♪ BRETT: WELCOME TO "ALMANAC NORTH."

I'M MAARJA HEWITT.

MAARJA: WELCOME TO "ALMANAC NORTH."

I'M MAARJA HEWITT.

BRETT: AND I'M BRETT SCOTT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

MAARJA: WE ARE CHATTING WIE LOCAL AMERICAN CLUB THAT RS FUNDS FOR THOSE AND IT AS Y PREPARE TO CELEBRATE A HUGE MILESTONE.

BRETT: THOSE STORIES AND MH MORE COMING UP BUT FIRST WE BEGIN WITH HEADLINES.

A NEW THIRD-PARTY REPORT HIGHLIGHTS THE MAJOR ECONOC AND COMMUNITY IMPACT OF ESA HEALTH IN THE TWIN PORTS.

THE NOT-FOR-PROFIT HEALTH M GENERATES MORE THAN $4.5 BN IN ANNUAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITD SUPPORTS NEARLY 15,000 JOBN THE REGION.

SYSTEM-WIDE, THAT NUMBER CS TO OVER 24,000 JOBS AND $77 BILLION IN IMPACT ACROSS MINNESOTA, WISCONSIN, AND H DAKOTA.

ESSENTIA ALSO INVESTS HEAVN COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS -- SUPPORTING EVERYTHING FROM MENTAL HEALTH TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING -- AND HAS PROVIDER $490 MILLION ANNUALLY IN CY CARE AND COMMUNITY PROGRAM.

LEADERS SAY THE REPORT UNDERSCORES ESSENTIA'S ROLT JUST IN HEALTH CARE, BUT AA KEY ECONOMIC DRIVER AND COMMUNITY PARTNER ACROSS TE NORTHLAND.

MAARJA: MINNESOTA HEALTH OFFICIALS ARE ENDORSING NEW COVID-19 VACCINE GUIDANCE M LEADING MEDICAL ASSOCIATIOR THE 20252026 SEASON.

THE MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SAYS IT'S NOW FOLLOG RECOMMENDATIONS FROM GROUPE THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS AND FAMILY PHYSICIANS, WHICH ADVISE TT EVERYONE SIX MONTHS AND OLR SHOULD HAVE ACCESS TO THE VACCINE -- ESPECIALLY YOUNG CHILDREN, SENIORS, PREGNANT WOMEN, AND THOSE WITH HEALH RISKS.

THE STATE IS ALSO MAKING IT EASIER TO GET VACCINATED BY ISSUING A STANDING ORDER ALLOWING PHARMACISTS TO GIE COVID SHOTS, INCLUDING TO S AGE THREE AND UP.

THIS SHIFT COMES AS FEDERAL GUIDANCE ON VACCINES BECOMS LESS CLEAR, AND STATE LEADS MOVE TO PROTECT ACCESS FORL MINNESOTANS.

VACCINES ARE ALREADY ARRIVT CLINICS AND PHARMACIES, WIH MORE EXPECTED IN THE COMING WEEKS.

BRETT: ST.

LOUIS COUNTY ISW ACCEPTING PROPOSALS FOR PRS THAT HELP PREVENT THE SPREF AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES IN LOCAL LAKES AND RIVERS.

THE COUNTY WILL AWARD OVER $700,000 IN STATE GRANT FUG IN 2026 THROUGH MINNESOTA'S AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES PREVENTION AID PROGRAM.

ELIGIBLE PROJECTS SHOULD FS ON EDUCATION, EARLY DETECT, CONTROL EFFORTS, AND REDUCG THE SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC IMPF INVASIVE SPECIES LIKE ZEBRA MUSSELS, SPINY WATER FLEASD MILFOIL.

NOW, APPLICATIONS ARE DUE NOVEMBER 21ST, WITH GRANTS ANNOUNCED IN JANUARY AND PROJECTS STARTING NEXT SPR.

SINCE 2014, ST.

LOUIS COUNS DISTRIBUTED $7.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT PREVENTION EFFORTS, INCLUDING BOAT INSPECTIONS, DECONTAMINATION, AND PUBLIC OUTREACH.

