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WE ARE HERE FOR YOU WITH LOCAL NEWS FROM BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

DENNIS WEIMANN WITH THE NEWS, STACY CHRISTENSON WITH THE WEATHER AND CHARLIE YAEGER WITH YOUR SPORTS.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> FLAGS ARE FLYING AT HALF-STAFF ON AT TRIBAL BUILDINGS IN RED LAKE TODAY AFTER THE DEATH OF HEREDITARY CHIEF JAMES LOUD.

TRIBAL CHAIRMAN DARRELL SEKI ORDERED THE FLAGS AT HALF STAFF AFTER LOUD'S PASSING.

LOUD WAS ONE OF SEVEN HEREDITARY CHIEFS FOR THE RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS.

THE SEVEN ARE DESCENDANTS FROM THOSE WHO NEGOTIATED THE 1889 LAND AGREEMENT, AND SERVE FOR LIFE IN AN ADVISORY CAPACITY TO THE TRIBAL COUNCIL.

UNDER THE DAWES ACT OF 1889.

THE RED LAKE BAND SUCCESSFULLY RESISTED THE GOVERNMENTS ATTEMPT TO GAIN APPROVAL FOR ALLOTMENT OF LAND TO INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLDS.

IN RESISTING THE DAWES ACT, THE RED LAKE RESERVATION REMAINS UNTOUCHED INDIAN LAND, AS IT HAS NEVER LEFT TRIBAL CONTROL.

>>> A ST. PAUL MAN WHO WAS CANOEING ON AN AITKIN COUNTY LAKE DIED ON SATURDAY WHEN THE CANOE CAPSIZED AND HE DROWNED.

HTOO SHWE AND HIS COUSIN WERE CAMPING WITH FAMILY AT SAVANNA PORTAGE STATE PARK WHEN THEY WENT OUT ON A CANOE ON WOLF LAKE.

AROUND 9:00 P.M.

THE CANOE CAPSIZED AND THE TWO TRIED TO SWIM TO SHORE BUT HTOO SHWE REPORTEDLY PANICKED, WENT UNDER WATER AND DID NOT RESURFACE.

HIS BODY WAS LOCATED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LAKE AND HE WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

THE RAMSEY COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER'S OFFICE HAS CONFIRMED THE CAUSE OF DEATH AS FRESHWATER DROWNING.

THE AITKIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS NEITHER PERSON WAS WEARING A LIFE JACKET AND ALCOHOL IS BELIEVED TO BE A FACTOR IN THIS INCIDENT.

>>> AN A.T.V.

CRASH NEAR LITTLE FALLS HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A 37-YEAR-OLD WOMAN.

THE MORRISON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS AMBER SASSEN OF LITTLE FALLS WAS DRIVING AN A.T.V.

THAT WENT INTO THE DITCH ON AN AREA ROAD ABOUT FOUR MILES SOUTH OF LITTLE FALLS.

THE A.T.V.

ROLLED ONTO SASSEN AND DESPITE LIFESAVING MEASURES SHE WAS DECLARED DEAD AT THE SCENE.

AUTHORITIES SAY SASSEN WAS NOT WEARING A HELMET AND THE CASE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

>>> IT'S TIME TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL!

TODAY WAS BSU'S FIRST DAY OF CLASSES.

MOVE-IN DAY WAS LAST THURSDAY, WHICH ALSO KICKED OFF ORIENTATION ACTIVITIES.

FRESHMEN, TRANSFERS, AND ANY OTHER NEW STUDENTS STARTED THEIR ON-CAMPUS JOURNEY LAST WEEK.

TODAY WAS THE FIRST DAY OF CLASSES, AND IT WAS ALSO THE FIRST DAY OF WELCOME WEEK.

STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HELP STUDENTS FIGURE OUT THEIR CLASSES, THE CAMPUS, AND ANYTHING ELSE THEY MAY NEED.

THERE ARE MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF ACTIVITIES AND GAMES FOR THEM TO JOIN IN THROUGHOUT THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL.

