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Obama marks Selma milestone 1st black president commemorates civil rights march

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President Obama speaks near the Edmund Pettus Bridge, Saturday in Selma, Alabama. This weekend marks the 50th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday,” a civil rights march in which protestors were beaten, trampled and tear-gassed by police at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma.

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — America’s racial history “still casts its long shadow upon us,” President Barack Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and remembrance with civil rights activists whose beatings by police a half-century ago galvanized much of the nation against racial oppression and hastened passage of historic voting rights for minorities. Tens of thousands of people joined to commemorate the “Bloody Sunday” march of 1965 and take stock of the struggle for equality. Under a broiling sun, the first black U.S. president praised the figures of a civil rights era that he was too young to know but

“It was not a clash of armies, but a clash of wills, a contest to determine the meaning of America,” Obama said. He was 3 years old at the time of the march. A veteran of that clash, Rep. John Lewis, who was brought down by police truncheons that day in 1965 and suffered a skull fracture, exhorted the crowd to press on with the work of racial justice. “Get out there and push and pull until we redeem the soul of America,” Lewis said. He was the youngest and is the last survivor of the Big Six civil rights

that helped him break the ultimate racial barrier in political history with his ascension to the highest office. He called them “warriors of justice” who pushed America closer to a more perfect union. “So much of our turbulent history — the stain of slavery and anguish of civil war, the yoke of segregation and tyranny of Jim Crow, the death of four little girls in Birmingham, and the dream of a Baptist preacher — met on this bridge,” Obama told the crowd before taking a symbolic walk across part of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, where the 1965 march erupted into police violence.

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Lakewood falls short in 1st title appearance Lancaster’s Malia Rivers blocks Lakewood’s Kamryn Lemon shot during Saturday’s 3A girls state basketball championship at the Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. The Lady Gators fell short in their first state title appearance with a 44-42 loss to Lancaster, who completed a 27-0 season.

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com South Carolina Technical College System signed letters of intent with Clemson University and University of South Carolina to offer coordinated admission processes for students graduating from one of the 16 technical colleges in the state. Discussion of creating a smooth pathway from a technical college to a four-year university has been in the works since last fall, according to Kelly Steinhilper, director of communications for the system. Now that the letters of intent have been signed, the universities and SCTCS are working together to “hammer out the details” of the agreements.

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Boy Scouts, state barbecue association host benefit weekend BY HAMLET FORT hamlet@theitem.com Fourteen barbecue teams met Friday and Saturday at the fairgrounds on Liberty Street in Sumter raise money for a good cause. The Henry Shelor District of the Boy Scouts of America and the South Carolina Barbeque Association teamed up to put on the 4th annual BBQ for Boy Scouts Benefit. Friday evening was the Wing Ding portion of the event where the barbecue teams offered up chicken wings for judging. Saturday was the main draw with the teams jockeying for prize money in pulled pork and rib competitions. The Sumter Item was allowed access to the judging tables at both events to learn about the judging process and sample some of the finest barbecue in the region.

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The South Carolina Barbeque Association upholds rigorous standards for judging meat as well as an extensive training program to certify judges at competitions across the state. Potential judges have to pass a one-day seminar and judge four events at the “novice” table where master judges teach about the finer points of scoring barbecue. Once they’ve completed the seminar and judged four events as novices, they can be a certified SCBA judge, according to Harold Chandler, master judge and event marshal for the SCBA. After judging 15 events and cooking with at least one team, you can move to senior judge, and 15 more events after that gets you to master judge. Meats are judged on appearance, aroma, taste, texture and tenderness. Scores are

tallied to determine a winner and runners-up based on all the factors that go into mastering barbecue. Chandler said the event is one of many SCBA sanctioned events, and they’re always in support of some charity, event, group or even just for town fund raising. It was the chief fund raising event for the Henry Shelor District of the Boy Scouts, which encompasses Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. The money raised in ticket sales goes toward the Pee Dee Area Council, which according to Emil Wodicka, program director for the district, operates the Scouts’ programs in northeastern South Carolina. The money will help put on events such as Boy Scouts summer camp and the winter and fall camporees. Boy Scouts represented their different units at the event, and Wodicka said they

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A barbecue team representatives dishes out pulled pork Saturday morning at the 4th annual BBQ for Boy Scouts Benefit. A Wing Ding competition was held Friday. helped the cook teams by punching tickets so the cooks could focus on their barbecue. “The Scouts are out here making their presence known

and thanking everyone for buying tickets and being here,” Wodicka said. “We are

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Morris to host job fair Thursday on campus Morris College’s Career Services Center will launch its two-day Career Fest on Thursday at 10 a.m. in Neal-Jones Auditorium, 100 W. College St. Students will learn about working in industry, business, education and government careers from Morris College alumni and other professionals. Students will also have the opportunity to visit classrooms as well as attend workshops and leadership forums. Ernest A. Finney III, solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, is scheduled to be a keynote speaker. Morris College Career Fest is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Morris College Career Services Center at (803) 9343191.

Stormwater ordinance hearing set for Tuesday Sumter County Council will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday in County Council Chambers, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St., to: • Consider third reading of an ordinance to amend the Stormwater Management and Sediment chapter of the Sumter County Code of Ordinances after public hearing for the matter; • Receive a report from the Sumter County Public Works Committee; and • Possibly hold an executive session to discuss an economic development matter.

Discovery show will feature ‘Reptile man’ A series of strange events from 1988 in Lee County will be featured on “Monsters and Mysteries in America” at 10 p.m. Wednesday on Discovery’s Destination America Channel. The program documents “legends” of monsters or phenomena, supported by firstperson witness accounts. The episode will include the accounts documented in The Sumter Item in July 1988 related to what the program calls the “Carolina Reptile Man,” when local Bishopville residents reported being attacked or witnessing a “7-foot lizard” creature. At the time, some speculated the creature could have been anything from a “giant lizard, a panther, a bear, a one-eyed cow or as one man suggested, an alligator running on its back legs.” The episode will feature interviews from law enforcement and locals who reported seeing the creature nearly 20 years ago in Lee County.

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COLUMBIA — Exhibitor registration for “early birds” for the 2015 SCBook Festival will close after March 15, and then fees will increase. All application forms and payments in full must be received by April 15 for inclusion in publicity and printed materials. For more information and for registration materials, visit at scbookfestival.org/exhibitors/exhibitorregistration/.

Book lovers who’d like to volunteer their time to work during the festival can sign up via the website at scbookfestival.org/volunteers/. Volunteers help with a variety of tasks, from pre-festival office work to post-festival clean-up. Since its debut in the spring of 1997, SCBook Festival has grown progressively in size and consequence, becoming the nationally recognized and regionally dominant book festival that it

is today. At its 18th anniversary last year, thousands of people attended the three days of activities enjoying more than 100 authors presenting in solo and panel presentations and shopping in the Exhibit Hall for books and rare finds among the 90 exhibitors. The 2015 SCBook Festival is scheduled for May 15 through 17. For more information, visit scbookfestival.org.

Business donates $25K in equipment BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sumter Cut Rate Drugs has donated $25,000 worth of pharmacy equipment to Central Carolina Technical College for use in its pharmacy technician program. The equipment includes a Parata robotic dispensing system and a horizontal flow hood, which is designed for handling materials in a sterile working environment. “Sumter Cut Rate Drugs has been an excellent support system to our pharmacy technician program,” said Meree M. McAlister, executive director of CCTC Foundation Inc. “This donation is definitely going to help our students better understand automation, which is an important part of pharmacy in every practice setting.” John Holladay, pharmacist-in-charge at Sumter Cut Rate Drugs, said he was pleased to know the donation would provide CCTC’s

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From left, Miriam Laney, Central Carolina Technical College dean of Health Sciences; Tim Hardee, president of Central Carolina Technical College; Dr. John Holladay, pharmacist-in-charge of Sumter Cut Rate Drugs; and Meree M. McAlister, executive director of Central Carolina Technical College Foundation, stand in front of the Parata Robotic Dispensing System that Sumter Cut Rate Drugs donated to CCTC’s Pharmacy Technician Program. pharmacy students the chance to work with state-ofthe-art equipment. “We really have a heart for students,” Holladay said. “I am glad that this will give CCTC students a competitive advantage.” Holladay serves on the advisory committee of CCTC’s

pharmacy technician program and was the assistant professor of pharmacokinetics at College of Pharmacy at Howard University and assistant professor of pharmaceutics at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. The pharmacy technician certificate program at

CCTC is designed to prepare individuals to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to function in a modern pharmacy environment. The curriculum, which can be completed in one year, provides classroom instruction that is coordinated with texts and laboratory activities. Students obtain a broad knowledge of the actions and uses of drugs, pharmacology, calculating proper dosages and proper preparation for dispensing of medications to patients. Students participate in simulated pharmacy technology laboratory activities as well as actual clinical experiences to learn how to operate pharmacy computer programs and equipment to prepare labels, profiles, charges, credits and inventory control. “CCTC has a top-notch pharmacy technician program, and along with its other health sciences programs, the college is helping to create the new shape of downtown,” Holladay said.

Bataan Death March back on schedule for this month FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter High School will host a Bataan Death March Remembrance on March 27 to 28 with all proceeds going toward the Disabled American Veterans organization. The march was originally scheduled for February but was postponed because of weather. The cadets will be marching around the school for 24

hours beginning on March 27 at 6 p.m. The march will be military style, beginning and ending at the AFJROTC drill pad. The cadets will only stop marching during scheduled breaks for food, water and other necessities. SHS’ AFJROTC program is asking for a donation of at least $50 for the DAV or a donation of water or small

snacks for the cadets who participate in the march. The Bataan Death March was the forcible transfer of 60,000 to 80,000 Filipino and American prisoners of war in April 1942 by the Imperial Japanese Army. Hundreds of American POWs and thousands of Filipino POWs died during the march. DAV is an organization chartered by the United

States Congress for disabled military veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces that helps them and their families through various means. It has more than 1.2 million members nationwide. Anyone who is interested in assisting with this cause can contact retired Lt. Col. Rick G. Moxley at (803) 8401589 or rick.moxley@sumterschools.net.

Lee County Council to consider contracts with law enforcement FROM STAFF REPORTS Lee County Council will meet Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. in the main courtroom on the second floor of Lee County Courthouse, 11 Court House Square, Bishopville. Council will consider: • First reading of an ordinance authorizing multi-jurisdictional agreements between Lee County Sheriff’s Office and surrounding law enforcement agencies. Approval of this ordinance will also grant the county ad-

ministrator authorization to approve and sign future multi-jurisdictional agreements; • First reading of a contract allowing Capital Solutions to provide small businesses service support through Lee County Chamber of Commerce; • Second reading of an ordinance authorizing the revision of contracts for a portion of land in the I-20 Industrial Park; • Third reading of an ordinance approving the Capital Improvement Plan

for Butters Field Airport; • Third reading of two separate contracts between Lee County Sheriff’s Office and city of Bishopville and Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Town of Lynchburg in regard to victims’ advocate services; and • Approval of a resolution authorizing Capital Solutions to seek a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant to provide small businesses services support through Lee County Chamber of Commerce.

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Charleston congregations work to build integrated community BY ADAM PARKER AND JENNIFER BERRY HAWES The Post and Courier of Charleston CHARLESTON — Three times now these two church congregations, one white and one black, have come together. Their religious traditions and worship styles are very different. Their backgrounds and experiences, too, overlap little. One church, Circular Congregational, is a bastion of white, liberal Christianity in Charleston’s historic district. The other, Charity Missionary Baptist, is on Montague Avenue in the heart of the poor Liberty Hill neighborhood founded by freed slaves in 1871. While their congregations agree on much, especially matters of social justice, their Sunday services, like most across the state, remain largely separated by race. Since the Civil War’s end, black and white churchgoers mostly have chosen to worship apart. The old refrain remains true: 11 a.m. Sunday is the most segregated hour of the week. Yet, even as the question of diversity is debated throughout the community, many say that integrating the pews isn’t a big concern. “People are probably pretty much comfortable where they are,” said the Rev. Joseph Darby, presiding elder of the 33 churches in the AME Church’s Beaufort District, which includes Charleston. “It’s not a burning issue in the black church, but it’s important to find ways where we can intersect.” In the Charleston area, where so many houses of worship are steeped in a history and culture defined in part by racial divisions, it’s no wonder there are so few integrated congregations. Even within denominations — Catholics and Presbyterians, for example — blacks and whites tend to worship separately. The picturesque James Island Presbyterian Church, predominantly white, sits on the corner of Fort Johnson and Folly roads. Five short blocks away is St. James Presbyterian Church, which black worshippers established after the Civil War. Downtown, the Catholic Cathedral of St. John the Baptist is mostly white. Less than a mile up the peninsula is St. Patrick’s, a predominantly black Catholic church. The pattern repeats among Episcopalians, Methodists, Baptists, Pentecostals and others.

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The Rev. Nelson Rivers, above, of Charity Missionary Baptist Church, preaches at Circular Congregational Church during a joint worship service between the two churches in celebration of MLK Day on Jan. 19 in Charleston. The joint congregations from Circular Congregational Church and Charity Missionary Baptist Church, at right, worship together in song as they celebrate MLK Day. PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Perhaps that is why the joint services of Charity and Circular captured the imagination of worshippers. Circular is part of the United Church of Christ, an inclusive denomination whose first members often were vocal abolitionists. It was established in 1681 by a group of dissenters. Charity, which traces its origins to the early 1900s, is a growing church whose members regularly mix an ardent faith with political engagement. They are both among about two dozen diverse local churches involved in the Charleston Area Justice Ministry, and their pastors, the Rev. Jeremy Rutledge and the Rev. Nelson Rivers III, have worked closely together on social issues. The two congregations first got together last fall when Rutledge was invited to preach at the black church. They got together again for a special screening of the movie “Selma,” followed by a large group discussion. They convened once more, earlier this year, at Circular on Martin Luther King Day to worship together and ac-

knowledge common social and political concerns. The combined services, and the large-scale social justice initiative that area churches, synagogues and mosques are involved in, are exceptions to the rule. In his remarks during the MLK service, Rutledge spoke of white privilege, ongoing de facto segregation and voter suppression. “There is no salve in silence,” he said. “As people of faith, we must name the harms that have been done.” Rivers carried the sentiment further. “Leadership at its best will do what is right until it becomes popular; it will not do what is popular if it’s not right,” he said. The worshippers, white and black, young and old, were comfortable together in this old sanctuary. There was nothing forced or prescribed about the combination, no reluctance or resentment. This was evident during the reception after the service when members of the two congregations

mingled, chatting and smiling and embracing one another. But this scene is hardly the norm. Most of the faithful in the Charleston area worship among their own, seeking comfort and empowerment in familiar rituals and practices. One exception is St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, which was founded in 1862 mostly by members of the urban black middle class. Today, the small congregation is about 70 percent black, according to vestry member Minerva King. “We’re in flux,” she said. White parishioners began to trickle into the church at Thomas and Warren streets 20 years ago, but the last five years have seen “more inflow.” The integration is welcome, but it can cause some tension, King said. “People who encouraged white worshippers to join didn’t always know the history of the church and black culture,” she said. And when two cultures mix, it’s usually the dominant one that takes over. “All people should be able to retain their identity

without fear of ideological colonization,” said King. For many decades, St. Mark’s was a pillar of the downtown black community, along with Links, Jack and Jill of America and Delta Sigma Theta, all black institutions that promoted leadership and advancement, and provided essential support and community cohesion, especially during the era of segregation, King said. While the organizations have remained active in recent decades, the cohesion has eroded, though new opportunities for community building have presented themselves. “I welcome everybody into that church,” King said. “But please don’t come with the idea, ‘Now that I’m here, let’s get the party started.’” In the South, black churches grew out of the Civil War to become engines of the civil rights movement and safe havens where black worshippers could find refuge from a hostile world. Before the Civil War, many Christian denominations included both whites and blacks but relegated slaves to the balcony and freed blacks to the last rows of pews. After the war, blacks often chose, or were encouraged, to leave and form their own churches. Many seized the opportunity. In their own worship spaces, they developed their own expressions of faith and freely discussed issues of concern. In his book about Old St. Andrew’s Parish Church, historian Paul Porwoll writes about the spirituality of slaves and their owners. He describes life before the Civil War, when slaves sat in segregated seats and heard that the Bible condoned slavery. But after the war, all that was gone. The majority of black residents suddenly could decide with whom to worship. What ensued, according to Porwoll, was a “black exodus of biblical proportions.” “African-Americans now embraced segregation in their worship experience; it meant freedom from white interference,” Porwoll writes. New denominations sprung up, in the South and North, including the African Methodist Episcopal Church, which claimed almost 44,000 black members across South Carolina by the end of Reconstruction. The AME Zion Church counted 46,000 members by 1890. And the Northern Methodist Church had 36,000 members by 1881.

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cringed with every bite of diet food,” said 44-year-old Camille, “but I would do it just to keep that fat woman from staring back at me in the mirror. She was always there, though. Just when I was starting to see some progress, I would give in to temptation and be right back where I started. The more I tried to control my eating, the less control I actually had. “My life consisted of counting calories in every bite that I took. I would deprive myself of social gatherings and be angry with my husband or kids for wanting to go out to eat. Every minute of the day, I

thought about food. I thought about the terrible food I had to eat and dreamed about the food I wanted to eat. This was not a life I wanted for myself. And really, it wasn’t even a life at all. My life was spiraling out of Missy control, and I Corrigan wondered if I would ever be happy with who I was and what my reflection showed. “Severely depressed, I had hit rock bottom. Thankfully, with a strong nudge from a

friend I joined her for a nutrition education course that focused on lifestyle change, not fad dieting or quick fixes. This was different for me, but I was open to trying anything since nothing was working for me. This class was exactly what I needed for me to succeed. I took what I learned and immediately applied it. I cleared out all my cupboards and shopped for healthy foods. I must have thrown away over $500 in supplements and diet foods that did nothing but remind me of all the times that I failed. “I was learning a new way to live, not starting a diet that had an end date. I got to eat

real food instead of packaged meals and products. And I learned how to choose the healthiest options when eating out at restaurants. For someone who never understood the power of food, I am confident now in my choices. I no longer rely on a company to tell me what I am eating; I make the decision for myself, and that is very empowering. “I have learned to live with my cravings and work with them rather than fight them. Changing habits is not easy, but because I am seeing progress, I feel good about what I am doing. I can recall previous attempts of exercising and being so frustrated that my ef-

forts did not result in any weight loss. But now I realize that exercise is the added bonus to my healthy lifestyle. It will support the efforts I am making in the kitchen. “Taking pictures really helped me to see the difference. While no one who is overweight likes to have their picture taken, I started taking pictures just for myself. In the beginning, I couldn’t see any changes even though the scale and measurements said so. But after about 8 weeks, I could really see the difference. For the first time, I can look in the mirror and be happy with what I see. And that, to me, is success.”

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Kite-flying contest at Dillon Park

Isa Castro, 11, above, compares ribbons with Marcos Buitureina, 11, and Jaden Buitureina, 8, at the end of the contest. Five-year-old Trust Lewis, left, gets his dinosaur kite to soar during the contest. Isa, below, flies the kite she entered into the most colorful category.

Marcos, above, works his colorful dragonfly kite like a professional.

Brittani Buitureina, above, runs to keep her kite aloft during the kite contest on Saturday at Dillon Park. Kites were judged for longest tail, smallest, largest and most colorful.

Maddie Horn, 2, left, runs with her Barbie kite during the annual contest.

Jakobi Glover, 5, and Trust, 5, hold up their kites for the judges to see.

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Coach’s adopted toddler builds life with team Girl travels, cheers with players after her adoption from Senegal orphanage BY JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer

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University of Virginia basketball player Sarah Beth Barnette shoots a basket Jan. 27 as she plays with Ngoty, the adopted daughter of Virginia women’s basketball coach Joanne Boyle, in Charlottesville, Virginia.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Joanne Boyle offered a quick prayer before clicking the photo link of a days-old girl in a Senegalese orphanage. Maybe, after so many years of waiting, this would be the child the University of Virginia women’s basketball coach could bring home. The fuzzy picture popped up on her laptop. Staring back at her from a world away was a close-up of little Ngoty, blanket around her. “She had the biggest eyes in the world. Her eyes just stared at me,” Boyle said. “I caught my breath for a second and said, ‘Whatever I need to do to bring this child here, I’m going to do it.’” In December, almost at midseason and after 14 trips to Senegal during more than six years, Boyle got the call. Time to go for Ngoty. At 51, Boyle was going to become a first-time, single mother. She was advised to spend as much time as possible with her new daughter in the early months to bond with her. So Boyle has developed a unique arrangement. Ngoty travels with the team to games and often shows up at practice after spending the day with her grandmother. She is getting to know the arena — and her mother’s office — almost as well as her new house. “She loves being here with the girls on the team, loves it,” Boyle said. “Her ability to adapt here, a little bit, has got to be, somewhat, us spending time together.” There are millions of working single moms, and there are about 350 women’s basketball coaches in Division I. Few are both. Boyle hardly considers her situation different from other mothers trying to do it all. Still, few of those moms work with their children in tow.

Ngoty laughs as she plays with Sarah Imovbioh, left, with Joanne Boyle at right, after a Jan. 27 practice session. For Boyle, taking time away to be with her 3-year-old isn’t an option. Her schedule typically features two games a week, meetings with staff, players and recruits, a regular radio show. She might travel for a game and come home, only to turn around to go watch a top high school player. “She has too much pride in what she does and who she is and now who she represents to allow for something to take her off track,” Virginia athletic director Craig Littlepage said. At games, Ngoty regularly sits with her 79-year-old grandmother, Joan, who relocated to Virginia until Boyle hires a regular nanny. The toddler has figured out how to cheer, yelling “Dfense!” or “Go Hoos!” from the stands. She wears gear from a box that Nike sent to welcome her to America. When the team travels, Ngoty often goes along, riding with the players and her mom. On one two-hour bus trip home from Virginia Tech, Ngoty sat on Boyle’s lap, watching “The Jungle Book” on an iPad as Boyle watched game film on her laptop. For the ACC

tournament, Ngoty took one of her longest rides, driving with her mother and grandma behind the bus. They knew Ngoty might get a little wiggly and wanted the flexibility to stop. She was there Thursday rooting for the Cavaliers (17-13) as they lost to Miami in Greensboro, North Carolina. Soon, Boyle hopes, Ngoty will go to a local language-immersion preschool and have a more regular schedule. For now, she is on an adventure. “You’ve eaten at more restaurants than most 2-year-olds. You’ve been on more airplanes than most 2-year-olds. You’ve stayed in more hotels than most 2-year-olds,” Boyle explained to her in January. Boyle had known for years — since she was 17 — that she wanted to adopt a child. Her yearning only grew in 2001, when she suffered a brain aneurysm after a run. In May 2008, when she was the head coach at California, the team traveled to Senegal for international games and visited an orphanage. She left inspired. Leads on children fell through. Boyle got sick on trips abroad. But she pressed ahead — especially after that day when she opened Ngoty’s picture. She prayed and relied on her deep faith. Each trip to Senegal entailed an eight-hour flight to Dakar from Washington’s Dulles International Airport, then a rugged drive of nearly 300 miles that could take 8 to 9 hours, or longer on the trips when Boyle and her driver blew a tire or their car overheated in the 120-degree temperatures. On each visit, Boyle spent anywhere from four days to two weeks with Ngoty before returning to her basketball duties at home. From the beginning, Boyle shared her commitment to adopt with Littlepage. In December, he sent a letter to the embassy when Boyle was stuck in Senegal trying to secure Ngoty’s visa because she didn’t have a birth certificate or formal paperwork. His message: Virginia needed her home — with Ngoty. “We acknowledged early on that she wasn’t even going to try to do this alone,” he said.

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Jerry Sandell catches some air while snowkiting Feb. 20 on Pearl Lake near Marty, Minnesota. Sandell and Rick Russell, below, snow kite on the lake. PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Kite Crossing spectators see an array of crescents arcing above the lake. Tethered bodies slanted at 45-degree angles, snowkiters see the swatches only in their peripheral vision.

