Good Day GDC Morning WACH 10-31-12

Posted: 10.31.2012 at 12:14 PM

Here are links from Good Day Columbia for Wednesday October 31, 2012:

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

From 6 foot pigs to arts, crafts and spooky food, it was a busy morning on Good Day!

FARMVILLE at EDVENTURE

Kristy Barnes and Puddles the Pig joined us this morning to talk about Farmville at Edventure Children’s Museum on Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm, kicking off 3 new exhibits. Farmville is a family friendly festival with a petting farm, clogging and barnyard games.

The 3 new exhibits are the Busy Bee Farm, Speckled Hen Market, and Little Spot Diner.

You can get information on Edventure HERE, and WACH Fox has partnered with Edventure for our daily deal, where proceeds will go to Children’s Chance. Click HERE to see the deal.

Meet Puddles the Pig HERE.

CHEF GARY’s HALLOWEENIES

Chef Gary came by and in his usual festive fashion, shared some delish treats worthy of a vampire or zombie. His recipies will be posted here soon.

A CHRISTMAS CLASSIC

Peter Driscoll joined us to show examples of his art, leading up to the Christmas Classic.

The show returns to the State Fairgrounds Nov. 2-4 for the 37th year -- still going strong, still winning nationwide awards for creative excellence -- and still exciting and engaging your viewers as a true holiday tradition.

Check it out HERE.

JDRF WALK TO CURE DIABETES

Dana Bruce from the JDRF joined us, along with 6-year-old Kylee Frye who is living with Type 1 diabetes, also known as Juvenile Diabetes. They told us about the annual Walk to Cure Diabetes planned for Sunday.

The Walk is expected to draw an enthusiastic crowd of all ages, driven to support a great cause while enjoying an event that includes: face painting, hot dog lunch, vendors, and more. On-site registration begins at 1:00pm, in parking lot C next to Colonial Life Arena. The entire walk will be approximately 3.1 miles long, starting and ending at Colonial Life Arena.

You can meet Kylee HERE.

IT’S A PENNY

Michael Letts and Jim Manning joined us from both sides of the so called “penny tax,” taking questions from viewers and explaining their respective positions on the issue that will be voted on November 6.

You can catch their arguments HERE and HERE.

WAIT, THAT’s A CANDLE?

The Southern Baked Candle Co, announced the 2012 winner of their Annual Loopy 4 Life drive, in which they would like participants to "Become a fruit loop in a cheerios world." Every year, the company's Facebook fans vote for their favorite charity, who receive $10.00 from the proceeds of every fruit loopy candle that is sold.

This year the winner is the American Amputee Soccer Society. The reception on November 1, at 6:30 p.m. at their store on 2718 Devine Street in Columbia.

Check out more HERE.

THAT’s NO MOON…IT’s A ROLLER COASTER

It turns out that when Darth Vader, Lord of the Sith takes a vacation, it may be to Disney, with the purchase of the mega Star Wars movie franchise by mouse led entertainment company Disney for $4 billion dollars.

Why George Lucas made this move, and what it could mean for Luke Skywalker and Princess Leah was discussed on Tech Talk this morning. Check it out HERE.

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