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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.

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Dennis: HI EVERYONE, THANKS FOR WATCHING TONIGHT.

>>> THE RED LAKE NATION WILL RECEIVE MORE THAN $3 MILLION FROM THE FEDERAL SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT INITIATIVE, WHICH WAS REAUTHORIZED AND EXPANDED BY THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN.

U.S.

SENATOR TINA SMITH OF MINNESOTA MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY.

IN A PRESS RELEASE SMITH SAYS THE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES ACCESS CREDIT, WHICH CAN BE DIFFICULT IN INDIAN COUNTRY.

SHE SAYS TRIBAL COMMUNITIES ARE SYSTEMICALLY UNDER-BANKED, MAKING IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES TO OBTAIN THE FINANCING THEY NEED TO GROW.

TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS CAN REMOVE THESE BARRIERS BY WORKING DIRECTLY WITH BUSINESSES IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.

ACCORDING TO THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, RED LAKE NATION WILL USE $3.34 MILLION FOR TWO PROGRAMS ADMINISTERED BY RED LAKE, INC, A WHOLLY-OWNED, TRIBALLY-CHARTERED COMPANY.

ONE LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM AND ONE EQUITY FUNDS PROGRAM.

THE GUARANTEE PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE CREDIT SUPPORT FOR TRIBAL-OWNED AND MEMBER-OWNED CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES TO OBTAIN THE SURETY BONDS NEEDED TO COMPETE FOR LARGE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS, INCLUDING FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.

THE EQUITY FUNDS PROGRAM WILL PROVIDE AFFORDABLE ACCESS TO CAPITAL FOR TRIBAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND ALLOW FOR TRIBAL PARTICIPATION IN EQUITY FINANCING OPPORTUNITIES.

>>> FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE GRIEVING THE DEATH OF A 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL FROM COLERAINE WHO WAS HIT BY A CAR EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

14-YEAR-OLD DAKOTA JONES WAS KILLED WHEN SHE WAS STRUCK WHILE WALKING ALONG HIGHWAY 169 NEAR COLERAINE.

A GOFUNDME SITE HAS NOW BEEN SET UP TO HELP THE FAMILY WITH FUNERAL EXPENSES.

ACCORDING TO THE GOFUNDME PAGE, DAKOTA WAS A STUDENT AT GREENWAY.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE FOR DAKOTA IS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 4TH IN GREENWAY.

MORE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE GOFUNDME PAGE AND WE'RE INCLUDING A LINK TO THAT ALONG WITH THIS STORY ON OUR WEBSITE.

>>> A RED LAKE MAN HAS BEEN SENTENCED TO FIVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR CHILD NEGLECT FOLLOWING THE DEATH IF A CHILD.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, 42-YEAR-OLD JULIUS FINEDAY SENIOR WILLFULLY DEPRIVED THE CHILD OF NECESSARY FOOD, HEALTH CARE, AND OTHER BASIC NEEDS, DESPITE BEING REASONABLY ABLE TO MAKE THE NECESSARY PROVISIONS.

THE NEGLECT ULTIMATELY CAUSED THE DEATH OF THE CHILD.

FINEDAY PLEADED GUILTY LAST MONTH TO ONE COUNT OF FELONY CHILD NEGLECT CAUSING THE DEATH OF A CHILD.

HIS CO-DEFENDANT SHARON ROSEBEAR WAS CONVICTED OF FELONY CHILD NEGLECT AFTER A TRIAL THIS PAST APRIL AND IS AWAITING SENTENCING.

ACCORDING TO COURT DOCUMENTS, THE CHILDS CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF MALNUTRITION, AND A GROUP A STREP INFECTION, RESULTING FROM NEGLECT.

IN SENTENCING, FINEDAY, CHIEF JUDGE SCHILTZ EMPHASIZED THAT FINEDAY NEGLECTED THE CHILD IN NEARLY EVERY WAY A CARETAKER CAN NEGLECT A CHILD.

SCHILTZ ALSO HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE STARVATION OF THE CHILD WAS NOT DUE TO A LACK OF RESOURCES OR INADEQUATE FOOD IN THE HOUSE, BUT INSTEAD, A LACK OF CARE, NOTING THAT THE CHILD WAS NOT JUST THIN, BUT SKELETAL AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH.

