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Boy takes 2 a.m. joyride in toy BMW

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Maybe he was looking for Mustang Sally. Perhaps he was going to Darlington to get his stripe.

There is little doubt, however, that he was born a ramblin’ man.

Sometime after his parents went to bed Saturday night in

their home on Rogers Street, a soon-to-be 3-year-old decided it was time to go for a spin. He somehow unlatched the front door and headed for the road.

Maybe he just wanted to break his first heart — his mom’s.

The boy’s mom said she and her husband were woken up

by Sumter County Sheriff’s Office deputies at about 2 a.m.

“I look in his bed, and he’s not there,” she said. “My heart dropped; I was crying; I was shaking.”

The wee wanderer didn’t get far, however.

His little cruise in his battery-powered white BMW X-6 was interrupted when he was corralled by one of the neighbors.

“A preacher’s wife, I be-

lieve,” mom said.

The woman took the traveling tyke to the nearby home of animal control officer Earl Bradley Sr., who called the dispatch office and requested a patrol unit.

Bradley and a deputy reportedly drove the youngster around the neighborhood on a search for his home before taking him to the sheriff’s of-

fice to await the arrival of a representative of S.C. Department of Social Services.

Deputies eventually located tracks that led to the boy’s “crib.”

Later, the parents went to the sheriff’s office to collect their wayward son.

“He never goes to the road

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Confusion ‘Battle Buddies’ course brings kids, surrounds 1st responders together for a cause cease-fire for Syria

BY BRADLEY KLAPPER The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Confusion reigned Monday about Syria’s new cease-fire as Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States and Russia could permit President Bashar Assad’s government to launch new airstrikes against alQaida-linked militants. The State Department quickly reversed itself.

Spokesman John Kirby said later there were no provisions under the nationwide truce for U.S.-Russian authorization of bombing missions

by Assad’s forces.

“This is not something we could ever envision doing,” he said.

Kerry’s comments at a news conference were the closest any American official had come to suggesting indirect U.S. cooperation with Assad since the civil war started in 2011. President Obama called on Assad to leave power more than five years ago; the U.S. blames the Syrian leader for a war that has killed perhaps a half-million people.

While Kirby called his boss’ remarks “incorrect,” Kerry’s statement reflected the general murkiness of an agreement that hasn’t been presented publicly in written form. The deal came after a marathon negotiation between Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov last Friday; descriptions by the two diplomats represent the only public explanation of what was agreed to.

Under the truce that went into effect at sundown Monday, Assad’s forces are no longer supposed to bomb Syria’s opposition, Kerry said.

If calm holds for seven days, the U.S. and Russia would then cooperate on how to jointly combat the alQaida-linked group formerly called the Nusra Front and now known as Jabhat Fatah al-Sham. But the two powers also could approve Syrian

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Kevin Pillsbury, 6, crawls under the cargo net during the Palmetto Optimist Club’s Battle Buddies Obstacle Course on Saturday at the field next to Shaw Air Force Base. The event was a fundraiser to give scholarships to local students.

Local club hosts obstacle course near base

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ocal families enjoyed a few hours of exercise, music and games during the Bat-

tle Buddies Obstacle Course hosted by Palmetto Optimist Club at Shaw Park on Saturday.

Chartered in May, Palmetto Optimist Club is a local volunteer organization dedicated to providing educational and recreational opportunities for children in Sumter and Clarendon counties.

Palmetto Optimist Club President Bonnie Jean Sherbert said the club’s primary focuses are to provide college scholarships for students in

Sumter and Clarendon counties as well as to promote literacy, appreciation of the arts and physical health.

Sherbert said the obstacle course is the club’s first big event since it was chartered, with about 30 mentors and about 60 children participating.

The obstacle course was created as a way to promote positive interaction between the youth and local officers, especially with everything you see in the media regarding law enforcement, said Nettie Bryant, director of health and fitness for the club.

You can either feed into the negativity or speak honestly about the situation and do something to change it, she said. Posting a message on social media is not going to do much, she said.

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Jaiden Wade, 7, decides which block to pull while playing a giant game of Jenga on Saturday.

Shaw is candidate for possible new MQ-9 Reaper wing FROM STAFF REPORTS Shaw Air Force Base is among candidate bases for a potential new MQ-9 Reaper wing with units that could be at as many as two locations,

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Air Force identified DavisMonthan Air Force Base, Arizona; Moody Air Force Base, Georgia; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska; and Shaw in South Carolina as

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Sheriff warns about unlicensed contractors According to a release from Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office, there have been numerous reports about three individuals advertising themselves as “contractors.”

These “contractors” do not have the appropriate state or local licenses and cannot get required inspections to complete their work.

Furthermore, their work is reportedly shoddy, and the “contractors” have refused to return the victims’ money.

All city and county residents are cautioned to check backgrounds and credentials before hiring a contractor including licensing, bonding, insurance and permits.

Building Industry Association to meet The Sumter Clarendon Chapter of the Building Industry Association of Central South Carolina will meet at 11:30 a.m. Thursday for an update on significant changes in building codes and inspection procedures with special guest speakers Steve Campbell, Sumter City-County building director, and Butch Avins, building official.

The meeting will be held at the Sumter Board of REALTORS training room, 26 E. Liberty St. Lunch will be provided to BIA members with a reservation; guests will be charged $15.

For more information, contact Nelle Tomlinson at (803) 775-6800, (803) 256-6238, or go to www.BIAofCentralSC.com.

New cards mailed out in Second Mill Precinct The Sumter County Voter Registration/Election Commission recently sent out a notice to all registered voters in the Second Mill Precinct that new voter registration cards were mailed out with their polling locations on them.

If you live in that precinct and did not receive a new card in the mail, call the office at (803) 436-2310, (803) 436-2312 or (803) 436-2313.

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First responders and members of the public gather behind Sumter Opera House on Sunday morning to observe the 15th anniversary of 9/11.

Community gathers to honor lives lost

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter residents and first responders gathered behind Sumter Opera House on Sunday morning during a memorial service in recognition of the 15th anniversary of the attacks on Sept.

11, 2001.

During the morning service, those who gathered stood and remembered the 2,977 lives lost that day as Edward Tabbutt with Shaw Air Force Base's 609 AOC Det. 1 unit played "Amazing Grace" on bagpipes.

After a prayer and moment of silence, community members took the short trip to Sumter Fire Department on East Hampton Street where another prayer and moment of silence were held in front of the 9/11 monument displaying a piece of steel from the World

Trade Center complex.

It's great to have the community come together to honor the victims of 9/11 as well as to show appreciation for first responders in the wake of 9/11 and also after the terrible flood last year, said Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter.

This day brings up many things for the community to reflect on, Sumter City Manager Deron McCormick said.

Not only should people remember the tragedy, but they should also celebrate the selflessness of public safety personnel, he said.

Residents should remember the great things about America and how people are willing to help strangers because it’s the right thing to do, he said.

"That was a day that changed our world," said Sumter Fire Chief Karl Ford.

Evil hit hard that day, but evil never

Edward Tabbutt, who is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, plays the bagpipes at Sunday’s memorial service. prevails, he said.

Ford said the community should remember daily the first responders and civilians who died on Sept. 11 and the military personnel who died.

Never forget why those men and women lost their lives, he said.

Palmetto Health Tuomey offers free stroke seminar

Walk to draw attention to infant mortality

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In recognition of September as Infant Mortality Awareness Month, Palmetto Health will host an Infant Mortality Awareness Walk at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Crosswell Park at Crosswell and Lafayette drives.

This event recognizes infants who are celebrating their first birthday and remembering those who are not.

Teams and groups are welcome to walk together. Registration is not needed. For additional information, call Palmetto Healthy Start at (803) 296-3780.

Palmetto Health Tuomey will offer a free stroke seminar from 6 to 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Palmetto Health Tuomey, conference room 1.

The seminar will be led

by Dr. Roham Moftakhar, chief of neurosurgery at Palmetto Health, and Dr. Souvik Sen, chair of neurology at Palmetto HealthUSC Medical Group Neurology.

The National Stroke Association reports that as many as 80 percent of strokes can be prevented by working with a health

care professional to reduce personal risk.

The leading causes of stroke and the most important controllable risk factors for stroke are: • high cholesterol; • smoking; • high blood pressure; and • diabetes.

Sen, an internationally known neurologist who specializes in stroke care and stroke research, said, “If you have any one of these conditions, it is suggested that you see your local physician. In addition to that, regularly exercise, watch your diet, and stop

smoking in order to reduce your risk of having a stroke.”

Sen also emphasizes the importance of knowing the warning signs of stroke and learning what to do in such an emergency.

“There are five classic signs and symptoms of stroke,” Sen said, “weakness affecting the face, arm or leg; numbness or lack of sensation in the face, arm or leg; difficulty with speech, either slurred speech, difficulty getting the words out or difficulty comprehending; and vision difficulty.”

The Palmetto Health

Stroke Center has a unique stroke team that was developed to assess and treat patients with Transient Ischemic Attacks, which can be a warning sign for an impending stroke and should be evaluated on an urgent basis.

Getting to the hospital quickly is vital in getting treatment and preventing permanent damage.

For more information on the Palmetto Health Stroke Center, call (803) 296-CARE (2273) or visit PalmettoHealth.org/StrokeCenter.

To register for the stroke seminar, call 1-800-2494340.

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Concept is simple, ‘When you start results are unexpected implementing

BY THAD MOORE The Post and Courier CHARLESTON — Four years ago, Hunter Heidenreich was interested in computer programming and art, so he started writing code that used algebra and trigonometry to draw patterns.

Basic algorithms, he realized, could produce interesting designs, colorful combinations of arcs and asymptotes — curving graph lines — you might expect from a graphing calculator gone haywire.

But Heidenreich shelved the files. A freshman in high school, he didn't have much use for them.

Four years later, he's found one. The Charleston 18-yearold and three friends started to make T-shirts and socks with the designs under the moniker ByteCode Designs, pitching their wares as "fashion for the digital native."

"People who have grown up with technology in the palm of their hand. People who see these pixel patterns, and they're like, 'Whoa. I don't know what's going on, but I like that,'" Heidenreich said.

To be sure, the patterns of ByteCode's shirts aren't as complex. The concept behind them is fairly simple, Heidenreich said: Give each pixel a set of numbers, run them through a few formulas and pair the numbers they produce with colors.

The results, though, are somewhat unexpected, with patterns that look like glitched-out computer screens and color schemes that belong in a dance club.

"When you start implementing trigonometry, that's when things can get really crazy," Heidenreich said.

"Let's say you have the equation for a circle. You would think if you put it in this program, it would draw a circle, but it doesn't. It loops through the colors in a circular pattern, so it ends up creating not a circle. It's kind of mind-blowing."

"None of us understand the process," added Mackenzie Pelletier, 17, of Charleston, who's helping market

trigonometry, that’s when things can get really crazy.’

HUNTER HEIDENREICH One of four friends in ByteCode Designs the shirts.

And in a way, that's the point.

The idea is to make programming fashionable, said Zachary Speaks, 18, of Charleston — to create something cool out of a concept like computer code, something that shapes much of modern life, even if it's not widely understood outside the tech community.

In a way, it's a play on computers and smartphones themselves — that they're enormously complicated but still have an immediate appeal. Users don't have to know how software works to know they like it.

The quartet, which is rounded out by Noah Evans, 18, of Charleston, hasn't sold many shirts yet, about 15 so far. But as they head off to college this fall they're hoping that their spreading networks will gin up business at their new schools, from Georgia to Pennsylvania.

They hope their marketing efforts will help, too. On top of traditional efforts of pitching strangers on Twitter and in Marion Square, they've structured ByteCode's website as a video game of sorts.

Tag the company in a tweet, and the store gains an experience point. Leave a review, and it gets five. Buy a shirt, and it goes up 20. As the site gains points, more products and patterns come out.

That's the point, too, Speaks said, to reference a concept immediately familiar to digital natives who grew up playing video games.

"It's who we want to be as a company and a clothing brand," Speaks said. "Part of that is an homage to our childhood."

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Confession in 1989 abduction clears man under scrutiny

BY AMY FORLITI The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — An elementary school music teacher who has lived under a cloud of suspicion since 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped from central Minnesota in 1989 can breathe easier now that another man has confessed to the boy's abduction and killing.

Dan Rassier was questioned about Jacob's abduction several times through the years and was subjected to lie detector tests and hypnosis. In 2010, authorities got search warrants to dig up his farm after they said he made suspicious statements to investigators and to Jacob's mother. He was then named a person of interest.

"I became toxic," Rassier said.

The case that haunted Minnesota for decades and devastated the community of St. Joseph, 80 miles northwest of Minneapolis, affected Rassier's life in ways that he says are hard to explain.

On Tuesday, Danny Heinrich, 53, of Annandale, confessed in federal court that he abducted, sexually assaulted and killed Jacob.

