>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO "IN
WISCONSIN."
I'M PATTY LOEW.
THIS WEEK FIND OUT HOW FARMERS
ARE GETTING MUCH-NEEDED
HEALTHCARE WITHOUT LEAVING THE
FARM.
MEET THIS GROUP OF TEENS WHO
HAVE DANCED THEIR WAY TO THE
STAGE IN THE BIG APPLE.
AND DISCOVER WHY THIS PAPER
MILL'S ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IS
GETTING NOTICED IN A POSITIVE
WAY AND WE'LL CATCH UP WITH A
TRAVELING EXHIBIT THAT EXAMINES
HOW CLIMATE CHANGE MAY FOREVER
CHANGE THE LOOK OF THE
NORTHWOODS "IN WISCONSIN."
>> MAJOR FUNDING FOR "IN
WISCONSIN" IS PROVIDED BY THE
PEOPLE OF ALLIANT ENERGY WHO
BRING SAFE, RELIABLE ENERGY TO
KEEP HOMES, NEIGHBORHOODS AND
LIFE IN WISCONSIN RUNNING
SMOOTHLY.
ALLIANT ENERGY OFFERING
ENERGY-SAVING IDEAS ON THE WEB.
UW HEALTH, PROVIDING SPECIALTY
AND PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL AGES
THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN.
INFORMATION ON UW HEALTH
PHYSICIANS AND CLINICS AND ON
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
HOSPITAL IS AVAILABLE 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.
>> OUR FIRST REPORT THIS WEEK
IS ALL ABOUT CONVENIENCE.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN MOST PARTS OF
OUR STATE, YOU CAN GET A PIZZA
DELIVERED TO YOUR DOORSTEP.
WELL, HOW ABOUT A FLU SHOT?
PRODUCER ART HACKETT TRAVELED
TO SHAWANO COUNTY TO FIND OUT
HOW A NEW PROGRAM TAKES MEDICAL
CARE ON THE ROAD OFFERING FREE
PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE TO
FARMERS.
>> OVER THE PAST THREE YEARS
RHONDA STREBEL HAS MET A LOT OF
HER NEIGHBORS IN SHAWANO COUNTY.
>> WE'RE GOING TO MIKE RINDT'S
FARM.
>> SHE'S THE FACE OF THE RURAL
HEALTH INITIATIVE.
AN EXPERIMENT THAT GREW INTO AN
ON GOING SELF-SUSTAINING
PROGRAM.
THEY GREW UP ON A DAIRY FARM,
WORKED AS A CHEF AND GOT A
DEGREE IN SPORTS MEDICINE.
STREBEL TRANSITIONED BACK TO
THE FARM WHEN SEE WAS HIRED AS
COORDINATOR OF THE SHAWANO
COUNTY RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE.
IT GREW OUT OF A STUDY OF RURAL
ISSUES FUNDED BY THEDA CARE, A
MEDICAL GROUP IN THE FOX VALLEY.
THE TASK FORCE VISITED A NUMBER
OF FARMS.
>> THEY STARTED LOOKING INTO
HEARING SO MUCH ABOUT FARMERS
AND THEIR COST OF HEALTH
INSURANCE.
BECAUSE OF THE COST OF HEALTH
INSURANCE THEY AREN'T GETTING
PREVENTIVE CARE.
IF THEY AREN'T GETTING
PREVENTIVE CARE THEY'RE NOT
CATCHING THE DISEASES AS EARLY
AND IT'S RAISING THE COST.
>> IN THREE YEARS WE'VE SEEN
43% OF THE FARMERS IN SHAWANO
COUNTY, 250 FARM FAMILIES.
>> THE INITIATIVE IS NOT A
SUBSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INSURANCE.
IN THE CASE OF THE RINDT
FAMILY, THEY HAVE HEALTH
INSURANCE BECAUSE MIKE'S WIFE
HAS AN OFF-THE-FARM JOB WHICH
PROVIDES COVERAGE.
>> YOU'RE LUCKY.
>> YES, I AM.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TYPICAL
CHALLENGES FARMERS FACE WITH
HEALTHCARE?
>> WELL, JUST GETTING COVERAGE
THAT THEY CAN AFFORD.
