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67 °F Forecast | Road Cams Thursday, September 16, 2004 Today's News | Classifieds | Autos | Homes | Jobs | Tempo | Health | Community | Home Delivery SECTIONS Home Page Local News Sports Business Obituaries Life Opinion - Politics Tempo AP News Weather Classified Archives Site Map SPECIAL SECTIONS Since We Asked Outdoor Journal How To Guide Wellness Connection Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Wedding Guide Rogue Valley's Finest EXTRA Newspaper in Education Personals Movie Times TV Times E The People MARKETPLACE Find a Car Find a Home Find a Job Classifieds Place an ad eSouthernOregon Automotive Communities Entertainment Publications Recreation Calendar CUSTOMER SERVICE Frequent Questions Advertising Information Home Delivery Employment Contact Us Media Kit Network Affiliate Oregon Road Conditions & Cams Email Story to a Friend May 1, 2004 Cy Klassen returns a ring Friday to its rightful place, the left ring finger of Medford resident Tammy Newall, who had lost the bauble. Klassen found it in a store parking lot. Ring’s grateful owner found Medford teen returns lost diamond to woman who’d dropped it in a parking lot By JACK MORAN Mail Tribune The 17-year-old Good Samaritan found his bride. Cy Klassen met Tammy Newell Friday and returned the 2-carat diamond wedding ring she lost at a Medford convenience store more than three weeks ago. Newell thought the ring was long gone until several friends and relatives read a story in Friday’s Mail Tribune about Klassen’s quest to find the owner. They called her with the good news. Newell got ahold of Cy’s mom, Jenny Klassen, and met up with them Friday afternoon at the 7-Eleven where she lost it. Newell brought her wedding album, and it soon became clear that it belonged to her. After seeing the proof, Cy promptly knelt before Newell and slipped the ring onto her finger. Her husband, Dale Newell, looked on. Advertisement "You’re wonderful," an ecstatic Tammy Newell told Cy. "What a good kid you are. Thank you so much." She handed Cy an envelope with $100 in reward money and four movie passes donated by Tinseltown Theatres. "I wish we could have done more, I really do," Tammy Newell said. Cy was thankful for the reward, but said he was just glad to see the ring back on the hand it was meant for. "It’s really made my day that I could find you," he said. Cy held onto the ring for three weeks after finding it in the parking lot of the 7-Eleven at Crater Lake Avenue and Delta Waters Road during the early afternoon hours of April 8. Tammy Newell said she "felt so stupid" about the way it ended up on the pavement about an hour before Cy discovered it. On the way to 7-Eleven, she took off the ring and put lotion on her hands while stopped at a red light. When the light changed, Newell drove to the store, forgetting the ring was in her lap. It fell onto the pavement when she went into the store to get a drink. Later that afternoon, Newell realized what she had done. She went back to the 7-Eleven and put up a sign pleading for help. Meanwhile, Cy’s father phoned another 7-Eleven in town to see if anyone had asked about a lost ring. By the time the Klassens contacted the right store, Newell’s sign had been removed. The Klassens also tried police, and placed a lost-and-found ad in the newspaper. "I’ve been really depressed," Tammy Newell said. "I was doing anything I could to not even talk or think about it. I’ve always loved my ring." To ease the pain, Tammy Newell moved a ring, given last year by her husband on their 10th wedding anniversary, from her right hand to her left. Dale Newell joked that he plans to use duct tape to ensure the ring remains on his wife’s finger for the rest of her life. Cy had gone to the 7-Eleven for a roll of duct tape when he stumbled on the ring. The Newells moved to Medford from San Diego about a year ago and said they were completely surprised with the Klassens’ efforts to return the ring to a complete stranger. "I thought there was no way I’d get it back," Tammy Newell said. "I tend to get really cynical sometimes, so to hear a good story like this — and to have it happen to me, it’s just wonderful." Reach reporter Jack Moran at 776-4459, or e-mail [email protected] Mail Tribune Home Local News | Sports | Business | Obituaries | Life Opinion - Politics | AP News | Archives | Site Map E Southern Oregon | Classified Copyright © 1997-2004 Mail Tribune. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions Website Feedback ADVERTISERS A D V E R T I S E R S SPECIAL SECTIONS Auto Finder Job Finder Home Finder Joy Magazine Homelife Magazine Tempo Readers' Choice Real Estate Showcase Since We Asked Outdoor Journal Moving to Southern Oregon? Volunteer Opportunities