MORE DETAILS AND APPLICATIN FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT STLOUISCOUNTYMN.GOV.

MAARJA: THE CANAL PARK CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IS NEG COMPLETION.

OUR TEAM CAUGHT UP WITH PRT ENGINEER MONICA ANDERSON TE HOW THE WORK IS PROGRESSIN.

TAKE A LOOK.

MONICA: I AM MONICA ANDERS, THE LEAD PROJECT ENGINEER R THE CONTRACT FOR THE U.S.

Y CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

WE ARE WELL UNDER WAY HERE IN THE SUMMER SEASON MOVING INTO L AND WE HAVE COMPLETED THE E RIVER THAT YOU SEE BEHIND .

ALSO THE WALL THAT ACCOMPAS IT IS COMPLETE AND WE ARE WORKING IN ALL THE UPLAND IMPROVEMENTS AND THE SECOND PHASE OF THE PROJECT BEFORE FINISH UP A SITE -- THE SID RETURN IT BACK TO THE PUBLR USE.

WE HAD TO BUILD THEM AT THE TIME, SO WE PLACED ABOUT HF THE STONE, POURED A BASE OE WALL RIGHT NEXT TO US AND N CAME BACK AND BUILT THE VEL PART OF THE WALL THAT TIESO THE CITY PORTION AND PLACEE REST OF THE STONE AGAINST E WALL ONCE IT WAS STRONG ENH TO SUPPORT THAT AND NOW WEE MOVING INTO THE UPLAND PHA, WHICH YOU CAN SEE THERE IST OF EXCAVATION HAPPENING NES AND -- NEXT TO US AND YOU L SEE SOME REBAR AND CONCRETD STEEL FORMS FOR THE FUTUREE OF THE EXISTING ARTIFACTS D THE ARTIFACTS FOR THE PUBL.

THE PUBLIC HAS BEEN INTERED IN THE PROJECT ALONG THE SUMMER.

WE'VE HAD A LOT OF POSITIVE INTEREST AND FEEDBACK FOR E MOST PART ON BEING EXCITEDO SEE IMPROVEMENTS IN THIS A. ESPECIALLY WITH THE RECENT IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY F DULUTH IN THE LAST TWO YEA, EVERYONE IS EXCITED TO HAVS PORTION COMPLETE AND HAVE A CONTINUOUS AREA TO RECREAT.

IT IS AN EXCITING PROCESS E ABLE TO BRING A DESIGN FRON PAPER TO 3D, IN REAL LIFE.

IT'S BEEN REALLY EXCITING E IT COME TO LIFE KNOWING I'T THE MOST IMPORTANT JOB OF - IMPORTANT JOB OF THE ENTIRE WHICH IS KEEP THE LAND WHET NEEDS TO BE WHICH IS THE CHALLENGE WITH CONSTRUCTIO.

I GREW UP HERE IN THE RN RE AND I REMEMBER AS A CHILD BEGGING MY DAD TO NOT JUSTO THE SHOPPING DISTRICTS OF H AND STAY ABOUT THE MOTHER L MALL -- MILLER HILL MALL.

I WOULD HAVE TO CONVINCE A REASON TO COME DOWN TO CANL PARK TO SEE THE LAKE OR TRO CATCH A SHOW.

WE WOULD MOSEY DOWN HERE AR OUR BACK-TO-SCHOOL SHOPPINR CHRISTMAS SHOPPING AND SPED SOME TIME AT THE PIERS ANDE HOPEFULLY LUCKY ENOUGH TO H A SHIP.

IT'S BEEN SURREAL TO COME L CIRCLE AND NOW BE ABLE TO K FOR SOME OF THE ORGANIZATIS AND PARTNER WITH THE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS ON MAINTAININGS FACILITY FOR OTHER LOCALS T LIKE MYSELF AND TOURISTS TT COME FROM ALL OVER THE COUY AND THE WORLD TO COME SEE T ONLY LAKE SUPERIOR AND THE SHIPPING INDUSTRY BUT WHATE TOWN HAS TO OFFER ALSO.

