May 24, 2015 by The Sumter Item

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Tax break for retired military If bill passes Senate, veterans’ retirement income could become exempt COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com A bill making its way through the state legislature that would reduce taxes on retired military personnel has passed the House of Representatives and is in the Senate

Finance Committee. The bill, which was introduced in mid-January, was approved unanimously by the House on April 29. The same day, it was read to the Senate, where it was delegated to the Finance Committee for review.

The bill has not been reintroduced on the Senate floor since its initial reading. Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, who was one of 15 sponsors of the bill, said the Finance Committee’s main problem is the fiscal impact of the deductions. In a study done by the Darla

Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina, retirees contribute $450 million in economic activity compared to $14.4 million the state generates from income tax revenue. While the members of the finance committee are still de-

liberating, Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, says he doesn’t see any hiccups with the bill passing. He said he’s willing to talk to members of the Senate Finance Committee to do whatever he can to

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Big turnout More than 75K expected to attend 75th Sumter Iris Festival BY COLLYN TAYLOR AND KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY intern@theitem.com, konstantin@theitem.com Nearly 75,000 attendees from all over the nation were expected to come out to the 75th Annual Iris Festival held at the Swan Lake Gardens Friday, Saturday and Sunday. “We have people from as far away as New York state and Alabama come out for the festivities,” said Shelley Kile, communications and tourism director for the City of Sumter. This year, the festival was named in the top 20 events of the year by the Southeast Tourism Society and in the top 100 events by the American Bus Association, Kile said. “It has always been a well-known festival throughout the southeast,” she said. To mark the 75th anniversary, a parade was held on Friday night this year, and it included a mobile laser, mounted on a city truck. The night parade previewed the laser show that was held on Saturday at the Sumter Civic Center. A medieval reenactment group from the Society for Creative Anachronism, dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe, was one of the vendors at the event Saturday. The re-enactors and history buffs were dressed in medieval clothing with the knights displaying their sword-fighting skills. Children had an opportunity to “whack a knight,” who was in PHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM protective gear, with a rubber-material type A fan watches the laser light show at the Sumter County Civic Center on sword. Saturday. The 75th Anniversary Celebration Laser Show featured lasers set “It’s a very research-oriented group, and we to songs celebrating America and featured beams creating patterns and try to bring history alive with re-anactments

laser drawings on a screen. For more photos from Sumter Iris Festival, go SEE FESTIVAL, PAGE A13 to theitem.com and click photos on Tuesday.

Veterans recognize POWs, MIAs during cross-country ride BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com About 2,000 veterans, family members and supporters met at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. to recognize and celebrate service members during the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the Viet-

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nam War on Friday, including a rider from Sumter. The 27th Run For The Wall started May 13 in Ontario, California, where about 900 riders, about 75 percent of whom were veterans, started their journey across the country. Board President Ken Hargrove said the ride provides an opportunity for

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military members to be recognized for their services and sacrifices. He said the national ride is also a way to bring awareness to the fact that there are about 85,000 service members who are missing in action or prisoners of war since World War II. Hargrove is a retired Marine who served two tours in Vietnam War be-

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Sheriff ’s Office nabs shooting, home invasion suspect BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Dawayne Akeem Wells on Friday with multiple violent crimes for his alleged involvement in a home invasion and shooting incident that left two men seriously wounded. The incident occurred earlier this month in the 100 block of Brentwood Drive. Wells, 26, of 3550 Britton Brogdon Road, Sumter, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder, as

well as a single count of armed robbery, first-degree burglary and possession of a weapon during a violent crime. Braden Bunch, spokesman for the sherWELLS iff’s office, said that Wells was arrested after the sheriff’s office called him in for questioning on Friday. Investigators say a witness to the crime identified Wells as a perpetrator in the incident. “We believe that the victim and suspect were very familiar with each

other,” Bunch said. Bunch said that the motive of the incident is still being investigated with additional charges and arrests possible. Shortly after midnight on May 14, law enforcement responded to a reported home invasion in progress at a residence in the 100 block of Brentwood Drive. When they arrived, deputies located two wounded men in the front yard of the home. One of the victims, who had been shot multiple times in the neck and back, was transported to a Columbia-area hospital, where he remains

in intensive care. The other shooting victim was transported to a Sumter-area hospital, where he was treated and later released. During their investigation of the crime scene, deputies discovered signs of both a struggle and the use of guns inside and outside the home. They were later informed that the victims had been robbed of jewelry and money. As of Saturday evening, a $75,000 bond was set for Wells. He is being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Will Alice Drive construction ever be done? DOT official: Next week’s report will include projected completion date BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com A representative of the South Carolina Department of Transportation said it should have a report out next week on upcoming plans are for the Alice Drive project. “We should have all our information next week,” resident construction engineer for Sumter Jeffrey Wilkes said. “We’re trying to do all of our information at once for Alice Drive. We hope to have it all together about Tuesday or Wednesday of next week with Monday being a holiday.” Wilkes said there is no estimated completion date for the Alice Drive project, how-

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The sidewalk and the shoulder remain unfinished on the corner of Alice Drive and Wesmark Boulevard. ever, it should have that information when the report is released next week. Wilkes also said the de-

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City calls special meeting to talk budget Sumter City Council will meet at 6 p.m. in City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to continue discussion of the city’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2016. First reading of the budget is schedule for the June 2 regular meeting.

County Council to consider tax levy Sumter County Council will hold a budget workshop at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in County Council Chambers or Conference Room, Sumter County Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St., during which it will receive a budget presentation by Sumter School District, discuss the Sumter County Fleet Management Policy and talk about the proposed budget

partment has informed Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, it will be trying to release a report sometime early next

for fiscal year 2016. Council will later hold its regular meeting 6 p.m. in Sumter County Chambers where members will consider the following: • First reading of an ordinance allowing the county to provide and direct expenditures for a tax levy. • Second reading of an ordinance conveying the city and county owned Rembert Water System to High Hills Rural Water Company Inc. after holding a public hearing for the matter; • First reading of an ordinance authorizing the issuance and sale of general obligation bonds; • Approval of a resolution supporting the 2015-16 budget request of Sumter School District; and • Approval of a resolution calling for the adoption of the updated hazard mitigation plan for SanteeLynches Region of South Carolina.

Broad Street building site up for discussion Sumter City and County Planning Commission will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday in City Council Cham-

week to inform the community about what is going on. “We want to get an update on what you’ll be seeing out

bers, 21 N. Main St., to consider a request to: • Change the name of a private street from Crandall Road to Mrsavie Lane. • Approve a major site plan and highway corridor protection district design review for the construction of a 4,800 square-foot, two-tenant building for a restaurant and undesignated commercial retail space at 1101 Broad Street; • Approve a variance to create two parcels of land from an approximate 8.63 acre parcel located on Verdelle Lane; • Approve a variance to create four parcels out of a approximate 31 acre parcel located on Furman Field Road; • Rezone four parcels of land totaling about 127 acres located at 190 Linran Lane from general residential to agricultural conservation property; • Amend the Sumter city and county zoning and development standards to delete the minimum 10 lot, 10 acre platting requirement in order to allow the approval and recording of individual lots on final plats in major subdivisions; and

there on the roadway,” Wilkes said. “We’re going to make sure the contractors are in agreement with everything.” In a Nov. 28, 2014 article in The Sumter Item, the reported cost of the project was $9.3 million, but the Department of Transportation lists the cost at $10.9 million as of May 2015. The project is in its last of three phases, which is widening Alice Drive between Haile Drive and Wesmark Boulevard. After the project was started in the summer 2012, it’s original completion date was scheduled for July 2013. The current completion date is listed now on the S.C. Department of Transportation website as spring 2015 and could go into the summer months of June and July. Wilkes said work is going on at the site now, and the report will have a detailed list of what will be going on to complete the project.

• Amend the county zoning and development standards to remove the lot width to depth ratio requirement for subdivision proposals in the agricultural conservation district and allow for staff approval.

Pilot of small plane dies in crash in Lexington County LEXINGTON (AP) — The 85-yearold pilot of a small, private plane has died in a crash into a pond in West Columbia. Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher identified the pilot as Robert “Bob” Russell Jr. of Columbia. She says Russell died at the scene from his injuries. He was the only person on board. An autopsy is scheduled for Sunday. Russell’s single-engine plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Columbia Metropolitan Airport about 9:15 a.m. Saturday toward Asheville, North Carolina. The plane crashed on private property near the Pine Grove Softball Complex. The National Transportation Safety Board is leading the investigating.

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Your skin says a lot about your health “I couldn’t understand what the rash was that appeared on my arms and stomach,” said 37-yearold Jamie Reeves. “The red bumps looked like mosquito bites but didn’t itch. Weeks went by, and they were still there.” After six weeks she visited her dermatologist where he ruled out several factors. “I hadn’t changed my lotion, soaps or detergent.” She was sent home with a topical cream. “I would have flare ups, and they would go down, but they never disappeared. After about three months, I went back to my dermatologist. I was shocked to find out it was a chemical allergy.”

The skin can tell a lot about a person’s lifestyle and health status, from his or her personal hygiene and foods consumed to drug intake. A recent study that maps the body’s chemicals and bacteria on Missy skin can reCorrigan veal the types of food, medicine and body products they use. It is only the beginning into researching how the skin plays a role in health and disease. By identifying how the cells respond to the ingredients and

Suicides still rare in young children Rate among black boys increases The study was published online Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. The researchers analyzed data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Hanging and suffocation were the main methods for young children. While the risk is low, Bridge said parents should be aware of suicide warning signs in their children, including withdrawing from friends and favored activities, prolonged unhappiness and talking about suicide. Those are indications that children may need help from a mental health specialist. “If parents are concerned about their child, they should ask them directly if they’re having thoughts about killing themselves,” he said.

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chemicals on our skin, perhaps it can help identify what is going wrong. Human skin, at approximately 20 square feet, is the body’s largest organ. It is the first point of contact with the environment, and it absorbs whatever is put on it. Individuals use on average 12 personal care products a day, including soap, sham-

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nerve endings in the middle layer; and new skin cells on the top layer. There are approximately 19 million skin cells, 65 sweat glands, 20 blood vessels and 1,000 nerve endings in just 1 inch of skin. With warmer weather, we are exposing more skin to the elements in our environment and applying more creams and lotions. With so many products available there is an increased risk for skin issues. However, there are now more mild products that are designed to work with sensitive skin conditions. And just like you watch what you put in your body, watch what you put on your body.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Suicides by young children are rare, and the low rate has held mostly stable except for a troubling increase among black boys, two decades of U.S. data show. From 1993 through 2012, there were 657 suicides among children aged 5 through 11. Most were 10 or 11. In the last decade, there was only one suicide in a 5-year-old. The rate during the years studied was just more than 1 per million children. But for black boys, it edged up from less than 2 per million to almost 3.5 per million. There was a slight decline among white boys, to 1.3 per million. Historically, suicide rates among blacks have been lower than among whites, and reasons for the trend in young boys are uncertain, said lead author Jeffrey Bridge, a suicide researcher at the Research Institute of Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. The study authors said black kids may experience more violence, stress or school discipline than whites and are less likely to seek help for depression and other difficulties, but whether those factors explain the results is not known.

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GRAMMY FROM PAGE A1 Award recipients.” Winners, he said, are selected by a blue-ribbon committee of music industry professionals and educators, who commented “... they thought (Lakewood) had very progressive ideas for expanding extracurricular offerings with limited resources. ... Students were very enthusiastic and had lots of energy ... (and) grew so much they need to invest more to grow the program.” “You have to be a Signature School first to win the Enterprise award,” Sanders said, adding the designation is based on the fact that Lakewood is a Title 1 school, meaning at least 40 percent of its students are from lowincome families who qualify under the United States Census’ definition of low income, according to the U.S. Department of Education. “They especially deserve this award, because they have done so much with so little,” he told the audience. Johnson, in receiving the award, said of his singers, “They’re all worthy of that experience of performing at Carnegie Hall” as they did a few weeks ago. As he handed a special Grammy statuette to Johnson, Sanders addressed the choir. “Lakewood, you’ve pretty much won a Grammy,” he said, advising them to “continue to work hard laying a foundation for your lives right now. Keep singing. No matter what, keep singing.”

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Lakewood High School Principal John Michalik points to Choir Director Herbert Johnson after the school received a check and designation as a GRAMMY Signature Enterprise School on Tuesday night during the Lakewood choir’s spring concert. At right is the choir’s accompanist, Ann Dave.

PRISON FROM PAGE A1 parole,” Finney said. “However, in this case there was the right set of circumstances to pursue that avenue. Mr. Duren has been in the system over and over again. He has shown no rehabilitation from any of his prior offenses served.” Duren was arrested and charged in May 2012 for breaking into a business on South Harvin Street overnight between June 8 and June 9, 2011, and stealing $900 worth of cigarettes. He was granted bond on May 25, 2012. The crime scene showed Duren broke into the South Harvin Street business through a foundation wall in the back of the store, Finney said. Duren left a smear of blood on top of a freezer in the store, and the evidence was positively matched to the suspect during his trial. When he was arrested for another burglary in 2013, the solicitor’s office was able to tie two other burglaries to Duran that he allegedly committed in businesses in the same area, said Bronwyn K. McElveen, assistant solicitor for the Third Circuit, who tried Duren’s case. The solicitor’s office did not have the opportunity to prosecute on the two other burglaries, McElveen said; however, the evidence based on blood samples found

OBITUARIES BYRUM W. JOHNSON Byrum William Johnson, age 91, beloved husband of Margaret Janet Burns Johnson, died on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at NHC Healthcare of Sumter. Born in Sumter County, Byrum was a son of the late William David JOHNSON and Annie Marie Johnson. Mr. Johnson proudly served his country during World War II as a member of the United States Navy, where he was a survivor of a torpedo strike to his ship. Byrum later retired from DuPont at the age of 58 after more than 30 years of service. Mr. Johnson enjoyed fishing. However, working in his garden was his passion. He dearly loved his wife of 65 years and will

at the crime scene positively identified him. Finney said when an offer for a plea bargain is made, the defendant is usually provided with all of the evidence against him or her and given 30 to 60 days to review the information and make a decision on whether to plead guilty. Duren had the opportunity for nearly two years, from August 2013 to April 2015, to plead guilty to the burglary in South Sumter and serve his other sentences concurrently, Finney said. The sentence would have seen him serving a maximum of 15 years, according to Finney. Finney said in 80 percent of the cases when defendants are offered a plea bargain from the solicitor’s office, they comply with the proposal. Duren chose not to plead guilty. Duren was also assigned two public defenders early on in his case, but he chose to represent himself, McElveen said. McElveen said because Duren had represented himself during the trial, the solicitor’s office was extra cautious when it came to legal matters and procedures. McElveen said once a notice seeking life without parole is filed by the solicitor’s office, the judge must concur with that notice. Duren can appeal the judge’s decision to a higher court after the judge makes a ruling on the post-trial motions, typically within 10 days after the trial, McElveen said.

be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him. Surviving in addition to his wife are two sons, Mitchell Johnson and his wife, Sandra, and James B. Johnson and his wife, Janice, both of Sumter; one brother, Moscoe Johnson and his wife, Ruth, of Sumter; one sister, Gloria Denton and her husband, Ed, of Texas; four grandchildren, Chan Griffith and her husband, Jamey, Ryan Johnson and his wife, Annie, Emily Coke and her husband, Brad, and Justin Johnson; and five greatgrandchildren, Mitch Griffith, Jacob Johnson, Landon Johnson, Ruthie Johnson and Peyton Griffith. In addition to his parents, Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by two brothers, Fraiser Johnson and John Johnson; and two sisters, Tillie Hill and

Mattie Horton. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at Bethel United Methodist Church with the Revs. Kevin Howell and Jeremy Howell officiating. Interment will follow in Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the John K. Crosswell Home for Children, 11 Crosswell Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

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TESTIMONY FROM PAGE A1 he had rearranged his schedule to attend. Stephens had expressed concerns the committee was hearing carefully orchestrated testimony supporting the Department of Health and Environmental Control’s agenda to minimize the site’s problems. In his email, he praised the efforts of two local senators, Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, and Kevin Johnson, D-Manning, for seeking a thorough investigation into the situation. “Clearly, Sens. McElveen and Johnson are sponsoring a legitimate effort to seek the truth,” Stephens said. “I will always support legitimate undertakings. I’ll rearrange my plans for out-of-state travel planned for Wednesday.” “Hopefully my participation in the Senate committee hearing will have a more immediate and

substantial effect on the Pinewood Site situation than would my original plans,” Stephens said. Johnson said he welcomes Stephens’ testimony. “If he is going to testify before the committee, I think that is good,” Johnson said. “I think he has a lot of information that he offers as far as his take on the status of Pinewood.” McElveen said he thinks Stephens’ testimony could be important. “Judging from the reports, I think it would be critical to the situation,” he said. “As the trustee for a decade at the Pinewood site, he should be one of the best sources for independent knowledge we could have available.” Stephens has accused DHEC and the current interim administrator of the site, Pinewood Interim Administrators Inc., of downplaying the danger the site represents to nearby Lake Marion and the entire watershed.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Here’s how area members of Congress voted on major issues during the week ending May 22.

HOUSE RESEARCH TAX CREDIT FOR BUSINESSES By a vote of 274 for and 145 against, the House on May 20 passed a Republican-drafted bill (HR 880) to expand the research and development tax credit for businesses and make it permanent instead of subject to periodic renewal as it is now. Because the bill would reduce tax revenue, it would increase annual budget deficits by a total of $182 billion over 11 years, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. The bill would expand the share of a company’s expenses eligible for the credit and raise the credit from 14 percent to 20 percent of eligible expenses. Tax credits are a dollar-for-dollar reduction in taxes owed. Sander Levin, D-Mich., said, “This debate, purely and simply, is about fiscal responsibility, about taking one tax provision and making it permanent without paying one dime for it.” A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate, where it may face a 60-vote hurdle. VOTE H-1 slugged CREDIT SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Mark Sanford, R-1, Joe Wilson, R-2, Jeff Duncan, R-3, Trey Gowdy, R-4, Mick Mulvaney, R-5, Tom Rice, R-7 Voting no: James Clyburn, D-6 Not voting: None

PAY AS YOU GO Voting 181 for and 240 against, the House on May 20 defeated a Democratic bid to delay enactment of HR 880 (above) until its $182 billion 11-year price tag has been offset with revenue increases or spending cuts. This motion, which proposed a twoyear extension of the research and development tax credit, also sought to delay enactment until Congress begins a comprehensive taxcode overhaul. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, said “this Democratic proposal does violence to America’s research infrastructure ... to America’s economy, and ... to the future of our economy and to the hope of young people.” A yes vote backed the payas-you-go motion, which, had it prevailed, would have immediately amended the bill. VOTE H-2 slugged PAY SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Clyburn Voting no: Sanford, Wilson (SC), Duncan (SC), Gowdy, Mulvaney, Rice (SC) Not voting: None

PATCH OF HIGHWAY TRUST FUND Voting 387 for and 35 against, the House on May 19 passed a bipartisan bill (HR 2353) to extend Highway Trust Fund financing authority from May 31 to July 31 so that it can continue to support road, bridge and mass transit projects on a stopgap basis. Without this bill, the fund will soon run dry, shutting down projects throughout the U.S. and costing large numbers of jobs. Congress has been using temporary fixes to finance surface-transportation projects because lawmakers cannot agree on a means of permanent funding now that federal fuel tax revenue is no longer sufficient to fund infrastructure obligations. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y., said, “We owe it to the American people to ... make real investments in our transportation infrastructure. These short-term extensions not only diminish our economic competitiveness ... but they erode the safety of all of the folks we were sent here to represent.” A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate, where prompt action was expected. VOTE H-3 slugged HIGHWAY SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Sanford, Wilson (SC), Gowdy Voting no: Duncan (SC), Mulvaney, Clyburn Not voting: Rice (SC)

‘POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL’ Voting 182 for and 241

against, the House on May 19 defeated a Democratic bid to set aside $750 million in HR 2353 (above) for the widespread installation of “Positive Train Control” technology on U.S. passenger trains and routes. Using satellites and sensors, PTC remotely controls train speeds and authority to move, among other operations. The vote came one week after an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia killed eight people and injured more than 200. Although a 2008 law required the addition of PTC technology to most passenger and freight-rail systems, the Federal Railroad Administration has not achieved that objective and congressional funding to advance PTC has been scarce. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., said, “We certainly know of the tragedy that happened in Philadelphia ... but this really is not the place to address this. We need to pass a clean extension” of the highway fund. A yes vote backed the motion, which, had it prevailed, would have immediately amended the bill. VOTE H-4 slugged TRAIN SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Clyburn Voting no: Sanford, Wilson (SC), Duncan (SC), Gowdy, Mulvaney, Rice (SC) Not voting: None

STEPS AGAINST SEX TRAFFICKING Voting 420 for and three against, the House on May 19 sent President Obama a bill (S 178) that would strengthen existing federal laws and create new ones to combat human trafficking and help its victims to recover. The bill establishes a Domestic Trafficking Victims’ Fund financed by fines on those convicted of crimes involving sex trafficking, child abuse and human smuggling. Hyde Amendment abortion restrictions would apply to the bill’s expenditure of public funds for women’s health care but not to reproductive services paid for by the new, privately financed victims’ fund. No member spoke against the bill. A yes vote was to give final congressional approval to the bill.

THE SUMTER ITEM VOTE H-7 slugged TRAFFICKING SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Sanford, Wilson (SC), Duncan (SC), Gowdy, Mulvaney, Clyburn, Rice (SC) Voting no: None Not voting: None

SENATE TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE Voting 45 for and 41 against, the Senate on May 18 failed to reach the 60 votes needed to advance an amendment to HR 1314 that would increase the Trade Adjustment Assistance budget from $450 million annually to $775 million. TAA provides retraining and temporary financial support to workers whose jobs have been lost as a result of an increase in imports or their company’s shifting of work

overseas. While the program mainly benefits displaced workers in the manufacturing, service, government and farm sectors, it also funds professional assistance for companies injured by foreign trade. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, said Congress has “a moral obligation to help the families whose livelihoods will be yanked out from under them ... not from a decision they made but from a decision we in this body made to change the rules” for global trade. A yes vote backed more spending to assist U.S. workers displaced by global trade. VOTE S-1 slugged TRADE SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: None Voting no: None Not voting: Lindsey Graham, R, Tim Scott, R © 2015, Thomas Voting Reports Inc.

