Good News Notes: “Iliana Gorshe is a budding celebrity in her Pinellas County town for a very good reason. ‘I’m the Cereal Girl!’ laughs the 7-year-old. As part of a school project last year, Iliana set out to collect 80 boxes of breakfast cereal to help local families in need. She decorated a donation bin…
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Michael Buble Gives Concert to Zoo Gorillas
Good News Notes: “At the Werribee Open Range Zoo near Victoria, Australia it’s Christmas all year round — at least for the zoo’s gorillas. According to Zoos Victoria, which operates the safari-inspired zoo, Werribee’s gorilla residents — Ganyeka, Yakini, and Motaba — love listening to the Michael Bublé album Christmas, which is packed with the crooner singing…
Clothes shed during Mercedes Marathon donated to charity
Good News Notes: “If you took part in the Mercedes Marathon weekend, you probably saw a few clothes along the course. All that clothing doesn’t go in the trash but to a good cause. A handful of volunteers picked up clothing shed along the race route. This year, the non-profit Grace Klein Community filled up…
Community hopes to preserve historic Methodist church built in 1870
Good News Notes: “For Brett Merkley, entering the old Methodist Episcopal Church is like stepping into a frontier church of an old Western movie. The simple one-story brick chapel is lined with wooden pews and hymnals. Light shines through the stained-glass windows. A small pulpit and pump organ stand at the front of the chapel…
Baby born with cerebral palsy never expected to walk takes it step by step
Good News Notes: “Since 17-month-old Lennyn Lyons was first diagnosed with cerebral palsy six months ago, she’s undergone four brain surgeries. Her mother, Brianna, was unsure she would ever be able to walk. On Friday, Lennyn took her first steps at her family’s home in Holiday, Florida. Her ecstatic mom cheered on her little one…