
February 19, 2024 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2024 Episode 22 | 29m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
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February 19, 2024 - Lakeland News Full Episode
Season 2024 Episode 22 | 29m 50sVideo has Closed Captions
Lakeland News brings you local news, weather, and sports 5 days a week. Hosted by News Director Dennis Weimann, Weather Anchor Stacey Christenson, and Sports Director Charlie Yaeger. The Lakeland News Team serves Minnesota communities from as far south as Little Falls, as far north as the Canadian border, as far west as Fosston and east to Bovey and every community in between.
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AUTHORITIES CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE THE SHOOTING IN A SUBURBAN MINNEAPOLIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT LEFT TWO POLICE OFFICERS AND A FIREFIGHTER DEAD EARLY SUNDAY.
THE SHOOTING OCCURRED AS OFFICERS WERE RESPONDING TO A DOMESTIC SITUATION INVOLVING AN ARMED MAN WHO HAD BARRICADED HIMSELF INSIDE WITH HIS FAMILY, INCLUDING SEVEN CHILDREN.
THE SHOOTING IN BURNSVILLE RESULTED IN THE DEATHS OF 27-YEAR-OLD OFFICERS PAUL ELMSTRAND AND MATTHEW RUGE AND 40-YEAR-OLD FIREFIGHTER ADAM FINSETH.
AUTHORITIES SAY FINSETH WAS SHOT WHILE GIVING AID TO AN INJURED OFFICER.
THE SUSPECT WHO WAS FOUND DEAD HAS NOW BEEN IDENTIFIED BY SEVERAL MEDIA OUTLETS AS 38-YEAR OLD SHANNON CORTEZ GOODEN.
GOODEN HAD A HISTORY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND WAS NOT ALLOWED TO POSSESS FIREARMS DUE TO A 2008 CONVICTION OF SECOND DEGREE FELONY ASSAULT.
INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL PUTTING TOGETHER DETAILS OF THE SHOOTING.
NONE OF THE SEVEN CHILDREN WERE HURT.
LAW ENFORCEMENT SAID SUNDAY THAT “SEVERAL GUNS AND LARGE AMOUNTS OF AMMUNITION ” WERE FOUND IN THE HOME.
PRAYERS FOR THE VICTIMS AND THOSE WHO KNEW THEM....
ASKING PEOPLE TO HONOR AND PAY TRIBUTE TO THEIR BRAVERY AND SACRIFICE... REMINDING US ALL TO REMEMBER THEIR SELFLESSNESS AND TO PAY GRATITUDE.
>>> CASS COUNTY SHERIFF BRYAN WELK IS WARNING THAT ICE CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN DETERIORATING ON AREA LAKES MAKING ANY ICE TRAVEL UNSAFE AND UNPREDICTABLE.
WELK SAYS HIS OFFICE HAS RECEIVED REPORTS OF QUICKLY CHANGING ICE CONDITIONS ON LARGE BODIES OF WATER, INCLUDING LEECH LAKE.
THE HIGH WINDS THE AREA HAS EXPERIENCED HAS SHIFTED ICE, CREATING LARGE OPEN CRACKS AND HEAVES.
WELK SAYS IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE TRAVELING ON THE ICE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE DARK, TO KNOW AND UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS AND CHECK AHEAD AS THE PATH YOU MIGHT HAVE TAKEN OUT IS NO LONGER SAFE TO BE TRAVELED ON.
HE SAYS IF YOU TRAVEL OUT THROUGH A RESORT ACCESS OR LANDING YOU SHOULD COMMUNICATE WITH THE RESORT OPERATOR TO UNDERSTAND THE CONDITIONS AND A SAFE PATH BACK TO SHORE.
>>> THE 2024 BASH ICE FISHING DERBY AND RAFFLE IN BEMIDJI HAS MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO WARM WEATHER CONDITIONS.
EVERY YEAR THE ICE FISHING TOURNAMENT TAKES PLACE ON LAKE BEMIDJI.
BUT THIS YEAR ICE CONDITIONS HAVE FORCED THE TOURNAMENT TO GO VIRTUAL WITH PARTICIPANTS FISHING ON SEVERAL LAKES IN BELTRAMI, HUBBARD, AND CLEARWATER COUNTIES.
