Good News: Catfish, Rubber Ducks, and Heroic Babysitters

Here are a few more Good News stories making the rounds . . .

1.  A 15-year-old babysitter in Montana was watching her neighbor’s kids last month when their house caught fire.  But she got their one-year-old and three-year-old out, along with the family dog.  And a security camera got it on video.

Her local fire department gave her a “hero” award this week, along with a $500 check.  She’s the oldest of her siblings and says she feels like she just did what anyone would have done.

2.  A dad in West Virginia broke a state record with a 47-pound catfish he caught while using his three-year-old daughter’s pink fishing pole.

3.  Chicago’s annual Ducky Derby fundraiser happened Wednesday.  You pay $10 to sponsor a rubber duck.  Then they drop them all into the Chicago River, and you win money if your duck makes it to shore first.

According to their website, over 75,000 ducks were sponsored this year.  They raised around $400,000 for the Special Olympics.  (Here’s a video.)