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>> LAKELAND PBS IS PROUD TO PRESENT LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Matthew: HEY EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

MY NAME IS MATTHEW FREEMAN FILLING IN FOR DENNIS WEIMANN WITH YOUR LAKELAND NEWS.

>>> TWO BEMIDJI INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN INDICTED FOR CONSPIRING TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL IN AND AROUND THE RED LAKE INDIAN RESERVATION.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS BETWEEN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER OF 2023, DEREK JON PADDY, AGED 28, AND ROBYN LEA LUSSIER, AGED 20, CONSPIRED TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF MINNESOTA.

ON NOVEMBER 2ND OF 2023, PADDY AND LUSSIER WERE FOUND IN POSSESSION OF OVER 40 GRAMS OF FENTANYL.

PADDY AND LUSSIER MADE THEIR INITIAL APPEARANCES IN U.S. DISTRICT COURT BEFORE MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN DOCHERTY ON AUGUST 2, 2024.

BOTH PADDY AND LUSSIER WERE CHARGED WITH ONE COUNT OF CONSPIRACY TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL AND ONE COUNT OF POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DISTRIBUTE FENTANYL.

>>> THE NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FOUNDATION HAS JUST RECEIVED $200,000 FROM THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION THANKS TO THE HEALTHY START GRANT.

THESE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO SUPPORT THE STEP UP PROGRAM, WHICH PROVIDES TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR CHILDCARE PROVIDERS ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN REGION OF THE STATE TO ADDRESS PREJUDICE, STEREOTYPING, BIAS AND INCLUSION IN THEIR PROGRAMS WITH THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM TO RETAIN CHILDCARE PROVIDERS AND REDUCE OR ELIMINATE EARLY CHILDHOOD EXPULSIONS.

THE BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF MINNESOTA FOUNDATION AWARDED A TOTAL OF $3.4 MILLION IN GRANTS TO 16 DIFFERENT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS MINNESOTA.

>>> LAST WEEK, THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION PRESENTED ESSENTIA HEALTH WITH THE DICK DAVIDSON NOVA AWARD.

THE AWARD IS GIVEN FOR HOSPITAL-LED COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS THAT IMPROVE COMMUNITY HEALTH.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE ON WHY ESSENTIA HEALTH WAS ONLY ONE OF FIVE RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD ACROSS THE ENTIRE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN 2021, A PROGRAM CREATED BY ESSENTIA HEALTH THAT SERVES AS A PUBLIC RESOURCE DIRECTOR, CONNECTING COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH THOUSANDS OF PROGRAMS, PROVIDING FREE AND REDUCED COST SERVICES.

ESSENTIA HEALTH BEGAN COORDINATING THE PROJECT A FEW YEARS BEFORE THE LAUNCH, RECEIVING AN AWARD FROM THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION THIS YEAR SHOWS HOW IMPACTFUL THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN.

>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR SO MANY YEARS TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN.

SO, IT'S JUST REALLY EXCITING FOR OUR PROGRAM TO BE ABLE TO GET THIS KIND OF RECOGNITION AND FOR ALL OF US COLLABORATING OVER THE YEARS, TO HAVE SOME RECOGNITION FOR THAT ACHIEVEMENT.

>> Reporter: FROM FOOD ASSISTANCE, TRANSPORTATION HELP, HOUSING, LEGAL HELP, THEY POINT COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO GET HELP WITH ANYTHING THEY NEED.

>> IT'S EMBEDDED IN THE MEDICAL SYSTEM TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO BE ABLE TO CONNECT PATIENTS TO THOSE TYPES OF SERVICES THEY MAY NEED IN THE COMMUNITY, WHICH CAN SUPPORT THEIR OVERALL HEALTH AND WELLBEING.

>> Reporter: SINCE SEPTEMBER 2021, THEY HAVE LEFT TO 19,000 REFERRALS THAT HELP PARTIALITIES IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ESSENTIA HEALTH SERVES.