FARM IS A HIGH-RISK BUSINESS
ANYWAY.
>> GOOD MORNING.
HOW IS IT GOING TODAY?
>> GOOD.
>> THE RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
IS A FREE OF CHARGE HEALTH
SCREENING PROGRAM.
A CHANCE FOR FARM FAMILIES TO
LEARN WHAT RISKS THEY'RE FACING.
THAT'S WHY MIKE RINDT IS
GETTING HIS FINGER STUCK,
CHOLESTEROL TESTED AND BODY FAT
MEASURED.
>> 18% BODY FAT AND YOUR BMI IS
23.
>> ALL WHILE SITTING AT THE
KITCHEN TABLE WITH HIS WIFE AND
TWO SONS.
>> EARLIER IN YOUR LIFE HOW
OFTEN DID YOU GO IN TO GET
THESE THINGS CHECKED?
>> I DIDN'T GO IN AT ALL WHEN I
WAS YOUNGER.
JUST THE LAST TEN YEARS.
I'M IN MY 50s AND YOU START
DEALING WITH 40, 50, OTHERWISE
I NEVER WENT IN FOR ANYTHING.
>> A LOT OF FARMERS DON'T HAVE
A NEED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
THE ONLY TIME THEY REALLY GO TO
THE DOCTOR IS IF THEY'RE GOING
IN THROUGH THE EMERGENCY ROOM.
AND SO THAT'S NOT A REGULAR
DOCTOR.
YOURS IS VERY GOOD.
YOUR HDL IS 70.
WE CAN'T DO EVERYTHING BUT WHAT
IF WE CAUGHT DIABETES WHEN IT'S
IN THE PRE-DIABETES STAGE?
WHAT IF WE CAUGHT CHOLESTEROL
WHEN IT'S BORDERLINE AND NOT
OFF THE CHARTS?
BY DOING THE HEALTH RISK
ASSESSMENTS AND SCREENINGS
WE'RE FINDING THESE THINGS
SOONER.
>> I'VE BEEN INVOLVED WITH FOUR
OTHER INITIATIVES THAT WERE
SIMILAR IN NATURE.
>> RON HILLMAN IS PRESIDENT OF
THE MID COUNTY CO-OP IN SHAWANO
AND PART OF THE ORIGINAL THEDA
CARE STUDY GROUP.
>> NONE OF THEM EVER REALLY
WORKED.
THE SINGLE BIGGEST FACTOR
THAT'S DIFFERENT HERE IS THIS
IS THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK THE
PERSON OR THE PROGRAM TO THE
FARM.
>> THAT VETERINARIAN GOES THERE.
WE DON'T BRING OUR COWS IN.
THE MILK HAULER COMES TO THEM.
THE FUEL, THE FEED, THE TIRES,
EVERYTHING GETS DELIVERED TO
THE FARM.
BUT YET FOR HEALTHCARE WE'RE
STILL WAITING FOR THE FARMERS
TO COME TO US.
>> OVERALL YOU'RE FEELING
PRETTY GOOD?
>> OTHER THAN BACK TROUBLE.
I HAVE TROUBLE WITH THAT.
OTHERWISE I'M HEALTHY.
>> YOU'RE MILKING WITH
PIPELINE, RIGHT?
>> A PIPELINE IS A TYPE OF
MILKING SYSTEM FOUND IN
CONVENTIONAL DAIRY BARNS.
THE SETUP IS KNOWN FOR TAKING A
TOLL ON FARMER'S BACKS, AND
KNEES.
STREBEL SUGGESTED MIKE RINDT'S
SON CONSIDER UPDATING THE BARN
WITH A MILK WHILE STANDING
SYSTEM KNOWN AS THE PARLOR.
>> YOU'RE SEEING YOUR DAD GO
THROUGH IT.
>> MOST PEOPLE IN THE WHEN
HEALTH INDUSTRY DON'T
UNDERSTAND THE FARM INDUSTRY.
HARD TO HAVE SOMEBODY TO COVER
BOTH BASES.
IT IS VALUABLE TO HAVE THAT
KNOWLEDGE.
>> GROWING UP WE HAD A
BEAUTIFUL FARM.