They’re focused on what lies ahead. Ice heaves. Other snowkiters and obstacles. Tangles are time-consuming, and this is a 28-mile, out-andback endurance race. “I can shut my eyes, and I can tell exactly where that kite is. It’s just the feel of the kite on your bar,” said Jerry Sandell, who is among the 75 people who were expected to compete in the March 6-8 event based at Garrison Bay. Sandell, 63, a cabinetmaker from South Haven, described himself as a farm boy who got into snowkiting by way of sailboats and catamarans. He progressed to windsurfing, which led to kiteboarding —

on waves, snow and ice. The wind-driven sport harnesses skiers or snowboarders to a kite that pulls them across ice or snow. With enough snow, an open field makes an ideal surface. With vast space unbroken by trees or houses, a large lake such as Mille Lacs makes for smooth winds. On a recent Friday afternoon, Sandell and Rick Russell, 47, a real estate agent from St. Cloud, set up for a few hours on Pearl Lake. Ringed by houses in a gray line of trees, the lake was silent save for the slicing of

Sandell’s sharpened snowboard through crusted snow and the whistling of wind through Russell’s inflatable kite. The pair worked the stretch between a colony of fish houses and a shore rimmed in tan weeds. They passed within a few feet of a photographer, caught air, worked in a few back rolls, leaned impossibly close to the ice. “I feel happy out there. It’s freedom, it’s freedom of the wind. I think it’s kind of an addiction,” Sandell said as he sat on the endgate of the 1986 Plymouth Voyager van he’d

outfitted for snowkiting. A few of his 27 kites fit in a sled in back. (Designs are always improving; he hangs onto the old ones, including a few training kites.) Old leath-

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WASHINGTON — Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues in the week ending March 6.

HOUSE REGULAR BUDGET FOR HOMELAND SECURITY: Voting 257 for and 167 against, the House on March 3 passed a bill (HR 240) to fund the Department of Homeland Security at an annual rate of $39.7 billion for the remaining seven months of fiscal 2015 and avert a partial shutdown of the 231,000-employee, 16-agency department that was set to occur three days later. This bill was free of Republican objections to presidential immigration orders that had delayed its approval for several weeks. Charlie Dent, R-Pa., said, “If you are concerned about illegal immigration, vote for this bill. It fully funds E-Verify. ... It provides an increase of almost $700 million for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. ... It fully funds FEMA’s disaster relief programs and the first-responder grant programs that are critical to so many state and local departments.” Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., said President Obama “violated the constitutional separation of powers” with his immigration orders. “Regardless of how you feel about immigration or immigration reform or even amnesty, surely you believe in the ... Constitution that you swore an oath to.” A yes vote was to send the bill to President Obama, who signed it into law. VOTE H-1 slugged HOMELAND Voting yes: James Clyburn, D-6 Voting no: Mark Sanford,

R-1, Joe Wilson, R-2, Jeff Duncan, R-3, Trey Gowdy, R-4, Mick Mulvaney, R-5, and Tom Rice, R-7 Not voting: None RAIL-PASSENGER BUDGET: Voting 316 for and 101 against, the House on March 4 passed a bill (HR 749) that would authorize $7.2 billion through fiscal 2020 for rail-passenger service between U.S. cities, consisting of $5.3 billion for Amtrak operations and capital improvements, $1.2 billion for grants to state-operated passenger lines and $625 million for Amtrak debt service. The bill establishes Amtrak’s profitable Northeast Corridor service between Washington and Boston as a separate financial entity so that its surpluses could no longer be used to subsidize money-losing routes in other regions. The bill gives states greater say in the operation of Amtrak routes within their borders. In addition, the bill would allow short-cut environmental reviews of rail-passenger construction projects; launch a study into the possible restoration of passenger service between New Orleans, Louisiana, and Orlando, Florida.; permit passengers to travel with dog and cat pets and require American-made iron and steel to be used for capital improvements. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., supported the bill but said: “We are still woefully underfunding Amtrak. We spend more than $50 billion per year on highway and transit and over $15 billion on aviation, while Amtrak is just $1.4 billion, or less than 2 percent, of federal transportation spending.” Tom McClintock, R-Calif.,

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said, “Voters have elected the biggest Republican majority in the House since 1928, with a resounding mandate to stop wasting money. ... If we can’t bring ourselves to cut (Amtrak subsidies), voters will have every right to ask what good are we.” A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate, where it stands a chance of passage. VOTE H-2 slugged RAIL BUDGET Voting yes: Clyburn Voting no: Sanford, Wilson, Duncan, Gowdy, Mulvaney and Rice Not voting: None BOOST IN AMTRAK SECURITY: Voting 184 for and 232 against, the House on March 4 defeated a Democratic motion to increase the budget for Amtrak’s police force in HR 749 by $150 million annually and require the force to give hiring preference to veterans. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., said, “From additional canine units to explosive-detection equipment, we need to make sure that Amtrak’s police officers. ... have the capability to protect passengers” against terrorist attacks. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., said this measure, if adopted, “will do nothing more than kill the bill,” adding “we cover the cost of security activities in this bill.” A yes vote was to adopt the motion, which, had it prevailed, would have immediately amended the bill. VOTE H-4 slugged SECURITY Voting yes: Clyburn Voting no: Sanford, Wilson, Duncan, Gowdy, Mulvaney and Rice Not voting: None

SENATE NEW RULE FOR UNION ELECTIONS: Voting 53 for and 46 against, the Senate on March 4 approved a resolution (SJ Res 8) that would kill a new National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule compressing the time between the filing of a union-organizing petition and the vote on whether to unionize. Set to take effect April 14, the rule bars litigation intended mainly to delay elections and allows forms to be filed electronically with the NLRB during the election process instead of only by regular mail. In addition, the rule requires employers to provide organizers with workers’ email addresses and cell-phone numbers, going beyond the present requirement that they provide only names and home addresses. Established in 1934, the NLRB is charged with overseeing collective bargaining and protecting the workplace rights of both labor and management. John Thune, R-S.D., said, “Government should not be in the business of tilting the playing field in favor of unions at the expense of workers and businesses.” Patty Murray, D-Wash., said, “Instead of talking about how to create jobs and help working families who are struggling with stagnant wages, Republicans would rather roll back workers’ rights. ...” A yes vote was to send the resolution to the House. If it passes there, it would require President Obama’s signature to take effect. VOTE S-1 slugged UNION Voting yes: Lindsey Graham, R, and Tim Scott, R Voting no: None Not voting: None

VETO OF KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE BILL: Voting 62 for and 37 against, the Senate on March 4 failed to reach a two-thirds majority needed to override President Obama’s veto of a bill (S 1) to require federal approval of a Keystone XL Pipeline section from the Canadian border to Steele City, Nebraska. This would be the final link in a nearly 4,000mile Keystone XL network for shipping tar-sands crude from Hardisty, Alberta, to refineries in Texas and the Midwest and ports on the Texas Gulf Coast. TransCanada Corp. is the pipeline owner. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, said, “The first bill (Keystone) we sent to the president this year is bipartisan and has strong support around the country from an environmental perspective, from an energy-security perspective and from a nationalsecurity perspective. ...” Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., asked, “Why on Earth would the Republicans make the first bill a bill to help Canadian special oil interests that will bring in tar sands oil (that) has caused terrible problems for our communities? ... Why would they do it, and why would they go against public opinion? A yes vote was to override the presidential veto. VOTE S-2 slugged KEYSTONE Voting yes: Graham and Scott Voting no: None Not voting: None © Copyright 2015, Thomas Voting Reports Inc.

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just ecstatic that we have the number of boys we have. They can’t wait to try some of this barbecue.” The raised money also comprised the prize money for the cook teams. The first-, second- and third-place finishers for the pulled pork competition received $1,000, $750 and $500, respectively. The first- and second-place finishers for the rib competition split a designated reward, and the winners of the Wing Ding competition Friday night received $250. “It’s a beautiful day for barbecue in the state of South Carolina,” Wodicka said. This being the fourth installment of the BBQ Benefit, and Wodicka said the Boy Scouts are developing a great relationship with the South Carolina Barbeque Association. “They do a great job,” Wodicka said of the SCBA.

“The concept is simple,” said Steinhilper, “We will work with each individual college to develop an agreement to make the transfer between schools as seamless as possible.” Steinhilper said this agreement and future plans involved with it are based on a similar transfer system in the state of Virginia. Students will have to coordinate with advisers from the technical college and fouryear-university to ensure the transfer process. Students in the transfer pro-

SELMA FROM PAGE A1 activists, a group led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that had the greatest impact on the movement. In the crowd stood Madeline McCloud of Gainesville, Florida, who traveled overnight with a group of NAACP members from central Florida and marched in Georgia for civil rights back in the day. “For me this could be the end of the journey since I’m 72,” she said. “I’m stepping back into the history we made.” Also in attendance was Peggy Wallace Kennedy, a daughter of the late George Wallace, the Alabama governor who once vowed “segregation forever.” Selma’s fire department estimated the crowd reached 40,000. Former President George W. Bush shared the platform. Republican congressional leaders were mostly absent but one, House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, joined the walk. The walk progressed under the bold letters on an arch, identifying the bridge named after Pettus, a Confederate general, senator and Ku Klux Klan leader. Obama, his wife, Michelle, and their daughters walked about a third of the way across, accompanied by Lewis, who has given fellow lawmakers countless tours of this scene. Bush, his wife, Laura, and scores of others came with them before a larger crowd followed. Two years after King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech in Washington, the Bloody Sunday march became the first of three aiming to reach Montgomery, Alabama, to demand an end to discrimination against black voters and all such victims of segrega-

tion. Scenes of troopers beating marchers on the bridge shocked the nation, emboldening leaders in Washington to pass the Voting Rights Act five months later. On his way to Selma, Obama signed a law awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to participants of the trio of marches, the last of which brought protesters all the way to Montgomery. The shadow of enduring discrimination touched the event as Obama addressed his government’s investigation of

the Ferguson, Missouri, police department. The investigation, he said, “evoked the kind of abuse and disregard for citizens that spawned the civil rights movement.” “What happened in Ferguson may not be unique, “ he said, “but it’s no longer endemic or sanctioned by law and custom. And before the civil rights movement, it most surely was.” The Justice Department concluded this past week that Ferguson had engaged in

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practices that discriminated against the city’s largely black population. The department also declined to prosecute the white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black 18-year-old last year, sparking days of violent protests and marches. “We just need to open our eyes, and ears, and hearts, to know that this nation’s racial history still casts its long shadow upon us,” Obama said. Yet, he said, “if you think

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awmakers and board members arguing about the future of South Carolina State University would be wise to pause their rhetoric for a moment and observe the unexpected closing of one of the South’s beloved small colleges. Sweet Briar College in Virginia announced Tuesday it will close its doors at the end of this semester. The board of this all-girls college cited “insurmountable financial challenges” as the reason for the shuttering of the 104-year-old institution. One would think this story familiar, that Sweet Briar and S.C. State are in the same proverbial boat. This is not the case. The two are not even sailing on the same body of water. And, unlike Sweet Briar, with a sizeable endowment of $94 million dollars, S.C. State’s boat is sinking. S.C. State is out of money — $11 million dollars in the hole, to be exact. Gov. Nikki Haley publicly stated she wants no more funding given to the school until they can show a viable financial plan. S.C. State board, alumni and friends were outraged, and we have all seen the resulting public spectacle of Barnum and Bailey proportions. Recently, the circus has expanded to

EDITORIAL include a sideshow by S.C. State’s president. Thomas Elzey used his time of paid administrative leave to cook up even more trouble for the failing institution. He is now suing the school for breaking his four-year contract, even though he has not yet been fired. His attorney states the board gave him a satisfactory rating on his performance in 2014, and they have given him no just cause for termination. You don’t have to be a politician to see the unchecked deficit spending of our tax money by S.C. State. The university’s website (www.scsu.edu/spendingtransparency) shows expense reports for every month. In the report published for the month of January 2014, the school spent more than $430,000 on athletic-related fees, programs and expenses. That is just one example of costs for one month. While lawmakers work to enact legislation to terminate Elzey and the board of directors, it would be wise for all involved to look at the example set by Sweet Briar. “As we faced this difficult decision, our guiding principle has been to enable the Sweet Briar community mem-

bers to hold their heads high, knowing the college exited higher education with honor and integrity,” said Elizabeth H.S. Wyatt ’69, vice chair of the board of directors. “If we make the decision to close now, we will have a better opportunity to conclude academic operations in an orderly, compassionate and ethical way that pays homage to those who are here today and to those who came before us.” The board of Sweet Briar will use financial resources to pay severance and help place faculty and students in other institutions. In certain ways, Sweet Briar and S.C. State have a great deal in common. Both were founded to give underserved minorities (women in the case of Sweet Briar and blacks in the case of S.C. State) the chance to achieve a firstclass education. Both schools have prestigious alumni and proud histories. Both schools are in trouble because of declining enrollment. Perhaps as we move farther away from the prejudices and social barriers that once hindered us, we find less need for schools that separate us. Many once single-sex colleges and universities noted this trend and have become co-ed. Vassar, Randolph-Macon, Wheaton and many once all-female

colleges have successfully adapted. The question remains, can a historically black college adapt? There is a place for S.C. State, but it should include students of all backgrounds. It should also compete with other public schools for the best and brightest minds in our state. Currently, historically black universities are ranked only against other HBCUs. Even with this selective comparison, U.S. News and World Reports ranks S.C. State 30 out of 50 ranked schools and lists their admissions requirements as “not selective.” We need S.C. State not only to be selective, but effective. We need to see a significant return on the investment of our public dollars. If we do not hold SC State accountable we diminish the institution’s reputation. Do we want to prop the school up as a museum for civil rights? Or do we want to demand more of this state university? It will be a difficult road for those chosen to man the new board of directors. Let us hope they can manage with grace and dignity. If not, let us follow the lead of Sweet Briar and use the assets to pay debt and find academic placement for the faculty and students in Orangeburg. They deserve an education, not a seat at the circus.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR SPEECH ABSENCE SHOWS LACK OF LEADERSHIP BY CLYBURN In the South we have a phrase, “I am truly sorry for your loss,” which is meant to convey sincere sympathy toward anyone who suffers a tragedy such as the death of a loved one or loss of something of great value. To you, the people of the 6th District, I am sorry for your loss this week when your congressional representative, James Clyburn, chose not to be present to represent you during the joint session of Congress for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech. I can only say “I am truly sorry for your loss of representation.” To the members of our South Carolina congressional legislation — our other six representatives and two senators — I am sorry for your loss of leadership as each of you chose to stand firm to represent South Carolina in spite of fellow congressman Clyburn’s leadership, or the lack thereof. A man whose 23 years in Congress nearly equals all your years combined. Ironically, Rep. Clyburn enjoys promoting himself on your behalf in his official biography as “one of a handful of people who, when they speak, the entire Congress listens.” Apparently, not only did you not listen, but 90 percent of your constituents ignored Clyburn’s absence as well. Sen. Graham would call Clyburn’s actions “petty” and “immature.” I can only say “I am truly sorry for your loss of leadership.” To the Jewish men, women and children of the 6th District, no amount of words or apologies will make up for Clyburn’s insult. But at least you can take solace in — again, as he states in his biography — “his reputation as a leader and consensus builder.” Or perhaps knowing that “as a national leader he has worked to respond to the needs of America’s diverse communities” — that would be you — will offer some source of understanding. I can only say “I am truly sorry for your loss of consideration.” To Rep. Clyburn, who has seemingly in the past put the interests of his 6th District and other South Carolinians above petty politics, I can only say “I am truly sorry for your loss.” DENNIS FRAZIER Rock Hill Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

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he Saturday edition of The Sumter Item was definitely another one for the ages. We had Managing Editor Rick Carpenter’s front page picture and reporter Jim Hilley’s story capturing the historic moment 10-year-old Trace Adams from Willow Drive Elementary School talked to President Obama during a visit to Benedict College in Columbia. We had photographer Keith Gedamke’s picture and reporter Michael Christopher’s story about the Sumter High School boys Graham winning the state basOsteen ketball championship, and we had reporter Hamlet Fort’s story about a $50,000 bounty being placed on the head (or heads) of those responsible for the deaths of 300,000 chickens. Our reporting on the chicken massacre has drawn the sort of worldwide press attention not seen since we broke the Lizard Man story back in the 1980s. Regarding the basketball story, here’s how old some of you Sumter Item readers are getting: The last time Sumter High School won a state basketball championship, James Naismith had just invented the game and

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Shooting some hoops are James Naismith, the father of basketball, and his wife, Margaret. The photo was taken from the YMCA International website www.ymca.int. it was played using peach baskets nailed to the wall at the old YMCA. Rand Bailey was the YMCA director and Bobby Baker was a young coach, and players used a technique known as a “set shot.” Actually it was 1985, and my longtime friend Byron Kinney was coaching. It was so long ago that I could still run up and down a full basketball court for long periods of time without fear of hospitalization. I remember Byron rounding up a group of us “older guys” back then to scrimmage his “boys.” I remember

clearly just how fast they were and how aggressively they played fullcourt defense from start to finish. I saw them play a lot that season, and they were great. The team was so deeply talented that Byron could substitute regularly without ever losing momentum. In December we had a story about that undefeated (29-0) team being honored at halftime of a Sumter High basketball game. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/190l6Y6. I suppose seeing those guys in person motivated this year’s young championship team to get it done so they could also get their picture on the wall in the Sumter High gym. Congratulations to second-year Sumter High School Coach Jo Jo English, his team and staff. To win the South Carolina 4A state championship in any sport is the accomplishment of a lifetime and one those young men will never forget. Speaking of champions, Mac Mota, also of Sumter High, won the 152pound weight class in the 4A individuals state wrestling tournament last week. You can read that story here: http://bit.ly/1BeieBs. Graham Osteen is editor-at-large of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@theitem.com. Follow him on Twitter @GrahamOsteen, or visit www.grahamosteen.com.

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NOLAN BOSSARD SR. Funeral services for Mr. Nolan Bossard Sr. will be held at noon Tuesday at St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Robert E. Galloway, officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. BOSSARD The public may view from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. The Masonic Rites service begins at 7 p.m. Mr. Bossard will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. Tuesday until the hour of service. The family will receive friends at the home at 12 Byrd St., Sumter. Mr. Bossard, husband of Mildred T. Bossard, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Jack and Vertell Williams Bossard. Mr. Bossard received his formal education at Congruity public school of Sumter County and graduated in the Class of 1952. He served his country in the United Sates Army. He was employed as the produce manager at Shaw Air Force Base Commissary for more than 30 years. Mr. Bossard was a lifelong member of St. Paul A.M.E. Church and served in many capacities including steward pro tem, trustee, lay ministry, usher and many other ministries. He was also a member of St. Paul Lodge #8 Free and Accepted Masons, CC Johnson Consistory #136, Columbia, 32nd Degree. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Howard Bossard; three brothers, Windsor Williams, Donald and Lex Bossard; and a sister, Mattie White. Surviving are his beloved wife, Mildred T. Bossard, of the home; two sons, Nolan (Glenda) Bossard Jr. of Sumter and Craig (Antwanetta) A. Bossard of Baltimore; a special friend who is like a daughter, Ann Frierson of Sumter; a sister, Ora Lee Britton of Sumter; nine grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Memorials may be made at www.palmermemorialchapel. com.

CORINE B. J. PETERSON Corine Blanding Jenkins Peterson was called to eternal rest Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. Born May 1, 1911, in Sumter County, she was the daughter of the late Frank and PETERSON Renetta Johnson Blanding. She was married to the late Edward Jenkins and later to the late Douglas Peterson Sr. She was a member of Antioch United Methodist Church, Sumter, where she served faithfully as a member of the United Methodist Women and past member of the Steward Board and Senior Choir. Mrs. Corine was well known in the community as a caring and generous person. Her home was always open with loving arms for everyone. She was an avid farmer for many years and successfully ran her own farm with

the help of her loving and devoted son, Junior. Her loving memories will forever be cherished by: her children, Mamie M. Peterson of Sumter, Dorothy (Elijah) McDuffie of Linden, New Jersey, and Ruby (Alphonso) Oaks of Irvington, New Jersey; daughters-in-law, Mary Sue Peterson and Louise Session Peterson; a sister, Martha Bennett; twenty-two grandchildren; fifty-one great-grandchildren; forty great-great grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; brothers, Eddie, Arthur, Steadman and Frank Blanding Jr.; a sister, Nina Sloan; children, Alean Jenkins Gass, Douglas Peterson Jr. and Harold Cleveland Peterson Sr., and two grandchildren. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Monday at Antioch United Methodist Church, 4040 Dubose Siding Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Lawrence Cantey Jr. officiating and eulogist. The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 365 Arlington Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The procession will leave from the home at 1:20 p.m. Floral bearers will be the United Methodist Women. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in the Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

KELSEY L. COUSAR MANNING — Kelsey Laron Cousar, 23, died Monday, March 2, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. He was born Nov. 19, 1991, in Florence, a son of Lesia Cousar and the late James Hilton. He was preceded in death by his brother, Akime Cousar; paternal grandmother, Dorothy Hilton; and maternal grandfather, James Cousar. He received his formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County school districts 2 and 3. He leaves to cherish his precious memories a son, Keron A. Cousar of Manning; his mother, Lesia Cousar and her companion, Allen McFadden, who reared him as his own; a brother, Brandon Cousar, a twin sister, Monique Cousar, and sister, Shannon Cousar, all of Manning; maternal grandmother, Ruth Cousar, of Gable; five special nieces, Armani Moorer, Nautica Cousar, Mya Brockington, Ayanna Cousar and Aurbrac Cousar; three special nephews, Brandon “BJ” Cousar, Chance Moorer and James Moorer; and host of other aunts, uncles and cousins. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Hayes F.& LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning with the Rev. Mary Hagen, officiating. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery, Manning. The family is receiving friends at 7 Walker St., Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

PAULETTE J. KROPP Paulette Jean Kropp, 61, beloved wife of Russell Elton Kropp, passed away Friday, March 6, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born March 28, 1953, in Philadelphia, she was the daughter of John Benjamin McBride and the late Jean Irene Gilbert McBride. She enjoyed baking, making cakes for grandchildren, playing bingo and most importantly spending time with her family. She adored being a mother and grandmother. She was very friendly, energetic to everyone she knew and a mother to all. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister and friend. She leaves behind her loving husband, Russ Kropp, of the home; her father, John Benjamin McBride of Philadelphia; five children, William Woods and his wife, Cashell Woods, Kimberly Moore and her husband, Brian, both of Philadelphia, Michele Maxey, Suzanne Maxey, and Andrew Maxey, all of Sumter; four stepchildren, Scotty Maxey and his wife, Lindsay, of Darlington; Colin Kropp and his wife Lisa of California; Karen Steen and her husband Mike of Minnesota; and Lee Kropp of Bishopville; five brothers, John McBride, David McBride, Harry McBride, Robert McBride and Steven McBride; two sisters, Shirley Frank and Susan Devlin; sixteen grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her mother, Jean McBride, and a sister, Judy Komeleski. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. George Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be C.O. Clark, Phil Thompson, Steve Turk, Patrick Varner, Tim Varner and Rob Yellowhorse. The family will receive friends Tuesday one hour before the service, from 10 to 11 a.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, 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.

BARBARA M. TAYLOR Barbara Ann McElveen Taylor, 77, wife of Ret. Chaplin Colonel Taylor, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Born in Lake City, she was a daughter of the late J. Dargan McElveen and Agnes Macaulay McElveen. Mrs. Taylor was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; one son, Wayne L. Taylor Jr. of Rock Hill; one daughter, Geni Taylor Brame and her husband, Bobby, of Columbia; and three grandchildren, Jamie, Charlie and Anna Brame. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Aldersgate United Methodist

SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015 Church with Dr. Webb Belangia officiating. The family will receive friends after the memorial service in the church parlor. Burial will be in Fort Jackson National Cemetery at a later date. Memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, or to Epworth Children’s Home, PO Box 50466, Sumter. Funeral services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St. (803) 775-9386.

