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Sumter High School student Lauren Cronvich throws snow into the air while playing in Memorial Park near downtown Sumter on Wednesday. The tri-county area got a rare dusting of snow and ice beginning on Tuesday afternoon. Sumter Police officers, below, examine a car that slipped on ice and overturned on Frontage Road on Wednesday. Roadways were expected to ice over from Wednesday night into today. See page A2 for more information on safe travel in icy conditions.
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Driving conditions, safety top concerns for closing schools BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com Not just any weather conditions can shut down the local school districts, and the decision to do so is not made on a whim. Local school district superintendents normally keep a close eye on weather reports and how they can affect faculty and staff, students and morning commutes. Students’ safety is top priority when making these decisions, and icy roads and low temperatures can cause a risk for bus drivers and parents who drive their students to school. Sumter School District and surrounding counties released students early on Tuesday or closed their schools completely because of extreme weather conditions this week, often announcing delays, early dismissal and closing later in the afternoon and evening. Sumter Superintendent Dr. Frank Baker said he pre-
fers to wait to make an announcement of a closing but still keeps the safety of students, parents and faculty in mind when making the decision. Normally, he would make the call before 10 p.m. the night before, he said. Clarendon 1 Superintendent Dr. Rose Wilder said in making the decision to close schools in her district Tuesday, Wednesday and today, she checked updates with the National Weather Center and considered the conditions of the area. “Based on what I’ve seen with the weather reports, we’ll have temperatures in the teens. We’re mostly a rural area, and we have a lot of dirt roads. This could cause an issue with buses in the mornings and could potentially cause safety issues,” Wilder said. “I would prefer to err on the side of caution.” Clarendon 2 Superintendent John Tindal said he
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South Carolina Highway Patrol responded to a dramatic increase in weather calls within a 24-hour period from Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, and road conditions in Sumter County were expected to worsen today. Highway patrol reported an estimated 3,205 weather calls statewide between 4 p.m. Tuesday and 4 p.m. Wednesday. Among those calls were 1,639 wrecks, approximately four times the number reported during the same time period last year. Officers with the Highway Patrol also reported 332 abandoned vehicles and had to assist 753 vehicles,
In times of extreme heat or unusual cold, extra help is often needed to ensure the safety of Sumter’s homeless population, who might otherwise find themselves in danger. To meet the need, Samaritan House, the local homeless shelter operated by United Ministries of Sumter County, has extended its hours and is “in overflow mode” to accommodate those persons who have nowhere else to escape the below-freezing temperatures, according to Director Walter Robertson. There were 34 people shelROBERTSON tering at Samaritan House on Wednesday morning; the occupancy is usually about 28. “We stayed open all day and night Tuesday and will be open all day today (Wednesday) and into (today) as long as the need is there,” Robertson said. Regular operating hours for Samaritan House, located at 320 W. Oakland Ave., are 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. seven days a week. Guests must be checked in by 8 p.m. unless accompanied by Sumter Police. The shelter has enough food and other supplies to get it through this weather crisis, Robertson said, thanks to volunteer donors. “We were able to serve lunch, dinner
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Bridge toll in S.C.? Lake Marion could charge to cross BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Drivers heading down Interstate 95 for a day in Charleston or Savannah may soon face a barrier heading over the Lake Mari-
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on bridge. Literally. A toll booth would be added to the interstate causeway under a bill introduced in the S.C. Senate by Sens. Kevin Johnson, D-Manning, and Brad Hutto, D-Orangeburg. Even the senators support-
ing the bill think it has little chance of passing — Hutto has introduced a version of the bill three times before — but both say they want to raise awareness of the state’s need to repair and maintain its roads.
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“We’ve got to get started somewhere, because the state has $12 billion in infrastructure needs,” Hutto said. “Most people don’t want (an increase in) the gas tax, but if they had to pay $20 a year for a pass, many won’t begrudge that.”
The proposed bill would require the state Department of Transportation to collect a toll on either the Clarendon or Orangeburg county side of the Lake Marion bridge “for
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2,500 free smoke detectors arrive BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem The Sumter Fire Department received a shipment of approximately 2,500 smoke detectors Tuesday morning, which they will personally install into people’s homes, as part of a $45,000 grant received in August. Several members for the department picked up the smoke detectors at Lowe’s Home Improvement store, which ordered the smoke detectors for the firefighters, who also offer to install them for free in the homes of anyone that is interested. “This is going to be a big plus for Sumter County as far as saving lives,” said Doug Mathis, assistant fire chief over Sumter County operations. The smoke detectors are designed to run for 10 years without needing to change the battery. The department is also expecting a shipment of 100 smoke detectors for the hearing impaired to arrive sometime soon. According to Lowe’s proservice specialist Marty Green, Lowe’s underbid the competition for the contract by purchasing the smoke detectors at the lowest possible
cost, which pushed their profit margin to almost nothing for the smoke detectors and allowed the fire department to purchase more smoke detectors than usual. “We see our role in the community as supporting the fire departments throughout the county and giving these to people that need them to save lives,” Green said. Mathis described the department’s partnership with Lowe’s as a more proactive outreach of providing smoke detectors for the public since the program doesn’t have limits, as opposed to its previous programs. The smoke detectors were taken to the Sumter Fire
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Bethesda to host revival meeting A gathering to pray for revival across America will be held starting at 7 p.m. Friday at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., Sumter. The event will involve praise and worship, a testimony, communion, and of course, prayer. It is set to end at midnight. For more information, email the Rev. Diane Hodgson at dianehodgson24@yahoo. com.
Kids found in house, no heat; mom charged SPARTANBURG — A Spartanburg mother is facing charges after her three children were found in a home with no heat. Deputies said they went to the home of 44-year-old Carla Farrow on Tuesday after getting a call from an officer at the children’s school. Authorities said there was no power going to the home, and they could see their breath inside the home. Farrow told deputies that Duke Energy had been unable to fix a problem with
her meter. But power company officials told authorities that the power was turned off Monday. Farrow was charged with three counts of child neglect, and her children — ages 11, 13 and 17 — were placed in protective custody. Court records listed no attorney for her.
Hearing delayed for suspect in girl’s death SPARTANBURG — A hearing has been postponed for a Spartanburg County man accused of killing an 8-year-old girl more than four years ago. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported that 55-year-old Ricky Lee Blackwell Sr. of Chesnee has been hospitalized. A hearing had been scheduled Tuesday to determine whether Blackwell has the mental capacity to receive a death sentence. Blackwell is charged with kidnapping and killing Heather Brooke Center in 2009. His trial is scheduled in March. The hearing has not yet been rescheduled.
Members of the Sumter Fire Department wait as a flatbed truck carrying 2,500 smoke detectors pulls in front of Lowe’s on Broad Street on Tuesday morning. Anyone in need of a smoke detector can call the fire department to install one for free. Lowe’s pro-service specialist Marty Green, left, discusses the new smoke detectors with members of the Sumter Fire Department. PHOTOS BY TYLER SIMPSON / THE SUMTER ITEM
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Fire department captain offers travel, fire safety advice for area residents BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com With temperatures in the teens and roadways covered in a dusting of snow, Sumterites along with other South Carolinians are breaking out their heaters and generators to keep their homes warm and well lit. The extreme weather conditions are expected to continue until the end of the week, and local firefighters and the state fire marshal encourage everyone to protect themselves. Capt. Joey Duggan with the Sumter Fire Department said if you don’t have to go out, it’s best to stay indoors to avoid collisions or other vehicular wrecks, to which the fire department also responds. Duggan said it’s also important to be safe when using portable heaters indoors. “We recommend that you make sure your portable or space heaters are not pushed up against anything and they have about three feet of space between it and other objects,” Duggan said. “Also with any heaters that run on kerosene or other fuels, make sure you fill them outside, and make sure they’re turned off while you fill
FIRE SAFETY TIPS Prevent the fire • Keep anything that can burn away from heating equipment, such as the furnace, fireplace, wood stove or portable space heater. • Keep kids and pets away from open fires and space heaters. • Turn off portable heaters when leaving the room or going to bed. • Never use an oven to heat your home. Hear your smoke alarm • Check your smoke alarms and replace them if more than 10 years old. • Call 911 as soon as you hear a smoke alarm beeping. Don’t delay the fire department; seconds count in an emergency. Get out! Stay out! • Know two ways out of your home. • Don’t walk into black smoke. • Fire is fast; close doors as you leave. Make sure your windows aren’t painted shut, and close the door to the room if you have to exit the window.
them up. Don’t fill those heaters in your residence.” The local fire prevention program has done a huge push on educating residents, Duggan explained. So far, the fire department has been fortunate enough not to have had too many calls because of the weather conditions. However, Duggan said the department encourages people to be safe and stay warm. “Sometimes people get in a
hurry, and most of the time with these incidents, it’s people being careless. Based on my experience, people will do a lot of crazy things to stay warm,” Duggan said. “We want to make sure people stay safe and that they have their heating sources in their homes serviced regularly.” State Fire Marshal Shane Ray suggests taking some simple steps and tips to avoid fire incidents in their homes during the extreme weather conditions. According to the Office of the State Fire Marshal, seven people in South Carolina have lost their lives in January because of fire. Ray explained that two of the seven people who died were trying to save others. “Simple steps can be the difference between a close call and a tragedy,” Ray said. “The forecast for severe weather alerts us that fire dangers will increase, and we hope to prevent additional fire deaths and injuries with this outreach to all South Carolina citizens and visitors. Also, please take a few minutes to check on loved ones and neighbors.”
