>> WELCOME TO "IN WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK CONTINUING COVERAGE
OF THE MEGAFARM CONTROVERSY
NEAR THE TOWN OF ROSE ENDALE.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE THE MOST
SCRUTINIZED REGULATED FARM IN
THE STATE'S HISTORY.
>> WHY ONE FARMER PLOWS FORWARD
WITHOUT PERMISSION.
YEARS AGO ICE CARVED FROM
WISCONSIN LAKES WAS THE ONLY
WAY TO KEEP THE ICE BOX COOL.
THAT ERA HAS MELTED AWAY BUT
THE TRADITION IS STILL ALIVE IN
JUNCTION CITY.
PLUS VENTURE INTO THE VIRTUAL
REALITY OF THIS HIGH TECH
WISCONSIN FIRM.
>> I'M A GAME ADDICT.
IT GOT ME IN TROUBLE WHEN I WAS
YOUNGER.
>> AND HE TURNED IT INTO A
CAREER.
THOSE STORIES THIS WEEK "IN
WISCONSIN."
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY --
THE PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY
WHO BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY, OFFERING ENERGY
SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB AND BY
THE ANIMAL DENTAL CENTER OF
MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH.
A VETERINARY SPECIALIST WORKING
WITH PET OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN, PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS.
>> WE BEGIN THIS WEEK WITH THE
D.N.R. SCRUTINY OF A FARM
PROMPT IN FON DU LAC COUNTY.
THIS WEEK A LOOK AT WHY THE
DAIRY'S OPERATORS PLOWED AHEAD
WITH CONSTRUCTION SOMETIMES
WITHOUT D.N.R. APPROVAL.
"IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER ART
HACKETT TAKES YOU TO ROSENDALE.
>> THEY CURRENTLY MILK 700 COWS
F. PLANS ARE APPROVED BY THE
D.N.R. THE DAIRY WILL GROW TO
4,000 AND EVENTUALLY MORE THAN
8,000 COWS.
ROSENDALE DAIRY WOULD HAVE SO
MANY COWS IN ONE PLACE, IT
WOULD FALL UNDER A SPECIAL
LEGAL CATEGORY.
IT'S REFERRED TO AS A CONFINED
ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION.
CAFO FOR SHORT.
IT WOULD BE THE LARGEST IN THE
STATE.
THAT'S WHY THE D.N.R. REQUIRED
AN ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
STATEMENT BEFORE APPROVING THE
FARM'S PERMIT.
THAT'S THE SAME TYPE OF STUDY
DOWN ON A POWER PLANT OR A
MAJOR HIGHWAY PROJECT.
>> THEY'RE NOTING TO BRING IN
4,000 ANIMALS HERE AND SO THAT
IS GOING TO GENERATE THE MANURE
OF A LARGE CITY.
AND SO IT'S A -- IT'S A LOT OF
MANURE.
>> JAY IS ONE OF THE PARTNERS
IN THE FARM.
HE SAYS HE DIDN'T WANT TO GO
THROUGH THE PROCESS OF AN
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT
BUT FEELS IT WAS A GOOD THING
IN THE LONG RUN.
>> IN THE END OF THE DAY, IT'S
GOING TO BE THE MOST
SCRUTINIZED REGULATED FARM IN
THE STATE'S HISTORY.
AND IT'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE
MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND BY
ITS DESIGN AND BY THE WAY WE
MANAGE IT.
>> AT THE HEARING ON THE
E.I.S., CITIZENS FOR AND
AGAINST THE PROJECT AND THEIR
LAWYERS BATTLED OVER WHETHER
THAT BIG OF A DAIRY WAS AN
ENVIRONMENTAL HEADACHE FOR
NEIGHBORING LAND OWNERS OR
SALVATION FOR THE AREA'S
ECONOMY.
>> THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT
POLLUTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.
IT IS NOT ABOUT FARMING AND
IT'S NOT ABOUT AGRICULTURE.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT HOW FARMERS
MILK COWS AND PRODUCE MILK.