ROBERT F. NANCE Robert Fleming Nance, 90, husband of Mary Ann Chandler Nance, died Friday, March 6, 2015, at his home. Born in Sumter on Dec. 4, 1924, he was a son of the late Fleming Scott Nance and Augusta Cuttino Nance. Mr. Nance graduated from Edmunds High School and attended Clemson University before volunteering to serve in the United States Army Air Corps at the end of World War II, during which time he served in the 306th Bomber Wing. After his honorable discharge, Mr. Nance was employed by Burroughs Corp., where he worked for nearly 40 years as a field engineer. Surviving are his wife of 48 years, Mary Ann Chandler Nance; three children, Robert Fleming Nance Jr., Betty Ann Nance and David Chandler Nance; and three grandchildren, Allison Rebecca Nance, Christine Elizabeth Nance, and David Chandler Nance Jr., all of Sumter. He was predeceased by a sister, Louise Nance Hendley. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Ellison Evans officiating. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St. (803) 775-9386.

EARLINE F. S. HUNTER Earline Francis Singleton Hunter, 64, transitioned from this earthly life on Thursday, March 5, 2015, at her home. Born Oct. 19, 1950, in Sumter County, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Francis Johnson Singleton. Earline was educated in the public schools of Sumter County, and was a graduate of Ebenezer High

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School, Class of 1970. She worked as a baby sitter and home health aide for many family and friends for several years. Later she worked at Pineville Nursing Facility and Genesis Industrial until her health declined in 1994. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined High Hills AME Church, where she was a member of the pastor’s aide, Sunday school department, Willing Workers, kitchen ministry, stewardess board #1, and the Women’s Missionary Society. Earline was joined in holy matrimony to the late Luther Hunter and from this union one son was born. Earline leaves to cherish her memories: one son, Tony DeAngelo Hunter; eight stepchildren, Luther (Kathy) and Tyrone (Brenda) Hunter of Columbia, Troy Hunter of Newark, New Jersey, Eric, Joseph and Maurice Hunter of Rembert, Marvin McLeod of Rembert and Michelle Hunter of Dalzell; four sisters, Mary Livingston and Thomasina Singleton of Sumter, Rose Durant and Cleo (Timothy) Dawson of Dalzell; two brothers, Harry (Corolla) Singleton and Henry Singleton, both of Sumter; one adopted brother, Joe Logan of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; one sister-inlaw, Geneva Singleton of Dalzell; two brothers-in-law, Charlie and Council Hunter of Rembert; four aunts by marriage, Florine Alston and Mary Pringle of Rembert, Josephine Spencer of Newark, New Jersey, and Jessie Haile of Queens, New York; one uncle, James Roach Sr. of Sumter; ten grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two close and dear cousins, Ella Howard and Henry Wiley; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Daniel and Willie Singleton, and one sister, Henrietta Singleton. Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday from High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Thomas Habersham, pastor, and the Rev. Dr. Shawn J. Singleton, eulogist. The family is receiving family and friends at the home, 2120 Henry Circle, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 2:30 p.m. for viewing. The procession will leave from the home at 2:50 p.m. Floral bearers will be nieces and classmates of the Class of 1970. Pallbearers will be nephews and classmates of the Class of 1970. Burial will be in the High Hills AME Church cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhome. com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

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Columbia 72/48

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Sumter 72/48

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Charleston 71/46

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time slot 91 Rickman of the Potter films 92 Inn patrons 93 Bound to happen 94 “__ creature was stirring . . .” 95 It might be hard to resist 101 Missteps 103 Tenures of office 104 Brake parts 105 Left Bank’s “thanks” 106 You, in Peru 108 Molten rock 109 End of the war 110 Train track 111 Working away 112 Seward Peninsula city 113 Dendrochronology specimen 114 Spot for an algae wrap

115 Flat-screen ancestor: Abbr. Specifically, a real estate contract’s RESTRICTIVE COVENANT (27 Across) limits and/or prohibits certain uses of a property.

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PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A realistic look at your situation and sizing up who is on your side and who is holding you back will help you overcome any obstacles you face. Use diplomacy to get your way.

83 Lone Ranger’s pal 84 Cash drawer 85 Calendrical brink 86 Bikini part 87 Salon specialty 88 Examine a document thoroughly 96 Remote-control batteries 97 Apt. coolers 98 Grammy category 99 Auction grouping 100 Useless 102 Green sauces 104 Family man 105 Pass __ (measure up) 107 SkyCity atop the Space Needle, e.g. 114 Some boardgame equipment 116 Keep an __ the ground 117 Only moving part of a Tesla engine 118 High-school event 119 Copter rescue, perhaps

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Manning 72/45

Today: Intervals of clouds and sun. Winds southwest 4-8 mph. Monday: Cloudy with occasional rain. Winds south-southeast 3-6 mph.

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Bishopville 71/46

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Gators fall shy of title Lakewood finishes as state runner-up after Lancaster rallies for 3A crown BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com COLUMBIA – The anticipation of winning a state championship was beginning to build for the Lakewood High School girls basketball team. After taking a 35-30 lead into the fourth quarter of the 3A title game against Lancaster on Saturday at Colonial Life Arena, the Lady Gators scored the first five points to open a 40-30 advantage with 6:26 remaining in the game. Things then went awry. Lakewood managed just two free throws the rest of the way as the Lady Bruins rallied to win 44-42 and complete an undefeated season. “We just didn’t execute down the stretch,” said Lady Gators head coach Frances Fields, whose team finished the season with a 22-5 record. “We weren’t doing anything different than we’ve done before. We just didn’t play well down the stretch. You have to give Lancaster credit. That’s why they’re undefeated.” The game was tied 23-23 at halftime, but the Lady Gators scored the first seven points to push out to a 30-23 advantage. Sonora Dengokl opened with a 3-point play and layups by Taja Randolph and Shalexia

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Lakewood’s Sonora Dengokl (15) goes up for a shot in the final seconds as Lancaster’s Hayden Thorne (22) draws a charge in the Lady Bruins’ SEE GATORS, PAGE B6 44-42 victory in the 3A state championship game on Saturday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.

Fired up from the beginning Quick first-quarter starts set course for Sumter’s title run BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com

SHS raced out to a 20-10 lead against the Rams and led 39-26 at halftime. “Every point counts,” said Sumter senior Quentin Kershaw, who watched Sumter’s 13-point halftime advantage whittled down to 57-55 with 1:17 remaining in the contest. “All the points help, but that just gave us some confidence and more motivation that we’re supposed to be here, we’re meant to be here and it helped us throughout to the

Sumter’s Cedric Rembert (11) drives the lane in between a trio of Hillcrest defenders in the Gamecocks’ 61-55 victory to win the 4A state championship on Friday at Colonial Life Arena. SHS shot 75 percent in the first hal and made 4 of 7 from behind the 3-point line to open a 39-25 halftime advantage.

COLUMBIA— While its final three games came down to the wire, the Sumter High School varsity boys basketball team won all three of them, the final one coming on Friday at Colonial Life Arena when it beat Hillcrest 61-55 to win the 4A state championship. The key to victory in each was a fast start on offense and the Gamecocks feeding off opening-quarter momentum.

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Fire Ants sweep DH from FDTC

Carolina rallies to reach first SEC tournament final

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BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com University of South Carolina Sumter baseball head coach Tim Medlin isn’t ready to call his young squad a good club quite yet – but there have been flashes, he admitted. A few more flashes like Saturday might just be enough to persuade him. Facing Florence-Darlington Technical College, which is ranked 14th in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association poll, the Fire Ants pulled off a doubleheader sweep to open Region X play. Helped by five Stingers errors, USCS held on for a 10-8 win in the opening game at Riley Park and followed that with a 2-1, extra-inning victory on shortstop Justin Hawkins’ walk-off, eighth-inning RBI single. The wins improved the Fire Ants’ overall mark to 17-8 as they are off to a 2-0 start in region play. FDTC fell to 15-4 overall and 0-2. The two

BY KURT VOIGT The Associated Press

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USC Sumter starting pitcher Michael Carpin throws during the Fire Ants’ 10-8 victory over Florence-Darlington Technical College in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday at Riley Park. The Fire Ants swept the Stingers with a 2-1, 8-inning victory in the second game. teams will conclude the 4-game series today

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NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — The screams of relief and celebration from South Carolina’s players in the hallway outside their Verizon Arena locker room left little doubt about exactly how COATES badly they wanted to reach their first women’s Southeastern Conference Tournament championship game. Now they’d like to add the school’s first conference tournament title to their growing

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resume as well. Led by 16 points from Alaina Coates, the No. 3 Gamecocks (29-2) mounted a furious second-half comeback to avoid being upset in the semifinals for a second straight year with a 74-54 win over LSU on Saturday. They did so after trailing by as many as 11 points in the first half before shooting a remarkable 18 of 23 (78.3 percent) from the field in the second while winning their first SEC tournament semifinal game in three chances. The top-seeded Gamecocks — who have risen from SEC

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6 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Pittsburgh vs. Toronto from Dunedin, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 9 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Angels vs. Kansas City from Tempe, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 1 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Winnipeg at Nashville (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Atlanta vs. Washington from Viera, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 1:30 p.m. – Women’s International

Soccer: Algarve Cup Group-Stage Match from Parchal, Portugal – Brazil vs. Germany (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Las Vegas (BYUTV). 3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FA Cup Match – Arsenal vs. Manchester United (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cleveland vs. Seattle from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game from Albany, N.Y. (ESPNU). 5 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Las Vegas (BYUTV). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Big East Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Rosemont, Ill. (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game from Uncasville, Conn. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Southern Conference Tournament Championship Game from Asheville, N.C. (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Colonial Athletic Association Championship Game from Baltimore (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Softball: Missouri at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Washington at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – International Soccer: CONCACAF Sub-17 Match – Costa Rica vs. Panama (UNIVISION). 7:30 p.m. – College Track and Field: Southeastern Conference Indoor Championships from College Station, Texas (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Memphis at Chicago (NBA TV). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Championship Game from Las Vegas (ESPN). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game from Albany, N.Y. (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship Game from Dallas (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Big East Conference Tournament Semifinal Game from Rosemont, Ill. (FOX SPORTS 2). 9 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Mets vs. Miami from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 9 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11 p.m. – College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Championship Game from Las Vegas (ESPN). Midnight – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Tampa Bay vs. New York Yankees from Tampa, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 3 a.m. – NHL Hockey: Nashville at Phoenix (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

MLB SPRING TRAINING By The Associated Press TODAY’S GAMES

Houston (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Washington vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Houston (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Boston vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Arizona vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Texas (ss) vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Colorado vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Milwaukee vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Seattle vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Kansas City vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Boston vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Toronto (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Houston vs. Toronto (ss) at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Miami vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Cincinnati (ss) at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Arizona vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Cleveland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati (ss) vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

NASCAR

The Associated Press Kobalt 400 Lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, Nev. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 194.679 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 194.315. 3. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 194.287. 4. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 194.091. 5. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 193.959. 6. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 193.632. 7. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 193.507. 8. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 193.389. 9. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 193.334. 10. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 193.112. 11. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 192.555. 12. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 192.287. 13. (18) David Ragan, Toyota, 192.685. 14. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 192.527. 15. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 192.472. 16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 192.424. 17. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 192.294. 18. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 192.28. 19. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 191.782. 20. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 191.768. 21. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 191.523.

22. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 191.34. 23. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 190.564. 24. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 189.994. 25. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 190.355. 26. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 189.967. 27. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 189.947. 28. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 189.82. 29. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 189.727. 30. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 189.447. 31. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 189.354. 32. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 189.314. 33. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 189.228. 34. (41) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 189.215. 35. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 189.003. 36. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 188.488. 37. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 38. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, Owner Points. 39. (98) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points. 40. (23) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, Owner Points. 41. (26) Jeb Burton, Toyota, Owner Points. 42. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 43. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Owner Points. Failed to Qualify 44. (32) Mike Bliss, Ford, 185.618. 45. (29) Reed Sorenson, Toyota, 184.925. 46. (44) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 184.634. 47. (66) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 181.245. 48. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 180.668.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 38 Boston 25 Brooklyn 25 Philadelphia 13 New York 12 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W x-Atlanta 49 Washington 35 Charlotte 27 Miami 27 Orlando 20 CENTRAL DIVISION W Chicago 39 Cleveland 39 Milwaukee 32 Indiana 27 Detroit 23

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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Memphis 44 17 Houston 42 20 Dallas 40 24 San Antonio 38 23 New Orleans 33 29 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Portland 41 19 Oklahoma City 34 28 Utah 25 36 Denver 22 40 Minnesota 13 47 PACIFIC DIVISION W L Golden State 48 12 L.A. Clippers 40 22 Phoenix 33 30 Sacramento 21 39 L.A. Lakers 16 45 x-clinched playoff spot

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FRIDAY’S GAMES

Utah 89, Philadelphia 83 Washington 99, Miami 97 Orlando 119, Sacramento 114 Indiana 98, Chicago 84 Charlotte 103, Toronto 94 Atlanta 106, Cleveland 97 Boston 104, New Orleans 98 Houston 103, Detroit 93 Memphis 97, L.A. Lakers 90 Phoenix 108, Brooklyn 100, OT San Antonio 120, Denver 111 Golden State 104, Dallas 89

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago at San Antonio, 1 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. Boston at Orlando, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Detroit, 6 p.m. Utah at Brooklyn, 6 p.m. Toronto at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Dallas at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

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Crestwood edges North Central KERSHAW – Cole Benenhaley had a triple and three runs batted in while Matthew Rogers pitched two innings of scoreless relief to lead Crestwood High School’s varsity baseball team to a 5-4 victory over North Central on Friday in the Knights’ final game of the Mid-Carolina Credit Union Baseball Bash at the North Central field. The Knights finished the tournament at 2-2 and will host Lamar on Tuesday. Rogers was 1-for-3 with an RBI while Christian Buford went 2-for-2 with two runs scored for CHS. WILSON HALL 0-4 PINEWOOD PREP 10-2

SUMMERVILLE – Wilson Hall spilt a doubleheader with Pinewood Prep on Saturday, falling in the opening game 10-0 before bouncing back with a 4-2 win in Game 2. Edward McMillan, Robert James and McLendon Sears had the hits for the Barons in the opener, with McMillan rapping a double. James was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the second game while John Ballard was 2-for-2 with

two runs and two RBI. Sears and Brent Carraway drove in runs while Dawson Price collected a double and an RBI. The Barons return to action on Tuesday against Camden. JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL LAURENCE MANNING 10-7 HAMMOND 1-4 MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy picked up a doubleheader sweep of Hammond on Saturday. Dalton Page and Trent Frye got the wins on the mound while Brayden Osteen collected two RBI in the opening game and two hits in the second. Cole Hair scored three runs in the first game and Taylor Lee had two hits in the second. B TEAM BASEBALL LAURENCE MANNING 25 HAMMOND 10 COLUMBIA – Laurence Manning Academy improved to 2-0 with a 25-10 victory over Hammond on Friday at the Hammond field. Case Lee, Arron Carlton and J.D. Burroughs each had triples for the Swampcats.

SPORTS ITEMS

Holmes leads at Doral DORAL, Fla. — J.B. Holmes and Dustin Johnson made aces on the same hole about 20 minutes apart Saturday at Doral, both with a 7-iron from 207 yards and with a shot that reacted almost identically when it landed in the middle of HOLMES the green and rolled up the slope and into the cup. Both pounded one 300-yard drive after another on a course where length is a huge advantage. And for a brief moment, they were separated by one shot. The difference turned out to be the shortest club in the bag. Holmes found his groove with the putter late in the round that carried him to four straight birdies and expanded his lead in the Cadillac Championship. Even with a bogey on the final hole at Trump Na-

tional Doral, he had a 2-under 70 and was five shots clear of Johnson (69) and Masters champion Bubba Watson (70). SOUTH CAROLINA 7 MIAMI (OHIO) 0

COLUMBIA– Junior lefthander Jack Wynkoop pitched eight shutout innings and was backed by a from a grand slam home run from Connor Bright as fifth-ranked South Carolina defeated Miami (Ohio) 7-0 on Saturday night at Carolina Stadium. N.C. STATE 8 CLEMSON 3

RALEIGH, N.C. – Logan Ratledge hit two of the Wolfpack’s four home runs in NC State’s 8-3 win over Clemson at Doak Field on Saturday afternoon. The Wolfpack, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 8-4 overall and 1-1 in the ACC. From wire reports

MONDAY’S GAMES

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Sacramento at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Chicago, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. New York at Denver, 9 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Minnesota at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 65 41 18 6 88 175 146 Tampa Bay 66 40 20 6 86 217 173 Detroit 63 36 16 11 83 184 165 Boston 63 31 22 10 72 168 165 Florida 65 28 23 14 70 159 185 Ottawa 63 29 23 11 69 179 169 Toronto 65 26 34 5 57 175 199 Buffalo 65 19 41 5 43 125 218 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Islanders 664221 3 87 211 185 N.Y. Rangers 63 39 17 7 85 197 155 Pittsburgh 64 37 18 9 83 187 160 Washington 66 35 21 10 80 194 164 Philadelphia 65 28 25 12 68 173 187 New Jersey 65 27 28 10 64 146 168 Columbus 64 27 33 4 58 166 203 Carolina 63 24 32 7 55 145 170

KEEPING UP

Starling earns All-Atlantic Sun Conference 2nd team honors

BY BARBARA BOXLEITNER Special to The Sumter Item

CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Nashville 66 41 18 7 89 196 162 St. Louis 64 40 19 5 85 198 162 Chicago 65 39 21 5 83 190 153 Minnesota 65 36 22 7 79 184 165 Winnipeg 65 32 21 12 76 180 175 Dallas 65 29 26 10 68 203 215 Colorado 64 28 25 11 67 170 183 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 67 42 18 7 91 198 184 Vancouver 64 36 24 4 76 184 176 Calgary 65 36 25 4 76 187 167 Los Angeles 64 31 21 12 74 175 167 San Jose 65 32 25 8 72 185 183 Arizona 65 21 37 7 49 142 220 Edmonton 65 18 36 11 47 146 215 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

rittany Starling has been recognized for her basketball play. The USC Upstate junior has been named to the All-Atlantic Sun Conference second team. The Sumter High School graduate led the conference with a 52.3 field goal percentage and finished third with an 8.9 rebounding average. She was second on the team STARLING with a 12.1 scoring average. Starling scored her 1,000 point during the regular-season finale, becoming the 15th player in the program’s history to accomplish the feat. She is just the sixth player in the program to have 1,000 points and 700 rebounds.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 2, Edmonton 1, SO Columbus 3, New Jersey 2 Minnesota 3, Carolina 1 Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2 Calgary 5, Detroit 2 Pittsburgh 5, Anaheim 2

TODAY’S GAMES

Detroit at Boston, 12:30 p.m. Edmonton at Carolina, 3 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 5 p.m. Colorado at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Calgary at Ottawa, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Chicago, 7:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Alexandria Scriven of Voorhees College had a seasonhigh nine points in consecutive games against Philander Smith and Tougaloo colleges. The sophomore out of Crestwood High added a seasonbest four assists against Philander Smith. Also from Crestwood, Jacksonville University freshman

Keanua Williams had four points and one steal against Stetson University. BASEBALL

Wilson Hall graduate John Patrick Sears is 2-2 with a 3.18 earned run average in six appearances for The Citadel after Friday’s game. Another from the Barons, William Kinney hit .333 in six games for The Citadel. He had three runs batted in. The Citadel’s Philip Watcher batted .222 with seven RBI through 12 games. The former Gamecock has been starting at second base. Pitcher Andrew Reardon, out of Sumter High, is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in five appearances for Lander College. Thomas Sumter Academy graduate Jeremiah Freeman was 1-1 with one save and a 2.84 ERA in five games for Francis Marion University. East Clarendon High product Douglas Ard batted .333 with one home run and six RBI in 12 games for USC Aiken. Claflin University freshman outfielder Rashad Hilton hit .217 with two RBI through nine games. He played for Manning High. Send updates about area athletes to Barbara Boxleitner at BKLE3@aol.com.

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FIRED UP FROM PAGE B1 end.” The game was tied just one time at 2-2. That was the start of a smoking hot first half from the field for Sumter. The Rams could only watch as SHS shot 75 percent for the first half, including hitting 4 of 7 from behind the 3-point line. “It fueled us big because we didn’t get a lot of points the rest of the way so it helped us a lot shooting like that in the first half and coming out in the second half and doing what we had to do,” said senior Micah McBride. Sumter pushed the lead to as many as 19 in the second quarter before Hillcrest pulled within 10. However, Marquise Moore threw up a half-court, 3-point prayer at the buzzer that was answered after it bounced off the backboard, giving Sumter a 39-26 halftime lead. The Gamecocks outscored James Island 19-1 in the first quarter of the lower state championship game before winning 48-44. They scored 23 in the first quarter against Irmo in the third round in a nip-and-tuck game they eventually won 66-60. Sumter’s smothering defense made it hard on Hillcrest throughout the game. The Rams shot a mere 37.7 percent from the field for the game (16 of 43). They came into the game averaging 73.2 points per game Leading by 10 heading into the final stanza of play, the Gamecocks survived a late 12-2 run, but the teamwork that got them to this point, shined when it mattered most.

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Sumter senior Brandon Parker (4) drives the lane between Hillcrest’s Uriah Morris (20) and Randall Shaw (3) during the Gamecocks’ 61-55 victory on Friday in the 4A state championship game at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. Parker had a team high 18 points. “We had been in that situation before with James Island so we knew how to control the situation and make our free throws and play defense,” senior Brandon Parker said. The Rams, who finished 26-3 on the year, were led by its two all-state players in Tyler Hooker and Randall Shaw. Hooker led HHS with 20 points and Shaw added 17.

The Gamecocks won without any all-state players. “It just means it’s bigger than one person or two people,” McBride said. “It was a whole team effort and we have to have 10-12 people to win a state championship.” Parker led the way for the Gamecocks with 18 points, including eight in the final stanza. Cedric Rembert had

14 points and McBride finished with 11. Sumter made a living in the paint, scoring 32 points, but it also had 19 points off turnovers and added 16 fast break points. “Coach English said at the media day, ‘We’re glad we’re unranked and underdogs,’ ” Parker said. “That made us come out even harder.”

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The turning point, or actually turning points, came in the second inning. With one run already across against Fire Ants starter Michael Carpin, the Stingers had runners on first and second with nobody out. But the right-hander limited the damage to just the lone run after a sacrifice bunt and back-to-back strikeouts ended the potentially big inning for FDTC. The escape act loomed larger as the inning progressed. Three Stinger miscues kept what could have been a short inning alive. Fred Wadsworth and Auckland made them pay with a RBI single and a 2-run double, respectively. USCS scored again on a wild pitch and Tech starter Chris Oakley walked in another run before he was finally able to stop the bleeding at 6-1. “We didn’t make plays,” said FDTC head coach and Lakewood High School graduate Preston McDonald, whose team had committed 24 miscues entering the weekend. “We try to stay out of the big inning, but Sumter put some good swings on some pitches, so give them credit, and they kept the pressure on us.” It was 6-3 in the bottom of

FIRE ANTS FROM PAGE B1 with another twinbill beginning at 1 p.m. “One thing I can say about our kids today is that we really scrapped and fought for these two wins,” said Medlin, whose team had dropped six 1-run contests prior to Saturday. “We were able to capitalize on some defensive mistakes (in the first game) and Brett Auckland and Justin Hawkins just absolutely put together phenomenal at-bats against (FDTC closer Nick) Jobst in that last inning.” Auckland nearly ended the game himself. With Mickey Dugan on second and one out, the Stingers brought in the flamethrower Jobst to pitch to Auckland. Pitching in the lowto-mid 90s (miles per hour), Jobst went to a 3-1 count on Auckland before he wound up dropping a double in front of the right field wall. The umpires said the ball hit the ground prior to FDTC’s Alex Murphy coming up with it. That set the table for Hawkins, who fell behind 2-2 before lining the game-winning shot into left and being mobbed by his teammates halfway between first and second. “He got me down two strikes, so I just shortened up and tried to put the ball in play somewhere,” Hawkins said. “They had the infield in and I was looking for a pitch up (in the zone). But he kept throwing me down at first until I finally saw one that I could get into the outfield.”

