Good News Notes: “Hundreds of thousands of tons of construction and demolition waste — much of it from home tear-downs and remodeling jobs — end up in Minnesota landfills every year. But some homeowners are learning it’s environmentally, and financially, rewarding when materials from such projects are reused or recycled. Kim Chapman LaFrence, of Grant,…
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Ex-NFL player Warrick Dunn launches non-profit in Augusta
Good News Notes: “Former NFL player Warrick Dunn has been helping families with housing needs for years but Wednesday he decided to take his mission one step further. ‘We want to supply families with tools, so they can create some stability in their lives,’ Dunn said. ‘For me, this is just the next transition of…
‘Two and a Half Men’ Star Conchata Ferrell Recovering from Near-Fatal Illness
Good News Notes: “‘Two and a Half Men’ fans will be shocked to hear their beloved Berta almost died from an illness recently that had her in the ICU for an extended stay — but the good news is she’s getting better. Conchata Ferrell was hospitalized this past December in Charleston, West Virginia — where she’d…
“Isaiah 117 Houses” give kids a place to go while they wait for foster care
Good News Notes: “The day a child is taken from a home and put into foster care is a day few people ever see. But those who do see it happen say it’s traumatizing to a young mind. ‘Removal day is the most dramatic day they’ll ever walk,’ said Ronda Paulson with the Isaiah 117…
“God said hold on:” Homeless man gets new home after living on the streets for 20 years
Good News Notes: “It’s a dream come true for Smith as he walks through his new home. He spent 20 years of his life sleeping on the streets of Lynchburg. Most of that time was spent under the John Lynch Bridge. ‘I had tents set up. (I’d) say, ‘You want to be somewhere laid down…
Dog finds forever home after spending 2,461 days in shelter
Good News Notes: “Some dogs only spend hours in a shelter, while others wait days, months and in this case – 6 years. Sandi, a 12-year-old pit bull-boxer mix, spent half of her life at the Marion-Grant County Humane Society in Indiana. She was finally adopted on Jan. 3 by the Rhodes family. The shelter…
Recently homeless in Minneapolis, former businesswoman grateful for studio apartment
Good News Notes: “Jana Bonner, who once made $100,000-plus from her business-marketing and event-planning jobs, is thankful this holiday season for the new apartment building into which she and 43 other formerly homeless folks moved recently at E. Lake St. and 30th Av.” “Minnehaha Commons, affordable housing for the formerly homeless over age 55, was…
Christmas surprise! Fort Drum soldiers come home
Good News Notes: “It’s a Christmas surprise – 120 soldiers are home for the holidays. They’re all from the 10th Mountain Division Combat Aviation Brigade and most of them came home from Afghanistan.” “They weren’t expected to be home until July.” “The soldiers say there’s no better Christmas present than being with loved ones.” View…
Family of injured veteran gets shocking Christmas gift: ‘I felt like I was gonna drop dead’
Good News Notes: “‘Overwhelmed.’ ‘Disbelief.’ ‘Surreal.’ That is how U.S. army Specialist Andy Jones and his family felt after receiving their brand new mortgage-free home, designed specifically to accommodate Jones’ medical needs.” “The exclusive holiday Fox Nation special, “A Very Building Homes for Heroes Christmas,” profiles one of the many military families who have been given a new…
Surprise baby born prematurely home for the holidays
Good News Notes: “A Delaware woman who thought she couldn’t have children unexpectedly gave birth in the bathroom without showing any symptoms before delivering in September. Fast forward a few months later and the baby is home from the hospital right in time for the holidays.” “Collazo suffers from a gynecological condition that she says…