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Sumterites are asked to bring a big appetite for all-you-can-eat shrimp at the 2018 Sumter County Muse-um's Shrimp Feast from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the mu-seum, 122 N. Washington St.

Each spring, the event draws hundreds of people to the museum grounds to feast on locally prepared seafood.

Shrimp will be served fried, boiled, grilled, with grits, in a

Lowcountry boil and barbe-cued. Beer, wine and soft drinks will also be served.

Fried shrimp will be pro-vided by Logan's Roadhouse, and the shrimp and grits will be prepared by the museum's backcountry manager, Debo-rah Watts. All other dishes will be prepared by volun-teers.

Shrimp Feast, which has been going on for almost 20 years, is a fun and casual way to spend time with family in the museum's garden, said

Annie Rivers, museum di-rector.

Advance tickets are $30 for museum members and $40 for the public. Tickets are $45 the day of the event.

Proceeds from ticket sales will go toward the muse-um's education program to preserve, promote and in-terpret local history.

For more information, call Sumter County Muse-um at (803) 775-0908 or go to www.sumtercountymuseum.org.

Fill your belly with shrimp, help raise funds for museum ThursdayBY ADRIENNE SARVISadrienne@theitem.com

Shrimp lovers fill their plates at a past Sumter County Museum’s Shrimp Feast. This year’s event will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at the museum, 122 N. Washington St.

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Governor takes ‘emergency’ hiring actionfor S.C. prisons

COLUMBIA — South Car-olina's governor announced Monday he's taking "emer-gency" action in hopes of making state prisons safer following last week’s deadly rioting.

Gov. Henry McMaster is-sued an executive order waiving state procurement regulations for hiring by the Depart-ment of Cor-rections. De-claring an "emergency due to the contraband and staffing levels" in state pris-ons, McMas-ter says his action will allow Cor-rections Di-rector Bryan Stirling to hire and keep officers by increas-ing salaries and provid-ing opportunities to work overtime, as well as more quickly purchase equipment to keep out contraband.

"We believe this executive order gives Director Stirling the tools the department needs to properly compen-sate the brave men and women who serve our state as correctional officers," Mc-Master said in a news re-lease. "This order will also allow the department to ex-pedite important security measures following the un-precedented and premeditat-ed gang violence that oc-curred at the Lee Correction-al Facility, facilitated by the flow of illegal contraband, namely cellphones."

Stirling has said that a gang fight over territory led to the seven-hour riot that began the night of April 15 at Lee Correctional Institution

in Bishopville, about 40 miles east of Columbia. One by one, Stirling said three dorms at the maximum-security prison erupted into fights, communication aided by in-mates with cellphones.

Once officers were finally able to regain control, seven inmates lay dead, slashed with homemade knives and beaten. Twenty-two others were injured. State police are still investigating the deaths,

and the Cor-rections De-partment has asked an out-side group to do a thorough review.

For years, Stirling has said contra-band cell-phones — banned under agency policy but smuggled inside the state's prisons a variety of ways — rep-resent his No. 1 security threat behind bars. He's spent millions

installing netting at some prison perimeters, intended to catch any contraband launched over the fences.

Aside from that, Stirling has revamped agency hiring efforts, running ads promot-ing employment at Correc-tions and increasing start-ing officer pay during his five years at its helm. Pend-ing legislative budget pro-posals would give a slight boost to officer pay.

Ryan Alphin, executive di-rector of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers' Association, called the order an important first step.

"Recruiting and retaining correctional officers contin-ues to be very difficult, and allowing Director Stirling to ease the regulations in the interim should prove to be very helpful," Alphin said.

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He has been shearing sheep since 1986 (for the public. He learned when he was 15 at the farm where he worked.) He may be an inch shorter than when he was 20, but he can still get through 150 in a day.

Chuck Costner, a sheriff’s deputy in North Carolina

and professional sheep shear-er, has been making the trip to Old McCaskill’s Farm each spring for the last 20 years to alleviate the family’s about 30 ewes of their thick wool coats. About 10 years ago, after the McCaskills and Costner real-ized people were curious about his work and wanted to watch, they began holding a sheep

shearing day, which hundreds, if not a couple thousand, at-tended on Saturday.

“I would start at 4 a.m. and sheer lambs until 12,” Costner said of his shearing begin-nings. “Two years ago was the first year I done less than

1,000 in a year. Before that, I was doing several thousand in a year.”

Costner said the sheep population has diminished in the last 12-14 years. Goats are

PHOTOS BY MICAH GREEN / THE SUMTER ITEMChuck Costner has been shearing sheep at Old McCaskill’s Farm for 20 years. His work led to the opening of the farm each spring for people to watch. Right: his wife, Candy, holds one sheep’s worth of wool.

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Sumter County Gallery of Art will open two exhibitions on Thursday with a 5:30-to-7:30 p.m. reception for contem-porary artists Shanequa Gay and Lorna Ruth Galloway.

Atlanta native Gay has received acco-lades for her advocacy of visual art projects that challenge the violence and injustices committed against the black body in America and across the globe. Her exhibition at the Sumter gallery, ti-tled i come as us, integrates imagery of the black body into paintings, toile pat-terns, found objects and video media, addressing its use and control for deco-rative purposes.

When Gay started exhibiting her work, she had “unconsciously chosen to give black women centrality and power in (her) art,” which excluded men and created a sacred space for women, as depicted in the series The Southern Way, in which women are portrayed in their Sunday churchgoing best.

Fear for her 18-year-old son caused by the recent police brutality against black men induced a dream in which Gay saw men running in the woods shape-shift-ing between deer and men while being chased. Inspired by her belief that Afri-can-American males are being hunted like wild game and by the work of Kara Walker and Aaron Douglas, Gay then created The Fair Game Project and is now using her art as a platform to advocate for is-sues she is most passionate about.

Gay created her own narratives pulling from media, poetry, folklore, Af-rican and Greek mythologies, and using wood panel, oil, acrylic and vinyl paint to communicate her vision. She em-ploys black silhouettes against colorful, patterned backgrounds of deer-men being chased. Her goal is to develop a visual language that helps people see

how police brutality is affecting black men, black families and the greater population.

Gay observes, “What’s so great about mythology is the way it collapses hier-archies by creating hybrid forms of ani-mal and man to enforce morality, but also create these dualities of fear and intrigue, beast and god. Contemporary American culture creates heroes out of the bad guy as the audience cheers ex-treme violence in movies and television as they would cheer for their favorite sports team. We are seeing this same mindset being reenacted in real life. We are a desensitized, violent culture. The discussion should be how do we turn

away from this?” Several of the FAIR

GAME Project pieces of the deer-men will be in-cluded in the Sumter exhi-bition.

Karen Watson, executive director of the gallery, said Gay will be “on site for several days in Sumter creating an installation of a black-and-gold patterned wall as an homage to

black women who have died as a result of racial violence — Korryn Gaines, Sandra Bland, Renisha McBride and Erica Garner. SCGA will be open to the public during this time to observe the artist at work and ask questions.”

Miami-based Lorna Ruth Galloway

grew up in South Florida a block off U.S. Highway 1. The aesthetics of the American roadside have been an inte-gral part of the formation of her visual world-view. Works in photo-based print-making techniques, screen printing, Po-laroid transfers and large-tiled wheat paste installations explore space, time, nostalgia and the mediated experience.

Her exhibition, titled Halftone Half-lives, comprises halftone prints that ex-plore homage and appropriation, reality and commodity. Galloway’s practice has been greatly influenced by Pop artist Ed Ruscha. She adds her own level of ap-propriation and “reclaims” what she terms “the supposedly banal.” She in-corporates simple cellphone camera snapshots — used to capture the desert-ed Ruscha-esque urbanscapes — and ends up with exceptional explorations of mediation, materials and image mak-ing.

Galloway’s 2016 exhibition Deadpan Realities was a mash-up of today’s vid-eo-game culture, historical Pop Art and contemporary art making. Its founda-tion was the extremely popular video game Grand Theft Auto V (a favorite of the artist.)

Galloway’s halftone prints explore homage and appropriation, reality and commodity. The iconic scenery in the video calls to mind Pop artist Ed Rus-cha’s iconic photographs of gas sta-tions.

Galloway is recreating Ruscha’s

Twentysix Gasoline Stations (1963) using photographs of gasoline stations from Grand Theft Auto V. Images are captured during game play using a cell-phone camera. Gas stations are situated in the picture plane as close to Ruscha’s as possible. Photographs are then up-loaded to Rockstar Games Social Club, an online platform similar to Insta-gram, for other members to see.

Galloway downloads the photographs and uses Photoshop to create halftone separations for screen-printing. The halftone, a logarithmic transformation of an image into a series of tiny dots to simulate a continuous tone image, exag-gerates the digital, screen-based aspect of the image. At the same time, it refer-ences the tradition of photographic re-production in printmaking.

Galloway combines two seemingly ir-reconcilable modes — charcoal and silk screen — with the use of a digital image sourced from a video game. Galloway asks the viewer to explore and consider these different levels of mediation. The gasoline stations’ corporate icons serve as signifiers to the viewer, but only those familiar with the video game will realize these brands don’t really exist. The gas prices serve as an indication of the time the photo was taken. This prac-tice creates images of an “Any Town, USA” that are simultaneously a delicate homage to the places and a blurred dis-appearance of them.

In addition to the color halftone pho-tographs and charcoal screen prints, Galloway plans for the Sumter exhibi-tion an installation that will engulf the viewer in a multi-dimensional con-struct of scenes in South Carolina that the artist captured on visits to the state — Sumter County and Summerton — the rural landscapes of South Carolina. Visually stimulating imagery of natural areas and roadside structures will be warmly coated in multi-colored lights.

Gay will give a gallery talk during Thursday’s opening, and Galloway will be in conversation with SCGA curator Cole Miller at a later date during the ex-hibition’s tenure, Thursday through June 22.

Watson noted that, “As with all the exhibitions the gallery presents, it is a community effort made possible by our sponsors: Sumter Oral and Maxillofa-cial Surgery, Ralph and Toye Canty, The Glenmore and May Sharp Trust and a grant from the Sumter County Cultural Commission which receives support from the John and Susan Ben-nett Arts Fund of the Coastal Commu-nity Foundation of S.C., the S.C. Arts Commission and the National Endow-ment for the Arts.

“Flowers are courtesy of Poinsett-Bland Garden Club & The Council of Garden Clubs of Sumter.”

Gallery opens 2 exhibitsReception held for artists

PHOTO PROVIDEDShanequa Gay’s “Dual Citizen” reflects her vision of “men shape-shifting between deer and men while being chased.” Her exhibition titled i come as us will open at Sumter County Gallery of Art on Thursday with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. She will give a gallery talk during the exhibition.

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The Sumter County Gallery of Art is at 200 Hasell St. in the Sumter County Cultural Center. For more information about the exhibitions and the gallery, call (803) 775-0543.

John Harris facility to open in July

Sumter’s only chain brand body shop will soon be mov-ing just down the road and into a new facility to better serve its customers, according to the collision repair store’s area manager.

David Clark, Charleston area manager for John Harris Body Shops, made his com-ments recently about the op-erator’s new shop under con-struction at 2945 Broad St. that’s planned to open in July.

John Harris has been rent-ing its current space at 1196 Broad St., next to Jones Chev-rolet, for about five years now,

Clark said. He indicated that Jones Chevrolet has other plans for the property for the future, so his company decid-ed to build a new top-of-the-line, 20,000-square-foot shop about 1 1/2 miles down Broad Street.

According to Clark, the new shop will also have a rede-signed building layout that will increase efficiencies in how employees work on vehi-cles.

Those operational process-es, which he describes as simi-lar to a manufacturing pro-duction line facility, are what set John Harris apart from its competitors in the collision repair business, he said. John

Harris’ cycle times are nearly two days quicker than the av-erage body shop, Clark said.