USC Sumter’s Brett Auckland pops the ball up during the Fire Ants’ 10-8 victory over Florence-Darlington Technical College in Game 1 of a doubleheader on Saturday at Riley Park. The Fire Ants swept the Stingers with a 2-1, 8-inning victory in the second game. The dramatic finish capped off a brilliant pitching duel between USC Sumter’s Colie Bowers and Tech’s David Parkinson. Parkinson went 5-plus innings and allowed just one earned run on three hits with six strikeouts and one walk. He was perfect through three innings, but a leadoff double by Auckland in the fourth followed by a Hawkins’ single and a wild pitch wound up producing a no-decision for the freshman left-hander. Bowers was every bit as good through his seven innings. He struck out nine, walked one and hit one while allowing five hits. He also finished with an ND, although it could have been worse. The Stingers scored their lone run of Game 2 via a strikeout and wild pitch that put the lead runner on first to start the

sixth inning. The USCS right-hander had pitched around the leadoff runner getting on in each of the three previous innings, but not this time. Murphy’s RBI single two batters latter knotted the score at 1-1. FDTC got the lead runner on in the seventh by another strikeout and wild pitch, but Bowers wiggled his way out of that jam. “After the second one, I kind of look to the heavens like, ‘They’re not going to score two runs and win this game on two strikeouts that got away, are they?’” Medlin said smiling. “But Colie pitched out of it and pitched a great game overall. Parkinson did too. That was a great college baseball game.” It was a sharp contrast to the first game which saw the two teams combine for 18 runs, 21 hits and eight errors.

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the fifth when USCS struck for its second big inning. Hawkins led off the frame with his team-leading third home run of the season. His double-play partner, Dugan, followed three batters later with a 2-run triple and came home on the fifth Tech error of the game as USCS took a 10-3 lead. “Those two innings gave us a big confidence boost,” said Hawkins, who wound up with four hits and three runs driven in on the day. “We need more innings like (those). We just swung the bats well and made contact and took advantage of what they gave us.” It turned out the Fire Ants needed every run, too, because it took three pitchers to finally put away FDTC for good in the seventh. Trailing 10-4, Tech opened with four straight hits – including a 3-run blast from Javoni Thomas for his first of the season. An RBI groundout made it 10-8. Jake Trejo got the first two outs sandwiched around the RBI and Corey Sox came in for the final out. Auckland finished with three hits, all doubles. Wadsworth had a pair of hits and an RBI in the opener while Dugan collected two hits on the day.

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Carolina beats Vols 60-49 to close out year BY STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — South Carolina believes it’s heating up just in time for the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Gamecocks closed the regular season Saturday with a 60-49 victory at Tennessee that CARRERA showed they had regained their shooting touch. They also say they’ve gotten back the mindset that helped them post impressive nonconference wins over Iowa State and Oklahoma State before struggling in conference play. “We’re young and we didn’t handle success very well,” South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. “Guys started paying attention to all the stuff that doesn’t impact winning. Until we (got) out of that frame of mind... we really had no chance to win because we weren’t where we needed to be. We’re in a good place mentally right now.”

Michael Carrera scored 14 points and shot 6 of 7 as South Carolina ended a 15-game losing streak in this series. South Carolina (15-15, 6-12 SEC) beat Tennessee (15-15, 7-11) for the first time since an 81-64 triumph in Columbia on Feb. 17, 2007. The Gamecocks hadn’t defeated the Volunteers in Knoxville since Jan. 23, 2002. The Gamecocks insisted they weren’t aware that Tennessee had beaten them that many times in a row. They just wanted to carry some momentum into the postseason. “It’s really important to give us confidence in ourselves, to keep playing how we’re playing right now and to keep working how we’re working,” Carrera said. “We’ve been having great practices, competitive practices, and that’s how we have to keep doing it every single day to prepare for every game.” South Carolina entered SEC competition with a 9-3 record but dropped six of its first seven conference games and has been struggling to regain its early-season footing ever since.

The Gamecocks entered Saturday ranked last in the SEC in overall field-goal percentage (.404) and 3-point shooting percentage (.293), but they’ve shown improvement lately. They shot 51.2 percent (21 of 41) against Tennessee 61.9 percent in the first half and have made 49.3 percent of their field-goal attempts (71 of 144) over their last three games. That three-game stretch includes two wins and a 78-74 loss to No. 18 Arkansas. “Making shots makes everyone feel better,” Martin said. Duane Notice had 12 points and Tyrone Johnson and Sindarius Thornwell each added 10 for South Carolina, which pulled ahead for good with a 21-4 run in the first half. Josh Richardson and Robert Hubbs scored 14 points each for Tennessee. Richardson, playing his final scheduled home game, also had six rebounds, six assists and four steals. The senior guard received a standing ovation as he left the game in the final minute. Tennessee has struggled at

home throughout conference play. Although Tennessee is 5-4 in conference road games, the Vols are just 2-7 in SEC home matchups. Perhaps the Vols are better off leaving Knoxville for the SEC tournament. “You never know what can happen in March,” Richardson said. “The SEC tournament’s a place where teams can come out of nowhere and win it.” TIP-INS

South Carolina: The Gamecocks went 12 of 13 on free throws to continue their impressive performance from the line this season. South Carolina is shooting 73.9 percent from the line. South Carolina’s school record in that category came in 1971, when it made 74.3 percent of its free throws. Tennessee: Former Tennessee stars Bernard King (197477) and Johnny Darden (197579) were recognized at halftime. Saturday marked the first on-campus recognition of King’s 2013 induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Darden is representing Tennessee at the SEC tournament as the school’s SEC basketball legend. REVERSAL OF FORTUNE

Tennessee had won 66-62 at South Carolina on Jan. 20 while shooting a season-high 57.5 percent. In Saturday’s rematch, the Vols shot just 35.6 percent. “They made shots, they outplayed us and they deserved that win (in January), but we were a mentally wounded team at the time,” Martin said. “We were too concerned with all the things that do not impact winning and losing. We’re in a better mindset as a team now than we were the first time we played.” NEXT UP

South Carolina opens SEC tournament play Wednesday at Nashville, Tennessee, against an opponent to be determined. Tennessee opens SEC tournament play Thursday at Nashville, Tennessee, against an opponent to be determined.

CAROLINA FROM PAGE B1 afterthought to national power in seven seasons under coach Dawn Staley — were upset by Kentucky in the tournament semifinals last year. They’ll now face the Kentucky-Tennessee winner in the championship game on Sunday “It means that we’re doing the right things, we’re doing it the right way,” Staley said. “Sometimes doing it the right way requires you to be a little bit more patient than we would like ... It means our program is continuing to grow.” South Carolina appeared on the verge of faltering in the semifinals for a second straight year, falling behind 24-13 early in the first half. However, the Gamecocks outscored the fourth-seeded Lady Tigers (17-13) 47-23 in the second half — led by Tina Roy, who scored 12 of her 15 points after intermission. Raigyne Moncrief had 20 points to lead LSU, while Dashawn Harden added 19 — including 17 in the first half. The Lady Tigers, who have reached the NCAA Tournament in three straight seasons under coach Nikki Caldwell, were trying to reach their first tournament championship game since 2012. “It was a well-fought game for about 30 minutes,” Caldwell said. “My young team, they’ve got to grow and learn from this and understand that you’ve got to play with that same intensity for 40 minutes.” The Lady Tigers led 35-31 early in the second half after a drive by Harden. South Carolina, though, followed with a 26-7 run to go up 56-42 and put an emphatic finish on what had been a struggle for much of the game. After opening 1 of 6 from the field, Roy hit four straight 3-pointers in the second half — including a banked shot from the left side of the floor to put South Carolina up 60-43. She finished 5 of 10 from behind the arc.

“I know I missed a few in the first half, but in the second half my teammates just encouraged me to keep shooting the ball,” Roy said. “And they eventually started falling.” Aleighsa Welch had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Gamecocks, the back-to-back SEC regular-season champions, while Coates added eight rebounds and was 8 of 11 from the field. The Lady Tigers lost by 24 points in each of their two defeats to South Carolina earlier this season, but they led by as many as 11 in the first half before settling for a 31-27 halftime lead. Harden spearheaded the surprising surge, scoring the first nine points for LSU and hitting all five of her first-half 3-pointers — finishing with 17 points in the half. TIP-INS

LSU: The Lady Tigers rose from 70th to 58th in the NCAA’s RPI standings following their quarterfinal win over Texas A&M, and many projections have them reaching the NCAA Tournament despite their lackluster overall record. They did, however, finish the regular season 10-6 in the SEC — including a pair of wins over Texas A&M and one over No. 12 Kentucky. South Carolina: The Gamecocks were making their third semifinal appearance in the last four years. They were upset by Kentucky 68-58 last year as the top seed and lost to second-seeded Tennessee 74-58 in 2012. MITCHELL’S STRUGGLES

Tiffany Mitchell, the twotime league Player of the Year, was scoreless in the half after missing all four of her shots. The junior guard didn’t score until hitting a jumper with 9:23 remaining in the game, and she finished with four points on 1-of-6 shooting against the LSU defense.

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LSU’s Akilah Bethel, right, steals the ball from South Carolina’s Olivia Gaines (2) in the Gamecocks’ 74-54 victory on Saturday in the Southeastern Conference women’s tournament semifinal in North Little Rock, Ark.

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Notre Dame guard Jerian Grant (22) throws a pass around Clemson guard Damarcus Harrison (21) during the Irish’s 81-67 victory on Saturday in South Bend, Ind.

Notre Dame beats Clemson 81-67 BY TOM COYNE The Associated Press

(12) NOTRE DAME 81, CLEMSON 67 CLEMSON (16-14)

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jerian Grant made one last statement in his bid for Atlantic Coast Conference player of the year. Grant had a high-flying dunk, repeatedly drove past Clemson defenders and made several eyecatching passes as he finished with 19 points and eight assists to lead No. 12 Notre Dame to an easy 81-67 victory over Clemson on Saturday. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey believes Grant deserves recognition as the league’s best player, but said he is not concerned about the voting. “Most of the coaches I’ve listened to and talked to, I think they’re Jerian Grant guys. I’m not sure about Tobacco Road media, but we’re going to find out,” he said. Grant, who missed the second half of last season after being suspended from school for an undisclosed academic violation, described his senior year as a dream season. “This is the best I could have imagined it and it has turned out the right way,” he said. Zach Auguste scored 19 points, Demetrius Jackson added 14 points and Steve Vasturia had 12 as each hit two 3-pointers as the Irish made 7 of 21 3-point at-

Blossomgame 9-12 3-5 22, Grantham 1-6 1-2 4, Nnoko 7-12 5-5 19, Hall 2-3 0-0 4, Harrison 0-2 0-0 0, Rooks 0-0 0-0 0, Ajukwa 2-7 2-2 6, DeVoe 1-6 0-0 3, Roper 2-9 0-0 5, Smith 0-1 0-0 0, McGillan 0-2 0-0 0, Djitte 2-4 0-1 4. Totals 26-64 11-15 67.

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Auguste 9-13 1-1 19, Jackson 4-8 4-5 14, Grant 6-11 6-8 19, Connaughton 3-8 0-0 7, Vasturia 4-6 2-2 12, Torres 0-0 0-0 0, Beachem 2-5 1-2 6, Farrell 0-1 0-0 0, Katenda 0-1 0-0 0, Burgett 0-0 0-0 0, Geben

tempts. Clemson was just 4 of 18 from 3-point range. Brey was pleased with how well the Irish played offensively, finishing with 20 assists on 30 baskets. Clemson coach Brad Brownell was disappointed in his team’s defense. “I just didn’t feel our team was as locked in defensively as we normally are,” he said. “They pass the ball so well, they make you pay for every mistake you make.” Jaron Blossomgame kept Clemson in the game for a while, scoring the first seven points and 13 of the Tigers’ first 17. But Blossomgame added just nine more points the rest of the way after Vasturia started defending him, finishing with 22 points. “He was crushing us,” Brey said. “In hindsight, we should have started Steve on him. We debated that. But Steve to the rescue again.” Vasturia said he tried to

0-0 0-0 0, Colson 2-2 0-0 4. Totals 30-55 14-18 81. Halftime_Notre Dame 38-31. 3-Point Goals_Clemson 4-18 (Blossomgame 1-1, DeVoe 1-3, Grantham 1-4, Roper 1-5, Ajukwa 0-1, Harrison 0-1, Hall 0-1, McGillan 0-2), Notre Dame 7-21 (Vasturia 2-2, Jackson 2-5, Beachem 1-3, Grant 1-5, Connaughton 1-6). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_ Clemson 41 (Blossomgame 10), Notre Dame 28 (Colson, Grant, Jackson 5). Assists_Clemson 18 (DeVoe, Grantham 4), Notre Dame 20 (Grant 8). Total Fouls_Clemson 14, Notre Dame 15. A_9,149.

be physical with Blossomgame. “I just tried to frustrate him a little bit,” he said. “The team did a good job of help defense and rotating.” Blossomgame said the Irish were more focused on him defensively. “They were boxing me out, looking for me on every shot that goes up and kind of denying some of my reversal passes and stuff like that,” he said. Notre Dame (26-5, 14-4) finished with the most regular-season victories in school history. Clemson (16-14, 8-10) lost for the sixth time in its last eight games. Landry Nnoko scored 15 of his 19 points in the second half for Clemson to match his career high. Clemson outscored the Irish 36-32 inside and outrebounded the Irish 41-28, but couldn’t keep it close. “We just could not stop them on offense,” Nnoko said.

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Kentucky finishes regular season 31-0 LEXINGTON, Ky. — Trey Lyles scored 14 points, KarlAnthony Towns added 13 with nine rebounds and No. 1 Kentucky pulled away from Florida 67-50 on Saturday to complete the storied program’s first unbeaten regular season. A blue-clad sellout crowd cheered loudly as the final seconds wound down on the eight-time NCAA champions’ milestone achievement. Players soon donned blue T-shirts with “31-0” in white and the phrase “not done yet.” Towns, who missed last month’s matchup in Gainesville with strep throat, was essential in getting the Wildcats going toward history with 10 first-half points. He also grabbed six rebounds that were critical in helping Kentucky (31-0, 18-0 Southeastern Conference) slowly pull away. Kasey Hill scored 15 points and Dorian Finney-Smith had 12 for Florida (15-16, 8-10), which couldn’t keep up with the Wildcats’ depth in the final 10 minutes. The Gators were outscored 46-13 in bench points alone and shot just 43 percent. LSU 81 (18) ARKANSAS 78

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Keith Hornsby hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give LSU an 81-78 victory over No. 18 Arkansas on Saturday. The Tigers (22-9, 11-7 Southeastern Conference) hit 3-pointers on their final two possessions to erase a 3-point deficit. Jalyn Patterson’s 3-pointer with 57.8 seconds remaining tied the game 7878. ALABAMA 61

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Kentucky’s Trey Lyles (41) shoots against Florida’s Dorian Finney-Smith (10) during the Wildcats’ 67-50 victory on Saturday in Lexington, Ky. turned to shooting guard Peyton Allen following a time out, but the freshman missed a 3-point attempt from the right side of the key with three seconds remaining.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Guard Retin Obasohan scored 12 points and three other Alabama players scored in double figures as the Crimson Tide defeated Texas A&M 61-60 on Saturday in Reed Arena, in the programs’ regular-season finale. The Aggies, trailing 61-60 with 10.7 second remaining,

Virginia Tech 82-61 on Saturday.

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WAKE FOREST 61

PITTSBURGH 52

MIAMI 82

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The emotion of senior day inspired Kiel Turpin and his teammates made sure his final home game was a victory. Turpin made an emotional speech Friday night in front of the team and then followed it up with one of his best games as he scored 10 points and pulled down five rebounds as FSU (16-15, 8-10 Atlantic Coast Conference) halted a three-game losing streak by beating Pittsburgh 61-52

BOSTON — For Boston College coach Jim Christian and Wake Forest’s Danny Manning, their first regular season in the Atlantic Coast Conference has finally come to an end. Olivier Hanlan scored 19 points with eight assists on Saturday to help BC finish the year with a 79-61 victory over Wake Forest. It was the third straight Atlantic Coast Conference win for Boston College (12-18, 4-14).

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points and N.C. State beat Syracuse 71-57 on Saturday, one day after the NCAA hit the Orange with sanctions for decade-long violations.

N.C. STATE 71 SYRACUSE 57 RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina State closed its regular season in satisfying fashion, rolling to an easy conference win that will help firm up an already solid-looking NCAA Tournament resume. Trevor Lacey scored 19

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Forecasters who have Miami perched on the NCAA tournament bubble would be smart to give the Hurricanes a second glance. Despite playing without injured point guard Angel Rodriguez, the ‘Canes got 20 points from Manu Lecomte and used torrid 3-point marksmanship to hammer

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Illinois State highlights Winthrop, Coastal advance to Big South day full of ranked upsets

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ST. LOUIS — Daishon Knight capped a 25-point game with two critical free throws in the closing seconds and Illinois State rallied from eight-point halftime deficit to beat No. 8 Wichita State 65-62 in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament on Saturday. Reggie Lynch added 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocks for the fourthseeded Redbirds (21-11), who were 0-2 against the regular season champions in conference play and trailed by 12 in the first half. (15) OKLAHOMA 75 (9) KANSAS 73

NORMAN, Okla. — Buddy Hield tip-in with 0.2 seconds left gave No. 15 Oklahoma a 75-73 victory over No. 9 Kansas on Saturday.

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Illinois State guard Daishon Knight drives to the basket in the Redbirds’ 65-62 upset victory over Wichita State on Saturday in the semifinals of the Missouri Valley Conference tournament in St. Louis.

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68 over St. John’s on Saturday.

(13) UTAH 68

(5) ARIZONA 91

SEATTLE — Washington’s perplexing season added another unlikely chapter on Saturday as Nigel Williams-Goss scored 28 points, including a deep 3-pointer with 1:08 remaining as the shot clock was about to expire, and Washington rallied to stun the 13th-ranked Utes 77-68.

STANFORD 69

(4) VILLANOVA 105 ST. JOHN’S 68

PHILADELPHIA — Daniel Ochefu had 21 points and nine rebounds, JayVaughn Pinkston scored 18 points and No. 4 Villanova rolled to its 12th straight victory, 105-

TUCSON, Ariz. — T.J. McConnell had 10 points and 11 assists in his final home game, helping No. 5 Arizona close out the regular season with a 91-69 victory over Stanford on Saturday.

(20) WEST VIRGINIA 81 OKLAHOMA STATE 72 MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia’s Devin Williams tied a career-high with 22 points to lead the 20th-ranked Mountaineers to an 81-72 victory over Oklahoma State in the teams’ regular-season finale Saturday. (21) BUTLER 68

(11) NORTHERN IOWA 63

(24) PROVIDENCE 64

LOYOLA 49

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Butler coach Chris Holtmann didn’t mince words when referencing the type of team he will be bringing to New York City for next week’s Big East Tournament.

ST. LOUIS — Seth Tuttle led a balanced, methodical attack with 13 points and No. 11 Northern Iowa was stingy again defensively, beating Loyola 63-49 in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinals on Saturday.

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CONWAY — Keon Johnson scored 15 points as fifth-seeded Winthrop beat ninth-seeded Longwood 71-58 in the Big South semifinals on Saturday. Keon Moore added 14 points for Winthrop (19-12), while Xavier Cooks and Andre Smith both chipped in 11 apiece. The Eagles will face third-seeded Coastal Carolina (23-9) in the championship today. Longwood (11-23) trailed by 14 points with 8:38 remaining, but a quick six points closed the Lancers within nine. Moore and Johnson answered with six-straight points and Smith added a free throw to go up by 15 with 5:08 left to play. Leron Fisher and Quincy Taylor combined for 46 of Longwood’s points, finishing with 23 apiece. Shaquille Johnson — who recorded a double-double when the Lancers became the first No. 9 seed to head to the Big South semifinals with an upset of topseeded Charleston Southern — finished with just four points on 1-of-10 shooting.

seconds left, the Chanticleers’ Warren Gillis made four free throws and Elijah Wilson one to offset a 3-pointer and layup by Tyler Strange. The Bulldogs (19-14) had two good looks at 3-pointers in the final seconds but missed both. WOFFORD 70 UNC-GREENSBORO 52

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Spencer Collins poured in 21 points — and all five starters scored at least eight — as top-seeded, defending champion Wofford made half its field goals to throttle No. 8 seed UNCGreensboro 70-52 in the Southern Conference tournament quarterfinals on Saturday. The Terriers (26-6) meet fourth-seeded Western Carolina in today’s semifinals. Wofford is seeking a fourth SoCon tourney championship in six seasons.

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UNC-WILMINGTON 79

CONWAY — Badou Diagne scored 19 points and thirdseeded Coastal Carolina beat seventh-seeded Gardner-Webb 73-70 on Saturday to reach the Big South Conference championship game. The Chanticleers (23-9) will meet fifth-seeded Winthrop on Sunday in a repeat of last year’s title-game matchup won by Coastal Carolina. Leading by three with 24

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BALTIMORE — Cedrick Williams had 19 points and 13 rebounds and Freddie Jackson added 19 points as No. 2 seed North Carolina-Wilmington got off to a strong start in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament with a 79-53 win over No. 10 seed College of Charleston on Saturday. From wire reports

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Holmes’ 27 points lead Keenan to Class 2A championship COLUMBIA — Antwan Holmes scored 27 points to lead Keenan to its third state championship in the last six years with a 69-46 victory over Ridgeland-Hardeeville in the South Carolina Boys Class 2A finals Saturday. The Raiders (21-8) also got 12 points and six assists from Tariq Simmons. Keenan jumped to a 21-15 lead after one quarter and cruised in the second half to complete a season which started 2-5 for the Raiders and ended on a 16-game winnjng streak. Ridgeland-Hardeeville (263) was making its first championship game appearance since Hardeeville and Ridgeland merged to begin the 2011 school year. 1A KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Lakewood’s Taja Randolph (24) puts up a shot against Lancaster’s Amirah Steward, right, as teammate Keiana Howze looks on during the Lady Bruins’ 44-42 victory in the 3A girls basketball state championship on Saturday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia.

GATORS FROM PAGE B1 Pack made it 30-23 with 4:54 left. Lakewood maintained control to take the 5-point cushion into the final stanza. Two free throws from Dengokl, a layup by Pack and a free throw by Deja Richardson pushed the margin to 10. Lancaster, which finished with a 27-0 record, started to keep the ball almost exclusively in the hands of allstate point guard Malia Rivers with a lot of dribble penetration. She scored five straight points, hitting two free throws at the 5:27 mark. “The lane became more open for her,” Lancaster head coach Ronnie Robinson said of the reason why Rivers became more aggressive going to the basket. “It wasn’t there before, but it became more open and she told me she could get to the basket.” Rivers, who was averaging 15.8 points a game, scored nine of her 11 points in the fourth quarter, seven coming from the free throw line. She missed out on several extra points, hitting just 7 of 14 free throws, but with Lakewood struggling offensively it was still enough for Lancaster to rally for the victory. Zaria Woods followed up a Rivers miss to make it 40-37 before Kamryn Lemon made one of two free throws to push the lead to four for Lakewood with 3:18 to go. The Lady Bruins’ Amirah Steward hit two free throws and Rivers added another to make it 41-40 with 2:17 remaining. Randolph hit a free throw with 2:08 left for the Lady Gators’ final point and a 42-40 lead. The Lady Gators were just 5 of 10 from the free throw line in the final quarter and committed 11 turnovers. “We wanted to try and take a little time off the clock (with the lead), but we just didn’t handle it well,” Fields said. “We made too many turnovers.” Rivers hit three free throws – out of six attempts over a 43-second stretch – to put Lancaster up 43-42 with 1:13 to go. It was the Lady Bruins’ first lead since the final seconds of the first half. Lakewood got the ball back with 1:06 remaining following a Lancaster turnover. The Lady Gators ran some time off the clock before calling a timeout with 33 seconds remaining. Once play resumed, Lemon put up a mid-range jump shot with around 20 seconds left from the left side that hit off the rim. The Lady Bruins grabbed the rebound and were able to take 10 seconds off the clock before Kaela Robinson was fouled with 10 seconds to go. She hit the first free throw, but missed the second, allowing the Lady Gators to grab the rebound. Dengokl took

BURKE 61 FOX CREEK 42 COLUMBIA — Sophomore Adonicas Sanders finished with 14 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Burke to a 61-42 victory over Fox Creek in the South Carolina Class A boys basketball championship game on Saturday. It’s the first boys’ state title for Burke (25-4) since they won the Class 4A championship in 1984. It’s the third overall title in school history. Rod Culver led Fox Creek (21-8) with 16 points and Corrin Cannon added 10. The Predators were playing in their first boys basketball state championship since opening in 2004. GIRLS 1A

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Lakewood senior Sonora Dengokl, left, and sophomore Kamryn Lemon hold up the 3A girls state runner-up trophy after the Lady Gators fell to Lancaster 44-42 on Saturday at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia. the ball and drove to the basket where she collided with Lancaster 6-foot center Hayden Thorne. Dengokl was called for a charge with 3.6 seconds left. While she wouldn’t say it in so many words, Fields insinuated that she felt there were a number of fouls called against the Lady Gators while trying to defend Rivers. Starters Shanekia Jackson and Shalexia Pack fouled out early in the fourth quarter and Dengokl played most of the fourth quarter with four fouls, fouling out on the charge. Lemon and Gabrielle Myers also had four fouls. “It really hurt us not having them down the stretch,” Fields said of Jackson and Pack being fouled out. “I mean they’re both starters. I think it made a big difference.” Dengokl led Lakewood with

17 points. She was just 4-for14 from the floor, but 9 of 10 on free throws. She also grabbed nine rebounds. Randolph had 13 points and eight rebounds, while Lemon had seven points, 11 boards and four steals. Pack also had four steals. Rivers’ 11 led Lancaster, while Woods finished with nine points and 10 rebounds. “We just kept chipping away and working hard,” Robinson said. “We got points when we could and made some defensive stops.” The Lady Gators jumped out to a 7-0 and led 15-12 after one quarter. The Lady Bruins scored the first eight points of the second quarter and led most of the quarter. However, Randolph scored six points in the final two minutes to pull Lakewood into a 23-23 halftime tie.