>> IT WAS JUST A WAY DECIDED TO MAKE SURE WE COULD HAVE THE EVENT, GENERATE FUNDS AND MONEYS FOR THE -- AND WE HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE WITH THE SANFORD CENTER, WORKING WITH US, AND ALLOWING US TO DO THE WORK AND RAFFLE CEREMONIAL AT THE SANFORD CENTER.
>> THE "BASH ICE FISHING DERBY" WILL CONTINUE USING THE FISH DONKEY APP FOR THE 2024 EVENT.
TO REGISTER FOR THE ICE FISHING TOURNAMENT, VISIT NORTHWOOD BAITS AND TACKLE TO RECEIVE A REGISTRATION TICKET.
>>> MEMBERS OF THE LEECH LAKE BAND OF OJIBWE WILL VOTE IN TWO IMPORTANT ELECTIONS THIS SPRING.
BAND MEMBERS WILL VOTE ON THE NEXT LEECH LAKE CHAIRPERSON AS WELL AS THEIR DISTRICT THREE REPRESENTATIVE.
14 BAND MEMBERS REGISTERED TO FILL THE VACANT DISTRICT THREE SEAT CURRENTLY HELD BY LEROY STAPLES-FAIRBANKS III, WHO DECLARED IN 2023 THAT HE WOULD NOT RUN FOR OFFICE AGAIN IN 2024.
DELMAR JONES III IS HOPING TO BECOME THE NEXT DISTRICT THREE REP. >> THE FIRST IS FOCUSING UPON THE EMPLOYEES.
I PLAN TO REVISE AND FIXING THE BAND AND GAIN THE POLICY TO PROTECT THE EMPLOYEES.
THE SECOND ASPECT IS TO REMOVE SALARY CAPS AND WAGE CAPS FROM THE LONGEST AND DEDICATED EMPLOYEES.
THE THIRD IS TO INCREASE WAGES $1 AN HOUR ACROSS THE BOARD FOR ALL EMPLOYEES, ENROLLED OR NOT.
$2,000 A YEAR PROVIDES THE FAMILIES OPTIONS.
WE CAN FEED THE FAMILIES, PROVIDE HEALTHY HOMES FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.
>> A PRIMARY ELECTION WILL BE HELD ON APRIL SECOND FOR THE DISTRICT THREE REPRESENTATIVE, AND TRIBAL CHAIRPERSON RACES IF THERE ARE MORE THAN TWO ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES FOR EACH OPEN POSITION.
THE GENERAL ELECTION IS SET FOR JUNE 11.
>>> THE NORTHERN MINNESOTA ROBOTICS CONFERENCE HELD ITS SECOND ANNUAL ‘WEEK ZERO' EVENT IN BRAINERD LAST WEEKEND 24 TEAMS FROM ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA AND NORTH DAKOTA TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER COMPETE AND TEST OUT THEIR NEW CREATIONS REPORTER MILES WALKER HAS MORE ON THE LAUNCHING POINT FOR THE NMRC'S SIX-WEEK-LONG COMPETITIVE SEASON.
>> RELEASED A DETAIL ON THE TEAMS.
THE ROBOTS WERE FINALLY PUT TO THE TEST.
>> EVERY ONE OF THE TEAMS THINK ABOUT HOW FAR THEY CAME, HERE THEY ARE, TRYING OUT, AND SOME ARE 100%, AND SOME ARE 10%.
THIS IS AT SCRIMMAGE.
WE'LL START FRESH AND BE READY TO GO.
>> THE WEEK WAS FILLED WITH COMPETITION, IT'S MORE ABOUT SEEING WHAT WORKS AND WHAT NEEDS TWEAKING.
>> TODAY IS AWESOME JUST TO SEE HOW TEAMS -- WHAT TEAMS ARE THINKING ARE PRIORITIES, PENALTY TRAFFIC JAMS.
>> THE GYM WAS PACKED AS TEAMS FROM ALL OVER NORTHERN MINNESOTA FILED IN TO SEE THE MAGIC HAPPEN.
ALTHOUGH THE EVENT IS AN APPETIZER COMPARED TO LATER ONES, SOMETIMES 50 TEAMS CAN FILL UP THE ARENA, THE COMRADERIE AND COMPASSION -- >> I DON'T KNOW, IT'S -- I'VE NEVER, THIS IS THE ONLY COMPETITION I DO.
