Good News Notes: “Being rescued, playing with firefighters and posing for photos proved to be an exhausting day for Santos, a baby seal in Redwood City, California.” “A citizen contacted the Redwood City Fire Department after seeing Santos in a parking deck Sunday. Firefighters arrived and rescued Santos, taking the seal back to the fire…
Month: November 2019
Police: Muncie boy likely saved life of unconscious mother
Good News Notes: “City police said a Muncie boy likely saved his mother’s life by seeking help after she lost consciousness during an early morning walk.” “The youngster said he couldn’t wake his mother after she passed out.” An officer wrote the boy “began to knock on strangers’ doors to ask for help at 2…
Former homeless man gets apartment with cash saved from trash pick up program
Good News Notes: “When Little Rock started paying homeless people to pick up the city’s trash in April, the program was only ever supposed to last for six months.” “But Mayor Frank Scott Jr’s decision to extend it until September 2020 gave Roy enough time to save for a home.” “According to Canvas Community, the…
Toddler saved by Topeka USPS letter carrier
Good News Notes: “The United States Postal Service wants to recognize a Topeka letter carrier after he saved a toddler.” “USPS said Josh Bush found a toddler on a home’s doorsteps while on his route on Saturday, Nov. 23. He heard the toddler crying and didn’t see anyone attending to the child.” “Bush picked up…
Utah’s June Sucker Another Endangered Species Act Success, Downlisted From Endangered to Threatened
Good News Notes: “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today proposed to downlist the June sucker fish from endangered to threatened based on successful recovery efforts.” “Efforts to recover the June sucker have not just improved numbers of this unique fish but have partially restored the lake and the Provo River.” “The June sucker was once…
Southwell Health Rehabilitation Center gets residents new quilts for holiday season
Good News Notes: “It’s the holiday season which means the time for giving is here.” “Residents at the Southwell Health & Rehabilitation Center in Adel received an early gift this holiday season, one that would keep them warm at night.” “Mary Lindeman is the reason for the quilts. She is with CDH Partners, which is…
Alexandria animal rehabilitation center extends the life of pets
Good News Notes: “Steidl is a certified veterinary technician and a graduate in the Canine Rehabilitation Certificate Program at the University of Tennessee. She came to Alexandria Veterinary Clinic in 2012, and within a year started treating animals in order to earn her rehabilitation certificate. Since then, she estimates she has seen more than 100…
Born blind, high school football announcer inspires crowd, teaches lessons in perseverance
Good News Notes: “When Christ Presbyterian Academy had an opening earlier this year, Gordon Mote was a perfect fit, thanks to a resume that Harry Carry could not have better designed himself.” “I had done some radio back in the day,” said Mote, who was being modest by failing to mention his Academy of Country…
Kristen Bell interview: The ‘Frozen 2’ star talks anxiety, depression
Good News Notes: “During a Sunday Sitdown chat with Willie Geist, the “Frozen 2″ star discussed her career and personal life, including a candid conversation about a typically taboo topic: anxiety, depression and mental health at large.” “Tailing off of their conversation about Bell and her 2013 wedding with her husband, Dax Shepard, ‘The Good…
Landen Hoffman, boy tossed off Mall of America balcony, now walking
Good News Notes: “The 5-year-old boy hurled off a Mall of America balcony by a stranger in April is now ‘walking perfectly’ and even back at school, his family says.” “Landen Hoffman fell nearly 40 feet from the balcony of the Minnesota mall — breaking his skull, face bones, both arms and a leg — when…