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Wednesday, Mar. 7, 2007

Man gets class ring returned after 24 years

A Fort Dodge man who says he lost his class ring 24 years ago was shocked beyond belief when a city worker returned the ring recently. »

Stolen ring, owner reunited

A Los Angeles Sheriff’s Academy class ring that was stolen along with thousands of dollars worth of lamps, curtain rods and jewelry during what police allege was a one-woman burglary spree has been reunited with its owner. »

Dairyman reunited with historic milk truck

San Rafael resident Bob Grady probably thought he would never see that old thing again. »

Tuesday, Mar. 6, 2007

Sisters reunited

In 2006, Dr. Pauline Mullings, counselling psychologist and teacher, was reunited with her estranged sisters of 41 years after the publication of her life story in this magazine. »

Monday, Mar. 5, 2007

Over 30 years later, ring returned

Pam Benack-Smith got lucky at Log Bay last summer, but she didn’t even know it until a few days ago. »

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007

Class ring lost in Hawaii returned to Pa. man 20 years later

If you lose your class ring swimming in the Pacific Ocean, the odds of finding it aren’t exactly high - especially more than 20 years later. »

Monday, Feb. 26, 2007

Older and wiser, couple reunited after nearly 10 years apart

When Frederick Thrower saw Charlonda Mathis at a San Antonio military-base hangout, he decided he needed a plan to get her to notice him. »

Reunited with her treasures

Medals and jewellery with great sentimental value have been returned to their delighted owner more than a year after they were stolen. »

Friday, Feb. 9, 2007

Gold medal returned to paralympian

A gold medal that was stolen from a Toronto athlete has been returned to its owner, Paul Rosen, goalie for the Canadian National Men’s Sledge hockey team. »

Thursday, Feb. 8, 2007

Class Ring Returned 38 Years Later

While working at a carwash in the summer of 1968, Tony Brown heard a ping and realized his Lexington High School class ring had slipped off his soapy finger. He thought it went down a muddy drain and dug through the muck for 30 minutes. But no luck. »

Monday, Feb. 5, 2007

Woman reunited with ring 37 years later

A class ring lost while a woman was water-skiing more than three decades ago recently was returned, and a newspaper publisher flew into town to reunite it with its rightful owner. »

Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007

Found money given to honest finder

The Hawaii Police Department has returned $3,500 to a visitor who found the cash in a Kona parking lot last summer. The 73-year-old Australian woman reported the found cash to police on July 29, 2006, the same day she found it. »

Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2007

War diary returns after 63 years

You hear of these things now and again: a class ring or a letter or a library book improbably emerging from the clutter of decades and finding its way back to its owner. »

Monday, Jan. 29, 2007

Family Reunited at Cinderella’s Castle

Angie and Brian Davis were high school sweethearts, but fate tore them apart. »

Thursday, Jan. 25, 2007

Missing WWII medals returned after decades

A war hero is remembered — more than six decades after he was killed in World War II. »

Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007

Woman Reunited With Lost Engagement Ring

She found a ring on Christmas, hidden between phone books wrapped in a box. Then, she found her boyfriend on one knee, proposing marriage at his family’s holiday party. »

Monday, Jan. 22, 2007

Long-lost dog returned to owners

Killer may be small, but for the past six months his life has been one big adventure. »

Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007

Father and daughter reunite in modern miracle

Ricky Rawlins has been blessed. »

Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2007

Stolen Love Bug, owner reunited

Herbie the Love Bug has gone on some pretty crazy adventures, but none of them had ever landed him in Hillsdale. »

Monday, Jan. 15, 2007

Family memories reunited

A COUPLE have been reunited with their wedding video, after it was found in a car boot sale in Exeter. »

Friday, Jan. 12, 2007

Woman reunited with class ring after 28 years

Susan Allen-Bosco lost her class ring, purchased by her late father, 28 years ago. She thought she would never see it again, but sometimes fate has a funny way of intervening in things. »

Thursday, Jan. 11, 2007

Wallet lost 48 years ago on mountain found & returned — incl. the money

He lost the billfold more than four decades ago, several thousand feet up the side of a Colorado mountain. »

Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2007

Homeless hero returns to see little girl in North Las Vegas

A homeless man who was hailed as a hero for helping lift a car off a 9-year-old girl in November has been reunited with the girl in southern Nevada. »

Forgotten keepsakes returned: Couple receive anniversary surprise

Mouse droppings and rats’ nests covered a trunk Bob Kincheloe discovered in McLouth this past week. »

Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007

Man’s Wallet Returned After 62 Years

Ray Heilwagen has his wallet back, 62 years after he lost it in France during World War II. Late last year, Heilwagen received a call from Stephen Breitenstein of Palatine, Ill. »

Monday, Jan. 8, 2007

Library book returned - 47 years overdue

Robert Nuranen handed the local librarian a book he’d checked out for a ninth-grade assignment - along with a check for 47 years’ worth of late fees. »

Thursday, Jan. 4, 2007

Bracelet lost during WWII to be returned

A Toronto woman is delighted to learn that a silver ID bracelet her late father lost on a German battlefield during the Second World War has been found. »

Reunited with love

Reunions are always sweet, and the longer the separation, the sweeter the reunion. Douglas and Michele Krueger of Port Washington were separated from their dog Max for six months; they had pretty much given up hope of ever having a sweet reunion with their dog. »

Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006

Reunited, and it feels so right

I spent the day of my 50th Overbrook High School reunion studying myself in the mirror, changing from one outfit to the next and, rearranging the hair I’d spent a fortune to have done. »

Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2006

Wallet lost in France during WWII is returned to owner

A couple of week’s ago, Ray Heilwagen received a very unlikely telephone call. »