The confession "essentially cleared Dan Rassier as a person of interest in the Jacob Wetterling case," Stearns County Sheriff John Sanner said in an email to The Associated Press.

Heinrich said he buried the boy's body in a field in Paynesville, where Jacob's remains were recovered last week.

Rassier, now 60, was just days shy of his 34th birthday and home alone at his family's farm when Jacob was abducted from the road at the end of Rassier's driveway on the night of Oct. 22,

1989. He said the next day he told authorities about a car that had turned around in his driveway and later said he might have seen Jacob inside.

Court documents made public Friday show why authorities had Rassier on their list of potential suspects. Although he was highly detailed in describing his day, he couldn't provide details about the timeframe during Jacob's abduction.

He acted strangely under hypnosis, crying when Jacob's abduction was mentioned. He also made comments that authorities found unusual — for example, pointing out that there were many places on his property where someone could hide a body.

In 2009, authorities asked Jacob's mother, Patty Wetterling, to talk to Rassier while wearing a recording device. According to the documents, Rassier told Wetterling he didn't know what happened to Jacob and insisted that the driver of the car he saw was the abductor.

He also expressed a fear that if someone buried Jacob on his property, he'd be blamed.

Those statements and others were enough for the search warrant, a judge found.

After his name came out in 2010, parents at one school where he teaches got nervous, and an aide was put in his classroom. People stopped asking him to play the trumpet at weddings. His private music lessons virtually dried up. He lost some friends. All the while, Rassier, whom students call "Mr. BeBop," maintained he had nothing to do with Jacob's abduction.

Ann Reischl, a lifelong resident of St. Joseph Township and the town clerk, said she

Study shows 5-second rule is too generous for fallen food THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

In this Sept. 3 frame grab provided by KSTP-TV, Dan Rassier talks with a reporter at his farm near St. Joseph, Minnesota. Rassier, who lived under a cloud of suspicion since 11-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped from the end of his driveway in 1989, can finally breathe easier now that another man has confessed to the boy’s abduction and murder. always knew Rassier couldn't have harmed Jacob, but she knows some people wondered about him.

"I just don't think any apology (from law enforcement) is going to be big enough," she said. "The continual interrogation, and asking Dan to admit it ... and he kept saying, 'No, I didn't do it.' It's got to be frustrating."

Rassier said he thought he was helping and because of the experience he no longer trusts law enforcement. The release of the documents Friday just adds to his frustration and anger, he said, adding that he thinks the documents contain inaccuracies.

"It's impossible to fix what they broke," he said.

He said the stress in recent years affected his health, leaving him with headaches and causing him to miss work. As his relationships changed, he had to adapt and do more things on

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his own.

Yet he looks for the silver lining: Because of the scrutiny, he started helping his ailing father more. His dad died last year, two days after authorities announced Heinrich was a person of interest.

"I got to spend more time with my dad because of this happening," he said. "You try to look for something good out of it."

And while Heinrich's confession cleared Rassier, he's still troubled by the case. He feels for the Wetterlings, and now the truth has him wondering whether he could have done anything to stop the abduction.

"Would there have been anything that could've been done that could've saved him — if I would've done something differently?" he said.

"The only thing that could've saved him would've been me chasing the car."

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — It might be time to reconsider the five-second rule when thinking about eating food that has fallen on the floor.

Researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey say in a new study that bacteria can contaminate food that falls on the floor instantaneously.

The findings were published this month in the American Society for Microbiology's journal.

Researcher Donald Schaffner said the five-second rule is a "significant oversimplification of what actually happens when bacteria transfer from a surface to food."

Schaffner's research isn't the first to conclude that the favorite excuse for why that yummy snack that fell on the ground is still OK to eat is wrong.

The research did find that longer contact time means more bacterial transfer but that the type of food and surface is just as, or more, important.

The Rutgers researchers tested watermelon, bread, bread and butter and gummy candy on stainless steel, ceramic tile, wood and carpet.

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Clinton’s, Trump’s plans to help education differ sharply

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton has spent decades talking about the needs of children and touting the benefits of early education. It's a new subject for Donald Trump.

The Republican presidential nominee added plans for education to his still relatively thin roster of policy proposals this past week, unveiling an effort to spend $20 billion during his first year in office to help states expand school choice programs.

On education, the two candidates are as far apart as they are on any issue at stake in the 2016 election. A summary of their proposals:

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Lee Pitt attempts to chip a plastic golf ball into a corn hole board during the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce Rub O’ the Green Golf Tournament, presented by EMS-CHEMIE (North America), at Sunset Country Club on Friday. The money raised from golfers attempting the shot went to the winning team’s scholarship fund, Clemson’s IPTAY.

TRUMP: The billionaire businessman has embraced the concept popular among conservatives, which calls for students and their parents to be able to select the school they wish to attend — public, private, charter or magnet. To support that effort, Trump proposed reallocating an unspecified $20 billion in his first budget as president into block grants to states and directing them to use the money to help millions of elementary school students living in poverty attend the school of their choice.

That money "should follow the students," a concept known in education policy as portability.

CLINTON: Clinton has voiced support for charter schools, which operate with public money but are governed by an independent

"charter" rather than a community's established public education system. But Clinton does not back the broader concept of school choice. "I want parents to be able to exercise choice within the public school system — not outside of it — but within it, because I am still a firm believer that the public school system is one of the real pillars of our democracy, and it is a path for opportunity," she said in November 2015.

STUDENT LOANS AND DEBT TRUMP: He has decried the impact of debt from loans on college students, but beyond his often-stated promise to create jobs as president, he has not offered a concrete proposal to address what he called "one of the biggest questions I get is from people in college." Trump has criticized the federal government's student loan program for making a profit, telling The Hill newspaper in July 2015 "that's probably one of the only things the government shouldn't make money off. I think it's terrible that one of the only profit centers we have is student loans."

CLINTON: She has proposed that students from families making less than $125,000 a year be able to attend a public college or university in their home state without having to pay tuition and that all community colleges be tuition-free. Under her plan, students with existing student loan debt would be able to refi-

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nance, and Clinton promises a three-month moratorium on payments to allow those in debt to take steps to reduce their monthly payments.

Those deemed "entrepreneurs" will get a three-year deferment on their loans "so that student debt and the lack of family wealth is not a barrier to innovation in our country."

COMMON CORE TRUMP: The academic standards adopted in more than 40 states are a frequent target of Trump's ire. "We spend more by far, and we're doing very poorly. So, obviously, Common Core does not work," he said this past week. Trump has pledged to do away with the standards if elected, which could prove a challenge: they were created and adopted by states, not the federal government. Trump has also pledged that ripping up the state-developed standards and bringing education "to the local level" would immediately boost student performance.

CLINTON: Speaking in Iowa during the primary season, Clinton lamented what she called the "really unfortunate argument" about the standards. "It wasn't politicized," she said. "It was to try to come up with a core of learning that we might expect students to achieve across our country, no matter what kind of school district they were in, no matter how poor their family was, that there wouldn't be two tiers of education."

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Jails, prisons try to meet federal anti-rape rules

BY JUAN A. LOZANO The Associated Press HOUSTON — Miguel Moll knew the risk of rape when he was thrown into a Texas jail in 1989 after joyriding in a stolen car.

Then 17, he was placed in a holding pen in Houston, and an older inmate said of the teenager, "I got this one." The comment sparked the first of many fights Moll had while behind bars.

"The mentality you have to develop very quickly is either that of a wolf or that of a lamb," he recalled.

A generation later, the federal government has adopted guidelines intended to prevent prison rape in part by separating young offenders from adult inmates. But four years after the rules were supposed to take effect, they are proving difficult to adopt in the nation's crowded jails and penitentiaries.

Since 2012, states have been working to meet the standards set forth by the Prison Rape Elimination Act, or PREA, which was partially inspired by the 1996 death of Rodney Hulin, an undersized 17-yearold inmate who hanged himself in Texas after his requests for help following repeated rapes by adult inmates were denied.

Texas sheriff's offices say

Seoul: North Korea capable of another nuclear test SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is capable of detonating another nuclear device at its main atomic test site any time it chooses, Seoul officials said Monday, as the United States reportedly planned to send two nuclear-capable supersonic bombers to the South in a show of force against Pyongyang.

The speculation about any new nuclear test by the North comes three days after it conducted its fifth atomic bomb explosion. Friday's test was the North's most powerful test to date, and its claim to have used "standardized" warheads has sparked worries it was making headway in its push to develop small and sophisticated warheads to be topped on missiles.

After the test, the North's nuclear weapons institute said it will take unspecified measures to further boost its nuclear capability, which analysts said hinted at a possible sixth nuclear test.

South Korea's Defense Ministry spokesman Moon Sang Gyun said Monday that South Korea and U.S. intelligence authorities think North Korea has the ability to detonate another atomic device anytime at its main Punggye-ri nuclear test site, where the five previous atomic explosions took place.

Moon refused to say what specific evidence pointed to another possible North Korea test.

On Friday, South Korea's top military intelligence officer, Kim Hwang Rok, said that North Korea has two or three unused tunnels in the Punggyeri site where it can conduct an additional test if it wants.

Yonhap news agency, citing unidentified Seoul government sources, reported Monday there were signs the North had finished test preparations in an unused tunnel. Yonhap did not elaborate.

Seoul, Washington and their allies subsequently have vowed to apply more pressure and sanctions on Pyongyang in the wake of its latest nuclear test, the second this year.

But bad weather Monday delayed a U.S. plan for at least 24 hours to send warplanes from Guam to South Korea, as it has done in the past after major provocations by North Korea.

separating the two populations has been a challenge because of overcrowding and steep financial costs.

"It's a big logistical headache," Brazos County Sheriff Chris Kirk said.

The law was also supposed to provide for better staff training, improved reporting and investigation of all sexual assaults behind bars and more money for research.

In 2011-12, an estimated 4 percent of state and federal inmates and 3.2 percent of jail inmates reported experiencing one or more incidents of sexual victimization by another inmate or facility staff, according to the Justice Department.

The rape-prevention law "is a valuable and important act, and we take it very seriously," said Ryan Sullivan, a spokesman for the Harris County Sheriff's Office, which has about 150 youth offenders at its jail in Houston. The facility holds more than 9,000 inmates.

The Harris County Jail was cited in a May audit for not housing 17-year-old offenders apart from adult inmates.

Elsewhere in Texas, Dallas County is spending more than $11,000 per week to keep at least 60 juveniles separated from adults at its jail complex.

Like Moll, Art Medina was incarcerated at 17 in Texas. He was later sentenced to life in prison in 1985 for his role in a

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Miguel Moll plays a board game on Sept. 2 with Heaven Watkins, left, Rialey Mims, center, and another child, front, as he watches over them at an afterschool program at an apartment complex in Fort Worth, Texas. Moll knew the risk of rape when he was thrown into a Texas jail in 1989 after joyriding in a stolen car. A generation later, the federal government has adopted guidelines intended to prevent prison rape in part by separating young offenders from adult inmates. fatal Houston-area carjacking and spent 15 years in solitary confinement after seriously wounding an inmate who threatened to rape him. He was paroled after serving a total of 26 years.

Now in their 40s, both men have returned to the prison system as volunteers to help adopt the PREA standards.

Medina said in the past inmates felt like "nobody cares about them."

"That culture has changed.

People are being held accountable," he said.

The nation's 7,600-plus prisons, jails, community-based facilities and juvenile detention centers are being checked on their compliance with the

law. So far, only 12 states are in full compliance, according to the Justice Department.

Thirty-six other states say they are working to comply.

Still, the department said in an email that it sees "evidence of a very substantial effort nationwide" to satisfy the new standards.

The age separation has been especially complicated in states such as Texas that prosecute 17-year-olds as adults.

Advocates say some facilities still question whether the federal mandate applies to them.

In many jurisdictions, one of the biggest barriers is summoning the political will to make changes, said Brenda Smith, who was a member of

the National Prison Rape Elimination Commission, which helped develop the standards.

States that do not comply face losing 5 percent of their federal prison grants. County jails and local lockups are usually not included in the determination of whether a state is in compliance. Locally run facilities have no risk of losing federal money unless that funding is directly tied to a state contract for jail services.

Smith, a law professor at American University in Washington, D.C., said that means local authorities can only be held accountable by public criticism or lawsuits.

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Bryant said the event also honored military members just in time for the 15th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

The goal is to promote respect for law enforcement, military personnel and other first responders by getting everyone to do something challenging together, she said.

Local officers and military personnel served as mentors for the children and helped them navigate through the different obstacles.

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Palmetto Optimist Club also received support from local businesses that donated gift cards for door prizes as well as a demonstration from members of Cross Training Martial Arts-Karate.

Bryant and Sherbert said they hope to make Battle Buddies an annual community event.

Sherbert said the club also plans to partner with its sister group, Sumter Evening Optimist Club, to repair bikes this winter as well as host other fundraising events in the spring.