PATIENTS' RESPONSES SHOWN THAT RESOURCEFUL IS A VALUABLE RESOURCE.

>> WE HAVE GOTTEN SOME AWESOME FEEDBACK FROM PATIENTS ON HOW IT HAS HELPED THEM, HOW IT'S BETTER THAN A BROCHURE OR SOMEONE HANDING YOU TO INFORMATION SAYING CALL SUCH AND SUCH, AND WE'RE DIRECTLY ABLE TO GIVE REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

IT'S MUCH MORE SUPPORT AS THEY NAVIGATE THESE TYPES OF RESOURCES.

>> Reporter: MEDICAL CARE IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT PEOPLE NEED TO BE HEALTHY.

PROGRAMS LIKE RESOURCEFUL CAN HELP SUPPORT PEOPLE BY FINDING WAYS TO REMOVE OTHER STRESSORS FROM THEIR LIVES.

>> THAT'S WHAT IS REALLY POWERFUL ABOUT RESOURCEFUL, THIS IS A WAY OF INTEGRATING ALL OF THOSE TYPES OF COMMUNITY SUPPORTS INTO OUR NETWORK SO THAT IT IS A PART OF THE CARING FOR A WHOLE PERSON AND BEING ABLE TO CONNECT PEOPLE TO THESE OTHER NEEDED RESOURCES IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: REPORTING FOR LAKELAND NEWS, I'M SAMMY HOLLADAY.

>> Matthew: COMMUNITY MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THE WHITE EARTH NATION INAUGURATION TOMORROW.

CHAIRMAN MICHAEL FAIRBANKS AND DISTRICT III REPRESENTATIVE LAURA LEE ERICKSON WILL BE SWORN IN TO OFFICE DURING THIS EVENT.

THE EVENT TAKES PLACE ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 6TH AT NOON AT THE SHOOTING STAR CASINO IN MAHNOMEN, MINNESOTA.

DOORS OPEN AT 11:00 A.M. AFTER THE EVENT, ATTENDEES ARE WELCOME TO STAY FOR A COMMUNITY MEAL.

IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON, THE EVENT WILL BE LIVE STREAMED ON THE WHITE EARTH NATION YOUTUBE CHANNEL.

>>> A MAJOR LEGAL SETBACK FOR GOOGLE AS A FEDERAL JUDGE RULED EARLIER TODAY THAT THE TECH GIANT HAS VIOLATED U.S. ANTI-TRUST LAWS WITH ITS SEARCH BUSINESS.

THE DECISION HAS THE POTENTIAL TO RE-SHAPE HOW MILLIONS OF AMERICANS GET INFORMATION ONLINE AND COULD PUT AN END TO GOOGLE'S DOMINANCE.

THE COMPANY HAS SPENT TENS OF BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON EXCLUSIVE CONTRACTS TO SECURE A DOMINANT POSITION AS THE WORLD'S DEFAULT SEARCH PROVIDER ON SMARTPHONES AND WEB BROWSERS.

THE GOVERNMENT SAID THOSE CONTRACTS HELPED BLOCK RIVALS SUCH AS MICROSOFT'S BING AND DUCK DUCK GO.

IT IS UNCLEAR WHAT PENALTIES GOOGLE MAY FACE.

ANOTHER HEARING WILL LIKELY DETERMINE THAT.

SO FAR, NO REACTION FROM THE TECH GIANT.

>>> VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS IS MAKING THE BIGGEST DECISION OF HER 2-WEEK-OLD PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN, AS SHE CHOOSES A RUNNING MATE AND PREPARES TO INTRODUCE THE NEW DEMOCRATIC TICKET TO VOTERS IN SEVERAL KEY BATTLEGROUND STATES THIS WEEK.

OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENT JULIA BENBROOK TAKES A CLOSER LOOK AT EACH OF THE TOP CONTENDERS.

>> Reporter: VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS INTERVIEWED SOME OF HER POTENTIAL V.P.