AND WHILE STUDENTS MAY NOT BE ALL TOO EXCITED TO END THEIR SUMMER BREAK, BSU STAFF ALL HAVE THEIR FAVORITE ASPECTS.

>> JUST THE FUN ENERGY, ALL THE EMOTIONS THAT ARE THERE, BOTH WITH THE STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES THAT ARE DROPPING THEM OFF AND JUST THAT FIRST EXCITEMENT OF THIS NEW CHALLENGE AND ADVENTURE FOR THEM.

>> JUST SEEING STUDENTS CHANGE AND GROW, ESPECIALLY TO WATCH THEM THROUGH THEIR ACADEMIC JOURNEY, TO COME IN AS ANXIOUS AND NERVOUS STUDENTS TO WATCHING THEIR CONFIDENCE AS THEY WALK ACROSS THE STAGE A FEW YEARS LATER AND FINISH THOSE DEGREES, JUST TO WATCH HOW THEY DEVELOPED AND GROWN AND JUST BECOMING YOUNG PROFESSIONALS, GETTING TO WATCH THAT JOURNEY IS JUST -- IT'S A TREAT TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS KIND OF WORK.

>>> FISHING HAS NO BOUNDARIES IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WHOSE GOAL IS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ENJOY THE OUTDOORS THROUGH THE WORLD OF FISHING.

THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAPTER HELD ITS 21ST ANNUAL EVENT THIS SATURDAY, WITH FISHING TAKING PLACE ON SYLVAN AND GULL LAKES.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: FOR MORE THAN TWO DECADES, THE BRAINERD LAKES CHAPTER OF FISHING HAS NO BOUNDARIES HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO HELP PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WITH ANY DISABILITY ENJOY THE OUTDOORS.

THE ANGLERS HAVE THIS DAY FIRMLY CIRCLED ON THEIR CALENDARS AND MAKE MEMORIES THAT LAST A LIFETIME.

>> ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THEY DO IS COME UP TO US AND TELL US ABOUT THEIR STORIES FROM LAST YEAR.

YOU KNOW, IT'S STILL FRESH IN THEIR MIND AND IT'S SO AMAZING BECAUSE TIMES YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE HARD FOR THEM TO DO.

NO, I THINK THIS IS ENGRAINED.

IT ENGRAINS HARD INTO THEM.

>> Reporter: AS FOR THE ANGLERS, BEING OUT ON THE LAKE IS ALWAYS A GREAT TIME, WHETHER THE FISH WERE BITING OR NOT.

>> IT'S REALLY, REALLY FUN.

YOU GET TO MEET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE.

SOMETIMES YOU CATCH FISH AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T, BUT IT'S STILL COMING OUT AND SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FISHING GUYS.

>> Reporter: TODAY IS A DAY THAT PEOPLE SPEND THE WHOLE YEAR LOOKING FORWARD TO, FROM THE ANGLERS THEMSELVES, AND FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL, TODAY IS A SPECIAL DAY THAT SO MANY PEOPLE LOVE TO BE INVOLVED IN.

>> IT WAS PRETTY FUN TODAY.

IT'S FUN.

CAMPS, ALL THAT STUFF.

>> YEAH, I HAD A FUN TIME.

EVERY YEAR I'VE BEEN OUT HERE.

I LIKE CAMP, I USED TO VOLUNTEER OUT HERE, AND YEAH.

>> I THINK FOR VOLUNTEERS, SOME OF OUR CAMPERS AND SOME OF THE FOLKS COMING IN TO FISH REMEMBER THEIR NAMES.

THEY WORKED WITH THEM TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO.

OUR VOLUNTEERS HAVE DEVELOPED A STRONG CONNECTION WITH THE FOLKS WHO THEY ARE SEEING ONE TIME A YEAR AT THIS EVENT.

>> THAT'S REALLY REWARDING FOR THEM THAT A CAMPER REMEMBERS THEIR NAME, THAT THEY MADE THAT IMPACT.

