Noble Ideas: Buying, canines, and swimming

Heidi Wingo is the chief director of Hospice of the Foothills. What an admirable place. There are specific jobs I may by no means do, and that’s one in every of them.

On August 19, Hospice held a sale of their car parking zone, the place clients may fill a grocery bag of clothes for simply $10.

The car parking zone gross sales will proceed on the third Friday of every month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and between 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. for early chicken customers who need to donate an additional $10.

“We began it with our new retailer, to do one thing to provide again to our beneficiant donors,” Wingo stated. “We have now so many individuals giving us great things.”

Thus far the nonprofit raised $700 by their first car parking zone sale, however Wingo stated they’re simply getting began.

By the way in which: kudos to all of the workers and volunteers at Hospice of the Foothills. Your dedication doesn’t go unnoticed.

MAKING FRIENDS

My days of creating pals on the lake usually are not over, solely these days it appears most of them have been of the canine persuasion.

That is the place I proudly announce I’m a canine lover by and thru, however there’s a particular place in my coronary heart for yellow labs. We misplaced my greatest good friend Sophie seven years in the past and never a day goes by once I don’t miss her.

The opposite day whereas swimming I occurred upon an distinctive yellow man. His mama instructed me his identify is Fiske and he’s in coaching with a company known as Canine Companions, a service canine group that trains service canines for these with disabilities in addition to facility canines that work with well being care, felony justice and academic settings.

Fiske has been working arduous in order that he can someday assist somebody keep independence regardless of their challenges.

It was superb to suppose whereas I threw Fiske’s ball out to the water and he enthusiastically retrieved it that someday that foolish, candy boy would be the companion of somebody who wants him to assist facilitate their on a regular basis actions. Good boy, Fiske! For extra info on Canine Companions, go to canine.org.

Talking of the lake — not too long ago I used to be there and as I used to be rising from the water I noticed a younger man with an older girl they usually had been readying themselves to set out on a paddleboard. I couldn’t assist however hear the lady say one thing about how this was her first time, and she or he was slightly nervous.

I believed nothing of it till I heard the younger man say, “It’s okay; hop on, grandma.”

My eyes welled up with tears. It was the cutest factor I’ve heard in a very long time. In case you are this younger man or the fortunate grandmother, please attain out to me. I took a photograph of you as you set out in your first paddle. And with that…

Aloha, Nevada County.

Jennifer Nobles is a workers author with The Union. She might be reached at jnobles@theunion.com