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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.

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

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

>>> YESTERDAY WE FIRST REPORTED ON A FIRE THAT RAGED THROUGH A STORE IN NEVIS THAT HAS BEEN A PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR AT LEAST 100 YEARS.

THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS SENT AN OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE WITH UPDATED INFORMATION.

ON AUGUST 6TH AT AROUND 5:48 A.M., THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL OF A STRUCTURE FIRE IN THE CITY OF NEVIS.

DEPUTIES AND THE NEVIS FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO NORTHWOODS GROCERY & CAFE TO FIND THE BUSINESS ACTIVELY BURNING.

THE BUSINESS AND AREA RESIDENTS WERE EVACUATED DUE TO THE LOCATION OF SOME PROPANE TANKS AND A GAS STATION ATTACHED TO THE BUILDING.

MUTUAL AID WAS REQUESTED FROM OTHER AREA FIRE DEPARTMENTS.

FIREFIGHTERS FROM NEVIS, PARK RAPIDS, AND AKELEY BATTLED THE FIRE FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.

THE BUSINESS RECEIVED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE.

THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE STATE FIRE MARSHALL'S OFFICE AND THE HUBBARD COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>> A KEY ROLE WITH HIS UNIT JUST AHEAD OF A DEPLOYMENT TO IRAQ, DODGING COMBAT TO PURSUE HIS POLITICAL CAREER.

HOLD ON.

WHILE VANCE SERVED FOUR YEARS IN THE MARINES, WALZ SERVED 24 YEARS IN THE GUARD.

HE FILED PAPERS IN FEBRUARY 2005 AND RETIRED FROM HIS GUARD UNIT IN MAY OF THAT YEAR, TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE DEPLOYMENT PAPERS APPEARED.

LISTEN WHERE WALZ SPEAKS UP FOR GUN CONTROL MEASURES.

>> WE CAN DO BACKGROUND CHECKS, WE CAN DO C.D.C.

RESEARCH, WE CAN MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WEAPONS OF WAR THAT I CARRY IN WAR IS THE ONLY PLACE WHERE THOSE WEAPONS ARE AT.

>> Reporter: THERE IS NO EVIDENCE THAT HE SAID THAT LAST SENTENCE OFTEN, BUT IT HAS DRAWN THE FIRE OF TEAM TRUMP.

>> WALZ DID SAY ON CAMERA THAT I CARRIED A GUN IN A WAR.

WELL, WHICH WAR DID YOU CARRY A GUN IN BECAUSE YOU NEVER WENT TO A WAR ZONE.

>> Reporter: WALZ DID DEPLOY IN ENDURING FREEDOM BUT HE WENT TO ITALY, NOT AFGHANISTAN.

IN HIS 24 YEARS OF SERVICE, THE GOVERNOR CARRIED, FIRED, AND TRAINED OTHERS TO USE WEAPONS OF WAR ENUMERABLE TIMES, BUT NONE OF THAT CHANGES THE FACT THAT WALZ DID NOT CARRY A WEAPON IN WAR IN THE SENSE THAT MANY MAY UNDERSTAND IT, MEANING IN COMBAT, BUT NEITHER DID VANCE.

>> I SERVED IN A COMBAT ZONE.

I NEVER SAID I SAW A FIRE FIGHT MYSELF.

>> VANCE SERVED IN THE MARINES AND WAS DEPLOYED IN 2005 TO IRAQ.

WALZ WAS AGE 41 WHEN HE RETIRED FROM THE NATIONAL GUARD TO PURSUE A SEAT IN CONGRESS.

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

>> Stacy: SOME OF US WILL SEE MORE SHOWER ACTIVITY TONIGHT AND TOMORROW, BUT THE COOLER WEATHER WILL BE STICKING AROUND FOR A FEW MORE DAYS.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MORE MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, NATIONAL NIGHT OUT FOR PEOPLE TO >> 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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >>> NATIONAL NIGHT OUT IS A COUNTRYWIDE CELEBRATION THAT HOSTS FUN EVENTS FOR COMMUNITIES TO CONNECT WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.

RIGHT HERE IN BEMIDJI, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB HOSTED THEIR OWN NIGHT OUT.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WAS THERE TO SHOWCASE THE ACTIVITIES.

>> Reporter: FREE FOOD, GAMES, AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SIT IN THE BACK OF A POLICE CRUISER?

