Had to laugh when I saw fellow WaukeshaNow blogger Jay Walt on two of WI on Demand's shows, his daughter on a third and my former English teacher on a fourth... then I had to watch them.
All four shows, found on channel 1111 by scrolling to "Your Community" then to "Waukesha" are produced by Waukesha West's technology dept. and instructed by Chris Beck, the nice teacher I mentioned in my very first blog entry. All programs on WI on Demand are free to digital cable subscribers.
In
"Bugles Across America" Jay interviews Jim Doepke, the Waukesha North band director. They talk about the rewarding experience it's been for students to play Taps at military funerals. As there are more funerals and less buglers, the students fill an important need.
In "Waukesha Historical" Jay interviews Sue Baker, the executive director of the
Waukesha County Historical Society and Museum. They talk about the progress of the museum and the Les Paul exhibit, "The Les Paul Experience: Music, Sound & Innovation." For helping to bring the Les Paul exhibit to life and for all she's done to highlight and protect Waukesha County history, Sue was awarded the John M. Schoenknecht Preservation Award.
John Schoenknecht, another former teacher of mine, has done more to restore Waukesha's springs and preserve their history than anyone I know. Through his book
"The Great Waukesha Springs Era" John,always the teacher, takes us back one hundred years to the time when Waukesha was famous for it's water. Quite a different scenario than the water of today.
Watching five hours of John Gurda's
"The Making of Milwaukee" last week on Channel 10 made me realize how much John S. and John G. have in common. They both seem to love their towns and it's history and want to share what they've learned with others. I own both their books and, besides seeing how the people lived, especially enjoy learning about the historic buildings and springs still standing which I sometimes pass in my daily travels. I find it all very interesting.
So, try to watch channel 1111 if you can. I think you'll find it very interesting too.