PICKS ON SUNDAY.

TWO OF THOSE TOP CONTENDERS FROM BATTLEGROUND STATES, INCLUDING CURRENT GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO.

>> THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS A DEEPLY PERSONAL DECISION TO MAKE.

SHE WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR HER AND THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: AND MARK KELLY, A RETIRED NAVY CAPTAIN AND RETIRED ASTRONAUT.

>> DONALD TRUMP WANTS TO DRAG US BACK TO, YOU KNOW, TO HIS PRIOR ADMINISTRATION, WHICH WAS A BAD DEAL FOR AMERICANS.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR TIM WALZ OF MINNESOTA, A FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER AND CONGRESSMAN ALSO ON THE SHORT LIST.

HE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO REFER TO THE TOP OF THE G.O.P.

TICKET AS WEIRD, A TALKING POINT THAT HAS GAINED TRACTION IN THE RECENT WEEKS.

>> I AM WHO I AM.

I PUT IT OUT THERE.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT THE BEST DECISION AND THE BEST FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT TO MAKE THAT.

>> Reporter: IN THE FINAL DAYS OF THE ACCELERATED VICE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH, HARRIS IS MOST CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT ONE SOURCE CLOSE TO THE PROCESS DESCRIBED AS THE THREE C'S.

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, IT WILL BE WHO SHE HAS GOOD CHEMISTRY WITH AND FEEL I CAN RUN A CAMPAIGN IN 95 DAYS AND WIN.

>> Reporter: HARRIS AND HER V.P.

PICK WILL HIT THE GROUND RUNNING, CRISSCROSSING THE COUNTRY TO VISIT BATTLEGROUND STATES.

THE FIRST STOP IS TUESDAY IN PHILADELPHIA.

REPORTING IN WASHINGTON, I'M JULIA BENBROOK.

>> GOVERNOR TIM WALZ CANCELED PLANNED CAMPAIGN STOPS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE ON SUNDAY AND REPORTEDLY FLEW TO WASHINGTON D.C. TO MEET WITH HARRIS FOR FINAL INTERVIEWS FOR HER V.P.

NOMINEE.

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

>> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SUNNY SKIES TOMORROW BEFORE CHANCES OF RAIN RETURN ON WEDNESDAY.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, CENTRAL MINNESOTANS ARE ENJOYING MOVIE FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR OWN CARS AT THE DRIVE IN THIS SUMMER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> THIS PORTION OF LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED BY C.T.C.

; INTERNET, PHONE, AND T.V.

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

>> AND NOW LAKELAND NEWS AT 10:00.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> BEMIDJI'S WATERMARK ART CENTER IS HOSTING ITS ANNUAL KIDS SUMMER ART CAMPS.

AMONG GIANT BEANSTALKS AND MAGIC PORTALS, OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK VISITED THIS WEEK'S FAIRYTALE-THEMED CAMP.

>> Reporter: WHILE JACK WAS OFF IN A FARAWAY LAND FIGHTING GIANTS, ELEMENTARY SCHOOLERS WERE GATHERING TOGETHER TO DRAW ACCOUNTS IN HIS ACTIONS.

A GROUP OF NINE 1st TO 3rd GRADERS GATHERED TO LEARN ABOUT JACK AND THE BEAN STALK TODAY.

>> I'M SURPRISED THAT A LOT OF THEM KNEW THE STORY, WHICH WAS COOL.

WE'RE DOING MOSTLY GRIMM'S FAIRYTALES, TONED DOWN A LITTLE BIT.

>> Reporter: THE CLASSES START OFF WITH READING THE GRIMM FAIRYTALES AND THEN THE KIDS WILL DO ACTIVITIES CENTERED AROUND THE STORIES.

>> SOME PEOPLE BEHIND ME ARE PAINTING A MURAL.

BEFORE, WE WERE MAKING JACK AND THE BEANSTALK BEANSTALKS WITH THE CASTLE ABOVE AND THE CLOUDS.

