— Linda Ellis © 1996 I read of a man who stood to speak At the funeral of a friend He referred to the dates on her tombstone From the beginning… to the end. He noted that first came her date of birth, And spoke the following date with tears, …
Read More »Million-dollar gift 50 years in the making
A TRUE UPLIFTING STORY… By Geoff Kirbyson Laurie Johnston took a gift of $200 more than a half-century ago and turned it into $1 million. The retired pharmacist donated $500,000 on Friday to both the Misericordia Health Centre Foundation and the Riverview Heath Centre Foundation. The impetus for his philanthropy …
Read More »Teenagers save toddler from canal in Florida
By WAYNE K. ROUSTAN Sun-Sentinel PalmBeachPost.com Three teenage boys are being credited with pulling a young child from a Margate canal, according to Margate Police. They were identified as Johnny Grail and Antonio Ezzo, both 14, and Michael Dusek, 17. The toddler was identified as Nelson Martinez, 3, according to …
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