THIS EVENT IS KNOWN AS NATIONAL NIGHT OUT AND DIFFERENT ONES ARE HELD ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AIMED TO CREATE A COMMUNITY AND TO BUILD POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF BEMIDJI HAS BEEN HOSTING THEIR NIGHT OUT FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS, WALKING INTO THE EVENT YOU ARE MET WITH A RESOURCE FAIR.

>> WE INVITE OUR AREA COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND ORGANIZATIONS TO SHOWCASE WHAT THEY DO.

BEMIDJI HAS A STRONG COMMUNITY AND WE WANT TO SHOW OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHAT RESOURCES ARE AVAILABLE SO THEY CAN MAKE THE CONNECTIONS AND KNOW WHAT IS AVAILABLE.

>> Reporter: SINCE THE EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, THERE IS NO KNOWN EXACT NUMBER OF VISITORS, BUT IT WAS DEFINITELY A SUCCESS.

>> I WOULD SAY THIS IS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST YEARS.

WE USUALLY SEE 700 PEOPLE BUT WE ALREADY RAN OUT OF FOOD AND WE'RE GETTING MORE NOW.

>> WE'RE LOOKING AT 475 THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH AND GOT FOOD.

WE KNOW THERE ARE PROBABLY MORE THAN THAT.

IT'S A GORGEOUS NIGHT AND THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF THINGS OUT HERE TO DO.

>> Reporter: ALONG WITH A DUNK TANK, YARD GAMES, AND FACE PAINTING, KIDS CAN DRESS UP AND GET A CHANCE TO KNOW THE DIFFERENT OFFICERS.

>> IT'S A CHANCE TO CONNECT WITH THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW.

WE ALL COME OUT AND LOOK FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH CITIZENS THAT WE NORMALLY DON'T ENGAGE WITH, IN A POSITIVE SETTING, WHICH YOU CAN BUILD A RELATIONSHIP WITH FAMILY, WITH CHILDREN, AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT FOR A HEALTHY COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: KIDS AND ADULTS OF ALL AGES WERE ABLE TO GET UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH SQUAD CARS, AMBULANCES, FIRE TRUCKS, AND OF COURSE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THEMSELVES.

>> IT ALLOWS US TO SHOW EACH OTHER WE'RE ALL HUMANS AND WE ALL HAVE INTERESTS AND COMMONALITIES IF WE JUST SIT AND TALK TO EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: PEOPLE CAN DO INTERACTIVE THINGS LIKE TRY ON FIREFIGHTER GEAR OR BULLETPROOF VESTS AND THERE WAS A FIRE TRUCK THAT EXTENDED ITS LADDER, AS WELL AS A HELICOPTER.

PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER NOT ONLY TO MEET THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT TO GATHER AS A COMMUNITY AND LEARN AS WELL.

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

>> ALONG WITH THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB, THERE WERE THREE OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN BEMIDJI THAT HELD A NATIONAL NIGHT OUT CELEBRATION AS WELL AS HUNDREDS OF OTHERS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.

>>> 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 WAS ON THE ROAD AND I SAW SOME SCATTERED STORMS, BUT IT EVENTUALLY CLEARED OUT ONCE THE DAY WENT ON.

>> Stacy: RIGHT, WE HAD A FEW MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

BE IN LARGE, THEY WILL BE CONFINED TO EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

WE COULD SEE A FEW MORE SHOWERS, A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IN PARTS OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW, BUT THE STORY ACROSS THE AREA IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED COOL TEMPERATURES, WHICH WILL S >> 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 DID HAVE CLOUDY SKIES TODAY AND A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS HAVE BEEN MAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE AREA.

MOST OF US WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WHERE THEY COULD LINGER OVERNIGHT.

WE DO HAVE A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA TOMORROW.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING WINDS PICKING UP.

WE WILL SEE COOL TEMPERATURES AND THEY WILL STICK AND FOR SEVERAL DAYS.

THE HIGHS AS WE HEAD INTO SUNDAY SHOULD BE IN THE MID-70s.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 62 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT OUR STUDIO, WE HAVE A WEST WIND AT 5 MILES PER HOUR.

THE DEW POINT IS 61, SO FAR WE RECEIVED 0.36-INCH OF RAINFALL.

IN BRAINERD, THERE IS LIGHT RAIN AND FOG THIS EVENING, 63 DEGREES.

WE HAVE A STEADY BAROMETRIC PRESSURE AND WINDS ARE CALM.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, WE HAVE BEEN SEEING SOME SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA TODAY.

AS YOU CAN SEE, THEY ARE MOVING TO THE EAST, SOME COULD LINGER IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA AS WE HEAD INTO THE OVERNIGHT.