MY PARENTS AND THREE GIRLS AND
SO WE WORKED THE FARM WITH THEM.
WE HAD ALL REGISTERED
HOLSTEINS, TWO HERDS, OVER 100
HEAD THAT WE MILKED DAILY.
THEY GREW THE FARM IN THE 1970s
AND 1980s.
THROUGH THE FEEDER BARN WE
BUILT THERE WAS PROBABLY STRAY
VOLTAGE.
AT THE TIME WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT
WAS HAPPENING.
BUT CALVES WERE BEING BORN
STILL BORN.
WE WEREN'T GETTING ANY OF OUR
CALVES.
OUR COWS HAD TWISTED STOMACHS,
THE VET WAS OUT CONSTANTLY
DOING SURGERY AND UNTWISTING
THEIR STOMACH.
WE ENDED UP LOSING THE WHOLE
FARM.
>> YOUR NUMBERS ARE LOOKING
LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE
BIT TOWARD YOUR MOM'S
DISPOSITION OF CHOLESTEROL.
EVEN THOUGH YOU'RE YOUNG AND
DON'T THINK YOU HAVE TO WORRY
ABOUT THAT, I'M LEAN AND I
EXERCISE A LOT, YOU'RE STILL
GOING TO HAVE TO WATCH WHAT YOU
EAT.
>> 20 YEARS AFTER STREBEL'S OWN
FAMILY'S FARM FAILED SHE'S
WORKING WITH TODAY'S FARMERS
OFFERING ADVICE ON WELLNESS.
>> SKIN CANCER, WHAT WE'VE
FOUND IS FARMER SO OFTEN WILL
WEAR BASEBALL HATS.
THE BASEBALL HATS ARE FINE FOR
PROTECTION IN THE BILL AND
FRONT BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IS
SO MANY FARMERS GET SKIN CANCER
ON TOP OF THE EARS AND ON THE
BACK OF THEIR NECK.
>> SHE'S ON THE FARMS TO LISTEN
AND STAY IN TOUCH.
>> I WISH THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
SOMEBODY THERE FOR MY FATHER
AND MY FAMILY.
NOW I FEEL LIKE HERE I AM,
YEARS LATER, YEAH, I'M THAT
PERSON NOW.
YEAH, YEAH.
>>
>> RHONDA STREBEL TELLS US THE
RURAL HEALTH INITIATIVE HAS
PROVIDED HEALTH ASSESSMENTS TO
ABOUT 240 OF THE ESTIMATED
1,000 FARM FAMILIES IN SHAWANO
COUNTY.
AS ART MENTIONED IN HIS REPORT,
THE INITIATIVE IS DESIGNED TO
SUPPLEMENT THE COVERAGE OF
PEOPLE WHO ALREADY HAVE SOME
HEALTH INSURANCE.
NEXT WEEK ART REPORTS ON A
HEALTHCARE OPTION FOR PEOPLE
WHO MAKE TOO MUCH MONEY TO
QUALIFY FOR MEDICAID BUT YET
DON'T MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO BE
ABLE TO AFFORD EVEN BASIC
HEALTH COVERAGE.
THEY'RE CALLED THE WORKING POOR
AND THEIR NUMBERS ARE GROWING
BY THE DAY.
ART TRAVELS TO BOSCOBEL TO FIND
OUT HOW A RETIRED ART TEACHER
AND A COUPLE OF DOCTORS HAVE
CREATED AN OPTION FOR PEOPLE
WHO HAVE FALLEN THROUGH THE
CRACKS OF OUR HEALTHCARE SYSTEM.
THAT'S NEXT TIME.
>> IN THE MIDDLE OF A JANUARY
COLD SNAP, IT'S TOUGH TO
IMAGINE THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT
WARMING UP WISCONSIN'S WEATHER.
BUT CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE
EFFECT IT COULD HAVE ON OUR
NORTHWOODS IS A VERY REAL
CONCERN FOR A GROUP OF
SCIENTISTS, EDUCATORS AND
ARTISTS WHO PUT TOGETHER A
TRAVELING EXHIBIT.
**
>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ART MEETS
SCIENCE?
WHEN HARD DATA COMBINES WITH
HANDCRAFTED IMAGERY?