He’s also excited about the new location farther down Broad Street and thinks it will be a good spot to serve both the community and service members at Shaw Air Force Base.

John Harris has about 20 employees in its facility next to Jones Chevrolet, and all will be moving to the new fa-cility in July.

The operator has done well in Sumter so far, and Clark hopes the new paint and body shop will be able to grow busi-ness and potentially add new employees.

John Harris is also building a new facility in the Augusta, Georgia, market, and when that’s completed it will have 10 locations in South Carolina and Georgia, he said.

Clark said the multi-shop operator considers its custom-er service index to be its most important business indicator.

“If the customer is happy, then obviously we’ll continue to have customers that come through the door,” Clark said. “It’s not really about how many cars we can put out the door in a day but how we can make that experience a good one so that they will go out and share that with other peo-ple, and we’ll stay busy.”

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Boyfriend faces charges after Sumter teen found

At least one person will be facing charges now that Zyarriah Myers, 15, who re-portedly ran away from home on Wednesday, has been located.

Myers’ boyfriend, who she was thought to have been with while away from home, will be facing charges, according to Ken Bell, public infor-mation officer for Sumter County Sher-iff ’s Office.

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Old McCaskill’s Farm in Rembert held its annual Sheep Shearing Day on Saturday.

The City of Sumter will be making repairs to the water-lines in the Mayesville East Subdivision. This work is to be completed on Wednesday. There will be service inter-ruptions to customers dur-ing this work. The immedi-ate area may experience some red water during this period as valves are exer-cised and lines are worked on.

Fire hydrant flow tests will be performed on West Canal Street and West Hampton Avenue between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday. Water cus-tomers in the surrounding area may experience tempo-rary discolored water.

Please direct any ques-tions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

PHOTO PROVIDEDGen. George L. Mabry Jr., Chapter 817 of the Military Order of the Purple Heart, swears in new officers during a recent ceremony. From left are patriots Harry Thompson, Jessie Burgess, Johnny Williams, Ron Harvin, LeRoy Thompson, Dave Nesbitt, Donald Williams, Don Kellum and former chapter commander, Jamie Carl O’Neal.

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Sumter City Council will hold a budget workshop at 6 p.m. today at the Sumter Fire Training Facility, 470 McCrays Mill Road, to dis-cuss the proposed 2019 fis-cal year budget.

City council to begin budget process today

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DURHAM, N.H. — Ten-year-old twins Tatum and Ian Weir aren't about to let matching, minor injuries deter them from their goal of becom-ing the first sister-brother pair of Eagle Scouts.

"I cut myself, too!" Tatum said, pausing only briefly during a recent Cub Scout meeting to touch her thumb to her brother's before con-tinuing on with a woodworking proj-ect.

New Hampshire's Daniel Webster Council, which includes Durham's Pack 154, is among more than 170 na-tionwide participating in an early adopter program as the Boy Scouts of America begins welcoming girls into the organization in new ways.

The soft launch followed the Boy Scouts' announcement in October that it would begin admitting girls into the Cub Scouts starting later this year and would establish a new pro-gram next year for older girls based on the Boy Scout curriculum.

"We heard from our families, 'OK, you've made the decision, can you please give us a way to do this right now because we've got families and daughters that are just really excited about it," said Boy Scouts spokes-woman Effie Delimarkos.

"We heard that so much that we de-cided to kick off this early adopter program with the understanding that a lot of the materials we're working on, in terms of uniforms and hand-books and so forth were still in devel-opment," she said. "But folks were very understanding. They just want-ed to be able to start."

About two-thirds of councils na-

tionwide signed up, bringing roughly 3,000 girls into the Cub Scouts so far, she said. Under the new plan, Cub Scout dens — the smallest unit — will be single gender, either all boys or all girls. The larger Cub Scout packs will have the option to remain single gen-der or not.

Scouting leaders have some leeway, particularly in smaller communities.

In Durham, for example, den leader Tuck Pescosolido recently led a group of four girls and four boys as they built wooden toolboxes. As the proj-ect got underway, the girls raised their hands and waited to be called on, while the boys were somewhat silly, cracking jokes about flying air-planes when asked about drilling pilot holes. But once they settled into the activity, things leveled out.

"I didn't want to stereotype. But yes, I did expect perhaps the girls would be a little bit calmer, would be a little bit perhaps easier to manage in my role as the den leader, and to a cer-tain extent that has played out," Pes-cosolido said. "But it's done so in a great way. It's not that the girls are sitting still. It's that they are very highly engaged in the task and they're less, perhaps, distracted by other things than the boys are."

The girls have gotten an enthusias-tic welcome from Scout leaders and the boys themselves, he said. Some of the new members are friends the boys recommended, while others are sisters of Scouts. BSA officials have said the changes are aimed, in part, at making things more convenient for busy families, though that notion

doesn't sit well with some leaders at the Girl Scouts of the USA.

"To me, a daughter is not a matter of convenience. You've made the choice for your son based on what you thought was best for him, and the daughter should be getting a similar decision. We know facts prove that the Girl Scout program is the better program for the girls and young women we serve," said Patricia Mel-lor, CEO of the Girl Scouts of the Green and White Mountains, which serves Vermont and New Hampshire.

"I welcome opportunity for girls, but for years, I've been reading the cases and the information coming out from Boy Scouts that their program was specifically designed for boys, only for boys," she said. "I see that they're not changing their program-ming and wonder why they believe a program designed by men for boys is going to meet the needs of today's girls."

In Durham, 9-year-old Sadhana Muppala said she didn't know much about Girl Scouts — "I feel like they make cookies" — but has enjoyed her Cub Scout experience so far. Building the toolbox was even more fun than she expected, she said, "Because we got to do it ourselves."

Tatum Weir agreed. She had been to a few of her brother's meetings — their dad is the assistant den leader — and was eager to join.

"I thought it would be pretty cool because I thought it would be a good opportunity to do with my brother," she said. "There's a lot of cool activi-ties."

Asked what he likes about Cub Scouts, Ian Weir ticked off a short list: going places, nature and "Ta-tum's in it."

"I was a little skeptical because it was me and my dad's thing, but when Tatum got in it was even more fun," he said.

Thousands of girls joining boys as Cub Scouts

THE ASSOCIATED PRESSIan Weir, left, smiles as he stands with his twin sister, Tatum, after a Cub Scout meeting in Madbury, New Hampshire. Fifteen communities in New Hampshire are part of an “early adopter” program to allow girls to become Cub Scouts and eventually Boy Scouts.

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Poll: Amid strikes, Americans back teacher raises

WASHINGTON — Ameri-cans overwhelmingly think teachers don’t make enough money, and half say they’d support paying higher taxes to give educators a raise.

The findings of the new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Af-fairs Research come amid re-cent teacher strikes and other protests about low pay, tough classroom conditions and the amount of money allocated to public schools in several Re-publican-led states.

Tens of thousands of Arizo-na teachers voted last week to strike after rejecting an offer of a 20-percent raise because it didn’t include a vow from state lawmakers not to fur-ther cut taxes before provid-ing more money for the state’s schools.

“To educate children and barely get a living is obnox-ious,” said Elaine Penman, a company manager in Tucson, Arizona, who added she and others went outside to cheer on protesting teachers who were marching by.

She’s among the 50 percent of Americas who say they’d pay a higher tax bill if it meant more money for teach-ers.

“I’m a parent, and I benefit directly from what teachers do,” said Penman, who has

two children in traditional public schools and one in a charter school.

In 2016-17, the average sala-ry for a public school teacher was $58,950, down slightly from the previous year, ac-cording to the National Cen-ter for Education Statistics.

Overall, 78 percent of Americans said that’s not enough. Just 15 percent think teachers are paid the right amount, while 6 percent think they’re paid too much. In a 2010 AP-Stanford poll, 57 per-cent of Americans said they thought teachers are paid too little.

Americans in states with the lowest average teacher

salaries — less than $50,000 a year — were slightly more likely to think teachers were paid too little and that the na-tional average should be an important factor in determin-ing salaries.

The AP-NORC poll found that parents and those with-out children are about equally likely to think teachers are paid too little. It’s a sentiment that crosses party lines, too. Nearly 9 in 10 Democrats, 78 percent of independents and 66 percent of Republicans think teacher salaries are too low.

Slightly more than half of Americans — 52 percent — also approve of teachers leav-ing the classroom to strike in their search for higher pay, while 25 percent disapprove. Among those who say they’ve heard about the recent teach-er protests, 80 percent say they approve of such tactics.

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But Caitlyn Scott, 27, of Kent, Ohio, said teachers are earning “about what they should,” and she opposes strikes by teachers.

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But Bolling's name is now listed among thousands on a new memorial for victims of hate-inspired lynchings that terrorized generations of U.S. blacks. Daughter Josephine Bolling McCall is anxious to see the monument, located about 20 miles from where her father was killed in rural Lowndes County.

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, opening Thursday, is a project of the nonprofit Equal Justice Initia-tive, a legal advocacy group in Montgomery. The organization says the combined museum and memorial will be the na-tion's first site to document ra-cial inequality in America from slavery through Jim Crow to the issues of today.

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The site includes a memorial to the victims of 4,400 "terror lynchings" of black people in 800 U.S. counties from 1877 through 1950. All but about 300 were in the South, and prosecu-tions were rare in any of the cases. Stevenson said they em-phasized the lynching era be-cause he thinks it's an aspect of the nation's racial history that's discussed the least.

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strict white control. Some lynchings drew huge crowds and were even photographed, yet authorities routinely ruled they were committed by "per-sons unknown."

McCall, 75, said her father's killing still hangs over her fam-ily. The memorial could help heal individual families and the nation by acknowledging the painful legacy of racial mur-ders, she said.

"It's important that the peo-ple to whom the injustices have been given are actually being recognized and at least some measure — some measure — of relief is sought through dis-cussion," said McCall.

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E.M. Beck, who studied lynching for 30 years and has written books on the subject, said the memorial might actu-ally understate the scope of lynching even though it lists thousands of victims.

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The memorial's design evokes the image of a racist hanging, featuring scores of dark metal columns suspended in the air from above. The rect-angular structures, some of which lie flat on the ground and resemble graves, include the names of counties where lynchings occurred, plus dates and the names of the victims. The goal is for individual coun-ties to claim the columns on the ground and erect their own memorials.

Not all lynchings were by hanging. The Equal Justice Ini-tiative says it scoured old news-papers, archives and court doc-uments to find the stories of victims who were gunned down, drowned, beaten and burned alive. The monument is a memorial to all of them, with

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McCall plans to view the memorial with her five living siblings. She says they suf-fered more than she did, since she was only 5 when their fa-ther was slain.

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“I tried to talk one of my kids into it. I tried talking other kids into it,” Costner said. “They don’t want anything to do with it. It’s hard work. It’s hard on your back, but it pays pretty good. If you get out there and hustle, you can make a decent living out of it.”

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“It’s a good little thing as far as the family goes. You can come around and hang out and get to see something here they’ve never seen before,” Costner said.

He’s good at the hard work. Watching Costner shear a sheep is mesmerizing. Like watching a sculptor find the finished piece within a block of material, he goes row by row, shaving off the 5-10 pounds of wool until the ewe stands light-er and thinner, free to feel the almost-summer heat.

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Kathy McCaskill takes the wool Costner relieves the sheep of and sends it to a mill to be turned into wool blankets she sells at her farm.

Costner’s shearing show may have been the keynote ad-dress of the event, but the farm was filled with families who could watch border collie herding demonstrations (one with ducks and one with sheep, post-shearing), visit blacksmith, woodworker and grits mill booths, eat food, lis-ten to music, pet a baby goat, grind an ice cream crank and play on the farm.

Vendors set up shop to sell their wool products, from knit-ters to spinners to tatters to felters to weavers.

McCaskill grew up on an abandoned dairy farm in up-state New York and has lived in South Carolina for 40 years. Her husband, Lee McCaskill, and she run the farm. They sell the meat they raise on the land. They can jams and jellies and pickled produce grown from the dirt with their hands.