For more information about Palmetto Optimist Club, visit facebook.com/ PalmettoOptimistClub or send an email to PalmettoOptimistClub@gmail. com.

An MQ-9 Reaper taxis during the Cannon Air Show on May 29 at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.

REAPER FROM PAGE A1 crews will control the MQ-9 from that location, but no aircraft will be assigned to the units.

Shaw is reportedly also in the running for a second location that will be host to a full MQ-9 wing as well as a launch and recovery element, a mission control element, a maintenance group and operations support personnel, along with Eglin Air Force Base, Florida; Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida; and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. That location is expected to have as many as 24 MQ-9 aircraft assigned.

The article said the Air Force is pursuing additional basing locations to help “diversify assignment opportunities for personnel within the MQ-9 enterprise, provide increased opportunities for leadership from within the community, and provide flexibility to enhance integration with other organizations and capabilities.”

According to the article, the desire for additional locations for an MQ-9 wing was identi-

fied during surveys of officers and enlisted airmen involved in the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 enterprise as part of Air Combat Command’s Culture and Process Improvement Program.

“We are using the strategic basing process to determine the best locations for hosting additional locations for the MQ-9 mission,” said Jennifer L. Miller, the deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations. “As we go through the basing process, we will use the information we collect to help us determine the affordability and potential locations for expanding the MQ-9 enterprise.”

Site surveys at all of the potential locations will assess potential impacts to existing missions, infrastructure and manpower. They will also develop cost estimates to bed down the planned units, according to the article.

Based on the results of the site surveys, the Air Force plans to select the preferred alternatives as early as this winter. Final basing decisions will be made by the secretary of the Air Force after the requisite environmental analysis is complete, the article reported.

SYRIA FROM PAGE A1 combat missions against the group, he said.

“Assad is not supposed to be bombing the opposition because there is a cease-fire,” Kerry told journalists at the State Department. “Now he is allowed ... to target Nusra.

But that will be on strikes that are agreed upon with Russia and the United States in order to go after them.”

The U.S. had never previously spoken of approving military operations by Assad.

Later, Kerry’s spokesman said a “primary purpose of this agreement, from our perspective, is to prevent the Syrian regime air force from flying or striking in any areas in

JOYRIDE FROM PAGE A1 to play,” mom said. “He’s never outside by himself.”

She said she was thankful he didn’t get as far as the nearest highway.

The battery-powered BMW is now locked away, and she said they have put latches on all the doors inside and out.

She recommended other parents do the same.

“High enough they can’t reach them,” she added.

“He’s very, very smart,” she said. “Kids are smarter than we think.”

Mom seemed to be a little shaken by the boy’s adventure.

‘He’s very, very smart. Kids are smarter than we think.’

MOTHER OF TODDLER FOUND RIDING TOY CAR AT 2 A.M. SUNDAY “I can’t imagine what he was thinking being out there by himself in the dark,” she said.

A DSS agent accompanied the parents back to the home for an inspection and will be following up on the incident, according to a sheriff’s office report.

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Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, walks on a street with officials after performing the morning Eid al-Adha prayers in Daraya, a blockaded Damascus suburb, Syria, on Monday. which the opposition or Nusra are present.”

Once U.S.-Russian military cooperation is established, Kirby said, the focus would be to “coordinate military action between the U.S. and Russia,

not for any other party.”

Kerry implored all of Syria’s warring sides to adhere to the cease-fire. He said there has been a reduction in violence in its first hours and said it offers an opportunity for peace.

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Our country’s Constitution will endure

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n Sept. 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the Constitution of the United States of America, the document they’d created during the course of the previous four months.

Each year on Sept. 17, we celebrate Constitution Day to mark the achievements of the founding generation and to reflect on the central place of the United States Constitution in the past, present and future of our country.

This year, we’re in the midst of one of the more ex-

citing spectacles of our national life: a presidential election. We may be exhausted by what feels like an endDamien K. less camPicariello paign season, but we should not forget how remarkable it is that we settle our most important political questions with debate, discussion and free and fair elections rather than with violence and fraud.

The great political scientist Hans Morgenthau described this as “a very delicate flower of a very high political civilization” — and so it is.

But the exhaustion is real, too. In my Political Science 111 class, Controversies in American Politics, students tell me that they feel disillusioned by the state of our politics, dispirited by the choices available to them and frustrated by the words and actions of many of our leaders.

This is why it’s so important to understand the politics of the moment in light of the more enduring principles

of our founding documents.

This is why we spend half our time in POLI 111 discussing current events and following The Sumter Item in its coverage of national and local politics — but we spend the other half of our time discussing The Federalist Papers, the most eloquent and enlightening defense of the United States Constitution ever committed to paper.

Splitting our time and effort between contemporary news and The Federalist Papers reminds us that our political life as a country extends well beyond the politics of the mo-

ment. Tempering our excitement and exhaustion, we remember that this election, like others, will end — but our United States Constitution, and the extraordinary ideas and principles of our founding, will endure.

Damien K. Picariello is assistant professor of political science at USC Sumter. USC Sumter will be celebrating Constitution Day with a talk by Rep. G. Murrell Smith Jr. on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Arts and Letters Lecture Hall on the USC Sumter campus. The event is free and open to the public.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BEST OPPORTUNITIES STILL FOUND IN AMERICA With the recent anniversary of 9/11 (2001), I’m reminded of the courage of passengers on Flight 93 as they were hijacked by Muslim terrorists. They knew from phone calls to relatives that an attack on America was under way and that they were on a suicide mission to Washington, D.C. A vote was taken to rebel against their captors and seize control of the aircraft, knowing it probably meant their death. The alternative was to fly into a vital target in Washington, D.C., causing even more deaths. They immediately rushed the terrorists, causing their plane to crash (near Shanksville, Pennsylvania), killing all on board.

I just finished reading the book “Angel of Bataan” that also demonstrated unfettered love for our country. It was the aftermath of the Japanese Pearl Harbor attack, Dec. 7, 1941, and covered the story of an Army nurse stationed in the Philippines with many other nurses when they were attacked.

She saw hundreds killed but continued helping the wounded throughout the ordeal. She then spent more than three years in a Japanese POW camp under horrible conditions. Upon release, “she stated that not seeing our flag, nor hearing our national anthem meant more to them than anything else. She said they represented the difference between freedom and bondage and that those who would refuse to honor our flag and/or anthem have obviously never been denied both.”

During the Vietnam War, there was a POW who made a flag out of pieces of cloth and was brutally beaten when it was discovered.

Today, I read that an American school removed George Washington’s name from its building, and various sports stars like Colin Kaepernick are refusing to stand for our flag and national anthem. Kaepernick is a back-up football player who makes $19,000,000 per year in the only country in the world that makes it possible. Stances of this nature will not advance any cause.

Look around; every country has problems (especially with illegal immigrants and radical Muslims). Better schooling and a willingness to learn would help, but the best opportunities continue to be in America.

HARRY I. BISHOP Sumter

THERE NEVER WAS REAL UNITY AFTER ATTACKS Where is the unity? It’s swallowed up into the natural racism perfected in our

history.

It’s manifested in Donald Trump and those that support him.

There never was any real unity, just a period of mourning followed by overreaction. Fear of the other.

Fifteen years later and we are still watching planes crash into buildings, but this time we are piloting the planes.

LEE ROY CAMPBELL JR. Kingstree

PARTY SHOULD NOT BE PUT AHEAD OF COUNTRY This letter was sent to Sens. Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott and Rep. Jim Clyburn.

I am writing to you as an independent and part of this country that is disgusted with the choice we have in this year’s presidential election.

In your capacity, in serving our neighbors, we have come to a point where about 40 percent of this country is convinced that Congress is broken and they are willing to elect Donald Trump. They are so mad that they are willing to blow up this election and elect Trump. How did we get to this point?

Each of you shares a part of the blame when you put party ahead of country. I challenge you to work together with your opposition to put the country first. I realize that cannot be done without leadership and the Senate and congressional leadership are beyond working with one another.

We yearn for the days when Tip O’Neal and Ronald Reagan would have a dinner or a drink together and resolve some issue.

With Sen. Mitch McConnell and Harry Reid, that is impossible. I have some hope for majority leader Paul Ryan, but Rep. Nancy Pelosi is incapable of putting politics aside for the good of the country. We need new leadership in both parties if we are ever to go forward. I hold you responsible for this continuing log jam that does not resolve any of our problems. Get together with the opposition and elect new leaders before the American public loses all confidence in this great form of government that has been hijacked by partisanship.

I will not be voting for the presidential election, and I wonder if it does any good to vote for congressional seats as long as these divisive people remain in power.

And I have to ask you, are you part of the problem?

Don’t even bother sending a form letter back. We are tired of hearing talk; we demand action.

LARRY BROWN Sumter

COMMENTARY

The week that was ... embarrassing

W

ASHINGTON — America has had better weeks than the one just past.

Only days away from the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates convened for what was dubbed the “Commander-in-Chief Forum,” sponsored by NBC News and hosted by “Where in the world is Matt Lauer?”

Indeed.

And then there was the Libertarian candidate, Kathleen Gary JohnParker son, whose spaceship apparently had just landed in the middle of Earth’s 2016. Appearing Thursday on “Morning Joe,” he responded to Mike Barnicle’s question about Aleppo with, “And what is Aleppo?” Barnicle might as well have said it was an Italian coffeemaker and moved on.

At the forum, we learned that Lauer apparently just got wind that Clinton used a private email server because he devoted fully one-third of her allotted time to questions about the email, which has been investigated exhaustively, including by the FBI, for about two years. Otherwise, we learned that Clinton’s top counterterrorism goal is to defeat the Islamic State, which failed to awaken any of the thousands of people who requested an induced coma until after Nov. 8.

From Trump we learned that he built a great company, which was news to us, and that he has a plan for defeating the Islamic State, but he’s not about to tell anyone because he might win the election and

then the terrorists would know that he intends to ask his top generals for a plan.

We also learned, because we’ve never heard this before, that the U.S.-led Iraq invasion was a mistake that Clinton once favored and that Trump did not, except that he did. But who, pray tell, ever cared what Trump the New York real estate developer thought about our military plans for Iraq?

Why not just ask Joe the doorman at 30 E. 76th St.? Or the cashier at Madison Avenue’s 3 Guys Restaurant?

Today, let’s face it, everybody’s against it after they were for it.

Clinton seems to have abandoned even her qualifying trope for voting for the Iraq invasion — based on the intelligence we had at the time. At the forum, rising from her seat, she simply and solemnly intoned that it “was a mistake.”

This was a noteworthy moment, obviously premeditated in anticipation of the question, and seems to have been choreographed to convey statesmanlike buck-stops-here gravitas. A curious choice when speaking to the military audience gathered and an unqualified obscenity to the ears of families whose loved ones perished. Why not use the opportunity to say that as commander in chief, her first order of business would be to ensure no such intelligence failure ever happens again?

Similarly curious was Trump’s response outlining his qualifications to command the military: “I’ve built a great company.” For real? He missed an obvious opening to say something thoughtful and original that highlights what he has over his opponent — a record of dealmaking and negotiation. He had a chance to create a new narrative: If war is a failure of diplomacy, then

Trump could say he’s uniquely qualified to use his talents to end all wars.

This isn’t necessarily so, but it sure beats his usual campaign Big Talk about nukes and nationalistic jingoism. Instead, he essentially finessed the forum by saying so little of substance that no one’s the wiser and his supporters can continue to invent whatever fantasy narrative gets them through the night. Including, it would seem, that it’s OK for the Republican nominee to blow kisses at Vladimir Putin, whom Mitt Romney long ago, and to much eye-rolling, identified as our greatest geopolitical foe.

Not to Trump, who declared Wednesday that Putin is a far better leader for Russia than Barack Obama has been for the U.S. Never mind that Putin — former KGB officer, aggressor, oppressor, autocrat and, yes, dictator — leads in part by ensuring that his opponents cease breathing. Is this really Trump’s idea of leadership?

What could go wrong?

To distill the week: Clinton proved herself knowledgeable, if foggy, and experienced in public affairs, as well as in artifice and deceit. Trump is a substance-free figment of his own imagination whose stated reason for running for president is that he thinks he can win. Finally, Johnson is a former governor who stopped smoking pot to run for commander in chief because a crow landed on his shoulder in the New Mexico desert and whispered in his ear that he should.

Missing Romney yet?

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

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‘Deadliest Catch’ finds dangerous new waters

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH After 12 seasons and counting, “Deadliest Catch” gets its own spin-off. “Deadliest Catch: Dungeon Cove” (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-14) follows four families striving to make a living and stay alive while hunting down Dungeness crab in a dangerous stretch of Oregon coastline.

• The five-part series “Taking Fire” (10 p.m., Discovery) follows American soldiers patrolling dangerous areas of Afghanistan, featuring real combat footage captured by helmet cameras and other handheld devices.