>> Reporter: BETWEEN THE MURAL AND BEANSTALK PAINTINGS, THEIR FOCUS TODAY WAS ON WATERCOLORS.

>> WE TRIED TO INCLUDE MANY MEDIUMS, ALL THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF PAINT, AND I PICKED THEIR BRAIN TO FIND OUT WHAT THEIR FAVORITE MEDIUM IS AND IT'S ALWAYS INCLUDED.

SO SOME OF THEM LIKE TO DRAW, SOME LIKE CLAY, SOME LIKE PAINT.

>> Reporter: THERE IS SO MUCH MORE TO THE CAMPS THAN JUST DRAWING ON SOME PAPER.

THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT THESE KIDS CAN MAKE ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT AS ALL OF THE ART THAT THEY CREATE.

>> I JUST MOVED HERE ACTUALLY.

>> OH WOW.

>> SO I THOUGHT, THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO POSSIBLY MAKE SOME FRIENDS.

>> I THINK ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS IS THE KIDS, THEY COME TO CREATE, BUT THEY ALSO CREATE NEW FRIENDSHIPS AND YEAH, IT'S JUST THIS COOL COMMUNITY THING THAT WE'RE DOING.

>> Reporter: AND AT THE END OF EVERY DAY, THE GROUP HAS TIME TO PAINT THEIR MURAL TOGETHER, WHICH WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY WORKED ON THROUGHOUT THE FIVE DAY CAMP AS YET ANOTHER WAY FOR THE KIDS TO COME TOGETHER.

REPORTING FROM BEMIDJI, I'M SYDNEY DICK, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> AT THE END OF THE WEEK, ALL OF THE ART WORK WILL BE PUT TOGETHER IN AN ART SHOW IN ONE OF THE WATERMARK ART CENTER'S GALLERY.

THE KIDS AND THEIR PARENTS CAN DO A WALKTHROUGH OF ALL THE PIECES IN A REAL EXHIBIT.

>>> ALL SUMMER LONG PEOPLE HAVE BEEN QUALIFYING IN THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY.

THE WINNER OF OUR GRAND DRAWING WILL GET A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

IF YOU'D LIKE TO ENTER THE DRAWING YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE OR MAIL US A POSTCARD WITH YOUR NAME, ADDRESS, AND PHONE NUMBER.

THEN WATCH LAKELAND NEWS AND IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME LISTED AS A POTENTIAL QUALIFIER.

CALL US BY 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO QUALIFY.

HERE'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AND YOU WILL HAVE A SHOT AT BEING OUR 2024 CRAGUN'S VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE GRAND PRIZE WINNER LATER IN AUGUST.

>>> STACY, I GOT A CHANCE TO SEE TWISTERS LAST WEEK AND EVER SINCE I SEE THE WEATHER OUTSIDE, I SAY THERE IS A STORM.

NINE OUT OF TEN TIMES I'M WRONG, BUT MAYBE YOU CAN PROVIDE A RIGHT ANSWER.

>> Stacy: WE HAVE HAD SOME SEVERE WEATHER IN THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

WE ARE EXPECTING SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEK, WE SHOULDN'T SEE ANYTHING SEVERE, BUT THERE WILL BE A FEW OUT THERE.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER THIS WEEKEND.

TOMORROW, WE ARE GOING TO ENJOY A LOT OF SUNSHI >> CLOSED CAPTIONING IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TELECOMMUNICATIONS, ACCESS MINNESOTA.

>> 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: WELL, WE SAW SOME MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA AND A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OUT THERE.

THOSE ARE ALL TAPERING OFF.

THEY ARE MOVING OUT OF OUR VIEWING AREA.

WE SHOULD HAVE QUIETER WEATHER SETTLING IN TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH TOMORROW.