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CHURCH NEWS ALIVE Praise & Worship Center, 342 W. Liberty St., announces: * Each Saturday through Feb. 22 — Clothes giveaway 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church, 459 Calvary Church Road, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday — Mid-Carolina Singing at 6 p.m. featuring Royal Heirs of Lugoff and Cedar Creek Quartet. Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Sunday — First anniversary of Resurrection gospel singing at 4 p.m. On the program: Palmetto Gospel Singers; Hose Session & the Messengers; and Son of Faith. Clark United Methodist Church, 2980 U.S. 401 N., Oswego Highway, announces: * Saturday — Mass choir concert at 6 p.m. Community Church of Praise, 562 S. Pike Road, announces: * Friday-Saturday — Women’s prayer conference as follows: 7 p.m. Friday, Minister Tonya Mack will speak; and 8:30 a.m. Saturday, Prophetess Stephanie Mathis and Elder Maple will hold workshops. Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Communion worship at 11:30 a.m. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. * Sunday, Feb. 16 — African American history program and tea at 4 p.m. Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1981 Florence Highway, announces: * Sunday, Feb. 9 — Black history program at 11 a.m. Prophetess Ella Ingram will speak. * Sunday, Feb. 16 — Missionary service at 11 a.m. Missionary Laura Smith will speak. * Sunday, Feb. 23 — Elder R. Johnson will speak at 4 p.m. Full Proof Deliverance Ministry, 2758 S.C. 341 S., Olanta, announces: * Friday, Feb. 7, and Sunday, Feb. 9 — Appreciation program for Pastor Frances Washington and Trustee Willie Washington. Friday’s program begins at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s program begins at 4 p.m. Pastor Gerthene T. Baxter and Prophetess Talithia Harrison will speak. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Holy communion will follow morning worship service. * Sunday, Feb. 16 — YWA anniversary celebration during 10:15 a.m. worship. * Sunday, Feb. 23 — Black history observance and male chorus anniversary celebration during 10:15 a.m. worship. Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Thursday, Feb. 6 — Heritage Month worship “Civil
Rights in Education” with corporate prayer at 6:30 p.m. followed by 7 p.m. worship. Dr. Maggie W. Glover will speak. Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, Feb. 9 — Junior Brotherhood anniversary celebration during morning worship. * Sunday, Feb. 16 — 19th pastoral anniversary celebration for the Rev. Eugene G. Dennis. Church school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. The Rev. George P. Windley Jr. will speak. * Saturday, Feb. 22 — Youth choir anniversary program at 4 p.m. * Sunday, Feb. 23 — Black history program during morning worship. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, Feb. 8 — Knitting Hearts Cafe will be held 10 a.m.-noon. Susan Schuhly White will speak. First Glimpse will provide music and Shelica Daniels will give a praise dance presentation. Open to all ladies, this is a community-wide, multi-denominational ministry that meets the second Saturday of each month in the fellowship hall of Bethesda. Visit www. knittingheartsministry.org. Land Flowing with Milk & Honey Ministry, 1335 Peach Orchard Road, announces: * Saturday, Feb. 22 — Icebreaker 2 for young men ages 13-25 will be held at 9 a.m. * Sunday, Feb. 23 — Pack-apew at 11 a.m. Dr. Alec Bradley will speak. Liberty Hill AME Church, 2310 Liberty Hill Road, Summerton, announces: * Saturday, Feb. 8 — Relay for Life participation. Registration begins at 8 a.m. and cost is $10. Walk begins at 9 a.m. Contact Debra Brailsford at (803) 5349957 or Floridell Solomon at (803) 485-2661. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Evangelist Savitrus McFadden will speak at 6 p.m. * Sunday, Feb. 9 — Education / Youth Accomplishments Sunday and black history month worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. * Sunday, Feb. 16 — Trustee ministry anniversary / black history month worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. S.C. Sen. Kevin Johnson, D-Manning, trustee ministry chairman of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, will speak. * Sunday, Feb. 23 — Golden Age fellowship ministry anniversary / black history month worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Souper Bowl of-
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The Coker family jumps down the embankment on the Lafayette Drive bridge. The family said they have been going to that spot for sled riding for 25 years.
What’s with all this winter weather fuss? Snowfall amounts for South Carolina Here are the largest ice and snow amounts from each of South Carolina’s 46 counties as reported to the National Weather Service. Jasper County did not have any reports. County Calhoun Marlboro Chesterfield Richland Dillon Orangeburg Edgefield Kershaw Lexington Williamsburg Oconee Aiken Darlington Greenwood Lee Saluda Lancaster Barnwell Fairfield Florence Laurens Lexington Marion McCormick Pickens Sumter York Anderson Chester Newberry Greenville Spartanburg Union Abbeville
Location Amount in inches Sandy Run 4 Bennettsville 4 Pageland 3.5 Irmo 3.3 Dillon 3 Orangeburg 3 Edgefield 3 Lugoff 3 Pelion 3 Cades 3 Salem 2.8 Aiken 2.5 Hartsville 2.5 Hodges 2.5 Bishopville 2.5 Monetta 2.5 Kershaw 2.3 Barnwell 2 Winnsboro 2 Florence 2 Joanna 2 Swansea 2 Nichols 2 McCormick 2 Clemson 2 Sumter 2 York 2 Belton 1.5 Chester 1.5 Newberry 1.5 Greenville 1.3 Boiling Springs 1.3 Union 1.3 Abbeville 1
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A group decides to use a truckbed liner as a sled, pulling it with a car on Wednesday.
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Lauren Cronvich licks a metal pole to see if her tongue will stick in Memorial Park.
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Morgan Cronvich, above, makes a snow angel at Memorial Park in Sumter on Wednesday. At right, icicles hang from the bottom of the clock tower at Rotary Centennial Plaza in downtown Sumter.
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Faithful needed to respond to personal disasters The imminent threat of danger brings out different reactions in people. Did I say danger? I meant a couple of inches of snow. I will never understand why people run out and buy milk and bread when the forecaster mentions ice or snow. What is it about inclement weather that makes people want to eat quasi-healthy? Rest assured if real calamity were to target our area, I would be the one stockpiling Oreos and Coco Puffs. If the world is going down in a ball of flame I will be polishing off a package of Double Stufs while you enjoy that slice of wheat berry bread. I’ll admit that I get a little excited at the prospect of the rare snow flurry. Like most of the snowy weather that passes through the midlands, the white stuff won’t linger for long, and we’ll be back to our temperate climate. The roads will return to normal and the local market will have milk and bread to spare. Though I was young when Hurricane Hugo hit, my par-
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Mandisa explains why she missed Grammy win NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christian singer Mandisa says she was at home watching Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony online when her song “Overcomer� was named the best contemporary Christian music song. Minutes later, her album of the same name won the Grammy for best contemporary Christian music album. Mandisa explained that she was at home alone “allowing the Lord to speak� to her and protect her from being either proud of winning or self-conscious about gaining back some of the weight she had lost. As a Christian, Mandisa said she also had found some parts of past Grammy Awards ceremonies she attended uncomfortable to watch. She says the song “Overcomer� applies to her, not as a personal achievement, but rather a recognition that Christ in her has overcome the world.
Jimmy Carter writing book on women’s rights NEW YORK — Jimmy Carter’s next book will be a defense of women’s rights and an attack against those who use religion to deny them. Simon & Shuster announced Tuesday that the former president’s “A Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power� will be published March 25. The publisher says Carter will draw upon personal observations from his worldwide travels as he condemns abuses of women and girls and the alleged distortions of religious texts cited as justification.
Southern Baptist leaders to host sex summit NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Southern Baptist Convention leaders are hosting a summit that will focus on sex. The topics will range from pornography, teen sex and homosexuality to how pastors can talk to their congregations about human sexuality. The Rev. Russell Moore, Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission president for the Southern Baptist Convention, says the summit’s theme is a timely one. Panel topics include discussions on the gospel and homosexuality and the gospel and ministry in a sex-saturated world. The sessions will also focus on how the “gospel shapes a person’s sexual identity, redeems sexual desire and sets free people held captive by sin.� The summit will be held from April 21-23. The event’s main sessions will be streamed live on the Web for people who cannot attend.
ents will occasionally regale me with stories of the storm and its aftermath. Those who remember know that the surge stands out as the quintessential natural disaster in recent memory. After the Faith Matters storm passed over the triJAMIE H. county area WILSON and people started to emerge from their houses or shelters, an amazing thing happened: people started helping one another without provocation. Friends shared their homes, or at least their washing ma-
of a natural disaster. As believers, we have a duty to be on call throughout the disasters in life whether we are personally affected by them or not. Every day we encounter people who have experienced calamity in some form. Maybe their house hasn’t been torn apart by a tornado or ruined in a flood, but they have experienced devastation in other ways. They’ve been forced to hunker down as the storms of life rage: divorce, loss of a loved one or financial ruin. Who will be there to help them rebuild their lives? Scripture tells us to bear one another’s burdens (Gal. 6:2) and to help those who struggle under the weight of hardship. It might be mildly
chines. Neighborhoods held impromptu barbecues to help utilize their rapidly thawing food. Those with the ability marched into their community, tools in hand, ready to fix that broken by the storm. Out of the rubble, hope emerged. Our community sprang into action to see the needs of those around them met. Sometimes I fantasize about a similar event happening again, not for the damage caused or the lives lost but for the sense of community brought about when we start looking to the needs of others. It would be great to see the spirit of kindness so lavishly poured out in our community. It would be even better if that kindness came not as a result
uncomfortable and inconvenient to be there for someone at a particularly low point but it is part of our responsibility as believers to do so. Many religious denominations have emergency response teams that charge into the wake of natural disasters to provide relief to the affected. It’s a wonderful ministry opportunity that I encourage you to look into. More so than that, I encourage you to adopt the mindset of a rescue worker as you go through your daily routine. We need more of our faithful in rescue mode, ready to help pick up the pieces of someone’s personal disaster. Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail. com
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Long Branch Baptist Church 2535 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell 499-1838 www.longbranch_baptist.com Rev. Brian Benenhaley Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Sun Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed Mid Week Service 7:00 pm
Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Rev. Lei Ferguson Washington Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am
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City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com
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Does NBC rely too much on ‘SNL’ talent? BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Graduation day approaches. Tonight, Seth Meyers hosts “Saturday Night Live Presents a SNL Sports Spectacularâ€? (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). This “Spectacularâ€? anticipates the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi and also reminds us that “Weekend Updateâ€? star Meyers is moving from “SNLâ€? to the “Late Nightâ€? spot being vacated by fellow “SNLâ€? vet Jimmy Fallon, who is taking over “The Tonight Show.â€? Tonight’s special, and these moves, demonstrate just how much “SNLâ€? creator and executive producer Lorne Michaels and his show’s production team, talent and spin-off series have come to dominate NBC’s late night and primetime schedule. Over the past decade, “SNLâ€? spin-offs and performers have infiltrated prime time on NBC: Tina Fey on “30 Rockâ€?; Amy Poehler on “Parks and Recreationâ€?; even former “Communityâ€? star Chevy Chase. But CBS has been winning the ratings battle by a landslide. “SNLâ€? has long since lost, or outlived, the caustic edge that defined its origins and glory days. But it is still based in satire, and that requires a knowing, inside take on media, politics and culture. That’s why Fey and Poehler have found a natural niche hosting the Golden Globes. But the exclusionary nature of satire leaves large sections of a broadcast audience feeling left out of the equation. Which may explain why a repeat of “The Millersâ€? on CBS last week had three times as many viewers as NBC’s “Parks and Recreation.â€? That says a lot. It’s also telling that the biggest hit for Michaels’ production company, Broadway Video Entertainment, has been “Portlandia,â€? a show all but defined by its spot-on spoof of a subculture. And it airs on IFC, where ratings expectations are minimal. It also stars “SNLâ€? alum Fred Armisen. Meyers’ graduation also leaves “SNLâ€? with one fewer familiar face. Is Bobby Moynihan now the marquee star? Is that a good thing? • Speaking of “SNL,â€? Kristen Wiig co-stars on the silly miniseries send-up “The Spoils of Babylonâ€? (10 p.m., IFC, TV-
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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Annie’s dance preparations hit one roadblock after another on “Communityâ€? (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • Leslie throws a farewell fete for Ann and Chris on “Parks and Recreationâ€? (8:30 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • Keegan defends three members of an exotic religious sect on “Rakeâ€? (9 p.m. Fox, TV14). • A glum detective (Harrison Ford) hunts down outdated androids in director Ridley Scott’s stylish 1982 science-fiction thriller “Blade Runnerâ€? (9 p.m., Sundance, TV-MA). • A prehistoric fossil becomes evidence on “Elementaryâ€? (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).
