SACRAMENTO, CALIF. — It’s not every day that a garbage truck with your very own name on it pulls up to your elementary school to welcome you aboard. But Tuesday was the day that a six-year-old California boy’s dream of becoming a garbageman came to life.

BLOOMINGTON, ILL. — Delvar Dopson, a local garbageman in Bloomington, Ill., and Brooklyn Andracke, a 3-year-old girl, may not exactly be your typical companions. And yet, the bond between these two seems as precious as any true friendship.