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Good Samaritans

    Two local men earned a ‘Good Samaritan’ Award in the past week, when they combined forces to get an Altoona woman’s cat out of a tree. Willie Gibner and Michael Melchiorre came to Rocket the cat’s rescue after he spent a night in a tree.
    “On Monday evening this week our house cat Rocket got out and was frightened up a very tall tree,” reported Jennifer Kehde.  “There was no way we could reach him, and he could not be coaxed down.  He ended up spending a very scared night in that tree.”
    Enter Gibner of Willie Gibner’s Tree Services and Melchiorre of MRM Services.  The duo arrived with a lift the next day, and were able to secure Rocket’s return to the ground.
    “(Gibner and Melchiorre) came to the rescue with their equipment,” Kehde said.  The duo “quickly and safely” brought the cat down.
    “These two gentlemen are top notch and we are so grateful to them for their help,” Kehde said.
    Well done, fellas!