SERIES NOTES Sheldon hosts his own comic convention on “The Big Bang Theory� (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) *
A contestant departs on “The Taste� (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Enzo offers Damon a grisly gift on “The Vampire Diaries� (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Nathan tires of being Carol’s chauffeur on “The Millers� (8:30 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Simon needs encouragement on “The Crazy Ones� (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Bash is the subject of an assassination plot on “Reign� (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Marty pops the question on “Two and a Half Men� (9:30 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * A tale of financial independence inspires tears on “Shark Tank� (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).
LATE NIGHT Nancy Pelosi is booked on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart� (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Ray Odierno and Josh Hopkins are on “Conan� (11 p.m., TBS) * Vanessa Hudgens, John Caparulo, Fortune Feimster and Julian McCullough are booked on “Chelsea Lately� (11 p.m., E!) * Drew Brees is on “The Colbert Report� (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Phil Mc-
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CULT CHOICE An innocent newcomer (Hope Lange) wades into a New York publishing firm awash with adultery and harassment in the 1959 adaptation of Rona Jaffe’s best-seller “The Best of Everything� (8 p.m., TCM). A clear inspiration for “Mad Men� and required viewing for fans of that series. Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate
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AROUND TOWN The American Red Cross, Sandhills Chapter, 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Suite 2, will offer the following classes: 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Client Case Work; and 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, New Volunteer Orientation and Disaster Services Overview. Call (803)-775-2363 for additional information and to register. The Shepherd’s Center, 24 Council St., will offer free public information sessions 11-11:50 a.m. each Thursday through March 13 as follows: today, forms and frequency of elder abuse; Feb. 6, federal Medicaid recoupment; Feb. 13, get active/be healthy; Feb. 20, investing in uncertain times; Feb. 27, emergency preparedness; March 6, spring gardening tips; and March 13, you are what you eat. Manning Early Childhood Center will hold early enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year 9 a.m.-3 p.m. through Friday, Jan. 31. To be eligible for admission, child must be 4 or 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2014. You must bring: certified birth certificate; Social Security card; South Carolina immunization certificate; proof of residence; and Medicaid card or proof of income. Appointments for the prekindergarten screening will be scheduled during early enrollment. The center is located at 2759 Raccoon Road, Manning. Call (803) 473-4744. The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will celebrate its 22nd anniversary (264 meetings) at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Golden Corral. The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley Blassingame at (803) 506-4019 for information. Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will hold a class reunion meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the South Sumter Resource Center. Call (803) 773-3804, (803) 775-9088 or (803) 775-9660. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. The 2014 king or queen will be crowned. Charles E. Black, president of the National Federation of the Blind, Kershaw County Area Chapter, will speak. The spotlight will shine on Alexus Blanding and the associate member is Laura Colclough. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 or DebraCanC2@ frontier.com. Call the 24hour message line at (206) 376-5992 for information about tickets for the April 19 barbecue. Enjoy an evening of dancing and music at the SPCA Valentine’s Dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive (next to the SPCA). Music will be provided by The Footnotes. Cost is $20 per person (must be 21 or older). Call (803) 773-9292. All proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA.
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School buses sit at Sumter High School on Wednesday during the district’s closure because of snow and ice that moved through the area Tuesday afternoon and overnight.
SCHOOLS FROM PAGE A1 also consults the local weather reports and a number of other factors before making a decision to close the schools because of weather conditions. About 1 p.m. Wednesday, Tindal made the announcement to close the district’s schools today. Tindal said they anticipated the secondary roads in the area would ice over by this morning after a night of freezing temperatures, which could cause hazardous conditions for the school buses as well as parents who drive their children to school. “Safety is our primary concern. We also want to notify all stakeholders within a timely manner so that they can make their plans around our decision,� Tindal said on Wednesday. “I also spoke today with our district transportation director, school board chair and accepted a phone call from the Clarendon County Emergency Management Director answering his question regarding the school closing.� So, while Clarendon 1 and Clarendon 2 announced today’s closings early based on the conditions of their areas, Baker said he checked the conditions of the roads throughout the county on Wednes-
TOLL FROM PAGE A1 the maintenance, upgrade and expansion� of I-95 and its interchanges. South Carolina residents who cross the bridge regularly would be able to purchase a pass allowing them to bypass the toll. If the toll booth can create a steady stream of revenue for interstate maintenance, it would open up general revenue funds to tackle road needs in other parts of the state, and the lake bridge is a spot travelers cannot conveniently avoid. Johnson said the only other avenue for meeting the state’s highway needs is an increase in the 16-cent-pergallon gas tax. But that proposal also faces opposition in the legislature, and Gov. Nikki Haley used her State of the State address last week to promise a veto of any gas-tax increase. “I’ve had folks say, ‘we need a gas tax, or we need a toll, or we need both,’ but if that (tax increase) won’t pass, we need to look at different options,� Johnson said.
day and spoke with local law enforcement before making a decision. He also monitors local weather reports, including the Shaw weather station, to check weather predictions to help determine whether he would close the schools today. “I like to try to avoid the make-up day, but we make sure we put the children’s safety first,� Baker said. “I do like to wait to make a decision, and normally I’ll make an announcement before 10 p.m.� As weather forecasts are updated, these announcements from local school districts can change. Wilder said Clarendon 1 and surrounding districts initially decided on early dismissal for Tuesday. However, as they continued to tune in to weather reports, they decided to close schools because of predicted weather conditions. Wilder explained that S.C. law requires school districts to include three make-up days in the schedule for each school year. Based on state law, the General Assembly can also waive the requirements of making up missed school days or may authorize the school board to forgive up to three days missed because of snow and other extreme weather conditions. Reach Raytevia Evans (803) 774-1214.
The Manning senator said he fears funding won’t be focused on improving the state’s deficient roads and bridges “unless something tragic happens.� But other members of the Legislature want a wider reform of how DOT allocates funding for road maintenance. Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, opposes any revenue increase for the department before the department’s whole structure is changed. “The DOT commission has its priorities in the more populated areas of the state or where the commissioners reside,� Smith said. “We passed $500 million for roads last year, and Sumter got zero.� Johnson agrees that even
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compared to the 70 abandoned vehicles and 236 motorist assists last year. “Around the same time last year, we didn’t have a snow event, so the conditions weren’t as bad,� said Billy Elder, community relations officer with highway patrol. “We’ve got staff pretty much going on statewide with numerous roadways iced.� Of those vehicle incidents reported, only two, both occurring along Interstate 95, have been reported in Sumter County. “Right now, the call box is filled with so many calls that I am unable to get dispatch to give me a concrete number,� Elder said Wednesday afternoon. “We should have some other information as things develop and we start seeing the roadways cleared.� According to District Two Maintenance Engineer Robert Dickinson, road conditions in Sumter are expected to worsen this morning because of a hard freeze overnight, so much that it would be ill-advised for residents to travel. Forecasts called for the temperature to drop into the upper teens Wednesday night, causing plenty of icy spots
if a gas-tax increase is approved, the way the DOT commission and the state Infrastructure Bank distribute its funding needs to be reformed. “It’s not fair that only certain parts of the state get these projects,� Johnson said. “Look at who sits on their boards. Even if it’s a priority, it’s not going to get funded if it’s not in their district.� Smith would like for the Legislature to approve specific projects for funding, hopefully spreading the funding more broadly across the state, instead of leaving the choices up to commissioners representing the state’s congressional districts. In the long run, he
that can be dangerous to drive over. “After the snow and ice melts, some of it manages to seep back onto the road; of course there’s still some on the road, and that will freeze overnight,� Dickinson said. By late morning, the ice is expected to soften and leave the roads in a slushy condition, which should improve traction. Still, Dickinson advised that residents who aren’t experienced at driving under these weather conditions should probably avoid driving. “Anyone that understands driving with these slushy conditions, the appropriate braking distance and to go slower on curves will probably be fine,� Dickinson said. Even though slush covered most of the primary roads in Sumter, they, along with Interstate 95, were mostly passable yesterday because city of Sumter employees softened the ice by covering the roads with calcium chloride and salt. The snow and ice that was covering these roads was mostly pushed off Wednesday. Because of the road conditions, Sumter trash pickup was delayed Wednesday, but trash collection is expected to resume normally today and Friday. Reach Tyler Simpson at (803) 744-1295.
would prefer the commission either be eliminated or have commissioners chosen from the DOT’s engineering districts, which cover entire counties. “Sumter is split between two congressional districts, so the chances we’re ever going to have a commissioner is slim to none,� he said. One advantage of a toll booth, Hutto said, is that it would primarily raise money from travelers from out of state. He’s spoken to representatives of the trucking industry, who oppose the change, but thinks it would meet truckers’ main concern of improving highway maintenance. “It’s a no-brainer if you can get a guy from New York
or Pennsylvania to pay for it,� he said. “Even if you increase the fuel tax, you can make it through the state without stopping.� Hutto also touts the toll booth as a way to create jobs in the Santee area for toll workers, supervisors and — while the booths are being built — construction companies. “I think you’d have jobs there for 30, 40, 50 people,� he said. “The construction cost could be bonded out and paid from the first round of tolls.� There are 10 other listed toll stations along I-95 across the East Coast, but the Lake Marion toll would be the only one south of Baltimore. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.
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s State of the Union addresses go, President Obama’s State of the Union was underwhelming. That’s to be expected from a president whose job-approval rating has tanked from last year’s 52 percent down to slightly over 43 percent in the Real Clear Politics average of all polls. In his State of the Union, the president failed to come up with any exciting new initiatives, other than vowing to issue more executive
orders when he can’t have his way with Congress. In other words, he wants to govern by fiat. The hard work of finding common ground and working constructively with Congress is beneath this most imperial of modern-day presidents. His standing with the American people has been substantially damaged because of the disastrous rollout of Obamacare along with the lies he brazenly crowed about: “If you like your doctor, you can keep your doc-
tor” ... etc. His heavy-handed exercise of unilateral power by overriding the statutory law in the Affordable Care Act at least 15 times has not endeared him to the American people or Congress. Back in the day, both Democratic and Republican presidents have worked with Congress to make changes in major laws that had already been passed by Congress. As for American families, he vowed in his speech to “expand opportunity” for more of them. All of a sud-
den, he has discovered the word “opportunity” as he seeks to expand governmental overreach by redistributing income from the affluent to the less affluent, i.e., middle-income families. The successful businesses and individuals who have achieved affluence through hard work are already paying more than their fair share in taxes. The burden of paying for more big-government programs won’t be imposed on the most affluent in our society; the numbers aren’t
there. The middle class, the majority in this country, will have that “opportunity,” courtesy of our overbearing president, if he has his way. The “action” he called for in his speech will not likely strike a supportive chord among the two-thirds of Americans who have told pollsters they’re convinced the country is on the wrong track. Maybe if he followed the law instead of eroding it, he would have more success. That is unlikely.
