>> WELCOME TO "IN WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK.
>> OH MY GOD, IS THAT GOOD.
>> A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS AS
ENTREPRENEURS BOTTLE THEIR
DREAMS IN A PROFESSIONAL
KITCHEN.
PLUS A YOUNG TIBETAN EXILE
FINDS A HOME AT THE DEER PARK
BUDDHIST CENTER.
>> A COMMUNITY FEELING.
>> THEN WHO LET THE COWS OUT?
>> NOT MANY PEOPLE CROSS CATTLE
OUR WAY, THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> WE'VE GOT THE STORY OF THESE
ISLAND COWS AND THIS HOMEMADE
BARGE FOR BOVINES AND A FOND
FAREWELL FOR A LONG TIME FRIEND
NEXT.
>> 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 ANIMAL DENTISTRY AND ORAL
SURGURNEY SPECIALISTS WORKING
AND PROVIDING CARE FOR ORAL
DISEASE AND DENTAL PROBLEMS OF
SMALL COMPANION ANIMALS.
>> THIS WEEK WE DEDICATE OUR
SHOW TO "IN WISCONSIN'S" LIZ
KOERNER AND WE FEATURE HER
REPORTS AS LIZ HEADS INTO
RETIREMENT.
MANY OF ALREADY KNOW ANYTHING
DEALING WITH FOOD IS BIG RIGHT
NOW.
WISCONSIN ENTREPRENEURS SURE
HOPE SO AS THEY TRY TO BOTTLE
THEIR DREAMS AND TAKE THEM TO
MARKET.
AS LIZ KOERNER DISCOVERS,
FOOD-BASED BUSINESS INCUBATORS
ARE A GROWING TREND.
>> THERE WE ARE.
>> MOST DAYS BILL IGNOWSKI
SELLS SUITS AT JC PENNEY AT
GREEN BAY.
A COUPLE HOURS NORTH JOANNE
PENNY BALANCES BOOKS.
IT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE NOTHING
IN COMMON BUT LOOK AGAIN.
THEY SHARE A PASSION FOR
PRODUCING THE BEST RECIPE
THEY'VE EVER TASTED AND
BOTTLING IT.
>> AND OH MY GOD, IS THAT GOOD.
>> IGNOWSKI CREATED PAPA BILL'S
PASTA SAUCE FROM SOUTHERN ITALY
AND THEY ALSO MAKE HOT DIGTY
DOG SAUCE.
>> THE TOMATO IS READY WHEN IT
FALLS OFF THE VINE IN YOUR HAND.
>> YOU CAN SEE CHILLY PEPPER
AND GARLIC.
>> PENNY LIVED IN THAILAND IN
THE 1970s.
NOW ON HER DAYS OFF SHE IS
COOKING UP DIPPING SAUCES LIKE
CHERRY GINGER AND SPICY SWEET
AND SOUR WITH HELP FROM HER
HUSBAND, TIM AND DAUGHTER
JASMINE.
>> THEY ARE SWEET, SOUR, SALT
AND THAT LITTLE PEPPER, THE
CHILI PEPPER FLAVOR.
EVERYBODY WHO TRIED IT WOULD
CALL ME UP AFTER THEY TASTED IT
AND SAID IT'S SO GOOD WE ATE
THE WHOLE THING.
>> MANY PEOPLE DREAM OF TURNING
THEIR FAVORITE RECIPE INTO THE
FOUNTAIN OF CASH BUT AS THEY
FOUND OUT, GETTING YOUR
BUSINESS OFF THE GROUND CAN BE
COSTLY.
THE STATE REQUIRES THEM TO USE
A COMMERCIALLY LICENSED KITCHEN
TO ENSURE FOOD SAFETY.
SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE COST
PROHIBITIVE ON YOUR OWN.
>> IT WOULD BE A HALF MILLION
DOLLAR GAMBLE AND FREEZE OUT
99% OF THE PEOPLE THAT WANT TO
GET IN ON THIS.
>> THE FARM MARKET KITCHEN IN
ALGOMA RENTS THEIR KITCHEN FOR
$12 AN HOUR THAT COMES PACKED
WITH SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT.
