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The only thing Wesley Ryan loved more than his car was his family.

Source: Children buy back beloved Ford Mustang dad sold to pay mom’s cancer bills 17 years ago | Fox News

Awesome.

One animal shelter praised him for taking the pets no one else would in what it called “not the most conventional evacuation, but surely the one with the most heart.”

Source: Noah’s Ark except it’s a school bus: Truck driver rescues 64 dogs and cats from floods of Hurricane Florence

Noah’s Ark indeed. I can imagine some pet owners are exceedingly grateful.

Started in Wisconsin in 2009, the program now has 75,000 neighborhood book exchange locations across 88 countries.

Source: Little libraries make a big impact

What a neat idea!

“I saw him fall, and initially I thought he tripped,” said Andi Traynor. “I turned him over, and I immediately realized something was very wrong.”

Source: This couple’s ‘first kiss’ was when she performed CPR on him. They’ve been in love since.

Amazing. Includes actual video of the event as well.

(My note about paywalls.)

  106-year-old Jack Reynolds, a great-great-grandfather England, recently broke the Guinness World Record for the oldest person to ride a zip line. Reynolds broke the record last week while celebrating his 106th birthday. Reynolds has made a habit of doing interesting things for his birthdays and has ended up in the Guinness Book Of World …

Source: 106-Year-Old Great-Great-Grandfather Breaks Zip Line World Record

Age is just a number, after all. 🙂

The Ocean Resort Casino will let those with ID proving that they are from affected areas stay until the storm has passed

Source: N.J. casino offering free hotel rooms to those fleeing Hurricane Florence

I’ve actually seen a couple of free room offers for those impacted by the hurricane. In times of trouble people come together to help one another.

Jeff Raines, the plane’s captain … decided to cheer up the 159 frustrated passengers with a universally coveted prize

Very cool. Hope that kind of customer service catches on. 🙂

https://notallnewsisbad.com/2716-2/

Ben and Marilyn Keryluke were forced to put their dead son’s 1973 Pontiac Parisienne up for auction to pay for their grandchildren’s medical care.

Source: Community buys grieving Red Deer family’s classic car at auction — then gives it back | CBC Radio

Community coming together…

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. — One Mississippi high school senior had to quickly discard her crown after being named homecoming queen — and put on a football helmet. Kaylee Foster was crowned homecoming

Source: Homecoming queen nails game-winning kick

Pretty cool….

The new ‘snap packs’ will reduce plastic waste by 75 percent.

Source: Carlsberg replaces plastic six-pack rings with glue

I love the concept, I hope it catches on.