“I do field trips for the kids, and the first thing I ask them is, ‘Where does your food come from?’ A lot of children have no connection to what’s on the table and where it actually comes from,” she said. “They think it comes from Walmart or grocery stores or factories.”

Hint: it doesn’t.She said she loves knowing

where her food comes from but that, more so, she wants kids to learn what it is like on a farm and what it used to be like when people had to make their own food, clothing and shelter.

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WHAT’S THE TECHNIQUE TO SHEARING?Costner uses the Australian long blow method, which takes long strokes up the back.WHAT TOOLS DOES HE USE?The equipment dates back to the 1800s and hasn’t changed much since, except for the use of electricity instead of air. “You think about how much cars have changed, everything else has changed. But that basic equipment, it works. Maybe just nobody’s been interested with coming up with a better model, I don’t know.WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU DON’T SHEAR A SHEEP?“They get bigger and bigger.”WHY?“The difference between wool and hair, hair is a hollow fiber just like a straw. Wool is a solid fiber. Wool won’t shed. Literally, it will keep growing and growing and growing.”

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Let’s restore hope to our prison system after gang warEditor’s note: Georgetown attorney and Sumter native Ed Bell is president of the Charleston School of Law.

The bloody melee that left seven pris-oners dead and 22 wounded last week in Bishopville wasn’t a riot. Inmates at Lee Correctional Institu-

tion didn’t rebel for hours against guards. Rather, they went after each other.

What happened inside this maximum-se-curity prison was a gang war among Bloods, Crips and others who lurked and vi-ciously attacked, hunting enemies with shanks and other weapons.

It was a battle over prison turf, money and contraband.

Violent cellphone videos showing brutal stabbings and slashings leaked from the prison, horrifying South Carolinians from

the coast to the foothills. But spending hours with in-mates over the past two years on their cases to make our prisons safer on the in-side, I have to share my re-action: I really wasn’t shocked by what I saw in the videos.

Why? Because what hap-pened was predictable, a powder keg that finally ex-

ploded inside another state facility plagued by understaffing and guards who don’t earn enough to keep order.

Unfortunately, unless we do something about it — and quickly — prisoner-on-pris-oner violence and deaths will keep happen-ing.

Certainly more money will help — money to pay staff better, fill long-empty vacan-cies, improve conditions and add technolo-gy. But what is really needed is good, old-fashioned leadership — backed up by addi-tional resources — to restore order by giv-ing something intangible but vital to most prisoners in our correctional institutions: Hope.

If prisoners who eventually are going to be released to society don’t have some real hope that they’re going to be able to return to their communities and “fit in,” their fu-ture is a revolving door to prison. Our pris-ons will get more violent. The powder keg will explode more often.

But what if we seriously start to invest in training and rehabilitation programs (and, yes, this will take more money)? We will be able to provide pathways for returning to communities that will be successful for in-mates, not a soon-to-be-punched ticket to return to prison.

Instead of prison becoming a school of hard knocks where petty criminals become professional criminals who eventually haunt our communities, we need to explore and experiment with alternatives for sen-tencing and skill programs that may be more effective in the long run.

Many non-violent prisoners, for example, may be better candidates for work-release or special training centers where they live during the week, go to jobs and return home with ankle monitors on weekends.

Instead of a sentence of working in pris-on industries to generate revenue for the corrections system, these convicts would gain life skills so they could have a chance to succeed and be productive citizens when they get out.

Such a regimen to restore hope in our prisons won’t work for everyone who is in-carcerated.

But if we continue to do the same thing with inmates that we’ve done in the past, we can expect nothing different — and probably a lot worse.

It’s high time for our state’s leaders to in-vest in a real and smart system of rehabili-tation in South Carolina.

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We all hear about the aggres-sive probes to take down the pres-ident by the Department of Jus-tice, FBI and the special prosecu-tor. This extended and concen-trated effort was to investigate collusion between the president and his campaign with the Rus-sians. And now over one year later none has been found, to in-clude many congressional com-mittees. This is a large waste of both millions of dollars and a large number of investigators and lawyers.

Let’s compare this to the ability of the FBI and the DOJ to use their time and resources to stop the high school shooting in Park-

land, Florida, the shooting at Pulse night club in Orlando, Flor-ida, the shooting at the Armed Forces Recruiting Center and Navy Reserve Center in Chatta-nooga, Tennessee, and the Boston Marathon Bombing in Massachu-setts. This was a total of 74 killed and 339 wounded … young chil-dren, teenagers and adults. These killings could have and should have been stopped, but the FBI and the DOJ failed to provide the direction and resources to stop them. It is obvious that the DOJ and the FBI have not learned any lessons from their past failures as described below.

Last week, the FBI agents and DOJ officials used countless re-sources to raid President

Trump’s personal lawyer’s home, office and apartment on possible white-collar offenses (that had nothing to do with the “alleged” Russian collusion), which clearly shows that their allocation of re-sources continues to demonstrate mismanagement and failed lead-ership.

The president should fire the senior DOJ and FBI officials (in Washington and at the Field Level) immediately and establish the proper priorities and use of resources to protect us. We all should demand that enough is enough, and we want the DOJ and the FBI to wake up and to keep us safe … stop the killings.

DON DAMMSumter

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Collusion by Obama administration, anyone?

As the likelihood that the Trump campaign col-luded with Russia seems headed toward

zero, the likelihood of proof of a different form of collusion seems headed upward toward certainty.

The Russia collusion charge had some initial credibility be-cause of businessman Donald Trump’s dealings in Russia and candidate Trump’s off-putting

praise of Vladi-mir Putin.

It was fueled by breathless media coverage of such trivial events as Jeff Sessions’ conver-sation with the Russian ambas-sador at a Wash-ington reception — and, of

course, by the appointment of former FBI Director Robert Mueller as special counsel. But Mueller’s prosecutions of Trump campaign operatives were for misdeeds long before the cam-paign, and his indictment of 13 Russians specified that no Ameri-can was a “knowing participant” in their work.

Now there’s talk that Mueller is winding up his investigation. It seems unlikely that whatever he reports will fulfill the daydreams so many liberals have of making Trump go the way of Richard Nixon.

Meanwhile, the evidence builds of collusion by Obama adminis-tration law enforcement and in-telligence personnel in trying to elect Hillary Clinton and defeat and delegitimize Trump in and after the 2016 election.

The investigation of Clinton’s illegal email system was conduct-ed with kid gloves. FBI Director James Comey accepted Attorney General Loretta Lynch’s order to call it a “matter” rather than an “investigation.” Clinton aides were allowed to keep her emails and destroy 30,000 of them, plus

cellphones. They were not sub-ject to grand jury subpoenas, and a potential co-defendant was al-lowed to claim attorney-client privilege.

On June 27, 2016, Lynch clan-destinely met with Bill Clinton on his plane at the Phoenix air-port — a meeting that became known only thanks to an alert local TV reporter. Lynch suppos-edly left the decision on prosecu-tion to Comey, who on July 5 an-nounced publicly that Clinton had been “extremely careless” but lacked intent to violate the law, even though the statute pun-ishes such violations whether they are intentional or not.

Contrast that with the collu-sion of Obama officials with the Clinton campaign-financed Christophe Steele/Fusion GPS dossier alleging Trump ties with Russians. Comey and the Justice Department used it, without di-vulging who paid for it, to get a FISA warrant to surveil former Trump campaign operative Cart-er Page’s future and past commu-nications — the “wiretap” Trump was derided for mentioning.

Similarly, when Comey in-formed Trump in January 2017 of the contents of the then-un-published Steele dossier, he didn’t reveal that the Clinton campaign had paid for it. Asked on his iatrogenic book tour why not, he blandly said he didn’t know. And maybe he doesn’t ac-tually realize he was employing J. Edgar Hoover-like tactics to keep his job. Maybe.

In any case, after he was fired, he immediately sent four of his internal memos, at least one of them classified, to a law profes-sor friend to leak them to the press, with the intent of getting a special counsel appointed — who turned out to be his longtime friend and ally Robert Mueller. Collusion, anyone?

Collusion can get complicated and sometimes fails to produce the intended results. Comey’s deputy FBI director, Andrew Mc-

Cabe, reportedly kept to himself for weeks the discovery that Clin-ton emails had been transmitted over the home computer of her aide Huma Abedin’s then-hus-band, the disgraced ex-Rep. An-thony Weiner. After Comey learned of this, he made his Oct. 28 announcement that the Clin-ton email investigation was being reopened.

Comey and McCabe have pro-duced contradictory accounts of events, and Comey’s public praise of McCabe contrasts with his referral of McCabe to Jus-tice’s inspector general, who found him guilty of “lack of can-dor” — a fireable offense for which he was indeed fired. Part-ners in collusion sometimes fall out.

Longtime Clinton friend Lanny Davis charges that Comey’s state-ment was responsible for Clin-ton’s defeat, and Comey, on his book tour, admitted that he may have made it only because he as-sumed Clinton would win.

Davis may be right, though no one can prove it. But one could also say that the Democratic Party lost the presidency because it nominated a candidate under investigation for committing a felony. And it seems as certain as these things can be that if Hillary Clinton had followed the law and regulations, there would be today no President Trump, no Attorney General Sessions, no EPA Ad-ministrator Scott Pruitt, no Jus-tice Neil Gorsuch.

The blame ultimately belongs to Barack Obama, who knew of Clinton’s private email system and who could have ordered her to follow the law. But that’s one bit of collusion that didn’t occur.

Michael Barone is a senior politi-cal analyst for the Washington Examiner, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and longtime co-author of The Alma-nac of American Politics.

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PUBLIC AGENDA

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Step up and do something that will make

a difference to the people you love, your peers or your community. Getting along and offering hope to others will put you in a good position when you need something in return.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t feel you have to follow the crowd or make physical changes you cannot afford. Use your intelligence and skills, not your appearance, to help you get ahead. Keep your life simple and moderate to avoid being judged.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t do anything drastic. Changing your look will not turn out quite the way you want, and addressing an emotional issue will only make matters worse. Focus more on clearing a space to make room for a new project.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Secrets are best kept that way. Someone you thought was like you will disappoint you. If you want change, take action and make it happen. Waiting for someone else to make a move will be unproductive.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You can make your current situation better if you aren’t excessive and don’t jeopardize your financial status. Practicality will weigh in heavy when it comes to easing stress and feeling secure about your future. Walk away from people with bad habits.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): The changes you see going on around you aren’t a mandate for you to follow suit. Consider what’s best for you and surround yourself with like-minded people who can help you advance. A business trip or meeting will pay off.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen to the voice of reason and put practical applications into play. Going with the flow instead of against it will prove to be in your best interest. Don’t be shy or reluctant to accept help when offered.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Overspending is not the way to win someone’s affection. Put your wallet away and use your personality and charm to turn heads. How you treat others physically and emotionally will be the deciding factor when dealing with important relationships.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Handling your relationships with colleagues or friends will be emotionally difficult. Be careful not to send the wrong message with your actions or words. You’ll face criticism or blame for something you unintentionally say or do. Don’t share private information.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): If you want to make a positive change, do something that will lower your overhead. Emotional problems will spin out of control, causing stress if you can’t find a workable solution. Trying to control someone’s bad habits will be fruitless.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t feel you have to pay for someone else’s mistake. Offer suggestions but don’t physically or financially step in and take over. Personal changes can be made as long as they are within your budget. Personal relationships will be tested.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let an offer confuse you. A change may be tempting, but before you make a decision, find out exactly what’s expected of you and what you will receive in return. Don’t get caught up in someone else’s enthusiasm.

MID-CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION QUARTERLY MEETINGToday, 5:30 p.m., Bultman Conference Room, Room 201, University of South Carolina Sumter, 200 Miller Road

MCLEOD HEALTH CLARENDONBOARD OF TRUSTEESToday, 6 p.m., hospital board room

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCILToday, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers

GREATER SUMTER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BOARD OF DIRECTORSWednesday, noon, chamber office

SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSIONWednesday, 3 p.m., fourth floor, Sumter Opera House, Council Chambers

SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARDThursday, 7:30 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 32 E. Calhoun St.