ARTISTS, SCIENTISTS AND
EDUCATORS CAME TOGETHER IN
NORTHERN WISCONSIN TO CONSIDER
WAYS THAT ART COULD INCREASE
PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING ABOUT
CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE
NORTHWOODS.
THE RESULTING EXHIBIT, PARADISE
LOST, IS AN EFFORT TO REACH
NON-SCIENTIFIC AUDIENCES WITH
ART THAT REFLECTS SCIENCE.
SET TO A BACK DROP OF MUSIC
THAT INCLUDES THE SOUNDS OF
LAKE SUPERIOR, IT IS A
COLLECTION OF CONTRASTS.
VELVETS AND BROCADES CONTAINS
AN EMBROIDERED GRAPH DEPIBTING
400,000 YEARS OF ATMOSPHERE
CONCENTRATIONS OF CARBON
DIOXIDE.
A CERAMIC INTERPRETATION OF A
PICTURE PLANT CHOKED BY AN
INVASIVE SPECIES SITS NOT FAR
FROM A LIVING RECREATION OF A
FRAGILE BOG HABITAT.
THE PLAYFUL VISUAL APPEAL OF
WHAT AT FIRST GLANCE APPEARS TO
BE A CHILD'S PUZZLE TAKES ON A
DIFFERENT TWIST WHEN ONE
DISCOVERS IT WAS INSPIRED BY
RESEARCH THAT SUGGESTS BY THE
END OF THE 21st CENTURY
NORTHWOODS SUMMERS WILL FEEL
MUCH LIKE THOSE OF CURRENT DAY
ARKANSAS.
PARADISE LOST IS AN EXHIBIT
THAT INVITES YOU TO LOOK CLOSER.
LOOK CLOSER AT A WATERCOLOR THE
ANNUAL BREAKUP OF ICE ON LAKE
SUPERIOR.
A STRIKING IMAGE BUT ALSO AN
ODE TO THE END OF NORTHWOODS
WINTERS FOR EMBEDDED IN THE ICE
ARE IMAGES OF PLANTS, ANIMALS
AND INSECTS THAT REQUIRE THE
COLD TO SURVIVE.
LOOK CLOSER AT THESE RIGID
GARMENT-LIKE CREATIONS RENDERED
IN THEIR FOLDS ARE THE IMAGES
OF NORTHWOODS CREATURES.
THEY'RE MADE OF ALUMINUM CAN
TABS.
LOOK CLOSER AT A LIVING BOG, A
MICROCOSM OF AN ECOSYSTEM THAT
SERVES AS NATURE'S FILTER
FILTERING POLLUTANTS FROM THE
WATER.
AS BOGS WARM, SCORED CARBON IS
RELEASED.
PARADISE LOST ALSO OFFERS HOPE.
HOPE WITH THE WORDS LEFT BY
EXHIBIT VIEWERS, WORDS OF
SIMPLE STEPS THEY PLEDGE TO
TAKE.
HOPE IN THE ARTWORK CONTRIBUTED
BY THE SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM
EACH COMMUNITY THE COLLECTION
VISITS.
AND HOPE IN THE QUESTION MARK
AT THE END OF THE EXHIBIT TITLE.
FOR PERHAPS PARADISE IS NOT YET
LOST.
>> THANKS TO PRODUCER LAURIE
GORMAN FOR THAT REPORT.
YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO CHECK OUT
THE PARADISE LOST EXHIBIT FOR
YOURSELF.
THE EXHIBIT IS CURRENTLY IN
MADISON THROUGH FEBRUARY 8 AT
THE OLBRICH BOTANICAL GARDENS.
THEN IT MOVES TO MINNEAPOLIS AT
THE BELL MUSEUM OF NATURAL
HISTORY.
APRIL 18-MID JUNE THE EXHIBIT
WILL BE IN MILWAUKEE AT THE
DISCOVERY WORLD MUSEUM AND IN
JULY IT GOES TO THE TOWN OF
CABLE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM.
YOU CAN FIND MORE DETAILS ON
THE EXHIBIT BY GOING TO
wpt.org/inwisconsin.
