Not All News is Bad!

A letter penned by a young Army sergeant in Germany to his mother in Woburn was lost in the mail for 76 years until finally being delivered last month.

Source: WWII soldier’s letter from Germany finally delivered 76 years after sending

Very cool.

The DeafBlind Institute at Western Oregon University recently received $2.1 million to help train interpreters in Protactile, a language created by DeafBlind people.

Source: A new language has been born in the Northwest

Fascinating.

A baking company came to the rescue of dozens of people stranded on the interstate in Virginia.

Source: Truck Driver Delivers Bread By Foot To Stranded Motorists On Interstate

Nicely done, both company and driver.

A pet German shepherd led New Hampshire authorities to a crash scene involving serious injuries to two people, including the dog’s owner, troopers say.

Source: Police: Dog leads troopers to serious crash scene to help save owner

Wow.

The team’s owner gave employees $2,000 for every year they had been with the minor league baseball team, for a total of $600,000. “My jaw dropped,” one worker said.

Source: Minor-league Iowa Cubs owner surprises workers with ‘life-changing gesture’ after sale

Very cool.

When the Canucks were at Climate Pledge Arena on Oct. 23, the Kraken’s home opener, Popovici — sitting behind the Canucks bench — typed a message out on her phone, knocked on the plexiglass and got Hamilton’s attention. “The mole on the back of your neck is cancer,” the message read.

Source: Kraken fan Nadia Popovici lauded for pointing out Canucks equipment manager Brian Hamilton’s cancerous mole during game

Awesome.

With a touch of chutzpah and “a little help from God,” Braulio Rocha, a Roman Catholic Portuguese immigrant, traded in his mop for a camera.

Source: Once a Janitor, Now the Bar Mitzvah Photography King of Montreal

Quite a story.

A man in Zimbabwe saved eight passengers following a tragic accident that occurred along the Harare-Mutare Highway on Christmas Eve.

Source: Man Pulls 8 People Out Of A Burning Bus On Christmas Eve

Wow. (And yes, those are burns on his legs.)

What if bad news wasn’t the only news?

Source: 99 Good News Stories You Probably Didn’t Hear About in 2021

Always a good way to end the year and start anew.

 hristmas morning for 5-year-old Dawstin Chattin started in disappointment. Dawstin’s mother Jaclyn Chattin says his bag of gifts went missing on their way home on Christmas Eve.

Source: Child’s lost Christmas gifts returned after being found on side of road

Nicely done.