• With students back in school, “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) devotes two segments to education. “A Subprime Education” examines growing concern about the multi-billion-dollar private college industry. While institutions sell themselves as incubators of innovative education and escalators to success, in too many cases, for-profit schools have merely collected tuition and left students saddled with crippling debt without providing a useful degree.

And much of the funding for these so-called universities comes from governmentbacked loans. Some have compared their fraudulent and predatory practices to that of shady banks during the subprime lending bubble that contributed to the crash of 2008.

“Schools” have resorted to aggressive recruiting, enrolling homeless people and drug addicts, just to keep the “tuition” flowing.

A second segment, “The Education of Omarina” follows up on a 2012 report on efforts to reduce the high school dropout rate and tells the story of a single student, Omarina Cabrera, and her path from a troubled Bronx middle school to college.

• Debuting tonight, the eightpart series “The Contenders: 16

for 16” (8 p.m., PBS, check local listings) reviews 50 years of presidential politics and recalls distinctive campaigns, some well known and others all but forgotten. Tonight’s “contenders” include Brooklyn Rep. Shirley Chisholm, who ran in 1972, when the thought of a black person or woman becoming a major party’s nominee seemed beyond fantasy.

Another segment explores Arizona Sen. John McCain’s first failed effort, his 2000 “Straight Talk” express campaign that appeared to charm the press corps before running into the buzz saw of power politics.

Next week, “Contenders” examines the against-the-grain races of Howard Dean (2004) and Pat Buchanan (1992 and ‘96).

TV ON DVD TV-themed DVDs available today include “Suspects, Series 3 and 4.”

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • The top 10 compete on “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

• Mo Collins and Nicole Sullivan guest-star on “MADtv” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

• A trip to Thailand concludes “Better Late Than Never” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Donna and Gordon enjoy a staycation on “Halt and Catch Fire” (10 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

• Boulder police keep the focus on the family on part two of “JonBenet: An American Murder Mystery” (10 p.m., ID, TV-14).

• Earn goes out on a date without much in his wallet on “Atlanta” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

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A battle with Hive on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14).

SERIES NOTES Julie Chen hosts “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Holt needs help on “Brooklyn NineNine” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * On two episodes of “The Middle” (ABC, r, TV-PG), a sneaky party (8 p.m.), maternal meddling (8:30 p.m.) * Facing Zoom on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, r, TVPG) * Schmidt goes above and beyond on “New Girl” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Interagency cooperation on “NCIS” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Framed for murder on “Lucifer” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Family news on “Fresh Off the Boat” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Breaking rules on “The Real O’Neals” (9:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Missing explosives on “NCIS: New Orleans” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) *

LATE NIGHT Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Millie Bobby Brown and the Head and the Heart are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Shailene Woodley, Carol Burnett, Jason

Aldean and Wayne Newton on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Bill Hader, Sarah Jones, Test Pattern and Matt Garstka visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Donald Glover, Jimmy Johnson and Grouplove appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter Chapter of the Nawill meet at 4 p.m. on Suntional Federation of the Blind day, Sept. 18, at the Lincoln Military Order of Purple Heart to meet of South Carolina will meet High School cafeteria, CounThursday at 7 p.m. today at Shilohcil Street. Call James L. Randolph Manor, 125 W. Green at (803) 968-4173.

Bartlette St. Delois WoodEdmunds High School Class of ard, president of the League 1966 will hold its 50th reof Women Voters, will union on Saturday, Sept. 24, speak. Transportation proat the Sumter County Musevided within the coverage um. Cost is $30 for singles, area. Visit the group’s blind $60 for couples. Kent Mims awareness booth at the and Coty Cuttino are orgaSumter County Fair. Contact nizing a golf outing for the Debra Canty, chapter presiafternoon of Friday, Sept. 23. dent, at (803) 775-5792 or Call Myra Moore Wilt at debra.canty@frontier.com.

(803) 491-4624.

Donations are welcome and The Heart of Sumter Neighborshould be mailed to NFB hood Association’s (HSNA) 10th Sumter Chapter, P.O. Box Annual Art in the Park will be 641, Sumter, SC 29151. held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Google Debra Canty’s story on Saturday, Sept. 24, in Hison YouTube. toric Memorial Park.

The General George L. Mabry The Sumter Branch NAACP will Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, of the Purple Heart will meet Sept. 25, at Union Station at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Sept.

AME Church, 945 S. Main St. 15, at the Sumter Combat Veterans Group building, 529 The South Carolina Department of Social Services will hold an N. Wise Drive. All Purple informational drop-in for foster Heart recipients and those care recruitment from 4 to 7 interested in association p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at membership are invited.

Weldon Auditorium, 7 Maple Call (803) 773-0658.

St., Manning. Visit www.scThe Lincoln High School Presfamilies.org. To apply to be ervation Alumni Association a foster parent, call Heartwill sponsor a dinner fundraisfelt Caring at (888) 828-3555. er from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16, at the Lincoln High School cafeteria, Council Street. Cost is $8 per person and menu will be a soul food dinner. Dine in or take out. Call (803) 968-4173.

The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will hold a golf tournament on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course, 1305 Clara Louise Kellogg Drive. There will be a 9 a.m. shotgun start. Registration fee is $50 per golfer limited to the first 20 teams.

Fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, souvenirs, cart, green fees, refreshments during play and door prizes. Team format will be Captain’s Choice Four-Person Team. Call Earnest at (803) 840-0935 or Johnny at (803) 236-0488.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association

The Disabled American Veterans will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 27, at 18 Hardpack Road (off of S.C. 441).

The Disabled American Veterans will hold a pancake dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 29, at 18 Hardpack Road.

Fall Family Farm Day at Old McCaskill’s Farm will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 8. Old McCaskill Farm is located at 377 Cantey Lane, Rembert.

Take the whole family and enjoy live music, farm fresh concessions and good old farm fun. There will be hay rides, games, a pumpkin patch, horse rides and more. Admission is $5 per person; children 2 and under free. Visit www.oldmccaskillfarm.com.

PUBLIC AGENDA LEE COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 9 a.m., council chambers

SUMMERTON TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., town hall

SUMTER HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Today, noon, Sunset Country Club

MAYESVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Today, 7 p.m., town hall

LYNCHBURG TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Teen Center on Magnolia Street, Lynchburg SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers PINEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall

CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE AREA COMMISSION MEETING Thursday, 5:30 p.m., building M500, second floor, President’s Conference Room, main campus, 506 N. Guignard Drive CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Thursday, 7:30 p.m., district office, Turbeville

TURBEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stay on top of EUGENIA LAST whatever project interests you. Make plans with someone you want to partner with on future projects or developments. A change in your position will offer you more responsibility as well as a higher income.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Use your past experiences to pave the road to a better future. Your charm will win you favors and help you gather support. Discuss your financial plans with someone you trust to push you in the right direction.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Forget about past losses and move on to new opportunities. Engage in work-related events or activities that will help you become known among influential colleagues.

Romance is highlighted.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Consider ways to make your home more convenient, or consider making a move that will ease your stress and free up some cash. You are due for a change that will encourage you to interact more with like-minded people.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Visiting a place you’ve never been before will encourage your personal growth. A remodeling project at home or a positive physical change should be considered. Romance is in the stars and will alter your mood for the better.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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Partly cloudy and humid

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WEDNESDAY

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Gaffney 86/66 Spartanburg 86/67

Greenville 86/68

Columbia 87/72

Sumter 86/70

Aiken 86/69

ON THE COAST

Charleston 86/73

Today: Clouds and sun with a shower or thunderstorm in spots. High 82 to 86.

Wednesday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 81 to 85.

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NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

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

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Myrtle Beach 85/73

Manning 86/71

Today: Some sun with a thunderstorm in spots. Winds east 4-8 mph.

Wednesday: Partly sunny. Winds east becoming east-southeast 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 88/70

Bishopville 86/69

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Pay attention to what’s going on with your peers and how they respond to you. Knowing who is in your corner and who isn’t will help you enlist the right people when help is needed. Romance and selfimprovement are encouraged.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Take matters into your own hands and do things your way. A unique approach will surprise onlookers and help you build your reputation as a problem-solver. Don’t allow your emotions to get in the way of your progress. Stay focused.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make the subtle changes that will help make you appear more professional. Send out your resume or delve into something that interests you and see if you can turn it into additional income.

Romance is in the stars.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Check out what’s being offered, but don’t sign up for something until you know exactly what’s expected of you. Someone’s hidden agenda will surface if you are too trusting.

Negotiate on your own behalf.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Express your feelings and make a proposal that will help you bring about the changes that will make you happy. A change in the way you earn your living will result from using your unique skills.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let uncertainty cost you. Step back VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get and do nothing if you have any involved in something that you reservations about how to handle a find entertaining. The time spent situation. Work on a creative will fuel new ideas and plans that project that will keep you will help you deal with any domestic or family responsibilities. occupied. Avoid arguments of any Update an old dream to suit today’s kind.

Lilian Peter comments on her photo submission, “This lone cypress stands along the famous 17-mile drive near Pebble Beach in California. It has withstood Pacific storms and winds for roughly 250 years, and it clings to the granite rock. It is testament to the hardiness of these Monterey Cypress trees. Fences and cables now give it added protection. It is the most photographed tree in North America.”

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandra@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please. Photos of poor reproduction quality may not publish. With the exception of pictures that are of a timely nature, submitted photos will publish in the order in which they are received.

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y the time this column is read, San Francisco backup quarterback Colin Kaepernick will have put the dot on the weekend of national anthem protests and showings of unity throughout the National Football League. It would have to be a dot instead of an exclamation point because if Kaepernick follows his past action he’ll be taking a knee kneeling instead of standing for Dennis the national anBrunson them.

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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) scrambles as Troy players chase him during last Saturday’s 30-24 victory in Clemson.

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

All will likely be forgiven

by Clemson fans if Watson and the Tigers quickly reCLEMSON — Clemson turn to their explosive 2015 quarterback Deshaun Watform. son has apologized to Tigers’ So far, though, No. 5 Clemfans for his “negative enerson has been an offensive gy” that he believes has con- mishmash of overthrown tributed to the team’s slugballs, dropped passes and gish start on offense. line breakdowns in too-closeWatson said he spoke with for-comfort wins over Auquarterbacks coach Brandon burn (19-13) in the season Streeter on Sunday night opener and Troy (30-24) on and head coach Dabo SwinSaturday — a far cry from ney on Monday morning the “super offense “ they about re-focusing his attiwere expected to have this tude to more of the fun-lovseason. ing, care-free vibe he The Tigers (2-0) play FCS brought to the Tigers in his opponent South Carolina freshman and sophomore State this week, a team seasons. they’ve outscored 179-20 in “It’s a blessing, it’s a privi- three all-time meetings. lege to be in this position,” For Watson, 20-2 as ClemWatson said. “It just kind of son’s starter, the next game got away from me for a little will be a mix of fun and exebit with all the attention that cution.

I’ve gotten. So, I’ve just got to “We’ve got to get back to find myself and be back.” basics and playing Clemson

and repetitive.

He apologized for that, too.

“It can easily be on the flip side,” Watson, the possible No. 1 pick in next year’s NFL draft, said with a smile.

“No one wanting to talk to me.”

Watson was far from alone The Associated Press in offensive miscues against Watson apologized to Tigers’ Troy. Co-offensive coordinafans for his “negative energy” tor Jeff Scott counted eight that he believes has contributdrops from Tiger receivers, ed to the team’s sluggish start Deon Cain, Hunter Renfrow on offense. and Trevion Thompson all missing balls that could’ve football,” he said.

— should’ve in Scott’s opinWatson, who turns 21 on ion — been touchdowns.

Wednesday, acknowledged There was also receiver the crush of media attention Ray-Ray McCloud’s massive last season as Clemson rose punt return flub, flipping the to No. 1 disrupted his routine ball at the 1 before crossing and, at times, his laid-back into the end zone to negate nature. When things intensi- what would’ve been a 75fied this offseason, Watson yard special teams’ touchwore a more sullen face to down. interviews, his answers to see CLEMSON, Page B3 questions becoming clipped

McIlwain might start at QB over senior Orth COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s coaches have been pleased with senior quarterback Perry Orth’s play this season. Orth might lose his starting job anyway.

The Gamecocks have to do something to spark their offense, and that might mean starting freshman quarterback Brandon McIlwain in place Orth this week.

“That position affects everybody,” South Carolina head coach Will Muschamp said Sunday, one day after his team fell 27-14 to Mississippi State in Starkville, Miss.

Orth played the entire first half against the Bulldogs, finishing with 83 passing yards on 9 of 17 passing as the Gamecocks gained only 90 yards. McIlwain took all the second half snaps. He threw for 126 yards and two touchdowns, rushed for 17 yards, and the Gamecocks gained 153 yards.

“We needed to get a little

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Playoffs begin with amped up aggression

By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

USC FOOTBALL

By Josh Kendall The State

I don’t agree with the way Kaepernick and those players who have joined him in the last couple of weeks have protested what he terms the oppression of blacks and other minorities, in particular in regards to police brutality. What is good about this country in which we live is we have the right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression.

