Earthquake: Man rescued from rubble in Salqin, Syria Some 11,000 people are believed to be dead after an earthquake hit southern Turkey and war-ravaged North Western Syria this week. The hope of rescuing more people from beneath fallen buildings is gradually waning as volunteers struggle to tear through heavy rubble. The earthquake, which hit the […]
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WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A grassroots team set out at nine o’clock sharp on New Year’s Day, walking southbound on Main Street, with about 300 posters in hand: “Help us identify Buffalo Woman,” is written in red capital letters. “Who is Mashkode Bizhiki’ikwe?” Darryl Contois and George Robinson led the initiative Sunday, taping posters to […]
It slipped by me, and I should have taken note. Nov. 11, 2022, was Remembrance Day and 100 years since my parents Michael and Karen Wickheim, arrived at Saseenos, transported by George Throup’s motor stage from Victoria. Arriving from Norway with their six-month-old daughter Nanna, they found accommodation in “The Birdcages” buildings, which originally housed […]
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By Kylie Cordell For Clay Today ORANGE PARK – Lives can be uplifted by volunteers at Haven-Custead Hospice Care Center for the terminally ill, but it can be an emotionally stressful job. What compels someone to volunteer to visit hospice patients? After all, it takes a particular type of person to open up to such […]
Four days sick and off work cost Steve (who asked that we not use his full name) his room in a weekly motel. For a while he lived in his car with his pets. When the car broke down, he sold it and landed at the City of Las Vegas’s Homeless Courtyard, where he’s been […]
Russia has been heavily reliant on the Wagner Group’s guns for hire to bolster the Kremlin’s military manpower, with the mercenary force sending fighters to grind out gains against Ukrainian forces in the Donbas. The brutal private military contractors run by Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin are now actively targetting western humanitarian volunteers who travel to […]
ANN ARBOR – Arbor Hospice is looking for compassionate volunteers with dogs or other pets to spend time with hospice patients and their families. The volunteer search includes communities in Washtenaw, Livingston, Jackson and Monroe counties. The nonprofit said bringing furry friends to care facilities or patients’ homes can brighten the day of individuals who […]
The tree planting team A planting team, including councillor Peter Scott, put 135 saplings i the ground around Norbroom Park. Councillor Scott said: “There was an excellent turnout. “We planted Hazel, Cherry, Hawthorn, Birch and Willow trees – all smaller native species and good for our wildlife. “It all helps towards the climate change crisis […]
Since 1986, Pet Search has been building a network of foster families for dogs and cats in need of homes. Sherry Knight, co-founder of the Washington-based nonprofit, said the organization is an all-volunteer, no-kill animal rescue. They currently have 45 foster families in Washington, Greene, Westmoreland, Allegheny, Beaver, and Butler counties, as well as in […]