>>> SUPPORT WITHIN REACH, A SEXUAL VIOLENCE RESOURCE CENTER FOR NORTHWEST MINNESOTA, HAS MADE IT THEIR MISSION TO REDUCE THE IMPACT AND HARM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION TO PREVENT SEXUAL ABUSE FOR CHILDREN, MORE THAN 30 PERCENT OF VICTIMS WILL NEVER REPORT THEIR ABUSE TO ANYONE.

OUR REPORTER MATTHEW FREEMAN SPOKE WITH MEMBERS OF SUPPORT WITHIN REACH TO SEE HOW THEY HOPE TO HELP WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: FOR MANY YEARS NOW, SUPPORT WITHIN REACH HAS WORKED TO HELP THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BECOME SURVIVORS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE.

THEY ALSO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY OF RISK REDUCTION STRATEGIES.

THAT'S THE PURPOSE FOR THE SECOND ANNUAL COLOR FUN FAIR.

>> SO THE FUN FAIR IS TO BRING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR OUR YOUTH.

>> WE HAVE QUITE A FEW TABLES COMING, HABITAT FOR HUMANITY COMING.

>> Reporter: THE HOPE OF THE EVENT IS TO INFORM THE KIDS OF WHAT SUPPORT WITHIN REACH DOES AND TO LET THEM KNOW THEY ALWAYS HAVE SOMEONE SUPPORTING THEM.

>> WE WANT KIDS TO KNOW THAT WE'RE A SAFE PLACE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT DEALS WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT.

WE WANT OUR YOUTH TO KNOW THAT THEY ARE HEARD AND JUST TO BE ABLE TO HAVE A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM WITH THE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE HAVE IN BELTRAMI COUNTY.

>> Reporter: THANKS TO THE INTERNET, CHILDREN NOW HAVE MORE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAN EVER BEFORE.

THAT ALSO MEANS THEY ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ONLINE BULLYING AND HARASSMENT.

>> WITH YOUTH STRUGGLING WITH SOCIAL MEDIA AND CERTAIN STRUGGLES THEY HAVE, WE JUST WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT THE COMMUNITY CARES AND WE WANT THEM TO KNOW THAT IT'S SAFE TO TALK ABOUT IT.

>> Reporter: THEY WANT TO EMPHASIZE THE LAST PART BECAUSE THEY KNOW IT'S A STRUGGLE TO GET KIDS TO TALK ABOUT CERTAIN ISSUES.

>> YOUTH HAVE THIS STIGMATISM THAT IF I TALK ABOUT THIS, IT'S GOING TO MAKE ME FEEL JUDGED.

SO BRINGING THIS EVENT TOGETHER IS GOING TO SHOW THE YOUTH THAT WE SEE THEM.

>> Reporter: THE PURPOSE MAY HAVE BEEN TO INFORM THE KIDS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THE KIDS CAN'T HAVE FUN DOING SO.

THEY BROUGHT WATER BALLOONS FOR EVERYONE TO ENJOY BUT THE KIDS' FAVORITE PART OF THE DAY IS WHEN THE COLORS CAME OUT.

>> THE COLOR, I LIKED THROWING THE COLOR.

I HIT MY MOM WITH COLOR.

>> MY FAVORITE PART WAS EMBARRASSING MY MOTHER AND THROWING COLORS AT EVERYBODY.

IT WAS A REALLY FUN DAY.

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

>> IF YOU ARE A VICTIM OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND WANT TO REPORT ON THE INCIDENT OR JUST WANT SOMEONE TO TALK TO, SUPPORT WITHIN REACH CAN ALWAYS BE REACHED AT THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.

>>> THE REPUBLICAN TICKET FOR THE WHITE HOUSE WILL BE MAKING A CAMPAIGN STOP IN MINNESOTA THIS WEEKEND.

FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP AND RUNNING MATE J.D.

VANCE WILL HOLD A RALLY.

AT THE HERB BROOKS NATIONAL HOCKEY CENTER IN ST.

CLOUD ON SATURDAY NIGHT BEGINNING AT 7:00 P.M., ATTENDEES MUST PREREGISTER FOR TICKETS WITH A LIMIT OF TWO PER PHONE NUMBER.

PEOPLE CAN DO THAT AT THE DONALDTRUMP.COM WEBSITE.

A REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HAS NOT WON IN MINNESOTA SINCE RICHARD NIXON IN 1972 BUT TRUMP CONTINUES TO INSIST HE CAN WIN HERE THIS FALL.

