Mid Morning With Aundrea October 02, 2020 (Part 2)

An Indiana woman decided to start a business despite the pandemic, and Harry Potter joins the trail of timeless movie characters with a statue on the scenes in the Square Sculpture Trail in London.

Decided to start a business during what some may say are tough times- the pandemic.

Darla hernandez has the details on how her little business has seen big success.

Mishawaka, in erica schnippel / graze by erica "charcuteri boards are super popular in big cities like la and chicago but during the pandemic when many people weren't going to restaurants one woman decided to bring these amazing boards to customer's homes."

Erica "i love it, i'm reall passionate about it i started doing this a just for my family."

Erica schnippel says what was just a hobby has turned into a "cheesy business.

Erica "i would post the on facebook showing them hey this is just what i made and i would just get dozens of comments people saying you should start a business, asking do i sell them, can i buy that from you and i would say no and after doing a little bit of research i thought i can do this."

Just six weeks ago she officially launched graze by erica.

Erica "graze by erica is custom curated charcuterie board based in elkhart but i serve all over michiana and michigan.

The perfect platters that can be customized look like works of art delivered right to your door.

Erica "i have 4 size small, medium, large and extra- large and the price start at 65 up to 250 dollars and i also have add-ons that you can add to the board as well."

Graze by erica has picked up a huge customer base and strong social media following which she believes is due to covid-19.

Erica "a lot of peopl feel more comfortable staying indoors and having family and friends coming to them instead of going out to restaurants or public places so i found business has been great during this time."

Erica says her future is full of sweet success.

Erica "i would love t see myself open up a store front and maybe grow this into a franchise of some sort that would also be fun."

Tag: erica says she tries to support local businesses and much as possible.

Her honey wood boards are all locally sourced and her fruits and vegetable are all from local farmers market.

For more details you can log on to our website at wsbt.com and click on first at 4pm in mishawaka i'm darla hernandez wsbt 22 news.

In the middle of a pandemic, one family could not find the item they need the most.

But, people from around the country came to the rescue as steve hartman reports on the road.

I thought i had reported on every subject imaginable - until this week when i traveled to attleboro, massachusetts.bit e crystal "steve alright, let's talk spaghettios.

Crystal: ok.

Steve: that's the first interview i've ever begun like that ."this is crysta macdonald.bite crystal continues "you never kno where life will lead you, steve."crystal' unlikely obsession with canned pasta began after the birth of her daughter, ashlyn.

Ashlyn is autistic.

And earlier this year, she stopped eating food altogether - with the sole exception of spaghettios and meatballs.teacher s and therapists were working to expand her palate when the pandemic hit -clearing grocery store shelves of a lot more than just toilet paper.

Bite crystal "couldn' find spaghettios anywhere.

It's like they were there one day and the next they were gone.

Steve: wait, wait, wait - why was there a run on spaghettiios?

Crystal: i don't know if people thought like if the world ended you could survive on spaghettios - i just know that i was losing my mind trying to find them."and that' when the miracle happened.like prepackaged manna from heaven - spaghettios just started showing up - on her doorstep - in the mail - hundreds of cans from people in the community who'd heard about ashlyn and wanted to help.bite crystal "and if i wasn't for the kindness of people like that, we wouldnot have gotten by."savor sweetness - that crystal says, fed her soul.bite crystal "when yo have a child with special needs, their future is always in the back of your mind.

Who's going to take care of them when i get old?

And to see people come out and embrace us, gave me so much hope that they will love her and take care of her when i'm not here."spaghettio is hardly a culinary cause celebre....but in this home, at least, every can is now fortified - with faith in humanity.steve hartman, on the road, in attleboro, massachusetts.

If if there is one good thing about 20, its dolly parton.

A holiday preview next harry potter joins the trail of timeless movie characters with a statue on the scenes in the square sculpture trail in london's leicester square.

The statue of depicts the boy wizard in a scene from "harr potter and the philosopher's stone" where he' flying on his nimbus 2000.

Harry potter is the ninth addition to "scenes in th square," a free t visit film sculpture trail celebrating the square's long and rich cinema history.

He joins eight other icons and classic movie scenes from the past 100 years, including bugs bunny, mary poppins, paddington, and iconic dc super- heroes batman and wonder woman.

She was an artist who was "strong and "invincible, and whose number one hit empowered women all over the world.

Helen reddy died tuesday in los angeles.

She was 78 years old.

Jamie yuccas pays tribute .

Helen reddy became a feminst icon - singing the unofficial anthem of the women's rights movement..

Hear me roar, in numbers too big to ignore."

She won a grammy for the song in 1973 grammy speech: " would like to thank god, because she makes everything possible" reddy came to new york, as a single mom, after winning a talent contest in her native australia - she had dozens of hits, became a frequent guest on tv talk shows and in 1977 starred as the lighthouse keeper in disneys pete's dragon earning an academy award nomination for orignal song.

Nats: "candle o the water" diagnosed with dementia in 2015 she never stopped fighting for woments rights.

In the beginning of her career reddy often repeated the words to herself "i a strong" -- inspirin the song that would later define her.

Jamie yuccas cbs news.

Dolly parton has a new christmas movie coming to netflix.

The streaming service announced "dolly parton' christmas on the square" will be ou november 22nd.

The movie stars christine baranksi, as a rich, unpleasant woman who returns to her small town to evict everyone -- but she has a change of heart after encounters with townspeople and an angel, played by parton.

The musical features original songs by the country artist.

Ahead of netflix's announcement -- parton released the song "christmas on th square" from he upcoming holiday album, " a holl dolly christmas."

On on the next midmorning.