1 00:00:03,160 --> 00:00:12,960 Speaker 1: Caloroga Shark Media hidare I'm Johnny Mack with five good 2 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:16,079 news stories. Good news for Brooke, she was able to 3 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:19,440 get part of her routine back. All right, here's the background. 4 00:00:19,519 --> 00:00:22,920 Brooke was diagnosed with als and she now uses a wheelchair. 5 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:26,480 Brooke used to take long walks and hikes with her dog, Dre, 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,839 but the leashes kept getting tangled in the wheelchair because 7 00:00:30,879 --> 00:00:33,200 Drey's a little dog, so they couldn't go out on 8 00:00:33,240 --> 00:00:37,119 their trips anymore. Brooke wrote a letter to Chewy clause 9 00:00:37,320 --> 00:00:39,719 in the voice of Dre the dog, asking for a 10 00:00:39,759 --> 00:00:42,119 solution that would allow them to go out together again. 11 00:00:42,439 --> 00:00:44,600 Drey's request was the first grant that as part of 12 00:00:44,679 --> 00:00:48,479 Chewy's annual letter writing campaign. Brooke and Drey the rescue 13 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:51,119 Dog received a basket of gifts and a custom wheelchair 14 00:00:51,159 --> 00:00:54,759 attachment designed to accommodate Dray safely. Brook says, Dre has 15 00:00:54,799 --> 00:00:57,079 seen me be less and less active, and this leash 16 00:00:57,159 --> 00:00:59,039 is just showing him that I'm still here, still the 17 00:00:59,079 --> 00:01:01,240 same lee shoulder of always been. This is one less 18 00:01:01,240 --> 00:01:02,560 time I have to ask someone to help me do 19 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:04,480 something I used to do by myself multiple times a 20 00:01:04,560 --> 00:01:07,280 day in my normal life. Brook has embraced what she 21 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:10,359 calls living life in dog years, a reminder to make 22 00:01:10,359 --> 00:01:13,200 the most of every moment. In recognition of Brook and 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:16,239 Dre's story, chewy Clause is donating ten thousand dollars to 24 00:01:16,359 --> 00:01:20,840 Team Gleason, which is an als advocacy organization. Chewy Clause 25 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,959 is now fulfilling thousands of wishes and accepting letters at 26 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,959 chewy dot com slash chewy clause. For every wish submitted 27 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:31,200 through December twenty fourth, the company will provide five meals 28 00:01:31,239 --> 00:01:33,879 to pets and need up to a total of sixteen 29 00:01:34,079 --> 00:01:37,760 million meals. In the hills east of Cincinnati, you'll find 30 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:41,120 Dogwood Pass, and Dogwood Pass is turning back the clock 31 00:01:41,359 --> 00:01:45,719 for the holidays. It's a metigulously crafted late eighteen hundreds 32 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:49,719 frontier town. This sounds really cool, complete with a saloon, bank, stable, 33 00:01:49,879 --> 00:01:53,239 general store in this time of year, a wild West 34 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,319 Christmas village. This sounds fun. Dogwood Pass, you'll find it 35 00:01:56,359 --> 00:01:58,799 in Beaver, Ohio if you want to look that up. 36 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:00,920 Little bit of a far road trip for me. I'd 37 00:02:00,959 --> 00:02:03,519 love to go though. That sounds so much fun. Country 38 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:06,480 Living put out there twenty five best Christmas books of 39 00:02:06,519 --> 00:02:10,240 twenty twenty five. My wife, when she's not watching holiday movies, 40 00:02:10,319 --> 00:02:12,840 is reading, so this pretty much nails it for her. 41 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:16,919 Topics include Winter Street by Ellen Hildebrand, a classic Nantucket 42 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:20,800 set family saga full of holiday dysfunction and charm. B. K. 43 00:02:20,919 --> 00:02:23,840 Borson's Good Spirits is a paranormal twist on a Christmas 44 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:27,280 carol featuring a ghost who falls in love. In Holidays 45 00:02:27,319 --> 00:02:31,159 by Christina Lauren, There's a time loop romance about second chances. 46 00:02:31,439 --> 00:02:34,879 Becker Freeman's heartfelt New York story of found family and 47 00:02:34,919 --> 00:02:38,400 friendship is called The Christmas Orphans Club, and Laurie Gilmore's 48 00:02:38,479 --> 00:02:41,039 small town love story trapped in a snowstorm is called 49 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:45,120 The Christmas Tree Farm. Some more Christmas traditions from around 50 00:02:45,120 --> 00:02:48,840 the world. In Catalonia, family celebrate with the Teo d Nadal, 51 00:02:49,039 --> 00:02:51,719 a wooden log decorated with a smiling face and wrapped 52 00:02:51,719 --> 00:02:55,240 in a blanket. Children feed the log small treats throughout December, 53 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,479 and on Christmas Eve, they sing songs and tap the 54 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:00,479 log with sticks to courage the log to these candy 55 00:03:00,479 --> 00:03:03,840 and small gifts. In Iceland, it's a little more ominous 56 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:06,479 thanks to the myth of the Yule cat. According to 57 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:09,439 the story, the Yule cat prowls the snowy countryside looking 58 00:03:09,479 --> 00:03:12,280 for anyone who has not received new clothes before Christmas. 59 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,599 The tale originated with the processing of autumn wool, when 60 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:18,759 workers who finished their tasks were rewarded with new garments. 61 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:21,120 Those who didn't, we said, risk an encounter with the 62 00:03:21,199 --> 00:03:26,360 yule cat. In Italy on Epiphany Eve January fifth, Bifana 63 00:03:26,680 --> 00:03:29,240 is described as an older woman who rides at Broomstick, 64 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:31,719 delivering candy and small gifts to children. Legend has it 65 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:34,080 she missed the birth of Jesus and continued searching for 66 00:03:34,159 --> 00:03:38,199 him ever since, leaving presents as she travels. And some 67 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:41,759 more holiday movies came out, he excited about Merry Christmas. 68 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,400 The Wright brothers already have a sibling rivalry. Then they 69 00:03:45,439 --> 00:03:48,680 find love and schedule their weddings for Christmas Day, both 70 00:03:48,719 --> 00:03:51,599 of them. That's all kinds of complicated, guys, What are 71 00:03:51,599 --> 00:03:55,080 you doing? How about mistletoe? Mix up? This room Netflix. 72 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,840 This follows workaholic and hopeless romantic Holly, who suddenly finds 73 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:01,840 herself finding two two potential partners in one day. The 74 00:04:01,919 --> 00:04:05,199 problem they're brothers? Are they the right brothers? Is she 75 00:04:05,319 --> 00:04:08,280 marrying those two guys on Christmas Day. I don't know, 76 00:04:08,960 --> 00:04:11,280 And you'll have to wait till Monday to watch Santa 77 00:04:11,319 --> 00:04:14,039 boot Camp. That's right. Rita Marino and Emily Kenny are 78 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:17,519 among the cast. It's about a shopping mall magnate who 79 00:04:17,639 --> 00:04:20,920 hires Emily to run a Christmas gala, but before she 80 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,920 gets the gig, she needs to complete Santa boot Camp. 81 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,560 You'll find that one on Lifetime. And those are your 82 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:29,120 five good News at Christmas stories. Have an awesome day.