>> THIS IS A COOKING VAT AND
WHAT IT DOES IS ALLOWS US TO
COOK 35 GALLONS OF SAUCE AT ONE
TIME.
>> THE FARM MARKET KITCHEN
OFFERS ANOTHER IMPORTANT
INGREDIENT TO THOSE JUST
STARTING OUT.
EXPERT ADVICE ON RUNNING A
FOOD-BASED BUSINESS.
MARY PAT CARLSON IS THE
DIRECTOR.
>> THE KITCHEN IS JUST A TOOL
AND THE SUPPORT SERVICES THAT
YOU PROVIDE TO THOSE THAT ARE
USING IT IS REALLY THE KEY.
>> THE SUPPORT SERVICES START
WITH CREATING A BUSINESS PLAN
AND CONTINUE WITH ADVICE ON
THINGS LIKE LABEL REQUIREMENTS,
TRADE MARKS AND UPC CODES.
EACH STAGE OF GROWTH COMES WITH
A WHOLE HOST OF CHALLENGES.
ONE OF THEM IS FINDING STORES
TO SELL YOUR PRODUCT.
COOKS CORNER IN GREEN BAY
OFFERS IGNOWSKI'S SAUCES
BECAUSE LOCAL PRODUCTS SELL.
>> TOURISTS COME IN LOOKING FOR
THINGS MADE IN WISCONSIN AND
IT'S A BIG DEAL FOR US.
>> IN ADDITION TO OUTLETS NO
DOOR COUNTY SENTRY HILLDALE
SELLS PENNY'S SAUCES.
>> THEY'LL TAKE 30% AS A
DISTRIBUTOR.
DID THAT EVEN COVER MY OVERHEAD
AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT?
I HAVE TO REALLY THINK ABOUT
THAT.
>> MANY OTHER QUESTIONS COME UP
AS BUSINESSES GROW THAT REQUIRE
HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY.
>> WE HAVE REALLY STRONG
LINKAGES TO THE EDUCATIONAL
INSTITUTESS IN THE AREA AND
GOOD PARTNERSHIPS WITH THE
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND WE
BUILD THOSE THINGS IN.
>> PENNY AND IGNOWSKI HAVE BEEN
ABLE TO GROW THEIR BUSINESSES
BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT OF THE
FARM MARKET KITCHEN AND ALSO
WORKING LONG HOURS FOR A MODEST
INITIAL RETURN.
>> I USE EVERY BIT OF MY TIME
AND WHEN I'M NOT DOING THAT I'M
USUALLY EXHAUSTED SLEEPING.
>> DO YOU WANT MONEY OUT OF
THIS?
IT'S NOT GOING THE HAPPEN RIGHT
AWAY.
YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AS AN
ADVENTURE.
>> SINCE THE FARM MARKET
KITCHEN OPENED TEN YEARS AGO,
THEY'VE HAD 100 NEW BUSINESSES
USE THEIR SERVICES.
CURRENTLY 50 ARE SIGNED UP.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS MAP.
IT SHOWS WHERE EIGHT FOOD-BASED
BUSINESS INCUBATORS ARE NOW
LOCATED IN WISCONSIN AND WE'VE
LEARNED THERE ARE TWO MORE IN
DEVELOPMENT.
WHAT'S OLD IS NEW AGAIN AT
LEAST WHEN IT COMES TO
WISCONSIN'S BARNS.
DRIVE DOWN ANY RURAL ROAD IN
OUR STATE AND YOU'LL SEE
WEATHERED BARNS THAT HAVE WITH
STOOD THE TEST OF TIME.
IN BACK IN 2003 LIZ KOERNER MET
RICK BOTT.
HE IS A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR
RECYCLING BARN WOOD AND GIVING
NEW LIVES TO THESE MONUMENTS OF
OUR IMMIGRANT PAST NEAR BARABOO.
>> I HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF
RESPECT FOR THE PEOPLE WHO
ORIGINALLY BUILT THESE.