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SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY PUSH Voting 217 for and 205 against, the House on May 20 passed a GOP-drafted bill (HR 1806) authorizing $33 billion over five years for science and technology programs and ventures run by universities, the private sector and federal agencies including the National Institute of Standards and Technology. These initiatives are intended to help the United States maintain a global edge in technology and innovation. But the bill drew Democrats’ criticism over its downplaying of climate science, cutting of funds for energy efficiency and renewable-energy projects, and what they said was injecting Congress into National Science Foundation decisionmaking. Donna Edwards, D-Md., said, “How unfortunate that this anti-science bill also includes a misguided attempt to impose ... political review on the National Science Foundation’s gold-standard merit-review system.” A yes vote was to send the bill to the Senate. VOTE H-5 slugged SCIENCE SOUTH CAROLINA Voting yes: Sanford, Wilson (SC), Duncan (SC), Gowdy, Mulvaney, Rice (SC) Voting no: Clyburn Not voting: None

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Veterans frustrated by presidential debate Republican reluctance to embrace 2003 decisions, Clinton’s ‘flip-flop,’ dismay vets BY REBECCA SANTANA The Associated Press Veterans of the Iraq War have been watching in frustration as Republican presidential contenders distance themselves from the decision their party enthusiastically supported to invade that country. Some veterans say they long ago concluded their sacrifice was in vain and are annoyed that a party that lobbied so hard for the war is now running from it. Others say they still believe their mission was vital, regardless of what the politicians say. And some find the so-called “gotcha question” being posed to the politicians — knowing what we know now, would you have invaded? — an insult in itself. “Do-overs don’t happen in real life,” said Gregory Diacogiannis, 30, who served as an army sniper in Baghdad trying to spot militants laying roadside bombs and chased high-value targets in the city of Baqouba. “I have trouble with the question itself just because it lends itself to disregarding the sacrifices that have been made.” Diacogiannis left the army in 2008, but says even now he feels such a strong attachment to Iraq that he’s thought about going back to fight as the country has plunged into chaos since U.S. troops left. The war became a campaign issue when likely presidential contender Jeb Bush was asked about the invasion ordered by his brother, former President George W. Bush. After days of questioning, Jeb Bush said that in light of what’s now known — that Saddam Hussein did not have weapons of mass destruction stockpiles — he would not have invaded. Other possible Republican hopefuls including New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Sen. Marco Rubio, Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich all later gave similar responses. Aaron Hinde, 33, is appalled at what he feels the U.S. invasion did to Iraq. He served there in 2003, mostly in the volatile northern city of Mosul and became active in the anti-war movement after

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Retired Minnesota National Guard Sgt. John Kriesel comforts his son, Broden, 5, outside a mall in Roseville, Minnesota. Kriesel lost both of his legs in a roadside bomb attack while patrolling near Fallujah, Iraq, in December 2006. Veterans of the Iraq War watched in frustration as Republican presidential contenders have distanced themselves from the original decision their party enthusiastically supported to invade that country. But many vets, regardless leaving the army in 2004. of whether WMD were found He’s glad Republicans are being held accountable for the or not, found legitimate reasons for being in Iraq. John invasion but says that anKriesel lost both his legs swer’s been known for a long when a 200-pound bomb went time. “It’s a legitimate question to off underneath his Humvee outside the western city of ask and a legitimate answer should be an unequivocal no,” Fallujah. He’s written a book called “Still he said. Standing: Marla The Story of Keown, who SSG John drove trucks Kriesel” dein Iraq for a tailing what year during he went her time in through. the Army ReHe said serve, said he’s proud of it’s taken too what he and long for polihis unit did ticians to in Iraq to admit the make their mistake of a area safer. war that RETIRED SGT. JOHN KRIESEL He speaks killed 4,491 fondly of U.S. troops On second guessing the Iraq Iraqi chiland left War based on what is known dren he encountless countered Iraqis dead. and said he’d “It’s hard do it again in a “heartbeat.” to see the good in war in general — let alone a war that ev- So many questions, he said, like whether to invade Iraq or eryone just now is realizing not, are easier to answer in we shouldn’t have done,” said hindsight. Keown, 34, who now works as “I think it’s naive to just asa photographer in Denver.

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TAX BREAK FROM PAGE A1 get the bill passed. He also said he thinks the bill would “pass overwhelmingly” if reintroduced in the Senate. If the bill passes, it would make military retirement income tax-exempt, encouraging military retirees to stay in the community, which is one of the reasons Smith wanted to sponsor the bill. While the state would lose revenue from the taxes collected from retired servicemen, Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen said citizens need to focus on the revenue generated from the added money in the economy and the intangible benefits of having veterans stay in the community. “You got to look at how many people we can attract, how many people we can bring,” Joe McElveen said. “It

would increase the overall tax collections in the state over and above what we’re losing by doing this, not to mention the intangibles: good citizens, community, workers and friends.” While jobs and revenue would dip for the first couple of years, Smith said, the revenue brought in afterward would steadily climb from 2017 to 2030 and would create new jobs. Thomas McElveen said the impact of the bill would have “immeasurable positive impacts” in the long run if implemented. Passing the bill would make South Carolina the 17th state to do away with the tax on retired military personnel. Neighboring states North Carolina and Georgia have reduced taxes on retired military personnel, and the mayor said implementing this bill would help keep retired personnel in the Palmetto State.

Monument being restored, moved to Florence Veterans Park BY MATTHEW ROBERTSON Florence Morning News FLORENCE (AP) — A group of Florence-area residents have undertaken a monumental task -- relocating the Florence County WWI monument from where it currently resides to the Florence Veterans Park at the Florence Civic Center may only be part of it. The monument itself - an imposing marble monument with a bronze plaque attached to it -- and the history surrounding it, touch on many parts of Florence’s past. Once relocated it will be readily available to be viewed and appreciated by Florence’s future residents and visitors. “We’re trying to enhance the beauty and significance of the Florence Veterans Park by adding another monument and we’re trying to do it, quite frankly, as cheaply as we can,” said Barry Wingard, a retired colonel who is spearheading the effort to move the monument. “The American Legion Post No. 1 has agreed to donate this monument that was dedicated to the soldiers of WWI, although it was not called WWI in 1928 at the dedication, to the veterans park.” And on the cheap is working for the group so far. Brown Memorials is on board to assist with the deconstruction, reconstruction and limited restoration and as consultants on the actual move. The South Carolina Army National Guard will provide a crane, a heavy-lift vehicle and the soldiers to get it done. “In this case the South Carolina Army National Guard has been solicited to provide some of the heavy-lifting capability because this monument altogether weighs more than 10,000 pounds and the heaviest single piece weighs 4,600 pounds,” Wingard said. That doesn’t even include two stone urns that formerly graced either side of the monument. Wingard said he found pieces of one of the urns on the ground near the monument. Park officials have given their OK to relocate the monument to the park, Wingard said. The coming move is the latest chapter in an incomplete history of the monument. A big piece of the monument’s history is MIA and the marble edifice has been subjected to the ravages of time and vandals. The monument started out life when it was officially dedicated on Wednesday, May 30, 1928, in front of the Florence County Library -- the one at the corner of Pine and Irby streets. A front page from the Saturday, June 2, edition of the Florence Morning News Review shows the monument in front of the library with both a United States and a South Carolina flag flying from the center portion. In front of the monument, from left, are Master Henry Thompson Malone, who could be a Boy Scout judging from the photo; twins Katherine and Wilburta Jones, whose father died in

the war, and Col. Henry T. Thompson, who is credited with fostering the creation of the monument. The monument, according to the newspaper article, was presented to the public schools and was accepted by Dr. N.W. Hicks, who served as the chairman of the board of trustees at the time. The monument cost $1,000 and was constructed by Peter C. Curry of Florence Memorial Works, according to the article. Wingard said the twins in the photo were daughters of a soldier who died in the war, Madison W. Jones, a second lieutenant. The monument was erected by the American Legion Rifles Platoon and the Ladies Auxiliary, according to the front page, which was researched by Florence County librarians and provided by Wingard. “It must have been something to see in 1928. It’s still pretty impressive, even though it’s been subjected to 90 years of wear and tear and it looks like it’s been used for shotgun practice. It’s pockmarked,” Wingard said. “Brown Memorials is pretty good at what they do and they’re going to get it back to pretty good condition. We’re not going to get it back to what it looked like 90 years ago but we’re going to do the best we can and it’ll be a great addition to the Florence Veterans Park,” Wingard said. Sometime after the monument was dedicated -- Wingard said nobody seems to know when -- it was relocated to American Legion Post 1 on East Palmetto Street. The post was formed in 1919 and named after Lt. Fred Sexton, who died in WWI and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross -- the secondhighest military medal awarded by the United States -- for his actions in battle. Sexton was a native of Union, South Carolina who moved to Florence in 1911, enlisted in the National Guard, served in “the old Company K” along the Mexican border, and entered officer’s training school once he was deployed to France. The newly minted second lieutenant died, at 28 years old, on Oct. 21, 1918, in a shell explosion, according to a newspaper clipping from the Morning News. In the years that he lived in Florence, Sexton made “hundreds of friends” and worked at the establishment of W.M. Waters. That connection with the S.C. Army National Guard is one of the reasons that the Guard is on board for the move. Having already been moved once, the monument no longer has “integrity of setting,” which, combined with damage done by vandals, leaves it out of the running for a listing on the National Register of Historic Places, said Jason Moser, cultural resource manager for the S.C. Army National Guard, who came out with several member of the Guard to survey the monument at its current location and the future location ahead of the move.

“We want military retirees to stay in Sumter and South Carolina,” Joe McElveen said. “This could be a very big incentive for them to do this.” With the Senate session ending in early June, Thomas McElveen said it is up to the Finance Committee as to how quickly the bill reappears on the Senate floor. He said the quicker they can approve the bill, the quicker it would go for a vote in the Senate. If the bill is not put to a vote before June 4, it would have to wait until the next legislative session. “It’s important to show our military members that we value them in South Carolina and want them to retire here,” Smith said. “When you look at our neighboring states, we are one of the last states that fully tax military retirement income; it’s a matter of being competitive with our neighboring states.”

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RIDE FROM PAGEA1 Tennessee, Virginia and ended the trip at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. This is the first year that Melissa Marshall of Sumter has participated in the cross-country ride, but she and her family have met the riders at the Vietnam memorial for the past four or five years. Marshall and her mother served as road nurses for the cross country ride and provided basic medical services for the riders. She said the riders’ eight-hour-per-day ride started after breakfast at around 5 or 6 a.m. with breaks for fuel and lunch and ended at about 5 to 7 p.m. Marshall said the ride

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has been very emotional for her family because it is her and her mother’s first time participating along with her father, a former Marine who served during the Vietnam War and deployed to the Middle East during the War on Terror. Along the way, the riders visit schools and receive items, mainly biographies, which the riders gladly carry and leave at the Vietnam memorial, said Hargrove. Arriving at the memorial marked the conclusion of the ride, but Hargrove said some of the riders stayed the entire weekend in D.C. for other Memorial Day celebrations like the Rolling Thunder event, which also brings awareness to service members missing in action or held as prisoners of war.

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Remembering Pap Propst

ne of Pap Propst’s best friends, architect Charles McCreight, shared his thoughts this week on an extraordinary man, which I will share with our readers, in his own words: “Sometimes Pap would just come by my office and talk. He was such a good talker; it was such a close relationship. “Pap was dedicated to his wife before she died, his three Hubert children and Osteen his friends. He was dedicated to all children and his patients.” “We loved him. Pap was a very dedicated person. He was positive about everything; he never talked negative about anything.” “He was never boisterous about his accomplishments in the Rotary Club, hospital board or school board; he was so humble. “He was a real friend of our family. Pap had a loving heart and was very humble.” “I really loved Pap. He was my buddy. It became special over the years, and it’s hard to lose someone like that so sudden.” “I was the only Clemson fan in the car when I was driving him and some other raucous friends to a game. I’ll tell you, Pap was a really loving guy, but between those guys, they gave it to me, all

in good spirits. But I loved Pap.” “He was a friend so long. He’s what you’d call a true friend. He was there when you needed him, and he’d do anything for you. The word “Pap” would mean true friendship.” ... It’s hard to improve on what Charles said about Pap. He was an extraordinarily gifted man who gave so generously of himself to this community, his family and friends. He sure took good care of my three sons from infancy to adulthood, making many of his famous house calls to my house. As soon as he walked into our home, I knew all would be well. In fact, when he walked into a room, he lit it up. He had a way of making everyone he came in contact with feel special. He never took himself too seriously, and had a grand sense of humor. I’m certain his scores of friends and admirers will remember him in their own way, and fondly. He’s one of the best native sons this community has ever produced who went on to make a difference in people’s lives. Above all, he gave new meaning to the word friendship, and that’s the way I’d like to remember him, as a friend through thick and thin.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR LET THE LETTERS CONTINUE This is in reference to Vongretchen C. Nelson’s letter on May 13. I went to The (Sumter) Item (website) to read the rest of her commentary. I also read the entire speech by Mrs. Obama. Google “Remarks by the First Lady at Tuskegee University Commencement Address” if you want to read it. One paragraph really stood out for me in her letter: “I’ve been waiting for someone to start some ‘REAL’ conversation, but people are afraid.” I am not afraid, but I find that people just say it without meaning it. I have challenged another man but he didn’t follow up. Ms. Nelson, let’s have a ‘REAL’ conversation on the editorial page. I challenge

you. If you will start it, I will continue it. Do you know about the 10 important twoletter words? They are — IF IT IS TO BE, IT IS UP TO ME! Now, for what I am really writing about today. In reference to Mr. Baten’s letter on May 21, It seems as though he is smart enough to read Walter Williams commentary on Wednesdays. I look forward to reading them. I also cut them out and save them. I can’t believe what you have said about him. If you Google Walter Williams at George Mason University you can see many entries about his qualifications. Mr. Baten wrote, “Many people have experienced reading something that’s completely ridiculous.” Then he goes on the say “Nevertheless, this is not the

first time he has said something outrageous.” In the next paragraph he says, “If you have read his past commentaries, you know his comments are redundant.” Have you ever read your letters to the editor Mr. Baten? I would like to know what part or parts of what Mr. Williams wrote is incorrect? You can say anything that you want to, but what is ridiculous and outrageous? Then again, I doubt that you can answer that question because I have come to understand that certain people don’t answer questions, they just make statements. Words of wisdom from Proverbs 15:21: “Foolishness brings joy to those who have no sense; a sensible person stays on the right path.” JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

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We’re all going to miss Dr. Charles Propst BY GRAHAM OSTEEN

he Sumter Item archives are filled with stories about Dr. Charles “Pap” Propst. In 1939, for example, he was awarded the James A. Francis memorial swimming trophy as Sumter’s outstanding swimmer of 1938. The caption of the accompanying photograph reads: “Fourteen years old and standing almost 6 feet tall, Charles is the son of Mr. and Mrs. G.C. Propst.” Our past editions trace the life of Dr. Propst in the Sumter community, from a multi-sport YMCA athletic champion, through college at The Citadel, medical school, service as a soldier in Korea, the Sumter District 17 school board, the integration of Sumter schools, the consolidation of the school districts, a Camp Sea Gull physician and the loving caretaker of thousands of Sumter’s children through Sumter Pediatrics, the practice he founded in 1954 with Dr. Ted Young. He had a second career doing developmental pediatrics with particular focus on attention deficit disorders, and I was probably an early case for him whether we knew it or not back in those days. They just called it “unruly and

rambunctious.” He married very well and raised three outstanding children with the late Helen Hope Edwards Propst of Eclectic, Alabama – http://bit. ly/1EplsyW. The story of Dr. Propst’s public successes has always been well documented, but it’s the private impact he’s had on so many people that defines his greatness. We all have Dr. Propst stories. When I was 18, he diagnosed me with an inguinal hernia while I was home from college. He said don’t worry. He had one too and was about to get it fixed. We shared a room (and an orderly’s attention) at Tuomey, and had Dr. Wendell Levi’s assembly line hernia repairs back to back the same morning. For years after that we’d make YMCA locker room jokes about who had the best scar, then pull down our pants to prove it. There’s no telling how many men from Sumter grew up with Dr. Propst first as a doctor, and then as a trusted and valued lifetime friend. I’ve never known anyone quite like him in that regard. I loved his sense of humor, but he could also turn on a stern streak when needed.

He was a big man and tough as they come, and he sat me (and many others) down for man-to-boy and later man-to-man discussions at life’s various intersections through our years together. He always tried to shape people in the right way, and you could talk to him about anything. Just this week I’ve spoken with many people who at some point in their life had “talked to Dr. Propst” about serious matters that may have been difficult to discuss with a parent, spouse or business associate. He always made you want to do better, which was the real beauty of his spirit and personality. I’ve noticed as I’ve gotten older that when some people I love pass on, there are specific things I remember about them in dreams or imagination or just upon reflection. The very real and powerful presence of Dr. Propst will be with me always, and I’m sure that’s true for many people. 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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Wesley Spann and Dave Goldie spar at the Society for Creative Anachronismâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s display at Sumter Iris Festival on Saturday. The group is dedicated to the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe.

FESTIVAL FROM PAGE A1 and coming out to events such as the Iris Festival,â&#x20AC;? said Jennifer Spann, president of the group called Canton of Brockore Abbey. East Coast Scooters and Golf Carts, which offers golf cart customization, sales and rentals took the saying â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go big or go homeâ&#x20AC;? at the event to the next level with their customized golf carts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our motto is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Plain to insane,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? said owner and Sumter resident Renna Graham. Golf carts clad in tiger stripes, Disney characters and those customized in memory of a lost loved one were scattered across the lawn in an exhibition of their work. While the company doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the golf carts, trailers or limousines, they customize all of them with paint jobs, handmade seats, lift kits and all types of accessories. Craft and food vendors were in abundance at the event. Sumter resident David Sessions of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Daveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodturningâ&#x20AC;? crafts different items such as bowls, pens and even cowboys hats out of wood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The cowboy hats can weigh up to 50 pounds,â&#x20AC;? Sessions said. Richard Monds drove from Carolina Beach, North Carolina, with a food cart designed in the style of a

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1950s diner. It had pictures of Elvis and a menu selection on vinyl records. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is an awesome event,â&#x20AC;? Monds said. B.D. Hitch, of Tennessee, makes his own grape juice from Muscadine grapes. He has been travelling to the festival for 12 years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I bring about 60 cases of the grape

juice in 12 wine bottles per case and sell out at the event every year,â&#x20AC;? Hitch said. The Sumter Master Gardeners have been participating in the event since 1994. The group sells a selection of flowers, including the Iris, to bushes and herbs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is our fundraiser for the year, and a great event to bring ev-

eryone in the community and across the nation together,â&#x20AC;? said Ruth Ann Bigger, president of the organization. There was plenty of fun for the entire family at the event. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Iris Festival helps to capture Southern culture and exposes people not from around the area to the Southern way of life,â&#x20AC;? said Sumter resident Latoya Jackson.

OBITUARIES JUANITA A. ALSBROOK Juanita â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nitaâ&#x20AC;? Avinger Alsbrook, 99, beloved wife of the late James â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miltonâ&#x20AC;? Alsbrook, died on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at her residence. Born in Anderson, she was the daughter of the late Harvey Avinger and Marcella Duncan Avinger. Ms. Alsbrook retired from Central Insurance Agency; she was the second lady named as a licensed insurance agent for Sumter County. She was a charter member of the Sumter Azalea Club and a member of ALSBROOK the Sumter Eastern Star #149, Shepherd Center, Christian Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Club, Ladies Auxiliary of St. Jude Catholic Church and a member of St. Anne Catholic Church. Surviving are: one daughter, Barbara Tisdale Kimbrell, of Sumter; two grandchildren, Tripp Kimbrell and his wife, Rebecca, and their children, Caroline and Amanda, and William Kimbrell and his wife, Lisa, and their children Breanna and Will, all Sumter; one sister, Jennie Ruth Perkins of James Island and adoptive family; Griffin and Corinne Avin and their children; Merri Simpson and her husband, Buddy, and their son, Barry; and Mandy Faulling and her husband, Tim, and their son, Tee, all of Sumter. In addition to her husband James â&#x20AC;&#x153;Miltonâ&#x20AC;? Alsbrook, she was preceded in death by her first husband, William A. Tisdale, and an infant son, William A. Tisdale, Jr. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at 4 p.m. in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Interment will follow in the St. Lawrence Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 3 to 4 p.m. Tuesday at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

ALICE J.L. LOCHER Alice June Laing Locher, 63, beloved wife of 41 years to Clyde D. Locher Jr., died on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at her residence. Born in Cuyahoga, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Charles Laing and Marian Shaw Laing. Mrs. Locher was a member of the Manchester Trail Ride Horse Club. She was known as the neighborLOCHER hood babysitter.

She enjoyed cake decorating, coordinating club parties, hayrides and camping. She will be remembered as a loving wife, sister, daughter and friend. Surviving in addition to her husband are: three sisters, Margie Craft and her husband, David, Nancy Mack and Joyce Burchett, all of Ohio. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold L. Laing and Raymond G. Laing; and one sister, Sally Cole. A funeral service will be held at noon Tuesday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with Eddie Brown and Brian Hatfield officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s charity of ones choice. You may sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

EMMA W. GRAHAM FLORENCE â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Emma Walker Graham, 61, died Friday, May 22, 2015, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence. She was born May 10, 1954, in St. Stephens. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the daughter of the late J.K. Walker and Eva Brayboy Walker. Family will be receiving friends at the home of her sister, Minnie Ruth Walker Johnson, 2105 Wilford Drive, Florence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home, LLC, Manning.

VERNELL B. LEWIS Vernell Bolden Lewis, wife of Wilbur Lewis, died Friday, May 22, 2015, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Rosa Mae Choice Bolden. The family will receive friends at 6580 Spring Hill Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Palmer Memorial Chapel.

CATHERINE H. URBAN Catherine H. Urban, 88, widow of Alexander H. Urban, died Friday, May 23, 2015, at her home. Born in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Herbert McFarland and Catherine McFarland. Surviving are a daughter, Catherine Urban-Limon of Sumter; a son, John A. Urban, and wife, Vicki, of Elko, Nevada; five grandchildren, Christine Urban, Elizabeth Smith, Nicolas Urban, Preston

Smith and Stacy Armstrong; one great-grandchild, Aria Kinsey; and a sister, Janet Jordan of Pennsylvania. Private services will be held on Saturday where Mr. and Mrs. Urbanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ashes will be scattered together, husband and wife, at sea. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, 670 Batty Way. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. 803-775-9386.

