Not All News is Bad!

‘She’s a pretty, pretty lucky old dog that he came by when he did,’ owner says of 14-year-old Great Pyrenees

Source: New Zealand YouTuber rescues Manitoba dog during cross-Canada canoe trip

Very lucky indeed.

Visitors to corn mazes across the country are finding a familiar figure in the winding labyrinth of tall stalks. Snoopy.

Source: Farmers honor ‘Peanuts’ creator Charles M. Schulz with corn mazes across US and in Canada

Lovely.

A new advancement in 3D printing technology is opening doors for various medical applications, including custom implants and heart bandages.

Source: New 3D Printing Method Enables Personalized Implants and Tissue Repair – 3D Printing

Amazing stuff.

American gymnastics star Sunisa Lee’s Olympic medal count keeps rising. Lee earned her third medal of the 2024 Paris Games and the sixth of her Olympic career by claiming bronze Sunday in the uneven bars.

Source: Sunisa Lee couldn’t get out of bed in December. Now she has three Olympic medals in Paris

There’ve been many uplifting stories to come out of this year’s Olympics.

A suicide prevention volunteer has saved the lives of hundreds of people over the past two decades by dissuading them from jumping off a particular bridge in China.

Source: China ‘angel’ stops 469 suicidal people jumping off bridge over 21 years

What a cool guy.

The live-streamed adventures of the seals at rescue centre Pieterburen have gone viral thanks to a Japanese post on social media, resulting in a surge in donations.

Source: Dutch seal rescue centre webcam is big in Japan – DutchNews.nl

Pretty cool.

Ellie the dog was rescued by a dinner cruise boat on Sunday, July 28 after she was spotted in the middle of the bay

Source: Yacht Rescues Stranded Dog Found Paddling in Florida Bay Over a Mile from Shore

Very lucky pup!

Cycling Without Age Littleton allows those who can’t pedal themselves a chance to get outside and enjoy a bike ride.

Source: Wind in your hair and a taste of freedom: Cycling nonprofit gets older Coloradans back on wheels

What a neat idea.

“If I hadn’t seen her that morning, there would have been no saving her,” said Mark Motta, a crew laborer for the Burlington County Regional Recycling Program in New Jersey.

Source: He rescued a kitten from a recycling compactor and named her Squishy (gift link)

Cute.

When helping others, volunteers also help themselves. They might even live longer. Jacquelyn Stephens is a psychologist at the nonprofit Mather Institute who researches how to age well.

Source: Volunteering would feel good even if it didn’t have health benefits. But it does

Indeed. Can confirm.