THESE BARNS STAND AS A MONUMENT
TO OUR ANCESTORS.
UNFORTUNATELY, MANY ARE
DISAPPEARING.
IN A LOT OF CASES THEY'RE
BURNED FOR FIRE PRACTICE OR
THEY'RE ALLOWED TO DETERIORATE
TO THE POINT THEY SETTLE INTO
THE LANDSCAPE.
WHAT WE TRY TO DO IS REUSE THIS
RESOURCE AND WE CAN DO ANYTHING
FROM SALVAGING THE BARN SIDING
THAT YOU USE FOR PANELING AND
ALSO REMILL IT AND RESOD, MAKE
IT INTO FLOORING, TRIM.
WE BUILD FURNITURE OUT OF IT.
THE OLD WOOD HAS A BEAUTY AND
QUALITY AND A PATINA THAT IS
UNSURPASSED BY ANY OTHER
MATERIAL THAT YOU CAN GET.
THIS WAS MILLED FROM BARN
SIDING OFF A BARN IN NORTHERN
ILLINOIS THAT RUMOR HAS IT AL
CAPONE STAPLED HORSES IN FOR A
WHILE.
THE HOLES ARE FROM BUCK SHOT.
SOMEBODY MUST HAVE TOOK OUT A
PIGEON OR SOMETHING UP AGAINST
THOSE WALLS.
WE PAY A NOMINAL FEE FOR
SALVAGE RIGHTS TO THE BUILDING
BUT WE'RE TAKING DOWN A
STRUCTURE THAT IS BECOMING A
DANGER TO OUR CLIENT.
POSSIBLY TO THE POINT WHERE
IT'S A LIABILITY BECAUSE OF
INSURANCE AND BECAUSE OF THE
TAXES.
IT'S NOT A CASE OF TAKING A
CROWBAR TO A BUILDING AND
HAULING IT AWAY IN A PICKUP
TRUCK.
WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO IS BE ABLE
TO UTILIZE AS MUCH OF THE
STRUCTURE AS POSSIBLE.
NOT JUST THE MOST PREMIUM PARTS.
>> THIS WOOD IS SPLIT ALREADY.
>> THE POINT IS TO NOT PRODUCE
KINDLING.
>> I GOT STARTED DOING THIS
BACK IN THE 1970s WORKING MY
WAY THROUGH COLLEGE AND WE'D
TAKE A FEW BARNS DOWN AND SELL
MATERIALS FROM THEM.
GRADUALLY WE DEVELOPED
TECHNIQUES FOR USING MORE AND
MORE OF THE BUILDINGS.
IT WAS A LEARNING PROCESS.
THE CLOSEST WE'VE COME TO
SCREWING UP.
THERE WAS A COUPLE TIMES THE
BUILDING TIPPED OVER AND WE
JUST BARELY OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
THE LEARNING CURVE CAN BE SHORT
IF YOU DON'T GET IT RIGHT.
WE COME IN AND STRIP THE SIDING
OFF VERY CAREFULLY USING
SPECIALIZED TOOLS TO PRY IT OFF
SO WE DON'T DAMAGE IT.
WE MAKE A SERIES OF PRE-CUTS IN
THE STRUCTURE.
THEN WE CHAIN THE BUILDING UP
AND TIP IT OVER.
IT MAKES A BIG CRASH, EVERYBODY
GETS A KICK OUT OF IT.
AND IF WE DO IT RIGHT WE DAMAGE
VERY LITTLE MATERIAL.
WISCONSIN AS STATE WAS BLESSED
150 YEARS AGO WITH SOME OF THE
FINEST STANDING TIMBER IN THE
WORLD.
ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE OLD
GROWTH WHITE PINE.
MASSIVE TREES THAT GREW IN THE
NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE AND
SIX OR EIGHT FEET APART AND SIX
FEET IN DIAMETER.
PEOPLE WOULD TALK ABOUT THEM
LIKE THEY WERE STANDING IN A
CATHEDRAL.
BECAUSE THEY GREW SO SLOWLY THE
QUALITY OF THE WOOD WAS FAR
SUPERIOR THAN LUMER YOU CAN GET
TODAY.
