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This story out of the Register Guard offers a more personal look at the families being helped by charities like Toys for Tots.
While the story is a bit of a tear jerker, look a bit deeper at the figures. Despite the economic crash, Toys for Tots met their goal of 30,000 toys this year. Their biggest problem is getting the toys to the families in need. . . not a bad problem to have, eh?
Officers in Marion and Polk counties took to the Wal Mart aisles once again this year for the annual Shop with a Cop program.
460 kids were paired with an officer and a $25.00 gift card, allowing the young participants the opportunity to pick out gifts for themselves and their loved ones.
Beyond the presents, officers love Shop with a Cop because it gives them a chance to interact with at-risk kids in a friendly manner. Many of these children only see police officers in negative situations so this program provides an opportunity for kids to see that the police are their friend and there to help
The latest GoodNews Update has been posted for your enjoyment. While the snow pours down, take five minutes and enjoy some GOOD news
I’m sorry. Even in our mid-20’s, finding out at 5 PM on a Sunday night that the powers that be are declaring a snow day on Monday is AWESOME.
Every district in the Portland Metro Area and Vicinity is shut down tomorrow and most companies are keeping their doors shuttered. Hot Chocolate and a Grilled Cheese Sandwich anyone?
Are you hunkered down in your home, stack of DVDs ready to be watched, enjoying the gentle falling of the flakes as they pile up outside your house? or, are you staring at a fridge full of spoiled milk and rotten fruit with nothng to watch bu Friends reruns?
See, if you signed up for the News You Can Use feature, TWO warnings about the impending blizzards would have popped up in your inbox. Do you want to be stuck next time? Just e-mail news@goodnewspdx.com with “News You Can Use” in the subject line. We’ll handle the rest.
There are 138 “small towns” in the US according to Farmer’s Insurance. And out of all 138, Corvallis Oregon is the safest.
Farmers bases the verdict on things like air quality, foreclosures, crime stats, extreme weather, risk of a natural disaster, life expectancy and job loss numbers. Each town’s population had to be under 150,000.
Here’s a great piece out of the Register Guard. Apparently it’s tradition at Willamette High School to host local Senior Citizen’s for an annual Holiday breakfast including musical entertainment by the students themselves.
Shop lifters should be advised not to try running off with major electronics in the Roseburg area any time soon. The thing is, not only will you face security from the store from which you’re thieving . . . but the odds are good other stores will join in the hunt to protect their retail brethern.
Don’t believe us? Ask 26-year-old Kelly McKelvey. McKelvey, allegedly, tried to steal a TV set from the Roseburg Wal-Mart (we believe he had it in a shopping cart and was not simply carrying it out the door). When Wal-Mart workers gave chase, some nearby stores including Sherm’s grocery and the Red Robin restaurant took notice . . . and THEIR employees pursued as well. Soon bystanders were, racing after McKelvey in a scene reminiscent of the cross country marathon run by Forest Gump.
McKelvey reportedly ditched the set and gave himself up when threatened with a police stun gun. Besides theft charges, he’s charged with possession of heroin and violating parole.
This week, a crew of Portland Police, Clark County Sheriff’s Deputies, Multnomah County Sheriff’s, River Patrol and Port of Portland Marine Patrol members played Clarence the Angel to a local Man’s Jimmy Stewart.
About 7:15 in the evening, Trenton Pietz from Ridgeland stopped his Black Lexus midspan on the Glenn Jackson Bridge. He exited his car and flung himself over the railing, plunging 100 feet into the icy, dark turbulent water below.
There’s no word on why he jumped, but cops were quickly tipped off to the empty vehicle with it’s engine still running, parked to the side of a busy freeway and no driver in sight. Crews responded, scouring the waters, blackened by the dark night sky. They found Pietz, clinging to a piece of driftwood and battling for his life.
Though he was hypothermic and spent 40 minutes in the frigid depths of the Columbia, Pietz is expected to be just fine. Crews are not releasing any information as to WHY he jumped in the first place.
Found this story from the O. When the GoodNewsPDX staff was in school, we were lucky if we raised more than ten dollars in our jog-a-thon (we were more in it for the free cookie and orange drink served at the end). But two school’s raised a cool $28K in their events. Yeah, $28,000. The price for a decent car (heck, two decent cars with prices as they are these days). For jogging around a tack. We are impressed.
