Solanco AUGUST 18, 2021
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL LVIII • NO 18
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Take A Walk In The Gnome Countryside BY COURTNEY MENGEL
“I would say the two biggest blessings in my life have been my house burning down and diabetes,” wrote Kirkwood resident Richard Humpfreys. “That may seem like a strange thing to say, but one thing I have learned is that so much of life depends upon your attitude.” Ever since he was 14 years old, Humpfreys has lived with Type 1 diabetes, but this disease has never held him back from pursuing his dreams and doing what makes him happy. Humpfreys applied to the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 1961 and, while enrolled, went on a two-monthlong road trip to the West Coast. He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in education from MICA in 1965, and two years later, he found himself working as a middle
school art teacher in Quarryville. After getting married in June 1967 and securing teaching jobs, Humpfreys and his then-wife, Mary Lou Crittenden, moved to Alaska for a year, and after the school year ended, they decided to travel around Europe. After their trip, they were ready to return to Lancaster County and settle into their new lives in Kirkwood. A side effect of diabetes is eye hemorrhaging, and by 1980, both of Humpfreys’ eyes had hemorrhaged. Although he received laser treatment, which stabilized his vision for a few years, Humpfreys knew that his vision problems would negatively impact his teaching career. While thinking of other ways to make a living, Humpfreys remembered stories and traditions he heard from indigenous people in Denmark and Iceland about little See Gnome Countryside pg 6
A Climb To Remember BY COURTNEY MENGEL
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on our country. Between the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Flight 93, nearly 3,000 people lost their lives on that tragic day. Among them were 343 New York City Fire Department (FDNY) firefighters. In 1992, Congress created the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation (NFFF), which has developed and expanded programs to honor fallen fire heroes and assist their families and coworkers. The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is a way for firefighters and the community to honor and remember the 343 FDNY firefighters who died at the World Trade Center. The first stair climb was held on Sept. 11, 2005, when five Colorado firefighters convened at a high-rise building in downtown Denver to climb the equivalent of the 110 stories of
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See 9/11 Stair Climb pg 7
INSIDE THIS ISSUE Better Horses And Better People . . . . . . .2 Youth Sports . . . . . . . . . . .4 Go, Duck, Go! . . . . . . . . . .5 Business Directory . . . . .10 House Of Worship . . . . . .11 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . .13 Visits to Gnome Countryside begin with story telling in the Gnomery.
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