Thankful to helpful neighbor

To the Editor:

I want to thank Brent Larsen from Shabbona for helping me early in the morning Jan. 3. I went out to get the paper without a coat. I had to use my cane to go down a few steps to retrieve the paper. In the meantime, a gust of wind blew the door shut and I was locked out. I hailed a car; no one stopped. Then I saw Brent at his grandmother’s house, so I yelled “help.” He heard me and came over. I told him to call a friend that had a key. She wasn’t home, so they called my son. He came with a key and I got in. Many thanks to Brent and his grandmother.