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Lancaster was the center of the United States for one day in the fall of 1777. That day will be the topic of a talk on Thursday, July 23, at 6 p.m. in the C. X. Carlson Cultural Room at the Quarryville Library, 357 Buck Road, Quarryville. Registration is preferred by going to https://quarryvillelibrary.org; walk-ins will be accommodated as space permits. Adam Zurn of Unchar ted Lancaster will deliver the free program, “Yes, Lancaster Was the U.S. Capital for a Day.” “The presentation tells the remarkable story of Sept. 27, 1777, when Lancaster served as the capital of the United States for one day,” Zurn said. “The Continental Congress had fled Philadelphia as the British army advanced, and its members gathered inside the courthouse that once stood in the center of Penn Square.” Zurn added, “I’ll explain the dramatic events that brought Congress to Lancaster, what happened during its brief session, who was in the room, and why the delegates continued west to York after only a few hours. It was a short chapter in American history, but it placed Lancaster at the center of the nation’s struggle for independence during one of the darkest moments of the Revolutionary War.” Zurn is looking forward to giving the talk in the Southern End. “I’m excited to bring this story to the Quarryville Library
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The family will hold a benefit for Grant at Little Britain Mennonite School in Quarryville.
that we can for him to get the most success that he can have for life.” A benefit lunch and silent auction will be held for Grant’s family on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Little Britain Mennonite School, 352 Nottingham Road, Quarryville. There will be a meal by donation consisting of a pulled pork sandwich, potatoes, macaroni salad, baked beans, a dessert and a drink.
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arly Burkhar t was only five months removed from treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma when she found out that her youngest son, Grant, was being diagnosed with FOXG1 syndrome, an ultrarare genetic disorder that affects less than 2,000 individuals worldwide. Many children with FOXG1, sometimes referred to simply as “FOX”, never speak properly. Furthermore, 70% of children with the syndrome never walk independently. Grant and his older brother, Logan, live on a dairy farm in the Southern End with their parents, Burkhart and Troy Kirk. As you can imagine, making an old farmhouse handicapped-accessible will be no small, nor cheap, challenge for the family. “It’s a big fear of ours on how we’re going to figure out how to get him around the farm and the rough terrain,” Burkhart said. “This is our lifestyle, and we can’t really change that. Figuring out how to adapt has been a difficult thing.” Grant struggles with severe development delays. His parents took him in for genetic testing after he was not hitting milestones that many kids his age were. While his family is hopeful, there is a strong chance that Grant may never be able to live independently. His only chance of doing so is extensive physical therapy. Many individuals with the syndrome also have to eat out of a feeding tube. Very little of what Grant will need to survive is covered by insurance. “We just want what’s best for him,” Burkhart said. “We want to be able to provide the therapies
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