🌱 LBFD Heroes Help Dogs + Adopt The Shih Tzu Mix! + Still Stinks

Morning, people of Long Beach! It's me again, Sylvia, your host of the Long Beach Daily.

Let’s hear it for Long Beach Firefighter Paramedics Michael Thurston and Will Montgomery, who saved a couple of dogs. Also, the little Shih Tzu mix that was rescued last week is up for adoption. Finally, the Dominguez Channel still stinks.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and not as warm. High: 71 Low: 58.

Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. A shout-out to Long Beach Firefighter Paramedics Michael Thurston and Will Montgomery! After responding to an apartment fire on the 1400 block of East Third Street on Thursday, they rendered first aid to two pit bulls. The doggies were in the apartment and suffered from smoke inhalation. These paramedics not only had a mask fitted for a dog’s snout, but they were able to give oxygen to the pets. Their owner arrived and took them to the vet. (LB Post)
2. Rescued Shih Tzu mix update: Remember the doggie that swam out to a buoy in the Alamitos Bay last Friday? Rescuers joined forces to get her onto dry land. She’s healthy and has completed her mandatory hold. She is now available for adoption at LB Animal Care Services! (CBS)
3. Dominguez Channel stink update: No, there aren’t any solutions yet. Even so, the L.A. County Department of Public Works claims that it was “able to reduce the smell by spraying biodegradable deodorizer in the channel.” This might be news to residents in Carson, LB, and now also San Pedro and Wilmington, where the stink is now wafting to. (KCAL 9)
4. Millikan shooting update: The former LBUSD safety officer appeared in court before Judge Tomson Ong on Friday. The L.A. District Attorney’s office charged him with one count of second-degree murder. However, the defendant didn’t enter a plea and arraignment was postponed until December. (LB Post)
5. The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM) is joining the 21st century! While in the past, you had to apply for a permit or reservation in person or with a handwritten application, it is now using a fillable online form. Best of all, you can submit it online, get a confirmation of receipt, and upload any other documents you may need to provide. (Patch)

Today in Long Beach:

• Wrigley River Run (7:00 AM)
• Halloween Hootenanny Craft Beer Fest 2021 (12:00 PM)
• Fall Fest at The Pike Outlets (12:00 PM)
• Kids' Halloween at Bixby Park (2:00 PM)
• Love, Linda (The Life of Mrs. Cole Porter) (3:00 PM)
• Long Beach Halloween Zombie Crawl (7:00 PM)

Long Beach Patch Notebook

• Long Beach City: Registration for Long Beach Parks, Recreation & Marine winter recreation classes opens Monday, November 1! Classes offered include art, music, fitness & sports from December 2021 through February 2022. (Facebook)
• LB Public Library: The LB Library is looking for volunteers! Open positions are adult literacy volunteers, center for adaptive technology, veterans’ resource center, and service learning teen volunteers.

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. Her SEO-optimized internet copy includes social media marketing projects and German to English business translations. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Fishdom (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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