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>> CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF LOCAL NEWS FOR BEMIDJI, BRAINERD, AND ALL OF THE LAKES COUNTRY.

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

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

>> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> SOME SEPTIC TANKS IN NORTHERN TOWNSHIP JUST NORTH OF BEMIDJI HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED FOR OVER 50 YEARS.

THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP BOARD HAS PLANS TO IMPLEMENT A WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEM TO HELP WITH THE SEPTIC TANKS THAT ARE IN NEED OF UPGRADES BUT NOT EVERY RESIDENT IN THE AREA IS A FAN OF THAT IDEA.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE DETAILS.

>> Reporter: SEPTIC TANKS USUALLY HAVE A LIFE SPAN OF 20 TO 30 YEARS.

THERE IS A DESPERATE NEED FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SEPTIC SYSTEMS, WITH 70% OF THE SEPTIC TANKS IN THE AREA BEING OVER 25 YEARS OLD.

THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP BOARD IS SEEKING TO IMPLEMENT A MECHANICAL PLANT ALONG LAKE -- BEMIDJI.

IT WILL BE JUST UNDER $13 MILLION.

$6 MILLION WILL BE PAID FOR WITH GRANTS IN TOWNSHIP ROAD FUNDS.

>> RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR 60% OF THE COST, EQUATING TO 45% OF THE TOTAL PROJECT COST.

>> Reporter: THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP BOARD HELD A PUBLIC HEARING TO HELP PEOPLE VOICE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT THE PROJECT.

>> IT DOESN'T ADDRESS THE QUALITY OF LIFE ON THE HOUSEHOLDS CLOSEST TO THE SITE, INCLUDES OURS.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE USING AN EQUIVALENT FRONT FOOTAGE FOR EACH HOUSE IN THE AREA, TO LOOK AT THE TOTAL WASTE WATER USAGE IN EACH HOUSEHOLD.

THAT WILL AFFECT HOW MUCH THEY PAY MONTHLY TO BE HOOKED UP TO THE NEW SYSTEM.

SOME RESIDENTS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR MONTHLY ESTIMATE.

>> I LIVE IN A 1700-SQUARE FOOT HOUSE BY MYSELF AND I WILL PAY THE SAME FEE AS SOMEONE WITH A LARGE HOUSE WITH MANY FAMILY MEMBERS.

THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME WAY TO MAKE THIS ASSESSMENT FAIR.

>> Reporter: SOME BELIEVE THAT THE BOARD WASN'T CLEAR ABOUT THE EVIDENCE THEY GATHERED ABOUT THE SEPTIC TANKS IN THE AREA AND THEY'RE NOT BEING FAIR TO ALL RESIDENTS AS THOSE WHO LIVE ALONG LAKE BEMIDJI WILL HAVE TO PAY ON TOP OF THE MONTHLY FEES THEY HAVE TO OWE IN THE FUTURE.

>> WE'RE NOT TRYING TO HARM ANYBODY.

WE'RE TRYING TO REPRESENT OUR CONSTITUENTS THE BEST WE CAN, PROTECT OUR TAX BASE, AND DO WHAT WE THINK IS RIGHT FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT AND OUR PEOPLE.

>> WHEN YOU ELECT OFFICIALS, THEY DO THE BEST THEY CAN AND IF, YOU KNOW, IF PEOPLE AREN'T HAPPY WITH IT, THERE IS AN EASY OUT.

THAT IS RUN FOR OFFICE AND GET RID OF US.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN NORTHERN TOWNSHIP, I'M MATTHEW FREEMAN, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> NO DECISION HAS BEEN MADE ON WHETHER TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROJECT AS OF YET BUT THE NORTHERN TOWNSHIP BOARD HOPES TO MAKE THAT DECISION AT THEIR NEXT MEETING ON DECEMBER 23RD.

>>> ONE MAN WAS RESCUED BUT ANOTHER HAS DIED AFTER AN A.T.V.

WENT THROUGH THE ICE ON A LAKE NEAR LONGVILLE.

CASS COUNTY SHERIFF BRYAN WELK SAYS THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND 6:00 LAST NIGHT ON BLACKWATER LAKE IN WOODROW TOWNSHIP.