>>> CITY OF FOSSTON LEADERS CONTINUE TO PLAN FOR THE FUTURE OF HEALTH CARE IN THEIR CITY AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES.

THE FOSSTON HOSPITAL HAS BEEN OPERATED ESSENTIA HEALTH FOR THE PAST 15 YEARS BUT ESSENTIA CLOSED THE LABOR AND DELIVERY SERVICES AT THE HOSPITAL, FOSSTON LEADERS HAVE BEEN LOOKING TO END THE AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH ESSENTIA.

THE HOPE IS TO BRING BACK LABOR AND DELIVERY TO THE HOSPITAL IN THE FUTURE AND CHANGE TO FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES.

AN ARBITRATOR COULD APPROVE THAT CHANGE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

WHILE AWAITING THAT DECISION, THE FOSSTON CITY COUNCIL APPROVED THE HIRING OF CALLEN WEISPFENNIG IN PREPARATION FOR THE TRANSITION OF HOSPITAL AND CLINIC OPERATIONS FROM ESSENTIA HEALTH TO FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES.

ACCORDING TO A PRESS RELEASE FROM THE FIRST CARE TASK FORCE, WEISPFENNIG'S APPOINTMENT WILL BE UNDER THE CITY OF FOSSTON UNTIL FIRST CARE MEDICAL SERVICES RESUMES OPERATIONS, AT WHICH TIME HE IS EXPECTED TO BECOME THE FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATOR.

WEISPFENNIG WAS THE ADMINISTRATOR AT ESSENTIA-FOSSTON UNTIL JUNE OF THIS YEAR ND THE PRESS RELEASE CITES HIS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION AND DEEP COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY-CENTERED CARE.

>>> IN THE BRAINERD LAKES AREA, THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR THE NEW CANYON CREEK CULVERTS UNDER COUNTY STATE AID HIGHWAY 22 WENT THROUGH THIS MORNING.

THE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT REPLACED THE OLD CULVERTS, WHILE ALSO RESURFACING THE ROADWAY FROM THE CREEK CROSSING TO ROUGHLY 500 FEET DUE WEST.

CROW WING COUNTY GREENLIT THE PROJECT BACK IN 2023 AFTER FINDING RUST IN THE PREVIOUS CULVERTS.

CULVERTS KEEP WATER BENEATH THE ROADWAY AND CAN REGULATE WATER LEVEL WHICH IS VITAL FOR BOTH DRIVERS, AS WELL AS THE FISH AND OTHER AQUATIC ORGANISMS.

>> THESE CULVERTS ARE KEY FOR AQUATIC ORGANISMS TO TRAVEL UPSTREAM AND FOR FISH, ESPECIALLY IN THE SPRING WHEN IT COMES TO SPAWNING.

THE KEY IS THOSE FISH AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THE CULVERTS ARE SIZED CORRECTLY SO THEY CAN USE THEM.

>> CONSTRUCTION OF THE CULVERTS IS ALREADY COMPLETE BUT THE CROW WING COUNTY HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT IS WAITING FOR THE VEGETATION TO BE FULLY ESTABLISHED BEFORE CLOSING OUT THE PROJECT.

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

[♪♪♪♪♪] >> Stacy: WE'LL SEE SOME SUNSHINE BACK IN THE AREA OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AND WE'LL START TO SEE SOME WARMING TEMPERATURES.

WE COULD SEE HIGHS IN THE 80s AND 90s THIS WEEKEND.

I'LL HAVE YOUR FORECAST IN A FEW MINUTES.

>> COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK ON THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, THE FIRST ANNUAL PUPS IN THE PARK ORGANIZED BY THE BRAINERD ANIMAL HOSPITAL.

>> 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 WHISKEY CREEK REGIONAL STORMWATER IMPROVEMENT PROJECT IN BAXTER IS ALMOST FINISHED.

11 YEARS IN THE MAKING, THE PROJECT IS A COLLABORATION OF MULTIPLE AGENCIES INCLUDING THE MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY, MINNESOTA BOARD OF WATER AND SOIL RESOURCES, MINNESOTA D-N-R, AND MANY MORE.