MARY L. GRAYBILL Mary Lucille Graybill, 85, daughter of the late Charlie and Donie Carter, was born in Charleston on May 11, 1930, and departed this life on Friday, May 22, 2015. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 1 to 2 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

Betty Davis, Lillie Knappen, Brenda Harrison, all of Simpsonville, and Judy Williamson of Greenville; four grandchildren, Rachel Cantrell and her husband, Bradley, of Pendleton, Bridget Lowe of Columbia, Christy Pritchard and her husband, Darrel, of Columbia and Tony Bridges of Sumter; five great-grandchildren, Tillman, Jordan and Brooks Cantrell, and Jaime and Aran Pritchard; and two special pets, Honey Bear and Socks. A funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Hickory Road Baptist Church with the Rev. Dr. Ron Taylor officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with full military honors. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the church. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2:30p.m. Monday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Hickory Road Baptist Church, 1245 Cherryvale Drive, Sumter, S.C. 29154 or to St. Jude Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale, Memphis, Tennessee, 38105-2479. You may sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

MARY L. GRAYBILL Mary Lucille Graybill, age 85, daughter of the late Charlie and Donie Carter, was born in Charleston, S.C. on May 11, 1930 and departed this life on Friday, May 22, 2015. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday May 27, 2015 at 2 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends, one hour prior to the service, from 1 to 2 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

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WEATHER

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Gaﬀney 81/59 Spartanburg 82/61

Greenville 82/61

Columbia 86/62

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

PUBLIC AGENDA CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES Tuesday, 6 p.m., hospital board room SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Tuesday, 6 p.m., Sumter County

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Apply for EUGENIA LAST positions that will allow you to use your skills. Your ability to strategize financially and budget wisely will buy you the freedom to enjoy some of life’s pleasures. Entertainment or travel plans can be made. Expand your interests.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Be moderate in your dealings. Whether you’re investing, planning a trip or looking at purchasing a big-ticket item, stay within your means. Don’t let a romantic relationship put you into debt. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make alterations that will add to your convenience, happiness and future possibilities. Indulge in something that will allow you to turn your skills into a business venture. Using your home as your workplace will be to your advantage. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Focus only on what you have control over. Work at presenting your skills in a unique manner that will draw attention. Believe in what you can do, and other people will as well. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t overload your plate and try to do everything on your own. You’ll get plenty of help if you reach out to those you know can contribute to your plan. You’ve got what it takes to excel. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Spending time with someone you love will ease the pressure you’ve been feeling at work due to people putting demands on you. Take a moment to relax and enjoy doing something special with the people who love and support you.

CITY OF BISHOPVILLE BUDGET WORKSHOP Tuesday, 6 p.m., Colclough Building, Bishopville

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do whatever you enjoy doing most and you will excel. Don’t let an unreliable source or unpredictable individual slow you down. Do your own thing and avoid interference. A change in your personal life will give you a new lease on life.

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Today: Mostly sunny. Winds ESE becoming southeast 4-8 mph. Monday: Sunshine and patchy clouds. Winds east 4-8 mph.

Aiken 84/63

ON THE COAST

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Refuse to let situations get blown out of proportion. Focus on love, aesthetics and making your surroundings comfortable. Make plans to enjoy time with someone special and you’ll have a satisfying and productive day. An unexpected change will improve your life. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t jump into a deal too fast. Making sure you can afford the fare before you sign on the dotted line will spare you unnecessary stress. Someone will offer you false information. Do your research. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take time out to be with the people you love. A little nurturing will help you avoid trouble. Romance looks promising, so plan something special for two. A nostalgic conversation with someone will bring you closer together. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve got good ideas and an expressive way of explaining your plans. Discussions with a partner or loved one will lead to a healthier and overall better living arrangement. The changes you make now will help you secure your next position. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Inconsistency will be your downfall. Avoid anyone who is trying to lead you astray or take over what you want to accomplish yourself. Don’t argue, just do the best you can. Romance will ease your stress.

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Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 81/69/t 79/65/t 80/64/t 81/66/c 80/72/t 73/60/pc 85/75/t 82/66/pc 91/74/t 86/65/pc 91/71/s 67/56/pc 88/69/pc

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Today Hi/Lo/W 84/60/s 87/67/t 83/58/s 83/60/s 82/66/s 82/60/s 82/61/s 82/58/s 80/72/s 84/69/s 87/68/s 87/65/s 83/67/s

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Myrtle Beach 80/68

Manning 84/63

Today: Mostly sunny; watch for rough surf and rip currents. High 79 to 83. Monday: Sunshine; a shower in southern parts. High 80 to 85.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD SHADES OF GREY: Zane Grey, specifically By S.N.

Sumter 85/60

IN THE MOUNTAINS Council Chambers

Florence 84/60

Bishopville 86/62

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debuts 98 Animal silhouetted on road signs 101 Public-road race 104 “Rats!” 107 Was mistaken 109 Parish priest 111 Designer von Fürstenberg 112 Hockey officials 113 45th state 114 Muslim sect 115 Grain tower 116 October birthstone 117 Of __ (recently) 118 Cognac designation 119 Instinctive feeling 120 Uniform 121 Wine-list column

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USC SUMTER BASEBALL

AUTO RACING

Rude welcome

Gordon: No time to be sentimental Driver’s focus on season, not his last Coca-Cola 600 BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

“They’re just a very good baseball team,” Fire Ants head coach Tim Medlin said of Iowa Western. “I know we won’t be facing a better team (today).” Perez, a right-hander, scattered four hits and allowed

CONCORD, N.C. — Sentimentality can wait. Jeff Gordon is not ready to focus on life after racing as his farewell tour arrives at the longest event on the NASCAR schedule. Gordon, in what’s become a weekly line of questioning, was asked for his emotions running his last Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor GORDON Speedway tonight. “I think if this were my final race ever, it’d be different,’’ the 4-time Sprint Cup champion said. “But I have a whole season ahead of me and that’s not where my mindset is at right now.’’ For Gordon, the task is finding enough speed to compete at one of his favorite tracks. He will start 18th, well back in the pack behind pole sitter Matt Kenseth. Gordon has won five times here, including three Coca-Cola 600s in a five-year span with victories in 1994, 1997 and 1998. He last win came in Charlotte’s fall race eight years ago and he’d love to wind up with one more checkered flag. “A part of me wishes it was’’ Gordon’s final race, he said, “because this is a very special race and moment for me and I’m looking forward to that.’’ Gordon, who turns 44 in August, removed some of the mystery about his future with Thursday’s announcement that he’d join the Fox Sports broadcast booth next season calling races for NASCAR’s Xfinity Series. TV has long been in the back of his post-racing plans and he has grown more comfortable, he says, with the three Xfinity events he called this season. Still, Gordon expects some very sharp tugs at his heart next February when it’s time to go racing at the Daytona 500 and he is not lined up. Gordon said he spoke this week with Fox broadcaster and NASCAR Hall of Famer Darrell Waltrip. Waltrip explained how odd it felt the first time there was a driver’s meeting that he

SEE RUDE, PAGE B4

SEE GORDON, PAGE B3

CHRISTOPHER TOMLINSON / GRAND JUNCTION SENTINEL

USC Sumter starting pitcher Colie Bowers throws during the Fire Ants’ 8-0 loss to Iowa Western on Saturday in the Fire Ants’ opening game of the JUCO World Series at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colo.

Defending champ Iowa Western blanks USC Sumter 8-0 in Fire Ants’ 1st outing in JUCO World Series FROM STAFF REPORTS GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team’s first venture into the Junior College World Series on Saturday was not a good one. The Fire Ants need a much better showing today

or it will be a short stay. Defending national champion Iowa Western got a 4-hit shutout from pitcher Devon Perez and pounded out 12 hits to beat USC Sumter 8-0 at Suplizio Field in a game called after seven innings due to the mercy rule USCS, which fell to 43-20

on the season, will face the loser of Saturday’s late game between Dodge City (Kan.) and Northwest Florida State today at 4 p.m. EDT. The Reivers, who improved to 53-5, will face the winner of the Dodge-Northwest Florida State game on Monday at 4 p.m.

LEGION BASEBALL

PREP BASEBALL

Campbell inherits veteran P-15’s squad and its high expectations

LMA’s Eppley realizes dream with Anderson

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter P-15’s have most of their starting lineup returning from a squad that finished as the state runner-up to Florence in the American Legion baseball state tournament last season. There will be a significant newcomer to the team though as Steve Campbell begins his first season as Sumter’s new head coach on Monday when the P-15’s play host to Manning-Santee Post 68 at Riley Park beginning at 7 p.m. Campbell said he, his coaching staff and the players have come together in a short period of time. “I’m extremely pleased with the way the players have done as far as working with us,” said Campbell, who was the head

SEE P-15’S, PAGE B6

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Jacob Watcher is among the list of returning players to a veteran Sumter P-15’s American Legion baseball squad that kicks off its season on Monday under new head coach Steve Campbell.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy head baseball coach Barry Hatfield admits he was tough on J.T. Eppley — especially these last two years. “I realized very early on that his love of the game was going to allow him an opportunity to play at the next level,” Hatfield said of his allstate shortstop. On Thursday, that opportunity became a reality as Eppley signed with NCAA Division II Anderson University to continue his baseball career. “It’s a great school, they have a great

nursing program and playing college baseball is someEPPLEY thing that I’ve always wanted to do,” Eppley said. Although there were a few other offers from some junior colleges and a couple bigger schools, Anderson was always at the top of his list, Eppley said. “They started recruiting me at the end of last year,” he said. “They’ve kept in touch ever since and really wanted me. It’s a beautiful campus, it’s a great school and

SEE EPPLEY, PAGE B6

SPORTS

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

MLB ROUNDUP

Zach Johnson Fabian Gomez

TODAY

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Peterson, Braves walk off against Brewers in extras ATLANTA —Jace Peterson’s single to left field drove in Alberto Callaspo from third base, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in 11 innings on Saturday. Peterson hit the first pitch from Brandon Kintzler (0-1) toward the gap in left-center field. Left fielder Ryan Braun and center fielder Carlo Gomez didn’t bother to field the ball as Callaspo scored and Braves players raced out of the dugout to swarm Peterson near second base. With one out in the 11th, Kintzler walked Callaspo. Andrelton Simmons’ sharply hit grounder hit third-base umpire Chad Fairchild and bounced into left field. Runners advanced to second and third on pinch-hitter Eric Young Jr.’s grounder to Kintzler. Luis Avilan (2-0) pitched the last 1 1/3 innings for Atlanta, including getting a double-play with runners at first and third to end the 10th. PIRATES 8 METS 2

PITTSBURGH — A.J. Burnett threw seven effective innings to win his fourth straight start and Pittsburgh handed New York Mets ace Matt Harvey the worst loss of his career in an 8-2 victory. Andrew McCutchen and Pedro Alvarez homered and each drove in two runs for the Pirates.

ASTROS 3 TIGERS 2 DETROIT — Lance McCullers got Ian Kinsler to ground into a triple play in the fifth inning, and the Houston right-hander went on to earn his first career victory, leading the Astros over Detroit 3-2. Detroit led 2-1 in the fifth and had runners on first and second when Kinsler hit a grounder to third. Jonathan Villar stepped on the bag and threw to second, where Jose Altuve relayed the ball to first. PHILLIES 8 NATIONALS 1

WASHINGTON — Cole Hamels pitched eight sharp innings, Ryan Howard homered and Philadelphia roughed up Stephen Strasburg, beating Washington 8-1. TWINS 4 WHITE SOX 3

CHICAGO — Torii Hunter homered, Trevor May pitched seven strong innings and Minnesota defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-3. ATHLETICS 5 RAYS 0

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Kendall Graveman gave up three hits over six innings in his return from the minors, Sam Fuld drove in two runs and Oakland beat Tampa Bay 5-0 . RANGERS 15

INDIANS 2

YANKEES 4

REDS 1

NEW YORK — Shin-Soo Choo hit a go-ahead single and a 3-run homer in a 10-run third inning that chased CC Sabathia, and Texas routed the reeling New York Yankees 15-4.

CLEVELAND — After Reds manager Bryan Price was ejected before the first pitch, Corey Kluber threw eight effective innings and led Cleveland over Cincinnati 2-1. Price was tossed by umpire Jim Reynolds after the exchange of lineup cards. They got into a lengthy argument that carried on as the Indians took the field — the dispute likely stemmed from Friday night, when several Reds were upset with plate umpire Manny Gonzalez’s strike zone.

MARINERS 3 BLUE JAYS 2

TORONTO — Kyle Seager homered, James Paxton earned his first road win of the season and Seattle beat Toronto 3-2. From wire reports

SPORTS ITEMS

Dillon wins Xfinity race in Concord CONCORD, N.C. — Austin Dillon passed Denny Hamlin with 15 laps left and won the Xfinity Series race Saturday at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Saturday. The 25-year-old Dillon started on the pole and had the fastest car all day, leading the first 98 laps and 163 of 200 overall for his first win on his home track. Hamlin finished second, nearly 3 seconds behind Dillon. Kasey Kahne was third, followed by Regan Smith and Xfinity Series regular Darrell Wallace Jr.

HAWKS’ G KORVER OUT FOR PLAYOFFS WITH ANKLE INJURY ATLANTA — Hawks guard Kyle Korver is done for the NBA playoffs because of an ankle injury, dealing another blow to a team that already trails Cleveland 2-0 in the Eastern Conference final. The Hawks announced Saturday that Korver has a severe high right ankle sprain. A foot and ankle specialist will determine the best court of treatment, but he definitely won’t play again in the postseason. Korver rolled his right ankle during a scramble for a loose ball late in the third quarter of Game 2 Friday night. He hobbled off the

court, went straight to the locker room and didn’t return.

NA IN FRONT AT COLONIAL FORT WORTH, Texas — Kevin Na regained sole possession of the lead with a late birdie Saturday at Colonial, taking a 1-stroke advantage over Ian Poulter into the final round. Na shot a 1-under 69 to reach 11under 199 at a very damp Hogan’s Alley. Poulter had a 68. He dropped out of a share of the lead after starting the back nine with a four-putt double bogey. But he was again tied with Na after making a 32-foot birdie putt at No. 15.

MONTGOMERIE UP 3 AT SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP FRENCH LICK, Ind. — Defending champion Colin Montgomerie shot a 2-under 70 on The Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort to take a 3-shot lead in the Senior PGA Championship. Bernhard Langer was second after a 68. Scott Verplank, Esteban Toledo and Brian Henninger were tied for third at 1 under. Verplank shot 70, Toledo 73, and Henninger 74. From wire reports

5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Paris (ESPN2). 7:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour BMW PGA Championship Final Round from Surrey, England (GOLF). 7:30 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Monaco Grand Prix from Monaco (WIS 10). 9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Sunderland vs. Chelsea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:55 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – West Ham vs. Newcastle (USA). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Manchester United vs. Hull (WIS 10). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Manchester United vs. Hull (WIS 10). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – West Brom vs. Arsenal (BRAVO). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Tottenham vs. Everton (CNBC). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Swansea vs. Crystal Palace (E!). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Burnley vs. Aston Villa (ESQTV). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Southampton vs. Manchester City (MSNBC). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – QPR vs. Leicester (OXYGN). 10 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Liverpool vs. Stoke City (SYFY). Noon – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Indianapolis 500 from Indianapolis (WOLO 25). Noon – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game Two from Gainesville, Fla. – Kentucky vs. Florida (ESPN). Noon – College Baseball: American Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Game from Clearwater, Fla. (ESPNU). 1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Paris (WIS 10). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: Conference USA Tournament Championship Game from Hattiesburg, Miss. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Game from Durham, N.C. (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: Big 12 Conference Tournament Championship Game from Tulsa, Okla. (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Final Round from Fort Worth, Texas (GOLF). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 2 p.m. – College Baseball: Big East Conference Tournament Final Game One from Omaha, Neb. (FOX SPORTS 2). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Kansas City or Minnesota at Chicago White Sox (MLB NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Senior PGA Championship Final Round from French Lick, Ind. (GOLF). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Crowne Plaza Invitational at Colonial Final Round from Fort Worth, Texas (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game Three from Gainesville, Fla. – Kentucky vs. Florida (If Necessary) (ESPN). 3 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game Two from Los Angeles – Missouri vs. UCLA (ESPNU). 3:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Senior PGA Championship Final Round from French Lick, Ind. (WIS 10). 4:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Championship Game from Hoover, Ala. (ESPN2). 5 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game Two from Baton Rouge, La. – Arizona vs. Louisiana State (ESPN). 5 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Philadelphia at New York (FOX SPORTS 1). 5:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 from Concord, N.C. (WACH 57, WEGX-FM 92.9). 5:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Big East Conference Tournament Final Game Two from Omaha, Neb. (If Necessary) (FOX SPORTS 2). 6 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game Three from Los Angeles – Missouri vs. UCLA (If Necessary) (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Orlando at San Jose (FOX SPORTS 1). 7:50 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Santos vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Texas at New York Yankees (ESPN). 8 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game Three from Baton Rouge, La. – Arizona vs. Louisiana State (If Necessary) (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Five – Tampa Bay at New York Rangers (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. – Women’s College Lacrosse: NCAA Tournament Championship Match from Chester, Pa. (ESPNU). 8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Three – Atlanta at Cleveland (TNT). 1 a.m. – MLL Lacrosse: Chesapeake at Denver (SPORTSOUTH).

MONDAY

5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Paris (ESPN2). Noon – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Paris (WIS 10). Noon – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Selection Show (ESPNU). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at New York Yankees (ESPN). 1 p.m. – College Lacrosse: NCAA Tournament Championship Game from Philadelphia (ESPN2, ESPNU). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at Oakland (ESPN). 4 p.m. – Professional Golf: Patriot Golf Championship from Owasso, Okla. (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – Women’s College Golf: NCAA Women’s Championships Individual Stroke Play Final Round from Bradenton, Fla. (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: ManningSantee at Sumter (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 8 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Miami at Pittsburgh or Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB NETWORK). 8 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 8 p.m. – International Boxing: World Series of Boxing Semifinal – Cuba vs. Mexico (UNIVISION). 9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Four – Golden State at Houston (ESPN). 9 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Five – Chicago at Anaheim (WIS 10). 5 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from Paris (ESPN2).

GOLF The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Tampa Bay New York Baltimore Boston Toronto CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Detroit Minnesota Chicago Cleveland WEST DIVISION Houston Los Angeles Seattle Texas Oakland

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L 19 21 20 23 26

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GB – 2 3 4 1/2 6

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L 14 18 18 21 23

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2 3 7 8

W 28 22 20 20 14

L 16 20 22 23 30

Pct .636 .524 .476 .465 .318

GB – 5 7 7 1/2 14

GB – 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Texas 10, N.Y. Yankees 9 Seattle 4, Toronto 3 Detroit 6, Houston 2 Baltimore 8, Miami 5 Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 3 L.A. Angels 12, Boston 5 Tampa Bay 5, Oakland 2 Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 2 Kansas City 5, St. Louis 0

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Texas 15, N.Y. Yankees 4 Seattle 3, Toronto 2 Houston 3, Detroit 2 Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1 Minnesota 4, Chicago White Sox 3 Oakland at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m. Baltimore at Miami, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Angels at Boston, 7:15 p.m. St. Louis at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Seattle (T.Walker 1-4) at Toronto (Aa.Sanchez 3-4), 1:07 p.m. Houston (R.Hernandez 2-3) at Detroit (An.Sanchez 3-5), 1:08 p.m. Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 5-2) at Miami (Koehler 2-3), 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 1-0) at Cleveland (Bauer 3-1), 1:10 p.m. Oakland (Gray 4-2) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 2-1), 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (Santiago 3-2) at Boston (Miley 3-4), 1:35 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 3-3) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 2-4), 2:10 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 6-0) at Kansas City (Ventura 3-3), 2:10 p.m. Texas (Gallardo 3-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Capuano 0-1), 8:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Boston at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Seattle at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington New York Atlanta Philadelphia Miami CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona San Diego Colorado

W 25 24 21 19 16

L 18 20 21 26 27

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GB – 1 1/2 3 1/2 7 9

W 27 23 20 18 16

L 15 18 22 24 28

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GB – 3 1/2 7 9 12

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L 16 18 21 23 24

Pct .610 .571 .488 .465 .385

GB – 1 1/2 5 6 9

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Mets 1 Washington 2, Philadelphia 1 Baltimore 8, Miami 5 Cleveland 7, Cincinnati 3 Milwaukee 11, Atlanta 0 San Francisco 11, Colorado 8 Kansas City 5, St. Louis 0 Arizona 5, Chicago Cubs 4, 13 innings L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 1

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh 8, N.Y. Mets 2 Philadelphia 8, Washington 1 Cleveland 2, Cincinnati 1 Atlanta 3, Milwaukee 2, 11 innings San Francisco at Colorado, 4:10 p.m., 1st game Baltimore at Miami, 7:15 p.m. St. Louis at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. San Francisco at Colorado, 9:10 p.m., 2nd game Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 10:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 5-2) at Miami (Koehler 2-3), 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 1-0) at Cleveland (Bauer 3-1), 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 2-4) at Atlanta (Foltynewicz 2-1), 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 1-4), 1:35 p.m. Philadelphia (Harang 4-3) at Washington (G. Gonzalez 3-2), 1:35 p.m. St. Louis (Wacha 6-0) at Kansas City (Ventura 3-3), 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hammel 3-1) at Arizona (Hellickson 1-3), 4:10 p.m. San Diego (Shields 5-0) at L.A. Dodgers (Frias 3-1), 4:10 p.m. San Francisco (T.Hudson 2-3) at Colorado (Bettis 0-0), 4:10 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Colorado at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. San Francisco at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Washington at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Arizona at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS

CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 2, Atlanta 0 Wednesday: Cleveland 97, Atlanta 89 Friday: Cleveland 94, Atlanta 82 Today: Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday: Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. x-May 28: Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. x-May 30: Atlanta at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. x-June 1: Cleveland at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

CROWNE PLAZA INVITATIONAL AT COLONIAL PAR SCORES

Saturday At Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas Purse: $6.5 million Yardage: 7,204; Par 70 Third Round a-amateur Kevin Na 64-66-69—199 Ian Poulter 65-67-68—200 Charley Hoffman 66-69-66—201 Chris Kirk 68-69-65—202 Brandt Snedeker 67-69-66—202 Rory Sabbatini 67-70-66—203 Kevin Kisner 67-69-67—203 George McNeill 65-69-69—203 Brian Harman 68-66-69—203 Adam Scott 72-66-66—204 Jordan Spieth 64-73-67—204 Jerry Kelly 67-70-67—204 Vijay Singh 69-66-69—204 Nick Taylor 68-68-68—204 Adam Hadwin 69-66-69—204 Boo Weekley 64-69-71—204 Tony Finau 67-72-66—205 Colt Knost 66-73-66—205 Graham DeLaet 70-68-67—205 Ben Martin 66-71-68—205 Shawn Stefani 67-69-69—205 Marc Leishman 66-69-70—205 Danny Lee 66-69-70—205 William McGirt 73-66-67—206

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MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

TV, RADIO

Atlanta’s Jace Peterson hits the game-winning single in the 11th inning of the Braves’ 3-2 victory over Milwaukee on Saturday in Atlanta.

