Diane Douglas's blog

We had Beth Tromley and Joanne Zeller in this morning to talk about Riding Hope, which has equestrain therapy for special needs children ages 2-18.

They're having a Western-themed Hoedown this Saturday night at the St. Wendel Knights of St. John from 5-11 p.m. Admission is $30 per person, or $50 per couple and includes food and drink! This a major fundraiser for Riding Hope so they can expand and help more kids.

If you want to buy tickets, give them a call at 812-985-7759, and make sure to wear your cowboy boots and hat!

Diane’s Team—Day 2 of Fall Festival Booth Reviews

**Booth 67-- (St. Peter’s UMC) (Deep Fried Mashed Potato Balls) OMG!!!!!!! These are absolutely fabulous and a unamimous choice by the entire team; they are spectacular and very original. They are mashed potatoes around chopped bacon, onion and cheese, then deep fried to perfection! Served with ranch or horseradish or enjoy them by themselves!

Diane's team hit Franklin Street yesterday to begin the task of tasting every booth and make our recommendations. Here are the reults from Day 1:

Booth 46—Evansville Lutheran School (Smoked Turkey Leg) Big and juicy, it’s a Franklin Street staple, but it was left off the munchies map this year.

Booth 47—Evansville Racing Pigeon Club (Chili-Cheese Hot Tamale) This is a new item this year, and it was delicious.

Joelle Knight from SWIRCA stopped by the WIKY Morning Show today to have us sample the new "mystery" cobbler they'll be serving next week at the Fall Festival. Their booth is #78 right in front of the Pet Food Center.  The mystery cobbler was delicious, by the way. Visit SWIRCA's website at http://swirca.org to view the clues and make your guess.

In a flash, the New York skyline changed from this:

to this:

Like all of us who work mornings in broadcasting, we witnessed this live on the air.  My friend Mary-Beth Owen had just arrived to do an interview to promote the upcoming Race For the Cure.

Halloween is fast approaching, and Nabisco has come up with something brilliant! (At least that is my opinion, since I love Candy Corn!)

They've got a limited edition vanilla Oreo with the filling made from Candy Corn!! They're only available at Target, by the way.

On the WIKY Morning Show tomorrow, I'm going to do a taste-test live on the air; should be yummy!!

The Olympics are officially underway in London, with the Opening Ceremonies held last Friday night.  I didn't catch much of them, but did see the Queen officially open the games.  I find it interesting that Queen Elizabeth has been on the throne for 60 years, but this is the first time in her monarchy that the Olympic games have been held in London.  The last time the city hosted them was in 1948 and she didn't become Queen until 1952.

Our media partner 14 WFIE will be providing us with Olympic reports throughout the games; that way we don't miss anything!

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I admit it....I'm an Olympics junkie and I have been ever since I was a kid mesmerized by Mark Spitz in the 1972 games in Munich.  He was just so dreamy to a 7 year old girl!

As someone who has participated in competitive sports, I know how difficult it is. But to compete at the level these athletes compete at for the love of the sport is truly amazing!

Hey, it's Diane Douglas, and in what is becoming almost a daily event, we've got another celebrity obit in a very busy 2012.  The latest 3 celebrities to pass away (in the last two days) are astronaut Sally Ride, Sherman Hemsley (George Jefferson) and Chad Everett (Dr. Joe Gannon on Medical Center). 

** We welcomed Pam Kirk from the Easter Seals Rehab Center to chat about their big Home Run Sweeps Cash Raffle which is entering it's final week.  It's our annual WIKY Bonus Day.....if you call the Rehab Center at 437-2627 TODAY before 5 p.m. and buy a ticket (you need to mention WIKY) you'll be entered into a drawing for an EXTRA ticket, plus 4 tix to a Cardinals game!