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ASHINGTON — President Obama is correct in wanting to make higher education more affordable and accessible, but Americans would also be correct in wondering just what they’re paying for. The need for a better-educated populace is beyond dispute. Without critical thinking skills and a solid background in history, the arts and sciences, how can a nation hope to govern itself ? Answer: Look around. Since 1985, the price of higher education has increased 538 percent, according to a new study from the American Council of Trustees Kathleen and Alumni, a nonprofParker it, nonpartisan research group that encourages trustees and alumni to foster improvement where institutions may be reluctant to go against popular trends. For perspective, compare tuition increases to a “mere” 286 percent increase in medical costs and a 121 percent increase in the consumer price index during the same period, according to ACTA. The trends highlighted are not confined to smaller, elite institutions. These include an increasing lack of academic rigor, grade inflation, high administrative costs and a lack of intellectual diversity. While these recent findings are not so surprising to those who follow such studies, one can still be stunned by what can only be described as a breach of trust between colleges and the students they attract with diversions and amenities that have little bearing on education and will be of little use in the job market. One need only be reminded of the recent scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where a whistleblower revealed that phony classes and fake grades have been offered mostly to athletes since the 1990s. Of great concern is the diminishing focus on core curriculums — the traditional arts and science coursework essential to developing critical thinking necessary for civic participation. Among the 29 schools surveyed by ACTA, only three require U.S. government or history, just two require economics and five colleges have no requirements at all. Given the ever-escalating tuition costs, one may wonder where all that money is going? Out of the 29 colleges evaluated, 22 have administrative budgets that are at least one-third of what the schools spend on instruction. Summed up: American students are paying too much for too little — and this, too, should concern Obama as he examines ways to make college more affordable. Getting people into college is only half the battle. Getting them out with a useful education seems an equal challenge. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group
NOTABLE & QUOTABLE CONTINENTAL TIRE UP AND RUNNING In “Tire plant officially gets rolling,” The Sumter Item’s Bristow Marchant reports on Continental Tire’s grand opening in Sumter. Read it online at www.theitem.com: Gov. Nikki Haley called the plant that once went by the codename “Project Soccer” her “baby,” a development project she and her Commerce Department have shepherded from beginning to end. “When we have a company come in, I ask them two things; to hire South Carolina people and buy from South Carolina businesses,” Haley said. “Since then, Continental has invested $100 million in South Carolina businesses. That’s a partnership.” Haley’s tour of the plant’s production facility was her first visit since groundbreaking at the site back in 2012, when the site on U.S. 521 was a muddy field. Plant manager Craig Baartman highlighted the progress made since then. “Today, 400 people are employed here, and another 200 will join us this year,” Baartman said. “They went to facilities in Germany, Mexico, China, Portugal and my home country of South Africa for the best possible training.” Now that it’s up and running, Sumter’s plant will produce 800,000 tires this year, Baartman said, and 4 million tires by the end of its first phase of production in 2017. By 2021, production should double to 8 million, and the workforce grow to 1,600.
STATE OF THE UNION: FIVE KEY THEMES The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza gave us five takeaways from President Obama’s State of the Union speech. Read it online at www.washingtonpost.com: 1) Congress is so last year. As expected, President Obama made clear — both in terms of the policy proposals he outlined and the rhetoric he used to do it — that his focus for the next year would be on what he could do without Congress. 2) A little flattery goes a long way.
Despite the fact that relations between Obama and Congress are bad and won’t be getting any better anytime soon, the president did show a deftness he either didn’t possess or chose not to wield in years past when he praised House Speaker John Boehner as an example of the American Dream. 3) Immigration is our only hope. Obama’s rhetoric — guarded, hopeful, insistent — on immigration reform suggests that he genuinely believes there is a possibility of getting something major-ish done on the issue this year. 4) A health-care showdown: If you were wondering whether President Obama would back down on highlighting the good that he believes has come from the Affordable Care Act, you got your answer — in a major way. “Let’s not have another fortysomething votes to repeal a law that’s already helping millions of Americans,” Obama scolded, repeating the 40 votes line for emphasis. 5) Gun control’s disappearing act: Remember that the emotional centerpiece of Obama’s 2013 State of the Union speech was his insistence that the tragedy in Newtown, Conn., had changed the dynamic of guns in our culture and his demand that the victims of that shooting — and others like it — get a simple up-or-down vote. That up-or-down vote never happened.
A GUIDE TO WORKING WITH MILLENNIALS Joseph Coughlin, director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology AgeLab, conducts research, writes and speaks on the future of global aging. Here’s an excerpt from a Wall Street Journal interview titled, “A Survival Guide to Working With Millennials.” What’s the hardest part about working with younger employees, and what’s the best way to deal with it? JOSEPH COUGHLIN: “The kids today…” That’s the phrase used in one form or another by every generation looking at the “new kids” joining the workforce. Here are three tips for older employees to
survive and thrive in a multigenerational workplace. Take a New Look at Work. Be willing to see the world through the younger employee’s eyes. If you are a baby boomer you learned from your supervisors decades ago that work was conducted with formal agendas and meetings. Now think of your younger colleagues who have grown up believing that productive interactions are online, on text and on video. Informal and brief interactions are the norm for younger employees. Just because there is not a rectangular table with you sitting at the head does not mean that work isn’t being done. Brief, frequent and efficient interactions are becoming the communications norm in today’s workplace. Teach and be Taught. As an older employee you have lots to teach, you also have lots to learn. Despite the outer confidence of youth there is an inner insecurity in understanding the business, office politics and for some client relations. Older workers know the difference between the organization chart and how the organization really works. There is no degree program or app for this knowledge, it is taught with time and with mentorship. Teaching younger employees how to navigate a bureaucracy or manage a client pays your way to learn from them. Younger employees are a fountain of knowledge when it comes to understanding and using new technology — knowledge that will make your job easier and make you more valuable to your employer. Stay Flexible. The baby boomers were the first to seek work/family balance in the workplace. Today younger workers see workplace flexibility as critical to quality of life not just balancing home and work demands. As most older workers seek to stay in the workplace longer either to extend retirement savings or to simply have a reason to get up in the morning, younger colleagues may be your strategic partners in creating opportunities for job sharing, flexible hours and covering each other when one needs time away. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Reach him at graham@theitem.com.
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SHELTER FROM PAGE A1 and breakfast,” he said. Several local congregations, organizations and individuals regularly provide dinner at the shelter. However, he noted that Samaritan House is always in need of monetary donations to continue operating. “We ended last year with a deficit of $40,000,” Robertson said. “United Ministries has been absorbing our shortfall, but we need more donations to make sure we remain viable and keep operating.” Robertson said donations to Samaritan House should be made to United
Ministries but “earmarked for Samaritan House.” All donations are tax deductible. Donations of food, toiletries and other necessities should be taken to United Ministries headquarters at 36 Artillery Drive; checks should be dropped off at or mailed to United Ministries of Sumter County, P.O. Box 1017, Sumter, SC 29151. Mark donations of money for Samaritan House. For more information about how to help, call United Ministries at (803) 775-0757 or Samaritan House at (803) 775-0024.
COLUMBIA — Former South Carolina Rep. Herb Kirsh, the longest-serving House member when he left office in 2010, has died. He was 84. M.L. Ford & Sons Funeral Home in Clover confirmed that Kirsh died Tuesday evening at a hospital in Gastonia, N.C. The Democrat served 32
will have a two-hour delay today. Morning preschool is canceled, and only lunch will be served. Shaw Air Force Base normal operations will begin at 10 a.m. today. Clarendon Hall will be closed today. City of Sumter employees
should report to work at 10 a.m. City of Sumter trash collection ran on Wednes-
day. If your trash and/or recycling pick-up day is regularly scheduled for Wednesday and you forgot or if the truck does not make it to you, keep your containers on the curb and leave them until the trucks are able to pick them up. he city will continue to make rounds today and Friday until all trash is collected. Clarendon School District 1 will be closed today. Clarendon School District 2 will be closed today. Clarendon School District 3 will be closed today. Laurence Manning Academy will remain closed
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years in the House before losing a re-election bid in 2010 to Republican and former solicitor Tommy Pope. The top Democrat on the Ways and Means Committee, Hirsh was a fiscal conservative who meticulously scrutinized state budget proposals. Colleagues of both parties relied on his knowledge of the budget as it moved through the legislative process. Associated Press
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Aiken 39/13
ON THE COAST
Charleston 39/27
Today: Partial sunshine; cold. High 35 to 42. Friday: Warmer with partial sunshine. High 48 to 53.
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STATE BRIEF Former Rep. Kirsh dies at age 84
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delayed start today. School will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. Wilson Hall will be on a one-hour delay today. USC Sumter faculty, staf and students should report at 11 a.m. today. The F.E. DuBose Campus in Clarendon County will be closed today. All other campuses and locations will open at 9:45 a.m. today. Classes that begin at 9:55 a.m. will begin on time.
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your chance to explore new concepts, possibilities and partnerships with people who share your interests. A change may not be welcome, but will end up being beneficial. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep your emotions in check and follow through with plans. Let intuition guide you regarding matters of the heart and home. A move or change to the way you live will give you greater perspective regarding future possibilities. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Take care of business matters personally. Don’t leave anything to chance and be prepared to make a quick decision in regards to a new contract or settlement. A change at home may upset a relationship but it will benefit you emotionally.
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MHS’ Darley to sign on NSD; others still mulling BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com National Signing Day for high school football players is now less than a week away, but it could be a very quiet day in the tri-county area. While there are several players who are considering their options when it comes to playing college football, only one is scheduled to sign on NSD, which is Wednesday. Most area coaches anticipate if they have playDARLEY ers who sign, they will be doing so with smaller schools and won’t likely sign until after Wednesday. Manning High linebacker/defensive end Cam Darley, the area’s only Shrine Bowl participant, has committed to Charlotte and will sign on Wednesday, according to Manning head coach Tony Felder. Charlotte had its first year of competition this past season and will become a Football Bowl Subdivision program in 2015 and will be eligible for bowls the following year. Charlotte is a member of Conference USA. Lakewood defensive lineman Andrew White is also considering Charlotte along with Football Championship Subdivision schools North Carolina Central and South Carolina State. Wilson Hall wide receiver Devin Singleton and running back/linebacker Jay Goodson, who played key roles in leading the Barons to the SCISA 3A state title,
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Wilson Hall’s Blake Bochette, Brent Carraway and William Kinney, left to right, play defense during a recent game against Hammond. The Barons will host rival Laurence Manning with first place in SCISA Region II-3A on the line on Friday at Nash Student Center. Both teams are unbeaten in league play.
Who will be the top dog? WH, LMA to battle for first place in SCISA Region II-3A BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com First place is up for grabs in SCISA Region II-3A when Wilson Hall’s varsity boys basketball team will play host to rival Laurence Manning Academy on Friday at Nash Student Center. The Swampcats, who are 3-0 in league play and 12-9 overall, are taking the approach that every game from here on out is the most important game of the season. “We want to prepare for every game and every team and try to play our best when we play,” said LMA head
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coach Will Epps. “We have to do that, like every time we play. We have to limit turnovers and we have to try to create second-chance opportunities when we miss shots. “We can’t rush ourselves – we want to play fast, but we want to play within ourselves, under control,” he explained. “We don’t want to take bad shots, we want to get to the
rim as much as possible and make the defense work when they’re guarding us and try to get up and down the court as fast as possible.” Wilson Hall comes into the contest with a 10-6 overall mark and a 2-0 conference record. “It’s a rivalry game and it adds more to it for first place in the conference,” said Barons head coach Eddie Talley. It doesn’t get any better than this.” The Barons have struggled and are still a work in progress, according to Talley, because of so many new players with no varsity experience.
