NewsMarch 20, 2016
Woman's $500,000 rings saved from trash
CLARKSON VALLEY, Mo. -- Bernie and Carla Squitieri have two valuable rings back, against all odds. Carla took off the rings while washing dishes at their home March 13 and put them on a paper towel to dry. Bernie tossed the paper towel in the trash. The couple realized the mistake and ran to the trash can, only to realize the garbage truck had collected. Digging through tons of trash at a disposal site, Meridian Waste Service operations manager Joe Evans somehow found the rings...
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Woman's $500,000 rings saved from trash
CLARKSON VALLEY, Mo. -- Bernie and Carla Squitieri have two valuable rings back, against all odds. Carla took off the rings while washing dishes at their home March 13 and put them on a paper towel to dry. Bernie tossed the paper towel in the trash. The couple realized the mistake and ran to the trash can, only to realize the garbage truck had collected. Digging through tons of trash at a disposal site, Meridian Waste Service operations manager Joe Evans somehow found the rings.
-- Associated Press
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