AFTER RECEIVING A 9-1-1 CALL., EMERGENCY RESPONDERS USED 9-1-1 MAPPING TECHNOLOGY AND ARRIVED IN THE AREA AND RESCUED A 20-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO WAS IN THE WATER.

THAT MAN WAS TREATED BY E.M.S.

FOR EXPOSURE AND HYPOTHERMIA BEFORE BEING TRANSPORTED TO A ST.

CLOUD HOSPITAL VIA HELICOPTER.

THE SEARCH CONTINUED INTO THE EVENING FOR THE OTHER MAN, AN 18-YEAR-OLD BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL.

SEARCH EFFORTS CONTINUED TODAY AND THE BODY OF THAT MAN WAS RECOVERED FROM THE LAKE AROUND 2:00 THIS AFTERNOON -- 1:00 THIS AFTERNOON.

AN AUTOPSY IS PENDING AND NAMES OF THE VICTIMS ARE NOT BEING RELEASED UNTIL FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOTIFIED.

>>> IT'S BEEN A BUSY START TO THE WEEK FOR THE BEMIDJI FIRE DEPARTMENT FIRST ON MONDAY.

A DOZEN FIREFIGHTERS AND FIVE PIECES OF EQUIPMENT RESPONDED TO A SHED FIRE JUST WEST OF BEMIDJI ON BUTTERFLY DRIVE IN GRANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP.

THE STRUCTURE WAS DESTROYED BUT THE FIRE CREW WAS ABLE TO LIMIT DAMAGE TO A NEARBY GARAGE, TO EXTERIOR DAMAGE ONLY.

THEN JUST BEFORE ONE THIS MORNING, 26 FIREFIGHTERS AND 9 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT RESPONDED TO THE SCENE ABOUT 13 MILES NORTH OF BEMIDJI FOR A FIRE AT A POLE BUILDING.

INSIDE THE BUILDING THEY DISCOVERED SEVERAL FREE BURNING HEAVY TIMBERS INSIDE A KILN.

AFTER KNOCKING DOWN MOST OF THE FIRE, FIREFIGHTERS LOCATED HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND REMOVED THE SKID OF TIMBERS FROM THE KILN, EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE.

NO-ONE WAS INJURED AT EITHER FIRE AND FIRE OFFICIALS SAY BOTH APPEAR TO BE ACCIDENTAL.

>>> THE OUTREACH PROGRAM OF BRAINERD LAKES, ALONGSIDE A GROUP OF BRAINERD HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, HELPED PACK 100,920 MEALS FOR THOSE AFFECTED BY HURRICANE HELENE.

THE OUTREACH PROGRAM'S VISION IS THAT 80 TO 90 PERCENT OF THE MEALS IT PACKAGES AND DISTRIBUTES REMAIN IN MINNESOTA, WITH THE REMAINING 10 TO 20 PERCENT BEING USED FOR DISASTER RELIEF OR INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION, ALL THE MORE REASON THE ORGANIZATION WANTED TO EXTEND A HELPING HAND.

>> IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN THE STATES IN GENERAL, WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF EACH OVER.

WE NEED TO SET A GOOD EXAMPLE.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING.

WE'RE TAKING CARE OF OUR NEIGHBORS.

WE HAD OVER 300 VOLUNTEERS TO PACK ALL THE FOOD, GET IT OUT THE DOOR, AND WE LIVE IN AN AMAZING COMMUNITY.

WHEN WE ASK, THEY STEP UP.

>> THE OUTREACH PROGRAM OF BRAINERD LAKES WILL BE SENDING SPANISH RICE, TOMATO BASIL PASTA, MAC AND CHEESE, AND APPLE CINNAMON OATMEAL.

>>> WE'RE LEARNING NEW DETAILS ABOUT THE MAN POLICE SAY SHOT AND KILLED UNITEDHEALTHCARE C.E.O.

BRIAN THOMPSON, LAST WEEK.

LUIGI MANGIONE WAS CHARGED WITH MURDER IN NEW YORK LATE MONDAY NIGHT.