I THINK THAT'S A BIG PART OF WHY OUR VOLUNTEERS KEEP COMING BACK TO THIS EVENT.

>> Reporter: AND THE BEST PART?

WELL, THAT ONE IS EASY.

>> WATCHING THE SMILES, I HAVE NEVER BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A NON-PROFIT AGENCY WHERE I HAD SEEN SO MANY SMILES AND HUGS THAT HAPPEN CONTINUOUSLY FOR A DAY AND A HALF.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN EAST GULL LAKE, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BETWEEN VOLUNTEERS, ANGLERS, AND OTHER ATTENDEES, OVER 200 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN THE FESTIVITIES.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> STILL TO COME ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN PARTS OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT, WITH ANOTHER CHANCE TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL ALSO HAVE COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

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C.T.C; CONNECTING THE COMMUNITY ONLINE AT GOCTC.COM.

>> AND NOW MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> BLUEGRASS FANS TRAVELED FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND BEYOND TO WITNESS THE 18TH ANNUAL LAKES BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL AT THE LAKES MUSIC AND EVENTS PARK IN PINE RIVER.

FROM AUGUST 21ST THROUGH LAST NIGHT, ATTENDEES GOT TO WATCH THE QUEEN OF BLUEGRASS RHONDA VINCENT, THE LONESOME RIVER BAND, AND MORE TAKE THE MAIN STAGE.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE.

>> Reporter: THE LAKES BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL HAS A SIMPLE GOAL YEAR AFTER YEAR, BRING THE BEST OF MUSIC GENRE HAS TO OFTEN AND THEY CONTINUED TO UP THE ANTE.

>> WE ARE SHARING WITH OUR FANS THE BEST IN BLUEGRASS.

THIS IS AMERICAN MUSIC.

THIS CAME OUT OF APPALACHIA.

LET'S BRING IN THE BEST WE CAN, THE BEST TALENT, AND REALLY SHARE WITH OUR FANS.

MANY HAVE COME FOR SO MANY YEARS, WHAT IT'S REALLY ABOUT.

>> Reporter: BLUEGRASS MUSIC BECAME POPULAR IN AMERICA, PARTICULARLY THE MIDWEST BACK IN THE 20th CENTURY.

THE GENRE HAS EVEN TRANSCENDED GENERATIONS.

>> MUSIC TRACES BACK FIVE GENERATIONS IN MY FAMILY.

MY DAUGHTER IS CONTINUING THE SIXTH GENERATION OF MUSIC IN OUR FAMILY AS THE FIRST FEMALE LEAD OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY BAND COUNTRY CURRENT.

SO THEY'RE A BLUEGRASS COUNTRY BAND.

SO I GREW UP IN THIS WONDERFUL LIFE OF BLUEGRASS.

IT EMERGED INTO A CAREER.

>> Reporter: AND THAT APPEAL COULD BE TRACED BACK TO THE UNIFYING TRACE THAT THE GENRE CARRIES THAT ENTICES MUSIC ENTHUSIASTS TO UNPLUG FROM THEIR BUSY LIVES AND RELAX TO THE DRUMS OF A BANJO.

>> WE CAN MEET PERFECT STRANGERS, IN SOME CASES THEY MAY NOT EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH, BUT THE MUSIC CAN BRING YOU TOGETHER AND YOU WILL KICK OFF A SONG AND OTHER PEOPLE THAT YOU JUST MET OR HAVEN'T MET YET PARTICIPATE.

IT'S NOT REHEARSED, YOU'RE NOT READING SHEET MUSIC, YOU'RE GATHERING TOGETHER TO PLAY MUSIC TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: THE FESTIVAL HAS WITHSTOOD THE TEST OF TIME FOR 18 YEARS AND CONTINUES TO SET A NEW STANDARD.

WHAT DRAWS PEOPLE IS THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE THAT MAKES THEM FEEL SAFE AND SECURE.

>> IT'S A FAMILY ATMOSPHERE.

YOU CAN BRING GRANDMA AND THE BABY, EVERYONE WILL HAVE A GOOD TIME.