FOR THE REST OF US, WE SHOULD BE SEEING PLENTY OF CLOUD COVER, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, AND TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AS WELL.

THERE IS A CHANCE, IT LOOKS LIKE A BETTER CHANCE WILL BE FARTHER TO THE NORTH, BUT WE COULD SEE SOME SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AREA TOMORROW.

TEMPERATURES ARE GOING TO BE COOL AND IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT ON THE BREEZY SIDE, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.

STILL LOOKING AT COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE REST OF THIS WEEK, MAYBE WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE MORNING SKIES IN MENAHGA.

SAMROSE WITH THE SUNRISE OVER LOWER RED LAKE.

THIS IS A FAMILY OF SWANS ENJOYING A SWIM ON TURTLE LAKE.

ANGELA WITH A PICTURE OF THE EVENING SKIES.

THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING YOUR PICTURES TONIGHT.

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

WE HAD CLOUDY SKIES.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, TOPPING OUT AT 64.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY WITH 0.7-INCH OF RAINFALL.

ON OUR ALMANAC, IN BRAINERD WE REACHED A HIGH OF 70.

SO WE ARE MORE THAN 10 DEGREES BELOW THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE TODAY.

54 WAS OUR LOW, SUNRISE AT 6:06.

BEMIDJI SEEING COOL TEMPERATURES WITH A HIGH OF 66.

58 WAS OUR LOW AND WE HAD SUNSET TONIGHT AT 8:44.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND THERE IS THE CHANCE OF SEEING SOME SHOWERS AND MAYBE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IT IS GOING TO BE COOL, HIGHS NEAR 61 IN WARROAD, LOW TO MID-60s IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE SHOULD SEE SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AND WE WILL SEE SLIGHTLY WARMER TEMPERATURES, BUT ON THE CHILLY SIDE WITH THE HIGHS IN THE MID-60s.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST, TONIGHT PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, STILL COULD SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WITH LOWS NEAR 48.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TOMORROW WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

63 FOR THE HIGH, NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PICK UP A BIT AT 10 TO 25.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR WEEKEND FORECAST.

WE COULD SEE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA ON FRIDAY.

IT LOOKS QUIETER AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND AND WE SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP.

HIGHS IN THE MID-70s ON SUNDAY WITH MID TO UPPER 70s BY MONDAY.

WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Matthew: THANK YOU SO MUCH STACY.

WE HAVE CHARLIE YAEGER AND HE HAS SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR US TONIGHT.

>> Charlie: YES, FROM THE DRAGON BOAT RACES ON SATURDAY, A LOT OF TEAMS WON, SOME TEAMS DIDN'T.

WHAT WAS NOT IMPORTANT FOR ONE TEAM THAT HAD TWO MEMBERS MISSING LAST YEAR BUT THEY MADE A RETURN THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE MORE ON THAT 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.

>> HEALTH MINUTE IS SPONSORED IN PART BY EMPLOYEE-OWNED LUEKEN'S VILLAGE FOODS, FEATURING THE AREA'S LARGEST SELECTION OF SEAFOOD AND HIGHEST QUALITY MEATS.

MORE INFO AT LUEKENS.COM.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>> Charlie: THE BEMIDJI DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IS ABOUT TIME SPENT WITH FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND FRIENDS.

FOR ONE TEAM, THE ROTARY WAVE MAKERS, THAT TIME SPENT ON AND OFF THE BOAT WAS MORE PRECIOUS THAN EVER.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Reporter: TIME IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF ANY RACE, WHOEVER HAS THE FASTEST IS USUALLY THE WINNER, BUT FOR SCOTT AND HIS WIFE KATIE THAT HAD THE PARK RAPIDS DRAGON BOAT TEAM, THEIR MEASUREMENT OF TIME AND WINNING TAKES ON A DIFFERENT MEANING.

>> GETTING CANCER IS BAD BUT IN SOME WAYS, IT'S A BLESSING.

YOU KNOW, IN THAT YOU START LIVING LIKE YOU'RE DYING BECAUSE YOU ARE DYING.

WITH THAT, WITH EVERYTHING YOU DO, YOU WANT TO SQUEEZE EVERYTHING OUT OF IT THAT YOU CAN.

>> Reporter: ONE OF SCOTT'S DREAMS WAS TO RIDE HIS BIKE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHEN THEY DECIDED TO PULL THE TRIGGER TO MAKE THE DREAM A REALITY, MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT KNEW THE FREETAGS COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.