70-69-67—206 70-69-67—206

Golden State 2, Houston 0 Tuesday: Golden State 110, Houston 106 Thursday: Golden State 99, Houston 98 Saturday: Golden State at Houston (late) Monday: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m. x-May 27: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-May 29: Golden State at Houston, 9 p.m. x-May 31: Houston at Golden State, 9 p.m. -11 -10 -9 -8 -8 -7 -7 -7 -7 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4

NHL PLAYOFFS CONFERENCE FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Rangers 2 May 16: N.Y. Rangers 2, Tampa Bay 1 May 18: Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 2 Wednesday: Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Rangers 5, OT Friday: N.Y. Rangers 5, Tampa Bay 1 Today: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers 8 p.m. Tuesday: N.Y. Rangers at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. x-May 29: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 May 17: Anaheim 4, Chicago 1 Tuesday: Chicago 3, Anaheim 2, 3OT Thursday: Anaheim 2, Chicago 1 Saturday: Anaheim at Chicago (late) Monday: Chicago at Anaheim, 9 p.m. x-May 27: Anaheim at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-May 30: Chicago at Anaheim 8 p.m.

AUTO RACING

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SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015

COCA-COLA 600 LINEUP

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Scott Dixon drives through the first turn during the final practice session for the Indianapolis 500 on Friday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Dixon will start on the pole in today’s race.

Safety concerns hover over Indianapolis 500 BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — They call the Indianapolis 500 “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’’ for its high speeds, rich history, enormous crowd and the takeyour-breath-away competition. This year, IndyCar is hoping the 99th running of the event won’t be a spectacle because of a serious on-track incident. Concern hangs over Indianapolis Motor Speedway after the cars of Helio Castroneves, Josef Newgarden and Ed Carpenter all went airborne during practice sessions in the 10 days leading up to today’s race. All three drivers walked away unscathed, but IndyCar officials scrambled on qualifying day for a solution. All three drivers were driving Chevrolets, and the manufacturer worked with the series on adjustments to the bodywork of

the cars, plus a reduction in horsepower before qualifying. One day later, James Hinchcliffe suffered a life-threatening injury when he slammed into the turn three wall at more than 220 mph and a broken piece of his suspension pierced his left thigh. The four wrecks have many wondering if today will see a safe race. “This will never be a safe race — it’s an open wheel car going 230 mph over three and a half hours trying to win,’’ said Rahal Lanigan Letterman Racing driver Oriol Servia. “Safe is not really what defines it. It will never be. But I think it could be safer than what we’ll do Sunday.’’ IndyCar officials aren’t certain what caused the three cars to lift off the track following mild crashes. Although some wanted to point to the new body kits Chevy and

Honda are allowed to use this season, most drivers doubted the manufacturers were to blame. And some have even grumbled that the wrecks cast an unfair pall over the race and created an unnecessary hysteria. “I just think we need to be careful not to lose our heritage and the roots of what we do,’’ said KV Racing driver Sebastien Bourdais, who praised the safety efforts as long as it didn’t destroy “the purpose and the reason of why we do things we do and how we do it.’’ “People make mistakes, whether it is human mistakes, mechanical mistakes, it is part of what we do,’’ he said. “That needs to be respected because when you travel at the speeds we travel, things can go bad. When it goes bad, it shouldn’t be, ‘Oh my God, what just happened?’ What happened is what we do is dangerous.’’

INDIANAPOLIS 500 LINEUP By The Associated Press Today At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (9) Scott Dixon, Chevrolet, 2:38.7579 (226.760 mph). 2. (1) Will Power, Chevrolet, 2:39.0458 (226.350). 3. (22) Simon Pagenaud, Chevrolet, 2:39.1900 (226.145). 4. (10) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet, 2:39.6428 (225.503). 5. (3) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet, 2:39.6439 (225.502). 6. (25) Justin Wilson, Honda, 2:39.8022 (225.279). 7. (11) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet, 2:39.8626 (225.193). 8. (27) Marco Andretti, Honda, 2:39.8659 (225.189). 9. (21) Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, 2:39.8670 (225.187). 10. (6) JR Hildebrand, Chevrolet, 2:39.9297 (225.099). 11. (26) Carlos Munoz, Honda, 2:39.9703 (225.042). 12. (20) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, 2:40.0830 (224.883). 13. (32) Oriol Servia, Honda, 2:40.1585 (224.777). 14. (83) Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet, 2:40.1828 (224.743). 15. (2) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 2:40.2446 (224.657).

16. (28) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda, 2:40.3041 (224.573). 17. (15) Graham Rahal, Honda, 2:40.5064 (224.290). 18. (29) Simona de Silvestro, Honda, 2:40.8304 (223.838). 19. (7) James Jakes, Honda, 2:40.8651 (223.790). 20. (48) Alex Tagliani, Honda, 2:40.9140 (223.722). 21. (8) Sage Karam, Chevrolet, 2:41.0051 (223.595). 22. (43) Conor Daly, Honda, 2:41.0865 (223.482). 23. (24) Townsend Bell, Chevrolet, 2:41.1119 (223.447). 24. (14) Takuma Sato, Honda, 2:41.2718 (223.226). 25. (63) Pippa Mann, Honda, 2:41.3600 (223.104). 26. (98) Gabby Chaves, Honda, 2:41.4958 (222.916). 27. (17) Sebastian Saavedra, Chevrolet, 2:41.5086 (222.898). 28. (41) Jack Hawksworth, Honda, 2:40.9022 (223.738). 29. (4) Stefano Coletti, Chevrolet, 2:42.1617 (222.001). 30. (88) Bryan Clauson, Chevrolet, 2:42.6328 (221.358). 31. (5) Ryan Briscoe, Honda, 2:41.0602 (223.519). 32. (18) Tristan Vautier, Honda, 2:40.5473 (224.233). 33. (19) James Davison, Honda, 2:40.8960 (223.747).

The Associated Press After Thursday qualifying; race today At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 194.252 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 192.836. 3. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 192.733. 4. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 192.226. 5. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 192.007. 6. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 191.884. 7. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 191.625. 8. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 191.272. 9. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 191.266. 10. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevy, 190.322. 11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.833. 12. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevy, 185.414. 13. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 191.727. 14. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 191.714. 15. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 191.686. 16. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 191.666. 17. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 191.428. 18. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevyt, 191.354. 19. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevy, 191.15. 20. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevy, 190.954. 21. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 190.826. 22. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 190.597. 23. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 189.98. 24. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 183.711.

GORDON FROM PAGE B1 didn’t attend as a competitor. “I won’t really know how that feels until I go through it,’’ he said. “But it’s going to be different.’’

JGR WEEKEND Joe Gibbs Racing got Charlotte’s two weeks of racing off to a strong start when Denny Hamlin won the All-Star Race last Saturday. On Thursday night, Matt Kenseth won the pole for the Coca-Cola 600 and led three JGR racers in the top five. Carl Edwards starts third and Hamlin is fifth. Kenseth liked the way things are trending for his organization. “It’s nice to have the speed and know that it’s there if you do the rest of the things right that you have a chance at winning,’’ he said. Kyle Busch, the fourth JGR driver, will start 17th in his first points race since breaking his right leg and left foot at Daytona three months ago.

HARVICK’S CHANCES Kevin Harvick’s season combined with how well he races at Charlotte could lead to his third Coca-Cola 600 victory since 2011. Harvick has finished first or second in eight races this year. He has also ended in the top 10 in

25. (95) Michael McDowell, Ford, 190.806. 26. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 190.779. 27. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 190.597. 28. (25) Chase Elliott, Chevy, 190.375. 29. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 190.181. 30. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevy, 189.947. 31. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 189.88. 32. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevy, 189.847. 33. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 189.673. 34. (13) Casey Mears, Chevy, 189.288. 35. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevy, 189.221. 36. (46) Michael Annett, Chevy, 189.049. 37. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, Owner Points. 38. (98) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points. 39. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points. 40. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, Owner Points. 41. (23) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, Owner Points. 42. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, Owner Points. 43. (33) Alex Kennedy, Chevy, Owner Points. Failed to Qualify 44. (26) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 188.291. 45. (32) Mike Bliss, Ford, 186.89. 46. (39) Travis Kvapil, Chevy, 186.31. 47. (30) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 184.068. 48. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, 181.165.

eight of his past nine races here. “This is an important race as far as ones that you circle on the calendar,’’ he said. “The Coke 600 is definitely one of those that you want to win.’’

ROUSH FENWAY HOPE Greg Biffle qualified fourth to give struggling Roush Fenway Racing its best starting position of the season. Biffle had the previous best of seventh at Kansas two weeks back and sees his latest run as progress. But there’s a big difference between a fast lap and competing for a win after 600 miles. “We’re struggling a bit right now, so we’re just going to have to work hard in practice and see what we can do,’’ he said. Roush Fenway’s three entries of Biffle, Trevor Bayne and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. have combined for two top 10s this season.

JOHNSON’S CHANGE A season ago, Jimmie Johnson came to the 600 without a victory and with too many people asking him what was wrong. Johnson gave an emphatic answer with a victory that jump-started his season. He looks to extend his mark of seven victories at Charlotte when he starts 13th Sunday night. Johnson comes in leading the Sprint Cup Series with three victories.

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BASEBALL

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

May 23-30 at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colo.

SATURDAY, MAY 23

Game 1 -- McLennan (Texas) S3, San Jacinto (Texas) 1 Game 2 -- Walters State (Tenn.) 14, Delgado (La.) 8 Game 3 -- Iowa Western 8, USC Sumter 0 Game 4 -- Northwest Florida State (37-12) vs. Dodge City (Kan.) (41-18) (late)

SUNDAY, MAY 24

Game 5 -- San Jacinto (Texas) (4120) vs. Delgado (La.) (33-15), noon Game 6 -- USC Sumter (43-20) vs. Game 4 Loser, 4 p.m. Game 7 -- Chattahoochee Valley (Ala.) (41-15) vs. Yavapai (Ariz.) (45-16), 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 25

Game 8 -- Game 5 Winner vs. Game 6 Winner, noon Game 9 -- Iowa Western (53-5) vs. Game 4 Winner, 4 p.m. Game 10 -- McLennan (Texas) (38-18) vs. Walters State (Tenn.) (55-10), 9:30 p.m.

TUESDAY, MAY 26

Game 11 -- Game 9 Loser vs. Game 7 Loser, 1 p.m. Game 12 -- Game 8 Winner vs. Game 10 Loser, 5 p.m. Game 13 -- Game 9 Winner vs. Game 7 Winner, 9:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 27

Game 14 -- Game 11 Winner vs. Game 13 Loser, 5 p.m. Game 15 -- Game 10 Winner vs. Game 13 Winner, 9:30 p.m.

THURSDAY, MAY 28

Game 16 -- Game 14 Winner vs. Game 15 Loser, 5 p.m. Game 17 -- Game 15 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 9:30 p.m.

FRIDAY, MAY 29

Game 18 -- Championship Game, 9 p.m.*

SATURDAY, MAY 30

Game 19 -- If Necessary, TBA *Note: If three teams remain at Game 18, the team with most games played receives bye to Game 19. In case of a tie for games played, a coin toss will determine bye.

COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Rivera’s HR lifts Gators past LSU in SEC tourney HOOVER, Ala. — Mike Rivera homered to open the top of the ninth inning and Florida beat LSU 2-1 on Saturday to advance to the Southeastern Conference tournament championship game. Taylor Lewis (6-1) allowed one hit over 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the Gators (43-16). VANDERBILT 12 TEXAS A&M 3

HOOVER, Ala. — Dansby Swanson, Will Toffey and Zander Wiel all homered to help Vanderbilt power its way to a 12-3 victory over Texas A&M. Swanson and Toffey both hit 2-run homers and Jeren Kendall drove in two more runs. ACC FLORIDA STATE 6 LOUISVILLE 0 DURHAM, N.C. — Ben DeLuzio homered and drove in two runs as Florida State advanced to the championship game by beating Louisville 6-0. The Seminoles will face N.C. State today. MIAMI 6 NOTRE DAME 5

DURHAM, N.C. — Brandon Lopez singled home the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning as Miami rallied to beat Notre Dame 6-5. The Hurricanes (44-14) led 4-3 entering the ninth and gave up two runs before rallying to win. SOCON MERCER 8 CITADEL 1 CHARLESTON — The Citadel saw its season come to an end on Saturday with an 8-1 loss to Mercer at Riley Park. The Bulldogs finished with a 28-30 record. BIG SOUTH RADFORD 5 COASTAL CAROLINA 4 BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — Radford got a walk-off RBI single from Hunter Higgerson in the ninth to give the Highlanders a 5-4 win over Coastal Carolina in the title game.

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USC Sumter head coach Tim Medlin, second from left, talks with his team during the Fire Ants’ 8-0 loss to Iowa Western on Saturday in the Fire Ants’ opening game of the JUCO World Series at Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colo.

RUDE FROM PAGE B1 two walks while striking out seven in the victory. “You saw it,” Medlin said. “I mean, Perez was really good. They kept us off balance enough we couldn’t get any pressure going on them.” Tee Dubose, Ray Murphy, Dillon Heffner and Mickey Dugan each had a hit for Sumter. Dubose and Fred Wadsworth drew walks. Perez set the side down in order the first two innings before Heffner led off the third with a single. He was sacrificed to second, but was

left stranded. In the fourth, Dubose singled with one out and Murphy singled him to second with two outs. However, he too was left stranded. The Rievers touched up USC Sumter starter Colie Bowers, who fell to 9-2, for a run in the second and two more in the third. They broke the game open with a 3-run fifth. Bowers gave up 10 hits in 4 2/3 innings, allowing six runs, all of them earned. He struck out four and walked two. “They took advantage of every mistake we made on the mound,” Medlin said.

“Colie got some balls up, they hit some balls hard. You know, clutch hitting, they played excellent defense and Perez was very good. He never gave us a chance to get anything going.” After getting out of the first inning unscathed after giving up two hits, Bowers retired the first two batters in the second. Logan Kiefer singled, moved to second on a wild pitch and scored on No. 9 hitter Tyler Cropley’s single. In the third, Jake Scudder singled with one out and Dom Thompson-Williams walked. After they moved up

USC SUMTER ACCEPTING DONATIONS The University of South Carolina Sumter is accepting to donations to help cover the cost of the baseball team’s trip to the Junior College World Series in Grand Junction, Colo. In order to make a secure donation, go to https://giving.sc.edu/ makeapledge.aspx and choose “athletics,” or call athletic director Lynwood Watts at (803) 938-3724 or email him at lynwoodw@ uscsumter.edu. For more information, contact director of marketing and public relations Misty Hatfield at (803) 938-3728 or hatfieldm@uscsumter. edu.

on a ground out, both runners scored on Josh Newell single. In the fifth, Newell had a 2-run triple and he scored on a Kiefer single to make it 6-0. Newell was 2-for-4 with a run scored and four RBI, while Kiefer was 2-for-3 with a run and an RBI. Ryan Merrill had two hits and Scudder and Thompson-Williams both scored two runs. Right-hander Will Smith will start on the mound for the Fire Ants today. Regular No. 2 starter Michael Carpin has a strained elbow and will not pitch.

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BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press ATLANTA — Forget the Big Three. One is enough for the Cleveland Cavaliers, as long as it’s the King. LeBron James scored 30 points and the Cavaliers took total command of the Eastern Conference final even without injured star Kyrie Irving, beating the Atlanta Hawks 94-82 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead with the series heading to Ohio. Cleveland pulled away with a dominating third quarter. James scored 11 points, the Hawks shot just 32 percent (7 of 22), and Cleveland led by as many as 20. This was a blowout in every sense. The final margin, with a bunch of backups on the court, was as close as Hawks had been since midway through the third. “You really can’t make me do what I don’t want to do,’’ James said. “I play the right way.’’ He’ll get no argument from the Hawks. Irving was scratched before the game because of an ailing left knee. Even so, the Cavaliers cruised to their second straight win in Atlanta. James assumed many of the ball-handling duties, taking advantage of Atlanta’s DeMarre Carroll being

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Atlanta center Al Horford, front, defends against Cleveland forward LeBron James, right, during the Cavaliers’ 94-82 victory on Friday in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals in Atlanta. at less than 100 percent. Carroll started after being carried off the court just two nights earlier, but he hardly looked like the “Junkyard Dog.’’ He wasn’t the only one struggling. The Hawks were totally outclassed for one of the few times all season. “In the playoffs, it takes

more,’’ Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. “It takes better execution, better screening. You’ve got to do things harder.’’ The Cavaliers can wrap up the best-of-seven series simply by winning at home. The next two are in Cleveland, beginning with Game 3 tonight.

BY JOHN LEICESTER The Associated Press PARIS — There are two distinct sounds one hears when Roger Federer graces the courts of Roland Garros. One is the pop of backhands and forehands kicking up puffs of red clay. The other, getting ever louder, is the scratchy tick of life’s clock. At age 33, with 34 bearing down in August, time is increasingly the enemy to Federer’s quest to add to his already record haul of Grand Slam titles. The count climbed to 17 with his seventh win at Wimbledon in 2012, when he was still a young 30-year-old. Then, abruptly, it stopped. In Federer’s golden spell from 2004-2009, there were 24 Grand Slam finals. Federer played in 20 of them, winning 14. But since his 2012 Wimbledon win against Andy Murray, just one of the 10 subsequent Grand Slam finals featured the Swiss: an epic five-setter lost to Novak Djokovic last year. Of all places for Federer to prove that he still has another major title in him, Roland Garros would seem the least favorable. The slow red dust blunts nuances of his game so effective on other, faster surfaces. Having one of the sharpest tactical minds and best right hands tennis has ever seen were never quite enough for Federer at the only major he’s not won multiple times. He needed a sprinkling of luck, too. Feder-

er’s only victory at the French Open, in five finals, came in 2009 against Robin Soderling, who did him the FEDERER favor of taking “King of Clay’’ Rafael Nadal out of the picture in the fourth round. Good fortune, in the shape of Maria Sharapova’s fingers, is smiling on Federer again this year. The defending women’s champion, called upon to pluck out the seeded men’s names in Friday’s draw, delivered a road map that could hardly be more favorable for Federer. Sixth-seeded Nadal and third-seeded Murray were both drawn in the half of topseeded Djokovic. That means second-seeded Federer would only have to play, at most, one of those infernal three who beat him at the semifinal or final stage of majors in 2013 and 2014. And such a blockbuster match could only happen in the June 7 final, if Federer gets that far. “There is a chance to go very deep,’’ he acknowledged. “How deep remains to be seen depending on the level of play.’’ Federer opens his 62nd consecutive Grand Slam campaign today against a qualifier. In the women’s championship, last year’s losing finalist Simona Halep opens against Evgeniya Rodina, ranked 91. The 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic plays Yaroslava Shvedova, quarterfinalist in 2010 and ’12.

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THE SUMTER ITEM SUMTER POST 15 Monday, May 25 Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 27 at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, May 28 Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. Monday, June 1 at Goose Creek, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 2 Goose Creek, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 4 at Goose Creek, 7 p.m. Friday, June 5 at Florence, 7:30 p.m. Monday, June 8 at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 9 Hartsville, 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 10 at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Friday, June 12 Lake City, 7 p.m. Monday, June 15 Camden, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 16 at Camden, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 18 Camden, 7 p.m. Monday, June 22 Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Tuesday, June 23 at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 24 Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Friday, June 26 Greenville, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 27 Duplin-Sampson, N.C., 9 a.m. Garner, N.C., 7 p.m. Sunday, June 28 TBD in Florence, TBD Wednesday, July 1 at Lake City, 7 p.m. Friday, July 3 Florence, 7 p.m.

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Returning infielder Javon Martin and the rest of the Sumter P-15’s look to continue their winning ways under Steve Campbell, who takes over the program after spending the last five seasons at Dalzell-Shaw Post 175.

P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 coach of Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 the previous five seasons. “The returning players have done a good job developing a rapport with the younger guys. Also, we’ve gone to (the veterans) to ask them how things have been done in the past in order not to change tradition.” Of course, the one tradition Campbell wants to maintain more than any other is the winning one the P-15’s have established. Curtis Johnson, who resigned after three seasons as head coach, led Sumter to a 28-10 record last season and was 82-27 during his tenure. Sumter returns four college freshmen this year, including three who played at the collegiate level. Twins Philip Watcher and

EPPLEY FROM PAGE B1 I’m excited to be going.” Eppley was a 4-year letterman on the baseball squad and was a 3-year allconference player. He was selected to the 2014 and ’15 North-South All-Star games and was a 2015 all-state selection in both baseball and football. He was also the LMA Male Joe Henry King

Jacob Watcher, who completed their seasons at The Citadel on Saturday, will be back to man spots in the middle infield as well as fill spots in the starting pitching rotation. Kemper Patton, who played at Wingate University, will split time between first base and the outfield. River Soles, who didn’t play at the collegiate level, will be back at third base and will see time pitching. Sumter High School’s Javon Martin, who played eight of nine positions for the P-15’s last season, is back. He will see time at the middle infield spots and first base depending on who is pitching. Laurence Manning Academy’s Todd Larrimer is back at catcher and will split time with Sumter High catcher Reese Hankins. Larrimer could also see some

time at first base along with Wilson Hall’s Drew Talley. SHS’ Chris Crawford will return and start in the outfield when he isn’t on the mound. Wilson Hall’s Dawson Price will see time in the outfield as well as at third base. Ryan Touchberry will see some time at second base and Lakewood High’s Daquan Ingram, Courtland Howard and Sumter’s Dante Hartman will be in the mix in the outfield. “We’ve got a very talented group of players,” Campbell said of his 18-player roster. “We feel like whoever we send out there can get the job done for us. Whatever position we put them at they will play well. “We’ve got some good speed and we’ve got some guys who can put the bat on the ball really well,” Campbell said. “We should be

able to score some runs and play good defense as well.” As far as pitching goes, Campbell likes the depth of his staff. Along with the Watchers, Crawford and Soles, Sumter High’s Britton Beatson, Talley and LMA’s Taylor Finley and Matthew Miles will see time on the mound. Martin also threw significant innings for the P-15’s last season. Beatson will start Monday’s opener. Crawford worked in relief for the P-15’s last season, but was the No. 1 starter this year for Sumter High. “We’re still not sure how we’re going to use Chris,” Campbell said. “He could go back and forth between starting and relieving.” Campbell’s coaching staff is made up of Danny Price, Bobby Beatson, John Pike and Edison Aldridge.

