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'I want to tell everyone to never, ever give up': Life goes on for Alyssa Garris after pediatric stroke in 2010

Pediatric strokes are extremely rare. When Lancaster High School student Alyssa Garris suffered a stroke after cleft lip and palate surgery in June 2010, the doctors on her case had a hard time giving her parents a proper prognosis.

They couldn’t even tell Mika and Mark Garris what the future held for their daughter.
“It was a really, really tough thing to hear,” Mika said. “We go in expecting a routine surgery and plan to be going home in two or three days, and it turned out she didn’t come home for seven weeks.”

Taylor gets community development service award

Ann Taylor was recently recognized for her many years of service to Heath Springs.

Taylor, who’s been mayor of the county's smallest municipality since 1990, received the Hettie Ricket Leadership Award last month in North Myrtle Beach.

The S.C. Community Development Association presented the award, which honors those who are community-development leaders. The group is affiliated with the Municipal Association of South Carolina.

Andrew Jackson High School Band to march July 4th in D.C.

After last year’s competition season full of outstanding performances, it’s no secret to residents of Lancaster County that the Andrew Jackson High School Volunteer Regiment is a budding 2A marching band powerhouse.

And now, the entire country will get a sampling of their talents. 

The band has been chosen to represent South Carolina in Washington, D.C., on July 4 during this year’s National Independence Day Parade.

Funderburk quests for elite soccer team

 

   

Avery Funderburk, an Andrew Jackson Middle School seventh grader, is looking to gain a coveted spot with the U.S. Olympic Development Soccer Program this summer.

Time to limit government overreach

The nation learned in May that the Justice Department secretly obtained the phone records of more than 100 Associated Press reporters and monitored Fox News reporter James Rosen’s personal email and cell phone records, branding him a “possible co-conspirator” in a classified leak case for asking questions to a government source.
These revelations sent shock waves throughout newsrooms nationwide. Reporters can no longer assure their sources that interviews will remain confidential because there is no way to tell whether the government is listening.

School choice, though limited, is a victory for S.C. families

There are few things that bring me more pleasure as chairman of the S.C. Republican Party than praising our state’s elected officials for focusing on truly meaningful reforms. Recently, members of our state Senate did just that.
For more than a decade, school choice has been a big part of the national dialogue on education reform. In fact, 22 other states currently have school choice programs. That number is growing year after year.

Poor roads deter visit from friends

I am distraught beyond belief. Because the road that fronts Carolina Christian Academy is constantly spot-patched instead of being fixed correctly, my friends from Indian Land will no longer visit me.
This upsets me that they can’t visit because they have to travel such poor quality highways here.

Upset and lonely
Lynn Powers
Lancaster

Sign up for Arts & Sciences Camp

I recently read a story that related how learning to play music can help trauma victims.

This article was about the “Guitars for Vets” initiative.
It was fascinating to learn about the mission of this organization and how much it has grown nationwide – to more than 25 chapters.

The program offers one-on-one free guitar lessons (and a loaner guitar) to veterans who suffer from mental disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder as a result of war, deaths, injuries or other disasters.

Summer is finally here

I made it through May, in real good shape.
Of course, I had to go over to Central School and walk around that May Pole, wrapping a strip of colored crepe paper while bunches of children from all over town stood in little huddles and sang songs nobody knew.
It might make our teachers and principals happy but it sure seemed like a waste of time to me.
Betcha if they just passed out Dixie cups of chocolate ice cream we would’ve had more fun.
It’s always amazed me how grown-ups can mess up a good thing.

Fun without a 'lofty' cost

The Lancaster arts scene is putting its collective talents together in an effort to benefit local non-profit organizations, thanks to a series of fundraising events that began in February.

Christina Chastain, gallery owner at Chastain’s Studio Lofts, said a very successful annual Christmas party and seven years of experience working with non-profit organizations were what started her thinking about how the gallery could do more to reach out to the community.

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