>> YOU BRING YOUR CAMPER.

YOU HAVE BONFIRES AT NIGHT.

IT'S A COUPLE OF DAYS OF JUST BEING TOGETHER, EATING TOGETHER, EATING TOO MANY MARSHMALLOWS, BUT CREATING THOSE MEMORIES.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN PINE RIVER, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> THE LAKES BLUEGRASS ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE IS ALREADY BUSY ARRANGING NEXT YEAR'S FESTIVAL, WHICH WILL GO UNDERWAY THE WEEKEND BEFORE LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

>>> THE PARK RAPIDS AREA LIBRARY HELD A SPECIAL STORY TIME TODAY.

>> SO I'M HOPING TO MAKE KIDS VERY CURIOUS BECAUSE THEN THEY MIGHT BECOME THE ONES THAT ARE LOOKING FOR SOME OF THOSE ANSWERS.

>> ALSO, I THINK WITH ANYTHING THAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL OR ANIMALS THAT COULD BE ENDANGERED, YOU HAVE TO MAKE KIDS FALL IN LOVE WITH AND APPRECIATE THOSE ANIMALS BEFORE ANYBODY WILL CARE ENOUGH TO WANT TO CHANGE BEHAVIORS OR DO WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP THE ANIMALS SAFE.

>> SALAS HAS EIGHT MORE STOPS THROUGHOUT MINNESOTA ON HER BOOK TOUR AS SHE SHOWCASES MINNESOTA'S STATE BIRD.

HER NEXT STOP IS AT THE BEMIDJI PUBLIC LIBRARY TOMORROW AT 10:30 A.M. >>> WELL, IT'S A BIG NIGHT HERE ON LAKELAND NEWS.

IT'S TIME FOR THE GRAND PRIZE DRAWING FOR THE LAKELAND PBS 2024 VACATION CONTEST TONIGHTS WINNER WILL RECEIVE AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

ALL SUMMER LONG WE HAVE ANNOUNCE FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS EACH NIGHT ON LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

THOSE WHO CALLED US BY THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS THEN QUALIFIED FOR TONIGHT'S GRAND PRIZE DRAWING.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE NUMBERS THERE WERE 295 POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

OF THOSE 295 PEOPLE, 184 OR A LITTLE MORE THAN 62-PERCENT CALLED IN AND QUALIFIED FOR TONIGHTS DRAWING.

THE 184 QUALIFIERS ARE FROM 81 DIFFERENT CITIES AND FOUR DIFFERENT STATES.

SO WITH THAT LET'S GET TO THE BIG DRAWING.

AS ALWAYS, WEATHERCASTER STACY CHRISTENSON WILL DRAW THE CARD.

SPORTS DIRECTOR CHARLIE YEAGER IS HOLDING THE BOX OF QUALIFIERS.

IT HAS ALREADY BEEN MIXED UP ONCE BUT CHARLIE WILL MIX THEM AROUND AGAIN RIGHT NOW AND THEN HOLD IT UP FOR STACY TO DRAW A CARD FROM AND STACY CAN THEN ANNOUNCE THE WINNER.

>> Stacy: HERE WE GO.

KAREN FRAZIER OF BEMIDJI.

CONGRATULATIONS KAREN.

SOMEONE WILL BE IN CONTACT WITH YOU FROM OUR STATION.

ALSO, CONGRATULATIONS.

WE ARE ALSO GOING TO BE TAKING A LOOK AT THE WEATHER IN A FEW SECONDS.

WE DO HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA, WE COULD SEE MORE TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL SEE RELIEF AS WELL FROM THE HEAT AND >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

AND THE HARD OF HEARING STATE SERVICES DIVISION.

>> AND BY SANFORD HEALTH; HERE FOR ALL, HERE FOR GOOD.

DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT OUR SERVICES IN THE BEMIDJI AREA IS AVAILABLE AT SANFORDHEALTH.ORG.