ALONG HIGHWAY 371, ROUGHLY 400 ACRES OF PARKING LOTS CREATE IMPERVIOUS SURFACES WHERE STORMWATER DRAINS INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND WHISKEY CREEK, CARRYING ABOUT 60,000 POUNDS OF SEDIMENT AND 142 POUNDS OF PHOSPHORUS.

>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL STANDPOINT.

WE AS A SOCIETY DO HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY IN MAINTAINING IT.

NOW WE HAVE THAT TREATED AND TAKEN CARE OF AND MAKING SURE WE DON'T HAVE A NEGATIVE FOOTPRINT AS THE STORM WATER MOVES FURTHER DOWNSTREAM ON THE MISSISSIPPI.

>> THE CITY OF BAXTER EXPECTS THE WHISKEY CREEK PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED BY THE END OF AUGUST.

THE LAKELAND PBS VACATION GIVEAWAY IS BACK THIS SUMMER.

THIS YEAR ONCE AGAIN.

WE ARE GIVING AWAY A THREE-NIGHT STAY AT CRAGUN'S RESORT NEAR BRAINERD.

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

THEN YOU JUST NEED TO WATCH LAKELAND NEWS AND CALL US BY 5:00 P.M.

THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY TO QUALIFY.

HERES A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S FIVE POTENTIAL QUALIFIERS.

IF YOU SEE YOUR NAME, CALL THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN BEFORE THE END OF THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WHICH IS WEDNESDAY BY 5:00 P.M. AND YOU WILL HAVE A SHOT OF BEING OUR CRAGUN'S VACATION GRAND PRIZE WINNER.

>>> STACY IS HERE NOW AND WE HAD A BURST OF SUNSHINE THE LAST WEEK OR SO.

WE WERE BIKING AROUND CROSBY YESTERDAY AND GOT CAUGHT IN A DOWNPOUR DOWN THERE.

>> YEAH, WE HAD SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA.

IF YOU SAW ONE OF THOSE, PROBABLY SAW QUITE A BIT OF RAIN WITH THAT.

IT'S GOING TO BE QUIETER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, A LOT OF SUNSHINE IN THE FORECAST.

WE WILL SEE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP AND BY THE TIME WE HIT THE WEEKEND, THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, BUT TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 80s, >> 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, IT WAS CLOUDY AND HAZY TODAY.

WE HAD SOME UPPER LEVEL SMOKE CREATING THE HAZE IN THE AIR.

WE WILL START TO SEE THE CLOUDS BREAKING UP AND TOMORROW, LOOK FOR SUNNY SKIES.

WE WILL START TO SEE TEMPERATURES INCHING UP A LITTLE BIT SO EVERYDAY A LITTLE BIT WARMER SO BY THE TIME WE HIT THE WEEKEND, WE COULD SEE THE HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 80s, CLOSE TO 90.

IN BEMIDJI, IT IS 67 AT THE AIRPORT.

AT THE STUDIO, WE HAVE A LIGHT EAST WIND.

OUR DEW POINT IS 60 AND OUR HUMIDITY IS AT 77%.

WE PICKED UP 0.08-INCH OF RAINFALL OVERNIGHT LAST NIGHT.

IN BRAINERD, CLOUDY SKIES.

57 IS OUR DEW POINT, PRESSURE IS RISING, WINDS ARE EAST AT 7 MILES PER HOUR.

LOOKING AT THE RADAR, IT IS PRETTY QUIET OUT THERE THIS EVENING.

WE WILL SEE A STRETCH OF PRETTY QUIET WEATHER AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WE WILL SEE PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT, BUT WE EXPECT TO SEE THE CLOUDS CLEARING OUT TOMORROW.

A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA, WE START TO SEE TEMPERATURES WARMING UP A LITTLE BIT, UPPER 70s TOMORROW AND SOME 80s AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK, FINALLY AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, UPPER 80s WITH SOME LOCATIONS NEAR 90.

WEATHER SHOTS TO SHARE WITH YOU, SAMROSE SAYING IT WAS HARD TO SEE THE SUNRISE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE SMOKEY HAZE.

JOAN FROM LAPORTE SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE BUTTERFLY ON THE FLOWER.

JULIE IN MISSION TOWNSHIP WITH SOME LOONS ENJOYING A SWIM ON THE LAKE.

ARLENE CATCHING A COUPLE OF DEER RUNNING THROUGH THE FIELD IN MENAHGA.