However, there is a proper time and place for those instances of expression, and during the national anthem prior to a sporting event isn’t one of them. It certainly draws attention to their cause, but that can be done through one’s words. And no matter what you think of Kaepernick’s opinion, he has expressed his feelings eloquently.

His actions have been more divisive than his words though and have turned people’s attention away from what he is trying to point out to people.

spark, and we did move the ball a little better in the second half,” Muschamp said.

It should be noted South Carolina gained 163 yards on two drives late in the fourth quarter when Mississippi State was playing a conservative defense in order to protect a large lead.

“We will see how both those guys practice and continue to evaluate the situation,” Muschamp said.

“Brandon did some good things when he was in there, and Perry did some nice things as well. We have to play better around them. We will look at it.”

Asked if he would consider a change just for change’s sake in order to shake up a stagnant offense, Muschamp replied, “No doubt.”

The Gamecocks (1-1 overall, 1-1 SEC) take on East Carolina at 4 p.m. Saturday in Williams-Brice Stadium.

It’ll be the first home game of Muschamp’s South Carolina career.

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South Carolina quarterback Perry Orth (10) looks for an open resee USC, Page B3 ceiver against Mississippi State on Saturday in Starkville, Miss.

RICHMOND, Va. — After seven months and 28 races, NASCAR has hit that part of the season that really matters.

The start of the playoffs signifies a shift in attitude and aggression, and if there was any doubt the mindset had changed, Kevin HARVICK Harvick posted a warning about his mood for the next 10 weeks.

It was a video of an angry bull charging into the grandstands.

And so the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship begins Sunday at Chicagoland Speedway with 16 drivers laser-focused on the big prize. It’s 10 races, three rounds of elimination, and every man for himself.

So don’t be surprised if tempers boil over, paint is traded on the track, angry words are exchanged.

It’s already started, to a degree. Tony Stewart has intentionally wrecked drivers in two consecutive races, including Saturday night’s regular-season finale with contact that officially ended Ryan Newman’s shot at making the Chase.

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11 a.m. – Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour Ladies European Masters Third Round from Denham, England (GOLF).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – FC Rostov vs. Bayern Munich (ESPN2).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Celtic vs.

Barcelona (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Arsenal vs.

Paris Saint-Germain (FOX SPORTS 2).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match – Borussia Monchengladbach vs. Manchester City (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – International Hockey: World Cup of Hockey Pre-Tournament Match from Washington – Finland vs. United States (ESPN).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Miami at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7) 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at New York Yankees or Baltimore at Boston (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Minnesota at Chicago (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Eddie Ramirez vs. Kevin Watts in a Junior Welterweight Bout from Nice, Calif.

(FOX SPORTS 1).

10 p.m. – Major League Soccer: U.S. Open Cup Final Match -- New England at Dallas (ESPN2, UNIVISION).

10:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Phoenix at Los Angeles (NBA TV).

MLB standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division

Boston Toronto Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Central Division

Cleveland Detroit Kansas City Chicago Minnesota West Division

Texas Seattle Houston Los Angeles Oakland

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Sunday’s Games

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Boston 11, Toronto 8 Baltimore 3, Detroit 1 Cleveland 7, Minnesota 1 Kansas City 2, Chicago White Sox 0 L.A. Angels 3, Texas 2 Seattle 3, Oakland 2 Chicago Cubs 9, Houston 5

Monday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.

Oakland at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Tuesday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers (Urias 5-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-12), 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Smyly 6-11) at Toronto (Dickey 9-14), 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore (Bundy 8-5) at Boston (Price 15-8), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 5-9) at Detroit (Boyd 5-3), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Cotton 1-0) at Kansas City (Duffy 11-2), 7:15 p.m.

Cleveland (Bauer 11-6) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 11-10), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Griffin 7-4) at Houston (Paulino 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

Seattle (Walker 5-10) at L.A. Angels (Meyer 0-2), 10:05 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay (Cobb 0-0) at Toronto (Stroman 9-7), 12:37 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 6-11), 4:05 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 7-10) at Boston (Porcello 20-3), 7:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Duffey 8-11) at Detroit (Sanchez 7-13), 7:10 p.m.

Oakland (Manaea 5-9) at Kansas City (Ventura 10-10), 7:15 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 11-8) at Chicago White Sox (Rodon 7-8), 8:10 p.m.

Texas (Holland 7-7) at Houston (Musgrove 2-4), 8:10 p.m.

Seattle (Iwakuma 15-11) at L.A. Angels (Skaggs 3-3), 10:05 p.m.

National League East Division

Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division

Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division

Los Angeles San Francisco Colorado San Diego Arizona

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Sunday’s Games

Miami 3, L.A. Dodgers 0 N.Y. Mets 10, Atlanta 3 Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 0 Washington 3, Philadelphia 2 Milwaukee 2, St. Louis 1 San Francisco 5, Arizona 3 Colorado 3, San Diego 2, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 9, Houston 5

Monday’s Games

L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Colorado at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Brault 0-2) at Philadelphia (Thompson 1-5), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Fernandez 14-8) at Atlanta (Teheran 5-9), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Guerra 8-3) at Cincinnati (Adleman 2-3), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Hoffman 0-3) at Arizona (De La Rosa 4-5), 9:40 p.m.

NFL Standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

New England N.Y. Jets Miami Buffalo South

Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Tennessee North

Baltimore Cincinnati Pittsburgh Cleveland West

Kansas City Denver Oakland San Diego

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W 1 0 0 0

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W 1 1 0 0

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W 1 1 1 0

L 0 0 0 1

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T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 33 27 0 1.000 21 20 0 1.000 35 34 0 .000 27 33

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Washington Dallas South

Tampa Bay Carolina New Orleans Atlanta North

Minnesota Detroit Green Bay Chicago West

Seattle Los Angeles San Francisco Arizona

W 1 1 0 0

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W 1 0 0 0

L 0 1 1 1

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Thursday’s Games

Denver 21, Carolina 20

Sunday’s Games

Baltimore 13, Buffalo 7 Minnesota 25, Tennessee 16 Houston 23, Chicago 14 Philadelphia 29, Cleveland 10 Cincinnati 23, N.Y. Jets 22 Tampa Bay 31, Atlanta 24 Green Bay 27, Jacksonville 23 Oakland 35, New Orleans 34 Kansas City 33, San Diego 27, OT Seattle 12, Miami 10 N.Y. Giants 20, Dallas 19 Detroit 39, Indianapolis 35 New England 23, Arizona 21

Monday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Washington, 7:10 p.m.

Los Angeles at San Francisco, 10:20 p.m.

Thursday, Sep. 15

N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Sep. 18

San Francisco at Carolina, 1 p.m.

Dallas at Washington, 1 p.m.

Miami at New England, 1 p.m.

New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 1 p.m.

Tennessee at Detroit, 1 p.m.

Kansas City at Houston, 1 p.m.

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Arizona, 4:05 p.m.

Jacksonville at San Diego, 4:25 p.m.

Indianapolis at Denver, 4:25 p.m.

Atlanta at Oakland, 4:25 p.m.

Green Bay at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Sep. 19

Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

New York Atlanta Chicago Indiana Washington Connecticut

W L Pct GB 21 11 .656 — 16 15 .516 4½ 16 15 .516 4½ 16 15 .516 4½ 12 19 .387 8½ 11 20 .355 9½

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Minnesota Los Angeles Seattle Phoenix Dallas San Antonio

W L Pct GB 26 5 .839 — 24 8 .750 2½ 15 17 .469 11½ 14 17 .452 12 11 21 .344 15½ 6 25 .194 20

Sunday’s Games

Chicago 96, Connecticut 86 Indiana 80, Washington 73 Minnesota 81, San Antonio 76 Dallas 84, New York 81 Phoenix 86, Atlanta 75 Seattle 78, Los Angeles 60

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

Washington at New York, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

San Antonio at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

STATS FCS Poll

The top 25 teams in the STATS Football Championship Subdivision poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 10, points and previous rank:

Record Pts Pvs 1. N. Dakota State (151) 2-0 4205 1 2-0 4046 2 2. Richmond (18) 3. Sam Houston State 1-0 3757 4 4. Jacksonville State 1-1 3350 5 5. Illinois State 2-0 3293 10 2-0 3291 6 6. Chattanooga 7. Montana 2-0 3103 14 8. Eastern Washington 1-1 2851 8 9. South Dakota State 1-1 2789 9 10. Northern Iowa 1-1 2741 3 11. James Madison 2-0 2560 12 1-2 2381 7 12. Chas. Southern 13. William & Mary 1-1 2116 13 1-1 1869 11 14. McNeese State 15. Citadel 2-0 1860 15 16. Western Illinois 2-0 1765 18 17. Coastal Carolina 2-0 1514 17 18. North Carolina A&T 2-0 1238 23 19. Portland State 1-1 1044 16 20. Youngstown State 1-1 771 20 21. Villanova 1-1 757 22 1-1 618 24 22. New Hampshire 23. Colgate 0-1 606 21 24. Northern Arizona 0-2 443 19 25. Albany 2-0 385 NR Others: Towson 212, Harvard 153, Eastern Illinois 144, Samford 128, Fordham 112, Grambling State 112, Eastern Kentucky 101, Southern Utah 92, North Dakota 92, Alcorn State 71, Stony Brook 59, Western Carolina 47, Nicholls 38, Delaware 31, Montana State 22, Cal Poly 20, Penn 20, Tennessee State 17, Furman 16, Central Arkansas 16, South Dakota 13, Dayton 12, Dartmouth 8, Liberty 6, BethuneCookman 5, Florida A&M 5, UT Martin 5, Monmouth 5, Wofford 5, Weber State 2, Southern Illinois 2, Northern Colorado 1.

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago Cubs (Lester 16-4) at St. Louis (Martinez 14-7), 1:45 p.m.

San Diego (Perdomo 7-9) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 14-8), 3:45 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 11-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 6-11), 4:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gsellman 2-1) at Washington (Roark 14-8), 4:05 p.m.

So does U.S. Open champion Wawrinka belong to a Big 5?

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

4, like that,” he added with a smile. “I’m me.”

Maybe it doesn’t matter NEW YORK — For how Wawrinka is characyears, the duo of Roger Fe- terized. His accomplishderer and Rafael Nadal ments are worthy enough dominated men’s tennis. on their own, without any Along came Novak sort of embellishment or Djokovic, and suddenly stamp of approval via a there was a group of stars status conferred by others. known as the Big 3, a trio Wawrinka is ranked No. that has won 39 of the past 3, behind Djokovic and 47 major championships.

Murray, and ahead of the And then Andy Murray recently injured Nadal and elbowed his way in at the Federer at the moment. He top, creating what some also has a bit of a conreferred to as a Big 4. founding overall record.

So now where does Stan Yes, Wawrinka owns Wawrinka fit among the those three all-important sport’s elite? After all, his trophies and stands one U.S. Open title gives him Wimbledon title away from three Grand Slam trobecoming the ninth man to phies, the same total as complete a career Grand Murray, and each one Slam; and, yes, he beat came via a victory in the Djokovic en route to all final against the man three; and, yes, he is 3-0 in ranked No. 1 at the time. major finals; and, yes, he Should the discussion shift has beaten the owner of to a Big 5, perhaps? the No. 1 ranking in each At least one person says of those; and, yes, he has absolutely not: Stan the won his past 11 tournaMan, himself. ment finals.

“First, I think it’s not There are, however, fair for them to put me some gaps that could use there. I think they’ve been filling. there more than 10 years.

For one thing, he is 0-19 ... They’ve been winning against whoever is No. 1 in everything, and I think it’s all settings other than a just not fair,” Wawrinka title match at a major. For said Monday, meeting with another, he owns exactly reporters a day after beat- one Masters 1000 title, well ing Djokovic 6-7 (1), 6-4, behind the pack: Since 7-5, 6-3 in the final at 2009, Djokovic has 26, Flushing Meadows.

Nadal 16, and Federer and “The Big 4 stays the Big Murray 10 apiece.

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Transactions

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BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHP Alec Mills from Omaha (PCL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Recalled INF Renato Nunez from Nashiville (PCL).

Selected the contract of 1B-OF Matt Olson from Nashville.

SEATTLE MARINERS — Recalled INF Mike Freeman, RHP Cody Martin and INF Dan Vogelbach from Tacoma (PCL).

National League CINCINNATI REDS — Recalled RHP Abel De Los Santos from Pensacola (SL) and RHP Matt Magill from Louisville (IL).

PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reinstated RHP Gerrit Cole from the 15-day DL. American Association SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Exercised the 2017 contract options on LHP Demetrius Banks, LHP Joe Bircher, RHP Madison Boer, RHP Stephen Bougher, RHP Ray Hanson, RHP Jose Ortega, LHP Kris Regas, LHP Billy Waltrip, C Mike Falsetti, C Michael Pair, INF Patrick Fiala, INF Darwin Perez, INF Blake Schmit, OF Ethan Chapman, OF JC Linares, OF Cameron Monger, OF Aaron Owen, OF Taylor Zeutenherst and LHP Josh Ferrell.