AS LAURIE MENTIONED IN HER
REPORT, THE PARADISE LOST
EXHIBIT DOES OFFER HOPE THAT
THE MARCH TOWARD GLOBAL WARNING
CAN BE SLOWED OR PERHAPS EVEN
TURNED AROUND.
AND TO THAT END EVERY LITTLE
THING HELPS.
WHILE IT'S NO SECRET THE PAPER
MILLS ARE AMONG THE BIGGEST
POLLUTERS IN OUR STATE, WHEN
PRODUCER LIZ KOERNER HEARD
ABOUT A MILL IN TOMAHAWK THAT
INSTALLED SOME GREEN TECHNOLOGY
SHE DECIDED TO CHECK IT OUT.
>> A FULLY LOADED LOGGING TRUCK
ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD IS A
PRETTY COMMON SIGHT IN TOMAHAWK
BECAUSE PACKAGING CORPORATION
OF AMERICA RUNS A PAPER AND
PULP MILL IN THIS LINCOLN
COUNTY TOWN.
THE PAPER INDUSTRY HAS LONG
BEEN ONE OF THE BIGGEST
POLLUTERS IN THE STATE AND THE
MILL IN TOMAHAWK IS NO
EXCEPTION.
>> IN THE HIGH RANKING STATE
14th OR 15th OVERALL.
>> EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE ONE OF
THE STATE'S TOP 20 INDUSTRIAL
POLLUTERS THEY HAVEN'T VIOLATED
THEIR AIR EMISSION LEVELS SINCE
1987.
>> THEIR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER
IS CONSCIOUS.
IF THERE IS A QUESTION ABOUT
SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE DOING
THEY CALL AND ASK BEFORE THEY
DO ANYTHING OR MAKE ANY CHANGES.
>> ONE OF THESE CHANGES CAME
ABOUT BECAUSE OF A NEW EPA RULE
BACK IN 1998.
THE RULE PROHIBITS THE RELEASE
OF CERTAIN HAZARDOUS AIRBORNE
POLLUTANTS.
THEY ARE RELEASED AT ONE STAGE
OF THE PAPER MAKING PROCESS
CALLED PULPING.
>> PULP IS MADE BY TAKING WOOD
CHIPS AND COOKING THEM IN A
GIANT PRESSURE COOKER FOR LACK
OF A BETTER TERM.
>> THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE
FINISHED PULP IS EJECTED FROM
THE PRESSURE COOKER POLLUTING
GASES ESCAPE INTO THE AIR.
>> IT WOULD BE LIKE POKING A
HOLE IN A TIRE.
THERE IS A SUDDEN BURST OF AIR
THAT IS EVOLVED WHEN YOU EJECT
THE PULP OUT OF THE DIGESTER
THOSE GASES HAVE IN THEM THAT
THE EPA WAS CONCERNED ABOUT.
>> WHILE ENGINEERS WERE
RESEARCHING THE TECHNOLOGY TO
MEET THE REQUIREMENTS THEY
FOUND A WAY TO REDUCE AIR
POLLUTION SIX TIMES MORE THAN
WHAT WAS REQUIRED BY LAW.
>> WE FOUND THAT THERE WAS A
MUCH MORE EFFICIENT WAY AND A
MUCH MORE PRODUCTIVE WAY TO
CAPTURE THE POLLUTANTS THAT EPA
WAS INTERESTED IN ROLLING
THROUGH THE USE OF A LIQUID
STREAM AS OPPOSED TO A GAS YOUS
STREAM.
>> THEY PREVENTED THE
POLLUTANTS FROM ESCAPING INTO
THE AIR BY CONDENSING THEM INTO
A LIQUID.
>> THERE WOULD BE A MILLION
POUND PER YEAR INCREASE IN
POLLUTION CONTROL BY COLLECTING
THE LIQUIDS.
>> A MILLION POUNDS OF
REDUCTION FOR HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS IS SIGNIFICANT.
2% OR 4% OVERALL FROM THE PLANT
AS FAR AS HAZARDOUS AIR
POLLUTANTS IT'S A SIGNIFICANT
REDUCTION.
>> AFTER THEY CONDENSE THEM
INTO A LIQUID THEY PIPE IT TO
LARGE CONCRETE TANKS AT THE
MILL'S WASTE WATER PLANT.