A10 | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 DAILY PLANNER THE SUMTER ITEM

The last word in astrologyEUGENIA LAST

AROUND TOWNThe Disabled American Veter-ans Gamecock Chapter 5 will meet at 5 p.m. today at 18 Hardpack Road (off of Peach Orchard Road / S.C. 441).In recognition of Child Abuse Prevention Month, the South Carolina Guardian ad Litem Program’s Fifth Annual Can-dlelight Awareness Ceremo-ny will be held at 7 p.m. today at the Clarendon County Gazebo, Family Court parking lot, 102 S. Mill St., Manning.The South Carolina Education Association of Retired Employ-ees (SCEA-R) will meet at noon on Wednesday, April 25, at the North HOPE Center.A Camp Corral spaghetti dinner fundraiser will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, April 26, at Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road. Cost is $6 per plate, dine in or take out. Call Terri at (910) 467-7592.The Mayesville Area Community Coalition will hold their Spring Bazaar and Raffle 2018 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, at Mayesville Ele-mentary School. Raffle tick-ets are $1 each and the priz-es are as follows: first prize, 32-inch flat screen TV; sec-ond prize, handmade quilt by a Mayesville resident; third prize; a tablet; and fourth prize, a basket of household goods. Food items available for purchase include fried fish, hot dogs, chili dogs, French fries, pop-corn, cotton candy and bev-erages. Classical Conversations home-school community program will hold an information meeting 1-3 p.m. Thursday, May 3, at McAlister’s Deli, 1177 Broad St. If you are interested in at-tending, please register on-line at www.classicalconver-sations.com. For more infor-mation about the communi-ty and information meetings, call (803) 464-3994. Unity in the Community Prayer Walk will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. Meet at the Central Caroli-na Technical College (CCTC) water fountain for opening prayer. Walk will take place around CCTC, USC Sumter and Alice Drive Middle School, meeting back at the

fountain for closing prayer. One hour, one community, one prayer. Call Loretta Yates at (803) 565-8843.St. Peters Masonic Lodge will hold a pancake supper fundrais-er beginning at 5 p.m. on Fri-day, May 4, at 232 Boyce St., Manning. Plates are $6 each and include pancakes, sau-sage and coffee or tea. The Ninth Annual St. Anne and St. Jude Gala will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, May 4, at the O’Donnell House. Event will include heavy hors d’oeuvres, music, a cash bar and a silent auction. Rafe, master of ceremonies from J.R. Dixon Auctions, will also conduct a live auction. Tick-ets are $30 per person in ad-vance or $35 at the door. Call (803) 775-3632 or drop by the office at 11 S. Magnolia St., to purchase tickets or get more information.The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, May 7, at the North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Shirley M. Blassingame at (803) 506-4019.

The Sumter Chapter of the Na-tional Federation of the Blind of South Carolina will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Loretta Green, president of the Upper Dorchester Chapter of the NFB of South Carolina and transition consultant for Career Boost of South Caroli-na, will speak. Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at (803) 775-5792 or debra.canty@frontier.com.A Friends of the NRA event will be held at 6 p.m. on Thurs-day, May 17, at 31 Artillery Drive. Continue the legacy of fighting for the future of the Second Amendment while enjoying a night of auctions, drawings, firearms and fun. Friends of NRA is a grass-roots fundraising program that fosters community in-volvement, raises money and gives 100 percent of the net proceeds to qualified local, state and national pro-grams. Ticket prices are $20 for children, $45 for singles, $80 for couples and $320 for a table. Call Debbie Brown at (803) 340-0025. Visit www.friendsofnra.org.

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Clemson tight end great Cunningham dead at 63

CLEMSON — Former Clem-son tight end Bennie Cunning-ham, arguably the greatest at his position in the history of the Atlantic Coast Conference, passed away on Monday at the age of 63 (Dec. 23, 1954) at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

Cunningham, who was born on Dec. 23, 1954, had been fighting cancer and had been in the Cleveland Clinic since early January.

Cunningham played at Clem-son from 1972-75 and was a 2-time first-team All-Ameri-can. He was the first African American football player to make an All-American team in school history. He was also the first African American to win the Frank Howard Award, a Clemson athletic department honor presented to an athlete each year for “bringing honor to Clemson.”

The Seneca native was a con-sensus All-American choice as

a junior in 1974 when he was named first team by The Asso-ciated Press, UPI, the Ameri-can Football Coaches Associa-tion and The Sporting News. He was named first-team All-American by the Walter Camp Foundation and Sporting News in 1975.

A two-time first-team All-ACC selection, Cunningham was the only tight end named to the ACC 50-Year Anniversary team

FROM STAFF REPORTS Clemson All-American tight end Bennie Cun-ningham passed away on Monday at the age of 63.

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The right choice

THE SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTOThomas Sumter Academy’s Anita Cookey-Gam, left, has signed to play college volleyball with the University of South Caroli-na Aiken.

BY DENNIS BRUNSONdennis@theitem.com

When she was younger, Anita Cookey-Gam had to make the deci-sion on which sport she wanted to focus her attention in high school.

“My mom (Ivy) told me I needed to choose which sport I wanted to concentrate on and really work on it,” Cookey-Gam said. “I chose vol-leyball.”

That turned out to be a very good choice.

Cookey-Gam, a 5-foot-7-inch out-side hitter for Thomas Sumter Academy, recently signed to play collegiately with the University of South Carolina Aiken, an NCAA Di-vision II school.

“This is something I’ve always wanted to have the opportunity to do,” Cookey-Gam said. “I’ve always wanted to have the chance to play in college.”

Cookey-Gam has been a constant on the TSA roster since she was in the eighth grade. She was a 4-year all-region performer for the Lady

Generals and was twice named the region player of the year as well as being an all-state selection. She was the TSA most valuable player for four seasons.

Cookey-Gam helped lead Thomas Sumter to the championship match of the SCISA 2A state tournament this past year. The Lady Generals posted a 28-3 record.

She averaged 18 kills a match with a season high of 25.

“It was great to be part of the program,” Cookey-Gam said. “It was fun at times, it was hard at times, but we worked hard and got better as a team.”

TSA head coach Gwen Herod said that while Cookey-Gam is very tal-ented, she has an even better work ethic.

“What sets her apart to me is her will to prepare to win,” Herod said.

Thomas Sumter’s Cookey-Gam signs to play volleyball with USC Aiken

SEE SIGNING, PAGE B3

SEE CUNNINGHAM, PAGE B3

‘This is something I’ve

always wanted to have

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Thomas Sumter Academy student

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BY DENNIS BRUNSONdennis@theitem.com

Laurence Manning Academy scored 62 points less in the SCISA 3A state strength and speed meet on Saturday at Nash Student Center. Still, the Swamp-cats did more than enough to win the state title for a third straight year.

LMA finished with 510 points, easily outdistancing second place Pinewood Prep, which had 446, four a fourth title in five years.

“We lift year around,” said Laurence Manning head coach Shawn McCord when asked why the program has been so successful. “It’s a process we go through, developing alternates where they are ready to fill in when we have spots open up.”

The Swampcats had winners in six of the 11 weight classes and runners-up in three more. Chase Lee was the co-overall winner in the 131-140 pound class, while Wyatt Rowland won at 141-150, Taylor Lee at 151-160, Brewer Brunson at 161-170, Garrett Black at 181-190 and Grayson Gamble at 191-205.

Those who finished second were Cam-eron Molina in 130 and under, Morgan Morris in 171-180 and Kodie Reaves in 206-220.

Athletes compete in six categories — the 40-yard dash, shuttle run, broad jump, vertical jump, bench press and

’Cats are still going strongLMA wins strength, speed meet for 3rd straight year, 4th in five

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USC MEN’S BASKETBALL

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Point guard Felder no longer part of program

COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina point guard Rakym Felder is no longer part of the Gamecock men’s basketball team.

Felder, a key freshman reserve for South Carolina’s Final Four team two years ago, was dismissed from the pro-gram by head coach Frank Martin on Monday.

The 5-foot-10-inch Felder, who is from Brooklyn, New York, was suspended last summer after his second arrest in less than a year. Felder was not enrolled at USC last fall. He was allowed to return in the spring semester although he did not play.

Martin said there were guidelines Felder had to follow upon coming back, but he did not do so. Martin has not de-tailed those guidelines for Felder’s re-turn to the court.

“When Rakym and I met to discuss his return to our program, there were cer-tain things that I asked of him and un-fortunately he has not met those expecta-tions,” Martin said. “I’m disappointed that he did not take advantage of the op-portunity to fully return to our program. We wish him the best with his future.”

SEE FELDER, PAGE B3

PREP VOLLEYBALL

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

B2 | TUESDAY, APRIL 24, 2018 SPORTS THE SUMTER ITEM

AREA ROUNDUP

SPARTANBURG — The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team will go limping into the NJCAA Region X tournament after being swept by Spartanburg Methodist Col-lege in a pair of doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday.

The Fire Ants, who dropped to 29-20 overall and 14-10 in region play, lost 2-0 and 15-5 on Saturday. The score was 6-5 in both of Sunday’s games.

In the opening game of the series, SMC’s Canaan Silver tossed a no-hit-ter. He struck out eight and walked two.

Blake Robinson was the hard-luck loser.

He allowed just four hits while striking out five and walking none.

The Pioneers won the second game in five innings. Eric McGirt was 3-for-3 with a home run for USC Sumter.

In Sunday’s opener, Sumter scored two runs in the top of the seventh to tie the game, but SMC won it in the bottom of the inning.

Leniel Gonzalez had a 2-run home run for the Fire Ants, and McGirt and Austin Price also homered.

In Sunday’s finale, Gonzalez was 3-for-3 with a solo homer. Vince Hanna had a triple and an RBI and Austin Morris and Kaleb Strader both had two hits, with Straber scor-ing twice.

USCS SOFTBALL LOSES 3 OF 4LOUISBURG, N.C. — The USC

Sumter softball team lost three of four games to Louisburg College in its regular-season finale on Saturday and Sunday.

Louisburg swept Saturday’ twin-bill, winning 2-0 and 10-3.

The Fire Ants won the first game on Sunday, scoring 10 runs in the fifth for an 11-3 win. They lost the nightcap 7-5.

USC Sumter takes on overall re-cord of 18-16 and a Region X mark of 8-8 into the region tournament this week.

USC 8LSU 6

COLUMBIA — The University of South Carolina baseball team rallied from down 6-0 to score eight consec-utive runs in the last three innings to complete a 3-game sweep of No. 19 LSU on Sunday at Founders Park.

South Carolina had double-digit hits for the third straight game, as TJ Hopkins went 3-for-5 while LT Tolbert had two hits. Tolbert joined Justin Row and Noah Campbell with two RBI.

USC improved to 23-17 on the sea-son and 9-9 in Southeastern Confer-ence play. LSU is 24-17 overall and 9-9 in conference play.

CLEMSON 9WAKE FOREST 4

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Clem-son tied its single game season high with four home runs and Jake Hig-ginbotham pitched five scoreless in-nings in the Tigers’ 9-4 win over Wake Forest at David F. Couch Ball-park on Sunday.

Clemson, which registered its first sweep at Wake Forest since 2005, im-proved to 29-11 overall and 14-7 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Demon Deacons dropped to 18-23 overall and 10-11 in ACC play.