WE HAVE A RIGHT TO DO THAT AS
THEY WISH BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE,
IN THE EYES OF THE COMMUNITY, A
MORAL, ETHICAL OR LEGAL RIGHT
TO POLLUTE THE WATER AND AIR OF
THEIR COMMUNITIES, WHETHER
THEY'RE BIG FARMS OR LITTLE
FARMS.
>> LARGE FARMS LIKE ROSENDALE
DAIRY HAVE A ZERO DISCHARGE
LIMIT AT THE PRODUCTION SITE.
NO DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS
ALLOWED WHICH SEEM TO BE WHAT
MR. MCKEAVER WAS ASKING FOR.
THIS IS CONTRASTED WITH
MUNICIPAL TREATMENT PLANS
ALLOWED TO DISCHARGE POLLUTANTS
DIRECTLY INTO SAO*ING WATER
BODIES.
>> HEARING COMES NEAR THE
PROCESS THAT DATES BACK TO
JANUARY OF 2008.
THAT'S WHEN HE FIRST FILED FOR
BUILDING PERMITS WITH ROSENDALE.
MORE THAN A YEAR LATER,
EVERYTHING IS IN PLACE.
A HUGE BARN, A MILKING PARLOR
AND THREE MANURE STORAGE
LAGOONS CAPABLE OF HOLDING A
TOTAL OF NEARLY 64 MILLION
GALLONS OF ANIMAL WASTE.
ALL OF THAT CONSTRUCTION HAS
TAKEN PLACE BEFORE ROSENDALE
DAIRY HAD A PERMIT TO MILK MORE
THAN THE ORIGINAL 700 COWS.
A SERIES OF EMAILS AND OTHER
DOCUMENTS OBTAINED BY ATTORNEYS
FOR AREA LAND OWNERS SHOW THE
DEVELOPERS OFTEN PRECEDED WITH
WORK BEFORE THE D.N.R. HAD A
CHANCE TO SIGN OFF ON PERMITS.
IN ONE CASE THEY CONTINUED
AFTER D.N.R. INSPECTORS TOLD
THEM TO STOP.
ON MAY 15 OF 2008 A D.N.R.
CONFERENCE CALL WAS HELD WITH
THE FARM'S OWNERS TO EXPRESS
CONCERNS CONSTRUCTION WAS
UNDERWAY WITHOUT OBTAINING
REQUIRED DEPARTMENT APPROVALS.
WHILE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT
WORK DIDN'T NEED A D.N.R.
SIGNOFF, THE AGENCY'S REGIONAL
RUNOFF MANAGEMENT CHIEF SENT
WRITTEN NOTICE REGULATED
PROCESSES MUST GET DEPARTMENT
APPROVAL BEFORE CONSTRUCTION
BEGINS.
TWO WEEKS LATER, JIM ASKED
ABOUT APPROVAL TO START
CONSTRUCTION OF A SEED CORN
SILAGE SUPPORT.
ON JUNE 11 WATER SHED CHIEF
RESPONDED THAT THE SILAGE
SYSTEM NEEDED APPROVAL.
HE SAID YOU DO SO AT YOUR OWN
RISK.
HE WAS WARNED SEED CORN SILAGE
HAS HIGHER WAOURT POLLUTION
POTENTIAL THAN CONVENTIONAL
SIELAGE.
TWO MONTHS LATER IN AUGUST, A
D.N.R. AG ENVIRONMENTAL
SPECIALIST NOTED WORK STARTING
ON THESE NOW COMPLETED MANURE
STORAGE FACILITIES.
ON AUGUST 26, HE WAS SERVED
WITH A NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE,
NOTING THE DEPARTMENT HAD YET
TO APPROVAL THESE OR ANY OTHER
WASTE HANDLING FACILITIES FOR
THE SITE.
WORK WAS TO STOP IMMEDIATELY.
>> WHY WAS THERE SUCH A RUSH TO
GET THIS THING DONE?