SUNNY AND MID-70s TOMORROW, SHOULD BE A PRETTY NICE DAY, BUT WE HAVE SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS RETURNING AROUND MIDWEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, 58 DEGREES AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A LIGHT NORTH WIND.

THE DEW POINT IS 55 AND WE PICKED UP 0.06-INCH OF RAINFALL TODAY.

IN BRAINERD, 58 DEGREES, A DEW POINT OF 55, PRESSURE IS RISING AND WINDS NORTHEAST AT 6 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW WE DID HAVE SOME SEVERE WEATHER IN THE AREA THIS WEEKEND AND THESE ARE PHOTOS OF THE DAMAGE AND THE HAIL SEEN IN WADENA.

YOU CAN SEE BASEBALL-SIZED HAIL.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THAT WITH US.

ON OUR RADAR, MUCH QUIETER PICTURE OUT THERE TONIGHT.

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE MOVED OUT OF THE AREA AND WE SHOULD HAVE QUIET WEATHER SETTLING IN.

WE WILL BE SEEING VARIABLE CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS WE START TO SEE THE CLOUD COVER BREAKING UP.

WE COULD SEE SOME PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING AND THAT COULD LINGER INTO TOMORROW.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S QUIET ACROSS MINNESOTA TOMORROW, WE SHOULD HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, SOME NICE TEMPERATURES, WITH HIGHS IN THE MID-70s.

AGAIN, IT'S NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF WIND.

A VERY NICE DAY BEFORE RAIN CHANCES RETURN ON WEDNESDAY.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, A BEAUTIFUL MORNING SKY FROM JUDY AND BILL OVER UPPER RED LAKE.

JOAN SENT US THIS PHOTO OF A FAMILY OF SWANS ENJOYING A SWIM NEAR LAPORTE.

AND LAURIE WITH A HUMMINGBIRD MAKING A VISIT TO THE FEEDER.

STEPHANIE WITH A PICTURE OF A BEE ESCAPING SOME OF THE RAIN TODAY IN BRAINERD.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE SAID THE GRAND KIDS HAD A CHANCE TO GET OUT AND FISH BETWEEN THE STORMS OR AFTER THE STORMS THIS WEEKEND.

ARLENE SENT US THIS PHOTO FROM LONGVILLE.

A BEAUTIFUL SUNSET OVER LAKE EDWARD FROM SARAH.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 59 AND LIGHT RAIN THIS MORNING.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, PICKING UP 0.5-INCH OF RAINFALL.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY WITH 0.3-INCH OF RAIN, AND STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD WITH A MIGHT OF 63.

64 WAS THE HIGH, YOU CAN SEE HOW COOL IT WAS THIS TIME OF YEAR.

WE'RE NOT SEEING A LOT OF TEMPERATURE VARIATION TODAY AND SUNSET AT 8:41.

BEMIDJI WITH A HIGH OF 65, SO AGAIN WE ARE NEARLY 15 DEGREES BELOW THAT AVERAGE.

55 IS OUR LOW AND SUNSET TONIGHT AT 8:47.

LOOKING AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, WE WILL ENJOY JUST A REALLY NICE DAY, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s, SO SOME NICE TEMPERATURES, NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF WIND, JUST A GORGEOUS DAY AND PRETTY MUCH REPEATING THAT IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA WITH SUNNY SKIES AND HIGHS IN THE MID-70s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS, 51 FOR THE LOW, VARIABLE WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

THEN TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, 76 FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURE, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, SOME CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND EVEN A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AND EVEN FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURE-WISE, HIGHS AROUND THE 70 DEGREE MARK THROUGH THE END OF THE WORKWEEK, LOOKING AT THE WEEKEND, IT SHOULD BE QUIET WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES BY SUNDAY AND HIGHS IN THE MID-70s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER WITH US.

I KNOW I WAS GONE LAST WEEK BUT THERE ARE SOME DRAGON BOAT RECORDS SET?

>> Charlie: YES, A COUPLE SET ON FRIDAY AND THEN SATURDAY.