I AM REALLY EXCITED TO SEEE PUBLIC COME BACK AND RECREN THE SPACE.

IT IS MY FAVORITE PART OF WORKING DOWN IN THIS AREA.

SEEING EVERYONE ENJOYING TE GREEN SPACE AND HAVING PICS ON THE GRASS.

TAKING A BREAK ON THE BENC.

IT IS WHERE PEOPLE BRING FY AND FRIENDS.

BRETT: LOOKS LIKE A LOT OF PROGRESS DOWN THERE.

JOINING US NOW TO TALK ABON UPCOMING EVENT IN DULUTH IS SHANNON WATSON, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF MAJORITY IN THE MIDDLE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THANKS FOR HAVING ME BACK.

MAARJA: YOU WERE ON A MONT.

MAY BE COULD REMIND US ALLT IS MAJORITY IN THE MIDDLE,T IS YOUR MISSION?

SHANNON: IT IS A NONPROFIT NONPARTISAN ORGANIZATION AE WORK TO EQUIP AND EMPOWER'S ABILITY -- AND POWER STABIY AND POLITICAL AND PUBLIC S. BRETT: YOU HAVE A BIG EVENT COMING UP IN DULUTH, WHICHU IMPACT STATEWIDE BUT YOU AE DOING ONE RIGHT HERE IN DUH SEPTEMBER 30, EXPLAIN WHATT IS ABOUT.

SHANNON: WE HAVE BEEN ON A STATEWIDE TOUR WITH OUR CIC PLEDGE FOR A STRONGER MINNA AND THIS IS AN EVENT WHERE ELECTED OFFICIALS AND COMMY LEADERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS, JUST NORMAL PEOPLE AND SIGN A PLEDGE THAT SAYT WE ARE GOING TO ENGAGE PEACEFULLY WITH OUR NEIGHBS AND DENOUNCE POLITICAL VIOE AND FIND COMMON GROUND.

MAARJA: WHY DULUTH AS ONE E STOPS?

SHANNON: IT WAS SUGGESTED S VERY EARLY ON, WE HAD A KIF EVENT THE END OF JULY THAT INVOLVED PEOPLE FROM THIS A THAT SAID YOU SHOULD REALLY BRING THIS HERE AND THAT IS ACTUALLY HOW THE STATEWIDER GOT STARTED, WAS PEOPLE FRM DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES SAYI, CAN YOU DO THIS HERE?

BECAUSE I COULD NOT COME TE CITIES FOR THIS, COULD YOUO THIS HERE?

WE SAID ABSOLUTELY YES.

BRETT: WHAT CAN ATTENDEES T WHEN THEY GO TO THE EVENT?

WHAT CAN THEY EXPECT TO LE?

SHANNON: I START OFF AND DA FEW OPENING COMMENTS AND TN NATHAN STOCK, A NATIONAL/ INTERNATIONAL EXPERT ON POLITICAL VIOLENCE, I TOLDM HE HAS AN UNFORTUNATE JOB E IS BASED HERE IN MINNESOTAD SO HE TALKS A LITTLE BIT AT WHAT PLEDGES MEAN TO A COMMUNITY, HOW OTHER COMMIS HAVE RESISTED POLITICAL VIE IN THE PAST, AND THEN WE HE EVERYBODY WHO IS INTERESTEN SIGNING THE PLEDGE STAND UD INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND LITERALLY GO THROUGH A AN'E GOT CERTIFICATES AND COMMEMORATIVE PENS AND WE R SEPARATE WAYS.

MAARJA: IS BEEN A TUMULTUO- IT HAS BEEN A TUMULTUOUS FO FIVE MONTHS FOR OUR COUNTRN MINNESOTA AND NATIONALLY, W DOES THAT IMPACT THE WORK U DO?

IS IT GETTING HARDER TO BRT IN THE MIDDLE?

SHANNON: THAT'S A REALLY GD QUESTION.

SOME OF THIS WORK, THE PLES SPECIFICALLY CAME OUT OF TE VIOLENCE THAT WAS PERPETRAD AGAINST OUR LEGISLATORS JUE 14TH, THE KILLING OF THE HORTMANS AND THE SHOOTING E HOFFMAN FAMILY.