>> IT'S A MASSIVE INVESTMENT.
WE'VE GOT SO FAR OVER $35
MILLION SPENT.
WE'LL EVENTUALLY HAVE $70
MILLION SPENT.
YOU WANT TO GET THE INVESTMENT
EMPLOYED TO PAY BACK SOME OF
THE BILLS SOON.
>> BY OCTOBER 29 A MEMO FOR
D.N.R. FILES NOTED THAT WORK ON
WASTE STORAGE FACILITIES ONE
AND TWO HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR
A WHILE NOW AND THE SEED CORN
SIEL AGE PAD WAS RECENTLY
COMPLETED.
A D.N.R. OFFICIAL SAYS SOME OF
THOSE PLANS HAVE NOW BEEN
APPROVED BUT WERE NOT WHEN THE
WORK BEGAN.
>> WE WERE STATUTORILY APPROVED.
IF THEY DON'T APPROVE IN 90
DAYS, IT'S AUTOMATICALLY
APPROVED.
IT'S A DIFFERING OF AN OPINION.
>> THE D.N.R.'S POSITION IS
THAT THE AGENCY HAD THE POWER
TO STOP THE CLOCK UNDER SOME
CIRCUMSTANCES.
THE DAIRY'S POSITION IS THAT
CAN HAPPEN ONLY IF BOTH PARTIES
AGREE.
YET, ACTION ON THE NOTICE OF
VIOLATION IS STILL PENDING.
>> WHEN THAT LETTER WENT OUT
SAYING THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS
HERE THAT ARE REVIEWABLE AND
YOU NEED TO HAVE CERTAIN THINGS
IN PLACE BEFORE YOU GO AHEAD
WITH THEM, THAT'S A CORRECT
STATEMENT.
CORRECT?
>> WE BELIEVE THAT WAS CORRECT
WHEN WE MADE THAT STATEMENT.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S A VARIETY OF
OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO US FOR
FURTHER ENFORCEMENT ACTION AND
WE HAVE NOT RULED ANY OF THOSE
OUT.
>> THE DAY WE WERE AT THE FARM
IN LATE JANUARY, TRACTORS WERE
ALREADY PLACING SAND IN STALLS
INTENDED FOR COWS.
THE DAIRY IS NOT YET LEGALLY
PERMITTED TO HAVE ON SITE.
HE IS CONFIDENT HE'LL GET HIS
PERMIT TO EXPAND THE FARM.
>> THE D.N.R. STATED THAT THEY
INTEND ON ISSUING THE PERMIT.
THAT'S A FAIRLY POWERFUL
STATEMENT.
THEY'VE SAID SO IN THEIR PERMIT
DRAFT, IN THEIR SUMMARY
DOCUMENTS AND THEY'RE EXPECTING
THE PERMIT TO BE VALID ON MARCH
1.
>> THE D.N.R. PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD ON THE PROPOSED DAIRY IS
NOW OVER.
IT'S EXPECTED TO ACT ON THE
ROSENDALE DAIRY PROJECT WITHIN
THE NEXT FEW WEEKS.
WE'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON THE
OUTCOME.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE ART
HACKETT'S OTHER REPORT ON THE
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AND
COMMUNITY REACTION TO THE
ROSENDALE DAIRY, JUST GO TO OUR
WEBSITE AT wpt.org/InWisconsin.
THAT'S wpt.org/InWisconsin.
THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF WEBSITES
FOR VIDEO GAMERS AND ONE
WISCONSIN COMPANY IS LEADING
THAT VIDEO REVOLUTION.
THE TECHNOLOGY IS ADVANCING BY
LEAPS AND BOUNDS AS "IN
WISCONSIN" ALEX ANDRE
DISCOVERED IN MIDDLETON.
>> IT'S A DEVELOPER OF GAMES ON
MANY DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, BOTH
P.C. AND CONSOLE.
WE BUILD EVERYTHING THAT'S IN
THE GAME.