>> THE WEATHER IS SPONSORED BY WIDSETH; ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, LAND SURVEYORS, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENTISTS SERVING MINNESOTA COMMUNITIES SINCE 1975.

>> AND NOW THE WEATHER WITH STACY CHRISTENSON.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: IT WAS A HOT AND MUGGY DAY ACROSS THE AREA AND WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND SOME OF IT WILL CONTINUE IN PARTS OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SOME OF THOSE BECOMING STRONGER.

WE HAVE ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW, BUT TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COOLER WITH HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 70s ACROSS THE VIEWING AREA.

MORE ON YOUR FORECAST IN A SECOND.

HERE ARE THE CURRENT CONDITIONS IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 67 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A NORTH WIND AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

62 IS OUR DEW POINT AND WE PICKED UP 0.01-INCH OF RAINFALL TONIGHT.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES, 74 DEGREES, THE DEW POINT IS A STICKY 67.

PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS ARE NORTH AT 9 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE HAD SOME STRONG STORMS IN THE REGION TODAY, SOME OF THESE BOXES OUTSIDE OF OUR VIEWING AREA DO SIGNIFY SEVERE WEATHER.

WE HAVE SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS STILL IN NORTHERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA TONIGHT, NOTHING SEVERE, BUT THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER STORMS, ESPECIALLY IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT AND POSSIBLY SOME HEAVY RAINFALL IN THAT REGION TOMORROW MORNING.

ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL HAVE SOME COOLER TEMPERATURES, HIGHS MAINLY IN THE 70s.

IT LOOKS LIKE LOW TO MID-70s FOR MOST OF US THROUGHOUT THE DAY TOMORROW.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT.

BEAUTIFUL SKIES, NICE COLOR IN THE SKIES IN MENAHGA THIS MORNING FROM ARLENE.

ANGELA SAYING A LOT OF CLOUDS WITH PRETTY CLOUDS IN THE AREA.

JOAN SENDING US A PICTURE OF A HUMMINGBIRD SHE SPOTTED IN LAPORTE AND CARRIE AS WELL.

LINDA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF A DEER SHE SPOTTED NEAR LAKE MILLE LACS.

DEAN WITH A PICTURE OF THE GORGEOUS EVENING SKIES AND MORE PICTURES OF THE PRETTY EVENING SKY FROM LAURIE AT LITTLE TURTLE LAKE.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THOSE TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 72, CALM, HUMID, AND HAZY THIS MORNING.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY, HAZY, AND HUMID TODAY.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, PARTLY CLOUDY AND HUMID AS WELL, HIGH OF 84.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, OVERCAST AND HUMID.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, OVERCAST WITH A HIGH OF 87.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 83.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING 87 TODAY.

WE'RE WELL ABOVE OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE.

USUALLY IT'S IN THE UPPER 70s.

73 WAS OUR LOW THIS MORNING.

SO WE'RE NOT COOL OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT, SUNSET AT 8:06.

IN BEMIDJI, WE REACHED A HIGH OF 83, SO WELL ABOVE THAT AVERAGE, 73 FOR THE LOW, AND 8:10 WAS OUR SUNSET.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES.

MOST OF US WILL HAVE PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER TOMORROW AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER.

WARROAD MAY REACH A HIGH OF 69, BUT MOST OF US WILL BE IN THE LOW TO MID-70s, AND AS WE HEAD INTO THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE, MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN STILL POSSIBLE TONIGHT, ESPECIALLY IN EAST-CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHERE THEY COULD HAVE SOME POSSIBLY LARGER HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS.

LOWS NEAR 58 AND FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AGAIN WE HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL TOMORROW MORNING OF HEAVY RAINFALL IN PARTS OF EASTERN MINNESOTA.

HIGHS NEAR 72.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, IT LOOKS QUIET ON WEDNESDAY, BUT ANOTHER CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

HIGHS ARE STILL IN THE LOW TO MID-70s, AND REALLY THAT IS WHERE WE WILL STAY FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH PLENTY OF SUNSHINE FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.

MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: LOOKS VERY NICE FOR LABOR DAY WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: YEAH, CAN'T COMPLAIN FOR LABOR DAY.

BEFORE LABOR DAY HAPPENS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE SOME FOOTBALL AND BEFORE FOOTBALL EVEN HAPPENS, WE HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET SOME OF THE ATHLETES FROM THIS FALL FOR BEMIDJI STATE.

THEY HELD AN EVENT TODAY, FIRST TIME EVER HOLDING IT.

THE COMMUNITY GOT TO COME OUT AND MEET SOME OF THOSE ATHLETES AND COACHES.

WE HAV >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS IN BEMIDJI AND GRAND RAPIDS, IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> BEAVER PRIDE, THE BOOSTER CLUB FOR BEMIDJI STATE ATHLETICS IS REDEFINING ITSELF AS “THE TEAM BEHIND THE TEAMS”, FOCUSING NOT JUST ON FUNDRAISING BUT ENGAGEMENT AS WELL.

AND THE FIRST BIT OF ENGAGEMENT STARTED TONIGHT WITH A NEW EVENT CALLED “MEET THE BEAVERS”, AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND FANS TO MEET AND INTERACT WITH CURRENT COACHES AND ATHLETES.

THE EVENT, HELD IN THE JOHN GLAS FIELD HOUSE FOYER, INCLUDED AUTOGRAPHS AND INTERVIEWS WITH PLAYERS AND COACHES FROM BOTH FALL AND SPRING SPORTS.

>> WHAT A FUN EVENT.

THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE EVER DONE THIS KIND OF REPLACING THE BEAVER PRIDE LUNCHES AND IT'S BRINGING PEOPLE IN FROM THE COMMUNITY, MINGLING WITH COACHES, AND PLAYERS, AND IT'S A GREAT PRESS EVENT.

I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING WHAT HAPPENS HERE.

>> I'M A BEAVERS FAN.

I GET TO MEET ALL THE PLAYERS AND KNOW THAT THE PLAYERS ARE ON YOUR SIDE AND YOU JUST HAVE ALL THE BEAVERS.

I GET THEM SIGNED BY THE PLAYERS.

I ONLY HAVE TWO RIGHT NOW, BUT I HAVE TWO ON MY CROCS TOO.

>> BUT YOU WILL GET MORE?

>> DEFINITELY.

>> HERE IS A LOOK AT SOME OF THIS YEARS EVENTS FOR BEAVER PRIDE.

THERE IS A PLAN FOR A “MEET THE BEAVERS” WINTER EDITION FOR HOCKEY AND BASKETBALL AS WELL WITH A DATE AND TIME TO BE DETERMINED LATER.

>>> STICKING WITH BEAVER ATHLETICS, BSU FOOTBALL IS TEAMING UP WITH BUCKY'S CUPBOARD AND THE HOBSON MEMORIAL UNION TO HOST A FOOD AND HYGIENE SUPPLY DRIVE DURING THE TEAM'S HOME OPENER THIS THURSDAY AGAINST MICHIGAN TECH.

FANS ATTENDING THE GAME WILL BE ABLE TO DROP OFF FOOD AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS AT THE FRONT GATE AS THEY ENTER THE STADIUM BUT IF YOU CAN'T ATTEND THE GAME, YOU CAN ALWAYS DONATE ITEMS AT THE HOBSON MEMORIAL UNION INFORMATION DESK DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR.

>>> WELL, OVER THE WEEKEND THE BEMIDJI BLUE OX KEPT THEIR SEASON ALIVE WITH A 3-0 WIN OVER NEW YORK MILLS IN THE ROUND OF THE 32 IN THE CLASS-C STATE TOURNAMENT.

THE BLUE OX DID SO BEHIND A PHENOMENAL PITCHING PERFORMANCE BY ETHAN OPSAHL FROM ADA, WHO THREW A COMPLETE GAME SHUTOUT WITH 15 K'S.