YOU WON'T SEE LUMBER LIKE THAT
TODAY.
NOT GOING TO OCCUR EXCEPT IN
VERY REMOTE REGIONS.
IT WAS BUILT OUT OF RECYCLED
MATERIALS.
THEY CAME OUT OF OLD BARNS,
HOUSES AND LANDFILLS.
WHEN YOU WORK WITH THIS KIND OF
WOOD IT PUTS EVERYTHING ELSE TO
SHAME.
THIS IS POST AND BEAM WORK.
THIS IS A LOT MORE FINISHED
THAN A LOT OF BUILDINGS WE DO.
WE TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF THE OLD
ROUGH SURFACE OFF AND THEN YOU
CAN FINISH THE BEAMS WITH
EITHER OIL OR POLYURETHANE OR
GOOD QUALITY SHELL ACT.
NO STAIN ON ANY LUMBER IN THE
BUILDING.
ORIGINAL PATINA AND YOU SEE THE
DEEP, RICH TONES YOU GET FROM
IT.
WHAT YOU LOOK AT HERE IS WHAT
YOU WOULD SEE IN A LANDFILL.
THIS IS RECYCLING ON A GRAND
SCALE.
I COULDN'T ACHIEVE THIS FINISH
IF I WAS USING NEW LUMBER.
THE ONLY WAY YOU COULD DO IT
RESPECTIVELY IS TO USE THE OLD
GROWTH LUMBER FROM THE OLD
BARNS AND WAREHOUSES.
IT WILL HAVE ANOTHER 100 YEARS
WORTH OF LIFE.
WHENEVER WE TAKE DOWN ONE OF
THESE OLD BUILDINGS AND SEE IT
COME DOWN WE HAVE REGRET.
SUCH MAGNIFICENT STRUCTURES.
WISCONSIN WOULDN'T BE WISCONSIN
IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THE BARNS AS
A LANDSCAPE.
IF THE BUILDING HAS TO COME
DOWN, IT'S FAR WISER TO AT
LEAST USE AS MUCH OF IT AS WE
CAN AND RECYCLE IT AND GIVE
PARTS OF THE OLD BARN NEW LIFE.
>> THESE DAYS RICK BOTT USES
AMISH CREWS TO TAKE DOWN MOST
OF THE BARNS FOR HIS PROJECTS.
HE JUST FINISHED TURNING A BARN
INTO A GUEST HOUSE NEAR SAUK
CITY.
THEY CALL IT THE CATTLE
CROSSING AND IT'S LIKE NOTHING
YOU'LL SEE ANYWHERE ELSE IN
WISCONSIN.
THE ROWE FAMILY'S UNIQUE SPRING
EVENT IS KNEE DEEP IN TRADITION.
SO THIS WEEK "IN WISCONSIN"
REPORTER LIZ KOERNER TAKES YOU
TO THEIR PRIVATE ISLAND IN THE
FOX RIVER BORDERING MARQUETTE
AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES.
>> EVEN THE YOUNGEST MEMBERS OF
THE ROWE FAMILY GET ALL DUDED
UP ON ONE SPECIAL DAY EACH
SPRING.
>> SOME OF MY EARLIEST MEMORIES
ARE COMING UP HERE AT THREE,
FOUR, FIVE YEARS OLD.
>> A VERY LARGE EXTENDED ROWE
FAMILY HEADED BY DAVE AND CINDY
COME TOGETHER THIS TIME OF YEAR
FOR AN UNUSUAL FAMILY GATHERING.
AND FAMILY IS WHAT IT'S ALL
ABOUT.
>> IT SEEMS TO GET BIGGER AND
BIGGER EVERY YEAR.
>> THEY CALL IT THE CATTLE
CROSSING AND IT IS LIKE NOTHING
YOU'LL SEE ANYWHERE ELSE IN
WISCONSIN.
>> NOT MANY PEOPLE CROSS CATTLE
OUR WAY, THAT'S FOR SURE.