THEY WERE TRYING TO SET A COUPLE MORE BUT IT GOT WINDY, A LITTLE TOUGH ON THE WATERS, SO WE WOULD SEE IF THEY COULD SET SOME RECORDS.

THEY FINALLY GOT IT IN AND WE'LL TELL YOU WHO WON COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> 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.

>>> THE 18TH ANNUAL BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL SAW NEW TEAMS SETTING NEW RECORDS ON FRIDAY NIGHT IN THE SPRINT CUP RACES, A FORESHADOWING OF WHAT WAS TO COME.

RECORDS WERE BROKEN ONCE AGAIN ON SATURDAY WITH THE OLD GUARD GOING HEAD-TO-HEAD WITH THE NEW GUARD BATTLING FOR DRAGON BOAT SUPREMACY.

BUT BEFORE THE TOP DOGS COULD BATTLE IT OUT, THE RACES WERE PUT ON A PAUSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE QUALIFYING ROUND AFTER STRONG WINDS AND RAIN SHOWERS ALL DAY.

THE WEATHER TOOK A TURN FOR THE WORSE WITH LIGHTNING CAUSING OVER A 2-HOUR DELAY.

ONCE THE STORM CLEARED THOUGH, WE WERE TREATED TO SOME OF THE BEST DRAGON BOAT RACING WE'VE SEEN IN RECENT YEARS, STARTING IN THE SILVER CUP.

ROW HARD OR ROW HOME IN BOAT FOUR ABLE TO HOLD OFF THE PURPLE PADDLERS, WINNING BY DRAGON'S HEAD.

IN ACTUAL MEASURED TIME, THAT'S 0.019 OF A SECOND.

LAKELAND PBS PADDLERS FINISHED THIRD FOLLOWED BY COYOTE 102.5.

IN THE GOLD CUP, IT WAS THE WAVE RUNNERS IN BOAT FOUR THAT WAS ABLE TO STAY IN FRONT OF THE FIELD, FINISHING IN 2:03.96.

BROADBANDITS IN SECOND FOLLOWED BY THE NEED FOR GIGA-SPEED AND PERFECT CATCH.

AND FINALLY IN THE CHAMPIONS CUP, TWO FAMILIAR TEAMS, THE TEN-TIME CHAMPS, THE HYDRA HEADS IN BOAT ONE AND LAST YEAR'S RUNNER UP THE NORDIC WHITE CAPS IN BOAT THREE TAKING ON THE TWO NEWBIES.

PYROS IN BOAT TWO AND WAKE MY DAY IN BOAT FOUR AND THE TEAM FROM MINOCQUA WISCONSIN WAKE MY DAY IN THEIR FIRST BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL WENT BUOY TO BUOY TO WIN THE CHAMPIONS CUP AND THEY DID IT IN RECORD TIME.

1 MINUTE AND 59 SECONDS, THE FIRST EVER SUB TWO-MINUTE RACE IN THE FESTIVALS HISTORY.

THE NORDIC WHITECAPS FINISH SECOND FOR THE FOURTH STRAIGHT YEAR, ALL FOUR TIMES WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD ENOUGH TO WIN LAST YEAR'S CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.

TALK ABOUT A STACKED FINAL.

BUT IT IS WAS WAKE MY DAY THAT DID IT BEST ON SATURDAY, ONE OF TWO TEAMS FROM THE ISLAND CITY DRAGON BOAT CLUB.

AFTERWARDS WE HEARD FROM THEIR CAPTAIN ABOUT THEIR FIRST TIME EXPERIENCING THE BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL AND HOW THEY CAME AWAY WITH THE WIN.

>> IT'S A VERY WELL RUN FESTIVAL AND SUPER FUN TO BE HERE.

SO, GOOD COMPETITION.

THAT WAS AWESOME.

THE LAST RACE, YOU SAW IT.

I MEAN THAT WAS SUPER TIGHT.

