WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) - Jerry Schierholz began carving “comfort birds” several years ago. He read in a magazine about a Pennsylvania carver who made them and because there was a pattern included, he ...

An 80-year-old man sits in his basement surrounded by stacks of wood and carving tools. The room smells like cedar, and sawdust covers his knees. Bob Clowater is making wooden birds to help people ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia veteran has turned to wood carving to make sure other veterans know they're not alone this holiday season, or any other time of the year. Retired U.S. Navy Lieutenant ...

WATERLOO — Jerry Schierholz began carving “comfort birds” several years ago. He read in a magazine about a Pennsylvania carver who made them and because there was a pattern included, he tried it out.

Parcels of hand-carved “comfort birds” soon will be winging their way to Nova Scotia as tokens of support for the survivors of the shooting rampage two weeks ago. The 88 palm-sized works of art were ...

HIS STORY. 300,000 VISITORS DESCEND UPON THE USS CONSTITUTION MUSEUM EVERY YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT THE SHIPS, BEGINNING HERE IN BOSTON AND THE LEGENDARY BATTLES OLD IRONSIDES AND HER CREW FACED AT SEA.

They are no more than little wooden birds carved out of mahogany, bass, walnut or purple heart. However, for some people the smooth ornaments are more than just decorations. For the past five years, ...

Retired U.S. Navy Lt. Commander John Jones spends hours carving "comfort birds" out of wood. Each of the comfort birds are laser engraved with an important message: the number of the Crisis Text Line.

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