ANGELA SENDING US THIS PHOTO OF THE SUNSET TONIGHT AND SARAH WITH A PICTURE OF THE SUNSET, CLOSE TO SUNSET OVER LAKE EDWARD, CATCHING THE SUN BETWEEN THE CLOUDS THERE.

THANK YOU FOR SHARING YOUR PHOTOS TONIGHT.

FOR OUR EAGLE EYES REPORT, JULIE REPORTING 68 AND CLOUDY THIS AFTERNOON IN MISSION TOWNSHIP.

ARLENE IN LONGVILLE, CLOUDY AND HAZY TODAY.

STEPHANIE IN BRAINERD, A HIGH OF 77.

ARLENE IN MENAHGA, 71 AND CALM THIS EVENING.

JOAN IN LAPORTE, MOSTLY CLOUDY BUT A LITTLE BIT HUMID.

BOB IN BLUFFTON, CLOUDY AND HAZY TODAY, PICKING UP 0.75-INCH OF RAIN LAST NIGHT.

ON OUR ALMANAC, BRAINERD REACHING A HIGH TODAY OF 73.

IT'S QUITE A BIT COOLER THAN WHAT WE HAVE BEEN SEEING AS OF LATE AND 10 DEGREES BELOW OUR AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE, THE LOW TEMP THIS MORNING WAS 62.

BEMIDJI HAS A HIGH OF 71, SO WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THE 10 DEGREE BELOW AVERAGE RANGE.

59 FOR THE LOW, 9:04 IS OUR SUNSET.

HERE'S OUR FORECAST FOR TOMORROW.

WE ARE GOING TO BE SEEING A LOT OF SUNSHINE ACROSS THE AREA.

WE START TO SEE THE BEGINNINGS OF THIS WARMING TREND THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 70s ACROSS NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

IN CENTRAL MINNESOTA, PLENTY OF SUNSHINE, UPPER 70s FOR OUR HIGH TEMPERATURES, AND THEN AS I MENTIONED, WARMER TEMPERATURES AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEK.

SO THE FORECAST TONIGHT, PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES, 52 THE LOW, EAST WINDS UP TO 10 MILES PER HOUR.

TOMORROW, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES, TOPPING OUT NEAR 77, AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 5 TO 15.

LOOKING AT THE EXTENDED FORECAST, WE HAVE A STRETCH OF SUNNY WEATHER THROUGH FRIDAY AND FRIDAY WE ARE LOOKING AT SUNNY, HUMID, AND WINDY CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES CLIMB TO ABOUT 87.

AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, WE WILL SEE VARIABLE CLOUDS, SO THE MIX OF CLOUDS AND SUNSHINE THROUGHOUT THE AREA.

THERE ARE CHANCES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS WE HEAD THROUGH THE WEEKEND, BUT AGAIN VERY HOT, ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY WITH HIGHS NEAR 88.

BACK TO YOU DENNIS.

>> Dennis: THANK YOU STACY.

CHARLIE IS HERE NOW WITH OUR LOCAL SPORTS.

NOTHING MORE LOCAL THAN THE BIRCHMONT GOLF TOURNAMENT.

LOOKS LIKE GOOD WEATHER FOR THAT.

>> Charlie: IT WAS GOOD WEATHER AND THERE WAS GOOD GOLF GOING ON.

WE HAD THE WOMEN JOINING TODAY.

THEY TEED OFF IN THE MORNING.

THE MEN, SECOND ROUND OF QUALIFYING IN THE AFTERNOON.

WE HAVE ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS FROM BOTH COMING UP A >> SPORTS ON LAKELAND NEWS IS SPONSORED IN PART BY PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS, BRINGING NORTHERN MINNESOTA THE GIGAZONE.

INTERNET SPEEDS UP TO 10 GIGABITS PER SECONDS, BOTH UPLOAD AND DOWNLOAD.

IT'S THE GIGAZONE FROM PAUL BUNYAN COMMUNICATIONS AND IT'S RIGHT HERE.

>> AND NOW YOUR LOCAL SPORTS WITH CHARLIE YAEGER.

>>> DAY TWO OF THE 100TH BIRCHMONT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF THE WOMEN'S 18 HOLE QUALIFIER.

THIS MORNING, 20 GOLFERS COMPETED FOR 16 SPOTS IN THE MATCH-PLAY TOURNAMENT THAT STARTS TOMORROW.