>> THEY SAID YOUR HUSBAND HAS STAGE 4 PROSTATE CANCER AND HE IS TAKING A YEAR OFF TO BIKE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE COUNTRY?

REALLY?

I SAID YES, AND I'M SUPPORTING HIM.

>> Reporter: THEY FINISHED IN JUNE, RAISING AWARENESS FOR PROSTATE CANCER AND SCHIZOPHRENIA ALONG THE WAY.

WITH ANYTHING WORTH DOING COMES SACRIFICE.

TIME SPENT ON THAT JOURNEY MEANT LESS TIME AT HOME DOING WHAT THEY LOVE.

>> DRAGON BOAT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS I WAS INVOLVED WITH THAT I HAD TO PUT ON HOLD.

IT WAS VERY HARD TO DO IT.

THIS IS A LONG TRADITION FOR PARK RAPIDS ROTARY WAVE MAKERS TO PARTICIPATE, SO I KNEW THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS LEAVING UNTIL WE FOUND PEOPLE TO STEP IN, TO MAKE SURE WE COULD GO FORWARD AND WE HAD AN AMAZING GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT STEPPED IN.

IT WAS REALLY WONDERFUL.

THEY DID A GREAT JOB.

>> Reporter: A LEAD PADDLER FOR THE WAVE MAKERS WAS ONE OF MANY WHO STEPPED UP IN THE TEAM'S TIME OF NEED DURING KATIE'S ABSENCE.

>> THEY'RE THE CORE.

THEY HAD A MISSION AND THEY NEEDED TO PURSUE THAT MISSION.

SO, I JUST WANTED TO BE A SUPPORT PERSON FOR THEM.

I HAD THE EXPERIENCE AND IT WAS JUST A PERFECT FIT FOR ME TO BE HONORED WITH TAKING IT OVER FOR HER TEMPORARILY.

>> Reporter: THIS YEAR, THE FREETAGS WERE BACK IN THE BOAT COMPETING WITH KATY BACK AT THE HELM AND SCOTT PADDLING WITH HIS TEAMMATES.

ALTHOUGH THEY DIDN'T WIN, THEY GOT TO SPEND PRECIOUS TIME WITH THOSE WHO MEAN THE MOST TO THEM.

>> ONE OF THE HARDEST PARTS OF THIS JOURNEY IS THAT WE MISSED FAMILY AND FRIENDS.

WE'RE REALLY PART OF THE COMMUNITY HERE.

THIS DRAGON BOAT RACE IS PART OF BEING THAT COMMUNITY.

WE LOVE IT.

IT WAS LIKE A PART OF ME WAS MISSING WHEN I WASN'T HERE LAST YEAR.

>> ME AND KATIE BOTH LOVED THE DRAGON BOAT.

IT IS A BLAST TO BE OUT HERE WITH GOOD PEOPLE, OUR GOOD TEAMMATES, AND I WOULD SQUEEZE AS MUCH AS YOU CAN OUT OF EVERY MOMENT.

>> Reporter: SCOTT'S CANCER CURRENTLY HAS NO CURE AND WHILE HE AND KATIE HAVE RESIGNED THEMSELVES TO THE FACT THAT HE WILL SPEND THE REST OF HIS LIFE BATTLING CANCER, THE THOUGHT THAT THIS TIME COULD BE THE LAST TIME FOR SCOTT AT THE DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL IS A THOUGHT NEITHER WILL SPEND A SECOND OF THEIR TIME WORRIED ABOUT.

>> SCOTT TAUGHT ME TO BE PRESENT AT THE MOMENT AND TAKE EACH DAY AND BE GRATEFUL FOR EACH DAY.

I FOCUS ON TODAY IS A BLESSING, IT'S A GIFT.

ENJOY TODAY AND LET'S NOT THINK ABOUT TOMORROW.

>> JUST ATTACK LIFE.

THAT IS A LESSON THROUGH MY ACTIONS AND WORDS TRYING TO GET ACROSS TO PEOPLE, TO LIVE YOUR DREAM.

>> Charlie: YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SCOTT'S JOURNEY WAS ON MILES FOR MONEY.

THEY TALK ABOUT ZERO PROSTATE CANCER.

THAT'S ONE OF THE CHARITIES THEY HAVE AND SCHIZOPHRENIA PSYCHOSIS ACTION ALLIANCE AS WELL.

THOSE ARE TWO GREAT CAUSES AND IT'S AWESOME TO HEAR THAT HE'S DOING WELL.

