LOOK FOR THE BEST DEALS. KRISTIN: IT WILL BE A BUSY WEEKEND AT WISCONSIN STATE FAIR PARK. HARVEST FEST RETURNS WITH SOMETHING NEW. WHAT IS NEW? ANIMAL RACES. >> WE HAVE NEW THINGS TO KEEP UPDATED FOR HARVEST FAIR. WE HAVE ANIMAL RACES, DUCKS, GOATS, AND PIGS MORE THAN THE STATE FAIR. IT IS A SUPERFUND FREE ACTIVITY ALONG WITH PONY CYCLES. THINK OF A STUFFED HORSE THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY SIT ON MIXED WITH A BICYCLE. THAT BRINGS A TWIST TO HARVEST FAIR. >> WHAT DO YOU THINK THE REACTION WILL BE FROM THE CROWD TO THE ANIMAL RACES? >> I THINK THEY WILL BE VERY EXCITED CHEERING ALL OF THE ANIMALS ON. THAT PORTION IS FREE, WHICH WE LOVE, ALONG WITH THE PAUL BUNYAN BLUMBERG — LUMBERJACK SHOW ON GRANDSTAND AVENUE. SO FUNNY. KRISTIN: NEW THIS YEAR. CREAM PUFF KIDS. >> THE CREAMPUFF PAVILION IS UNDER RENOVATION. WE ARE EXCITED TO LAUNCH NEW ONE NEXT YEAR SHOULD YOU GET ALL OF THE PIECES TO MAKE A CREAM PUFF. YOU FILL THEM YOURSELF. YOU CAN DO IT AT THE FAIR OR TAKE THEM HOME. KRISTIN: WHAT ELSE CAN PEOPLE EXPECT? >> THE SAME ENTERTAINMENT THROUGHOUT ALL OF THE FAIR PARK INCLUDING NINE VENDOR STAGES, PUMPKIN BOWLING, AND MAKE YOUR OWN SCARECROW AND OTHER ACTIVITIES. KRISTIN: THIS SOUNDS REALLY FUN. YOU SAID THE LAST FEW YEARS THIS HAS GROWN. >> THE LAST SIX YEARS THE EVENT THRIVES. WE HAVE HAD TO EXPAND WITH MORE VENDORS COME UP MORE SECURITY AND EXTRA THINGS. WE HAVE A FIVE DOLLAR ADMISSION CHARGE. IN THE PAST IT HAS BEEN FREE BUT WE ARE TRYING TO KEEP IT REALLY AFFORDABLE FOR FAMILIES. R I CAN FEEL –KRISTIN: I CAN FEEL YOUR EXCITEMENT. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PART. >> IT HAS A FALL OVERLAY AND COOLER WEATHER THAN THE STATE FAIR BUT YOU GET TO RIDE THE GIANT SLIDE TOO. KRISTIN: WHAT ABOUT FAMILIES? >> WE SEE FAMILIES OF ALL AGES COME TOGETHER, OLDER KIDS, YOUNGER KIDS, THEY LOVE PLAYING IN THE STRAW. THAT I
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From an escaped goat herd running down a North Carolina highway to a window washer rescued from the 23rd floor of the tallest building in Kansas City, here are some of the videos you may have missed this week:Escaped goat herd goes viral running down highway in North CarolinaWho let the goats out? It’s a question being asked across the globe after a TikTok video went viral showing a herd of goats making a run for it down a highway in Yadkin County, North Carolina.With the help of the Yadkin County Sheriff’s Office, the Yadkinville Police Department and the North Carolina Highway Patrol, the goats were led to the Tractor Supply Company on State Street until they were picked up by their owners.Watch the video of the rescue in the player above.Window washer rescued from 23rd floor of tallest building in Kansas City, MissouriFire crews were called to rescue a window washer that had become stuck dangling between the 22nd and 23rd floor of the tallest building in Kansas City, Missouri, on Tuesday.Firefighters assisted a glass company to remove the large glass panel on the 23rd floor of the building. From there, the worker was attached to Kansas City Fire Department’s rescue equipment, and was hauled up approximately six feet, and through the 23rd-floor window to safety.Florida surfer bit by shark uses leash to make tourniquet, drives to hospitalOne Florida man has spent decades riding the waves. He’s helped many people out of the water after a shark bite, but this time it was him.Charley Hajek had been out surfing when he accidentally stepped on the shark.But what’s most impressive, Hajek managed to grab the leash of his surfboard and wrap his leg a few times, crafting a tourniquet and headed to the hospital.Decades-old wedding cake topper found in Arizona home, reunited with familyThanks to the determination of an Arizona man who found “something old” while making his home “something new,” a family has another chance to pass along “something borrowed” on their special days for years to come, KNXV reports.While conducting a walk-through at a Chandler, Arizona, home, David Hartung, with Got Repairs?, spotted something unusual. Tucked in the back of a kitchen drawer he found a wedding cake topper swaddled in bubble wrap along with a note and names from 1954.Realizing the importance of the item, he took to social media to try to locate its owners, and to his surprise, was able to find the family of the special memento’s owners.
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