WE HEAD OUT TO BEMIDJI TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB WHERE SOME FAMILIAR FACES WERE MAKING SOME NOISE EARLY.

ON THE FIRST HOLE OF THE DAY, 2022 BIRCHMONT CHAMPION ABBIE KELM FROM THE ROUGH FOR BIRDIE.

SHE'D QUALIFY WITH A PLUS THREE AND TIED FOR 6TH.

SAME HOLE, TWO GROUPS LATER, ANNA TOLLETTE, A 2023 SEMI-FINALIST, NAILS HER BIRDIE PUTT.

SHE SHOT A PLUS TWO TO QUALIFY TIED FOR 4TH.

OVER ON 15, AVA OLSON WITH MAYBE THE EASY BIRDIE PUTT OF THE DAY.

SHE ALSO SHOT A PLUS TWO TO QUALIFY TIED FOR 4TH, AHEAD TO THE PAR-4 16TH.

LILY BREDEMEIER KNOCKS IT TO WITHIN TEN FEET, THEN FINISHES THE JOB WITH HER PUTTER, HER THIRD BIRDIE OF THE DAY.

SHE FINISHED 2ND AT EVEN PAR.

YEAH, YOU LET THEM KNOW.

AT THE TENTH HOLE, LAST YEAR'S CHAMPION MORGAN HETLETWIT CHIPS ON HERE, GETS THE PAR.

SHE'D FINISH PLUS-5 BUT AS REIGNING CHAMP WILL GET THE ONE SEED IN MATCH-PLAY.

ALSO CHIPPING DIFFERENT MORGAN, MORGAN FITZGERALD FROM THE ROUGH AT 11 AND FINDS THE CUP.

SHE SHOT AN 83, QUALIFIED TIED FOR 9TH.

EMILY ISRAELSON FROM THE NINTH FAIRWAY, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE LIKES THE SHOT, MAYBE SHE THOUGHT IT WAS SHORT, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

IT LOOKS PRETTY GOOD TO ME.

THE 5-TIME CHAMP WITH A CHANCE FOR EAGLE.

TIGER WOODS-ESQUE MOMENT, BELIEVE IT OR NOT.

THAT'S HER FIRST EAGLE AT THE BIRCHMONT AND SHE WOULD GET ANOTHER ON 15 AS WELL.

I GUESS THOSE THINGS COME IN WAVES FOR HER.

HECK OF ROUND BY ISRAELSON AS SHE FINISHES FIRST AMONG THE QUALIFIERS WITH A 1-UNDER 71.

WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY STARTS TOMORROW.

FIRST GROUPS ARE OFF AT 8:20 A.M. >>> THE MEN PLAYED THEIR SECOND ROUND OF QUALIFYING THIS AFTERNOON AND A GREAT PLAY FROM YESTERDAY, IT CARRIED OVER.

WE START OFF AT THE 8th, JACOB ON APPROACH.

YESTERDAY HE HAD 5 BIRDIES, TODAY HE HAD 6 SHOTS LIKE THAT.

HE SHOT A SECOND ROUND, QUALIFIED SECOND.

LAST YEAR'S CHAMP TAKING A SIMILAR APPROACH, SAME RESULT AS WELL.

HE QUALIFIED, TIED FOR 16 WITH A TWO DAY COMBINED 1 UNDER.

AHEAD TO THE TENTH, NICK HAD A TOUGH FRONT TRYING TO STAY IN THE TOP 32.

A BIRDIE PUTT ON THE GREEN BUT THE FORMER LUMBERJACK HASN'T FORGOTTEN HOW TO PLAY IT.

HE SNEAKED IN AFTER.

AT THE 11th GREEN, RYAN WITH A 30-FOOT PUTT FOR BIRDIE.

HE IS QUALIFYING, TIED FOR 5th.

IT WAS IAN WHO LED THINGS COMING IN AFTER A ROUND ONE YESTERDAY, PICKING UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF, A GOOD LOOK AT BIRDIE AND COOL AS A CUCUMBER, HE WOULD GO ON TO EAGLE 10 AND 15, QUALIFIED NUMBER ONE OVERALL.

THESE ARE THE RESULTS AFTER 36 HOLES.

OF COURSE, NICK SCHAFFER WILL STILL GET THE ONE SEED HEADING INTO TOMORROW'S CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH PLAY.