AND THEN LESSON TWO WEEKS O THE ASSASSINATION OF CHARLE KIRK -- LESS THAN TWO WEEKO THE ASSASSINATION OF CHARLE KIRK.

THAT IF SOMETHING IN PARTIR FOR MINNESOTA.

PART OF THE REASON THE 14TF JUNE WAS SO JARRING WAS BEE WE HAVE NOT HAD TO DEAL WIH POLITICAL VIOLENCE HERE.

AND HAS NOT BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S COME TO OUR STATE.

SO WE FIRST HAD TO DEAL WIT AND THEN WITH THE SHOOTINGG SO PUBLIC AND SUMMER SOCIAL MEDIA ALL OF A SUDDEN IT DO THINGS.

IT MAKES PEOPLE REMEMBER WE ARE DOING THE WORK THAT WEE DOING IS IMPORTANT.

BUT I THINK THE OTHER THINT DID PARTICULARLY FOR MINNEA WAS SORT OF RE-TRAUMATIZED PEOPLE FROM WHAT HAPPENED N JUNE.

NEITHER OF THOSE THINGS ARE GREAT.

BUT THEY JUST WERE OF ELEVE THE NEED FOR THE WORK.

BRETT: IS THAT SOMETHING SO SIMPLE WHEN WE WERE TALKING BEFORE THE INTERVIEW THIS EVENING, JUST TO BE KIND TR NEIGHBOR.

SHANNON: ABSOLUTELY.

BRETT: ELABORATE ON THAT.

SHANNON: THE THING PEOPLE E LOOKING FOR IS ANY THE BIG ANSWER, THE BIG SOLUTION TO THESE PROBLEMS.

AND THE PROBLEMS OF DIVISIE GENERALLY SORT OF AN AVALAE OF A BUNCH OF LITTLE SNIPPETS.

THAT IS WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.

IN THE SAME WAY, YOU SORT F HAVE TO MELT EACH SNOWFLAKE INDIVIDUALLY.

SO LITTLE THINGS ARE ACTUAY BIG THINGS.

BEING KIND TO A NEIGHBOR OR COWORKER YOU WOULD NOT NORY GET ALONG WITH.

SIGNING A PLEDGE.

SAYING HELLO TO SOMEBODY.

HOLDING THE DOOR IN THE GRY STORE.

A LOT OF THESE THINGS AT MINNESOTA'S ARE DOING ANYWT DOING IT ONE MORE TIME -- T CAN REALLY HELP SORT OF STD TOGETHER OUR CIVIC FABRIC.

MAARJA: WHEN WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CIVILITY, IS VERY FOUNDATIONAL QUALITY OR ITM THAT IS NEEDED TO MOVE FOR?

THE KEY TO GET TO THAT POIT WHERE YOU CAN BE CIVIL IN A CONVERSATION.

SHANNON: IS A GOOD QUESTIO.

ONE OF THE THINGS WE HAVE E WITH THIS PLEDGE IS WE MADT SUPER SIMPLE ON PURPOSE.

THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE SORF THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINAR BASED ON.

YOU LOOK AT IT AND IT'S LIF COURSE WE ALL AGREE ON THA.

THAT IS WHAT WE NEED.

WE NEED THERE TO BE A FOUNN OF EVERYBODY AGREES ON THI.

IT DOES NOT MATTER WHAT POLITICAL AFFILIATION YOU , WHAT YOUR BACKGROUND IS LIR WHERE YOU COME FROM OR LIVE CAN ALL AGREE ON THIS.

AND THAT GIVES US SOMETHINO BUILD UPON.

BRETT: CAN YOU SHARE WITH S EXAMPLES OF BIPARTISAN WORK THAT'S COMING OUT OF NORTHEASTERN MINNESOTA?

SHANNON: GOOD QUESTION.

I THINK THIS REGION IN IN PARTICULAR HAS A LONG HISTF BIPARTISANSHIP.

AND SOME OF THE WORK IS NOT VISIBLE WHEN YOU JUST LOOKT THE LETTERS BEHIND PEOPLE'S NAMES.