HE'S CURRENTLY IN A PENNSYLVANIA STATE PRISON FACING SEPARATE GUN CHARGES.

A JUDGE DENIED HIS BAIL.

LUIGI MANGIONE IS NOW FIGHTING EXTRADITION TO NEW YORK.

JENN SULLIVAN IS IN NEW YORK FOLLOWING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS CASE.

>> Reporter: LUIGI STRUGGLING WITH AUTHORITIES, ENTERING A COURTHOUSE IN PENNSYLVANIA TUESDAY.

THIS COMES AFTER A FIVE DAY MANHUNT ENDED IN ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA MONDAY, NEARLY 300 MILES OUTSIDE OF NEW YORK CITY AT THIS McDONALD'S.

>> OFFICERS MADE CONTACT WITH THE MALE, WHO WAS SUBSEQUENTLY ARRESTED ON UNRELATED CHARGES.

>> Reporter: POLICE FOUND SEVERAL ITEMS ON LUIGI, INCLUDING MULTIPLE FAKE I.D.s, A U.S. PASSPORT, AND A GUN WITH A SILENCER.

>> BOTH CONSISTENT WITH THE WEAPON USED IN THE MURDER.

>> Reporter: THE FULL VIDEO IS TOO DISTURBING TO AIR, SHOWING THE KILLER APPROACHING THOMPSON FROM BEHIND AND SHOOTS HIM MULTIPLE TIMES.

POLICE SAY THEY FOUND A DOCUMENT ON MANGIONE THAT CRITICIZED CORPORATE AMERICA AND HAD THESE WORDS, THESE PARASITES HAD IT COMING.

I DO APOLOGIZE FOR ANY STRIFE IN TRAUMA, BUT IT HAD TO BE DONE, ELUDING TO A POSSIBLE MOTIVE.

>> HE HAD SOME ILL WILL TOWARDS CORPORATE AMERICA.

>> Reporter: HE COME FROM A WEALTHY FAMILY IN MARYLAND AND HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

SOME WHO KNEW HIM PAINT A VERY DIFFERENT PICTURE THAN WHO POLICE SAY IS THE COLD-BLOODED KILLER WE SEE IN THIS VIDEO.

>> A THOUGHTFUL PERSON, WAS FRIENDLY, COMMUNICATED WELL, HAD GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH EVERYONE.

>> Reporter: MANGIONE FACES SEVERAL CHARGES IN NEW YORK, INCLUDING MURDER, AS WELL AS A SEPARATE GUN CHARGE IN PENNSYLVANIA.

IN NEW YORK, I'M JENN SULLIVAN REPORTING.

>> UNITEDHEALTHCARE IS BASED OUT OF MINNETONKA, MINNESOTA AND THE 50-YEAR OLD THOMPSON LIVED IN MAPLE GROVE.

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

>> Stacy: VERY COLD AIR IS GOING TO BE SETTLING IN THE AREA OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND WE'LL HAVE COLD WINDCHILLS RESULTING IN A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PART OF THE AREA TONIGHT.

I'LL HAVE THE DETAILS IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK, THE BEMIDJI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS HOSTING THEIR 117th >> 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 MORE NEWS WITH DENNIS WEIMANN.

>>> THE BEMIDJI AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HOSTED THEIR 117TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION GALA LAST THURSDAY.

OUR REPORTER SYDNEY DICK WAS THERE TO RING IN THE NEW CHAMBER YEAR AND ALSO CELEBRATE THIS YEAR'S SUCCESS WITH SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER CHAD GREENWAY.

>> Reporter: THEIR 117th ANNUAL GALA AND THIS YEAR THEY HAD THEIR BIGGEST TURNOUT EVER WITH OVER 250 PEOPLE.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING OUR BUSINESSES TOGETHER BECAUSE IF THERE ARE ISSUES THAT COME UP THAT THEY WANT THEIR VOICES TO BE HEARD, SOMETIMES IT'S BETTER TO HAVE THAT WITH MORE PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT VERSUS YOU GOING OUT ON YOUR OWN.

THIS IS A PLACE TO BRING EVERYONE TOGETHER.