Award winner — given each year to the top athlete. He had a .387 batting average his senior season playing as the Swampcats’ everyday shortstop. He drove in 21 runs, scored 28 and had a 4-2 record with two saves as a pitcher. He was part of a LMA squad that played for the 3A state championship last season and was a state semifinalist this year. “He’s very fundamental-

ly sound,” Hatfield said. “He has good footwork and good speed, but the biggest thing is he’s very coachable. He had a lot of success in (recreation) leagues, but he still came in willing to learn. I’ve been working with him for five years now and he’s always had the desire to learn more about his position and about the game.” Eppley said his pitching days are likely done as he

will concentrate on playing short and work on improving as a hitter at Anderson. That also means he’s done with football. Eppley was the starting quarterback for the Swampcats this season as he helped LMA earn an 11-3 overall mark and finish as 3A state runner-up. He rushed for 1,1,23 yards and 16 touchdowns, earning a selection to the North-South All-Star game.

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or Piccolo Spoleto, look for Sumter’s Carole Carberry. She’ll be in Marion Square exhibiting her work in the juried Outdoor Art Show for the 20th year. Find her on the Calhoun Street side, near the brick path. Carberry is one of around 80 South Carolina artists juried into the show, where festival goers can view and purchase work by some of the state’s finest artists working in a wide variety of mediums. There are also daily demonstrations of different techniques by the artists, and on Sunday, May 31, is the “Great Paint Out,” with spontaneous demonstrations all day by many of the exhibitors. Most of the artists can be found at their individual booths, and they’re always willing to answer questions. Carberry is a well-known artist who works mainly with watercolor, calligraphy and printmaking. She studied art at Montana State University, received specialized instruction in fine art pencil and egg tem-

pera methods, and did graduate studies in printmaking at the University of South Carolina. In addition, she is a Member in Excellence in the S.C. Watermedia Society. She has taught college-level art appreciation and has conducted calligraphy and watercolor workshops. Besides the Piccolo Spoleto Juried Art Exhibition, her work can be seen at Courtyard Art Gallery in Charleston. Dates for the show are the same as those for Piccolo Spoleto and the Spoleto Festival USA — May 22 through June 6; hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday through Sunday. Marion Square is at King and Calhoun streets in downtown Charleston. Admission is free. Sumter is also represented at Piccolo by local musicians. The 20-voice chancel choir of Sumter’s Trinity United Methodist Church will present a concert titled Lost Music/Found Music during the Festival of Churches & Synagogues. They will perform a cappella music that spans the Renaissance through the 20th century. Included in the 3 p.m., Saturday, June 6 concert will be music that is out of print, in the public domain and rare, but classic. The choir is directed by

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Sumter artist Carole Carberry, seated, talks to a visitor about her watermedia works, foreground. Carberry has been juried into the Piccolo Spoleto exhibition at Marion Square for 20 years. Her works can be seen and purchased through June 6 at the Outdoor Juried Art Show in Marion Square.

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The Trinity Chancel Choir of Sumter’s Trinity United Methodist Church will perform in Piccolo Spoleto’s Festival of Churches and Synagogues in June. Charles Haraway, director of music ministries at Trinity. See the free performance in Charleston’s Trinity United Methodist Church at 273 Meeting St. Piccolo Spoleto is the outreach arm of the Spoleto Festival USA and is a popular and diverse festival in its own right, offering hundreds of free and affordable events. On the first weekend of Spoleto, which is traditionally Memorial Day weekend, Piccolo has a plethora of activities suitable and fun for all ages, with a special emphasis on the younger crowd. Today, the popular Charleston Farmers Market will be in full swing, with a variety of common and exotic vegetables and fruits, as well as all sorts of art and craft items, from jewelry, handmade soaps, ceramic pet fountains, sweet grass baskets and much more. The juried craft show at Wragg Square will be open all day and again May 30 and 31 with skilled artisans from around the east coast and South. The highly anticipated Seed and Feed Marching Abominable, which performed twice Saturday, will close out its appearance at Piccolo today with its traditional noontime Patriotic Concert on the steps of the U.S. Custom House at East Bay and Market streets.

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Performances by the Seed and Feed Marching Abominable from Atlanta are a highly anticipated tradition on Memorial Day weekend during Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston. They’ll be performing at noon today on the steps of the U.S. Customs House there. This eccentrically clad band is full of very talented musicians, who are sure to get the audience involved. There is no charge for their concert, which lasts around an hour. On Memorial Day, the Charleston and Columbia Community Bands join forces for a program of Broadway tunes and marches, closing with a tribute to all of the U.S. Armed Forces. With more than 500 programs comprising music, visual arts, drama, literary events, blues and jazz cruises, dance — Charleston City Ballet is doing “Beauty and

the Beast” on May 30 and 31 — Piccolo Fringe presents avant-garde performances each of the 17 days of the festival. Piccolo Spoleto’s full schedule is available online, and printed copies can be had at Marion Square in the souvenir booth, as well as at the Charleston Visitors Center and various other venues throughout downtown Charleston. Tickets can be purchased at the Piccolo website, www. piccolospoleto.com. They can also be purchased at the box office of events up to 30 minutes before show time.

Sumter public schools integrated; SHS students can wear ‘long shorts’ 75 YEARS AGO – 1940 Oct. 15-21 umter High School racked up its sixth straight victory of the season last night by banging out a convincing 20-0 win over Porter Military Academy of Charleston before a Yesteryear large crowd in Sumter on EdSAMMY WAY munds field. The Gamecocks depended mainly on power plays, just as they did the week before in Camden, but an occasional pass was mixed in with good results. The driving of Louis Leavell on offtackle plays and the blocking given him by James Farmer were the features of Sumter’s offensive last night. • Tomorrow is registration

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1940 - Billows of smoke rise from the roof of Kirkland Cleaners on West Liberty Stret a few minutes after a blaze enveloped the plant yesterday afternoon. The fire was extinguished after considerable damage had been done to the dry cleaning equipment in the rear of the building. day for all male citizens between 21 and 36 years old, for the selective military service of the United States. The reg-

istration officers will be on duty at the Edmunds High School and the Lincoln High School from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.

• Mayor Creech, county chairman of the Democratic Victory campaign committee, wishes to complete the drive to raise $825, Sumter County’s quota, within the week. • The biggest crowd that has ever attended a single event at the stands on the football field and overflowed along the sidelines last night to see Weldon McCoy, 19-year-old Hillcrest High school student, win a brand new Buick sedan. Weldon’s number was the first drawn from the big box that contained more than 200,000 slips. Councilman P.J. Gallagher won a pair of blankets; J.C. McDuffie, manager of the Home Furniture Company, got a silver pitcher, and William Henry Shaw, superintendent of the Sumter Schools, received a radio. • Football fans should enjoy this weekend. This afternoon the Sumter Bees play the Orangeburg Bees. Tomorrow afternoon The Citadel and P.C.

play at the fairgrounds. Morris College and Benedict play at Morris, and Pinewood and Mayesville play at Pinewood. Tomorrow night Sumter and Porter play at Edmunds field. • H.W. Lindsay of the faculty of the Junior High School has been called to service as a first lieutenant in the Aviation Corps, ground service, at Orlando, Fla., effective Oct. 21. • Joe Bates, Knight of Wateree, continued his domination of local tilting tournaments by spearing 12 rings in 12 attempts to take first place at the county fair last night. He crowned his lady, Eleanor Barwick, queen of the tournament. A small crowd of about 300 attended the colorful affair and watched 25 entrants representing all parts of the state contend for an array of colorful prizes. It was the largest crowd that has ever entered a local tournament.

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Margaret Elizabeth Rolow and Capt. Adriel Gene Dizon, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2015, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Patrick and Margaret Rolow of Sumter, and the granddaughter of Melford and Juanita Rolow of Delta, Colorado, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds O’Neil Amick. She graduated from Winthrop University with a bachelor of social work and from the University of South Carolina with a master of social work. The bridegroom is the son of Gener and Gina Dizon of Sumter. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor of science and from USC Medical School. He is a captain in the United States Army. The Rev. Peter Sousa, C. Ss.R., performed the ceremony. Music was provided by Elizabeth Amick Hodges, vocalist; and Mark Howard Hodges, organist. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a lace ball gown with an illusion neckline and beaded lace appliqués. Cecilia Marie Rolow served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Sheryl Dizon, Stephanie Fletcher, Lauren Mangum, Elizabeth Salas, Brooke Oxendine, Maureen Campbell, Deborah Szeman and Ashland Price. Junior bridesmaids were Maggie Floyd and Khaki Floyd. Flower girls were Leiana Gonzales and Savanna Dizon. Rodrigo Flake III served as best man. Groomsmen were

Kayla Michelle Dymond of Manning and Steven Andrew Brooks of Simpsonville were united in marriage at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015, at Sans Souci Farm in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gary Lee Dymond of Alcolu, and the granddaughter of Mr. Talmadge Ellisor and the late Irene Ellisor of Newberry, Mrs. Jane Dymond of Alcolu and the late Mr. Howard Dymond of Manning. She graduated from Manning High School and Central Carolina Technical College. She is a registered nurse employed by Clarendon Memorial Hospital. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alf Brooks III of Simpsonville, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shelton of Simpsonville and Mr. and Mrs. Alf Brooks II of Fountain Inn. He graduated from Hillcrest High School, the

University of South Carolina and Greenville Technical College. He is a physical therapist assistant employed by Access Physical Therapy in Sumter. The Rev. Steve Shugart officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by Tad Graham. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a Casablanca scalloped A-line gown of beaded lace over silky satin finished with eyelash fringe and featuring a beaded band accent at the waist. She wore a matching veil and carried a bouquet of white roses, white hydrangeas and baby’s breath. Hope Mathis served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Katie Marlowe, Kara Ramirez, Kerrie Cribb, Ashley Ellisor, Brittany Ellisor and Ashleigh Brooks. Skylar Dymond served as flower girl. Buddy Brooks served as best man. Groomsmen were

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Matt Bell, Chris Mathis, Michael Miller, Chris Dymond, Jordan Marlowe and Brandon Johnson. Talan Dymond served as ring bearer. The bride’s parents held the reception at Sans Souci Farm. The bridegroom’s parents held the rehearsal party at Sans Souci Farm. Following a wedding trip to St. Lucia, the couple will reside in Manning.

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Stutz-Bellew Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stanley Stutz Jr. of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Elizabeth Louise Stutz of Athens, Georgia, to Robert “Shelton” Bellew of Athens, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Porter Bellew Sr. of Marietta, Georgia. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson Hill of Sumter, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stanley Stutz Sr. of Los Angeles, California. She graduated from Sumter High School and the University of Georgia with a bachelor of arts in comparative literature and a bachelor of fine arts in interior design. She is employed as the

merchandising manager at Trader Joe’s in Athens and is an independent design consultant. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry William Paris of Birmingham, Alabama, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gaines Bellew of Oneonta, Alabama. He graduated from The Lovett School in Atlanta, Georgia, from the University of Georgia with a bachelor of arts in journalism, from Università degli Studi di Firenze (University of Florence) in Italy with a master’s in mass communications and marketing, and from the University of Georgia with a Ph.D. in romance languag-

es. He is employed as assistant professor of romance languages and coordinator of the Modern Languages Department at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia. The wedding is planned for Aug. 8, 2015, in Athens.

Ethel Catten celebrates 100 years Ethel Damon Sanders Catten celebrated her 100th birthday with family and friends on Saturday, May 16, 2015, at the North HOPE Center. Although born in Lee County, she has lived most of her life in Sumter County. She is the widow of Gussie “Son” Sanders and Cozy L. Catten. She is predeceased by both of her children, Rosa Mae Sanders and John “Joe Louis” Sanders, as well as a nephew she assisted in rearing, Mack Wilson Sr. She attributes her longevity to treating everybody right and thanking God every morning for letting her see another day.

EDUCATION NEWS FIRE ANTS INVADE JUCO WORLD SERIES University of South Carolina Sumter and the surrounding community are proud to announce the 2015 Fire Ants baseball team has earned its spot at the 2015 NJCAA JUCO World Series in Grand Junction, Colorado, through May 31. Under the leadership of NJCAA Coach of the Year Tim Medlin, the Fire Ants won the Region X Regular Season Championship and moved on to New York to win the Eastern District Championship. This will be Coach Medlin’s first trip to the JUCO World Series as well as a first for the Fire Ant program. As a matter of fact, USC Sumter is the first University of South Carolina Regional Campus to send a team to the JUCO World Series. The fine young men on this team have excelled in the classroom and in the community, logging more than 1,000 hours of community service this past year. Donations to help the team offset the cost of this once-in-a-lifetime trip would be appreciated by the coaches, student athletes and the community. To follow the Fire Ants on their journey, visit http://www.jucogj.org/ for stats, brackets and live updates. To make a donation, visit https:// giving.sc.edu/makeapledge.aspx and designate “Athletics” or contact Athletic Director Lynwood Watts at lyn-

Shawn Clement, Jonathan Delfin, Matt Riester, Daniel Touma, Gene Heath, Christian Delfin, Michael Verenes and Taylor Hicks. Junior groomsmen were David Floyd and Caleb Floyd. Ushers were James Hodges and Kevin Floyd. Colin Floyd served as ring bearer. Also participating were Brianna Smith, Madeline Smith, Autumn Floyd, Heather Hanson, Helen Flake, Caitlin David, Patrick David, Diane Young and Koka Paramour. The bride’s parents held the reception at The O’Donnell House in Sumter. The bridegroom’s parents held the rehearsal party at The Sky Club on Shaw AFB, Sumter. Following a wedding trip to New Orleans, Louisiana, the couple will reside in Fayetteville, North Carolina. ••• The couple is registered at Belk, www.belk.com; and Bed, Bath and Beyond, www.bedbathandbeyond.com.

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woodw@uscsumter.edu or (803) 9383724. For more information, contact Director of Marketing and Public Relations Misty Hatfield at hatfielm@uscsumter.edu or (803) 938-3728. — Misty Hatfield

Sumter Christian School 30 YEARS OF SERVICE High school science teacher Bob Robinett and first-grade teacher Sharon Robinett are completing their 30th year of service at Sumter Christian School this year. Combining his wealth of wisdom and good rapport with the students along with her calm demeanor and gentle spirit, they have been invaluable assets to the ministry throughout the years. Junior Megan Poston, whom Mrs. Robinett taught in K-5 and Mr. Robinett currently teaches, said, “She’s a wonderful lady. You can tell by the way that she carries herself. She’s so polite and generous. You can just see it. And Mr. Rob is just incredible.” She also described how privileged she feels not only to have enjoyed classes with both teachers, but also because she gets to see a fine example of a good marriage here at school. Administrator Ron Davis described the powerful influence of both teachers: “Many of our graduates have come back to tell me how prepared they were for college science courses,

WEDDING / ENGAGEMENT POLICY The deadline for engagement and wedding announcements to publish on May 31 was noon on May 21 because of the Memorial Day holiday. Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The normal deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Call (803) 774-1264 for holiday deadlines. 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. For additional information, call (803) 774-1264. ANNOUNCEMENT FEES: $95: Standard wedding announcement with photo $90: Standard wedding announcement without photo $75: Standard engagement announcement with photo $70: Standard engagement announcement without photo If you would like your announcement to include information that is not on The Sumter Item’s form, there will be an additional $50 charge.

thanks to Mr. Robinett, known affectionately by the students as Mr. Rob. He coached basketball many years ago, and his players from those days still call him ‘Coach’ today. Mrs. Robinett is very mild mannered, a wonderful trait when dealing with 20 or more first-graders. The academic foundation that the students receive under her teaching is immeasurable; the love and compassion they receive is unmatched.’” The ministry of Sumter Christian School has truly been blessed to have 30 years of dedication from Mr. and Mrs. Robinett. — Miriam Marritt

Sumter School District INDUCTION TEACHERS OF THE YEAR NAMED Sumter School District provides training for all first-year teachers, better known as induction teachers. The participants meet monthly during the school year and under the direction of the personnel department and seasoned teachers and mentors, the district supports teachers who are just starting their careers in education. This year for the first time, the principals were asked to nominate outstanding induction teachers in their schools who showed exceptional work ethic and exhibited tremendous professional growth during the school year. Some of the things considered were effective individual and collaborative planning; continuous monitoring and adjusting of effective instruction-

al strategies and assessment; effective classroom management; a team player; positive role model; rapport with students; relationship with parents; and willingness to seek assistance and knowledge. An Induction Teacher of the Year from each level was named at the endof-the-year celebration. The Elementary Induction Teacher of the Year was Ryane Kinder from Lemira Elementary School. Principal Delcia HarperBaxter said in her nomination, “Ryane brings to the team a positive and enthusiastic attitude which is most helpful. She has totally embraced the Read to Succeed Literacy Initiative.” She goes on to say, “Every day as students enter and leave her classroom, they are reminded of one of the school’s beliefs when they look in the mirror hung on her door and read the message, ‘You were created to do GREAT things!’” The Middle School Induction Teacher of the Year was Caitlin Dabkowski, a seventh-grade math teacher at Alice Drive Middle School. In the school’s nomination, Assistant Principal Trevor Ivey wrote, “Ms. Dabkowski sets and maintains big goals for her students, invests in her students and the parents she serves, plans purposefully, executes effectively, continuously strives to increase her effectiveness and works relentlessly towards achieving the goals she has set for herself professionally, and more importantly, for her students.”

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YESTERYEAR, FROM PAGE C1 50 YEARS AGO – 1965 Aug. 16-22 Sumter’s policemen plan to arrest the Fire Department’s winning streak in the annual benefit baseball game between the gendarmes and the hose men at Riley Park. The fearless firefighters have won the last several games and have a commanding lead in overall wins over the years. So the Police Department nine are eager for revenge. “We’ve got a lot of hidden stuff we’re gonna bring out this year,” says Police coach Jack Scarborough. He’s especially high on his catcher – “James Lambert’s gonna be hot behind the plate” he insists. The firemen aren’t at all dismayed by their opponents’ bravado and the secrecy. Coach Cy Harrison is confident his squad can repeat last year’s victory. • The Sumter Daily Item came home today. For the first time in five days of printing at the Florence Morning News’ plant, today’s issue rolled off the Item’s own presses. Since last Tuesday’s disastrous fire that destroyed most of the Item plant, news and advertising copy had been shuttled to Florence to be set and printed on machines there. During the five days the Item was printed in Florence composing and press room crews under shop foreman J.C. Adams and press foreman Roy Turner worked feverishly to clean up linotype machines, casting machines, the press and other vital equipment so that publication could begin at home this week. • Four Sumter golfers finished on top in the tournament held at Clarendon Country Club last week as part of the World’s Championship Striped Bass Fishing Derby. Lou Degenhardt tied the course record with a 73 to take low gross honors in the men’s competition. Another Sumterite, Cecil Riley, had a 75, second low gross score. Katie Danner was low gross winner in the women’s tournament with an 80. Runner-up was Mary Lovan of Sumter with an 89. • Dr. Glen Ayers, clinical psychologist with the Sumter Clarendon-Kershaw Mental Health Center, spoke to the Sumter Business and Professional Women’s Club at their August Meeting at the Holiday Inn. To acquaint the club members with the work of the center, Ayers began by stating that there are four professional staff members – Dr. Robert Milling, director; T.B. Smith, clinical psychologist; B.L. Roff, psychiatric social worker; himself, and two secretaries – to meet the needs of approximately 138,000 people in the threecounty area. The chief purpose of the center is to keep the patient functioning in as nearly a normal life as possible while he is receiving counsel and/or medication. • S.T. Dees of Sumter has won first and second places and more than $7,000 in prizes in the World’s Championship Landlocked Striped Bass Fishing Derby. Dees

landed a 22-pound, 9-ounce striper Saturday morning on Lake Marion. • Elder Samuel L. Galloway, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin E. Galloway, has been called by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to serve on a two-year mission to the Western States Mission with headquarters in Denver, Colorado. A special farewell testimonial will be held on Sunday evening at the Latter Day Saints Church on Highway 15 South. • A tall windmill is a familiar landmark along the shore of Lake Marion. Located on the Manning side of the “big water,” the windmill still rotates when a breeze stirs. Although the windmill has been at its present site less than 20 years, it represents the pre-electricity era of parts of Clarendon County. Two families from Manning put up the windmill as a joint enterprise to supply their two summer homes with water. Dr. A.C. Bozard and Rex Josey built their vacation houses in 1947, before the rural electrification projects had reached this part of the county. • The NCO Wives Auxiliary enjoyed Games Day last Wednesday at the NCO Club. Winners for bridge were Betty Snipes, Mary Jacobs and Mary Purdy; pinochle — Miriam Cranford, Lucy Dunn and Marion Welch; canasta — Betty Dalton, Mary Jan Hilpisch and Lou Bolinger. • Bobby Richardson, Sumter’s star second baseman of the New York Yankees, is the subject of an exhibit at the local USO this month. The two-section, glass-enclosed display is centered on the recently published book, “The Bobby Richardson Story,” a first person account of Richardson’s life to date. • Fishermen get encouragement, but no competition from two lovely young ladies, Miss World’s Striped Bass and her runner-up. They consider fishing an excellent means of relaxation, but find the busy days of being teenagers leave no time for fishing. Roberta Mathis, 18-yearold daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E.K. Mathis, was crowned the first Miss World’s Striped Bass Queen at a ceremony in Moncks Corner climaxing a week-long World’s Championship Striped Bass Fishing Derby. • Sixty-eight children from low-income families in the Oswego-Dalzell area have received preparation for school under the Morris-Oswego Head Start program just completed on the Morris College campus. Some of these children were from farm families, some from families in which the income is derived from day labor, but in several cases the family income was as low as $15 per week. “Some of these children had never been away from home before, many had never been as far away from home as Sumter,” says Mrs. Magnolia A. Lewis, program director. • The defense,” says Gus Pringels “is the biggest thing in a football game. After all, if you can keep your opponent from scoring, you can’t lose the game. We think our offense will be able to move

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1965 -- Go get ‘em, seniors, says Mayewood head coach Bill Lavender to six of his senior gridders. Jimmy Thompson is centering the ball to Harold Waynick, while Tommy Fraser and John DuBose, kneeling, and Gerald Eater and Frank Holloway look on. the ball. The defense will be what makes the difference.” Hillcrest’s head football coach thinks defense was the stumbling block last season, when his Wildcats won four, lost five, and tied one in Conference 6-A. • Twenty-eight Negroes will be integrated into city schools this year for the first time when classes begin Aug. 23. According to District 17 officials, 18 of the Negroes are girls and the remainder boys. Four will attend Central School, one goes to Willow Drive, and one will attend Crosswell Drive among the city’s elementary schools. Seven Negroes will attend classes at Alice Drive Junior High School while three will go to McLaurin Junior High School this fall. Edmunds High School will have the largest number of Negroes: 12. Out of this total, two will be in the 10th grade, eight in the 11th and two in the 12th. • L.B. (Ben) Mathis was presented with an emblem citing him for 22 years of safe driving under the rules of the National Safety Council at a recent annual dinner for employees of the REA Express at Jim’s Waffle Shop. Making the presentation was Sumter Police Chief Clarence Kirkland, who praised Mathis for his record of safety and gave a short talk. • Ingram Haley has realized a dream he shares with millions of boys all over the country. “I’ve been a Yankee fan ever since I can remember,” says the 21-year-old Pinewood youth. And Thursday the New York baseball club offered him a bonus contract. He signed. Haley met with Yankee scout Gil English, who’s been on his trail ever since spring, in Orangeburg, where the Region Three Legion Junior baseball tournament was being played. A contract calling for a “satisfactory bonus” was agreed on; Ingram isn’t saying just how satisfactory, but he and family are wellpleased. • Fifty-one years of service with the Sumter post office was recognized with presentment of a certificate of honorary service to W.F. Bultman, retiring postal employee. Ceremonial presentation of the certificate, signed by the Postmaster General, was made in the presence of local post office officials and members of Bultman’s immediate family. Presented by Sumter Postmaster W. Loring Lee, the certificate gave honorary recognition to Bultman for devotion to duty in the course of an honorable career in the postal service.