USC Fire Ants baseball heads to tournamentFROM STAFF REPORTS

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MLB STANDINGSAMERICAN LEAGUEEast Division W L Pct GBBoston 17 4 .810 —Toronto 13 8 .619 4New York 11 9 .550 5½Tampa Bay 8 13 .381 9Baltimore 6 16 .273 11½

Central Division W L Pct GBCleveland 11 8 .579 —Minnesota 8 8 .500 1½Detroit 9 11 .450 2½Kansas City 5 15 .250 6½Chicago 4 14 .222 6½

West Division W L Pct GBHouston 16 7 .696 —Los Angeles 14 8 .636 1½Seattle 11 9 .550 3½Oakland 11 11 .500 4½Texas 8 15 .348 8

SUNDAY’S GAMESCleveland 7, Baltimore 3N.Y. Yankees 5, Toronto 1Kansas City 8, Detroit 5Tampa Bay 8, Minnesota 6Houston 7, Chicago White Sox 1Texas 7, Seattle 4Oakland 4, Boston 1San Francisco 4, L.A. Angels 2

MONDAY’S GAMESCleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.L.A. Angels at Houston, 8:10 p.m.Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMESSeattle (Gonzales 1-2) at Chicago White Sox (Fulmer 0-1), 5:10 p.m.Chicago Cubs (Chatwood 0-3) at Cleveland (Tomlin 0-2), 6:10 p.m.Minnesota (Berrios 2-1) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 0-0), 6:35 p.m.Detroit (Zimmermann 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 2-1), 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay (Faria 1-1) at Baltimore (Cobb 0-2), 7:05 p.m.Boston (Porcello 4-0) at Toronto (Happ 3-1), 7:07 p.m.Oakland (Triggs 1-0) at Texas (Hamels 1-3), 8:05 p.m.L.A. Angels (Ohtani 2-1) at Houston (Morton 3-0), 8:10 p.m.Milwaukee (Davies 1-2) at Kansas City (Kennedy 1-2), 8:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMESL.A. Angels at Houston, 2:10 p.m.Seattle at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 6:35 p.m.Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Tampa Bay at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.Milwaukee at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUEEast Division W L Pct GBNew York 14 6 .700 —Philadelphia 14 7 .667 ½Atlanta 12 8 .600 2Washington 10 12 .455 5Miami 5 16 .238 9½

Central Division W L Pct GBSt. Louis 13 8 .619 —Milwaukee 14 9 .609 —Pittsburgh 12 10 .545 1½Chicago 10 9 .526 2Cincinnati 3 18 .143 10

West Division W L Pct GBArizona 15 6 .714 —Colorado 12 11 .522 4Los Angeles 10 10 .500 4½San Francisco 9 12 .429 6San Diego 8 15 .348 8

SUNDAY’S GAMESN.Y. Mets at Atlanta, ppd.Philadelphia 3, Pittsburgh 2, 11 inningsMilwaukee 4, Miami 2St. Louis 9, Cincinnati 2Chicago Cubs 9, Colorado 7San Francisco 4, L.A. Angels 2Arizona 4, San Diego 2L.A. Dodgers 4, Washington 3

MONDAY’S GAMESAtlanta at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.San Diego at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.Washington at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TUESDAY’S GAMESChicago Cubs (Chatwood 0-3) at Cleveland (Tomlin 0-2), 6:10 p.m.Atlanta (McCarthy 3-0) at Cincinnati (Mahle 1-3), 6:40 p.m.Arizona (Ray 2-0) at Philadelphia (Velasquez 1-2), 7:05 p.m.Detroit (Zimmermann 1-0) at Pittsburgh (Kuhl 2-1), 7:05 p.m.Milwaukee (Davies 1-2) at Kansas City (Kennedy 1-2), 8:15 p.m.N.Y. Mets (Matz 1-1) at St. Louis (Weaver 2-1), 8:15 p.m.San Diego (TBD) at Colorado (Freeland 0-3), 8:40 p.m.Miami (Peters 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 2-1), 10:10 p.m.Washington (Roark 1-1) at San Francisco (Blach 1-3), 10:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMESSan Diego at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.Washington at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.Atlanta at Cincinnati, 6:40 p.m.Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.Detroit at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.Chicago Cubs at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 7:35 p.m.Milwaukee at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFSFIRST ROUND(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Eastern ConferenceToronto 2, Washington 2Saturday, April 14: Toronto 114, Washington 106Tuesday, April 17: Toronto 130, Washington 119Friday, April 20: Washington 122, Toronto 103Sunday, April 22: Washington 106, Toronto 98Wednesday, April 25: Washington at Toronto, 7 p.m.Friday, April 27: Toronto at Washington, 6, 7 or 8 p.m.x-Sunday, April 29: Washington at Toronto, TBABoston 2, Milwaukee 2Sunday, April 15: Boston 113, Milwaukee 107, OTTuesday, April 17: Boston 120, Milwaukee 106Friday, April 20: Milwaukee 116, Boston 92Sunday, April 22: Milwaukee 104, Boston 102Tuesday, April 24: Milwaukee at Boston, 7 p.m.Thursday, April 26: Boston at Milwaukee, 7, 8 or 9:30 p.m.x-Saturday, April 28: Milwaukee at Boston, TBAPhiladelphia 3, Miami 1Saturday, April 14: Philadelphia 130, Miami 103Monday, April 16: Miami 113, Philadelphia 103Thursday, April 19: Philadelphia 128, Miami 108Saturday, April 21: Philadelphia 106, Miami 102Tuesday, April 24: Miami at Philadelphia, 8 p.m.x-Thursday, April 26: Philadelphia at Miami, 7 p.m.x-Saturday, April 28: Miami at Philadelphia, TBAIndiana 2, Cleveland 2Sunday, April 15: Indiana 98, Cleveland 80Wednesday, April 18: Cleveland 100, Indiana 97Friday, April 20: Indiana 92, Cleveland 90Sunday, April 22: Cleveland 104, Indiana 100Wednesday, April 25: Indiana at Cleveland, 7 p.m.Friday, April 27: Cleveland at Indiana, 7, 8 or 8:30 p.m.x-Sunday, April 29: Indiana at Cleveland, TBA

Western ConferenceHouston 2, Minnesota 1Sunday, April 15: Houston 104, Minnesota 101Wednesday, April 18: Houston 102, Minnesota 82Saturday, April 21: Minnesota 121, Houston 105Monday, April 23: Houston at Minnesota, 8 p.m.Wednesday, April 25: Minnesota at Houston, 9:30 p.m.x-Friday, April 27: Houston at Minnesota, 9:30 p.m.x-Sunday, April 29: Minnesota at Houston, TBAGolden State 3, San Antonio 1Saturday, April 14: Golden State 113, San Antonio 92Monday, April 16: Golden State 116, San Antonio 101Thursday, April 19: Golden State 110, San Antonio 97Sunday, April 22: San Antonio 103, Golden State 90Tuesday, April 24: San Antonio at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.x-Thursday, April 26: Golden State at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.x-Saturday, April 28: San Antonio at Golden State, TBANew Orleans 4, Portland 0Saturday, April 14: New Orleans 97, Portland 95Tuesday, April 17: New Orleans 111, Portland 102Thursday, April 19: New Orleans 119, Portland 102Saturday, April 21: New Orleans 131, Portland 123Utah 2, Oklahoma City 1Sunday, April 15: Oklahoma City 116, Utah 108Wednesday, April 18: Utah 102, Oklahoma City 95Saturday, April 21: Utah 115, Oklahoma City 102Monday, April 23: Oklahoma City at Utah, 10:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 25: Utah at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.x-Friday, April 27: Oklahoma City at Utah, 10:30 p.m.x-Sunday, April 29: Utah at Oklahoma City, TBA

NHL PLAYOFFSFIRST ROUND(Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

Eastern ConferenceTampa Bay 4, New Jersey 1Thursday, April 12: Tampa Bay 5, New Jersey 2Saturday, April 14: Tampa Bay 5, New Jersey 3Monday, April 16: New Jersey 5, Tampa Bay 2Wednesday, April 18: Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey 1Saturday, April 21: Tampa Bay 3, New Jersey 1Boston 3, Toronto 2Thursday, April 12: Boston 5, Toronto 1Saturday, April 14: Boston 7, Toronto 3Monday, April 16: Toronto 4, Boston 2Thursday, April 19: Boston 3, Toronto 1Saturday, April 21: Toronto 4, Boston 3Monday, April 23: Boston at Toronto, 7 p.m.x-Wednesday, April 25: Toronto at Boston, TBAWashington 3, Columbus 2Thursday, April 12: Columbus 4, Washington 3, OTSunday, April 15: Columbus 5, Washington 4, OTTuesday, April 17: Washington 3, Columbus 2, 2OTThursday, April 19: Washington 4, Columbus 1Saturday, April 21: Washington 4, Columbus 3, OTMonday, April 23: Washington at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.x-Wednesday, April 25: Columbus at Washington, TBAPittsburgh 4, Philadelphia 2Wednesday, April 11: Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 0Friday, April 13: Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 1Sunday, April 15: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 1Wednesday, April 18: Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 0Friday, April 20: Philadelphia 4, Pittsburgh 2Sunday, April 22: Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 5

Western ConferenceNashville 4, Colorado 2Thursday, April 12: Nashville 5, Colorado 2

Saturday, April 14: Nashville 5, Colorado 4Monday, April 16: Colorado 5, Nashville 3Wednesday, April 18: Nashville 3, Colorado 2Friday, April 20: Colorado 2, Nashville 1Sunday, April 22: Nashville 5, Colorado 0Winnipeg 4, Minnesota 1Wednesday, April 11: Winnipeg 3, Minnesota 2Friday, April 13: Winnipeg 4, Minnesota 1Sunday, April 15: Minnesota 6, Winnipeg 2Tuesday, April 17: Winnipeg 2, Minnesota 0Friday, April 20: Winnipeg 5, Minnesota 0Vegas 4, Los Angeles 0Wednesday, April 11: Vegas 1, Los Angeles 0Friday, April 13: Vegas 2, Los Angeles 1, 2OTSunday, April 15: Vegas 3, Los Angeles 2Tuesday, April 17: Vegas 1, Los Angeles 0San Jose 4, Anaheim 0Thursday, April 12: San Jose 3, Anaheim 0Saturday, April 14: San Jose 3, Anaheim 2Monday, April 16: San Jose 8, Anaheim 1Wednesday, April 18: San Jose 2, Anaheim 1

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COLLEGIATE BASEBALL POLLTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — The Collegiate Baseball poll, with records through April 22, total points and previous ranking. Voting is done by coaches, sports writers and sports information directors: Record Pts Prv1. Stanford 30-5 495 52. Florida 34-8 493 13. N.C. State 31-8 490 24. UCLA 25-10 487 45. Oregon State 29-6 486 76. North Carolina 27-13 484 87. Michigan 24-11 482 118. Mississippi 32-9 480 109. Duke 31-10 478 310. Arkansas 28-13 476 611. Texas Tech 32-9 475 1512. Vanderbilt 24-16 472 913. Georgia 27-13 469 1214. Clemson 29-11 467 1315. East Carolina 30-9 465 2316. St. John’s 26-10 463 2417. Oklahoma State 23-14-1 460 —18. Oklahoma 27-15 457 1419. Florida State 29-12 455 —20. Tennessee Tech 34-5 453 2121. Auburn 29-12 451 —22. Texas A&M 29-11 449 1923. Texas 28-15 448 2124. Louisville 26-13 445 2025. South Carolina 23-17 442 —26. Minnesota 25-11 440 3027. Indiana 29-8 437 1628. FAU 29-9-1 436 2629. UC Irvine 24-14 433 —30. Coastal Carolina 28-14 430 29

TRANSACTIONSBASEBALL

American LeagueBOSTON RED SOX — Traded LHP Roenis Elias to Seattle for a player to be named or cash.CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Miguel Gonzalez on the 10-day DL, retroactive to April 19. Selected the contract of RHP Chris Beck from Charlotte (IL). Transferred RHP Danny Farquhar to the 60-day DL.DETROIT TIGERS — Designated RHP Drew VerHagen for assignment. Recalled OF Mike Gerber from Toledo (IL).LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP Blake Wood on 10-day DL. Recalled RHP Eduardo Paredes from Salt Lake (PCL). Selected the contract of RHP Justin Anderson from Salt Lake. Optioned RHP Jaime Barria to Salt Lake.MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned LHP Gabriel Moya to Rochester (IL). Reinstated RHP Phil Hughes from the 10-day DL.TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Recalled LHP Tim Mayza from Buffalo (IL). Placed RHP John Axford on the bereavement list.