>> IT'S EXCITED TO BE UP HERE AND SPEAK TO THE GROUP.

>> Reporter: CHAMBER MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND HEAR SPEECHES ABOUT WHAT EXACTLY THE CHAMBER DOES, ESPECIALLY FOR SMALL BUSINESSES.

>> WE DO A LOT OF THINGS WITH ADVOCACY IN THE COMMUNITY, TO MAKE SURE THE BUSINESSES, THAT THERE ARE THINGS THEY WANT TO BRING FORWARD, WE'RE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM.

WE HELP BRING MEMBERS TOGETHER FOR EVENTS LIKE THIS WHERE THEY CAN HAVE NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES.

WE DO BEMIDJI DAY AT THE CAPITAL, WHERE WE DO SOME LOBBYING ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.

>> Reporter: GUESTS WILL SEE THE AMBASSADOR AND THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD PRESENTED AND LISTEN TO THE GUEST SPEAKER.

THIS YEAR THE CHAMBER WAS JOINED BY 11 YEAR NFL VETERAN CHAD GREENWAY.

HE IS ALSO A FOUNDER OF GRAY DUCK SPIRITS AND WANTED TO CONNECT WITH THE BEMIDJI AUDIENCE ABOUT HIS SMALL BUSINESS OWNER EXPERIENCES.

>> I MEAN I DO A LOT OF SPEAKING OUT IN MY POST CAREER.

I ENJOY TALKING TO DIFFERENT GROUPS.

THIS IS FUN BECAUSE WE'RE CELEBRATING BEMIDJI AND ALL THE BUSINESSES, ALL THE SUCCESS, AND ALL THE WORK THEY PUT IN.

THIS IS MORE CELEBRATION AND I'M CAPPING OFF THE EVENING.

IT'S FUN TO BE A PART OF IT AND INTERACT WITH THE PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE.

WE TOUCH EVERY PART OF MINNESOTA SO IT'S FUN TO GET OUT AND SAY HI TO EVERYBODY.

>> Reporter: ALTHOUGH GUESTS HAD TO BUY A TICKET, THIS IS A COMMUNITY EVENT, NOT A FUNDRAISER.

>> WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND HAVE THAT NETWORKING OPPORTUNITY TO HELP SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY.

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

>> PAULA HOWARD OF JOE'S PEST CONTROL WAS NAMED CHAMBER AMBASSADOR OF THE YEAR AND SARAH EK OF EVOLVE CREATIVE WAS GIVEN THE YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OF THE YEAR AWARD.

>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, STACY IS HERE.

COLD WEATHER HEADING IN.

>> Stacy: IT IS.

WE COULD STILL SEE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT ONCE THOSE MOVE THROUGH, EXPECT TO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE AREA.

WE HAVE ENOUGH WIND IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA THAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE WINDCHILLS IN THE -30.

SO WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THAT REGION.

IT SHOULD WARM UP FOR THE WEEKEND.

>> 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: WE'VE SEEN SOME LIGHT SNOW AND FLURRIES ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND SOME OF THOSE COULD LINGER OVERNIGHT TONIGHT, BUT BEHIND THIS SYSTEM, WE'RE SEEING SOME COLD TEMPERATURES MOVING IN, SOME WINDS ARE PICKING UP, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA, AND WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PART OF OUR AREA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW MORNING.

THIS COLD AIR WILL STAY IN PLACE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE WARMER AIR RETURNS TO END THE WEEK.

RIGHT NOW IN BEMIDJI, IT'S 15 AT OUR AIRPORT.

WINDS ARE WEST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR, BUT WE'RE SEEING GUSTS UP TO 21 AND WE HAVE PICKED UP AN INCH AND A HALF OF SNOW TODAY.

A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF NORTHWEST MINNESOTA FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL NOON ON WEDNESDAY.

WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE SOME COLD TEMPERATURES AND VERY COLD WINDCHILLS.

WIND CHILLS WILL BE FROM 33 TO 39 BELOW 0, SO THAT COULD RESULT IN FROSTBITE QUICKLY ON ANY EXPOSED SKIN, SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND DURING THE MORNING HOURS TOMORROW.

