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Yahoo
5 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
House of Wiggle fire: Owner speaks out after devastating fire kills dozens of animals
The Brief There is precious little left of a beloved farm animal rescue in Montgomery County after a fire ripped through and destroyed it, killing dozens of animals. The owner spoke with FOX 29 of the heartbreaking loss at the property and suggested they won't quit, despite their loss. UPPER GWYNEDD TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Flames poured from a barn of a Montgomery County animal rescue Wednesday morning, destroying the structure and killing dozens of animals, while injuring several others. Devastating scene Smoke rises from the rubble of the barn that's served as a sanctuary for farm animals in Montgomery County for eight years. Known as the House of Wiggle, Goats Farm Animal Rescue and Sanctuary in Lansdale, it was early Wednesday morning when a motorist on the nearby turnpike noticed flames and called 911. "This has to be heartbreaking for you?" FOX 29's Jeff Cole asked. "This is absolutely devastating," owner Erin Wiggle replied. "This is every farmer's worst nightmare. This is the reason we get up in the morning to do what we do. Now it's been swished away from us." What we know With no hydrants nearby, the fire crews had to haul water to battle the flames that collapsed the barn built in 1857. About 120 farm animals were on the property, many inside the barn when the floor gave (way). Wiggle explained, "We had about 40 losses, most of them being goats, a couple of pigs when the floor collapsed that trapped a lot of them in the barn." As firefighters doused hot spots Wednesday morning, volunteers moved some of the surviving animals to temporary new homes while others, injured in the blaze, were taken for veterinary care. Big picture view Volunteer Allyson Stephens came to help, saying, "It made my stomach hurt. It's gut-wrenching to see something like that, especially folks who are trying to help animals." Erin Wiggle and her husband, both retired from the military, say this sanctuary is a true labor of love supported by their grit and the generosity of the like-minded. They say a barn will rise again as they go on with their mission. "It's just - it's going to be a lot, and I don't know how we'll recover, but we'll recover, we'll rebuild. We're going to get right back at it," Wiggle said. What you can do Perkiomen Feed Company is currently accepting donations for feed, bedding and supplies to help the affected animals. A GoFundMe page has also been set up to help the Wiggle family, and support the animals' care after the fire.
West Australian
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Emma Memma is making her anticipated WA return and bringing along the Island Dance Party
Emma Memma is back — this time for a fabulous underwater dance party. The beloved children's entertainer and former Wiggle — whose real name is Emma Watkins — is returning to the west coast in July for three magical performances of her spectacular new show, Island Dance Party. The production will feature special guests Waffles the Wombat, Elvin Melvin and BB Butterfly, while singing hits like Crocodile Snap, Jellyfish Blob and Turtle Hide and Seek from her latest album, Island Dance Party. Watkins described the show as '50 minutes of complete interaction' and said it struck a balance between education and entertainment. 'We have a lot of parents reaching out to us, especially educators, letting us know that they're using our content in schools or pre-school settings or community centres, which is awesome,' she told The West. 'People are using our content for educational reasons, but at the end of the day, the Dance Island Party is what it is: a party. 'Elvin (Melvin) is actually profoundly deaf, so he performs the entire show in sign language which is incredible.' Watkins, who has performed on Telethon since 2023 and was a special guest at the 2024 Christmas pageant, said WA was a 'special place'. 'Perth has been a really special place for Emma Memma over the last couple of years, and I think it's lovely for us to be able to come back,' she said. 'We do get a lot of feedback that people are genuinely super grateful that we've come over to the west coast. 'A lot of shows don't get over there (to WA), especially kids shows, and why should they miss out? 'We want to make sure that we're bringing our show to every corner in Australia.' And with still more than a month to go, Watkins said dozens of children were already counting down the number of sleeps and creating colourful costumes and placards to bring to the show. 'On social media I get a lot of parents tagging me in their countdown calendars,' she said. 'It's nice to know the show isn't just a show — the children are learning the songs, watching new YouTube videos and learning the choreography, so by the time they get to the show, they've already done an incredible amount of research. 'Children want to wear their favourite Emma Memma outfit or Waffles the Wombat costume, it's a huge part of the lead up to our show.' Dance Island Party will be showing at Bunbury Entertainment Centre on July 6 and Riverside Theatre on July 7.
