Author: Lisa Mungovan

People lose their phones all the time, but a small town in Colorado, lost its phone booth. Cope only has 56 residents, but the phone booth attracted lots of visitors, who enjoyed taking photos in it. Someone went too far, and took the whole booth. Police are searching for the stolen landmark.

When Brittany Callan found an abandoned newborn kitten on her farm, she knew a mama that could help. Brittany’s dog Ruby, had just had a litter of puppies. Brittany introduced the Doberman Pinscher to the tiny kitten, named Ramblin’ Rose. Ruby was happy to start nursing Rose, right alongside her own 6 puppies!

Emma Raducanu is a tennis player, whose career just took an amazing leap. She was ranked 150th in the world, until she entered the US Open. The 19-year-old won every set, took home the tournament trophy, and is now ranked 23rd. Emma started playing tennis, when she was only 2 years old.

In order to limit global warming, countries around the world promised to drastically cut carbon emissions, by the year 20 30. So far, the only nation on track to meet their goal is The Gambia, in West Africa. The UK, Kenya, Costa Rica, Morocco, Nepal, Nigeria, and Ethiopia aren’t far behind.

R, r, r! It’s me favorite day matey! It’s Talk Like A Pirate Day! Exclaim your favorite pirate phrases, using a gruff, sea-weathered voice all day long! Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum! Except make that a bottle of butterscotch pudding, since it’s also Butterscotch Pudding Day. Now whar’s me pudding!

A gang of goats was hired, to eat the weeds in Colorado’s Harlow Platts Park. The goats got loose from their pen, and started wandering the city of Boulder. Luckily, some high school students helped corral the goats, and kept them at a nearby school, to keep them out of trouble until help arrived.

Mount Titlis in the Swiss Alps, gets some help keeping cool during the summer. Employees at the ski resort spend over a month, covering up the mountain’s glaciers, with fleece blankets. The blankets, which cover an area the size of 14 football fields, reflect the sun’s rays, keeping the ice from melting so fast.

Are you ready for cuteness? It’s International Red Panda Day. Over 100 zoos worldwide will be celebrating, by creating Red Panda Rangers: children who spread the word about endangered red pandas. They are more like raccoons than pandas. But like giant pandas, red pandas love bamboo, which may explain why it’s also Bamboo Day.

If you went to the beach this summer, did you see any trash? Whether it was left by rude beachgoers, scattered out of trashcans by the wind, or carried in on the waves, trash needs to be picked up by humans. Hit the beach with a garbage bag today, for Coastal Cleanup Day.

Today is Locate An Old Friend Day. Ask your parents about your first playdate, then say hi to your oldest friend! Maybe you guys can go apple-picking, since it’s also Eat An Apple Day. Crispy Honeycrisp, tart Granny Smith, and sweet Golden Delicious, are a few of over 7500 apple varieties. What’s your favorite?