WE HAVE A FEW SNOW SHOWERS LINGERING, BUT THEY WILL BE CONFINED TO EASTERN MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT.

WINDS WILL BE PICKING UP A BIT, ESPECIALLY IN WESTERN MINNESOTA.

OF COURSE THAT IS GOING TO LEAD TO SOME COLD WINDCHILLS AS THE TEMPERATURES DROP.

SUNNY AND COLD FOR TOMORROW.

SOME WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU TONIGHT, ARLENE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BIRDS MAKING A STOP AT THE FEEDERS IN HER YARD AT MENAHGA.

YOLANDA SAID THE ROADS ARE SLIPPERY NEAR LOWER RED LAKE THIS MORNING.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PICTURE OF THE MOON.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING THOSE WITH US TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 16 WITH SOME FLURRIES.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY SKIES AND 1 INCH OF SNOWFALL.

ANGELA AT CASS LAKE, THE LOW WAS 13, 17 MILES PER HOUR WINDS THIS EVENING.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD REPORTING A HIGH OF 22.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH OF 22.

IT'S A LITTLE BELOW AVERAGE, NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OUR HIGH AND LOW.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 19.

BEMIDJI REACHING A HIGH OF 19.

AGAIN, IT'S BELOW THE AVERAGE AND 5 DEGREES LOWER THAN THE LOW TEMP THIS MORNING, WHICH WAS 14.

HERE'S A LOOK AT OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE WILL BE SEEING PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT VERY COLD.

THE COLD WINDCHILLS ARE IN THE MORNING.

MANY OF US WILL STAY BELOW 0 IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, COULD BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, WE'RE LOOKING AT PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, BUT VERY COLD, WITH HIGHS 0 TO 5.

TONIGHT, CLOUDY SKIES, LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS IN EASTERN MINNESOTA.

WE MAY SEE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW IN THE WEST.

NORTHWEST WINDS AT 10 TO 25.

PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY TOMORROW, WITH HIGHS NEAR -2.

LOOKING AT OUR EXTENDED FORECAST, SUNNY BUT COLD AGAIN ON THURSDAY, MORNING LOWS NEAR -18.

TEMPERATURES START TO WARM UP AS WE HEAD TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.

WE WILL SEE A LOT OF CLOUD COVER ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN THE 20s, POSSIBLY SOME LOW 30s.

BACK TO YOU.

>> Dennis: THANK YOU STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR SPORTS.

I GUESS THE THEME TONIGHT IS BRAINERD AND BEMID.

>> IN -- BEMIDJI IN HOCKEY.

>> Charlie: YES, ONE WAS PLAYING IN BRAINERD, WHICH WAS THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS IN BEMIDJI.

WE MANAGED TO GET BOTH HIGHLIGHTS FOR YOU AND SOME BASKETBALL AND ALL THE SCOREBOARDS WE NORMALLY >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY THE COMMUNICATIONS; NORTHERN MINNESOTA'S CERTIFIED APPLE SERVICE CENTER, OFFERING REPAIR SERVICES ON APPLE PRODUCTS AND P.C.S.

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

>>> BEMIDJI BOYS HOCKEY IS OFF TO A HOT START, EARNING THEIR FIRST RANKING OF THE SEASON AT 19TH, WITH ONLY ONE LOSS THROUGH THEIR FIRST 5-GAMES BUT THAT LOSS CAME TO THEIR ONLY CLASS 2A OPPONENT THUS FAR.

BRAINERD HAS HAD A SEEMINGLY OPPOSITE START TO THEIR CAMPAIGN, WITH ONLY ONE WIN THROUGH THEIR FIRST 6-GAMES, WITH THAT LONE WIN COMING AGAINST A CLASS A OPPONENT.

THE TWO SECTION EIGHT RIVALS FACED OFF TONIGHT AT ESSENTIA HEALTHCARE ARENA IN BRAINERD, BOTH TEAMS TRYING TO GET THEIR FIRST CLASS 2A WIN OF THE SEASON.

FIRST PERIOD, POWER PLAY FOR BRAINERD.