>> WE PUMP IT TO OUR WASTE
WATER TREATMENT PLANT BECAUSE
THE COMPONENTS IN THE
CONDENSATION ACT AS A FOOD
SOURS FOR CERTAIN TYPES OF
BACTERIA.
>> THE TANKS ARE SEALED WITH A
RUBBERIZED COVER.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT SURPRISED
EVEN THE PLANT'S ENGINEERS.
>> WE NOTICED A VERY MARKED
INCREASE IN GAS PRODUCTION,
LITTLE BUBBLES BURSTING THROUGH
THE SURFACE OF THE WATER COLUMN.
>> AS THE ANAEROBIC BACTERIA
DIGEST THE POLLUTION THEY
PRODUCE BIO GAS AND A LOT OF IT.
>> EACH DAY WE COULD FILL FOUR
GOODYEAR BLIMPS WITH THE AMOUNT
OF BIOGAS THEY PRODUCE HERE.
>> IT'S PUT BACK IN THE MILL
REPLACING NATURAL GAS, AN
EXPENSIVE FOSSIL FUEL.
>> THE VALUE OF THE BIOGAS TO
THIS PLANT IS IN EXCESS OF $1
MILLION A YEAR.
>> THE MILL INVESTED ALMOST 2
1/2 MILLION DOLLARS TO PUT IN
THE POLLUTION CONTROL SYSTEM
AND IT'S ALREADY PAID FOR
ITSELF BY SAVED FUEL COST.
A DNR OFFICIAL SAYS THE MILL IN
TOMAHAWK IS ABLE TO MAKE IT PAY
OFF BECAUSE THEIR CHEMICAL
PROCESS IS UNIQUE.
>> BUT THEY ARE THE ONLY PULP
MILL IN THE ENTIRE STATE.
>> THE OTHER MILLS ARE CONTENT
TO MEET THE LETTER OF THE LAW.
>> THEY LOOK AT MEETING THE
REGULATIONS.
TO GO FARTHER THAN THAT IS
GENERALLY PRETTY COSTLY.
>> AT THE PAPER MILL IN
TOMAHAWK, JOHN PIOTROWSKI SEES
BENEFITS BEYOND THE BOTTOM LINE.
>> IT SEEMED LIKE AN OBVIOUS
WIN/WIN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
THE REGULATING COMMUNITY AND
TOMAHAWK MILL.
>> IN A RELATED NOTE THE
WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES OPERATES A PROGRAM
CALLED GREEN TIER, THE PROGRAM
ENCOURAGES COMPANIES TO TRY NEW
ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES AND
GO BEYOND MEETING MINIMUM
ENVIRONMENTAL REALLATIONS.
IN TURN, COMPANIES ARE OFFERED
A MORE STREAMLINED STATE
INSPECTION PROCESS.
THE DNR WILL HOLD A FORUM ON
THE GREEN TIER ADVANTAGE
PROGRAM IN MADISON ON FEBRUARY
4 AND 5.
YOU CAN LOG ON TO
wpt.org/inwisconsin.
LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
>> OUR FINAL REPORT THIS WEEK
CELEBRATES A TROUPE OF YOUNG
DANCERS.
THIS GROUP OF MADISON TEENS
TRAVELED TO NEW YORK CITY LAST
FALL FOR A NATIONAL HIP-HOP
DANCE COMPETITION AND TOOK
FIRST PLACE.
BRYAN MAYBERRY, A HIGH SCHOOL
SENIOR, IS THE LEADER OF THE
GROUP AND ALSO THEIR
COREOGRAPHER.
HE SHARED HIS GROUP'S STORY
WITH PRODUCERS LIZ KOERNER AND
WENDY WOODARD DURING A
REHEARSAL.
>> IT IS SOMETHING I HAVE THAT
THE KIDS WANT TO BE AROUND
BECAUSE THEY CALL HERE ABOUT
CHOICE AND THEY STRENGTHEN ME
TO BE A POSITIVE PERSON IN THE
WORLD.
THE QUESTION REPRESENTS TOO
SCARED TO STOP DANCING.
>> THE DANCE WE DO IS MAINLY
HIP-HOP.
