Crafting cranes with peace and paper to help create community

By: Michael Schlesinger

Posted: Jun 21, 2026 7:45 AM CDT

NOW: Crafting cranes with peace and paper to help create community

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Her name is Cookie and she has a passion for cranes. Not the real ones but rather cranes with wings made from paper. As Michael Schlesinger discovered, for more than a half-century she's been using a centuries-old craft to deliver a message of peace, inclusiveness and community.