SANDER PETERSON POKING IT IN AND THE WARRIORS GET THE EARLY 1-0 LEAD.

CONNOR SWATS IT HOME AND EVENS THINGS AT 1-1.

STILL IN THE FIRST, ANOTHER POWER PLAY FOR THE WARRIORS AND DYLAN PUTS THE BISCUIT IN THE BASKET.

THEY HAVE A 2-1 LEAD AFTER 1.

BEMIDJI IS ABLE TO TIE IN THE SECOND.

GRIFFIN ON CLEAN UP DUTY, GIVE IT IS JACKS THE LEAD.

BEMIDJI SCORES 3 IN THE PERIOD AND BEATS BRAINERD 6-3.

THEY CONTINUE TO BE STRONG ON OFFICE.

THEY'RE AVERAGING 6 GOALS A GAME.

WARRIORS SEARCHING FOR THE VICTORY.

MORE SCORES FOR YOU OUT OF THE BOYS HOCKEY REALM.

MOORHEAD IS RANKED NUMBER 3.

MONTICELLO BEATS LITTLE FALLS 6-1.

PARK RAPIDS GETS A WIN OVER BRECKENRIDGE.

LAKE OF THE WOODS FALLS TO FORT FRANCIS.

>>> THE GIRLS HALF OF THE RIVALRY HAD BEMIDJI HOSTING BRAINERD LITTLE FALLS.

LUMBERJACKS RANKED 17th IN CLASS 2A.

THE WARRIORS JUST ONE SPOT SHY OF A RANKING, RECEIVING VOTES.

BRAINERD HAD A 1-0 LEAD.

SAME SCORE IN THE SECOND PERIOD, BAILEY WITH THE SNIPE.

SHE IS DEADLY WITH THE RANGE.

IT WAS 1-1 AFTER TWO.

NO ONE SCORED IN THE THIRD PERIOD BECAUSE ERICA WAS A BRICK WALL.

11 SAVES IN THE PERIOD, 40 ON THE NIGHT.

SO WE HEADED TO OVERTIME WHERE MEGAN GETS AN UP CLOSE LOOK, FINDS A WAY TO BEAT AND BEMIDJI WALKS IT OFF AGAINST BRAINERD.

A FITTING END TO A RIVALRY GAME.

THE TWO TEAMS WILL NOT PLAY AGAIN THIS YEAR UNLESS THEY MEET IN THE SECTION PLAYOFFS.

>>> MORE GIRLS SCORES FOR YOU.

MOORHEAD BEATS ROSEAU.

NORTHERN LAKES, A HUGE WIN OVER PRAIRIE CENTER.

DETROIT LAKES, THEY GET THE WIN OVER MORRIS BENSON.

>>> IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, BRAINERD LOOKING FOR THEIR THEIR STRAIGHT WIN.

BRAINERD DOWN 3, ALISON THOMAS DRAIN IT IS TRAY, KNOTS THINGS UP AT 32.

A FEW MINUTES LATER, BRAINERD IS TRAILING AGAIN, THIS TIME BY 2.

THAT'S WHEN CLOUD GETS ON THE DOWNTOWN TRAIN AND GIVES THE WARRIORS A 1-POINT LEAD.

MOMENTS LATER, THE SAME SCORE.

ALSO JOINING IN ON THE THREE PARTY, ENTENDING THE LEAD FOR THE WARRIORS.

THEY GO ON TO WIN A TIGHT ONE OVER WILMER.

MAYA LED ALL SCORERS.

>>> A COUPLE MORE HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL SCORES FOR YOU.

BEMIDJI FALLS TO FERGUS FALLS.

A TOUGH GAME FOR THEM TONIGHT.

PARK RAPIDS, THEY LOSE TO NEW YORK MILLS, BUT WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY RANKS NUMBER TWO IN THE STATE IN CLASS A.

THEY WIN TONIGHT AGAINST MAHNOMEN WAUBUN.

PINE RIVER-BACKUS BEATS SEBEKA.

GRAND RAPIDS, THEY LOSE TO ESKO.

CROSBY-IRONTON FALLS IN A CLOSE ONE TO RUSH CITY.