IT'S LIKE A FASTER BEAT.
IT HAS SOME DISCO IN IT BUT
WITH A LITTLE EXTRA BEAT.
**
>> THE HIP-HOP PART OF IT IS
BASICALLY MORE ARMS AND LEGS
AND YOU CAN SPEED IT UP, YOU
CAN SLOW IT DOWN.
AS LONG AS YOU WANT IT'S
HIP-HOP.
AND WE HAVE TO DO SOME FORM OF
BALLET AND STUFF LIKE THAT AND
NONE OF THEM HAVE BALLET
EXPERIENCE BUT THEY DID IT.
WE JUMP IN THE AIR BUT AT THE
SAME TIME WE KICK AND WE NOT
DOING A FLURRY KICK.
WE DO A SIDEKICK.
I LIKE THAT PART IN THE DANCE
BECAUSE IT'S SO ODD.
WHAT IS REALLY HARD FOR US TO
DO AS A DANCE TEAM IS UP AND
DOWN.
IT'S NOT LIKE ONE, TWO, IT'S
USUALLY LIKE ONE ON THE GROUND,
TWO UP, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M
SAYING?
IT'S HARD FOR US.
BODY WEIGHT AND MUSCLE AND
MOVEMENTS AND YOUR BODY CAN'T
BEND THIS WAY BUT YOU HAVE TO
GET IT TO BEND THIS WAY.
WE HAVE TO SHOW TO THE CROWD
ENTERTAINMENT BUT TO ANOTHER
DANCER WE JUST WANT TO
INTIMIDATE THEM, YOU KNOW WHAT
I'M SAYING?
WE DO THIS.
YOU CAN'T MESS WITH US.
**
IT SHOWS THAT WE ARE TOUGH AND
ESPECIALLY FOR THE GIRLS IT
REALLY SHOWS THAT THEY CAN GET
TOUGH, TOO.
THEY DON'T HAVE TO BE ALL SASSY
SWINGING THE HIPS AND HAIR.
THEY CAN LOCK AND DO ALL THAT
STUFF.
WE BROUGHT IT AS A FORCE.
WE JUST BROUGHT IT AND IT WAS
NICE AND WHEN WE WON IT WAS
LIKE YOU CANNOT DENY TALENT.
A BLESSING, IF ANYTHING.
AFTER THAT WE KNEW THAT OUR
LIVES WERE GOING TO A WHOLE NEW
LEVEL.
YOU BE THINKING ABOUT, AM I
READY FOR THIS OR AM I NOT?
[APPLAUSE]
>> "CRUSHIN' ALL FORCE"
RECENTLY TRAVELED BACK TO NEW
YORK CITY FOR ANOTHER DANCE
CONTEST WHERE THEY PERFORMED
THE ROUTINE YOU JUST SAW.
THIS TIME, THOUGH, THEY DIDN'T
WIN.
STILL, BRYAN MAYBERRY TELLS US
HE HOPES HIS GROUP PROVES
HIP-HOP CAN BE A POSITIVE THING
FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.
HE'S NOW AUDITIONING NEW
DANCERS.
THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR THIS WEEK.
JOIN US NEXT TIME WHEN WE TELL
YOU ABOUT A VOLUNTEER EFFORT
BRINGING MEDICAL CARE TO THE
UNINSURED.
TAKE YOU BACK TO A TIME WHEN
STOCKING UP ON ICE INVOLVED
MORE THAN A RUN TO THE CORNER
STORE.
AND BRING YOU A BIRD'S EYE VIEW
OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL SUCCESS
STORY NEXT TIME.
FOR NOW WE LEAVE YOU TO ENJOY A
PEACEFUL WALK IN DANE COUNTY
THROUGH OLSON OAKS WOODS, ONE
OF OUR MANY STATE NATURAL AREAS.
FOR "IN WISCONSIN" I'M PATTY
LOEW.
SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
>> 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, UW
HEALTH PROVIDING SPECIALTY AND
PRIMARY CARE FOR ALL AGES
THROUGHOUT WISCONSIN.
INFORMATION ON UW HEALTH
PHYSICIANS AND CLINICS AND ON
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
HOSPITAL IS AVAILABLE 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.