behind the scenes

WJON takes a behind the scenes look at the St. Cloud Public Works Department to see what it takes to keep the city running at its best.

The movie industry has continued to grow from back in the days of film strips. Marcus Theatre's has come along way from being a drive-in theatre, an 8 cinema complex, to having as many as 17 screens today.

Standing anywhere from 150 to 200 feet tall, the water towers in the area provide water pressure for the cities they serve.

Phones rang off the hook in Stewart Hall last weekend as student and community volunteers worked behind the scenes to answer calls and tally points for KVSC's annual trivia contest.

How is wastewater in Central Minnesota recycled and put back into the Mississippi River? WJON gets a behind the scenes look at the St. Cloud Water Treatment Plant to find out.

Some of us take clean drinking water for granted, but a lot of work goes in behind the scenes to keep it safe and clean. To do this, the city of St. Cloud has a water treatment plant that operates 24 hours a day for the entire year.

The St. Cloud State University tunnel system was built decades ago but was ultimately closed off to students or safety reasons. WJON takes a behind the scenes look at the underground system.

The building that's currently being used as the Chancery House for the St. Cloud Catholic Diocese began as the Bishop's House nearly 100 years ago. The building was built in 1916 by then Bishop Joseph Busch, at a cost of $45,000.

For this weeks WJON "Behind the scenes..." series, we take our video camera through the radio station and see what makes your favorite music and programs hit the airwaves.

Today in our "Behind The Scenes" series, we dropped-by a local funeral home to see what it takes to get someone ready for a funeral. Eric Warmka is a funeral director at Miller-Carlin Funeral Homes in St. Cloud. He says when they get a call from a family they can show-up in either a traditional looking hearse, or an SUV.