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CHRIST CHURCH 61 Latta 45 COLUMBIA— Shayla Bennett scored 21 points to lead four players in double figures, and Christ Church took a 61-45 victory over Latta to win the South Carolina Class A girls basketball championship. Abbie Posta posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Lawren Cook chipped in with 14 points and seven rebounds while Sarah Robinson finished with 10 points. Bennett also added eight rebounds. It was the third state championship for Christ Church (27-2), with all of them coming since 2009. TaKeria Legette led Latta (17-6) with 28 points and Maya Wright added 10 rebounds. 2A BISHOP ENGLAND 50 PENDLETON 36 COLUMBIA — Hannah Corbett and Caroline Mc-

SCHSL STATE PLAYOFFS BOYS 4A Friday State Championship Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Sumter 61 (1) Hillcrest 55 3A Saturday State Championship Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Midland Valley 62, (1) A.C. Flora 56 2A Saturday State Championship Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Keenan 69, (1) RidgelandHardeeville 46 1A Saturday State Championship Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Burke 61, (1) Fox Creek 42 GIRLS 4A Friday State Championship Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Spring Valley 53, (1) Goose Creek 46 3A Saturday State Championship At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Lancaster 44, (1) Lakewood 42 2A Saturday State Championship At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Bishop England 50, (1) Pendleton 36 1A Saturday State Championship At Colonial Life Arena, Columbia (1) Christ Church 61, (2) Latta 45

Queeney scored 17 points apiece Saturday to lead Bishop England to a 50-36 victory over Pendleton in the Class 2A Girls basketball state championship Saturday. It was the third state championship in the last four years for the Bishops (23-4). They lost in the finals in 2013 and won titles in 2012 and 2014. The score was tied twice in the first quarter, when Pendleton (25-3) held a 10-9 lead. Bishop England (23-4) took control after that, outscoring the Bulldogs 14-2 in the second quarter and stretching the run to 25-4 to lead 34-14 with just over four minutes remaining in the third quarter. Pendleton shot 32.5 percent (13-of-40) and had 23 turnovers. Breezi Williams led the Bulldogs with eight points and Alex Burgess added 10 rebounds. 4A SPRING VALLEY 53 GOOSE CREEK 46 COLUMBIA — Spring Valley claimed its third Class 4A girls basketball state championship since 2009 with a 53-46 victory over Goose Creek Friday night at the Colonial Life Arena. Christian Hithe recorded a double-double with 19 points and 14 rebounds and Shantay Taylor added 12 points and eight rebounds. Hithe had a double-double with over five minutes remaining in the first half.

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The world famous Dirty Dozen Brass Band from New Orleans will offer R&B, jazz, funk, Afro-Latino grooves, some Caribbean flavor and even a Rihanna cover along with some New Orleans jazz staples. DDBB will be a featured band at the New Orleans Jazz Festival in April.

Famous Dirty Dozen Brass Band to play at Opera House BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Fresh from a tour of Japan, the legendary Dirty Dozen Brass Band will bring its unique sound to the stage of the Sumter Opera House at 7:30 p.m. Friday. Known primarily as a jazz band for its New Orleans origins, the group’s music actually covers a gamut of genres blending everything from R&B, jazz, funk, Afro-Latino, some Caribbean flavor and even a Rihanna cover. City of Sumter Cultural Manager Seth Reimer, who oversees live events at the Opera House, said booking the Dirty Dozen Brass Band highlights the types of national cultural acts he is working to bring to Sumter. “Mardi Gras has arrived here in Sumter, sort of. The Dirty Dozen Brass Band embodies everything fun about New Orleans,” Reimer said. “The energy. The romps. The high-octane. The reputation. This is the one show, the one band you can’t miss in 2015.” With Gregory Davis on trumpet and vocals, Roger Lewis on baritone and soprano sax, Kevin Harris on tenor saxophone, Terence Higgins on drums, Jake Eckert on guitar, Efrem

Towns on trumpet and flugelhorn, and Kirk Joseph on sousaphone, the band, or DDBB, continues to influence brass bands all over. Lewis describes the band’s music as “a big old musical gumbo, and that probably made the difference, separating us from other brass bands out of New Orleans. It put a different twist on the music. We were not trying to change anything, we were just playing the music we wanted to play and not stay in one particular bag.” DDBB started out of New Orleans’ Fairview Baptist Church in 1972, when Danny Barker established a youth music program and the Fairview Baptist Church Marching Band. The group became very popular in New Orleans, went through several personnel and name changes, and by 1977, Benny Jones and members of another group, the Tornado Brass Band, became the Dirty Dozen Brass Band. Their incorporation of be-bop and funk into New Orleans jazz ensured their continuing popularity, as did their humor and adventurousness. The band’s first professional record made by Jerry Brock in 1980 got them a lot of radio play, and Brock assisted them with publicity.

This led to a date at the famous Tipitina’s club in New Orleans, which in turn got them a gig at the Groningen Festival in the Netherlands. A tour of southern Europe led to several dates in prestigious New York clubs, and by the mid-1980s, DDBB was in demand around the country and overseas. The band is largely responsible for the resurgence of New Orleans jazz bands and the music itself, as a viable genre not limited to tourist venues in the Louisiana city, but appreciated around the world. In fact, DDBB was the first band to perform on the Main Stage of the inaugural Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in 2002. Reimer noted that acts like the Black Crowes and Widespread Panic have taken them on tour and artists from Dizzy Gillespie to Elvis Costello to Norah Jones have joined them in the studio. Their music has also been featured on the HBO series “Treme,” named after the New Orleans mid-city neighborhood where the band formed. DDBB’s first album, “My Feet Can’t Fail Me Now,” released in 1984, did extremely well, and the band has released many others since then, in-

cluding their newest, “Twenty Dozen.” “Twenty Dozen” is said to be the closest thing to a live stage show by the group; it features a medley of traditional New Orleans tunes, among them “When the Saints Go Marching In,” along with several original songs. Lewis takes the title role in “Dirty Old Man,” described as “ribald.” He said “Twenty Dozen” is “classic Dirty Dozen. It’s got something for your mind, body and soul. We’re gonna get you one way or another.” Tickets for the 7:30 p.m. Friday Dirty Dozen Brass Band concert can be purchased at the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., online at sumteroperahouse.com or by calling (803) 436-2616. They are priced at $25 for floor and box seats, $23 for balcony seats. The Opera House was rebuilt in 1895 after a fire destroyed it. In 1973, it was officially listed on the National Register of Historical Places but closed a decade later. Capitalizing on the national growing movement toward downtown revitalization and historic preservation, the city reopened the Opera House in 1987 in its present form, Reimer said. For more information about DDBB, visit the website, dirtydozenbrass.com.

Sumterites out-jitterbug competitors; police chief retiring 75 YEARS AGO – 1940 July 30- Aug.5 — The police officers who direct traffic at the Municipal Park complain that their job is made more difficult and unpleasant by the large number of “outside” ball fans who park their cars on the sidewalks adjacent the park fences and thereby interfere with and obstruct pedestrian traffic. The tops of cars Yesteryear may — and in Sumter do— afford SAMMY WAY free standing room for hundreds of baseball enthusiasts who are averse to sitting in the grandstand or on the bleachers, but they have not the excuse of the small boys who compose the knot-hole audience at the ball games — those who are able to ride in a car to the park ought to be able to patronize the ticket office. • Mayor F.B. Creech yesterday afternoon presented the 28 members of the beginners swimming class of the Clean

Life Club with certificates showing they had successfully completed the course and now could graduate into the “Minnow Club.” The Clean Life Club is sponsored by the YMCA and graduating exercises were held in the Y pool room. • The Atlantic Coast Line operates 18 regular freight and eight regular passenger trains through Sumter daily. • Several farmers, in addition to C.G. Rowland, who are planting small acreages of Sea Island cotton experimentally, report that crops look fine and are blooming and bolling satisfactorily. • Sumter has an airport of great possibilities. It is well located, of ample size and naturally as level as a floor. It could be developed at less than the great sums expended on grading and filling other airports in this and other states. • R.F. Dabbs of Mayesville has been appointed to serve as a lieutenant in the second recruit company at The Citadel on Sept. 1. Each year a group of selected cadets are chosen to serve as instructors to the new cadets. It will be

1940 -- Mr. E.H. Moses inspects a big block of ice at the plant of the Sumter Ice & Fuel Co. on Commerce Street.

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the duty of Dabbs and the other training officers to take charge of the new cadets in so far as training in drill and military life is concerned. • Col. H.L. Green, special construction officer from

fourth corps area headquarters at Atlanta, Ga., arrived at Camp Jackson today to set up a field office to supervise the $1,800,000 construction program for the 8th division which has been assigned to

the Sumter area. • The personnel of the Sumter County Forest Association are now busily engaged in repairing and repainting the tower houses and all outbuildings on the tower sites. The color of paint is being changed from gray and green to white trimmed with green and when finished these houses will present a most attractive appearance. There are many miles of phone line to be relocated, and this work will be done by our CCC Camp in the near future. • An approach trestle over the Wateree River belonging to the Atlantic Coast Line Railway company was completely destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon about 1:30. A span of about 90 feet was burned out of the trestle. R.M. Dollard and Carl Cummings, photographers of the Daily Item went to the scene early this afternoon but were requested not to take pictures by the officials of the railroad company. • On Aug. 4, 1890, Eugene H. Moses Sr., sold his first block

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Page-Mays Mr. and Mrs. Robert “Bo” Page of Manning announce the engagement of their daughter, Ashley Rose Page of Manning, to Matthew Timothy Mays of Manning, son of Mr. James T. Mays Jr. of Manning and Mrs. Joyce Bilton of Eutawville. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Hodge of Manning, the late Mrs. Frances Caldwell of Gallipolis, Ohio, and the late Mr. Thomas Page of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She graduated from Laurence Manning Academy and Clemson University with a bachelor of science degree in business management and a psychology minor. She is employed by Thompson Construction Group in Sumter. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. James T. Mays Sr. of Sumter, and Mrs. Julie Berry and the late Mr. James Michael Berry of Manning. He graduated from Laurence Manning Academy and attends Central Carolina Technical College. He is employed by Santee Cooper.

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The wedding is planned for April 25, 2015, at Wishbone Duck Club in Pinewood. ••• The couple is registered at Doolallies of Sumter; Belk, www.belk.com; and Walmart, www.walmart.com.

Casual friendship may grow closer over husband’s illness DEAR ABBY — I recently learned that the husband of a friend of mine has cancer. She shared the information Dear Abby with me durABIGAIL ing our last VAN BUREN meeting. I was shocked and hardly knew how to respond. She is not a close friend, but we are fond of each other and enjoy getting together for a drink every now and then. I want to let her know that I’m thinking of her and that I’m available if she needs anything, but I’m afraid of saying something cliched or insensitive. What is the most tactful way to do this? Challenged in Oklahoma

sweating and see him lying naked, with all his covers flipped onto me! I have suggested he cuddle with me if he’s cold. But he insists on using the electric heater. I don’t see any reason to waste the electricity, especially when it makes me uncomfortable. I am thinking about separate beds. Please help. Overheated in Idaho

DEAR CHALLENGED — Contact your friend. Tell her you were shocked by the news she gave you, which may have been a cry for help. Make a point of staying in touch by calling to ask how she and her husband are doing. Tell her you know she may be overwhelmed, and volunteer to bring food if she’s too busy or stressed to cook, run errands for her or even do the laundry if her hands are full with caregiving. I can almost guarantee that if you do, you and this lady will be close friends in the future regardless of the outcome of her husband’s illness.

DEAR ABBY — What do you think of people who show up at graveside services for “family only”? Recently, a friend passed away. She didn’t want a funeral. The family announced there would be a service at the grave for family only, followed by a small reception for family and friends. Well, some of the “friends” showed up at the service anyway. One of them stated, “But she was like a sister to me!” I felt it was an intrusion. The family was gracious enough that they didn’t let these people know their presence wasn’t welcomed. What do you think, Abby? Family friend from Maine

DEAR ABBY — I’m a 48-year-old woman. Occasionally, I suffer from night sweats and have had a couple of hot flashes. My husband enjoys turning on the mattress heater in our bed. He has turned my side on by mistake a few times, which caused me to roast and have an uncomfortable night. Even when he heats only his side it’s too hot for me. I wake up

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DEAR OVERHEATED — Separate beds might be a good idea. That’s a practical solution for some couples. But before making the investment, have a talk with your doctor about your hot flashes (if you haven’t already), because they may be caused by hormonal changes in your body, and he or she may be able to recommend a medication that can help with them.

DEAR FAMILY FRIEND — Oh, my. Of course it was an intrusion. The person who was conducting the service should have spoken up and “reminded” the attendees that the interment was for family only so the family wouldn’t be placed in an awkward position.

Black History Program: Summerton Early Childhood Center culminated the celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 27 by participating in the school’s annual Black History Program. This year’s theme was “Changes Over Time.” Students in prekindergarten through 2nd grade rendered awesome theme-related performances of songs, poems, skits and dances before a packed auditorium at Summerton Cultural Arts Center. The message of freedom was joyfully resonated throughout the program. Extended Early Registration: Parents of prekindergarten (4-year-old) and kindergarten (5-year-old) students are urged to complete the early registration process for their child for the 2015–16 school year. Registration will be held daily from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please bring your child’s birth certificate, Social Security card, immunization record and proof of residency. We look forward to seeing you and your child at registration.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Thursday, March 26 — Third Nine Weeks Awards Day Program at 1:30 p.m., SECC Multipurpose Room Thursday, March 26 — PTO/SIC Meeting, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., SECC Multipurpose Room Friday, March 27 — Parent Visitation Report Card Pick-up, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

SCOTT’S BRANCH MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL Breakfast at Scott’s Branch Middle/High School: On Feb. 27, approximately 100 students were rewarded for their hard work and dedication toward their education with a breakfast in the school’s cafeteria. Throughout the first semester these students earned Honor Roll status and Perfect Attendance. To obtain this honor, some students earned all A’s, A’s and B’s, and all B’s. These students have persevered, studied and stayed focused. JaVont’e Thompson said, “The breakfast is a great thing; hopefully other students will see that hard work pays off and work toward being able to attend the school’s next breakfast.” The students who earned Perfect Attendance have also persevered, some coming to school when they didn’t feel up to it and when it would have been easier to stay home. Jared Brailsford, a Perfect Attendance student, said, “I come to school every day to learn and get a good education so that I can go to college, get a good job and support my family.” The Honors and Awards Day program was held Jan. 28 in the school’s gymnasium. — Beverly Spry

USC Sumter USC SUMTER INTRODUCES FIRE ANT TENNIS TEAMS University of South Carolina Sumter is proud to announce the addition of men’s and women’s tennis to the successful NJCAA Region X Division I Intercollegiate Athletics programs. Fire Ants Tennis will begin its inaugural season in the fall and will call the Palmetto Tennis Center its new home. City of Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen has supported the initiative since its inception. “The City of Sumter is proud to have the Fire Ants as a part of Palmetto Tennis Center. Our city has one of the best tennis facilities anywhere, and it is almost on the campus of USC Sumter. Many Sumterites love tennis. So it’s a good fit for the college and the city.” Although Fire Ants tennis is new to the university, tennis as a sport is not. Tennis was already a successful NJCAA Region X sport when USC Sumter was Clemson University in the early 1970s. According to former coach, Porter Adams, in USC Sumter’s short history of tennis, program participants “won most of the conference titles and never finished below second, won the Region X

championship once and were nationally ranked for three years, placing fifth one year. There was never a losing season. Winning was a tradition.” In their 10year history at USC Sumter, tennis teams were victors in 120 matches against 50 losses. USC Sumter Athletics Director Lynwood Watts said the addition of tennis will be an opportunity for USC Sumter to continue to recruit athletes from across the Southeast. “Not only do we have great potential athletes here in Sumter, we will also reach out to exceptional student athletes from other areas as we have with baseball and softball,” Watts added. Both the men and women will begin their seasons in the fall and will play regional universities and colleges. “We appreciate the value of intercollegiate athletics and what it brings to our university,” USC Sumter Dean Dr. Michael Sonntag said. “We are excited to introduce new students to our campus and appreciate the strong partnerships we have built with the city of Sumter.” Prospective athletes should visit www. uscsumter.edu for more information. — Misty Hatfield

Central Carolina Technical College NATURALIST ALUMNI ARRANTS SPEAKS TO CCTC STUDENTS Naturalist Josh Arrants, class of ’02, spoke with students from CCTC’s Natural Resources Management program on Feb. 26 about the Red-cockaded Woodpecker Restoration Project at Fort Jackson in Columbia. Arrants is a South Carolina Wildlife Federation board member, Fort Jackson Wildlife Technician and Camden resident, and the students were in Department Chair Joshua Castleberry’s class.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS HOLD BAKE SALE AND TRIVIA SESSION Student organization A Call to Salvation held a special “Sweet Morsels for the Soul” bake sale Feb. 26 in the Main Campus Student Center, while Sounds of Inspiration held a Black History trivia session. — Becky H. Rickenbaker

Sumter Christian School COOKIE DOUGH FOR SALE From Feb. 26 until March 20, students of Sumter Christian School are selling Crazy about Cookies gourmet cookie dough to help support the school. Several incentives for fundraising include gift cards, cash prizes and an ice cream party. The senior class is also selling $5 tickets for barbecue plates, which will be distributed to the students and faculty as well as the Sumter community on March 13. With this fundraiser complete, the seniors will only have three more fundraisers to raise money for their senior trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee, and the Wilds Christian Camp in Brevard, North Carolina, from May 11 until May 18.

MUSIC IS IN THE AIR With the third quarter ending on March 13, the students are continuing to work hard to finish the year well. On Wednesday and Thursday, March 4-5, elementary choirs sang for the chapels to practice their performances in front of their peers before performing at the Fine Arts Festival in Charleston on March 6. Parents and family members are invited to attend the annual Fine Arts Showcase and Parent-Teacher Fellowship on March 12 at 7 p.m. Bands, choirs, instrumental ensembles, piano soloists and instrumental soloists will perform their pieces with which they have competed. Also, all artwork and photography will be displayed along with the announcement of the winners in each category. — Miriam Marritt

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WEDDING / ENGAGEMENT POLICY EARLY DEADLINE: The deadline for engagement and weddings to publish on Sunday, April 5, is noon on Wednesday, March 25. There will be no exceptions. Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The normal deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Engagement and wedding forms may be obtained at The Sumter Item or downloaded from www.theitem.com. Please type or print all information, paying particular attention to names. Do not print in all capital letters. Photographs must be vertical and of reproduction quality. To have your photo returned, provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Photos may also be e-mailed to rhonda@theitem.com. All photographs must be received by the Monday deadline. It is not The Sumter Item’s responsibility to make sure a photograph is e-mailed by your photographer. For additional information, call (803) 774-1264.

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Naturalist Josh Arrants speaks with students from CCTC’s Natural Resources Management program on Feb. 26 about the Red-cockaded Woodpecker Restoration Project at Fort Jackson in Columbia.

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Chris Mitchum recalls father, journey to Hollywood BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks

writing credits as well as acting roles in some 60 films, including three with John Wayne and several featuring Chris Mitchum began his another fellow named Mitmovie career almost 50 years chum. ago at Arizona’s “Old Tuc“People see my dad on film son,” the historic film studio when he was 40 or 50 and ask site of numerous film and TV me ‘Are you Robert Mitchum’s Westerns since the 1940s (see brother?’ I tell them I’m not oldtucson.com). quite that old — he was my fa“I was a student at the Unither,” he said. versity of Arizona in 1967 and Like many actor-parents, someone told me the studio Mitchum’s dad was often abwas looking for extras,” resent as Chris, his brother and called Mitchum from Santa sister grew up. Barbara. “He started acting around After Mitchum had been the time I was born, so I grew hired for $13.80 a day, plus as his career was growing,” free lunch, a production manMitager offered him a chum part on the shortsaid. lived TV show “He did “Dundee and the the best Culhane.” he “When I moved could, back to Los Angeand les, I took him up CHRIS MITCHUM, when on the offer,” Mithe was chum said. “I Describing a scene on the set around walked in for the we had interview and the of “Chisum” fun.” producer and diMitrector said ‘He’s chum remembers one sumperfect!’ before I even saw the mer vacation trip in 1954. script. They told me to pick “The studio helped him fit a up a copy on my way out and camper to a 1-ton flatbed Ford they would pay me $150 a truck, and we drove it across day.” the Southwest fishing and The role, however, was not hunting,” he recalled. “Campexactly choice. ers like that were not yet com“My character was dead bemercially available. Someone fore the opening credits,” bought the design and started laughed Mitchum. “I just had to lie there and get rolled over, the camper industry.” Though his father was rewhich explains why I didn’t garded as a screen legend, he have to read for the part!” offered little acting advice. From that humble begin“The only guidance he gave ning, Mitchum worked his was ‘Don’t ever get caught actway up to production and

‘When he stepped off the screen, he was still ‘John Wayne’’

ing.’ In other words, don’t act the part, just be the character,” he said. In 1970, Chris was hired for “Chisum,” which starred John “Duke” Wayne and Forrest “Tuck” Tucker, and was executive produced by Wayne’s son, Michael. “We were filming down in Durango, Mexico,” Mitchum said. “Tuck’s wife’s birthday was coming up one Sunday, so Duke hired a private plane to fly him back to Burbank on the Saturday to be with her. But when Tuck got to the airport, they had to call him back for a scene next day. “Duke and I were talking on the set, and Tuck was sitting in one of those tall director’s chairs. The assistant director came over to Michael Wayne to explain how upset Tuck was becoming. Duke heard them talking and asked ‘Michael, what’s the problem?’ He replied ‘Nothing Pop, we’ve got it.’ “Duke and I continued talking and again were distracted. ‘Michael,’ he asked again, ‘What’s wrong?’ ‘Pop, it’s OK,’ said Michael. “When Duke asked a third time, Michael explained how upset Tuck was about the delay getting home. Duke, of course, had paid for the plane! So Duke started mumbling to himself: ‘I’m not gonna get mad, I’m not gonna get mad, I’m not ... the hell I’m not ... Tuckerrrrrr!’ and stormed off towards Tuck with that characteristic John Wayne walk. “I thought, my God, where are the cameras to catch this,

it’s right out of one of his movies. When he stepped off the screen, he was still ‘John Wayne.’” Mitchum, who lost a run for Congress last year and is challenging the result (see mitchumlegal.com), went on to appear in two other popular Wayne films, “Big Jake” and “Rio Lobo.” But rather than giving his early career a boost, “I

1990 -- Former Sumter standout Stephon Blanding (45) has completed a rewarding career at Wofford College.