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1990 -- National Merit Scholarship winners are, from left, TaMara Hubert, Kenneth Schwartz and Corrie Lisk.

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May 18-24 The Sumter Gamecock track team breezed to a state championship, accumulating 95 1/2 points to easily outdistance Spartanburg, which had a total of 62 points. Sumter qualified participants in 14 of the 16 events held at the state meet and scored points in 12 of the 14 for which it qualified. Individual state champions for the Gamecocks were Norman Greene, who finishes first in the high hurdles and the 300 meter intermediate hurdles; Harold McCants, who won the 400 meter race; and the Sumter High 1600-meter relay team, which comprised Greene, James Baltazar, Au-

1965 -- Sylvia Seymour, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Seymour of Sumter, admires the wild hibiscus growing on profusely in the Bodie Island Flats of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. During the summer she has been playing four roles in The Lost Colony drama now in its 25th season in Waterside Theatre in Manteo, N.C. Her roles are an Indian dancer, a lady-in-waiting to Queen Elizabeth I, an acrobatic busker and a female colonist. A senior at Columbia College, she is a former Miss Sumter. brey Brooks and McCants. • Incumbent Solicitor Wade S. Kolb Jr. is squaring off against Ernest A. “Chip” Finney III for the second time. Voters in the four-county judicial circuit which encompasses Sumter, Lee, Clarendon and Williamsburg counties, will go to the polls June 12 to decide which of the Democrats will become the next solicitor. • In 1977 Chuck Gibbs, a former commander of the former 33rd Tactical Reconnaissance Training Squadron, said he founded The Copy Shop Inc. on Broad Street to serve the printing needs of organizations and individuals that weren’t being met by the six commercial printers working in Sumter at the time. Ten years later, Gibbs’ firm purchased the first commercially available facsimile machine, and he recently invested in what he believes is the only full-color copier available to the public in Sumter, Lee of Clarendon counties. • Three area produce growers have enrolled in a statewide program designed to provide better marketing of South Carolina’s fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants. Stafford’s Farm and Market on DuBose Siding Road, Broughton U-Pic on Wedgefield Road and Rogers Greenhouses & Market Center on McCray’s Mill Road are participating in the S. C. Farm Bureau’s Certified Roadside Marketing program, which was implemented to identify growers who sell high-quality, locally produced fruits, vegetables and ornamental plants (including Christmas trees). • On May 13, Morris College graduated 112 students. The college, founded in 1908 and owned and operated by the Baptist E&M Convention of South Carolina, had attorney Patricia Russell-McCloud, professional orator, address graduates, family and friends. • Walter Senn runs Senn’s Mill, one of the oldest family-owned businesses in Clar-

endon County, where he grinds corn from local farms into grits, hominy and meal. Senn’s great-grandfather started the mill a century ago and his grandfather, John Gillan Senn, built the current structure more than 85 years ago. The first mill used heavy grindstones turned by mules, but now the mill uses electricity to crush corn kernels into varying grades. • Chuck Hodgin won the men’s singles of the Iris Festival tennis tournament held this weekend at Palmetto Park. Hodgin defeated Wade Jackson 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 in the final; the team of Tim Stewart and Mike Mitchell topped Jackson and Clyde Nance 6-7, 7-6, 6-4. • Shorts are now accepted attire for Sumter High students. But they have to be long shorts; short shorts are still taboo. After three years of asking, the SHS Student Congress has won the right to add a “long shorts” exemption to the Gamecocks’ dress code. Faculty members voted overwhelming in favor of a student proposal to allow students to wear shorts, with limits set and enforced by the congress. • The man responsible for the preparation for Hurricane Hugo was Civil Defense Director Vic Jones, who put his emergency preparedness plan into action before the storm ever hit. And while his own home was covered with trees, the Sumter County native spent 15 straight days at the courthouse, making sure area residents had food, water and shelter. For his leadership and coordination during the aftermath of the storm, Jones was named the state’s Civil Defense Director of the Year. He was honored in Myrtle Beach at the annual meeting of the S.C. Emergency Preparedness Association. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Monument honors Sumter’s fallen heroes

eflections revisits the history of the World War II memo-

rial marker that stands on the Sumter courthouse grounds. This monument was initially erected to ensure that those who died in World War II

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would not be forgotten. It has served as a gather-

ing place for veterans on Memorial Day for a number of years. The monument lists have been expanded to include the names of those killed in Korea and Vietnam. Information and photos concerning the marker were obtained from The Sumter Item archives. Some additional photos were provided by the author. In September of 1948, the Pilot Club of Sumter began working on a project to place a permanent marker for the men who lost their lives during World War II. Miss Priscilla Shaw, the memorial committee chairman, noted that those wishing to contribute could send contributions to Mrs. Marion S. Curtis, memorial fund treasurer. The idea for the marker was born through the desire to remember those who died while serving in the military during World War II. A list of those killed was made available to the committee by L.C. Bryan, County Service Officer. The list was to be read and checked for errors before being mailed to Bryan’s office located on Law Range. Miss Shaw noted that her committee was anxious that every name be included and correctly engraved. The marker committee announced in January of 1949 that a site on the courthouse grounds was selected, and the work on the monument was to be done by the McNeel Company of Marietta, Georgia. This

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Sumter’s monument to its fallen heroes of World War II, Korea and Vietnam stands in the center of the Sumter Courthouse lawn on North Main Street. organization, America’s largest builder of war memorials, expected to have the marker ready for dedication sometime in May 1949. The committee in charge of selecting the best and most suitable site for the marker included Mrs. Leland Moore, chairman; H.C. Bland, Senator S.K. Nash, Paul Bowman and O.D. Harvin of Pinewood. The site of the monument on the courthouse grounds was undergoing constant improvement under the supervision of the Sumter Garden Club with Mrs. Moore in charge. The white marble marker placed on the courthouse grounds bears the inscription “Dedicated to the Memory of the Men of Sumter County Who Made the Supreme Sacrifice,” 1941-1945. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ A large crowd gathered at the courthouse for the Veterans Day ceremony on Oct. 11, 1973. yahoo.com.

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The landscape surrounding the monument is well maintained, as it has been since its erection in 1948.

The names of the Vietnam and Korean war dead were added later to the monument dedicated in 1948.

From 1939: Sumter’s newly organized Pilot Club held its first meeting at Julian’s yesterday afternoon, when the above picture was taken. Identified in the picture from left to right are: Lenore Gaston, Beatrice Sharpton, Mrs. Lula B. Exum, Elizabeth Norris, Mrs. R.G. Haddon. Mrs. Exum is president of the club, Miss Sharpton, first vice president, and Mrs. O.C. Moore, treasurer. The club has 35 members and will meet twice a month.

The Pilot Club of Sumter, which spearheaded the monument project and raised funds for it, honors Sumter’s fallen heroes of three wars on Veterans Day, 1973.

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SUMTER FROM PAGE C2 The High School Induction Teacher of the Year was Patrece Scott, a special-needs English and math teacher at Crestwood High School. Crestwood Principal Shirley Gamble said of Scott, “She leads by example, and her colleagues find her enthusiasm and dedication both inspiring and motivating. As a team player, she works diligently to build positive relationships with faculty and staff.” Concerning her students, Gamble said, “Ms. Scott’s energetic, innovative approach to teaching is engaging to her students whom she motivates with notable success. With extensive content knowledge, she develops and implements integrated lessons in mathematics and English that accommodate diverse learning styles.”

RELAY FUNDRAISING SUCCESSFUL The American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life was held at Crolley Stadium at Hillcrest Middle School on May 15. One hundred percent of Sumter School District schools and the district office had a team leader and raised money for the cause. At the time this article was submitted, the district had raised $55,316 of the $117,314 raised countywide. Crestwood High School led the cause for the schools by raising $10,429. Alice Drive Elementary School was second at $4,161. Pocalla Springs Elementary School was third at $3,587, followed by Adult Education at $3,397 and Sumter High School at $3,174. Sumter School District was one of the sponsors of the event with an in-kind donation of the use of Crolley Stadium for the walk. Although the actual walk is over, Relay For Life will continue to collect money for another few months for this year’s totals. Anyone who wants to donate may do so by contacting any of the schools or Mary Sheridan or Emma Hawthorne at the district office at (803) 469-6900.

LAKEWOOD CHORUS RECOGNIZED BY GRAMMY FOUNDATION The Lakewood High School chorus received its Grammy award and $5,500 check for being named a Grammy Signature School on May 19 at Lakewood immediately before its spring concert. Shannon Sanders, governor of the Nashville Chapter of the Recording Academy and Grammy/Emmy/Dove awardwinning producer, was on hand to present the award. The team from the Grammy Association attended a pre-award reception and answered questions from the press before making the presentation immediately before the spring concert. Only 13 schools in the United States got the award, and Lakewood was the only school in South Carolina to win. During the presentation, Sanders said the Grammy Foundation is a nonprofit charitable arm of the Recording Academy whose mission is to cultivate an awareness, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music on American culture. One of the ways it achieves its mission is to support music education through programs such as Grammy Signature Schools. This program has been in existence for almost 18 years. Sanders went on to congratulate Lakewood Chorus Director Herbert Johnson, Lakewood Principal John Michalik, Sumter School District Fine Arts Coordinator Lori Smith and all the faculty at Lakewood who support the students and the program. He gave special credit to the talented students who make up the chorus and who have worked so hard this year, including a trip to perform at Carnegie Hall in New

York City last month.

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Sumter School District Title I Office will host a Parent Education Fair on June 11 from noon to 6 p.m. at Sumter County Adult Education Center, 905 N. Main St. Parents interested in pursuing a GED, an associate degree or certificate for a specific program of study or a bachelor’s degree are invited to attend. Several local colleges and universities will be available to discuss options for parents for advancing their education. For further information, contact Arthena Woods, Title I coordinator, at (803) 469-6900, extension 506, or email her at arthena.woods@sumterschools.net.

Seventy-one students in the 21st Century Afterschool Program at Summerton Early Childhood Center participated in IXL Math Online Learning Community from midFebruary through May 11. Students were able to practice activities that reinforce Common Core standards that were taught during the instructional day. Several students completed 105,000 math problems and logged 400 hours under the direction of Ann Blackman. All of the students in the Math Club did well, but there were nine Rockstars that rocked the math problems. Each of the high-performing Rockstars was presented with a certificate at the end-of-year celebration on May 7 by the 21st CCLC program director. In addition, IXL would like to showcase our students on their webpage and/ or Facebook for their outstanding achievements. The Rockstars from each grade level (with total of problems answered correctly) are: Second grade — Blake Arias, 5,821; Audon Jones, 5,445; and Latyana Bowman, 4,863; First grade — Zomorion Gibson, 1,894; Nylah Bradford, 1,436; and Jamauri Calloway, 1,432; and Kindergarten —Velencia Wright, 5,645; Davon Bowman, 3,983; and Daliyah Black, 3,3034. SECC’s students were treated like princes and princesses as they enjoyed the “royal” treatment at the school’s annual Prince/Princess Ball at Scott’s Branch High School Gym. Mothers and fathers accompanied their daughters and sons to this majestic evening of family fun and unity. Tamaria Scott was crowned as the Little Princess, and Grant Leonard was crowned as the Prince. — Beverly Spry

MEMORIAL DAY HOLIDAY Monday is a holiday in Sumter School District in celebration of Memorial Day. All schools and the district office will be closed. School will resume on Tuesday. — Mary B. Sheridan

Wilson Hall COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS As of May 4, 100 percent of the 60 members of the senior class received merit-based scholarship offers totaling nearly $5.7 million to a four-year college or university. The following is a partial list of scholarship recipients compiled from information submitted to the college counselor, Diane Richardson. Mars Hill College offered an academic scholarship to John Wells Baker and Thomas McGinnis, Mary Baldwin College offered an Honors Scholarship to Sarena Clifton, and Converse College offered a Merit Scholarship to Cynthia Hall. American University of Paris offered John Eagle Miles a Global Citizen Scholarship, Savannah College of Art and Design offered Allison Owens an Academic Honors Scholarship, Anderson University offered Tia Richens a Founders Scholarship, and Queens University offered Lindsey Tisdale an academic scholarship. Clemson University awarded a Presidential Scholarship to Dex Buschor and Raines Waggett, an Abney Scholarship to Trey Davis, a Merit Scholarship to Nathan Dilts and Breanna Kimbrell and an academic scholarship to Savannah Stewart and Lindsey Tisdale. University of South Carolina offered a Lieber Scholars Award to Simmons deHoll; a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Scholarship to Carter Dwight and Raines Waggett; a Scholars Award to Cody King and Gigi Moore; and a Dean’s Scholars Award to Addie Singleton.

Central Carolina Technical College STUDENT VETERANS MAKE DONATION TO HOMELESS VETERANS Central Carolina Technical College’s chapter of Student Veterans of America held a “Clean & Comfy Campaign” on campus during the spring semester and collected nearly 300 toiletry donations for homeless veterans at Dorn VA Medical Facility in Columbia. The mission of SVA is to provide military veterans with the resources, support and advocacy needed to succeed in higher education and following graduation. Membership is open to all military veterans and dependents of veterans.

DAVIS SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT Senior Trey Davis signed a National Letter of Intent to play collegiate tennis at The Citadel. Davis, who is a member of Wilson Hall’s state finalist tennis team, signed during a ceremony that was attended by students, faculty, family and coaches.

GOLF TEAM RECOGNIZED The boys’ golf team traveled to Columbia on May 13 to be recognized at the Statehouse. The team, coached by Glen Rector, won the S.C. Independent School Association AAA State Championship.

FIELD TRIPS The third-grade classes, taught by Kathy Coker, Nancy Hanson and Janet James, visited Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia on Thursday. The fourth-grade classes, taught by Tammie Amick, Laura Brogdon and Louise Dixon, visited Skate Station for an end-of-the-year party on Friday. — Sean Hoskins

HONOR SOCIETY INDUCTS NEW OFFICERS Central Carolina Technical College’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa, the international honor society for two-year colleges, held its first New Officer Installation event on Friday, May 15. The festivities, held during PTK’s end-of-the-year lunch celebration, involved current officers recognizing incoming leaders. The new officers for the 2015-16 school year will be Jimmy Griffin, president; Angela Letterman, vice president; and Richelle Ross, secretary. — Becky H. Rickenbaker

Lee County School District BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Bishopville Primary School hosted a 3rd Grade Evening Affair from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday in the cafeteria. This banquet was held in celebration of the completion of the third-grade year by students at Bishopville Primary.

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BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY ANNEX Heather Beasley, a fourth-grade teacher at Bishopville Primary School Annex, brought 12 dogwood trees to the school to plant for Arbor Day. Her husband, Bert Beasley, kindly donated them. Karen Long invited Ruby Gibbs to join in on the tree planting. Mrs. Gibbs also had an opportunity to see the growth of the seeds that were planted on April 3. Bishopville Primary School Annex thanks Verne Slater for assisting and instructing students in the proper way to plant a tree. Heather Gale, a fourth-grader in Rhonda Gissendanner’s class, and Conaisha Shannon, a fifth-grader in Sadie Sims’ class, each won a bike for meeting the criteria of having perfect attendance, putting forth their best effort and having zero behavior problems during ACT Aspire testing. Their names were entered and pulled during the drawing on May 4.

LEE CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL Lee Central Middle School Music Department hosted its Spring Music Concert on Thursday at Lee Central High School. The event included musical performances by the middle school band and chorus. The eighth-grade students will visit Lee State Park in Bishopville on June 2. The students will view the park and engage in activities centered on the natural resources that are contained in that area. On Wednesday, Lee Central Middle School will host its end-of-theyear awards program in Lee Central Middle School Gymnasium at 10 a.m. The eighth-grade Promotional Ceremony is scheduled for June 4 at 9:30 a.m. in Lee Central Middle School Gymnasium.

LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Lee Central High School JROTC will host its 2014-15 Awards Banquet on Thursday at 6 p.m. in Lee Central High School cafeteria. This event will honor JROTC cadets for their achievements during the school term. This event is by invitation only.

LEE COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER On May 14, the cosmetology classes at Lee County Career and Technology Center hosted their last fashion show of the school year. This event was held in Lee Central High School Auditorium. The students modeled summer outfits and prom and professional looks for the season. The fashion show was a public event, held to support the students that attend both Lee County Career and Technology Center and Lee Central High School. Students under the guidance of Donna York put on a great show as they displayed their talents and ability to work together to achieve success. The multimedia class at Lee County Career and Technology Center held their end-of-the-year celebration on Monday. At this time, multimedia students were recognized for their hard work and dedication.

DISTRICTWIDE SCIENCE FAIR The districtwide science fair was held Tuesday in Lee Central Middle School Gymnasium. All schools, grade levels and classes were represented. The fair was set up in a “walk-through” arrangement. On Thursday, Lee County School District hosted its annual Author’s Tea and Poetry night in the District Quadplex. During this event, students from each school shared original literary pieces. — Kara Fowler

Pause to remember those who died for our country DEAR ABBY — “Lest we forget” — these three simple, but very meaningful words are a reminder TO ALWAYS REMEMBER the sacrifices made for our freedom. Dear Abby I recently read ABIGAIL about a Vietnam vetVAN BUREN eran who will never forget Memorial Day in 1970. He was wounded in the jungles on that day, fighting for his life with his comrades. Almost his entire company had been wounded or killed during an early morning attack by the North Vietnamese army. Although he was the first wounded, the first to die were soldiers on either side of him. Not a Memorial Day goes by without him hearing from his remaining comrades. They, too, have never forgotten that deadly attack because they expe-

rienced the holiday’s true meaning. A patriotic organization, No Greater Love (ngl.org), initiated the National Moment of Remembrance established by Congress in 2000. At 3 p.m. on Memorial Day, Americans are asked to pause wherever they are to honor those who have died for our freedom throughout history. For more than 40 years, the AFLCIO, North America’s Building Trades Unions, Ironworkers, Fire Fighters and the Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers — in union with No Greater Love — have honored our fallen, our troops, our veterans and their families, and have participated in the National Moment of Remembrance. And Major League Baseball games will also observe the Moment. This is a moment of love — a love for those we honor and their families and a love of God and country. Let us never forget. Remember to pause and say a prayer at 3 p.m. on

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DEAR CARMELLA — Thank you for the timely reminder. Readers, tomorrow is Memorial Day. I know many of you will be busy with barbecues at the park, swimming and sunning at the beach, shopping in the malls, or watching baseball in person or on television. But please, folks, take a moment and join me in participating in the Moment of Remembrance at 3 p.m. because that’s what this holiday is really all about. DEAR ABBY — I am tired and disgusted hearing our friends brag about their travels to Alaska, Italy, Hawaii, etc., while my husband and I are financially and medically unable to do such things. One of my longtime “friends” is actually taking a friend of hers to London, all expenses paid. This is hard for me to swallow. How can I remove myself from this

DEAR ON THE GROUND — I can think of two ways. The first would be to tell your closest longtime friends that you would prefer not hearing about their adventures because, considering your circumstances, it is depressing. The other would be to discuss with your husband and your doctor the feasibility of planning an inexpensive getaway to someplace nearby so you won’t feel so left out. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. For an excellent guide to becoming a better conversationalist and a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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Annie Bell Player, 98 and the most senior resident, assists in cutting the ribbon on May 14 to mark the renaming of Sterling House of Sumter to Brookdale Sumter. Brookdale staff, residents, friends and family of residents, members of the Chamber of Commerce and city of Sumter officials were present for the ceremony and the reception that followed.

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This week’s mystery plant is a tree that bears one of spring’s most beautiful flowers and produces edible, but very sour, fruits.