>> THE ROWE FAMILY, BROTHERS
AND SISTERS, AUNTS AND UNCLES
ALL LEND A HAND.
>> DENNIS, WHY DON'T YOU JUMP
ON WITH LUKE.
>> THEY FERRY BEEF CATTLE
ACROSS A STRETCH OF WATER TO A
GRASSY ISLAND THEY OWN.
THE ISLAND STRADDLES THE
MARQUETTE AND COUNTY GREEN LAKE
LINE.
THEY RENT PASTURE LAND TO A
BEEF RANCHER WHO TRUCKS 100 OF
HIS ANIMALS FROM THE STEVENS
POINT AREA, 1 1/2 HOURS AWAY.
SUNNY MARQUARD, THE CATTLE
OWNER, SAYS THE LONG DRIVE HAS
BECOME NECESSARY.
>> WHERE WE COME FROM, PASTURE
LAND IS HARD TO COME BY AND
THERE IS NOT A LOT OF IT
AVAILABLE.
THERE IS A LOT OF LAND AROUND
BUT MOST OF IT DOESN'T HAVE
FENCES.
FENCES WOULD BE EXTREMELY
EXPENSIVE.
GOOD CROPLAND NOWADAYS IS USED
FOR CROPLAND, NOBODY IS USING
IT FOR PASTURE.
>> THEY SEND THE CALVES OVER ON
THE BARGE FIRST.
THAT WAY THEIR MOTHERS ARE
EAGER TO FOLLOW.
THEY USED TO JUST LET THE
CATTLE SWIM ACROSS TO THE
ISLAND BUT THE LAST TIME THEY
DID THAT THEY HAD A PROBLEM.
THE CATTLE FIGURED OUT THEY
COULD GET OFF THE ISLAND THE
SAME WAY THEY GOT ON.
>> THEY ENDED UP ON A
NEIGHBOR'S FARM EATING CORN OUT
OF HIS CRIB.
>> THE BARGE ITSELF IS AN
INVENTION DREAMED UP AND
HANDCRAFTED BY THE ROWE FAMILY.
>> IT HAS 54, 55 GALLON DRUMS
UNDER IT.
IT ACTUALLY CAN HOLD 45,000
POUNDS.
>> IT'S THE JOB OF THE ATHLETIC
YOUNGER COUSINS ON TOP OF THE
BARGE TO HAUL ON THE OVERHEAD
CABLES.
ON THIS DAY THEY CAN CARRY ONLY
SEVEN COWS AT A TIME BECAUSE OF
WIND AND CURRENT MAKE THE BARGE
HARD TO MANEUVER.
>> WE HAVE TO KEEP THE BARGE
STRAIGHT.
WE'RE GETTING PUSHED BY THE
CURRENT.
ON A DAY LIKE TODAY IT WAS
WINDING TRYING TO PUSH THE
BARGE DOWNSTREAM.
WE HAVE TO KEEP LESS TENSION ON
THAT AND KEEPS IT STRAIGHT.
>> WHILE IT MAY LOOK LIKE IT,
THE GUIDES ON TOP AREN'T
ACTUALLY PULLING THE BARGE
ACROSS THE WATER ON THEIR OWN
BUT THEY USED TO.
>> WHEN WE FIRST STARTED THIS,
WE USED TO MANUALLY PULL THAT
BARGE ALL ACROSS THE RIVER AND
A FRIEND WHO LIVED IN THE AREA
SAID HOW ABOUT IF I PUSH YOU
GUYS ACROSS WITH A BOAT?
LIGHT BULB GOES ON AND SAID IT
SOUNDS PRETTY GOOD.
>> EVEN WITH THE MOTOR BOAT
IT'S HARD WORK FOR THE GUYS ON
TOP.
GREG ROWE EXPLAINS WHY HE KEEPS
COMING BACK.
>> IT IS A GREAT WEEKEND.
IT'S LIKE THE ISLAND IS THE
THING THAT KEEPS OUR FAMILY
CLOSE.
EVERY WEEKEND EVERY SUMMER
WE'RE UP HERE.
