The Allgood News

Black Canyon Animal Rescue – Debbie Faulkner’s Passion for Pets!

Debbie Faulkner always wanted to be a veterinarian, ever since she was a little girl. But life, kids and a husband took center stage and her dream? Well she’s had a wonderful life and a move to Crawford Colorado was the icing on the cake.  A 40-acre ranch with famed Singer, Joe Cocker as your neighbor? And horses and assorted farm animals?... life was good. But her love for animals was still there…you know the abandoned ones, the ones left on the side of the highway or owners who somehow grew tired of a pet they’ve had for years. You see, Delta County Colorado has no Animal Rescues, none run by the city anyway…and Debbie? She saw an opportunity to make a difference. 6 years later and with more than two thousand animals rescued and given brand new, loving homes…she has found her calling in the form of The Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary.  Like free range chickens, the dogs are free to roam and play in large open grassy pens…as long as they prove they can get along…its called communal grouping. And judging by her success and the tail wagging I saw at this beautiful valley ranch…these are some very fortunate rescues!

Debbie is passionate about getting the dogs great new homes and posts all the animals on her Facebook page – as she says “ the good, the bad and the ugly” of some of the heartbreaking stories of the critters she sees everyday. 

Want to know more? Listen to Debbie’s ‘Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary’ Allgood News by clicking on the player below! You’ll here the smile in her voice and the Happy in the hounds in the background!

If you would like to contact Debbie – Check Out Her FB Page – Black Canyon Animal Sanctuary – it’s a public page! All the info is there and you just might find a new friend you want to take home! 

Michael Martin Murphey: Hit Maker and Colorado Country Boy

Chances are if you had the radio on in the 70's and 80's you heard a Michael Martin Murphy song. His Number one, 'Wildfire' or 'What's Forever For', mainstream hits for this Colorado Country Boy. Michael now lives, ranches and plays his guitar in the Centennial State. Almost 70 years old and four decades in the music business, this former outlaw country man is now just busy building a new ranch and expanding his personal horizons. Having had his own personal success and had his songs performed by the likes of John Denver, Johnny Cash, Flatt and Scruggs and even The Monkees. It's time for a little 'me' time for the music legend. What's he doing and what's the secret to his longevity and success? Let's just say he was country before country was cool.

Here is Michael Martin Murphy's Allgood News. 

Taking Nothing for Granted: Mathias' National Anthem.

I dropped by the National Anthem tryouts for the local minor league baseball team. Looking for a story about people singing and why. And then I heard Mathias. He didn't sing that well, he even missed a few words, but it was his passion in belting out the sometimes tough ballad. I could just tell he was just genuinely glad to be there…and here…in America. And, there was much more to the story. Mathias came to America four years ago from Uganda, East Africa. A place he says where just walking on the street can be extremely dangerous and going to school is a privilege not a right. He's amazingly grateful. A smile in his voice and a hunger to learn and take in everything America has to offer, Mathias offering up a little something for all of us in the form of perspective. 

Here is Mathias Mulumbo's Allgood News. 

Elf on a Shelf? Elam & Brett explain the wisdom of the Elf!

Elf on a Shelf is busy this Holiday Season! Watching kids of all ages including brothers Elam and Brett! are they being naughty or nice? Do they try to shake the presents under the tree to see what's inside? Not a good idea…you see, a scout for Santa is watching all your moves! So what to do? Well do what Brett and Elam do…Be good, listen to your parents and just know…the eyes of the Elf are upon you! Here is Brett and Elam's Elf on a Shelf, Allgood News.

Why do we wait so long? Jackie's Journey to a home.

Dreams can be as simple as a home and a flower garden. Jackie walked by the Habitat for Humanity application for 2 years. And there it was, just waiting to be filled out. Jackie, a single mom of 2 kids had had it with bad relationships and 'silly' addictions. She had cleaned up her act, but was still stuck in just getting by and in her words was "afraid of moving forward." Odd for a mom so tough and ready for a change. Fear can keep us from becoming better. So Jackie? She finally mustered up the courage and turned that application in and just 2 weeks later? She got the news… strap on your tool belt …your gonna start building your house! Life begins when we take a little action, just ask Jackie…Here is her Allgood News.

Ashley and the kidnapping of her canine Kiser!

Ashley went outside to call her best friend Kiser… she called his name, a long pause and then nothing, silence. Kiser was gone. In the high country of the Colorado Mountains even smart and seasoned dogs can lose their way in the high altitude and dense forests. She called again …nothing. But then? She got a call. The mystery of Kiser's disappearance wasn't in the mountains at all, it was in the menacing mind of a thief. The caller said she had seen a man lure the yellow labrador into his car and drive away. What to do!? Social Media! Yup even in the sparse mountain towns of Colorado it is amazing what a little Facebook footwork will do. Who took Kiser and Ashley's Social Media sleuthing…solved the stickler! Here's Ashley's...Allgood News! 

Little Guy Aiming High, How does a Regular Joe Run for President? Ask John!

John Davis builds houses. The Business owner located in the desert town of Grand Junction, Colorado is also passionate about his country. So what's a guy to do who has never been in politics but wants to make those changes? Well, for John it was simple...run for President of the United States. Reaction? "crazy" was a word used 'lovingly' a lot in the family circle. But the man who builds houses, a strong family business and is deeply religious …said why can't I be President? So…he set out on a year-long trek to visit every county in the United States…all 3,200-hundred of them! I Interviewed John before he took off in a bid to be the President-elect back in 2012. Here is John's Allgood News. 

Kevin sells real estate…but in the 80's? He was an arcade ace!

Today, Kevin sells real estate…but flash back more than 30 years?…

Long hair, mustache and lots of teenage trips to the arcade pumping pockets full of change into one free-standing machine, equipped with eight, rubber-gripped handles, the metal crunching sound as quarters pop into the metal tray inside the game …releasing the white ping-pong type balls and then a 'drop' and then the furious action of 4 men jerking and twisting, faces contorted as they spin plastic men back and forth, flipping and failing…trying to get that white ball into the opponents goal. That was and is Foosball. And for one guy named Kevin? For a decade...he took the recreational table soccer game to a world cup level. Here is Kevin's... Allgood News. 

From Graduation to Deadly Confrontation. A WWII Story...

It was 1945, Joe Prinster was just hours into his high school diploma when he was told to "pack and be ready to get on the train in the morning." Next thing you know he's on riding the rails to Denver… heading to boot camp….and then? He's in New York City…boarding a ship ...bound for Europe. It all happened so fast. But what happened when he got into the war-zone happened even faster! Talking about death and seeing it up close, especially when it's your best buddy…are two different things, as Joe found out on a desolate dirt road, under fire, with no real place to hide. 

Here is Joe's …Allgood News 

One Date, A War, One Smooch & A 65 Year Journey of One Class Ring…Reunited.

It was 1944, Don was about to ship off to war...the 18 year-old looking dapper in his Sailor uniform and Patricia? A beautiful young doe-eyed teen. They were together for just one date. To this day, neither can remember how Don's class ring ended up with Patricia…but the date went "pretty good." Don went on to fight in WWII and each went their separate ways, marrying other people,having children, but fast-forward 65 years, a class reunion in a small town in Wyoming and memories reignited with a simple question from patricia, " Do you remember me?" Here is Don and Patricia's…Allgood News. 

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