BEING DOWN THERE AND HAVING THE INTERCONNECTION OF THE TEAMS TOGETHER IS NEAT TO SEE THE -- WE CALL IT COOPERTITION.
>> THE RELATIONSHIPS THAT DEVELOP THAT MANY BELIEVE TRANSFERS OVER TO OTHER WALKS OF LIFE.
>> IT OPENS OTHER DOORS AND OPPORTUNITIES, IF YOU WOULD HAVE ASKED ME MULTIPLE YEARS AGO IF I WOULD STAND UP AND DO PRESENTATIONS, I WOULD SAY NO.
EVEN JUST LEARNING BASIC MECHANICAL SKILLS, TURNS PEOPLE INTO A GOOD INTRODUCTIONS.
I DON'T KNOW.
>> THE NMRC'S COMPETITIVE SEASON WILL FEATURE MAJOR EVENTS IN DULUTH...GRAND FORKS...AND ST.
CLOUD.
>>> IT'S GOING TO BE A MILD AND QUIET WEEK AHEAD OF US, WITH A BRIEF COOL DOWN FOR FRIDAY.
I'LL HAVE THE FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.
>> AND COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK IN THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS, THE COMMON GOOD THRIFT STORE >>> THE “BEMIDJI SENIOR HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ” HOSTED ITS ANNUAL “STEVE MCLEAN MEMORIAL HOCKEY TOURNAMENT ” OVER THE WEEKEND AT THE SANFORD CENTER OVER 100 PLAYERS OF AT LEAST 50 YEARS OF AGE FROM MULTIPLE DIFFERENT STATES PARTICIPATED TO RAISE FUNDS FOR THE COMMUNITY OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN HAS MORE.
>> HOCKEY IS OFTEN CONSIDERED ONE OF THE HARDEST SPORTS TO PLAY.
AND AT THE RIPE AGE OF 50, 60, 70 AND MORE THAN 80 YEARS OLD, PEOPLE COME BACK YEAR AFTER YEAR TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT.
>> WE HAVE GUYS COMING BACK FOR MANY YEARS.
WHEN THE NEXT ONE IS SO THEY CAN PLAN VACATION AROUND IT.
A BUNCH OF GUYS OVER 50, 60, THEY WANT TO COME OUT AND HAVE FUN.
>> THE TOURNAMENT IS DEDICATED TO STEVE MCLAIN WHO LOST HIS BATTLE TO CANCER.
>> GOT NAMED AFTER STEVE MCLAIN WHO WAS A HOCKEY FAN THAT EVENTUALLY SUCCUMBED TO SMOKER'S LUNG CANCER.
HE PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO IT, AND WE NAMED IT AFTER HIM.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON LONG BEFORE I CAME ALONG AND I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 15 YEARS.
>> THIS TOURNAMENT BRINGS PLAYERS FROM ALL ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO PARTICIPATE.
SOME COME FROM THE CITIES IN MINNESOTA, BUT MANY FROM COLORADO, AND NORTH CAROLINA.
ALL FOR THE LOVE OF THE GAME AND THE FRIENDSHIPS MADE ALONG THE WAY.
>> YEARS AGO WHEN I STARTED PLAYING UP HERE, IT WAS ABOUT THE HOCKEY.
AS I'VE GOTTEN PLAYING, IT'S FARTHERALONG IN TIME AND SEEING THE GUYS AND THE FRIENDSHIPS WE HAVE COME TO KNOW AND APPRECIATE.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE WINS OR LOSSES ANYMORE, JUST HAVING FUN.
>> MOST PEOPLE JOIN THE TOURNAMENT THEY LOVE TO PLAY HOCKEY WITH THEIR FRIENDS.
BUT SOME, IT'S WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED.
>> I'VE HAD A STROKE AND THINGS ARE GOING ON, THE LAST TIME I CAME OUT HERE LAST YEAR WAS THE FIRST TIME I SKATED IN TWO YEARS.
THE DOCTORS IN BEMIDJI SAID IF YOU CAN DO IT, DO IT.
AND I DO IT, I ENJOY IT.
EXERCISE IS A GOOD THING.