THE RAIN WAS A LITTLE BIT OF A DAMPENING THING, BUT WE LIKE TO BATTLE.

YOU SAW WHAT WE CAN DO.

WE HAVE GOT SOME SUPER EXPERIENCED PADDLERS ON OUR TEAM.

WE HAVE A COUPLE GOING TO ITALY IN A COUPLE WEEKS AND SOME OF US, THIS IS MY SECOND SUMMER OF PADDLING AND WE HAVE GRIT.

I THINK THIS TEAM HAS COME TOGETHER.

WE BOND REALLY WELL AS A GROUP.

WE DIG DEEP AND PULL TOGETHER AND REALLY IT'S A FOCUSED BOAT.

SO I'M SUPER EXCITED.

>> THE OTHER DIVISION FINAL WINNER WAS THE MIDCO MUSKIES TAKING HOME THE BRONZE AND HERE ARE THE CHALLENGE CUP WINNERS FROM EARLIER IN THE DAY.

ALL THESE CUPS ARE DETERMINED IN THE FIRST ROUND OF HEATS AND THERE ARE SOME CREATIVE NAMES ON HERE.

BANCCANEERS, BROADBANDITS, ROW HARD OR ROW HOME.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

>>> ALSO FROM OVER THE WEEKEND, YOUR BEMIDJI SPEEDWAY FEATURE WINNERS.

IT WAS ALSO HALL OF FAME NIGHT AT THE RACEWAY AND THEY INDUCTED EIGHT NEW MEMBERS.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, NICK SEITZ ACCEPTING FOR HIS DAD, JOHN SEITZ, GREG CASPERS, CHAD PUSCHINSKY AND NANCY ACCEPTING FOR BILL PUSCHINSKY, SARA AND TAL LUCKEN ACCEPTING FOR LYNN LUCKEN, BLAKE AND NATHAN HIGGINBOTHAM ACCEPTING FOR THEIR DAD MARK HIGGINBOTHAM, GARY NELSON, ANDY EFTA, AND BARB ACCEPTING FOR HER PARENTS JIM AND ILA CORCORAN.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THEM.

>>> TWINS UP AGAINST THE CHICAGO CUBS.

MINNESOTA RIDING A FOUR GAME WIN STREAK OFF THEIR WEEKEND SWEEP OF THE WHITE SOX.

TOP OF THE THIRD, NO SCORE AND RUNNERS ON THE CORNER.

WILLIE IS GOING TO TEST THE ARM OF ARMSTRONG IN CENTER.

TOO FAST, TWINS LEAD 1-0.

IN THE FOURTH, THEY'RE CALLING DAVID THE SLIM REAPER, 7 STRIKEOUTS.

NOW MIKE THOUGHT HE HAD A WALK BUT CAREER HIGH, HE FINISHED WITH 9 STRIKEOUTS.

IN THE 5th, MANUAL CLEARS THE VINES FOR HIS FOURTH OF THE SEASON.

THEY GO ON TO BLANK THE CUBS 3-0.

MINNESOTA HAS WON 5 STRAIGHT AND ARE WITHIN A STONE'S THROW.

>> Matthew: NOW THAT I'M BACK, THEY WON FIVE IN A ROW.

>> Charlie: MAYBE YOU NEED TO GO.

THAT'S HOW IT WORKS OUT.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> CENTRAL MINNESOTANS ARE ENJOYING A DIFFERENT WAY TO VIEW MOVIES THIS SUMMER AT THE LONG DRIVE-IN.

THE MOVIE THEATRE IS IN ITS 68TH SEASON AND OFFERS A LINEUP OF NEW RELEASES, A FULLY STOCKED CONCESSION AREA, AND AN EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER YOU WOULD FIND AT A TRADITIONAL THEATER.

REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS.

>> Reporter: THE LONG DRIVE IN HAS GONE THROUGH THEIR FAIR SHARE OF OWNERSHIP CHANGES SINCE 1956 BEFORE FINALLY FALLING IN THE LAP OF CURRENT OWNER MICHELLE'S PARENTS IN 1985.