WE BUILD THE ART, WE BUILD THE
LEVELS, WE BUILD THE SOUND AND
MUSIC AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
THE WHOLE PROCESS IN ORDER TO
MAKE A VIDEO GAME IS A VERY
MULTITIERED.
WE HAVE MOTION CAPTURE, WE HAVE
A CINEMAX DEPARTMENT.
THE DIFFICULT PART OF THE
INDUSTRY IS YOU HAVE CREATIVE
FORCES TO LINE UP WITH SOUND,
MUSIC, LOW CAP, SCANNING.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO FOR
STYLIZED LIKE PHOTOREALISTIC
MOTIONS LIKE A MOVIE STYLE
ADVENTURE GAME, THEN YOU USE
MOTION CAPTURE.
IF YOU USE ANIMATED, IT WOULD
TAKE HOURS, MOST LIKELY TAKE
DAYS.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO DO A GAME
THAT HAS HUNDREDS OR THOUSANDS
OF THOSE MOTIONS, THE BEST WAY
IS TO GET SOMEBODY IN THE
STUDIO AND MOTION CAPTURE THEM.
BECAUSE WE COULD TAKE THAT SAME
WALK CYCLE AND TURN IT AROUND
IN A FEW HOURS.
THE MARKER IS A FILM MARKER
WITH A VELCRO BASE AND
DISCOVERED IN SCOTCH GUARD,
BASICALLY REFLECTIVE STAIP.
WHEN YOU SHINE A FLASHLIGHT ON
THEM, THEY -- IT'S JUST A WHITE
HOT, ONE INCH BALL OF LIGHT.
THEY HAVE 28 CAMERAS.
THEY'RE EMITTING THE RED
SPECTRUM LIGHT, INFRARED AND
THERE'S A BLACK AND WHITE
CAMERA RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
IT STARTS OUT ON A PIECE OF
PAPER.
OK.
WE WANT THIS CHARACTER TO DO
THIS IN THE SCENE.
BASICALLY WE'LL LOOK AT IT ON
PAPER AND THEN DECIDE HOW MUCH
WE CAN CAPTURE, IF WE CAN
CAPTURE IT SAFELY.
MOST CASES MOTION CAPTION HAS
TWO DIFFERENT USES.
ONE IS FOR CIMENATICS.
YOU CAN USE IT AS A STORY
TELLING TOOL.
THE OTHER HALF IS MORE OF A
TECHNICAL SIDE AND THAT'S FOR
ACTUAL INTERACTIVE PLAY OF
DRIVING THE CHARACTER.
WHEN A GAME IS CREATED IT'S
DONE IN DIFFERENT PARTS AND
PIECES.
UNTIL THE AUDIO DEPARTMENT GETS
INVOLVED IN IT, NOTHING YOU SEE
ON THE SCREEN IS GOING TO MAKE
ANY SOUND.
SO WHATEVER YOU'RE GOING TO
HEAR, YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR
THAT.
WITHOUT ANY AUDIO ON IT, WE'RE
LOOKING AT SOMETHING LIKE THIS
WHERE WE SEE A MOVIE AND WE SEE
CHARACTERS MOVING AND DOING
THINGS IN HERE.
THE CHARACTER WALKING AROUND IN
THE WORLD ACTUALLY SHOULD HAVE
SOME FOOTSTEPS.
AND SOUND EFFECTS, VOICES OF
CHARACTERS AND FINALLY, TO GIVE
IT A LITTLE ATMOSPHERE, WE NEED
A MUSIC TRACK BEHIND IT.
I THINK THE MOST AWESOME
FEELING IS WHEN YOU CREATE
SOMETHING NEW THAT REALLY
DIDN'T EXIST BEFORE.
WHATEVER YOU'RE DREAMING,
WHATEVER WE'RE TRYING TO
ENVISION AND WE JUST NEED TO
FIND THE OBJECTS AND THE ASSETS
THAT WILL HELP US MAKE IT.
