Even on the greyest day in Somerset County, there’s a spot in St. Albans that is light, warm and full of life.
Source: Cat sanctuary helps cats and seniors find companions
Great setup.
A teacher facing an ‘Armageddon of luggage’ texted the phone numbers on tags to reunite holiday travelers with their missing bags
The woman told Insider she’d “never seen anything like it” and that there were “hundreds if not thousands” of abandoned bags at a Tampa airport.
Very nice.
Breakthrough as Cellular ‘Glue’ Heals Wounds, Potentially Regrows Nerves and Tissue With Regenerative Medicine
A kind of glue but for cells may seem like science fiction, but in the not too distant future the UCSF may claim credit for the discovery.
Love it, SciFi becoming SciFact!
Father-and-son kayakers rescue pilot who crash-landed in icy creek
A father and son helped rescue the pilot of a small plane after it crash-landed onto an iced-over Maryland creek on Monday.
Source: Father-and-son kayakers rescue pilot who crash-landed in icy creek
Wow!
Dog protects young girls for hours after getting lost in woods
“I won’t be fussing at him for chewing up blankets and shoes,” the girls’ father said.
Source: Dog protects young girls for hours after getting lost in woods
Good dog! (The protection part, not the getting lost part. 🙂 )
6-year-old Woodbury girl hailed a hero for helping save church during fire
Cecilia Mancini saw smoke billowing out of the church, prompting her dad Angelo to alert church staff and call 9-1-1.
Source: 6-year-old Woodbury girl hailed a hero for helping save church during fire
Nicely done!
Owner takes polar plunge to save dog after he falls through icy pond in Anne Arundel Co.
Louis Nicolao dove into an icy pond to save his dog, Moose, after he fell into the water in Anne Arundel County.
Source: Owner takes polar plunge to save dog after he falls through icy pond in Anne Arundel Co.
I love how social media essentially enabled this rescue.
‘I wanted to make them happy’: Grandpa drives stray dog 1250 miles to surprise grandkids
In early December, the Parrett family met and fell in love with a stray dog while visiting family in Texas. The family had to leave it behind so they could fly home－but were reunited again on Christmas Day.
Source: ‘I wanted to make them happy’: Grandpa drives stray dog 1250 miles to surprise grandkids
Nice.
Barbershop becomes blizzard shelter: ‘People told me I saved their life’
Craig Elston, stranded at his barbershop, welcomed 40 people into his business on Friday night to give them shelter from the blizzard. Nearly 30 remained through Saturday, the blizzard’s second night.
Source: Barbershop becomes blizzard shelter: ‘People told me I saved their life’
I suspect this is merely one of many similar stories. Well done.
Buffalo woman saves man with severe frostbite after getting him out of the storm and pleading for help in a Facebook livestream | CNN
As a powerful storm battered western New York with blinding blizzard conditions in the early hours of Christmas Eve, a Buffalo woman jumped into action when she saw a man who was caught in the storm.
Inspiring, and amazing.