National LeagueATLANTA BRAVES — Sent C Tyler Flowers to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment.COLORADO ROCKIES — Selected the contract of LHP Harrison Musgrave from Albuquerque (PCL). Placed LHP Chris Rusin on the 10-day DL. Transferred RHP Carlos Estévez from the 10- to the 60-day DL.MIAMI MARLINS — Sent RHP Elieser Hernandez and SS JT Riddleon a rehab assignments to Jupiter (FSL).MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Assigned RHP Alec Asher outright to Colorado Springs (PCL).NEW YORK METS — Sent LHP Jason Vargas on a rehab assignment to Las Vegas (PCL).

Midwest LeagueQUAD CITIES RIVER BANDITS — Announced RHPs Robert Corniel and Carlos Sanabria, and LHP Cole Watts were transferred to the team from Tri-City (NYP). Announced RHP Tanner Duncan was transferred to Tri-City (NYP) and RHPs Dariel Aquino and Humberto Castellanos were transferred to extended spring training.

SCOREBOARD

Teams begin state playoffs todayThe baseball teams from Sumter,

Lakewood and Manning all begin play in their respective South Caro-lina High School League state play-offs today.

Sumter plays host to Blythewood at 7 p.m. in its first-round game of the District VI tournament of the 5A state playoffs. Lakewood is at home against A.C. Flora at 6:30 p.m. in the District VIII tourna-ment of the 4A playoffs, and Man-ning will be at Bluffton at 6:30 p.m. in a first-round game in the 3A Dis-trict V tournament.

If the Gamecocks, who are 11-12 on the season, win the opener, they’ll be at home on Thursday against the winner of the other first-round game. Spring Valley is scheduled to play at Wando today.

The Lakewood-A.C. Flora winner

will take on the winner between No. 1 seed Cane Bay and No. 4 Wil-son on Thursday. The losers will face off as well.

The winner and loser between Manning and Bluffton will take on the winner and loser between Strom Thurmond and Lake City.

VARSITY GOLFBARONS IN THIRD

CONWAY — The Wilson Hall var-sity boys golf team is in third place after the first round of the SCISA 3A state tournament on Monday at The Hackler Course at Coastal Car-olina.

The Barons shot a 323 over the first 18 holes, which were played in a steady rain throughout the day. WH is just one shot out of second

as Porter-Gaud shot a 322.Hammond holds a commanding

lead after shooting a 303.Walker Jones led Wilson Hall

with a 74 followed by Miller Jones with a 76. Will Barnes shot an 80 and Evan Hoffman finished with a 93.

Laurence Manning Academy is eighth in the 11-team tournament but is just three shots out of sixth. Orangeburg Prep is fourth a 342 followed by Florence Christian School at 344, Ben Lippen at 351, Augusta Christian at 352, LMA at 354, Heathwood Hall at 355, First Baptist at 374 and Pinewood Prep at 390.

Harper Epperson shot an 81 to lead LMA, while Lexi Bennett, Grant Kinlaw and Cantey Gardner each shot a 91.

B TEAM BASEBALLLAURENCE MANNING 12-12PROVIDENCE ATHLETIC CLUB 0-2

MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy concluded its season with a doubleheader sweep of Providence Athletic Club on Saturday at the LMA field.

The Swampcats finished with a 14-1 record.

Cam Branham pitched a complete game shutout in the opener to im-prove to 5-0. Connor Smith led the offense, going 3-for-3 with a triple and four runs batted in. Bryce Ac-cord had two hits.

In the second game, TJ Hicks picked up the win and went 2-for-3 at the plate.

Jackson Brown was also 2-for-3 and drove in four runs.

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COLUMBIA — What a great introduction to Las Vegas!

It was a long flight from South Carolina, but the weather couldn't have been better and I re-ally enjoyed every minute of it.

Driving from the airport to the strip, I was flattered to see on the side of hotels and on billboards giant welcome signs with my pic-ture on them. It definitely was a good welcome.

It got even better when the sisters of Alpha Kappa Alpha, my sorority, surprised me with their own warm welcome. They let me, and my parents, know that they are there for me if I need them. So cool!

I had been to Vegas once before, but I was just a wide-eyed adolescent then. Now it's defi-nitely a lot different.

The first day there was a lot of work to be done off the court. I think I must have hit al-most every radio and TV station in the city. One of the radio stations though had a really, really awesome surprise. They knew that Chi-potle was my favorite thing to eat and gave me a year's supply of free burritos.

Yep that's right, I can walk into any store and give them a card and get a burrito.

That wasn't the only surprise in store for me. During one of the TV interviews, I told them that I had always dreamed of doing the weath-er. After watching the professional weather-man do the forecast, I figured why not give it a try — being the crazy, carefree girl I am.

They put me in front of a green screen and I did the weather report. Now, I just thought I was putting on a show for them, but little did I know they recorded it and put it out on Twit-ter for everyone to see. Not bad for a first time! I got most of the weather report right.

I got a chance to meet coach Bill Laimbeer and we talked about the season and had dinner next to the Bellagio fountains. Definitely was cool watching that show.

Oh yeah, there definitely was the basketball part of the trip too. I got in a workout or two with coach Laimbeer and Kelsey Bone and of-ficially signed my first contract . I'm now offi-cially a pro.

Now I'm back in South Carolina for a week, trying to finish up all the school work that's left and attend my final classes. I'll be back in Vegas soon for training camp with the Aces and fortunately I'll be able to return on May 12 to South Carolina to graduate and walk with my class. Then it's off to Dallas the next day for a preseason game.

AP FILE PHOTOSouth Carolina’s A’ja Wilson, top, is chronicling her path from the end of her college career to the start of her WNBA career, including getting drafted.

Draft Diary: A’ja Wilson talks going to Las VegasBY A’JA WILSONFor The Associated Press

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Cookey-Gam said she also received offers from Wof-ford, Lander and Radford.

She began to seriously consider the idea of playing at the collegiate level when she was in the eighth grade.

“I was playing club volley-ball, and I saw some of the girls (on older teams) were getting the opportunity,” she said. “I said, ‘I can do that.’ “

A member of the National Honor Society, Cookey-Gam said she is majoring health science with a focus on oc-cupational therapy.

Cookey-Gam guided her club team, SC Midlands, to the Palmetto Region title in 2014, 2017 and 2018.

“Anita is a very solid six-rotation outside hitter and a stellar athlete who knows how to win,” USC Aiken head coach Glenn Cox said in a press release from the school. “She has proven to be one of the best outside hitters in the Palmetto Re-gion by winning region championships in 2014, 2017 and 2018 with her club SC Midlands.”

USC Aiken is coming off a 25-6 season in which it fin-ished second in the Peach Belt Athletic Conference. The Pacers reached the NCAA DII tournament, los-ing in the first round.

Felder was supposed to slide into one of the open-ings created by the depar-ture of Sindarius Thorn-well, Duane Notice and P.J. Dozier following the Final Four run. He played in 36 games, averaging 14.6 min-utes a game off the bench as a freshman. He averaged 5.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists.

Like the rest of the team, Felder stepped things up in the NCAAs. He scored 15 points, including going 7-of-8 at the foul line in the final five minutes to hold off No. 2 seed Duke, 88-81, in the

second round.Felder had nine points

and three assists in South Carolina’s Sweet 16 win, a 70-50 victory over No. 3 seed Baylor.

Felder was fist arrested in October of 2016. He was tasered by police stemming from a bar fight and charged with six counts, including assault and battery and re-sisting arrest.

Felder entered a pre-trial intervention program and played after missing only one game.

Felder was suspended since on June 30 in 2017 bfor his involvement in a fight outside a bar. He was arrest-ed on July 13 and charged with assault and battery.

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power clean. Unlike last year, LMA

didn’t have anyone win all six events in his respective weight class. However there were two who won five — Gamble and Taylor Lee. Neither was able to win the bench press.

Those won three events were Chase Lee (shuttle run, broad jump, vertical jump), Rowland (shuttle run, bench press, power clean) and Brunson (broad jump, vertical jump, power clean). Black won two events (shuttle run, bench press) as did Molina (bench press, power clean) and Morris (40, power clean).

Reaves was runner-up in four events in 206-220, while Jay Godwn was run-ner-up in two events at 221-235. JD Burroughs also col-lected points at 235-plus.

Four of the six who won classes on Saturday won their classes last year as well – Rowland, Brunson, Black and Gamble. The other two winners – Chase

Lee and Taylor Lee – were in their first year of com-petition.

“We lost a lot of our bigger guys from last year,” McCord said. “We focused a little more on the speed aspect of it this year, but we train for this. We practice the broad jump, the vertical, the shuttle run.”

The alternates on the team are Burgess Jordan, Jonathon Griffin, Bennett Stephens, Henry Black, Shayne Stephens, Cody Embree.

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LMA FROM PAGE B1 STATE CHAMPIONChase Lee (131-140)Wyatt Rowland (141-150)Taylor Lee (151-160)Brewer Brunson (161-170)Garrett Black (181-190)Grayson Gamble (191-205)

RUNNER-UPCameron Molina (130 and under)Morgan Morris (171-180)Kodi Reaves (206-220)

in 2003. During his Clemson ca-

reer, Cunningham caught 64 passes for 1,044 yards and 10 touchdowns. His seven touchdown recep-tions in 1974 stood as a Clemson record for a tight end until 2011 when Dwayne Allen had eight.

“Bennie Cunningham was one of our greatest players, arguably the great-est tight end in our history and ACC history,” said Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney. “He set the stan-dard for players at that po-sition. But, more impor-tantly was the way he rep-resented Clemson as a pro-fessional athlete and in his life after football. With his passing, the Clemson foot-ball program remembers him and his family with highest regard today.”

Cunningham was a first-round draft choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in the spring of 1976. The 28th se-lection of the NFL draft that year, he remains the

only tight end in Clemson history to be a first-round draft choice.

One of just seven former Tigers with at least two Super Bowl Championship rings, Cunningham was a member of the Steelers championship teams from the 1978 and 1979 seasons. In 2007, he was named to the Steelers all-time team in conjunction with the 75-year anniversary of the franchise.

Cunningham finished his NFL career with 202 recep-tions for 2,879 yards and 20 touchdowns. He played in 10 NFL playoff games with the Steelers and had 19 re-ceptions for 219 yards and two scores. His career spanned 10 seasons (1976-85) and he played 128 games, 118 in the regular season and 10 in the play-offs. Cunningham returned to the Clemson area after his playing days and earned an undergraduate degree and a Masters degree in secondary education.

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CHARLES D. NELSON JR.

TURBEVILLE — Charles Daniel Nelson Jr., 61, husband of Marsha Jean Van Etten Nelson, died on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at McLeod Hos-pice House in Florence.

Born on Feb. 6, 1957, in Roches-ter, New York, he was a son of the late Charles Daniel Nelson Sr. and Arlene Helen Lacey Nel-son. He was a U.S. Marine

Corps veteran of the Vietnam War, a 32nd Degree Mason, a motorcycle enthusiast, an ad-diction counselor, and he was a retired lieutenant with the S.C. Department of Correc-tions. He was a member of Mayesville Presbyterian Church.

He is survived by his wife of Turbeville; a son, Charles Crum (Crystal) of Tulsa, Oklahoma; four daughters, Jennifer Daly (Bradford) of Rochester, Katherine Green (Nicholas) of Effingham, Jes-sica Humiston (Gary) of Endi-cott, New York, and Emily Foley (Daniel) of Oklahoma City; a brother, Jack Nelson of Rochester; and 12 grand-children.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, David Allen Nelson.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Mayesville Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Brian Peake officiating.