CATTLE MOVE WEEKEND IS JUST OUR
FUN, SPECIAL REALLY WEIRD
ACTIVITY THAT WE DO TOGETHER.
>> THERE ARE 17 COUSINS IN THE
ROWE FAMILY.
SOME TRAVEL UP TO FIVE HOURS TO
HELP OUT WITH THE CATTLE
CROSSING.
SOME EVEN GO TO EXTREMES.
>> THEY SAID MY NAME, I WALKED
ACROSS THE STAGE AND KEPT
WALKING UNTIL I GOT TO MY CAR
AND GOT TO THE ISLAND AS FAST
AS I COULD.
>> WHY?
>> IT'S MY FAMILY.
I LOVE THIS.
>> AFTER MANY, MANY TRIPS TO
THE ISLAND, THE MOTHERS ARE
REUNITED WITH THE CALVES AND
OPEN THE GATE OF THE HOLDING
CORRAL AND THE CATTLE HEAD FOR
HIGH PASTURE.
IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL
ROWE FAMILY CATTLE CROSSING.
>> IT'S GREAT.
I LOVE DOING IT EVERY YEAR AND
COMING UP HERE IT IS A SPECIAL
PLACE FOR OUR ENTIRE FAMILY.
WE LOVE COMING UP HERE.
>> THE ROWE FAMILY WILL BE
WADING IN THE WATERS OF THE FOX
RIVER AGAIN LATER THIS SPRING
TO USHER THE CATTLE TO THE
ISLAND.
OUR FINAL REPORT THIS WEEK IS
ABOUT COURAGE AND DETERMINATION.
FOR TIBETANS TO ONLY WAY TO
ESCAPE CHINESE OPPRESSION WAS
TO FLEE THEIR HOMELAND AND FOR
SOME TRAVEL HALFWAY AROUND THE
WORLD TO FIND PEACE.
IN 2008 LIZ KOERNER INTRODUCED
YOU TO A YOUNG EXILE GETTING AN
EDUCATION IN THE MEDICAL
PROFESSION AND THOSE DREAMS ARE
COMING THROUGH WITH THE HELP OF
THE DEER PARK BUDDHIST TEMPLE
IN THE TOWN OF DUNN.
>> TENZIN.
>> TIBETANS GATHER HERE ON
SPECIAL DAYS TO PRAY AND TO
CELEBRATE.
THE DEER PARK BUDDHIST CENTER
WELCOMES TIBETAN EXILES WHO
WANT TO KEEP THEIR RELIGION AND
CULTURE ALIVE.
TENZIN PELKYI HAS COME HERE TO
BE WITH OTHER TIBETANS IT IS
HER BIRTHDAY.
>> THIS IS LIKE THE TEMPLES IN
INDIA.
IT IS A GREAT REPLICA OF THE
LIFE THAT WE USED TO HAVE.
IT IS A VERY COMMUNITY FEELING.
>> LIKE MANY REFUGEES, PELKYI
HAS FELT THE PAIN OF BEING
SEPARATED FROM LOVED ONES.
SHE WAS BORN IN A REMOTE
TIBETAN REFUGEE SETTLEMENT IN
THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN INDIA.
>> IT SOUNDS VERY SMALL.
YOU KNEW EVERYBODY.
IF THERE WAS ONE NEW PERSON IN
THE TOWN EVERYBODY WOULD KNOW.
>> SHE REMEMBERS HOW GOOD IT
FELT TO LIVE IN A PLACE WHERE
SHE WAS SURROUNDED BY OTHER
TIBETANS.
>> IT IS A CENTER FOR TIBETAN
GOVERNMENT IN EXILE.
WE HAVE ALL THE OFFICES THERE.
THE PLACE IS VERY NATURAL AND
EVERYBODY IS SO PROUD, YEAH,
I'M TIBETAN.
>> BUT MANY TIBETANS IN THE
REFUGEE SETTLEMENT SAW AMERICA
AS A LAND OF OPPORTUNITY.
WHEN THE UNITED STATES OPENED
ITS BORDERS TO A LIMITED NUMBER
OF REFUGEES IN 1992, TIBETAN
FAMILIES IN INDIA WERE FACED
WITH A TOUGH CHOICE.