>> Matthew: WHAT AN INSPIRATIONAL STORY.

IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN DO ANYTHING.

THANK YOU CHARLIE.

>>> HEADING BACK TO SCHOOL CAN BE EXCITING BUT CHANCES ARE STUDENTS ARE FEELING MORE THAN ONE EMOTION AND IF A CHILD IS GOING TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME, THAT CAN BRING ITS OWN CHALLENGES.

IN TODAY'S HEALTH MINUTE, MANDY GAITHER HAS MORE WITH A LICENSED THERAPIST ON HOW TO HELP FIRST-TIME STUDENTS SUCCEED AT SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: FROM SUMMER FUN TO THE CLASSROOM, IT CAN BE A TOUGH TRANSITION FOR ANYONE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE NEVER DONE IT BEFORE.

>> WHEN A CHILD IS GOING TO SCHOOL FOR THE FIRST TIME, IT CAN BE REALLY HARD FOR EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: LICENSED THERAPIST JODY WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE STRONG FOR LIFE PROGRAM SAYS NEW AND UNFAMILIAR THINGS CAN BE SCARY FOR THE PARENT AND THEIR FIRST TIME STUDENT.

SHE SAID YOU CAN HELP YOUR CHILD SUCCEED BY TACKLING UNKNOWN, ARM THEM WITH SOCIAL SKILLS.

>> HAVING OTHER KIDS COME OVER AND SETTING UP PLAY DATES WHERE THEY CAN INTERACT AND PLAY AND PRACTICE THOSE SKILLS OF TALKING TO EACH OTHER.

>> Reporter: ALSO PRACTICE NAMING FEELINGS SINCE CHILDREN OFTEN DON'T HAVE THE WORDS TO DESCRIBE THEIR EMOTIONS.

HELP THEM LEARN TO ASK FOR HELP, SOMETHING THEY MAY NOT BE EXPERIENCED AT DOING WITH SOMEONE UNFAMILIAR LIKE A NEW TEACHER.

TEACH COPING SKILLS TO HELP WITH DIFFERENT EMOTIONS.

>> LIKE CLOSING THEIR EYES, COUNTING TO TEN, TAKING SLOW DEEP BREATHS, USING THEIR SENSES TO BRING THEM BACK AND GROUND THEM IN THE PRESENT MOMENT.

THESE ARE THINGS THAT CAN REALLY CALM THE BODY, CALM THE MIND.

>> Reporter: JODY SAYS PRIORITIZING GOOD QUALITY SLEEP, AS WELL AS REDUCING AFTER SCHOOL SCREEN TIME IS ALSO IMPORTANT AND CAN MAKE TIME FOR HEALTHY THINGS LIKE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND SOCIAL CONNECTION.

>> REALLY EMPOWER THEM TO TAKE CONTROL AND DO THINGS THAT MAKE THEMSELVES FEEL BETTER.

>> Reporter: FOR HEALTH MINUTE, I'M MANDY GAITHER.

>> BAUMSTEIN SAYS PARENTS AND CAREGIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE ALL SORTS OF FEELINGS AS THEY SEND THEIR FIRST-TIME STUDENT TO SCHOOL.

SHE SAYS TO VALIDATE THOSE EMOTIONS AS LIFE IS CHANGING FOR YOU, TOO.

IF YOU'RE FEELING SAD ABOUT NOT HAVING AS MUCH TIME WITH YOUR CHILD.

SET UP SOME ONE-ON-ONE SPACE FOR YOU TWO TO CONNECT SHE SAYS TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE FEELING AND WHAT YOU NEED AND THEN GIVE YOURSELF THAT.

>>> WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME, SO WE WILL HEAD BACK TO STACY FOR MORE WEATHER.

>> WE COULD SEE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LINGERING IN EASTERN AND CENTRAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.

OTHERWISE, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY, WITH A LOW OF 48.

TOMORROW, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, MAINLY IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IT WILL BE COOL, 63 FOR THE HIGH WITH NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

STILL LOOKING AT SOME COOL TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY, BUT WE SHOULD BE SEEING A BIT OF A WARM UP HEADED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES THIS WEEKEND.

>> Charlie: TWINS LOST THEIR GAME TODAY, FINAL SCORE 8-2.

>> Matthew: THAT IS UNFORTUNATE FOR THE TWINS FANS.

SORRY ABOUT THAT.

THANK YOU GUYS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

WE'LL BE BACK TOMORROW AT 10:00.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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