The Little League World Series has started in Williamsport, PA. The West will be representated by East Lake – Chula Vista, a California team. Gotta cheer for the home state! Here is the current schedule of games. Little League has a special place in my heart. I was 3 when my brother started playing in 1966. He went from the Minors to the Super Seniors. So for the next 10-12 years, Little League was our life, two games a week…
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence is always searching for new sources of funding. The women’s shelter takes used cell phones which can be converted to cash for their group. The cell phones are giving to an organization that recycles them. In exchange, the shelter earns $5 to $10 per phone. This month they got a huge donation: 140 cell phones. The donation came from the California Rehabilitation Center. Deputy District Attorney, Johnny Gogo, came up with the idea. People…
Security Guards at Westwood Village in Seattle deserve a round of applause for saving a small dog’s life. The dog named Zipper had been spotted in a car at 1 am in the morning. The guards called 911 and thank goodness they did. The dog had been locked inside the car for 6 days! He had been left in the care of the owner’s boyfriend who evidently was an imbecile. Zipper had no food or water. A dog left inside…
It’s hard to believe that in this day and age there are still things like segregate Proms. But, they do still happen. The schools will hold a Prom for the White students and another for the Black students. The students at a rural Georgia high school have decided that they will have no more of it. Four students, two White and two Black, at Wilcox County High School, decided to take things into their own hands. They started a campaign…
I would like to wish all the Moms out there a Happy Mother’s Day! This Mother’s Day seems a bit different as there have been two stories in the news with conflicting emotions. Last week we saw three women who had been held in captivity for several years rescued by a man, Charles Ramsey, who answered a call for help. The Berry, DeJesus, and Knight families have all been given the best Mother’s Day gifts of all…their daughters came home….