ALSO IN BOYS, STAPLES MOTLEY AND PILLAGER COLLECTING WINS TONIGHT.

PARK RAPIDS OVER NEW YORK MILLS, WALKER-HACKENSACK-AKELEY GETS A WIN.

NORTHOME-KELLIHER GETS A TIGHT ONE OVER WINEMAC.

AND LITTLE FALLS ALSO SWEEPING IN THEIR TRIANGULAR DOWN IN LITTLE FALLS.

RIGHT NOW MINNESOTA WILD LEADING THE HOCKEY CLUB 2-1 AT THE END OF TWO.

>> Dennis: THANKS CHARLIE.

THE FOREST HISTORY CENTER IN GRAND RAPIDS IS ONCE AGAIN HOSTING HORSE DRAWN SLEIGH RIDES THROUGH THE HOLIDAYS AND INTO NEXT YEAR.

FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, WE TAKE A LOOK BACK TO LAST YEAR WHEN THE PROGRAM FIRST STARTED.

>> Reporter: THE FOREST HISTORY CENTER LAUNCHED THEIR SLEIGH RIDE PROGRAM ON NOVEMBER 25TH AND TWO WEEKENDS IN, THE RECEPTION FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN AS EXPECTED.

>> I'M NOT SURPRISED.

PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED TO HORSES.

PEOPLE ARE DRAWN TO HORSES.

IT DOESN'T SURPRISE ME SO MUCH.

WE'RE STILL GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT THIS PROGRAM.

SO, I PRESUME IT WILL GET BETTER.

SO FAR, PEOPLE THEY WANT IT.

THEY WANT TO COME OUT AND MEET THE HORSES.

>> Reporter: THE CENTER HOUSES FIVE HORSES.

ONE 24-YEAR-OLD BY THE NAME OF JACK, TWO BELGIUM HORSES, AND CHUCK AND CHAD WHO WERE THE ONES GETTING THE RUN IN LAST WEEKEND.

>> THE HORSES ARE A REALLY GOOD WAY FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE CONNECTIONS WITH HISTORY.

IT'S A HANDS-ON, IT'S AN EXCITING WAY FOR PEOPLE TO CONNECT WITH HISTORY.

HORSES WHO WERE INTEGRAL IN LOTS OF ASPECTS OF EARLY AMERICAN HISTORY, THEY'RE USED FOR A LOT OF THINGS.

SO, IT'S A WAY TO GET PEOPLE HERE AND TO GET THEM THINKING ABOUT WHAT LIFE MIGHT HAVE BEEN OVER 100 YEARS AGO.

>> Reporter: WHILE THE HORSES ARE THE MAIN ATTRACTION HERE FOR VISITORS, THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT BEHIND THE AREA IS WHAT TRULY MAKES SLEIGH RIDE SEASON HERE SPECIAL.

>> I THINK IT'S BOTH.

PEOPLE DO COMMENT THAT THEY ENJOY LEARNING ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LOGGING CAMPS, WHICH THERE ARE SOME SURPRISING THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE ABOUT HOW LOGGING WAS DONE AND HOW BIG A SCALE IT WAS.

IT'S ALSO THE GLEE OF RIDING AROUND WITH HORSES IS INTERESTING AND TOUCHING HORSES, AND THE FACT THAT THE HORSES ARE SO FRIENDLY AND THEY REALLY WANT TO -- THEY REALLY WANT -- THE HUMAN INTERACTION IS IMPORTANT FOR THE HORSES.

>> Reporter: REPORTING IN GRAND RAPIDS WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, MILES WALKER, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> Dennis: AND STACY IS GOING TO TELL US MORE ABOUT THIS COLD WEATHER HEADING IN NOW.

>> Stacy: ALL RIGHT, WE DO HAVE THE COLD AIR MOVING IN BEHIND THE SNOW.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ENOUGH WIND IN NORTHWEST MINNESOTA TO BRING THE WINDCHILLS IN THE -30.

SO WE HAVE A COLD WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THAT AREA.

FOR TONIGHT, WE COULD SEE LINGERING SNOW IN EASTERN AND WESTERN MINNESOTA.

>> Dennis: WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

HAVE A GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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