Not All News is Bad!

A lot of schools receive donations, but not usually in Box Elder County. People don’t often think of rural areas when they’re doing donation projects. That’s why a recent, large donation was such an important gift for three small schools.

Source: Rural schools overwhelmed with huge donation of supplies

“Overwhelmed” in a very good way.

A “brave” female passenger took the helm and received instructions from Kern County air traffic control tower at the airport at Meadows Field.

Source: Hero Passenger Lands Plane After Her Pilot Suffers Cardiac Arrest

Yikes!

A 144-pound lamb sold in San Juan County may go down as the most expensive lamb in history.

Source: Auction + good cause = world’s most expensive lamb

Love it.

Gita, 13, sat down in middle of road in Washington state after owner hurt his leg, fell and couldn’t get up

Source: ‘Good girl and true hero’: dog saves owner by leading US officer to her home

Good dog!

When a United flight was diverted and passengers had an unexpected layover, the pilot took the time to buy everyone pizza.

Source: Pilot buys pizza for ‘all 150 passengers’ after emergency landing leads to 7-hour layover

So cool.

Nature – The treatment’s success in three people raises hopes for mass production of cutting-edge CAR T therapies.

Source: World-first therapy using donor cells sends autoimmune diseases into remission

Exciting progress with exciting possibilities.

A painting discovered by a junk dealer in the basement of an Italian villa six decades ago is actually the work of Pablo Picasso and could sell for millions, according to experts.

Source: A junk dealer found a painting in a basement. Experts say it’s an original Picasso | CNN

Wow!

A startup called HopfON — a play on Hopfen, the German word for hops — and a research society in Bavaria are seeking to solve the problem of waste created during the hops harvest in Germany.

Source: Harvesting hops for beer produces a lot of waste. These German groups are seeking to fix that

Cheers!

Gonzalez saw a mom had picked out clutch which retailed for $20, but gave up her own desires in order to buy what her baby needed.

Source: Trending Moms are Leaving Gift Cards in Store Diaper Aisles–For Postpartum Peer Relief

Cool idea.

Graduates of The Excel Center in Indiana got steadier jobs and saw a 40% increase in earnings.

Source: Goodwill created a new high school for dropouts − it led to better jobs and higher wages

Great idea.