>> FUNDS RAISED FROM THE TOURNAMENT ARE DONATED TO THE “BEMIDJI COMMUNITY FOOD SHELF ” “THE UNITED WAY ” AND “THE YOUTH HOCKEY ASSOCIATION ” .
>>> TIME FOR WEATHER, ANOTHER WEEKEND IN STORE?
>> YES, TEMPERATURES ARE QUITE WARM FOR MOST OF THE WEEK, A BIT OF A COOL DOWN FOR FR >>> ANOTHER SUNNY AND MILD DAY TODAY, LOOKS LIKE QUIET WEATHER AND WARM WEATHER FOR MOST OF THE WEEK.
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AND BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES THROUGH FRIDAY AND THE TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND QUICKLY WITH THE MILD TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND.
I'LL HAVE THE FORECAST IN A FEW SECONDS.
STILL MILD OUT THERE, BRAINERD AT 33, WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, THE DEW POINT AT 17.
PRESSURE IS RISING, WINDS SOUTHEAST.
LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT'S QUIET OUT THERE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT VARIABLE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
THERE'S A POTENTIAL OF SEEING THE AREAS OF FREEZING FOG IN FEDERAL MINNESOTA OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
THE QUIET WEATHER CONTINUES, WITH FREEZING FOG, AND EXPECT TO SEE MILD TEMPERATURES ONCE AGAIN WITH HIGHS IN THE 30'S AND 40'S.
A MILD WEEK IN STORE FOR US.
A BIT OF A COOL DOWN FOR US, AS WE HEAD TO FRIDAY.
WE HAVE TO SHARE, BEAUTIFUL SKIES THIS MORNING AT SUNRISE, WITH PICTURES OF THE MORNING SKIES.
BEAUTIFUL COLORS OUT THERE.
A HALO WITH THE MOON THIS MORNING, AND THIS PICTURE OF THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE SKIES OVER LOWER RED LAKE.
THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING THE PICTURES WITH US TONIGHT.
THE LIVE REPORTS, DEBRA, 11 WITH WIND THIS MORNING.
18 AND CALM THIS MORNING.
BLUE SKIES TODAY WITH A HIGH OF 39.
WE HEAR FROM ANGELA FROM CASS LAKE.
37 WAS THE HIGH, AND SUNNY SKIES, THE HIGH OF 43.
VERY MILD OUT THERE TODAY.
BRAINERD TOPPING OUT AT 38, THAT'S TEN DEGREES ABOVE AVERAGE.
16 WAS THE LOW THIS MORNING.
THE SUNSET TONIGHT AT 5:48.
IN BEMIDJI, A HIGH OF 49.
WELL ABOVE THE AVERAGE.
3 DEGREES THE LOW THIS MORNING.
SUNRISE AT 7:18.
A LOOK AT THE FORECAST FOR TOMORROW, EXPECTING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA, AND MILD TEMPERATURES.
HIGHS IN NORTHERN MINNESOTA FOR THE MOST PART IN THE MID TO UPPER 30'S.
COLDER IN THE FAR NORTHWEST CORNER.
HEADING IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE.
MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, UPPER 40'S AND LOW 40'S TOMORROW, AND IN FACT, BY THE WEEKEND WE'LL EXPECT THE HIGHS BACK IN THE 30'S.
THE FORECAST, VARIABLE CLOUDS FOR TONIGHT, LOWS OF 19 WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 15.
TOMORROW, PARTLY CLOUDY, SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 37, AND WEST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.
THE FORECAST, NOT A LOT OF -- IN THERE.
WE'LL HAVE MILD TEMPERATURES THROUGH MOST OF THE WEEK WITH PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.
THE COOL DOWN FOR FRIDAY, AND COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH, AND DROPS THE TEMPERATURES.
WE'RE BACK TO 39 ON SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES.
>>> THANK YOU, CHARLIE WITH THE LOCAL SPORTS.
THE BASKETBALL IS PLAYING SOME GOOD BASKETBALL.
>> THEY ARE, GOOD BASKETBALL, AND TAKING ON BLACK DUCK, IT'S A LOCAL SHOW DOWN.
WE HAVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THAT GAME, AND MORE FROM THE WEEKEND.
A COUPLE OF STATE CHAMPIONS, WE'LL HEAR FROM SOME TEAMS GOING TO A STATE >>> DEER RIVER BOYS BASKETBALL IS ON A SEVEN GAME WIN STREAK, OUT SCORING THE OPPONENTS.