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The team has also had trouble finishing games and that’ll be the focus against LMA. “We’ve got to play with enthusiasm, but we’ve got to realize it’s a 32-minute game and the first four minutes we can’t get caught up in the moment,” he said. “We’ve got to play hard the entire ball game, and if we do that, we’ll see where we stand in the fourth quarter and hopefully we’ll give ourselves a chance to win the ball game.” Brent Carraway, William Kinney and Blake Bochette each average around 10 to 11 points per game to lead the
SEE FIRST PLACE, PAGE B2
SUPER BOWL XLVIII
Seahawks once had designs on Manning BY TIM BOOTH The Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — They sat on the tarmac just hoping for the chance at a meeting. Pete Carroll and John Schneider waited in the private plane in Denver, wondering if Peyton Manning would accept a request to meet with the brain trust of the Seattle Seahawks to see if that could be a potential landing THE ASSOCIATED PRESS spot for the free agent quarterback. Seattle head coach Pete Carroll, left, embraces general manager John Schneider after This was March of 2012, before Manthe Seahawks won the NFC Championship. Carroll and Schneider tried to land Denver ning decided Denver would become his quarterback Peyton Manning when he was a free agent. Now Seattle faces him in Sunpermanent address and before Russell day’s Super Bowl XLVIII Wilson took up residency in Seattle.
And as Carroll recalled on Wednesday, the entire process was “brief.” “We tried to get involved with that to see if there was a next stage to MANNING the process and there wasn’t,” Carroll said. The fact the paths of Manning and the Seahawks intersect in Sunday’s Super Bowl is no coincidence. The decision to bring Manning to Denver was the catalyst for the Broncos becoming an offensive marvel that set records on its way to an AFC championship. And
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CLEMSON FOOTBALL
NFL draft analyst expects Clemson OL Thomas to climb boards
BY SCOTT KEEPFER Greenville News
Brandon Thomas always was one for flying under the radar, as is the case with most offensive linemen. But linemen get their love when the NFL draft begins. Nine offensive linemen were selected in the first round of last year’s draft,
more than twice as many as any other position. Three of the top four draft picks were offensive tackles. Thomas, who recently completed his senior season at Clemson, isn’t projected to be a first-round selection, but he’s certain to go somewhere, particularly after improving his stock by acquitting himself quite well in last Satur-
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Notre Dame’s Zach Martin was the top offensive lineman during the Senior Bowl and its week’s worth of practices, but said Thomas was among the players who most improved his draft status. Rang expects both to wind up at guard in the NFL. “Thomas didn’t earn nearly the media attention, but also performed well at tackle de-
spite a frame that suggests he too will be making the move inside in the NFL,” Rang said. “Late in the game itself, Thomas was playing outside at tackle with Martin asked to move inside to guard.” While Rang was impressed by the 6-foot-3½-inch, 315pound Thomas, a former
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 5:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Dubai Desert Classic First Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Phoenix Open First Round from Scottsdale, Ariz. (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Cincinnati at Louisville (ESPN). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Florida at Mississippi State (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Providence at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Syracuse at North Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Arkansas at Tennessee (SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Bryant at Robert Morris (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Cleveland at New York (TNT). 8 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Mississippi at South Carolina (Joined In Progress) (WNKT-FM 107.5). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Pacific at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Houston at Connecticut (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Purdue at Michigan (ESPN). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: UCLA at Oregon (ESPN2). 9 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Victor Ortiz vs. Luis Collazo for the WBA International Welterweight Title and Eddie Gomez vs. Daquan Arnett in a Super Welterweight Bout from Brooklyn, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Kentucky at Georgia (SPORTSOUTH). 10 p.m. -- College Basketball: St. Mary’s (Calif.) at San Diego (ESPNU). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State (TNT). 1 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Dubai Desert Classic Second Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).
PREP SCHEDULE TODAY
Varsity and JV Basketball Robert E. Lee at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m. Junior Varsity Basketball Lee Central at Andrews, 6 p.m. B Team Basketball Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Timmerman at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Dillon Christian at Clarendon Hall (Girls Only), 4 p.m. Middle School Basketball Alice Drive at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m. Ebenezer at Bates, 5 p.m. Hillcrest at Mayewood, 5 p.m. Manning at Elloree, 6 p.m.
FRIDAY
Varsity Basketball Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m. Crestwood at Manning, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m. Andrews at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Carvers Bay at East Clarendon, 6 p.m. Governor’s School at Sumter Christian, 6 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Timmonsville at Scott’s Branch (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Thomas Sumter at South Aiken Baptist Christian, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Marlboro Academy, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 4 p.m. Andrew Jackson Academy at St. Francis Xavier (No Girls), 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Basketball Hope Christian at Sumter Christian (Boys Only), 4 p.m. B Team Basketball Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.
SATURDAY
Varsity Basketball West Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m. Timberland at Lee Central, 4 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, noon
COLLEGE BASKETBALL THURSDAY EAST Wagner at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m. Monmouth (NJ) at Marist, 7 p.m. Fairleigh Dickinson at Mount St. Mary’s, 7 p.m. CCSU at St. Francis (Pa.), 7 p.m. Canisius at Quinnipiac, 7:30 p.m. Bryant at Robert Morris, 8 p.m. Niagara at Siena, 8:30 p.m. Houston at UConn, 9 p.m. SOUTH FAU at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Chattanooga at Davidson, 7 p.m. UT-Martin at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m. Mercer at ETSU, 7 p.m. W. Carolina at Elon, 7 p.m. Samford at Furman, 7 p.m. The Citadel at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m. South Alabama at Georgia St., 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Louisville, 7 p.m. FIU at Marshall, 7 p.m. Florida at Mississippi St., 7 p.m. Kennesaw St. at SC-Upstate, 7 p.m. Appalachian St. at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m. Lipscomb at Jacksonville, 7:15 p.m. N. Kentucky at North Florida, 7:30 p.m. Arkansas St. at Louisiana-Monroe, 8 p.m. East Carolina at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m. Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m. Old Dominion at UAB, 8 p.m. Texas-Arlington at W. Kentucky, 8 p.m. Cent. Arkansas at McNeese St., 8:30 p.m. Oral Roberts at Nicholls St., 8:30 p.m. Incarnate Word at Northwestern St., 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at SE Louisiana, 8:30 p.m. MIDWEST Nebraska-Omaha at IPFW, 7 p.m. W. Illinois at IUPUI, 7 p.m. Providence at Marquette, 7 p.m. Wright St. at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. N. Dakota St. at South Dakota, 8 p.m. Grand Canyon at Chicago St., 8:05 p.m. Indiana at Nebraska, 8:15 p.m. Purdue at Michigan, 9 p.m. SOUTHWEST Utah Valley at Texas-Pan American, 8 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette at UALR, 8 p.m. Houston Baptist at Lamar, 8:30 p.m. Texas A&M-CC at Sam Houston St., 8:45 p.m. Abilene Christian at Stephen F. Austin, 9 p.m. Rice at UTSA, 9 p.m. Louisiana Tech at UTEP, 9:05 p.m. FAR WEST Weber St. at N. Arizona, 8:30 p.m. Pacific at BYU, 9 p.m. S. Dakota St. at Denver, 9 p.m. CS Bakersfield at New Mexico St., 9 p.m. UCLA at Oregon, 9 p.m. Southern Cal at Oregon St., 9 p.m. Montana at S. Utah, 9 p.m. North Dakota at E. Washington, 9:05 p.m. UC Riverside at CS Northridge, 10 p.m. UC Davis at Cal Poly, 10 p.m. Saint Mary’s (Cal) at San Diego, 10 p.m. UC Irvine at UC Santa Barbara, 10 p.m. N. Colorado at Portland St., 10:05 p.m. Idaho St. at Sacramento St., 10:05 p.m. Long Beach St. at Hawaii, Mid
FRIDAY EAST Cornell at Brown, 7 p.m. Penn at Dartmouth, 7 p.m. Princeton at Harvard, 7 p.m. Rider at St. Peter’s, 7 p.m. Columbia at Yale, 7 p.m. Manhattan at Iona, 9 p.m. SOUTH Presbyterian at VMI, 7 p.m. Stetson at Florida Gulf Coast, 7:05 p.m. Murray St. at Austin Peay, 9 p.m. MIDWEST Cleveland St. at Detroit, 7 p.m. Youngstown St. at Oakland, 7 p.m.
NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 23 Brooklyn 20 New York 18 Boston 15 Philadelphia 14 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Miami 32 Atlanta 23 Washington 22 Charlotte 19 Orlando 12 CENTRAL DIVISION W Indiana 35 Chicago 22 Detroit 18 Cleveland 16 Milwaukee 8
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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W San Antonio 33 Houston 30 Dallas 26 Memphis 23 New Orleans 19 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Oklahoma City 36 Portland 33 Denver 22 Minnesota 22 Utah 16 PACIFIC DIVISION W L.A. Clippers 32 Phoenix 26 Golden State 27 L.A. Lakers 16 Sacramento 15
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TUESDAY’S GAMES
New Orleans 100, Cleveland 89 Detroit 103, Orlando 87 New York 114, Boston 88 Houston 97, San Antonio 90 Memphis 98, Portland 81 Washington 88, Golden State 85 Indiana 104, L.A. Lakers 92
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
Oklahoma City at Miami, 7 p.m. Orlando at Toronto, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, ppd. New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m. Chicago at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Washington at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m. Cleveland at New York, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.
NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L Boston 52 34 15 Tampa Bay 53 31 17 Toronto 55 28 21 Montreal 53 28 20 Detroit 53 23 19 Ottawa 53 23 20 Florida 53 21 25 Buffalo 52 14 30 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L Pittsburgh 53 37 14 N.Y. Rangers 54 28 23 Philadelphia 54 26 22 Carolina 53 24 20 Columbus 53 26 23 Washington 53 24 21 New Jersey 54 22 21 N.Y. Islanders 5521 26
OT 3 5 6 5 11 10 7 8
Pts GF GA 71 159 115 67 157 131 62 158 170 61 131 134 57 135 149 56 150 167 49 129 164 36 101 152
OT 2 3 6 9 4 8 11 8
Pts GF GA 76 171 128 59 139 138 58 147 158 57 134 150 56 154 151 56 153 158 55 127 135 50 157 185
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Winter weather forces more postponements The junior varsity basketball games for Sumter, Crestwood, Lakewood and East Clarendon high schools scheduled for today have either been postponed due to the winter storm that hit much of the state. All of the boys and girls games were home games for the Sumter School District schools. Sumter was to face Conway, and the games will not be made up. Crestwood was to play Manning, and the games will now be played on Feb. 12. However, Crestwood’s B team boys home game against Westwood was postponed as well and will not be rescheduled. Lakewood was to face Darlington and the games will not be rescheduled. EC was supposed to travel to Hemingway to face Carvers Bay, and those games will not be made up either. Also, Sumter’s road wrestling match against Clover set for today at Newberry College was canceled. Also, the Region VI-4A tournament set for Saturday in Conway in which Sumter was to compete has been moved to Monday. B-Team, JV Invitational Sat. The Sumter High Gamecocks B-Team & JV Basketball Invitational will begin on Saturday at the Sumter High School gymnasiums. The junior varsity boys portion of the tournament will be played in the main gym. Play on Saturday will begin at 10 a.m. with Crestwood meeting Lakewood. Sumter will take on White Knoll at 11, Crestwood will meet White Knoll at 12:30 p.m. and Sumter will meet Lakewood at 1:30. The B Team tournament will be played in the mini gym starting with Sumter taking on Manning at 10 a.m. Crestwood and White Knoll will play at 11, Sumter will meet White Knoll at 12:30 p.m. and Manning will face Crestwood at 1:30. Teams will be seeded after pool play on Saturday and tournament play will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8. Admission is $8 each week, but a 2-weekend pass is $14. Mickelson set to play Phoenix Open with back injury SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Phil Mickelson is going ahead with his Phoenix Open title defense after testing his ailing lower back on Wednesday at exclusive Whisper Rock.
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Phil Mickelson watches his tee shot on the second hole of the South Course during the Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego. Mickelson said he would be ready to defend his Phoenix Open title after testing out his back on Wednesday. He said he also plans to play next week at Pebble Beach. He first felt soreness two weeks ago in Abu Dhabi, and then withdrew from the Farmers Insurance Open on Friday after making the cut at Torrey Pines. He flew to Georgia to see back specialist Tom Boers and was told his facet joints locked up. Last year at TPC Scottsdale, the former Arizona State star opened with an 11-under 60 and matched the Phoenix Open record of 28 under. He was set to make his 25th start in the event that he also won in 1996 and 2005. Mickelson lived in the Phoenix area for 12 years. Lefty also said he expects to play next week at Pebble Beach, where he’s a fivetime champion. He is skipping Riviera and the Match Play Championship because his oldest daughter has spring break a week earlier than his other two children. Maurice Petty inducted in NASCAR Hall of Fame CHARLOTTE — The Petty dynasty is now completely represented in the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Maurice Petty has been formally inducted into the Hall, joining his father, brother and cousin as members of the exclusive group. Maurice Petty was the first member of the fifth class to be inducted during Wednesday night’s ceremony. “The Chief” was inducted by brother Richard Petty, the seven-time NASCAR champion and member of the inaugural Hall of
Fame class. Maurice Petty is the first engine builder to be inducted into the Hall. His engines won seven titles and more than 200 races, including seven Daytona 500s. Also in the Hall from the Petty Enterprise dynasty is patriarch Lee Petty, and the Petty boys’ crew chief and cousin, Dale Inman. NBA TV to televise David Stern special on Friday NEW YORK — NBA TV will televise an interview with David Stern on Friday night, the day before he ends his 30-year run as NBA commissioner. “David Stern: 30 Years” will air at 7 p.m. EST. Stern will be interviewed by Turner Sports’ Ernie Johnson during the hour-long program, which includes comments from former and current NBA players such as Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Jerry West, Charles Barkley, Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Ginobili out 3-4 weeks with hamstring strain Those 36-year-old legs of Manu Ginobili’s have been feeling pretty spry this season. That spring in his step that had been missing for so much of last season was back, helping the Argentine magician become a gamechanger again for the San Antonio Spurs. So when the lane opened up in the third quarter Tuesday night against the Houston Rockets, Ginobili decided to go for it. From staff, wire reports
WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA St. Louis 52 36 11 5 77 180 119 Chicago 55 32 10 13 77 194 154 Colorado 52 33 14 5 71 153 137 Minnesota 55 29 20 6 64 133 135 Dallas 53 24 21 8 56 154 157 Nashville 55 24 23 8 56 136 166 Winnipeg 55 25 25 5 55 155 162 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 55 39 11 5 83 184 134 San Jose 53 34 13 6 74 165 126 Los Angeles 55 30 19 6 66 133 116 Vancouver 54 27 18 9 63 137 138 Phoenix 53 25 18 10 60 154 160 Calgary 53 19 27 7 45 124 169 Edmonton 55 17 32 6 40 144 190 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
TUESDAY’S GAMES
Boston 6, Florida 2 Toronto 3, Tampa Bay 2 Philadelphia 5, Detroit 0 Ottawa 3, Columbus 2 Washington 5, Buffalo 4, OT Montreal 3, Carolina 0 St. Louis 3, New Jersey 0 Nashville 4, Winnipeg 3 Phoenix 3, Los Angeles 0 Calgary 5, Chicago 4, OT Minnesota 4, Anaheim 2
SIGNINGS, FROM PAGE B1 are looking to extend their football careers. Singleton is considering FCS school The Citadel while Goodson is exploring all of his options. After finishing as the 4A Division I state runner-up, Sumter High could have three players signing soon in cornerback Erick Wright, wide receiver Justin Martin and linebacker Devontaye Edwards. Each is considering several schools. Crestwood head coach
Keith Crolley said he will have no one signing on Wednesday, but could have some players sign at later dates. Lee Central head coach Baron Turner said running back George Howard and defensive lineman Kinard Lisbon are looking at colleges. Lisbon, who has taken a visit to Newberry, is considering his options, while Howard is looking at possibly signing with Garden City Community Col-
lege in Kansas. Scott’s Branch head coach Jesse Johnson said Traviant Riley and Treshawn Jones could sign with a junior college or small school, but both are weighing their options. Lakewood’s Otis Jones, the defending 3A 800-meter run state champion in track and field, is considering Methodist College, Morehouse College and Limestone College. He is considering participating in both sports, according to Lakewood football head coach Perry Parks.
WEDNESDAY’S GAMES
N.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at Bronx, NY, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.
TODAY’S GAMES
Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m. Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m. San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m. Buffalo at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press
BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER — Suspended Philadelphia LHP Christopher O’Hare (Lakewood-SAL) 50 games after a second positive test for a drug of abuse under the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. AMERICAN LEAGUE KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Acquired OF Carlos Peguero from Seattle for a player to be named or cash considerations. Designated LHP Everett Teaford for assignment. LOA ANGELES ANGELS — Announced the additions of orthopaedic surgeons Dr. Robert Grumet and Dr. Michael F. Shepard to its medical staff. MINNESOTA TWINS — Agreed to terms with RHP Matt Guerrier on a minor league contract.
FIRST PLACE, FROM PAGE B1 Barons. “On different nights we’ve had five different guys that have led us in scoring,” Talley said. “Going game to game you’re not sure where you’re points are coming from, but those three guys have been pretty consistent all year.” Shakei Green is the Swampcats’ leading scorer, averaging about 14 to 15 points per game. Epps said Green has really come on strong of late. “He can shoot and dribble a little bit and he’s an all-around good basketball player,” the LMA head coach said. “Athletically, he’s very gifted and here lately I think he’s realized how blessed he is and he’s really been working hard and put forth the effort to apply himself on the court.” Vaughnte Anderson and Mark Pipkin are also key to LMA’s success. Anderson, who averages 12 points, is the heart beat of the team, according to Epps, while Pipkin is the team’s most experienced player. “(Vaughnte) fears no one on the court
and sometimes that gets him in trouble on the court, but you’ve got to admire him because he’s a warrior,” Epps said. “(Mark) knows where he and others are supposed to be on the court, and we really hope he continues to help lead everybody and encourage everyone.” The difference in the game could be which team rebounds the ball better, according to Talley. The Barons hope to get Parker McDuffie and Brandon Spittle back from injury, but McDuffie hasn’t practiced and Spittle, who has been out since Christmas, is listed as day to day. “If we don’t rebound the ball Friday night, it could be a long night for us,” he explained. “How well we can hold our own on the boards, I think that will be a big factor on who wins on Friday. They like to run and when they shoot the 3-pointer, they’re tough to beat. They do a lot of dribble-penetration and kick out for a 3-point shot, and if they’re making those it could be a long night for us.”
SUPER BOWL XLVIII
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Philadelphia’s Steve Van Buren (15) plunges over the goal line for a touchdown during the fourth quarter of the 1948 NFL championship game against the Chicago Cardinals in a driving snowstorm in Philadelphia. Title games and cold weather used to be normal in title games in the early days of the NFL.
Cold-weather title games used to be the NFL norm BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press NEW YORK — For the first time, the Super Bowl is being played outdoors in a cold-weather city. It used to be the norm for the NFL’s championship game. Just ask 92-year-old Charley Trippi. Long before there was a Super Bowl, the Hall of Famer played in two title games with the Chicago Cardinals — the first while wearing sneakers to cope with an icy field, the second in a Philadelphia blizzard that made it impossible to even see the yard lines. “You never really knew if you had a first down,” Trippi remembered Wednesday when reached at his home in Athens, Ga. — where, interestingly enough, there was snow on the ground from a freak winter storm that paralyzed much of the South. It wouldn’t be at all surprising to have flurries at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, when the Denver Broncos face the Seattle Seahawks, though the forecast called for only a 20 percent chance of precipitation. The temperature, expected to climb well past the freezing mark in the afternoon, could
dip back into the 20s after nightfall. Trippi doesn’t understand why the NFL took a chance on its signature game being marred by inclement weather, when the league has plenty of warm-weather cities and domed stadiums to choose from. “The championship game should be played in a climate that you know is going to be agreeable to put on a good exhibition of football,” he said. “Actually, if I was a fan, I wouldn’t go to the game with that kind of temperature.” Before the first Super Bowl in 1967, the NFL title game was a matchup between division winners in late December, hosted by one of the teams. Since most pro franchises in those days were located in the Northeast and Midwest, it wasn’t at all surprising for the championship to be decided in some especially brutal weather. In fact, it often became the central theme. Most notably, there was the famous “Sneakers Games” in 1934, when the New York Giants borrowed some basketball shoes from a nearby college, changed out of their cleats in the third quarter, and turned a 13-3 deficit into a 30-13 victory at the ice-covered Polo
Elway: Manning can’t really seal legacy Sunday BY ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — John Elway says Peyton Manning cannot stamp himself as the greatest quarterback in NFL history even if he wins the Super Bowl on Sunday. Elway told The Associated Press Wednesday that he’s come to realize the argument over who’s the best QB ever is a lot like beauty: It’s in the eye of the beholder. “I don’t think there’s ever going to be a ‘very ELWAY best.’ I think there’s always going to be a conversation,” said Elway, the Broncos’ Hall of Fame quarterback-turnedexecutive vice president. Manning has the chance to become the first starting quarterback to lead two franchises to Super Bowl titles when the Broncos play the Seahawks at MetLife Stadium. When Manning signed with the Broncos on March 20, 2012, Elway
declared, “My goal is to make Peyton Manning the best quarterback that’s ever played the game.” But at the team hotel on the Hudson River on Wednesday morning, Elway said he now realizes that question will never truly be answered “even though when he walks away Peyton may well have broken every single record.” With Manning leading the huddle and Elway the front office, Denver is back in the big game for the first time since the Broncos won back-toback titles in 1998 and ‘99, after which Elway tried his hand at running restaurants and car dealerships. Tebowmania quickly came and went and with Manning throwing for 99 touchdowns, the Broncos have gone 28-6 the last two years. Elway looked more relaxed in his suit and tie than he ever did during the weeks preceding the five Super Bowls he played in, wins over Green Bay and Atlanta after losses to the Giants, Redskins and 49ers.