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L.A. Dodgers (Urias 5-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 8-12), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 13-8) at Washington (Cole 1-2), 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nova 12-6) at Philadelphia (Asher 1-0), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (Esch 0-1) at Atlanta (Wisler 6-11), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 5-6) at Cincinnati (Straily 11-8), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Hammel 14-8) at St. Louis (Garcia 10-12), 8:15 p.m.

Colorado (De La Rosa 8-7) at Arizona (Ray 7-13), 9:40 p.m.

San Diego (Richard 2-3) at San Francisco (Suarez 3-3), 10:15 p.m.

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officers who were murdered earlier this year? Of course, the Cowboys From Page B1 didn’t do it, but they had gone through the proper channels and put in a request to the NFL only to In all honesty though, much of have it denied. this could have been avoided if I’ve heard the argument that this the NFL would have acted in its is a freedom of speech issue, setting typical fashion. Why it didn’t tell its aside from the other restrictions those who knelt, those who linked that have to do with uniforms and arms or those who raised their actions during a game. fists to simply stand in a respectful I don’t really see a difference manner is beyond me. though since the players who are Some have said “NFL” stands protesting are doing so in NFL for No Fun League because of the uniforms, much more visible than strict rules it places on its players any sticker on the side of a helmet. in the actions they can take on What would have happened if the field or the attire they can and a player had stepped in front of cannot have as part of a uniform. one of the kneeling players while If there are fines that go with that, singing the national anthem to why is not standing for the national express his feelings toward that of anthem worthy of a fine as well? the kneeling player?

Was the door not left open for Would the NFL have been as the Dallas Cowboys to put a sticker understanding about his freedom on their uniforms on Sunday to of speech rights? remember the five Dallas police One can only wonder.

Clemson’s Deshaun Watson will look to get the Tigers’ sluggish offense going against S.C. State.

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Scott said if Clemson’s receivers make the plays they should, the Tigers experienced offense will look more like the juggernaut many expected from the outset of the season with Watson among the Heisman Trophy front-runners.

“The first two games, we’ve had a season’s worth of (bad) experiences that we’ll learn from,” Scott said.

Watson, at times, expects too much of himself.

“Their bar is set very high,” Scott said. “And when you’re not reaching that bar, you’re

very disappointed.”

Watson’s numbers are solid, just not spectacular — and he emphasized he was not apologizing for his play. He has thrown for 540 yards, hitting 52.9 percent of his passes, with four touchdowns and three interceptions. A 1,000-yard rusher last season, Watson’s run for 76 yards through two games and has not yet broken the big one that made Clemson’s attack so effective a year ago.

His first of three TD passes against Troy set a Clemson school record with an touchdown throw in 18 straight games.

Watson, who’s had shoulder, finger and knee injuries while

at Clemson, said physically he’s fine.

The 6-foot-3, 215-pound Watson felt the negative energy in the Troy game, a restless crowd of nearly 80,000 growing more frustrated each time Clemson left the field short of points.

“That starts with me,” he said, thus his “I’m sorry” to fans and pledge to improve.

Watson believes he’ll bring a more positive attitude to the field when he suits up this week and continue to work to bring the Tigers back to the top.

“We’ll turn that thing around,” he said, “and go back to work and start playing Clemson football.”

Others receiving votes: TCU 110; North Carolina 56; Utah 52; Nebraska 47; UCLA 42; Boise State 37; Oklahoma State 29; San Diego State 27; Pittsburgh 25; Auburn 15; South Florida 12; West Virginia 9; Navy 8; Arizona State 7; Appalachian State 3; Colorado 2; Georgia Southern 2; Central Michigan 1; Marshall 1; Minnesota 1; Toledo 1; Western Kentucky 1; Western Michigan 1.

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From Page B1 South Carolina is last in the SEC in offense after two weeks. The Gamecocks are averaging 275.5 yards per game, and they ranked No. 125 in the nation in rushing yards per carry (2.46 yards). McIwain ranks 12th in the conference in passer rating, and Orth ranks 13th.

Orth called McIlwain’s effort in the second half against Mississippi State “exceptional.”

“He’s a very talented kid,” Orth said. “I was very proud of the way he came out and played.”

It was during the fourth game of the season last year that the Gamecocks turned to a four-star freshman at quarterback to provide a spark. That time it was Lorenzo Nunez, who won his first start against

Amway Top 25 Poll The Amway Top 25 football coaches poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 10, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pvs 1. Alabama (62) 2-0 1598 1 2. Florida State (1) 2-0 1490 3 3. Clemson (1) 2-0 1447 2 4. Ohio State 2-0 1440 4 5. Michigan 2-0 1279 6 6. Stanford 1-0 1257 5 7. Houston 2-0 1243 7 8. Michigan State 1-0 1034 8 9. Washington 2-0 945 11 10. Louisville 2-0 894 15 11. Iowa 2-0 875 10 12. Wisconsin 2-0 793 16 13. Georgia 2-0 777 9 14. Oklahoma 1-1 723 13 15. Tennessee 2-0 718 14 16. Texas 2-0 648 20 17. Mississippi 1-1 525 18 18. Notre Dame 1-1 453 21 19. Baylor 2-0 452 19 20. Texas A&M 2-0 425 24 21. Oregon 2-0 403 23 22. LSU 1-1 318 22 23. Florida 2-0 267 25 24. Arkansas 2-0 170 NR 25. Miami (Fla.) 2-0 137 NR

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South Carolina quarterback Perry Orth (10) has played well, USC coaches say, but that might not stop him from being replaced.

UCF and then lost at Missouri before giving way to Orth. Nunez’s now a wide receiver for the Gamecocks.

South Carolina’s players have no problem with McIlwain leading the offense de-

spite his youth, senior center Alan Knott said.

“We treat him just like any other player,” Knott said. “Just like any other guy back there telling us what to do.”

By The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 10, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv 1. Alabama (56) 2-0 1,520 1 2. Florida St. (4) 2-0 1,437 3 3. Ohio St. 2-0 1,359 4 4. Michigan (1) 2-0 1,298 5 5. Clemson 2-0 1,284 2 6. Houston 2-0 1,264 6 7. Stanford 1-0 1,137 7 8. Washington 2-0 983 8 9. Wisconsin 2-0 893 10 10. Louisville 2-0 890 13 11. Texas 2-0 872 11 12. Michigan St. 1-0 747 12 13. Iowa 2-0 694 16 14. Oklahoma 1-1 686 14 15. Tennessee 2-0 665 17 16. Georgia 2-0 584 9 17. Texas A&M 2-0 564 20 18. Notre Dame 1-1 526 18 19. Mississippi 1-1 473 19 20. LSU 1-1 391 21 21. Baylor 2-0 305 23 22. Oregon 2-0 292 24 23. Florida 2-0 205 NR 24. Arkansas 2-0 198 NR 25. Miami 2-0 197 25 Others receiving votes: TCU 62, Utah 62, San Diego St. 51, UCLA 47, Boise St. 42, Pittsburgh 39, Oklahoma St. 22, Nebraska 11, North Carolina 10, Auburn 7, Cent. Michigan 4, Colorado 2, Arizona St. 1, Cincinnati 1.

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guys, especially when you’re not racing for a win.”

From Page B1 As for the Chase drivers themselves? When the field will be trimmed by four at the A frustrated Newman end of each round, Hamlin excalled his former boss “bipopects to see tense racing. lar” and said Stewart had “As guys get eliminated, it anger issues. Stewart was could definitely ramp back up nonchalant, said Newman again,” he said. had it coming after running Harvick certainly plans to into him three times at Richlive up to his word. mond.

The 2014 champion, the first Remember, the Chase and winner under the elimination this format can bring out the format, has never backed worst in even the most milddown from anyone or anymannered driver. Matt Kensthing. His scathing assessment eth tackled Brad Keselowski in of his pit crew led to two a very un-Kenseth-like attack changes to his race team last in 2014, then he earned a NAS- week. When he was flagged for CAR suspension last year for speeding on pit road, driver an intentional crash that ruerror instead of team error, it ined Joey Logano’s title chanc- could have been seen as a bit es. of karma working against Denny Hamlin, who won Harvick for being less than poSaturday night at his home litically correct about his own track to give Joe Gibbs Racing crew. three consecutive victories at He doesn’t care what it Richmond and wins in nine of takes, though, he just wants the last 15, said the jockeying results. for the final spots in the Chase “You just have to be selfish. field led to some of the recent You have to do what’s best for aggression. He also speculated your team, worry about the the length of the season could consequences when all the be a contributor, especially for dust settles,” he said. “You drivers not battling for the have to be narrow-minded, not title. listen to anything, and do “Some guys have a care fac- whatever it takes to figure out tor that’s really low right how to make the best perfornow,” Hamlin said. “I think mance. Every point matters. things get a little bit tamer in This is a minute-by-minute the Chase because people are battle. aware of the Chase cars.

“You just try to think of dotWhether they say so or not, ting every I and crossing every they definitely race a little bit T because that’s what it’s all more careful around those about, and you have to get ev-

erything out of every person that touches everything on that car at another level to win this deal.”

So now it’s about strategy and how each driver plans to attack each round.

For some, like Chris Buescher, just getting into the 16-driver field was the prize.

Last year’s Xfinity Series champion made the Chase by winning a rain-shortened race at Pocono, but he doesn’t want to settle for a “happy to be here” attitude.

“We look at this first round, and we want to make it past that round. We want to move through the Chase,” Buescher said. “Then we can re-evaluate from there. If we can keep going farther and improve our program each and every weekend, that’s always going to be what we’re aiming to do.”

Stewart is also assessing his final Chase appearance before he retires at the end of the year. He slumped his way into the 2011 Chase and said his team didn’t even deserve a spot in the field.

Then he won the whole thing, his third NASCAR title.

So he’s just going to play this one by ear.

“Who knows what’s going to happen?” he said. “All I care about right now is getting ready for Chicago. Once we get through that, I’ll worry about Week 2. This is a stressful 10 weeks and you take it one week at a time. That’s what we did in ‘11, and it worked.”

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LOCAL PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Cross Country Crestwood, Lakewood, East Clarendon at Sumter, 5 p.m.

Manning, Hartsville, Lake City at Darlington, TBA Varsity Girls Golf West Florence at Sumter (at Beech Creek Golf Club), 4:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Pinewood Prep, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter Christian at South Pointe Christian, 5 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis Sumter at Carolina Forest, 5 p.m.

Hanahan at Manning, 4:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at Marion, 5 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Hammond, 4:15 p.m.

Varsity Volleyball Lower Richland at Crestwood, 5:30 p.m.

Andrew Jackson at Lee Central, 6 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball Sumter at Carolina Forest, 5:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 4:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Palmetto Christian, 5 p.m.

Holly Hill at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Sumter Christian at South Pointe Christian, 4 p.m.

B Team Volleyball Robert E. Lee at Timmerman, 5:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY Varsity Cross Country Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football Alice Drive at Manning, 5 p.m.

Hillcrest at Bates, 5 p.m.

Chestnut Oaks at Mayewood, 5 p.m.

Furman at Ebenezer, 5 p.m.

Lee Central at Scott’s Branch, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 5:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis Laurence Manning at Williamsburg, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Carolina Academy, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Tennis Wilson Hall at Pee Dee, 4 p.m.

Carolina Academy at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Varity and Junior Varsity Volleyball Wilson Hall at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Williamsburg, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, 4 p.m.

THURSDAY Junior Varsity Football Lakewood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Marion, 6 p.m.

Manning at South Florence, 6:30 p.m.

Buford at Lee Central, TBA Lamar at East Clarendon, 6 p.m.

Porter Gaud at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m.

B Team Football Berkeley at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Porter Gaud at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Middle School Football Thomas Sumter at Calhoun Academy, 6 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee, 6 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Holly Hill, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Golf Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Emmanuel Christian at Sumter Christian, 4:30 p.m.

Varsity Girls Tennis West Florence at Sumter, 5 p.m.

Manning at Bishop England, 4:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 5 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Carolina Academy, 4:15 p.m.

Junior Varsity Tennis Carolina Academy at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Volleyball West Florence at Sumter, 5:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Scott’s Branch, 6 p.m.

Lake View at East Clarendon, 5 p.m.

Florence Christian at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Emmanuel Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Middle School Volleyball Alice Drive at Furman, 5 p.m.

Mayewood at Bates, 5 p.m.

Ebenezer at Hillcrest, 5 p.m.

FRIDAY

Varsity Football Sumter at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m.

Marion at Crestwood, 7:30 p.m.

South Florence at Manning, 7:30 p.m.

Lee Central at Buford, 7:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at Lamar, 7:30 p.m.