I KNOW MOST OF THE LEGISLAS IN THIS AREA HAVE DONE VERD WORK.

AND IT IS GOOD WORK BECAUST FLIES UNDER THE RADAR.

SOME OF THESE COMMON SENSE THINGS.

I WANT TO SAY THAT WHEN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TS YEAR WENT TO THE TIE AFTERT SPECIAL ELECTION 67-67 STAG ON MARCH 17, ONE OF THE FIT BILLS I GOT THROUGH, 130 SOMETHING TO 0 WERE A COUPF BILLS THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE HAD AND THEE REALLY COMMON SENSE THINGSE ALLOWING -- I DON'T REMEMBF IT WAS A TOWNSHIP OR A BOA- SOMETHING.

THEY COULD NOT FIND FIVE MS OF SO ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE THREE MEMBERS.

THAT HAD TO RUN THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO BE PERMISSIBLE.

BUT THAT IS SOMETHING EVERY CAN AGREE ON.

THERE'S NO DRAMA.

THERE'S NO TRAVESTY AROUND.

IT IS YES, WE CAN DO THIS.

ELEVATING THOSE THINGS ONEA TIME WAS REALLY HELPFUL IN SETTING THAT.

MAARJA: REAL QUICKLY, TUES, WHAT ARE THE DETAILS?

SHANNON: TUESDAY ONE :00 P, ZEITGEIST AUDITORIUM -- OR ATRIUM.

WE HAVE INFORMATION AND WEK PEOPLE TO RSVP ON THE WEBS.

MAARJA:MAARJA: THANK YOU SH FOR JOINING US AND THANK YR ALL THE WORK YOU DO.

SHANNON: THANK YOU.

♪ MAARJA: A LINCOLN PARK STAS CELEBRATING 90 YEARS OF BUS NEXT MONTH.

TO LEARN MORE, WE'RE JOINEY GLEN GILDERMAN OF THE ALL-AMERICAN CLUB.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

GLEN: THANKS FOR HAVING ME.

BRETT: 90 YEARS.

THAT'S A LONG TIME.

WHAT DOES THIS ACCOMPLISHMT MEAN TO YOU?

GLEN: THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS CHANGED QUITE A BIT OVER TE YEARS.

TO SEE IT TURN INTO KIND OA BUSTLING NEIGHBORHOOD HAS N REALLY GOOD TO BE A PART OF THAT.

MAARJA: AND THE ALL-AMERICN CLUB HAS REMAINED CONSTANTL US ABOUT WHAT YOU DO BECAUE YOUR BUSINESS, THE RESTAUR/ BAR BUT ALSO A GROUP THAT S FUNDRAISING, HOW DOES THATL WORK TOGETHER?

GLEN: IT IS A PACKAGE.

WE DO A LOT OF STUFF FOR TE COMMUNITY.

IT IS A BAR ESTABLISHMENT,T WE ARE ALSO GOOD NEIGHBORSN OUR AREA AND WE WANT TO MAE SURE THAT THAT NEIGHBORHOOD STAYS POSITIVE.

TO BE A MEMBER OF THE CLUBU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER O COME INTO THE ALL-AMERICANB BUT IF YOU ARE A MEMBER THE EXPECT AND HOPE YOU WILL HS OUT WITH THE STUFF WE DO FE COMMUNITY.

BRETT: TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE ALL-AMERICAN CLUB.

HOW DID IT START?

GLEN: BACK EVEN BEFORE 193, WITH THE IDEA, THERE WERE T OF CLUBS AT THE TIME, LIKEE ITALIAN AMERICAN CLUB AND E POLISH AMERICAN CLUB.

THE STORY THAT'S BEEN HANDD DOWN IS THE PEOPLE WHO STAD THIS CLUB, THEY WANTED A CB FOR ALL AMERICANS AND WANTO INVITE ANYBODY IN THAT WANO BE INVOLVED.

SO IT STARTED LIKE IN 19 -- 1933 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAS AN ORGANIZATION BUT MOVED D AND WAS CHARTERED IN 1935,D OF OFFICIALLY CHARTERED AND MOVED INTO THE BUILDING INE EARLY 1940'S.