BLACK DUCK IS STRUGGLING AS OF LATE BUT LOOKING FOR THE W COLUMN ON SENIOR NIGHT.
HOSTING -- LOOKING TO AVENGE LAST YEAR'S ONE POINT LOSS.
THEY PUSHED THEIR WAY THROUGH THE LANE, FINISHES WITH A TOUCH OFF THE GLASS.
A FEW MINUTES LATER, WITH THE NO LOOK PASS, HE SLIPS BACK DOOR AND FINISHES WITH A HIGH OF 25 POINTS.
MOMENTS LATER, THIS TIME FOR KALE JACKSON, NOTHING BUT NET.
HITS THREE THREE-POINTERS IN THE GAME.
FINAL MINUTES IN THE HALF, DON'T MIND IF I DO, KNOCKS DOWN THE TRIPLE TO CUT IN THE DEFICIT.
DEER RIVER WINS BIG OVER BLACK DUCK.
THE WARRIORS HAVE WON EIGHT IN A ROW.
>>> AND IN GIRLS BASKETBALL, THEY GET A WIN OVER BIG FOUR.
A THREE POINT WIN -- OVER THE WEEKEND, THE BRAINERD DANCE TEAM ENDED A DROUGHT WHEN THEY WON THEIR FIRST STATE TITLE.
THEY DOMINATED THE FIELD WITH THEIR PERFORMANCE THAT SCORED 760 OUT OF 800 AVAILABLE POINT.
THE HIGHEST OF THE YEAR AND CAME AT THE PERFECT TIME.
CONGRATS TO THEM.
THE FINAL RESULTS FROM THE COMPETITION.
BRAINERD WITH THE VICTORY, EAST VIEW IN THIRD.
LOTS OF BOYS WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS HELD ON SATURDAY.
THIS MATCH BETWEEN LITTLE FALLS, AND THE WINNER GETS THE BERTH.
GRAND RAPIDS SCORED POINTS FIRST.
THE PIN THERE.
AND TRAIL BY AS MANY AS 18.
FROM LITTLE FALLS, BREATHING LIFE IN THE SQUAD.
WITH TO OF THE SIX POINTS, BY DECISION.
THEY'RE THE SECTION 7 A CHAMPIONS AND HEADED TO THE STATE POURMENT.
>>> BRAINERD TAKING HOME MORE STATE HARDWARE FROM THE SKI.
HASTINGS WON THE TOP, AFTER POSTING A COMBINED TIME.
THEY BRING THE BOYS SKI TO A FOURTH TEAM FINISH OVERALL.
OTHER SCORES FROM THE WEEKEND.
ALSO ON SATURDAY, ST.
CLOUD, WITH BEMIDJI STATE.
AND BSU, WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FALLS TO MSMU, AND SO DOES THE -- TEAM.
>>> TONIGHT IN THE NHL, THE WILD HAD A WILD GAME.
WON 10-7, UNBELIEVABLE GAME.
17 GOALS SCORED, WOW.
>> WELL THE WARROAD GIRLS HOCKEY TEAM IS RETURNING TO A PLACE THEY'VE BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE XCEL ENERGY CENTER FOR THE STATE HOCKEY TOURNAMENT THE BACK-TO-BACK DEFENDING STATE CHAMPIONS ARE MAKING THEIR 9TH CONSECUTIVE APPEARANCE AT THE STATE TOURNEY AND THE 15TH OVERALL.
SOMETHING THAT PAINTS A PRETTY LARGE TARGET ON THEIR BACK ALTHOUGH UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS TWO SEASONS THEY WILL NOT BE GOING IN AS THE ONE SEED INSTEAD THE WARRIORS ARE SEEDED FOURTH AND THEY WILL BE PLAYING A FAMILIAR OPPONENT IN FIVE SEED PROCTOR-HERMANTOWN A TEAM THEY BEAT 2-1 IN THE FIRST GAME OF THE YEAR BUT A RESULT THE SQUAD BELIEVES IS NOW IRRELEVANT.
>> IT'S NOT THE SAME TEAM, WE'RE NOT THE SAME TEAM.
IT'LL BE A WHOLE NEW GAME.