Scott’s Branch at Edisto, 7:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 7:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Augusta Christian, 7:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Pee Dee, 7:30 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 7:30 p.m.

Sports Items

Johnson polishes off big win at BMW Championship CARMEL, Ind. — Dustin Johnson knows as well as anyone that no matter how good he is and how well he plays, something can always go wrong in golf.

Just not this week at the BMW Championship.

Not this year, really.

An awesome talent, Johnson is starting to pile up the victories to prove it. He ran off four birdies in a five-hole stretch to regain control Sunday, left Paul Casey feeling helpless by matching his eagle putt late in the round and sailed home to a 5-under 67 for a three-shot victory at Crooked Stick.

Known for so many years as the guy who couldn’t catch a break in the biggest events, he won for the third time in

SUNDAY

Varsity Equestrian Wilson Hall in IEA (at Tally Ho Equestrian Center in Timmonsville), TBA

Patriots 23 Cardinals 21

with the putter, dialed with his wedges, there was no stopping him.

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Jimmy Garoppolo did just what Tom Brady always seems to do. Lead the New England Patriots to a late score and victory.

But the Patriots needed a little help. Arizona’s Chandler Catanzaro missed a 47-yard field goal with 41 seconds to play and the severely depleted Patriots escaped with a 23-21 victory Sunday night in the season opener. The snap from rookie long snapper Kameron Canady was low and holder Drew Butler didn’t get the ball in terrific position. But Catanzaro was making no excuses.

Fowler, Holmes, Kuchar chosen for Ryder Cup CHASKA, Minn. — U.S. Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III chose Rickie Fowler, J.B. Holmes and Matt Kuchar on Monday for the upcoming showdown with Europe at Hazeltine.

Love said there was strong The Associated Press debate and discussion with Dustin Johnson poses with his trophies after winning the BMW vice captains Tiger Woods, Championship at Crooked Stick Steve Stricker and Jim Furyk late into the afternoon Golf Club in Carmel, Ind. on Sunday before a conseneight starts dating to his first sus was finally reached. The choices lean heavily on major at the U.S. Open. And this might have been his most Ryder Cup experience as the Americans go for their first complete performance. Powwin since 2008. erful off the tee, relentless

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Area roundup

Wilson Hall volleyball sweeps The King’s Academy The Wilson Hall varsity volleyball team swept The King’s Academy 3-0 on Monday at Nash Student Center by scores of 25-14,25-15 and 25-8.

Courtney Clark led WH with eight kills and four assists. Chandler Curtis had 11 assists and both Cameron Duffy and Becka Noyes each added three kills and three aces.

On Saturday, Wilson Hall went 2-4 at the Lady Gamecock Spike-Off held at Sumter High School.

The Lady Barons earned victories over Irmo and Fairfield Central while dropping contests to River Bluff, Orangeburg-Wilkinson and Carolina Forest twice.

Clark led WH with 18 kills, 10 aces and eight assists. She was elected to the all-tournament team. Curtis had 35 assists and six aces while Noyes added 11 kills and four blocks. Wilson Hall improved 9-9 overall and will travel to Trinity-Byrnes on Wednesday.

MIDDLE SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Bates 3 Alice Drive 1 Bates Middle School

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earned a 3-1 victory over Monet Reedely each had Alice Drive on Monday at the three points and two aces AD gymnasium. for LHS. Jaida Washington and Wilson Hall 2 Kaytlin Moore each had 24 aces for the Lady Bantams.

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Mayewood 3 Ebenezer 0 Mayewood improved to 3-0 by defeating Ebenezer 3-0 on Monday at the Mayewood gymnasium.

The Lady Vikings won by scores of 25-21, 25-18 and 2517.

JV VOLLEYBALL Lakewood 2 Hannah-Pamplico 1 PAMPLICO -- Lakewood’s junior varsity squad earned a 2-0 sweep of Hannah-Pamplico on Monday at the HP gymnasium by identical scores of 25-13.

Aubry Quinzy had 13 points, seven aces and one dig to lead the JV Lady Gators. Kaleigh Geddings had nine points, three aces a dig and a kill while Taylor McPhail finished with four points, an ace, a kill and a dig.

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Varsity Equestrian Wilson Hall in IEA (at Tally Ho Equestrian Center in Timmonsville), TBA Varsity Swimming Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter in Pinewood Prep Invitational, 9 a.m.

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Calhoun Academy 1 MANNING -- Laurence Manning Academy earned a 2-1 victory over Calhoun Academy on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium.

Game scores were 25-18, 14-25 and 25-20 in the Lady Swampcats’ favor.

Madisyn Hudson led LMA, which improved to 4-2 overall, with 12 points, Abby Haney added eight points and five aces followed by Jamey Williamson with seven points.

The junior varsity Lady Barons earned a 2-0 sweep against The King’s Academy on Monday at Nash Student Center by scores of 25-23 and 25-21.

Wilson Hall is now 4-3 overall and will travel to Trinity-Byrnes on Wednesday.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful

By Amanda McNulty, County Extension Agent

And He Huffed and He Puffed Hurricane Hermine blew through and brought much needed rain but also knocked off a towering 130 year old chimney at our house (fortunately it landed in the yard and not on the roof) and left yards littered with branches and limbs, easy debris to pick up manually. But already a few deciduous trees are beginning to show color, and with cooler nights, it won’t be long until the abscission layer that forms between the base of leaf ’s petiole and the attached stem is complete, allowing autumn leaves to fall.

If only deciduous leaves were the sole target of leaf blowers. These tools deemed necessary by certain landscape maintenance companies and homeowners are frequently used throughout the year to achieve what some consider a tidy yard. In truth, with a force of heated air that exceeds 200 miles per hour, leaf blowers disrupt fragile top soil, changing that nurturing organic matter into an airborne pollutant, and can cause injury to plant tissues and soil microbes.

Beyond the air pollution from soil blown into the air, with possible accompanying dried pet excrement and pesticide residue, leaf blowers emit huge amounts of fuel-related pollutants. Using a single leaf blower for one hour generates noxious emissions equal to that from 440 miles of automobile travel.

The World Health Organization sets an upper level of 55 decibels as the limit above which noise can cause

injury to people’s hearing. A leaf blower, even operating 50 feet away from you, produces a deafening, screeching whine of 70 decibels.

Sadly, even though it is illegal, many operators don’t push soil and leaf litter back into mulched areas but blow material into the street. For all the information we’ve gotten about how storm drains empty into waterways without any treatment, it is unconscionable to deliberately divert material into ponds, lakes, streams, or rivers. Small particulates cloud water, blocking light transmission, and any pesticide or fertilizer pollutants are dumped into places used for recreation and often as a drinking water source by humans and as a critical natural resource for fish, birds, and mammals.

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MARY P. WHITTLE Mary Purdy Whittle, age 95, widow of Allen Whittle, passed away on Sept. 11, 2016, in West Chester, Pennsylvania.

Funeral plans will be announced by Norton Funeral Home of Hartsville.

AMANDA R. LOGAN Amanda Ragin Logan, 76, widow of Jarrett E. Logan Jr., entered eternal rest on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on July 27, 1940, in Clarendon County.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 9086 S.C. 261 South, Pinewood.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

RICKY LEE QUATTLEBAUM SR. TURBEVILLE — Ricky Lee Quattlebaum Sr., 61, husband of Jennifer Smothers Quattlebaum, died on Sunday, Sept.

11, 2016, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence.

He was born on Jan. 31, 1955, in Turbeville, a son of the late Herbert and Eula Mae Hickson Quattlebaum and stepson of Mary Rhodes Quattlebaum.

The family is receiving friends at his residence, 1502 Farmwood Circle, Turbeville.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

TERRY CROSKEY Terry Croskey, 48, husband of Debra Croskey, departed this life on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at his residence in Charlotte.

Born on Nov. 7, 1967, in Sumter, he was a son of Thelma Croskey Morris.

The family will be receiving friends at the home of his mother, 238 Red & White St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

JUSTIN ROSS WILLIAMS NEW ZION — Justin Ross “Juicy” Williams, 28, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, in Kingstree, from injuries sustained in an ATV accident.

Mr. Williams was born on Jan. 21, 1988, in Georgetown, a

son of Claude R. and Jodie Eason Williams. He was a 2006 graduate of Williamsburg Academy and received a civil engineering degree from Midlands Tech in 2010. He owned and operated Complete Utilities. Justin was an avid fisherman and duck hunter on Black River and the lakes. He enjoyed spending time with his friends and his dogs, Jenna and Bendie Sue. He was a committee member of Kingstree Chapter of Ducks Unlimited.

Surviving Mr. Williams are his father, Claude R. Williams and stepmother, Kim Williams, of New Zion; mother, Jodie Eason Williams and stepfather, Bubba Cantley, of Kingstree; sisters, Suzanne Williams (Danny) Chavis of Alcolu, and Amber Cantley and Hannah Cantley, both of Kingstree; grandmother, La Rita Gaster; aunt, Kathy Powell; uncle, Ricky (Sharon)

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016 Powell; girlfriend, Caroline Birchler; and cousins, John Powell, Josh and Adam Powell, Blake Miller and Ryan Williams Doonan.

Justin was preceded in death by his grandparents, Fred and Janice P. Eason; grandfather, Larry Williams; uncles, Johnny Eason and Lance Williams; and an aunt, Carla Miller.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the chapel at Williamsburg Funeral Home in Kingstree, followed by burial in Kingstree Memorial Gardens.

Justin’s family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 22718, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-1718.

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FANNIE RANDOLPH Fannie Randolph, wife of Charlie C. Randolph and sister-in-law of the Rev. W.S. Randolph, departed this life on Sept. 9, 2016.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, Star Highway, Anderson.

Courtesy announcement of Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

JAMES REA HARRIS Retired Senior Master Sgt. James Rea Harris, 78, transitioned on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2016, at his home in Dalzell.

Born in Memphis, Tennessee, he was a son of the late Curlee and Willie Lee McGuirk Harris.

The family will receive relatives and friends at the Harris’ home in Dalzell.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

KENNETH NEIL BROWN MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Kenneth Neil Brown passed away on Sept. 7, 2016, at home with his family in Montgomery, Alabama.

He was born on June 3, 1956, in Albany, Georgia, a son of Luther Gene Brown and Alice Louise Page. He worked as a printer for Rexam Beverage Can Corp. for more than 30 years. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was a music lover and accomplished guitarist.

He enjoyed puzzles and spending time with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Terry Rowell Brown; children, Franky (Ty) Gubler, David Brown, Robert (Janet) Brown, Sarah Perry and Katharine (Trevor) Harris; 10 grandchildren; brothers and sisters; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel. Burial will be at 3:30 p.m. at Society Hill LDS Cemetery in Society Hill.

The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to the ALS Foundation in his memory: www.alsa.org/donate.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

SHARON M. WILSON Sharon McDuffie Wilson, 61, wife of Thomas E. Wilson Sr., departed this life on Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, at NMS Healthcare Center, Annapolis, Maryland.

She was born on Dec. 25, 1954, in Manhattan, New York, a daughter of the late Viola McDuffie.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

WILLIAM ANDERSON William Anderson, 44, died on Friday, Sept. 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Aug. 10, 1972, in Sumter County, he was a son of Francis Cook Anderson.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 7856 Edwards St., Rembert.

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BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

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Couple fallen out of love should fall out of marriage DEAR ABBY — Is it possible that people can just fall out of love with each other? We have been married for Dear Abby 21 years and ABIGAIL have three kids who are VAN BUREN older. Over the last five years, my wife and I have stopped communicating. We don't do anything together and have little desire to be with each other anymore.

We are good parents, but as far as being husband and wife, we have pretty much neglected each other emotionally and physically. Neither of us has strayed.

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

We haven't been to a marriage counselor because I just don't love my wife anymore, and I'm not saying this to be mean. It's just how I feel. We have failed each other miserably as husband and wife, and she deserves better. She has been a great mom to our three kids, and I would never take that away from her.

Can people stay in a loveless marriage? We have talked it over, and we both agree there's nothing left here for each other. I have already told her she needs to do whatever it takes to make herself happy because I can no longer be here for her emotionally or physically.

Fell out of love DEAR FELL OUT OF LOVE — People sometimes remain in loveless marriages for religious or

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financial reasons, because they are afraid a divorce would traumatize the children, or because they are afraid of being alone. If you and your wife agree that there is nothing left for either of you, and marriage counseling won't fix the dysfunction in your relationship, then the logical next step would be an amicable separation or divorce.

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.

What teens need to know about sex, drugs, AIDS and getting along with peers and parents is in "What Every Teen Should Know." Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447.