>> WE TAKE SCANS OF DIFFERENT
OBJECTS WITHIN THE REAL WORLD
AND IT ALLOWS OUR ARTISTS TO
HAVE TO BUILD LESS ON THE
COMPUTER.
THE TYPES THAT WE USE ARE
STRUCTURED LIGHT SCANNERS OR
LASER SCANNERS.
THEY GO AT A WAVE LENGTH OF
390NANO KS METERS AND SENDS OUT
LIGHT WAVES AND THE LASER LIGHT
GOES OUT, COMES BACK IN AND IS
RECEIVED IN THE CAMERA AND THEN
THERE'S PROCESSING THAT GOES ON.
TO MAKE THE THREE DIMENSIONAL
CAN, WE WILL TAKE EACH SEPARATE
SCAN AND USING THE SOFTWARE
OVERLAY THEM AND CREATE ONE
SCAN.
WE CAN DO A FACE SCAN IN 10
SECONDS' TIME.
DO A COMPLETE SCAN OF AN OBJECT
IN -- IF IT'S LARGE, SAY,
AUTOMOBILE WOULD TAKE ABOUT TWO
HOURS.
FOR ME COMING IN AND SEEING NEW
THINGS CREATED THAT HAVE NEVER
EXISTED BEFORE, THAT'S MY
FAVORITE PART OF MY JOB.
>> THAT'S REALLY WHAT KIND OF
INSPIRED ME IS I LOVE WORKING
WITH OTHER CREATIVE PEOPLE ON
PROJECTS.
THAT'S WHAT I GET UP IN THE
MORNING AND LOOK FORWARD TO
COMING TO WORK FOR.
I'M A VIDEO GAME ADDICT.
THAT'S KIND OF WHAT GOT ME IN
TROUBLE WHEN I WAS YOUNGER.
>> I PROBABLY PLAY CLOSE TO 15
HOURS A WEEK.
MAYBE SIX TO 10 HOURS A WEEK.
YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS IN SCHOOL
IT WAS LIKE FOUR HOURS A DAY.
>> I ALSO STILL PLAY DUNGEONS
AND DRAGONS ON PAPER AND PENCIL.
>> DID YOU NOTICE THE POSTERS
IN THE REPORT FOR GAMES LIKE
MARVEL, ULTIMATE ALLIANCE AND
QUAKE FOUR?
THOSE ARE VIDEO GAMES DEVELOPED
RIGHT HERE IN WISCONSIN.
READY OR NOT, THE NEXT WAVE OF
VIDEO TECHNOLOGY IS ON THE WAY.
THE NATIONWIDE SWITCH TO
DIGITAL TELEVISION IS FAST
APPROACHING.
THE ORIGINAL DATE WAS FEBRUARY
17, JUST THIS WEEK CONGRESS
PUSHED THAT DATE BACK TO JUNE
12.
THE PRIMARY REASON, MILLIONS OF
AMERICANS AREN'T READY.
YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION BY
GOING TO OUR WEBSITE AT
wpt.org/InWisconsin.
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION IS
ALSO OFFERING ASSISTANCE IN
ENGLISH AND SPANISH.
JUST CALL 1-800-422-9707 TO GET
YOUR DIGITAL TV QUESTIONS
ANSWERED.
AGAIN, THE NUMBER TO CALL,
1-800-422-9707.
FROM THE VIDEO BOX TO THE ICE
BOX, THEY'RE BOTH MODERN DAY
CONVENIENCES WE JUST CAN'T SEEM
TO LIVE WITHOUT.
IT WASN'T THAT LONG AGO ICE
CHUNKS CARVED FROM WISCONSIN
LAKES WERE THE OBL WAY TO KEEP
YOUR ICE BOOK COOL.
THAT ERA HAS MELTED AWAY BUT
THE TRADITION IS STILL ALIVE IN
CENTRAL WISCONSIN NEAR JUNCTION
CITY.
