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October, 2005

Monday, Oct. 31, 2005

Stolen Dog Reunited With Owner After Six-Month Ordeal

Dog owner Daisy Kearey was left “on cloud nine” after being reunited with her three-year old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, Max, after an agonising six-month wait. Daisy’s ordeal finally came to an end this week after Max returned home, thanks to the work of Petlog, the Kennel Club’s pet reunification service and Dog Lost, a website that assists in the search for missing dogs. »

13-year-old heads a company that gives away toys

She could probably kick your butt with her second-degree black belt in tae kwon do. »

5yo makes miracle recovery

THE father of a five-year-old boy who almost drowned in the Macintyre River at Boggabilla on Saturday afternoon yesterday praised those responsible for resuscitating his son. »

Travolta wows charity crowd

Hollywood star John Travolta has made a stir at a charity ball by performing an impromptu Grease-style dance with his wife. »

7,000 take steps to cure cancer

Among the 7,000 walkers gathered at Temple Beth El early yesterday, Lucille R. Leli of Springfield donned a white satin sash with the word “SURVIVOR” sprawled across the front in soft-pink glitter and seemed to float on air. »

Sunday, Oct. 30, 2005

Knitting a tapestry of prayer

Last weekend our family stayed in the home of a friend in Orange Beach. It was hard to miss the basketful of colorful yarns and plush, hand-knit shawls draped over the couch and chair. »

eBay auction of vacant church nets $40,600 for charity

An Indiana congregation that sold a vacant church on eBay for $40,600 is donating the proceeds to victims of Hurricane Katrina. »

Father, daughter bond after being reunited

A year ago Joe Culpepper boarded a plane in Colorado with his 5-year-old daughter, Meagan, and flew home to Galveston County. »

Saturday, Oct. 29, 2005

Stroke baby makes miracle recovery

Toddler Jaden Pegsden is the ultimate entertainer. »

Love Letters Returned To Widow, 91

A 91-year-old widow in New York state has regained possession of the love letters her late husband wrote her during World War Two. »

Couple reunited with dog

Phillip Manuel can’t begin to describe the anguish and guilt he and his wife felt in the days after Hurricane Katrina. »

Community builds giant ribbon for cancer awareness

Members of the public have built a giant pink ribbon of hope for breast cancer awareness at Menlyn Shopping Centre in Tshwane. Messages of hope and tributes to those who fought and others who succumbed to the disease were posted on the ribbon. »

Childhood brain cancer breakthrough

Scientists have made an important breakthrough in treating childhood brain cancer. »

Family finds pet cat across the ocean

When Emily the cat went missing a month ago, her owners looked for their wandering pet where she had ended up before — the local animal shelter. »

Friday, Oct. 28, 2005

Lipstick-size robot doctor to the rescue

Meet Dr Robot: about the size of a lipstick case, it’s able to drive around inside your body and serve as the eyes or hands of a surgeon who could be thousands of miles away. »

Train collision: Rescue workers astounded

Stunned rescue workers could only shake their heads in disbelief at the fact that nobody was killed in the collision between the Blue Train and the Shosholoza Meyl on Wednesday night at Deelfontein station near De Aar. »

All 12 trapped workers in tunnel collapse rescued

All the 12 workers trapped in the tunnel collapse accident that occurred early Wednesday morningin Jiaoling County, south China’s Guangdong Province, were rescued Thursday afternoon, according to local government sources. »

Fishermen rescued hundreds of miles from California shore

Four fishermen were reported in good condition after being rescued from a sinking boat hundreds of miles off California. »

Lost dog found by WVU grad in Charlotte reunited with owner

A West Virginia University graduate now living in Charlotte had only two clues to the owner of a lost dog he found hanging around his front door.
Luke Smith found the white dog on October 16th. The animal had two dog licenses from 2003-2004, one for the city and the other for Monongalia County. »

Meet the miracle baby who beat the odds

When Annalise Layng was born at twenty-three-and-a-half weeks, she was no bigger than her own baby bottle – 560g. Now 120 days after her birth, the miracle baby is weighing in at 2,94kg and is ready to be discharged from the Park Lane Clinic. »

Woman, man are dog’s best friends

In the heat of a moment, valor sometimes replaces good sense. Rosalie Bennett had one of those moments Tuesday. »

Cat saves woman’s life

Linda Froning’s cat may have shared one of its nine lives. »

100 years and counting

The lights were dimmed, the candles were lit, and about 40 people squeezed into a festively decorated room to line up around a table laden with food, and sing happy birthday to the delicate-looking guest of honor at the head of the table – Nannie Grimes, who turned 100-years-old on Tuesday. »

New prostate cancer clue

Prostate cancer may result when two genes accidentally combine within a cell, a research finding that may point to new ways to diagnose and treat the disease. »

Thursday, Oct. 27, 2005

Dog praised for saving fire family

WHEN fire broke out in a Chester home, the family dog knew it spelt danger. »

Post-It note may hold cancer clue

It is a feat akin to sticking a million Post-It notes into the tedious book of 3 billion letters that is the human genetic code, so that the important bits are easy to find. »

Man Donates to Charity After Robbery

As investigators continue to search for a charity robber, a generous man has replaced the loss. »

Charity scrambles to feed thousands more for Thanksgiving

Organizers of Atlanta’s biggest Thanksgiving dinner are two months behind on donations and fundraising and will have at least 7,000 more mouths to feed this year – many of them Hurricane Katrina evacuees. »

Teens and charity

Musicians and bands, participating in a program called “You Got 2 Give 2 Get,” were giving free concerts for teenagers who agreed to donate four hours of their time to various charities. When they completed the required time, they were given concert tickets worth approximately $100. »

Annual haunted trail raises money for children

Halloween is associated with candy, scary costumes and jack-o-lanterns. This year Campbell University’s Circle K community service organization will provide chills and thrills while raising money for the Zimbabwe famine and UNICEF. Their scare tactic: The Haunted Trail. »

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