Grounds. The Giants would repeat the tactic 22 years later, romping to another title largely by having better footing than their opponent. Both title games that Trippi played in were affected by the weather. In 1947, Comiskey Park was coated with a thin sheet of ice when the Cardinals hosted the Philadelphia Eagles on a bitterly cold day (Trippi remembers the wind chill being minus-20). Borrowing a page from the Giants, Trippi traded his cleats for sneakers and scored two touchdowns on a 44yard run and a 75-yard punt return, leading Chicago to a 28-21 victory and what remains the franchise’s only title. “The only time I played an NFL game in tennis shoes was in Chicago for our championship team,” Trippi said. “We got better footing in tennis shoes. You couldn’t stand up in cleats.” The following year, the teams met again in the title game, this time at Philadelphia’s Shibe Park. A fullfledged blizzard struck the city, dumping so much snow the grounds crew couldn’t remove the tarp. The players were summoned from the
locker room to help pull it off the field. By the time the game kicked off, the field was completely covered again, this time by several inches of the white stuff. What followed barely qualified as football, much less a title game. “It was more of a pushing game,” Trippi said, recalling how the players were slipping and sliding all over the place. “It was incredible. The officials improvised the whole game. No one could see the lines. The ballplayers just couldn’t react like they wanted. I think the fans got cheated out of seeing a real championship game.” The Cardinals, who had gone 11-1 during the regular season and led the league with an average of more than 391 yards per game, managed just six first downs and 131 yards in the horrible conditions. The Eagles didn’t fare much better, but a Chicago turnover early in the fourth quarter set up the game’s only score, Steve Van Buren’s 5-yard touchdown run. The final: Philadelphia 7, Chicago 0. To this day, Trippi figures the Cardinals were wrongly denied their second straight title.
Carroll credits Irvin for setting Seahawks straight BY TIM BOOTH The Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Pete Carroll said Wednesday it was the suspension of linebacker Bruce Irvin last spring that finally got the attention of the rest of the Seattle Seahawks that they needed to be taking their commitment to the team more seriously. Seattle’s past problems with drug suspensions — both performance-enhancing and substance abuse — IRVIN were brought up again and Carroll was expansive, going back to Irvin’s PED suspension last May as a turning point for the team. “When that came to light, and the way Bruce addressed it and handled it with us and our football team, it set us in a new mode, in a new men-
tality,” Carroll said. “I found that we were a very young team, with young minds, and guys that needed to formulate the plan, how it all fits together, and the best way we could do that is to gather the power that they represent us — everybody represents the Seahawks.” Born out of the situation with Irvin was the motto “Seahawks 24/7” that became a team slogan and was plastered on t-shirts worn around the locker room all season. It was a nod to Carroll’s young team realizing they had to be responsible and accountable off the field as much as they are in the confines of the locker room. “We realized that we had a tremendous commitment to what we were doing on the field, and that we needed to embrace that we needed that commitment to extend off the field as well, in all areas,” Carroll said.
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Former Miami tackle Jonathan Martin (71) wants to return to the NFL, he said in an interview that aired on Wednesday where he claimed that racial, aggressive and sexually charged comments all played a role in his departure from the Dolphins.
Former Dolphins OT Martin alleges racial comments BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — Offensive lineman Jonathan Martin wants to return to the NFL, he said in an interview aired Wednesday where he claimed that racial, aggressive and sexually charged comments all played a role in his departure from the Miami Dolphins. Martin also said he was not the only victim of hazing in the Dolphins’ locker room. “There are other people that got it too,” Martin said. “I can’t say why I may have gotten more.” Martin told his side of the story to former NFL coach Tony Dungy, now an analyst for NBC, which aired portions of the interview Tuesday and Wednesday. Dungy is part of a committee assigned by Dolphins owner Stephen Ross to review the team’s code of conduct, and said on NBC’s “Today” show that he has spoken with three general managers who believe Martin will have the chance to play again. “They all said he’s a good player. He’ll get an opportunity,” Dungy said. “But they’re all afraid of the scrutiny that comes with it. He’s got to get to the right environment, not a place like the Miami locker room was.” Among the allegations Martin made in his interview with Dungy: •That teammates directed comments of racial and aggressive nature toward him, as well as sex-related comments about his mother and sister. •That he talked to members of the team’s coaching staff about the situation, but stopped short of meeting with Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin. “Members of the organization knew I was struggling,” Martin said. •That he tried to be friends with fellow offensive lineman Richie Incognito, who was suspended for the final eight games for his role in the matter. •That he contacted friends on other NFL teams, and that they agreed the level of hazing he alleged to have taken place with the Dolphins exceeded what’s typical in a locker-room culture. “I have no problem with the normal hazing that you see in
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ALCOLU — William Arthur “Bill” Richburg III, 43, husband of Regina Marie Fry “Gina” Richburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at his home. Born Dec. 7, 1970, in Manning, he was a son of Lloyd Wendell and Dorothy Adelade Coker Richburg. He was a RICHBURG U.S. Air Force veteran; a HVAC maintenance technician for Clarendon School District Two; a Clarendon County Recreational Department softball coach; and he was a member of Little Star Pentecostal Holiness Church. He is survived by his wife and parents of Alcolu; two daughters, Kristina Marie Richburg and Jennifer Nicole Richburg, both of Alcolu; a brother, Christopher Lloyd Richburg (Kasey) of Sumter; a sister, Melisa Tara Miller (Matthew) of Chesapeake, Va.; maternal grandmother, Dorothy Isabelle Coker; five nephews; and three nieces. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Little Star Pentecostal Holiness Church with the Rev. Jason Wilson officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Per Bill’s request, dress for the funeral is Carolina Gamecock game day attire, no suits or ties. Pallbearers will be Chris Richburg, Matt Miller, Lawrence Preast, Tracy Childers, Rodney Richburg, Kaleb Hall, Raynor Golston and Logan Miller. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence. Memorials may be made to Relay for Life, c/o Jean Witt, P.O. Box 310, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org
Dorothy Truesdale Hatfield, beloved wife of 57 years to the late Fred Lee Hatfield Sr., was called home by the greatest love of her life, her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at her home surrounded by her family. Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints. O Lord, truly I am thy servant, I am thy servant, and the son of Thine HATFIELD handmaid: thou has loosened my bonds. 116 Psalms 15:16 Born in Kershaw County, she was a daughter of the late Herbert Sr. and Ellie Isabelle Outlaw Truesdale. Mrs. Hatfield was a master gardener and owner of Unique Antiques and Gifts. She will be remembered as a loving mother “maw maw,” sister, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend. Dorothy will be missed by all who knew her and the family would especially like to give “special” thanks to her three “round the clock” companions and caregivers during her long battle with cancer: Shirley Truesdale Weaver (sister), Betty Machelle Geddings (daughter) and Shea Hatfield Stone (granddaughter). Dorothy is survived by one son, Fred L. Hatfield Jr. of Sumter; two daughters, Debra Hatfield Converse of Bishopville and Machelle Hatfield Geddings and her husband, John, of Sumter; six grandchildren, Lee Hatfield and his wife, Misty, Amberly Osteen and her husband, Eric, Shea Hatfield Stone and her husband, Mike, Brooke Rogers and her husband, Phil, Fawn Hughes and her husband, Terry, and Tristina Hatfield; 10 great-grandchildren, Rilee Hatfield, Braelynn Durham, Anna Hatfield, Seth Hughes, Zowie Hatfield, Ellie Stone, Kadin Durham, Wyatt Hughes, David-Izak Rogers and Brody Olson; one brother, Patrick “Pat” Truesdale of Lexington; and four sisters, Shirley Truesdale Weaver of Gilbert, Velma Truesdale Gaskins of Lexington, Patricia Jeffcoat of Columbia and Jeanette Truesdale Shirey of Irmo. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Herbert Truesdale Jr.; and a granddaughter, Courtney Converse. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at Wedgefield Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Goff officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.
LAURA ANN HARRISON MANNING — Laura Ann Harrison, 45, died Saturday, Jan 2, 2014, at her residence, 3383 S. Brewington Road, Manning. She was born Nov. 2, 1968, in Clarendon County, a daughter of Andretta Houston Harrison and the late Deacon Joe Nathan Harrison. She was a graduate of the South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind, Spartanburg. In her HARRISON youth, she attended Grace Christian Church, Manning. Survivors are her mother of the home; one son, Travis Harrison of home; two sisters, Betty J. King and Elinda G. Harrison; two brothers, Jonathan (Kathleen) Harrison and Ryan Harrison; seven aunts, Cynthia (Freddie) Snider, Teresa (Henry) Hilton, Susie Mae (JC) Murray, Virgeree Pendergrass, Midred Rouse, Ruth Kennedy and Mary J. Green; and three uncles, Lun (Sarah) Houston Jr., Truman Houston and Samuels (Charlene) Harrison. Celebratory services for Ms. Harrison will be held at 1 p.m. today at the Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Jr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Handsome Major officiating, the Rev. Mike Burdock and the Rev. Kenneth Murray, Assisting. Burial will follow in Junky Yard Cemetery, Foreston. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 3383 S. Brewington Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
Bullock Funeral Home & Crematorium LIDA BELL G. REMBERT Deaconess Lida Bell Glover Rembert, 93, widow of Deacon Harmon Rembert Sr., entered into eternal rest on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born April 25, 1920, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Deacon Parrish and Ester Mack Glover. She was a lifetime member of Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member of the senior choir and a former president of the
MANNING, FROM PAGE B1 his decision not to seriously consider Seattle as a landing point also was hugely important in the Seahawks finding the pieces both in free agency and the draft to build a team that was the class of the NFC. Manning recalled Wednesday how he wanted privacy in the process of figuring out his next team after being released by Indianapolis. “I remember it wasn’t very private. It was quite a public spectacle,” Manning said. “I could have done
senior missionary society. She was also a member of the Twelve Tribes of Israel, Lodge 8, the D.L. Glover Singers, and the Starlight Female Singers. Mrs. Rembert was a member of Salterstown Community Planning Committee and the first director of the Feed-AChild program in her community. She leaves to cherish her memories: one brother, Herbert (Velma) Glover of Rembert; 10 sons, Hampton (Mable) and Levi (Evelyn), both of Bishopville, Herman (Debra), James (Debbie), Anthony (Loretta), Willie (Mary) and Samuel, all of Sumter, Parrish (Naomi) of Washington, D.C., David (Lucille) of Atlanta, and the Rev. Charlie (Karen) Rembert REMBERT of Virginia Beach, Va.; two daughters, Lottie and Mary, both of Sumter; 42 grandchildren; 68 great-grandchildren; 35 greatgreat-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Deacon Harmon Rembert Sr.; two sons, Eddie and Johnny; three brothers; four sisters; and three grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at noon Friday at Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, with the Rev. Clifton N. Witherspoon, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Alvin Webb, the Rev. L.W. Barnes, the Rev. Nate Brock and the Rev. Robert Thompson. The family will be receiving friends and relatives at the home, 945 Unity Court, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Friday. The funeral procession will leave at 11:20 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers will be granddaughters and GHMBC Senior Missionaries. Pallbearers will be grandsons and GHMBC Trustees. Burial will be in Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Churchyard cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
CLYDE M. BAKER Jr. Clyde M. Baker Jr., 87, husband of Dorothy N. Brown Baker, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014, at his home. Born in Williamsburg County, he was a son of the late Clyde Sr. and Mary Morris Baker. Mr. Baker was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He attended the Salvation Army Church; was a member of Crosspoint Baptist Church; the Salvation Army Men’s Club; American Legion Post 15; and the VFW Palmetto Club. He retired from Thurston Motor Lines. He enjoyed going to church, dancing, country music, fishing, and his family. He leaves behind a legacy of love. Grateful appreciation is given to “Little Betty,” Mary and United Hospice for their compassionate care during his illness. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; two grandsons, Wayne Elmore (Susan) of Sumter and Bryan Elmore (Amanda) of West Melbourne, Fla.; four stepchildren, Mike, Ronnie, Danny and Patricia Brown; great-grandchildren, Lauren, Elizabeth, Madison, Kendall and Emery Elmore; and a number of step-greatgrandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rounette Corbett Baker; a daughter,
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Sylvia Baker Elmore; a greatgrandson, Travis Elmore; three brothers, W.H. Baker, Tracy Baker and Thomas Baker; and a sister, Carolyn B. Mathis. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with Bobby Baker officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be Michael Brown and the men of the Salvation BAKER Army. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to United Hospice, 903 Elmwood Ave., Columbia, SC 29201. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.