>> TODAY IF YOU WANT SOMETHING
COLD, JUST OPEN THE FRIDGE.
IF YOU WANT ICE, YOU MIGHT NOT
NEED TO DO EVEN THAT MUCH.
PLANNING A PICNIC?
ICE IN A BAG IS AT ANY
CONVENIENCE STORE.
BUT BEFORE WE HAD ICE ON
DEMAND, IT HAD TO BE HARVESTED.
AND WISCONSIN WAS A GREAT PLACE
TO DO IT.
BEFORE THE FRIDGE, PEOPLE USED
A LITERAL ICE BOX.
THEY WOULD SET THE SIGN IN THE
WINDOW TO INDICATE HOW MUCH WAS
NEEDED AND THE ICE MAN COMETH.
THAT ERA HAS MELTED AWAY.
EXCEPT FOR HERE IN JUNCTION
CITY.
FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS, THE
JUNCTION CITY ICE COMPANY HAS
ANNUALLY BROKEN THE ICE ON A
LOCAL SPRING FED POND AND SOLD
IT IN THE SUMMER FOR COMMUNITY
AND CHURCH PICNICS.
>> THEY USE IT TO COOL THE DEER
OR WHATEVER.
>> IT'S A NOT FOR PROFIT TYPE
ORGANIZATION AND ALL OF THIS
MONEY GETS PUT BACK IN
COMMUNITY.
WE BUY BLEACHERS FOR THE PARK
AND THAT GOES TO BOYS AND GIRLS
CLUB LOCALLY.
>> IT STARTED WHEN THE LOCAL
SUE SUE LINE RAILROAD CLOSED
THEIR ICE HOUSE AND THEY NEEDED
ICE FOR THE ANNUAL PICNIC.
>> THEY DID IT AS BECAUSE THEY
NEEDED ICE.
AS THEY SAW THE GOOD THINGS
THEY COULD BUY WITH THE MONEY
FOR THE COMMUNITY, THAT'S HOW
IT ALL GREW.
THAT'S WHY A LOT OF US DON'T
WANT TO LET IT DIE.
>> IT'S STILL DONE THE WAY IT
WAS YEARS AGO.
AFTER THE SNOW IS CLEARED OFF,
A FOUR FOOT SAW BLADE IS PULLED
ACROSS THE LAKE.
IN JUNCTION CITY, THEY'RE STILL
USING THE BLADE WITH THE ENGINE
FROM A FORD MODEL A.
>> IT'S QUITE AN ANTIQUE.
THE ICE PLOW IS.
>> THE HUGE ICE CUBES ARE
CHANNELED THROUGH A CONVEYOR
AND LOADED ON A TRAILER.
THEN DRIVEN TO THE COMMUNITY
STORAGE SHED WHERE THEY'RE
STACKED AND INSULATED WITH
SAWDUST.
THE ICE STAYS INTACT THROUGH
THE HOT SUMMER.
>> IT ACTUALLY LASTS TWO TIMES
LONGER THAN MAN MADE ICE.
YOU LOSE A BLOCK OF MAN MADE
ICE PROBABLY WITHIN ABOUT HALF
A DAY.
THIS TWO DAYS LATER YOU'LL SEE
A PIECE OF ICE.
>> EVEN IF THE NATURAL ICE
LASTS LONGER, SALES HAVE
DECLINED.
AS MORE PICNICS RENT
REFRIGERATED TAPS AND
REFRIGERATORS, THERE ARE FEWER
CANS AND BOTTLES TO KEEP ON ICE
SO THE ICE COMPANY TURNED TO
OTHER FUNDRAISERS.
NOW THE GOLF OUTING IS A ICE
OUTING AND WE GET A BIG TURNOUT
FOR THAT.
PEOPLE WANT TO KEEP THAT WHOLE
TRADITION GOING.
YOU KNOW, HOPEFULLY WHEN I'M TO
THAT AGE, SOMEBODY ELSE WILL
TAKE OVER AND KEEP THE ICE
COMPANY GOING.
