Not All News is Bad!

After losing her grandfather to the coronavirus, Hannah Ernst began digitally designing portraits to put a face on the staggering numbers

Source: Parsippany Teen Makes Portraits Of COVID-19 Victims | Parsippany, NJ Patch

A neat way to not only memorialize her grandfather, but bring some comfort to others. Well done.

“We try to take care of everything and keep using it,” Frank Witt said.

Source: After 71 years, their marriage — and that wedding gift of a toaster — endure | The Seattle Times

It’s about the toaster, but it’s not.

Tim Gjoraas’ life has rapidly changed over the past year and a half since he was diagnosed with colon cancer.

Source: A South Dakota teacher with terminal cancer wanted to repaint his house in his wife’s preferred color, knowing she’ll outlive him. Friends swarmed to help him – CNN

Cool community.

When a 5-year-old boy learned about the fires in his home state of Oregon, he told his grandmother he wanted to send them something to make them smile: his baby Yoda doll.

Source: A Boy Sent Baby Yoda To Help Firefighters. Now They’re Taking Him On Calls

Some great photos. Well done, all.

Researchers running Helsinki pilot scheme say dogs can identify virus in seconds

Source: ‘Close to 100% accuracy’: Helsinki airport uses sniffer dogs to detect Covid | World news | The Guardian

I’ve seen this a few times now, and it certainly seems exciting!

Back in May, Christenson found himself with a lot of time on his hands due to working from home during the pandemic. With his extra time, he decided to do something he’d wanted to do for quite a while…

Source: Holladay man spends pandemic revitalizing old junior high school track, just because | KSL.com

Quite a project!

Cashier Rita Burns (left) paid for a customer who forgot their wallet. That customer shared the story on Nextdoor where neighbors are raving about Rita.

Source: Walgreens cashier who used her last $20 to pay for customer’s items inspires neighborhood to pay it forward | khou.com

Nice.

The tables quickly turned for an 89-year-old pizza delivery driver who received a surprise delivery of his own from “regulars” on his route — a $12,000 tip.

Source: 89-year-old Papa John’s pizza delivery driver surprised with $12K tip thanks to ‘TikTok Family’ – CNN

Awesome!

A compelling new study from researchers in Finland has compared the physical and cognitive performance of a group of older people in 2017 with a similarly aged group three decades earlier. Improvements were seen in almost every test, suggesting progress has been made extending healthspan, the number of healthy years a person lives.

Source: Older people today are smarter, stronger and faster than 30 years ago

Of course we are! (OK, I’m not in the tested age range. Yet.)

I just want his parents to know how KIND and COMPASSIONATE your son was tonight!

Source: McDonald’s Employee Shows Act Of Kindness To Mother In Tears In Drive-Thru

Well done, young man. Well done.