FOR MICHELLE, IT WAS A NO-BRAINER TO KEEP IT IN THE FAMILY.

>> WELL, MY PARENTS OFFERED THE DRIVE IN TO THE FAMILY.

SO WHEN IT WAS OFFERED TO THE BUSINESS, IT SEEMED LIKE THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.

WHEN THE WEATHER IS COOPERATING, IT'S THE BEST JOB IN THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: THE REST OF MICHELLE'S FAMILY SHARED THE SAME THOUGHT, AS THE AUTHENTICITY OF DRIVE INS, PULLING IN WITH A MATTRESS, AND TAKING IN THE NATURE AND RUNNING AROUND IN THE OPEN SPACE THAT MAKES THE EXPERIENCE SO UNIQUE.

>> YOU CAN HAVE A LOLLIPOP WITH GRAND DAD BEFORE THE NIGHT STARTED AND THAT'S THE EARLIEST MEMORY I HAVE OF THIS PLACE AND OF COURSE JUST RUNNING.

WE WOULD GO OUT AND RUN FOR HOURS, PLAYING FOR BALLS OR FRISBEES.

>> Reporter: DRIVE INS HAS DECLINED SINCE THE LATE 50s AND EARLY 60s.

THEY ARE ONE OF ONLY FIVE DRIVE IN THEATERS REMAINING IN MINNESOTA, AND IT'S THE FOCUS OF COMMUNITY TO CHURCH FAMILY NIGHTS THAT KEEPS PEOPLE COMING BACK.

>> THE FEELING OF COMMUNITY.

EVERYBODY JUST COMES TOGETHER AND SIT AND WATCH THE SAME MOVIE ON THE BIG SCREEN AND IT'S VERY MUCH A COMMUNITY FEELING.

THAT'S WHAT STARTED IT AND THAT IS WHAT MADE THEM POPULAR TODAY.

THAT'S WHY DRIVE INS ACROSS THE COUNTRY DO A LOT OF COMMUNITY EVENTS DURING THE WEEK.

>> Reporter: WHILE KEEPING PUBLIC INTEREST IS ONE OF THE REASONS THE DRIVE IN CONTINUES TO STAND TALL, ANOTHER IS PERSISTENCE AS IT IS AN AROUND THE CLOCK JOB ONCE SUMMER HITS BUT IT'S THEIR LOVE FOR DRIVE INS THAT KEEPS THE FAMILY TRADITION STRONGER THAN EVER.

>> WE HAVE SEEN SOME REGULARS WITH THEIR KIDS AND NOW THEY'RE TALLER THAN ME.

>> IT'S HEARTWARMING.

IT'S READING THROUGH OUR GUEST BOOK WE HAVE.

YOU CAN SEE THE COMMENTS OH WE WERE HERE THIS DATE LAST YEAR, HAPPY TO BE BACK.

THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT WORTH IT, SEEING THOSE SMILES YEAR AFTER YEAR.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN LONG PRAIRIE WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-BUSINESS, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Matthew: ALONG WITH FREE MOVIE NIGHT ON AUGUST 7TH AND CHURCH FAMILY NIGHT ON THE 21st, THEY WILL BE HOSTING THEIR ANNUAL CLASSIC CAR CRUISE ON THE 24th.

>>> NOW WE HAVE EXTRA TIME SO WE WILL GO TO STACY FOR SOME WEATHER.

>> Stacy: WE WILL SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP WITH SKIES BECOING VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.

A NICE DAY IN STORE TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES, HIGHS IN THE MID-70s, VARIABLE WINDS UP TO 5 MILES PER HOUR.

THEN WE HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN RETURNING AROUND MIDWEEK.

>> Charlie: FOOTBALL SEASON STARTED TODAY FOR BSU AND WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO THEIR CAPTAINS.

WE WILL BRING THAT TO YOU TOMORROW.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00.

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