The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service in Mor-rison Hall at Mayesville Pres-byterian Church.

A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Sardinia-Gable Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Mayesville Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 141, Mayes-ville, SC 29104.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of ar-rangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

JAMES TAYLORDULUTH, Ga. — James

Taylor, 52, was born on March 16, 1966, in Soester-berg, Netherlands, to Lee Er-nest Sr. and Ida Dwyer Tay-lor.

He departed this life on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in

Duluth. James leaves

to cherish his memory: two sons, Shawndell Brewer Jr. and Darntelle A. Taylor; daugh-ter, Breanna Taylor; his par-

ents, Lee Sr. and Ida Taylor; four grandchildren; two sis-ters, Sonja Lucas and Erica Taylor; brother, Lee Taylor Jr.; special companion, Cherese Cooper; and a host of nieces, nephews, other rel-atives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Friendship Missionary Bap-tist Church, 182 S. Pike East, Sumter, with the Rev. Dr. Au-relia Hill, pastor, and Minis-ter Cheray James officiating. Interment will follow at Walker Davis Cemetery.

Messages of hope can be left at www.whitesmortuary.net

The family is receiving

friends at 202 Cuttino Road, Sumter.

Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC, 517 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter.

JOE F. PORTILLOJoe Francis Portillo, be-

loved husband of Sherry Por-tillo, died on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at his residence.

Plans will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

YVETTE M. MORRISBISHOPVILLE — Yvette M.

Morris entered eternal rest on April 18, 2018, at Regency Hos-pital, Florence.

The family is receiving friends at 146 Harlem St., Bishopville.

A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday at New Bethel African Meth-odist Episcopal Church, Bish-opville, with the pastor, the Rev. Emmanuel Davis, offici-ating.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

DAVID L. WRIGHTBISHOPVILLE — David L.

Wright entered eternal rest on April 19, 2018, at McLeod Health Cheraw.

The family is receiving friends at 90 Price Lane, Bish-opville.

Visitation will be held from 2 until 6 p.m. today at the fu-neral home.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at St. John African Methodist Epis-copal Church, Bishopville, with the pastor, the Rev. Don Robinson, officiating. Inter-ment will follow at St. John Cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishop-ville, is in charge of arrange-ments.

LARRY TINDALLarry "Slick" Tindal, 60,

died on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

He was born on Aug. 13, 1957, in Sumter, a son of Ethel Lee Samuel Tindal and the late Robert David Tindal.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 1006 California Blvd., Sumter.

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

GLENNA B. ROBERTSONGlenna Bagby Robertson,

age 94, beloved wife of the late James C. Robertson, died on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Arrangements will be an-nounced by Bullock Funeral Home.

SAMUEL WELLSSUMMERTON — Samuel

“Sammie” “Big Fish” Wells, 88, died on Saturday, April 21, 2018, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence.

He was born on Sept. 2, 1929, in the St. Paul section of Summerton, a son of the late

Franly and Mary Richardson Wells.

The family is receiving friends at his residence, 1163 Saluda Road, Summerton.

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

SCOTTIE ANDERSON Scott "Scottie" Anderson,

age 46, of Turbeville, died on April 22, 2018, at his home, after an illness.

Funeral services will be held at 5 p.m. today at Pine Dale Pentecostal Holiness Church with burial at the church cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home.

The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. prior to the service today.

Born in Sumter County, he was the son of HL and Doro-thy Nell Frye Anderson. Scot-tie was a member of Pine Dale Pentecostal Holiness Church.

He was preceded in death by a niece, Kelsey Lewis Play-er.

Surviving are his parents of Turbeville; sisters, Melinda Anderson DeBerry (Stephen A. III) of Summerville, Teresa Anderson Cooke (Charles Randy) of Cottageville, Pame-la Anderson Player (Johnny) of Turbeville and Denise Cooke of Marion; nieces and nephew, Stephanie DeBerry Doss (Ben) and their child, Caleb Doss, Brooks Anderson Staves, Haley Lyn Cooke and her fiancé, Phillip Fisher, Car-oline (Cook) Coward (Danny) of Coward.

Memorials may be made to Pine Dale Pentecostal Holi-ness Church, 4450 W. Turbev-ille Highway, Turbeville, SC 29162.

Online condolences may be made at www.floydfuneral.com

EVANS PORCHEREvans Porcher, 77, husband

of Willie Mae McLeod Porch-er, departed this life on Fri-day, April 20, 2018, at Sumter East Health & Rehab Center.

He was born on Dec. 16, 1940, in Sumter, a son of the late Henry Porcher Sr. and Estelle Gallishaw Porcher.

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

WILLIE SANDERS SR.Deacon Willie Sanders Sr.,

76, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, April 18, 2018, at his home, surrounded by family.

Born on July 20, 1941, he was a son of the late Deacon James D. and Louise Dinkins Sanders. Willie accepted Christ and became a member of Rafting Creek Baptist Church. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. He was employed at DuPont and the Department of Social Services, until he re-tired. Willie was married to Nancy Colclough Sanders and to this union five sons were born.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Nancy Sanders; his sons, Willie An-thony (Valarie) Sanders of Rembert, Timothy (Melody) Sanders of Norfolk, Virginia, Jeffery (Geraldine) Sanders of Pinewood, Stacey Sanders of Athens, Georgia, and Jer-maine Sanders of Germany; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Edgar (Emily) Sanders of Rembert; four sisters, Mamie Jenkins of Rembert, Louise (Samuel) Graham of Sumter,

Alberta (Johnny) Williams of Laurelton, New York, and Steral (John) Singleton of Rembert; one aunt, Edmonia Wade; one brother-in-law; four sisters-in-law; a host of nieces, nephews, other rela-tives and friends.

The family is receiving rela-tives and friends at the home, 5025 Dennis Road, Rembert.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, eulogist.

The remains will be placed in the church at noon for viewing until time of services.

The procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home.

Burial will be at Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard Cemetery.

Services directed by the management and staff of Wil-liams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHo-meInc.com

ISAAC JOHNSONIsaac Johnson was born on

June 4, 1934, in Silver, to Nel-lie Johnson. He was a twin brother to Rebecca Johnson, who passed away as a new-born, and the younger broth-er of J.C. (James Clarence) Johnson. He was raised in a loving and disciplined home by his grandparents, Henry and Almeter Johnson, with supervision of his aunts, Rosa Chatman, Sugar "RE" (Marie) Chatman and Mattie Bethune, as well as uncles, Chester Chatman, William Johnson and Leroy Johnson.

After high school, he en-listed in the United States Air Force, where he served for 26 years, most notably in the Korean and Vietnam wars and being honorably dis-charged at the rank of mas-ter sergeant. He also trained in the trade of an electrician and HVAC technician as well and worked in facilities main-tenance at the VA Hospital in Lake City, Florida, for a num-ber of years, after his retire-

ment from the military ser-vice. Upon fully entering re-tirement, he focused on the finishing portion of raising his family, which included sending his sons to college. He was an advocate of knowl-edge and for a person taking actions to better themselves.

God called Isaac home on April 15, 2018.

He is lovingly cherished by his wife of nearly 39 years this November, Bertha Yulee Johnson; sons, Isaac II and Gerren Conte Johnson; cous-ins, Cleo Bethune and family, Selena Bethune and family, John Henry Bethune and family, Willene Gray and family, Walter Bethune and family, Ada Dukes and fami-ly, Ida Neal and family, Henry Chatman, King Chat-man and family, Will Edward Chatman and family, Carolyn "Purdy" Chatman and family, Lionel Johnson and family, and Dorothy Ladson and fam-ily; sister-in-law, Doris Bos-ton and family; nephews-in-law, Ferman Davis and family and Rodney Davis; nieces-in-law, Connie Davis and family and Bettie Gardner and fami-ly; and many other loving family, friends and the Mid-way community.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Nellie John-son; grandfather and grand-mother, Henry and Almeter Johnson; his twin sister, Re-becca Johnson; brother, J.C. Johnson; uncles, William Johnson, Fred Johnson, Leroy Johnson and Chester Chatman; and loving aunts, Rosa Chatman, Sugar "RE" (Marie) Chatman and Mattie Bethune.

There will be no public viewing for Mr. Johnson.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Wednesday at Job's Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150. Interment will follow at Friendship AME Church Cemetery in Silver.

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

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmor-tuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortu-ary.net.

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OBITUARIES

Wall at his elite, explosive best for Wizards in playoffs

WASHINGTON — Washington Wiz-ards coach Scott Brooks knew John Wall would be back to his explosive, elite self for the playoffs when the All-Star point guard was able to play 38 minutes in a regular-season loss at Cleveland.

It took Wall one additional outing to be absolutely certain he’ d be OK after coming back from surgery on his left knee, pointing to his 29-point, 12-assist effort against Boston five days later.

“I had a big game,” he said Monday, looking back at that victory from a couple of weeks ago. “Kind of just started to see shots fall that I was fall-ing short on the couple of games I had before that.”

As Wall prepares to lead the No. 8

seed Wizards into Game 5 against the No. 1 seed Raptors on Wednesday night in Toronto, it is as if he never was away for more than two months. As if he never needed that operation

in the first place. As if he got a chance to ramp up for the postseason for more than merely four games.

And all of that outside chatter about whether Washington might just be better off without him,

based on the team going 8-2 at the start of his absence in January and Febru-ary, sure seems silly right about now. Especially after Wall carried Washing-ton to a 106-98 victory in Game 4 on Sunday night by scoring eight of the host’s last 14 points and adding an as-sist — plus tight defense on DeMar

DeRozan — after Bradley Beal fouled out with about five minutes left.

Did it while playing all 24 minutes in the second half, too. Plus, Wall re-vealed Monday that he twisted his right ankle down the stretch, although he declared himself fine.

“It’s always pulling teeth to try to get him off the court,” Brooks said. “I like that. As a coach, you want that.”

Now Washington will need to grab a victory on the road at least once to claim a series in which the home team has won every game so far.

“You put John Wall on this team for 82 games,” Raptors coach Dwane Casey said, “and I guarantee they wouldn’t be eighth.”

Instead, Wall appeared in only 41 games this season, missing all four that Washington played against To-ronto. But he sure is looking good

when the games count the most.He is averaging 26.8 points, 13 as-

sists and 4.8 rebounds in the series.And here’ s an obscure, yet telling,

stat offered up by the Wizards: Wall joined Magic Johnson as the only players with at least 27 points, 14 as-sists and six rebounds in two consecu-tive playoff games.

“It was just a matter of time before he got back to himself,” Wizards for-ward Markieff Morris said. “He just needed to get some games under his belt. Basically, just get his feet under him, get his wind back, and he would get back to how he was playing. Be-cause he’s a competitor.”

That aspect of Wall’s persona came out when he was trading barbs with Canadian rapper Drake during the se-ries’ first two games in Toronto, when the Raptors were taking a 2-0 lead.

BY HOWARD FENDRICHAP Sports Writer

WALL

BY KEVIN McDONOUGHSome words are so overused

and misused, they set my teeth on edge. “Surreal” tops my list. It seems everything out of the ordinary is now likened to an early-20th-century art move-ment. Particularly in sports commentary. As in, “The Jets’ fourth quarter comeback was ‘surreal!’” Sorry, unless the fullback ran through a field of melting clocks in a Dali paint-ing, their comeback was mere-ly unexpected.

Sadly, “hero” is so over-em-ployed that its meaning has been diluted. I could go the rest of my life without hearing someone compared to an “angel,” whatever that means.

Add “genius” to the list. It’s so overused, it has become an adjective. As in, “That YouTube life hack is genius!” But what is a genius? And how do you dem-onstrate that quality in a per-son? Even a well-known per-sonality?

That is the promise and prob-lem of “Genius” (9 p.m., Nation-al Geographic, TV-14), a 10-part miniseries profile of painter Pablo Picasso.