Perth Now
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Former Wiggle bringing her Island Dance Party to WA
Emma Memma is back — this time for a fabulous underwater dance party. The beloved children's entertainer and former Wiggle — whose real name is Emma Watkins — is returning to the west coast in July for three magical performances of her spectacular new show, Island Dance Party. The production will feature special guests Waffles the Wombat, Elvin Melvin and BB Butterfly, while singing hits like Crocodile Snap, Jellyfish Blob and Turtle Hide and Seek from her latest album, Island Dance Party. Watkins described the show as '50 minutes of complete interaction' and said it struck a balance between education and entertainment. 'We have a lot of parents reaching out to us, especially educators, letting us know that they're using our content in schools or pre-school settings or community centres, which is awesome,' she told The West. 'People are using our content for educational reasons, but at the end of the day, the Dance Island Party is what it is: a party. 'Elvin (Melvin) is actually profoundly deaf, so he performs the entire show in sign language which is incredible.' Emma Memma. Credit: Jared Lyons / Jared Lyons Watkins, who has performed on Telethon since 2023 and was a special guest at the 2024 Christmas pageant, said WA was a 'special place'. 'Perth has been a really special place for Emma Memma over the last couple of years, and I think it's lovely for us to be able to come back,' she said. 'We do get a lot of feedback that people are genuinely super grateful that we've come over to the west coast. 'A lot of shows don't get over there (to WA), especially kids shows, and why should they miss out? 'We want to make sure that we're bringing our show to every corner in Australia.' And with still more than a month to go, Watkins said dozens of children were already counting down the number of sleeps and creating colourful costumes and placards to bring to the show. 'On social media I get a lot of parents tagging me in their countdown calendars,' she said. 'It's nice to know the show isn't just a show — the children are learning the songs, watching new YouTube videos and learning the choreography, so by the time they get to the show, they've already done an incredible amount of research. 'Children want to wear their favourite Emma Memma outfit or Waffles the Wombat costume, it's a huge part of the lead up to our show.' Dance Island Party will be showing at Bunbury Entertainment Centre on July 6 and Riverside Theatre on July 7.
Glasgow Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
US superstar singer announces Glasgow Hydro gig
Jason Derulo, known for number one hits such as Talk Dirty [feat. 2 Chainz], Wiggle, Swalla and Savage Love, has announced a show at the OVO Hydro. The superstar will take to the stage on Thursday, January 29, 2026, as part of his world tour The Last Dance. READ NEXT: Huge rock band announce show at Glasgow's OVO Hydro Presale will start at 9am on May 22, 2025 and standard tickets will be up for grab at 9am on May 23, 2025. More information here. On the day, doors will open at 6.30pm.
Express Tribune
30-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Express Tribune
Victory for Dua Lipa in 'Levitating' lawsuit
Dua Lipa won the dismissal on Thursday of a lawsuit in Manhattan accusing the British pop star of copying her 2021 megahit Levitating from a 1979 disco song. US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla said L Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer failed to show "substantial similarity" between Levitating and their song Wiggle and Giggle All Night, though some listeners could hear similarities. The plaintiffs alleged that Levitating copied its "signature melody" from Wiggle and another song to which they held a copyright. But the judge found that melody unprotectable in light of November's federal appeals court decision that Ed Sheeran's 2014 song Thinking Out Loud did not illegally copy Marvin Gaye's classic Let's Get It On. Failla also found several other alleged similarities between Levitating and Wiggle were commonplace, having appeared in Mozart and Rossini operas, Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and Stayin' Alive by the Bee Gees. "A musical style, defined by plaintiffs as 'pop with a disco feel,' and a musical function, defined by plaintiffs to include 'entertainment and dancing,'" cannot possibly be protectable," Failla wrote. To hold otherwise, she said, would "completely foreclose the further development of music in that genre or for that purpose." Jason Brown, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, said they plan to appeal. "This case has always been about standing up for the enduring value of original songwriting," Brown, who is L Russell Brown's nephew, said in an email. Lawyers for Lipa, her label Warner Records and other defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment. They called it implausible to believe Lipa, 29, heard Wiggle before writing Levitating, and said the plaintiffs could not "monopolise one of the most commonplace and rudimentary elements of music: the use of a minor scale." Levitating, from Lipa's album Future Nostalgia, was the No. 1 song on Billboard's 2021 year-end chart. Reuters