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SUDOKU HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

By Neville Fogarty

ACROSS 1 Oodles and oodles 6 Airport idlers 10 Poetic foot 14 Kemper of “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” 15 Wintry coating 16 Tennis court surface 17 Work with a loom 18 How some sloganed T-shirts should be washed 20 Toddler’s taboo 21 Ocho minus cinco 22 More than rotund 23 Baltic Sea capital 25 RC or Pepsi 27 1998 Bullock/ Kidman film involving witchcraft 33 Metal-rich deposits 34 Chicken chow __ 35 Catch 37 Dollar competitor 38 High in the sky 40 Flag Day month 41 Maiden name intro 42 Clicker’s target 43 Not at all excited 44 Going to the grocery store, the bank, etc.

48 Word on a shoppe sign

49 Data set average 50 “Gone With the Wind” family name 53 Uno card 55 Knight’s weapon 59 Unsportsmanlike behavior 61 Divided island of Southeast Asia 62 Twistable cookie 63 Ritz-Carlton rival 64 Scent 65 Chestnut horse 66 “And away __!”

67 Some speeches open with them ... as do this puzzle’s four longest entries DOWN 1 Mended using stitches, with “up” 2 Elizabeth Taylor role, informally 3 Economist Greenspan 4 Acts like Elizabeth Taylor?

5 “Understand?”

6 Former French president Jacques 7 Top-notch 8 Symbol for the lower piano music part 9 __ Lanka 10 Swelling reducer

9/13/16 11 Medicinal houseplant 12 Rodent in a German lab 13 Data unit 19 Ken or Daria of financial journalism 21 __ Friday’s 24 “__ all good” 26 Leave out 27 Word after floor or flight 28 Mars explorer 29 “So long!” along the Seine 30 In the middle of 31 Preserve, as ashes 32 Did some wickerwork 36 Hotel count 38 Corrosive liquid 39 In need of a friend

40 Surrealist painter from Barcelona 42 Subsurface woodwork decoration 43 Bikini top 45 Big name in antivirus software 46 Estevez of “The Breakfast Club” 47 Hollywood agent 50 Scent 51 “Big Hero 6” hero 52 Neck of the woods 54 Classic arcade game Donkey __ 56 Every which way 57 Obedience school command 58 Historic periods 60 Comics punch sound 61 __ Mahal

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BUSINESS SERVICES

CITY OF BISHOPVILLE POLICE DEPARTMENT Receptionist/Administrative Assistant/Records Clerk

Child Care Open your heart and home.

Become a foster parent. Foster parents have the opportunity to enhance skills and access to resources 24/7. To learn more contact Lakeisha at 803-237-8153

Home Improvements H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel paint roofs gutters drywall blown ceilings ect. 773-9904

Legal Service Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark.

Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic.

Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Robert's Metal Roofing 35 Yrs exp. 45 yr warranty. Financing avail. Expert installation. Long list of satisfied customers. 803-837-1549.

Septic Tank Cleaning

QUALIFICATIONS: 2 years experience in Administrative/Clerical responsibilities, Associates Degree preferred, all others will be considered. Salary based on experience.

All applicants apply online at bishopvillepd.org or mail into: City of Bishopville Attn: Chief of Police P.O. Box 388 Bishopville, SC 29010.

Application deadline Sept. 23rd 2016 by 5pm

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal, trimming & stump grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128 STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

Rooms for Rent

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO Huntington Place Apartments Rents from $625 per month 1/2 Month free* *13 Month lease required Powers Properties 595 Ashton Mill Drive 803-773-3600 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5

Unfurnished Homes Tudor Place 2231 Preot St 3BR 3BA $875 Mo + Dep Call 803 518-3316 Custom built DW mobile home on 2.5 acres in Manning, SC, 2,040sqft, 2 car ports, 3 sheds, 3 large bedrooms, 2 full baths, C/H/A. shown by appt. only. 22 golf courses. $114,900 Call 803-473-3153

MERCHANDISE Auctions

3BR/2BA, C/H/A, carport, very large house. $750m+$750 dep.

4BR/1BA C/H/A very nice big house. $750m+$750 dep. No pets for both. Call 803-757-0083 or 803-563-7202

Estate Auction of the late Veronica Grice.

2856 S Gate Dr. Sumter off Bethel Church Rd. Contents of home & shop.

Sat. Sept. 17 10am Sumter SC Will Bryant 803-795-5828. SCAL#4176.

3BR 1BA House on Burgess Ct. C/H/A $495 983-5691

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Near SHS, 3BR, 1BA brick home, carport, C/H/A $700/mo +$700/dep.

Call 803-840-0207

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3

2BR 1BA 11 Creed St off E Charlotte No Sect 8 $350 Dep $410 Mo. Contact 803 775-2590

FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. Call 803-494-5500

Mobile Home Rentals

For Sale or Trade Split Oak Firewood, $55/fullsize truckload delivered/stacked.

843-536-6050 Two Cemetery Plots @ Evergreen Fountain three. $3500 803-464-4886 New & used Heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311.

Open 7 Days a week 9am-8pm 12x24 utility building, roll up door, walk through door, 2 windows, heavily insulated, completely sealed, electric, & wood floors. Paid $8000 asking $5000 Call 803-406-3694

Miscellaneous

Refurbished batteries as low as $45. New batteries as low as $59.95. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd Rd. 803-773-4381

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice

RENTALS

Unfurnished Apartments

Tree Service

TRANSPORTATION

• Assist the Chief of Police with any administrative duties assigned • Responsible for collection, data entry, dissemination and storage of all official records and materials submitted from within the Department to the Records Management System relating to criminal activity/offenses, traffic-related activities, and all services provided by the Department.

Manning -Furnished master bedroom $300 mo. 1/2 utilities, seperate bathroom, call 803-410-4247

Septic Tank Cleaning Call the pros for all of your septic pumping needs. 803-316-0429 Proline Utilities, LLC

Scenic Lake MHP 2 & 3 Bedroom 2 bath , No pets.

Call between 9am - 5 pm 803-499-1500

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

A-1 Self Storage Public Auction October 5, 2016 @ 3 pm.

3501 Broad Street Ext. Sumter, SC 29150 The following units are up for auction: Jessica and Raymond C Weary/Vaughn A-17: 3 older tv's, LR couch and chair, deep freezer, wooden swivel chair, misc. baskets and bags India Nathaniel C-24: Doll house, little tikes kitchen, LR sofa and love seat

Estate:/Charles W. Rhodes #2016ES4300497 Personal Representative Rose N. Rhodes C/O Jack Erter Jr. Attorney at Law 126 N. Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Legrand Oakes, Sr. #2016ES4300481

Full-time High School English Teacher, teaching English III and English IV, to start mid-September.

Please contact/send resume Debbie Nix, Headmaster, debbie.nix@thomassumter.org 803-499-3378

to at or

Maintenance Worker Local company seeks full time individual to perform outside maintenance duties. Company will provide training to qualified individuals.

Company provides paid employee benefits, holidays. All applicants considered but must have valid driver's license and be able to pass background check. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume and past salary history to Box 456 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Construction company needing experienced secretary. Send resume to P O Box 1583 Sumter, SC 29151

Land & Lots for Sale 10 acres for sale by owner Oswego/Ashwood community. $49,000 owner financing. Call 803-427-3888

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:/Ralph Elton Cottingham #2016ES4300493 Personal Representative Dora Kelly Cottingham 6065 Brookland Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Edith B. June #2016ES4300506 Personal Representative Robert P. June 2515 Boots Branch Road Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:/Margaret Ann Hacket #2016ES4300492 Personal Representative Margaret J. Hackett-Washington 65-81 Parsons Blvd. 2G Flushing, NY 11365

Estate:/Nancy Jo Hoffman #2016ES4300488 Personal Representative Jennifer A. Broach C/O Kristen Gaetke Attorney at Law 2236 Ashley Crossing Charleston, SC 29414

ANNOUNCEMENTS In Memory

Estate:/Herman McLeod #2016ES4300503 Personal Representative Thomasina McLeod C/O Dietrich Lake Attorney At Law 1034 Briargate Circle Suite 201 Columbia, SC 29210

Estate:/Edward Gause, Jr. #2016ES4300490 Personal Representative Janice Gause 80 Ted Court Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Julia B Hudson #2016ES4300498 Personal Representative David Hudsson C/O J David Weeks Attorney At Law PO Box 370 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Victoria McDaniel #2016ES4300477

Happy "90th" Birthday!

Annie Bell Davis Tindal "Mother" 09/13/26 - 01/16/09 Love, Your children: Dorothy, Mae, Eula, Bessie, Leroy, Redell, Maxine, Micheal, your baby Lana & grandchildren

YOUR AD HERE

Estate:/Harry L Brown #2016ES4300504 Personal Representative Betty Brown 713 Ravenel Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Junior William Barker #2016ES4300505 Personal Representative Margaret A. Barker PO Box 2073 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Lubertha Sanders #2016ES4300491 Personal Representative Betty Frierson C/O Bradley H. Banyas Attorney at Law PO Box 348 Mount Pleasant, SC 29465

Estate:/Lawrence G. Stevenson #2016ES4300474

Estate:/Arthur Coleman Tracey #2016ES4300473 Personal Representative David Colman Tracey 516 Pearson Rd. Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Pearlee B. Sumpter #2016ES4300487 Personal Representative Edward C. Sumpter and Andrew J. Sumpter C/O Edward Royall Attorney at Law PO Drawer 10 Camden, SC 29021

Fire Prevention

Week

know how much he or she is loved d and appreciated during FIRE Prevention Week!

Estate:/Roger Lynn Regalado, Sr. #2016ES4300484 Personal Representative Martha Regalado 4495Kitchell Court Pinewood, SC 29125

Estate:/Irene J. Schmidt #2016ES4300479

For Sale Brick Home, 2BR/2BA, LR, DR, den, LR could be a BR. Shop 22X40, 1176 Pinewood Rd. Call 803-481-8860, 803-491-8672, or 803-983-1134

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Personal Representative Eric Mahoney C/O Dietrich Lake Attorney at Law 1034 Briargate Circle Suite 201 Columbia, SC 29210

Alexis Hall C/O John R Alphin Attorney At Law 2110 N Beltine Blvd Columbia, SC 29204

Help Wanted Full-Time

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Personal Representative Susan Sheheen C/O Cabot Seth Attorney at Law P O Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/William Hall #2016ES4300502

EMPLOYMENT

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Estate Notice Sumter County

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

We will be happy to change your ad if an error is made; however we are not responsible for errors after the first run day. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the printing or omission of an advertisement.

We reserve the right to edit, refuse or cancel any ad at any time.

Estate Notice Sumter County

Personal Representative Antoinette F. Flaun 121 Chappell St. Sumter, SC 29150

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES

11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition.

9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturday’s edition 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

Estate Notice Sumter County

All property now stored in the units below is being sold pursuant to the assertion of a lien for rent. If the tenant does not respond by 5:00 P.M., September 29th, 2016, their property will be sold at Storage Plus on October 15th 2016 at 8:30 South Pike West at 9:00 A.M. CASH ONLY! All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of the sale.

Storage Plus reserves the right to refuse any and all bids.

Unit 011 Maria Williams - Misc cleaning and painting supplies; Unit 018 Bridgette Spann -Crib, Furniture, Toys, Household Items; Unit 023 Ron Scriven - Furniture, Tools; Unit 027 Brittany BarkleyFurniture, Household Items; Unit 033 Tonya Isaac - Furniture, Toys, Household Items; Unit 058 Richard Ross- Toys, Bicycles; Unit 059 Meloni Daley -Furniture, Household Items; Unit 061 Earl Wilson - Household Items; Unit 071 Brian WaltonFurniture, Tools, Household Items; Unit 075 Nadine Fike -Household Items; Unit 081 Irene Dixon Furniture, Household Items

Personal Representative

Thomas Sumter Academy, Rembert, SC, is seeking applicants in the following area for the 2016-2017 school year:

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Personal Representative Richard J. Schmidt C/O Garryl Deas Attorney at Law P O Box 1211 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:/Geraldine

Carter Freeman #2016ES4300494

Personal Representative Sandra Carter-King 2765 Elkhorn Drive Decatur, GA 30034

Estate:/Elma Browning #2016ES4300483 Personal Representative Nikolaus J. Bochette 9629 16th Bay St. Unit A Norfolk, VA 23518

Estate:/Wayne M. Marquardtt #2016ES4300480 Personal Representative Ryan Oliver 3534 East National Cemetery Rd. Florence, SC 29506

Estate:/Manuel Ramos #2016ES4300475 Personal Representative Gilberto Ramos 386 Catie St. Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Azalee A. Geiger #2016ES4300476 Personal Representative Nicole Rose 625 Rainbow Dr. Sumter SC 29154

Thanks for all you do!

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Deadline: October 3, 2016 Publish: October 9, 2016 Submitted By_______________________ Phone _______________ Address _______________________________________________ City_____________________ State________ Zip_______________ Message______________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Please send your picture with a self-return stamped envelope so that we can get your pictures back to you.

Stop by our office Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm 20 N. Magnolia Street • Sumter,SC 29150 or call Mary at 803-774-1279 • mary@theitem.com