Your lips pucker when you taste fruit of this tree BY JOHN NELSON Curator, USC Herbarium Petruchio: “Nay, come, Kate, come: you must not look so sour.” Katharina: “It is my fashion, when I see a crab.” Petruchio: “Why, here’s no crab; and therefore look not sour.” The Taming of the Shrew. II, 1. More humor from Shakespeare! This time, you would need to know what Elizabethans would call a sour apple. Did you know that the mystery plant column was developed as a way of advertising the free public service USC offers in identifying unknown plants? Anyone — everyone — is invited to send us a sample of an unknown plant, or a photo, and we will do our best to figure out what you’ve got and get you the results as soon as possible. Plant samples can be mailed in a small plastic bag containing a damp paper towel. Poke a few small holes in the bag so things inside don’t get too tired. The mailing address is “Herbarium, Department of Biological Sciences, USC, Columbia SC 29208,” and you could also use email, at nelson@sc.edu. If you send a physical specimen, try to include flowers and fruits, if possible. If we get enough of a specimen, we frequently try to turn it into a permanent pressed, dried specimen for the herbarium, so keep that in mind. You can send any kind of plant (sorry, we don’t do mushrooms or other fungi), including houseplants, garden plants, aquatic plants, trees, weeds, plants from bouquets, or whatever. Our Mystery Plant this week bears one of the most beautiful flowers of the spring, and of course, it comes from a tree. It’s a small tree, usually no more than 30 feet tall or so, and it likes to form thickets. Our charming little tree is native to the Southeast, scattered in woodlands and

forests from Maryland to Missouri and Texas, and down into northern Florida. In full bloom, a grove of these trees makes a breathtaking scene. The crown is rounded, and the branches are thorny. Sometimes the thorns themselves will sprout leaves. Before the flowers open, the plant sports a profusion of attractive buds, which tend to be shaped like pearls. I’m wondering why nobody has started using these buds as decorations for desserts. The buds are red or pink; don’t you think they’d look good sprinkled on top of a bowl of vanilla ice cream? The fully opened flower has five prominent pale pink petals and plenty of stamens. What’s even better than these beautiful flowers is the magnificent fragrance they produce: Sweet and delicate, but strong enough to waft around the neighborhood. Now if I were a bird, I’d want to have a nest in this tree, no doubt about it. But wait, there’s more! Each flower will eventually produce what we call a pome, and of course that means that it is structurally the same as an apple or pear. The hard little fruits become a beautiful green and basically stay that way. The fruits tend to be too sour for most people, but little boys (and girls) find them perfect for throwing at each other. Otherwise, in the fall, the fruits can be turned into tasty preserves or tart cider. And of course, a lot of birds and other wildlife find them delicious. Answer: “Southern crabapple,” Malus angustifolia 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, call (803)777-8196, or email nelson@sc.edu.

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And the winner is ... Danny Wetherington, left, a digital printer operator at Sumter Packaging, checks the margin on a newly printed box recently. The plant recently added the high resolution printers on which they can print on various media. Color stand-ups and 3-D stands, such as those below, are some of the new items Sumter Packaging Corp. can make for clients. PHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter Packaging Corp. receives Technologist of the Year Award BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com Sumter Packaging Corp. came away with the national Technologist of the Year Award at the Technical Association of the Pulp and Paper Industry’s 100th anniversary celebration. “It’s a really great honor to have this,” Sumter Packaging President Ben DeSollar said. “TAPPI is the technical association for the industry so it does mean a lot to us. Having the capabilities that led to the award really allow us to serve our customers better, more rapidly and get them the answers they’re looking for.” It won the award, which was announced in late April, for its work with Amtech, a manufacturing technology company based in Pennsylvania.

Sumter Packaging worked with Amtech in what DeSollar said helps “push the edge of the envelope” technologically. Through working with Amtech,

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Farm Bureau names new agency manager Duane Brown, a native of Sumter, has been named the new agency manager for the Sumter and Lee county offices of Farm Bureau Insurance. Brown has worked as a Farm Bureau Insurance associate manager and sales producer for almost 15 years. He began his career in 2001 with Farm Bureau as a producer in Clarendon County and has also worked as a producer in the Horry County-Conway and Myrtle Beach offices. Brown is a member of the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and also has his Life Underwriter Training Council Fellow designation. He was also chosen as a 2015 Farm Bureau Insurance MAPS award recipient. Brown and his wife, Lynn, have two sons, Pace and Steven.

League honors former Pinewood resident Maris DesChamps Cannon, formerly of Pinewood, was awarded the Columbia Urban League Guild’s 2015

Tower Leadership Award. Cannon was honored for being an influential professional and CANNON civic trailblazer who contributed significantly to the overall quality of life of the Palmetto state through her leadership and community volunteer service, according to information submitted to The Sumter Item. She is a volunteer mediator for Midlands Mediation Center where she performs mediation for the Magistrate Court of Richland, Lexington and Kershaw counties; a volunteer youth arbitrator for the Fifth Judicial Circuit Arbitration Program, Kershaw County; and a trustee of the National Association of Bench and Bar Spouses Foundation. Cannon is a former member of the Columbia Urban League board of directors and a two-term chairwoman of the board of directors of the Eau Claire Health Cooperative. A University of South Carolina graduate, she received her mediation certification through the S.C. Council for Conflict Resolution and the Columbia College graduate program.

Sumter Packaging is able to track customer data, track shipments and more easily track data trends, according to DeSollar. He said the technological advance-

ments Sumter Packaging has allows it to provide answers to customers about what is going on. “It has allowed us to operate more efficiently about how we serve customers and how we track answers,” DeSollar said. He said it’s important Sumter Packaging won the award because it shows how local businesses can still be leading technological innovation. “We are not the biggest players in our industry by far, but it does say that we are pushing the envelope as far as what we’re doing,” he said. This is not the first award Sumter Packaging can put in its trophy case. It has also won Manufacturer of the Year for the state of South Carolina and Sumter County’s Manufacturer of the Year award two out of the last five years. Sumter Packaging continues to expand technologically. DeSollar said the company is G7 certified. G7 printing is an specific type of grayscale printing. “It’s important to be on the leading edge of things,” DeSollar said. “We’ve been actively trying to improve continuously for 20 to 30 years. This reflects a continuation of that, trying to get better every day at what we’re doing.”

3 questions to help sort college student health coverage choices BY TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer A key question remains for many students who’ve finally settled on a college destination: How will they or their parents handle health care coverage? A doctor’s office visit can cost more than $100 for someone without insurance. A car wreck that turns into a short hospital stay can quickly bury a student and his or her parents in more than $30,000 in debt. Plus those who skip coverage may face a penalty under the federal health care overhaul. Brokers say students heading off to school in the fall can finalize their insurance plans as late as July or August. But they should start thinking about their needs long before they begin packing for a dorm.

WILL THE CURRENT PLAN WORK? Health insurance coverage comes more frequently now with a narrow network of doctors and other care providers. Patients who venture beyond those networks for care may be stuck with 50 percent of the bill or more after paying a de-

ductible. In some cases, their plan might cover nothing. Check with your insurer on your plan’s network or at least see if it offers a ZIP code search on its website to show how far that network extends. Learn whether your plan’s network includes the main hospitals and some doctors in the college town. If it doesn’t, find out what out-of-network care would cost and how emergency care might be covered. An independent health insurance broker may be helpful in sorting this out. Don’t assume care will be covered.

WHAT DOES THE COLLEGE OFFER? Many schools provide access to a campus health station for a fee. That may be worth considering as a supplement to coverage a student may bring from home, said Craig Gussin, an independent broker based in San Diego. That way, the student has a place to go on campus if a sinus infection crops up but can save major care for home in between semesters. Some schools also offer health insurance coverage. Anyone considering that should make sure that the plan complies with minimum

requirements laid out by the overhaul. That means the plan covers conditions that existed before the insurance began, and it doesn’t cap annual benefits, among other things. People who don’t have coverage that meets these minimum requirements may have to pay a fine for remaining uninsured.

ARE THERE OTHER CHOICES? Those who work during the semester may find coverage through an employer. If a student is independent from his or her parents and has little or no income, Medicaid may be an option. The program is geared toward covering the poor, but it can be hard finding doctors who accept it. A short-term insurance plan offers some protection against huge medical expenses, but the coverage is not as thorough as what a person might get through an employer or find on the overhaul’s public insurance exchanges. These plans also may not meet minimum coverage requirements. Students who are independent from their parents may qualify for income-based subsidies to help buy a more thorough plan, if they don’t have access to affordable coverage through an employer.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

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THE SUMTER ITEM

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015

CVS to pay $10.4B in cash for drug distributor Omnicare BY TOM MURPHY AP Business Writer CVS Health will pay more than $10 billion for pharmaceutical distributor Omnicare in a deal primed to feed its fast-growing specialty drug business and tap a lucrative and growing market: care for the elderly. The acquisition announced Thursday will give one of the biggest U.S. pharmacy benefits managers national reach in dispensing prescription drugs to assisted living and skilled nursing homes, longterm care facilities, hospitals

and other care providers. Omnicare’s long-term care business operates in 47 states and the District of Columbia. The deal also will bring in more business doling out specialty drugs. These complex and expensive medications for cancer, hepatitis C and other conditions can represent treatment breakthroughs but are raising growing concerns over cost. Insurers and other bill payers want help containing that expense. Specialty drug revenue soared 46 percent for CVS Health in the first quarter, helping the company trump

MARRIAGE LICENSES • Justin Thomas Smith and Sarah Jane Rosensteel, both of Dalzell • Joseph Allen Johnson of Rembert and Lea Sade Robinson of Bishopville • Jared Scott Royman of Shaw Air Force Base and Morgan Rose Jackson of Fountain Inn • Daniel Eric Haynes and Mallory Paige Kessler • Antoine Derel Bradley of Wedgefield and Addrana Kenyetta Jones • Willie Bradley and Vonisha Darlene Tindal • Kenneth Lenard Simon and Pamela Ray • Charles Roderick Golden and Andrea Theresa Linthicum • Christopher Jon Hill and Brandee Michelle Churchhill • James Michael Brasington and Amanda Katherine Jones • Joseph William Stanton and Jessica Ann Green • William Alexander Gaston and Lindsay Jordan Vause

BUILDING PERMITS • Joshua R. and A. Raymond Brown, owners, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, contractor, 1840 Plowden Mill Road, $3,562.71 (replace and wrap 10 windows, residential). • Brian W. Zarrella, owner, Carolina Home Improvements, contractor, 1409 Crowndale Drive, $1,950 (vinyl trim, residential). • HG7 Sumter 2 LLC, owner, Southern Graphic Designs LLC, contractor, 418 Broad St., $2,600 (monument sign — Davita Dialysis, commercial). • Wendell Turner and Linda M. Moore, owners, George E. Cantlon dba Sumter Siding, contractor, 60 Pinnacle Court, $8,088 (reroof house only, residential). • Timothy J. and Marlene Maloney, owners, Ventu-Lite Custom Products, contractor, 2270 Presidio Drive, 220 unheated square feet, $9,500 (enclose existing patio cover with glass wall system, residential). • William Glenn Geddings, owner and contractor, 4010 Furman Road, 896 unheated square feet, $8,000 (detached storage building, residential). • Michael J. and Lisa H. Svetlik, owners, William Lee dba Lee’s Roofing Co., contractor, 420 Veranda Drive, $8,000 (reroof, residential). • Kristen A. and John Zachary Bell, owners, James Geddings dba Geddings Construction, contractor, 2794 Pintail Drive, $3,400 (vinyl siding, residential). • RNK Investment Properties LLC, owner, Julius David Gainey dba Dream Builder, contractor, 720 Meadow Circle, $2,600 (reroof, residential). • Matthew B. and Katrina A. Williams, owners, Julius David Gainey dba Dream Builder, contractor, 702 Wren St., $4,800 (reroof, residential). • Scott Stewart Stanley, owner, Larry E. Timmons, contractor, 707 Wren St., $2,000 (install vinyl siding / paint windows, residential). • Johnny M. James, owner and contractor, 1160 Rockdale Blvd., 2,000 heated square feet and 560 unheated square feet, $125,000 (new dwelling, residential). • Mary Alice Simpson, owner, George E. Cantlon dba Sumter Siding, contractor, 580 Covington St., $7,500 (reroof house only, residential); Mary Alice Simpson, owner, George E. Cantlon dba Sumter Siding, contractor, 580 Covington St., $1,688 (reroof shed only, residential). • Jesse McLeod dba Vestco, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 11 Gates St., $2,500 (reroof house, residential). • Sharon Tindal, owner and contractor, 300 Pine St., $3,500 (reroof house only — replace rotten wood shething and rafters, residential). • William B. and Melissa G. Carraway, owners, John Bailey, contractor, 2330 Stanford Drive, $9,000 (reroof, residential). • Betty R. Trantham, owner, Ken Co Homes, contractor, 5390 Hugh Ryan Road, Dalzell (mobile home, residential). • Aaron W. and Kristy P. Wollenberg, owners, Knepp Roofing Carpenter, contractor, 2320 Skyland Road, Dalzell, $5,700 (window replacement / vinyl soffit and fascia / wrap windows / trim, residential). • James B. Amerson, owner, Bruce Crawshaw dba B.P. Builders, contractor, 910 Arnaud St., 200 unheated square feet, $4,500 (enclose screen porch, partially enclose carport — both attached, residential). • John Peden Coffin Maroney Sr., owner, J.O. Davis dba Palmetto Home Construction, contractor, 124 N. Purdy St., $4,000 (reroof, residential).

analyst expectations and make up for a sales hit from its decision to stop selling tobacco products last year in its drugstores. CVS Health runs the nation’s second largest drugstore chain, trailing only Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. Cincinnati-based Omnicare’s core business involves distributing drugs and providing pharmacy services to long-term care providers, a market CVS Health doesn’t currently serve. CVS Health CEO Larry Merlo told analysts that represents a “substantial growth opportunity” for his company,

• Steven D. and Leslie D. Grogan, owners, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, contractor, 63 Paisley Park, $2,795.32 (replace 10 windows, residential). • Arnell Jr. and Gwendolyn Credle, owners, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, contractor, 2121 Avalon Drive, $1,164 (replace and wrap three windows, residential). • Rebecca A. Wroth, owner, All About Pools and Spas LLC, contractor, 1360 Morris Way Drive, $27,869 (swimming pool, residential). • Thomas A. and Ann F. Brown, owners, Todd Miles, contractor, 1069 Shoreland Drive, 528 unheated square feet, $12,000 (attached screen porch, residential). • Harry L. Thompson, owner, Cherokee Builders LLC, contractor, 3005 Ashlynn Way, 462 unheated square feet, $4,670 (detached garage, residential). • Jacob Green, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 1128 Cherryvale Drive (9) (mobile home, residential). • Trust A of the Harvin C. Richar, owner, Flagship Sign Designs Inc., contractor, 660 W. Liberty St., $11,000 (change face of freestanding sign, commercial). • Swami Hotels LLC, owner, Doug Odom Contractors LLC, contractor, 1370 Broad St., $80,000 (exterior upfit, commercial). • Thomas A. and Ann F. Brown, owners, Tim Alsbrook, contractor, 1069 Shoreland Drive, $5,000 (remove / replace shingles on house only, residential). • Ernestine Fisher, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 1023 Marilyn Ave., $4,000 (install new roof, residential). • William Paul Foster, owner, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 307 Pinckney St., $4,193.43 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Naomi M. Pinto and Cyril J. Pinto Sr., owners, Shelwood China, contractor, 882 Kolb Road, 192 unheated square feet, $3,500 (top and screen over attached deck, residential). • Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1353 Blankenship Place, 2,336 heated square feet and 377 unheated square feet, $114,438 (new dwelling, residential). • Keishawn Brown, owner, Joshua Neal dba Neal Brothers Builders, contractor, 303 S. Salem Ave., $5,000 (kitchen / bathroom / new fixtures / repair damaged floor / five windows / two doors, residential). • John D. and Theresa A. Phillips, owners, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 3115 Longleaf Drive, $3,675 (remodel bathroom / new fixtures, residential). • James M. Mowatt, owner, Ram Jack of South Carolina Inc., contractor, 5924 Fish Road (5934), Dalzell, $5,095 (foundation repair, residential).

PROPERTY TRANSFERS • Jrs Properties of Sumter LLC to James M. and Nancy Belew Fletcher, one lot, one building, 501 McFaddin Ave., $151,900. • US Bank NA (trustee) c/o Greentree to Central Palmetto Asset Management LLC, one lot, one building, 285 Tullah Drive, $10,000. • Nancy L. Meares to George L. Holland Jr., one lot, two buildings, 2109 Pinewood Road, $72,000. • Auston H. Gray Jr. and Karen Welling to Lacy P. Bryant and Nolan E. Down, one lot, one building, 2800 Widgeon Way, $180,000. • Gainey Construction Co. LLC to Benjamin C. Osborne and Emily E. Rabon, one lot, 206 Aberlour Drive, $199,900. • Vann and Kathryn S. Coker to Van and Kathryn S. Coker, 6955 TB Wright Road, $36,000. • TC Brogdon Jr. to Leroy P. Creech, one lot, one building, 6 Cumberland Way, $78,000. • Lonnell Charles to Reoco Inc., one lot, two buildings, 860 Perry Blvd., $20,000. • Marlene Allen and James C. Jenkins to Evelyn Rice and Janifer Baker and Marlene Allen, one lot, one building, 30 Ro-ka Drive, $5 etc. • Carmen E. and Edward Dejesus to Federal National Mortgage Association, one lot, one building, 2695 Watermark Drive, $113,100. • James O. Brailsford Jr. to Cindra M. Wilson, one lot, one building, 3130 Temple Road, $5 etc.; Cindra M. Wilson to Cindra M. and Barry O. Wilson, one lot, one building, 3130 Temple Road, $5 etc. • Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance Inc. to Charles M. Smith, one lot, 20 Evergreen Court, $22,000. • Vanessa L. and Alexander L. Larsen to Adam R. and Scoshi S. Lane, one lot, two buildings, 1355 Raccoon Road, $240,000. • Carol Stephens to William H. Roden, one lot, three buildings, 51 Reed St., $47,500. • David W. and Janet Katherine Cobb to Shirley Drayton, one lot, one building, 20 Tie

with the U.S. population aging. U.S. Census Bureau researchers have predicted that the population age 65 and older will approach 84 million people by 2050, nearly double its total in 2012, largely because of the aging baby-boom generation. Merlo noted that older people are more likely to take several medications and can have trouble making sure their prescriptions follow them as they move from their own home to long-term care or other settings. He thinks his company can help ease

Drive, $129,500. • Gainey Construction Co. LLC to Roger E. and Violet M. Wise, one lot, one building, 3155 Explorer Drive, $145,000. • Yuri J. Miller to Christopher C. Boyd, one lot, one building, 6299 Quimby Road, $105,500. • Gary W. Toothe to Elizabeth Marie Hodge, one lot, one building, 2895 Joyce St., $115,000. • Terry J. Kolb to Kim Byul, one lot, one building, 3045 Hermitage Drive, $200,000. • Richard H. Burns and Judy B. Hice to Jane Tidwell and Judy B. Hice, one lot, one building, 6-8 Marley Court, $5 etc. • Joseph and Earthelene Eadie to Earthelene Eadie (individually and as trustee), St. Marks Road, $5 etc. • Linwood G. Bradford to Linwood G. Bradford, Providence Township, $5 etc.; Linwood G. Bradford to Linwood G. Bradford, five buildings, 5275 Dubose Siding Road, $5 etc. • Viola G. Neal Estate to Ronald Washington et al, $5 etc.; Viola G. Neal Estate to Dewey Neal Jr., one lot, one building, 4640 U.S. 15 South, $5 etc. • US Bank Trust NA (trustee) to Christian Castner and Pamela Weyant, two buildings, 5870 JCC Road, $24,000. • Erika M. Ross and Krista Renee Ross to Ashley A. Dannelly, one lot, one building, 987 Shadow Trail, $145,000. • Bryan C. and Melissa C. McIntyre to James A. Sweat, one lot, one building, 1740 Benelli St., $106,000. • Christopher K. Ford to Aaron D. and Rebecca L. Feldman, one lot, one building, 240 Keels Road, $140,000. • Steven W. Schmidt and Gayle L. Langan to Frank L. Garrett, one lot, 1715 Peach Orchard Road, $23,000. • Jennifer Singleton et al to Jennifer Sumter et al, one lot, one building, 21 Brand St., $6,500; Jennifer Sumter et al to Jennifer Sumter, one lot, one building, 21 Brand St., $5 etc. • O. Mack Kolb to O. Mack and Ann E. Kolb, one building, 3385 Gristmill Lane, $5 etc. • Delores Jasper and Marion Alston (trustees) to Delores Jasper and Johnnie Alston Jr., three buildings, 6830 Camden Highway, $5 etc.; Delores Jasper and Marion Alston (trustees) to Delores Jasper and Johnnie Alston Jr., off of Furman Field Road, $5 etc. • Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Brenda Whaley, one lot, two buildings, 5960 Lost Creek Drive, $65,000. • William Colclough to Gardenia Colclough et al, two buildings, 4660 Patriot Parkway, $5 etc. • Tammy E. Pannell and Antonina H. Stroebel to Terry J. Kolb, one lot, one building, 1019 Cutleaf Drive, $102,000. • Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Hayward L. Jr. and Wendy A. Odom, one lot, one building, 3601 Red Lane Road, $73,000. • Jrs Properties of Sumter LLC to Laura B. and Clinton C. Geddings, one lot, one building, 205 Tucson, $143,000. • Betty J. Kemp to Amanda Y. Reed, one lot, one building, 3165 Tuckaway Drive, $122,000. • Nora Smith Owen to Christopher S. and Amy A. Laney, one lot, one building, 309 Lemmon St., $85,000. • Michael D. Duffy to Terrance Wells, one lot, two buildings, 35 Baker St., $15,000. • Bobby Joe Martin to Margie McLeod, one lot, 4465 Wrangler Trail, $30,000. • Mellette Development Prop (a South Carolina limited partnership) to Mellette Development Properties LLC, S of Seaboard Coastline R, $5 etc.; Mellette Development Properties (a South Carolina limited partnership) to Mellette Development Properties LLC, off Pinewood Road, $5 etc.; Mellette Development Properties Ltd. to Mellette Development Properties LLC, one lot, Lynam Road, $5 etc. • J. Bland Mellette to Mellette Development Properties LLC, one lot, 270 Pinewood Road, $5 etc. • Erskine M. Edwards to James Bland Mellette Jr. (trustee), one lot, 461 Lynam Road, $14,044; Erskine M. Edwards to James Bland Mellette Jr. (trustee), one lot, 467 Lynam Road, $14,044; Erskine M. Edwards to James Bland Mellette Jr. (trustee), one lot, Petite Street, $14,044. • Roger Mae Bugg (lifetime estate) to Flossie Howard, one lot, one building, 432 Robbins Ave., $80,000. • James E. Skey (lifetime estate resident) to James E. Skey, one building, 804 Kingsbury Drive, $5 etc. • James M. Jr. and Gail Fox Thompson to John Lee and Ashlee R. Newman, three buildings, Camp Branch Road, $208,510. • Heidi L. and William E. Sparks to Albertus Jr. and Maggie J. Wright, one lot, two buildings, 2114 Kingsbury Drive, $5 etc. • James Mitchell to Bank of America NA, one lot, two buildings, 2730 Circleview Drive, $97,325. • Robert L. and Carolyn A. Robinson (all in-

these transitions. “Omnicare significantly expands our business and provides us with access into a new pharmacy dispensing channel,” Merlo said. CVS Health said Thursday that it would spend $98 in cash for each Omnicare share in a deal that has already been approved by the boards of both companies. The deal’s total value is $12.7 billion counting about $2.3 billion in debt. Omnicare shareholders still need to approve the acquisition, and the companies expect the deal to close near the end of the year.