>> SO WHEN THAT NEWS CAME TO
INDIA, THERE WAS A QUESTION
LIKE WHO WILL GO?
SO EVERYBODY THOUGHT OH, PICK
ONE PERSON FROM EACH FAMILY.
SO MY MOM WAS ONE OF THOSE WHO
GOT ELECTED.
>> PELKYI'S MOTHER LEFT BEHIND
A HUSBAND AND FOUR YOUNG
CHILDREN.
>> MY MOM LEFT FOR EUROPE WHEN
I WAS 7 AND AT THAT TIME OUR
YOUNGEST WAS AROUND TWO OR
THREE YEARS OLD.
>> THROUGH TIME, PELKYI
DEVELOPED A DEEP DEVOTION TO
HER FATHER, A MAN WHO ESCAPED
FROM TIBET FROM INDIA AFTER
FIGHTING IN THE REVOLUTIONARY
ARMY.
>> HE TALKED ABOUT TIBET A LOT
AND KEPT IT ALIVE IN OUR FAMILY.
HE WANTED TO GO BACK AND IT WAS
ONE OF MY DREAMS TO GO BACK
WITH HIM.
>> IN THE YEAR 2000 HER FATHER
MADE THE HEARTBREAKING
SACRIFICE TO SEND HIS CHILDREN
TO JOIN THEIR MOTHER IN AMERICA.
HE CHOSE TO STAY BEHIND.
PELKYI WAS 16 YEARS OLD.
>> MY DAD WANTED ALL OF US TO
BE HERE AND WE WOULD HAVE A
BETTER FUTURE THAN WE WOULD
HAVE IN INDIA.
>> PELKYI AND HER SIBLINGS
MOVED IN WITH THEIR MOTHER IN
MADISON.
>> ALL RIGHT, READY?
>> ONCE HERE SHE FOCUSED ON
GETTING AN EDUCATION.
AFTER COMPLETING HER SENIOR
YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL IN MADISON,
SHE BEGAN WORKING DURING THE
SUMMER AT AN ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITY.
SHE IS ALSO STUDYING FOR A
DEGREE IN NURSING AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN IN
MILWAUKEE.
HER FATHER PASSED AWAY A FEW
YEARS AGO BUT SHE HASN'T GIVEN
UP ENTIRELY ON THEIR SHARED
DREAM.
>> I HOPE THAT SOMEDAY I WILL
BE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE
TIBETANS AND TIBETANS IN TIBET
WHO ARE IN DIRE NEED OF GOOD
HEALTHCARE AND EDUCATION.
>> UNTIL THEN, PELKYI GIVES
TIME TO THE TIBETAN COMMUNITY
HERE AT HOME AS A VOLUNTEER AT
THE NEW DEER PARK TEMPLE.
HER DEDICATION TO HELPING
OTHERS STEMS FROM HER
UPBRINGING IN INDIA.
WHERE THE BUDDHIST RELIGION
PERMEATES EVERYDAY LIFE.
>> YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THE
COMMUNITY.
IT IS ABOUT THE LARGER WHOLE
RATHER THAN THINKING OF YOUR
INDIVIDUAL.
>> SHE SAYS HELPING AT DEER
PARK HELPS HER FEEL CONNECTED
TO HER CULTURE AND HER PAST.
>> IT GIVES ME A SENSE OF
BELONGING.
>> SINCE WE FEATURED HER STORY
IN 2008, SHE HAS COMPLETED HER
NURSING DEGREE AND IS WORKING
AT MADISON CENTRAL WISCONSIN
CENTER WITH SEVERELY DISABLED
RESIDENTS.
SHE PLANS TO GET A MASTER'S
DEGREE IN PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING
AND ALSO GOT MARRIED IN THE
FALL OF 2009 TO A TIBETAN MAN.
TENZIN IS STILL WAITING FOR AN
OPPORTUNITY TO RETURN TO HER
HOMELAND.