tery, directed by Bacote-Eaddy Funeral Home of Timmonsville. She died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. She was born in Lee County, a daughter of the late Willie Jr. and Ellen Wright Henry. She was a graduate of Mt. Pleasant High School and was employed for 19 years as an assembler for Apex Tools. Survivors include Latischer Henry, a niece she raised as a daughter; a daughter, Cassandra (Greg) Wilson; three sisters, Emma (Willie Joe) Henry, Shelia (Henry) Spann and Mary L. (Leonard) McElveen; two brothers, Roosevelt (Virginia) Henry and Thomas (Kathy) Henry; her companion and close friend, Charles Kenny Rose; a friend and sister, Sylvia Holland; two godchildren; and two grandsons. The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister, Emma Henry, 632 Tolson Road, Lynchburg.
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ROSLYN, N.Y. — Lorraine Paylor-Conyers, 59, wife of Henry Conyers, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at St. Francis Hospital, Roslyn. She was born June 28, 1944, in New York, a daughter of the late Lewis and Epsie Malloy Sampson. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.
Jerry Ivy Strickland, 73, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org
OAKALEE D. GILLARD Oakalee Deas Gillard was born June 5, 1930, in Dalzell, to Susan Brown Deas and Callie Deas. She departed this life on Jan. 22, 2014, at Genesis Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc, Mich. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She was married to the late John Wesley Gillard Sr. and she was blessed with six children. For more than 40 years, Oakalee was employed as a domestic worker. She gave 30 years of service as a dedicated member of Sacred Heart Temple No. 835. She was a member of St. Mark 4-B Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a dedicated member of the senior choir. She leaves to cherish her memory: her children, Deloris (Mayo) Jack of Anchorage, Alaska, John (Dianne) Gilliard of Sumter, Connie Roby of Saginaw, Mich., Glenn Deas of Sumter, and Andre Gillard of Atlanta; two sisters, Ruth Fulton of Brooklyn, N.Y., and Edna Deas of Bronx, N.Y.; one sister-in-law, Margaret Deas of Brooklyn; nine grandchildren; 12 greatgrandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The body will be placed in the church at noon Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at St. Mark 4-B Baptist Church, Sumter, with the Rev. Sammie D. Simmons, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Mark 4-B Baptist Church cemetery. The family is receiving friends at 910 Joseph St., Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.
SARAH HENRY LYNCHBURG — Funeral service for Sarah “Pam” Alice Henry will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Mount Pleasant AME Church in Elliott. Burial will be in the church ceme-
without that.” Manning eventually signed with Denver in late March. The process leading to his decision included a number of other franchises, including an early morning phone call that awoke Carroll. Manning had heard Seattle was interested and thus the process started. Seattle was in the market for quarterbacks at that point. They had gone through the trio of Matt Hasselbeck, Charlie Whitehurst and Tarvaris Jackson without satisfaction during Carroll’s first two seasons and now stood the chance to possibly make
HARRY GLOVER Harry Glover, 92, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at his home. Born April 5, 1921, in Sumter County, he was a son of Joe and Elizabeth Washington Glover. The family will receive friends and relatives at his home, 5 Dixie Drive, Apartment B, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.
MiSHAUN C. BLANDING MiShaun Corden Blanding, son of Corey and Dershaun Blanding, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2014. Born Jan. 29, 2014, at Carolina Medical Center, Pineville, N.C. His memories will be cherished by his parents; siblings, Michael Witmer, Jaden Smith and Corey Blanding Jr.; maternal grandparents, Derrick Lark, Russell and Valerie Pleasant; paternal grandmother, Joyce Blanding; and a host of other relatives. Dass Caugen, 700 Heckle Blvd., Rock Hill, is in charge of these arrangements. This is a courtesy announcement of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.
ROGER MAE BUGG Roger Mae Bugg, age 92, of Sumter, passed away Jan. 23, 2014, at Murphy Medical Center Nursing Home. Mrs. Bugg was born May 30, 1921, in Sumter, to the late Henry M. and Ada Huckabee Webster. She was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Marcia Bugg and Dana Hatheway; son and daughter-in-law, Dailey (Nancy) Bugg; and one grandchild. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sumter. Arrangements entrusted to the Cochran Funeral Home of Murphy, N.C. You may send condolences to the family and sign the guest register at www.cochranfuneralhomes.com.
a pitch to Manning. They had yet to draft Wilson — who Carroll said he now would have selected much higher than the third round — so it made sense for the Seahawks to try and get involved. “We talked about the basics of what it might mean for him coming to us and the process was underway,” Carroll said. “It was very early and he had said he didn’t know what he was going to do, where he was going to visit and what was going to come up and he wanted to gage what our interest was.”
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THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
THE SUMTER ITEM
BIZARRO
SOUP TO NUTZ
ANDY CAPP
GARFIELD
BEETLE BAILEY
BORN LOSER
BLONDIE
ZITS
MOTHER GOOSE
DOG EAT DOUG
DILBERT
JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE
THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE
8 Cairo market 9 Pushed (oneself) 10 Explode 11 Store name derived from the prescription symbol 12 “Bam!” chef 13 Film fish 21 Second half of a ball game? 22 Cut with acid 23 1984 Olympics parallel bars gold medalist Conner 24 Out of port 25 Nonstick cookware brand 30 Seaport of Ghana 31 Bowled over 32 Tree with quivering leaves 37 Mitt Romney’s 2012
running mate 39 “The Celts” singer 40 Stacked fuel 41 Poker game 43 Bruins’ campus: Abbr. 44 Like most new drivers 46 Hot springs resorts 47 Strengthened 48 Prisoner’s reward 49 Strikingly unusual 50 Trailing 51 Purse part 56 New York team 57 “Him __”: romantic triangle ultimatum 58 Bout of beefy battlers 62 ER vitals 63 “However ...” 64 Product promos
plished, I feel I have nothing to show for myself. When I point my accomplishments out to myself, they don’t seem like a heck of a lot. What can I do so I can stop feeling like a loser? LOST IN NORTHEAST DEAR LOST — A loser? From where I sit, you appear to be not only a caring daughter, but also an intellectually accomplished young woman who is being very hard on herself. If you feel you haven’t accomplished a lot, I have to question the yardstick you’re using. It’s time you discussed your feelings with a licensed mental health professional who can help you understand what is causing your low self-esteem.
If you do, it may help you be kinder to yourself, because what’s currently going on in your head is unfair to you and destructive. DEAR ABBY — I was wondering what is the appropriate level of give and take in a friendship? I notice that in some relationships I am always giving and never receiving, where in others I am always receiving. How do you know when a balance is reached? JAKE IN ALBANY, GA. DEAR JAKE — There is give and take in all healthy relationships. A “balance is reached” when you can give without feeling used, and take without feeling guilty that you’re being given too much.
JUMBLE
SUDOKU
THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek
HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.
Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.
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48 “Shalom aleichem” 51 Adolphe who developed a horn 52 “Do the Right Thing” director Spike 53 Intraoffice IT system 54 Attach, as a codicil 55 Devious traps, and a hint to surprises found in 20-, 29- and 48-Across 59 Mechanical method 60 Open and breezy 61 Initial-based political nickname 65 Touched ground 66 Govt.-owned home financing gp. 67 Made calls at home 68 Chest muscles, briefly 69 Early temptation locale 70 Mails DOWN 1 12-in. discs 2 Bush spokesman Fleischer 3 Sardine holder 4 Colorful Apple 5 Finger painting? 6 Hilton rival 7 In __: stuck
DEAR ABBY — I’m a 27-year-old woman who still lives at home. I do it so I can help my mom Dear Abby with my five nieces and ABIGAIL nephews. VAN BUREN Their mother passed away suddenly in 2009 at the age of 30. My mom and stepdad kept them rather than scatter them to fathers who don’t appear very interested in them. Since my sister’s death I have earned two degrees, entered the health care field and have lost almost 140 pounds. Despite what I have accom-
Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.
Print your answer here: Yesterday’s
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ACROSS 1 Like many abbreviated terms in footnotes 6 “Hurlyburly” playwright David 10 Beer 14 __ ballerina 15 “Foaming cleanser” of old ads 16 Champagne Tony of ‘60s golf 17 Biblical peak 18 Confused state 19 Plodding haulers 20 Emulate the successful bounty hunter 23 Halloween creature 26 Three NASCAR Unsers 27 Part of D.A.: Abbr. 28 __ F‡il: Irish “stone of destiny” 29 “To the best of my memory” 33 Chem lab event 34 A.L. lineup fixtures 35 Baby powder ingredient 36 Siesta 38 Missal sites 42 Grind 45 Start of a green adage
Daughter acts like a winner, still feels like loser
(Answers tomorrow) IRONY MOTION THEORY Jumbles: AWOKE Answer: When Tabitha Spruce met Stephen King in college, she met — MR. “WRITE”
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