YESTERYEAR, FROM PAGE C1 of ice in Sumter. Moses expects to be on the job at the plant of the Sumter Ice & Fuel Company and will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his start in the ice business by selling another block of ice. Hale and hearty after 50 years of hard work, Moses misses hardly a day from his office and still can put in as many hours and accomplish as much as either of his two sons who are associated with him at the ice plant. • Under the direction of Richard Sumpter, assisted by John Rainey, the black band gave a very enjoyable concert at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church Tuesday evening. The band is composed of the following boys and girls: Bobby Palmer, Julian A. Tarleton, Norman Tarleton, Robert Sanders Jr., Frank McDaniel Jr., A.J. McConnell, Hilton Pew, Leroy Green, Susie M. Nelson, Florea Roberts, Emma Washington and Ethel Pendergrass. • Miss Martha Redfern of Charlotte has been appointed teacher of physical education for the girls of the Junior High and Edmunds High School to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Miss Mazie Crawford. • Charles Propst splashed his way to first place in the senior men’s event yesterday afternoon at the Carolinas’ AAU swimming meet at High Point, N. C. Propst, only 14 years old and swimming against boys much older, swam the distance in 1:22.8, edging out Bill Hatton of Tarboro who came in at 1:24.6. • Dot Bradford and Harry Fowler went to New York at the request of Jim Witteried, who specializes in finding young talent. They presented their new dance at the Dancing Campus of Michael Todd in the New York world’s Fair in a “Jitterbug contest.” Needless to say they brought honor to Sumter, for they out-danced their competitors in a grueling contest. 50 YEARS AGO – 1965 May 31 – June 5 A Red Cross sponsored junior-senior lifesaving course will be offered at the Elks Club pool beginning Monday, June 7. The course will be taught from 9 to 11 a.m. Monday through Friday for a two-week period (through Friday, June 18). Instructing will be Sandy Hershey, pool manager and qualified Red Cross water safety instructor. Rickey Hershey, lifeguard, will assist. • A Sumter man who fired the first shot of the Civil War is also believed to have fired the last shot of that great conflict. George Edward “Tuck” Haynsworth was a cadet at The Citadel in Charleston in early January, 1861, when the clouds of approaching war began to gather threateningly on the horizon. As the situation became more critical commissioners were sent to Washington by the State of South Carolina for the purpose of trying to arrange a peaceful settlement. In the meantime the governor

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Chris Mitchum is pictured with his famous father, Robert Mitchum. Chris appeared in many films and is now involved in politics, having run for Congress last fall.

of South Carolina notified the President that any change in the military status of Charleston harbor would be regarded as a hostile act. • Group captains Surappith Chalaw, Thesasilpa Dhawee, Variyapong Raywat, Grai Sarn Prom and Gerdnavy Prateep of the Royal Thailand Air Force were guests at Shaw AFB May 17 through 22. While visiting the base, the officers toured Headquarters USAF Tactical Air Reconnaissance Center and the 507th Tactical Control Group… . They visited the 4411th Reconnaissance Academic School where they were briefed on the school’s part in training personnel for the McDonnell RF-4C. From here they went to the flight line to inspect the McDonnell RF-101 Voodoo and the McDonnell RF-4C and associated group equipment. • Plans for relocation of Horne Motor Sales have been announced by recently elected new officers of the corporation. One of Sumter’s oldest business enterprises, operating as the H.C. Bland Motor Co., Ford dealers for nearly a half century, the dealership was purchased by Horne Motor Sales some five years ago. The enterprise has undergone such large growth over the past several years that it has been found necessary to move into larger and more easily accessible quarters, says Fred McLaughlin, president, treasurer and general manager of the Horne Motor Sales. The entire dealership, including sale and service departments, will be relocated in a modern new facility on North Main Street, near the Hwy 76 by-pass. • A capacity audience of parents, friends and well-wishers thronged to Lincoln High School auditorium last night to witness the awarding of diplomas to 204 graduates. The class was presented by Principal J.H. Kilgo to Dr. L.C. McArthur, superintendent of District 17, who distributed the diplomas. The salutatory address was given by Jesse Clark and the valedictory by Alfreda Willis.

• A 62,000-square-foot department store — the largest in the Sumter area — will locate in the new regional shopping center off Broad Street Extension now being developed by Nalley Commercial Properties Inc. of Easley. Woolco Department Store formally announced today its decision to build the giant store in the center. According to W.C. Montgomery, regional director for real estate for the F.W. Woolworth Co., of which Woolco is a division, the huge store will employ an estimated 150 persons. 25 YEARS AGO – 1990 March 2 – 9 Sumter High baseball coach Mark Roach had plenty of reasons to smile following his team’s 10-6 win over Brookland-Cayce Thursday night at Riley Park. “I was especially pleased with our base running,” said Roach, whose team improved to 2-0. “I thought we did a real, real good job with that.” • “Guys and Dolls” is a winner. Thursday the musical comedy classic delighted the opening night audience at Patriot Hall. This marked the second time the Sumter Little Theatre has staged this fable of Broadway. The first version was a resounding success, as was a later edition by the Shaw AFB Playhouse. But these forerunners pale in comparison to the fine treatment Director Katie Damron and her crew have given to Damon Runyon’s tale of an odd assortment of sharpies and showgirls. • The Item captured 18 awards for newspaper writing, photography and design and for its coverage of Hurricane Hugo Friday at the South Carolina Press Association’s annual winter meeting. The Hugo awards were in a special contest added this year by the press association. Ten awards in the regular contest are the most the 95-year-old newspaper has ever won in a single year. The Item captured eight awards last year, including four first place awards for writing and photography. This year’s awards in-

couldn’t even get a job interview afterwards,” he said. Find out why in the second part of Mitchum’s interview next week. Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 550 magazines and newspapers. Follow on Twitter @TinseltownTalks.

clude a third place in General Design – the first time The Item has placed in that category. The design recognition came during a year of extensive changes in the paper’s appearance, organization and format. • Lee County law enforcement officers are investigating two break-ins early Thursday in which more than $1,200, including $500 in change, were reported stolen. Officers are trying to determine who was involved and if the two incidents are connected, Lee County Sheriff Liston Truesdale said. • The committee overseeing construction of a veterans memorial near Shaw Air Force Base has paid $18,150 to begin the final construction phase, the panel’s chairman said Friday. Retired Marine Rudy Singleton, founder of the park and head of its organizational committee, said the money will be used to pay for the cutting and installation of four monuments, a foundation, two 3-foot marble pedestals and two bronze plaques at the Maj. Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. Veterans Memorial Park, being built next to Shaw on U.S. 76-378. The park is being built to honor military veterans, particularly those who died during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. • T. Bruce Smith II, a former senator and a Bishopville mayor, has announced he will seek the District 509 seat in the S.C. House of Representatives. The 51-year-old Smith is a contender for the seat held by Rep. Grady Brown, who is expected to seek a third term in office but has not announced his intentions. • A few minutes of discomfort isn’t much to ask, if a life can be saved, said Carolyn Howell, director of radiology at Lee Memorial Hospital. And Howell said she hopes a new mammography unit at the Lee County hospital will help save local women from one of their most lethal enemies – breast cancer. “This is a very important study to have done because it can save your life,” Howell said. • Police Chief Joe Brunson, who has been with the Sumter department since he joined the force as a patrolman almost 30 years ago, has announced that he will retire in July. Brunson, chief of the 102-member department, has endorsed his secondin-command, Maj. Joe Floyd to take over the job. • Thirty 4th- and 5th-graders in School District 17’s Challenge Program for the academically gifted recently got a tantalizing taste of college through a Science Enhancement Program on the USC Sumter Campus. Charles Denny, associate professor of biology, and Dennis Bassin, instructor in biology, divided the group into two sections and set out to teach them some things about biology that, otherwise, they might not have encountered until much later in their schooling. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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oday we focus on The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR), which is the most viewed professional sport after professional football in this country. The sport is broadcast in 150 countries and experiences more than $3 bil- Sammy Way lion in anREFLECTIONS nual sales in a wide range of promotional items. Bill France Sr. is credited with creating this sports monolith following a meeting at the Streamline Hotel at Daytona Beach, Florida, in December of 1947. NASCAR was incorporated on Feb. 21, 1948 by France and several other drivers. According to Wikipedia Encyclopedia NASCAR held its first “strictly stock car race” at the Charlotte Speedway on June 19, 1949, with the race being won by Jim Roper after the disqualification of Glenn Dunaway. Stock car racing can trace

its origins to bootlegging during the period of Prohibition by moonshiners who transported “shine” in “small fast vehicles” down twisting mountain roads located primarily in the Appalachian region of the U. S. Following the repeal of Prohibition, the love affair with these cars became manifest in races for pride and profit held in the rural southern states, frequently in Wilkes County, North Carolina. Sumter has had a long-term love affair with stock car racing. Many of the leading drivers have visited our community including Fonty Flock, who won seven events of the 24 he entered and was crowned the 1947 season champion winning $1,000 and a 4-foot trophy. On this page are featured several photographs of some of NASCAR’S most recognizable early participants. These images were secured by many of The Sumter Item’s talented photographers, including Heyward Crowson, Mac McLeod, Bruz Crowson and many others. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@yahoo.com or (803) 7741294.

Cale Yarborough, a resident of Timmonsville, was a longtime NASCAR driver and a favorite of Sumterites.

ABOVE: Richard Petty, son of pioneer driver Lee Petty, is NASCAR’s alltime winning race car driver. He won his 200th and final race on July 4, 1984, at the Firecracker 400 at Daytona International Speedway. BELOW: The late Dale Earnhardt Sr. was a perpetual favorite of Sumter NASCAR fans.

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Florence native Buddy Baker climbs into No. 15 in preparation for the Southern 500. He was the first driver to win racing’s “Big Four”: Daytona, Talladega, Darlington and Charlotte. He is a member of the International Motorsports Hall of Fame. With his brother, he runs the Buck Baker Racing School.

Fireball Roberts was a pioneer of NASCAR racing, voted favorite driver of fans in 1957 and one of racing’s 50 greatest of all time. He died from complications of a crash during the 1964 World 600 in Charlotte.

Lee Petty, one of the pioneers of racing and the father of Richard Petty, rounds the track. Born in North Carolina to a farming family, he grew up dirt poor. He won his first race in 1948 and his last in 1960, when he protested what would have been his son’s first win. Lee retired in 1964, three years after sustaining a severe injury in a crash.

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Thomas Sumter Academy TSA Lower School students learned about the importance of energy conservation on Feb. 23, thanks to an interactive science enrichment program sponsored by Duke Energy. Children in grades K-5 attended a National Theatre for Children performance of “The Treasure Trove of Conservation Cove: A Pirate’s Tale.” Two professional actors led the students in an entertaining treasure hunt. Along the way, the actors stressed the importance of saving resources and conserving energy.

BOWL-A-THON A SUCCESS

MIDDLE SCHOOL COURT ANNOUNCED Congratulations to the Middle School Court, which was named at the Feb. 18 dance. The Middle School King and Queen are Nick Rabon and Sydney Daniel. First runner-ups are Landen Rose and Kenzie MacQueen. Prince and Princess (by grade) are: 8th Grade Prince: Joshua Burns; 8th Grade Princess: Kendall Murray; First Runners-up: Ethen Thomas and Kenzie MacQueen; 7th Grade Prince: Joshua Fugate; 7th Grade Princess: Alyssa Law; First Runners-up: Caleb Galloway and (three-way tie for the girls) Ava Newman, Ava Claus and Maci Willetts; 6th Grade Prince: Ethan Lisenby; 6th Grade Princess: Tiana Sprowls; and First Runners-up: Colin Roedl and Clara Burnette. — Kim Roedl

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LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Lower Lee Elementary School will hold its first Career Day on Thursday, March 26, from 9 a.m. until noon. The theme for this year is, “Driving into Careers: Service Vehicles to the Rescue.” Professionals from various fields will visit with students and share about their careers and work experiences. The event is being coordinated by the school’s guidance counselor, Emily Johnson, and the principal, Angela Jacobs.

WEST LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL West Lee Elementary School held its Doughnuts for Dads event on Feb. 11. The guest speaker for the event was Mr. J.R. Green, superintendent of Fairfield County School District. Green is a 1987 graduate of Bishopville High School. Green challenged all who attended the event to be a father figure in the lives of others who do not have an active father figure. West Lee Elementary School would like to extend a grand thank you to Green, fathers, grandfathers, uncles and mothers who were in attendance and accepted the challenge.

LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Students from Lee Central High School were selected to participate in the Columbia Urban League’s Young and Gifted Awards. The event was held on Feb. 28 at noon at Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia. The Columbia Urban League’s Young and Gifted Awards recognizes black high school seniors who excel in academics, leadership, CATE (Career and Technology Education), the arts and athletics. Students from Allendale, Clarendon, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Newberry and Richland counties were selected to participate in the event. The following students were nominated from Lee County: Brandi Benjamin, Danni Bennett, Megan Boyd, Desiree Duncan, Tamara Frierson, Larry Fortune, Alexus Henry, Ishmael Henry, Charles Hunter, Queenayesha Joye, Mi’Kel McDaniel, Kanisha Temoney, Dallas Toney, Tarajah Wiley and N’Dejah Wright. Lee Central High School celebrated The Harlem Renaissance during Black History Month. The Harlem Renaissance was the name given to the cultural, social and artistic explosion that took place in Harlem between the end of World War I and the middle of the 1930s. During this period Harlem was a cultural center, drawing black writers, artists, musicians, photographers, poets and scholars. Lee Central High School’s Black History program was held on Feb. 26 at 2 p.m. The event was a great success.

ing others learn, than to provide scholarship assistance for students planning to further their education.” This will be the last turkey tetrazzini fundraiser for the organization, although plans are for the scholarships to be available for years to come. Next year, according to Hilton, “We are passing the ‘Tetrazzini Torch’ to our friends at Kingsbury Elementary in order that they might raise funds for the Hailey Bordeaux Scholarship Fund. We trust they will enjoy the same success and support from the Sumter community that we have had.”

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The week of March 2 to March 6, students, faculty and staff of Bishopville Primary School celebrated Read Across America Week. This year the book was the Dr. Seuss classic “Oh, The Places You’ll Go.” During the week, the students read their favorite Dr. Seuss books, made Dr. Seuss hats, decorated their classroom doors, read in the hallways and ended the week with a character parade. The events were coordinated by first-grade teacher Tracey Tate. Bishopville Primary School will hold Dinner with Dad on Thursday, March 19, at 6 p.m. During the event, students and their dads will dine together and compete in Bishopville Primary School’s version of The Price is Right! Each grade level will compete separately in the event. The game will focus on math in an effort to prepare students for their final math assessments.

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An actor with The National Theatre for Children leads TSA students on an energy conservation journey in the play “The Treasure Trove of Conservation Cove: A Pirate’s Tale.” The Department of Juvenile Justice held its Job Readiness Training Program graduation on Feb. 26 at Lee Central High School at 5:30 p.m. in the cafeteria. The Department of Juvenile Justice’s Job Readiness Program is an after-school and summer employability skills training program for at-risk high school students. The program is designed to help prepare teens (ages 14 to 18) for success in future employment, in school and in their communities.

LEE COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER Lee County Career and Technology Center’s students participated in the State Development Career Conference on Feb. 27. The conference was held at Embassy Suites in North Charleston. The event was enjoyed by the students. Members of Lee County Career and Technology Center’s DECA chapter were nominated for The DECA Emerging Leader Honor Awards. The award provides recognition to members studying marketing, finance, hospitality and management who are academically prepared, community oriented, professionally responsible and are experienced leaders through participation in DECA.

LEE COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION Lee County Adult Education celebrated Black History Month on Feb. 26 at 10:30 a.m. The event was coordinated by Lee County Adult Education’s director, Eloise Witherspoon, and was enjoyed by all who attended. Lee County Adult Education will offer free classes in GED preparation and testing, diploma, computer readiness, basic literacy, enrichment, Work Keys preparation and testing, PreGED, ESL (English as a Second Language) and family literacy beginning Monday, March 9, through Thursday, May 7, 2015. Please contact Lee County Adult Education at (803) 484-4040 or (803) 484-4200 for more information.

DISTRICTWIDE Lee County School District will hold Parent Camp 2015 on Saturday, March 14, at the District Administration Complex from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. Babysitting services will be available, and lunch will be provided. The topics of discussion will be: How to Prepare for Test-Taking and Preventing Bullying. This event is sponsored and coordinated by Lee County School District Intervention Team. March is Music in Our Schools month. Music in Our Schools is a great time to highlight the importance of comprehensive, sequential music education taught by exemplary music educators for all through concerts, lessons, public performances and advocacy activities. The district has planned several events throughout the month to celebrate music in our schools. — Shawnta McKenzie

Sumter School District POLICE DEPARTMENT SPONSORS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CONTEST Heroism, admiration and respect were themes that resonated throughout the third-annual Black History Month Contest. Sponsored by Sumter Police Department, interested stu-

dents in grades K-2 submitted artwork on a famous black they admired, and students in grades 3-5 submitted essays on famous blacks they would like to grow up to emulate. “Sumter Police Department looks forward to this annual collaboration with our elementary school students as we celebrate Black History Month in our community,” said Police Chief Russell F. Roark III. “The artwork and essays that were submitted truly captured the essence of heroism of African-Americans both past and present. I commend the students for their creativity and originality.” The winners attended an awards presentation, followed by lunch and an opportunity to play games at Chuck E. Cheese. Winners were, from Alice Drive Elementary School, Avery Kirkhart, Anna Grace Morris, Tymaries Thompson, Blythe Toburen, McKenna Reed and Riley Ward; from Crosswell Drive Elementary School, Lilli Lamb, Timisha Johnson, Ashyln Tomlin and Victoria Jordan; from Kingsbury Elementary School, Kinsley Holliday, McKenzie Jacobs, Laney Spigner, Alana Jones, Kharya Reed, Keyanna McMillan and Xander Phalin. At Lemira Elementary School, the winners were Khamoni Brown, Deonna Galloway, Triana Montgomery, Miracle Johnson, Larissa Walkes and Thomas Ortiz; at Millwood Elementary School, Skyla Graves, Mazie Hyer, Shyann Le, Callie Wehri, Pierce Kelso, Tatiana Pacheco and Madison Moore; at Wilder Elementary School, Sierra Davis, Audrey Losse, Sentrell Montgomery, Chanté Jackson, Taylor Lewis and Zachary Hayes; and at Willow Drive Elementary School, Aniyah Adams, Ava McDaniel, Jerrod Tomlin, Juliet Keenan, Anastasia Johnson and Janiah Kennedy.

TETRAZZINI TICKETS AVAILABLE The Board of Directors of the Barry Leach Memorial Scholarship Fund will host the annual turkey tetrazzini dinner fundraiser on Monday, March 30, from 5 until 6:30 p.m. at Millwood Elementary School, 24 Pinewood Road. Tickets are $6 and may be purchased at Millwood or from faculty members of Millwood. Tickets must be purchased in advance. No dinners will be sold at the door. In addition to the famous tetrazzini, the dinner will include green beans and a cinnamon roll. Pizza will also be available for $1 per slice. Drivethrough service is available for takeout dinners. Patrons who wish to eat at the school will be treated to karaoke from some of the talented Millwood students. Fourteen years ago, the faculty and staff at Millwood Elementary established the scholarship fund in memory of Barry Leach, a science teacher at the school for 23 years. In September 2000, Leach died after a valiant fight against cancer. All proceeds from the tetrazzini fundraiser will be used to provide college scholarships to former Millwood Elementary students who are seniors in Sumter School District and plan to attend college in the fall. Since the formation of the fund, it has awarded $23,500 in scholarships. According to Johnny Hilton, chairman of the board of the fund, “We know of no better way to honor Barry Leach, who dedicated his life to help-

Sumter Adult Education sponsored a bowl-a-thon last month on a district in-service day. Bowlers from all Sumter School District schools, the district office, food service and maintenance were represented. The bowlers had the opportunity to bowl two games during the break between the morning and afternoon professional development sessions. One hundred forty-four bowlers, including most of the principals and many of the assistant principals, Superintendent Frank Baker, paraprofessionals, family members and various other district employees at all levels participated in the fundraiser. Proceeds are being donated to the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life, which will be held at Crolley Memorial Stadium behind Hillcrest Middle School on May 15. Money is still coming in from sponsors, but the initial total raised was $1,700. To add to the fun and competition, awards were given in various categories. Employees from Oakland Primary School, named the Oakland Eagles, were dubbed “most spirited.” The highest individual scores went to Larry Horne and Lois Horne. The highest team score went to team “Life is Good,” which consisted of team members Greg Jones, Thomas Ray, Nancy Sorrells, Lillie Taylor, Judy McDonald and Scott McDonald.

NATIONAL SCHOOL BREAKFAST MONTH CELEBRATED March 2-6 was National School Breakfast Week, but in order to include all schools, Sumter School District has expanded its celebration into School Breakfast Month. National School Breakfast Week emphasizes the connection between eating breakfast and improved academic performance. National School Breakfast week was started by National School Nutrition Association in 1989 to raise awareness about the availability of the school breakfast program. The theme for this year’s celebration is “Make the Grade with School Breakfast.” The theme highlights how eating a nutritious breakfast helps students achieve success in the classroom and beyond. The school breakfast activities will be planned around the theme. Each school has a designated day during the month to celebrate. The District Food Services Department will visit the schools and judge the competition to declare the elementary, middle and high school winners for the best breakfast-related activities.

ACCREDITATION TEAM VISITS A team from AdvancEd will visit Sumter School District and its schools this week for reaccreditation purposes. School districts go through the accreditation process every five years. AdvancEd is the largest community of education professionals in the world. According to the organization’s website, “We are a non-profit, nonpartisan organization that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews of PreK-12 schools and school systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. While our expertise is grounded in more than a hundred years of work in school accreditation, AdvancED is far from a typical accrediting agency. Our goal isn’t to certify that schools are good enough. Rather, our commitment is to help schools improve.” The site goes on to say, “Combining the knowledge and expertise of a research institute, the skills of a management consulting firm, and the passion of a grassroots movement for educational change, we serve as a trusted partner to 32,000 schools and school systems, employing more than four million educators and enrolling more than 20 million students across the United States and 70 other nations.” The team will arrive in Sumter today and will meet with Superintendent Baker for a welcome and overview. The process will end on Wednesday, culminating with a special board meeting that afternoon.

BOARD MEETING RESCHEDULED The regular monthly board meeting of the Sumter School District Board of Trustees will be held on the third Monday of March instead of the second. The meeting will be held at the district office at 6 p.m. on March 16. — Mary B. Sheridan

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City seeking ‘green’ vendors for Earth Day celebration BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Even if it’s not so easy being green, the city of Sumter thinks it’s worth any trouble you have to take to be as friendly to Earth as you can. And that said, it’s really not hard at all, according to Lynn Kennedy, Sumter’s events coordinator. “The whole purpose of our Earth Day celebration (April 18 at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens) is to help people learn how to take care of the environment in many different ways,” she said. “We’ll have exhibitors demonstrating different ‘green’ practices, activities for kids and adults, and for the first time this year, we’re inviting vendors of ‘earth-friendly’ products to participate.” As during past Earth Day celebrations, Kennedy said, there will be a lot of information available.

“The city will have a booth to inform people about what (sanitation workers) will and won’t pick up, what they schedule is, when they’ll pick up limbs and yard debris, for example,” she said. “The Girl Scouts always have a neat booth with interesting and fun projects, and SAFE will again be shredding documents at no charge.” Clemson Extension, Walmart, Central Carolina Technical College, Tuomey Healthcare System and many others are regular exhibitors during the one-day event, Kennedy said. “Since we’re opening the event up to vendors for the first time,” she said, “we’re extending an invitation to anyone whose products will be ‘earth friendly.’ If some beekeeper wants to sell his fresh honey, for example, that’s someone we’d be interested in. There are some guidelines they will have to meet. There’s no charge for their spot (a 10-by-10-foot green spot),

but they must have a business license from the city (call 774-1601). Also, no food or beverages can be sold.” Additional policies include: • no mobile campers in the park • show hours 8 a.m. to noon • vendors must provide their own tables, tents, etc. • no electrical access will be provided • all items must be “green with respect to sustainability, renewability, recycled materials and/or environmental concerns” Other guidelines apply, as well. Deadline for receipt of event applications is April 3. For more information contact Lynn Kennedy at (803) 774-1659. Earth Day was founded by the late Gaylord Nelson, former Wisconsin senator, following the massive 1969 oil spill in Santa Barbara, Calif. He built a coalition of 85 staffers around the na-

tion, and inspired more than 20 million Americans to demonstrate in order to raise consciousness of the dangers human beings were doing to the planet. Earth Day 1970, the first, was a nonpartisan event, uniting politicians, students, environmental protesters and other concerned citizens for the common cause of saving the planet from our own abuse and pollution. The events of that day and the coalition of groups and people from all walks of life directly inspired the creation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water, and Endangered Species Acts. In 1990, Earth Day became a global observance, encouraging recycling and other environmentally friendly, or green, events and projects. Nelson was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his efforts by President Bill Clinton.