THE MENTEE OFF IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIMES AND MATCH UPS HAVE NOT BEEN SET.

>> Dennis: GOOD GOLF, THANKS CHARLIE.

>>> ACCORDING TO THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 62 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS IN THE US OWN A DOG.

THERE IS A REASON DOGS ARE AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS MAN'S BEST FRIEND.

OVER THE WEEKEND, THE BRAINERD ANIMAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZED PUPS IN THE PARK, AN EVENT THAT RAISED FUNDS FOR A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER.

REPORTER SAMMY HOLLADAY HAS MORE FOR THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE.

>> Reporter: IT WAS JUST ABOUT A PERFECT DAY THIS PAST SATURDAY AT WHIPPLE BEACH IN BAXTER.

LOCAL FAMILIES ENJOYED THE GREAT WEATHER WITH THEIR FURRY COMPANIONS TO ENJOY PUPS IN THE PARK.

THE EVENT WAS ORGANIZED BY THE BRAINERD ANIMAL HOSPITAL, ORIGINALLY AS A TEAM BUILDING EXERCISE AND AFTER BRAINSTORMING, GREW TO A FAMILY DAY TO RAISE MONEY FOR A LOCAL FAMILY SHELTER.

>> WE HAD NEW STAFF JOIN US RECENTLY, DOING A FUN EVENT.

WE THOUGHT NO BETTER WAY THAN TO RAISE MONEY FOR A LOCAL ANIMAL SHELTER.

WE STARTED BRAINSTORMING AND CAME UP WITH TONS OF IDEAS AND PUT IT ALL TOGETHER.

>> Reporter: ANIMAL SHELTERS LIKE THE HEARTLAND RESCUE TEAM RELY ON THE PUBLIC'S GENEROSITY.

THEY HAVE BEEN IN OPERATION FOR MORE THAN THREE DECADES, PROVIDING SERVICES TO STRAY, NEGLECTED, OR ABUSED ANIMALS IN THE COMMUNITY.

>> HEART RUNS ON DONATIONS.

THAT HAS BEEN DOWN IN DIFFERENT YEARS, COVID WAS A LARGE IMPACT ON THEM, AND RISING COST FOR MEDICAL CARE AND JUST FOR FOOD AND SHELTER, ITEMS THEY NEED.

THEIR COSTS HAVE SKYROCKETED THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR FAMILIES TO LEARN ABOUT ANIMAL MEDICINE.

THE BRAINERD ANIMAL HOSPITAL AND ANIMAL CARE CENTER GAVE INSIGHT IN VETERINARY CARE.

LOCALS GOT AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT ANIMAL CHIROPRACTIC CARE.

>> IT FILLS MY CUP.

I WANT TO HELP THEM AND IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY WHEN CLIENTS COME BACK AND TELL ME ABOUT THEIR PETS.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY FEEL LIKE A PUPPY AGAIN.

THEY'RE SO PLAYFUL AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE THEM MOVING LIKE THEY USED TO.

>> Reporter: YOU HOPE PEOPLE WERE WILLING TO SHOW UP AND IT WAS NOT HARD TO CONVINCE PEOPLE TO DO SO GIVEN THAT IT HELPED BENEFIT A GOOD CAUSE.

>> IT FEELS GREAT TO HAVE THIS IN OUR COMMUNITY, JUST SUPPORTING AND WILLING TO COME OUT AND RAISE MONEY FOR HEART AND BRINGING THEIR DOGS OUT AND THE FAMILIES ARE HAVING A BLAST.

>> Reporter: IT WAS A BRILLIANT TURNOUT WITH MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY MAKING NEW FRIENDS AND PUPS IN THE COMMUNITY MAKING NEW PALS.

REPORTING IN BAXTER WITH THIS WEEK'S NORTHWOODS EXPERIENCE, SAMMY HOLLADAY, LAKELAND NEWS.

>> BASED ON THE TURNOUT AND SUCCESS OF PUPS IN THE PARK, THE BRAINERD ANIMAL HOSPITAL HOPES TO MAKE THE EVENT A YEARLY ONE.

>>> AND THE TWINS LOSE 3-0 TO THE PHILLIES.

A TOUGH START FOR THEM.

>> Dennis: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.

GOOD NIGHT EVERYBODY, WE'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.

>> Charlie: GOOD NIGHT.

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