MAARJA: THAT IS LIKE WE'LL BEGINNING STORY, HOW DID YU DECIDE WHERE YOUR MISSION A COOL BEGINNING STORY.

HOW DID YOU DECIDE WHERE YR MISSION WENT TO AND WHO YOE HELPING?

GLEN: WE SAT DOWN A FEW YES AGO ENDED A MISSION STATEMT AND VISION STATEMENT.

WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE E NOT JUST A BAR.

THAT WE WERE A PLACE THAT S GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND WANTING TO HP OUT IN AS MANY WAYS AS WE N THAT LIVE IN DULUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS AND TO HP KIDS.

AND WE ALSO HAVE THE ELKS R BUILDING WITH US AND THEY E REALLY FOCUSED ON VETERANSD SO IS THE ALL-AMERICAN CLU.

THAT IS KIND OF OUR FOCUS, KIDS AND FAMILIES AND VETES AND DIFFERENT GROUPS LIKE .

BRETT: YOU ARE ALSO DOING N HONOR FLIGHT FUNDRAISER IT SOUNDS LIKE.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

GLEN: DONE THAT QUITE A FEW TIMES, SHARON LARSON IS ONF OUR MEMBERS, THIS IS KIND R BABY, AND SHE HAS RAISED AT OF MONEY.

WE DO FUNDRAISERS ONCE A YR FOR THE HONOR FLIGHT.

LAST YEAR WE RAISED SOMETHG LIKE $14,000.

THAT ASCENDING A LOT OF VES OUT TO WASHINGTON, D.C.

IT IS AN AWESOME ORGANIZATN THAT THEY SENT PEOPLE OUT A DAY AND THEY GO OUT AND BAN THE SAME DAY JUST TO SEE WASHINGTON, D.C.

AND THE MEMORIALS DEDICATED TO THED DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT.

SHARON HAS DONE A REALLY GD JOB WITH THAT.

MAARJA: WHAT ABOUT KIDS?

HOW DO YOU MAKE AN IMPACT H KIDS?

GLEN: WE ALWAYS DO A SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE.

THERE'S A COMPANY CALLED -- CLASSROOM TO COMPANIES OR COMPANIES TO CLASSROOM, WE COLLECT AS MUCH AS WE CAN F SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND THINGSE THAT AND DONATED TO THAT ORGANIZATION.

AROUND THE HOLIDAYS, WE ALS SUPPORT OR SPONSOR A FEW DIFFERENT FAMILIES.

AND WE LOOK FOR FAMILIES TT HAVE KIDS.

AND PROVIDE THEM WITH ALL S OF DIFFERENT PRESENTS AND S THAT THEY WANT, THEY MAKE A LIST AND WE TRY TO FILL IT- FULFILL IT.

WE DO THREE OR FOUR FAMILIA YEAR.

I HAVE DELIVERED THOSE BASS BEFORE AND IT IS A PRETTY L THING.

MAARJA: THAT HAS TO BE REWARDING.

BRETT: WHAT IS THE OVERALL HEALTH OF YOUR MEMBERSHIP?

HAVE YOU SEEN IT GROW OVERE YEARS?

GLEN: IT'S BEEN UP AND DOW.

AT ONE TIME THEY HAD ABOUT0 MEMBERS AND THERE WAS A WAG LIST.

THIS WAS BACK IN THE 1940'D 1950'S.

WE HAVE ABOUT 150 TO 175 MS NOW.

AND HAS GROWN AND SHRUNK A LITTLE BIT BUT STAYED AROUD THAT AREA.

WE HAVE A LOT OF MEMBERS.

A LOT OF PEOPLE TO CALL ONO HELP OUT WITH DIFFERENT TH.

BUT AGAIN, WE HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT COME INTO THE ALL-AMERICAN CLUB THAT ARET MEMBERS THAT ARE REALLY IND IN HELPING US OUT WITH THI, TOO.

MAARJA: I NEVER REALLY REAE YOU COULD GO INTO THE ALL-AMERICAN CLUB.