FIRST THING IS HONESTLY MENTALLY PREPARING FOR THE GAME AND KNOWING IN YOUR MIND IT'LL TAKE A LOT.
>> A LOT OF GIRLS HAVE NOT BEEN TO THE STATE TOURNAMENT BEFORE.
IT'S A NERVOUS ENERGY, WE KNOW WHAT WE HAVE TO DO.
WE KNOW THAT THEY'LL HAVE THE BEST GAME.
>> EVERYONE MARKS US ON THEIR CALENDAR AND THEY KNOWñ"Có IT'S BIG GAME.
I THINK IT HELPS US GET MOTIVATED OUT THERE.
THERE'S A LOT TO PLAY WITH, AND THE COMMUNITY AND TEAM AND PLAYERS.
IT'S A GREAT FEELING KNOWING THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO BEAT US.
>> WEDNESDAY WILL BE THE SECOND TIME THESE TWO TEAMS HAVE MET AT THE STATE TOURNEY IN THE PAST THREE YEARS THE WARRIORS BEAT THE MYSTIC IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME IN 2021 THEIR FACE-OFF WILL BE THE LAST QUARTERFINAL GAME OF THE DAY SCHEDULED TO START AT 8PM.
.
>>> COMMON GOODS IN BAXTER HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR 14 YEARS...
THE THRIFT STORE MOVED INTO A NEW LOCATION TODAY, ONE AND A HALF MILES NORTH ON HIGHWAY 371 FROM ITS FORMER LOCATION... REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY STOPPED BY FOR THIS WEEK'S IN BUSINESS.
>> THROUGH A PLAN FROM BOTH MEMBERS, THE NEW LOCATION THAT HELD THE GRAND OPENING TODAY IS A GREAT FIT FOR THE STORE'S NEEDS.
>> WE HAVE BETTER PARKING, MORE DONATION AREA, AND TO SEE MORE EFFICIENT IN -- IT'LL BE GREAT FOR THE VOLUNTEERS AND OUR STAFF AND OUR CUSTOMERS.
>> ANOTHER PART OF THE PLAN WAS TO FIND A LOCATION TO OWN, RATHER THAN LEASE.
>> THIS IS AN ASSET.
LONG TERM WILL PAY IT OFF, AND EVERYTHING WE GIVE IS PURE PROFIT FOR BRIDGES OF HOPE.
>> WITH A NEW LOCATION AND THE FRESH LOOK INSIDE, IT GIVES THE STORE A NEW FEEL WHILE STAYING TRUE TO ITS ROOTS.
>> I'M SO EXCITED TO BE IN THIS LOCATION.
FRESH AND NEW IN THE COMMUNITY TO BE HAPPY, AND GIVING THEM THE OPPORTUNITY.
>> COMMON GOODS IS A PART OF BRIDGES OF HOPE AND A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT PEOPLE GOING THROUGH CHALLENGING TIMES.
THE THREE COMMON GOOD LOCATIONS ARE -- BECAUSE OF THE MONEY THEY BRING IN AND THE FINANCE AND FLEXIBILITY THEY BRING.
>> WE WERE DESIGNED TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CAN, AND ALLOWS US TO BE FLEXIBLE WITH THE MONEY.
ALLOWS US THE FREEDOM AND THE FLEXN'T TO HELP -- FLEXIBILITY TO HELP WHERE WE'RE NEEDED.
>> EVERYONE INVOLVED HAS A DEEP CARE WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WANT TO SEE PEOPLE GET THE HELP THEY NEED.
>> WE HAVE A GENEROUS TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS WHO COME IN.
THIS STORE WOULD NOT LOOK THE WAY IT DOES IF IT WASN'T FOR THE TEAM OF VOLUNTEERS.
WE WANT TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO HELP PEOPLE IN CRISIS.
TO HELP CHILDREN WHO ARE HUNGRY AND HELP PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO HOME.
>> THE NEW BAXTER LOCATION WILL BE ACCEPTING DONATIONS STARTING TOMORROW FEBRUARY 20.
>> WE'LL HAVE QUITE WEATHER FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15, AND TOMORROW, SUNNY SKIES WITH HIGHS NEAR 37.
>> WE'RE OUT OF TIME FOR TONIGHT, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT SEE YOU TOMORROW.
GOOD NIGHT.
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