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Welcome, readers of The Wild. I was thrilled to learn bald eagles nicknamed Shadow and Jackie laid the first egg of the season last week. The birds gained rock-star popularity ever since Friends of Big Bear Valley trained a webcam on the Big Bear Lake nest five years ago. About 5,000 people watch at any given time during the breeding period.
But when I tuned in Thursday, I didn’t see the eagles. What I saw were two ravens picking at what was left of the newly laid egg. It had been eaten. Viewers watched in horror as Jackie, the female, flew into the nest and searched for her egg. For some who responded with real-time comments, it was too much:
Shortly after Bake Me Happy closed Sunday amid racial threats of violence, the community covered the business in love.
Customers taped colorful paper hearts with messages including “we’ve got your back” and “you are loved” to the Merion Village gluten-free bakery’s door and window.
When the business reopened early Tuesday morning, people continued the support by placing a steady stream of orders.
Erin Satterwhite, a first-time customer, emerged from the building with a bag of oatmeal cookies, zebra cakes and more.
“I was extremely outraged,” said the 28-year-old PhD student from Ohio State. “To see a well-respected business being targeted, it’s just absolutely ridiculous. … So, this is just me doing something small, and I’ll continue to share on Facebook to let people know what’s going on.”
Bake Me Happy, the gluten-free bakery in Merion Village, closed its doors Sunday after receiving threats and racist slurs from a caller over the phone.
Mile-long lines for COVID vaccines in Gadsden, drive-thru clinic runs out after 3 hours
Updated Jan 07, 2021;
Posted Jan 07, 2021
A line of cars extend down George Wallace Boulevard in Gadsden Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, as the COVID-19 vaccine was being offered. Vaccine ran out after three hours. (Wendy Miller)
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A drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Gadsden ended after three hours as the supply vaccine ran out.
Gadsden/Etowah County EMA said those who were not already in the parking lot would have to wait until the next vaccination clinic, which will be announced later.
The clinic was focused on first responders (EMS, Fire and Law Enforcement), frontline healthcare providers and support workers among others, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health’s allocation plan. Etowah County, unlike most counties in Alabama, also extended the initial round to include residents over 75 and others in the second wave of vaccines.
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