Two boys donate money from Christmas invention to animal shelters

Good News Notes: “Like most 12-year-olds, Ayaan and Mickey Naqvi love their family Christmas traditions, like making cookies and wrapping gifts. But most of all, they love decorating the Christmas tree with their family’s heirloom ornaments. One day, as the Connecticut-based brothers were hanging their decorations, one of their favorite ornaments slipped off a branch…

Columbia music teacher patents teaching reward system

Good News Notes: “Marty Fort wanted to create a system that helps motivate and reward his music students, so he created a process called the Musical Ladder Systemthat received nine patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in August. ‘This is a reward system for a private class, not a group class, not where the…

A COVID-era invention for kids | kare11.com

Good News Notes: “Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention, and some Minnesota women are hoping that’s true. Their invention seems perfectly paired for the unusual times we’re living in. “My son, he’s two-years-old, and doesn’t really like having his temperature taken,” says Grace Meyer. Grace Meyer is a mom, a veterinarian and an…

Man hopes medical device invention keeps many out of hospital

Good News Notes: “Andy Williams was on his way home from one of his many camping trips in the Adirondacks when he came up with an idea that changed his life. Suffering from a rare nerve disorder for years, Williams was prone to getting infections from the feeding tube that he uses to help treat…