>> TO INSPIRE THAT NEXT
GENERATION, FORMER ART TEACHER
AND NOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL LEADS KIDS AND
PARENTS IN ICE SCULPTING.
>> I WAS SURPRISED DURING THE
SCHOOL WEEK.
I WOULD START TALKING TO KIDS
AND SOME OF THEM DIDN'T EVEN
KNOW ABOUT IT.
WHEN THEY GET A LITTLE BIGGER,
MAYBE THEY'LL BE ON THE LAKE
HELPING WITH THE ACTUAL HARVEST.
>> EVEN IF NO ICE IS SOLD,
GATHERING FOR HAFT VEST HAS ITS
OWN VALUE.
>> IT REALLY BRINGS ALL KINDS
OF PEOPLE TOGETHER.
IT'S JUST A GOOD THING.
IT WAS GOOD PEOPLE DOING A GOOD
THING AND THAT'S WHY WE WANT TO
KEEP IT GOING.
>> THE ICE BLOCKS ARE STORED
UNTIL SUMMER AND THEN SOLD TO
COMMUNITY AND CHURCH GROUPS TO
KEEP FOOD AND DRINKS COLD AT
THEIR ANNUAL PICNICS.
MONEY MADE FROM THE ICE SALE
$PUT BACK INTO COMMUNITY
PROJECTS IN JUNCTION CITY.
OUR FINAL REPORT IS ABOUT A
WOMAN WHO MEANT A LOT TO
WISCONSIN AND THE MADISON
COMMUNITY.
JUDITH STROSSER PASSED AWAY
THIS PAST WEEK.
SHE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN THE
CREATION OF THE MADISON
CHILDREN'S MUSEUM.
SHE WAS ALSO AN AWARD WINNING
PRODUCER FOR WISCONSIN PUBLIC
RADIO AND THE NATIONAL PUBLIC
RADIO PROGRAM TO THE BEST OF
OUR KNOWLEDGE.
HER MEMORY WILL LIVE ON IN HER
WORDS AND IN HER WORK.
AS A TRIBUTE TO JUDITH, WE TAKE
A LOOK BACK AT A POEM SHE
CREATED WITH VIDEO GRAPHER
FRANK BALL DURING OUR SERIES,
"POEMS ABOUT PLACES."
THEY JOURNEYED OUT ON A FALL
DAY IN 2004 ON A QUEST TO FIND
PINE HOLLOW.
>> WE SEEK A WILD PLACE,
NARROW, WOODED GORGE, SHEER
CLIFFS, OUTCROPPINGS.
WE DISCOVER FARMS, GRAY
CONCRETE, MOSSY FOUNDATION
STONE, SOMETHING THAT MIGHT
HAVE BEEN WATER TANK,
CIVILIZATION ATTEMPTED.
NO SIGN OF THE SAME TRAIL THAT
THE GUIDES NATURAL AREA SAYS
TAKES OFF FROM THE NORTHEAST
CORNER OF THE ABANDONED FIELD.
ABOVE THIS RASP, WINDS AND DRY
WEEDS MIMIC THE DRY STREAM.
WE'RE HOPEFUL OF THE CLOVER AND
GRASS.
WE PRESS DOWNHILL THROUGH
BLACKBERRY BRAMBLE AND GOLDEN
RODS GONE TO SEED.
BUT THE FOREST WE FIND IS A
SHAM.
JACK PINES AND ORDERLY
CORRIDORS, BARREN UNDERSTORY.
JUST BEYOND THE PLANTATION WE
STUMBLE ON RATHER CHAIN SAWED
LOGS SCATTERED LIKE PICKUP
STICKS, HARDLY WILD NATURE.
BUT WE HAVE A MISSION HERE, TV
MINUTES TO FILL, A VIDEO POEM
TO WRITE.
PERHAPS WE CAN PROD THE SCENE
INTO SOME SEMBLANCE OF ART.