THE OX OPENED SCORING IN THE SIXTH ON A SAM KALBERER CHOPPER UP THE MIDDLE THAT SCORED MITCH HENDRICKS AND CONNOR MCNALLAN.

KALBERER FINISHED 3-4 WITH 2-R.B.I.'S.

LATER, BEMIDJI GOT AN INSURANCE RUN IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH OFF A CALEB MANEKE R.B.I.

SINGLE TO LEFT THAT SCORED MCNALLAN WHO LED OFF THE INNING WITH A WALK.

THE BLUE OX NOW ADVANCE TO THE ROUND OF 16 AND THE FINAL WEEKEND OF THE STATE TOURNAMENT.

THEY ARE SET TO PLAY THE WACONIA LAKERS IN BELLE PLAIN THIS SATURDAY AT 11:00 A.M. A WIN WOULD PUT THEM INTO THE QUARTERFINALS ON SUNDAY MORNING.

SEMIFINALS WOULD BE LATER THAT EVENING WITH THE CHAMPIONSHIP SET FOR MONDAY AFTERNOON.

>>> WELL, HERE ARE THE RESULTS FROM BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY.

BRANDON IN THE 88B TOOK THE CHECKERED FLAG FOR HIS SECOND ONE OF THE SUMMER.

JAMIE GOT HIS FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON.

IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE FOR THE GUY THAT IS THE POINTS LEADER.

NICK IN THE NUMBER 50 GOT HIS SECOND FEATURE WIN.

HUNTER IN HIS MODIFIED CAPTURED HIS THIRD WIN AND SECOND THIS MONTH.

COLE CROSSED THE LINE NUMBER ONE FOR THE FIRST TIME AT BEMIDJI THIS YEAR, THE 27th TIME FOR THE SEASON.

IN THE MOD 4, IT WAS NICK GETTING THE FIRST WIN OF HIS CAREER AND POINTING TO THE SKY IN HONOR OF HIS DAD THAT DIED WHEN NICK WAS JUST 2.

IN THE SUPER STOCK FEATURE, RICK AND THE 77 GETS HIS SECOND WIN AT BEMIDJI IN TWO WEEKS, HE IS CURRENTLY RANKED AS THIRD NATIONALLY.

THE RACING POINT SEASON CAME TO AN END WITH THE SEASON POINT CHAMPIONSHIP.

HERE'S A LOOK AT THE CHAMPIONS IN EACH DIVISION.

BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY WILL FINISH ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, FOLLOWED BY THE PAUL BUNYAN STAMPEDE.

A COUPLE SCORES FOR YOU, ROSEAU GETS A WIN, DEER RIVER GETS A WIN IN GIRLS VOLLEYBALL, AND THE TWINS ARE CURRENTLY TRAILING THE ATLANTA BRAVES 10-4.

>> Dennis: THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR THAT BSU EVENT.

>> Charlie: YES, FIRST TIME THEY HELD IT AND THEY'RE LOOKING TO GROW IT.

I'M EXCITED TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS.

>> Dennis: YEAH, THEY HAVE THE BIG HOME OPENER FOR BSU FOOTBALL THURSDAY.

>> Charlie: YOU'RE GOING TO BE THERE.

>> Dennis: EVERYBODY SHOULD.

THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> IT'S A DREAM FOR MANY TO ONE DAY TURN YOUR FAVORITE HOBBY INTO A FLOURISHING CAREER.

FOR HOBBIES LIKE FIXING UP CARS OR COMPUTERS.

A CAREER PATH CAN BE PRETTY CLEAR, BUT SOME SAY THAT TURNING AN ARTISTIC HOBBY INTO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER CAN HAVE ITS CHALLENGES.

FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF FROSTBITE CREATIONS, WHO ENGRAVES ART ONTO PIECES OF WOOD USING LASERS AND HOW SHE TURNED THAT INTO A SUCCESSFUL CAREER.

>> Reporter: MELINDA'S FAMILY HAS A LONG HISTORY OF WOODWORKING AND CRAFTING.