This is the second season of “Genius”; the first starred Geoffrey Rush as Alfred Ein-stein. Like that portrait, “Picas-so” bounces back and forth in time. We meet the painter (An-tonio Banderas) well into mid-dle age, struggling to complete a mural that will capture his outrage at Fascist atrocities during the Spanish Civil War. We also encounter a young Pablo as a newborn, a child and a precocious student who mas-ters and then transcends the parameters of traditional painting.

The writers assume that many are unfamiliar with Eu-ropean history from this era. Unfortunately, this means that dialogue must carry a rather heavy didactic load.

Listening to Picasso’s mis-tress (of the moment) hector-

ing him on the reasons he must finish “Guernica” (the mural mentioned above) may be nec-essary to the story, but it still sounds rather stilted.

At the same time, history and art buffs should pounce on this handsome, expensive, am-bitious production.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

• Clarke feels earthbound on the fifth season premiere of “The 100” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

• Gwen steps out on “Rise” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• A sick boy’s parents are more trouble than the patient on “Chicago Med” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Time to make a kidnapper disappear on “Deception” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• David faces obstacles on “Legion” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICEAt the same time that Fred

MacMurray was starring in “My Three Sons” on TV and playing in Disney comedies like “The Absent-Minded Profes-sor,” he starred as a callous, adulterous heel in the 1961 Billy Wilder romance “The Apartment” (8 p.m., TCM, TV-PG).

SERIES NOTESOn two helpings of “NCIS”

(CBS, r, TV-PG), poisoned care

packages (8 p.m.), vintage wheels (9 p.m.) * A home inva-sion turns into homicide on “Lethal Weapon” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * On four episodes of “Roseanne” (ABC, r, TV-PG), Darlene returns (8 p.m.), guess who’s coming to dinner (8:30 p.m.), a puppy denied (9 p.m.), David returns (9:30 p.m.) * A chill in the air on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * Cashing in the chips on “LA to Vegas” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Jess coaches

Ruth on “New Girl” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

LATE NIGHTZach Braff, Alia Shawkat

and Andrew W.K. visit “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Hank Azaria, Ronan Farrow and Grace VanderWaal are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon wel-comes Kevin James, Quest-

love and Sigrid on “The To-night Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Christine Baranski, Joy Reid, Sarah Kendzior and Sarah Tomek visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Anthony Mackie, Judy Greer and Snow Patrol appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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Wrecker driver needed. Gooddriving record. Class A license,dependable & willing to work. CallSumter Wrecker 803-773-49558 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday.

Exp. auto mechanic needed.Send resume to: P-483 c//o TheItem, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

We are growing and looking formanagers and manager trainees.Consumer finance experience prefer-red but not required. Please apply atyour local Lenders Loans office. CONTRACTORS

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PUBLIC HEARING

The Sumter City-County Board ofZoning Appeals will hold a regularlyscheduled meeting on Wednesday,May 9, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in the CityCouncil Chambers located on theFourth Floor of the Opera House (21

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Estate:/Agnes Jackson#2018ES4300209

Personal RepresentativeLarry Jackson

2840 Cains Mill RoadSumter, SC 29154

MERCHANDISEMERCHANDISE

For Sale: AKC registered Labpuppies, 7 wks old, wormed andshots. $500 Call David 803-983-6894

Refurbished batteries as low as$45. New batteries as low as $65.6v golf cart battery as low as $65.Lawnmower batteries, $38.95.

Auto Electric Co.102 Blvd Rd. 803-773-4381

Estate:/Charlie Gaymon#2018ES4300232

Personal RepresentativeBarbara Jenkins

2714 Lindley DriveHopkinsville, KY 42240

Dogs Miscellaneous

Estate:/Hosea McQuilla, Jr.#2018ES4300214

Personal RepresentativeGwendolyn M. DuBose

2011 Kitfield RoadMoncks Corner, SC 29461

CHEAP CARS, TRUCKS & VANSStarting at $1395

Price is Right Auto Sales3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

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Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal,stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote,803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

Estate:/Paul Whittleton#2018ES4300229

Personal RepresentativeVermelle Whittleton

9 Kenilworth Ave.Sumter, SC 29150

TRANSPORTATIONTRANSPORTATIONSTATE TREE SERVICE

Free EstimatesTree Service, Stump Grinding

and Land Clearing803-773-1320

Estate:/Roland L. Richardson#2018ES4300233

Personal RepresentativeRivan Ruffalo

2853 September DriveSumter, SC 29154

OWNER FINANCING! 5 acres, nearSt. Charles. Call or text803-464-5813.

Estate:/Linda F. Brettelle#2018ES4300231

Personal RepresentativeDonald B. Brettelle

20 Bowen CourtSumter, SC 29150

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Newman's Tree Service Treeremoval, trimming, topping, viewenhancement pruning, bobcatwork stump grinding, Lic &insured. Call 803-316-0128

Estate:/Emmerson Smith#2018ES4300204

Personal RepresentativeDiane E. Goonan-Smith

121 Lesesne DriveSumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Jerry E. Tennant, Sr.#2018ES4300234

Personal RepresentativeJerry E. Tennant, Jr.

1160 Habitat Dr.Sumter, SC 29153

A Notch Above Tree Care Fullquality service low rates, lic./ins., freeest BBB accredited 983-9721

Estate:/Michael H. Floyd#2018ES4300216

Personal RepresentativeJustin H. Floyd

C/O Patrick KillenAttorney at Law

1 Law Range, Suite BSumter, SC 29150

Tree Service

Estate:/Ethel Mae Harvin#2018ES4300237

Personal RepresentativeRandy Johnson

205 Praylou RoadWedgefield, SC 29168

Estate:/Winson Vaughn#2018ES4300224

Personal RepresentativeDiane Vaughn

209 Cedar StreetSumter, SC 29150

For Sale By Owner 3B & 2B 1120Cutleaf Dr. LR, DR, galley eat inkitchen, library/music rm w/customshelves, brick raised patio, w/ walledCharleston Garden in rear, plantationshutters, professionally landscaped.Beautiful home. Buyer agents wel-come. Shown by appointment. Only$198,000. Call 803-469-9755

All Types of Roofing & Repairs Allwork guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic.Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Homes for SaleRoofing

Estate:/Verna B. Moore#2018ES4300206

Personal RepresentativeGail M. Elmore

1408 Hagood AvenueColumbia, SC 29205

Estate:/Jeffrey W. Poole#2018ES4300202

Personal RepresentativeEvelyn D. Poole

2185 Poole RoadSumter, SC 29154

Attorney Timothy L. Griffith803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark.Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

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Estate:/William Joseph Brewer#2018ES4300235

Personal RepresentativeNancy B. Brewer

3030 Caitylnn DriveSumter, SC 29154

Estate:/Richard W. Hudson, Sr.#2018ES4300223

Personal RepresentativeLillie A. Thomspon

18 McLeod StreetSumter, SC 29150

For Rent: 4,000 sq ft retail space atGamecock Plaza. Call Bobby Sisson803-464-2730

Jan's Lawn ServiceCut grass, shrubs, planting, pinestraw. Call 803-491-5375

Commercial Rentals

Clary Lawn Service Free EstimatesCall 803-406-3514

Estate:/Johnnie S. Livingston#2018ES4300212

Personal RepresentativeCarlisle Livingston5441 Plantation Dr.

Sumter, SC 29154

Aircraft Sheetmetal PartFabricator-Entry Level

Job Description: Precision Air,Inc.is looking for a motivated entrylevel Sheetmetal Part Fabricator (noexperience needed) for our produc-tion facility in Manning that is willingto learn and grow with the company.This position involves sheet metalpart fabrication and aircraft mainte-nance shop support. Part fabricationwill include using a Panel Pro metalrouter (CNC) with CAD to CAMprogram, sheet metal shear, sheetmetal brake and other sheet metalequipment. Other duties wouldinclude supervised on aircraft workto include basic disassembly andreassembly and shop support activi-ties.Responsibilities:·Operate a Panel Pro metal router forreverse engineering, engraving andpart cutout.·Operate metal sheer, metal brake,and hand tools·Use computer aided drafting appli-cations such as AutoCad or Easy-CAD to create .dxf mechanicaldrawings·Use computer software to load andconvert drawing files into Panel Prooperating files (AvCAM)·Use precision measurement tools toverify part meets drawing specifica-tions·Remove and reinstall panels onaircraft along with other on aircraftsupervised work·Maintain safe operations by adher-ing to safety procedures andregulations·Maintain equipment by completingpreventive maintenance require-ments; following manufacturer's in-structionsRequirements•High School Diploma•SC Driver's License•U.S. Citizen•Able to speak, read and write inEnglish•Must be proficient in basic comput-ers skillsSkills and Qualifications•Basic mechanical skills (operatedrill, screwdriver, wrenches, ratchet,etc.)•Able to lift 30 lbs.•Able to work from a ladder•Aircraft maintenance experience ortraining desired•Metal shop experience or trainingdesired•Willing to be trained on:•AutoCad/EasyCad program•AvCam program•Panel Pro Operation•Sheetmetal equipment (sheer,brake, hand tools, etc.)•Mechanical drawing interpretation•Mechanical drawing creationTo Apply, send your resume toHR@Tumeq.com, subject line PA-Manning Aircraft Sheetmetal PartFabricator.

Estate:/Helen Waters#2018ES4300205

Personal RepresentativeChester H. Walden

819 Misty River CourtDacula, GA 30019

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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 fi le 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 fi rst 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.

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H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodelpaint roofs gutters drywall blownceilings ect. 773-9904

Estate:/Charles R. McCreight#2018ES4300241

Personal RepresentativeRobert S. McCreight

and Cathleen M. Hall419 West Calhoun Street

Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:/Margaret D.B. Lutz#2018ES4300227

Personal RepresentativeH. Benton Lutz

C/O Eugene ParrsAttorney at Law

PO Box 107Beaufort, SC 29901

Cozy Home in Rembert, if youwish to unwind in a stress freeatmosphere. PRIVATE COZY Pic-turesque 3BR, new appliances, newHVAC, $900a month. Call803-900-5280

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Found: Blck Lab mix, found off ofMcCrays Mill Rd, no collar. Call803-983-5737

Senior LivingApartments

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Lost black male cat in Summerton,near Furman Rd. Some white on hisneck. If found please contact980-777-0519.REWARD

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Fundraising Coordinator•Develop a banquet package withreview and advice from other staffmembers and volunteer•Work with suppliers to attain thebest possible banquet products andmembership materials at the bestprice and terms•Provide all necessary supportand fundraising/banquet materials tochapter chairmen•Resolve logistics necessary fortrips, outfitters, vacation rentals,Camp Woodie weeks, etc. sold atevents•Attend events during banquetseason July-March, nights andweekends (30+ per year)•Plan and execute banquets toinclude check-in/check-out logisticsand structure•Proficient in Microsoft Office andgeneral typing•Great Customer Services SkillsResumes with references should beemailed to contact@scwa.org

North Main Street, Sumter, SouthCarolina). The following requests arescheduled for public hearing:

BOA-18-09, 3289 Broad St. (County)The applicant is requesting avariance from the maximum 20% ofthe front wall allowed signage as perArticle 8, Section 8.i.5.a.: SignRegulations of the Sumter CountyZoning and Development StandardsOrdinance in order to have 422 sq. ft.of signage instead of 88sqft oncommercial building. The propertyis located at 3289 Broad St. Theproperty is zoned GeneralCommercial (GC) and represented byTax Map #186-03-01-027.

Documents pertaining to theproposed request(s) are on file in theOffice of the Sumter City-CountyPlanning Department and areavailable to be inspected andstudied by interested citizens.

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCILJames T. McCain, ChairmanMary Blanding, Clerk

ANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTS

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RENTALSRENTALS NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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 fi le 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 fi rst 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 NoticeSumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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 fi le 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 fi rst 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 NoticeSumter CountyPublic Hearing

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