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these striking orchids are the lady-slippers, grass-pinks, whorled pogonia, rosebud orchid, bog-rose and showy orchis. Other orchids in our area have flowers that are a bit more modest. This week’s Mystery Plant is a species in the latter group. It’s a little thing, only a few inches high. Its leaves and stems are smooth and usually sort of gray-green, or maybe pink or brownish. The leaves are pointed at the tip, and each one forms a sheath around the stem, which is unbranched. The flowers are clustered tightly at the top of the stem, and each one is white, with a yellow “lip.” Actually, it’s not a native species here in the Southeast. It’s originally from eastern Asia, but has been popping up in lawns and gardens from Georgia to Texas for some time now. And it now shows up occasionally here in South Carolina. We usually see it very early in the spring (as in now) while it’s still chilly. Apparently this little orchid likes to grow on mulch. The plants don’t seem to persist for very long in any particular place. If you are interested in learning more about orchids of the southern states, you might want to consider “Wild Orchids of South Carolina” by Jim Fowler, offered through the University of South Carolina Press, published in 2005. Fantastic photography and very informative reading. Answer: “Lawn orchid,” Zeuxine strateumatica John Nelson is the curator of the A. C. Moore Herbarium at the University of South Carolina, in the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. As a public service, the Herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, visit www.herbarium. org or call (803) 777-8196, or email nelson@sc.edu.

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Move proves good for owner’s business, others BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem Visitors to Sumter’s downtown area may have noticed C. Anthony’s Menswear is open for business at the corner of Main and Liberty streets. Owner Chip Bracalente said he is already seeing dividends from moving from 505 S. Wise Drive into the imposing sandstone structure built as the Bank of Sumter in 1913. “Three new customers who found us yesterday who would not have found us in western Sumter,” he said. “There would be no reason for them to have gone near our former store.” Bracalente said the men, two from Charlotte and one from Georgia, were in Sumter doing business. “Hopefully we can retain them as new customers — that’s how you grow,” he said. He said he “fell in love at first sight” with the location when his friend Jay Davis of Coldwell Banker showed him the renovated facility in November 2014. “I thought it would make an incredible clothing store, especially with the windows on Liberty Street at night,” he said. He said the first floor has been totally renovated. “We have the whole bottom floor,” he said. “We have what used to be the president of the bank’s office, and we have turned that into custom clothing, and the old vault, which is being used as a shoe shop.” The top floor has also been redone and is occupied by Coldwell Banker Commercial Real Estate. The new location will add about 1,000 square feet to the store’s floor space, most of which will be used for dressing rooms and the shoe shop, he said. The establishment’s line includes men’s and boy’s suits, accessories, tailoring and commercial marketing items. Bracalente said the store has three entrances: on Main Street, on Liberty Street and at the rear of the building.

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Chip Bracalente, owner of C. Anthony’s Menswear, organizes shirts in his new store on the corner of Liberty and Main streets. He said that while some people have been apprehensive about parking downtown, the city has allowed the store four 30-minute parking spaces at the back of the building. “If you come in from Sumter Street into the parking lot, we are in the far right-hand door, and you can walk right in,” he said. He thinks most of his customers will usually come in through that entrance. Bracalente said he has always been a fascinated with Sumter’s downtown area. “If you have ever been in my store, all of my black-and-white pictures were of downtown,” he said. “It is a dream come true to be down here, it just never was the right timing for me to get down here. “I knew the time was right when I came in here and saw all the renovations.” Former Sumter mayor W.A. “Bubba” McElveen got him the historical photographs.

“One of those pictures is actually of this building,” Bracalente said. Downtown’s historical charm is not the only consideration that prompted Bracalente to relocate C. Anthony’s Menswear to downtown Main Street. The upsurge in activity in the area is another. “One reason I came down here is there is a lot of commerce and all kinds of people who are potential clientele down here,” he said. The construction of a new hotel down the street will be a plus as well, Bracalente said. “There are just so many things in the works down here,” he said. Now the men’s clothing store is another. “Any time a new business opens downtown we are ecstatic, and to have an established business like C. Anthony’s come right to the heart of downtown Sumter with those picturesque windows is a win every time,” said City of Sumter Downtown Develop-

ment Director Howie Owens. “Immediately, when he had his windows dressed and the lights on, I received texts and calls from other people interested in locating downtown. “It has been a busy week since he opened just showing downtown to other folks. Bracalente took the step to move downtown, and others will follow. We have had a lot of complementary businesses looking downtown now.” Bracalente said hours at the new C. Anthony’s location will remain the same as at its former location — 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays, but that could change. “With events and stuff, I got to feel that out,” he said. An open house is planned for Tuesday, March 17, Bracalente said. Coldwell Banker will also have an open house that evening. For more information, call C. Anthony’s Menswear at (803) 905-4299.

Naomi and Warner offers gifts for all occasions, now paint class BY HAMLET FORT hamlet@theitem.com The Naomi and Warner gift shop in downtown Sumter offers more than a fullline of gifts and bridal registry. If you like to pair wine and paint, the shop may have something for you. Julie Herlong bought the shop a few years ago and moved it into a new space downtown at 13 N. Main St. after “extensive renovation.” While she admits the shop offers a full bridal registry, she doesn’t want to be known as a “bridal shop.” Naomi and Warner offers numerous other gift items such as soaps, candles, picture frames and lamps. The shop’s newest and most popular addition is the introduction of painting classes for women. Naomi and Warner hosts women to learn painting from teachers, whether they want to build their craft or fulfill a hobby. Either way, the women have a great time with acrylics and good friends. “I thought it would be a great complement to the gift shop,” said Her-

long. “I’m not a painter or a teacher by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s always something I enjoyed and dabbled in.” Herlong said she got the idea from watching “Today Show” where women would complete an entire painting in a class, bring in wine and have fun with their friends. Herlong thought they had enough space in the shop to do something similar. The classes usually meet at least once a week, and sometimes two or three times. The painting classes are the first step in a plan for growth for Naomi and Warner. Herlong says negotiations are taking place to open a coffee shop in the back, and she hopes it can be done. Naomi and Warner is contributing to a growing trend of revitalization in downtown Sumter. Buildings are being renovated, shops and businesses are being relocated, and events that bring people downtown such as the painting classes are cropping up. Herlong said she hopes more events come to

town to “change the perception” of downtown, especially after dark. “I wish there was more things to do downtown at night,” Herlong said. “I think it’s important to get people downtown. We’re at a tipping point right now. We’re poised to be able to serve the people and take advantage of that,” she said. Howie Owens, Sumter downtown development manager, said Naomi and Warner has been a Sumter mainstay for years and that it only has room to grow. “Naomi and Warner has been a fixture downtown for more than a half a century, and for the torch to be passed to Julie Herlong has been a great fit,” said Owens. “The paint classes have been a breath of fresh air to our nighttime traffic, and we look forward to their continued successes in the future.” Anyone interested in taking part in the painting classes can find the schedule on Naomi and Warner’s Facebook page. The doors open for painting classes at 6:15 p.m.

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Women attending one of Naomi and Warner’s painting parties work on their peacock paintings. Toby Shuler, left, works on painting a peacock during the Naomi and Warner painting class on Thursday evening. Participants bring a potluck supper, and wine is served as local artist Beth Ketchum instructs participants.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

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THE SUMTER ITEM PROPERTY TRANSFERS • Victoria A. Hanson and Joseph H. Hoedel to Brenda J. and Quinton A. Woods, one lot, two buildings, 4310 Brabham Drive, $94,000. • J’wann Torian to Jt Holdings III LLC, one lot, one building, 6 Barnette Drive, $5 etc. • Brian and Barbara A. Hester to Christy Milke, one lot, two buildings, 96 Willow Drive, $45,000. • Hurricane Construction Inc. to Ryan J. and Melissa Corrigan, 6605 Hidden Haven Road, $288,490. • Bobby Hall Barnes to Colonial Trust & Investments LLC, one lot, two buildings, 1030 W. Sherwood Drive, $5,000. • George Green Jr. to George Green Jr. (lifetime estate), one lot, 1090 Porter St., $5 etc. • Darnell Adams to Darnell Adams Estate, one lot, one building, Jonathan Street, $5 etc. • Lucinda E. Knight to William Ellie Mims Jr., two buildings, 2510 Narrow Paved Road, $90,000. • Sumter Habitat for Humanity Inc. to Thomas W. Garland & Associates LLC, one lot, one building, 10 Phillips St., $5,000. • Maggie Ann Singletary and Arie B. Dow to Maggie Ann Singletary and Arie B. Dow Conyers, one lot, one building, 309 High St., $5 etc. • Rowland Harris to Lenise Parrott et al, one lot, one building, 8 Harrison St., $5 etc.; Rowland Harris to Lenise Parrott et al, one lot, 10 Harrison St., $5 etc.; Rowland Harris to Lenise Parrott et al, one lot, 12 Harrison St., $5 etc.; Roland S. Harris to Lenise Parrott et al, one lot, two buildings, 148 Milton Road, $5 etc.; Roland Harris (interest of William Singleton) to Lenise Parrott et al, one lot, one building, 514 Silver St., $5 etc. • Myron M. and Shirley J. Sok to Michael J. Sok (lifetime estate), Muriel Street, $5 etc. • Margaret Scarborough Edwards to Derrick E. Edwards Jr., one lot, 4015 N. Kings Highway, $5 etc. • Michael and Larry Rich to Michael Rich Estate and Larry Rich, one lot, one building, 14 S. Purdy St., $5 etc. • Leo and Lottie Jones to LL Jones Rental Properties LLC, one lot, two buildings, 208 Red & White St., $5 etc.; Leo Jones to LL Jones Rental Properties LLC, one lot, one building, 2660 Chinaberry Road, $5 etc. • The Conservation Fund to South Carolina Forestry Commission, near Wedgefield, $5 etc. • Carolina Security & Fire Inc. to Wells Fargo Bank NA, one lot, one building, 950 Miller Road, $115,000. • Ferrell A. Evans III to Donald Johnson, one lot, one building, 3460 Narrow Paved Road, $7,250. • Jonathan M. and Kristen D. Sill to William J. and Joan M. Doherty, Catchall Road, $80,000. • Michael V. Corp to Michael V. and Patti A. Corp, one lot, two buildings, 3350 Aurora Drive, $5 etc. • Mendel S. Stafford Jr. (interest of Paula S. Wright) to Mendel S. Stafford Jr. and Paula S. Wright, one lot, one building, 2225 Preot St., $5 etc. • Theola M. Temples to Theola M. Temples Estate, one lot, two buildings, 743 Bay Springs Drive, $5 etc. • David R. and Debra A. Weasner to Debra A. Weasner, one lot, three buildings, 25 Camellia St., $5 etc. • Sumter School District 17 to Church South Atlantic Conference of Seventh Day Adventist IN, one lot, South Lafayette Drive, $5 etc. • Tallis T. Yates III to Tallis T. Yates III Estate, one lot, Lynnay Drive, $5 etc.; Tallis T. Yates III to Tallis T. Yates III Estate, one building, 4491 Lynnay Drive, $5 etc. • Marion E. and Betty Ardis to Marion E. Ardis Estate and Betty Ardis, one lot, one building, 4235 Bethel Church Road, $5 etc. • Lawrence Dinkins (lifetime estate resident Paul Dinkins) to Lawrence Dinkins, one building, 4395 Spencer Road, $5 etc. • Wallace Barnes to Wallace Barnes Estate, one lot, one building, 10215 Nero Circle, $5 etc. • Kayla M. Little to Kathie and Robert D. Migliaccio, 4899 Demetrius Lane, $5 etc. • Lillie B. Nelson Estate to John C. Nelson et al, one lot, 405-409 Penn St., $5 etc.; Lillie B. Nelson Estate to John C. Nelson et al, near Mooneyhan Road, $5 etc. • Heirs of Warren J. Nelson to John C. Nelson et al, Turkey Creek near Mooneyhan, $5 etc. • Wilson L. Amerson to Wilson L. Amerson (trustee), Pocotaligo Swamp, $5 etc.; Jenelle L. Amerson to Jenelle L. Amerson (trustee), one lot, two buildings, 725,735 W. Emerald Lake Drive, $5 etc.; Jennelle L. Amerson to Jenelle L. Amerson (trustee), 730 W. Emerald Lake Drive, $5 etc.; Wilson L. and Jenelle L. Amerson to Jenelle L. Amerson (trustee), 3310 Plowden Mill Road, $5 etc.; Wilson L. and Jenelle L. Amerson to Jenelle L. Amerson (trustee), Callen Drive, $5 etc. • Jinda P. Ashworth to Latoya Walker, one lot, one building, 2895 Shawside Drive, $13,000. • Kenneth Pressley to Patricia and Natasha S. Davis, four buildings, 5045 Borden Road, $15,000. • Wilson L. Amerson to Jenelle L. Amerson, Pocataligo Swamp and County, $5 etc.; Jenelle L. Amerson to Wilson L. Amerson (trustee), Pocataligo Swamp and County, $5 etc. • Raymond C. and Shaquall S. Pearson to Raymond C. Pearson et al, one lot, 40 Wheelwright Court, $5 etc.

PUBLIC RECORD • Albert and Mary Gibson to Mary A. Gibson et al, one lot, two buildings, 1029 Collins St., $5 etc. • Plowden Properties LLC to Rett S. Ducom, two lots, four buildings, 830840 S. Guignard Drive, $200,000. • Virginia Benjamin to Vicky Moore, 8085 Two Mile Road, $5 etc. • Keith Rose Estate to Pauline Van Buren Anderson, four buildings, 1059 Boulevard Road, $5 etc. • Lucinda L. Dunford to Lucinda L. Dunford and John G. Corvin, one lot, one building, 845 Slidingrock Lane, $5 etc. • Eugene C. Brown Jr. to Eugene C. Brown Jr. Estate, one lot, two buildings, 729 Ingram St., $5 etc. • Herbert L. and Carrie B. China to Herbert L. China Estate and Carrie China, one lot, 202 Plowden Mill Road, $5 etc. • M. Lewis Clark to M. Lewis Clark Estate, one lot, 5225 Scenic Lake Drive East, $5 etc. • Isaiah Jr. and Bet Cook to Isaiah Cook Jr., one lot, two buildings, 130 Hope Court, $5 etc. • Francis Leon Copeland to Francis Leon Copeland Estate, one lot, 21 Simmons Drive, $5 etc.; Francis Leon Copeland to Francis Leon Copeland Estate, one lot, 18 Simmons Drive, $5 etc.; Francis Leon Copeland to Francis Leon Copeland Estate, one lot, 19 Simmons Drive, $5 etc.; Francis Leon Copeland to Francis Leon Copeland Estate, one lot, 20 Simmons Drive, $5 etc. • Charles T. Geddings to Charles T. Geddings Estate, one lot, two buildings, 2465 Highview St., $5 etc.; Charles Thomas Geddings to Charles Thomas Geddings Estate, 3660 Susan St., $5 etc.; Charles Tho Geddings to Charles Thomas Geddings Estate, one lot, 3626 Oatfield Road, $5 etc. • Arizona Harrington to Arizona Harrington Estate, one lot, one building, 422 Council St., $5 etc. • Fred J. Coleman (interest of Daisy H. Coleman) to Fred J. Coleman, one lot, one building, 5930 Tillman Nursery Road, $5 etc.; Fred J. Coleman (interest of Daisy H. Coleman) to Fred J. Coleman Estate, one lot, one building, 5930 Tillman Nursery Road, $5 etc. • Marion A. and Valerie E. Jefferson to Marion A. Jefferson Estate and Valerie E. Jefferson, one lot, 381 Wilson St., $5 etc. • Curtis Lee and Patricia Ann Langley to Patricia Ann Langley, two buildings, 2260 Lloyd Drive, $5 etc. • Carl M. Brown Estate to Kenneth A. Brown, one building, 851 Holiday Drive, $5 etc.; Carl M. Brown Estate to Kenneth A. Brown, Holiday Drive, $5 etc. • Katie L. Franken to Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, one lot, one building, 2674 Trufield Drive, $70,000. • Libra Johnson to Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC, one lot, one building, 2790 Navigator Circle, $90,000. • James L. Jr. and Sandra B. Thrower to Sandra B. Thrower, one lot, one building, 27 Avalon Court, $5 etc. • Federal National Mortgage Association to Kevin M. and Nicole C. Rusin, one lot, one building, 5667 Whisperwood Drive, $71,300. • Joe A. and Jean Parnell Graham to Joe A. Graham, four buildings, 4120 U.S. 15 North, $5 etc. • Christopher S. and Mary D. McQueen to Mary D. McQueen, 4157 S. Lake Cherryvale, $5 etc. • Fred J. Coleman Estate to Amanda Coleman, one lot, 5950 Tillman Nursery Road, $5 etc.; Fred J. Coleman Estate to Amanda Coleman, one lot, one building, 5930 Tillman Nursery Road, $5 etc. • George J. Mefford (interest of John F. and James W.) to John H. Freeman, 3950 Horatio-Hagood Road, $18,000. • Marie W. McCray et al to Marie W. McCray and Lucius Webster Jr., McKeiver Road, $5 etc. • John T. III and S. Hayes E. Jones to Joseph R. McDaniel, one lot, two buildings, 505 W. Calhoun St., $188,000. • Mary D. McQueen to Nira Daniels, 4157 S. Lake Cherryvale, $8,700. • Pinnacle Properties of Sumter to Hurricane Construction Inc., one lot, one building, 3310 Lauderdale Lane, $35,000. • Hurricane Construction Inc. to Jenine N. and Dwight A. West, one lot, one building, 3310 Lauderdale Lane, $260,990. • James Huling to Bank of New York Mellon, one lot, one building, 699 White Pine Way, $50,000. • Phoenix Services Inc. (a South Carolina corporation) to John E. and Debra J. Baumes, 8410 Two Mile Road, $12,800. • Marcia Johnson to Gregory D. and Debra Jackson, one lot, one building, 607 W. Bartlette St., $9,000. • Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc. to Roshelia Davetta Taylor and Rodrick Jermaine Barnes, 6870 Carryall Circle, $69,900. • Catherine H. Stuckey et al (interest of Larry Stuckey J) to Catherine H. Stuckey, 1345 Trappers Run Drive, $5 etc.; Catherine H. Stuckey et al (interest of Larry Stuckey J) to Catherine H. Stuckey, 1325 Trappers Run Drive, $5 etc. • Nelson and Carrie Carolina to Carrie T. and Otis N. Carolina, one lot, one building, 3900 Fourth St., $5 etc. • Pete and Elizabeth Watcher to John T. Jones III and S. Hayes Edmunds, one lot, two buildings, 701 Buckhorn Drive, $220,000. • Brenda Kaye Whaley to Kyle A. and Helena R. Harahus, one lot, one building, 6393 Quimby Road, $117,000.

• Johnny L. and Mary A. King to Jasen M. and Christina P. Little, one lot, one building, 3455 Oleander Drive, $134,500. • Amanda M. and Shawn M. Burns to Robert Wayne Dalzell, one lot, one building, 2961 Dutch Branch Road, $95,000. • Sue Janet Coker and Lettie Mae Thompson to Jesse E. McLeod dba Vestco, one lot, two buildings, 3915 Gibbs Dairy Road, $20,000. • Johnny M. Parham to Jesse E. McLeod dba Vestco, one lot, one building, 909 Gene Drive, $10,000. • Jeanette A. Capell to Jeanette A. Ivey, one lot, one building, 2229 Garrison St., $5 etc. • Federal National Mortgage Association to John A. and Janie McKnight, one lot, two buildings, 29 Cheyne St., $16,000. • Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Joseph E. Tynan II, one lot, one building, 606 Stewart St., $135,000. • Lillian E. Munoz to Connie Warner, one lot, three buildings, 4207 N. Lake Cherryvale Drive, $5 etc.; Lillian Munoz to Connie Warner, one lot, one building, 4201 N. Lake Cherryvale Drive, $5 etc.; Lillian E. Munoz to Connie Warner, one lot, one building, 4199 N. Lake Cherryvale Drive, $5 etc. • Frank E. Hutchins to H&M Car Wash Co. Inc., one lot, one building, 1010 Broad St., $450,000. • Bank of America National Trs & Sav Assoc to Doretha Owens, one lot, one building, 40 Lawton Circle, $41,575. • Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Johnnie and Tami Hillis, four buildings, 30 Doe Court, $49,900. • Margaret Joyner to Capital Investment Properties LLC, one lot, one building, 515 Ashby Road, $66,000. • Great Southern Homes Inc. to Richard Wayne and Brenley E. Davis, one lot, one building, 3148 Girard Drive, $161,000. • Michael Hunter and Brenda Rooks Powell to Isaiah and Ann Sierson, one lot, one building, 3013 Daufaskie Road, $235,000. • Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Palmetto Properties of Sumter County LLC, one lot, one building, 422 Dogwood Drive, $13,707. • Deborah J. Dudley Estate to Anand H. Vora et al, one lot, two buildings, 2190 Graystone Drive, $94,000. • Bac Home Loans Servicing LP to Secretary of Housing & Urban Development, one lot, two buildings, 5135 Christine Drive, $5 etc. • Second Mill Developers LLC to Mungo Homes Inc., one lot, 125 Nautical Drive, $45,000; Second Mill Developers LLC to Mungo Homes Inc., one lot, 160 Nautical Drive, $45,000; Second Mill Developers LLC to Mungo Homes Inc., one lot, 150 Nautical Drive, $45,000. • OMC Properties LLC to Carriage House Community of Sumter LLC, one lot, one building, 433 N. Main St., $1,280,000. • Shannon S. Pinkney to Wells Fargo Bank NA, one lot, one building, 2793 Moss Creek Drive, $125,483. • Eva M. Lillard et al to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, one lot, one building, 5065 Knollwood Drive, $113,797. • Kathryn L. Pace to Kondaur Capital Corp., one lot, two buildings, 621 Colonial Drive, $10,000. • Kretz Properties LLC to Julian E. Irick Jones and Julius W. Irick Jr., one lot, two buildings, 898 Watts Drive, $76,000. • Christopher Jason Lyons to Charles Sanders, four buildings, 2381 Old Whites Mill Road, $150,000. • Leo Jones to LL Jones Rental Properties LLC, one lot, one building, 2680 Chinaberry Road, $5 etc. • Catherine H. Stuckey et al (interest of Larry Stuckey J) to Catherine H. Stuckey, one building, 1305 Trappers Run Drive, Wedgefield, $5 etc. • Nelva Malcom and Mark Schuitema to Nelva Malcom, one lot, two buildings, 4920 Moye St., $5 etc. • Elizabeth M. James to Elizabeth M. James Estate, one lot, one building, 90 Anson Court, $5 etc. • Howard F. Vincent Estate to Howard F. Vincent Jr., $5 etc.; Howard F. Vincent to Ansley Sade Feussner et al, Three Mile Branch Road, $5 etc.; Howard F. Vincent to Robert M. Vincent and Corrine V. Sade, one lot, 6900 Three Mile Branch Road, $5 etc. • Sumter Habitat For Humanity Inc. to Capital Investment Properties LLC, one lot, one building, 210 Perkins Ave., $36,000. • Antoninette B. McDuffie and Paul McDuffie Jr. to Paul Ricks Jr., two buildings, 40 Bear St., $5 etc. • Henry F. and Inga Bausman to Henry F. Bausman, one lot, two buildings, 2391 Orvis St., $5 etc. • Courtney Jean Holladay to HSBCc Bank USA NA (trustee), one lot, two buildings, 3640 Dallas Drive, $69,067. • Jeffrey W. and Janice T. Collins to Carolina Truck & Trailer Parts LLC, 350 Myrtle Beach Highway, $57,600. • Radi M. and Brenda Simpson to Brenda Simpson, one lot, three buildings, 2780 Windmill Drive, $5 etc.; Radi M. and Brenda Simpson to Brenda Simpson, one lot, 2780 Windmill Drive, $5 etc. • Leroy Jr. and Ossie M. Price to Isabella Thomas, South Pike East, $5 etc.; Ossie M. Price Estate to Isabella Thomas, one lot, two buildings, 13 Woodlawn Ave., $5 etc. • Newman Davis Properties LLC to Newman Davis Properties LLC, 2140 Thomas Sumter Highway, $5 etc. • Longfield Investments LLC to Hurri-