SHE COMBINED BOTH OF THESE PASSIONS TO CREATE FROSTBITE CREATIONS, CREATING CUSTOM ART TO HANG ON YOUR WALL.

>> I'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CREATIVE PERSON AND OUR FAMILY HISTORICALLY HAVE BEEN ENTREPRENEURS AND WOODWORKERS, AND CRAFTERS.

THE FIRST MAP I MADE, I HAD AN IDEA.

I WONDERED IF THAT WOULD WORK AND IT WENT ON FROM THERE.

I JUST REALLY ENJOY MAKING KEEPSAKES FOR PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: HAVING SPENT MOST OF HER LIFE IN THE LAKES COUNTRY, HER INSPIRATION COMES FROM THE LAKES THAT MINNESOTA OFFERS, BUT IT GOES BEYOND THE SCENERY.

>> MY HUSBAND AND I MET AT THE LAKE WHEN WE WERE 13.

SO OUR FIRST DATES WERE CAMPFIRES AND CANOE TRIPS.

THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN THIS SORT OF APPRECIATION FOR THE DEEPER MEANING THAT LAKES HOLD IN PEOPLE'S HEARTS.

EVERYBODY HAS SPECIAL STORIES ABOUT A LAKE OR THAT ONE WEEK THEY SPENT AT THE LAKE OR A FAMILY MEMORY.

THEY JUST HOLD SO MUCH MEANING.

I WANTED TO CAPTURE THAT.

>> Reporter: SHE MAKES ALL OF HER CREATIONS FROM HAND, WHICH CAN TAKE MULTIPLE DAYS OR WEEKS TO COMPLETE.

SHE REFUSES TO CHANGE TO A QUICK AND EASY WAY OF DOING THINGS BECAUSE SHE LOVES WHAT SHE DOES AND LOVES SEEING THE FACES OF THOSE WHO RECEIVE HER PIECES.

>> I DON'T WANT TO MASS PRODUCE.

I DON'T WANT TO BANG OUT A BUNCH OF PROJECTS AND BE DONE.

I WANT TO ENJOY EVERYTHING I'M WORKING ON.

EVEN IF THAT TAKES TIME, I RATHER DO THAT.

THE OUTCOME WILL BE SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE REALLY LIKE, RATHER THAN MAKING WIDGETS AND SELLING THOSE.

IT'S JUST LONGER ISN'T ALWAYS BAD AND EFFICIENCY ISN'T ALWAYS GOOD.

SOME OF THE BEST PARTS OF WHAT I DO IS THAT I GET TO COMMUNICATE WITH PEOPLE INDIVIDUALLY AND ULTIMATELY HEAR THEIR REACTION WHEN THEY OPEN UP THE BOX.

YOU DON'T GET THAT WHEN YOU GO IN FOR QUICK AND EASY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FROM HACKENSACK WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> FROSTBITE CREATIONS DOESN'T LIMIT ITSELF TO JUST LAKES IN MINNESOTA.

THE LATEST PIECE OF WORK MELINDA IS WORKING ON IS OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE ALL THE WAY FROM OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN'S HOME STATE OF FLORIDA.

MATTHEW ACTUALLY FEE NETICALLY SPELLED THAT FOR ME AND I STILL GOT IT WRONG.

>> Charlie: I THINK YOU DID A GOOD JOB.

>> Dennis: MAYBE I GOT IT.

LET'S GO BACK TO STACY.

>> Stacy: WE WILL BE SEEING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA TONIGHT.

A FEW MORE COULD DEVELOP TOMORROW.

WE HAVE SEEN PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH A HIGH OF 72.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE CONSISTENT AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE EXTENDED FORECAST.

ANOTHER CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE AS WE HEAD INTO THE END OF THE WEEK AND THAT WILL STICK WITH US THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: BRAINERD GIRLS SWIM AND DIVE, WE'LL HAVE HIGHLIGHTS OF THAT AND MORE TOMORROW NIGHT.

>> Dennis: THAT WILL DO IT FOR US.

HAVE A GREAT NIGHT EVERYBODY.

WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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