[LAUGHTER] BRETT: ME NEITHER.

GLEN: YOU HEAR THAT A LOT.

WE ARE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.

MANY WILL GO, CAN WE COME N HERE?

YEAH, COME ON IN.

WE GET A LOT OF PEOPLE THAE WALKING, ESPECIALLY IN THE SUMMERTIME, WALKING THE LIN DISTRICT AND THEY WILL STON FOR A LITTLE BREAK FROM THE BREWERIES AND CIDERIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE FROM THE CS WALKING.

A LOT OF DULUTH PEOPLE, TO.

THAT'S HOW YOU GOT MEMBERS.

WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BEFORE TT WE ARE A SMALL TOWN BAR ING CITY.

THAT'S WHAT IT FEELS LIKE.

MAARJA: SO YOU HAVE A BIG CELEBRATION COMING UP FOR E 90TH ANNIVERSARY.

TELL US ABOUT THAT.

GLEN: WE ARE DOING A COMBID OKTOBERFEST AND 90TH BIRTHR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION ANE ARE GOING TO HAVE ALL KINDF REALLY COOL STUFF.

OKTOBERFEST OLD SCHOOL, WEE 4:00 TO 6:00 AND THE ROCK D WILL COME IN AT 7:00.

WE HAVE AN AUTHENTIC GERMAN WHEEL.

IT IS GOING TO BE SUPPLIEDY KEITH DUPREE.

WE HAVE A BUNCH OF STEIN HG CONTESTS AND GAMES FOR PEOE AND KIDS AND ALL KINDS OF S LIKE THAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE FUN.

WE HAVE A COMPETITION BETWN BLACK LIST AND THEN TITLE .

WHO HAS THE BEST GERMAN BEER?

THEY ARE DOING A LOT OF TRH TALKING WITH EACH OTHER ABT WHO HAS THE BEST GERMAN BE.

IT SHOULD BE FUN.

MAARJA: BUT IS OCTOBER 4.

ALL ARE WELCOME -- THAT IS OCTOBER 4.

ALL ARE WELCOME.

GLEN: WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE PEOPLE COME IN AND SEE WHAE AMERICAN CLUB IS ALL ABOUT.

MAARJA: THANK YOU SO MUCH R JOINING US.

GLEN: THANK YOU.

BRETT: BEFORE WE GO, LET'SE A LOOK AT WHAT YOU MIGHT BP TO THIS WEEKEND.

EARLIER THIS SPRING, THE BRIMSON, MINNESOTA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WAS DEVASY WILDFIRES.

DESPITE THAT, THE BRIMSON T HAS BEEN HELD ON SATURDAY MORNINGS FROM JULY 4TH THRH LABOR DAY.

THIS SATURDAY THEY WILL HOA SPECIAL HARVEST MARKET ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH FM 9:00 A.M.

UNTIL NOON ON THO STORE'S GROUNDS.

MAARJA: END-OF-SEASON VENDS WILL INCLUDE BAKED GOODS, HOMEMADE CONDIMENTS, ARTS & CRAFTS, VARIOUS FLEA MARKET ITEMS, AND PLENTY OF LIVE C TO ENJOY!

LOCATED IN BRIMSON, MN, THE MARKET IS OPEN TO THE PUBLD THE WHOLE FAMILY IS WELCOMO ATTEND AND SUPPORT LOCAL ES TO RESTORE THE AREA AND COE TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY.

BRETT: NOW FOR A SPECIAL ME FROM PBS NORTH'S SENIOR DIR OF ENGINEERING AND OPERATIS JON PANZER AND DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT NATALIE HEST.

>> HELLO.

AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, ALMANC NORTH HAS BEEN A STAPLE INE NORTH LAND FOR 35 YEARS.

>> TOGETHER WE HAVE SHAREDE POLITICS, VIBRANT ARTS AND STORIES THAT AFFECT OUR COMMUNITIES.

IT IS A LEGACY WE ARE INCRY PROUD OF.

>> IT IS WITH A MIX OF GRAE AND XMI FOR THE FUTURE WE E ANNOUNCING A CHANGE.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL EPIE OF "ALMANAC NORTH."

