CASH BACK: TEEN'S HONESTY REWARDED.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer VALENCIA - When 14-year-old Brock brock n. Chiefly British A badger. [Middle English brok, from Old English broc, of Celtic origin.] Goldberg sat down in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. sheriff's station a few months ago and discovered a $100 bill under his feet, he was faced with one of the toughest moral dilemmas of his young life. ``I put my foot over it and thought, What should I do? What should I do?'' he recalled. ``It was just laying there like someone left it for me or something. Then I picked it up and handed it to the lady at the front desk.'' Tuesday, 3 1/2 months and several newspaper ads later, Brock was rewarded for his honesty Honesty See also Righteousness, Virtuousness. Alethia ancient Greek personification of truth. [Gk. Myth.: Zimmerman, 18] Better Business Bureau nationwide system of organizations investigating dishonest business practices. [Am. when Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, sheriff's deputies presented him with the unclaimed $100 bill. ``I think it's awesome,'' Deputy Artie Thompson said. ``We're trying to get him some kind of commendation COMMENDATION. The act of recommending, praising. A merchant who merely commends goods he offers for sale, does not by that act warrant them, unless there is some fraud: simplex commendatio non obligat. from the city for his good moral character and integrity.'' For Brock, the decision to turn the money over was based on one fundamental question. ``I thought, What would I want someone else to do if I lost 100 bucks?'' said the Stevenson Ranch Stevenson Ranch, California (in the 91381 ZIP Code) is a Los Angeles County, USA, unincorporated community west of Santa Clarita a few miles south of Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park. The Stevenson Ranch fountain was redone in 2007. teen. ``My dad's always taught me it's important to trust people and be nice and stuff.'' Brock's father, Jack, said the story points out just how many good kids there are in the city. ``A lot of times, good kids will get into trouble and then start thinking they're bad kids,'' he said. ``But if you can look yourself in the mirror and see someone you respect, that's the most important thing.'' What does Brock plan to do with his newfound new·found adj. Recently discovered: a newfound pastime. Adj. 1. newfound - newly discovered; "his newfound aggressiveness"; "Hudson pointed his ship down the coast of the newfound sea" riches? ``I have no idea,'' he said. ``I'll probably take my girlfriend out a couple times. Or I might just save it.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) Stevenson Ranch teen Brock Goldberg holds up a $100 bill that's now his after it went unclaimed at the sheriff's station where Deputy Art Magdaleno and Sgt. Deborah Miller work. David R. Crane/Staff Photographer |
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