Oct. 7, 2024

Judy Drench puts out fires and Bozo The Clown returns!

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This episode of '5 Good News Stories' with Johnny Mac features inspirational and heartwarming stories. Virginia's state parks now have Enchroma viewfinders to help colorblind visitors experience fall foliage. Bozo the Clown returns at a Chicago event hosted by Billy Corgan with Scream actor David Arquette. The 2024 Comedy Wildlife Awards announces its funny wildlife finalists. An uplifting rescue story involves a 79-year-old hiker named Ursula, who was heroically carried to safety after an accident. Finally, Hawke's Bay Airport names its fire truck 'Judy Drench' after a competitive naming contest. Additionally, tune in for five special Good News Christmas Stories on Saturday.

00:26 Colorblind Visitors Enjoy Autumn Leaves
00:58 Bozo the Clown's Exciting Return
01:42 2024 Comedy Wildlife Awards Finalists
02:44 Rescue on High Rock Lookout
03:46 Naming the Fire Truck at Hawke's Bay Airport
04:28 Conclusion and Christmas Stories Teaser

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Caloroga Shark Media. Hey there, Johnny Mack with five good

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News Stories. Hey, in case you missed it, we've rolled

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out kind of early five good news Christmas stories. I

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had started prepping for later in the year, and I'm like, wow,

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there's a lot of stories already, so we jumped on

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the pool five good News Christmas stories on Saturday. Good

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news for colorblind visitors who want to see the autumn leaves,

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they can use new viewfinders in all of Virginia's state parks.

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Virginia has installed Enchroma adapted viewfinders in each of its

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forty three parks, giving colorblind guests the chance to experience

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these stunning fall foliage in the full spectrum. The viewfinders

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are made with special lenses that help those with red

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green color vision deficiency experience that expanded range of colors.

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Is believe these will work for roughly eighty percent of

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red green color blind people, according to Virginia State Parks.

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Bozo the Clowns coming back. Remember Boso. Yeah, one of

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Bozo's biggest fans who is Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan.

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He's bringing Boso to Madam Zuzuz. The Art and dining

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space he runs with his wife in Chicago. The three

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day event October eighteenth through the twentieth features a host

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of Bozo's Circus related activities, including vintage Boso carnival games,

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as well as on appearance by Scream actor David Arquette

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as Boso. Corgan said, I grew up loving Boso's Circus

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and even had the incredible experience of attending the show

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as a child and performing on WGN's final episode in

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two thousand and one. Bringing Bozo to Highland Park is

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both surreal and fun, and I'm excited for what's to come.

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The finalists of the twenty twenty four Comedy Wildlife Awards

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are out there. It includes an otter guru and a

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squirrel stuck head first in a tree. The press release

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tells us the short list of entries shows some of

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the most spectacular photos ever entered, catching wildlife's funniest moments

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on camera. They are a cracking, collect amazing, jaw dropping,

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and laugh out loud photos of some of the most

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incredible wildlife that we share this planet with. This year's

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finalists include a smiling elephant's seal, an otter holding its

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feet up in the pose of a guru, a contemplative chimpanzee,

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a cheetah playing hide and seek, and a squirrel stuck

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head first in the knot of a tree. I don't

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know if the squirrel found that one so much fun.

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Other images capture a raccoon appearing to whisper in a

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fellow raccoon's ear, a fish chasing an eagle across the sky,

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and a frog whose head is enveloped by a large

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bubble in the water. You can vote on the competition's

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website through October thirty first. The winner receive a cash

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prize worth about six hundred and seventy dollars depending on

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the exchange rate at the moment. All winners of the

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competition will be announced on December tenth. Good news for Ursula.

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She was out hiking and she broke her leg. This

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happened at High Rock Lookout in Washington. Ursula was on

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her way to the place where she scattered her mother's

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ashes twenty three years ago. She's done this hike before.

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As the seventy nine one year old made it to

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the top, she left some flowers and began heading back down.

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She stepped in a hole, fell forward and broke her leg.

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She cried out for help, and before long three young

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hikers came to her side and called nine one one.

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Troy is twenty years old and said, I knew I

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was capable of carrying her down. I really didn't make

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much of a decision. I just knew I had to

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carry her down if I could. Lifting her gently onto

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his back, he began the slow, careful journey downhill, hiking

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three quarters of the one point eight miles that remained

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on the journey. On the way, they passed occupational therapist Emily,

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who helped Ursula through some breathing exercises to cut the pain.

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She eventually received eleven screws and a titanium plate. Ursula says,

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I was just overwhelmed with gratitude that these people literally

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came out of the woods to help me, and they

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were totally unselfish and kind. Good news. The fire truck

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at Hawk's Bay Airport has a name. Its name is

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Judy Drench. They had one of those competitions. About fifteen

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hundred different names for the truck were submitted. The top

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five were Judy Drench, Fred standing for a fire rescue

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emergency deployment not bad spraying mantis, tay y why which

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means water in abundance, and toa ahai, which means fire warrior.

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The airport chair person Wendy says, just like the grand

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Dame who inspire the winning name, we are looking forward

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to Judy Drench having a long instellar career with Hawk's

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Bay Airport. Unlike her namesake, Judy Drench is only expected

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to have a lifespan of about twenty five years. And

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those are your five good News stories for today. Again

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five good News Christmas stories on Saturday. If you like

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the program, tell a friend about it. They might like

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it too. If you would like the program without commercial interruption,

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there's a link in the show notes that'll tell you

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how that works. And you have a great day,