WE TAKE NOTES, RUN TAPE, RECORD
WHAT WE SEE AND IMAGINE.
HOPE GONE AWRY, DISASTER,
BETTER LUCK SOME PLACE ELSE AND
THEN WE, TOO, MOVE ON.
MUTED COLOR, YELLOWS AND REDS
MAKE SPECTACLE OF THE TREES BUT
IT'S THREATENING RAIN AND EVERY
TRAIL WE TRY SHRINK TO A PATH
FOR DEER.
WE FIND A GRAPEVINE THICKER, A
SNAG POPPED WITH WOODPECKER
HOLES, AN OLD BARBED WIRE FENCE
AND WHENEVER THE WIND, LEAVES
FALLING LIKE RAIN.
BUT NO GORGE.
THIS IS NOT WHAT WE WANTED AT
ALL.
UNTIL SOMEONE SPOTS THE YELLOW
SIGN NAILED TO A DISTANT TREE
AND HERE IS THE WAY DOWN.
DOWNED MOSS ON THE ROCKS,
MAIDEN HAIR FERN AND THE CREASE
OF THE DRY STREAM BED,
SOMEWHERE BELOW US, PINE HOLLOW
BUT WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TAPE.
IMAGINE THE SNOW MELT, A STEEP,
NICE RAVINE, RAIN PATERS THE
LEAF CARPET FLOOR.
WE GIVE UP.
PACK UP THE GEAR, CLIMB TOWARD
THE CAR, PACKED IN OLD BRICK
AND SCARRED, IT CLINGS TO THE
LIP OF THE HILL.
DO YOU HAVE WHAT YOU NEED THE
PRODUCER ASKS?
DO WE KNOW WHAT THAT MIGHT BE?
BEYOND THE CITY, BEHIND BOLD
HOPE FOR SOME OTHER SEASON, A
TRUNK LIE APART OF THE MAPLE,
CASED IN ETERNAL GOLD.
>> WHAT A BEAUTIFUL LEGACY SHE
LEFT BEHIND.
NOW, HERE'S A LOOK AT SOME
STORIES WE'RE WORKING ON FOR
NEXT WEEK, THE LARGEST CALLUP
OF WISCONSIN NATIONAL GUARD
TROOPS SINCE WORLD WAR II IS
UNDERWAY.
>> IT WAS CALLED THE HARDEST
WORK DIVISION OF THE WEST.
>> ART HACKETT TAKES A CLOSER
LOOK AT WISCONSIN'S LEGENDARY
RED ARROW DIVISION.
PLUS IN OUR CONTINUING MONEY
MATTERS SERIES, ONE FAST FOOD
GIANT IS SAYING HOLD THE
CHEESE, PLEASE.
REPORTER FREEWAY FREEWAY SHOWS
HOW PRICES PLUMMET ON THE FARM.
AND THE QUICK REMINDER, WE HOPE
YOU'LL JOIN US ON SUNDAY, MARCH
1, FOR A ONE HOUR "IN
WISCONSIN" SPECIAL SHOWCASING
THE GREAT WISCONSIN BIRDING AND
NATURE TRAIL.
JO GARRETT WILL PREMIER ON THE
TRAIL SUNDAY, MARCH 1, AT 7:00,
ONLY ON WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION.
WE LEAVE YOU NOW WITH A LOOK AT
THE HISTORIC WIND POINT LIGHT
HOUSE IN RACINE, BUILT IN 1880,
THE WIND POINT LIGHT HOUSE IS
THE OLDEST AND TALLEST IN
OPERATION ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
HAVE A GREAT WEEK IN WISCONSIN.
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE AND
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY
TO KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS
AND LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY, OFFERING ENERGY
SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB AND BY
THE ANIMAL DENTAL CENTER OF
MILWAUKEE AND OSHKOSH.
A VERT NEAR SPECIALIST WORKING
WITH WE TELL OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS THROUGHOUT
WISCONSIN PROVIDING CARE FOR
ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS.