Young Man Takes Responsibility, Makes Impact

Dear Editor,

On the evening of May 16, 2024, there was a knock at our door. There stood a young teenager asking if he could borrow our broom and dustpan. Pretty odd request for a young man, about the age of 13 or so. My sister asked him why he needed the broom and dustpan. He said, "He was riding his bike on 5th Street West and dropped a glass bottle of pop". He wanted the broom and dustpan to clean his mess up. So we gave him the requested items and he proceeded to sweep up the glass from off the street. He put his bike in the middle of the street so no one could run over the broken glass. He even waved his arms at a couple of cars to have them go around the glass. When he returned our items, we asked why he cleaned the glass up? His reply. "Well, I made a mistake, my clumsiness could have hurt someone, either by running over the glass with a vehicle or someone could have stepped on the broken glass." We asked him if we could give him money to replace his soda. But he refused, stating that his carelessness could have hurt someone. My sisters and I were in total awe of this young man. He was so polite and considerate.

How many young kids or even adults would have taken the time to clean up a mess as this young man did? He needs to be commended for his actions.

Just goes to show you, there are great kids out there doing amazing things and parents raising them right.

Sincerely,

Spike Herman

Wanda Bushman

Ruby Bushman

Malta, Mont.