NOW HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF
THE NEW REPORTS WE'RE WORKING
ON FOR THIS SEASON'S FINAL
EDITION OF "IN WISCONSIN."
>> IT'S A SALUTE TO WISCONSIN'S
GREATEST GENERATION.
THIS IS "IN WISCONSIN" REPORTER
FREDERICA FREYBERG.
COME ALONG ON THE BADGER HONOR
FLIGHT.
>> I HAD TEARS IN MY EYES.
>> AN EMOTIONAL DAY IN
WASHINGTON, D.C. AS THEY SEE
THE MEMORIALS BUILT AS TRIBUTE
TO THEIR SERVICE.
>> THIS STARTS OUT LIKE ANY
OTHER IN THE STATE OF WISCONSIN.
I'M ADAM AND WHERE IT GOES HERE
IN BARREN COUNTY IS UNLIKE ANY
OTHER PLACE IN THE STATE OF
WISCONSIN.
>> THERE ARE BETTER WAYS TO
HANDLE TRASH AND THERE ARE
BETTER WAYS TO MAKE ELECTRICITY
AND WITH A WASTE ENERGY
FACILITY YOU TAKE CARE OF BOTH
ISSUES.
>> PLUS IN OUR ENVIRONMENTAL
PROJECT A YOUNG ARTIST WEIGHS
IN.
>> ATTITUDES OF THOSE AROUND US.
>> THIS HAS CAUSED MORE DEATHS
IN WISCONSIN IN 1982 THAN ALL
OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS COMBINE.
>> AS THE TEMPERATURE RISES AS
TO DEATH RATES, BILLS.
>> JOIN US FOR THE LAST "IN
WISCONSIN" OF THE SEASON AND
THOSE NEW REPORTS NEXT THURSDAY
AT 7:30 RIGHT HERE ON WISCONSIN
PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> YOU CAN KEEP TABS ON WHAT
WE'RE WORKING ON THIS SUMMER BY
STOPPING BY OUR INTERACTIVE
BLOG CALLED THE PRODUCER'S
JOURNAL.
WE'LL PROVIDE UPDATES ON THE
REPORTS WE'RE WORKING ON AND
WHAT IS HAPPENING BEHIND THE
SCENES ON "IN WISCONSIN."
CHECK OUT THE PRODUCER'S
JOURNAL AT wpt.org.
THEN CLICK ON "IN WISCONSIN."
AND TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR
OTHER REPORTS WHILE YOU'RE
THERE.
FINALLY THIS WEEK GOODBYES TO
TWO OF OUR WISCONSIN PUBLIC
TELEVISION COLLEAGUES.
THEY'VE INFORMED AND
ENTERTAINED ALL OF US FOR THE
BETTER PART OF THE PAST THREE
DECADES.
LIZ KOERNER, WHOSE STORIES WE
FEATURED THIS WEEK STARTED OUT
AS A STUDENT PRODUCTION
ASSISTANT AND OVER THE COURSE
OF THREE DECADES WORKED HER WAY
UP AS A DIRECTOR, PRODUCER AND
REPORTER.
SHE IS DIRECTING TONIGHT'S
PROGRAM.
LIZ DID MANY JOBS AND SHE DID
THEM WELL.
ALSO RETIRING VIDEOGRAPHER
CHUCK FRANCE WHO LOVED HIS
CAMERA GEAR AROUND THE WORLD
AND ACROSS WISCONSIN AND BOTH
CONTRIBUTED COUNTLESS HOURS OF
DEDICATION AND HARD WORK.
WE'LL MISS THEIR FRIENDSHIP AND
THEIR EXPERTISE.
WE LEAVE YOU WITH VIDEO SHOT BY
CHUCK FRANCE ALONG THE ARKANSAW
CREEK IN PEPIN COUNTY.
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 ANIMAL DENTISTRY AND ORAL
SURGERY SPECIALISTS.
A VETERINARY TEAM WORKING WITH
PET OWNERS AND FAMILY
VETERINARIANS PROVIDING CARE
FOR ORAL DISEASE AND DENTAL
PROBLEMS OF SMALL COMPANION
ANIMALS.