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cane Construction Inc., one lot, 4470 Excursion Drive, $20,000. • Samuel David Blanton Jr. to Mary Lillian Blanton Estate, one lot, three buildings, 1817 Dunbarton Drive, $5 etc. • Longfield Investments LLC to Hurricane Construction Inc., one lot, 3110 Explorer Drive, $20,000. • Mungo Homes Inc. to Terence J. and Shelly A. Foster, one lot, 935 Cormier Drive, $226,894. • Bradley S. and Trisha Knobloch to Susan D. Dubose, one lot, one building, 1018 Kingsbury Drive, $99,000. • Dwain M. Kerr and Anna M. Kerr Estate to Dwain M. Kerr et al, one lot, two buildings, 6747 Kings Grant Way, $5 etc. • Booth Farms LLC et al to Terri Johnson, one lot, 545 Grange Road, $14,500. • Olen E. and Almeta C. Burkett to Bruce Olen Burkett, Hubcap Lane, $5 etc. • School District 17 to Church South Atlantic Conference of Seventh Day Adventist IN, one lot, South Lafayette Drive, $80,000. • Vermell Temoney and Herbert L. Temoney Sr. to Herbert L. Sr. and Toby Temoney, one lot, two buildings, 102 John St. / 104 Agnes Sr., $5 etc. • Lannes C. Turner Jr. and Joseph Daniel Challgren to Charlotte L. Stephens and David N. Swiney Jr., one lot, 1434 Cherryvale Drive, $3,000; Lannes C. Turner Jr. and Joseph Daniel Challgren to Charlotte L. Stephens and David N. Swiney Jr., one lot, 1426 Cherryvale Drive, $3,000. • Sherwood D. Smith Estate to Laura S. Austin, one lot, two buildings, 12 Teton Road, $5 etc. • Inez Dunham Estate to Veronica D. Joe, one lot, 1897 Roche Road, $5 etc.; Inez Dunham Estate to Veronica D. Joe, one lot, one building, 1901 Roche Road, $5 etc. • Raymond A. Hair Estate to Geneva W. Hair and Phedra Ramona Wilson, one lot, three buildings, 814 Boulevard Road, $5 etc. • Ester L. Hubbard to Warren Lesesne Jr., one lot, Mayesville Township, $4,500. • Trillium SC LLC to JMJ Homes LLC, one lot, 1975 Hatteras Way, $65,000; Trillium SC LLC to JMJ Homes LLC, one lot, 1985 Hatteras Way, $5 etc. • Federal National Mortgage Association to Glenda D. Coard, one lot, one building, 1080 Wellsboro Court, $77,500. • Michael Edward and Kimberly Danielle Moss to Michael A. and Martha A. Stewart, one lot, one building, 1380 Malone Drive, $194,000. • Marilyn E. Morgan and Moises A. Sein and Nilva E. Sein to Marilyn E. Morgan and Nilva E. Sein, one lot, two buildings, 35 Ellen Drive, $5 etc.; Moises A. and Nilva E. Sein to Nilva E. Sein, one lot, one building, 918 Sassafras Drive, $5 etc.; Marilyn E. Morgan and Nilva E. Sein to Marilyn E. Morgan, one lot, two buildings, 35 Ellen Drive, $5 etc.; Nilva E. Sein to Nilva E. Sein (lifetime estate), one lot, one building, 918 Sassafras Drive, $5 etc. • R. Michael McManus (trustee) (lifetime estate resident) to R. Michael McManus (trustee), one building, 8665 Black River Road, $5 etc. • Hazel Allen II Estate to Corine and Margaret Allen, one lot, 6675 Boykin St., Rembert, $5 etc.; Hazel Allen II Estate to Corine and Margaret Allen, one lot, two buildings, 35 W. McLeod St., $5 etc. • Mungo Homes Inc. to Joseph A. Jr. and Amber L. Cabibi, one lot, 855 Cormier Drive, $225,083. • Amanda M. and Richard C. Smeeding to Jorge Johnel Flores Vazquez and Brittney W. Flores, one lot, one building, 3065 Temple Road, $186,500. • Federal National Mortgage Association to Carisa L. Neal, one lot, one building, 1073 Kentwood Drive, $98,000; Carisa L. Neal to Carisa L. and Laten R. Neal, one lot, one building, 1073 Kentwood Drive, $5 etc. • Federal National Mortgage Association to John A. and Janie McKnight, one lot, one building, 409 N. Magnolia St., $17,500. • Lee Willie and Dorothy Tisdale to Dorothy Tisdale et al, one lot, 941 Kingman St., $5 etc. • Betty H. Cuttino Estate to Lisa Cuttino Knight, two buildings, 415 Old Manning Road, $5 etc. • Clarence J. Jr. and Janet B. Wilkes to Janet B. Wilkes, one lot, one building, 1085 Cutleaf Drive, $5 etc.; Clarence James Wilkes Jr. to Janet B. Wilkes, one lot, two buildings, 1905 Gion St., $5 etc. • Apex Home Builders Inc. to Janet B. Wilkes, one lot, 1405 Broadwater Drive, $5 etc.; Apex Home Builders Inc. to Janet B. Wilkes, one lot, 805 Andiron Drive, $5 etc. • James Dean Gainey to Gainey Investments LLC, two buildings, 3161 Broad St., $5 etc. • Alicia Connor to William Scott Briggs and Lori Cook, two buildings, 10001010 S.C. 261 South, $34,900. • Wiley B. III and Amanda L. Easton to Shannon D. Reynolds, one lot, one building, 3210 Coldice Court, $345,000. • Hurricane Construction Inc. to Stephen A. and Sara N. Cline, one lot, 1041 Rockdale Blvd., $229,890. • Bobby and Ethe Sanders to Fannie Moore, 6345 Dinkins Mill Road, $35,000. • Frances Connelly Cecil to Frances Connelly Cecil (trustee), one lot, one building, 1711 Ketch Ave., $5 etc. • Daniel L. and Jane Marie Chapman to Cobern B. Epting and Sydney E. McWaters, one lot, two buildings, 25 Riley St., $120,000.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

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Even a bad day fishing is better than not going

just couldn’t take it any longer. I had been waiting on the annual shad run to begin for a year now and just couldn’t hold out any more. In years past, the spawning run has begun about the same time the Daytona 500 runs, so it’s not all that hard to figure out when to start fishing. I was a bit concerned this year that the unusually cold weather would delay the run. Word had come down the pike about two weeks ago that fish were being caught in the Tail Race Canal below the Lake Moultrie dam in Monck’s Corner. The good news is that means they have started. However, the run to our fishing area is considerably longer than the run to the Tail Race, and given the weather this year, I wasn’t too sure. I got in touch with my buddy, Billy Bob, who enjoys a good fishing trip as much as I do, and arranged to fish last Saturday morning. We would be home by 1:15 p.m. because my granddaughter, Katie — aka Scooter — was visiting us for the weekend, and I assumed the two queens of the house would be up and about by then. There’s one thing I can say about Billy Bob: he shows up on time. Right at 7 a.m., he pulled in, we loaded up and were off. Another thing I can say is Billy Bob

is in a perpetual state of hunger. After gassing up, we had to stop at McDonald’s for a biscuit and coffee before we could head down the road. We had not finished the first biscuits when Earle he announced that it Woodward just wasn’t going to be AFIELD & enough and we’d have to stop again in ManAFLOAT ning to top off his stomach. Anyway, we finally got to the river and I was surprised to see that it wasn’t nearly as high as I thought it would be given all the rain we’ve had. We launched the boat and fought to get the motor started for the first time since August, which took some doing. We finally accomplished it and headed down to the fishing hole. While the weather was a bit chilly, the sun was bright and the day was beautiful. After deciding which side of the river was out of the wind, we dropped anchor and began to cast — well, I began to cast. Billy Bob announced that he’d fish if I caught one, and then stretched out in the sun like

a dog on the porch. I was casting the usual shad rig, a ⅛-ounce, hot pink jig head sporting a small, green, curly-tailed body. It’s a killer on shad. I had another rigged with a shad dart and one with a yellowheaded jig. As soon as the anchor rope pulled tight, I knew we had a problem. The river was running backward. While dumping water and generating power at the St. Stephen power plant, the released water can back up the Lower Santee and actually reverse the current. Under normal circumstances, if you encounter these conditions, just turn around and go on back home; it ain’t going to happen on that day. I heaved that jig into the river for almost an hour and didn’t get a single bite. I let the bait sink almost to the bottom, I skimmed it just under the surface, I reeled fast and slow; but nothing that I did would tempt the fish to bite, if they were even there. It’s really frustrating to cast and not even know if there is anything to throw at, but given that the water was running backward, I had no idea what was going on. After an hour, we pulled up the anchor and took a ride over to my running buddy A.D.’s fishing shack on the bank

of the river. We needed a good stretch of the legs and besides, I like to take a look when I’m down that way just to be able to tell A.D. and co-owner Carey that everything was OK while I was there. It was pushing noon by the time we piled back into the boat and turned for the truck. I do love a slow boat ride on a warmer winter day; the sun soaks through the heavy clothing and warms your bones and that’s a feeling that I hadn’t felt in months. It was great. While walking up to the truck to back it down, a gentleman drove up and asked if we had done any good, to which I answered that we had not. He allowed that they were catching some monster fish in the Tail Race and that a friend of his “that knows this river like the back of his hand” told him that they’d be going strong by March 15. I checked the latest river levels this morning and the Lower Santee has risen past flood stage, and with all the rain forecast for the next week, I’m not sure the river will be fishable on the 15th. I can tell you this though; if I can sit for an hour and cast to a fishless river, I can surely go back and cast for an hour to a river that’s too high, but has fish in it. It’s still fishing!

Ag secretary Vilsack urges consumers to use technology to research GMOs in food BY MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press WASHINGTON — In the ever-complicated debate over labeling of genetically modified foods, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack offers this idea: Use your smartphone. Vilsack told members of Congress on Wednesday that consumers could just use their phones to scan special bar codes or other symbols on food packages in the grocery store. All sorts of information could pop up, such as whether the food’s ingredients include genetically modified organisms, or GMOs. “Industry could solve that issue in a heartbeat,” Vilsack said during a House hearing on agriculture spending. The Food and Drug Administration handles most foodpackage labeling, so Vilsack’s idea isn’t an official proposal.

But the Agriculture secretary suggested it could head off the debate between the food industry and those who have pushed for package labels that identify GMOs. He has mentioned the idea for bar codes before, but he said it could have new life as Congress becomes more involved in the issue. A Republican House bill would block state efforts to require GMO package labels, legislation that was introduced just as Vermont became the first state to require the labeling in 2014. That law will go into effect next year if it survives a legal challenge from the food industry. Labeling advocates aren’t signing on to Vilsack’s idea. Scott Faber, head of the national Just Label It campaign, says most consumers don’t have the know-how to use their phones to scan a bar code or so-called

QR code, a commonly used scannable image. “Consumers shouldn’t have to have a high-tech smartphone and a 10-gigabyte data plan to know what’s in their food,” Faber said. In response to those concerns, Vilsack has said in the past that there could also be in-store scanners, like those that check prices now. Vilsack said some food companies have been receptive to the idea, though he didn’t name any. There’s some indication that food companies are mulling something similar. A spokesman for the Grocery Manufacturers Association, which represents the food industry, said the group is “actively discussing ways to further provide consumers with this important information.” Jeff Beckman, a spokesman for The Hershey Co., said the company is working on new

ways it can make ingredient and nutrition information “more readily accessible through new technologies.” A spokeswoman for Nestle says that company is also part of a larger food industry discussion on the topic. The bar codes would likely be an industry, not government, effort. An FDA spokeswoman said Vilsack’s idea is “not currently under discussion” at that agency. The FDA doesn’t require labeling for genetically modified foods and says they are safe. Genetically modified seeds are engineered to have certain traits, like resistance to herbicides or certain plant diseases. The majority of the country’s corn and soybean crop is now genetically modified, with much of that going to animal feed. Modified corn and soybeans are also made into popular processed food ingre-

dients like corn oil, corn starch, high-fructose corn syrup and soybean oil. Consumer advocates pushing for the labeling say shoppers have a right to know what is in their food, arguing that not enough is known about the effects of the technology. They have supported several state efforts to require labeling, with the eventual goal of having a federal standard. The food industry has vigorously opposed the effort, saying labels would be misleading because GMOs are safe. Vilsack has been supportive of genetically modified crops, saying at the hearing that there is “no question in my mind” that they are safe. But he has called for the two sides to try to come together. “A bar code seems the best way of doing it without picking sides,” he said.

Lake Wateree Catfish: Good. Captain Rodger Taylor reports that overall the bite is pretty good on Lake Wateree, although fish have moved deeper. While large schools of threadfin and small gizzard shad can be found about halfway back in the major creek arms, the bigger gizzard shad are holding deep in the main channel about 25-30 feet down. Most catfish will be found close to that same depth and even deeper right now, although there is still the chance to catch fish shallower. Native cut gizzard shad are a fine bait for all sizes of catfish in the winter on Lake Wateree. Crappie: Slow to fair. Veteran tournament angler Will Hinson reports that despite a warm day here and there when fish will move slightly into the creeks, overall fish remain in the same winter pattern they have been in where they are holding just off the channels in about 20 feet of water. However, once we get through the next cold spell about two weeks of warm weather are predicted, and Will expects that fish will move up shallower. It’s all about water temperatures right now. Once temperatures warm then fish will start to move into about 8-12 feet of water in the creeks, and long-line trolling will become productive. For now more anglers are still tight-lining with both Fish Stalker Jigs and plain hooks and minnows. Lake Greenwood Largemouth Bass: Fair. Veteran tournament angler Stan Gunter reports that the Alabama rig has been dominant on Lake Greenwood recently. The key has been locating bass that are feeding on bait pods, with most people fishing pretty shallow on the main lake around docks, boat ramps, etc. A lot of bass have been in main lake pockets this winter. Stan expects the A-rig bite to play out pretty soon, and soon he expects squarebilled crankbaits, spinnerbaits and Shad Raps to be effective. Very soon fish will start spreading out with some fish leaving the main lake and heading into the mouths and then further back in the creeks as they prepare for the spawn.

Lake Monticello Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the big fish bite remains very up and down, with slow to fair fishing one day and then the next day can be very good. The most consistent pattern seems to be anchoring on the deep side of points and humps and fan casting baits in 40-70 feet of water. Lake Russell Bass: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that there continues not to be a significant shallow bass bite on Lake Russell now, and the largemouth and spotted bass seem to be grouped up (along with some other species) in very deep water. Wendell has had the most success fishing for bass 30-50 feet down over 70-80 feet of water with spoons and drop shot rigs, and the fish seem to be holding around timber. Overall the lower end of the lake has been most productive, and particularly the lower portion of the Rocky River, and fish are holding around the channel. 70 feet usually represents the lip of the channel while 80 feet represents the interior of the channel. Perch: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that perch fishing remains decent, with white and yellow perch mixed in with other predatory species around the big schools of bait. While bass and striper are suspended in the water column the perch have more typically been a little bit deeper, feeding right on the bottom in around 60 feet of water. Minnows are hard to beat but fish will also take spoons. Striped bass: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that a number of different techniques may catch striped bass right now, including down-lining, free-lining and throwing Alabama rigs. Down-lining has been on the shallower side, with the best success coming targeting 15-18 feet of water with ¼ ounce weights. Herring will work but medium shiners have also been productive. Overall the lower end of the lake has been best, and numbers of striper have also been mixed in with the bass schools 30-50 feet deep over 70-80 feet of water. Follow the birds!

Lake Thurmond Black bass: Fair to good. Buckeye Lures in Augusta reports that fishing remains pretty strong on Clarks Hill, although the pattern is changing. Fish are starting to move a bit shallower in the morning when they are feeding on bait, and early in the day anglers are catching them on crankbaits and even Jiggin’ Blades (which are more typically fished deeper than they are being used right now). The fish will usually pull out deeper after that, and anglers can catch them on Mop Jigs thrown at humps, ditches and other deeper depth changes. Overall, fish are starting to spread out into the creeks and to moves into deep ditches that lead up onto spawning flats. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair. Captain William Sasser reports that the key to catching fish on Clarks Hill right now is finding the groups of fish, and smart anglers are using the gulls to point them in the right direction. There is a group of hybrids in front of the dam, and anglers can target the fish by tying up to the cable and fishing herring about 20 feet down. Striper are mainly located in the middle and lower lake, and once anglers locate the fish they can catch them on planer boards, free-lines, or down-lines. Again, the key is finding the fish and not the technique that anglers use to target them. Lake Wylie Catfish: Good to very good. Captain Rodger Taylor reports that, while weather conditions have been challenging at times, the catfish bite for both numbers of fish and big fish has been strong. In the Catawba Catfish Club tournament on Saturday three fish weighing more than 100 pounds won the event, and a 47-pound fish was brought to the scales. The biggest fish were caught by anchoring on vertical ledges in the main body of water, but numbers of fish were caught fishing the deeper flats at the mouths of major creeks. Cut shad remains a productive bait. The catch rate remains approximately 80% blues to 20% channels/ other catfish species. Once warm weather finally arrives a shallow

pattern should kick in, and if there are several warm days look for fish to move up into 6-8 feet of water to feed. Lake Jocassee Trout: Good. Jocassee Outdoor Center reports that trout fishing remains pretty good. The key depth range is now 20-40 feet of water, and most anglers are still fishing the main river arms as well as the mouths of the creeks since fish have become a bit more spread out. Most fish continue to be caught on bait but Lucky Jak spoons have also been working. Lake Keowee Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair. Guide Brad Fowler reports that fish remain in a winter pattern - although that will change very soon. Fish continue to be caught in a range from about 30-70 feet of water, with the 40-60 foot range the most productive. The main pattern is drop shotting or doodling worms around depth changes, including channels, the sides of humps, deep points, and underwater roadbeds - chiefly on the main lake. Spot Removers and Football Mop Jigs will also catch fish. Lake Hartwell Striped and Hybrid Bass: Slow. Captain Bill Plumley reports that striper fishing remains tough, and getting one or two bites on a trip is still a good day. As water temperatures have dropped bait has been pushed out of the creeks and the fish have pulled out to the main channel, usually in deep water more than 40 feet down. The umbrella rig pattern seems to have disappeared, and even free-lining has gotten much less effective as fish have simply gotten too deep. The best pattern has been downlining with herring for fish suspended in 45-60 feet of water, either in the main lake or in the channel of major creeks like the Seneca River and 6 and 20. Catfish: Slow. Captain Bill Plumley reports that the blue catfish bite remains slow, and getting bait is still a problem. It is hard to forecast a successful pattern, but the best bet is probably fishing cut bait in the 30-50 foot range with fresh cut gizzard shad and herring.

FISHING REPORT Santee Cooper System Crappie and bream: Fair. Captain Steve English reports that crappie have actually moved off of brush, and they have become a little more difficult to catch as they suspend out in the creeks in 20-25 feet of water. It appears that they are waiting to move up shallow to spawn. Today Steve’s boat caught one crappie in shallow water, and so they are clearly thinking about moving in that direction. Bream are still on brush right on the bottom in 32-35 feet of water. Striped bass: Fair. Captain Jim Glenn reports that striper anglers should continue to follow the bait schools, as striper will be keying on stressed and dying threadfin shad with water temperatures still below 50 degrees. Feeding gulls may give away the locations of the bait, and fishing live bait, trolling lures, or jigging spoons will all catch fish. Lake Murray White Perch: Good. Lake World reports right now the white perch is king on Lake Murray, with schools scattered all over the lake from 20-60 feet of water. The fish will take spoons, minnows, worms or most anything else, with most anglers fishing for them vertically. Striped bass: Fair. Lake World reports that they are seeing some positive movement from striped bass all over the lake, with the common denominator being that the fish are shallow. Early in the morning dragging free-lines or planers boards in 3-15 feet of water is catching fish, and anglers should study the birds to figure out where to target. Catfish: Slow to fair. Captain Chris Simpson reports that there has not been much to get excited about on Murray lately, and while a few quality fish (big blues and channels) are being caught the numbers are still way down. Anchoring on humps and points and fan casting in 20-40 feet of water has been a little more consistent for catching fish than drifting lately. Herring and shad are the best baits right now.

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All may not be what it seems when it comes to Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel) on “Battle Creek,” airing Sunday 10 p.m. on CBS.

By Candace Havens FYI Television

Executive producers David Shore (“House”) and Vince Gilligan (“Breaking Bad,” “Better Call Saul”) are behind the new series “Battle Creek,” airing Sunday at 10 p.m. on CBS. They are the first to admit the show is a little different than most of the police procedurals on network television. Detective Russ Agnew (Dean Winters) is tough, gruff and does what it takes to clean up the streets in Battle Creek, Michigan. When he’s forced to work with the charismatic FBI agent Milton Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel), his life is turned upside-down. Everything seems to go right for the FBI agent, but that doesn’t mean he’s the best when it comes to catching the bad guys. While the script has gone through many revisions, Gilligan first wrote “Battle Creek” 12 years ago. “I can’t remember where I get my ideas from,” Gilligan says, “but I think I was thinking about a character, which is usually the way I begin. On that original draft of the script, I was thinking of this as a time honored thing that writers do. They put opposites together. “Dean’s character is kind of the everyman character that most of us relate to, the underdog, and in this fictional version of Battle Creek, it feels like a city of underdogs, a police force of underdogs. And I think most of us out there can relate and root for the underdog. And yet per-

haps Josh’s character may turn out to be not such – he’s a great guy from only seeing that first episode. I’ve got to imagine David and these guys as they go forward with this are going to find a lot of layers of the onion to peel, a lot of complexities and angles and edges. But I was thinking about the time honored trope of putting opposites together when I wrote that first draft.” Commander Guziewicz (Janet McTeer) oversees the partners as well as the rest of the precinct. Detective Fontanelle White (Kal Penn), Detective Aaron Funkhauser (Edward Fordham) and Holly Dale (Aubrey Dollar) are enamored with the charming Chamberlain, but Agnew wants nothing to do with him. Duhamel wasn’t necessarily looking to do another television show, but he wanted to work with the producers and the cast. “It was a lot of things,” Duhamel says about what helped him make the decision. “Having done TV before, I knew the amount of work that it took and the amount of focus over a very long period, and I wasn’t afraid of that, but I wanted to know, if I was going to do it, I was going to be excited about going and doing something. Always better when you’re working with people who are better than you, and it was a really good situation for me, obviously, Vince and David and this cast – I love this cast. And also that I got to be in L.A. to shoot it didn’t hurt, because I have a little one now. I want to be there as

often as I can. So, everything about it seemed right, and I feel I’m really, really proud to be part of it.” His character may act perfect, but that doesn’t make the job easy. “It’s harder to play a guy like this because he always says the right thing,” Duhamel says. “How do I make this guy interesting? He seems to be perfect. And that was also something that really sort of interested me about him because nobody’s that perfect, and there’s deﬁnitely cracks in that facade that I saw in the original script, and that, to me, what really sort of drew me to it was, OK, this guy seems to have it all together, but there’s something else going on. There’s a reason why he ended up in Battle Creek. And the biggest challenge is to make that guy interesting and not just too polished and perfect.” Winters wasn’t excited about leaving his home in New York. He’s had a successful career there in ﬁlm and television, but he couldn’t pass this one up. “Honestly, in the acting community in New York where I come from,” Winters says, “you tell people that you’re going to L.A. to do Vince Gilligan and David Shore’s new show, I mean, the excitement factor was very high. Yes, they are very jealous, and they should stay jealous. The script sold itself, but sometimes you need more than just a great script. I needed to know that the people behind it were going to be a real part of it, and that’s what got me out here.”

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