/s 42/9/pc Detroit 28/21/sf 25/2/pc Salt Lake City 39/20/s 40/20/s Helena 43/20/pc 37/21/pc San Francisco 66/45/s 67/45/s Honolulu 80/64/s 81/64/s Seattle 45/36/c 52/37/c Indianapolis 32/25/pc 30/9/pc Topeka 65/28/s 47/11/pc Kansas City 59/30/s 44/9/pc Washington, DC 45/31/pc 49/26/pc Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

PICK 3 SATURDAY: 4-7-4 AND 7-4-7 PICK 4 SATURDAY: 2-6-1-7 AND 4-9-9-2 PALMETTO CASH 5 SATURDAY: 5-8-11-22-28 POWERUP: 3 MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY: 1-10-26-31-51 MEGABALL: 11 MEGAPLIER: 4 POWERBALL NUMBERS WERE UNAVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME

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Edited by Stanley Newman (www.StanXwords.com)

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Feb. 14

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Feb. 6

Myrtle Beach 54/34

ARIES (March 21-April 19): outsiders than to the people the last word in astrology Prepare to follow through. you live with. Put your The more proof and skills feelers out and get opinions eugenia LAST you have, the more clout regarding some of the you’ll obtain and the situations you face and the further you’ll go. Don’t concerns you have. allow anyone to alter your course. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Form an agreement TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refrain from saying with someone who can contribute to your goals. too much. It’s your actions that will count, and An unusual partnership looks good, but first although not everyone will like what you come to terms with who will be responsible for choose, it will map out your course and show what. your determination. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Pending matters GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Emotional must be looked at again and new considerations manipulation is apparent. Whether it’s you doing should be made. Self-deception due to an the manipulating or being manipulated, you emotional matter will lead you astray. must put a stop to it before someone gets hurt. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Fine-tuning a deal CANCER (June 21-July 22): Step back and revisit or coming into cash is apparent. Aggressive some of the ideas you’ve had in the past. With a action will bring about the change you desire couple of adjustments, you can turn an old and that you feel will help broaden your project into an innovative and prosperous horizons. pastime. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take heed of what’s LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Start the ball rolling. All offered intellectually, as well as physically and those creative ideas you’ve been harboring can financially. You stand to get ahead if you are be revisited and the best ones put into play. willing to make changes to the way you do Domestic changes will help improve your life. things. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Step up the pace. Enjoy PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Look at your challenging activities that motivate you to do relationships and reassess who is in your best your best. Love is on the rise and spending time interest and who is not. It’s time to weed out any with someone special will lead to changes. negative influences to lead the way to a better, more prosperous future. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You will relate better to

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Rashness 6 Frat letters 10 Safari sight 15 Bouquet holder 19 Driving-test component 20 Swallow hard 21 “That is to say . . .” 22 Ender of many sentences on Jeopardy! 23 Plant ﬁrmly 24 Skilled 25 Endeavour or Atlantis 27 King of Olympus 29 Gets from the shelf 31 Echoes 32 Tailless primate 34 Sound of contentment 36 Homer Simpson’s beer 39 Sport __ (vehicle category) 40 Oscar actress Sorvino 42 Mac 43 Orchestral instrument 44 Starz alternative 45 Feathery scarf 48 Unsuccessful show 49 CSI evidence 50 Highlander 51 Graceless 53 Deck ofﬁcer 54 Fails to be 56 Ukraine port 58 __ cost (gratis) 59 Glee airer 61 Fertile soil 63 Tax on imports 64 Astronomical observation 65 Fifth-century pope 66 Emulate Mauna Loa 68 Spectators’ protests

Jan. 30 Full

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

90s

SUMTER COUNTY DISABILITIES & SPECIAL NEEDS BOARD INC. CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS INC. INDEPENDENT LIVING INC. ABILITIES UNLIMITED INC. ADAPTIVE LIFESTYLES INC. MAGNOLIA MANOR INC. FIRST FLIGHT INC. Tuesday, 5 p.m., 750 Electric Drive. Call 778-1669, Ext. 119.

Jan. 24 First

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

New

Aiken 52/26

70s

TAX ACCOMMODATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Tuesday, 3 p.m., Swan Lake Visitors Center

Sumter 52/28

Today: Turning sunny; a sprinkle in northern parts. High 52 to 57. Monday: Plenty of sunshine; milder in northern parts. High 59 to 63.

City Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro

Last

Florence 54/29

Manning 54/29

60s

CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 1 Monday, 6 p.m., district office, Summerton

Sunrise today .......................... 7:25 a.m. Sunset tonight ......................... 5:39 p.m. Moonrise today ....................... 9:04 p.m. Moonset today ........................ 9:06 a.m.

Gaffney 49/27 Spartanburg 49/30

Temperature

30s

THURSDAY 48°

Breezy with clouds giving way to sun

20s

PUBLIC AGENDA

WEDNESDAY 36°

SATURDAY’S ANSWER CORNER

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Disney’s middle name Cyberauction site Smeller Caesar’s reproach Panasonic purchase of 2010 Basketballer, often Noticed Make things clear, in a way Uttered

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“Zip it!” Doing nothing Something to skip AMA members Folk wisdom Man in a monastery Do-it-yourselfer’s buy DC grid Of prime importance Bar supply Ultimate result

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