>> THIS DECISION IS NOT A T OF FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS, IS ADDRESSED BY PBS NORTH TO T AND MEET YOU WHERE WATCH ON DEMAND COME ON YOUR PHONESD STREAMING APPS.

WE ARE INNOVATING TO KEEP R MISSION OF SERVING THE COMY STRONG FOR YEARS TO COME.

>> WHILE THIS CHAPTER IS CLOSING, A NEW ONE IS BEGI.

WE ARE BUILDING ON THE TRUD LEGACY OF THIS PROGRAM WITN EXCITING NEW SHOW CALLED "N BUSINESS WITH ALMANAC NORT" WHICH PREMIERS NOVEMBER 6.

>> IT WILL FOCUS ON THE ECC HEART OF OUR REGION EXPLORG THE CHALLENGES AND INNOVATS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA, NORTHEN WISCONSIN AND THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN.

>> BUILDS FROM CONVERSATIOS WITH LOCAL CHAMBERS OF COM, THE SHOW WILL BRING TRUSTED VOICES AND PERSPECTIVES FRM ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES.

>> YOU CAN GET IN BUSINESSH ALMANAC NORTH WHEREVER YOUE LIVE ON PBS NORTH EXPLORE, SIMULCAST ON THE NORTH 103, LIVE ON YOUTUBE AND FACEBOD ON DEMAND THROUGH THE PBS , YOUTUBE AND PBS NORTH.ORG D THE NORTH 1033 DOT ORG.

>> AND I THINK TO OUR HOSTR THE QUALITY -- THANK YOU TR HOSTS FOR QUALITY JOURNALI.

HAVE BEEN THE HEART OF THEW AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE INCREDIBLE WORK.

BRETT: AS WE CONCLUDE "ALMC NORTH" TONIGHT, WE HAVE SOE NEWS TO SHARE.

THIS WILL BE OUR FINAL BROT AS YOUR HOSTS.

MAARJA: THIS SHOW HAS BEENH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR COMMUNITY CONVERSATION, ANT HAS BEEN OUR PRIVILEGE TO T THIS DESK, SHARING THE STOS AND VOICES THAT SHAPE NORTN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN.

BRETT: WE WANT TO THANK ALF YOU, THE VIEWERS, FOR INVIG US INTO YOUR HOMES, AND FOR TRUSTING US TO BRING YOU TE STORIES THAT MATTER.

YOUR SUPPORT AND ENGAGEMENE MEANT EVERYTHING.

MAARJA: WHILE "ALMANAC NORS COMING TO A CLOSE IN ITS CT FORM, THE PROGRAM IS NOT E. IT IS TRANSITIONING ITS FO.

BRETT: PBS NORTH WILL CARRY FORWARD THE "ALMANAC NORTH" BRAND INTO A NEW CHAPTER -N BUSINESS WITH ALMANAC NORT" THIS NEW PROGRAM WILL SPOTT THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUS FACING OUR REGION'S SMALL BUSINESSES AND LOCAL ECONO.

MAARJA: NEW BEGINNINGS ARET OF EVERY TRADITION.

JUST AS "ALMANAC NORTH" CAD FORWARD THE STORIES OF THIS REGION FOR DECADES, IN BUSS WITH ALMANAC NORTH WILL CAY THAT SPIRIT INTO THE FUTUR.

DIFFERENT IN FOCUS, BUT GRD IN THE SAME MISSION -- TELG THE STORIES THAT CONNECT UO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THIS PLE CALL HOME.

BRETT: IT HAS BEEN OUR PRIE TO SHARE MEANINGFUL STORIEH YOU, AND TO REFLECT ON THE ISSUES SHAPING OUR COMMUNIY TOGETHER.

MAARJA: FROM ALL OF US, THK YOU FOR THE YEARS OF CONVERSATION, CONNECTION, D COMMUNITY.

IT HAS TRULY BEEN AN HONOR.

FOR THE LAST TIME ON "ALMAC NORTH," GOOD NIGHT, AND THK YOU.

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