terest) to Federal National Mortgage Association, three buildings, 1581 Florence Highway, $148,315. • Torrence Simon to Brothers Acquiring Net Worth Collectively LLC, one lot, one building, 5070 Ridge St., $5 etc. • Furman J. and Yvonne R. Ridgeway to Joseph F. Ridgeway, one lot, two buildings, 3600 Barkley Road, $5 etc. • Mitchel S. Cooney to Mitchel S. and Christina Cooney, one lot, one building, 2660 Trufield Drive, $5 etc. • Lawrence Braswell Jr. to Devin Scott Borger and Christina Zimmerman, one lot, three buildings, 1 Wingate Court, $140,000. • Sloane R. and Debra L. Spencer to Crystal Piver Reed, one lot, two buildings, 4325 Excursion Drive, $175,000. • Robette L. Singleton to Kristin L. Geddings, one lot, one building, 4405 Camden Highway, $89,000. • Robert Norwood and Joann C. Davis to Robert Norwood and Joann C. Davis (lifetime estate), two buildings, 2431 Wedgefield Road, $5 etc. • Catherine Henry (lifetime estate) to Catherine Perez, one building, 1265 Lewis Road, $5 etc. • Jimmy D. Geddings Estate to Jimmy L. Avins, one lot, one building, 44 Cheyne St., $5 etc.; Jimmy D. Geddings Estate to Jimmy L. Avins, one lot, 46 Cheyne St., $5 etc. • Walter Tomlin to Walter Tomlin and Terran Walter, one lot, one building, 2894 Foxcroft Circle, $5 etc. • Deborah R. Johnson et al to Dunlap Properties LP, one lot, Stanton Court, $5 etc. • Teresa L. Elvington to Tessie L. and Wayne H. Geddings, one lot, two buildings, 2032 Columbia Circle, $38,000. • William David McCracken III to Christopher Donald Gaddy, one lot, $8,500; William David McCracken III to Christopher Donald Gaddy, one lot, $20,000; William David McCracken III to Christopher Donald Gaddy, one lot, $20,000. • Reeser Family LP to Sean M.E. Bowley, West Brewington Road, $140,000; Reeser Family LP to Sean M.E. Bowley, two buildings, 2128 N. Main St., $140,000. • Kdw Properties LLC to Capital Investment Properties LLC, one lot, one building, 132 Perkins Ave., $42,500. • Zenobia E. Miller to Robert Jr. and Rosena McKnight, one lot, one building, 16 E. College St., $85,000. • Robert J. Burleson to James D. Burleson et al, one lot, 1360 Cricket Drive, $5 etc.; Robert J. and Amy S. Burleson to James D. Burleson et al, one lot, one building, 57-57-B Sally St., $5 etc. • Calvary Church of the Nazarene to Sumter Calvary Church of the Nazarene, four buildings, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, $5 etc. • Ronald L. Morton to Morton Rentals Inc., one lot, two buildings, 2455 Toxoway Drive, $5 etc. • Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Palmetto Properties of Sumter Co. LLC, one lot, two buildings, 5135 Christine Drive, $18,707. • Pennymac Corp. to Howard Helmly, one building, 1346 Illery Road, $39,500. • US Bank NA (trustee) to Gregory Vaughn, one lot, one building, 99 Middle St., $7,000. • Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Joshua Davis, one lot, two buildings, 2680 Genoa Drive, $72,100. • Jimmy Lee and G. Denise Ashley to Jimmy Lee Ashley, two buildings, 118 Hunter Circle, $5 etc. • Johnny H. Barwick (lifetime estate) to Richard M. Barwick, one lot, two buildings, 33 Callen Drive, $5 etc. • Roger D. and Edna M. Blakley to Roger D. Blakley Estate and Edna Blakley, one lot, two buildings, 603 Colonial Drive, $5 etc. • Ida Lou M. Broughton to Ida Lou M. Broughton Estate, two buildings, 1520 Narrow Paved Road, $5 etc.; Ida Lou M. Broughton to Ida Lou M. Broughton Estate, Fullard Street, $5 etc.; Ida Lou M. Broughton to Ida Lou M. Broughton Estate, Narrow Paved Road, $5 etc.; Ida Lou M. Broughton to Ida Lou M. Broughton Estate, Fullard Street, $5 etc. • Muldrow and Emily Burgess to Muldrow Burgess Estate and Emily Burgess, one lot, one building, 1011 Booker St., $5 etc.; Muldrow J. and Emily Burgess to Emily Burgess, one lot, one building, 1009 Booker St., $5 etc. • Naomi D. China (all interest conveyed) to Naomi D. China Estate, one lot, one building, 320 Wyoming Drive, $5 etc. • Patterson Clarke Jr. to Patterson Clarke Jr. Estate, one lot, two buildings, 108 Thelma Drive, $5 etc. • J.M. and Elizabeth Coker to J.M. Coker, three buildings, 1525 Trappers Run Drive, $5 etc. • Levi and Carrie D. Dawson to Carrie D. Dawson, one lot, 5859 Catchall Road, $5 etc.

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

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Fishing with family always makes it special

ur granddaughter Katie came for a visit last weekend, which means I was pretty tired by Sunday night. I know for a fact why the good Lord gives babies to young people; us old folks just can’t keep up. And given the fact that on this particular weekend she was “Granddaddie’s Girl,” which means the old guy had to do everything she wanted to do. I was worn out. The fact that I’d rather play with Katie than pretty much anything else in the world does not give my body that much more energy; I wish it did! Anyway, we took her home to Florence on Sunday afternoon and while talking to her dad, my son Robert, we arranged to go down to the swamp for a fishing trip on Tuesday. After a lot of thought, I realized that Robert and I had not been fishing together in some time; that was last year when we spent some time together in a boat trying to catch a flounder. Before that, it was probably the summer before, again flounder fishing.

There was a time when I longed to be able to go fishing by myself, but I had a young man that loved to fish Earle more than I Woodward did and he AFIELD & expected to go fishing AFLOAT with Dad anytime Dad hooked the boat up. Those days pretty much ended about the time he found Katie’s mom, not that I blame him. I missed fishing with Robert, and this day was going to be a treat whether we caught fish or not. When we pulled up to the landing, it was quite evident that the water had just tanked. From last week to this week it was down a good two feet. People that fish lakes and ponds, where the water levels change very slowly, are not used to fishing where the levels can change six inches in a day. The short answer is that the fish just don’t like it and

will shut down until the level stabilizes a bit. Off we went. Robert picked up a short jackfish (chain pickerel), right out of the landing and that was pretty much it for a spell. We’d get a hit every once in awhile, but the fish weren’t hitting the lure, they were mostly just swirling at it. I even tried the ultra light without much success, and that is unheard of. Robert did manage to catch a couple more jacks and I picked up a small crappie and a red finned pike. The red finned pike is a pretty little fish; they are shaped just like a jackfish or northern pike, but rarely grow more than a foot long; the fins along the underside of their bodies are a bright red color, thus the name. We catch about one every year or so, and that’s about it. We moved into an area where the current is a bit faster and the bottom a bit sandier, that’s perfect habitat for redbreast. After picking up a few fish smaller than your hand, I got hammered by a fish that

stripped line from the reel as it plowed its way into a submerged branch. As I lifted the branch that the fish was entangled in, I spotted the line and pulled in a redbreast that was a good bit larger than my hand. It was probably one of the most brilliantly colored fish that I have caught in years; the bright orange breast that gives the fish its name just popped at you and the turquoise strips on the gill flaps and the back edges of the olive colored fins looked almost neon. I think the dark, tannin filled waters accentuate the colors on the fish and make them that much more vivid. Pound for pound, I’ll put the scrappiness of the redbreast up against any other fish. They slam a bait and then fight like a fish twice their size. I put this one back in the water. At the upper end of the creek is a lake that is a bit deeper and usually holds plenty of fish. We did manage to snag a couple more jacks, a red fin perch and a few bowfin, a.k.a. the mudfish, a pre-

historic relic that can tear up even the best equipment with their ferocity. Robert managed to catch and release a beautifully colored largemouth bass of about 2 ½ pounds, but it was the only bass of the day. Darkness falls very rapidly down in the midst of the swamp and by the time we had fished around the lake it was looking like time to head back to the hill; the mosquitoes confirmed that decision a few minutes later, not even the Thermo Cells were keeping them at bay. The day was over and what a great day it had been, not so much the fishing, which wasn’t all that bad, but I’d been able to spend a few hours fishing with my favorite fishing partner. Sorry A.D. and Coffee Pot, but the facts are the facts. We are going to get together in a few weeks down at the beach and spend another few hours fishing for flounder; that is if “Granddaddies Girl” will allow it, I’m looking forward to it. Hey, maybe the key is to put Katie in her life vest and take her fishin’ too!

Egg prices surge to record on shortage caused by bird flu DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Egg prices reached record levels on Friday after a bird flu outbreak decimated the flock, leading to the death of more than 20 million egg-laying hens over the last month in the top producing state of Iowa. The virus spread appears to have slowed but not stopped. Federal officials are planning an aggressive educational campaign to improve biosecurity around infected barns after tests have shown the disease is spreading from farm to farm. Officials studying the worst bird flu outbreak in the U.S. say they’re learning about the virus that has led to 40 million dead birds — mostly turkeys and egg-laying chickens — either from the disease or euthanized to prevent its spread. Following are some answers to questions about the current status of the outbreak.

WILL EGG PRICES KEEP GOING UP? Yes, in the short term at least. With egg supplies dwindling, the price of eggs used in food products and shell eggs we eat for breakfast will climb higher. Carton egg prices reached a record Friday of $2.32 a

dozen for Midwest large eggs, said Rick Brown, a senior vice president for Urner Barry, a commodity market analysis firm. That’s a 95 percent increase in a month. The previous record was $2.27 set last Dec 4. Breaker eggs, those used to make ice cream, mayonnaise and other processed foods also set a record Friday. They reached the record $2.13 a dozen, up 238 percent from 63 cents they were selling for on April 22 when the virus hit Iowa’s egg-laying hen population.

HOW IS THE INDUSTRY COPING? Efforts are underway to begin importing eggs and egg products from Europe, a measure the industry turned to during a bird flu outbreak in Pennsylvania and Virginia in 1983 when 17 million chickens and turkeys died. The U.S. typically produces an ample supply with 87 billion table eggs produced last year. The nation exported 352 million dozen but with a shortage of supply due to bird flu, the U.S. is expected to begin importing in the next few months, Brown said. Producers in France and the Netherlands are likely among those who may be tapped to

help the U.S. in a pinch.

WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE VIRUS? This is the first time the H5N2 strain of the virus has been found in enough wild birds to spread it over wide areas in the United States. The environment around poultry houses has been tested and the virus has been found even around farms not infected so it is quite pervasive in the countryside where wild waterfowl crossed over while migrating north. The virus is surviving well in the cool wet conditions this spring in the upper Midwest. Initially it was believed infections came only from the ducks and other waterfowl carriers flying overhead dropping the virus in their feces. Genetic testing has shown that the virus has spread from farm to farm and has been dragged from one barn to another, said Dr. Jack Shere, a veterinarian and associate deputy administrator at the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the agency overseeing the bird flu outbreak.

WHAT DOES THE VIRUS’ SPREAD MEAN? Biosecurity efforts, no matter how

much they’ve been improved, are not yet good enough. We know the virus is spread mechanically by humans and can be spread on clothing, shoes and vehicles entering and exiting farms. It also now appears that in some barns it was carried by air on cold, wet, windy days. “We have to consider the outside environment as contaminated and to protect the poultry we have to put all kinds of hurdles in place to keep that virus from getting into the poultry houses,” Shere said.

CAN IT BE CONTAINED AND STOPPED? It’s going to take more work. Biosecurity is expensive. It requires disinfecting vehicles as they come and go and equipping workers with clothing changes and shoe disinfectant. But when a farm is infected all the birds are killed to prevent it spreading, which costs more. The key issue is education, Shere said. “Some of the folks that take care of these barns are the lowest paid and the least educated. We need to be sure that they know that not only are they putting their jobs at risk if they spread this disease but the birds are going to die,” he said.

FISHING REPORTS Santee Cooper System Largemouth bass: Fair to good. Captain Linwood Thornhill reports that the bass bite has been pretty good on Santee. Overall a lot of fish can be found around cypress trees in 3-5 feet of water, and there are also a decent number of fish around grass. There are also some fish hanging around depth changes in 5-10 feet of water such as drops and depressions close to shallow water. Plastics worms, lizards and crankbaits will all catch fish. Catfish: Fair. Captain Jim Glenn reports that catfishing has been pretty slow both drifting and shallow anchoring in the upper end of Lake Marion, while on the lower end of that lake anglers are having more success but the bite should still only be rated as fair. Overall the bite on Lake Moultrie is also fair. Lake Wateree Crappie: Fair to good. Veteran tournament angler Will Hinson reports that crappie are starting to load up on brushpiles in 15-22 feet of water. It is still a bit hit-or-miss with the brush, but about 75% of brush at the target depth should have fish by now. Main lake brush or brush at the mouths of creeks is the best to target, and brush in the backs of creeks is less productive. Early in the day fish will be suspended above the brush, but as the sun gets up fish are dropping down into it. Plain jigs, plain minnows and jigs and minnows will all catch fish. Lake Murray Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that he catfish bite has picked up a little, with some days fair and some pretty good. Most fish can be caught by anchoring on humps, points

and in the backs of coves and fishing water ranging from 5-20 feet. Herring, shrimp and stinkbait are all working equally well. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Brad Taylor reports that crappie are solidly in post-spawn mode, and his boat has been targeting deep docks and brush in a typical May pattern. The best brush has been in about 20 feet of water, and the best docks have been in 15-20 feet of water. Brush at the right depth in both the main lake and the creeks has been productive, while the best docks have been in the main lake mainly due to depth. Jigs tipped with minnows have been most productive. Largemouth bass: Fair. Captain Doug Lown reports that bass fishing on Lake Murray has been somewhat hit-or-miss. The big tournament sacks earlier in the spring have been replaced by 16-18 pound bags at the top, and while for some people it has been possible to get a lot of bites other anglers have struggled and the same anglers have struggled one day and found them the next. Erratic weather patterns this spring have made for an unpredictable bite, scattered out the fish and extended the spawn. Overall, most fish have probably spawned but a surprising number of fish being caught still have eggs. And while the herring spawn is winding down in the creeks, out on the main lake herring are still up and bass are still feeding on them. There is also a decent shad spawn up the lake early in the morning. Bass can be caught a number of different ways, including on topwaters, flukes, flipping docks, and on soft plastics fished on the bottom off deeper points, but anglers need to be flexible from day to day. And to locate the largest numbers of fish they need to follow the bait.

Lake Monticello Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the overall bite for both big fish and numbers of fish has been pretty good. Anchoring on humps and points that allow you to fan cast baits from 10 to 40 feet of water has been the most pattern. Cut herring, shad and white perch cut into small pieces about the size of a mussel are the best bet. Lake Wylie Catfish: Good. The channel catfish bite should be as good as it gets on Lake Wylie, but for now some nice catches of blues. The best pattern has been fishing shallow flat areas where bait has moved up for warm water temperatures, and when there has been current generated either by wind or because of water being pulled through the dam it has really turned the fish on to feed. The best bait by far has been shad. Largemouth Bass: Good. Pre-spawn fish can be found around the banks as well as bucks guarding fry. Fishing floating worms, weightless Senkos, swimbaits, shakey head worms and Texas-rigged lizards around the banks and spawning pockets will catch fish, and there have also been fish caught on buzzbaits and chatterbaits. Once water temperatures rise a couple more degrees the shad will move up to spawn and then the bite for bass feeding on them will be wide open. Lake Greenwood Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the channel cat bite has been good, and drifting in out and of feeder creeks and coves in 5-18 feet of water with cut herring and shad is working very well. Anchoring on humps and points and fishing dip bait is also just as productive now.

Lake Russell Catfish: Good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that catfishing is strong, with good numbers of fish being caught. Fish cut herring off main lake points in 8-15 feet of water. Striped bass: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that striped bass remain highly scattered, with a few fish in the Rocky River, a few in the big water in front of Russell Dam and a few up the Savannah. Regardless of location, the best pattern has been fishing herring or gizzard shad on free-lines and planer boards. Lake Thurmond Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Captain William Sasser reports that early in the morning blueback herring are up shallow on the points, and fish can be caught on flukes, topwaters and freelines pulled across the points. There is a lot of visible fish activity including schooling in the mornings right now. Later in the day there is good down line fishing on the lower half of the lake in 25-28 feet of water when the herring pull out deeper, and largemouth are also being caught around the deeper herring during the day. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain William Sasser reports that crappie have moved out of the coves and back into the main tributaries. In the Georgia Little River his boat is catching crappie on minnows fished 10 feet down over brush in 15-18 feet of water. Lake Keowee Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that there are still a decent number of bass spawning on Lake Keowee, although the majority of fish are post-spawn. Overall this can best be described as a transitional period, where fish are starting to move from their spring patterns into their

summer haunts. Early in the morning there is a pretty reliable topwater bite on shoals and flat points, but this does not last very long after the sun starts to get up. After that the best action is generally found drop shotting in 20-25 feet of water. As water temperatures get hotter fish will continue to move deeper. Lake Hartwell Black bass: Fair to good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that it is a transitional time for bass fishing on Lake Hartwell. A few bass are still bedding, a few are still up shallow feeding on blueback herring that are spawning, and a few are hanging around the old growth grass. However, the largest number of fish are probably out in 15-25 feet of water either on the bottom or suspended. The bass are definitely headed that direction. Right now it is possible to a catch a lot of fish on drop shot rigs, and for shallower fish flukes and topwaters are both working well. Tournament weights have dropped in recent weeks and it seems the biggest fish aren’t eating very well right now. Crappie: Slow to fair. Captain Bill Plumley reports crappie fishing remains pretty slow, with the fish reported being caught over brush in 8-15 feet of water. Very soon Captain Bill will start looking around deep docks. Lake Jocassee Trout: Good. Jocassee Outdoor Center reports that trout fishing has been pretty good, with most fishing activity taking place in 20-60 feet of water. The bigger fish have been in the 50-60 foot range, and fish have been caught trolling both large minnows and spoons. The two best areas have been the three rivers area and between the spillway and the dam

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3 & 4 Br MH & houses, located in Manning & Sumter. No Sect. 8. Rent + dep. req. Call 803-460-6216. For rent - Newly Renovated 3BR 1BA, $650 Mo. 4 br, 1 ba, $700 mo. Call 646-315-3274. 7265 Camden Hwy A large 3BR 1BA Remodeled. Large lot. $89K. Call 469-9800 2BR/1.5BA, duplex Ceiling fans, carpet/tile flrs, wht kit, stove/fridge, laundry rm, carport, shed, $600/mo + dep. No Pets. Available June 10 803-481-8286 leave message

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THE SUMTER ITEM

SUNDAY, MAY 24, 2015

The Thin of Ittransforming lives It’s about on ‘Extreme Weight Loss’ By Candace Havens FYI Television

Sunday, May 24 - 30, 2015

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Chris Powell believes integrity is the key to being successful on “Extreme Weight Loss,” returning Tuesday at 9 p.m. on ABC.

ers than ever before,” says Chris weight. But you’ll gain it back if Powell. “Two of our participants you aren’t doing what is necessary to transform your body. We have finished their weight loss journeys Husband and wife trainer team in just six months, which is unheard to make sure they are mentally Chris and Heidi Powell do more andcouple emotionally prepared forinto the a of. We’ve never had that before. advice. We We have one who was going By Candace Havens than help people lose weight. They Chris and I can relate to. I FYI Television journey ahead.” had a mind-blowing blended experiencefamily, with which transform lives on “Extreme Weight twoeven kids from Individual my previous marriage, or couple, thereand is a one contestant – andhave I’m not Loss,” returning at 9 p.m. then Chris and I had two together. 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They want to be safely in those first few months. through to lovethat’s theThe toolsPowells they need to be successful some to help this couple when we talk about integrity. loved. promise viewers will be surprised by some of the day-to-day“We situations for thethey rest see of their We aren’t keeping surround them withjust thattalking why. Itabout is easy for what thislives.” season. “We had more record that we, too, had experienced.” The boot camp happens in Aurora, wordand to other We’re people to begin a your journey then people. lose motivabreakers than ever before,” says Chris Powell. “Two One of jourthe hardesttion. partsThey of weight come out of the gatekeeping sprinting then of our participants finished their weight loss Colorado, at the University of Colotalking about yourand word to Every couple of weeks wedoing change neys in just sixHealth months, is unheard of. anyone We’ve is to fall loss for staydown. motivated. rado Anschutz andwhich Wellness yourself. 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When couples. “We get to work with people who are like be surprised by what they see this ‘promise keepers.’ That’s when they long as you’re eating less than you people start to honor that integrity, we call them us, but they’re struggling in a different way,” says season.“We “Weget hadtomore record break- about start towhen get results.” are burning every day, you’ll lose ‘promise keepers.’ That’s they start to get reHeidi. share our advice transformsults.”

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